A study on scale and form for my patrons! patreon.com/tycarter Photo ref attached

Spies in Disguise concept remembering the fallen

Walter's House- this is some of the set design work I did for Walter's House on Spies in Disguise. I never thought I'd design bird poop for my job but there's a first for everything. @williereal came up with some beautiful, early concepts for most of the Spy sets and I'm really just standing on his shoulders here. When I was given this assignment I tried to translate his exploratory sketches in a way that gives his straight and curve subtleties 3D representation through volume. I also worked to keep this "lean" Willie incorporates so naturally into his designs. Balancing all these design nuances can be tricky while maintaining sound structure. I found that as long as I kept 2/3 of the design sound, I could push 1/3 of the structure in more playful shapes. For instance, a window outline might use 4 straights but I make those lines non-parallel. Then on the interior part of the window, I do the same but make sure those lines aren't parallel to themselves nor the outer lines. The result gives you a playful feel. I hope this gives you some insight into my design philosophy and in this case...translating someone's genius design into three dimensions.

Stepping Stones color tutorial for patreon.com/tycarter

Foundational Color Principles and Theory for Patreon.com/tycarter

“Forbidden” Timelapse, for patreon.com/tycarter!

Skye inspired castle quick sketch patreon.com/tycarter

Ski High Castle Speedsketch 1 hour patreon.com/tycarter

Here’s one of my newest tutorials for patreon.com/tycarter, “Man and Dog”! I’ll be releasing this and two more at the beginning of Nov. Sign up before Oct 31. I’m covering a bunch of fun topics like adjustment layers, getting traditional feeling paint/color using digital image filters, and I’m sure there will be some terrible jokes in there which you don;t have to laugh at :) Thanks for your support! 

Today is the last day to sign up for my masterclass bundle on patreon.com/tycarter! For the price of a burger you can get 3 HD voiceover tutorials, PSD files, Hi Res Wallpaper, brushes and more! Take your skills to a new level or brush up on new techniques. Thanks for your support!

Graphic landscape for patreon.com/tycarter!!

Young Ursula as a Merwitch! for patreon.com/tycarter

Lake Powell for patreon.com/tycarter! This is a special place to my family because it is where Anikah and I first met! That's us on the rock together:) If you haven’t been to Lake Powell before, I can’t recommend it enough. It is still one of my favorite places in the world!

Night Job 

Here's a cropped preview of my take on "Lightning" from Final Fantasy! Today is the last day to sign up for Session 18 on patreon.com/tycarter! I'm super excited about this new series focused on character color. I'll be diving into approaches for painting your own characters or even personalized fan art. Some topics include: color connotations, color callouts, gold and metallic surfaces, designing color hits on full poses, hair, eyes and more! Join today at patreon.com/tycarter and receive 3 full HD tutorials for less than your lunch! Thanks for your amazing support! Ty

Hey guys! Tomorrow is the last day to sign up for Session 17 on patreon.com/tycarter! Environments Part IV is focused on creating subtle color shifts as they relate to scale and atmospheric perspective as well as approaches to design sets from scratch. It also focuses on the responsibilities of a set designer. As always, this session comes with 3 HD Video Tutorials with in depth analysis and annotations as I work from start to finish on each image plus all the other goodies (PSD files, Hi Res images, Style technique demonstration and more!) Thanks for your amazing support!!! Have a great day! -Ty

Unexpected Company: Here's a preview of a new piece for Patreon.com/tycarter!