Rafael Sarmento

The final upload of a dying droid.

This was the first attempt to develop an specific style of storytelling images, from wich I've developed some elements into the further works.

This was my first real attempt to create a finished illustration in the "tradigital" mode - an traditional drawing/painting with a digital finishing.

I painted with acrylics and watercolors over a graphite drawing on a 300gms Fabriano paper, scanned and then retouched/enchanced some details on Photoshop.

A "tradigital" experiment (or, a traditional drawing/painting with digital finishing).

Graphite, acrylics and gouache on Fabriano 300gms, digital.

Piece that I've painted for the Gallery Nucleus' Power In Numbers show.

Oil on board, 5 X 7 inches / 12 X 17 cm .

The original belongs to a private collection now.

This was the first experiment with some ideas that were getting more and more relevant into my studies at the time, and that became something that I was totally thrilled to develop - the balance between the figurative, and abstract/graphic elements into a very specific (and personal) way.

This was the start of many things that are happening today, and that will dictate some tendencies for the future of my work.

This picture is an experiment, a "transition stage" as you will, into some projects that I'm developing for a very near future. It's the first step into new worlds to be explored.