R.Shopoff Portfolio

"A selection of a few of my creations made between the years of 2012 to present."

Pen & Marker

Growing up, I drew mosly in graphite. When I started using pens to jump straight into line art, I found that my line work wasn't as clean as it could be. Without a crisp edge for cross hatching, I covered everything with marker and highlighter. Not the best route for creating clean pen work, but this method can be great for working out colors in your sketch stage.

Half skull/ half face woman. Boyles, veins and blood on the face, a rat peeking from the eyesocket of the skull.

This was first a pen sketch which I later went over with a few markers and gel pens.(2018)

Smirking girl in pink shirt with red and blue hair.

Originally a ballpoint pen sketch, I colored this in with marker.(2017)

2 female characters pose back-to-back.

This was a ballpoint pen drawing of some original characters. I used a circle-scribble style for shadding, that I actually really liked.(2013)

Faceless, blond, bloody exposed corps being eaten by one woman, and robbed by another

"Pilfer and Devour: A Tale of 3 Sisters" is a piece I made using pen and marker.(2017)

Grey, female figure spins and flips in a series of poses.

This was a piece I made using pen and shades of grey marker. These were drawn from stills of a "tricking" video and are meant to be read left-right.(2016)

Grey, female figure morphs into a ghoul through a series of poses.

Using the same methods and subject as the piece to the left, this piece was an "evolution" into a ghoul.(2016)

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Paint & Charcoal

I love painting with watercolor; the number of layers you can create by painting, letting dry, and painting again, can add a lot of depth to a piece. Oils hold a vibrence in them that calls to me, but these paints are nowhere near forgiving, while charcoal and pastels are forgiving and vibrent!

Skeleton bride and groom hold living hands on a grey background.

This piece was a play on "Eternal Love." Acrylic paint on canvasboard. (2016)

Short-haired girl dressed in purple outfit.

This was a quick test of my first acrylic palette, before I felt okay drawing hands. (2013)

A collection of images of two dogs, infront of a pink/red background.

This is a watercolor painting of two of my dogs at the time; the black and tan is "Navarre", and the blondie is "Honey".(2016)

Long-haired woman looks forward.

This was a charcoal self-portrait assignment in school. All the color are pastels.(2017)

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Digital

Prior to the purchase of my first "Bamboo" tablet, the closest thing to digital art was trackpad fumblings in "Windows Paint". Since then, I've created very few digital pieces, and only have one "finished" piece featured in this list. More do exist, but aren't close to being complete.

Brunette girl slouched forward infront of a circular green background with the name 'Terra' written there.

My first original character was drawn in a program on the website "DeviantArt.com"; it was a learning process.(2013)

Light blue outline of a woman poses infront of an orange background.

Another learning moment very early in my "digital era."(2013)

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Sketchbook

I have many sketchbooks at home filled with old work; sometimes looking back can help you see how much you've grown. Old and recent entries.

Orange angel sprouting from the grip of a sword, leading to a green blade which morphs into muntiple snakes, while on giant snake attacks the gemstone embedded in the handle.

Pen and highlighter. (2015)

Female figures, forms, eyes, hands, sillhoettes, cominigling on one page.

Red and green pen free sketch.(2015)

Line drawings at different angles, of different human forms.

Mostly "Sharpie" marker and pen doodles. (2017)

Busts of different characters.

All marker pieces. (2017)

A collage of hands and feet overlapping eachother.

India ink on paper with a fountain pen. (2016)

A screaming form cries, and releases pollutents into the air.

A sketchbook entry gone over with marker.

A fence and two trees frame London's 'houses of parlement' while people picnic on the lawn.

A still-life contour-ish piece in pen and marker.

Hands, faces and forms overlay one another on one page.

Pencil on paper free draw. (2016)

Mouths, forms and faces overlay one another on one page.

Pen on paper doodles and ideas.

Tourists sit on benches at tables in a tall room lined with racks of atlers.

Still-life pen and marker image.

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