Lee Mendez
@leemendez.com
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Lee Mendez
@leemendez.com
· Dec 19
Hi! My name is Lee. I'm a CG artist whose been learning to paint in earnest this year. I'm not planning on posting a lot, but I thought I'd leave these here so future generations will know I'm not a bot. #art #procreate #blender
September 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Another 3D render paintover. I like how quickly I can set up variations on an idea, and still start to work out the mood in a painting program.
#blender3d #clipstudio #art #conceptart
#blender3d #clipstudio #art #conceptart
September 25, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Another 3D render paintover. I like how quickly I can set up variations on an idea, and still start to work out the mood in a painting program.
#blender3d #clipstudio #art #conceptart
#blender3d #clipstudio #art #conceptart
I'm messing around with a 3D sculpt/paintover workflow to get some rocky backgrounds for my comic book.
It feels like cheating, but it's fun taking the noisy render and simplifying the shapes.
#art #blender3d #clipstudio #conceptart #sketch
It feels like cheating, but it's fun taking the noisy render and simplifying the shapes.
#art #blender3d #clipstudio #conceptart #sketch
September 25, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I'm messing around with a 3D sculpt/paintover workflow to get some rocky backgrounds for my comic book.
It feels like cheating, but it's fun taking the noisy render and simplifying the shapes.
#art #blender3d #clipstudio #conceptart #sketch
It feels like cheating, but it's fun taking the noisy render and simplifying the shapes.
#art #blender3d #clipstudio #conceptart #sketch
I've covered my office walls in corkboard to put up my sketches for inspiration, and it's funny that some of the drawings that are neighbors have started to imply new stories.
#art #digitalart #painting
#art #digitalart #painting
September 24, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I've covered my office walls in corkboard to put up my sketches for inspiration, and it's funny that some of the drawings that are neighbors have started to imply new stories.
#art #digitalart #painting
#art #digitalart #painting
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Bit more sci fi strip
September 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Bit more sci fi strip
Doodling this character who works out in deep space. How seriously does she take her job? Does she wear her uniform properly or tie her hair back around heavy machinery? Does she miss home?
Another round of sketching would be focused on trying to find visual answers to these questions. #comics
Another round of sketching would be focused on trying to find visual answers to these questions. #comics
September 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Doodling this character who works out in deep space. How seriously does she take her job? Does she wear her uniform properly or tie her hair back around heavy machinery? Does she miss home?
Another round of sketching would be focused on trying to find visual answers to these questions. #comics
Another round of sketching would be focused on trying to find visual answers to these questions. #comics
A lot of the art I like is of evenly lit subjects. And I'm only now realizing how almost invisible changes in value can still convey form. This second study is a master copy of a Sargent, and you can see how I've overworked the detail in the lit form and damaged the value structure. #painting #art
September 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
This is a work in progress for a location design where the first scene of my comic takes place:
An unstable space station. Constructed procedurally by robots whose programming has degraded over the centuries, until they've created a place where no human can survive.
#comics #conceptdesign
An unstable space station. Constructed procedurally by robots whose programming has degraded over the centuries, until they've created a place where no human can survive.
#comics #conceptdesign
September 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
This is a work in progress for a location design where the first scene of my comic takes place:
An unstable space station. Constructed procedurally by robots whose programming has degraded over the centuries, until they've created a place where no human can survive.
#comics #conceptdesign
An unstable space station. Constructed procedurally by robots whose programming has degraded over the centuries, until they've created a place where no human can survive.
#comics #conceptdesign
In first blue study, I chose to ignore the reference and focus on light and shadow, and I got a mood and character I really like. But with this second stiffer study, I tried to match the reference and fell into the trap of trying to fix things in the details rather than the large shapes. #painting
September 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
In first blue study, I chose to ignore the reference and focus on light and shadow, and I got a mood and character I really like. But with this second stiffer study, I tried to match the reference and fell into the trap of trying to fix things in the details rather than the large shapes. #painting
I'm starting work on a villain using Ian McCaig's character design technique: Do a rough sketch, ask questions about the character, and try to find visual answers to those questions. Those answers then make up the design elements.
May 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I'm starting work on a villain using Ian McCaig's character design technique: Do a rough sketch, ask questions about the character, and try to find visual answers to those questions. Those answers then make up the design elements.
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check out this album cover i finished for my buddies in Austin #dayfriend i think it speaks to the current situation we are in 🥰
February 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
check out this album cover i finished for my buddies in Austin #dayfriend i think it speaks to the current situation we are in 🥰
Another #hardOps sketch. I'm trying to make these light enough for Gravity Sketch, but my natural corner-cuttingness is making me question how clean these should be. If they're just going to be for digital paint-overs, do I need to sweat the topology? #bg3 #conceptart
January 31, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Another #hardOps sketch. I'm trying to make these light enough for Gravity Sketch, but my natural corner-cuttingness is making me question how clean these should be. If they're just going to be for digital paint-overs, do I need to sweat the topology? #bg3 #conceptart
I've at *least* started #writing again this week, but got pulled into the weeds on a secondary character who isn't even alive when my story starts. In my defense, they're responsible for the environment where most of it takes place. But the good news is I know exactly what to work on next! #comics
January 30, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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January 29, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I want to start building an asset library for #kitbashing in #gravitysketch. This is a quick #b3d sketch of a scifi v-clamp or "marman" clamp, which fun fact, was designed by Zeppo Marx's company.
January 29, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I want to start building an asset library for #kitbashing in #gravitysketch. This is a quick #b3d sketch of a scifi v-clamp or "marman" clamp, which fun fact, was designed by Zeppo Marx's company.
I've been recording a lot of folk covers lately and pitching up the tracks to sound like mice. I don't think I'd go through with it, but it would be fun to make a 2D or 3D rig of a little folk-singer mouse. #mice #art #conceptart
January 26, 2025 at 3:43 AM
I've been recording a lot of folk covers lately and pitching up the tracks to sound like mice. I don't think I'd go through with it, but it would be fun to make a 2D or 3D rig of a little folk-singer mouse. #mice #art #conceptart
I didn't know there was a special week! I posted too early! #goblinweek
I'm nearly done drawing 100 portraits from photo reference, and I wanted to see how that practice has changed my ability to draw from imagination. So here's some goblins. They're all good guys! #goblins #painting #sketch #procreate
January 20, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I didn't know there was a special week! I posted too early! #goblinweek
I think I’m scared to start my comic because I have no idea what it’ll look like. So I’ll doodle nonsense pages with random dialogue trying and glimpse an end result. But I think I just gotta do it and accept that it wont be perfect and it'll evolve as I learn what I like to draw. #comics #myart
January 19, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The heart of my protagonist's spaceship is the hydroponics passion project left behind by her late friend. I caught myself starting to design it today, but I'm trying to stick to the rule of not designing/researching anything that isn't in the first script. #conceptart #comicsart
January 18, 2025 at 3:22 AM
The heart of my protagonist's spaceship is the hydroponics passion project left behind by her late friend. I caught myself starting to design it today, but I'm trying to stick to the rule of not designing/researching anything that isn't in the first script. #conceptart #comicsart
January 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
On my way to designing a full spaceship I'm going to practice designing standalone components, thinking of them like characters with their own purposes and goals. A radiator or an engine should visually indicate what its purpose is and how it transforms energy. #conceptart #spaceships #blender3d
January 17, 2025 at 3:09 AM
On my way to designing a full spaceship I'm going to practice designing standalone components, thinking of them like characters with their own purposes and goals. A radiator or an engine should visually indicate what its purpose is and how it transforms energy. #conceptart #spaceships #blender3d
I didn't do a huge number of personal projects in and around the pandemic. But I really liked making this and want to do more. Short little things like this let me learn animation and practice music. #animation #iosmusic #ghost #art
January 15, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I didn't do a huge number of personal projects in and around the pandemic. But I really liked making this and want to do more. Short little things like this let me learn animation and practice music. #animation #iosmusic #ghost #art
Whelp! I already broke my agreement with myself to post something every day this year because of the wildfires here in L.A. I only had to evacuate for one night but haven't felt creative these last few days. The only thing I ended up making was this doodle of my friend’s cat. #cat #art
January 15, 2025 at 11:21 PM