VanDog Sketchbook(new)

[VanDog]

hi!:confident

i am concept artist from russia!

[Looped_Warrior]

Wow... very impressive...

What media did you use for these?

I might recommend punching up the contrast on a few... thats all I have to crit on otherwise Way to Go!!

Update often please!!

[Cepro]

really nice work. I especially like the first three.

[VanDog]

Looped_Warrior \
thanks!
Cepro /


booo

[shotgunn]

I really dig yer style my friend. very creative and dynamic with the character designs. Keep it comin'.

[AmontilladoAg]

Excellent work, VanDog. :) I luv the smiley tattoo on the knife guy.. :wink:

Can't wait to see what coolness you post next! :teeth:

[Eva K]

Awesome work! Please keep on posting =)

[Chermilla]

Hiya VanDog,

Good to see you back with a nice brand new shiny sketchbook! Looking great as ever. Great definition in the lines, and top class simplicity.

Cx

[Th.]

so good skill of drawing u have....and what i like especially is BOOO :)

[VanDog]

to Oscen,Th.,and especially Chermilla:wink: thanks!

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/Horror.jpg

[VanDog]

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/tazer.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/qbox.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/atmosferic.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/bron4.jpg

[VanDog]

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/tetko.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/uber1.jpg

[Coinpurse]

neat doodles you have in here, keep experimenting, keep posting!

[VanDog]

thanks boom!

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/Shiva.jpg

[VanDog]

some small update:-)

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/sher3.jpg

[VanDog]

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/Sgolem.jpg

[VanDog]

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/hruka.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/hekler.jpg

[Chermilla]

Hi again!

Wow, cool update...your anatomy skills are really coming along nicely, improving lots!! :)
That last enviro is lovely too, the details and colours are really lush!

Cx

[VanDog]

to Chermilla thanks! i am always pleased to see you here!

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/grabberling.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/gomos.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/clawn.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/mass.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/muha.jpg

[Arn J.]

Great Sketchbook man! I can't believe you haven't got more replies! :o
Awesome stuff man, awesome. :D

[ArsXC]

Very Very Very Goood =)

[VanDog]

to Arn J. and ArsXC thanks! :^^:


http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/last.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/loshadka.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/medic3.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/security.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/mercenary-.jpg

[VanDog]

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/mine.jpg

[m0uS3r]

hehe a hi for ya first post :)) THAMMM soooo cooollll SB no comment just keep it up man

[VanDog]

to m0uS3r thanks dude!

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/elf.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/faces.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/fat.jpg

[Kicek]

haha wow..awesome stuff dood. thx for the inspiration.:)

[VanDog]

to Kicek thanks for comment!

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/draconid.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/expeditionary_forces.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/faggerlast.jpg

[VanDog]

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/sans.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/golem.jpg

[StarbonesCoffin]

4th picture is my favourite ! RATED !

[VanDog]

to StarbonesCoffin thanks!




http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/dark.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/dogman.jpg

[StarbonesCoffin]

Cool lighting, awesome design, i like your future elf ? :X Thanks for stopping by btw !

[chrishly]

Lovely black and white paints!

on some of these the diffuse level might be abit too high, but maby thats just me..

keep it up!!

[Ashrumm]

Nice stuff here i really like what you have going here in your sketchbook most of what you do is muted or black and white and thats really cool. Good concepts and this recent portrait is really cool keep it up.

[VanDog]

to Starbones Thanks! i thinks he is some kind of gin or demon!
to chrishly Thanks!
to ashrumm Tnaks dude!

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/chmiki2.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/burd4.jpg

[Lake]

nifty stuff.

work in some more complex color schemes - it's looking fairly monotone throughout your sb so far.

[OleOlsen]

hey man!! that all looks pretty awesome...what else to say, u know exactly what u r doing...greetings
Olsen

[VanDog]

to panda and OleOlsen thanks for comments!:sony:

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/esh.jpg

[VanDog]

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/fastEnv.jpg

[darkchild]

Definitely, without a doubt, love your work so far :)

[M.A.L]

A true visual poetry, keep posting man!

[Teeth]

Excellent work! Your portraits and environments are really good, that city environment is especially good.

[TheGnoll]

quick n rough stuff, but i like it, they show great confidence...keep 'em coming man!

ciao

[VanDog]

darkchild
M.A.L \
Teeth / thanks to all !
TheGnoll

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/piter.jpg

[Arn J.]

Very goooddd! xD

[VanDog]

thanks Arn J.

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/igloship3.jpg

[VanDog]

shoot!

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/mutation.jpg

[The Red Skull]

Very interesting style and very inspiring.

Sorry, no crits from me.

[Lee W]

very nice stuff :)

[Fellah.]

Cool, man - love that devil clown!!

[VanDog]

thanks to all !


http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/nina2.jpg

[JellevdVegt]

nice sb dude... nice!!!! what kind of weird effects do you use in ps to get some of those texture's in her clothes?

[VanDog]

to Teh Gosu thanks! it is just a small grid!

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/north.jpg

[VanDog]

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/dwarf.jpg

[VanDog]

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/b2.jpg

[Dreamworker]

Wow great updates from my last visit! I love in particular this dude (http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/bor.jpg)
Cheers ;)

[VanDog]

to Dreamworker thanks!

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/b3.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/b4.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/ventelator.jpg

[TheGnoll]

GREAT updates dog, nothing but love for post 55, 56 n 57.I wonder why you didn't use lines as in the rest of the body for the northen warrior, but it works as it is.The guitarist above's legs are less static than in other works from you, and i like it, nice weird colors too.The illos above, with the "killer flowers" and the "phoenix warriors" look great!

keep sharing man, keep sharing!

ciao

[Eponine]

very cool work! Love your style... some very impressive pieces there :)

[DARAF]

Some nice looking character designs and ideas here. Keep going.

[Dan Valkar]

wow cool characters man...but i specially love ur enviros....amazin' work keep postin'

[Chief]

really fantastic work sir, I'm loving it

[VanDog]

thanks to all!!!

small update

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/dsdsd.jpg

[Borilius]

Lovely style, i really dig your stuff.

[matejkovacic]

Something special. Full of inspiration. Thanks and keep it up!

[Leo Snow]

Last one is awesome, i want to see a full figure-design)

[Ketka]

hot colors! -)

[VanDog]

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/ahamdus.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/aakula2.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/dwarf1.jpg

[DeMoon]

прикольный стиль...very good sketches!

[VanDog]

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/3th2.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/3th.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/head2.jpg

[VanDog]

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/robot2.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/robot3.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/robot.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/robot5.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/side.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/robotfinal.jpg

[Ketka]

the weapon and technics very good!

[ArsXC]

Robots amazing! =)

[Blaz]

Oooh freakishly bizzare! I love it!
You have some really neat design/concepts here.
Mmm technical.... ;)

Keep updating! :) 5 stars!

[matejkovacic]

Great designs, colors, rendering!

[iatriki]

Very interesting style and design! I love the noise and the little dots and squares that you put over the pictures! Keep it up!

[Dan Valkar]

damn! very nice update ...nice design man! ur colour rock! keep the good work comin'

[JPW]

Hey Vandog I've been following your work, it comes across as being so effortless to you. A really fertile imagination.The above concepts are really strong. I especially like the screen with 'keep out' written on it, and the spy-bot in the sphere that opens. Great textures.

I assume you do this for a living? If not, you should be.

Thanks for sharing.

[VanDog]

thanks to all!
to JPW eh i work in game dev in russia

some weapon

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/clib4.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/club1.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/club2.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/club3.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/club6-1.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/zabor.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/combineshoker-1.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/combineshoker2-1.jpg

[roidvoid]

loving the consistancy in your work
you are creating a trademark look!

[Leo Snow]

you're da maaaan )

[VanDog]

thanks roidvoid!
nice to see you here Leo!thanks dude!

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/env1.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/shups2.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/islands.jpg

[Reject-D]

Awsome sketchbook keep it up!!

[tensai]

i flipped through these pages before but now that i have time to comment unfortunately none of the images show. you do know that you can upload your art and don't need to use your own server right? anyway, hook us up with some more.

[VanDog]

some characters

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/funz.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/samo.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/toth.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/tothM.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/z1.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/z2.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/z4.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/zombiface.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/zombifaceAlternative.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/zombiP.jpg

[VanDog]

final character(psiho :-))

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/samoHead6small.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/zomigead6small.jpg

[jMarkus]

damn im savin ur art in my inspiration folder... +5 stars.. stop by my book if u havetime... let me know what u think, i am lonely over there and its kinda discouraging!

[Lewis]

WOAH disturbing haha xD
But so cool

You really have a certain style going on and i dig it

[ArtZealot]

Nice stuff. I like the thumbnails you do, especially the one of that robot sphere. Somethin about them is really nice.

[Burmak]

eaaa!!! great man!! psycho is cool!! he's my favorite!!
клевые персы! )))

[Mr.Delicious]

real noisy... thats what i like about it. hot daamn, fresh look my man! great stuff!

[MeTaL-Mike]

Man your stuff is awesome dude!!! i'm hooked!!!

[Nyx702]

This is some really cool stuff. Is that noise you have on most of your stuff just the filter?

[TheGnoll]

HELL YEAH!

that last character and the old version in the previous post look really cool, juts my kind of mad character i like.And the way you handled the weapon design is just kick ass.
Excellent work mate ;)

ciao!

[DeMoon]

Nice stuff!cool pers!
ты случайно не в сэгэ севен работаешь?:)

[VanDog]

Nice stuff!cool pers!
ты случайно не в сэгэ севен работаешь?:)
thanks dude!
нет я им 1 скеч токо нарсовал для тест(там такой с мачете был и с копьями за спиной)а потом забил и непошел к ним работать-на данный момент они развалились!
:dur:

[jMarkus]

sweeet oone man, i really wanna see more from ya... ill be waiting

[Burmak]

he looks surprised!!! ))

[tensai]

that (http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/fat.jpg) is a brilliant painting. the design as well as the colours as the brushstrokes are just so damn bold. hah, sweet stuff man. not to say the other stuff (http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/grabberling.jpg) doesn't look cool.keep it coming my man.

[MeTaL-Mike]

man these are really awesome!

[zweiDee]

hey, very nice character designs. I like the smooth lines and the smooth raster effect. The guy without hair remember me to the Heavy-Gunner in Teamfortress. he lookz very cool. Also you have nice stuff in ur other two links. And im shure you find a cool job in europe. Best regards
zD

[Kan Muftić]

Very, very nice dude!

[Chermilla]

Aww your artwork is so scrummy I wanna put it in a bowl with some sprinkles and a cherry on top and eat it! Lol, awsome as always Vandog, I'm especially digging posts 24 & 30, 87 & 103!!

Cx

[arttorney]

I really like your sketchbook. As I was going through the early pages the trend I noticed about color was that you would balance things out when you did color schemes other than the really hot ones. The really hot ones didn't seem to have even a speck of cool color as an accent. Then in post 87 I could see in the second image, 5th, and 8th that you are experimenting at getting those purples, blues, greens in there somewhere. The finished character in the subsequent post really showed the benefit of the time you spent in studies.

At post 103 the tongue and hair of the head shot gave just a little tease of what seemed to be low chroma purple and I thought it was subtle.

At post 104 you are back to super hot without those accents. I am not sure you are making conscious color decisions or doing what comes natural, but it is usually well done and there is a lot of variety. That's intriguing when coupled with the fact that you are not afraid to go monochromatic.

[voxelfog]

sweet designs, man.

I really like this spooky guy: http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/hallo.jpg

:)

[Etron]

Man .. Congratulations for the perfect work and the expressive drawning forms

very very good

[S!R]

Just simply, WOW!

First time viewer (and now a subscriber).

You make me want to drop everything and paint for days...
Cheers.

[DeMoon]

very good update!
клево , мне очень нравятся твои работы...

[VanDog]

to DeMoon Spasibo drukk!

small update!

gladiator :sony:

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/gladiator.jpg

[VanDog]

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/wip.jpg

[UnSharpened]

thanks to all!!!

some jump device update!

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/jamper.jpg

Lovely idea!!!:x The light ring makes innovative and have a very strong feeling of si-fi!

I love the dagger one, though I wouldn't know that's a dagger if you didn't point it out....brilliant. I also love the gladiator one.....anyway, the light you give to your works makes them come to alive, AWESOME.

I wish I could do that one day. Cheers!

[Gilles]

Sweet work, I dig the "up-side-down Hellboy" and the freaky heads. I'll keep my eyes on this thread.

Cheers.

[gluck]

I love this SB!!!

[xabian]

amazing work, the colours and the textures are just fantastic, i have to say.. truly inspirational work =]

[zweiDee]

Great Updates, solid design of the sniper and
nice lighting on the Gladiator.
Keep it up!

Cheerz
zD

[joaKimArt]

A gladiator. So awesome I love those! You made it very good. Love the light. Thanks for sharing how you did it, and the sniper wip. I like watching those process. Cool characters!

[DeMoon]

:teeth: very good update!

[xabian]

awsome, such vibrant colours

[ghoulio]

I love them all...checked your portfolio too. Really like your light and coloring style.

Keep em comming...see ya.

[amer-nazri]

Great colours, your ideas and concepting ability are great. Good work.

[RandAlThor]

Cool colors, nice concepts, keep it up dude ;-)

[Burmak]

nice update man)))
позы иногда поломаны, мне кажется, но все равно i like your drawings)))

[MeTaL-Mike]

cool characters. i particularly love the colors. cool stuff dude.

[Jokisalo]

Gladiator is defenetely my fav!!! Very strong piece I just love it..
Concepts are quality too, are you aiming for video game industry? Make more and you would be there defenetely!! 5 stars
And if you got time, please visit my newly opened sketchbook thread, thank you.

[Dan Valkar]

cool design as always man!!! rockin paintings too...very creative characters once again!!!...keep kicki'n it...o h i specially like the gladiator....nice sunlight

[joiton]

Hey hey!
Great stuff you have here! Some of those are fantastic!
Only one thing I could critique (and from a personal view, not that I see a mistake) and is that I feel a lack of details in some of the designs, like you draw the big shapes and smallest parts and then not much more, and some places colud get som fine detail and improve the piece/design, just like you did in this one (http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t295/Van_Dog/faggerlast.jpg) with the faces texture.
Hope you can understad that, my english is not very good heh.

Later man!

[agelaos]

hey man, really like these concepts, I especially like your paintings, keepem comin.

[agelaos]

Woa there buddy, so much great stuff in the new post, lookin good man. Love the first 2 and that squid submarine. Much improvement keep it up!