Tastes like kitty ***Update Dec 26/07***

[romance]

Okay, I lied. I don't have any kittens. But here's some recent digital poop. Please feel free to crit the hell outta this stuff.

***UPDATE - Dec 26, 2007***

Some bots for the portfolio.

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***UPDATE - Dec 24, 2007***

Something I finished today... but should have months ago. Pistonhead. Happy Holidays.

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***UPDATE - Dec 21, 2007***

Scarred up mobster... Meathook

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***UPDATE - Dec 03, 2007***

Something weird that I occupied my time with while frustrated with enviros

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Something I finished recently.
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And some COW100 entries that I enjoyed working on. The beetles got more love than the rest.
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I'll keep updating this thread with more stuff as the Seattle Workshop draws closer.

[stoph]

i want my kitteh! http://www.peratt.com/jan/upload/ilaekae-mad.gif

amazing renders, romance. i think the first red-armoured bug and the embryonic one you have as the thumbnail are my faves of the collection :)

[Moai]

Nice work, dude. Your electric swamp dweller with the blue claws and crest was one of my favorite creatures in the whole of CoW 100. I love the range of textures you achieved in the first creature as well.
I'm kinda afraid to pet these kitties, though. Are you sure they're friendly?

[LORD M]

Awesomesaucesome. You have some really nice pieces there. Too bad about the kittens though.

[Interceptor]

Good to see your hardwork is paying off, bro.
This is inspiring stuff. Don't forget me when you strike it big, sweetcheeks.

;)

-L

[Pavel Sokov]

romance that purple jelly fish tentacled creature is my msn display picture, its great

[Mitchell]

you always have the coolest creatures man! Do you always do b&w first? have you ever tried straight color?

[Kamikazebob]

I gotta say. I'd rather have your digital poop over a free kitteh (I'd prolly kill it on accident.)

Awesome reptilian gorilla thingy.

[scott*altmann]

Damn good-looking work Rob - and I think I already told ya how impressed I was with the 100 creatures, but I was really blown away. Great designs , high quality and all very diverse...that's not easy to do in a short amount of time.

I like that new bad boy on top too- he looks like he could stand on 2 feet as well -which is cool! You definitely have a future in creature design.
Cheers bro!

[Rich Pellegrino]

nice work Rob. i really like the bottom right variation of the first creature. great colors.

rich

[daveneale]

Just bookmarked your site for visual feasting later.....voted for you in the old cow, your entry was simply stunning. Awsome textures and beatifull colour in the 1st pic here, you have a wonderfull sense of design

[Craig D]

Rob
These are really good. That first big guy feels like he has real mass to him.
You've obviously been working really hard, time to let loose in Seattle!

[Mike Corriero]

Very Nice work Rob,
Love the skin texture on the first creature..and you know I loved your cow entries, these are some real nice ones. I liked that strange pink bunny looking one too that isn't here. It had big ears, a rat/rabbit face and looked something like a pig in-between.

[johnpowell]

These are great man, really inspiring stuff!

You had me with kittens but this is much better.

[Majora]

Nicely done on those bud :)

[guterrez]

really impressive designwork; all this little cool details weren`t to see that good in the contest
keep on the cool work

[Kian]

Excellent work Rob. :yayca:

[Mr. Visions]

Well Rob, i have to say i was a bit disappointed that there were no free kittens, but you made up for iy by posting awesomeness. I loved your take on the creatures (you had my vote). I dunno if I'll be able to make it out to Seattle, but maybe I'll catch you at another workshop sometime in the near future. Keep kicking booty, pirate -

- Visions

[Zord]

Very cool Rob. Cheers!

[dwan]

really good stuff man

[romance]

stoph - Thanks mate! Sorry no kittens, but I'll see if I can't add a few when I post more work.

Moai - Thanks! I assure you they are all friendly. I trained them myself. Look forward to meeting you in Seattle.

LORD M - Thank you.

Interceptor - It's paying off? How can I forget you? Dude, we have matching jackets.

Pavel Sokov - Thank you. It's an honor. That creature is one of my favorites. Zbrush for the win!

Skeiff - Thanks bro! I will usually start off anything I'm painting in b&w. I just find it quicker and easier to apply colors mid way through or towards the end of the painting. I will occasionally start something in full color, but I find I'll end up spending too much time noodling the hues and then the value, form, and design might end up suffering.

Kamikazebob - Thanks Bob! Don't worry, all my free kittens come with helmets.

scott*altmann - Cheers Scott, you sexy beast.

voodoochile - Thanks Rich. Your a sexy beast too.

daveneale - Thanks Dave! I enjoyed your COW100 entry as well. Especially your deep sea monsters! Inspiring.

Craig D - Thanks Craig! See you in Seattle brother. I hope you bring your beer belly.

MikeCorriero - I like that one too, guess I forgot to throw it in this post :P Post some new stuff will ya! Cheers mate.

johnpowell - Thanks John.

Majora - Thanks!

guterrez - Cheers! I wish I had time to put in more details! Maybe later ;)

Kian - Thanks Jon! I can't wait to see what you bring to the LMS3.

Mr. Visions - Sorry to disappoint you about the kittens Chris. I'll put some in with my next post ;) Thanks for your vote and I hope we get to meet again soon.

Zord - Thanks John. Can't wait to drink and draw with you in Seattle! M...m...m...mission.

dwan - Thanks!

[Mr.Delicious]

its sad that I was actually expecting/excited about kittens when I clicked this. nice rendering skills man, great colors too!

[Sketch Monkey]

So let me get this straight...I don't get a kitten? I was promised a kitten.

I guess some tasty art will do. Nice work on the COW entries. Great color and textures.

[tatiana]

Once bitten, twice shy....can't count on your CA title for content, I see.

Was kind of sad that there wasn't even a nice little batch of monster kitties that some scary kid was trying to give away. Maybe another time. :)

[InvertedChalupa]

awesome creatures dood. I'm loving the tree sloth-ish hands

[nonie]

Damn. Nice. Useless post I know. But still.

[Sundance]

Meeeeeeeooowwwwww....

Very nice to see new stuff from you. Your talent is swelling.

But you owe me some puss...

[romance]

Cheers all!

[stalsby]

that creature is sick! It would be cool to see it in 3d!

[DeMoon]

WOW!superMonsters!!!

[dkounios]

great designs man, love that first one especially. very clean and detailed. lovely stuff!

[Lone Wolf]

Great textures on the critter. Checked out your site, there is some really cool work on there.

[Moai]

Congrats on your workshop ticket, dude!

[romance]

Minor Update in the first post. Nothing spectacular.

Thanks all for your kind comments. See you in Seattle!

[robinchyo]

i really like the new creature, but i think you could tone down the blue color dodge'd areas a bit. :D

[romance]

i really like the new creature, but i think you could tone down the blue color dodge'd areas a bit. :D

Good call Robin. Reduced the white a bit in the glow areas, a few color tweaks here and there, and cleaned up the rendering as a whole.

[cartoonfox]

It'll be an honor to get my ass kicked by you!
Good work : ]

[Dynamike]

I like them too. Great monsters.

[romance]

UPDATED! First page... Meathook

cartoonfox: yeah right Cai! I'm not falling for that old trick... let down my guard, then you sneak behind me like some ninja and win the round... I can't wait to see what you bring bro.

Dynamike: Cheers!

[Texahol]

dude, that meathook looks like a sp.... and where the hell are the free kittens....I FEEL TRICKED!

[romance]

Devin - Hah! No kitten for you! Nope meathook isn't a SP, or least not a conscious one :P Cheers.

Updated on page one. Pistonhead added.

[Interceptor]

Pistonhead turned out nicely!! Glad you decided to change the direction on the BG like that. I still love how gross it looks with the straps cutting off his blood circulation. Great stuff!!!

[Zord]

Pistonhead is gross...gross in a good way. The flesh attached to the piston is what gets me, totally disgusting but I keep staring at it. And then I see the right arm and it's green skin tones all veiny-like and i'm like 'gag' ;) Really digging the new work man, cheers!

[romance]

Loren - Thanks bro, I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out. But it hard to resist the desire to noodle it some more and make it absolutely disgusting. Maybe in the new year.

Zord - Cheers man! You ready for Seattle? You better be! I owe you a belated birthday drink!

[InvertedChalupa]

hoo hoo!! that piston head is fuckin great dood! made me say hoo hoo!

[robinchyo]

pistonhead came out really nice! i love how you handled his fleshtones and the flabbiness and pulpy-ness of his body! excellent work. i'm gonna go throwup now! :)

[MeTaL-Mike]

nice creatures. very nice coloring and use of the bounced light.

[Ebony-chan]

I like the first one the most he has some mass and weight to him that looks good.

[Blitz-Craig]

Great looking stuff, man. I especially love the rhino-esque creature. And I think I like the upper right version of him the best for the color variation. The red fin things just percolate my coffee. Anywho, do you use Photoshop for all of this or a combination of other programs? And did you learn some of your skills from any tutorials or anything? If so, please share. I need further instruction in my education :)

[WhisperPntr]

your work is such an inspiration. are you currently working in a studio?

[romance]

Another update... ROBOTS!


InvertedChalupa - Cheers Mike! It was definitely fun to paint!

robinchyo - the bigger the throw up, the bigger the compliment. thanks buddy. did you get that job in FL?

Ebony-chan - thanks!

Blitz-Craig - Thanks Craig. I use Photoshop for the majority of my work, but occasionally I'll use Painter and zBrush to mess around in. A few friends recommended Google Sketchup as a quick and dirty way of making some 3D, so I'll probably start diving into that shortly. As far as learning skill, I've learned much of what I know through DVDs, online tutorials, and reading; the foundations mostly. is a good starting point for the basics and Massive Black/Concept Art video tutorials are great for taking it to the next level. But don't rely on tutorials alone; try to observe, study and draw inspiration from your surroundings and experiences as well. Thanks again!

WhisperPntr - Thank you! Alas, I am still attempting to to land a job in the industry. I can only hope 2008 will be kinder than 2007 was.

[WhisperPntr]

I know this rather sounds down on myself but if you're having trouble I'm doomed. I wonder if psychologists are needed. lol.

[romance]

WhisperPntr - If psychologists got involved, I'd be put into a hospital for sure. As far as finding work goes... I think it all depends on how hard you look, where you look, who you know, and what your painting. I know plenty of people who find enough freelance and full-time work here on the forums and through contacts to keep themselves well fed. If you look in the right spots, and apply frequently to anything and everything that might suit your abilities, then your golden. If your portfolio and skill range is diverse then your chances of landing work increase a lot more too.

My work finding ethics are tainted, and while I preach the above, I hardly follow that ideal. Let's just say, this one trick pony is a picky bastard even though he shouldn't be.

[Idiot Apathy]

Hey! You didn't give me a sneak peak of the robots! Wtf?! :O
They are ace dude!

[Eyal]

great stuff man, you totally kicked up the level of your work. it looks like you're much more comfortable with the paints. looking forward to seeing u soon.

[romance]

Tom - Yeah, but you get to see all the other shit I'll never post on here... oh, and happy birthday you young talented fucker.

Eyal - thanks! comfortable with the paint?... not sure about that. I prefer to call it survival instinct.

[nomadking]

awsome...simply awsome...

[soheil]

I like them so much specially the Gorilla kind creature, and your coloring is really great!

[romance]

Thanks guys.

Got my portfolio printed today! See you all in Seattle. :perv:

[aesir]

i demand that you paint a kitten now.

[Psychotrope]

This is how Pokemon should have been. Except the gun-for-a-face guy. That's just disturbing to children.
...
but everything is awesome! So...rock on.

[SOMEBODYSROCKSTAR]

is it just me or does the scared up mobster look a little like tommy lee jones?

the two tripods both seem to be leaning toward the center of the image, seems like angle of the rear leg is off...

[Vboyz]

nice artwork dude..i wantt to see more creature:)

[Spacemanchuck]

Dude!!! kitty on my foot and I want to touch it. Meow, Meow, Meow, Meow, Meow, Meow. That's all I gots to say.

[ikuru]

thoes robot things are really cool, seet render man.
Are you mainly on a round brush on those or what?

[mrgrumble]

rob you make me want to be a better man, and for some reason i also have the strangest inkling for a mustache ride right about now...

[Layil]

caught a glimpse of these at the workshop.
hope you come through and make it to the school it'd be great to have you join us!

[Rebeccak]

Great to meet you, best of luck for 2008. :)

[Dougbot]

Great stuff man. It was cool seeing you at the show!

[Ezidof]

hey nice rendering dude :)

[SugaCrcl]

I like Meathook :) the paper texture around the painting really pumps it up

[romance]

aesir: But if I gave you the kitties.. you would never come back ;)

Psychotrope: Ha ha, thanks dude. Would love to be able to create creatures as successful as pokemon; that stuff is gold.

SOMEBODYSROCKSTAR: Yeah, I can see the resemblance. Thanks for the crit. I see what you mean.

ikuru: Thanks. Yeah, round brush for most, but I tossed on a texture overlay for the rust.

mrgrumble: "you must be this tall to ride this mustache...". Tim, you are a sexy beast.

Layil: Thanks! Hope so too. Can't wait get my ass repeatedly kicked by Carl

Rebeccak: Great to meet you too; had lots of fun. Stay out of trouble and stop being so shy ;) Oh, and remember, the figure drawing showdown of death will commence in one years time :P

Dougbot: Doug, great meeting you. Loved your chickenman, man.

Ezidof: Cheers mate.

SugaCrcl: Thank you.

[Zaknafain]

was great meeting you in seattle!
I'm kinda jealous of your portfolio and what you got from it :P

[S.C. Watson]

Hey Romance,

It was great meeting you at the workshop. Thanks so much for letting me look through your portfolio

All the best,
~Oreg.

[Rebeccak]

Rebeccak: Great to meet you too; had lots of fun. Stay out of trouble and stop being so shy ;) Oh, and remember, the figure drawing showdown of death will commence in one years time :P
Bring it beyotch!!! I mean, be gentle - for I am shy and elderly.

[Interceptor]

what a guy.. and we shared a bed not a week ago <3