scrapping book

[krossj]

Quinn Simoes - Thanks a lot mate, cheers

kelly x - cheers Kelly

jedininjaman - thanks man, yeah i've been making notes about how its all looking the same, heh, something different soon. cheers for stopping in


sketches and really quick life drawing's

[krossj]

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[krossj]

ink mess about

[DigitallyDumbfounded]

Oh wow. I like this.
Your hatching is phenomenal. It's so smoothly following the shape, I'm always way to scared, kinda, to push my values so far. Sorry, nthing really to crit. :)

[krossj]

DigitallyDumbfounded - thanks a lot dude! cheers

[Visceral 619]

"shit and boring do something different"

Hey, don't be so hard on yourself.

Don't get me wrong its a great quality to be self critical and thoughts like that will ultimately force you to study different subject matters and expand your reservoir, but I really think it would be beneficial if you ground yourself more within the fundamentals, things like proportions, origins and insertions, or how muscles stretch and compress and then combine that knowledge with what you've already ascertained.

[krossj]

Warground Zer0 - Thanks for the crit mate. yeah, started looking over bridgman and hograth again, going to start studying them over. cheers for dropping in dude

sillyness

[krossj]

doodle and some quick storyboard things for college, not sure but think they are 3 times the original size

[krossj]

.....

[basementPicasso]

Really nice work. I really like the way the tonal work conveys the form. It is almost sculptural and it is very expressive. Reminds me of the drawings of Henry Moore.

[bouroune]

yo krossj,
Sill amazing stuff in there, you have a great sense of volume, i always forget it is 2d when i'm watching your works, nice nude too, continue on this way! cheers

[krossj]

basementPicasso - thanks a lot man! ta for stopping in. cheers

bouroune - thanks man! really means a lot. cheers!


silly sketch

[Mischeviouslittleelf]

mmmmmm what a lovely piece of cake:)
"what cake?", you say?
Awesomecake of course.

Still, try and get outside your comfortzone;)

-E

[jedininjaman]

sweet use of darks within these drawings but you need better use of light.
I adore the creatures though. The beasties are ace
keep it up bro
-jedi

[krossj]

Mischeviouslittleelf - haha, thanks you! yeah have to push more and get away from the same shit

jedininjaman - thanks for the crit dude! i'll get some more studies tackling that problem done soon. cheers

random shite

[TheWishfulOne]

i really like your work alot, nice pen and brush work!

[Mokinzi]

Your shading and pencil technique is just stunning!!!! Love your style ^^ So much emotion.... Keep it up, please ;)

[erik-jan v/d schuur]

beautiful sketches

[Clochette]

Owh! Amazing lines! You like draw birds? They are wonderful! :) It's funny to notice those free and beautiful animals next to the dark and creepy monsters! Really interesting book. 5 stars! :)

[krossj]

TheWishfulOne - thanks man! cheers for dropping in

Mokinzi - thanks a lot, cheers dude!

`ej - cheers ej!

Clochette - thank you very much Clochette! yeah, draw them too much, heh, need to do lots more other animals. cheers!

[krossj]

.....

[jedininjaman]

dude.
these are sweet
the frog one is sick
really like this style you have, so unique too
keep it up mate and 5 stars for the powerful images
-=jedi=-

[krossj]

jedininjaman - thanks a lot dude! cheers!

[Vorace]

killer pencils!! impressive!

[jedininjaman]

great lines in the pencil work too
and what medium are the fish and frogs done in
photoshop? but it seems one could get that effect traditionally
anyways nice work
-=jedi=-

[Quinn Simoes]

Love the fish creatures! Always leave here feeling inspired.

Quinn

[KLONG]

You've got some great stuff. I just browsed the whole book. If I had any money I would pay to own something you made. I don't dig the content of the more grotesque stuff so much, but I appreciate your style in all your work. I'm loving the hairy lines, the clean lines, contour line shading, hatching and contrast/desaturation. You also use some sweet shapes that you don't see very often, like in the armor and exo-skeletal creatures. Consider my mind blown. I hope you don't mind if I try to incorporate some of the concepts behind the process of making your work into my own.

[krossj]

Vorace - cheers man! killer stuff in your book!

jedininjaman - thanks man! the frog is just ink and the fish are ink with a little acrylic for the orange, adjust the contrast after the scan as it can take some of darks away. cheers!

Quinn Simoes - cheers Quinn! always cool to see you drop in

KLONG - hey dude! thanks for the nice words man, really means a lot, cheers! go for it, i think we all post on here to learn from each other and enjoy what we are doing. thanks again man!

[Mitze]

Some real beautiful pics here. Love the darkness. Keep Going.

[jedininjaman]

so these are traditional.
That is awesome it has to be the coolest feeling looking at one of these finished and holding it in your hand, rather than a file on the computer.
Thats why I work traditional.
Inspiring work, Thanks for sharing
-=jedi=-

[Wasker]

How is this sketchbook not 5 stars :'( ?

[Clochette]

Yeah! New animals! :P
I like the frog a lot!

[Flaskpost]

yeah man! kickass batch of work! lots of mood in these!

[krossj]

Mitze - Thanks very much man!

jedininjaman - Cheers Jedi! yeah I prefer working traditionally, want to try more digital stuff sometime soon though.

Wasker - Thanks a lot dude!

Clochette - Cheers Clochette!

Flaskpost - Thanks man!

[Nibras]

your rendering is sick! SO SICK!
I wonder though
Your line drawings are very loose and your renders very tight, I am finding that rendering and just line drawing are countering each other for me. Line drawing i use my arm/shoulder while rendering it has to be my wrist and i find it diffuclt to have to keep switching it sucks. You seem to have it very easy though lol :P
I gotta say though you have one heck of an imagination
keep at it bro!

[DanielC]

Nice nice nice :)

[Call0ps]

hey man, gosh the frog is fuck'ng awesome! more ... more i say! ..plz? :P

[krossj]

lilnebo - Cheers :) really like to warm up with really quick long lines (usually graffiti, or silly chars) and tighten up and just use the wrist for rendering but I think a lot of the people who get the best results use their arm for rendering also, want to try more of that. thanks a lot mate!

DanielC - Cheers Daniel :) your recent stuff is awesome!

Call0ps - Hey dude! haha, cheers man :)

[Dandilion]

Extremely inspirational!
Thank you so much for sharing, and keep updating! ;)

Hugs
~Em

[bharat]

good one.............!

[krossj]

Dandilion - Thanks a lot Em! really means a lot, cheers

bharat - Thanks!

some messing about stuff

[krossj]

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[DanielC]

Great inks man, as usual :)

[krossj]

DanielC - cheers mate :)

doodle book page

[Lateman]

your style is authentic. love this soft shadows and you dark atmosphere! keep it up dude

cheers late

[jackiedpainter]

nice work....verry inspiring

[monotony]

wow your rendering is so great and unique.
love the fishies especially. great work!

[Fraz]

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=519013&stc=1&d=1226697125
That is soo inspiring. Amazing and slightly creepy art. Good job.

[PieMonster]

Nice stuff, dude! :D

[krossj]

Lateman - thanks a lot man!

jackiedpainter - means a lot to hear that dude, thanks!

monotony - cheers monotony!

Fraz - Thanks very much Fraz! cheers

PieMonster - thank you man!

[Clochette]

I like your experimentations a lot, you make ink live! Hehe

[Reject-D]

nice ink drawings dude!! great source of inspiration!

[krossj]

Clochette - Thanks Clochette! really enjoying the work in your book.

Reject-D - Cheers man! thanks a lot for stopping in!

quick ink doodle

[OleOlsen]

ahh i am lovin it...it is all so dirty and dark!

[hunchback]

holy shit man
the inks are really looking good and just the way you draw in general
keep creating beauty out of chaos krossj

[Asatira]

Just checking out the more recent stuff; got some incredible stuff. There's alot of abstract kind of stuff, but I love how you're able to get so much form into them. I love the little frog. And your latest post goes to show how much you can get across with pretty controlled/minimal strokes.

[Jacob Kobryn]

Nice stuff! I love your inklings. :)

[Φ]

woha! big fan of your stuff!! I keep droppin in here and every time I see inspiring, well done stuff! rock on like that!!
cheers

[krossj]

OleOlsen - thank you Ole!

hunchbackmagee - hey dude! cheers a lot!

Asatira - thanks Asatira! sometimes feel I fall back on the rendering too much, need to study more to get more believability into things. Cheers for dropping in man!

Jake Kobrin - cheers Jake!

bigfooTrooper - thanks a lot man! cheers for the words


doodle page

[Jasper_]

hey man i really like this portrait at the top of the page, you did a great job
displaying emotion through the subtle definition of the features. You've got an
awesome unique, dark style in your work. I think my favorite may be in
post 291, that guy with the tie...I just think its really cool. It's difficult trying
to give any kind of constructive criticism here, as it seems like you've found
a groove. good going man keep itup.

[Fraz]

You're crazy, you are the ink man. How you get the awesome feel to some of them are unreal.
Where about in Scotland are 'ye fae'?

[Duckiller]

oh man! i really love your stuff.
the atmosphere is amazing..

[krossj]

Pyroclasm00 - hey man! thanks a lot! might try that scribbly approach a bit more. cheers!

Fraz - haha, cheers man! I'm from just outside Motherwell, up in Dundee at the moment though.

Duckiller - cheers dude! thanks for stopping in


some quick hands, feet and stuff from some life drawing classes

[Kian]

Love the way you handled these studies man! Very nice

[andyhunt]

Your ink drawings are really fun to look at. Some of them (especially the guy in the suit on #291) remind me a bit of Stephen Gammell's illustrations from the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark trilogy.

[wookiedabo]

ditto, those studies are proper lavely, clean confident lines and all that. good stuff.

[Quinn Simoes]

Great studies krossj!

Quinn

[krossj]

Kian - Cheers mate!

andyhunt - Thanks Andy! going to try and have a look at the books that guy has illustrated, thanks for mentioning it

wookiedabo - Thank you Wookie!

Quinn Simoes - Cheers Quinn! thanks for dropping in mate!


scribbling

[Fraz]

Do you sell any of these? Seriously I love them all. It is amazing how you can have that scribbly awesomeness and also the crazy clean studies.
Dude, you're nuts.

PS. I'm from Aberdeen :D
Have you heard if Dundee art school is any good? Thinking of going their after college.

[l0stinth0ughts]

hm... Those splatters are very interesting. and VERY nice hatching, i wouldnt expect to see that with the scribble work. Keep experimenting man, love to see some more :rocker:

[krossj]

Fraz - haha, cheers Fraz! cool, at the dundee school just now, only been there a couple of months though, pm me or something in another few months and will be able to give a better account. thanks a lot for stopping in

l0stinth0ughts - thanks a lot dude!


some mess about pictures

[Fraz]

Cool, should be fun studying there. I am gonna be going there for graphic design, but I want to do drawing as a hobby so I was wondering if there are like afterschool classes for figure drawing?
Also, cool update. I dunno how you manage to make things look so messy yet organised, and even 3-dimensional. The top looks awesome.

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=519013&stc=1&d=1226697125
Say a price :P

[Call0ps]

hey man! post #303 looks awesome, is nice to see you developing unique graphical language :) keep it up

[Clochette]

Pfff I feel like a noob with my ink now! :P

[DanielC]

Looking good man :] ... very nice values going on !

[krossj]

Fraz - there is two hour life drawing on a thursday after classes, usually go to that, think there is a part time course also focused on life drawing. would be cool if there was more, or even some other variety of after school classes. cheers man! haha

Call0ps - cheers mate!

Clochette - thank you! really enjoying your sb!

DanielC - cheers dude! your stuff looks killer!


some doodlebook pages, and some photos, not really sure what to do/ look for when it comes to it.

[DefiledVisions]

Extremely nice work with ink here! I really like your lines on the studies.. so clean.

The dark abstract rendering and feeling you have is kickass.. and somehow the latest stuff here reminds me of metroid from the Metroidseries.
keep it up!

[Quinn Simoes]

Really nice silhouettes in the first two sketches in post 326, really cool ideas!

Quinn

[[LITTLE-FEET]]

shooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot!!!!very nice and cool!!!!!!!!
the dark, the devil, and the shade, loving them, you R some one! nice work, very nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[krossj]

DefiledVisions - thanks a lot dude! cheers!

Quinn Simoes - cheers mate! thanks for dropping in dude

[LITTLE-FEET] - thanks a lot!

messing about

[SixPrism]

Beautiful work man. Your pieces have so much atmosphere and life breathing underneath the surface. Love peeking into your imagination. Incredibly inspiring. Keep going!

[Fraz]

Shit looks awesome man. I liked your photography too!
I seriously don't understand how you can make ink look like that...


Thanks for the comment in my SB!

[Mokinzi]

Just can't avoid being stunned every time I look through your work. Amazing style, with unique creatures of darker beauty. And your shading skills are pretty mindblowing.
Yeah, and still, your realism and anatomy studies are awesome too.
So just keep it up ;)

[luismbf]

hmm some of work remind me of chet zar but diferent at the same time keep going sir :) keep pushing the boundaries ;)

[krossj]

SixPrism - Thanks man!

Fraz - Thanks a lot dude!

Mokinzi - cheers Mokinzi!

luismbf - seen some of his paintings, some cool stuff. thanks man!

[DanielC]

Nice inks kyle :)

[The Pariano]

Your stuff is crazy man- i've never seen some one render with ink quite like you have. Keep it up!

[Flaskpost]

yeah man! great inks as usual! i always enjoy checking out your stuff.
how about some color also? =)

[krossj]

DanielC - Cheers Daniel! :)

Almighty Chris - Thanks a lot Chris!

Flaskpost - Cheers dude! yeah working on it slowly, going get some stuff done soon, see how it turns out.


some really quick life drawing

[Clochette]

OOoh! It's unexpected and very pleasant to see a simple and soft line here ! There is a lot of tenderness in it! :)

[krossj]

Clochette - Thank you Clochette! always enjoy checking in on your stuff!

more ink

[monotony]

wow, this inkportrait is more than awesome!
love it.

[DanielC]

hummm yah, more like that last one for me please :)

[Flaskpost]

FUCK YEAH! all i got to say.

[kidult]

Lovely inks there!

[Call0ps]

thats THE shit man! :D i love it! your ink strokes in the last character are pure pleasure juice ^^ keep developing your style man

[a la bapsi]

i remember first seeing your work when i joined in april. :]
your inkwork is extremely inspiring.
don't stop posting!

[Sonaj]

Great stuff man.
That last one is super cool

[Darjan Jurincic]

the last one is simply amazing!!
keep up
D

[krossj]

cheers folks!

monotony - thanks man!

DanielC - cheers mate! :)

Flaskpost - haha, thanks mate!

kidult - thank you kidult!

Call0ps - cheers a lot mate! :)

a la bapsi - thanks dude!

Sonaj - thanks man! really like the stuff in your book

Darjan Jurincic - thanks Darjan!


some doodles and an ink

[PieMonster]

The ink portraits are amazing. Loving the feel of the first one, especially, it's just ... O_o.

[Quinn Simoes]

Love that portrait in post #341! Very nice.

Quinn

[SamC]

Incredible! I'll be subscribing!

[Chate Noire]

The lady in lineart (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=542349&stc=1&d=1229463790) is wonderful =)

[Verehin]

last portraits just kill me oO

[krossj]

Quinn Simoes - cheers mate!

SamC - thanks Sam!

Chate Noire - thanks! have to do a lot more line stuff

Verehin - thanks dude!

[krossj]

silly doodle. been doing some thumbnails for other stuff, will try and get some of that up soon

[Lyno]

Damn, this so nice, bookmarked :lounge:

[krossj]

Lyno - thanks a lot Lyno!

some thumbs and ink.

have a great new years everyone! cheers!

[alicelefay]

Your style is amazing! I find so interesting tha way you use your strokes...and your imagery is morbid, dark, fantastic!
Gratz gratz gratz!!

[Lionsword]

I love the atmosphere of the inks man, feels like there's always something more lurking under the surface. Great work!

[cgfelker]

your shading techniques are incredible. I can see the craftsmanship in your work.

[krossj]

alicelefay - Thank you very much!

Lionsword - cheers dude!

cgfelker - thanks man, that means a lot, cheers!

[DanielC]

Looking good kyle, keep working ! .. and where did your colors go ? :)

[grue]

I never stop being inspired by your work mate. Please post more! :D

[maeshanne]

nice work man, like the studies with the dots

[Bigtayter]

i really like your dark style its different from alot of peoples.its something new to me lol.Well anyways,keep up the good work!

[Call0ps]

like those thumbnails with abstract shapes :) keep pushing yourself matte

[Evergrey]

Wow, your style is amazing, i really like it..!

Keep up the good work =P

[Bill]

I really like like this stuff a lot. It's nice, in the middle of all this digital around here, to see someone doing such great stuff with pencil and ink. You definitely got your own thing going on also with style. Great SB. 5*

[ChromaticCodex]

I really admire your neatness, line work, and all that other stuff.. but A+ for the stipling! Do you ever finish drawings like that, or is it too tedious?

[krossj]

DanielC - Thank you Daniel! yeah have to get a move on with colours. love all the stuff you've been putting up :)

grue - Thanks very much man!

maeshanne - Cheers! got to do more of them

Bigtayter - Thanks a lot dude!

Call0ps - Cheers mate! :)

Evergrey - Thank you!

Bill - Thanks Bill! means a lot, cheers man!

ChromaticCodex - Cheers! haha, haven't done it in a while but going to try it again soon. it doesn't take that long really just move fast. thanks!

[Quinn Simoes]

Nice updates krossj! I really like those thumbnails.

Quinn

[Nibras]

UHHHH! it's all sooooooo good!
Am gonne have to copy some of your rendering......
Awesome stuff man, your work really lets my imagination run wild
Keep it up k

[krossj]

Quinn Simoes - Cheers Quinn! enjoying doing them at the moment, gives a chance to work out things fast and mess about. thanks for dropping in mate!

lilnebo - Thanks matey! cheers!

[Hypnos]

Frig, how do you do it? Intesnse, surrealistic crazy contrasting sketchbook!

[Clochette]

I'de like to see some mask or jewellery designed by you. I'de like an epic bracelet with feathers, bones, iron and leather straps with awesome shapes like you do! :D

[krossj]

Hypnos - Thanks a lot Hypnos!

Clochette - Hahaha, who knows maybe one day. your stuff is looking awesome!


just a creature sketch

[.empyrean.]

Uuuuh, WOW, man! I feel so remorseful that i overlooked you, damn.
I preferably don´t look at all of your sketches, doodles and pictures, otherwise I´d be more ashamened of myself and would cry in a small, dark corner of my room.

Your sketches are sometimes so creepy and...alien, sometimes they don´t tell a story and are so fascinating, nevertheless. If you tried to show your thougths and feelings through this creations, wow, you made it. Actually, it has to be that! Your works are formless and at the same time...so shaping...
Dude, I´m overwhelmed!

Ever thought of illustrating a book of Edgar Allan Poe?

Hope you understood, I was wanting to tell you
bad english > I´m from Germany :teeth:

Greetings,
Max

[alicelefay]

sorry but now I need to spam...
Love love love your sb!! ^_^

[kevinwueste]

wow! i'm sorry I have no critique to offer - just enjoyed checking your work out! will come back to do a deep view!

cheers - kevin

[D@niel]

Freekin awesome art man!!:)

[l0stinth0ughts]

five gold stars for imagination! any thoughts on using red ink? that would look sick. :rocker:

[hunchback]

fuck yeah this is a sketchbook
once again Krossj, your work looks great and your experimenting like a mad man bwahahah!!

give us some mmore :yum:

[jedininjaman]

hey man congrats on holding on to those stars, you deserve it for sure.
I love the way you sculpt the form in these drawings your style is very surreal but the form is solid its very neat
anyways keep it up
-jedi

[Verehin]

Now you have 5 stars! I think you 100% deserve it..

[Call0ps]

colors add so much into your work, keep up the good work matte

[krossj]

.empyrean. - Cheers a lot Max! really cool to hear something like that. was going to read some of poe's stuff again soon, might be good to do something like that. thanks man!

alicelefay - Thank you very much Alice!

kevinwueste - Cheers Kevin!

D@niel - Cheers dude!

l0stinth0ughts - Thanks man! been meaning to get some different sort of ink, might give it a go.

hunchbackmagee - Thanks a lot man!

jedininjaman - Cheers Jedi!

Verehin - Thanks dude!

Call0ps - Cheers mate! will try more colour stuff

[JoelD]

Dark contrasty composistions= awesome. Red in on white looks cool too, I would like to see some paintings done from these compositions.

[Mane]

man you dont know how many times on this thread I have gone right click save as an find my inspiration folder- great style you have there
Chris

[wookiedabo]

wowowowowowowowowowow, bloody awesome stuff, texture overload. sick.

[jedininjaman]

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nice work man
thanks for sharing
-jedi

[zou]

freaking monster
deep world
inner universe

your art is evoking some strange words to me, it proves that i'm lacking words to describe it. That's definitely a good art

keep it

[Helioth]

big fan of your lines, ink seems to suit you.

[Beginiss]

I really like love the feel in work. The texture, the contrast, the atmosphere. It's so full of grunge and grit. Not only that but it carries depth while acknowledging the surface. I mean, just, WOW!

It really is inspiring to see your work.
Who knows, maybe someday I'll pick up using your style, because it's that awesome!

[Mag-Neo]

...Amazingly interesting compositions are there in your sketchbook. Keep doing mate... :yayca:

[krossj]

JoelD - Cheers Joel! been wanting to try and get more painting done, amybe soon. thanks

mysocksrock - Thanks a lot Chris! cheers man!

wookiedabo - Thanks dude!

jedininjaman - Cheers jedi!

zou - Thank you Zou, really means a lot!

Helioth - Thanks man!

Beginiss - Cheers a lot many! really cool to hear that, cheers!

Mag-Neo - Thanks a lot dude!


some more, and photos

[DanielC]

THose photos are nice man, as well as those inks, but you already know that :) Do you have a hires version of the last one ? (photo)

[Clochette]

This (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=577302&stc=1&d=1233177060) and this (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=577309&stc=1&d=1233177136) are answering very well to each other. It's nice to see! :)

[germ-X]

excellent pencil works. love to see more of your stuff. any full color art?

[paperX]

man sorry for not dropping by in so long, inks look sweet as always and lines look as confident as ever, great stuff man!

[Cos Koniotis]

Hey Krossj! I hope you've been well, it's been a while. Really beautiful work in here! I love the balance in harmony you create with your delicate lines and coarse shadows. Always a pleasure. The photos are absolutely stunning btw.

Cheers,
Coz

[jedininjaman]

hmm
inks > photos in my humble opinion
man you must have like hundreds of those ink pieces lying around, cool shit for sure
love the shapes in skull holes
keep it up man
-jedi

[gpboss]

watercolour study, quick nonsense doodles and creature thumbs

Keep it up man, the doodles are great. I particularly like the water colour study

[luness]

Your renders are top notch, but those inks man, fantastic! I like the ones that come from scribbles the most. That sort of "scraggly hair" look is odd, creepy, moody, beautiful, all at the same time. Awesome.

Cheers!

[krossj]

DanielC - Cheers mate! put the photo up here (http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk80/krossj/DSCF1784.jpg) : )

Clochette - Thank you Clochette! : )

germ-X - Thanks germ! not much at the moment but working on it

paperX - Thanks a lot mate! Hope things are good with you!

Coz_K - Hey Coz! Thanks mate! Really great to see you posting again. Your works is always inspiring. Cheers!

jedininjaman - haha, got lots more to do! Cheers mate!

gpboss - Thanks man! have to get back to doing more watercolour

luness - Thanks luness! your work looks incredible! cheers mate!


some more photos and an ink, got more, might put up later

[DeeLock]

I don't think i've ever seen anything like your drawings before...they're very eerie and foreboding, which is fantastic!

Keep up the awesome work!

[Dandilion]

Sweet man! I can't stop looking and drooling over your inks!

Thank you so much for sharing!

Hugs!
~Em

[krossj]

DeeLock - Thank you Dee! cheers!

Dandilion - Thanks a lot Em! : )


some ink doodles and some life drawing from a smaller sketchbook, got some stuff on large sheets going to scan soon. cheers

[super skoda]

Wow! your textures are really exciting. There is something about your work that reminds me of Texas Chainsaw Massacre (The original one) and Nightmare before Christmas... and it's awesome!

Keep it up!

[paperX]

beautiful lines on the life drawings man...keep it up! :)

[krossj]

super skoda - Thanks a lot dude! really like what your doing in your book! cheers

paperX - Cheers mate!


some silly sketchbook stuff and some graphic stuff

[paperX]

sweet stuff man! your inks are always really interesting to look at...keep working hard!

[krossj]

paperX - Thanks a lot mate!

[Φ]

…

how does your paper hold that much ink?

awesome btw.! really awesome!!

cheers

[Flaskpost]

beautiful work man, as always. your photos are great also!
love those life drawings! fabulous lines!

[Flaskpost]

double post goddamnit.

[jedininjaman]

woot these last updates rock man your life drawings are beautiful ,the soft lines in them are sweet ...
in my sb you said I should share some lifedrawing, but the funny thing is I just posted some like 1-2 days before in the last update, (its the one w/ the three chicks lol)
but ya anyways I love the form of the lips in the "not soup" one and I can not get over the gentle contours in your life drawings
great stuff as always
-jedi

[Kim_bot]

Lovely and eerie quality to your sketches. Your creatures remind me of the illustrations in this book of ghost stories that I read when I was a kid, especially the ones with the white eyes, which are creepy but in a good way.
I'd really like to see your figures drawn in the same style though-creepy distorted figures in your style would be awesome.

[JailHouseRock2]

Love your work mate, such quality.

Those life drawings are bad ass man!

please keep sharing,

cheers
matt

[zou]

post 409

i like the mouth rendering. nice life drawing, it shows a good level

[zou]

post 409

i like the mouth rendering. nice life drawing, it shows a good level

cheers

[paperX]

F*CKING ACE! :O definitely my favourite piece of yours thus far, great job man! the tangling shapes are so eerie and interesting :asspat: you should do a graphic novel :P

[Bill]

Stuff is cool and getting cooler, thanks for posting these, I really dig 'em.

[JYF1987]

great works!you have a interesting style!

[graywood]

you have some extremely good looking work man, keep it up.

[krossj]

bigfooTrooper - Haha, cheers man!

Flaskpost - Thanks mate, cool to see your new book!

jedininjaman - Thanks Jedi! yeah but post more : ). catch you on msn sometime!

Kim_bot - Thanks a lot Kim! trying to do more with figures, going to take some ink to some life drawing and see what happens. cheers!

JailHouseRock2 - Cheers Matt!

zou - Thank you!

paperX - Thanks a lot mate! cheers for stopping in!

Bill - Cheers Bill!

JYF1987 - Thanks man!

graywood - Cheers man!


some doodles, more studies and stuff soon

[Flaskpost]

beautiful textures you make with your ink!
these two are really tasty, especially the scribble-head army. so much mood!
would make an excellent painting!

[Mane]

I really like your scratchy "dark" style has a tonne of character.
Keep up the sketchbook!
Chris

[Cos Koniotis]

Hey KrossJ lovely updates mate, great sketches and those life drawings are very nice! Would love to see more of those from you.

Cheers and hope you're doing well!

[Vorace]

loving the style!! keep it up!

[paperX]

This (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=599285&stc=1&d=1235239322) one is fucking awesome :D, keep rocking man!

[AztcFireFlower]

Very ethereal figures. Dreamlike. I like the atmosphere you've created in your drawings. Atmosphere and mood are not the easiest to create, but when it works it's powerful such as in post #427.
Intriguing work.

[krossj]

Flaskpost - Thanks a lot mate! would really like to try and paint more soon.

mysocksrock - Cheers Chris!

Coz_K - Thanks Coz! Really means a lot! have some more life drawing, try and get some scans soon. Hope your doing well also. cheers mate!

Vorace - Thanks dude!

paperX - Cheers mate!

AztcFireFlower - Thanks man, really enjoy your drawings!


some sb stuff and illustrator thumbs

[a la bapsi]

the bottom right creature's the most interesting. :D
jk great job withyoru ballpoints. god just keep it up

[paperX]

haha yeah im really digging the bird too, nice contrast of simple and elegant around chaos. this one (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=608104&stc=1&d=1236031911) is really nice too :)

[kevinwueste]

krossj - really think the figures in post 400 are nice! keep doing those ! also - it's amazing what you can do w/a fine pen ( 003 micron ? or ?).. very unique and hauntingly beautiful! - cheers, k

[Quinn Simoes]

Great updates man. Those illustrator thumbs are cool!

[DanielC]

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=599283&stc=1&d=1235239284
that's pretty cool man :) Good good !

[rattus]

looking around in the "inklings-thread"..
click your sketchbook-link...
bookmarked..

[krossj]

a la bapsi - haha! cheers mate!

paperX - thanks a lot mate!

kevinwueste - thanks Kevin! most of the stuff is done with a bic biro. really enjoying the drawings in your book!

Quinn Simoes - cheers Quinn!

DanielC - cheers mate! everything you've been posting is killer! hope things are good

rattus - cheers man!


some scraps

[krossj]

some messing about

[erik-jan v/d schuur]

your work is awesome krossj! i hope ill reach this level some day

manny thx for the visit

[wookiedabo]

that box man is sick mate, nice work.

[krossj]

`ej - Thanks a lot dude!

wookiedabo - Cheers mate!


some ink and illustrator stuff

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[georgi911]

Simply great drawings, and what a style! I need a lot more to learn until I reach you level lol ;]. Where have you been studying art?

[Timmi-o-Tool]

i enjoy your recent shape-style pics and the pic with these birds... your other pieces are very nice too!

[krossj]

georgi911 - Thanks georgi! studying in Dundee at the moment but just taught myself really. Cheers

Timmi-o-Tool - Cheers a lot Timmi!


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[SamC]

Just awesome man, would love to crit but I can't think of anything, sorry :)

[krossj]

SamC - Thanks a lot Sam! cheers

some random stuff

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[Two Listen]

It must be really, really fun in your head.

[krossj]

Two Listen - haha. cheers for stopping in!


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[IanE]

Wow, man! I love these inks! I've never seen anything quite like them before...

There's something truly intriguing about how simple they are, yet how complicated they make me feel... Really intense stuff.

Got you subscribed and starred up! Please continue to share with us! :D

[AmontilladoAg]

You got madd skillz, krossj; your dark stuff is awesome, but I'm really enjoying the figure drawing.. oh, and the frog! :D Show us more -- of everything :P

Cheers :^^:

[Bri Bri]

Man just browsed through your sketchbook. What a journey! Absolutely love the style bud. Really inspiring stuff. 5 stars for you.

So you study at Dundee eh? I was thinking of applying to the art school there for the illustration course next year if i can get my skill level up to par.

[krossj]

IanE - Thanks a lot Ian! cheers!

AmontilladoAg - Cheers dude!

Bri Bri - Thanks man! go for it! cheers


some shape stuff, got studies and the usual creature stuff, post more soon.

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[Abrodos]

I really like your style here, maybe because some of your work reminds me of my own. People tend to qualify it as wicked, gross or so. Yours, also, has the freshness and dynamism given by those vibrating lines. keep working on it!

[krossj]

Abrodos - cheers man!

[Verehin]

beauty graphic elements

[krossj]

Verehin - thanks a lot mate!

shape messing about

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[psantha]

Damn you are good!

[krossj]

psantha - thanks a lot mate!


photos. on a drawing hiatus just now, back to it soon though. cheers

[Dandilion]

As I've said before, I love your inks. I'm a bit curious though. What tools are you using?
Is it all made with traditional means or do you edit them digitally?
I just adore the "dirty" expression, and wonder how you do it?

Cheers!

~Em

[krossj]

Dandilion - Thanks Em! yeah it's all traditional, sometimes adjust the brightness/ contrast in ps but that it. usually use some worn out brushes and ink and occasionally an ink pen. cheers!


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[wookiedabo]

wow mate. It's great how your photos look so much like ya drawings. And that last one is killer. I kinda wouldn't mind seeing it on some cleaner smoother paper, so the background contrasted a bit more with the various ink techniques you use. Maybe incorporate some really sharp graphic elements? I dunno, think I'm just throwing ideas at ya. Nonetheless, top stuff.

[dU5K]

Pardon my French but - fuckin awesome! I have to say, what I love mmost, besides your unique and twisted style, is your crosshatching. It was the first thing I noticed with your first drawing. It reads really well. Anyways, keep up the good work. And I agree with Two Listen - your head must be a damn circus.

[melissa_bianca]

loveeeee your style!!! so original and exciting to see

[krossj]

wookiedabo - Cheers man! I tried that last one on some cardboard, turned out a bit too fuzzy. yeah, think more sharp edges would make it work better doesn't really work as it is. thanks a lot for the crit!

dU5K - haha! cheers man! it is a bit of a circus sometimes :)

melissa_bianca - Thanks Melissa! really cool to hear stuff like that :)

Slobosaurus - haha! cheers man!


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[.empyrean.]

I like your new stuff anyway, but where are you? Go, go, post something!

[Genius_Malignus]

Some pretty interesting stuff. Very different from what I usually see on this site.

[georgedesio]

Much love with your ink work!!!
Those spots you spread onto the paper makes it looks like explosion goes on in your images, very powerful, but I hope that you won't get dirty with your clothes and face when you do that. And thanks for inspiration of the crazy line works, chaotic but beautiful.
Awesome!!

[Carnifex]

now this is the kind of (semi)abstract art i don't mind seeing! the energyyy!

[Miles_]

This pic (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=692765&d=1244493502) is beautiful! Love the birds, really great markmaking, very emotive :}