!! Jasper's Sketchbook: May 5th (NSFW) Livestreaming link inside!!

[AlexTooth]

Exciting scene, Jasper, I'd love to see the conclusion! :)

[gurzy]

Wow dude really nice sketchbook you have here. Looking through your stuff you've improved with each page. Keep on striving for excellence man.

[PHATandy]

Man your work is SO fucking good right now. Loving it so much.
Makes me wanna get off my ass and work hardcore. Good stuff man, keep it up.

[PHATandy]

Douublle POOOSSST. Sorry for shitting up a very lovely thread.

[Baudolino]

Your sketchbook is totally amazing! I really enjoyed browsing through your progress... it is inspiring to watch your developement!

And thanks for your character design tutorial in the tips and tricks section. I wonder if you use layer modes like hard light? Or would you advice to paint only with the brush-tool (coloring the bw sketch, adding highlight etc.)

[Baudolino]

Your sketchbook is totally amazing! I really enjoyed browsing through your progress... it is inspiring to watch your developement!

And thanks for your character design tutorial in the tips and tricks section. I wonder if you use layer modes like hard light? Or would you advice to paint only with the brush-tool (coloring the bw sketch, adding highlight etc.)

[Ricardo Robles]

Great color variation in the last beast! about the rendering, it´s always a pleasure to see your work.. If i can crit something, i think the blur is out of place here, the big guy would benefit if you maintain the legs as they suposed to be, it would be more natural giving the big size. I think he´s already enough dynamic :)
super nice work, keep us updated!

[thirdeye]

Cool monster Jasper. Thanks for sharing the process too :)

[JulyZerg]

that creature looks really cool, nice colors too, but theres something with the human that just feels out of place.

He's too upright maybe? Just imagine something this terrifying stomping towards you fullspeed. I'd crouch.

[Jasper_]

rumpenstiltzkin Thanks man, I see what you're saying! I saved him for last, so maybe that's why.

Ludic Ah ok, thanks man! Maybe a bit too overboard with texture!

John T Thank you! You have some great work yourself!

Pkmike Yeah sounds good, a few people have mentioned it so I think you're right. Thanks!

NickyBeats Hahaha thanks man! Rocks are great once you get the hang of it!

p sage Hmm ok. I put the blur on the particles of dust and rock and stuff around the foot, to maybe show impact, didn't want it on the foot itself. Maybe some creeped over to the foot layer lol. Thanks!

AlexTooth Thanks Alex!

gurzy Thanks a lot man, I will!

PHATandy Hey thanks man! Get to it! Haha

Baudolino Wow thanks! Which of the two tutorials do you mean? The only layer modes I usually use are overlay and color, and those are just to put down the basic colors over grayscale. After that, it's brush tool on all normal layers.

Ricardo Robles Hey thanks! Probably a good call, motion blur is so tempting sometimes haha.

thirdeye Thanks man, no problem!

JulyZerg Yeah I was debating having him running away, as logic would dictate, but I just wanted to keep it simple to have a scale reference for the monster.


Thanks everyone! Here are a few sketchbook pages, alll from life!

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MtnhqILwTW8/To3m-P9h7aI/AAAAAAAAAT8/RbT_hTIdlI4/s1600/Scan-111006-0001.jpg http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ilmAv7QAoqo/To3m-6F3_PI/AAAAAAAAAUE/6M3x0MaGgLI/s1600/Scan-111006-0003.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KnnwS6UXkwk/To3m-ZVTzkI/AAAAAAAAAUA/KAoSXJp76uU/s1600/Scan-111006-0002.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pl500DSRqEc/To3m_NSuhNI/AAAAAAAAAUI/toQipPf2L8M/s1600/Scan-111006-0004.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9op3Kz-cvLA/To3m_WKs6qI/AAAAAAAAAUM/pIes-dYInIU/s1600/Scan-111006-0005.jpg

[Ludic]

Awesome pencils! Don't know how many times i've said that but yeah. Awesome pencils!

So crispy.

[Gadbury]

Amazing work! I love the studies - Going to try some more studies now! Thanks for sharing your process too

[p sage]

Here are a few sketchbook pages, alll from life!


Aaalll goooood!

[Blenz]

those are some pretty nice sketches! keep up the good work.

[MacTire]

Wondeful work as always Jasper!! Great job on that portfoolio piece and thanks for another great step by step!

Keep up the great work!

[midknight523]

cool monster

[Metal Fingers]

<3<3<3

[n1frit]

Im really impressed in way that u do your works) Its alltimeinspering for me) Keep posting!

[prsnsweeney]

wow man your killing it keep putting out work like that... do you have a job with a company or do you just do freelance

[BenjaminJL92]

Admired your work for a while now Jasper! that Hurtlocker texture study you painted always leaves me in awe, great work, dying to see more :).

[Seage]

Was here the other day oggling over your work as usual.
You really make me want to become stronger with my lines, because im lacking in that department so hard.

[bpic]

awesome lines awesome renders, think i found another favorite today. I really like the repetition of those pink jagged rocks on the monster piece creating a dramatic spiral and helping with the narrative between the two characters. Gonna have to bookmark this one.

[TFsean]

wow your work is inspiring, absolutely fantastic, such solid work :)

[Joseph_Silverman]

Woah. Some amazing stuff. The cruciform image on your site is seriously one of the most beautiful fantasy illustrations i've ever seen. Subscribing, and saving all your step by steps for further study.

[Jai Kamat]

Fantastic work as always man! Settin' the standard!

Yeah, Glen gets great models. That skinny chick with the nice curves that somehow seems to hold ridiculously still was the most recent one. I gotta get to open draw sometime before the end of the quarter.

[PieMonster]

When, and how did you get this good? Damn man, you're killing it! :D

[Kvenh]

Niiiice <3 Love those sketchbook pages - really solid stuff :) Good work on the portfolio piece! Might want to spend a little longer on the human figure. It is so well lit that it works as a secondary focal point and maybe looks a bit too rough compared to the creature.

[AlexTooth]

Wicked drawings... must get back to anatomy! Thx for the inspiration :)

[Jeff Bartzis]

Your sb is always a treat. no crits here.

[shyamshriram]

i just love the way you paint..very painterly and unique style !
keep up the good work.

[GEB]

That last creature is wicked! How do you get those super saturated highlights?

[Makk]

You make it looks easy...

[Jasper_]

Ludic Thanks bro!

Gadbury No problem, thank yoU!

p sage Thanks man!

Blenz Thanks!

MacTire Awesome, thank you :)

midknight523 Word

Metal Fingers YEAHHH MAN!!

n1frit Thank you, I will!!

prsnsweeney Thanks man, I'm trying! Right now I'm only working freelance, but I would like to work with a studio at some point.

BenjaminJL92 Thanks man, I appreciate it!

Seage Lines are great man! It's funny, I pay so much attention to my lines when I'm sketching in pencil, but when it comes to digital, I completely disregard lines. heh.

TFsean Thanks man!

Suprore Oh wow, thank you!

Ixius Yeahhh man, let's get that livestream worked out soon!

PieMonster Haha practice man! Thanks!

Kvenh Thanks man, definitely agree with you.

AlexTooth Thanks man!

Jeff Bartzis Thanks Jeff!

shyamshriram Thanks man, you too!

GEB Thanks! It comes from a combination of overlay and color dodge layers, I think.

Makk Haha I wish it was as easy as it looks then, some of these pieces are a serious uphilll battle!


Hey everyone, wish I could update more, hopefully in the next month or two I'll be able to get some more work done. Making some changes. For now here are some film studies and a quick self portrait.


http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L37rCUIq0NA/TrIGxouNphI/AAAAAAAAAUs/Heia4pOn0TY/s1600/October10-2011_jaspersandner.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-siYftwkYVD4/TrIGxXaT57I/AAAAAAAAAUk/9YZSYmp61a4/s1600/agstudy+copy.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CKAfQR7NBD8/TqhyyIG_dpI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/mSTDGV5WRe4/s1600/edn+%2528wip%2529.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aCnSuKr6O1k/TrIGyCaCHWI/AAAAAAAAAU0/X1QSVRIr2vs/s1600/pan%2527s+labyrinth.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oBunRlbnTkw/TrIGynZTjoI/AAAAAAAAAU8/R92wc0kB9PI/s1600/spartacus1+copy.jpg

[NickyBeats]

yo bro! nice studies man! no crits or anything... just had to get mah creep on... haha

[Ludic]

Ahahawesome. Is that last one from Spartacus?

[Iristhevirus]

those portraits are glorious, such great color and brushwork

[Jai Kamat]

Nice studies! Gonna tag along with Nickybeats here and just get my obligatory creep on :P

[sourgasm]

Haven't seen your sketchbook since the early pages. Holy level up, batman!

Definitely going to subscribe to your thread. You've got tons of great stuff going, and you're on a pretty clear path straight to WotC.

[LicencetoConfuse]

It's great to see aspiration become reality, Awesome Sb very inspiring. Thanks

[Metal Fingers]

lovin those portraits man, lookin juicy. great oil paintings. :D

[Teundeboer]

awesome, that last one has to be the self portrait I'm assuming!

[Jasper_]

NickyBeats Haha yeah man!

Ludic Yep! :)

Iristhevirus Thanks!

Ixius Yeah brahhh

sourgasm Haha thanks man! Glad you stopped by!

LicencetoConfuse Thank you!

Metal Fingers Haha yeah man, thanks!

Teundeboer Of course it is haha, been workin out a bit.



Here's some sketchbook work, all from life. Might as well put some of this stuff up between updating with some personal illustrations!

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yraswDOdZQc/TrhH0Sc3QJI/AAAAAAAAAVI/8JF8L4iPSJY/s1600/Scan-111107-0006.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lg2GETBYJw0/TrhH0muTQUI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/pLy-Bhuu9_s/s1600/Scan-111107-0005.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mXCHTnxsm3A/TrhH1VSjNhI/AAAAAAAAAVY/mbZcdaKkUfo/s1600/Scan-111107-0004.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fAz3oqeEvfM/TrhH1zGjekI/AAAAAAAAAVg/5nz9k_w-IEc/s1600/Scan-111107-0003.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GkPHrOU1AhI/TrhH2RnLSsI/AAAAAAAAAVo/7IZcJiA4Q-Y/s1600/Scan-111107-0002.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MIdlqo9AbOI/TrhH27rq-EI/AAAAAAAAAVw/AxUPvYB3D4o/s1600/Scan-111107-0001.jpg

[Guardian G.I.]

I'm too lazy to browse all 35 pages of this sketchbook, so I'll just say that your artwork is excellent, especially the life drawings. That's all I can say on the matter.

[FUSHANDCHUPS]

Dude, very nice life drawings, you block in tone so well.
+ that last screen cap has uber nice lighting and texture.

[NickyBeats]

whaaaa? Gurney signed your shit? thats hot. nice flowing figures too. specially the top one. love the legs.

[Ludic]

Ah my god your pencils... So awesome how you use such few strokes.

Got any tips for the cleanliness or just practice, practice? ;)

Amaaaazing.

[SamC]

woah dude, stuffs looking tight!

[pgf95]

I wish i had those pencil lines! keep doing it! *runs off to practice*

[Pkmike]

INSANE LINES! love it!

[Fetsch]

great lines jasper and nice digi studies.

[bpic]

Jealous of your painting, jealous of your drawings, jealous of your James Gurney autograph lol. Awesome stuff man, and thanks for so many tutorials.

[Caleb-Brown]

Awesome! I appreciate step-by-steps and i really like the line quality on your drawings

[hücumkedi]

your lines man....every time i see your pencils these lines hurt me ahah super!

[Cranberry]

Loving it! The last page of post 1042 made me drool http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showpost.php?p=3295691&postcount=1042

[Guik]

love these, especially those color studies

[CUKIERass]

this is far beyond inspirational! Thnx Man your sketchbook rulezzz!

[n1frit]

Ohh! Really great anatomy sketches! I like your dynamic line stroke! Post more)

[danny4]

geez...looking through this thread has thoroughly kicked my ass. keep up the awesome work jasper!

[Gloominati]

loving these last drawings!!

[Zhrayde]

stunning work!

[Engor]

Awesome paintings. And cool pencil work!

[Jasper_]

Guardian G.I. Haha thanks!

FUSHANDCHUPS Thanks man!

NickyBeats Haha yeah! It's awesome, he's a super chill guy. Thanks!

Ludic Just practice man! Draw the line once, and if it's wrong or if your subject moves, don't erase or go over it, start again somewhere else on the page.

SamC Thanks Sam!

pgf95 Haha do it!

Pkmike Thanks Mike!

Fetsch Thanks bro!

Quai1Ooth5d lololol get out of here spambot!

bpic Haha no problem, thanks!


Caleb-Brown THanks dude, glad you like them!

hücumkedi Haha thanks!

Cranberry Thanks!

Guik thanks!

CUKIERass Haha thanks!

n1frit Thank you! I will try!

danny4 Thanks!

Zhrayde Thanks!

Engor Thanks!


I guess it's about time I put some personal work up. Finally finished this piece. Spent a lot of time on it, trying to make it awesome. Gonna be the first in a series. It's the first boss, Queen Gohma, from the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

Also, btw, Jai Kamat (Ixius- sketchbook in my sig) and myself will be starting up a livestream really soon, so stay on the lookout!

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HUXauZc_jY8/Tsr7oIpCVPI/AAAAAAAAAXA/2Dh0zKin2Yc/s1600/queen_gohma_jaspersandner.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k192/Pyroclasm00/steps1copy.jpg

[NickyBeats]

a series of Zelda bosses?! that is so boss. pun severely intended. also cant wait to see you and ixius get on some live painting!! that will make my year. this first boss looks great man, your edge control is getting tight as hell!

[cerealist]

great sketchbook!!
thanks a lot for all the steps!!

[Fetsch]

Sick piece jasper, love it.

[Quinn Simoes]

Love the colors in this latest painting!

[PieMonster]

Given the look of that last piece, I'm really looking forward to seeing the rest of the series! Keep it up man!

[gunsbins]

holy shit, great stuff dude !! teach me how to do those textures? did u use photo texture or just using the brushes ?

[lennon]

Thanks man, it's good to see the process

[bogan]

Dem claws! Dat Gohma!

[wreck]

Lookin sweet!! Stoked for the live streaming man! Ur gonna splode all over the place once u start that up!

[f1x]

nice studies man, great anathomy

[ConnyNordlund]

and I jizzed in my pants

[GEB]

Top draw stuff mate! I love the texture and lighting you apply to your work

[Teundeboer]

Suh-weeeet!

[ErikR]

That last piece is pretty damn cool :D

[Mangix]

Nice SB, I just spent the last hour browsing it. I noticed you seem to have a style of adding this glitter-like rough texture to a lot of the finished pieces. How do you achieve that type of effect?

You're work is extremely motivating :D .

[bpic]

Ahhhh amazing and I cant believe you guys are going to start streaming, Im so excited!

[devin platts]

pew pew pew~

looking good man

[Mawh]

I think your first composition with the one-eyed monster (humpf) was much more striking than the one you chose as final. Awesome beast by the way, great painting. The improvement from the very first page (2008) is quite impressive. It is hard to believe the same person is responsible for both the stuff on first and last pages. Keep it up ! ;)

I flipped through the last few pages... you've got some plain awesome pieces. Bravo ! Also, thank you !

Edit : well, that tribute (http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showthread.php?162564&p=902357&viewfull=1#post902357) is well-deserved and beautifully executed, don't you think ?

[CrookedHorn]

solid piece, nice textures :rocker:

[dessinateurimpulsif]

Very Nice stuff, I like this last pages.

[teapo]

Queen Gohma turned out quite nice jasper! can't really crit on anything with someone whose way above my level but i really dig your edge work. at first i thought that was Shuma Gorath (marvel) but had to inspect closer... and actually read the post haha. i'm pleased to know that you and jai are planning a livestream. i will definitely keep it on my bookmarks once it's up and running! just... don't forget to enable video on demand, yes? haha

okay dude, hope your holidays went well!

[Jasper_]

NickyBeats Haha thanks man! Unfortunately our livestream has been on hold for a while haha. Hopefully we'll get there someday!

cerealist Thanks man, no problem!

Fetsch Thanks Viktor!

Quinn Simoes Thanks for stopping by man!

PieMonster Thanks man! Just about finished with the last one!

gunsbins Haha thanks! Nope, no photos, just overlapping a lot of brushes. I think I'll write up a tutorial once I finish the next one!

lennon Thanks, glad you like it!

bogan Haha this made me laugh.

wreck I hope so man, thanks!

f1x Thanks!

ConnyNordlund lol

GEB Thanks man, you too!

Teundeboer Thank you!

ErikR Thanks Erik!

Mangix Thank you! Not exactly sure what you mean, but it's probably using textured/dual brushes on overlay and color dodge layers.

bpic Thanks! Soon hopefully!

devin platts Heheh thanks Devin!

Mawh Thanks a lot man! Yes, Bruno did a great job on that sculpt, we had emailed about it a while ago. Very exciting that he chose to do one of my pieces.

CrookedHorn THank you!

dessinateurimpulsif Thanks!

teapo Hey thanks bro! I'll keep you updated on the livestream status, definitely. Hope you had a nice holiday as well!



Hey everyone, been a while since posting last. Not sure if I mentioned this, but I left art school about a month ago. I'm focusing now on really improving and getting better freelance work. I'm almost finished with that next Ocarina of Time boss, King Dodongo, and I can't wait to post it once it's finished. Until then, here is some recent character design work I've been doing for a client. Hope you dig it!

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k192/Pyroclasm00/overton_jaspersandner.jpg http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k192/Pyroclasm00/prewitt_jaspersandner.jpg http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k192/Pyroclasm00/Morris_Curd_jaspersandner.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k192/Pyroclasm00/mrssprout_jaspersandner.jpg http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k192/Pyroclasm00/Newton_Freberg_jaspersandnerl.jpg

And this guy is the most recent, still in sketch stage..

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k192/Pyroclasm00/Preacher_Thwartrap_sketch_jaspersandner.jpg

[dlincoln83]

friggen awesome work man!!!

[ezekrialase]

You have an awesome sketchbook, and there's a ton of improvement throughout all of it!

[ChaosTheory]

Great sketchbook dude! Love your concepts

Btw, why did u leave art school?

[Ludic]

Aaawesome but yeah like Chaostheory said, why'd ya leave art school? Wasn't it what you were looking for?

Great work as always

[Jasper_]

dlincoln83 Thanks!

ezekrialase Thank you!

ChaosTheory Thanks man!

Ludic Thanks bro!

In response to Ludic and ChaosTheory, and anyone else curious:
I left art school because I felt like I wasn't getting enough out of it to justify the ridiculous amount of money I was putting into it. That's probably the shortest answer I've given on the topic, but it pretty much sums everything up haha. I needed to change things and try something different. If Jai and I can get this livestream going I'll more than happy to discuss it a bit more.

Anyway, here's my newest personal piece. Spent more time than I wanted to on it, so hopefully the next few will come out quicker. It's the second boss in the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. King Dodongo!

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nP4s8yfrLME/Tw3Uy3uutDI/AAAAAAAAAX4/JjAY2QaJykA/s1600/King+Dodongo3_jaspersandner_800px.jpg

[Metal Fingers]

Fucking sexy, I feel your sentiments on leaving art school, its why I left where I was. You need returns if you're gonna shovel out shit tons of dollars.

[blindshot]

Seeing your improvement over such a short period of time is inspiring! Keep it up, man!

[YihyoungLi]

Goddam those textures are hot. The colors are really gorgeous too. Maybe his mouth needs some drool? ;P Awesome work.

[pgf95]

"I left art school because I felt like I wasn't getting enough out of it to justify the ridiculous amount of money I was putting into it"
i have read to much of this on this site and in basicly every art related comunity,so once i graduate and not gonna go to college.

just for it man! amazing stuff!good luck!

[Fetsch]

Cool one jasper, great textures again.

[Teundeboer]

I've been replaying Zelda OOT on my gamecube this week, so these drawings are great : )

[Meps]

Really phenomenal sketchbook. I've been enjoying seeing your WIPs (and the final products as well--that goes without saying). The way you render textures is really excellent--I was surprised when you said a few pages back that you don't use photo textures, only overlapping brushes. Any chance you could elaborate on that? I'd love to be able to bring more texture into my own work (and the sharpness in your rendering is great, too!)

As far as critiques go (I feel almost wrong critiquing someone so much more skilled than myself, but that's what these forums are for, yeah?), I'd say that King Dodongo up there needs some kind of foreground element--the rocks and lava cracks are marvelous, but adding something closer in the foreground would help to push the depth and establish a sense of scale for the creature. Other than that it's great.

Anyway, sorry for the super-long post. Loving the sketchbook and looking forward to more. :)

[GEB]

You always have such great texture to your work that last one is mental. Though the mouth seems too overpowering to me and the bottom jaw looks a bit out of whack

[prsnsweeney]

wow man love this series your doing good luck with not going to school anymore hope everything goes well

[Jasper_]

Hey everyone! Low on time here, so I can't get to replies, but for anyone interested, here's a tutorial on King Dodongo!!

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k192/Pyroclasm00/Dodongo_tutorial_jaspersandner.jpg

[CarlSpringer]

damn sexy tutorial, your style of work and your form is kicking worldwide ASS!

[Whimsicaltwigs]

Hey, lovely sketchbook! Not only do you have wonderful sketches and character concepts, but you have tips as well. Just wanted to say awesome work and keep it up!

[NickyBeats]

great tutorial man! interesting process. looking forward to the next boss you tackle from Zelda!!

[PS Zant]

What a awesome sketchbook. thanks for the tutorial very nice to see your processes.

[Meps]

Thanks a ton for the tutorial, man. You really make it look easy.

It's true that Color Burn and Color Dodge are somewhat underused--I've never really found a use for them in my own work, but you've convinced me to start experimenting with them more.

On a side note, do you download most of your texture brushes or make your own from scratch with the dual brush and/or texture settings?

[Fellah.]

You, sir, are fucking awesome:)

[Zesiul]

Hey man I really appreciate the tutorial I asked about. Really amazing work :]

[PieMonster]

Awesome!

[Mangix]

Wow thanks for that tutorial. It is golden knowledge.

[Ludic]

Pure gold! Thanks for the post!

[Engor]

I really like your pieces. NIce!

[Izene]

Amazing!

[Jasper_]

Hey everyone! Gonna be livestreaming in about an hour at 8pm est with Jai Kamat! We'll be talking about art school, freelancing, techniques, whatever. Come hang out! I'll be streaming the next boss in the Legend of Zelda series- Barinade!

LIVESTREAM (http://www.livestream.com/specularhighlights)

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fzQbVc7ySfo/TxrRPvjNw_I/AAAAAAAAAZU/AGpOBRu5OFw/s1600/lighting3.jpg

[NickyBeats]

dude awesome stream! was very cool seeing you do it, even though i got there late! will definately keep my eyes peeled for the next one!

[Fetsch]

another great one in the works, was nice watching you paint it.

[Mangix]

look forward to the next livestream

[Jasper_]

Hey everyone. I'm just gonna get to specific replies for now-

Meps Thanks man, but don't be fooled, that piece probably took at least 25 hours. I don't actually use 'texture' brushes. When I say that, I mean I don't use brushes with the texture box checked. I don't really like them, since there's seams in most of the textures if they're not high res enough, and the brushtrokes are not consistent. I much prefer to use the dual brush function, as those brushes are always predictable. As far as downloading, I've got the brush sets from most of the typical guys -Hannes, Min Yum, M@, Jaime Jones, Whit Brachna- and then I've got a set of my own brushes. I switch back and forth all the time depending on what I want to do. Mostly now I'm just using a set of a few brushes of my own.

Fellah. Hey man thanks for stopping by, I appreciate it. I've looked up to you since I've started on CA back in 2005 or something, your avatar pic was one of the first images I saved in my inspiration folder haha.


Everyone else, thanks for all of your comments, and I'm glad you guys liked the tutorial! I'll keep making them! Again let me know if anything is unclear or you want me to cover something else I do in my work. Here's some progress on the next Zelda boss from last nights stream. Still very wip, but I'll get there! Also, a sketch for an ArtOrder challenge!

Also, thanks to everyone whose been hanging out with us the past two days on livestream, we're going to try and continue on a pretty consistent schedule! Follow either Jai's twitter or mine for updates!
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k192/Pyroclasm00/wip1.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-figFAp61I5E/TxrQFjNHa-I/AAAAAAAAAY8/x2vXhmXBsvw/s1600/wip3_jaspersandner.jpg

[Jasper_]

Hello everyone! Gonna be streaming in about 20-30 minutes!! LIVESTREAM (http://livestream.com/specularhighlights)

Also, here are some sketches for the Bloodsports Gorilla Guardians challenge

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1VCTZDpj3Ew/Tx7YzfjsEKI/AAAAAAAAAaM/k8aHxa7Yg70/s1600/Scan-120124-0002.jpg

[Pkmike]

damn you, the sketches are so cool <3

[Metal Fingers]

I'd really try and push the scale on that last zelda boss paintin, he doesn't feel quite nearly as large as he should. Cheers! Also, human dudes hand in the duo illustration, his right hand ends right at the edge of his leg, flattens out a bit, but thats nit pickin. I can't give you an asspat EVERY time i come in, just like 99% of the time. :harbl:

[NickyBeats]

great livestream guys! always cool seeing everyone else pushing themselves. always a huge inspiration!!

[jonafunart]

Yeah I enjoyed the livestream too :) I also love the Zelda bosses!

[Meps]

I wish the livestreams didn't happen when I'm in class--One day I'll be able to watch, too!

Great gorilla sketches--you did an awesome job conveying the fur with the hatch lines. Also, Barrinade is looking great. I haven't seen the stream (again, boo) but the WIPs are really inspiring.

(Thanks for the tips on brushes!)

[ThomasM]

seriously? seriously? man this sketchbook is good. I think Ive seen it before at some point, but the improvement since then is disgusting to behold! really nice work...

Those gorillas are damn tasty, I think I might have to have a go at imitating that style of hatching/rendering later on.

Keep up the good work

[Giorge]

hard worker!

[mushroomz]

Super stuff , always a pleasure to see your post.

[DefiledVisions]

Damn dude, you're doing great. Thos Gorillastudies are kickass and that latest zeldaboss is gonna be pure win! can't wait to see what you'll update with next :)

[Yor]

sweet stuff again man, ur rocking it!

[Jasper_]

Hey guys! Thanks everyone who came by the streams to hang out. Not sure when we're going to be on again, but we'll keep you updated. Appreciate all of your comments as well. Here's a new piece I've just finished for the League of Legends art contest. Inspired by Hannes and his methods of working, so I tried out some new processes.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-v5tkj-C9KZM/TywNsUYLblI/AAAAAAAAAbU/9wAdy5-4fRA/s1600/Morgana-Updated-tagged_jaspersandner.jpg

[Metal Fingers]

Nice gesture in that one man! I would say the wing membranes are a bit distracting though with all the texture. I would maybe recommend replacing that with a softer more transparent membrane that would allow the textures in the character to shine a bit more. I unfortunately never got to finish my entry due to work. :-/

[Nibras]

Ohh jazzy, everything you do is so beautiful. Looking forward to more and I'll hopefully try to catch on of the stream

[Aryeh]

absolutely beautiful

[Meps]

Awesome piece, man! As always, your textures and rendering are phenomenal.

I do agree with MetalFingers that the wings seem a bit distracting--they could probably be a little bit more transparent so that the texture isn't so overpowering compared to the figure (which looks great, by the way). It also might be nice to see just a hint of the warmer tones from the figure worked into the wings.

(I can't wait to see the finished Barrinade painting!)

[Mike L]

Gorgeous work as always, love those sketches in #1117!

[Reedux]

I absolutely love the pic of Morigan.
Wish you had done it on LS :(

[Izzual]

I LOVE your gorillas ! =D
I will try to watch one of your livestream ! =)

[kischi]

you are going to get awesome! ;)

[alexson]

Great work man, the morrigan chick looks great. Are you doing this round of bloodsports? If so; good luck and I look forward to seeing what you come up with!

[Jasper_]

Thanks a lot guys! Appreciate the crits and comments!

Reedux - Thanks man, I wish I could have too. It was like 3 days straight of hardcore painting, and I figured livestream would be a little too distracting to get it all finished in time. Also...you've played Dragon Age? hehe I've called Morgana 'Morigan' so many times.

alexson Thanks! Probably won't be doing any bloodsports for a little while, pretty busy with things right now! Wish I could though.

Just gonna post up a few random bits and wips that I haven't posted here yet, and put up a new illustration on the next page. On a side note, I'll be sending my stuff in to wizards of the coast again in a couple of days, so I'll let you all know how that goes. I was also contacted by a recruiter at EA games and will be taking an art test for them this week! Pretty pumped!

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k192/Pyroclasm00/caesar.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k192/Pyroclasm00/11-8-2011copy.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k192/Pyroclasm00/armorstudy.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k192/Pyroclasm00/finished_jaspersandner.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k192/Pyroclasm00/wip5_jaspersandner.jpg

Also, the lines for that last image

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k192/Pyroclasm00/lines.jpg

[JoeS]

Those gorilla sketches are the bees knees! Killer work all round though:)

[Reedux]

Aaah, I'm so jelly. I love this stuff man.
Good luck with Wotc and EA!

[Lauraroid]

The greyscale drawing on first page is awesome!

[Jasper_]

JoeS, Reedux, Lauraroid - Thanks for stopping by!

Here's another illustration for the League of Legends contest. Finishing up a commission as well, then hopefully I'll be starting that art test today. I'll see when I can post that up.

http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/052/d/d/art_of_revelry_2___ryze_by_jaspersandner-d4qb3qe.jpg

[skMOP]

Are you hoping to catch the attention of Riot with these? Haha.

I wish I could do the same but I don't play LoL so I don't think I could do accurate fanart :(. Keep up the work man and I enjoy listening to your voice on livestream ;)

[Marlo]

Hi Jasper, I think you're work is truly awe-inspiring and eye opening. I read your first post that you are 17 and not sure if you can get ito art college. Well, I am 16, I may not be as good as you but here is something you should look into. Is your school or any other schools that are looking for young artists? I went into this art program where they give scholarships for anyone who takes their first sample class for free and even help you with stuff for portfolios and telling you which colleges give scholarships and which don't. Stuff like that!!


Maybe, if you haven't tried already, should get into this stuff besides selling yourself to riot ( which imo, should have you on their team)
but open yourself up to opportunities. I heard children's books and book covers are very good for freelancing to make up money for college. And plus maybe it would open yourself up to a different part of art you never knew about. You're art seems very like league of legends and WoWish, which is amazing. I am sure you will achieve your dream, don't let money ever bring you down because you can always obtain it!

edit: hope this was useful :blush:

[Pigeonkill]

That last painting is pretty cool. Just one other comment. The red pen stroke on the scroll right above his head. For a moment I thought he a horn coming out of right side of his head.

[merl1n]

Nice and colorful stuff you have here,

cheers

[jedininjaman]

the edges seem a little too sharp all over in both of the LoL pieces, especially for the colors on the forms, ie ryze's tribals, his belt, and scrolls. Also he seems a bit over saturated and indecisive in pallette

[DANKA]

Great works!

[Alexandr Pascenko]

i love your juicy colors man!

[Reedux]

STEPS D:<

[midknight523]

luv the colors

[Fetsch]

sweeeeet Jasper! good luck with the ea test, you'll rock it surely :)

[Meps]

So. Awesome. Good luck with Wizards and EA! I'm sure you'll blow 'em away :D

Also, that last illustration looks great! I like how you used that bright blue light to pick out the focal points. The only criticism I have for it is that you have so many high-value, high-saturation spots in the foreground (the energy, the figure, the flower petals, etc.) that the background is almost completely lost. Even when I try to look at it my eye keeps shifting back to the figure. Granted, that could also just mean you're doing a good job of keeping the viewer's eye on the focal point, so if that's what you were going for, good job. Wow, that was rambly. Just food for thought XD

[kischi]

hey jasper this is really good work man, love the anatomy of his body :)

[CommandoFilis]

Awesome stuff man O: !

[Kungfoowiz]

Good luck for the EA test Jasper! =) Your work ROCKS! =)

[Jasper_]

skMOP Well I did them for a contest to hopefully get some exposure. Unfortunately, none came. lol. I only played the game for a month to do the art.

Marlo Hehe I'm not 17 anymore, turned 21 in December. I'm well past the whole college thing now haha, I recently 'dropped out'. Maybe I'll go back somewhere soon, maybe not. Wanted to work on my portfolio a bit and land some more freelance before I do anything.

Pigeonkill Thanks! Good point though, I hadn't noticed it!

merl1n Thanks man!

jedininjaman Thanks, I agree they may be a bit too sharp. Tried working a different way with selections. Disagree about the colors though. I find the saturated palette to work very well for the style of art that League of Legends uses.

DANKA Thanks man!

Alexandr Pascenko Hehe thanks a lot for stopping by man!

Reedux Ah yes! I'll see if I can post some up soon. I basically got the process from Hannes's tutorials on deviantart though.

midknight523 Thanks!

Fetsch Thanks man I hope so!

Meps Thanks man! I actually think what you mentioned is a good thing. I didn't want the background to take any sort of control of the image. That is basically all I wanted it to be, just a 'background'.

kischi Thanks man!

CommandoFilis Thank you!

Kungfoowiz Thanks a lot man!


Wow, just finally finished up a bunch of work. Now I just have to decide what personal stuff to do. Probably work on some studies and get back to Zelda stuff. Anyway, here is the first EA test that I took. They contacted me a couple weeks ago and asked if I would take a test. After doing this one, they thought my work would be better suited for another team at the same studio, so I was assigned a second one. I just finished the second one late last night, so I'm awaiting the results. This is just the stuff from the first one, done in two days.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k192/Pyroclasm00/ArtTest_2_jaspersandner.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k192/Pyroclasm00/ArtTest_1_jaspersandner.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k192/Pyroclasm00/scifibro_jaspersandner.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k192/Pyroclasm00/meleegoblin_jaspersandner.jpg

[Ludic]

Fuck dude, this is crazy awesome.

Good luck, you totally deserve a position at EA.

[Alexanderjr]

Wow! congrats on the art test! that stuff is nice! Im rooting for you, you've got the skills man! really inspiring sketchbook, i've been here a couple times before and it's always inspiring :) thanks

[DennisH-Art]

You art has been a big source of inspiration to me since I decided to start drawing! Best of luck with the art test (hearing that motivated me even more, since I got so jealous lol :P)

[MacTire]

Really nice job on the art test Jasper! Nice job or the various style iterations. Looking forward to the next batch.

[fireblade]

Great sketchbook, you've really developed a lot since the first page, inspiring to see.

[Velocity Kendall]

have you heard back from EA yet??

[Pkmike]

thats beautiful! hope you get the job man :D awesome cartoony nipples haha

[PxelSlayer]

Wicked stuff, kind sir! LOVE it!

Keeping fingers crossed...*glares at EA*

[DefiledVisions]

cool to hear man! good luck with EA! and I do hope you get to do more zelda stuff soon. That stuff is kickassingly inspiring

[GEB]

Great updates man! That girl on the previous page is FIT!!! Why don't my girls ever look like that...

[kischi]

good luck man, great work!

[f1x]

I hate it that you probably sent them a 100 pages portfolio and they tell you to take a test, like if your portfolio was not enoug information,
but well, thats it with big companys

lets hope that you get good news from them tho, you definitely have the quality and attitude for it

[Seaport]

Great sketchbook and cheers for the tutorial post #1099 very informative

[Jasper_]

Ludic Thank you man, I appreciate it!

Alexanderjr Thanks a lot for the kind words man!

DennisH-Art Wow, thanks! That's always nice to hear.

MacTire Thanks man, can't wait to show you guys the rest!

fireblade Thanks man!

Velocity Kendall Not yet, but it's the weekend, so hopefully monday or tuesday!

Pkmike Thanks a lot man, haha.

PxelSlayer Thanks for the support man!

DefiledVisions Thanks a lot bro I'm working on them now!

GEB Hehe thanks. Just gotta find sexy reference.

kischi Thanks!

f1x I appreciate it, thanks a lot. I feel the same way about art tests, but it's how things are done I suppose.

Seaport Great! Glad you liked it.


Well back to some studies and Ocarina of Time bosses for now. Here's a study from Star Trek. I really liked how this turned how, and I would love to start pushing my work more in this direction. Hopefully trying to move some of this stuff into the zelda monsters.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1AFzWGke7QY/T1vyDA2lYvI/AAAAAAAAAdU/RhX2OnWt7b0/s1600/startrek_study_jaspersandner+copy.jpg

[NickyBeats]

love the movement and fov in this one! very cinematic.

[Mawh]

Wow, interesting creature. From Star Trek you say... can we know its name please ? I'd be curious to take a look at the original !

[Jasper_]

Thanks guys! Mawh I have no clue what it's name is lol, it was a screen capture from the movie.

Here's a self-portrait!

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gPdlJM-ItAI/T2pjmdAi3nI/AAAAAAAAAdo/iFBGohUCBJE/s1600/3-18-2012.jpg

[spitboi7]

I love your use of color man - reminds me of Van Gogh. That self portrait is a good example of what I mean. You are going places man and I hope that I can get there with you but you are ways ahead!

Keep at it bro! :)

- Spit

[Jasper_]

spitboi7 Thanks for the comment man, I'm sure you'll be right along side me in no time :)

Here's some stuff from the second art test for EA Games. As it turns out, the position was canceled, so, just gotta keep moving on.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-J3XWbwHGeo0/T2yoPcptQSI/AAAAAAAAAd4/gnRhKMCN2Ws/s1600/HulkingKnight2_jaspersandner.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ywzwykWuYKA/T2yoYUsGwaI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/wplL-qHeOh0/s1600/IntimidatingNecromancer_jaspersandner.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ad-09SoqAY0/T2yoSBtMFRI/AAAAAAAAAeA/xPK2Za4JMpM/s1600/HulkingKnight_DesignSheet2_jaspersandner.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IR3oAthyGy0/T2yoV3HT5NI/AAAAAAAAAeI/MhHKi5I4KrI/s1600/IntimidatingNecromancer_DesignSheet2_jaspersandner .jpg

[kischi]

awesome - I love how you rendered the armor

[kimozabbi]

great work man. sorry to hear about the EA position. Im sure youll get a better offer next time!

[midknight523]

sorry to hear that. your work rox

[Jasper_]

Thanks guys!

Here is some artwork that was recently released from the Lord of the Rings card game, by Fantasy Flight Games. These are a bit old.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZNQoUZMyOKA/T3HsgSWWqfI/AAAAAAAAAfY/CkOUTv4zqO0/s1600/GoblingArcher_jaspersandner.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CV-0QbadeuQ/T3Hsj9QwyyI/AAAAAAAAAfg/dkU26y44Sfs/s1600/Followedbynight_JasperSandner.jpg

[NickyBeats]

wow man! love all the updates. that last guy is creepy!! the art tests, even though they werent selected were definately a success. i really love the sillhouettes and the designs overall. the final products are amazing too. your really stepping things up man! keep up all the hard work!

[kevin_]

man just found this sketchbook, man did u make some progress! love you designs and style!

[The_Flying_Dutchman]

Nicely unsettling work. Good textures, especially on the last pieces. Perhaps give the character sheet figures some harder lighting to help their sense of volume?

Keep it up!

[fudgeloaf]

awesome updates man! <3

[towy]

beauty work again

[Hecatic]

Wow love your works..

[Gloominati]

Maaaan dat brushwork !! love it

[PieMonster]

Awesome stuff man, love the edges on the last creepy dude!

[poetry man]

sick stuff Jasper! inspiring...

[Jovian M]

The colors and edges in here are ridiculous. This study (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1AFzWGke7QY/T1vyDA2lYvI/AAAAAAAAAdU/RhX2OnWt7b0/s1600/startrek_study_jaspersandner+copy.jpg) looks unreal, man. Awesome awesome awesome.

[dlincoln83]

your work never fails - so damn awesome

[Amit_F]

awesome orcs Jasper!...feels so fleshy!
they are old but they are still precious... ow yes, yes, my precious ;)

[Amit_F]

awesome orcs Jasper!...feels so fleshy!
they are old but they are still precious... ow yes, yes, my precious ;)

[Reika]

I love the way you texture! Darn nice brushwork :D

[Jasper_]

Been a while! Hope you guys are doing well. Here are some real quick sketches.

Some good news though, finally got work with Wizards of the Coast, and I'm working on Magic: The Gathering!

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k192/Pyroclasm00/4-29-2012copy.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k192/Pyroclasm00/anatomyhead1copy.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k192/Pyroclasm00/lotr_uruk_kaicopy.jpg

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k192/Pyroclasm00/lotr2copy.jpg

[Ludic]

sexy stuff bro

[Aryeh]

grats

[PlugTurtle]

I've been drawing on and off for years now and only really started properly drawing recently in the past 3 months and I'm not close to your skill level . Ur a great artist btw! I'm 15 years old

[wreck]

Dude!

You fuckin did it! i Remember hearin that was your summer goal for you a few months back, so congrats! It's nice to see you reachin your goals. You deserve it man! All that work pays off in the end.

Stoked to see what you pump out too.

[TFsean]

Yes man congrats on wizards! :) Still dont get how you get such good texture density in some of your pieces though.

[Yor]

ha love the orcs man! cool update

<3

[Metal Fingers]

your sexture work is top notch, pure sex. really. :D