EKOes Sketchbook-----> Big Update!!

[EKOes]

Ok, i study animation in Florence Italy, from the september 2007 I have bought mine wacom and I have begun to interest me to the digital art, are self-taught and the fact to be italian boy with a insufficient acquaintance of English does not help me, place some jobs, I very well know that my level are low above all with color values and tone of color, I ask to you for being patients, I am engaging myself to full time but the things to learn are really many and sometimes creed not to make it, every critic us or compliment are truly very important and perhaps they will help me to go ahead

[EKOes]

Go to the last page!!

[EKOes]

nature draws

[DaPhat]

The trees are awsome. I love the detail in the trunks. Keep up the good work.

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DaPhat: Oh thanks! I love to design the nature,the wood is beautiful, allows you to using fantasy

[EKOes]

mi first job with digital painting, the ref is master Caravaggio :)

[EKOes]

this one my first portraits in digital painting

[EKOes]

and the second, not finished

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this from a mac webcam :P

[EKOes]

this my first environment painting with ref and some use of color picker :(

[EKOes]

this is a school works, is a background for one animation

[EKOes]

30 minutes speed environment

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first 90 minutes the second 20 no ref

[EKOes]

a series of B/W speed environment no ref, study values, various time max 1 hour

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[Mattinian]

nice work... i like the little windmill. Your cliff need some more grass here and there, it`s like it`s covered in moss right now.
Keep it up you`re on the right track :]

[EKOes]

thanks for the visit and comments, a lot appreciates! :)

[EKOes]

a series of speed color environment, no ref

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my last speed concept

[Freshlysqueezed]

you got potential ,dont waste it dude ..keep up the good work
great enviroments
peace

[EKOes]

thanks dude! :P

[TheGnoll]

weilaaa

benvenuto su conceptart.org :)

very nice speed paints and stuff.I thik you kinda of overworked the smudgng in the torso study.

stuff in post 16,17 and 21 is very, very good :)

continua a postare, spargi la voce!

ciao!

[EKOes]

oh very thanks for the visit!!
What you mean for overworked in the torso study?

Grazie per l'incoraggiamento ne ho veramente bisogno :)

Ciao

[iamgale]

waw, i see a lot of things that i like here. that bird is so cool. I like the 5th thumbnail in post #20 and the 2nd one in post #21. your environments look so great. and your torso study looks nice except that the left chest looks flat and TheGnoll is right you kinda oversmudged it, you could try rendering it instead of smudging, XD

[EKOes]

ohh how many comments today, are happy! Thanks!

PS: I try to fix the torso :)

[Miles_]

Your referenced work is really stunning man, the detail on the first one is mindblowing. Your environments are way ahead of your figure work at the moment. You might wanna consider buying some anatomy books such as

Hogarths dynamic anatomy - By Burne Hogarth

Figure drawing for all its worth - By Andrew Loomis

any bridgeman books, I've heard good things about them.

Keep it up you'll progress quickly :D.

[EKOes]

oh thanks of compliment! As far as anatomy in the n #5 they have been made a lot fastly 15 20 minutes, I possess the books, thanks for the council, recently I have found this site: http://www.posemaniacs.com/pose/thirtysecond.html
truly useful!

[pagedown]

Post 25 seems very interesting....i am curious to see what their all looking at.
Did you use a ref for that one?

[EKOes]

Post 25 seems very interesting....i am curious to see what their all looking at.
Did you use a ref for that one?

i capture a screenshoot from a barry lyndon film, but bad quality :(

[EKOes]

ok from ref 90 minutes

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Another from ref, no good :(

[EKOes]

fast study, 30 minutes.... i go to bed :)

[delioussina]

I really like the motion in your work and use of color. Keep doing what you do!

[EKOes]

this is an abitant of Atlantide, i tryed to remove white and cleaned line.
I add a paper texture


i don't know this is a right metod for clean sketch, help!

[hm2k]

some nice work here. your first portraites on the first page are detailed very nicely. it seems you have picked up digi's very well, keep going!

[EKOes]

hey thanks Dude!!

[Cup of Joe]

Yo EKOes! Here are those examples I talked about in the PM. I'll just put in links so I don't take over your thread.

The goal is to Focus on proportions on the first step. If you get those down good, blocking in the values is easy. It also helps to have the layers arranged by darkness (for example, the black layer is on top of the dark grey layer, which is is on top of the light grey layer.)
This is just a really quick example, so it's a little messy.

STEP 1 (http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/3415/step1cw9.jpg)
STEP 2 (http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/750/step2wm9.jpg)
STEP 3 (http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/7457/step3kc6.jpg)
STEP 4 (http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/9862/step4px7.jpg)

Example refs- 1 (http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/5247/monochromeportrait), 2 (http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/7053/08yw3.jpg), 3 (http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/9089/05zk0.jpg).

Feel free to use any black and white portraits you have too. If You have any questions, just ask me!

[EKOes]

a speed elephant

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thanks Cup of Joe!!!

[Draniel]

nice elephant! i really like the cool and warm color you used on its skin. add some highlight on its eyeball to bring some life :)

[EKOes]

thanks to stop in my sb Draniel!

[EKOes]

i need some theory and practice example for Hue Saturation and Brightness, i find some problem to choose the initial color, if someone wants they give an aid to me are recognizing. For example i try to color the character that I have attached in #38 post

[EKOes]

ok i don't sure who understand, i don't save the passage, this is the final

[DeJakhalz]

Good stuff man, really see you are still experimenting by the difference of the drawings. But thats very inspiring. Cheers

[TheGnoll]

EXCELLENT work on the photo-reffed animals, really nice stuff.
About the drawing its all basically about building up a "design" palette, and build up anatomy (human and animal) skills

keep sharing, catch ya on msn!

ciao

[EKOes]

thanks DeJakhalz, yes i tried to experiment various tecnique because different way egual different effect

@TheGnoll: thanks friends! :)

and now todays environment with a initial sketch

[Hive_minD]

I really enjoy your digitals.
Keep doing the studies, from both ref and life!
Though a suggestion, which I myself got... Do more studies on entire bodies, not just torsos and faces. It's harder, and more challenging, but totally worth the effort.
Kick ass

Chris

[Dreamworker]

Benvenuto su CA!
Very nice SB. I like in particular your landscapes and you digital painting skills began very good!
Keep sharing, cheers ;)

[EKOes]

oh thanks guys, i promise that i will insert entire figure studies :)

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[Cup of Joe]

Dang, you keep busy around here. Those animal studies are great!
Good job on the first assignment! It looks like you got the basic idea. There are only a few thing I can see to improve on. First off, the cheek area should be a little smoother. That line of light grey that that runs down it looks odd. Also, and this may be preference, but I would lighten the line going from the corner of her nose down to the corner of her mouth. Something like that is generally fine, but if your painting women's faces, hard lines like that seem to add age or hardness to the face, even if it doesn't seem that way in a photograph.

I'll have a new assignment tomorrow on perspective. Keep up the hard work in the meantime!

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[DANKA]

Nice work, especially on the photo reference study.
Pay attention on the volumes when draw (like te good noses sketches)
do not ad details or hatching before you aren't sure to hit the 3d structure of the subject.
Look the seated clapping skeleton, is the best, it's 3d!
Ciao, vai così! ;-)
Dan

[TheGnoll]

WHOA man!

looks like you're working your ass off lately, much respect!

talk to you soon i hope :)

ciao!

[EKOes]

thanks friends, the support is very appreciate! the anatomy is difficult to learn alone :)

[EKOes]

a digital watercolor test

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90 minutes

[Keno]

Your landscapes are so unique... it is CERTAINLY a strength of yours!!

Keep it up!!

K

[EKOes]

oh very very thanks :)

[EKOes]

1 point perspective

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ref: william whitaker (http://www.williamwhitaker.com/B_HTML_files/06_tech/redhead.HTM)

[TheGnoll]

why isn't anybody replying at this thing?!
you're doing GREAT man, the studies are getting better and better and it looks like you have the willpower and skills you need to improve really quicky,
If i were you i would try and push forward both referenced studies AND imagination drawing where you apply what you have learned, as i told you on msn.
But again, i really envy people like you that have the patience and right midset to actually do this kind of study, and show this much dedication :)

keep sharing man, keep sharing, and have some stars :)

ciao

[Matthew Forte]

Great studies and paintings, and your environments are beautiful! Great stuff. My only recommendation would be to use some brighter colors in some of your paintings, something that would really bring out a portion of the face or landscape that you would like to emphasize.

[EKOes]

very very thanks for the critics and the comment

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unfinished enviro

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[Dreamworker]

Nice updates! the last two portrait are very good, great studies!
Ciao :mittenbop:

[donalfall]

You're working like a demon, obviously. These are building into a great body of stuff, particularly the Whittaker pic. Your colour use always seems a little high-key in the landscapes - as in, not quite natural - but it works with the palette you use. I like 'em anyways. You *could* try and mute your palette to more earthy stuff, but you don't need to bother.

Great work!

[EKOes]

Thanks, I'll try to study seriously but the things to learn are many, slowly slowly hope to make improvements

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final version

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very fast sketch

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iguana speed sketch

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I find to learn some tutorial for a character portraits

[Warforce17]

I really like the iguana
Keep on posting.

[Hive_minD]

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=345344&stc=1&d=1207953160
The iguana looks frikkin awesome. Would love to see more progress on that one :)

Chris

[EKOes]

thanks for stop in my page, friends!
I hope continued to follow my small improvements :)

[pandahund]

That iguana is indeed awesome. I like the watercolourish look to it :)

[EKOes]

before going to bed... they are tired

[Chate Noire]

That portrait looks pretty good! I like the nose and mouth area, and the colors look good.

There may be a little too much brightness on the forehead and cheek bone, which is emphasized by the darkness of the hair and the left side of the painting. I would also consider giving just a bit of those warm tones to the shirt, to make it more part of the painting.

[TheGnoll]

great job on that iguana dude, and that character portait and the 2 last characters show great improvement...got a link for that tut? worked really well for ya!
why not take that little character on the left and make him big starting from that thumbnail!

gottadodigitalsgottadodigitals

ciao

[HAJiME]

I LOVE that http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=342829&stc=1&d=1207695313

Wonderful stuff. I can't critique this, it's amazing.

Sorry for the useless comment. Really impressive stuff though.

[EKOes]

@chate noire: thanks for the council
@gnoll: perhaps thanks like always, more ahead I will make as you say
@Hajime: they are happy that you like! :P

[JCH]

Some great work here man. Love the studies and the animals. Will keep a eye on this thread in the future.

[EKOes]

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anatomy sketch today

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portraits study, not finished

[Dreamworker]

Great progression, mate! The last portrait is a promise, Keep sharing!
Ciao :mittenbop:

[humanNature6115]

Keep going


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http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=120761

[EKOes]

really quick sketch, 20 minutes

[TheGnoll]

excellent work man, your progression is really fast :)

ciao

[EKOes]

thanks Gnoll! I make of my best, i hope! :P

[mentler]

GREAT LOOKING
SKETCHBOOK

I GAVE YOU
!5 BONES!

[EKOes]

my God 4 stars! i am truly honored, i didn't think of deserving them so soon, thanks everybody for your support
I promise that engagement to maintain them to me

@: Mentler your sketchbook is the bible! I'm honored! :P

[EKOes]

ok, from mind, no ref, i play with color for create atmosferic illumination
my first creatures

[DARAF]

Love that last portrait. Keep it up.

[EKOes]

thank for stopped in my sketchbook Daraf!

[Dreamworker]

not bad sir! keep sharing ;)

[EKOes]

the last three i draw when i had 5 years.

[EKOes]

86 x 56 cm

[sketcheth]

Wow, man. Really, really nice work. You've got a great amount of improvement here. SUper impressive. I like the William Whitaker piece from the previous page a lot. Keep up the wickedly fast improvement! *subscribes to this thread* You're a new role model, dude. :D Rock on.

[iella]

Very nice style you have there! I like the way your works have immensively progressed. You have a very good sense of colour and form. The way you apply drammatic lighting is also amazing. I will be watching for further updates :)

[EKOes]

oh thanks friends, i very busy this week, i post new sketch as soon as I can :)

[EKOes]

vilppu studies

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value study

[algenpfleger]

ooooh good values :)

[EKOes]

ohhh thanks a lot :P

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about 90 min

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I must study a background..

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i try alias sketchbook, i sketch 1 hour, wonderful program and easy to use.

[TheGnoll]

hey man

i like the fact i now see a lot more imagination sketches side by side with your studies, it was about time you put what you learned in practice :)

about the croc, it ended up pretty well.I'm stil not convinced of the feet, they should be a bit bigger, and need to be a bit more detailed (put some fingers on them, or maybe claws, or even cowboy boots hehe) I'd also lower his belt down to his waist line, n maybe add a gilet or whatever.(and you might wanna staighter up that background line, make it horizontal)
would be cool to see this one in color, magari lasciagli anche la barbetta incolta grigio bluastra hehe

ciao!

[EKOes]

Thanks Gnoll :) In any case i like this feet :P

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[Novbert]

Thanx for commenting on my sketchbook!
I must say that you improve very fast. Both your reffed and non-reffed ones are coming along nicely
The portrait you're using as avatar is just stunning - that's my favourite so far.
Keep on sketching, man!

[EKOes]

thank you for commenting Novbert :)

[EKOes]

some update....

PS: The first is a tutorial of bobby chiu

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[monotony]

nice work EKOes. you got great color and portraitstudies.
And I love the "great hunter" piece. nice shading on the trees especially. you should do more finished illustrations like that.

[EKOes]

thank you fro stopping in my sketchbook monotony :P
unfortunately I do not have much time for redefine optimally, in this moment I prefer to explore new techniques

[EKOes]

little creatures update

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a mixed bear sketch

[kelly x]

Hi and nice work you have going here I would love to see this girls face taken much further she is looking amazing -- the one in your avatar -- if you have the photo ref you should keep going and blending and she could be your #1 piece!! Such a great start.-- some very good work here.

[EKOes]

I see if I succeed to recover the photo ref I can continue it, thanks to stopped here :)

[lennon]

Hey man, great stuff!
#138 strike me as a lightening. And your painting abilities show a lot. That pice with the hunter is awesome.

[EKOes]

@: lennon= oi thanks man, i really appreciate it!

[EKOes]

some fast background before go to bed

[drewfarr]

I love em :) Very stylish and expressive little scenes, I hope you turn at least a couple into finished pieces! The animal studies look great as well.

[sketcheth]

I have to say, your work is really, really coming along. I love the skin tones and features in post #137 and also the Bobby Chiu work is really sweet too! Some of these animals are fantastic...consider doing some skeleton studies of both human and animal anatomy, knowing bone structure can really help you a lot in making your figures look more realistic...otherwise, the painting is looking good and keep doing what you're doing. Just keep posting more frequently! :D Great work...

One last thing! The background thumbnails are AWESOME. Now try doing some in tone rather than line. It's easier to create the illusion of depth if you have the varying shades from the foreground to the background.

[EKOes]

thanks guys! I very appreciate your comment, you are too much good :P

@sketcheth: you have reason, i'm concentrated more on the lines that on the color, thanks friend :P

[TheGnoll]

very nice enviroment thumbnails man, i agree they would look ven better with some tone.
Cool small creatures in the previous page too!

let the crazy cazzeggio begin!

ciao

[EKOes]

ahahahah thanks gnoll, cazzeggio sfrenato yeah!

[starzik]

Gorgeous landscapes - and great progress with the portraits and figure. Keep it up! ^_^

[-Godot-]

ho guardato il topic dalla prima pagina, grande progressione...mi piacciono davvero alcune tue cose. keep goin' on this ;-)

[EKOes]

@Godot: oh che bello un'altro italiano, mi fa molto piacere, grazie per aver visitato il mio sketchbook :P

[EKOes]

alias sketchbook pro and psd CS3

[sketcheth]

Great rendering! Flesh tones rae really getting there. Try to use more of the sharp contrast you have going on the shoulder to make other forms pop further. As far as form and structure, just those two folds or creases on the should work amazingly. It's almost just having them there that leaves you with something else to be desired from the rest of the painting. It's just that you did those SO WELL that I just want to see more of it everywhere else! Haha!
The facial features are nice, but watch the alignment of the nose with the eyes, as well as the size of the lips. The lower portion of the face seems be squeezed and slightly stretched simultaneously.

Keep at it, I know you're pushing yourself because I see gargantuan leaps even from the last portrait you did. Kudos to you for doing complete works! In closing, draw more! :D

[jedininjaman]

Great colors! heads up on the nose though, it seems to be on the same plane as her upper lip, and something with the nostrils are messed
her left eyebrow should cast a larger shadow, the way you drew it it recedes around the left eye rather than covering it, just some small things that you might want to look at if it isn't already finished
It looks nice though and the atmosphere is really neat so keep it up and stop by sometime when you get the chance:)
-jedininja

[TheGnoll]

hey man!
the second girl looks much better that the first one (that had imprecise rendering in nose n mouth) but both have a scary look in their eyes...but anyway, looking good, i like the last monster!

keep sharing!

[EKOes]

after several councils i have decided to modify the pic, hour would have to be a more better. Thanks sketcheth, jedininjaman, and TheGnoll :steph:

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[RandAlThor]

Cool critters dude, loads of character in each one... I like your little enviros too, is there a story behind these? ;-)

[EKOes]

Thankssss, not no history :davi:

[EKOes]

a speedie sketch

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20 minute sci-fi sketch

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[Flaskpost]

i love the animal studies! goodlookin stuff!
the latest grayscale paintings are cool also!

[EKOes]

thanks for stopping in my sb flaskpost :P

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a fast sketch...

[Flaskpost]

nice head designs!
but where are the studies? =)

[EKOes]

thanks Flaskpost, they have left from sketches continuing to modify, because, not studies :)

some backgrounds ....

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[the ANGRY filipino]

lovely pencil works man! I suddenly got the urge to doodle just by looking at the top post on this page..love how you 'flesh" out your drawings with your pencil lines..yet they look so tight afterwards..
Glad i dropped by, will be back again!

[EKOes]

thanks Filippino i very glad you stopped in my sb!

One fast portrait this afternoon

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[jedininjaman]

neat work, anatomy is pretty consistent
I love the little enviros you have going very cool and nice colors in the last one, you should develop it further
keep trucking and stop by sometime ;)
-jedi

[EKOes]

oh very thanks jedi :=)

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a ballpoint free sketch

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this is an atlantis veichle-creature i make with my brothers.

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[revenebo]

Complimenti! Un progresso notevole rispetto ai primi post. Tieni duro...

[kelly x]

rockin style here, some of the faces are so strong, I think some of them need a little work around the chin area or maybe this is your style - can't wait to see more!! So cool.

[EKOes]

thanks kelly I must study more and more, many thanks for the observations and the councils:)

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a pen sketch on paper and ps

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another piece make with my brother..

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T-shirt graphic

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[eparts]

thx for dropping by my sb :)

nice sketches going on. I love your latest pieces. They have such great colors. The kamikaze flag as a background is always a killer :) I think that black winged nazi death angel was pretty powerful too!

keep it up

[Clochette]

I like your simplicity in the choice of your lines.
The one with your brother is so cute, it may be so cool to draw with his brother! :)

[EKOes]

@epart: Thanks friends Much appreciate!
@clochette: thanks for stopping in my sb, is one honor for me :)

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a little fast random pics...

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30 sec posemaniacs sketch, i need more exercise :(

[revenebo]

Grazie della visita, avevo dimenticato di aver postato sul tuo SB e sono tornato...
A parte anatomia e pittura digitale mi piace il tuo stile di grafica crudo ed efficace. In particolare mi piace il post #189, mi ricorda Animatrix e Warhol.
Mi si è soffermato il cursore sull'immagine della tipa di profilo con capelli rossi e uccello sulla testa ed è comparso il titolo dell'immagine: "rossadecavei". Studi animazione a Firenze ma dai i titoli in veneto...
Traduco un po' per i non italiofoni...


Translation: Thank you for the visit, I forgot I posted on your SB and I came back...
Anatomy and digital painting apart, I like your graphic style so raw and effective. Post #189 reminds me of Animatrix and Warhol.

[EKOes]

@Revenebo: eheeh non è veneto è trentino, in effetti mi trovo sempre in difficoltà a nominare i file :P Grazie per i commenti!!

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First ascent?

[monotony]

wow lots of cool work since I last stopped by.
I really enjoy the ballpointpen sketchpages. sometimes you get great results when you just doodle around and fill the whole page without a lot of planning.
I'm not saying that you didn't think ;P but the look really loose and fresh.
and this last piece is really strong as well. easily readable sillouettes and the face in the rock is cool and nicely worked in.
keep sharing!

[EKOes]

@monotony: Oh thanks i'm very glad you like my works!

[TheGnoll]

looking good man, looks like you're having tons of experimenting going on :)
i like the "first ascent" pic and those enviro thumbnails you osted a while back :)
good luck with your project, don't forget to always polish the basics ;)

ciao!

[EKOes]

@gnoll: very thanks friend :)

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[a la bapsi]

i love that jin piece.
it's like
you took his characteristics to the barest minimum, made him recognizable in a split second!

[Flaskpost]

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=487624&stc=1&d=1223578223
very nice! i would love to see more in the same style. =)

[EKOes]

@a la bapsi-Flaskpost = thanks friends, i'm very glad you like

[sodAp]

I love the sketchy quality of your drawings!! they have a lot of personality

[EKOes]

@Sodap: very thanks!

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a steampunk girl for a class project

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a very fast mechanical rhino sketch

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a fast samurai sketch

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15 minutes landscape

[sinneart]

I do enjoy your environments - that last one is very whimsical - good stuff.

[EKOes]

@sinneart: very thanks :)

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life on train sketches

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steampunk robots for a class project

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[Clochette]

Yeah! Sweet design! I like this robot! :)

[EKOes]

very thanks Clochette i'm very glad you like this! :)

[Nettle_Mountain]

Reflection on the main body, the big one beside right arm doesn't really work with rest of the picture.Maybe reshape it a little and put darker colour against it? sorry i couldn't help more

[EKOes]

@Nettle mountain: Thanks for stop in my sketchbook, unfortunately the coloration of the robot does not convince to me, however I cannot lose time too much to us, now I leave it therefore.

some sketch on paper, sorry for bad quality of scan :(
The hand are from Marko Djurdjevic, in the heads drawing there are 3 personages of prison break, Sucre Lincoln C-note.

[Buckster]

Hey there, have not seen this stuff before.
I enjoy the simplicity of your art and
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=491826&stc=1&d=1224014496
has great, colours. The snow envo as well.

I have not browsed every page so you might have answered this before but what kind of animation are you into? I studied classical animation so I am curious.

Keep sharing
Cheers

[EKOes]

@Bukster: oh thanks for post in my sketchbook, i study animation not there is much to say if not that the things to learn are many,they are to the last year and I will have to work on short animated:) time will tell

some updates, some background for an animation project, and some pencil sketch.

[TheGnoll]

really liked the studies in post 230, nice stuff, nice contrast.Cute steampnk characters, only suggestion would be to leave all the presentation bits (image adjustments, toned paper effect etc) only as a last step, and maybe try and push even more the picture before calling it done.Yo characters could also use a bit more research and tought in the concept phase, especcially when you have a clearly defined "theme" as steampunk.check out how steam-powered stuff works, what steampowered stuff looks like, the what the real clothing looked like etc.More tought and research in the thinking stage can mae a design more interesting imho. )i was reffering especcially to the steampunk girl with umbrella).
Keep doing what you're doing, if this wasn't clear ask me on msn when you catch me online :)

ciao!

EDIT:fuck, looks like i've missed a damn page.I guess it still makes sense, but i have t add i like the robot (but things i said bout the girl apply to him too, even if he's stilized).Very nice enviroments ;)

ri-ciao!

[EKOes]

uè gnoll ti rispondo solo ora, concordo su tutto, il fatto è che il robot mi servirà per animazione e quindi è diciamo spartano di particolari, cmq ne ho fatto uno nuovo che forse è migliore appena posso lo posto, intanto grazie :)

Very very fast little background, 10 minutes

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another steampunk robots, scan and vectorize with toonboom

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[lennon]

Chiao caro Ekoes, it's a pity that so little people comment on your SB lately, because that means that they are losing a lot. Great robot designs. My favorite stuff are those cartoon portraits of that sort of wicked family. Those are really great. Also, I like the vectorized robot quite a lot. I've never heard of that program that you used; I'll probably check it out.
The thing I like the less is the painted landscapes, it's weird because they seem very well done, but there's something that I can't say about them that I dislike. Perhaps is because of the colors, as they may be over saturated, or perhaps it's about the borders, that seem like way to sharp or something.
Anyway, this last days have been great for your production, there are lots of gems around here.
If you came around to the forum again and you read this, post something, to show what stuff are you doing at in this new year.

[ForScience]

Fun happy stuff. Your environments are very whimsical with an interesting shape-making method. I would like to see more.