Eric´s Sketchbook (BigDL)(update: asap -56kuseless)

[ericdee]

Hello guy´s,
I decided also to start a sketchbook, presenting and updating often sketches from the work. Starting with new sketches done in the last days. C&C always welcome!
Cya, Eric
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/themistsketch.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/mafiafight.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/emanuelsallessketch.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/batrinul.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/strengthsample.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/strength.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/strengthpencil.jpg

[nmcleod]

damn man, I really like your style, it looks good. I love the first 2, there is so much going on, its very interesting. good work, I hope to see more

[Pezz3D]

This is some of the most inspiring work I have seen on this board! Great job!

[ericdee]

Thanx guy´s, I´m glad you like it. Here some conceptsketches.
Cya, Eric
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/conceptsketchsix.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/conceptsketchone.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/conceptsketchtwo.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/castel.jpg

[ericdee]

A couple of more unfinished sketches!
Cheers, Eric
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/bazar.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/vamp.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/schitzo.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/Cat.jpg

[Sam0s]

:shocked:

amaz..:eek:

who are you?

[Beer Baron]

This is some really beautiful stuff! Just love the Catwoman sketch. An excellent job and please, continue to post more!

[pogonip]

Wow man awesome !!

[ericdee]

@Samos
"who are you"?

Sorry man, I´m not to often here at the CAForum, but I try to change that.
Here some rough scribbles,
Cheers, Eric
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchi.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchj.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchf.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketcha.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchc.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchb.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchd.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketche.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchh.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchg.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchk.jpg

[TheBlasianOne]

sick:eek:

[ericdee]

Rough comicsketches.
Cheers, Eric
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/roughsketchthree.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/roughsketchone.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/roughsketchtwo.jpg

[Robolus]

Haha, eric is finally posting in CA - GOOOOD!!!
Great sketchbook man, your designs and concepts are top notch stuff. It´s rare seeing a artist to be good in more than one style and to understand different subjects like characters, vehicles ,environment etc.! :chug:

[ericdee]

Thanx Roberto, good to hear that!:chug:

When I start to develop a complicated illustrations with several interactive characters, I first make a rough sketch in a smaller size, about 10 to 15 cm. The problem is, I cant´t stop sketching, and then I develop this bullshit small sketch till I´m not able to understand whats going on there. Here is one of that "overforced" sketches:

http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchl.jpg

And some other more developed/clean sketches.
Cheers, eric
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/lustigegesellen.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchm.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchn.jpg

[Ian Mack]

Excellent work! Your skill with the human form is fantastic. I aspire to such a level. :D

one crit, the other animation style pictures don't seem as strong structure wise. I would suggest to draw through the object and put more lines across the face where the eyes go, nose and mouth goes etc.

Hope you post more!

_Ian

[ericdee]

@ otherside
Actually, I work with the lines in my working process, but when I sketch in the book, I try often to sketch more directly, without constructing too much. Not with too much success, as you can see :) !

Here some rough storyboards frames, I´ve done for a friends short movie.
Cheers and thanx, Eric
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketcho.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchp.jpg

[|SaRcAsM|]

oh shit.........theres another one of these guys. That´s it, im not drawing anymore. *snif* *snif* :(

Such line quality, the shading, the expression,the background or simply the sheer scale of your creativity.....ah hell.......plain AWESOME! :thumbsup:

I just wish i could draw 1/10 of what u draw....damn im depressed...

Cheers m8! keep putting us to shame! :chug:

Sarc

[ericdee]

Thanks sarcasm, here is one from today.
cya, eric
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchq.jpg

[ericdee]

Sketchbookscans. Rough work.
Cya, Eric
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchr.gif
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchs.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketcht.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchu.gif
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchv.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchw.gif
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchz.gif

[Carlo_Julian]

Great stuff here. Just one small thing I noticed though. The tires on your motorcycles seem really flat, like perfect cylinders. My bike and all my friend's bikes have more doughnut shaped tires... dunno if that describes it correctly.

Um if you laid the tire down flat on it's side it looks a lot more like this

(______)

then this

[_______]

[foster]

wow, excellent work. i love your characters faces and body language. you handle complicated scenes with apparent ease. i will check out your work with each new post, take all the space you want.

jon

[Suder]

i agree to everyone. just great. im so sorry, but i have nothing to crit. but i will keep my eyes open...

[ericdee]

@foster
Oh, man, thats great, after a hard day full of work, I check this thread and I saw a post from foster. Man, maybe you don´t know, but you make me today a very very happy person. Thanx man, for me it means a lot!

@Carlo
Thanx you too, you´re right with the motorcycle. I wanted to draw it first in a moment jumping from a boat, but it is not quite correct, thats right. I will take care next time!

@Suder
Cool you´re here,man. Danke!

My only sketch of today, between a lot of boring work, advertising crap!
Cya all, Eric
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchy.jpg

[ericdee]

A lot of work makes almost impossible to post something here in the past two weeks.
Here are some 5 minutes life drawing sketches from last week, friends of mine playing models in action with different weapons, things boys love to do :D.
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchopt.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchzece.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchunspe.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchdoispe.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchtreispe.jpg

Again life drawing nude sketches, also 5 and one minute quick drawing, also with katanas...
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchnoua.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchsase.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchsapte.jpg

And some comicscribbles....
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchdoi.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchunu.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchtrei.jpg

Cheers, eric

[Dan.v.D.]

lub ur line :)

[Fipse]

Really good stuf you´ve got here around! I always enjoy looking at your "sketchbook" even if I didn´t find some time to make a wise remark ;).

I recognize your style but I don´t know where to put it. Did you work for one or the other german RPG-system?

Fipse

[ericdee]

Thanx guy´s!
@Fipse
Unfortunately not, man. Just for american and english editures, hope to do it in the future also for the germans.
Cya, eric

[endregan]

whoa I just came across this sketchbook...

Amazing!! I like your final sketches and the interesting perspectives. solid work

[metalwinds]

shwingin work dude. great concepts/comics/gestures. makes me wanna draw.. . ..

peace

[siskol p]

damn man this is really good stuff,


what are you mostly doing your drawings in, is it indigo blue verithins???

the only thing i'd like to see more of in your work is value shift and modeling, which you've superbly exhibited in some of the other drawings posted, i'd just like to see more of it..

keep up the good work..

[Iiori]

Phew, well Im glad I took the 2 hours to get this to load. :D I love my connection. Though Now I forgot what I was going to say. Doh'

I just love the sketchbook. Truely amazing. I don't have any crit really. I just hope to see more, and maybe some animals?

[Landmate]

your sense of composition is really really really really good. The camera angles and arrangements all add up perfectly.

as far as drawing, you really need to work on faces more.

:beer:

[Main Loop]

wowX300.... breathtaking stuff.. only crit i have is that you should really take the time to study and practice facial expressions, and faces in general.. they hardly ever seem to sit right within a cranium.. it works in the more cartoony style you have, but when you go for more realistic faces, its not nearly as strong..

[spok]

they should give this thread a sixth star!!! didi you use a pen or pencil???

[Aidan]

These life drawings of your friend made my day.

Very cool.

[ericdee]

Thanx guy´s, I´m in a horrible stress of work, and its great to see your postings. I will put some updates in about three hours, after finishing some work.

@siskol
It´s mostly of the time, a blue Sanfordpencil

@Iiori
Animals, yepp, I made some animal live sketches in the zoo, i will search for them tp post them. But animals I draw not so often, unfortunately. I have to change that, as soon as possible.

@Landmate,
actually I´m working on the faces, but you´re right, I have to do it much more often, with more concentration. Good point!

@MainLoop
I will post soon also some more realistic stuff, from my work.

@Spok,
Thanx a lot, it´s a pencil. Have you see the sketchbook of Foster, Landmate, Marko etc.... These are 6 star sketchbook, really great inspirative stuff. Check it out!

@Aidan
I´m glad you like them, I post in three hours more of them.
Cya, eric

[roger]

Now I'll have to be awake past 12 pm to see the new stuff, thank you very much! :p


Great stuff, I don't really have a crit to add though, sorry.

[ericdee]

Sorry Roger,
I hope you are still a little bit fit??

Here some quick scans. Last week it was not my best day in quick sketching, I was quite tired and almost ill. But the efort is worth, trying even on a bad day, to do some sketches. A day without one is a very very bad day.
Here some results:
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchpaispe.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchcincipe.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchsaispe.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchsaptesipe.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchoptasipe.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchnousipe.jpg

This was a interesting one, "the drunken friend!":
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchdouazeci.jpg

Some sketchbookscans:
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchdouazecisiunu.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchdouazecisidoi.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchdouazecisitreie.jpg

Cheers, eric

[Mutley]

ENRICOOO:D Here is one of the most SMECHEROSO artist i know, i love his style. 5 star thread !!! :chug:

[akyra]

zupaaaaaaaa ...very cool sketch man..you rule...i like your line very much

[ericdee]

Jesus, I just gorgot about this thread, I´m sorry about that! My romanian mates, Akyra and Mutley, thanx a lot! Here some new sketches done in the last weeks!
Cya, eric
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/scribble101.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/scribble102.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/scribble103.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/whosnextpagetwo.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/elansketch.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/elanstagetwo.jpg

[Yina]

woah.. really good stuff there! very distinctive and interesting style and characters

[Calle_]

shit, why havent I seen this thread before, just awesome man. insane!

Calle.

[spok]

i did check there's out, i really do like landmate's...

[obid619]

wow this is great stuff. I congragulate you on showing your stuff at this thread :)

[ericdee]

I apologize for being late with postings, too much work in the kast months. I unfortunately I´m not so often online, but at least I try to update temporarily.

Thanx a lot for your comments, here some diferent sketches from diferent projects.
Cya, Eric
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketchzwerg.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/silversteinfuenf.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/silversteinvier.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/silversteinsechs.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/adione.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/adimodelfemeie.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/adivariantatrei.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/adimodeldeschidere.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/alansketch.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/danee.jpg

[Robolus]

ES LEBT! Cool that you are still around. Great sketches, especially "adione.jpg".

Grüßle,
Rob

[MrFrost]

------>fanfuckintastic....:)

[ericdee]

Vielen lieben Dank, Roberto;)! Thanx guys.

New sketch:
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/firesketch.jpg



Cya, eric

[ericdee]

Again some new worksketches and funwork:).
Cya folks, Eric

http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/atlansketch.gif
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/atlanone.gif
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/kackhappenssketchone.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/kackhappenssketchtwo.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/ladygunthree.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/ladygunsketch.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/ladyguntwo.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/mineworkerone.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/facilitytwo.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/calenderbabeskizze.jpg

[guggemmaneuver]

ERic!
Wowsers---those battle scenes are BRUTAL... What type of technique are you using to produce these? is it some kind of colored pencil, or another medium? I did see the Pelikan paper in your procedural pictures, but I guess I'm not sure how it works? is (for instance) the sexy cowgirl done with this process? do you work these up from pencil sketches, or is the blue tool what you sketch with?

Sorry for all of the procedural questions; the technique is exceptional. I especially like the page where the blue-pencil stuff overlaps with the brown ink. That sketchbook page is priceless.

Please tell me you are doing this professionally... This stuff is killer! and do post more MoRe MORE

regards,
the gugg.

[ericdee]

Hello guggenmaneuver,

the blue sketches you have seen are done with a blue pencil, from animation, a "Sanford col-erase 20044 Blue", in fact nothing special:).I use this pencil mostly for the work.The Pelikan paper is just usefull for paintings, to transfer the drawing on the painting board(of course, also by overdrawing). Sometimes I use also another colour, to see some difference in detail, or to get some new ideas, like the brown sketch.

Thanx a lot dude, I hope I could help you a little bit. I will post very soon more(hope I still have some freespace on my server:))

Cya, Eric

[Hanuka]

stunning, i havent seen figurative linework as good as this since marko's last update ;)
as jon said before, its amazing how you are able manage very complex scenes with apparent ease. every line fits and all the proportions work, even though they might not always be perfect in anatomy or realism. excellent job on gesture, design and perspective. adorable.

do we maybe know some of your "commercial" work? (ich meine deine offiziellen projekte ;) )

[squal]

WOW ERIC
I hate you, lol, really amazing, any concept is just wonderful.
in the blue ones, did you use only mechanical pencil with blue leads?

just wonderful.
take care.
in fact I really hate you, LOL
post moreeeeeeeeeee.
bye.

[sone_one]

lovely! especially like the storyboard with the bike and the car... great chracters too... and... and... well 5 stars from here.

keep this updated please, very inspiring.

[JackalAnubis]

wow, its weird how I haven't seen this one before, I was missing out. I esp like that police bike design, that painting, and the turquoise colored drawings (lol) yes I agree 5 all the way, ( btw those last posts came up x for me :( )

[JadeDragon]

Hi Eric,

Really cool comicbook style there! Reminds me of early Marshall Rogers maybe mixed with some Rick Leonardi, with a dash of J Scott Campbell line finesse. That's a compliment! :)

I like your storytelling a lot. Great use of camera angles and sense of movement. Your style is really shaping up nicely, very unique and detailed. I hope you will keep posting, it's great to see other comic styles around here.

Great work, man!~~~JadeDragon (Nice painting technique too!)

[ericdee]

Hello guys,
I´m really sorry for not responding at once, I was busy doing almost 80 storyboard frames during the past three days. Unfortunately I was juts able to check quick the thread, but I wanted to respond with patience and also posting some new sketches. I try to answer to all of ya:
@Hanuka
Thank you very much, for your kind words. I really love to do complex scene, full of details. Sometimes I lost myself in details, a crazy tick of mine. My commercial work is background work, storyboards, layouts, concepts, stuff like that. Unfortunately, Germany has a lack of conceptwork in the entertainment industrie, thats the reason why my work is mainly concentrated in advertising. As I said, unfortunately, my love belongs to conceptart and comics:).
@Squal
Shit, don´t hate me man, I promise to sketch also with normal pencils;):)Thanx dude;)!
@sone_one
Thanx for the stars, I wil post more often, I´ll promise.
@JackalAnubis
Oh, sorry for the "X", sometimes the server goes down, pretty weird "freenet" servers!
@JadeDragon
Thank you very much for the compliment dude, its a honor for me to hear that. I just ckecked your sketch and I was impressed, but this I will write it there;). Its obviously that I love comics:)!

Thanx again to all for your kind words, here some working sketches for some in fact two illustrations, not finished yet, still scratching the ideas. The "amazon"g(a)uy with the sword in the hand was not my idea, it is a 70´s ScifiHero, wanted by the producers. Jesus, he´s style is a little bit.... :[ ;)
Cya, Eric

http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/theprisonersketch.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/theprisonerstagetwo.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/theprisonerstagethree.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/detailprisonersketch.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/atlantwo.gif
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/atlanthree.gif
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/atlanfour.gif

[squal]

I m joking with you, Eric, and yes you are an amazing artist, and I really know that the pencil as never made someone an artist, i was just courious to know what kind of media it was, look like a blu pencil lol maybe prisma, u bought it 125 days ago, lol, ok.

Really amazing, ur work is just an example.
great job.

[ericdee]

Thanx squal, I was joking too;)

I start on next tuesday a new project, a small one, I will have to do some "PostapocalipticMadMax" concepts, but I could´t resist to start today with a small sketch. Next week I will try to post almost everyday a sketch from the work, if I do not bother ya.

Cya, eric
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/projectato/project_atosketchone.gif
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/projectato/project_atoone.gif

[ericdee]

Hello Mike,
I´m glad you like it:). Two new sketches from the apocaliptic project.
Cya on Monday, Eric

http://www.ericdesideriu.com/projectato/project_atotwosketch.gif
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/projectato/project_atotwo.gif

[squal]

great artist once again, the blue is your color.
do you have magic pencils ? you should look after them, i m so far that Germany. lol.
ok take care, and thanks to show us great drawings like that.
bye.

[ericdee]

Thanx Squal,
here we go again, as I promised, scince today I start with sketches everyday, I try at least;) Not magic pencills dude, I think the paper is full of magic. Can´t resist starring at it without drawing some lines;)
Apocaliptic ladies, done half in Marker, with the help of some Photoshop.
Cya, Eric
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/projectato/project_atothreesketch.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/projectato/project_atothreecolosketch.jpg

[Gillespie]

Your concepts are more than effective and the work itself isn't just voluminous, but totally amazing. I'd like to see subtle coloring of a few of them, but other than that, there's nothing to ask for. I just hope you keep on drawing and sharing!

[ericdee]

Thank xou very much Gillespie, I´m glad to hear you like them. As I promise, here two rejected sketches from today. I hope, whenn I finish the project to put the final artworks in the Finished section.

Till tomorrow:),
Cya, Eric
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/projectato/project_atofoursketch.gif
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/projectato/project_atofivesketch .gif

[OdDiTy]

hats off to you dude, how long must those pics take you?

*sigh* i've got a lot to learn before i come anywhere near your standard, anyway, look forward to seing more of your threads/sketches etc

cheers

[ericdee]

It is over a year since I made my last post in this thread, I dont even know if it is allowed to revitalize this sketchbook, but I try. After seven months of working at a movie project, almost without free spare time, I would like to post here more often, so kill me if I shouldn´t.

@Oddity, dont knoe exactly how much time I need, sometimes an hour, sometimes a couple hours, depend of the theme and the job, if there is a quick deadline or you can handle the concept over a couple days:)

have to check some of your drawings ...now!:)

http://www.ericdesideriu.com/conceptwork/bobbletwosample.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/conceptwork/bobblesampleone.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/conceptwork/bobblefoursample.gif
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/conceptwork/bobblefivesample.gif
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/princess/s1.gif
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/princess/s2.gif
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/princess/s3.gif
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/princess/s4.gif
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/princess/onecolo.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/princess/s5.gif

[ericdee]

Here we go again...

http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketch_nov08.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketch_nov09.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketch_nov10.jpg

[dariocoelho]

hab deine arbeiten ja schon länger nicht mehr gesehen...zuletzt im comicforum vor ungefähr...einem jahr? wie auch immer...wollte nur ein WOW loswerden. kann mich nach wie vor nicht an deinem lebendigen strich sattwundern. einfach nur meisterlich. jaja...die übliche honig ums maul schmiererei...tut mir leid, aber da kann man einfach nicht mehr dazu sagen. zumindest als "unwürdiger" wie meinesgleichen.

ich trau mich fast nicht fragen, aber ist beim dritten bild mit dem hubschrauber der hintergrund ein foto?

[ericdee]

Hola Dario,
yepp, ist schon ewig her das ich im Cf gepostet habe, ähnlich wie hier ja auch;)
Klar, im dritten ist ein Foto im Hintergrund, es war sozusagen ein test inwiefern es harmonisch aussieht, obwohl nur collagiert:) gee, vielen Dank für den honig aber warum ein "unwürdiger". habe mir gerade deine Seite angeschaut, sehr schöner düsterinteressanter Aufbau und schöne Arbeiten da drauf:) was machst du eingentlich in Brazilien??

Hier noch ein paar Skizzen.
Cya, Eric
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/piratboyone.gif
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/piratboyonetwo.gif
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/abpatru.gif
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/piratessketchthree.gif
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/abdoi.gif
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/abunu.gif
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/piratinkdetailfive.gif

[Theo]

great stuff. makes me wanna draw trees for some reason.

[Recursive_End]

Really nice work, i like your render: simple and effective :)
Keep posting

[Hiipi]

I want to vote for five stars. I like them characters of yours really much!!! Linework is working, poses are interesting and beautiful and their expressions lively. I likes. This is what I would like to learn also.

:star: x5 if I may...

[mull77]

wooo, great lines. You've got some really dynamic looking poses in here. I'd like to see you go a bit freer with your painting though. Try to do some without overlaying lines...the one of the helicopter was really nice.

[Yina]

wow i love the b/w pieces, very strong form and contrast coming out at me!

[ericdee]

@Theo, treeeees??:) well then, good luck let us see some tree sketches:)
@Recursive, thanx:), the render depends often of the job, but indeed I like it as easier as possible.
@Hiipi, thanx:), also for the stars.
@Hi Mull, whatyamean with "freer with the painting"?Sorry, got it, yepp, thats the next step I try to go further, but it takes me a little bit time(and courage to post). This small storyboards you have seen(with the helicopter) are the direction I like to try more often, have to take the time to exercise more for that.Thanx:)
@Yina, I just remark, that the ölast time I worked for an RPg with strong b/w lines is about 9 month ago, I really miss that style. Hope to come back soon.

What I really like working as a conceptartist/illustrators is the varierty of styles you have to apply to some projects, today is it more SciFi, tomorrow more "reality", soon more cartoony an so on.... It is never borring. Thoug, I envy comicbookartists developing on single style to perfection, for example Creg Capullo, Travis Charest, Benoit Springer, Mathieu Lauffray. Just awesome dudes. Claire Wendling, also to mention one of the best ever strongest drawers on earth, a fantastic woman:)

Return to sketches, on of them you see finished above:
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/conceptwork/csketch_1.gif
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketch_nov05.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketch_nov03.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketch_nov04.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketch_nov02.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketch_nov01.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/sketch_nov06.jpg

Cya, Eric

[Mikko Voipio]

Hey there. You certainly did not get your stars for nothing. Great work here. I think I've seen your art somewhere before (on some site related to gnomon or something). Only crit here is that these posts are huge. Took a century to appear on my screen. Going to have to study your style quite carefully.

[Ive]

*Gasp* This is just what i was looking for, browsing through the sketchbooks....you just blasted me away with your art! The sense of perspective, emotions and great character concept...you're my idol:teeth:
very very inspiring and helpful...

[digitalfly]

Amazing!!!
Thanks, Erikcdee!

[ericdee]

I dont even dare to come back after again a soo long tomeout. A lot of work during the past 6 month, different projects and of course a lot of sketches, a couple of hundreds again..... I hesitate to post some of the finished art in the Finished section, dont think its good enough for this fantastic forum, but one day....:)
@Icey
Good to see you man, hope you are still around here:)

@Placebost, sorry for the big images, I will try to keep them in future smaller, I promise

@Ive and digitalfrly, thanx you too:)

Working in Munich again, I will try to keep posting more often, not a promise, its a challenge:)
Cheers, Eric
http://img288.imageshack.us/img288/4050/samplecowboyz9mf.jpg
http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/9455/stadtsamplecitysketch8gh.gif
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/4062/mariachi18de.gif
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/5856/mariachi20jt.gif
http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/2281/polypus4cc.gif
http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/2728/thug9ea.gif
http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/7977/delos8ny.gif
http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/3554/spider29pw.gif
http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/2450/branchtearer2ja.gif
http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/2210/sampleforestpeople82dpi8el.gif
http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/8100/samplemagmakopie9wj.gif
http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/3674/earthsample9mm.gif
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/6797/lavasample4vv.gif
http://img314.imageshack.us/img314/4845/cityalt82dpi6id.jpg
http://img486.imageshack.us/img486/6436/cityneu72dpi5ix.jpg
http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/512/scscribble9lx.gif
http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/9417/sc33qv.gif
http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/4575/bertrambabetest82dpi6xg.gif
http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/7228/yazz200624if.gif

[ericdee]

I try to update the head of the thread but it doesnt work...somebody knows why???

Thanx, Eric

[mentler]

Like your works <> strong skills

[chr!z]

yummi! So much inspiring :o

My favourite is the "piratboyone" !amazing shading!

[Arne S.]

nice to see your sketchbook updated! great inspiration, my friend! okay, it´s bookmarked!

[flaptraps]

shit man! nice work! wish i had a book like this. love to see more.

[Demon3d]

oh!hi I'm very like your product!and it's very perfect!

[ericdee]

I´m glad you like it guys:)
@mentler
Wonderfull studies you have in your sketchbook, so many pages, I have to find the time to check them out.

@ch!z
Yeap, piratboyone is still one of my favorite charas for the spacepirates series. Unfortunately, the project was not comleted, but though it was hell of fun:)

@Flaptraps/Demon, thanx guys:) Flaptraps why "whish I had one..."? Your sketches are great, just lurking around in your thread right now, in two hours after finishing the work, I will check the pages, now I am in hurry with some deadline on the desk.
As promised, I will post much more often from now on....
Cheers, Eric
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/mechone82dpi.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/retalier82dpi.gif
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/navigator72dpi.gif
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/waechter82dpi.gif
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/piratenangriff82dpi.gif
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/Pics/medic82dpi.gif

[ericdee]

I still have no clue why I can not update the head of the thread, gizaas christ....
Till then, here more of those freaky charas I am working at the moment, for an italian game.

Cheers, Eric
http://img481.imageshack.us/img481/1223/sampleair9vi.gif
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/7312/sampleearth3ii.gif

[Goog]

Wow, nice stuff, all those poses...beautiful. Great sb here.

[ericdee]

Thanx Goog, I´m glad you like it. I hate posting every single sketch I done, so normally I wait to have a couple to post. A lot of work in the last two weeks, but not soo much work of sketches, more digital stuff to do. Here some sketches of the last week,
Cheers, Eric
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/conceptwork/duncrow01.gif
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/conceptwork/duncrow02.gif
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/conceptwork/duncrow03.gif
http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/5965/ravage36kk.gif
http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/4193/babesketch5yt.gif

[ericdee]

Ups, I almost forgotten this babe:
http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/8215/ashia5qx.gif

[jaroslav]

I'm wondering why your thread isn't accompanied by, at least, 5 stars *****

I have no words for describing what I see here!...

FELICITARI pt avatar si pt tot!

[ericdee]

Thanx Jaroslav, we see as at VA dude:).

The babe above goes further, here the next layout step...
Cheers, Eric
http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/9060/babecompo020qe.gif

[ericdee]

Back with a couple of new sketches.......
Cheers, Eric
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/6735/sketch2802ia1.gif
http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/6173/newkobokz1.gif
http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/7200/ko01rm8.gif

[ericdee]

http://www.atmtk.com/orcroughsketch01.gif
http://www.atmtk.com/orcfamilyroughsketch01.gif

[ericdee]

http://www.atmtk.com/creaturemask01.gif
http://www.atmtk.com/creaturemask02.gif

[ericdee]

Here we go again....

http://www.atmtk.com/sketchesnovember/sketch01nov06.gif
http://www.atmtk.com/sketchesnovember/sketch02nov06.gif
http://www.atmtk.com/sketchesnovember/sketch03nov06.gif
http://www.atmtk.com/sketchesnovember/sketch04nov06.gif

[Flesheater]

I see blue... again :)

Fantastic stuff

uli

[ericdee]

Thanx Flesh, I´m glad you like it. Here we go with two more...
Cheers, Eric

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/973/gigijl3.gif
http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/5353/budvw0.gif

[Envisor]

Lovin the comic and animation combination youve got going on here. Wondering how long have you been drawing, and what kinda of things did you study to get this good at what you do. Really cool stuff so far, cant wait to see more.

[Spyplane]

So Dynamic, so lively, so inspiring. This guy is no joke. I bet you have been drawing since you were a kid and it shows. Do you even need references for characters anymore at this point?

[ericdee]

Hello guys, thanx a lot for your kind words. I am drawing since I was a kid, of course, but I think about 90% of the forum members here have the same past;) Of course you need sometimes references, its part of the job. If you start to design a character, after the brief, you first check some inspirations, some references, to start to create an idea out of common, or at least, you try it:) Thats a normal process at the beginning. But you dont need that for simple scribbles or sketching in your free spare time.
Here some more linework,
Cheers, Eric
http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/8359/petcolour82dpihr6.jpg
http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/4486/petssampleky5.gif
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/7503/samplepets02nj8.gif

[Dreamworker]

Oh my God, you are pure talent ! 5 stars for me
Ciao

[BazookaJoe]

Nice work Ericdee, very original. I admire your storyboarding, can you please take a look at my sketchbook and teach me some of that.

[radu.andrew]

sal eric :D
ce sa mai ! 5 stele

[ericdee]

Thanx guys, I´m glad you like it. Bazooka, I tried to give you a little help in your thread, going to see more of your work:) Here some more rough storyboards and conceptart for a german motion picture, I did a couple hundreds of frames for that last year. Very sketchy style, very rough and quick work. Had to finish in two weeks about 600 frames, in that case, you dont have time to polish the work.
Sal Radule, multzam:)
Cheers,
Eric
http://www.atmtk.com/works/moodboard01.gif
http://www.atmtk.com/works/moodboard02.jpg
http://www.atmtk.com/works/moodboard03.gif

[Troll Skelking]

Ai, der reine Wahnsinn! Diese coolen Designs, echt unglaublich!

[ericdee]

Hey, Danke Troll, schaue mir gleich mal dein Thread an:)
No, finally, I decided also to start a blog( http://ericdesideriu.blogspot.com/ ), friends tried to convince me for a while to do that. Gonna post more finished work in the blog, roughs and sketches but in this thread. Like for exampole this ones:
http://img288.imageshack.us/img288/4050/samplecowboyz9mf.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/conceptwork/sampleattack.gif

Cheers

[ericdee]

I started two weeks ago a new sketchbook, sketches I start in the train(the german ICE is great, you can draw in the train, you do not take notice that you sit in a train, in fact, fantastic) and finish them in the hotel or at home.
Cheers,
Eric
http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/223/magnusnewcopysd8.gif
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/2503/olgati6.gif
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/7061/soldiersfe3.gif

[mrpank]

Man your sketchbook is amaazzing,the anatomy is extremely great!!

[designboot]

Nice sketches man!
Keep up the good work!

[silvestri99]

Incredible work..I love your stuffz and all this character design. No crits from me!!

[ericdee]

Thanx guys, I´m glad you like it.
Here some watercolourdoodles for environments, the last three done in PS. In the past months I sketched a lot, but almost all for company, so I am not able to show that on a forum. I hardly had the time to scribble in free spare time, especially now, the wheather in germany is simply great at the moment:):):) Spring, yeahhhhhhhhh, time for Beergarden boys;)
Cheers,
Eric
http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/9123/bergenvitesthv3.jpg
http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/4892/beachenvimt7.jpg
http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/7773/burgenvilf4.jpg
http://www.atmtk.com/envisample05.jpg

[mrpank]

The last one are excellent
but I waiting for some body anatomy :D
cheers

[kischi]

He just a great sb you got here! Very good lineart, and it's so helpful with your 2 to 3 step drawings :). Also I think blue is a good color for the eye.
Thanks for sharing. 5* from me

[Master_Aerethos]

Man, I love your stuff! The blue pen is so signature, along with your style. Keep up the character sketches!!!

Master_Aerethos

[Taiylz]

Mahn dude I love your style, the way ye render your work is awesome. What do you use? Wish i could type more but I'm running away from a moth.

[ericdee]

Hello guys, thanx a lot for your kind comments:)
@Mrpank
I will post soon sketches from a project, wher I had to do a lot of "anatomical" studies:)
@kischi&Master
Thanx a lot:)
@Tailyz
"what do you use?"
A simple Sanford blue pencil, nothing else:) I love working with pencil on paper, you do a lot at work digitally, but in my free spare time, I enjoy pencil on paper much more:)

Here some more recent scribbles, the "comicstyle" ones are for friends, fun work, the rest from a lifedrawing session in the company, three hours ago.
http://img488.imageshack.us/img488/5346/cg01bb4.jpg
http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/1485/cg02fk9.jpg
http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/599/01copyqw5.gif
http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/9486/02copyqj6.gif

The rest of the lifedrawings you can watch in this thread:
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?p=1331876#post1331876
Cheers,
Eric

[ericdee]

Some new sketches, from a private small project:
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/8468/wiz01copydr5.gif
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/474/wiz02copyzq5.gif
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/8590/wiz03copykc6.gif

Cheers,
Eric

[ped454]

OKAY to start off....i love i love..your imagination is one to boot. abosultely fantastic linework. its smooth and you know where you put the lines...

MOST of all though i love your weapons. you've got some insane ideas that are just ....wow. your composition and colours are amazing...truly professional.

and lastly..i like to draw in blue pencil too lol. :D i love i love

[Casper vanVamp]

I really love your style. It's absolutly inspire for me. Never stop it. :hat:

LG Cas

[TheDonut]

Absolutely beautiful work, I love it all

[dannE-B]

hey. Theres so many...so so many good ideas going on in this sketchbook...your style is fantastic too...i love the Cowboy type stuff..Bye

[ericdee]

Thanx alot guys, I reallay appreciate your comments and kind words. Hope to post soon more stuff, as soon I get the permission to do.
Here a small charasketch, for a small project. Space Pirates, always love that theme:)
Cheers, Eric
http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/5867/spacepiratvt2.gif
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/5189/spacepiratsketchws7.gif

[Taiylz]

Haha, Space Pirate? Never heard of that before. Awesome drawing, Although the hat doesn't look very piratey lol

[ericdee]

Hey Taiylz, thanx a lot, really, never heard of Space Pirates before? A small example: Disneys Treasure Planet, almost a space pirate story;)

Here a small update to the space pirate, the first sketch of the idea(the background and the other characters will be done by two friends of mine:) ) and another sketch done while being in bed with headchae and fever, will never do that again, really, in case you are ill, you should rest, and not draw.

Cheers,
Eric
http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/4476/firstsketchdx9.gif
http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/8189/newspp02qh6.gif
http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/6193/samplewizia6.gif

[ericdee]

Some illustration stuff, first sketches to "youandme - Booze!" and "truelove".
Cheers, Eric
http://img463.imageshack.us/img463/121/m01ys2.gif
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/6892/m02hf1.gif

[aedman]

Great stuff, such clean and expressive lines. I really enjoy looking at the enviros or even the hints of such in some of the character drawings, helps ground them and give just enough context. Keep it coming.

[Chris Noeth]

Hey Eric,

how's it going? It's a long time :)
Good to see your new works here.

Best wishes,

Chris

[ped454]

Indeed a very long time. It's good to see you post more stellar work in blue :P

[ericdee]

Hey Chris,
how its going man:) Still working on AlphaB::)?

Thanx Aedman, I´m glad you like them.

Ped, I am trying to post more work, as soon I got more free spare time.

Here some steps to a small illustration, some random sketches and nude quick drawings...

Cheers, Eric
http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/5926/nude01yt6.gif
http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/1008/nude02om1.gif
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/3624/nude03up9.gif
http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/5576/nude04av1.gif
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/9578/sa01mb5.gif
http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/2071/calender08backuk1.jpg
http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/3734/calender08sketchap2.jpg
http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/5184/calender08step02wu8.jpg
http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/9894/calender08step03uj1.jpg
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/249/kalender08a4ij3.jpg
http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/7561/calender08facezm7.jpg

[BurntUmber]

I cant believe I'm only just finding this sketchbook now. I made an "oooooo" noise on 4 seperate occasions. Kudos to you

[jMarkus]

hmmm really like ur lines in ur drawings, and that last paintings not turning out bad... love it ... here some stars!

[Chris Noeth]

Hey Chris,
how its going man:) Still working on AlphaB::)?


Everything is fine here on my end. I quit my job as a lead artist to work as a freelancer in comics and illustration fulltime.
Alpha Bettie is in the hands of the author who is looking for the right publisher right now.
I'm working on many other cool projects but I'm sure there will be some AB news soon. ;)

Best,

Chris

PS: Great updates in the last post!

[Arne S.]

hey eric,
great to see you updating your sketchbook again! can never get enough of your characters! awsome detail and gesture.

[Mikko Voipio]

the four stars or your thread is a joke. absolutely five star material.

[ericdee]

Back again with nude 1 to 3 minutes studies. Hope to refresh soon the sketchbook also with some illustrations(I am not keen to post stuff in the Finished section, would never try to post my stuff next to a John Foster - amazing guy, my all respects to him )
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/3645/08ud4.gif
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/7692/07zk8.gif
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/139/05sk9.gif
http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/6793/04bn1.gif
http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/1492/01wf4.gif
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/3817/eric01copyfb8.gif
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/7504/eric04copyze5.gif
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/1842/eric05copygb8.gif
http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/1827/eric03copyxb0.gif

Cheers, Eric

[ericdee]

Coming back with a WIP for an illustration, still not finished, hope to finish it at the weekend. You can see th single steps, from the scratch and playing around with the background. I extended the background before I combine and integrate the character in the background and coulors.
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/5277/sketchbookstuff01copyzn0.gif
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/4761/hanno02copylj7.gif
http://img479.imageshack.us/img479/2386/backhannocopyai7.jpg
http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/9940/backhanno03ym2.jpg
http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/6506/backhannocopy04cw7.jpg
http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/9940/backhanno03ym2.jpg
http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/6506/backhannocopy04cw7.jpg
http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/6714/hannotestgs1.jpg
http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/1139/testhanno02tj5.jpg
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/6008/back044testsb3.jpg

The second one WIP is a sketch to Black Adam, a Marvel Chara. Its a private commision, last time I draw a Superhero must been couple years ago. Gizaaaaaaaas, too many musclesssssss........
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/8564/sketch01copyur7.gif
http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/6774/sketch02copylx8.gif
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/1715/sketch03copyhg7.gif

[iman121]

Wowwww great :D

[TheGnoll]

very nice work, those lines are so lively and confident it hurts...beautiful style, hope to see much more :)

ciao

[TheKastOne]

Hey i enjoyed looking at your art..its inspiring...i need to draw more...hehe

[kischi]

Wow this rendering is killing me!!

[Recluse]

Geez man TONS of awesome work in here. Do you use a lot of refrence for your costume designs or just kinda pull it all from your massive imagination? Love the detail you put into that stuff.

Great work man. :P

[ericdee]

Hi guys, thanx a lot for your kind words.

"TheKastOne", yeahh, sometimes I got also the feeling that I need to draw more:) Unfortunatley the day has just 24 hours, damn:)

"Recluse", for sure, sometimes you need to use reference for costumes, especially when they are historical ones. I studied fashion and grafical design, so I already had a small library of costumes in head, and you simply combine a lot of ideas. But in case you need to work more realistical, then you need to have a closer look at reference material.
Cheers, Eric

[Bushido]

Wow this sketches are super duper greate! Love it all! :hatsoff:

[mrpank]

OMG
this is really freaking awesome
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/1715/sketch03copyhg7.gif
thanks for posting

[tensai]

lovely lines with the pencil and great lighting and anatomy on the figure work. thanks for sharing.

[ericdee]

Back again,
and again with quick lifedrawings:)
What else, since I work in Frankfurt I do not have too much time to draw in my free spare time. Bellow some of free time work.
Cheers,
Eric
http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/7074/katja02it6.gif
http://img398.imageshack.us/img398/5914/sample03cq7.gif
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/2237/sample02ue7.gif
http://img487.imageshack.us/img487/4607/sample01vr1.gif
http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/2222/samplepeteil6.jpg

Oh, and yes, I managed to almost finish the illustration started above:
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/613/finalagaincopycopylw2.jpg
http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/306/hffiv3.jpg
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/6613/detailvk6.jpg

[ericdee]

Hey guys, happy new year for 2008. Finally, slowly I got the chance to show some of the work from 2005, 2006 and 2007. Starting with some storyboards I did for Crysis, about one year ago. I put them on the sketchbook, cause they are done in a pretty sketchy style, so they fit much better here, then in the finally finished section of the forum.
Cheers, Eric
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/crysis/sphererescue82dpi.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/crysis/outpost82dpi.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/crysis/rwp82dpi.jpg

[Chris Noeth]

Your Crysis storyboard looks really good.

I've played the game but I didn't like it very much because of the bad ending. As I bought the game I thought it is a complete game with an ending and not part 1 of a trilogy. I haven't heard this before just read about it in an interview which came out after the release of the game.
I was so curious to see the ending and now I feel 'left hanging'. It is somekind like going to an action movie and just when things are start rolling the curtain clothes and you have to figure out there will be another part of the movie without having heard of this before.

Bad gaming experience but great artwork ;)

Best,

Chris

[ericdee]

Hey Chris, how´going? I cant say too much about the game itself, personal I liked it but I also known from the beginning, that it is just the first part of a trilogy:)
Here more of those storyboards,
cheers,
Eric
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/crysis/vtolevac82dpi.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/crysis/minerescue82dpi.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/crysis/ice82dpi.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/crysis/hillsidecafe82dpi.jpg
http://www.ericdesideriu.com/crysis/findingaztec82dpi.jpg