Olsen´s book *updated dec21*

[OLSEN]

Hi all,

im going to use this thread to share most of my personal non work sketches and the odd finished image. The updates won´t be daily, but i will post as often as i have something to show you.

Enough said, heres the first pics.

mage
http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/leftover1.jpg

hanging
http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/leftover2.jpg

masquerade
http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/leftover3.jpg

guard duty
http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/leftover4.jpg

small wagon
http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/leftover5.jpg

Streetfighting
http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/stridspaus.jpg

Drop crits and comments if you have them, i´d like that,

cheers :)

[strych9ine]

OLSEN, you had better get your ass back into gear to finish that Thunderdome entry... it was looking badass my friend. Suck it up and finish! :chug:

[OLSEN]

Strych9ine-> Thanks mate, its good to hear that from you. :beer:

But the main reason i dumped Moses was that the teqnique (spelling??) i used was really timeconsuming, the last version of the WIP of the character was something like 70% done, and then i had to add the background aswell and that would take another 10 hours.. It was a kind of experiment for me to see how detailed i could go without going crazy, and well, i went to far with it.

In other words, Moses as you have seen him wont make it to thunderdome.. Hopefully i will get back on the train when the final images start to drop in and the muse speaks to me again.

Cheers! :chug:

[OLSEN]

I finally have a scanner, so this thread will be updated a bit more often from now on, but not too often, i dont want to spend all my time scanning and not drawing. :)

Markers and ballpoint. One of my "best" sketches in a while, i like the feel.
http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/Marker7.jpg

A sketch i tried to save, you can still see the original linework under the black, i think it turned out ok though. Markers, ballpoint and white pencil.
http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/Marker8.jpg

Drop comments if you have them.

[endregan]

Good to see your pen and inks :). cool style

are u in school ?

[OLSEN]

Thanks, glad you like my style. :)

And, no, im not in school. I work from home doing rpg illustrations and 28mm figure sculpting. It´s very bad pay but atleast i get to draw and sculpt all day long without feeling bad about it.

[OLSEN]

The DSG topic was "Dragonslayer Sword" so i made this broken blade with ballpoints and markers. I usually stay away from drawing weapons unless it´s part of a character or a scene, but if it´s a DSG it´s a DSG... I think it turned out ok so here it is:

http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/Broken%20Blade.jpg

And a failed marker sketch i did my best to save in photoshop:
http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/groda.jpg

Comment if you have any. :)

[siskol p]

really cool stuff, i dig the black and whites a lot the color piece gets muddy with all the use of brown in your colors. but it has a good sense of light overall, good stuff

[OLSEN]

thanks for commenting siskol p. :)

Cool you like my black and whites, thats my main focus at the moment, well, actually it has always been my main focus, but i wish i had more time to practise my colors, i see your point about the muddy colors, oh well..

[OLSEN]

I posted this in the orc thread in "its finally finished", but putting it here too so it wont slip into oblivion.

http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/ORK.jpg

Comments makes my day.

[Aidan]

The "Hanging" one is my new wallpaper!

[OLSEN]

Cool. :)

[OLSEN]

Some updates, you have most probably seen all of these in the orc thread in the "finaly finished" section, but i post them here in the hopes to get some feedback on them.


http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/warlord.jpg


http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/SiegeWIP.jpg


http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/SiegecloseupWIP.jpg

Be cool, post a comment.

[siskol p]

dude....

VAST improvement on the colors that red one with the army is HOT!!! definatly the winner of the color pieces you've done so far. i'd keep to what you're doing (basically 2 colors split compliments...) its working well for you, and the detail is there as well.. like i said, MUCH improved...

[OLSEN]

Thanks man!

I´ve been working my ass off lately searching for a quick and good looking style for my colors, so it really makes my day that somebody noticed improvement. I´ll keep them coming. :)

[endregan]

yeah keep up the colours for sure. :)

[Fipse]

Hi Olsen,

I especially like your latest orc-pieces. One can see the improvement and fun you had with this topic. The style of the orcs reminds me a bit of Ian Miller, a british illustrator I really loke. If you don´t know his works, yet, have a look at them. Very dark and gothic!

Fipse

[OLSEN]

Thanks for the reply Fipse. :)

I made a search for Ian Miller on Google but all i got was some minimal thumbnails and a babyblue dragon that wasnt gothic at all. If you have a good link to his work it would be great if you posted it. I think i recognice his name from Games Workshop, am i wrong about that?

[Fipse]

Yeah, he did some work for Games Workshop in the late 80´s/early nineties (e.g. 3rd edtition Warhammer Fantasy Battle/Realm of Chaos) when their stuff wasn´t so heavily pre-visualized.

But he´s done more stuff. He´s done great illustrations for the "lord of the rings" and an attended bestiary, moviework, coverart etc. Here´s a bit about him: http://www.deliriummag.com/ianmiller.html

Most work I connect with him is black and white pendrawing with masses of details.

Fipse

[Chromo48]

Originally posted by Fipse

The style of the orcs reminds me a bit of Ian Miller, a british illustrator I really loke.

Fipse

Is "loke" sort of like the median of like and love... if it's a typo it was a beneficial mistake. At least for me... I'm gonna start using that word.;)




I really like all these sketches... especially the hanging one and the sword. You're color work looks great as well.

[OLSEN]

Thanks Chromo.:)

Fipse,

Thanks for the link, now i know who he is, and now im going to browse through all my old white dwarfs to see if i can find his art there, i really like that guys style.

[OLSEN]

Miniguns and religious fanatics. Just for fun.

http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/Minigunner.jpg

http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/Minigunner2.jpg

http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/Minigunner3.jpg

[dann]

cool stuff, i like the color works

[OLSEN]

Thanks Dann. :)

[OLSEN]

Spaceship thumbnails.

Markers, inks and gouache. Just for fun.

http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/markerThumb1.jpg

http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/markerThumb2.jpg

http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/markerThumb3.jpg

http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/markerThumb4.jpg

http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/markerThumb5.jpg

[Sinix]

Ooo, love the spaceship thumbnails, very cool. I think the first one especially. Also thought you pulled off that "dragonslayer" sword extremely well. Keep up the good work.

[OLSEN]

Thanks Sinix. :)


Heres some submarine thumbs i just did for a weekly design group at another forum.

http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/Submarinethumbs.jpg

[MrFrost]

These are tight dude....Good ideas coming.....

[OLSEN]

Thanks MrFrost,

they are real fun to make so you will probably see more of them in the future. :)

[OLSEN]

Photoshop phonescribble.

http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/onthephone.jpg

[Aidan]

Like this very much.
Better rendering than the previous characters.
Also the pose looks pretty good.

[OLSEN]

Thanks Aidan, i always try my best, even when doodling.


Edit: I took this pic of my little studio just now, thought it would be cool to share. Please note the zebra striped IKEA chair.
http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/Studio.JPG

[endregan]

awesome studio...great lights!! look expensive :P.

pretty good setup. not much space between the other table and your computer though? maybe its just decieving depth :)

i see you cleaned up for the picture. no real artist is that clean! ;) jk, we all have our habits.

coke will kill ya btw!

keep up the awesome work!

[OLSEN]

Its exactly that cramped between the computer table and the other one, it´s a small room but good enough for my needs, although i would like to replace one of the tables with a good drawingtable, you know the kind that rotates and all that shit.

Coke is fuel to me.

And thanks, i´ll keep it up. :)

[Aidan]

Hehe, we got the same chair, but mine doesn't have those porno zebra stripes. ;)

[OLSEN]

I suppose you have the cool black chair then? They only had zebra and yellow when i was shopping, so i didnt have much of a choise. Its really comfy though, and it has a fluffy texture you dont often get on office chairs.

[talmir]

There´s so much atmosphere in all your pictures.. I envy you :) Great stuff..

btw, your room is so... erm... normal... :P

Coka cola is life... erm.. or harboe cola, depends on country...

[OLSEN]

Thanks Talmir, i do a lot of black and white sketches like the ones you see here, but i only post the ones i feel has some value to me. If you knew the amount of crappy sketches i produce every day you wouldnt envy me. Do enough and youre bound to get lucky with one or two of them, thats how i work.. :)

I think the swedish national coke is "Apotekarens Cola" or something, Harboe sounds danish.. doesnt matter, i support all of the free west by drinking Coca Cola. ;)

[talmir]

yup, It´s danish.. I post everything (well, almost everything) I do in my sketchbook, not very productive, I know. but I´m trying to get into the rut.. (programming takes most of my time). Hmm, I hope your apotekarens cola doesnt taste like apotakary licquorice :p

[Yiako]

Love how you can bring so much atmosphere into your pics with so few strokes.

[OLSEN]

Talmir, it´s drinkable actually, but nothing like the real deal, dont know what apotakary licquorice is though.

Yiako, thanks. :)

[OLSEN]

Some new stuff, let me know what you think.


Did this one first thing this morning. I dont know what to think of it. 15min in PS.
http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/Sketch1.jpg

And another one, its obvious i need to practise my freehand perspective.
http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/Sketch2.jpg

And a brush experiment.
http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/Sketch4.jpg

And another, not pleased with it at all, but i like the brush.
http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/Sketch5.jpg

And my two DSG ninjas:
http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/ninjas.jpg

http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/NINJA.jpg

[OLSEN]

Hello again,

heres todays stuff. It´s all gouche, except nr2 thats markers.

http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/1.jpg

http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/2.jpg

http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/3.jpg

http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/4.jpg

http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/5.jpg

http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/6.jpg

[Nucleardan]

The samurai and the scenes done in the ink wash are great. The last one especially, a person sitting next to me said "it's like running buffalo off of a cliff, except with people."

yeah, I think she liked it. :)

Dan

[OLSEN]

im glad you and she liked it. :)

btw, i was thinking suicidal cultists when i did the buffalo pic.

[obid619]

dude thats cool stuff. I'm making a comic book with the same type of theme you kinda have. It'll be kind of a cool comparison. Can't wait to post it when its done. :)

[OLSEN]

Thanks Obid,

you wouldnt have a sneak preview to show somewhere? Im so into "dark feudal japanese gothic fantasy" at the moment, i suppose thats kinda what youre talking about? I would love to see your stuff man.

[endregan]

that gouache stuff is wicked

Fresh dump haha that means more than one thing.

yeah those war pics are awesome

[OLSEN]

Thanks endregan,

hehe, the "fresh dump", didn´t occur to me, but you´re right of course. :D

Gouache is great fun, i´ll post more when i get the energy to scan.

[siskol p]

i think my favorite things that you do/have done, are the little opaque guys, esp. the ones with multiple figures in them, its really cool how you kinda turn an army into a landscape element. you're definatly getting better with the color though, they're not all mudded out like before. i could do without the pen creatures that the guys were riding on, they just didn't seem to fit and looked too sketchy.

all in all gravey stuff

[OLSEN]

Hi siskol,

thanks for the reply. The little opaque guys were great fun to do. I have a few new papers filled with them so i´ll post more soon.

The creatures the sketchy guys are riding on are thumbnails i did for the more finished picture of the beastrider, the large one. I know they are no masterpieces, but they were an important part of the procedure.

Thanks again. :) I

[OLSEN]

Todays upload is actually 2 pages from my actual sketchbook. I have a strong tradition not keeping one, prefering to draw on loose paper, but a week ago i bought one and now i just cant stop myself from doodling in it.

http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/skissblock1.jpg

http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/skissblock2.jpg


Edit: I forgot about these:
http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/smalldudes.jpg

[Invisible Soul]

Wow....nice stuff man. I do like this last one a lot.....silhouette's of the warriors. Great stuff. :)

[OLSEN]

Thanks Invisible Soul.

Heres something i did just now while on the phone, it was a loooooong phonecall.

http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/HELL_DOODLE.jpg

[killing.people]

'that little alien there is skull f-ing your friend!'
man .. i need to get some brain soap.

[OLSEN]

Hmmm, i suppose he is, although i wasnt aware of it until you mentioned it. Lets call it a happy mistake.

[rubygenesis]

productive posts olsen, i really enjoy the detail in that broken sword, very cool. keep'em coming ~cheers

[geoffd]

olsen olsen olsen.... good stuff man. those spaceships on page 1 are great and your black and white stuff is nice, very moody. those little battles and gouche warriors rule. you inspired me to do some of my own. thanks. looking forward to our thunderdome battle as it should prove to be a good one!

[OLSEN]

rubygenesis, thanks man, i promise to keep them coming. :)

Captain Harlock, my Nemesis, we meet again. Compliments like those feels even better when they come from the man that plot to destroy me. :)

[chudzta]

Neat phone sketch. lol I could never focus like that while on the phone. Impressed.

Loving the sketchbooks.. anxious to get back to mine ina few minutes.. got a few ideas after looking around. Keep sketching. gl in the dome. piece - chudds

[OLSEN]

Originally posted by chudzta
Neat phone sketch. lol I could never focus like that while on the phone. Impressed.



lol, perhaps you have more interesting people to talk to?

[Jebus]

Cool Olsen, I really dig your style. To me it has a very cool "soviet" feeling on it, if you get what I mean. Very inspiring.

[chudzta]

perhaps you have more interesting people to talk to?

well, until about a month ago my average phone use was twice a year. im just getting comfortable talking on it.. with all my old pals from where i moved from. so yea they are.. interesting people. lets see more art punk - chudds

[OLSEN]

Thanks Jebus.

Beast of burden.
http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/Beast%20of%20burden%202.jpg

[OLSEN]

I started to color it last night. It's not done yet.

http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/Beast%20of%20burden%204.jpg

[Aidan]

Wow, I like the colored version better than bw.
Would like to see some more detail than in your latest pieces.

[OLSEN]

Thanks Aidan, i plan to fill that beast of burden with stupid amounts of details as soon as i get my new wacom, it should arrive shortly. :)

heres my latest:
http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/bird.JPG

,

[-The Swift-]

these last two are really great i love the clourde style you've got, great work.did you find it difficult adapting to a wacom? i'm thinking about but have never used one before.

[OLSEN]

hi Swift,

it took me about a week to adapt to the tablet, and then a couple of months before i felt really comfortable with it.

I use the smallest cheapest kind at the moment, the Volito, it works perfectly fine, and i can really recomend it, but the more expensive ones are equally worth their price and obviously a lot better with more functions and such.

The one i have ordered is a graphire3 and i plan to kick ass with it. :D

Cheers.

[OLSEN]

I like this one:
http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/a2.jpg

But not this one:
http://medlem.spray.se/ksmolsen/image/a1.jpg

If anyone wants to have a chat or just spam me silly, my MSN adress is atomvinter@hotmail.com