SB by M

[MatejaPetkovic]

Hello CA,

My name is Mateja Petkovic


http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/Character7.jpg
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/Foga0-faca.jpg
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/Njet8.jpg
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/tina6.jpg

[kischi]

Hey welcome, great decision to show your art here.
Really cool stuff! Imho the last one looks a little stiff (shoulders).
Looking forward to see more.

[MatejaPetkovic]

Couple new ones
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/villan.jpg

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/chrash.jpg

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/DWIV-concept-sheet4-1.jpg

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/DWIV-concept-sheet5-1.jpg

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[maeshanne]

nice sketchbook, I like your painting style and the details you use

[retardedmonkey]

I really like the all of the work here! The two paintings of the women in the first post are really well done. The colors you use are awesome, same with the other ones...those two just stuck out to me.

[m.j.]

Svaka čast Mateja! Sviđa mi se tvoj stil i imaš dobro oko za detalje... Keep it up!
Five stars from me...Bye!

[suat]

Good Pencil:)Good Working:)

[destinyapocalypse]

good jobs i like your paintings

[Mischeviouslittleelf]

Hey Mateja, some really nice things you put up there. Those traditinal looking pieces back there really look a lot like Leucian Freud's stuff. Well done:D

-E

[Katanasoul]

This is really beautyful! I like the way you draw lines, it looks very freely. Couldn´t you say something about how you did the first picture in your thread? I like it best, but I can not really see if you worked digital or analog, or maybe both... Very interresting technique.

[MatejaPetkovic]

Thanks for critics.

These work are mainly for practice and i use photo refs. Last one are done within 1h limit.

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/IntoTheBlue.jpg

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/The-blue-and-the-grey.jpg

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/gsm.jpg

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/Glavudza.jpg

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/FirstEncounter.jpg

Katanasoul: First one is done in pscs3 with regular brush(opacity 100% but small size-few pixels) I combine two photos(one for head of a friend and second for costume) It's a basic technique(crosshatching)

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[Katanasoul]

Thank you very much for your answer. Wow, sounds pretty interresting! Your last piece is quite impressive, especially when you say it took you only one hour to finish it. Really good work.

[MatejaPetkovic]

I took more than one hour(5-6h maybe).My mistake because i've edited post.
1h for first two works :)

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[PxelSlayer]

Bravo, Mateja! Super radovi...nastaviti objavljivati ovdje, molim! :assspank:

[pearblossom]

wow, super nice stuff. lots of emotion and great color. look forward to seeing more..

[DoubleThink]

great painting style.

keep 'em coming

[shumizu]

wow. your colors are great. I especial like this image (http://conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=412655&stc=1&d=1216037618).

cheers

[vardoburrito]

Oooh. Nice.
[IntotheBlue] Her right oblique, a fix in form? maybe.

Sick details mate. This will definitely fuel me a good 10 days ... & a 1/2. :)

[MatejaPetkovic]

Thanks for critics people.

For all who liked nude girl in my first post here is wip

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/Njet1.jpghttp://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/Njet2.jpg
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/Njet3.jpghttp://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/Njet4.jpg
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/Njet5.jpghttp://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/Njet6.jpg
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/Njet7.jpghttp://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/Njet8-1.jpg

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[nurraymjo]

Incredible looking work you have here man. Eh, I just had to take a peek and comment. Great work.

[MatejaPetkovic]

Some concepts for new matte painting challenge

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/skica22Ancient.jpg

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/skica3Ancient.jpg

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[MatejaPetkovic]

speeds fro DSF

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/TheDriver.jpg

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/TheTrip.jpg

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[DannySketch]

Lovely stuff mate, thanks for sharing.

[jNeumann]

Simply amazing stufff you have here Mateja. I wish I had just a fraction of your digital painting skill.

[Not_Deadman]

Damn, your first pic reeled me in! Great stuff, I hope you update more.

[MatejaPetkovic]

More concepts for matte painting

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/skica4Ancient.jpg

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/skica5Ancient.jpg

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[MatejaPetkovic]

New works,

Some speeds, ref used

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/TheLostGirl-1.jpg

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/StarTrek.jpg

concepts
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/Hell1.jpg

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/Hell2.jpg

Matte painting
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/GatesOfHell.jpg
detail
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/GatesOfHell-detail1.jpg

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[MatejaPetkovic]

double post


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[Dian3]

hey nice SB, i really like the skin colors!

[mike butkus]

Your underwater paintings a thought provoking! beautiful work.

[MatejaPetkovic]

Here are some new ones, wanted to achieve movie feel.

Boss
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/boss2-1.jpg

Punch
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/punch.jpg

Victim
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/victim-1.jpg

Bribe
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/Bribe.jpg

Elevator
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/victim2.jpg


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[kikindaface]

Woooooooooooow, awesome paintings ! The 2nd one is the best for me ! Keep working buddy !

[MatejaPetkovic]

Thanks Walid

Will see to update this as soon as possible

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[Elz]

Great inspiration here, verrryyy nice stuff! Post more :D

[zou]

simply great work

you've achieved well your movies mood. I thought They are movies stills.

keep posting

[LtPlissken]

Yo man! Oooodlicne komadi! Nemam reci. Jednostavno ne mogu da prestanem da se divim. Kako si uspeo da razvijes ovakve skillove? Koliko godina imas, I koliko vezbas? Ja sam se isto odlucio da radim i digital art, ali se trenutno borim sa obicnom olovkom, pa mislim da cemo to odloziti. Mozes li dati neke savete, tips & tricks? Anyway kako je u BG?

[MatejaPetkovic]

Yo man! Oooodlicne komadi! Nemam reci. Jednostavno ne mogu da prestanem da se divim. Kako si uspeo da razvijes ovakve skillove? Koliko godina imas, I koliko vezbas? Ja sam se isto odlucio da radim i digital art, ali se trenutno borim sa obicnom olovkom, pa mislim da cemo to odloziti. Mozes li dati neke savete, tips & tricks? Anyway kako je u BG?

Cao, predpostavljam Slovenija

hvala na lepim rechima, shto se tiche razvijanja skilova, radim vec dugo na tome, recimo 15 god, ja sam '80-to godishte, a svaki dan neshto crtam pa sam samim tim i dosta toga nauchio.
Od saveta koji mogu da ti dam je da pratish deshavanja na ovom forumu, imash one daily sketch grupe, EOW, Chow, to ce ti pomoci da svaki dan radish na neku temu i da vezbash ruku.
Najbolji savet koji mogu da ti dam je da svaki dan neshto crtash.
U Beogradu je realno sranje, ja neshto u poslednje vreme slabo izlazim pa ni ne znam shta se deshava,a pravo da ti kazem i ne zanima me :)
Nadam se da ce ti ovo pomoci.

Puno pozdrava

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[Verehin]

Five stars!

[LtPlissken]

Cao, predpostavljam Slovenija

hvala na lepim rechima, shto se tiche razvijanja skilova, radim vec dugo na tome, recimo 15 god, ja sam '80-to godishte, a svaki dan neshto crtam pa sam samim tim i dosta toga nauchio.
Od saveta koji mogu da ti dam je da pratish deshavanja na ovom forumu, imash one daily sketch grupe, EOW, Chow, to ce ti pomoci da svaki dan radish na neku temu i da vezbash ruku.
Najbolji savet koji mogu da ti dam je da svaki dan neshto crtash.
U Beogradu je realno sranje, ja neshto u poslednje vreme slabo izlazim pa ni ne znam shta se deshava,a pravo da ti kazem i ne zanima me :)
Nadam se da ce ti ovo pomoci.

Puno pozdrava

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Ahoy, nije slovenija, ja sam iz Zrenjanina pa smo relativno blizu, plus sam isto osamdesteo godiste, ne mogu da verujem. Ako budem imao nekih podpitanja, mogu da te smaram? posto nameravam da radim digital art i verovatno cu imati puno poteskoca.
Da, pratim svaki dan ovaj forum, plus se trudim da zalepim uvek nesto novo u svoj sketchbook.

[MatejaPetkovic]

Ma naravno, samo pitaj, tu sam.
Ali bi iz rispekta prema ostalima prichao na eng., ako ti je to kul?

poz

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[Capital G]

Holy crap your work is amazing, I can't wait to see some more! :D

[VeSeljak]

ludilo......svaka cast....

[wilkerson]

Really cool sketchbook. hooray for spock.
keep posting.

[MatejaPetkovic]

Here are some concepts for cgtalk challenge, as a base i have used photo, as you can see :)

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/mouse1.jpg

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/mouse2.jpg

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/mouse3.jpg

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/mouse4.jpg

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/mouse5.jpg

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[Lateman]

awesome stuff, i love it!

cheers lateman

[GriNGo]

Very nice SB! keep them coming..

[monotony]

wow these moviesque pieces are really succesfull!
love the trapped girl especially.
great work all around!

[Peleng]

Hi, Mateja! Great stories behind and style as always!
Are the last works done for Secret Agent Challenge? If so, can you give a link to your WIP thread there. I just can't find one.
Keep going man!

[MatejaPetkovic]

Hi, Mateja! Great stories behind and style as always!
Are the last works done for Secret Agent Challenge? If so, can you give a link to your WIP thread there. I just can't find one.
Keep going man!

Sharp eye Peleng, thanks and here is our wip thread

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=292&t=777365

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[Kan Muftić]

Pravo su ti cool ove stvarke, buraz.

[MatejaPetkovic]

Pravo su ti cool ove stvarke, buraz.

Hey hvala, od tebe takav komentar puno znachi. pozdrav

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[MatejaPetkovic]

Just kidding, concept for cgtalkchallenge
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/mouse-CharacterConcept-1.jpg

Hey people thanks for good critics and support

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[Reed Davis]

absolutely awesome stuff!

Love the charger, but that's the car guy in me, haha

[MatejaPetkovic]

Thanks Reed Davis
small update
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/mouse-CharacterConcept2.jpg

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[Mischeviouslittleelf]

THe two top right heads and the mid right head are my favorites. You should make the helmet flexible so it can morph a little between functions. Sort of like the transformers things^^

-E

[tandy1000]

I'm really glad I found this sketchbook, very nice

[MatejaPetkovic]

Thanks for support

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[retardedmonkey]

Oh boy, those picture concepts are awesome :D

[MatejaPetkovic]

Some variants on theme, and started with storyboard sheet
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/mouse-CharacterConcept3-1.jpg

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/mouse-CharacterConcept5.jpg

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/SecretAgent-Storyboard1-1.jpg

Thanks for critic people,appreciated it

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[Krato]

nice :D

[matoohan]

great work Mateja........as usual.............. :)

[bharat]

cool art.....!!!

[MatejaPetkovic]

Fvcking photobucket. they don't allow nude works, he he

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[MatejaPetkovic]

Ok some practice
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3505/3711210386_76bc8f71ba_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2564/3710404139_50f884e790_o.jpg

I think i will work on second a bit more

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[Eva K]

awesome, can't wait to see more! :D

[DeKal]

great stlye man

[MatejaPetkovic]

Eva K, thanks i'll keep posting,i am on fire! :)
Dekal, thanks

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[Janos]

I love the brushes you use, but all in all I think you could try to work more on your values and on perhaps use bigger brushes. I know thats a general thing to say, but the resukts will be a lot better!

Cheers

[MatejaPetkovic]

Thanks Janos,

yeah i am getting back in form, haven't painted in a while, here is update
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2524/3716438323_1df941d5b9_o.jpg

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[Alexandr Pascenko]

i really like the loose feel and colours of your digis! will check for more!

[MatejaPetkovic]

Hey Alexandr, glad to see you here, thanks, will keep them coming.


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[MatejaPetkovic]

update
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3448/3723567311_6afdc5dc68_o.jpg

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[MeBabyMe]

wow great work, i especially like the underwater environment

[vardoburrito]

Nice progressive update on that lady. Thank you for sharing the step shots.
Very nice, indeed.

/d

[AlexGonzales]

lovely!!!1

[MatejaPetkovic]

Started with some new sketches
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/RoboT.jpg

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[The man with no name]

Cool composition,good work as always, oh and the naked chick looks good too :teeth:

[DaStreets]

Beautiful portraits, and i like your skin tones. I need to work harder on that. Post more.

[MatejaPetkovic]

Thanks for critics

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[MatejaPetkovic]

update
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/RoboT2-1.jpg

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[Verehin]

thats hot!

[Wasker]

Sick perspective and foreshortening man! :o Really sucks the viewer straight in. your stuff have traditional (oil-ish) qualities. I like that.

[MatejaPetkovic]

Thanks Verehin and Wasker
Wasker: Maybe because i have started as traditional artist ;)

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[jama]

Amazing Mateja,

keep them coming!)

[_MOTH_]

great stuff man

[nellement]

Svaka chast Mateja!!!
Bash mi je milo da vidim ovakav kvalitet od domacih ljudi
Great skills!

[TheGnoll]

amazing work sir, loved the cyborg mouse scenes, the "fake" movies stills and this last piece is full of life, looking forward to seeing your next updates :)

ciao!

[MatejaPetkovic]

Thanks Jama and Moth,
Nellement Hvala bato, potrudicu se da to bude josh bolje
The Gnoll thanks man, glad you like them, especially last one because i wanted to continue with this kind of work and your words "full of life" is exactly what i wanted to achieve.

Here is small update, and i think this one is finished, working on next
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/NikeMan-1.jpg

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[B-Man]

Thats awesome! Just breathtaking stuff! :drinkup::drinkup::drinkup::drinkup::drinkup:

[stoph]

love the forced perspective, and your figure studies are great! love it when porn isnt the ref material, it makes for a more "truthful" piece

[conte]

last ones are completely badhouse, i lie camelot!

[MatejaPetkovic]

Thanks Conte
Here is start on new one
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/NikeMan2.jpg

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[MatejaPetkovic]

update
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/NikeMan2-1.jpg

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[Jason Snair]

Woah. That is awesome.

Love the hyper energy.

[MatejaPetkovic]

Thanks Jason
Here is something i did today

Meeting
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/meeting.jpg

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[demeter_luna]

Beautiful stuff, all the sketches are so dynamic!

[MatejaPetkovic]

Thanks Demeter luna,
here is small update
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/NikeMan2-3.jpg

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[Kan Muftić]

Jako fino, samo se cuvaj fotki, znaju da se uvale u naviku.. Ja sam se jedno vrijeme navukao na to pravo i jedva se otarasio.
Pozdravs

[MatejaPetkovic]

Hm, u pravu si, bash se trudim da ih nekako odbacim ali nije lako

Thanks!

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[miycko]

really cool stuff man, you love'em nikes eh. The meeting has a dark & dangerous feel to it which i really like :)

[MatejaPetkovic]

Miycko it's not about nikes, it's more about design of sneakers, anyway thanks

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[LtPlissken]

I enjoy following your sketchbook. Marvelous digital art skills.
While we are on the sneakers subject; I noticed something about them; that guy with a jet integrated in his back on the glass building has a perspective issue with his sneaker on his left foot. The same perspective issue again with a sneaker is happening again on the guy who is flying over or being hit by a taxi. His sneaker on his right foot has some perspective issue, it is not so significant, but you can notice it. I am not at the level to criticize but I hope that I pointed something out.Great work, anyway. Keep on posting, I am following.

[MatejaPetkovic]

LtPlissken
Thanks man for constructive critics, will see to fix it if i noticed that as problem. Because sometimes those things aren't that much important to me(sometimes i kinda like them because give me reason to work harder in some weird sense) :)

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[MatejaPetkovic]

Probably final version, maybe tweak here and there
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/MyPlaygroundMyRulez-1.jpg

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[MatejaPetkovic]

Thanks all people for constructive critics

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[MatejaPetkovic]

new one
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/NikeMan3-2.jpg

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[Bill]

Really nice book all over, but that first Nike painting is especially impressive. Good Stuff.

[conte]

these are amazing

[jama]

very cool Mateja!

[MatejaPetkovic]

something new
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/Scene25.jpg

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[MatejaPetkovic]

and a master study i did long time ago, found just now
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/Study.jpg

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[AmbientChroma]

Oh man, I heart your art! Love the perspective on the painting you did up there, a lot of people tend to avoid/hate exaggerated perspective these days :( Hahah nice master study, looks like he has had a stroke though due to the position of one eye in relation to the other (think peter from family guy when he had a stroke if you've seen that hahah) who knows it could be some reflection trickery from the glasses and it's old anyway. Keep going man this stuff rocks! :anime:

[MatejaPetkovic]

Hey thanks man, glad you like this.
About eye, you are probably right, it's some kind of bug, did't even notice that :)

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[Morgado]

Your work just blows me away, especially the way you distort your characters to the extreme. Real nice stuff, looking forward for more!

[MatejaPetkovic]

Thanks Morgado, and glad to see you here.

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[ataxas]

The perspective on taxi cyborg is messing with my brain. I can't shake the perception I have of his left leg - it looks like 100 feet long for some reason.

[blexano]

Your paintings with movie feel are just insane! D:
That mouse is also cool and the exaggerated perspective are really fresh.

Damn, I don't know how to phrase it.
Just ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! D:

[MatejaPetkovic]

Thanks ataxas, you are probably right but i was messing with anatomy and perspective so it wasnt that much important if it is wrong
Thanks blexano, glad you like them

some speeds
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/sketch01.jpg
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/sketch02.jpg
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/sketch01-1.jpg

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[lordbiernac]

I'm just amazed by the way you deal with perspective... Absolutely inspiring!!! :)

[MatejaPetkovic]

thanks man, glad to see you here
I am checking your "final" thread, pure gold

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[Hideyoshi]

ah, those action shots are great! Love the distorted poses!

[MatejaPetkovic]

Thanks Hideyoshi, glad to see you here

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[forgeman]

Beautiful work... I need to practice

[mariusz]

Very Very nice work, my favorite are those with Nike ;)

cheers

[MatejaPetkovic]

thanks Forgeman and mariusz

Hopefully nike series will be continued

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[karikaertan]

Good job.I like them all.

[adammelo]

The mice fighting the cats are amazingly done, as is the nike piece's Very inspiring!


Sketch back if you'd like...

[_MOTH_]

great stuff man
well done

[Lotet]

awezome stuff, really love it.

[Ricardo Robles]

Wondeful works!!
I love how they come from a fuzzy sketch to a very clean ilustration. the perspectives are amazing!
Keep it up!

[MatejaPetkovic]

Thanks Karikaertan, adammelo, moth, Lotet and Ricardo, glad you like this works
here is study of 3 point perspective for next concept
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/Scene18.jpg
and here with texture
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/Scene18-1.jpg

now comes painting part

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[Morgado]

That's 3d correct?

[MatejaPetkovic]

No man, pure and beautiful 2d
btw i can show you how, if you are interested?

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[jama]

Hi Mateja,

even if i know how to do it in 2D,
you perspective setups drive me crazy))

great work my friend!

[MatejaPetkovic]

Hi Mateja,

even if i know how to do it in 2D,
you perspective setups drive me crazy))

great work my friend!

He he , J don't be lazy, it's easy, but it's probably easier in 3d.

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[Sept13]

Really cool stuff man, your dynamic poses really do it for me!

[Morgado]

No man, pure and beautiful 2d
btw i can show you how, if you are interested?

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Yes definetly! I suppose it is via lasso tool then ^^

[AmbientChroma]

Awesome man but the last perspective shot looks kind of flat, I think you exaggerated it to the point where the forms don't hold in 3d anymore hahah. However that might be what you're aiming for so I have no idea, heh. Keep it up bro.

[MatejaPetkovic]

Thanks Septh13 and AmbientChroma
btw i hope you can "feel" this perspective better now :)
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/Scene18-2.jpg

Morgado here is example of perspective i was talking about(btw i found on this forums same thing. check this link http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=132023)

here is print screen of it
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/Untitled-1.jpg
i use line tool(shortcut U) set to 1px and just draw(cool thing is that you can draw on "gray" area outside of image.

Ok, back to nikeman :) v.03
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/NikeMan3.jpg

Thanks

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[wilkerson]

so are the floors on this building made in 3d or painted in photoshop. if the latter how do you keep all the lines straight and clean. this is my problem...

[MatejaPetkovic]

Wilkerson nothing is 3d, i explained method how you can create perspective in 2d, when you finished with line tool(when you draw with line tool he automaticly create path) then go to path window, right click on it and choose option fill path with foreground color(make sure that you create new layer because once you fill path with foreground color he will do that on selected layer)
After that you just follow those lines or better select wanted area and create mask
Hope this helps, and if you didn't understand feel free to ask

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[MatejaPetkovic]

update for tonight
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/NikeMan3-1.jpg

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[Morgado]

Very cool composition on that last one. The only thing breaking it in my opinion is the far leg. Can't put my finger on why exactly though.

About the perspective setup: I already knew that trick. In fact you can even be more precise if u cross 2 guides where the vanishing point is, and snap the lines on the intersection.
I only thought that image was 3d, not because of the perspective but because of the clean rendering :)

[MatejaPetkovic]

Thanks Morgado
still working on this
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/NikeMan3-3.jpg

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/edge.jpg

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[MatejaPetkovic]

Double post

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[Morgado]

Looks much better now :)

[MatejaPetkovic]

update
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/edge-1.jpg

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[jama]

Hey Mateja,

very cool.

[MatejaPetkovic]

Thanks J, i will finish it tonight

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[DavePalumbo]

hey, thanks! checking out your book too, cool stuff. those pieces with the hyper foreshortening are crazy :)

as far as nudes advice, the thing I'd say is to mind your brush size and strokes. Some areas look choppy where they could have more simplified and larger strokes. Try using the small detail strokes only where necessary in the final stages. Looking at the progression on page 3, there are some areas working better in the middle step than the last step. Also watch those harsh choppy edges. Think of simplified shape, elegant strokes, and gentle warm transitions ;) I like how you're playing with the color too!

[Morgado]

From what I gather, you "switch style" completely when you are paintings the nudes. That might be dentrimental when it comes to their final look.

Why don't you try next time you have a nude to paint, to use your own style: the long perspective, palette knife strokes (I think), etc?... Just as if you were painting one of your illustrations. My 2 cents on the matter

[MatejaPetkovic]

From what I gather, you "switch style" completely when you are paintings the nudes. That might be dentrimental when it comes to their final look.

Why don't you try next time you have a nude to paint, to use your own style: the long perspective, palette knife strokes (I think), etc?... Just as if you were painting one of your illustrations. My 2 cents on the matter

Maybe you are right, but beside style i change brushes also, and color aproach

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[Darjan Jurincic]

bas su dobre. jedina kritika bi mozda bila isto kao sto je reko Dave palumbo.
neki potezi su nepotrebni al ne smetaju bas toliko...
btw: vidim da nas ima nekoliko iz beograda ovde na forumu pa sam razmisljao o laokalnom sketch grupu.
kako ti se dopada?
bi imala vreme za ovo?
pozz i samo tako nastavi!!
D

[MatejaPetkovic]

Hvala Darjane,
wip
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/pilot.jpg

This is concept i am doing for my brother(his portrait).

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[MatejaPetkovic]

update
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/pilot-1.jpg

tryed to replace black with color

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[AmbientChroma]

Oh lawd, looking cool so far man :)

[MatejaPetkovic]

here is a quicky, found interesting ref and i had to play a bit
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/portrait01.jpg

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[MatejaPetkovic]

new studies

21 gram
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/21gram-2.jpg

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[timo.]

these are really cool man, very nice sketchbook.

[MatejaPetkovic]

Thanks AmbientChroma and timer, glad youlike them

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[MatejaPetkovic]

21 gram update
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/21gram-2-2.jpg

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[MatejaPetkovic]

something before bed
swoosh
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/swoosh.jpg

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[Randis]

you have some good action going on here

[MatejaPetkovic]

Thanks man, glad you stop by

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[MatejaPetkovic]

Gundam, step by step
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/Mecha2-1.jpg

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/Mecha2-2.jpg

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/Mecha2-3.jpg

final
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/Mecha2-4.jpg

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[Morgado]

Very nice robot! Thanks for the step by step!

[MatejaPetkovic]

you are welcome Morgado

here is something new
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/work.jpg

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[MatejaPetkovic]

another one, i supposed to work on something else, but i am lazy
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/what.jpg
i found this ref here on CA

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[MatejaPetkovic]

last for today, i am tired
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/haha.jpg

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[blexano]

That's sick man! Your stuff is incredibly vivid! :D

I love the man with the spear.
On the last one these fucked up teeth seem a bit too bright. But otherwise it's really scary!
*thumbs up*

Do ya theng!

[MatejaPetkovic]

Thanks Blexano

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[MatejaPetkovic]

small edit, i felt like he needed to be in some kind of space
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/work-1.jpg

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[The man with no name]

Sweet SB, plent of inspiration to be had in here, the colours you use are great, can't wait to see more :teeth:

[llex_paul]

nice paintings! i like this brush play!

[Morgado]

Nice work as usual M

I'm missing your over-stretched perspectives now though ^^

[zenichi]

nice!! thanks for the Sinanju, he would be lonely without unicorn gundam beside it :P
as for the malay sword smith, the metal grill seems too polished and industrially advance compare to the hand crafting smith??

[MatejaPetkovic]

nice!! thanks for the Sinanju, he would be lonely without unicorn gundam beside it :P
as for the malay sword smith, the metal grill seems too polished and industrially advance compare to the hand crafting smith??

he he, well he is hard working guy :)

here is new one, small parody.
I have started with abstract shapes(custom brushes) and then refine it a bit
it took me 45min
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/Mecha4-1.jpg

final
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/Mecha4-2.jpg

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[Randis]

i like the gundams, cool shit.
You have a very solid brushwork going on.

I have seen the spear sharpener dude on sijun before, i like it.
Every time i look at him i feel like he plays 8 ball :D

[MatejaPetkovic]

he he, i can make one version like that, thanks man

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/Mecha3.jpg

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[GETBUCK]

Mateja
your crazy i like how you wooshhh through your paintings
nice brushstrokes

[Mark Tarrisse]

Man are you a machine what kind of speed is that ?!? They all are very very nice ! Well... as you're a machine I don't think I need to say "more !" :D
ah ! and 5* for you too my friend ;)

[MatejaPetkovic]

Thanks getbuck and Mark

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[Holland]

Saw some of these on Sijun :) I love the Gundam(?) sketches! Your brush work is pretty solid. Awesome stuff :)

[MatejaPetkovic]

Thanks Holland

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/lastOne.jpg

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[Morgado]

Nice one! The lightning and expression are super!

[Sebastian Wagner]

oh man I loved to page through your sketchbook. It`s filled with great stuff and the last update is amazing. Pose, colors, expression, wooohooo

[MatejaPetkovic]

Thanks Morgado and Noro

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/fatso.jpg

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[Krato]

very nice comrade, that last picture was somewhat creepy though.

[MatejaPetkovic]

very nice comrade, that last picture was somewhat creepy though.

i would say kinda sick :)

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[Randis]

on the last pic, with his right hand, is he holding his wang or is he closing his pants?

great updates man

[MatejaPetkovic]

ha ha ha, Randis you made me laugh so hard my stomack hurts. It suposed to be a belt, but now...... who knows, shit i need to change that :)

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[Randis]

hehehhe, i don't know about the belt :D



very nice comrade, that last picture was somewhat creepy though.

i would say kinda sick :)

M


I like the smoking chick, she looks like she really smokes a lot... i justs did quit a month ago...

[MatejaPetkovic]

hehehhe, i don't know about the belt :D




I like the smoking chick, she looks like she really smokes a lot... i justs did quit a month ago...

I am quiting smoking now(it passed 11 days). Maybe that is reason i draw this :)

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[MatejaPetkovic]

ok, here is edit(i eliminate his "wang" because he is allready to nasty :) )
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/fatso-1.jpg

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[Huey Yeng]

Wow great sketchbook. LMAO his "wang" creeps me out. :D

[blexano]

Hahahaha!
The last one is great! I think JEF got lucky! :'D

... he really gives me the creeps. D:

[horante]

Amazing works !!! congrats !!

[MatejaPetkovic]

Thanks hueyyeng, blexano and horante.

Ha ha ha , he is really creepy, but funny bastard
(like in one of Tarantino movies)

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[DENDROTTO]

wow.love it :) the "combine" mouse on earlier posts are great :D
very special art. keep it up!;)

[AmbientChroma]

Awesome dynamic stuff as usual man :)

[MatejaPetkovic]

New one
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/Wazaaap.jpg

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[Emrey]

wow nice one! I also enjoyed your previous update .. haha great stuff!
One little thing about the new update, ..I don't really understand what's the small piece of graffiti is doing on the wall he's leaning on
..it feels a little bit strange. His face and expression worked out very well! :) keep it up!

[Morgado]

You sure are getting better! :)

Have you been using ref for these pieces?

[MatejaPetkovic]

Thanks Emrey
Morgado i have used refs, many of them

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[MatejaPetkovic]

i'll work on this one more
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/Ufff.jpg

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[Spaggen]

Fantastic art here. My favorite is definitely "Mr Nasty" in post #194. He's pretty disturbing but still so fucking badass! The facial expression is awesome.

Now post more more more! :)

[mariusz]

Cool stuff! Post more!

[Randis]

jaja i love that gangster dyde, he looks so stoned, great job

[jama]

I love last one))

Hey Mateja.. cool down a bit..
i can`t keep in pace))

great job.. i am kidding.. don`t stop!

[Knarf]

Yowza! your colors are hot! nice sense of lighting to them too. It's been a pleasure browsing your sb.

-Frank

[MatejaPetkovic]

Thanks people, gladyou like this bastards :)

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[Katia LeMpka]

Great job! I like your matte paintings especially and all abstract work.

[MatejaPetkovic]

Thanks Katia

update
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/Ufff-2.jpg

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[Darjan Jurincic]

mnogo su dobre!
boje bas dobro ispadaju.
jel koristis reference za svoje radove?
pozz
D

[MatejaPetkovic]

Thanks Darjan,

srb:da koristim fotke, vishe njih, pa sklapam i tako pravim kompoziciju. Ali to je samo shto se tiche lika i poze, shto se tiche boja tu vec ludujem :)

eng:yes i use refs, allot of them, but only to create composition and face(his expression), about colors i just let my mind flow.

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[towy]

really nice work Sir

[maeharrington]

I can't believe I hadn't yet stumbled on your sketchbook yet. Really really nice stuff, great knowledge of light with the last pieces, plus I was admiring some more finished stuff on your blogspot (the ones with the exaggerated perspectives are awesome).
I'm going slowly back in your sb to pick up some hints and ideas on your methods, thank you!

A great find!

[Spaggen]

The last pieace is great! I love his expression. He's a lawyer or an CIA agent or something isn't he? ;)

Post more please! :)

[MatejaPetkovic]

Thanks towy, maeharrington and Spaggen

spaggen yes he is some kind of lawyer or office clerk(someone with scary boss) :)

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[MatejaPetkovic]

here is new one
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/AfterVelasquez.jpg

I would like to thank Jamie on his brush set

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[MatejaPetkovic]

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/Giggle.jpg

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[Morgado]

Christ M, you gave quite a leap in the last week or so, congrats! :)

[MatejaPetkovic]

glad you think so Morgado

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[VanDog]

oh !delightful sketchbook!:)

[MatejaPetkovic]

Hey VanDog(he he interesting choice for user name) thanks, glad you like it.

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[MatejaPetkovic]

last for today, to tired
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/Wolverine.jpg

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[Sirkenneth]

WOW! super awesome! I love the last few portraits! I am going to have to try my hand at that. Thanks for sharing! This is really inspirational stuff. I would love to get my digital work to that level.
Thanks again-keep posting!

[p sage]

Badass perspective in this one (http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/NikeMan-1.jpg) ... the guy with the wang (http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/fatso-1.jpg) made me lol.

GREAT portraits in the last few. Subscribing!

[MatejaPetkovic]

Thanks Sirkenneth and p sage,

here is very fast character concept, will work on this one more
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/V1.jpg

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[theUNKNOWNsketcher]

looks great...love the pink in it ...

[AmbientChroma]

Can't wait to see the more refined version, always love the way you push perspective :)

[jama]

Man, those are great!!!

i think this last one will turn out great too!

reminds me a character from Prototype game!))

[Aryeh]

i love your stuff!!! so amazing!

[MatejaPetkovic]

Thanks Ambient, J, lolbbq

J probably because of hood, but it must have one(concept for poster).

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[Sirkenneth]

Hey man, thanks for stopping by my sketchbook! This last post looks great! How do you work the perspective on a person like that? Do you use photo reference?
Also, do you use photos for the old men? I have a surprisingly hard time finding a good photo. The portraits just have so much life. Do you manipulate the form or color at all?
Keep posting! This stuff ROCKS!

[MatejaPetkovic]

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/racer.jpg

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[Strassenpenner08]

wow .. nice update °_° .... the texture is awesome :P

[MatejaPetkovic]

Sirkennet, most of time i use photo for my base, then i change it. For old man i also use photo, it was just practice so i didn't change anything. Thanks anyway
Strassenpenner, thanks man, glad you like it.

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[nooSens]

Nice work ! Especially expressions of the old men.

[Randis]

Great update!!!

I should do something with textures and custom brushes, me so lazy.

[Dile_]

Looks great man! :)

[Jonas_J]

Those studies of the old men are great! especially the skin tones.

[MatejaPetkovic]

Thanks people, Dile i am watching your sketchbook, very good man.

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[Morgado]

M, you're really giving it hard!

On that last pic, the guy who is refilling, looks a bit strange though, can´t point my finger on why though. Probably its the pose

[MatejaPetkovic]

Thanks Morgado

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/racer2.jpg

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[sourgasm]

verrry nice

[MatejaPetkovic]

here is process
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/01-1.jpg

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/02-1.jpg

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/03-1.jpg

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/04-1.jpg

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc179/sqezavela/05-1.jpg

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[Spaggen]

Oh, the last piece is totally mind blowing. So inspiring!

[jama]

Cool Mateja!!!

[Randis]

looks great! Cool bum!