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[jerO]

Testing everything here before it goes live on my site.
Feedback welcome.
Keeping everything on layers as much as possible to enable quick tweaks later.
http://www.valleydweller.com/lodestone/640_critters_a.jpg
http://www.valleydweller.com/lodestone/640_gnome_compo_d.jpg
more to come.

[Red_Rook]

Yay I get to make the first reply. What can I say those are some bad ass B/W s, especially the gnome is really good. =)

[jerO]

hey, thanks!

here's some more, not sure if this page is too sparse, or if it even really belongs, but figured i'd put it in.

http://www.valleydweller.com/lodestone/640_sketchbook_a.jpg

[Genesis]

It seems that you edit the potential of these sketches with digital media. Sketches are meant to be traditional, you could tweak around the adjustements of light and stuff, but you changed colors and the background alot? I personally would like to see this on a white paper instead.. :)

[Rockhead]

I like to see sketches on toned backgrounds, especially if you go back and judiciously add some highlights. The neutral background tone helps add potential levels of contrast to the sketch.

[God-Of-Zilla]

hey jerO

Matthew from the chat here.
Some cool stuff you have got here and especially that gnome, he´s really awesome. :)

Later
Matthew

[jerO]

thanks for the feedback guys.

Genesis, i'm not really doing much digitally to these, other than trying to arrange them compositionally on a page.
I asked a lot of opinions on background stuff, and went with this one based on 3 other attempts. The white is just really glaringly bright when coming off a monitor:
http://www.valleydweller.com/lodestone/640_gnome_compo_w.jpg

jerO

[jerO]

http://www.valleydweller.com/lodestone/640_sketchbook_b.jpg
so is this too cramped?
added a new sketch scan... i think the previous one was almost too sparse, now i'm wondering if this one's too busy.

[Red_Rook]

Just out of curiosity, shouldnt this be in the sketches forum?
Just a thought.

Anyway just post the original scans of the pieces of paper. That might be a good idea. =)

[jerO]

posting them as final collections of work, and asking for crit. i might post sketches later and link to 'em in another thread.
in the meantime here's another page:
http://www.valleydweller.com/lodestone/640_necro_b.jpg

[Jeff_Hanna]

Dear, Jer0,

GET BACK TO WORK!!! FIX THE ANIMATIONS ON THE CHICA!!!

Lovingly,

Your boss, Jeff

[jerO]

haha, done and done, sparky!

Did you unlock the diesel engine yet, or are you still stuck in the steam age? :)

jerO

[Jeff_Hanna]

BUILD THE DEPOT DEFENSES!

[jerO]

NEIN!!

[jerO]

okay... here it is... ready to go live, looking for feedback before i throw it up there tomorrow

http://www.valleydweller.com/test2.html

just need to update the "news" section or whatever. thanks for the feedback on the concept pages.