Orion's Sketches

[Orion9282]

Hey all, I'm hoping that this sketchbook will keep me sketching on a consistent basis... Here goes!

[Orion9282]

Another...

[Orion9282]

This was a fun one...

[Orion9282]

I really, really need to work on my environments... it's just not clicking. I think I'm making progres in the other categories, but enviros are really difficult for me...

[Orion9282]

I think the comments were right... too generic for the specified project brief... oh well, next time...

[Orion9282]

I was trying to go for a "style"... that I totally did not get correct. Here it is anyways...

[wdmdesigns]

These are great - love the design for John Carter especially. Feels a little like Leyendecker to me. That whole Rice Boroughs series were favorites of mine growing up - nice to see someone giving them some love.

[Orion9282]

Missed the deadline on this one because I took a short vacation. Too bad... it was a fun one to paint.

[luciano kassa]

hey Orion great work!
if you dont mind.....in first picture a think that the perspective of the knees is wonrg......try to put this in perspective.....in the same line of waist
keeping post!

[luciano kassa]

hey Orion great work!
if you dont mind.....in first picture a think that the perspective of the knees is wrong......try to put this in perspective.....in the same line of waist
keeping post!

[Orion9282]

Cow123

[Orion9282]

hey Orion great work!
if you dont mind.....in first picture a think that the perspective of the knees is wrong......try to put this in perspective.....in the same line of waist
keeping post!

Thanks for your tips, and please keep them coming. I'm trying to up my level of detail and quality, and these sorts of things help. I probably won't get back to fixing old images, I'll just apply the lesson to the next sketch!

[Orion9282]

Blood Moon Monk Concept

[FightingSeraph]

You took Harley to the next level, but the rest of your character sketches are awesome too.

[Orion9282]

IDOW 75 Quickie

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/IDOW75_Orion9282.jpg

[Orion9282]

You took Harley to the next level, but the rest of your character sketches are awesome too.

Mmmm... good observation. Not making it to the poll with my Blood Moon Monk has made me want to up my quality of work to the level that I think I'm capable of. I had been shooting for quantity to try and build a larger portfolio, but it'd probably be better to have fewer quality examples.

It's hard though, I get impatient with paintings when they take too long.

Anybody out there with real advice on what entertainment design studios like to see?

[Redfrog]

Some fantastic stuff here, man! Keep up the great work!
I'll be watching this thread with interest>

[FightingSeraph]

You should work on a few more mechanicals when you get the chance.

[yinteck]

Nothing much to say. I like you creature the most. post more

[Carl_Soria]

Love the designs man.. my fave so far out of all of these which are really impressive is how you did the Arctic Dinosaur.

[kidult]

Nice stuffs here - keep it up and some stars for you hard work!

[Orion9282]

My post from CHOW:
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Ok, due to the new requirements, here's my WIP stuff, final, and some thoughts.

I've not included my WIP's in the past because I have very little time to do these weekly contests. I'll often do some quick tiny thumbz in my work notebook and jump right to painting. It's not an ideal situation, but in order to hit the deadlines with a more "finished" piece, I typically have to work this way.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/Orion9282_CHOW125_WIP.jpg

This started with some brief internet research... I usually find images that have bits and pieces of elements that I want to include (a headpiece, a bracelet, etc.) These sketches represent a few approaches: minimal adornment on the left, clothed, and a mixture between the two on the right.

I decided to move forward with the half clothed/half bare skinned concept with more regal elements added. Experimented with a headdress, and tried to make him look like he was overloaded with stuff as a symbol of wealth to the gods: feathers, gold, medallions, body-paint. Also, I tried to make his expression reflect acceptance of what's about to come. Painted it up, and here's the final.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/Orion9282_CHOW125.jpg

I'm somewhat satisfied with it. After not going to the poll with the Monk, I decided that I wanted to spend a bit more time on my renderings to up their quality level... their level of detail. I think my Harley Quinn had a bit more detail (as someone pointed out in my sketchbook), so that's what I tried to do. I think some of that is working for me.

What's not working is that his costume kinda looks like a costume. There's something that's not believable about it... might be the colors, might be the over-the-top-ness. might be the way that I rendered some of the "fabric" portions. Oh well... onto the next...

C&C welcome...

[yinteck]

This is good. Maybe you can make the costume more, 3D ? i mean for the detail of the costume. Area like the shoulder, feet and the head. Make in pop out more. Just my thought..

[CeeJay]

lovin your strokes bro, looks like everything was very intentional yet losse! keep it up

[TheGnoll]

very nice work man, you sure show you know what you're doing with the digital media, looks like you use it not as an imitation of traditional media, but as pure digital, wich i guess is very good.Nice characters, very cool brushwork :)

keep sharing!

ciao

[P]

Impressive work, really inspiring style. I'll wait for more posts from you, my brain need it.

[Orion9282]

yinteck - Good points and thanks for the crit. I'll be sure to watch out on the 3D-ness of the costume elements. Looking at it now, a lot of the portions (shoulder pad etc.) look like pieces of paper and probably could benefit from further detailing.

Ceejay, TheGnoll, pijus - Thanks all!

[Orion9282]

From IDOW 77
I kind of interpreted this brief a little differently I suppose, but here it is anyways.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/Orion9282_IDOW77.jpg

Thumbnails
Starting in the center, I thought it might be funny to have a futuristic interpretation of a mobile home... maybe illustrated with a cel-shaded cartoon style and an alien low-life coming out of it.

I moved to the idea that large space ships kinda become houses... like the extended cruise ship in Wall-E, except that each individual person would have this ship/house (sketch on the left).

Description
(Right thumbnail and final image) I then moved to the idea of a post-war society where dilapidated army vehicles were re-purposed as housing. Similar to how the Philippines re-purposed old war jeeps, converting them into public transportation. Link. So, shown here in the final image is a decommissioned troop transport that has been retrofitted to serve as a home. It is still mobile due to its prior purpose and many of these are in service as shelters to those lucky enough to obtain one.

[Orion9282]

Update: Just wanted to say that I've taken on a freelance job that will last through Thanksgiving... see you then!

[Orion9282]

Been a long time... DSG image...

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/Orion9282_DSG1510.jpg

[Orion9282]

It's been a while since I've posted (I say that too often), and environments aren't my strong suit, but here goes anyways...

The idea here is that a malicious attack begins a new decade... a decade of new rule, a decade of war... etc. I wanted to include the figures in the front to tell the story that they might be inhabitants returning to the city, or they might be the attackers (one of whom is feeling remorse?). C&C welcome...
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/EOW131_Orion9282.jpg

[Orion9282]

Cow164 entry... I'm sorta so-so on the head design, but I've done a number of variations on it and like this one the best... (been a while since I've posted, hopefully that'll be the last time i say that)

The idea here is that they're in a sort of in-between evolution state. Being aquatic, they have semi-transparent bodies, showing most of their internal organs which showcases their strength as a species that is worthy of having their evolutionary cycle sped up (formations of complex structural systems, respiratory, etc.). Their outer details (being all tentacle-y) is like some sea-dwelling creatures, but is also reminiscent of simpler single-celled organisms, showcasing their early evolutionary state. Hope you like... C&C welcome...

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/COW164_Orion9282.jpg

[Zazerzs]

ooo I like :)

Nice work.

[Orion9282]

Thanks Zazerzs! Hopefully there'll be more to come soon!

[Eddieee]

Great work, I like your brushstrokes. My only problem is with the figures in the EOW piece. They look weak and not very thought out. I know figures aren't the focus of the challenge, but I think a little bit more time could have been spent refining them just to stay consistent with the quality of the enviro (which is really good).

[Orion9282]

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/2010_CHOW_SnowFaerie_WEB.jpg

Missed the deadline, but here it is anyways... CHOW: Snow Fairy

[Orion9282]

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/EOW131_Orion9282-1.jpg

Though I liked the blue... I neglected the "sunrise" comment in the design brief... here's the updated enviro...

[Orion9282]

Eddieee: You nailed it right on the head. I'm not happy with those figures and tried to push 'em back via taking their contrast down in the most recent rendition. Ugh... I might have to just cut them out altogether. Thanks for the crit! I totally need more of that if I'm going to get better...

[léJeanX3]

Im really diggin the idea of this piece and comp of this piece.
Some crits- The overall painting is filled with the same level of saturation so things start to feel flat.
I did a quick saturating and desaturating of the fore and background to try to separate them more. Hope this helps.

[amr-28]

well thought out concepts, presentations are a nice touch. Keep up the good work

[Orion9282]

leJeanX3: THAT IS AWESOME. I love what you did to the figures with the blue edge light! The saturation fix makes a lot of sense too... I toyed a bit with the atmospheric depth via contrast, but not saturation. I'm definitely going to make these changes. Thank you so much!

[himself]

Hey Orion, you've got some great digital art skills as you're artwork conveys brilliant characterisation. I know you said that you got the style wrong for the Daisy Belle image but I absolutely love it as it reminds me of a warner bros cartoon but a lot more grown up and detailed.
I'd love to see you change the mesh on Harley Quinn to flow more with the contours of her body as it's such a cool adaptation but that just distracts me eye a little. Your creature designs are great and they really feel other worldly (the arctiv dinosaurs my favourite one).
I'm gonna subscribe to this thread as I'm pretty confident there will be some great new images to come. Chris

[Orion9282]

amr-28: thanks so much!

himself/chris: Thank you for your compliments! Also, thanks for your feedback on the Harley Quinn... mesh is hard. :) I wasn't totally satisfied with how that turned out, but it was before I had the mesh transform tool in PS. Thanks also, for subscribing... I hope you're right about the images to come!

Here's an illustration that I did for a friend... It'll be getting color soon... SO MUCH TO DO!

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/DA_Sketch01_NoDA.jpg

[danlucas]

Interesting pieces. The evolving alien sea creature caught my eye. I like the transparent quality it exhibits. Do you primarily use Photoshop or Painter?

[elpez]

i like your enviro for Eow 131. really cool

[Tigermilk]

Great stuff, like the concepts alot! I'd look in too values a bit though, some of your paintings seem to lack in contrasts sometime. Try do some masterstudies maybe? Anyways really nice work, keep it up!

[Bruce Pluto]

Some really cool stuff here Orion! I’m liking your SB.


BP

[abhorsen950]

Its really nice stuff
got a manga feel to it i like it alot

Steve

[Orion9282]

@Danlucas: Photoshop. Thanks for the compliments! I love what Painter is capable of, but I am just so much faster in PS. With the CS4 update, I feel like some of the smoothness is more refined, like Painter is/was. I use Painter if I'm looking for a specific effect, like watercolor, etc.

@Elpez: Thanks!

@Tigermilk: You know what, that's a great suggestion actually. I've been using more and more reference while I paint, and looking at masterworks would probably be another great resource to pull from. Your stuff rulez, by the way.

@BrucePluto: Thanks!

@abhorsen: Thanks!

Still working on coloring in the airplane/city poster... and did some sketches for this week's EOW. Gotta catch up!

[Izer]

Great Sb, liking your style, not too rendered, just enough. Keep rockin'

[steven6]

I'm loving your technique and some of the charactors on the 1st page, especially the 1st one-but I don't understand what the object is on the guys back? is it part of a vest? jacket? Is it metal? Wngs? The rest of him is done very well, but I don't get what's on his back?
None the less-some kickass stuff-keep it up

[Orion9282]

Izer: Thanks!

steven6: Thanks for your compliments... it's supposed to be his shirt/vest ripped away in that sorta cheesy romance-novel-y way... but yeah, I can see how it looks weird, like it has thickness similar to metal...etc. Cloth was never my strong suit...

Color finished... can't decide which one I like better...

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/DA_Sketch01_Color01A_Web.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/DA_Sketch01_Color02_Web.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/DA_Sketch01_Color04_Web.jpg

[Orion9282]

New CHOW:

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/2010_01_Archaeologist01_CA.jpg

Process:
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/2010_01_Archaeologist_Process_Web.jpg

[jackpot_anjr90]

Good stuff! Your proportions seem to be improving but still need to be worked on. Do some anatomy studies too. Your work is lookin good though, keep it up!

[Orion9282]

Jackpot -Thanks for the compliments, and thanks for the feedback! I've been using more and more reference as I paint, and it's been supremely helpful.

Here's my enviro of the week. It's meh.
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/2010_01_EOW_Laboratory_Web.jpg

[Orion9282]

New cow... Tried to go for a higher quality of render here... I realized that I had been rushing too much, so maybe I'll try slowing down just a bit...

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/COW165_Orion9282.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/COW165_Orion9282_NormalDino.jpg

[Crow]

Nice Dinosaur! I think the little extra time shows. Only thing is his hands are getting a little lost, but overall I love it.

[lennon]

Last one is great orion! dig the linework too.

[Orion9282]

Crow,Lennon - Thanks for the feedback... I'm really trying to push myself in different ways recently. Let's hope it pays off.

This quick sketch was sorta inspired by the DSG topic of "FORLORN PILOT STANDS ATOP THEIR RUINED, FALLEN, MECHA", but really, I just wanted to paint a face. I tried to use more references here, and I think it paid off as compared to some of my older sketches. I need to continue to add more detail to my drawings.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/2010_01_Sketch_Girl_Web.jpg

[Ninjerina]

hey nice sketchbook. I came across your page via your dsg of the pic above. Your lines are very nice, what brushes/program do you use?

[Orion9282]

Ninjerina - Thanks! Glad you could stop by!

IDOW, but there's no IDOW, but I wanted to draw some ID...
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/2010_01_S-NO_Gun_Web.jpg

[Orion9282]

Ninerjina - Oops, sorry... forgot to answer your question. I use Photoshop. I've used painter in the past, but I'm so comfortable with PS's interface and shortcuts that it's hard to switch.

[ROCKNROLLA]

Very nice SB! Lots of goodies in here :)

[wilkerson]

Great work, I am a fan.

[Orion9282]

RockNRolla - Thanks!
Wilkerson - Thanks!

I don't know if you guys want to see stuff like this, but I did an illustration for a friend's website/brand image... It's a different kind of style from concept art, but I definitely enjoy experimenting with all kinds of visuals. Let me know if you want me to not upload stuff like this.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/2010_01_TalkFestRender01_Web.jpg

[Orion9282]

Did some pencil sketches of vehicles... more to come (probably)

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/HW_REDUX_Post.jpg

[Orion9282]

Hey all, I was inspired by Sparth to do a rendo... But I'm working on this piece and environments are a struggle for me. Looking for some advice before I post a final? I just don't know... my enviro scale is often way off, and I don't feel like I'm getting the kind of focal point that I want. I keep pushing pixels around to no avail...

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/2010_01_AncientRuins02_web.jpg

[Frittzell(Image)]

Very nice sketchbook man! that last landscape is really awesome keep posting!

[Orion9282]

Fritzell - Thanks!

Here's the image for EOW:
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/EOW133_Orion9282.jpg

[Orion9282]

For those out there who might check this, I have a question. Tigermilk suggested that I do master studies, and I think that's also a good idea. However, I'm not entirely sure which masters people might recommend? I know the four renaissance masters, rembrandt, degas, etc, but can people recommend other masters? Or specific pieces?

Also, for those in art school... are masters studies common practice?

Thanks in advance...

[Orion9282]

For CHOW

I tried to go for a tamer costume design with an individual of a thicker stature, hopefully using the body proportions to showcase the strength of the character. C&C welcome.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/CHOW187_Orion9282.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/CHOW187_Orion9282_WIP.jpg

[Orion9282]

For IDOW

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/IDOW118_Orion9282.jpg

[Orion9282]

Sketches for a friend...

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/2010_02_BanMido_Web.jpg

[Trailblazer]

Wow I'm loving your sketchbook, some excellent work here I'm especially liking your piece on the pilot. Keep it up.

[Orion9282]

Trailblazer - Thanks!

For CHOW:

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/CHOW188_Orion9282_02.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/Orion9282_TheMagus_WIP.jpg

[Orion9282]

B&W

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/2010_02_Sketch_People01_Web.jpg

[Orion9282]

So I think that I should do more concept exploration before painting if I have the time. This set is of wimpy/nerdy interpretations of the character...

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/chow_zachandthedoombots_scancompile.jpg

[xzacto]

I love your style, man! your sketches are incredibly inspiring. I really really like your clean and controlled digital style. very good stuff!

[Trashy]

Orion I recall you idw pieces and them really being cool. You clearly got some real nice paintings and drawings happening in here also. Hehe...that chow piece looks extremely fun and i really like the characters you got sketched out on there so far. Nice sb man!

[Orion9282]

xzacto - Thanks!
Trashy - Thanks so much! Ah yes, those IDOW illos were quite old. Maybe I should put those up here? Or, maybe I need to draw more and put up new stuff! :)

For personal-ish... had to be a bit more realistic with this one so, no far out spaceship futuristic-ness...

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/HW_REDUX_Sketch02_Web.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/HW_REDUX_Sketch02_Ortho_Web.jpg

[mike butkus]

Terrific work!

[Orion9282]

For IDW. Weird that IDW this week was also not-far-out-spaceship-futuristic-ness.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/IDOW_Bomber_Web.jpg

[xissburg]

Awesome work man, really awesome, specially the hard surface ones. And I want to ask what are the techniques you use to draw stuff like that space ship above. You use Photoshop? Do you work with shapes or what?

Thank you

[geeshin]

Two thumbs up on your sketchbook! I really like your CHOW pieces. Especially Red Sonja, very nice! The sketch you did for your friend... is that from Getbackers? I forget his name... haha anyway, great drawings! Looking forward to seeing more.

[sarbro]

Your pencil work ist awesome!
As well as your digital work!
Your piece for EOW is great, although I liked the first version with the higher contrast of the temple better.
Will keep an eye on your sketchbook

[Orion9282]

Sorry for my absence... I got totally tied up with the day-job for the past... however long. As I've done for the past few years... like someone trying to diet with every turn of the new year... I'm going to try to keep up with the entertainment design drawings.

To your questions that you asked 9 months ago:
xissburg - Photoshop only. I use paths when I want something super clean, man-made machinery-ish. I rough out a sketch, then path-work key areas of color, then airbrush the highlights and shadows. After that, I'll add the details and fine pencil-lines.

Geeshin - Thanks! And yep! Way to catch the GetBackers sketch. Few people know about that series.

Sarbro - Thanks!

My most recent CHOW... but I posted too late. I'm dumb.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/2010_12_Muse_web.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/2010_12_Muse_WIP_web.jpg

[Untouched24]

Good stuff. I think the last two pieces you've done are showing improvement. The last Chow is looking good and I really like that aircraft you did, looks great.

[Flanagan]

Great pencils, man. The environment piece looks good too, but the temple seems too light. Not too sure, tho. Anyways, nice work.

[Dan FS]

I just loved ur stuff, especially Red Sonja and the last piece. Keep going! =)

[Parsakoira]

those IDW entries rock! very nice rendering skills youve got there

[Envodas]

you have a beautiful style going on, really nice stuff!

[Orion9282]

Thanks all... a quickie IDOW:

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/2010_12_Spaceship_Web.jpg

[Doom-Breath]

Very satisfying character design and vehicle design. Smooth value :) Keep it up!

[Orion9282]

Started for CHOW... hopefully I'll see this one until the end...

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/2010_12_Horseman01_web.jpg

[Barkat]

nice work.:asskisser:

[Sapphirelullaby]

Lovely work so far! I really really like your last sci-fi painting -- for a quicky it looks really defined and well done. The only crit I have is lies in your color paintings -- try to make the colors blend together a little more, perhaps by utilizing atmospheric light or even just by giving them an overall hue (warm, cool, et cetera). Practicing by using overlay layers.

Overall, lovely work! :heart:

[Orion9282]

Thanks for the feedback, all!

@Sapphire - Yes, color is something that I'm working on... thanks for the advice. I should probably try more washes of color as opposed to local color only.

Ok, so I'm not totally satisfied with this one, but it was a big learning experience for getting back into the groove of painting.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/2010_12_HorsemanBW_Web.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/2010_12_Horseman02_WIP.jpg

[teapo]

wow. that's awesome dude :D the progress shot is helpful and i love your rendering-- so smooth :3

[Dana_T]

Beautiful sketchbook! Very varied style, I love that. My one tip would be to work on your digital paintings of human faces. Sometimes they come off as mechanical and dead rather than alive and full of character. Like your pre-zombie dinosaur. xD I love that little guy.
Keep it up! Really nice work.

[pisces_painter]

Hi orion, the last horseman painting is great, thanks for sharing. Are the lighting/glows done with a soft brush?

[Orion9282]

Thanks all for the feedback and comments.

Dana - Yeah, good observation... I enjoy product design, and therefore a bunch of my character stuff can be robot-y. Working on it...

Pisces - Mixture of soft/hard. I started out with a hard round brush that has a good taper from 100% opacity to 0%... then touched it up afterward with a soft brush to get that glow effect.

Some sketches from the sketchbook... Photo ref for one from The Sartorialist (http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com/)web blog, and another is a Travis Charest copy..

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/003.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/004.jpg

[surus]

Great ideas! I would love to see more scribbles and presteps AND pencil pages! Thanks for sharing!

[Orion9282]

Color horseman version added

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/2010_12_HorsemanColorWeb.jpg

[Orion9282]

CGHub is holding a character challenge where you illustrate megaman characters in the medieval (dark ages) setting. Anyways, here's my BombMan.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/bombman.jpg

[NeonDuck]

ID is definitely your strong point, really nice clean perspective and designs!

your anatomy gets a bit muddy sometimes, as in proportions, shapes, or poses... take a look at gesture drawing perhaps?

[Orion9282]

NeonDuck - Thanks for the feedback... Yeah, I'm still working my way out of my comic book background. I'm looking to start a figure drawing session soon, so hopefully that'll help.

My continuation of Megaman 1 villians, re-envisioned...
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/cutman01.jpg

[Orion9282]

Another Megaman 1 re-envisionment. Gutsman this time.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/gutsman.jpg

[Orion9282]

Another...

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/elecman.jpg

[MarcSampson]

like your creature and totally dig that ID stuff but your characters tend to have some strange proportions

[kojot]

try to more think about color it's muddy when you light up with white and dark out with black... :)

[Orion9282]

Thanks all for the feedback. Man, second time someone has mentioned my anatomy woes. I need some help!

Can someone give me pointers? Paint overs. Comments. Anything? I thought these last few were better than the ones at the beginning of the sketchbook?

I learned the 90's comic anatomy (Jim lee, mcfarlane, portacio), which I think has totally effed me up in terms of realistic proportions. I know I need to do more reference drawing... But still, feedback would help a lot.

[Orion9282]

Figure Drawing:

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/005.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/007.jpg

[Orion9282]

Thor!

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e16/Orion9282/Thor.jpg

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EOW, Troll house WIP...
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...and Final...
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