deschamps sketches and miscellaneous

[deschamps]

HEy... This be's my sketchbook.

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/walrusbeak.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/bugs_and_creatures.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/myweapon_page.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/mongol_page.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/twiddle.jpg

[deschamps]

I was visiting some family in ny and drew some of them while they were watching t.v.

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/family/Sandra.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/family/Alonzo.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/family/Bert.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/family/Mom_sleeping.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/family/Kelly.jpg

[Yiako]

Wow. All them are nice! Love your strokes

[endregan]

saweet. cires in the house.

[I.was.ink]

I be likin you sketches! :cool:

[deschamps]

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/melissa_read_02.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/melissa_read_01.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/melissa_sleep.jpg

and some chameleon character sketches...
http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/cham_sheet1.jpg

[deschamps]

Last ones for today.
http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/melissa_read_03.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/melissa_read_04.jpg

[Jamaludin]

vewwyyyy vewyyy niceeeee, keep up the good work man looking very nice, congrats. And cyaa when I cya !!

[MrFrost]

love your lines...great flow to em.....

[roger]

Your drawings rock! I specially love the life drawings that are in the same post as the chameleons.

[jester]

Definitely a place to return to, your sketchbook! I love the chameleons!

Jester

[deschamps]

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/big_mofo.jpg

[Josef K.]

yeah! ur stuff roxx man! the last one is pretty impressive!
i like ur creature-designs!
lookin forward for more strange creatures ;)


edit:
hmm one thing!
the last one doesnt really stand! he seems to be fallin in the next moment. but it roxx anyway (im not sure if its bullshit i just wrote ^^ )

[deschamps]

More of the goofy chamleon I'm having to work on.
http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/cham_newer.jpg

[jester]

Never seen so cheerful chameleons before! I just love them!

Jester

[deschamps]

Thanks for the support everyone... here's a couple more pages.

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketchpage_12-7.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/spinealien.jpg

[endregan]

Awesome update, this rocks. Where are you going to school and what are you taking ?

Durham eh? Heck your so close to me its not even funny :)

[deschamps]

Thanks endregan. I'm actually not in school, I graduated 6 years ago! haha! I went to Syracuse University. Your avatar says Canada so I am actually no where near ya...its Durham North Carolina!

[deschamps]

hands and feet

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/handsandfeet.jpg

[steak-tron]

these are good a' hell, i likes the creatures, watch out you might inspire others.

[chudzta]

^^you definately are now an inspirereror. heheh.

that chameleon looks like fun but i imagine it would get pretty boring if u were obliged to work with it all the time.

i like most the critters on the first two pics

and the portraits seriously wanna make me find some random shmoe sitting down

[deschamps]

Mirror portrait. I tried to use less colors than I usually do, plus I tooled around with the paper textures.

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/portrait_12-10-03.jpg

[deschamps]

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/insect_machine6.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sp_12-17-03.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketchpage_dec_15.jpg

[Evil_Dan]

Great sketches! The tribal guy and samurai are my favorites. Beating you to a bloody pulp in thunderdome is going to be tough....

:D

[deschamps]

Thanks Evil_D. I'll puts my best in so it'll be a worthy showdown!

Thanks steak-tron and chudzta... an inspirator... Shit, I got a ways to go before that!

[deschamps]

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sk_page_12-19-03.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sk_page_12-21-03.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/boy.jpg

[S51]

This is some really choice stuff. Excellent work.

[chudzta]

agreed. very cool beans kinda stuff. lets see more pal - chudds

[-The Swift-]

wow! very cool!i love the painted stuff!

[endregan]

love your linework mmm

i must do more studies, i am having trouble with females. you make it look easy :)

nice update!

[deschamps]

http://www.eddstudio.com/ill/imgs/roped_comp.jpg


http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/lion.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/turtle.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/coyote.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/tiger.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/cougar.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/panda.jpg



http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/Empress_6.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/Empress_7.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/Empress_1.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/Empress_2.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/Empress_3.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/Empress_5.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/servant-sketch.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/getting_dressed.jpg



http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/self_march3-04.jpg

[I.was.ink]

Very cool update cire!

I like that sp a lot.

-iwasink

[jook]

[
By. cire600
http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/roped_comp.jpg

I love this picture... It is so scary, I hate aliens...

[tyboogie]

fun stuff cire


what were the animals pieces for? just for fun? refreshing to see natural media work

ty

[endregan]

saweeettttttt

been missing you :)

[Josef K.]

AWESOME update! love it!

[deschamps]

tyboogie: Hey Ty... What were they for?...uhhh..actually they were something I did for my mom....awhhhh! :D

endregan: I miss you too...haha!

Josef K.: Thanks a bunch.

I.was.ink: Glad you liked the SP. My contact lenses were bothering me all day, so thats where that SP came from!


jook: Here's an update on that one. I liked the quicky I did so I decided to work out what one of those aliens in the background would look like. And then I went back and started painting out the full scene. I'll post it again when its all finished. Thanks jook!

http://www.eddstudio.com/ill/imgs/alien_softchest.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/roped_fin.jpg

Here's the finished version

[metalwinds]

wow, some really nice stuff going on here. these last 2 rock my socks off. great work

[Josef K.]

WOW! E.T. another way :D
really cool!

[tyboogie]

beautiful!!!!

[Jeff Jaws]

I liked the B/w version of that pic better than the coloured one, because of more contrast, I think.. Nevertheless good job, dude.

Jj.

[deschamps]

It's been awhile since I added some stuff to this thread... Here's some drawings from yesterday and today.

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/crane_reptile.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/underground_creature.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/melissa_profile.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/june13_2004.jpg

[Muttonhead]

Yim-Yam-Yummy in my Tom-Tim-Tummy!

You are a mighty warrior of the virtual and non-virtual pencil, my friend.

[flex mathews]

amazing work, i really like that last page.

[Keepiru]

Wow, these are great! I don' t know how I've missed this thread for so long. Your creatures are fab-o-lous, and I really like some of those figure sketches from the previous dump, ESPECIALLY the robot helping the emaciated woman into her robes, and simple sketch of the seated fat lady. It seems to be a pretty rich world you're creating. As for the guy on the leash with the aliens...very X-files! :D

[deschamps]

Muttonhead: Thanks Mutton...I am ready for some more Muttonhead sketches! Where is they?
flex mathews: Thanks man!
Keepiru: Thanks. Its been pretty easy to miss... it hasn't been even close to a daily! Glad you like them.

Some figure drawing from tonight...

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/figureA_june15.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/figureB_june15.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/figureC_june15.jpg



http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/June_15_2004.jpg

[deschamps]

Some doodles from the workshop:

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/austin/June-18-04.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/austin/June-19-04.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/austin/June_23_04.jpg http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/austin/June-22-04.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/austin/June-24-04.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/austin/airport_austin_a.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/austin/laundrymat_austin.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/austin/laundrymat_austin2.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/austin/Taro_austin.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/austin/Mutton_oblio.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/austin/some_dude_austin.jpg

[Muttonhead]

Same goes for you man, your little dudes with the sword on June 23rd are awesome, great movement!

Robed dude is a bit stiff, legs not long enough either.....

Man, am I ever a handsome devil in scratchy line-form......

[deschamps]

Mutton: He lost his kneecaps in the war.

Here's another one:

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/june-24-04b.jpg

[Groover McNab]

Hey man, I saw JM reviewing your work. Seemed pretty impressed. Hope you get a call. Love your work.

[deschamps]

Thanks Groover!


http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/june-26-2004.jpg

[bwkeough]

hey you've got some really nice images in this thread (first time viewing it)!
good likenesses in the SP's, down to the eyeball tentacles. Critters are all really cool, too.

I know it's been said before, but you have a great quality to your linework.

[endregan]

GEeez buddy its been a while!!

Thanks for the fun chess game ;).

Youre sketches rock....looks like you had some fun at the workshop. Good sketches keep it coming :).

Peace!

[van]

WOah! I missed another good one. I am so ashamed! :) Love your stuff. Keep updating!

[deschamps]

Good to hear from you endregan, we'll have to play some chess again.

Thanks a bunch bwkeough and Van!

Here's a few thumbnails I explored in color with some acrylic, gouache and and a new brushpen.

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/june27-04.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/3_clr_thumbs.jpg

[deschamps]

Here's a bunch of ink drawings from today:

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/june27-04.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/june29-01.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/june29-02.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/june29-03.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/june29-04.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/june29-05.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/june29-2004.jpg
This ones from the Last Samurai... What a retarded ending to that movie.

[jetpack42]

That SP ROCKS! Totally can recognize you. It was cool meeting you in Austin. You and the guys who all came in late to the room the 3rd night are all great artists! Great work, keep it up!

[lupicani]

the black and white piece the encaptured male by unknown entieties...value studie, is soo sweet, the confident loseness of it is excellent I love it. The fully rendered version is rewarding as well being able to see it back lit...nice.

good to hear from you eric I really enjoyed meeting and hanging in the austin!!!

-stace

[van]

Awesomeness! More!

[TheDirtSyndicate]

wow man. really nice work indeed.
i have no crits. i love it all.

[deschamps]

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/Quinn.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/alien_fetus.jpg

[jetpack42]

Oh man, babies are so hard for me to draw! And they have those little fat fat hands!!! Excellent work, I'm totally jealous of your baby ink skills.....awesome!!

[deschamps]

Thanks Jetpack...you are way too nice! I couldn't wait to get to drawing those chubby hands. Fun.


Well, I guess this wouldn't be a sketch but who cares.... Here's tonights SP anyway:

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sps/July-05-2004sp.jpg

[jetpack42]

Moby?

In all seriousness, a great SP. Excellent likeness. Is the mouth too far down (from the nose)? I get the feeling it is, but I could be wrong. The use of strokes and color is Bold and Daring. You could handle a bag of Doritos just fine.

[davi]

love your shit!

espically, Empress_1.jpg, roped_fin.jpg, underground_creature.jpg

[deschamps]

Jetpack: Moby?...yeah shut up :)
Thanks for the comment about the sp. It helped. I woke up this morning and looked at it, and was surprised by all the weird proportions I didn't even slightly notice late last night. I fixed it a little.

davi: Thanks man!

[tyboogie]

damn eric..that portrait is dooooooooooopppe

looks like your enjoying that brush pen too!! sweet
ty

[bwkeough]

the new SP is really good. I must be looking at it after you made corrections, I don't see any proportional problems. The brush strokes are great, nice and chunky and follow the forms. The color variations within the skin tones are also good; that's something I've been lacking in my work.

[deschamps]

Hey Tyler. Thanks a million! Besides tonight I've been using just that pen... love that shite.

bwkeough: Thanks! Yeah I fixed it a little and replaced the image.

Here's some figure drawing from tonight. Kind of blah. My attention seemed to be elsewhere.

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/fig/7-6-04_03.jpg
http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/fig/7-6-04_05.jpg
http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/fig/7-6-04_04.jpg
http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/fig/7-6-04_01.jpg
http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/fig/7-6-04_02.jpg
http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/fig/7-6-04_06.jpg

[bonedog]

lots of cool work. on the last figures i think it may have helped if you used strokes that were more descriptive of the form. but i definitely know what you mean when you're at a life drawing sessions and the concentration isn't all there.

-bonedog

[gaboartpage]

your linework is so great
lots of different values
you know where to push
the brush a little more to
give that extra thickness
great control really

and those pencil sketches
are so alive good balance
between straight and curve
line lots of freedom of line

your family portraits
are very good , vere expressive
and the way you describe
the shape and "likeness" wich
i cannot compare are awesome

please post more this is
a good sketch thread
keep em coming
this lasts are great very great

-------Gabriel

[deschamps]

Thanks for the encouragement Gabriel. I appreciate it!
Bonedog...I'll concentrate on that on my next session. Thanks!

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/Electro.jpg
davi kept nudging me to this one :) Kind of came out like Electro the Chippendale Dancer...haha.


Some Creatures:

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/camelphant.jpg
Silly elephant headed camel looking thing

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/stilt-walker.jpg

[deschamps]

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/July09-2004.jpg


http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/July10-2004.jpg


http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/July11-2004.jpg

[Jens]

It's nice to see that you draw every day :)
the last sp you posted is my absolute favorite, such nice colors togehter with the alien embryo :D

[van]

Awesome ink sketches!

[deschamps]

Thanks Jens... everyday's the way to go!
Thanks Van, I love my brush pen these days.

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/ptera_july_12.jpg

[jetpack42]

the electro dudes legs seems shrimpy to me. i really like the color sketchbook stuff you are doing, keep pushing that. nice updates!

[bwkeough]

I really like the camelophants and the painting of the dino hatchling. Where are you going with the wingless pteranodon priest? looks interesting.

[deschamps]

jetpack42: I guess he doesn't have super-villian proportions, huh?

bwkeough: Since the design of that pteranodon guy doesn't seem to be much more than an anthropomorphic dinosaur, I'll probably leave it alone. If I happen to think of something that makes him feel less like a dinosaur, maybe I'll play with it some more. Thanks!

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/warrior.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/pseudo-me_july14.jpg

[endregan]

I like your loins. I mean your lines.

Very expression like :).

[steak-tron]

this work kicks ass man, it's been too long since i've been here last. I love the pen work and that sp is excellent.

[Syrogen]

argh! im in love with your loose ink work :hearts:

[insane visions]

pretty dope stuff dood..have we met in austin????I hope we did, cause fuck how could I have missed these artwork..

[klid]

great stuff, jully 11 is dope

[deschamps]

Majestyx: Thanks, that was a fun experiment

insane visions: Thanks!! We only got to meet for a second outside the hotel. I didn't have my stuff with me at the time. I was checking out your sick work out on the curb, then the cab came! Crap!

Syrogen: Loose is the most enjoyable for me these days! Thanks!

steak-tron: Looking back at that sp, I am realizing that I really need to start putting some shit on my head when I am outside in the yard. SUNBURN!

endregan: Good to hear from you my friend!


http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/July15-2004.jpg

[imglue]

great stuff there cire. love the digital work

[flex mathews]

wow, awsome work...your brushpen stuff is favorite.

[Groover McNab]

Man, I love your ink sketches, and how you still keep them clean. My ink pages turn into scribbly pieces of crap. The warrior with the round shoulder uh...things is very nice also.

[bwkeough]

I'm loving those ink paintings of the samurai. Besides these images looking great, samurai learned ink painting to build their focus....I gotta get me a sumi pen so I can go bushido on my sketchbook!

[deschamps]

bwkeough, Groover McNab, flex mathews: I like how using ink forces me to think about what I want to draw before I put a pen or brush to the paper. Otherwise I just start scribbling with my pencil til I come up with an idea (or not). Which is good to do sometimes but most of the time I think I am just being lazy. I think pen and ink is helping me overcome that laziness... not there yet though!!!

imglue: Thanks man, i am trying to do less of it these days in order to become more descisive and confident. Traditional stuff is so much less forgiving.

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/fig/7-13-04_01.jpg
http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/fig/7-13-04_02.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/July17-2004.jpg

[scottg]

Man, I cant believe I just found your sketch book Nice stuff. I love the way you experiment with different mediums.

later,
scottg

[mentler]

Took me a while but I finally took a look at your stuff -- pretty impressive
I will keep my good eye on you from here on out!!!
http://www.tsofa.com/?faculty.gallery.tre

[liam.c]

yah verry nice!

[deschamps]

Love your figure work Mentler! Liam.c: thanks for the support! Scottg: Thanks man, I like to mix it up! All you fellow Comic-con goers, see ya tomorrow!

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/Sea_caterpillar.jpg

recent pages....ugghhhh, these only deserve links:
http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/July19-2004.jpg
http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/July20-2004.jpg

[deschamps]

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/July21-2004.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/July22-2004.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/July24-2004.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/July25-2004.jpg

[mentler]

See your working - see your good - and it is good to see you again -
The Bone Doctor

[Yina]

woa i love the pen renderings!

[JackalAnubis]

great stuff in hur! esp that undulating centipede creature! awesome rendering :madchef:

[Lono]

i love the little creature doodles man! dats some cool shit.

look new smilies!! :canadian: :right: :Olsen_gas :madchef: :ninja:

F :aa: :ar: :at:

-Lono

[deschamps]

Lono: Stank you very much :a!: Time for me to go back and check out yours again!
JackalAnubis: Thank you!
Yina: Hey Yina! Glad you like them.
mentler: Trying to keep up!

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/July28-2004.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/July30-2004.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/July31-2004.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/Aug01-2004.jpg

[WillSchnevel]

dood, you rule. i love the stomping guy and the running girl, soooooo hot. <3

[van]

Damn....great stuff.

[mentler]

You are swiftly becoming a mainliner!!!
You are starting to chart your own path.

[deschamps]

Will & Van: :rendered:

I forgot one

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/July27_jackBlack.jpg

[dCepT]

Keep it coming man! I love the worm-thingy and the dude with the robe or whatnot (july 30)

d-C

[jetpack42]

awesome man, your sketches never fail to impress. Thanks for sharing.

[xia]

Damn! u r getting really scary good!

[bwkeough]

so is Jack Black really serious about getting the Vote out? Have to fight back the evil tentacles of Kang and Klang? More cool stuff from you, I like the melancholy lizard king.

I want more ink. :)

[van]

"I feel in love with a baked potatoe, thats when I started to daaaaance...in France."

Jack Black rocks. Thanks for the skecthes. :perv:

[deschamps]

dCepT: Thanks man..I'm trying to keep em coming
jetpack42: Thanks Jetpack
xia: Youre too nice :S
bwkeough: Nah...friend of mine asked me to draw Jack Black. I keep seeing him with that shirt on and I felt like drawing tentacles.
van: Thanks for checking them out!

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/Aug05-2004.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/Aug06-2004.jpg

[mentler]

Really nice post ~~~ your feeling out of the forms is outstanding ~~~ especially since were most likely done from photos. Good work!!
On the other hand SW art is sinking into the sunset and as Custer say at the end "to damn many indians"
Now, that said, you are probably part Choctaw or Crow, if so a apologize!

[bwkeough]

I like the indian who's wearing an upside-down tu-tu (nah I can tell it's a turkey or something, but tu-tu was my first impression!).

some earlier pages that I didn't comment on: the centipede with fins and tentacle mandibles is awesome, and I absolutley love that quick ink drawing of your sketchbook while you draw in the windowseat of a plane!

[deschamps]

Whoa.. its been a while!

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/Sept14-2004_brown.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/Sept13-2004.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/Aug31-2004.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/Sept05-2004.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sps/Sept-06-2004.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sps/Sept_07_2004.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sps/Sept_11_2004.jpg


Some small Life Drawings...

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/Sept14-2004_figA.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/Sept14-2004_figB.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/Sept14-2004_figC.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/Sept14-2004_figD.jpg


A digi-painting I started for fun...

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/window4.jpg

[Lono]

oooh this last painting is nice!

very dramatic.

-Lono

[Groover McNab]

I second that! I hope you finish that one. I'm diggin' the traditional SP also. Great update, I hope the next one doesn't take as long. :wink:

[Keepiru]

ts been forever since I've been to your thread! You are...a genius! That last dump especially had some great contents...the first image on the brown toned paper is incredibly haunting, your creatures are beautifully dynamic and really have a sense of life to them, your SP's are sharp, figures are lovely and intelligently rendered, and your digi-paints flat out rock. My only critique, and it is a small and humble one, is that sometimes your ink (or brush marker, its hard to tell) paintings lose their lighter highlight areas, so they look dark and shadowed. Maybe have a cup of water nearby and water your brush down a little for the light areas, or go over in white conte when the ink is dry. The simple line inks are my favorites, especialy that baby. Beautiful!
Moral of the story...I fuckin' worship you man! And your frequent postage sends my heart all a-flutter. Keep it up!

[Layil]

:404sign: :404sign: :404sign: :O


EDIT: Whoops, its back up again....

nice stuff, lets see more!

[flex mathews]

wow... that last one is amazing. i like you life drawing alot too. i m a big fan. thanks for the post.

[deschamps]

Keepiru: You are way too nice to me :bashful: Thanks so much. And I'll play around with some ink washes real soon. Thanks!
Groover McNab, flex mathews and Lono: Thanks men... Well i guess I am forced to finish that painting then, huh?
Layil: I'm trying!! >:{ Yeah... I know this little self portrait doesnt count.

Blue Oil pastel with a razor here and there.
http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sps/Sept-26-2004a.jpg

[bwkeough]

I know I meant to comment on the last post...the SP's keep getting better. The foot studies and that quick digital illustration also look good.

[Muttonhead]

WHOA WHOA WHOA! HOLD THE PHONE MAN!

These sketches are top-notch... beautiful stuff! Your sketches have like, way advanced in the past couple of months.... not that your sketches were bad before, but they are really great now!

Love the Foster homage!

MOre!

[Main Loop]

i love that digital paint sketch.. very foster-esque.. i also like that blue oil pastel drawing, and that one on the pink tone in muted green, looks like gouache, but i cant tell.. did you hatch out all the underdrawing lines?

[cotron]

really nice sketches in here, everything you draw has a lot of character and personality to it. I'll be checking this thread a lot more often >:D

[deschamps]

Thank you very much Coltron, Mutton, and Mainloop.

Man it's been awhile... here's some more stuff:

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/tribal.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/longmutt.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/collarneck.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/Tcats_group.jpg
.



I hated looking at this one so I turned it into a link!!! Shnarf, Shnarf! (http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/Snarf.jpg)



.
http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/lion-o_portrait.jpg

[steak-tron]

Too fuckin' cool. Those Thunder Dome studies win! Liono really looks like a concerned leader type that has alot of stress/responsibility on his shoulders.

I'm a fan.
-steak

[jetpack42]

steak is wise. i agree. great stuff as always man. i love the loose energy in alot of your work. always good to see new stuff from you.

[Crunch]

mmmm....tasty sketches. love the t dome stuff. keep rockin it.

[bwkeough]

the Thundercats look great, you made Liono look like a real person!

the zulu-ish warrior is cool, too, nice use of different textures.

[xia]

Wow! the second creature thinging has a really great lighting, well painted. I am inspired...

Great stuff dude!
Keep them coming.

[Muttonhead]

More more more. Don't hide behind that ol' song and dance: "I've got too much awesome freelance work to do, I don't have time for personal work, Waaah Waaah!" Cry baby.

Haha jk

Love your Thundercats stuff, why you no enter it in contest?

Hows life?

ttyl

-sean

[deschamps]

steak-tron: Thanks man. Lion-o's is a teenager in terms of years right? So the leadership is taking a toll on him. :)

jetpack42: Unfortunately it's not loose on purpose... I wish my lines were more confident! I never seem to know what the hell I am drawing... its usually an accident.

Crunch: Thank you Crunch.

bwkeough: I wasn't sure what to do with him... making him more lion-man like is cheesy looking in my opinion so I made the portrait more human. I was playing around with the rake brush feature with the zoo loo one. I saw the head in a photograph somewhere and I wanted to come up with the rest of him.

xia: Thanks Xia. Felt like creating an alien pet.

Muttonhead: Whatttttt evvvvaaaa. Yeah, I backed out of tdome like a little bitch. I did 90% of this stuff a week after tdome. Nothing great anyway. I'll get back on this thread now. You got any requests Mutton?



http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sps/Nov-15-2004.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sps/Nov-14-2004.jpg

[deschamps]

Here's some dude.

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/cartoony.jpg

[liam.c]

nice!

[rodrigo!]

ah wow man these are great!!
thanx for sharing!!

[deschamps]

3 young adventurers:

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/3adventurers.jpg

[bRyaN]

This is some championship type stuff bro....keep em comin, the latest update is pretty rad...

[Burning Eyes]

Friggin shweeet. <3

[xia]

Damn! Love the style of this:
http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/cartoony.jpg
The portraits are dope too. Keep them coming Bro!

[bwkeough]

those cartoony adventurers are freaking lively! Very nice. "Some dude examining his manicure" is good, too. Your abstracted/cartoony stuff works well because it's very well articulated and applies true light and shadow to it's own special anatomy accurately.

[deschamps]

bwkeough, xia, Burning Eyes, bRyaN: THANKS a bunch! I had a lot of fun with these characters. I think it might have brought me out of the artistic rut I felt coming.

a little update on one of the adventurers...

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/Swordplay.jpg

[Crunch]

love the female hero man. she looks like she is backpacking and kicking ass at the same time. love your work.

[JoshuaTheJames]

Fun work bro...


You have a few hands and feet that are damn nice!


-Joshua James

[deschamps]

Some random stuffff:

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/BnN/BlackthNet_sk.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/BnN/BlackthNet_sk2.jpg



Some quick trading card art:

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/AGOT/Gregors_Retainer_Fin.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/AGOT/Andrik_the_Unsmiling_Fin.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/AGOT/Servant_of_rhllor_Fin.jpg

Sketches and doodles...

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/Late2004a.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/Late2004b.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/Late2004c.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/Late2004d.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/Late2004e.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/Late2004f.jpg

[mentler]

Makin' a house call ~~~ see all is well here and you going to SF workshop

[deschamps]

Hey Mentler. Good to hear from you. Yep all is well. No San Fran for me... my wife and I are expecting our first baby on the way pretty soon! :bounce:

[van]

Damn. Your work is absolutely fantastic! more!

[bwkeough]

great update man! I really like the SP knight image and that first pencil drawing. Both of those show enough of the people that you have a sense of character but they still show the scene well. The painting of the woman looks really good, too, but I can't tell if she's leading that legion of doom or about to F them up. The ink drawings are lovely, also.

Congrats on the forthcoming Baby Deschamps!!

[IanE]

Dude...these are incredible! I love your animals and creatures! Your paintings are seriously awesome. I'm going to keep my eye on this thread.

Keep it up!

[deschamps]

IanE: Hey thanks so much! I'll try to keep at it.

bwkeough: Damn...I didn't mean for that knight to look like me. Aghh I hate that sometimes... stuff always ends up looking like me, haha. Glad you like the stuff. Man, I can't wait for the baby! Thanks!

van: Thanks van. I'm tryin. :S

I updated an old piece... her face really bothered me. Looked retarded.
Here's the old piece of poop:

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/Empress_oldHead.jpg

Here's a new close up:

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/Empress_100p.jpg

Here's the full piece updated (http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/empress.jpg)


.

[AngryScientist]

Beautiful, beautiful.. omg. LOL.. I saw your empress pic somewhere before - I think gfxartist, and fell in love with it. I don't know why you thought the old face was retarded, but it looked more.. dark and mature, the new one is a bit generic. But that's for your to decide ;)
Also looooove your concepts! Great sketchbook, I'll be keeping an eye on it :D

[IanE]

Whoa, this empress looks amazing! HUGE improvement on the face, it looks soo much better! Excellent work on the details and everything, it looks great!

PS - Congrats on the baby!

[mentler]

5 bones here all the way all day :::: really like the last one ::: especially the composition :::: very strong stuff!

[LordSpewbarfer]

Wow, beautiful work. I remember looking through your site a loong time ago... remember i even emailed you ? haha boy did i change... Anyways, this is a wonderful sketchbook.. i expecially like the digital work.. looking through this sketchbook i saw a more raw and intresting perspective of your work.. thats why i love sketchbooks.. unlike a final piece they reveal a great deal about the artist.

[deschamps]

Hey Everyone. Welp, as you can see... these days most of my sketchbook stuff is of my new daughter. Hey, and you don't get a better model than a sleeping one!!!!


http://www.ericdeschamps.com/Cerise/Cerise-gift.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/March05-001.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/Jan-Feb05-001.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/Jan-Feb05-002.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/Jan-Feb05-004.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/Jan-Feb05-005.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/Jan-Feb05-003.jpg

[steak-tron]

Top notch drawings eric, those pictures of your daughter are a beauty

cool variation in the lines and paintings :)

[Danilo]

:cheerleader:

[Muttonhead]

Awww, she's a cutey! Awesome sketch update. Your sketches have also improved greatly in the past year. Your lines seem more confident and genuine.

Hows life? Sorry I have been off the radar for a while. Going to any cons this summer? Saw your stuff in the Eberron: Sharn book.... best stuff in there if you ask me! (Well, Steven Prescott's stuff is pretty awesome too...)

All is well at Turbine, if a bit crazy.... prepping for E3 and all. Take it easy!


-Sean

[deschamps]

Thanks steak-tron and Danilo.

Mutton: Thanks man. Everything is excellent. Having a lot a fun with the little one. I'm glad you liked the Sharn stuff. I think the work I did on next 2 Eberron books after that one is better. I guess that's what you hope for though.... get a little better each time. Talk to you later Sean.

Here's a randow drawing I did tonight:

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/tribesman_port.jpg

[Lono]

freakin rad update man. totally inspiring. congratulations on the baby girl!

-Lono

[brkofdon]

you just got a new fan... ill maybe throw a critique or something later.. for now i gotta oogle your drawings more..

...ok went thro it all.. you have AMAZING variety and AMAZING control!!! all of it is so strong and its so YOU. very inspirational!!!

[deschamps]

Hey Lono, good to hear from you and thanks a whole lot on both. Having a kid is wild!

brkofdon: thank you!! I'd love to hear some critques sometime from you. Amazing Control??... there must be something wrong with your monitor :)

Here's another tribesman study:


http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/tribesman-Apr6-05.jpg

[bwkeough]

hey nice to see some frequent updates from you again. Congrats on the baby! I was hoping to see some family drawings; any chance she'll sit still long enough for a painting?

that last tribesman image is really good, too, nice and loose with a definite personality and ethnicity.

[deschamps]

bwkeough: Thank you. Nope, no family portrait yet :) haha.
Thanks for stopping by, its always great to hear from you. Here's another tribesman.....


http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/tribesman-Apr7-05.jpg

[emilpaun]

These are all very beautiful.
Thanks for sharing

[Eew]

Damn dude , you make it look so easy. Your selfportrets i mean. how long you spend on those last 2 if i may ask ? Cause i'm doing atleast 1 sp now everyday and my main problem is shading the face, so if you have some advice on that ?
Btw those baby sketches are freaking cool ! and the concepts look awesome too !

-Eew

[flex mathews]

very nice... i love your past few updates.

[Meren]

Wow I really enjoyed scrolling trough this thread.

Beautiful sketches and paintings!

[Robolus]

Congratulations for your best work - your daughter! :rendered:
Your Sketchbook is awesome too.

[liam.c]

jsut wanted to jump in line and say big gratz!!! for the new baby !
and the paitings rox too mate !!!

[endregan]

Oh no a minny deschamps!!!!!!! :D. Congrats

Im really liking your looser gestural work, it shows a lot of confidence. I also like the ink with pencil. Bravo

[Icey]

my god! what wonderful things i see here!!

love your work!

[deschamps]

Hey thanks everyone! Ok...back to my random dumping grounds. :)


http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/AppleStore5-2005.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/5-05-001.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/5-30-2005.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/Hanger-5-05.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/Streamline-Drag.jpg


Quick Fantasy Flight Game cards:
http://www.ericdeschamps.com/Clients/FF/Bejeweled_Assassin-Fin.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/Clients/FF/Drogos_Bloodrider-Fin.jpg



C.O.W. entry:
http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/COW/Papiot_feed.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/COW/COW-magnetismMaster.jpg

[bwkeough]

dude, great creatures! no crits on those guys, you're doing really good work there.

I like the painting and colors in the FF card illustrations, but where's the feet? you're making that poor girl stump around on her ankle bones and I don't think a hoofless horse would be able to run very quickly. :) I'm just teasing. my guess is that it's tough to fit all of the information the AD wants into their image size requirements, otherwise, it would be a snap to add some more canvas to the bottom.

[deschamps]

crap, I never noticed that bwkeough. Its weird how the table in shadow cuts off her legs. Yup, the table almost looks like a rug on the floor and she's got no feet! Thanks for pointing that out. oh well :teeth: Great to hear from you again!

[Summer Pudding]

These sketches are deadly. I love the way you really explore the page, and experiment with different methods and techniques. You don't confine yourself solely to the figurative.

Top notch stuff.

Pud'

[deschamps]

Thanks 'Pud! I really appreciate it. Thanks for stopping by.


http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/Indian-horns.jpg


This next doodle started out as a landscape idea that I didn't like much so I squeezed, stretched and flipped it a bunch of times into something.

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/arrrr.jpg

[endregan]

like that your updating more often.

I notice in some of your stuff it looks like its rushed and not fleshed out as much and almost reads as 2d, hard to describe, know what I mean though?

your doodles are fun keep postinem

[Groover McNab]

Man, the versatility in all these pieces are great. Awesome stuff. I especially like that one with the woman with purple make-up on her face.

Oh and a little late, but congrats on your new daughter! :)

[deschamps]

endregan: yep definitely rushed. The flatness could be both bad drawing and too much uniform color. :S Someday I'll get it!

Hey Groover, thanks a whole lot. Being a dad is pretty awesome!

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/cyke-tight.jpg

[Jens]

really amzing work man, thx for posting these

that first creature in the random dumping grounds rocks in so many ways. good inspiration

[fukifino]

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww yeah. Sweetness. Nice to see you takin' some time out from bein' a new dad (congrats!) and kicking ass for WotC to dump some art on us! :D

Really digging that detail of the C.O.W.

Hope you have some more Wizards stuff comin'. I enjoy seeing your art in them. :)

[zao75231]

just looked at all your sketches man...amazing! i love it, every single one. How long have you been drawing? how old are ya?

-Rob:D

[flaptraps]

those line life drawing sketches are sick man! great sketchbook!
keep em coming, i'll be back

[maxetormer]

I REALLY dig how loose you can get on some
sketches and how detailed and thight you
can go on others, I fell Im always a big mess
so I admire those how can use their looseness
for their advantage, many props to ya, I aspire to
be as good as you some day 8) :hatsoff:

[deschamps]

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/Demon-July11-05.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/gliderOnGround71105.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/Glider-July11-05.jpg

Quick Teenager study:
http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/kidStudy-July11-05.jpg

A little more work on my adventurer characters....
http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/Adventurers-July11-05.jpg


maxetormer: Thanks! I'm still a big mess 99% of time. It takes awhile to get a feel for which is loose and what is just haphazard sloppiness.

Thanks Flaptraps. I appreciate it.

zao75231: Thank you. I am almost 30. I've always liked to draw but I didn't take it very seriously until about 4-5 years ago.

fukifino: Thanks fuky :) Being a dad is so cool. I've got a bunch more Eberron stuff coming.

Jens: Thanks man. Good to hear from you.

-Eric

[aesir]

great stuff. The adventure character you've got is really great, it would definitely be a fun character to work with. Come up with some sequentials or a storyboard for him sometime :)

[deschamps]

her :)

She is a little tomboy-ish. Thanks, glad you liked it aesir.

[mentler]

Good looking post :::: nice variety in both media and subject :::: thought it well worth some positive feed!!!!!!!

[haiku]

Hey Deschamps,

had a pleasure going through your sketech book. Pro stuff.

[hito]

The multi-head thing is awsome so is the flying lizard thing.

[deschamps]

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/speciesA.jpg

[Fellah.]

Oh man, this is really great stuff! Hope to see more!

[deschamps]

Thanks Fellah!


Another 3 young adventurers drawing:

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/adventurers-encounter.jpg

[guggemmaneuver]

nice work deschamps!
are these done on tracing paper? just wondering.......seems like they have that look. lovely pterodactyl styled concepts and gorgeous clean style. congrats on the baby btw! :} :} :} :} :} :} :} :} :}

the gugg
jkb

[blankslatejoe]

this thread is amazing...all sorts of fantastic, beautiful work in here!

[deschamps]

guggenmaneuver: Thanks!! I have been working on tracing paper a lot lately but none of these used tracing paper! On the last post, I initially used a light blue colored pencil the rough it out, then finished it with a 3B pencil. Once I scanned it in, I turned the drawing to grayscale which left some light tracing paper like lines from those initial blue lines.

blankslatejoe: Hey, thanks a whole lot. Good to hear from you.

[van]

What a journey it has been going through this thread again, man. :)

[Capprotti]

Your sketches are looking GREAT man. Keep it up. I saw your name on the FFG mailing list for AGOT. I can't wait to see your cards, and see how bad they make mine look :P Keep the good work coming!!!

[Gloominati]

yeeeeeaaaaah, man!! This stuff rocks my little noobie ass away!
Amazin' paintings, I really love the textures! Really great, makes me wanna paint!!

[deschamps]

Gloominati, Capprotti, van: Thank you!!!!

Here's a batch of miscellaneous stuff. The color ones are Wizards of the Coast stuff that I wasn't keen on enough to post in the Finally Finished section. The pencil self portrait I did tonight... I am going to paint with oils over top of it this week.

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/Clients/Eberron/Tsoreva_quori_big.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/Clients/Eberron/Dream_Master_Quori.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/Clients/Eberron/Siberys_Shower.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/MoreSpeciesA.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/Advent_jump.jpg


http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/Udraw4Oils10-24-05.jpg

[Orcatraz]

Awesome update man, those insect-like ones are wicked.

[bwkeough]

the critter with the glowing pincers of blue death rocks! great combination of tight detail and painterly brushstrokes.

[strych9ine]

Great book man, love the blue creature in the last update.

[Kovachs]

Sweet stuff man, lovin your work.

[deschamps]

MIKECORRIERO: Thanks again for fixing my thread, though it looks like I can't change the date in the title again! I wonder what I did to screw that up?!

orcatraz, bwkeough, strych9ine, and Kovachs: Thanks!!!!! I apreciate it.

Here is phase 2 of the oil self-portrait I am attempting. I've still got a lot to fix. I really don't have much experience with oil paints so I better get crackin' before I have to leave for the William Whitaker workshop next week in Phoenix.

Look how far off the neck was in the original drawing above this post!!! Way too thin.

Here's a really crappy photo of the painting so far:

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/phase2-portrait.jpg

[van]

Holy shit this is awesome! =) Wonderful work, man. Be pleased.

[deschamps]

Thanks van!!

[Alday.J]

Hi ! First time I check you stuff... :x Man, it's simply gorgeous, awesome, great, excellent, sublime, magnifique... Oups, I lost my english ! Apologies, it's the emotion due to your wonderfull stuff ! Bravo, Deschamps ! :wink:

[BAKI]

hey amazing work, love the monsters, you have a good coloring technique for them
keep em cimming

[deschamps]

Alday.J: Wow, thank you.
BAKI: Glad you like them. :)


Ok, I'll post these even though the descriptions for these were pretty lame. Especially, a Were-weasel wearing a blacksmith apron. I'll only put a link for that one :)

Here they are...

This one wasn't bad... WereWolverines:
http://www.ericdeschamps.com/Clients/Dungeonmag/Werewolverines.jpg

I can't remember exactly what this was, but it was a mix of a bunch animals wearing a wolf skin hood type deal:
http://www.ericdeschamps.com/Clients/Dungeonmag/Anth-Malar.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/Clients/Dungeonmag/Gyneweir-Makes-Dinner.jpg

Were-Weasel (http://www.ericdeschamps.com/Clients/Dungeonmag/Wereweasel.jpg)

[Alday.J]

Dig the wolverines (nice creatures, very cute, ha-hem !). I've just finished to check all your stuff (again !). It's amazing, there's a lot of attitude, of style. Congrats ! :bashful:

[hurricane]

very nice paints, i like it alot !

cheers !

[endregan]

hey how long did those paintings take? pretty quality

I like your Self portrait is it in oils?

I think the tiger dude with a skin on him, his colours are too blunt as if there were no dominant warm or cool light source. I would play with that to make it even better. I really like the last one you did. Your WOTC stuff is really quality why didnt you post it in the finished section!!

[AndrewLey]

Cool stuff in here - I just found this thread - you need to do more thundercats stuff :) I really like how you manage to get a sense of narrative into your pieces - this is something I want to do more too.

[Fellah.]

Always enjoy your stuff man!

[Zaknafain]

I like your paintings. Look really cool. How long does it take you to paint one of those?
The last painting is somewhat strange, but I like it that way.

[mentler]

Standing critters my man <> still keeping your hand in on the sp's as well great stuff

[deschamps]

Alday.J: Thanks again!

MIKECORRIERO: I was thinking a Were-Beaver with a tool belt and ripped flanel shirt. :)
The witch/troll one is too busy. I wanted to get rid of the horse from the desription and just focus on the action in the scene. Didn't happen. Why would her horse be in the living room anyway... and a flaming horse at that!

hurricane: thanks hurricane!

endregan:How long? 5-8 hours for one... depending on which one it was I'd guess. Yeah the portrait is in it's beginning stages in Oils. I'll get back to it tonight. You are right about the skin vs. the character. There was too much contrast. These won't be in my portfolio so I'll leave them as is, but I really appreciate the crit, thank you.

AndrewLey: Thanks so much Andrew. Narrative is my favorite part, so I am very happy that you feel it shows through.
Maybe I'll consider so more Thundercats :)

Fellah. :)

Zaknafain:I 'd guess 5-8 hours for one plus the sketch. Yeah that one is a little odd. Thanks!

mentler: Thanks mentler, I'll be working on it tonight.

[deschamps]

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/Hold-on-tight.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/descending.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/snow.jpg

[loomer]

wow - there is so much good stuff in here...I don' t know where to begin. you are really well-rounded and seem to jump between concept design and illustration quite nicely. Something I would like to achieve myself!
be back here often
cheers!

[deschamps]

Thanks loomer, I am happy you think so!

Here's some more work on the portrait (crappy photo of it again):

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/phase3-portrait.jpg

[staceydiana]

hey hot stuff very nice...
we want to see the cheerio eating goober
hey where are you in the stage of this painting?
out of curiosity take that "crappy" photo pull it into photoshop and then flip and put it in gray scale... pull some of that lovely light gray-blue into the area under you're chin to make it "pop" and other simuliar places below
but eric i dunno how you work maybe this comes in later?

lots of clapping hands:D

[Uncle_Enzo]

Awesome! I really like all your stuff, but especially your ink/brush works! Great expression! Keep it coming!

[hurricane]

great update !!!

[vances22]

I like your style man. I like the non-human stuff the most. Its great to see that you are trying to use face and body planes in your art, makes your stuff look less static

[Mr.Blonde]

the composition for this (http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/adventurers-encounter.jpg) is phenomenal! Awesome job, PAINT IT!

[deschamps]

staceydiana: Hey stacey. At this point I am mostly just worried about getting my proportions as close as possible. If I finish this painting I'll definately do that. You probably didn't notice but in that second PM I sent you... you can click on Cerise for a photo :) There she is!

Uncle_Enzo: Thanks... I gotta break out the brush pen soon.

hurricane: :)

vances22: I use 'face and body planes in my art?' Shit, I didnt know that... sounds pretty cool. haha. Thanks man.

Mr.Blonde: Thanks. I may just do that, or at least something similar.

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/merchant.jpg

[staceydiana]

oh my god so she's so tiny!! she can barely support herself!!
okay process understood coolness holmes...painting is beautifull

mr tribesman-esq is very nice...my fav part is the barely there hand right side of sketch...i really dig you're shading but i also love you're painters type sketch going on under it all :)

[deschamps]

Hope everyone is enjoying the holidays....
I was trying to do an approachable companion character for the kids I have been drawing lately. The drawing directly below is the closest I've gotten so far. The ones below him are the weirdness I had to draw first to get to a more cuddly character.

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/adventurers-Whip.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/12-05collapse-2head.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/12-05Dualtrunk-longneck.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/12-05plant-ostrich.jpg

[Orcatraz]

nice concepts man, very original.

[pvpham]

Brilliant sketchbook. Looking good all round the clock. The creatures in the last update are funny as, esp the one with the weird antenna type thingys off its head.

I was wondering so many artist do self portraits? The only reason I can think of it cos it's free, easy accessible reference. Is there more to it that I'm missing.

Phil

[deschamps]

Thanks orcatraz.
pvpham: You got it... free and easy. At least thats why I do self portraits. Thanks Phil.

[bwkeough]

those are some whacked-out critters!

nice confident line quality you're developing, too.

[ATLAS2900]

Love your creature creations. Very good stuff. I like your live variety on your drawings. I am struggling with varying my lines to get a more realistic look to the drawing. Keep it up.

[deschamps]

Thanks everyone!

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/adventurers-WhipCatch.jpg

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/Whip-sketches.jpg

[deschamps]

Here's a work in progress. A pitstop for young adventurers at the site of a trainwreck turned shelter.

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/301-trainwreck-place.jpg

[bwkeough]

narrrative and eye movement is pretty good and you have what looks like someone spying on them from the left side of the image, but I think the kids are too evenly sized and clumped in the middle of the composition. one of the kids could be seated closer to us on the tracks in the lower left looking at something over the viewer's shoulder which might help bring you into the picture even more.

what kind of terrain is this set in? the current issue of Nat. Geo. has a bunch of good grand canyon photos, so I'm applying that red sandstone color in my head. :)

[shyamshriram]

Man...what a lovely SB..HUGE skills u have :yayca:

Thanx for sharing Sir !! Keep posting :D

[Alday.J]

Long time I don't check your thread, man-apologies for that ! But it's always a pleasure, I like those last updates. The creatures are so good ! And the last pic have a great atmosphear... with a few brushstrokes, very effective, bravo. Hope you'll found some time to push it further, I'm very curious to look at it !
Cheers, Deschamps and happy new year !

[Jason C-M]

I'm just loving those adventurer drawings, Eric. Fantabulous. I'm more than a bit jealous of them.

[deschamps]

bwkeough: Thanks once again for a great crit. I appreciate it. I haven't really thought about the type of rock or color scheme as of yet. I started to work on a few things after reading your comments then decided to just take the main character in a new direction.

shyamshriram: Thanks for checking it out!

Alday.J: Happy New Year to you as well! Thanks so much.

Jason C-M: Hey Jason, good to hear from you. I am glad you like them.

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=58714

[Alday.J]

I said previously that I was curious at the idea you push your pic further and... you do it !:bashful: Great improvement, here. I like the second one for the dynamism but I think the character is too important and "hide" a bit the whole scene. The first one is great, simply great cuz the composition seems more equilibrated between characters and environement... wich I like a lot ! Please, Deschamps ! More !
Cheers, man ! You rock !
Julien.
P.S: Hope my reply sound like good english-sorry if not !

[deschamps]

Here's an update for this illo:

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/301-trainwreck-placeV5.jpg

[Alday.J]

Yup, better like that, Eric ! Important feeling of escape/hurry. Keep working at it, man !

[fooxoo]

Cool WIP :D I really like the idea. Looks good so far. How about colour?

[timpaatkins]

Great stuff, I love the 3 adventures, so loose and appealing! What do you prefer working in? PC or trads?

Cheers tim

[bwkeough]

good updates! I like the twist of train rail coming over the head of the viewer, creates a nice eerie voyeurism. there's also better interaction among the characters and a good sense of urgency. but I think the beastie could be a little more dynamic -- if you shift his weight to his right leg he'll be ready to move and you'll also get rid of that tangent with the heroe's elbow.

[deschamps]

bwkeough: I got rid of the tangent... but I have done much to make him more dynamic yet. Thanks!

timpaatkins: Thanks! I skipped the pencil stage on this one for some reason... decided to rough it out digitally. I think I prefer digital right now but only because it is what I more comfortable with. I hope to change that.

fooxoo: Thank you. Color?.. As soon everything else is worked out.


A little farther along... I think I have the action of the scene decide on now, having added the bad guy at the end of the tracks.

http://www.ericdeschamps.com/ill/imgs/sketches/301-trainwreck-placeV7.jpg