Twisted Walls *creature illo*

[synthetINK]

hey-
here's a new creature illo...C&Cwelcome
-Andy

http://members.fortunecity.com/piranha7/TwistedWallsBlue.jpg

[blobs]

:eek: :eek: :eek:
Bloody hell Andy!
That's a far bettewr image than the one you posted over on the ff forum at rpg.net...... classy as usual, but a bit extra!

Love the escher style background...and the guys forearm is just superb......... no crit from me... like I would dare!
lol ;)

Cheers,
Scott.

[chukw]

Now THAT'S draftsmanship! You are de shite, man- got some twisted inner visions, too. :D

[behemot5]

i like this pic a lot ... perhaps can you explain us your way of working...thumbnails, refs, composition,etc....

[grey]

madness! Escher and Giger and your own dark style rolled up nicely into one

[Noodle]

nice !
that's like that monster of blade 2

[Jebus]

Wow andy you rule. I love the Escher style background.

[LauraR]

Unbelievable work - I love it because it is so positively mindboggling :] Brilliant!!

[synthetINK]

blobs,chukw,LauraR -Thanx, I was pretty happy with this one....cool to hear others like it too.

behemot5-I did a rough sketch for composition,transfered that to bristol board, then did tight pencils and inked it...the frame design was an after thought that i drew sparately then added to the illo in photoshop...I also added a few greys and color tinted the illo in photoshop...
I referenced myself in the mirror a few times for lighting on the main character and was inspired by a photo for the positioning of the female creature on the ceiling...the rest was from my head.

grey,Jebus- I didn't have Escher or Giger in mind for this illo and was surprised to hear the comparisons (though it's kewl to hear)...I did look through a Giger book recently and will probably check out his stuff a little closer when I get a chance...the band Skinny Puppy was probably more of an influence than any illustrators on this one.

Noodle- I've never seen Blade 2, so i didn't get any inspiration from that movie...I do like Bradstreet's work and I know he did some concept work on Blade 2...hopefully I can check that film out one of these days

Thanx for the comments!
-Andy

[EvilChristoph]

my god! That's horrible!

:evilbat: yeah

i love it. What medium(s) did you use?

[Forge]

nice work+nice background+nice composition = nice artist...
well play man.

[SinisteR]

Those pins coming out of his body would be a real annoyance when crawling through doors.

But nontheless, very nice concept.

[synthetINK]

EvilChristoph- it's pen& ink...with some greys & tone added in photoshop

Forge & SinisteR- thanx for the comments

behemot5-here's the pencils


http://members.fortunecity.com/piranha7/TWallsPencil.jpg


-Andy

[Redmond]

Very Nice! Just to be a bitch, my one small nitpick would actualy be a suggestion. The twisted pillars would be even cooler if the lines making them were more crooked and uneven, suggesting wear over time. Ace work. Great shadow play.

[lilalex]

very Berni Wrightson/Michael Wm. Kaluta'ish..

perhaps a bit of reflected light, or a back light to the main creature's left side? (viewer right side) - it would further refine the torso form and allow you to hint at a bit more detail.

given light-source direction; should the forked-tongue cast a shadow?

the square column at the bottom of the piece (rising up to meet the larger circular wall) - if it's supposed to be angled it does work, but then the large architectural mortise (just above the facing creature's head) seems to have a different perspective. the large mortise seems flat in 3d space – not angled or curved like the wall above or column behind it.

my main crit would be, the borders;
while nicely executed, they seem overly detailed and compete with the main scene.
i agree with your inclusion of them, but due to the similarity in colors and background contrast i find them a bit distracting. they appear to be semi-transparent "screens" of sorts - i keep looking to them for additional detail and scene information - info that isn't there.

honestly though - this is the best execution of a howling jawless fork-tongued horned creature with bone-handlebars over its ass i have ever seen, man.

nicely disturbing work!. :-) .
la

[SinisteR]

I think i found your ref for the creature by accident :p

http://domai.com/news/2002/june28/set12_04.jpg

It looks alot like it, except mirrored. Or flipped.
Whatever.

[afroken]

Very nice and its great to see some proper cross hatching shading. Looks like a lot of graft went in there.
I like the abstract horror mood. I can see the wrightstone influence as well, I must admit i love doing ink shading in his style, havn't done any for years though....

[liquidwerx]

Really nice. I took a few moments to go through your gallery... Love the attention to detail and your style is vary eye catching.


~Malachi