Edwin's sketch pad

[dwinbotp]

Hi everyone, I'm Edwin David aka dwinbotp here at CA and at most other sites I frequent. Mostly I'm just a lurker and an art afficionado and I try to participate in art contests rather randomly, but mostly a lurker LOL. Thought I'd share some of my mess, crits are welcome, i'm still a newbie and have so much to gain from peers since I'm self taught pretty much all these years. Enough babble, here's a few stuff...

[syms]

lol great stuff you've got here, the girl with katanas has very nice details, what am i saying...everything has nice details :]

[spaztastic]

nice stuff, very nice. I am lovin the anime. one crit about your super girl. her left boob/right side of screen is way to high up. I would suggest lowering it a bit. but love the detail.

[dwinbotp]

syms thanks man for dropping by :)

spaztastic thanks for the crit, will get to it soon. Glad you liked the anime style:)

I recently found out about the competitions here at CA. These Chows have been most fun and I've been entering(or at least) try to enter each new one that comes along. Truly inspiring works from everyone, hope to do the same someday:)

CHOW146 Titiana, CHOW147 Baba Yaga and currently finishing up CHOW148, some private Investigator named E.G. Brownstone(whattaname!)

[Chate Noire]

Fantastic stuff.
Your inked work is awesome, and the fully rendered images look great.
That Baba Yaga is creepy!

[Janos]

You recent colours in the chows are excellent. The anatomy is very good already, just some minor issues (Titanias boobs for example). The b&w are also very nice, I especially like the second one. Nice pose on that one.
Wondergirl really seems low quality for you. It just doesn't work for me, colour and composition-wise. The lensflare is the biggest problem I guess. Paint a sun if you'd like it to be there, it would actually look pretty fierce, but don't rely on those techniques.

CHeers mate

[dwinbotp]

Thanks Janos for your input, much appreciated. The supergirl piece was done a few years back when I was struggling to use Photoshop hehe, actually I'm still struggling, started using Painter and stopped using PS, now I'm back on the PS since my Painter conked out an won't open these days. Oh, WTH, I do plan on redoing her, maybe a different pose but something similar:)

some more stuff I found while backing up files:)

[dwinbotp]

recent Chow entry WIPs and one that I think is finished, don't wanna play with it anymore :D
The latest CHOW is Female Sith Lord, I wanted to see if a Mandalorian Fett would look is he(Boba) has any offspring(hidden) to turn into the Dark side.

[Alexandr Pascenko]

whoah totally cool designs man, and i especially love the mgs one! high faive!

[Feil Magnus]

awesome work, keep posting

[dwinbotp]

Alexandr Pascenkoglad you like them, thanks! :D
Feil MagnusI will try to post more as I make em:)

some more stuff...AVP(babies version)they fought for candy, it's how it all started LOL
A recent C.O.W. entry, Colossus From Hell, I called it the Sin Eater...
and my Wacom as a mimic and the BG is what my messy workplace looks like ^_^"

[George Abraham]

Awwwww Man!!!, That predator alien is awesome!!

[the ANGRY filipino]

LAst updates are just awesome! baby AVP cracked me up!!!!!!!
and the fact that you mentioned being selftaught is really inspiring man!
thanks for sharing these and I hope to see more.

[heavyflash]

Hey, awesome start sketchbook.

Maybe it was your intention, but raiden's suit looks like if it was wrapped in plastic.

Good luck with activities of the week entries! ;)

[Giorge]

hahah love the last piece int he last post (Gotcha!!!) . Interesting works in overall. But in some of them the colors are kinda harsh and ruin the mood , or the mood that the painting wants to create.

[dwinbotp]

art dumping...
the ANGRY filipino glad you liked them kabayan! :)

[SMILEFACE]

WOW SO GOOD I LIKE AvsP the best but the're all freAk'n WICKED' SO MUCH STORY IN THE DETAILS

[Josef K.]

awesome work! love the b/w pieces! the killer wacom is stunning! keep sharing!

[zeo-x]

duuude.. can't believe you're self taught. your stuff is awesommme!!!

[zweiDee]

awesome stuff, love the AVP!

[UCT]

really like your work in the CHOW's duder. Keep posting, Im finding your work inspiring.

[dwinbotp]

zaorr,zweiDee,Grandmassa Mr. Spect Glad you loved the AVP, was so much fun to do,, much appreciated guys! :D
zeo-x I used to sneak looks at my sister's homework and lessons during college(she took up fine arts) and would take a crack at them at times. I envied her then but I'm quite happy with how my stuff turned out anyway. Always learning still though:)
Josef K.I'll try to update this book often, thanks for the words of encouragement, I need it! :yum:
UCT thanks, I'm making it a habit to try to enter the CHOWS every week. COW too! and it's confusing to see how other people vote, general consensus and all that but I think it's really good practice and I'm having fun along the way. Who knows? someday I may be lucky enough to win one, hahaha.

small update: my current Chow entry, an initial concept for the next COW and after seeing the GIJOE trailer, I felt like a sketch :)

[Pixie Bergman]

Good stuff Edwin!! Awesome work! Thanks for sharing! :)

[Flashback]

You have a very impressive sketchbook.

[jatherip]

hey,
i like the second one in the first post, you have great ideas!

[Tomorrow-man]

Wow. I'm really terribly impressed man. Even better than the rating you've been given.

[Ogreboy]

You always have very dynamic compositions, and outstanding use of color. :yayca:

[meticulous]

awesome imagination and just breathtaking visual stimulation! I'll be watching - keep em coming!

[mimer]

yay, snake eyes :)

youve got a real talet for keeping your characters and pieces away from static and boring. Really digging your style, and the light in the queens consort piece is very good. the way his coat wraps around to the back of his left leg makes for a bit of a weird transition though. My eye keeps drifting back to that part of it like something doesnt look qite right.

Much kudos on sharing your work, its inspirational :)

Regards, Mimer.

[dwinbotp]

Pixie Bergman No problem dude, I'm happy to share more:)
Tomorrow-Man hehehe, I kinda stopped caring about the ratings, it's not an accurate gauge for happiness:) Keep dropping by, I'll keep updating:)
Ogreboy, meticulous Thanks guys! :D
mimer Thanks for the crit and encouragement! Snake Eyes FTW!!!
jatherip glad you like the pencils! I miss my old concepts dome on paper, so I found a few of them and decided to add them here, hope these are ok, done a long time ago when I was creating stuff like crazy, now I'm pushing myself more towards colored stuff. I plan to paintover them soon I hope:)

[dwinbotp]

Don't you just f%#king hate it when bad things happen to good people? I mean the really nice ones? A close buddy of mine fell into a coma recently due to a car accident last week and I've dedicated my latest chow entry for him. I hope he gets better soon. Love ya bro!

[dwinbotp]

here's the pic! CA getting all wonky today hmmm...

[Flashback]

I request.. NAY, I DEMAND MORE PIRATES!

Awesome Sketch Book, by the way.

[agelaos]

those pencils and inks are pretty sweet man, cool designs.

[Michael Stewart]

Hey! I like your stuff! Especially the Pencil/ink sketches with the anime inspired look! Anime fans take note!

[Dan Valkar]

the predator vs alien its great...very funny btw...i think this its going to be a very cool sb..so keep postin' and cheers

[Eric Gerhard]

I'm not sure, but sth is telling me that you're going to get some people freaked out with your work in 2 years if you keep on going like this!

You're already a very good artist.

I'd like to see some studies from you... Can you show them?

Best to you.

[AlexTooth]

Sorry to hear about your friend man, life does suck sometimes :(

Great sketchbook, loved looking through it - my fave is the MGS piece, never played the games but those colours are inspired.

Looking forward to more!

[dwinbotp]

Flashback I hear ya :)
agelaos glad you like em:)
Michael Stewart I kinda like mixing the 2 styles! will make more soon, hehe
Dan Valkar Thanks bro:)
Eric Gerhard I'll try to post some studies next time but I hardly ever do any(I'm lazy) I try to move past the concepts and ideas and go pretty much straight to finished piece.
AlexTooth Thanks for the well wishes, been hanging around hospital lately, never really liked any, such a cold feeling engulfs me. I'll keep updating this SB, stick around man :)

little update on the dragon piece for this week's C.O.W.

[number777uk]

Awsome work dude!...I would love to see how you develop your pencils!.....I spend so long trying to get basics, I never get to the stage of practicing my rendering and shading!...you have got the whole lot going on!!...great stuff

[dwinbotp]

Art dumping 2 pieces and some studies/sketches for the next CHOW and DW4 entry

[Pixie Trick]

Marvelous stuff here. Your pencils are beautiful, and I love the cartoons. The only things I can vaguely crit. are that your light sources tend to be forgotten at times, and that colours get a bit garish. Most of the time you manage to balance it out, but it can get overwhelming. You have great grasp of form too.

[Josef K.]

damn! the world of warcraft pieces are hot as hell! thx for sharing! last one looks very promising - you gon finish it?

[dwinbotp]

Josef K. Thanks man, and I will be finishing the last one but I'm gonna take it slow and make it more detailed than I'm used to doing for other pieces as it's my official entry to DW4.

Below: my latest CHOW entry, Mary of the Blue Lights, such a cool topic, kudos to Poshspice for thinking it up:) and also a few doodles...

[Dan Valkar]

shit!!!! the dragon and the wow stuuf r awesome.......like i said before..keep posting

[DaStreets]

Simply beautiful pieces. Great imagination, the skill and talent is there. Love the drawings and ideas. The colors are appropraitly used and look fantastic. I cant explain hpw good you are, LOL Just post more, comment me too if u want, thanks

[vayne108]

OMG, your work is sooooo sweet, and I remember that ogre wow, piece being a DD on DA. Anyways I really admire your work!!!!

[dwinbotp]

Nothing much to add lately(super busy for DW4):D
update: latest COW entry, CNN Breaking news:Life Found on Titan.
and a couple of doodles for my demon prince entry, still undecided which to do, maybe all three if I find the time for folio pieces:)

Dan Valkar I will if you keep coming back:)
DaStreets Still learning more everyday, thanks man! :)
vayne108 Not enough DDs for sure, hahaha, hope to have more though.

[dwinbotp]

Recent Chow entry#153 Doctor Who?: The Final Doctor
rushed it, may not allot more time to this one:(

[dwinbotp]

Posting this for my other Team Chow teammates. Guys, you know who you are, pm or email me or post your thoughts right here, lemme know what you guys think of my initial six.
I purposely chose the post apocalyptic setting so as not to force everyone doing super clean pieces and since our styles will vary for sure, it pays to add the "looseness" factor on our final pieces, dunno if I make sense LOL! The common theme tying the characters together would be "sand" and color would be beige/ocher-like. here's my simple concepts for the team based on the brief:)

[HunterKiller_]

Beautiful stuff, 5 stars.

I particular like your pencil manga drawings. They're very 'old school'.

[Ghostbrush]

Hey Dwinbotp, liking ur initial sketches, there is enough difference between them to tell they are different characters, but also enough similarities to suggest they are the same rag tag bunch, post apocalyptic theme seems like a good choice atm, seeing as this is new, offers a lil bit more freedom till we find our feet with it ya know.

will PM you :)

[bbwolf]

Awesome work. If that Doc Who is rushed I am really interested in what you do with enough time and energy. The ink stuff is great and the creatures are rad. R you gonna choin this weeks COW or CHOW?

Post more man, the stuff rocks

[inmygucci]

wow pretty good for self taught artist!

keep updating

[dwinbotp]

HunterKiller_ I'm glad you like the pencils:) I need to do more soon!
Ghostbrush Yeah man, Thanks for dropping by, hope we good on the Team Chow bro! :D
bbwolf I Has to learn how to manage my time more:)
inmygucci Thanks! still teaching myself stuff, hope they're the right lessons LOL

An update coming up, been awhile already, been cranking out more CHOW and COW entries, really pushes you out of the usual comfort zone, also some head studies for the Team Chow and an update on my DW4 entry, I'm going a different direction, maybe...

[Benjie]

whhhaaaa!!??, lookin at my paintings after staring at your work makes my stuff look like a pile of shit, because crap has no hope, no potential to be anymore that a pile of crap. oh well back to the drawin board

Nice work, love the character designs

[Helltroll]

Holy shit dude, this stuff is looking awesome!

[Mischeviouslittleelf]

Stuff 'round here is looking pretty nice^^ The Dr. Who piece and those android things are all so cool, but my favorite thus far is the puss in boots piece^^

Keep working good stuff man!

-E

[Eric Gerhard]

Geez... Great concept!!!!

[zeo-x]

The portraits are really awesome man. Love the concepts for the post apocalypse thing.

[UnstableProtagonist]

You are too talented to be a self-taught artist. I've been drawing for over ten years and I am yet to reach that level of drawing and creativity. The pieces presented here are well-calculated and gratifying.

[LittleBirdOfMine]

I am absolutely in love with your style- especially the rough sketches!

[Cam Sykes]

dude your work is fukn mad, i especially liek taht last robot/cyborg/quadriped thing.

[Rostas]

Hey dwinbotp ,excellent progress and sketchbook,your improvement and ideas amaze me .I don't know what critiques to give you since your works are so greatly done .Keep doing epic work and improving ! Cheers

[Ghostbrush]

OMG ur DWIV looks sick! cant wait to see an update yo!

Mine is undergoing some changes right now, will post em in my SB monday/tuesday, not long left now! gotta get our winning shoes on :D

All the best mate]

Alex

[churapsoy]

very imspiring stuff! I really love everything you've put out so far, i'm a newbie when it comes to digital art and I must say you are really really talented, self taught or not:D subscribed!!!:drinkup:

[dwinbotp]

rasta-art Thanks man, just keep at them drawings!:)
Helltroll Thank you
MischeivouslittlelfI love the puss too:)
Eric Gerhard It took a lot to finalize it, thanks!
zeo-x I'm glad you like it, your robots designs are badass man!:)
Unstable Protagonist Scout's Honor!!!
LittleBirdOfMine thanks!!!
Camsyko Glad to see you here Cam:)
Rostas crits welcome, and thanks!
Ghostbrush yo Alex! it's been a while hasn't it? I've been busy:) what happened to your entry, I wanna see! :D
churapsoy Thank you!

Now to the dumping...
These were done for the DWIV mini challenges and the main entry being the last one, which made Top 75 btw, I'm stoked! and really happy to have participated:)

[papervampire]

your pencil sketches and inks are just outstanding. i looooovveeeee this one with the girl w/ umbrella so much before it's coloured.

http://conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=620862&stc=1&d=1237236655

[Ghostbrush]

DUDE! your owning the show right here!!!!!!!!! saw that u made it into the top 75 of DWIV, awesome! ur Robot looks intense, so do ur mini challenge entries, so pleased for you.

Mine fails so bad ha ha but I practicing, least I got it in, got too ambitious with not enough time left was my problem (plus not being any good lol)

glad to see your back, its been too longggggggggggg

awesome bogeyman btw, scary as fuck! :D

All the best

Alex

[MacTire]

Inspiring stuff sir!! Great work on the dominance war stuff, and congrats on top 75 too, nince to see the progression to final piece. Nice job on the chows too.
Thanks for sharing!!

[harris-ejaz]

great sketchbook

[churapsoy]

Congratulations on placing top 75! Your stuff ROCKs!
btw, lovely COW entry btw, you should post it here too for all to see:)
your recent CHOW entry is awesome too! MORE please!!!

[Sean McClain]

great sb, love your stuff man!

[FightingSeraph]

You have some impressive stuff at the moment; now let us see a few vehicle designs from you.

[Silvenon]

Some really great, unique and inspirational pieces of art you got there. You manage to fit more in three pages than some other people could in twenty....Magnificent work. I hope to see more.

[johanson]

You've got some real strong work in here. Thanks for sharing, I'll be sure to check back.

[Parsakoira]

I really enjoyed looking through your sketchbook mate! impressive! 5 stars

[Not_Deadman]

5 STARS. Wow, how long have you been teaching yourself to draw? You are a BEAST! I really hope my efforts pay off as yours have! I've only been drawing for about 10 months now :/

[dwinbotp]

papervampire hehe, you and me both man, sometimes I can get carried away with them colors:)
Ghostbrush Thanks Alex! btw, you are improving vastly as well, keep it up man:)
harris-ejaz thank you bro!
churapsoy hehe, thanks, glad you like the entries, join us some time eh?
darknight thanks man!
FightingSeraph hmmm, I've been meaning to do vehicles too, after work maybe:)
Silvenon I'm very happy you like my stuff dude, I will try and do more, thanks for dropping by, very appreciated:)
johanson thanks man! will hold you on that:)
NoodleDoodle thanks! I'm very grateful.
Not-Deadman Years man, I wished I had been lucky enough to take it as a college course or degree, ha, parents!!!! oh well. My advice, LOVE what you do, nothing else matters. and with constant practice, everyone can get better, just keep at it! I still do:)



Some attempts at a C.O.W. and C.H.O.W. :)

[bharat]

just......awasome...... great.....!!!

[The42n8s1]

Great stuff.

[johanson]

Boom. There you go, promise to return fulfilled :) . I really like the way you’ve pulled out this newest character’s silhouette. Very strong. And the water raked color mixing in the background is great. The only thing that bugs me is that collar of light he’s got going on. It looks confining, like it would limit his ability to move.

[Nkristian]

very inspiring sketchbook Sir!! :D

[jatherip]

last chow is---paaaaaaaam! looks sooo cool!
keep painting!

[zenichi]

raiden is sweet... cant seems to locate the g-force character shown as your handle's icon??

[Dilutral]

I love that MGS4 Raiden!!!
and your process pieces give good insight into your proces.

[zippy]

Awesome stuff man, gives me some hope that maybe my "self teaching" will pay off eventually. Especially love the DW stuff and the AVP babies. Keep up the good work.

[p sage]

Holy crap. This one's (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=700122&stc=1&d=1245203501) freakin incredible. Subscribe & +5

[dwinbotp]

bharat The 42n8s1 thank you sirs :)
johanson thanks! Meant to be holographic and visually appealing.
Nkristian thank you:)
jatherip thanks and I intend to, lots to absorb yet!
zenichi thanks man, I hope to find my botp piece that matches my avatar, old work:)
jcpahl Best compliment I ever got, but still, more hard work needs to be done but thanks a lot!:)
Dilutral most people say that maybe because I work different from most others, but it's become quite a habit already, kinda hard to adapt. but thank you sir!:)
zippy I believe that hard work pays off eventually in any field. Keeping the passion is also necessary IMHO. Let's just keep at it then:)
p sage Really happy you like it:)

bunch of CHOWS and a few COWS, Can't post much of anything from work though...Hope you guys like:)

[ImaGEEnation]

Edwin, you're a machine dude! Love all your stuff! Well, see you at CHOW/ COW as usual! :D 5 stars!!!

[Cold]

LoL everywhere I see you - you just got tons of awards around your avatar:D Glad I found you sketchpad on Conceptart - here is where i started havin fun, forget devian;P

And still pumping out Sexy work!

[theUNKNOWNsketcher]

uber gut!

[Mitch-king]

YAY found you!

[LORD M]

After looking through your sketchbook, I don't know what to say other than that I love it. Thank you.

[Artofinca]

subscribed!
<3

[llex_paul]

fuck! i need to say great colors!

[dwinbotp]

art dumping...some Chows, Cows and a Bane piece:)

[Twan]

wow, awesome gallery . I especially liked "the space athlete"
maybe your color are a little bit too saturate.
keep it up

[Danny_K]

fantastic stuff! you should work for blizzard, are you employed at any company or studio at the moment?

[Jephyr X]

Fantastic SB! Baba Yaga, the WOW pics, CHOW 139 and 155! Seeing the roughs for DW4 and your final...BLEW my mind out! :jawdrop:

Your old pencils are really good too!

THNX and subscribed

[dtran]

That snake-eyes is one of the best i have seen! Your style is very inspiriing! keep these coming!

[dwinbotp]

Merry X'mas everyone :)

[heix33]

WOW, the Batman is incredible, especially the sentence below it, very emotional.

[cout<mecha]

Quite a number of very strong, insanely powerful concepts in here! Can't believe you are self taught. Shows a lot of imagination. Are you sure you aren't with Wizards of the Coast?

[goat27]

i really liked your cu chulainn chow, and when you were working on combining it with the morrigan i was pretty inspired. any chance we'll get to see that one finished as well? no pressure.

love that batman piece too. damn.

[MattGamer]

beautiful, mouth watering, slurping, deviantish art here! luvvvvin ittt all

[dwinbotp]

Cold 'Sup bro? hope you're still kicking ass with your artwork, be browsing your stuff mmm :)
llex paul thanks!
Twan thanks man, yeah, the colors are just my kinda thing atm, will shift to lower sats eventually when this phase is over:)
DannyK Small studio, self employed, bum, art lover, crazy idiot etc. Blizzard, well it's a dream, and dreaming's free :D
Jephyr X thanks man! yeah I miss my pencils too, Darn PC killed them all!
dtran Just happy you like it , well, i hope some of my stuff can inspire people. it's an ideal goal.
heix33 I love Bats! :)
cout>mecha Does a sister company count? :p
goat27 thanks man, i was soo seriously wanting to finish my Morrigan piece too but some RL stuff kinda took off and had to leave her, well maybe someday.
MattGamer Thanks dude, I am grateful :)

Been awhile since i updated some stuff, so please bear with me on the image dump :p
The last few Tarot cards was for teamChow III, had so much fun that I will make it my goal to finish the whole deck, hopefully before I die and shrivel up LOL Thanks for the lookie!

[jsn]

I really love your art!
Always full of awesome colours, especially with a sky bg, clouds and stuff!

Really nice Edwin!
Do you paint with oils too?

[prepsage]

awesome couple of chows the last rounds, and you've got a great body of work.

[Alabaster]

Holy sh*t, your images are amazing!
Special thumbs-up for Batsy.

Keep on rocking, greetings from Vienna!

[raminafshari]

945638215702165710840632108721 times awesome .

[wasabi89]

woooooow man, super colors hã ? cheers !

[LordBalen]

impressive book man, i look forward to seeing more.

Are you or team Dustbunnies available for commissions?