Rhemrev's Daily Sketchbook

[rhemrev]

Hey there, since last week I too have opened up a daily sketchbook, where I try to add something every day....and since it's bascially all conceptart that's featured inthere, I thought I'd start a thread here aswell...:)

Below some samples from the previous days, I'll be sure to keep this thread up-to-date as things progress.....

http://www.sandking.com/images/gallery/124_121503small.jpg


http://www.sandking.com/images/gallery/124_151203-2.jpg

http://www.sandking.com/images/gallery/124_161203.jpg

http://www.sandking.com/images/gallery/124_161203c.jpg

http://www.sandking.com/images/gallery/124_181203.jpg

http://www.sandking.com/images/gallery/124_191203.jpg


All art was done with my Wacom and Photoshop.

Well, guess I'll cya again tomorrow...:)

[-The Swift-]

wow i love the last two! you seem to have an interesting style. nice work:D

[rhemrev]

1.12 AM at the moment, I just finished today's doodle...I kinda screwed up in the end (too much fx), but still like it....

http://www.sandking.com/images/gallery/124_201203.jpg

Swift: thnx fr dropping by, appreciate the support....hopefully traffic will pick up next couple of days though....LOL

-Edwin
rhemrev.com

[garg]

I like the bold lighting in your work.. I really like the lighting! :)

[rhemrev]

Didn't think I"d be able to doodle much today since I had to do a pinup for a possible comic gig, but alas, here's another doodle!

http://www.sandking.com/images/gallery/124_211203.jpg

Those interested in the comic pinup, can check it out here:

http://www.rhemrev.com/covenpinup.jpg

Not my best work ever, kinda rushed through it cuz of the deadline.....

Cya

-Edwin

[chudzta]

very.. saturated images.. but some are very nice.. maybe vary ur color choice to create focus and unique dynamics in your pictures. keep sketching in that ps.. piece - chudds

[AttackCat]

those last 2 have very strong colors. i really like the flying creature. how long have you been coloring digitally?

[Main Loop]

very enjoyable work

[rhemrev]

I got inspired by watching Sammy's marker-work, soI thought I'd do some of them aswell.....and man, I think I found my new love! I sketched everthing directly w ith pen, and then rendered it with a grey marker & white pencil. I was especially thrilled with how fast you can actually work out ideas this way......:) Thnx Sammy, you da man! I did borrow some of the basics of your concepts, I hope you don't mind....especially looked at the way you rendered your robots & used your tools, watching your stuff is really educational! :)

http://www.sandking.com/images/gallery/124_marker1.jpg

http://www.sandking.com/images/gallery/124_marker2.jpg

I had so much fun, I wanted to try out everything......so it kinda became a mishmash of surroundings, robots and vehicles, next time I'll concentrate on just one thing...:)

Till next time,

-Edwin

[Sammy]

I'm flattered that I was of some inspiration : )

I think you've found your calling, especially with your environments! you really gotta do some final environ-markers!


try sketching out some ideas with a light marker first and develop some cool shapes, and then go in with the inking... I call this 'blocking' to LOOSELY sketch and idea.

I wanna c more!

[rhemrev]

Hey Sammy, thnx fr dropping by! Right before leaving the house today I checked my mail and read your comments, so I was able to do some markersketching as you suggested (I had 1 and a half hour on the trainride to kill), this is what came out....and I must say, this 'reverse' way of working with markers does make for some interesting results. Somehow the drawing ends up better this way, then when starting out with pen and going in with marker later on.

http://www.sandking.com/images/gallery/124_231203marker.jpg

In that last visual I tried to do a shot from within a chopper, looking down on a city, but I screwed it up....same with the big shadows in the 2nd pic......*sigh*


I'll drop some more experimental marker stuff here real soon...:)


Thnx again,

-Edwin

[-The Swift-]

Wow this is a really impressive sketchbook. i love the really green peice! i love the clean detailed style you have on sketches! keep it up, your doing good!:D

[rhemrev]

Had to work today, so nuthing more then a couple of doodles today...sorry. Hopefully I'll have more for you tomorrow....:)

http://www.sandking.com/images/gallery/124_241203.jpg

Swift: thnx fr your comments, it's always nice to hear my work is being a ppreciated! I'm kinda hooked on the marker stuff at the moment, but there will be more digital (green) art inhere soon aswell...:)

Have a great christmas y'all,

-Edwin

[rhemrev]

Though it's christmas today, I still managed to do some quick doodles.....hope to be able to work more on some environments tomorrow though...

http://www.sandking.com/images/gallery/124_251203.jpg

-Edwin

[rhemrev]

More marker stuff....

http://www.sandking.com/images/gallery/124_261203.jpg

[spork891]

Good work with the markers. I just got my first set yesterday so I'm trying to pick it up myself!

[rhemrev]

Spork: I had my markers for almost a year, but only had done some schoolassingments with em....since a week now I've been using them for personal stuff, and loving every bit of it! Here's another one I did today:

http://www.sandking.com/images/gallery/124_271203.jpg

-Edwin

[AttackCat]

i like the underwater pics, great action. Those ships could be for space or for underwater exploration. I've been using my markers a bit more also, outside of class work. Their speed and versatility is immeasurable.

One suggestion though, you might try adding a few more layers of dark, or use a darker marker value to up the contrast with the drawings. Right now they all have about the same value, but darkening the shadows would really help pop the characters off the page.

[rhemrev]

THnx attackcat, good sugestion 'bout using a darker marker aswell....on that last pic I already used a darker tone of grey aswell (for the structure on his armour), and that already looked a bit better.....I'm gonna do so me more experimenting, check out some of the r esults here tonight...:)

-Edwin

[Sammy]

Dang dude, you're really crankin' 'em out! (your environment thumbs are really great)
Now that you found you like markers it's time to get some nice ellipse-templats and french curves (lines are hard on a train I can imagine)... oh, and get a white pencil so you can put in quick highlights (bevels and such)
Try what AttackCat said, a dark shadow or two can really pop the immage out. But the reasons you see so many artists using low-contrast markers are often A: it's very quick B: modelers can see detail a lot eiser and C: Ya only have to keep buying 30%'s and 50%'s :p

And remember with markers less=more, you're filling some of the characters ENTIRELY with marker... and I understand, it's fun, once you start layin' down shadow ya don't wanna stop. Try a sketch where you just go in and marker the major shadows that are cast from armor and whatnot.

[rhemrev]

Hey sammy, thnx fr dropping by! Yeah, I'm really having fun with my markers, though as you said, sometimes I overdo things, I see that now too...:)

I only just read your comments, so here are some more designs that have the same mistakes you mentioned earlier...the human designs I don't really like (clothing is hard, I should've used ref.), though the lizard warrior came out looking much better, though I did overdo the marker rendering again..:)

I'm already using a white pencil, though have not been doing much spectacular with it....

http://www.sandking.com/images/gallery/124_281203a.jpg

http://www.sandking.com/images/gallery/124_281203b.jpg

I'm gonna see if I can get my hands on some lighter markers next week, it would indeed be a practical thing for the modelers to see the details..LOL Cranking out concepts is one thing, but since I have never worked with a modeler (let alone anything else game related), it's the practical context I miss, and thus try to find out through posting stuff here at the boards....THNX! :D

-Edwin

[rhemrev]

http://www.sandking.com/images/gallery/124_291203.jpg

I like the design, though the execution of it didn't go to well...hands are off, so is the face....why the hell am I even posting this...LOL

I won't be able to post uptill new year's day, so have a good one and I'll cya next year...:)

-Edwin

[rhemrev]

Been a couple of days since I lasted posted, here's some more stuff.

http://www.sandking.com/images/gallery/124_turtles.jpg

http://www.sandking.com/images/gallery/124_020104.jpg

[rhemrev]

2 more designs, first one was rendered in marker, 2nd one in photoshop.

http://www.sandking.com/images/gallery/124_040104b.jpg

http://www.sandking.com/images/gallery/124_040104.jpg

-Edwin

[rhemrev]

http://www.sandking.com/images/gallery/124_050104.jpg

[spork891]

This is of course totally awesome. Any refs used at all? Only thing that clashes is the roof of the clocktower, looks a little distorted.

This is not to say I would know how to fix it. ;-)

[rhemrev]

Hey Spork, the churchtowerroof is indeed off, it's cuz it's round it's really hard to draw correctly. THnx fr pointing it outt though!

Oh, and I've been doing archictecture stuff long before I even got interested in drawing comics, so this type of stuff I can do from scratch....so no ref, it took me about half an hour I think. :)

Here's another characterdesign I did today:

http://www.sandking.com/images/gallery/124_060104.jpg

-E!

[jester]

I like the varieties of style, media and techniques which you manage to employ in your works.

Jester

[rhemrev]

Jester: thnx, varying styles,subjects and techniques is what keeps things interesting, and you might even stumble upona technique you have never really tried before,but becomes one of your favorites...like I did with markerart..:)

Here's another concept (in pencil though).....no big masterplan here, just began drawing the big steps and this is what came out.....got kinda bored with it after half an hour, but still managed to finish it...hooray for me! :)

http://www.sandking.com/images/gallery/124_070104.jpg

-Edwin

[spork891]

I really like your architecture drawings, what did you do in order to learn to draw them so elegantly?

[rhemrev]

Spork: I've always been interested in ancient cultures & architecture, and when you understand the basics ofperspeciteve (2 vanishing points and a horizon is all you need), there's nuthing more fun then bringing the 2 together and create your own buildings, palaces and full cityscapes! :) In time I've also acquired quite a wide range of architecture books, which I use for reference now and then, or just browse through for inspiration. :)

Here's sumthing else, a digital painting I just finished. Trying to get a cleaner look for my paintings, this one worked out pretty good for a first try I think.....painting faces is still a beatch though!

http://www.sandking.com/images/gallery/124_peasant.jpg

-Edwin

[spork891]

I think the face needs more colors added, try varying the tone a little bit too maybe? Is he wearing a shoulder pad?

[billyk]

-nice stuff... :D

[rhemrev]

Spork: He's indeed wearing a shoulder pad, shoul'dve made it another color I guess.....and the face could use some more light aswell, but I still can't paint good looking cheekbones, so that's why I left itlike this..:)

Billy: Thnx!

Here's something a bit more dark:
http://www.sandking.com/images/gallery/124_110104.jpg

-Edwin