Pixelherders Steaming Sketch Dump *update 17th NOV - lifedrawing* *nudism alert!*

[pixelherder]

*EDIT 5th MAY 2004*

Just thought that a brief explanation of what this thread was about might be in order...

after several years in the games industry i found my "traditional" drawing skills werent what they used to be. So inspired by the bucketfuls of raw-steaming talent littered around here i decided to try and relearn a lot of what i'd forgotten and even pick up some new tricks > like digitial painting.

To date i've mainly been copying photos from the net, not for any rabid fanboy motivations, but just to learn the basics of colour, value and to get over the mind-numbing fear of a blank page/or screen by just scribbling as fast as i can and worrying about the consequences later. And thats what i'll keep doing until i think i've got a handle on the basics. Then it'll be onto phase 2...whatever that turns out to be.

Having done this for a few months i'm half-tempted to delete the early stuff, but much as it pains me for it to be seen in public, its a good example of the progress (i *think*) i've made since i began.

That is all!

*EDIT*

sketches! all over the place!

Some Bengal Colour Studies

http://www.aidan-wilson.com/ASSETS/GRAPHICS/sketch/bengal_03.jpg

http://www.aidan-wilson.com/ASSETS/GRAPHICS/sketch/bengal_01.jpg

http://www.aidan-wilson.com/ASSETS/GRAPHICS/sketch/bengal_02.jpg

and some other stuff


http://www.aidan-wilson.com/ASSETS/GRAPHICS/sketch/painting_10.jpg

http://www.aidan-wilson.com/ASSETS/GRAPHICS/sketch/painting_04.jpg

http://www.aidan-wilson.com/ASSETS/GRAPHICS/sketch/jammy.jpg

And the earliest pics that i did last week...eek!

http://www.aidan-wilson.com/ASSETS/GRAPHICS/sketch/painting_03.jpg

http://www.aidan-wilson.com/ASSETS/GRAPHICS/sketch/painting_02.jpg

http://www.aidan-wilson.com/ASSETS/GRAPHICS/sketch/painting_01.jpg

[gasmask]

good work, id do men too tho, just so ur skilled with both b/c ull need to be in the industry. but these are great especially for a sketch book

[pixelherder]

Originally posted by gasmask
good work, id do men too tho

Spooky! I was just uploading this when i read your reply...

http://www.aidan-wilson.com/ASSETS/GRAPHICS/sketch/painting_12.jpg

(30 mins approx)

[pixelherder]

nothing spectacular just a couple of quick colour studies,

http://www.aidan-wilson.com/ASSETS/GRAPHICS/sketch/painting_13.jpg

http://www.aidan-wilson.com/ASSETS/GRAPHICS/sketch/painting_14.jpg

[pixelherder]

another bengal - that guys use of colour is so good it literally makes my brain hurt.

http://www.aidan-wilson.com//ASSETS/GRAPHICS/sketch/bengal_04.jpg

[pixelherder]

quick christmas day scribble

http://www.aidan-wilson.com//ASSETS/GRAPHICS/sketch/painting_16.jpg

[pixelherder]

http://www.aidan-wilson.com//ASSETS/GRAPHICS/sketch/painting_17.jpg

[pixelherder]

no prize for guessing where i got the ref for this pic

http://www.aidan-wilson.com/ASSETS/GRAPHICS/sketch/painting_18.jpg

apologies to mr. reeves

[pixelherder]

a very quick bengal study - my daily sketches have been anything but lately, but something's better than nothing...

http://www.aidan-wilson.com/ASSETS/GRAPHICS/sketch/painting_19.jpg

[pixelherder]

http://www.aidan-wilson.com/albums/speed_painting/painting_22.jpg

[lowpolymatt]

You nkow, you're getting pretty good at this painting malarkey! Still using photoshop or have you moved on to painter?

[Josef K.]

WOW! i love theese! where are the stars????

[pixelherder]

Originally posted by lowpolymatt
You nkow, you're getting pretty good at this painting malarkey! Still using photoshop or have you moved on to painter?

Well i might have been - between the move and the new job i've been a bit quiet of late

And although painter is tempting, i think its probably best to stick to something i know while i'm still a beginner. When i get cocky and overconfident THEN i'll try the big boys software...

Cheers!

[pixelherder]

Originally posted by Josef K.
WOW! i love theese! where are the stars????

i think its a little early for stars - a long way to go yet :)

thanks for the comments too!

[pixelherder]

this is what happens when you cram in a painting last thing at night...very quick, i've got work in the morning!

http://www.aidan-wilson.com/albums/speed_painting/painting_23.jpg

[van]

My hero! Keep going. I love your stuff. *aspiring digital painter here* :)

[pixelherder]

Another bleary eyed late-night attempt. Took longer than i wanted - about 1.5 hours - the upper chest was giving me problems. Still not entirely happy. But time for some shut-eye before my retinas disintegrate

http://www.aidan-wilson.com/albums/speed_painting/painting_24.jpg

[S51]

The one from December 27th looks a lot like Steve Buscemi. Very nice work.

[Main Loop]

thumbs up.. masuimi max is hot

[pixelherder]

Its almost midnight - which can only mean one thing...pikcherz!

And no, its not a biblical character, (unless you take the films a bit too seriously)

http://www.aidan-wilson.com/albums/speed_painting/painting_25.jpg

[pixelherder]

thanks for the comments, so far a pretty good start to the new year for me and my ego!

Originally posted by van
My hero! Keep going. I love your stuff. *aspiring digital painter here* :)

thats just what i'm talking about. Cheers!

Originally posted by S51
The one from December 27th looks a lot like Steve Buscemi. Very nice work.

Bang on - i wasn't worried about getting a likeness, only the painting technique, but good to know some inate "Steve-ness" survived my *ahem* interpretation...

Originally posted by Main Loop
thumbs up.. masuimi max is hot

...but how you spotted that ref is truly above and beyond the call of duty...woah

[pixelherder]

more lord of the rings shenanigans! Although the more i look at it, the more it looks like a very ill marilyn manson...

http://www.aidan-wilson.com/albums/speed_painting/painting_26.jpg

[treeboy]

love them! keep'em coming!

and if i stand across the room the wormtongue pic looks like a screen cap right from the movie.

[pixelherder]

not very happy with this one, but whats done is done, so i'll move on and only hope that morgan freeman doesnt hold grudges

http://www.aidan-wilson.com/albums/speed_painting/painting_27.jpg

[pixelherder]

Originally posted by treeboy
love them! keep'em coming!

and if i stand across the room the wormtongue pic looks like a screen cap right from the movie.

i'll keep doing them in the hope that one day they even look good up close :)

[pixelherder]

Its been almost TOO quiet round here lately, my excuse being that i've been working on something completely different, e.g. this little number

http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/orc/orchead_01.jpg

So until thats finished/or i give up, this thread will be gathering dust in the meantime.

My work in progress thread over on cgtalk is HERE (http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=121328)

[JackalAnubis]

sweet head, I wanna see it texture mapped with the same vibrancy of your color studies. btw your portraits / likeness are awesome!

[lowpolymatt]

Aidan, you're my hero...I think your work is Awesum and rroks! I think youre the best internet astist ive ever seen!

It's Insania!

[pixelherder]

Originally posted by JackalAnubis
sweet head, I wanna see it texture mapped with the same vibrancy of your color studies.

I'll be interested in seeing how it turns out myself!

[xia]

nice stuff! Really like your color. And I am Bengal big fan too. His color choice is amazing. :chug:

[pixelherder]

been a while since i posted anything on here. I got sidetracked on the orc head project above, but i'm leaving that on the shelf for a while to get back to some more painting

And to prove my point heres whats meant to be a still from seven

http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/speed_painting/painting_28.jpg

[pixelherder]

This one hurt more than actually giving birth to meatloaf - supposed to be a speed painting but dragged on over a couple of hours - two likenesses AND cloth! I need a lie down...

http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/speed_painting/painting_29.jpg

[DavidCousens]

I know that you're going for painting method more than likenesses, but you've still done a good job at that too. I've recognised every single one here.

Nice stuff.:cool:

[pixelherder]

Originally posted by DaveTheOriginal
I know that you're going for painting method more than likenesses, but you've still done a good job at that too. I've recognised every single one here.

Nice stuff.:cool:

Not much i can say except thanks :)

[pixelherder]

More fight club related doodling

http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/speed_painting/painting_31.jpg


and heres something a little less moody for a "melee fight" related topic over on the daily sketchgroups.

http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/speed_painting/painting_30.jpg

Well i thought it was funny...a bit.

[steak-tron]

great painting pixelherder, the digi-painting still baffles me. Your big stroke modeling sorta reminds me of Leyendecker. If you don't know who he is there is a thread about him in the lounge (i think its under "art history")
nice work dude.

[pixelherder]

Originally posted by steak-tron
great painting pixelherder, the digi-painting still baffles me. Your big stroke modeling sorta reminds me of Leyendecker. If you don't know who he is there is a thread about him in the lounge (i think its under "art history")
nice work dude.

i was equally baffled too up until a few months ago - so if i can do it anyone can. Give it a shot if you havent already.

I'll be looking for this leyendecker fella as soon as i've finished writing this...Thanks for your comments!

[steak-tron]

it's actually not in the lounge, i was wrong. but is a stuck thread in the art history section if you haven't found it already.
thanks for the encouraging words, i'm going to try some this week.
-steak

[xia]

I dig the second one. Nice perspective and good lighting.
:chug: Keep it up.

[arghmisfit]

WOW! impressive, i checked out your site and all i can say is u have major skill! just one question tho, u say those are speed paintings, how long does it take u to do them on average?

[TheBlasianOne]

im really diggin your painting style. i like the way you build things up with lots of strokes. i just wanna see you use a different type of brush, or mabe multiple styles?


good work, keep jammin man

[pixelherder]

Originally posted by TheBlasianOne
im really diggin your painting style. i like the way you build things up with lots of strokes. i just wanna see you use a different type of brush, or mabe multiple styles?


i know what you mean about style and variation, but i think they will come with ( a lot ) more experience

At the moment i'm just trying to build confidence and fluidity. These studies really really HURT! Most of them i',ve almost given up on thinking there was no way to rescue them from my noobness. I need to get to the stage where i dont even need to think about what i'm doing. And that could take YEARS!

Like playing an instrument, you cant improvise till the chords and technique are instinctive.

i'm not quite there yet :)

Thanks for your comment!

[DavidCousens]

I know exactly what you mean PH. I'm new to digital painting and finding it REALLY hard work to get to a standard that I'm even half satisfied with.

You shouldn't worry though, you've obviously got loads of talent, you'll probably get where you want sooner than you think. :)

[pixelherder]

Had a hectic weekend and last week concentrated on starting to fill in some *real* sketchbook pages. So i've been a bit quiet here recently. I should have something new to show in the coming days

Originally posted by xia
I dig the second one. Nice perspective and good lighting.
:chug: Keep it up.

i'll try!

Originally posted by DaveTheOriginal
I know exactly what you mean PH. I'm new to digital painting and finding it REALLY hard work to get to a standard that I'm even half satisfied with.

You shouldn't worry though, you've obviously got loads of talent, you'll probably get where you want sooner than you think. :)

It'll be a while till craig mullins is losing any sleep. One day...
Originally posted by arghmisfit
WOW! impressive, i checked out your site and all i can say is u have major skill! just one question tho, u say those are speed paintings, how long does it take u to do them on average?

I think the earlier ones were around the 40 minute mark, but lately i seem to be taking about an hour. I should really try to speed that up a little, but the more i think i know about what i should be doing the more it seems to interfere with thoughtless scribbling.

[sixBlade]

I was going to say these were really good, but I just read that theyre speed painting so theyre absolutely great! Do you post on the sijun forums by any chance? Theyre in their 4th speedpainting thread right now.. they only start a new one once 1300 pages (I think its the max for the forum) are filled per thread.. Some really good stuff there if you haven't seen it:

http://forums.sijun.com/

Anyway awesome work, the fightclub bob one is probably my favourite - Nortons shirt really suited your style there I think!

Anyway great work, I envy you! hehe

[pixelherder]

done yesterday while i was waiting for a bus home (about 30-40 mins)

http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/speed_painting/aw_sketch_01.jpg

[pixelherder]

dont know if the movie is going to be much good, but i found some good hellboy ref which resulted in this spawn of satan

(just over an hour)

http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/speed_painting/painting_32.jpg

[alti]

that hellboy is outstanding, the direction of the light really works on the clothing

[pixelherder]

more hellboy shenanigans
(about 80 minutes if you're counting)

http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/speed_painting/aw_sketch_02.jpg

[pixelherder]

More hellboy movie stuff - A Nazi of some sort this time.

Total time > No idea, i was a bit distracted tonight so it wasnt done in one go...er. but roughly 90 mins. Ish.

http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/speed_painting/painting_33.jpg

[redships]

THIS STUFF IS GREAT~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pixelherder]

where DOES the time go - its been ages since my last post, so to break the cycle of non-posting, a bedtime tribute to the big lebowski

http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/speed_painting/painting_34.jpg

[talmir]

Dang, you got talent, foo!!!

ehemm...

Nice style.. good, well.. everything.. I'm not worthy to crit.. so crit I wont

[pixelherder]

45 minutes to do this still from apocalypse now

http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/speed_painting/painting_35.jpg

[pixelherder]

Originally posted by talmir
Dang, you got talent, foo!!!

ehemm...

Nice style.. good, well.. everything.. I'm not worthy to crit.. so crit I wont

thanks a heap!

[pixelherder]

rahhhh!

its got big teeth and it took about an hour!



http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/speed_painting/painting_36.jpg

[pixelherder]

trying to do something different, so i've swallowed my pride and attempted a self portrait.

30 mins for the painting, several weeks for the unkempt facial hair

(originally on THIS (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=218329#post218329) thread, but i'll post here so i have all my stuff in one place)

http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/speed_painting/painting_37.jpg

**EDIT**

quantity over quality tonight - so heres another. This time from the DRAWING JAM (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=218438) thread

http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/speed_painting/painting_38.jpg

(About 45 minutes)

[pixelherder]

Another attempt for over on the self portrait thread - this time after my annual shearing

(1 hour)

http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/speed_painting/painting_39.jpg

[JackalAnubis]

awesome! great everything, nothing I can say ... looking forward to more from you

[Jeff Jaws]

awesome digital paintings! Keep them coming

Jj.

[roger]

great stuff pixelherder! I like the way you use big brush strokes to define form.

[pixelherder]

again, thanks for the encouragement - might be slightly premature if this is anything to go by (from the weekly drawing thread HERE (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=227749#post227749)) I really struggled with this one, but whats done is done!

1 hour and a bit due to restarting it halfway through

http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/speed_painting/painting_40.jpg

[spok]

these are exellent dude, i love them!!! especially the hell boys....

[Myriadian]

Yeah, great stuff. Keep em' coming. You using Painter or Photoshop? Brushes? Just keeping up a conversation ;)

[pixelherder]

Originally posted by Myriadian
Yeah, great stuff. Keep em' coming. You using Painter or Photoshop? Brushes? Just keeping up a conversation ;)

photoshop - i'll only consider learning painter once i've mastered the basics...so that'll be a few years then!

[pixelherder]

my recent output has been somewhat lacking, so heres something from over on the "drahn time" thread HERE (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=24288)

(45 mins)


http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/speed_painting/painting_41.jpg

[sketchling]

Awsome!

Yeah, studying from photographs is a great way to get colour... just look at craig mullins!!! (Goodbrush (http://www.goodbrush.com) )

Love it. Very good lighting I think.
:) K

P.S. you got an msn acount?

[Jamaludin]

oooh some nice digital work here im lovin it, espescially the last one its so ambient and moody you did that one very very nice. Keep up the good work, and good luck ! :D

[pixelherder]

something i did during a couple of lunchtimes here at work - based on a hellboy still of a man with an extremely big hand.

time taken - er, an hour? maybe? honestly no idea, it was just something to do...lets say an hour!
http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/speed_painting/aw_sketch_03.jpg

[van]

Wow! Excellent stuff. I love that last one...it seems to be screaming for more! :)

[Phuzion]

Man, really nice exploration here. Great choice of movies too ;p Seriously, all your studies are looking better and better. Keep it up. Peace

-Daniel

[pixelherder]

from over on the DRAHN TIME #5 THREAD (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=24288)

not fantatic, but a valuable contribution in my efforts to REALLY get to grips with colour...damn you spectrum!

http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/speed_painting/painting_42.jpg

(surprisingly, around 50 mins)

[van]

Nice! Very nice, in fact. Keep going!

[pixelherder]

its hard to keep the momentum going and after stalling for a while i hope to get this back up to speed over the coming months...

http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/speed_painting/painting_43.jpg

(45 minutes)

[pixelherder]

from over on the #8 Drah'n Time (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=26173) thread

http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/speed_painting/painting_44.jpg

(45-50 mins)

[van]

Wonderful. :)

[Denart]

woo I love the latest life studies of yours!

awsome bold colors, strokes, and form!

[pixelherder]

35 minutes for this noggin based study...

http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/speed_painting/painting_45.jpg

[pixelherder]

woo I love the latest life studies of yours!

awsome bold colors, strokes, and form!

cheers - and i thought i was just in a hurry!

[pixelherder]

heres a study of one of Bengal's (http://www.cafesale.net/bengal/) many works of colourtastic genius.



http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/speed_painting/painting_46.jpg

35 - 40 minutes

[pixelherder]

more bengalist madness - i couldnt help myself, even copying his stuff is fun

http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/speed_painting/painting_47.jpg

about 30 minutes - if only i could do stuff of my own that satisfying in that amount of time

[pixelherder]

and another one! been a busy couple of days.

Heres quick pre-midnight colour study

http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/speed_painting/painting_48.jpg

35 minutes

[pixelherder]

the bases are loaded, its second out in the 3rd quarter and i have no idea what i'm talking about!

Baseball may be incomprehsible and foreign but i hope this pic isnt - courtesy of THIS DRAHN TIME THREAD (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=27048)

http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/speed_painting/painting_49.jpg

about an hour - longer than i thought it would take, but i got ambushed by unexpected cloth detail!

[roger]

nice as usual :)

[clogik]

damn u got skill.

[pixelherder]

i said - no feet on the couch!

http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/speed_painting/painting_50.jpg

40 minutes

[liam.c]

hot man hot

[pixelherder]

another black and white study - not as pleased as i was with yesterdays, but not bad!

http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/speed_painting/painting_51.jpg

1 hour

[young paddy1]

these last two studies are fucking superb, but your clock must be slow or you have crazy speed and accuracy with your hands, ( and I know someone who can juggle ten balls at once) just to re-iterate bloody fantastic.




please forgive my anglo-saxon

[pixelherder]

wow - i'm not setting any world records for regularity lately am i? my bad - and to atone heres a dead persons head

http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/speed_painting/painting_52.jpg

55 of your earth minutes

[lowpolymatt]

About flippin time you did some drawering you!
I like it, still photoshop or have you moved on to bigger and brighter things? Like the scratchy brush....

But....








Where's the crucifix and inner tube?

[spork891]

Totally awesome gallery man. I've gotta get myself a WACOM tablet...

[Mike Frank]

You got some great paints! You should update more often!

[pixelherder]

You got some great paints! You should update more often!

like this!

http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/speed_painting/painting_53.jpg

from over on the #10 Drah'n Time thread (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=27763&page=1&pp=20)

45 minutes for this slightly rubbish effort - lousy wheels and their diffucult to draw accurately circular forms!

[illustratormonk]

Great job on the use of colors! I would to see more! My name is Jeremy, so forgive me i am new to this "Forum" thing, but still very good work.

[pixelherder]

unless i suddenly decide otherwise, this is my entry for the dallas Vs uk mini-thunderdome (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=29208)

about 3-4 hours, not including initial sketches/roughing/tearing hair out

http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/beefdome/notrespassers_pixelherder.jpg

[spork891]

This is totally awesome dude, great work. Is that a lens flare I see there on that knife? If so it is very subtle and appropriate.

[pixelherder]

This is totally awesome dude, great work. Is that a lens flare I see there on that knife? If so it is very subtle and appropriate.

no! its not a lens flare - i promise! Just a quick splat of an airbrush to suggest a glint of light, but i left the "Way of the Lens Flare Filter" behind a long time ago...and i'm not going back!

:)

[pixelherder]

I've not been whacking my wacom as frequently of late, but i have something to show at last. Having enrolled at a lifedrawing course 4/5 weeks ago, this is my progress so far.

Bearing in mind i havent touched a pencil, or drawn from life in a couple of years, then theyre a bit rough around the edges (i.e. i know theres issues with everything from line weight to anatomy!) but even in that short time, i feel i've made *some* progress

So in roughly chronological order (from my first class to my most recent) then here they are... (mostly in the range of 5-40 minutes)

http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/lifedrawing/lifedrawing_00_01small.jpg

http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/lifedrawing/lifedrawing_02_01small.jpg
http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/lifedrawing/lifedrawing_03_01small.jpg

http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/lifedrawing/lifedrawing_04_01small.jpg

and hot off the presses from last night, the 2 i'm happiest with to date

http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/lifedrawing/lifedrawing_05_01.jpg

http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/lifedrawing/lifedrawing_06_01.jpg

[Madoliane]

I was just asking Matt the other day where you'd gone to ! Glad you're enjoying the life drawing...sounds /looks like it was better than ours.
Good to see you posting again. :confident

[pixelherder]

I was just asking Matt the other day where you'd gone to ! Glad you're enjoying the life drawing...sounds /looks like it was better than ours.
Good to see you posting again. :confident

and thanks for the warm welcome! havent had as much time as i'd like for drawing, or even moping around on the forums, but i'll do my bit whenever i can...and hello to matt too if you see him around :)

[pixelherder]

an hours worth of effort produced this self-portrait...not as good as some of my previous ones?

http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/speed_painting/painting_54.jpg

*edit*
and just for the hell of it, heres a 30 minute scribble....in colour!

http://aidan-wilson.com/albums/speed_painting/painting_55.jpg

[steak-tron]

wow nice work pixel! all really consistent and solid, it's really cool how you combine natural forms with geometric shapes and marks. Makes for a great graphic effect.

[auden100]

Great studies. I enjoy watching you get better and better. Thanks for posting. Its always good to see how someone else approaches the problems we all have. Entertaining in the short run, inspiring in the long: all attributes of a damn fine sketchthread.

[pixelherder]

so its been a while. But i'm happy to say its been a (mostly) productive absense.

Coming up on the end of a 20 week lifedrawing course...and i've signed up for a 10 week figurative sculpture class next month. So a lot of my work has been taking place in "the real world" not leaving much time for digital.

But i plan to start more frequent updates, so heres a study from over on the drah'n time 13 thread (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=38351)

http://www.aidan-wilson.com/gallery2/d/657-1/painting_57.jpg