***MARCH 2012 - now with added SPACE MARINES*** [Archive]

pixelherder

May 31st, 2009, 02:34 PM

hellooooooo,

well back in the day i started off a sketchbook, but as these things sometimes do, it kind of eventually died.

in the intervening time i got sucked into "work" work and its only in the last few months i've been trying to rediscover a few things - like drawing and more importantly, enjoying it. For a long time the sight of a blank page (or screen) was enough to paralyse me from the neck down...

...so here's a collection of some speedpaints, doodles and whatnot that i've done since...erm, march i think. Theyre all done purely for my own amusement and as a way to wind down from the sort of stuff i do during the day

*edit* ,moved all images to second post

pixelherder

May 31st, 2009, 02:38 PM

Breaking Bad
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/breakingbad_web2.jpg

Villain
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/villain01_web.jpg

New Species
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/newspecies02_web.jpg

Invader
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/invader02_web.jpg

Voodoo
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/voodoo_colourtest.jpg

MerTramp
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/hermit02_web.jpg

Maneater
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/maneater01_web.jpg

Cornered
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/cornered04_web.jpg

The 5th Horseman
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/horseman02_web.jpg

Boudicca
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/boudica03_small.jpg

Treeman
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/treeman01_small.jpg

Good Intentions
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/goodintentions_finalweb_small.jpg

Performer
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/performer02_webwip2.jpg

Eyetower
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/eyetower01_web1.jpg

WormHead
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/sketchbook_braindrain01_web2.jpg

Twins
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/twins01_fin1.jpg

New Suit
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/newsuit01_web.jpg

...oh and here's some sketchbook pages scanned in

some of these have already been developed further, while others are on the "to-do" list for now..

sketches1
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/sketchbook_comp01.jpg

sketches2
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/sketchbook_comp02_01.jpg

walnut

May 31st, 2009, 02:43 PM

Cool pictures in here, you have a nice variety in style. My favs of this bunch would be Villain and eyetower, they've that extra je ne sais quoi, you know?

Joorin

June 1st, 2009, 01:01 PM

Lots of interesting shapes and ideas that stand out a bit. You do nice things with the colours you use but I think you'd be able to do even more if you varied your line width even more.

Wormhead is a favorite.

pixelherder

June 2nd, 2009, 04:46 PM

thanks for the feedback Joorin - my linework is something i am trying to work on (or dispense with entirely!)

here's a couple of speedpaints from today...

first from a topic posted on a friends forum

"Spikes"

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/spike01_web.jpg

And this is one that just occured to me while stuck in traffic. No other explanation for it really!

TongueTwister
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/tonguetwister01_web.jpg

pixelherder

June 3rd, 2009, 06:54 AM

day 2 of the speedpaint topic

"Spikes"

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/spike02_web.jpg

F87

June 3rd, 2009, 07:02 AM

wow, your art is crazy! Really well executed. I love your concepts.

pixelherder

June 4th, 2009, 07:17 AM

todays grosstacular lunchtime speedpaint

"Infested"

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/infested01_web.jpg

*edit* another lunchtime spent on him

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/infested02_web.jpg

pixelherder

June 9th, 2009, 12:23 PM

latest lunchtime speedpaint

"Hidden Treasure"

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/hiddentreasure01_web.jpg

i hope to give it another pass over the next couple of night - time and attention span permitting...

pixelherder

June 10th, 2009, 01:31 PM

"Animal Magic" - thats the theme for todays lunchtime speedpaint, and these are the fruits of todays sketchbook harvest - i'll probably go with the octopus

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/animalmagic01_wip01.jpg

and another wip - colour study for yesterdays speedpaint...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/hiddentreasure02_colourstudy.jpg

cakeypigdog

June 10th, 2009, 02:03 PM

hey you sneaky old goat, i didn't know you had started this. Its ace to see you emersed in creativity again, you are doing some wonderful things. When you put them all in one place like this the strength of your ideas really shine through. Looking forward to more mate!

pixelherder

June 11th, 2009, 04:23 PM

just for you cakey - here's more!

done for a challenge over at the imaginefx forums. Didnt have a lot of time, so i'll add it to the pile of "things to do later"

its a big pile

ILLEGAL ALIEN
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/illegal_alien04_web.jpg

pixelherder

June 13th, 2009, 01:25 PM

did this a few weeks ago, currently toying with the idea of working it up a bit more

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/lightbox01_wip03-1.jpg

pixelherder

June 19th, 2009, 03:12 PM

a couple more from the week

"Fire"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/fire02_web.jpg

"Hiding Place"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/hidingplace01_web3_small.jpg

got a few more in my sketchpad that might make it on here soon...

NewmanD

June 19th, 2009, 04:00 PM

Awesome, you Rule, Man! Nice really fun stuff!!!

pixelherder

June 21st, 2009, 02:09 PM

a friend posted up this speedpaint topic

the mad gasser of mattoon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mad_Gasser_of_Mattoon)

so i scanned in a few sketchbook thumbnails on the subject...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/madgasser01_02.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/madgasser02_02.jpg

FAST ART

June 21st, 2009, 03:18 PM

i love the eyetower, the performer the treeman, wormhead and every single peace of this sketchbook.. dude u work rules..

deserved five starts from me

.. keep postin.. will watchin u..

pixelherder

June 21st, 2009, 05:06 PM

wow - thanks a lot FAST ART for the encouragement!

pixelherder

July 2nd, 2009, 04:26 PM

Here's some stuff from the past couple of weeks - nothing like a heatwave to inspire one's delusional thoughts...

This is the finished version of "Hidden Treasure"

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/hiddentreasure02_web2.jpg

Some speedpaint topics

"King Kong"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/kingkong01_web.jpg

"Death and The Maiden"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/deathmaiden01_web.jpg

"No face #1"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/noface02_web.jpg

"No face #2" (sorry, but it just appeared in my sketchbook)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/nofacejackson01_web.jpg

And FINALLY a whole bunch of random Sketchbook Stuff - i even WENT OUTDOORS!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/parkdoodle01.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/jeckyl01_web.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/sketchbook_comp03_web.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/sketchbook_comp04_web.jpg

And now, back to sweating, panting and heat-exhaustion.

zou

July 2nd, 2009, 05:10 PM

what a cute sb !!!
hahahano, kidding. No really it's gore, funny, and full of life

i like the design, originality, and ideas. It's making the CA rich and varied

keep it

pixelherder

July 11th, 2009, 02:40 PM

nothing very polished to show this week, but i've been busy getting back to basics with some tutorials, theory, studies and whatnot!

So here, with very little fanfare, is this weeks batch

Some sketchbook doodles given a photoshopping
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/sketchbook_comp05_web.jpg

Some speedpaints
"Cold-Hearted #1"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/coldhearted01_web.jpg

Cold-Hearted thumbs
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/coldhearted_02_wip.jpg

"Desolate"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/desolate01_web.jpg

And finally, "Mya's day off"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/freestyle02.jpg

Er, so thats if for me. Time for some R&R*

aidan

*Battlefield 1943

*edit* forgot to add i finished up one of last week's speedpaints

"No Face"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/noface02_web2.jpg

monotony

July 11th, 2009, 03:59 PM

haha lots of funny and wicked ideas!
I really enjoy the eyetower guy and your newest "no face" piece.
great rendering. and show some more of your traditional sketches, that stuff you did in the park looks nice!

pixelherder

July 11th, 2009, 05:47 PM

cheers monotony! i would show you more traditional sketches...er, if i had any

thats one thing thats definately on my "to-do" list - drawing from life, inside, outside..anywhere really. It makes a change from being slouched over my wacom too :)

originalpink

July 11th, 2009, 07:46 PM

Hehe, looked really good, but that last one was a direct "save target as...(to my collection of great art found of internet folder)" picture! And that's very good!

Like the humor!

pixelherder

July 12th, 2009, 08:58 AM

Hehe, looked really good, but that last one was a direct "save target as...(to my collection of great art found of internet folder)" picture! And that's very good!

wow! i think that might be the first time i've been put in a reference folder. I should break out the champagne :) thanks!

pixelherder

July 12th, 2009, 11:56 AM

So in the spirit of "internation portrait month" i thought i'd contribute something.

rendering it "old-school" with just paper, a pencil, a mirror and MY FACE would be more of a challenge than my usual photoshop based workflow

i spent an hour or so on this, there was only diffuse window lighting so the lack of strong modeling light was a bit of a hindrance.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/selfportrait01.jpg

i hope i can do a lot better than this in the future - must keep practicing!

pixelherder

July 13th, 2009, 04:34 PM

todays lunchtime speedpaint was fun so i developed it a bit further this evening and VIOLA!

"Deceptive Appearance"

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/deceptive_appearance02_web-1.jpg

pixelherder

July 19th, 2009, 09:20 AM

So here's what i've been doing with myself this week...

"Vampire Hunter" - Speedpaint that took about 30 minutes

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/vampirehunter01_web.jpg

An illustration for a newsletter at work. Can't show it all yet, but here's the tiniest most miniscule sneek-peek

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/crypeek01.jpg

And finally, i got a fairly small (7inch) bust off ebay to do some studies with - and thats exactly what i ended up doing. A couple of hours and some graphite ended up producing this.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/still_life_02_web.jpg

pixelherder

July 19th, 2009, 12:11 PM

Just time for one more - did a quick photoshop tonal/anatomy study from a photo

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/life_study_02_web.jpg

cakeypigdog

July 19th, 2009, 04:16 PM

good lad wilson. Keep the traditional stuff coming mate!

pixelherder

July 20th, 2009, 03:11 PM

todays lunchtime speedpaint

"Dream-Eaters"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/dreameaters01_web.jpg

pixelherder

July 22nd, 2009, 01:59 PM

MORE SPEEDPAINTSSSSSS!!!!

"Raising Hell #1"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/raisinghell01_web.jpg

And another attempt, quite literally the fastest speedpaint i've ever done. 5 whole minutes!!!

"Raising Hell #2"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/raisinghell02_wip01.jpg

pixelherder

July 22nd, 2009, 03:16 PM

and another photo/anatomy/value study - must keep practicing!

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/9127/lifestudy03web.jpg

pixelherder

July 27th, 2009, 01:54 PM

Just one more today - i thought i'd dabble in the exciting world of collage for a half hour today

Speedpaint - "Clockwork Starship"

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/clockworkstarship01_web.jpg

HAJiME

July 27th, 2009, 02:07 PM

Wow! Fantastic varied subject matter and beautiful style. I like the contast in this one a lot http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/villain01_web.jpg

pixelherder

July 27th, 2009, 03:12 PM

thanks Hajime - that picture you mention is one i get a lot of comments on generally. Which is weird as i don't especially rate it myself!

pixelherder

August 2nd, 2009, 11:47 AM

here we go again...let the dumping commence

Some sketchbook doodles from yesterday, monsters and the like obviously

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/sketchbook_comp06_web.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/sketchbook_comp07_web.jpg

And then there was this lot - NO idea whats going on here
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/sketchbook_comp08_web.jpg

And then were were a couple of speedpaints this week, about 30 mins each

"Bad Hair Day"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/badhairday01_02web.jpg

And finally

"Time Traveller"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/timetraveller01_web-1.jpg

I've got some other ideas for more finished work, but finding the time is the trick...

Bingo

August 2nd, 2009, 12:31 PM

As you know, I'm a big fan. I also love your work. Thanks for stopping by :)

pixelherder

August 3rd, 2009, 05:07 PM

i've been trying to make sense of an idea for a picture - struggling a little with composition, i think it might be working, but i'm not 100% sure. I might leave it for a bit and see how it looks with fresh eyes...

so here's some work in progress - i'm not going to explain whats going on, as i'm not entirely sure myself.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/wanted_02_wip0.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/wanted_02_wip2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/wanted_02_wip1.jpg

Christoffer

August 3rd, 2009, 06:03 PM

Interesting idea. I'm looking forward to seeing what you can do with it.
Regarding the rest of your SB, well, your style is just really cool, for the lack of a better word. Also a great sense of humor and creativity. Thanks for sharing. Cheers!

pixelherder

August 4th, 2009, 05:12 PM

got distracted tonight by a speedpaint topic that i decided to work up, so no more progress on the previous image

Still, i now have a dashing victorian gentleman demonologist (and scourge of dark forces) to show for it.

"Protection" (about 2 1/2 hours)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/protection03_web.jpg

Still some more stuff to do to it, but this is good enough for now...he does need a name though, hmmm...

Flaskpost

August 4th, 2009, 05:21 PM

sweet stuff you´ve got going in here!
i feel a bit of Mignola in your paintings and drawings, he´s the man for sure!

keep it up!

pixelherder

August 5th, 2009, 04:15 AM

i guess an interest in victoriana and horror films will inevitably overlap with Mignola - but as you say, HE'S THE MAN!

cheers for dropping by :)

pixelherder

August 11th, 2009, 04:08 PM

I took some time out this weekend to do absolutely nothing* , so the only things i've got to show for myself are some pretty unfinished speedpaints (mostly done in 20-30 minutes)

#1 - Injured
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/injured03_web.jpg

#2 - A Bad Idea
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/badidea02_web.jpg

#3 - Femme Fatale
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/femme_fatale02_web.jpg

Nothing left. Thats it. FINITO.

Bingo

August 11th, 2009, 05:24 PM

Don't tell me you're spent?????

Beautiful work ... as I've come to expect :)

pixelherder

August 12th, 2009, 03:38 AM

thanks mr. jackson! i might be spent for a while, but I SHALL RETURN....

pixelherder

August 16th, 2009, 02:43 PM

I didnt get much time for any digital work this week, i've been brushing up on theory/tutorials and also trying to wean myself off a wacom and onto a more nutritious and crunchy diet of traditional media

So to start, here's some random doodles i didnt have time to take any further - even though there's a few i have definate plans for

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/sketchbook_comp10_web.jpg

Then today, using a cast generously on loan from the Cakeypigdog (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=42442) collection, i tried my hand at some more still lifery...no plumb lines, i'm trying to just get comfortable with graphite before i worry about that sort of thing

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/stilllife_eyeful01_web.jpg

Ah, isn't she lovely

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/sunday_stilllife02_web.jpg

And finally, i finally managed to break the psychological terror barrier that's gripped me every time i even think of using paints.
So even though this is just some hour and a bit of gouache tomfoolery, its a bit of a personal milestone, having not gone near anything paint like for nigh on 6 years...eventually acryllics are on the cards, and who knows, one day, the mother of all media..OIL PAINTS

Baby steps first though

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/gouacheman01_web.jpg

Slán go fóill!

artistcaleb

August 16th, 2009, 06:27 PM

By jove, what splendid work! I love it!

pixelherder

August 17th, 2009, 02:15 AM

thanks for the comment, and the use of "by jove!". I don't suppose you were wearing a monocle and tophat while you were writing it?

artistcaleb

August 17th, 2009, 09:41 AM

thanks for the comment, and the use of "by jove!". I don't suppose you were wearing a monocle and tophat while you were writing it?

Ah yes, tophat, lost that whilst peering down the u-bend. But thank heavens I had recently attached my pince-nez to my watch-fob! Monocles are so ten years ago.

pixelherder

August 19th, 2009, 04:18 PM

a couple of recent studies here.

The first is from a screen-grab from "Breaking Bad" - i tried to loosen up on the brushwork and go a little madder with the colour, i.e. worrying about relative colour and warmth/coolness rather than exactly reproducing whats "real". Which seems to have worked to some degree.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/study_breakingbad01_04_web.jpg

the second is a from the fillum "The New World" - one of only 2 good films* made by Colin Farrell (and his eyebrows)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/study_newworld_forest01_web.jpg

Both took about an hour and a half each

*The other was "In Bruges"

monotony

August 19th, 2009, 04:46 PM

great new paintings, mate.
you're stepping up your game with the colors and brushstrokes on these last two! they look awesome!

and funny new sketches. the colored monsters from your sketchbook especially, frankensteins monster really made me laugh xD
keep it up!

pixelherder

August 23rd, 2009, 02:29 PM

Went to the inaugural Dr. Sketchy event in Nottingham yesterday (with Mr. Anderson, Mr. CakeyPigDog (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=42442) and some of his very talented co-workers) and had a blast - even if i did almost blow a gasket trying to do some of the drawings within the 10 minute time limit.

So here's some of what was produced - again, 10 minutes isnt a lot of time, and on top of that was my general discomfort with non-digital media. (There's no undo!)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/sketchy_pose01_web.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/sketchy_comp02_web.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/sketchy_comp01_web.jpg

For the final drawing i decided to stop trying to draw "properly" and focus in on the moustachio’d countenance of the compere in the group shot.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/sketchy_tache01_web.jpg

All that and i won a chocolate bun too.

p.s. oh and here's some sketchbook studies from during the week. Frogs and a lonely simian - what more could you want?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/sketchbook_comp11_web.jpg

pixelherder

September 3rd, 2009, 03:57 PM

Quite a mixed bag this week, so here's what's what

SpeedPaints
A couple based on the topic "Mean Machine", done in the usual hectic lunchtime 30 mins

Mean Machine #1
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/mean_machine01_web.jpg

Mean Machine #2
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/mean_machine02_web.jpg

HEADCASES

I've just started a sketchbook devoted to quick studies - the initial target is 100 heads..after that who knows, hands, gestures, poses, ears and all that
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/sketchbook_headstudies01_web.jpg

And now for some utterly pointless sketchbook doodles

Its a bit rough and ready, but these are supposed to be the sort of thing you DON'T want to wake up and find lurking at the end of the bed
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/baddream_wip1.jpg

And then there's the following - no rhyme or reason whatsoever
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/sketchbook_comp12_web.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/sketchbook_dudes01_web.jpg

And that's SHALLOT.

FIN

pixelherder

September 5th, 2009, 01:18 PM

worked up a previous sketch a little more...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/theCreeps_01_web.jpg

Uli

September 26th, 2009, 02:06 AM

Excellent shit ;-D
I especially like your icon- is there more where this came from?

originalpink

October 5th, 2009, 04:38 PM

Looks better and better! Fun to see your studies!

pixelherder

February 4th, 2010, 06:49 AM

I've not been round here much for a while - i've mainly concentrated on updating my blog > http://pixelherding.blogspot.com/ < rather than updating my CA sketchbook.

So in case anyone was interested what i've been posting over there, well have a look for yourself - it's been a busy few months!

Speedpaint - CuChulain
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/cuchulain01_web.jpg

Some like em Rotten
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/zombiemarilyn02_wip3.jpg

Red Carpet
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/dedsleb02_4print.jpg

Reaper Sketch
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/dedsleb_death_wip-1.jpg

er..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/dedsleb_04_mj.jpg

Speedpaint - Champ!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/champ01_wip2.jpg

Speedpaint - Moustache
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/moustache01_web.jpg

Speedpaint - Birdhouse
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/birdhouse_web.jpg

Speedpaint - BlackCat
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/blackcat02_web.jpg

Speedpaint - Madness
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/madness02_web.jpg

Speedpaint - Chesspiece (the castle/rook in this case)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/chesspiece02_b_web.jpg

Meltdown
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/meltdown_web.jpg

Eh, Mate
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/eh_mate_web.jpg

Still Life - graphite
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/still_life_02_pencil_web.jpg

Apple Study - graphite
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/still_life_apple_graphite02web.jpg

Apple Study - Photoshop
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/still_life_digitalstudy01_web.jpg

Graphite Sketch
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/lifestudy_crow_web.jpg

Pipe Study
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/pipesketch01.jpg

Crow Study
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/crowstudy01_web.jpg

Face Study - Oldman
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/oldman01_web.jpg

Face Study - Old Man
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/oldface_study01.jpg

Face Study - Rutger
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/headstudies01_br.jpg

Character Sheet
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/character_sheet01_wip3.jpg

Speedpaint - Spellbound
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/spellbound02_web.jpg

Speedpaint - Exile
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/exile_web.jpg

Speedpaint - Feast
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/feast01_web.jpg

Speedpaint - Furnace
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/furnace01_web.jpg

Speedpaint - Out of Reach
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/outofreach01_web.jpg

And thats pretty much everything worth showing for now - over the shortterm i'll be carrying on doing head studies and brushing up on my basic anatomy, after that...who knows!

pixelherder

February 6th, 2010, 10:56 AM

another head study to carry on this months theme

not really going for any particularly fancy rendering style, just a simple round brush and trying to make as accurate marks as possible. It's all about the drawing!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/headstudies02.jpg

pixelherder

February 7th, 2010, 10:54 AM

not a huge amount to show for my weekend, but i did get round to doing another head ref piece - despite the apparent simplicity, a lot trickier to do than it looks. Craggy old men (no offence mr. henriksen) are a LOT easier to draw...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/headstudies03.jpg

Quike Garcia

February 8th, 2010, 10:09 AM

Man huge updates.. I particularly like the some like it rotten and the reaper sketch...

Great job on the faces too :)

pixelherder

February 8th, 2010, 01:44 PM

Man huge updates.. I particularly like the some like it rotten and the reaper sketch...

Great job on the faces too :)

hi! thanks for dropping in and leaving your comment - glad you liked my stuff! Hopefully this time next year it'll be even better..

pixelherder

February 17th, 2010, 05:31 PM

feels like AAAAaaages since i was on here - not a huge amount to show for my absense, but here's what i've got

a quick head study, going for a more stylised approach, particularly inspired by daniel chavez (http://dc-concept.blogspot.com/) - only about 30 minutes worth though

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/headstudies05_01.jpg

and today, a speedpaint!
BRAIN DEAD

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/braindead01_web2.jpg

so thats it - after a couple more months of studies and speedpaints i'm hoping to be ready to tackle some more finished pieces. Possibly.

Jamie Romoser

February 17th, 2010, 08:48 PM

inspiring sketchbook you have going here
ill be staying tuned
have a good one
-Jamie :sungod:

pixelherder

February 18th, 2010, 03:20 PM

inspiring sketchbook you have going here
ill be staying tuned
have a good one
-Jamie :sungod:

thanks jamie!

pixelherder

February 19th, 2010, 05:02 PM

another head study tonight. With this one i wanted to do a bit of exploration into colour, so having looked at a picture that had a palette i liked (in this case one of carlos huantes') i tried to recreate a similar feel in my own. Note: This doesn't mean colour picking!

Again, as with the others the actual "finish" of the drawing wasn't too important, so i haven't gone in and smoothed everything off.

All in all, a useful exercise, and something i'm going to try and do more of!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/headstudies06_web-1.jpg

*and in case you're wondering, it's based on a pic of Peter "Robocop" Weller i had lying around*

pixelherder

March 6th, 2010, 12:54 PM

So "Headruary" has come to an end, it's definitely helped, but it's also confirmed how far i still need to go. I haven't even begun tackling the more tricky areas such as expressions, mood, age etc. I'll probably keep going on this for a bit longer and them move onto something else - hands and gesture drawing look like likely candidates right now

With all that and some busy technical demands at work, not much to show for myself since last time. But here it is anyway

A quick lunchtime speedpaint of this excellent model mini-skull (http://www.freedomofteach.com/products/skeletons/male_skull_student)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/skullstudy01_web.jpg

And then onto the speedpaints

TREE GOD
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/treegod_web.jpg

And

DREAMS
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/dreams01_web.jpg

And in completely unrelated news, I also saw a few things on the interpipes...if this thing (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/05/microsofts-courier-digital-journal-exclusive-pictures-and-de/) has a decent paint app and pressure sensitivity then i know what i want for christmas

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/03-05-10courier.jpg

Also i saw this (http://toysrevil.blogspot.com/2006/06/new-takara-genx-core-body.html), which frustratingly isn't available to buy as a standalone mannequin. If only it was - it looks so useful. And limber!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/genxcore.jpg

pixelherder

April 4th, 2010, 09:36 AM

A lot of things going on this month, but sadly not as much of it art related as it should be.

Still there was a little activity in that area, so here's what happened

Headruary!
My mission to learn/relearn some of the basics continues in earnest, the picture below is what i've managed to do since starting
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/headuary_sheet_web.jpg

But thats not it! Work picked up copies of a new series of gnomon dvds (http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/store/product/819/Dynamic-Figure-Drawing:-The-Head) which look like they could be pretty useful, so looking forward to seeing how they go.

I managed to finish off another sketchbook, first one of the year, and so for no other reason than to show i've been doing SOMETHING here's some of the er, highlights from the last few pages

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/sketchbookscan16_web.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/sketchbookscan17_web.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/sketchbookscan18_web.jpg

I even took one of the sketches above and developed it a little further - Mermaid!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/mermaid.jpg

And over in the Storytellers forum i had a crack at a book cover for "John Carter of Mars". Still only work in progress (and likely to remain so)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/johncarter_wip01-1.jpg

Thats enough of that for now.
MUST. DO. ART.

Victor S.

April 4th, 2010, 11:43 AM

lots and lots of awesomeness

pixelherder

April 5th, 2010, 07:13 AM

lots and lots of awesomeness

that maybe so, but still not enough MerShark UNTIL NOW

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/mershark02_web.jpg

pixelherder

January 15th, 2011, 10:28 AM

been a long time since i updated on here, i have been busy though (occassionally) but i do find it easier to update just my blog (www.http://pixelherding.blogspot.com/) (http://pixelherding.blogspot.com/)

but i should be on here more often so heres some things from the last few months!

let the art dump commence!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/halloween01_web.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/halloween06_web.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/mr_bongo02.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/warrior_sketch_sheet.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/pinocchio_01_web.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/study02_plane_web.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/xmas_sketches01_web.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/rudolph_01_web.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/doodle_hornyhead.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/bones01_web.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/_boneguy_wip2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/_alienhead_wip.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/alienhead_montage01.jpg

Dope Fiend

January 15th, 2011, 10:46 AM

I love your concepts and imagination, the studies are coming along as well, and these most recent zbrush renders are looking fantastic!!

Reminded me i need to start jumping into some storytelling/CoWs, etc.. thanks!

will be checking back in

pixelherder

January 15th, 2011, 12:28 PM

Wilko

January 15th, 2011, 01:06 PM

Great work! Love Mr Bongo :D
Your Zbrush skills are really impressive as well.

Greip

January 16th, 2011, 10:31 AM

Interesting thread! You've a lot of great ideas, and It's good that you make so many studies too so you can push those ideas even further. I'd love to see more of Mr. Bongo and Rudolph! :D

And the 3D looks good too, very inspiring.

pixelherder

January 16th, 2011, 12:06 PM

thanks very much for the comments everyone - very much hope that i have more to show for myself in the coming weeks and months!

pixelherder

January 16th, 2011, 01:27 PM

...they say idle hands are the devils playthings - to prevent that heres the latest bit of zbrush doodling

still very much Work In Progress, so still lots of work to be done - anatomy, detailing proportions etc...ahh, sure, we'll see how it goes!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/succubus_wipsheet01.jpg

pixelherder

January 18th, 2011, 04:47 PM

Back to 2D again!

Speedpaint topic was "In a Jar" - not exactly speedpaint as a result, more like "2 lunches and an evening paint"

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/in_a_jar_04.jpg

Velocity Kendall

January 18th, 2011, 04:58 PM

Wow nice, really good studies

pixelherder

January 18th, 2011, 06:10 PM

Wow nice, really good studies

thanks! glad you think so :)

Calader

January 18th, 2011, 06:13 PM

Your SB if so full of such a great ideas, just 3 pages but it felt more like at least 13 full with goodness! :)

Metal Fingers

January 18th, 2011, 06:30 PM

pixelherder

January 19th, 2011, 06:42 AM

Dang man, keep pushing those black and white pieces, do you lay color over the top of them? If you flatten out the image and raise the key up a bit, when you glaze in your colors with multiply and overlay layers your shadows will stay warm, the values are just so good in the BW comps. Cheers.

Thanks for the comment!

still struggle with colour, so stick to black and white if i just want to concentrate on form/rendering/technique etc

sometimes do colourise them though (the mr. bongo piece started off monochrome) but can be tricky not "killing" them with lifeless colourisation.

pixelherder

January 23rd, 2011, 10:49 AM

a bit more doodling on the succubus zbrush model...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/succubus_wipsheet02.jpg

project_razor

January 23rd, 2011, 11:27 AM

Your style has a great balance of realism and cartoon, your 3D work is nice and consistent with your drawings.

Farquad

January 23rd, 2011, 01:52 PM

Dude, I LOVE this place. Makin it my new home. I admire your ability to jump in and try new things...and then succeed, lol. Keep it coming!

pixelherder

January 24th, 2011, 06:56 AM

Project Razor and Farquad - youre both far too kind, glad you like what you see in here :)

pixelherder

February 7th, 2011, 02:05 PM

been a few more speedpaints since the last post - heres some of the least worst efforts (i wont even mention what i did to poor Chewbacca in one of them).

They'll have to do until i decide on something a little more substantial to tackle. Have a few ideas for some "projects", but as ever deciding on just one isn't as easy as i'd like.

So some moody thumbnails for a pic that hasnt quite resolved itself yet. No idea what its about, thats probably the problem

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/wtf_thumbs02.jpg

and some speedpaints

BERSERKER
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/berserker01_web.jpg

and

MYTHICAL CREATURE (Blorange edition)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/mythical_creature_web1.jpg

Hilarious. I'm sure.

Fetsch

February 7th, 2011, 02:34 PM

great work in here pixelherder, love the variety, keep sharing. :)

Nengrana

February 7th, 2011, 02:42 PM

wow great style! love the humor and contrast of everything. also breaking bad is the best thing ever. amazing work. continue to share it please = )

pixelherder

February 17th, 2011, 04:57 PM

did a speedpaint last week and decided it might be worth developing a bit more fully than i usually do

right so heres where things are so far - lot of behind the scenes stuff done, and almost ready to get stuck into something final(ish)

using the 3d as diorama /ref > NOT going to be painting over it (Big difference! ). It's something i've done only a couple of times before, and its also endorsed by James Gurney, so i'm not entirely misguided. Also doing a rough blockout of the ship has helped clarify a few things in my mind...whether any of this will make any to difference to the end result remains to be seen!

ORIGINAL SPEEDPAINT
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/mythical_creature_03_web.jpg

FURTHER STUDIES etc.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/mythical_creature_03_colourtestweb.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/siren_wip2_1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/siren_wip2_2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/siren_wip2_3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/siren_wip2_4.jpg

...now all i need is the time, and patience, to finish it....!

pixelherder

March 6th, 2011, 08:09 AM

so finally, finished! well more or less - its been a bit of a slog seeing this through this far, the initial excitement of an idea is one thing, but seeing it through to the bitter end is another.

Once i've got a few more "completed" pieces under my belt, i'll try and turn my attention to more colourful work - right now, it feels thats a seperate problem to solve, and one that i can tackle once i've worked out some issues with my fundamental drawing skills

anyway, thats it for now. Aaaand rest.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/siren_final_web.jpg

*EDIT* DESCRIPTION!

This started as a speedpaint on the topic of "Mythical Creatures", so ended up going with something Siren-Like

"In the picture, the idea is that she sits like a spider at the centre of her lair, hoading trinkets, shiny things and favourite mementos. Waiting tirelessly, she's constantly alert for the movement of her next potential victim, that she can detect through an elaborate and far-ranging network of ropes, strings and threads, strung out across the bay."

Andrew Sonea

March 6th, 2011, 08:44 AM

pixelherder

March 6th, 2011, 09:05 AM

Last image turned out great man! Wonderful control of values and edges. The only thing I don't get is the "story" behind the piece. Why is she tied down to a bunch of skulls in a swamp full of wrecked ships?

thanks, and apologies but i forgot to include the image description. Fixed that, so hopefully that clears things up :)

Yor

March 6th, 2011, 09:53 AM

crazy amount of work going on here! keep on rocking!

pixelherder

March 19th, 2011, 10:07 AM

another speedpaint - this time of the very important topic of evil baby-geniuses and their quest for world domination.

Keep your eyes peeled for the hover-prams

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/babyvillain_web.jpg

pixelherder

March 22nd, 2011, 06:31 PM

i've made a little progress in blocking out a 3d version of the floating baby thingy - might be a while till i get to do any more on it though, off for a 4 day break soon so there might be a few cobwebs round here in the meantime...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/render_wip01.jpg

pixelherder

April 27th, 2011, 10:01 AM

been very busy trying to tackle something a bit more substantial - still not finished, but here's where i am so far

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/babyvillain_workwip03-1.jpg

pixelherder

May 15th, 2011, 05:59 AM

me again - stepped back from the fiddlyness of 3d and got back in touch with my wacom....ahhhh, lovely!

So this is what i ended up with after a saturday locked away in the art cave - could be better, but not too bad overall. I think?!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/_wh40k_marine01_web.jpg

Bip0larRick

May 15th, 2011, 07:29 AM

I would love to see that last piece in color! ;)

Tawnos

May 15th, 2011, 08:30 AM

great stuff, man!

seadj27

May 15th, 2011, 08:34 AM

good works!!

T.CAT

May 15th, 2011, 08:38 AM

good works !!

Sonia Leticia

May 15th, 2011, 09:46 AM

Wow you really have a variety of work in here - all awesome :)

pixelherder

May 15th, 2011, 11:40 AM

I would love to see that last piece in color! ;)

good works!!

Wow you really have a variety of work in here - all awesome :)

good works !!

well i've not had that many replies in this thread in quite a while (or ever). So thanks very much to you all!

And there might be a colour version of this at some point, but dont hold your breath. Its time for a break first :)

Vertical

May 15th, 2011, 12:13 PM

your speedpaints look great, it's awesome how varied the subject matter is!

pixelherder

July 2nd, 2011, 11:22 AM

Its been quiet round here again - as has been the case for most of this year, i've been doing fewer pieces, but trying to spend a bit more time on things when i get the chance. So hopefully a case of quality > quantity. Thats the theory anyway

Having said that i do miss the 'ol speedpaints, so might have switch things up in a bit (but possibly after a bit of a break to recharge the creative batteries, and enjoy whatever sort of summer we're going to get round here)

Right, so what we have here is a couple of more warhammer themed pics - a trusty old spacemarine, and a less well known (to me anyway) Empire greatsword from the warhammer fantasy universe. Theres some process shots and even....ANIMATED MOTHERFLUMPING GIFS!

Very happy with some bits, not so happy with others, but overall represents a big effort at trying to up my game a bit. Some valuable last minute crits from some extremely talented friends really helped too

WH40K SPACE MARINE
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/spacemarine_web.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/spacemarine_closeup.jpg

Process Shots
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/spacemarine_wip.jpg

Process - animated gif (might need to click or save it to see animation in all its glory)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/spacemarine_wip_anim.gif

Empire Greatsword!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/empire_greatsword_web.jpg

Thumbnails
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/empire_greatsword01_thumbs.jpg

Process
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/empire_greatsword_wip.jpg

Process - animated gif (might need to click or save it to see animation in all its glory)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/pixelherder/empire_greatsword_wip_anim.gif

And thats its for this update - time for R and R, and hopefully a bit of sunshine...