Ye Olde Chunder Cup ***Update 10-4 ART DUUUMP***

[HellTaxi]

Hello all. Ive decided to make one of these sketchbook threads. Hopefully somebody out there might care. Well see.
To start things off, ive decided to shove a crap load of sketches in here, so i apologize to all you dial ups. But then again, get with the times.


http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/sp111203.jpg
a self portrait from a while ago

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/wip2.jpg
another self portrait, few weeks old

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/figstudy.jpg
figure studies. I need to learn to take my time

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/monster%20copy.jpg
more of the same. more of drawing too fast :p

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/figures0.jpg
yet again more of the same.

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/sketches.jpg
more sketches, no ref this time.

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/my%20pictures.jpg
project for school. Markers, chalk, and pencil

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/wizard002.jpg
just did this one tonight to keep my boredom at bay


Well, thats all for tonight, i hope someone can get something from it. Feel free to leave crits or comments, they make me look like this :>

[fleshkandie]

despite what you said before, i like the 2nd one. and your sketches are angularily nice... good job yo. teh wind!

[georgem]

Good stuff

I like the second self portrait and if you rendered that car yourself then thats also very good.

The last guy looks good as well i like the way youve "suggested" the elbow the dark smudge underneath it. I need to do stuff like that.

Cya

[HellTaxi]

fleshy~ thank ya, miss.

georgem~ thanks for the feedback. Yes, the car was all me, its actually not as hard as it looks. As for the smudging, i just recently got back into pencil when i saw Tonci (lungbug) 's bad ass stuff.

[Tadao]

your progression is improving daily.


stop framing your elements in the center of the composition ya dirty bastard.

work on gesture and indication on your figure stuff. don't be so literal with the lines. vary your line weight, don't outline.

you're still hot and cold so keep drawing and consistency will follow.

lots of love!

ho ho ho.

-c

[HellTaxi]

all i know is that its 4am, and i scribbled some quick figure studies. Now its bed time.

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/figures112.jpg

tadao- yes, yes, i know, youre right. thx for teh commentz.

[-The Swift-]

i like your stuff! you certainally have some talent!!! love the car, looks great! the quick sketches are good to, just take your time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
otherwise keep it up! second self portrait was really good to!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D

[van]

Keep it up. Very good work!

[HellTaxi]

thanks guys. Rate my thread people! i want teh starzzzz. i will look like this: :>

[seb]

the only stars youre gonna get are the ones that youre gonna see when u bash yer drunken head on the curb, i mean hi, here are 5 stars. now you have to look at like this :>

i can give you an a++++ too if u want.

heh. glad to see ur drawing again. take your time, its not a race.

wow this whole thing makes me sound like a dick. i guess i am one.

[HellTaxi]

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/sketch113.jpg

girl was ref, skintones not. I have alot of trouble with skintones for some reason. Anybody have any tips?

Seb~ youre a nice guy, its just buried under that festering black scab called your soul :chug: thx for commenting.

[obid619]

nice work never seen your stuff before. that car is SOO realistic too. i have rarely seen a car THAT realistic

[HellTaxi]

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/figures.jpg
some figure studies from tonight. I need to to do more.

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/mariodsg.jpg
was gonna be the dsg tonight (mushroom god) but i ran outta time. This is all from memory, im proud of that :)

obid619~ im glad you like the car. Thats the longest ive ever spent on something.

[stephen]

nice works helltaxi, keep it up.

[Yiako]

That figure studies are wonderful!

[van]

Originally posted by HellTaxi

some figure studies from tonight. I need to to do more.

Excellent work on the figure studies. Very dynamic and moving. What do you use as a model for your studies?

[HellTaxi]

hello. couple new things tonight:

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/robots.jpg
im not too good at robots/mecha/futuristic stuff, so i did a study. It doesnt get much more advanced than a NES.

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/night%20copy.jpg
yet again out of my comfort zone, i decided to attempt an enviroment. I failed. sorry.

Stephen, Yiako~ thanks guys.

Van~ Those poses are from a book called "The Nude Figure" by Mark Edward Smith. Its gotta be french models, cause they are all hairy as hell. I decided to omit the pit hair due to personal preferences.

[Fipse]

Very nice figure studies!

You asked for some help with skinvalues - maybe this can help you: http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15745&pagenumber=1

Fipse

[AndreasM]

Some very solid figure stdies you had there. Also, the car was beautifully rendered. I liked the SP`s too. Keep it on!

[spork891]

Great sketchbook, I'll be back again surely.

[Sammy]

Great stuff man, keep it commin'

[HellTaxi]

hello. Thought i might actually be productive tonight and work on thunderdome. Turns out it wasnt productive at all :( i have a total creativity block with this one.

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/chunder.jpg
bleh. cant think of anything.

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/tdomethumb.jpg
small thumb to attempt composition. F+.

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/sketch001.jpg
i should be in bed instead of drawing.

Fipse~ thanks alot for the thread, it was a good read, learned alot

n0fish, spork sammy~ thanks alot guys, i appreciate you taking a look :)

[brasshorsekiller]

You should be drawing instead of sleeping. GRANNY

Nice studies, yo. I can never get that precise with thumbnail stuff..
Seriously expand on that painted thumbnail of the dude standing. He would look badass with some fiery background wreckage. Keep sketching it up, while I slack and do nothing.

[obid619]

DUDE WHERE DID YOU GET THAT PIC THINGY AND HOW DO YOU MAKE ONE. THAT PIC IS A CLASSIC!

[HellTaxi]

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/room.jpg
messed up the perspective on this one...practice, practice, practice...
http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/sunsetstudy.jpg
just trying to learn more about color and environments. Im actually pleased with this one.
http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/rocketman.jpg
look! up in the sky!

obid~ got it off google:)

more to come...

[HellTaxi]

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/chunderthumb.jpg
super ultra fast color study for chunderdome

[HellTaxi]

jeez, whered everybody go? Went to the L.A arboretum today, very cool place, Lots to draw.

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/arboretum.jpg

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/arboretum001.jpg

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/arboretum002.jpg

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/arboretum004.jpg

thats all for now.

[Tadao]

That's looking real good. Keep drawkin'

[HellTaxi]

thanks man. Heres a late night sketch.

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/turbandude.jpg

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/lifestudy.jpg
heres an old life drawing i dug up.

[Aidan]

Like this very much.
I wonder why there's such a difference (imho) between your environments and your other stuff since your tree-stduies look pretty good!

Whatever - gonna check this regularly! ;)

[legacy]

you are an awesome artist. you inspire me to start drawing more and developing skill.

thank you.

[HellTaxi]

Hello. I got bored at work tonight so i decided to draw on those tiny post it notes. It was a real slow day today. I work at Gamestop by the way, so as you can see, it was an influence. dont mind the crap quality, or the anatomical errors:)

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/postits.jpg

legacy, thanks mucho

Aidan, probably becuase i suck at environments ;)


oh and also, i just realized i havent really introduced myself yet. My name is Gino, i live outside of Pasadena, California, near LA. Im 19, i like art and heavy metal, both listening to it and playing it :evilbat: I plan on attending art center next year. I just need to build a decent portfolio.

[Josef K.]

wow! i really love ur linework! amazing inspirering stuff!

[HellTaxi]

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/bill.jpg
i drew bill murray, sans depression, and 20 years younger

josef~ thanks!

[legacy]

hah! nice man.

[HellTaxi]

heres a dsg i did tonight "rock eater" somethin like that.

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/rockmonster.jpg

whats up with the lack of replies? come on folks, CRIT.:bash:


legacy~ thanks dude.

[Sleepy_Head]

So your after a crit are you??

Here goes,

Rock eaters do not wear pink ballet slippers! :bash:

:D

Now, what I realy think is that the creature is ok, although it looks a bit flat in places. I think this is down to the shading. You have an obvious bright light source, but the shading on the hidden sides is not a drastic as the areas where the light falls.

And you definately need to add in more forground and backgground details to give a better sence of depth.

Apart from that it looks good, even if he does look like a girls blouse in those ballet shoes. :D

Sleepy

[legacy]

hey man,
love the rock eater thing but just like sleepy said, the shoes....WTF? lol

then again it adds that playful sense to the picture. I like the busted chains and the fact that he is wearilng some sort of tech. helmet to hide his eyes.

[Aidan]

The rock-eater looks excellent but why did he get that green and that red!?

Much too saturated for my taste, but maybe its just me. :]

[HellTaxi]

heres another quick thunderdome thumb:
http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/tdome01.jpg

[legacy]

whats the topic for on that thumb helltaxi? looks pretty good though.

[Sleepy_Head]

That thumb's looking like a city in a firestorm. The quality of light from left to right is just about perfect.

Good one my son!!!!


Sleepy

[I.was.ink]

Your stuff is looking good man. I like your ink drawings and tree studies, but Id suggest you work on you figures some more. Take life drawing classes, there's nothing better than drawing from life!

-iwasink

[steak-tron]

i'll second that. These are lookin awesome helltaxi, and I don't think there is such a thing as drawing too fast. I conciously try to speed up as much as i can.
the figures are great, I just noticed that the heads are a little small, I try to think about making them oversized. when i try to draw them to scale they always turn out to small. just a thought.
these are great - keep a' postin' -steak

[Briareos]

you rock :afro1:

[HellTaxi]

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/faces.jpg

legacy~ thats supposed to be a post WW3 enviroment...booooring

steak~ thanks for the advice, ill try it

briarios~ no, YOU rock:fruit: :fruit:

[van]

Dude, your painting skills are getting better and better! Keep it up and lets see some more.

[HellTaxi]

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/chunderdude001mini.jpg

my chunderdome WIP. Color is gonna be a battle, i can tell...
for some reason, sometimes i get it down, most times, no. I think its just because i work too fast, as i constantly bitch about. any thoughts?

[legacy]

whenever i start to get down about artwork in generally it helps to think about how far I've progressed or to look back at all the positive feedback people have given me all the years.

also, most of the time i just think about how many people wish they had my skill level just as I wish i had someone elses :P

nice sketch btw :P

[van]

legacy, that rocks. I dont think I have ever really thought about that. I am surrounded here by people who far exceed my skill level. Even a couple of folks here I pretty much idolize. And yet, there are some here who I have passed and even more surrounding me out here where I live. People look at my stuff and go 'How do you do that?!'. I usually shrug it off, but its the same appreciation that I show ehre for people that I look up to.

Helltaxi, working fast is better in my opinion. It allows the creative side of your brain to do the work before your logical side has a chance to screw it up.

[steak-tron]

Amen, your doing fine, that last draw is great (and the heads the right size too). I think i rush things too often as well. to make a drawing that is somewhat satisfactory, I always have to leave it alone for a couple of hours. Or when I am doing a sustained drawing i have to constantly get up from my chair and move around the room to battle frustration. all part of the process.

let it marinate for a while and make a whip ass color piece.

[HellTaxi]

haha. thanks for the encouraging words guys. But you misunderstood me. I said "sometimes i get IT down, most times no" referring to color.

[van]

Originally posted by HellTaxi
haha. thanks for the encouraging words guys. But you misunderstood me. I said "sometimes i get IT down, most times no" referring to color.

I didnt misunderstand!

[legacy]

yeah...me neither punk :P

[HellTaxi]

Originally posted by legacy
whenever i start to get down about artwork in generally it helps to think about how far I've progressed or to look back at all the positive feedback people have given me all the years.


you sure?:rolleyes:

lol, like it matters

[HellTaxi]

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/sketches3%20copy.jpg
summore figure studies for yall. and a shitty car.

[lavhoes]

Originally posted by HellTaxi
http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/faces.jpg

legacy~ thats supposed to be a post WW3 enviroment...booooring

steak~ thanks for the advice, ill try it

briarios~ no, YOU rock:fruit: :fruit:

I like the guy in the upper right's face. It's a really strong face.

Keep up the awesome work, HellTaxi.

[HellTaxi]

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/shapes.jpg

i have alot of catching up to do...

[georgem]

Good stuff, youve got talent and therefore no excuses in the furture for not getting a cool job!

[van]

Originally posted by georgem
Good stuff, youve got talent and therefore no excuses in the furture for not getting a cool job!

and then giving me one...

[georgem]

....so that i can steal it from you

[HellTaxi]

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/fatman001.jpg

ill color it tomarrow. For now, bed.

[van]

Originally posted by georgem
....so that i can steal it from you

DOh!

[HellTaxi]

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/fatman001color%20copy.jpg

goin ok so far....

[killing.people]

:barf:

[HellTaxi]

Finished!

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/fatfinal.jpg

[Yiako]

You have a strong sense of color and lighting. Nice rendering.

[HellTaxi]

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/headdraw.jpg

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/headdraw001.jpg

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/headdraw002.jpg

just a few head drawings...

[klid]

i dig the hell outa yer stuff. the hard edges on these head studies are great

[HellTaxi]

thunderdome final. meh.

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/thunderdome.jpg

killing.people~ erm....thanks..... ;_;

majestyx~ glad you like :)

[HellTaxi]

didnt finish my dsg in time :(

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/robocowboy001.jpg

[HellTaxi]

new sketches! its been a while. Where the hell is everyone anyways?....Hello?....

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/sketches021104.jpg
funfunfun

[2kre8]

hey those are good did you draw from pictures

[scottg]

Helltaxi. Man this is some seriously sweet work! Especially the live hot we trannys painting. I don't know if you read books by Dean Koontz are not, but the colors and atmosphere make me think of his stories. Great stuff!

scottg
nefandus.com

[chudzta]

ive enjoyed ur sketches and studies far more than ur digital color pieces. Especially the pen stuff early on and some of the recent mini portrait studies. good stuff - keep it coming - chudds

[HellTaxi]

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/sp021504.jpg

wheeee, i need to learn skin tones bad. I need to learn color bad.

[HellTaxi]

my valentine day card to my girlfriend. she loved it. well, she said she did...

http://www.gino.hostrocket.com/vdaycard.jpg

[HellTaxi]

IM BACK!!! i know you all missed me.

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/Untitled-2.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/mage copy.jpg

[weirdwes]

The valentine card is very original IMHO. I really like it!

I'm also really liking the face you posted just after that with all the gray tones. Very sweet stuff. I'd like to see more of this "style".

[HellTaxi]

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/robolaundrysmall.jpg

thats all for tonight, more tomorrow

weird wes~ thanks

[buzzz3d]

Good, clean linework. I like it.

[waronmars]

Valentine card = l33t :D

[Yina]

the face in grey tones looks great, i like it alot! and the vday card.. *speechless* :p

[van]

Awesome stuff! :chug:

[HellTaxi]

big update!! hope you guys like. As always, crits and comments are lubbed muchly

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/sketch062.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/deplane.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/ambulance.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/darkmonk.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/sketch2062.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/sketch062001.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/bullseye.jpg

more to come, stay tuned.

same bat time,
same bat channel




srry. :wtf:

[Bloodstone]

These are all totally sweet, Helltaxi! Keep up the great work. You should paint more too! ;)

[HellTaxi]

more ostrich madness

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/nycostrich001.jpg


anyone alive out there?

[HellTaxi]

how sad that i post 3 times in a row. oh well. More boring life drawings. I think its time to draw from the head for a while now.
5 to 10 minutes each:
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/buff.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/figuresketch04.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/back.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/ladies.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/figuresketch001.jpg
ta da.

[fukifino]

I will break up your postings with my comment!!!!

:O

These are sweet. I like the use of the black flame as a graphical/design element on the Unholy Monk's. I like the Bullseye too, although he looks a little charicature. But still, you've somehow managed to keep his likeness.

All I can really say is I envy your pen skills. Those life drawings look like brushpen work? If so, bravo on both clean lines, and interesting line weights.

[van]

Yup. This is the shit. :dork:

[HellTaxi]

sorry for the lack of updates, just havent been drawing anything post-worthy lately. Couple that werent chunderlicious :Olsen_gas :

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/marlon.jpg
Mr Brando from a dvd cover

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/cap.jpg
a current work in progress

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/cave.jpg
stupid cave thing

i think thats it for now. Crits? Comments? Want to tell me i suck, and should quit? Please feel free.

[JackalAnubis]

nice update! I like the wip of captain america especially. um, and you do not "suck". :canadian:

[Yiako]

No. You should not quit. On fact, you should draw a lot more, and POST a lot more!
I've just discovered your SB, and I think is due the fact that you post so scarcely that it goes under my radar before I can detect it.
Oh, and you have mad skills, by the way... -you remind me a lot of Kyle Baker!-. :drool:

[HellTaxi]

Back! Went to the L.A zoo today, then to a life drawing workshop at art center. Jolly good time.

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/zoosketch%20copy.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/figuresketch081001.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/figuresketch811.jpg

oh, and heres this thing i did for my friends band:
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/darkagendafin%20copy.jpg
hope they arent too big. Thanks for the crits and comments people, much appreciated.

Until next time, stay fresh.


salad fresh.

[arghmisfit]

that last one is soo cool! keep it up :D

[buzzz3d]

Sorry man, no crits.
I've said it before, but your linework is amazing.
You use a lot of straight lines, yet the images look very dynamic and flowing.
Just keep drawing!

[DavidCousens]

Love both your colour work and lines. Keep it up HT. 8)

[van]

DAMN!

I thought I was getting good! :bashful:

[liam.c]

really great stuff mate the lighting and atmosphere really shows and the figures are verry nice and intresting

[HellTaxi]

Back from the dead! 2 years later and im bored, so here:

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/portfolio1.jpg
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/portfolio2.jpg
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/portfolio3.jpg
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/portfolio4.jpg
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/portfolio5.jpg
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/frankwip.jpg

more at the website

[HellTaxi]

more finished versions of previous peices

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/archfinalpage1.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/archfinalpage2.jpg

[HellTaxi]

DSG
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/jawmonster.jpg

[RenegadePogo]

DEAR GOD THIS DATES BACK TO 2004!!

OMG YOUR SKETCHES ARE TEH OWNZORZ>>>!

Anyways i love your interior enviros. thnx for posting on here again, i would have never found this.

[HellTaxi]

failed sin city study
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/sincitycap1.jpg

[vigostar]

great stuff.. i remember the slimer looking character.. youhave improved alot...

[Kian]

wow! this is one cool as f**k body of work. I truly LOVE tinman! cheers mate

[Bohh]

I really like your stuff. An inspiration you are...yes.

[HellTaxi]

Thanks fellas. Does anyone know by chance how to change the damn title? I change it through edit but when i save it, it appears the same....weird.

something to post, family crest i designed
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/crest.jpg

[Kian]

click the "go Advanced" button

[DannySketch]

WTF MAN!?!seriously i was scrolling down and thinking ah well this guys alright but not exactly gre...*reachs recent stuff*...OH DEAR GOD that rules!!
incredibly insperational, showing us all that there is hope after all, you have improved so much, thanks for the updates man keep this place alive i can tell that i could learn alot from ya if u did

[HellTaxi]

Tried that...it changes the title inside....but the thread remains the same? bah....oh welll

hmmm...something to post...
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/samuraicliff.jpg

[archipelago]

huge improvements since 2 years ago, really inspiring stuff seeing that gap from 2004 to now!
nothing to crit really, just keep on posting!

[RenegadePogo]

have you tried changing the title of the first post (the one you started the topic with)?

[HellTaxi]

yep...no dice....

[HellTaxi]

Sketches from class, from Conceptual Content and Original Design for Film with Mark Goerner
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/grnrweek2.jpg

From The Drawing Club, 5 to 15 minutes:

http://www.thedrawingclub.com/blog/pics/ganggino1.jpg

http://www.thedrawingclub.com/blog/pics/ganggino2.jpg

http://www.thedrawingclub.com/blog/pics/ganggino3.jpg

[HellTaxi]

warm up sp

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/cpg144/albums/userpics/10001/selfportrait050806.jpg

[JoshK]

wow nice....is 2004 before art center? As for changing the title of the post...go to the first post and select edit, then select advance to change the title.

[HellTaxi]

Josh~ yes, this sketch thread died shortly before i was accepted at Art Center. Also i got the title fixed! Glad you enjoyed the work.

[HellTaxi]

Random Doodles from Anthropology class
http://gino.pensketch.com/upload/files/academsketch1.jpg

[armando]

Some nice sketches in here. Dig that ballpoint stuff from a couple years ago. That Cowardly Lion cracks me up. Good idea with the computer lingo face Tin Man too. These new doodles from class have a nice oldschool kinda vibe, specifically that guy on fire reminds me a bit of Winsor McCay.

[HellTaxi]

Armando- I googled Winsor McCay really good stuff, thanks for the reccomendation:)

[HellTaxi]

homework stuff:

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/grnrweek4thumbs.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/grnrweek4final2.jpg

[HellTaxi]

More hw stuff...my first try at a vehicle:

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/grnrships1.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/grnrships2.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/grnrships3.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/grnrships4.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/grnrships5color.jpg

[HellTaxi]

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/fenrir.jpg

A tad cliche...but ill work on it more

[fionkell]

I am consistently wondering why you don't have many replies in this thread, because you have some great work. I love all the little vehicle sketches you did, very cool!

[HellTaxi]

iolarnula- Yup, no love :) Oh well. Thanks for the comments, glad you like

[Kman.]

Hey thanks for your comment. Crazy stuff here, I'm honored you like my sketches =) subscribed.

[blanquish]

wow this stuff is really cool
thanks for replying in my thread
by the time you reach 10 pages you will truly rock

[rsnurkle]

Wow! You've got some nice vehicle design and environment work here. Don't have any crits on this stuff, maybe start pumping out the super-finished pieces and let us dance in them. =]

[HellTaxi]

thanks you guys

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/grnrchars.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/interiorspeedy.jpg

some on location drawing at Universal Citywalk to see Superman:

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/citywalk.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/ginospeedysonnnnn.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/theatersketch.jpg

[HellTaxi]

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/interiorfinal.jpg

So quiet....

[Kman.]

Hey there :O I like your recent concepts, especially the wizard with the particle arms ;p Keep it up :D

[Shoji]

Merlin Rocks!

[HellTaxi]

just a few more recentish things...
2 WIPs
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/demeter2.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/DBjustice.jpg

Battle scene
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/grnrbattlecolor.jpg

speedy
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/bobscreen.jpg

Enjoy

[TheGnoll]

hope you don't take another 2 years break.Really a kickass sketchbook, incredible improvement, nice rendering style and vary varied studies.May I ask where you are studying?

really great stuff, keep it updated

(Replies come with frequent updates and visiting other sketchbook, and I'm still wondering why we have the same star rating, here's some stars for ya! ;))

ciao

[HellTaxi]

Gnoll~ I go to Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Ca. Glad you liked the work.

some freelance work for Fantasy Flight Games

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/POAfinal.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/POKfinal.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/POBfinal.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/POFfinal.jpg

[HellTaxi]

sketches while "paying attention" in class

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/swing.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/wandress.jpg

[shaoshao]

hot shit buddy i wuv the boobs.

[DerMidlet]

lots of cool stuff man, I have nightmares about you art center guys

[Tigermilk]

ugghh.. back from the dead ey?
incredible sketches, love your coloring, It has really developed over the past years. Cool you get to do some freelance work.
Keep it up, bud!
tiger

[HellTaxi]

couple o things from a late night at Dennys:

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/raph.jpg
forgot the belt! arrrg

caricatures of friends
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/leon.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/shoji.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/shoji2.jpg

[HellTaxi]

: /

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/barrenspeedy.jpg

[stephen]

gino'z i like the on location drawings the most, the loseness and that more natural composition is kinda lost in your other work.

cheers

[HellTaxi]

Thanks steve, youre right, that is something i really want to work on more.

speedy from LOTR ref:

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/frodospeedy.jpg

[shaoshao]

love those skintones in poor deer eyed frodo

[HellTaxi]

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/maternatyward.jpg
dead baby ftw

[maxetormer]

fcking sweet work I hope I can work with this same level of quality
in a few years :D cheers!! great designs!

[HellTaxi]

Glad you like, Max

WIP, attempt at painting an object into a pre-existing environment
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/grnrmynmr.jpg

[brucelidat]

hey gino, good stuff, i'll seeya in class

[oalexis]

the last piece is nice, but a little bit pixelly. Fix that up and it'll be ace. unless its meant to be, cause i know some ofyour stuff is. keep posting.

[Chirp Chirp]

I really like that last piece you posted. But the main thing bothering me is the lack of focus in the forground. Parts of the middle ground have high detail but its not consistant enough with the forground to give a DoF like look. Assuming that is what you were going for.

[Gryphon]

I'm really liking the linework in the pen sketches you posted - they're very expressive. Cool stuff!

[Listing]

Great work. Improvement and some really apparent ability. Be wary of distinguishing planes and values to sharply in your faces; they look plastic (especially that LOTR speedy).

[HellTaxi]

Thanks for the comments guys : >

Listing - youre right about my faces, its just a stylistic thing i have fun with...i should probably graduate into something more realistic, thanks.

Gryphon - much appreciated

Chirp Chirp - youre right about that one, the photo i used was wayyy too small, hence the blur. thanks. whats DoF btw?

Oalexis - thanks man

BruceLidat - glad you started a sketchbook, ill have to go find it

gotta post something...
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/grnrhive1.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/grnrhive2.jpg

[oalexis]

thanks for dropping by my sketchook. I love these new ship designs. especially the first.

[rblitz7]

Really nice stuff here! I especially like the environments.

[max xiantu]

wow.
really nice.
is art center just the shit or is it just because you draw your ass off?

i dig it.
m:.

[mike yamada]

Your Vis 6 painting is hotness. the icing on the cake might be to integrate small amounts of each color in other parts of the painting to make it feel a little more integrated. Other than that its badass no matter what Alp said.

[Gloominati]

some really cool and fresh stuff in here! I really dig these aircrafts(?) but some of these constructions look as if the would get blown away by the wind if they really existed. so get freaky and funky and cool, do everything you want with your designs but take some care as well. Though really cool ideas in here, wanna see some more of that stuff!

[designboot]

Strong works! Incredible

[HellTaxi]

Max - I think part of what makes Art Center a good school is that they force you to draw your ass off. You come to a point where you realize that after every drawing, you are learning something and improving. Mileage is really an important part of improving i think, so just draw, carry a sketchbook, fill it up with anything and everything. Im sure im gonna read this later and it will sound very stupid...oh well.

Mike - glad you liked it, made me a tad less insecure :bashful:

Gloominati - you raise good points. They are supposed to be large buildings though, with the idea that it was kind of haphazardly constructed, to be continually expanded upwards? i dunno i gotta do more work on this, the base definately needs to be heavier. Thank you

cheap sketch, dont wanna post artless tho:
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/alpthumbs8.jpg

[Bloodstone]

Damnit Gino, you are getting really good, really fast.

[Briareos]

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/maternatyward.jpg
dead baby ftw

phatty.

teh frodo reminds me of D. Milligan

Can you post any recent figure stuff?




:inject: :eyecandy: :afroboy: :devil: :?: :?:

[kuroart]

sick stuff man.
those concepts are awesome
keep up the ownage

[max xiantu]

Thanks for the tip.
Your concepts are great, and I dig your rendering.
If you don't mind me asking, where do they start you off at Art Center and how does that progress?
From your postings it seems as though you already had your game together ...

[HellTaxi]

Thanks for looking fellas

Ben - I have no recent figure studies, havent been to workshop in a while : < soon as i go ill post it up.

Max - I started out after high school at the local community college, Pasadena City College, studying product design and life drawing, trying to build a decent portfolio. I learned alot there, starting taking things seriously. I started Art Center in the Illustration program, and there, you begin with life drawing, head drawing, basic painting classes. I always made it a point to take some sort of vizcomm or other product design styled class to keep up on "that end of things" If youre looking for a solid foundation, id say you cant go wrong with a solid grasp of form and perspective. Then you can start worrying about color and the rest. Ive learned that a messed up line drawing wont look better in color, if anything, more messed up, so i think its important to have strength in basic drawing. Im not one to really preach, though, im still working on all of it, long way to go. Whew.... sorry for being so long winded.

sketches whilst camping at Convict Lake:
http://whitehallstudios.com/campingartz.jpg

[HellTaxi]

sequential stuff, done quick and sloppy

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/storycomic.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/storycomic2.jpg

[blanquish]

brilliant stuff dude, excellent quality
I like the ships, interesting and varied design
also the enviro's are great, interestinmg composition and light!

[max xiantu]

Thanks for all the info. I appreciate that.
The comic might be quick and sloppy, but it does read well :.

[Zebz]

Postin' to offer props and get my updates when you slam this page with more images. Seriously, man... the progress during your time away was amazing. Definately an inspiration to all of us. Keep it comin'!!

[asoir]

4 stars? Is that a fucking joke? Voted, love it all.

[Rhubix]

I enjoyed going through yoru sketchbook, I like the fact you have some perspective thrown in with your figures and doodles.

[Chirp Chirp]

Sorry it took so long to respond. DoF = Depth of Field the the effect you get with the fstop setting, focal length and distance from your subject when using a camera.

[HellTaxi]

Thanks for the comments everyone, glad someone is getting something out of this, whether it be enjoyment, knowledge, or maybe nausea.

Assignment for class, related to sequentials above:
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/grnrescaped.jpg
didnt get as much time on this as i would have liked, but im definately going to go back to it and fix the errors

[Bloodstone]

You are kicking ass!! :xpld:

Have you been to the Norton-Simon museum out there? I was thinking about going sometime soon. Also I have free parking passes to the Getty for Tuesday if you want to go, but you probably have school

[HellTaxi]

Finally something to show
speed matte painting for class, hour and a halfish

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/speedmatte.jpg

[HellTaxi]

Back again. This was a hw assignment, i decided i wanted to do something different, so i borrowed a color pallete from Bengal (http://www.cafesale.net)
It was fun, and i learned a few things...and thats always good i hear.

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/grnrdisposal.jpg

[tensai]

very nice design sketches man. the marker sketches and these are great
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/grnrweek4thumbs.jpg

but i have to say i also love this one... really like how its so 'zoomed in'...
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/citywalk.jpg

do post some more man.

edit - and i love these ideation sketches you put up a while ago man - great stuff!
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/portfolio1.jpg
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/portfolio2.jpg

[asoir]

this stuff is tight as all hell!

[Unbreakable]

really nice stuff you got going in here.

[TomteOfDoom]

You've got some things going for you I can tell. Nice browsing in this SB.

[max xiantu]

wow. I really like the flavor in those last color storyboards.
now, if I only knew what was going on there ..... :P

[Balsamic]

Gnoll~ I go to Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Ca. Glad you liked the work.

some freelance work for Fantasy Flight Games

I'm getting big Song of Ice and Fire vibes from these...that last one looks alot like Melisandre drinking from the poisoned cup, the one before it John Snow on the Wall. The one before that has got to be a Lannister from the blonde hair...Jaime?

[HellTaxi]

Tensai, asoir, unbreakable, tomte, thanks guys.

Max, glad you enjoyed it, its actually just supposed to be 3 different views of one area, not a sequential. I should have probably clarified.

Balsamic, youre correct, these were done for A Game of Thrones, iron throne edition. While im not familiar with the storyline myself, it was pretty fun to do. You guessed em all right, except the last one i believe is tyrrion lannister, i perhaps should have made him uglier :)

ill have some sketches coming soon, thanks for looking everyone

[Balsamic]

Tensai, asoir, unbreakable, tomte, thanks guys.

Max, glad you enjoyed it, its actually just supposed to be 3 different views of one area, not a sequential. I should have probably clarified.

Balsamic, youre correct, these were done for A Game of Thrones, iron throne edition. While im not familiar with the storyline myself, it was pretty fun to do. You guessed em all right, except the last one i believe is tyrrion lannister, i perhaps should have made him uglier :)

ill have some sketches coming soon, thanks for looking everyone


My first thought was Tyrion, as there aren't too many scenes in the books with Jaime reading, other than the log of the Kingsguard in the third book. It does kind of read midget now that I look at him again, but the slightly caricatured style makes me think it's a normal sized person. But I digress.

Either way those are really cool and well done. You captured those scenes superbly for not having read the books. How did you land that job, if you don't mind me asking?

[HellTaxi]

Balsamic- a friend was doing work for them, he gave me their email, and i sent in some samples.

More classwork, reimagining James Bond, early ideation, sure to change...

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/bond1.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/bond2.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/bond3.jpg

[ArtZealot]

very nice stuff. i'm digging those last characters you posted. Very cool idea for a bond, though the lower half of him, to me, feels like it needs something . i know it's cliche, but as an example, something like a stopwatch or chain coming out of a pocket in the lower part of his coat. somethin like that. great stuff though, keep it up.

[Listing]

Like the line on these last Bond sketches. I think you could go a long way in trying to get a little more subtlety in your structure.

[HellTaxi]

back again! Homework from friday, a nucleus of sorts to my giant alien building thing:

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/grnrorganicfinalsmall.jpg
stay tuned

[max xiantu]

Tight updates. I dig the oldskool Bond a whole lot.
And I'm always a fan of thumnail to finish process posts.
Good stuff :.

[HellTaxi]

Back! Sorry for the delay

More of the Bond project
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/goldfingerguard.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/goldfingerbond.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/bond1.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/dockorthofinal.jpg

lip balm ad
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/venusfinal.jpg

Till next time

[j a k e]

The lips look reeaall nice and shiny in that. Great characters and nice perspective in that level.

[max xiantu]

The character sketches are really cool. And the ortho is just awesome.
The hamstrings on the Bond girl on the other hand kill the sex appeal for me.
I think you have some really powerful storyboarding chops. The feel consistently draws me in :.

[HellTaxi]

finally getting around to painting something i can post!

movie study, hour and a half

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/talladegaspeedy.jpg

[Tigermilk]

this last one looks great, very alive I 'spose. Whish movie is this?
nice bond sketches too,
keep it up!

[Tec]

somehow i managed to stumble across your sketchbook today for the first time O_o...i don't know why i missed until now....

great stuff! the variety of topics / ideas is simply amazing....and so is the execution ;)...very inspirational

[Bloodstone]

Is that Taladega nights?

I can't wait to hang out tonight! Don't pass out first this time :P

[lychi]

Gnoll~ I go to Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Ca. Glad you liked the work.

some freelance work for Fantasy Flight Games

[]http://www.whitehallstudios.com/POAfinal.jpg[/IMG]
[]http://www.whitehallstudios.com/POKfinal.jpg[/IMG]
[]http://www.whitehallstudios.com/POBfinal.jpg[/IMG]
[]http://www.whitehallstudios.com/POFfinal.jpg[/IMG]

Ooh, awesome gallery and digital works!
Looking at the last picture, I think i recognize a scene from a series. haha feel proud of your work! to draw something from words/descriptions alone and have people be able to recognize it without an explanation.. (that is... unless I wrong in thinking that the image is from A Song of Ice and Fire) ? ;)
End ramble.

and now to resume looking through your thread :)

[HellTaxi]

Thanks for the comments everyone
Lychi- Thanks, and yes, you guessed it right

This was for the Stylized Animal Challenge

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/octomanfinal.jpg

[Bloodstone]

:uzi: Awesome!!!:uzi2:
:skull:

Sincerely,
Ben and Noelle

[kischi]

wow! You have awesome ideas, and a great ability to switch between many different styles!
Keep this kickass work up man

[mull77]

Your enviroments make me feel a bit funny inisde :)

Really, really nice stuff you've got going here.....5 stars.

[maxetormer]

Oh yeah!!! :D
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/octomanfinal.jpg

[HellTaxi]

Thanks fellas! and lady. PS Noelle, 200 posts, hurray!

Some hour long speedys

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/landscape1.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/landscape2.jpg

[MUNIZ]

Vicious SB Man! You've got some skills my friend!

[HellTaxi]

a few new things from landscape class

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/stupidthing.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/darkalley.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/farmspeedy.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/paintstudy.jpg
scott christenson shape study

[redehlert]

hey HT, i just went through your full sb = wow!
loved the jump of two years of skills, you've shown where you were and where you are now and it's awesome.
much props for you.
five stars from moi.
d

[HellTaxi]

from costume design

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/costume.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/costumemodel2_filtered.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/costumemodel_filtered.jpg

i drew, shaoshao colored
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/vickygino_filtered.jpg

[bhanu]

oh wow ,
this thread is getting better and yummier , each time I visit. Cool style dude. loving the latest costume designa and the collab looks darn sweet too.

[shaoshao]

yur second costume design one is brilliant. diggin it

[designboot]

Amazing works! Keep it up!

[HellTaxi]

thanks ppls, one more collab with me and shao, this time she drew, i colored
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/ginocostume.jpg

[HellTaxi]

soft brush attack!

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/pughdemo.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/spwip4.jpg

[Gspot]

ahhhhhhhh!!!! awesome sketchbook you have here sah...really like that last portrait....keep posting these goodies. :)

[HellTaxi]

practice...
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/hexperspective.jpg

[HellTaxi]

landscape class stuffs, thanks to all those who drop by
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/landscapelinesweek4.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/treez.gif

[designboot]

this:
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/pughdemo.jpg

is really nice!

[CuBixxx]

Hey, really enjoyed looking through your sketchbook! Ill keep checking back for more amazing work!

[TheGnoll]

excellent work, like it all, from sketches to enviros to life stuff, everything.Want to see more ;)

ciao

[Rebeccak]

Thanks for stopping by my sketchbook! Who are your best teachers at ACCD? Do you take many product classes as part of the entertainment design program? Keep up the great work!

Cheers :)

[HellTaxi]

Designboot, cubixxx, gnoll- thanks guys, glad you enjoyed it

RebeccaK- there are a ton of amazing teachers at art center, itd be hard to choose just one. Lately ive gotten the opportunity to take classes with some great artists like Nick Pugh and Mark Goerner, which has been great. Also, Gary Meyer is pretty much a legend. There arent any product classes per se, but i made sure to take a few of em on my own when i was still in the illustration track. Thanks for looking!

wanted to try something different from my usual "style"
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/cloudyspeedy.jpg
30 min

[asoir]

your colours are edible...so good.

[dan liimatta]

I need to probe your brain and steal those skills of yours, eh, anyway I'm sitting here with my jaw somewhere below my waist and pondering what I am to do to be you :er:

I think I'll start over.

I'm saving this down for colour/character/paint inspiration down the road - & thanks for showing us all these pieces; I'll deferentially return for more.

[HellTaxi]

asoir, dan- thanks guys!

Landscape from the arboretum, had about an hour to bust this out before my crappy laptop died
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/landscapearboretum.jpg

[HellTaxi]

costume design assignment

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/dirtyparisguy.jpg

[Call0ps]

great stuff! who cant love the way u paint ? bah i would be lying if i said no :P keep it up

[HellTaxi]

thanks callops!

doodling in class
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/hotwarriorchick.jpg

[The Artist Fox]

keep up the good work,your passion is obvious.:}

[Briareos]

Amazing updates! You're improving really fast

-Noelle

[mentler]

5 bones

[HellTaxi]

Fox, Noelle, Mentler - Thanks guys, ill pick up the pace soon i promise

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/phone.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/gayboat.jpg

[Bloodstone]

Killer update!!!!!!! Holy cow

[bhanu]

great sb,
teh latest updates are beyond ubercool.Great , just great.

[tensai]

agreed - you developed a lot man, really cool to see it all progress flipping through the pages...

[Jens]

sweet work helltaxi, costume design is great, love his pose and expression

[HellTaxi]

thanks for looking guys, back with a few more

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/costumeprogress.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/costume2.jpg

one of these days ill spend more time on something and not leave in all the messy mistakes

[HellTaxi]

me again

A project i worked on this term at school, my first real tackle at a vehicle. Hope you liek!



http://www.whitehallstudios.com/vehicleprop1-.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/vehicleprop2-.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/ideationFINAL-copy.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/shiporthoFINAL-copy.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/34thshipFINAL-copy.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/vehicleactionFINAL-copy.jpg

[bhanu]

damn due these latest concepts just blew me away

[Vahn]

really, really, coooooool sb ! :cheerleader:

[HellTaxi]

rediculous warm up

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/piscapondarr.jpg

bahnu, vauhn, thanks guys :vodka2:

[HellTaxi]

and another!

http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/4975/poorcreatureat4.jpg

[themissinglink]

wow, awsome sketchbook, i really like your landscape pieces and your overall sense of color.

[daniel ching]

caraca...Helltaxi you work is AWESOME:$ ...and very inpirational:D

[Jonas Heirwegh]

I saw some stuff on pensketch forums already but your stuff is really good. Do some more vehicles, your good at those! Actually your good at characters, env and vehicles;)

I'm applying soon for artcenter, prolly for product or trans. Wish me luck;)

Keep updating.

[HellTaxi]

Thanks for the kind words fellas! glad someone is taking a look once in a while

random sketch while at work
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/7898/spideykh7.jpg

[Alex Alexandrov]

hey man super cool images i dig, cheers :)

[HellTaxi]

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/johan3.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/johan2.jpg

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/johan1.jpg

working on refining my main character, Johann, for my senior project. my main concerns are a viking influence reading appropriately, and having a consistant stylization, which is almost there, but not quite. Any input is greatly appriciated. Thanks peeps.

[HellTaxi]

http://www.whitehallstudios.com/figure1min.jpg
1 min
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/figure2min.jpg
2 min
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/figure5min.jpg
5 min
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/figure5min2.jpg
5min
http://www.whitehallstudios.com/figure10min.jpg

did some lifedrawing in ballpoint today. It was fun! Enjoyed playing with shapes.

[funfetus]

Good stuff. These last few pages of figure drawings look great. Pleasantly loose, and you make the forms interlock nicely.

[HellTaxi]

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/5904/johanrevisionbu2.jpg

funfetus- thanks!

a work in progress of my character, im already drawing another revision as we speak, but heres a step along the way. I took in all the great advice ive been getting, tried a bunch of stuff, failed a bunch of times, and heres where we are right now. If ya got more, lets hear it. Thanks ppl!