There's method in the MADNESS!

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Hey fellow CA, starting a new sketchbook. I'm looking to improve on my anatomy, drawing technique and rendering so I'll try to update often and hopefully get some crits and feedback.

09/26/2011 - I've recently given away one of my sketchbook to a dear fried as a parting gift. It was hard to let go but at the same time presented an opportunity to start anew.

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Short storyboard scene:ore:
http://myoldart.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/junglefever.jpg

[Dr.Blindsy]

Wow a great start indeed! Keep 'em comin'

[Pixie Trick]

Don't do this to me!!!!!! I thought you had fallen off the face of the planet when there was no posts in your old sb for a month! There was nothing wrong with it btw. You're getting better and better. :sungod:

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Dr.Blindsy: Thanks for dropping in :)

Pixie Trick: Yeah, got lazy this month, long story short :D Here's hoping to continue where I left off. A new SB might do it. Great to see so much progress on your end.

Started a sketch this morning to get going again on a new sketchbook. I'll be making an attempt to colour it digitally, perhaps tonight.

http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/46/l_d41b5b6e6b2d42b1861f38e8f351e9f3.jpg

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http://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/mgardot.jpg

Quick work in Painter to brush up on digital.

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Going for a pin-up style on this one, just starting out.

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Have yet to resolve the feet and crossed legs, just noticing some wonkyness.

http://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/pinup_04_small1.jpg

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Just had to throw this in here, way cool tech stuff.


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http://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/joe_storyboards.jpg

A small excerpt of the storyboard work that I did for a viral video to promote G.I. Joe Rise of Cobra.
If you hadn't got a chance to see this two part series, check it out.

Link (http://www.gijoemovie.com/cobraisland/)

[Pixie Trick]

You know I think your boards are great. <3 The pinup's head looks a bit small, and her lower leg has a very short calf. I'd also do some work on the skintones as she's looking a bit orangey-red.

[Abrodos]

Some nice work around here. I especially like the girl with tigers. That piece has a lot of potential, so I'd really like you to take it to a finished illustration. Some of the issues you could solve before doing it are the tigers, which seem a bit small. Also, the chest, waist and pelvis of the girl don't seem to match well. Anyway, good work! keep it up:)

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Pixie Trick: Thanks for the heads up, i also did notice the calf / shin was too short as I was uploading the pinup girl. Slowly working that piece into a composition.

Abrodos: Hey man thanks from the comments and critiq, I will have to address the scaling issue. May have to redraw the female figure after checking my proportions.

Some throwback images from my early concepts.
http://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/robocop6.jpg

http://rlcontents.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/051.jpg

http://rlcontents.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/071.jpg


And some 3D comps

http://rlcontents.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/073.jpg

http://rlcontents.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/013.jpg

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Update on the pinup girl, worked mostly on the chair and a vain attempt on transparency. I've got some ideas for the background, will do some tests first.


http://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/pinup_girl_02.jpg?w=510&h=655

[Pixie Trick]

Hehee!! The squirrel-thingie.. :D Better... her head is a bit small still and I think she could have a bit more meat on her closest arm. Update moar!!!!!!!

[Icedearth15876]

Great work so far, your sketches are very good but your pinups are by far the best. Keep up the good work.

[Pixie Trick]

Update??????

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Thanks for the comments Pixie and Iced ... I set aside the pin up girl for now. Working on a new set of boards, here is an small excerpt for an independent film project. I'll get some digital art up this weekend (x-fingers) :D

http://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/sb_011.jpghttp://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/sb_021.jpg
http://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/sb_031.jpghttp://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/sb_041.jpg

An early attempt at Architectural Illustration.
http://rlcontents.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/012.jpg

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http://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/today.jpg

Some sketches that I drew today on the way home from work, yeah.. work ew.

[cl0aked]

I like your storyboarding. Do you do them digitally?

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cl0aked (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/member.php?u=31291): Thanks for the compliment, I usually draw the storyboards with pen and if I'm feeling lucky, I will ink and use markers. Lately, I'm learning to paint them digitally just not as tight as I'd like it to be.

On an totally unrelated study, I'm looking up some camera projection techniques. Here's one that I recently did as a study test.

<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4zgGUYqDJxs&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_profilepage&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4zgGUYqDJxs&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_profilepage&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

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Here are some of the steps that it took to create the clip, it took about 2 hours for the entire thing.

http://rlcontents.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/step1.jpg?w=450&h=337

http://rlcontents.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/step2.jpg?w=450&h=337

http://rlcontents.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/step3.jpg?w=449&h=279

[mariusz]

This lady:
http://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/pinup_04_small1.jpg
have nice progress... can't wait to see the finished piece

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mariusz: Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment, I appreciate it much. I will put some serious time this weekend to finish that illustration. Hopefully.

Here are some quick pencil sketches.

http://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/sketch_01.jpg?w=438&h=600

http://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/sketch_02.jpg?w=510&h=360

[Pixie Trick]

That house think is neat!

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Thanks Pixie, I will study it more. It looks great with painterly backgrounds also.

Drew some trees today to train my eyes to see more details. Hopefully the first of many.

http://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/sketch_03.jpghttp://myoldart.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/sketch_03.jpg

http://myoldart.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/sketch_04.jpg

http://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/sketch_04.jpghttp://myoldart.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/plant.jpg

http://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/plant.jpg?w=506&h=800

[007-r0b3r7]

wow, love your stuff. especially the trees and all that stuff in post #13.
that mecha guy one and the flame girl one are awesome. very cool poses and rendering and such.

keep up the good work!

[Pixie Trick]

The trees are awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[3vil]

lovez dem trees!
Keep em comin' !

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Been away for a while .. busy busy times indeed. I accumulated a few sketches along the busy schedule so I though I should post them up.

http://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/sketch_06.jpg

http://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/sketch_07.jpg


007-r0b3r7: Thanks for the kind words, I like that flame girl too! The face actually was meant to emulate some of Frank Frazetta's women, and the body of course.

Pixie Trick: Thanks Pixie, without you, my sketchbook would be sooo boring, and dead :)

3vil: Hiya man, you found my new sketchbook. Thanks for leaving me a comment. Trees are great, that is until winter time.

[BlackDelphin]

Well thank oyu for posting them up!! :D
They look very good, and i just love the paper and the way you chose to draw the highlights!

It is a pitty if you don't update more :(
SO, please, MORE!! :meow:

[Pixie Trick]

Your line work's getting better! I really like the perspective practice. Draw more from life!!!!!!!!! (Is the back of granny from life? It looks like it is!) And colour...and just mess around!!!!! IT's funnnnnnnnn.... :D

[iven]

Toronto eh !!
My Favorite on most inspiring sketch is #1 but I was disappointed when I figured out
that all the other stuff is different. Would like to see more of that stuff from page #1

:canadian:

[cl0aked]

Wow! It's been a while since I last been here. Nice to see you improving!

What really caught my attention and I couldn't help but stop browsing were the first two drawings of the trees. You've done it, the composition looks amazing! Great, great work. And I don't have much to contribute to those, they look awesome as it is.

I'd suggest you take Loomis' Figure Drawing for All It's Worth and Drawing Heads and Hands, plus Bridgman's Constructive Anatomy. Read those books, copy the drawings, turn the page of your skecthbook and close the book and try doing those from your head.

Keep up with the great work.

André.

[Pixie Trick]

*knock knock* Duuuuuude........

[spaztastic]

really loving your inking's very cool!

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Thanks for keeping this thread alive guys. I'm slowly getting my feet wet again with art.

Time to get back to work!

http://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/oldman_ruf.jpg

http://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/graphic_design1.jpg

[Pixie Trick]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You're alive! I'm so glad you're not dead. :P

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http://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/mademoiselle2.jpg
Grafik things

http://myoldart.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/mademoiselle2.jpg

http://myoldart.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/mademoiselle.jpg

http://myoldart.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/tatto_girl2.jpg

[iven]

Hmm nice stuff, I really like your story boards, haven't really seen them
last time when I came by here. Toronto EH ! My be I know you from
Toronto subway sketching...

[Pixie Trick]

Oooo, that head curli-cue is purdy! (Update moar!!!)

[Abnormally]

Strings, wow man.

Let me say that I love your pencil sketches the best, post #1 studies are great, you are very strong with a pencil. I like your storyboard/comic idea on post #2 and think it would be great for you do to more, clean em up a bit , maybe ink them?

I adore and envy your tree/nature and building studies, the cardboard-ish background gives a nice effect. You are very strong with lines!

I see you experiment a lot with different styles, that's a good thing, keeps you as a well-rounded artist IMO. This recent marker dude in post # 37 is cool, too.

I would like to see more pencil sketches and studies of things in nature and people. Maybe expand on your storyboard ideas they have a lot of potential, and the more recent postings could develop into a really great urban art style! Keep it up, you have lots of talent. Thanks for visiting my SB, too...come back anytime and help me out!

-AbnOrMaLLy

[Brahimpag]

ouch !! , love ur storyboards , and ur amazing characters

have inspired by diney's characters

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iven: Been a while, thanks for checking my sb and keeping it alive then :)

Pixie Trick: Im back, I'm back

Abnormally: Thank you thank you! I will update you with some landscape and buildings soon.

Brahimpag: As long as I keep drawing what I like / love , it will come across. Thanks.

I've somewhat taken a break from drawing and art in general but also experience a lot of new things. My new association with boxing in Ontario, participating and promoting, then cruising the back roads of Ontario with my motorcycle and now I feel refreshed to pick up the slack and start creating again.

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Early musings with motorcycles, this was painted using gouche medium, then, I had no idea what it was I was painting (4 yrs ago). Looking at it now, I can point out a hundred things wrong with this picture. I got my tablet back, good old wacom graphire, it's time to get back to work.

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The 'dumber' one

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Another grayscale quickie, wacom don't fail me now.

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http://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/type1.jpg

Something more industrial, gotta switch it up once in a while.

[OnceDaily]

Thanks for the advice in my sketchbook!

You have some awesome stuff here. I especially like the tree drawings in #26. Keep it up, you're making me want to draw more!

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Not much drawing time lately, but here are some more Industrial concepts.


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[Hyptosis]

Man, all that helichopper stuff looks so rad. XD

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Thanks Hyp, I like working on mechanical stuff once in a while when the creative drive is there.

Just a drawing update, I have some free time coming up so here's hoping that I can keep updating and contributing to CA.

[kitana_mk]

Nice designs. Your nudes are good but sometimes the shadows are not properly placed or little too heavy and big. Maybe if you make them more elegant this will improve the overall feeling :)

Congrats

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Hi Kitana, I think you hit the nail on the head there with your comment about my lifedrawing figures. I have a habit of rushing and making up shadows even with the object right in front of me. I'm kind of stubborn that way, but it is a limiting factor most of the time so I am training myself to be less 'lazy' in that sense and really grasp the idea of 'seeing what is there' Thanks.

I came across a book of caricatures so I decided to try a few. and then some teeth practice.

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http://myoldart.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/boards1.jpghttp://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/boards1.jpg

This set of storyboard panels were based on a Short Film idea that I originally planned to take into production. This was going to be about drinking and driving, yet a perfect excuse to draw cars, velocity, cars, collision and finally cars, but it was later scrapped and the project abandoned altogether. Looking at it now, some four months later, I’m glad that I kept it shelved this long and now I can make the proper changes and a better direction.

A good storyboard can…

tell a story, but it communicates it through information like camera moves, arrows, text rather than the picture itself. Lacking a background in Film, I will often rely on storytelling through drawings which is a mistake I make all of the time. Sure you end up with nice drawings, but it doesn’t help the director nor the cinematographer whose job is to capture the scenes based on the script/storyboards. Luckily, these are non-commissioned work, and learning from these mistakes. An example of a great storyboard can be found here

Below are some of my storyboard thumbnail drawings for exploring action-based sequences.

Storyboard – Short film concept

http://rlillustration.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/junglefever.jpg

Just mindlessly formulating an action sequence based on a hunter/hunted idea. Note, action sequences are fun and exciting, also very tedious and planning. I was deep in my study of storyboarding at this point before a lot of my personal studying time was sidelined.

[iven]

Thanks for the post and the link, very useful (THANKS_button_*click*)
I really like your gray scale quickie, good start with the caricatures but use the
box and page 3 #63 on my SB might inspire you.

The last post is very cool I love your storyboards/ live drawings/ the boxing
caricature/ the and the girl with inc, I love hatching want to get better in it.

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Iven: I'm glad that you found my comments and link useful, but I hope you keep on looking for more until you find one or two that really stands out for you. (then you can throw that link to me as well :confident )

So, here is yet another post on storyboarding to keep the flow going.

There is a rule in film, called the 180 degree rule. It basically state that the actors in the scene will share the same left and right throughout the scene to avoid visual distortion / confusing the audience. A better explanation can be found here : link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/180_degree_rule) wink wink

With some exception, here is an example of breaking that rule and solving the issue by creating a moving point of reference. I used the approaching figures with the baby stroller as the moving point of reference in order to move the camera from the back view to the front of the couple sitting on the bench.

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A little bit more than usual of digital painting activity today, started painting an old sketch.

I zoned in on the face to work on detailing.

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Some quick doodles of floating ships

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quick speed environment paintings

[Silwynar]

Oh my god!
Face in #39 looks so awesome O_O
Great style!
I would suggest to focus more on one thing again. You are jumping from point to point ;D

Keep it up :)

[iven]

wow nice SB's man I looove how you do that with PS, I really like the landscape as well,
good job, specially the last one !!! I will do that with the link,..WORD

Thanks for explaining your thought on you SB,........I did that to in my last post @my

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Lunch break - painting break

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I've been working on this image today, I think the pose is much improved from the original sketch I drew. The facial expression is key.

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The cold days are here so I had some time today to paint the face of my previous drawing. The teeth is a tricky part though, I'm gonna look for some reference.

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Added some background elements to this image, and also developed the pose a bit as well as some clothing.

I've included a bad reproduction of one digital art I saw in 2D artist magazine (artist, Kev Chu)

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Just a few loose sketches, interior drawings and an attempt to do some character rotations to bump the thread.

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Hand sketches / study pages.

[Zenobia]

Very nice works so far!

For some reason the tree studies really stood out for me, Im not sure why though.

Keep up the great work, I can't wait to see more. :)

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@ Zenobia - Glad that you enjoyed the trees, I will do more once the thawing season starts up here in Canada.

update:
I scanned a few more drawings from a collection of work last week. I know, I gotta keep it going ... (FOCUS)!

[iven]

I love post #69 do you agree that it is more a pleasure to watch
posts if they are build up like you did it with the life drawings.

I love you caricatures, I haven't found any storyboard pages,
but I am doing one by my self right now and I would like to send
you the link when I am further with the story. I do the SB in flash.

[mrsamct]

The right side of the brain is also notoriously known for its lack of organizational skills and in a way, this characteristic tends to rub off on right-brained people. They are also known to not be very good at spotting logical patterns between things or events.

For more fascinating information about the human brain, read on

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Thank you for keeping this book alive guys!

I don't have a lot to update at the moment, but hopefully this will be one of many more to come in the next few weeks.

http://myoldart.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/headgear2.jpg

http://myoldart.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/faces1.jpg

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sketches and other stuff

http://myoldart.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/girl_thinking13.jpg

http://myoldart.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/sketches_01.jpg

http://myoldart.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/sketches_02.jpg

[thegrayslayer]

Nice studies! I particularly like the chimp, his expression is pretty menacing. The folds on the hooded heads are great too. Good stuff.

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thegrayslayer: It's Cesar from the Rise of the Planet of the Apes film

Here is a line artwork from an upcoming series of comic-book style panels that I am working on, and a concept 3d for a helicopter.

http://myoldart.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/scene_01_panel_01.jpg

http://myoldart.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/concept_heli.jpg

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http://myoldart.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/nightingale_02.jpg
I created this illustration based on a poem, as part of an assignment I had to do for this course I am taking about the Romantic era. I've forgotten how much fun it is to work with acrylics.
http://myoldart.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/nightingale_lq.jpg

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http://rlillustrations.weebly.com/uploads/2/1/3/3/2133778/5623119_orig.jpg
http://myoldart.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/inking_01.jpg

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Here are some inks using a fine brush

[iven]

Hi there I am coming back here, love #72, I am getting more control with my pencil,
hope you POP in sometimes !

[Pixie Trick]

I just scrolled by that page of faces and my jaw nearly broke. That set of drawing and the chopper work are huge, huge, huge improvements for you! :)

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iven: Thanks for coming back! I'm also trying to put more effort these days to fill up the pages.

Pixie Trick: Thanks for the kind words, that is a huge deal but be careful with them jaws. I am going to fill my sketchbook with even more faces and be more creative with their expressions.

Update: I finished working on a set of these comic book panels which involved a man in a cape in specific scenarios. Some sets were a lot less challenging to draw compared to the ones that really pushes my ability draw and to watch out for the usual culprits of mine ... perspective, hands, arms, and proportion .

For the most part, the coloring was the rewarding part of the task for me (because I know that I can move on to the next set of panels when I'm done).

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http://myoldart.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/nightingale_02.jpg

http://myoldart.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/the-nightingales-nest_full.jpg

http://myoldart.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/the-nightingales-nest_closeup.jpg

[iven]

I could not do what you are doing but my eye is trained and see's when something is off,
what do you think about the superman's foot, he has no heel right, but hey that's a
hard one EH I tried it in PS and I badly failed :tihi: ?!

PS.:I did some exercise on my SB thanks for the examples

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Hey Iven, you're right.. he has no heels at all! I was rushing to finish and foreshortening is always tricky for me. I'm working on a new set of panels again and this time I want practice the use of the foreshortening technique.

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grave digger illustration, I used the program "Poser 7" to create my reference pose.

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A little bit of progress...

I've been working on a couple of illustrations pertaining to the moments of the "sublime (http://www.bartleby.com/24/2/107.html)" in Mary W. Shelley's "Frankenstein."

This one particular scene is the killing of the protagonist's wife, Elizabeth, while the murderer, Victor Frankenstein's creature, examines his work. Need to control the shadows more, but again I rush I rush.

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Here is another illustration in b/w relating to Frankenstein, the scene which Frankenstein's creature attempts to introduce himself to a family that he had been observing. Also trying some digital work on the side.

[iven]

I really like your digital stuff, pretty strong and difficult angels !
Good JOB, hey one thing if you put a black frame around the digitalP's
you can see the negative spaces much better it looks much better, try it !

Nice incing, love it !

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Hey thanks Iven, I agree about having a black frame around the artwork. I will try it with my newer pieces.

I did a self-portrait study earlier, needs a bit more work.

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Just some studies for this post using illustrator's brush tool

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Playing with perspective grids

edit: added a 5pt perspective study

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pushing more digital stuff this weekend

[iven]

Hi there I really like the new works, but why would you post your stuff smaller than 1200pix
OOhh you don't want me to see the details well, lucky you that the hands look good
when they are so small ! :assspank:

1200pix fits on all small laptops, DOES IT?!

No seriously sometimes I am like, dammit why is that so small wanna see the details!

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Sketch dump --

Here are some drawings leading up to the holiday break.

@Iven - I agree, 1200 pixel width does fit the laptop screen.