Two (March 30)

[Sammy]

First thing's first, and that's to thank Manley and Jones for running such a great forum ... donno where I'd be without it ...

The last sketchbook was so damn fun that I'm starting another! WOOOOOO! These things are great for motivation.

Also great to send to future clients ;)

So I'm back to join in the fun :chug:

I'll start off with a spread I did for my 'folio ... I'd forgotten how much damn drawing I do... I'm pretty proud of the fact that all these were done since late summer.

http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/sammy_spread.jpg







This is a quick marker sketch I did for a demo here at school, it's quite the challeng to have a room of people and professors waching you draw and listening to your techniques.

http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/demo1.jpg

And I can't forget the doghouses ... these are the first round of concept sketches, I'll keep posting more as I define a design...

http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/doghouses.jpg

I got a chance to sit in on the Fashion Sketching classes... I felt pretty comfortable, I really wanted to at least minor in Fashion... but oh well... I plan to sit in on more classes since they are so fun :)

http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/fashionsketches1.jpg

Got inspired by DUNE and did some Fremen sketches :D

http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/fremensketches1.jpg

And here's what we did real quck at my digital paint workshop.. painting these ref landscapes are great for exercising your color, pluss it gets ppl comfortable with the basics of using a tablet...


http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/speedlandscape2.jpg

ok... time to get back to sketching.... :chug:

[gasmask]

dam son, how uve grown, how uve grown..im proud of ya

[Killer Napkins]

wow sammy... you are the man.. your portfolio is amazing... and that quick sketch u posted today is really freakin awesome... ose doghouse sketches.. keep up the GREAT work .. and good luck with that lucas deal.. :D

[treeboy]

:eek: :chug:

if this is what this website, dedication and scad produce i cant wait for fall semester. Hopefully youll still be around for a bit sammy, i really want to sit in on one of your digital coloring sessions. sounds like a hella cool time.

[bRyaN]

Sammy it's always badass..to see your mind at work...

[INFERNOmunky]

man i love that kennel peice...keep up the amazing work

[Famboozled]

O GOD beautfiul work sammy, you are an incredibly talented artist, so awesome that I have prepared to send my portfolio to savannah to major in industrial design. Thanks for all the wonderful work and inspiration. I await the arrival of your website, YOU NEED TO EXPOSE YOURSELF AND YOUR AWESOME WORK!!

[-The Swift-]

incredible, astounding, insane, awesome..................wow...................... .........*drool*

[ShawnYe]

Incredible...as I have already told you the demo sketch you did is great and so are the doghouse concepts. I would personally like to see more of those in the folio. Very nice portfolio spread. You always inspired me. :chug:

[spok]

damn! i wanted to be first to post on the new sketchbook but, what the hell...it's beautiful....i said it before but i'll say it again: sammy, you're gonna be one of the best one day...

[kawabunga dude]

[Josef K.]

WOW! this is awesome man!
this inspires! have to draw more :D

[Cocofuppa]

Tremendous work dude, makes me wanna work extra hard on my portfolio :P U got such a variation of pieces goin on ere which is superb! I especially like the kind of humerous NES like controller concept, takin a borin thing and turnin it into an illustration of a kind of creature lol :D Keep it up!

[bonedog]

You rock Sammy! I give you props for not only the quality but also the consistency with which you post. Keep it up.

-Bone

[INFERNOmunky]

since i noticed no-one has yet....I GET FIRST DIPS ON SAMMY's BRAIN !

[tyboogie]

its really nice to see everything together like this


some pieces have a rushed multiply layer paintjob, while a few have more air and atmosphere in them (tdome pic for instance)

i would suggest spending more time on your painting skills
(BTW--when i think how far your painting skills have come in teh last 6 months...whoa!)

your design sensibilities are super duper

ty

[Sammy]

THANX DUDES! WOW One post and already 5 stars, you guys make me feel awesome! Hopefully one day future employers will feel the same way! *crosses fangers*

gasmask: Thanx man, you've always been there to coach me on and give advice, I really wish you'd start a sketchbook here with all of us.

Killer Napkins: I'm glad you liked that robot, I was worried that it might come off as 'clichet'.. but it was pure fun to just doodle away and not care about design.

MIKECORRIERO: I suggest to do a spread, it's a great way to step back from all your work, squint your eyes, and swee what you need to work on. And you nailed it... I have NO creatures!! I donno what's wrong with me.. I used to do creatures CONSTANTLY ... I need to start..

treeboy: Dude you'll enjoy SCAD ... keep workin' and learning.. and in your freetime apply what you've learned - fall in love with your art process.

bRyaN: Thanx man, but sometimes it's good for me to not think at all and let my hand do the thinkin' ... really really helps sometimes.

Famboozled: You'd really like Industrial Design ... so so flexible ... so many things to design and invent!!

-The Swift-: Thanx! Want a napkin'!?

ShawnYe: Thank you shawn. You're such a great artist, it always makes me happy that I'm able to inspire you.

spok: I was wonderin' where you was! :D I'm always glad you drop buy, I love your humor, never lose that humor!! You'll be supprised how far it will get you.

Josef K.: Thanx, we all should draw more! Practice Practice Practice!!!

Cocofuppa: Thanx, glad you like the Golems, I need to do more :chug:

bonedog: Thank you, I try and make a good effort to get at least an hour of drawing in a day.

tyboogie: Yes, I'm still trying to get a hold of painting ... trying to find myself in it ... land a nice medium between fast and tight work.



Did this to start off the new Coloring Book Thread... ARRRGGG the PERSPECTIVE ... oh well .. it's just a sketch - gotta try and do better next time...
http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/spiceharvester.jpg

And I got a chance to sit in on more Fashion Classes... it's so helpfull with linework - great to have fun exadurating figures with no influence from Anime exadurations..
http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/fashionsketches2.jpg

[Edwin]

You work is magnificent! And your work inspires me to raise the bar on my own work and I decided to start a Daily SketchBook here aswell. Check it out if you like.

Nice Work. I look forward to the next posts.

-Ed

[Killer Napkins]

great great shiz sammy!

[dylan]

Sammy I know you are getting alot of comments about how great you are. That you are better than this or that. Let me humble you --you still can't draw leather with markers.

Thats right, I am that guy in Liberty Street Deli that erases your drawing as you draw. Since I don't have a kneadable eraser that stretches across states...


http://www.dylan-snow.com/temp/cropper02b.jpg


...here is a line thru your drawing. Make this spice harvester work now.
(I think The Coloring Book was the wrong place to post it, I am going there next to delete my message.)

[JackalAnubis]

great start to a new thread! with what you have so far amassed I have no doubts to you getting a job! hopefully you'll hear from lucas soon? your figures are great, I would say that you still need to work on faces though, maybe sit in on a portrait drawing class? oh yeah and the industrial designs are fantastic, I can't believe you're teaching your classmates and teachers how to draw, lol!

[Sammy]

MIKECORRIERO: Sure no prob, next one I do I'll try and scann as I go. I often use reference whenever I'm at home, but most of my vehicles are done while I'm out... there I get to look at cars, buildings, and scaffolding :D

Edwin: Thanx, always glad to inspire peeps to practice. I'm off to go see what you're workin' up in your thread :chug:

K-Nap: Shizzle-Manizzle-Bizzle

dylan: a kneedable eraser that stretches across states... that's actually inspiring.... I can see it floating with tiny baloons supporting it at points... how 'bout a kneedable eraser that has length but no width :hmm: .... I'm confused as to what you want me to do with ... hmm.. you want me to redesign it? I actually liked that you posted it in the color-book... I'd like to see more peeps crop images and experement. I'm gonna have to ask you to not post images here tho, I don't post other peeps lines that I color for the other thread in here... mainly 'cause lots of peeps browse and assume that every image is mine ... you should post a link :bash:

JackalAnubis: Yes, I need very much to step away from machinery and work on my faces ... but nobody actually crits with advice ... ShawnYe tole me I have a habit of elongating noses, so I keep an eye out for that every time... but any advice would be appreciated ... everything else is just my trial and error with reference.

A fun page of thumbs for a rainy day :chug:
http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/stylethumbs.jpg

and I got a little color practice worked up in a speedpaint today...
http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/dunelandscape.jpg

[gasmask]

you need to start posting in the finally finished section, im serious, ur at the level nuff said

[black_lotus]

man, this is soooooo nice

[Devilock138]

Hey Sam, love your stuff. Same town by the way.

[rothgar]

Just adding how much I've enjoyed all yer threads around here.

That being said, I noticed several of your figurative quickies for the fashion sketches are a wee bit off, you might wanna take a look at those. Bad posing, and in one or two some stretched anatomy.

[HugeHarHar]

Some really cool stuff up here. I really like your use of markers.

[MrMojo]

Holy crap, dude. I love your pictures, especially the space/underwater ship designs.

[Sammy]

I should explain my "Fashion Sketches" ... I'm so bad at explaining...

Fashion Sketches are really quick/gestural and drawn 9 heads tall ... so if they look exadurated/streached.. well that's because they are, the figure is an extra head tall. It's a style I'd like to incorporate in my future costume designs... Like the style Dermot Power had on Episode II costumes. It's a great way to direct focus to the clothing, and it has that 'romantic' 'traditional' touch to it ... for when you aren't designing a character, but rather an outfit.


gasmask: Oh man.. hehe, I've totally forgotten about the 'Finished' section.. I never really felt welcome there since all my work is sketches.

black_lotus: Thanx :chug:

Devilock138: Are you at school here? You should come draw with us on Fridays and Sundays.

rothgar: I guess I get around with those coloring-book threads :D

HugeHarHar: Thanx, markers seem to be my 'glittler"

MrMojo: Thanx :)

Ok another doodle page of thumbs... for no particular purpose.. just to get some styles down..
http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/stylethumbs2.jpg

I did a design of the 'thopters from DUNE ... love that book... I'm reading it for the first time. Feels really good to do some markers on CANSON paper again, I feel like a true-blue deisnger when I do.
http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/'thopter.jpg

[JackalAnubis]

love that nu design you did on the canson paper. as far as faces go here's an ok site with some tips for proportions on heads.
head stoof (http://www.anticz.com/heads.htm)

looking at that last sketch page you did it looks like that nose is a bit too long (elongated =\) and the area between the eyebrows at the top of the nose should be shaded a bit. also I think its cool to elongatet the figures for those fashion sketches, they look gud to me.

[davi]

simply amazing. your blooming an amazing artist sammy.

[marc-pierre]

sammy simply is da man. (no more comments needed :p )

[rothgar]

Nah Sammy height-wise I agree on making the fashion stuff bigger than life, it's some of the bends at joints the I noticed. Yours is one of the names I look for when I check the site out so it's easy to see how I found the sketchbook. Keep up the great work, and get back to making some of those "generic" flying machines that caught my attention.

[Sammy]

JackalAnubis: That site is great, helps so much. I printed it out for when I'm on the run : D Thanx

It's another thumbnail and CANSON kinda' day!

http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/stylethumbs3.jpg

http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/carryall.jpg

[gasmask]

dam i love those canson sketches, ur getting me all worked up, time to draw.

[Famboozled]

Like I always say, SAMMY YOURE AWESOME, ughh once again you cease to amaze me!!! I love your work man, I usually just keep quiet and appreciate everyones awesome work, but sometimes I just gotta burst out and say something. Thanks for posting man.

[Xpressions]

Wow, Sammy. Great work. I really like your style. What year are you in at school? As I am currently looking into places for edu can you share some of your thoughts about your school??

:evilbat: Cheers, Dave :evilbat:

PS: As for edu, I am looking for indus design and the like, to clarify that.

[Devilock138]

I think he's in Scad:

http://www.scad.edu/about/index.html

That's here in the USA, Savannah, Georgia... long way to fly from Aussie-world ;).

[Xpressions]

That's here in the USA, Savannah, Georgia... long way to fly from Aussie-world ;). [/B]

Did you say Aussie? Read again, Austria is the place.....ya know the country where that crazy governor of CA is from......argh. :D

Just kidding. Yeah I know, but I just want to have some general info on how the programmes are and wether industrial design is the way to go for me at all...

Cheers, Dave :evilbat:

[spok]

holy mother of sweet rigid inside out boy's moose!!! it's...it's...it's -beautiful-...i want one of those canson one's...
(dude, dolorian?canson?blend 'em?eat 'em? realize you just did a huge mistake by eating 'em? doing another one? then posting it for the world to see? wadja think?)

go to www.ibo.ca.tc and tell me what you think of our music?
(i'm the one of the singers by the way...can you guess which one? become a member, download music/videos/post on forums...enjoy!)

[kaeruchan]

Hey Sammy Sam. This is awesome work! I really hope you get hired by Lucas Arts! You have to tell me about those Fashion Design classes you're sitting in on!

[Sammy]

(Sorry for the lack of update guys, my web-host seems to be rejecting me now ... gotta solve this problem ... I'm still sketchin' so don't worry)

gasmask: DRAW DRAW DRAW!!

Famboozled: We should all burst out more often... I've gotten bad.. seems I just get on upload my stuff then run back out into the city to draw and go to class ... I gots ta get better at posting replies and bumping good threads.

Xpressions: Look around online and find a school that offers a good ID program ... ID is very interesting to study ... very hard to describe, very flexible ... Here I go from working on theme-park navigators, to golf-cart, to vending machines, to dog habittats, to organizations, to city planning ... so on and so on ...
Basically it's business for artists. Reserching to find out what people don't know they want yet and developing/inventing it for them. Check it out, it's always inspiring to study.

Devilock138: How long've you lived in Savannah? I've just been down for about 4 years now, and I'll be sad to move away from it : \

spok: I'm gonna check out your music once I get some headphones hooked up ... my damn speakers is busted ... savin' up to fork out $90 for another set.

[spok]

oh cool man, be sure to post (as sammy)!!!
and tell me what ya think...
:D

[Devilock138]

Originally posted by Sammy
Devilock138: How long've you lived in Savannah? I've just been down for about 4 years now, and I'll be sad to move away from it.

Since I was 5... I'm 23 now.

[Sammy]

Dang, sorry for the delay... everythin's back up and runnin'

:chug:

http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/sandworm.jpg

http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/carryall2.jpg

http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/stylethumbs4.jpg

http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/stylethumbs5.jpg

http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/stylethumbs6.jpg

[treeboy]

i love the concepts of the city people and ships sammy.

have you thought about doing the fremen caves or perhaps the harkonen forces?

thatd be hella cool :)

[gasmask]

dam G, this stuff is off the hook, serious conceptin goin on here

[spok]

your in-da-zone homeboy, aight?
ok...
sammy...more cities, and give us some more creeses...oh boy...+ i like the little people under the sand worm...they look like such tourists..."oooooooooohhh-aaaaaaaaaaaahhh"...are they?
"exuth me thir, no flath photography pleath..."

[Killer Napkins]

awesome shiz man.. that worm thing reminds me of tremors ha ... man i dont know how u can draw soo much and everything looks awesome!

[chudzta]

CRAY Z NESS - i love it all - chudds

[tyboogie]

victory pose!!!!

[spok]

...sleep!!!...(1:00 am)...

[Cinsev]

dude.......

i mean....

dude.......

so......good.

man i think i have just learned tons of new stuff just by perusing this thread! you and i are going to have to talk tab painting one of these days.....

[Phuzion]

Sammy god damn! That was fun. I'm going again!

[Atmospheria]

These are some sweet "Dune" artwork...
Keep it up!

[xia]

Damn! Sammy. Those are fucking awesome! :chug:

[obid619]

Dude how can you cram all those pics on one piece of paper. In that case what size paper do you use?:cool:

[Sammy]

treeboy: Hopefully I will be doing it ALL, can't wait : )

gasmask: Thanx G, my professor likes to see us mindmap our creative-process, heh it works for me 'cause I get to thumbnail tons.

spok: LOL, sandworm tourists ... hell I guess I'd pay to go see one too.

Killer Napkins: Everything reminds me of Tremors... damn I love that movie.

chudzta: thanx : D

tyboogie: There's always room for an obligatory victory pose, had to fit it in somewhere ... there's plenty more where that came from.

Cinsev: Thanx, I need to put up a process of my tab-painting... problem is I don't have it nailed just yet... but soon!

Phuzion: Hope it's fun second time 'round!

Atmospheria: Thanx atmos, when I crank into the 'DUNE' I'll have to get your input on ship designs. I really like your ships.

xia: :chug:

Obid: I draw really tiny, but most times these jpg scanns are 2 to 3 pages of work crammed together in one image

I can feel the paleoart bug nipping at my toes..
http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/stylethumbs7.jpg

Doghouses round 2
http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/doghouses2.jpg

[Killer Napkins]

haha all the tremors rocked.. burt was the best!.... by the way awesome sketches there duude!

[doppelganger]

These are great as always! Continually inspiring Sammy!
When is the snowboarding botage going to make it up here? : )

Scott

[spok]

so would i...back to the future hint hint...

[Sammy]

Killer Napkins: hehe, yep, that Burt was always around to yeild some comic releif. Just can't beat the 'ass-blasters' from the third. But seriously, the first one is a modern classic in every respects! :cool:

doppelganger: Damn dude, I saw your markers! What did BOB say!? Sunday you gots to bring some markers so we can doodle space-ships again. Oh and the SnowboarderBot... I'm workin' on it, hehe, finishin' up some class stuff... but I'd really like to make a big paint with it.

MIKECORRIERO: For you I will do more monsters... that and I need to practice them more! that quick paint of the House Atreedes was turnin' out pretty good, I gotta sit back and do a final of it, I'm glad you liked it.

spok: gemme s'more links to those Delorians ;)

some Fremen doodles among others... would like to really develove the Fremen culture, my friend on this project is workin' up some interesting embroideries/fabrics to help communicate their culture.
http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/stylethumbs8.jpg

And more doghouses.
http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/neutralhouseweb.jpg

[Junior Mints]

May I talk to you on AIM?
Your work is absolutely phenomenal to me... Im' astounded. It's just the style I've been trying to achieve too.

If youre willing to talk i'd really appreciate it! otherwise, sorry to bother you :(

[chudzta]

that first page of characters there on the most recent upload is pretty nifty.. wow what fun must it be to make doghouses all day. hehe Sorta.. and sorta sarcastically.. it could be. did u explain what thats allf or before? or just a class req? - chudds

[Davidskiwan]

woah.... i like all your work, may i ask, how many of these are done on the computer? and how many are traditional? i love the marker effect, (im gonna sound dumb now) are they done with traditional markers or on the computer? oh well im done with being stupid now.... well i love your work, i hope to see more in the future ;) keep up that awesome, outstanding work

[treeboy]

Sammy i love the upper right most fremen woman. The headdress and mask are really great conceptualizations imo. (plus thats some super cool wacky hairdo shes got under there, hehe)

[S.C. Watson]

Hey Sammy,

Love the fremen. I've been kicking around the idea of doing some concept sketches from Dune myself (before I saw your stuff).

Dude, the guy on the lower left... I thought he was seriously hung until I realized it was the padding on the still suit. Gotta watch those angles...

Great work all the way around. Your style rocks and I love your dog houses. You gonna be selling them anytime soon?

Cheers,

Oregano.

[Sammy]

Junior Mints: Anytime dude! gives me an excuse not to do my homework :D

chudzta: LOL, it was fun at first... now it's getting funky... Kennel-Aire is not being very clear about what it is they want : ) .... and when your client isn't very clear, bad things happen ... and yea it's for one of my Industrial Design courses.

Davidskiwan: Most of my work is actually marker and ink... I'd say about 70% of my work is traditionally... mainly 'cause I can do it while walkin' around town.... now if I had a portable lap-top .. the proverbial shit would hit tha fan!

treeboy: And we do so love the wacky hairdoos!

Oregano: LOL, the spice has a seriouse impact on the male genetalia! ... lord it would be great to make some SPICE Milange internet banners for penis enlargement.

Here's a sketch I did from Mikecorrero's thumbnails to start off that new thread.
http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/Mikedesign.jpg

some doodles whilst at work....
http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/stylethumbs9.jpg

and I had a fun time workin' this up for the storryboard thread.
http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/storyboardspread.jpg

[Killer Napkins]

haha cool shit man .. that train rocks and so are those sketches with that dino! keep it up!@

[gasmask]

dam nice studies goin on, fashion is payin of bud! good work

[treeboy]

sammy i was curious about what kinds of markers you use. I love the way you employ them so simply but effectively

[Sammy]

Killer Napkins: Thanx dude : )

gasmask: Thanx, the fashion classes really helped me to losen up and focus on the flow of the body, I seem best at gestures 'cause I do it quick and don't focus on the details... I trust my hand and eyes more.

treeboy: I use Prismacolors and Trias. Trias are good for sketching/blocking in a design before you ink, and prismas are good when it comes to shading. I use laserprint paper for drawings other than mechanical and I marker the shade on the opposite side of the page so it pools up.

http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/Mikedesign2.jpg

http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/stylethumbs10.jpg

[Famboozled]

aww man man you rock man man damn you rock! awesome work man inspiring as always everything that is concept art is embodied in your work. w00t!!! :D :D

[gasmask]

yeah dood! the chocobo thing looks so awesome, sorry i called it that lol but u made it look better, good stuff man, i just might have to get in on this!

[spok]

http://grove.ufl.edu/%7Elocutus/Bttf/delorean.html
and www.bttf.com

[Neireth]

Wow, awesome stuff... Awesome.
And I just love your dog houses. :D

[Sammy]

Thanx everyone : D

... I felt like dinosaur monks today... yea, I donno either..

http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/stylethumbs11.jpg

http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/monkceratopsian.jpg

[chudzta]

yea i dont know about you either sambo. but thats nifty. excellent line work.

o god these standing humanistic dinosaurs are so gonna taunt me in my dreams tonight. what were you thinking doin.. hehe just messing. we all love it - take care - ryry

[spok]

i can almost taste the delorian...it's 2 steps away from creation...

[Killer Napkins]

ha dinosaur monks... hmm i wonder what that monk chanting would sound like ... very cool man!

[Sammy]

chudzta: Thanx man, If Dino monks ever start haunting you just hold up a chicken and tell them that that's what they'll be in a few million years.

spok: slowly but surely.

MIKECORRIERO: Color scares the crap outa me, I'm so unfamiliar with it. Just gotta keep practicin' I guess.

Killer Napkins: Interesting question...


The linework for this has been sitting on my desktop for the last 2 weeks, and I finally got some time to get my digi-color on.
http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/snowbotweb.jpg

http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/stylethumbs12.jpg


Edit: some detail, and origional linework.
http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/snowbotwebdetail.jpg



http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/snowbotunderlaycolorbook.jpg

[hoopa]

OMG!! WOW! GEEZ!
Thi stuff is great. How have I not noticed more of your stuff.
This is an amazing collection. Keep it up.

[treeboy]

im loving the daily updates sammy. keep it up, its nice to see new stuff in this thread every time i open my browser.

and on a side note.

coloring on the back of the laser paper, hadnt thought of trying that with the prismas, will have to mess around with it. plus you gotta post some process pics of your grayscale sketching sometime.

awesome work as always, and personally i love your color and that snowboarding scene. :chug:

*note to self, start own sketchbook thread*

[endregan]

snowboarding robot = O_O! sweet


your pro with markers.

[Sammy]

oh man... donno where my brain is... just one of those days you can't draw worth crap, you end up throwin' everything away... all I managed was some thumbs : \

hope to have sompin' nice up soon...
http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/stylethumbs13.jpg

[obid619]

I know this is gonna sound silly but...what motivated you into art. was it like art abilities you had when you were young, or a sudden outburst, like puberty of art or somethin lol. ok...bad sample....dont hurt me ... ii'm fragile. but please try and tell me, i'd love to know.

[spok]

sooooooooooooooooooooooo nice! hey, did anybody ever tell you you were good?
"Now listen to the beat, the beat of the song song, bustin' in my head head head like a bomb bomb..." - Mano Negra - king kong five

[Killer Napkins]

i love it sammy freakin awesome!

[treeboy]

mmmmm thumbs

now big pics :)

[Sammy]

sorry dudes :rolleyes: more thumbs... just one of those busy weeks you only manage drawing on a napkin or two.

obid619: I came outa the womb drawing it seems... of course I've gotten more seriouse about it in the last years ... but I've always had a pencil/pen in hand. My mom actually likes to tell the story of when I was 4 she took me to the doctor for a checkup. She was curiouse of why I drew so much... she handed me a pencil and all I drew for the doctor was a stupid little stick figure (I wouldn't stop flopping and bouncing off the walls). Then when she was paying at the front desk and I had nothing to do, she says I drew a shark lunging towards the camera in perspective ... she says the doctor was impressed and took the drawing.

http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/stylethumbs14.jpg

[xia]

Damn! Sammy! I don't really know what to say buddy. They all been said. :chug: :chug: :chug:

[DavidCousens]

Great stuff Sammy, you are the master of thumbnails! :cool:


One question though, I apologise if I'm being dense here (I've only just woken up!) but could you please explain what you meant here? I didn't quite follow it.


Originally posted by Sammy
I use laserprint paper for drawings other than mechanical and I marker the shade on the opposite side of the page so it pools up.

[/B]

Thanks mate :)

[Sammy]

thanx xia :D

DaveTheOrigional: When I'm doin' like character sketches with markers I use laserjet paper, it pools up and has an interesting 'watercolor' effect when turned over.

bouncin' around some ideas with Mike

http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/stylethumbs15.jpg

[ChaosEidolon]

Hey man....just checked out the thread.

Im blown away by your capacity for technical drawing and perspective...something that i need alot of work on but that you seem to have all but mastered.
Also, damn....motivation. Where can i buy me some of that?
You sure do crank it out.

Its nice to see some presence of SCAD on this board. We're kinda dwarfed by the Ringling guys. I always did like to think there was at least a few talented artists here :D

Keep em comin'

[DavidCousens]

Got it, thanks. I may have to try and play with that method a bit myself.

Incidentally Sammy, regarding these thumbs that you've been doing here and in the 'Creative Process' thread, are they still okay for everyone else to play with, or would that be infringing on the project that you, Mike and Ty are working on?

Just wondering because the thread really appeals to me...

[Sammy]

ChaosEidolon: Thank you, it would be great to see some SCAD peeps on here more... there's a few of us, we try to represent :D

DaveTheOriginal: No holds barred, I put my thumbs in the *creative process* hopefully to get people spreading ideas and inspiration around. To remove ourselves from our ideas and let others run with them, see what they can come up with.

I've been practicin' my color, forcin' myself to stay at home on my tablet :D

http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/otisjohnsonweb.jpg

workin' on exercising my characters, a historical Cuban design from variouse refs.

http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/cubanweb.jpg

[treeboy]

chaos/sammy: ill be there next year, cant wait. and both of your work blow me away.

sammy: i love the bird/pilot concepts youve been sketching, i keep meaning to join that concept thread you started, work on others stuff and post some of my own. oh well. maybe after this drama show is over (crucible must die :))

[spok]

fuckin amazin man!!! i love it...D-Laurie-In...hint
i ve shown you re thread to so many people here in france...they all love it...i m your own street team...

[Beatnik]

Amazing stuff man. I really like all of it but those birds are some of my favs. The thumbs are great... you got me doing them again and i haven't done them in years. Thanks for the boost! Very inspirational work.

[Groover McNab]

Wow. Great stuff. I haven't even had the chance to look at em all but wanted to say something so I get an email when there's some update goodness.

Really impressed by the sheer volume (man, I got to draw more. not enough hours in a day) and also the diversity of your subject matter. Again, great work. Some of the best I've seen on this forum I'd say.

[Guges]

Hey Sammy,

Wonderful, inspiring...frightening ;) I love your work mate.

A quick question: where exactly did you attend those fashion classes? A friend of mine wants to do fashion design and I think what you have there is right up her alley :)

Any info is appreciated!

Guges

[Ant4d]

this is truly a great thread. if you want to learn something from conceptart then this is a place to visit. wow.

[-The Swift-]

this sketchbooks even better than the last one! great work! keep it coming!

:)

[Sammy]

treeboy: When you get here take some of John Morris' ID rendering classes, the dude tough me everything I know 'bout markers. He's a nice guy, so if you can't get the class in for another year or two (fundamentals first, hehe) he'll welcome you to sit in on some of his classes for sure.

spok: That Delorian's gonna get worked up soon I feel, I'd like to do some Syd Mead type angles on the mo-fo. Were you born in France? You seem to know english pretty damn well.

Beatnik: Thumbnails are the trick, when you get goin' on them they can be very relaxing. And there's no commitment or dedication with them, just throwin' lines around and working from little mistakes.

Groover McNab: Wow, thanx : ) I'll keep on-a-churnin' so the emails keep-a-commin'

Guges: I just walked in and sat down on some of the classes here at SCAD. The Fashion department over here is very good, but it seems that some of the kids lack inspiration... or they just plain don't try very hard ... The teacher was showing my stuff around to them when we were done ... I was really expecting for the other students to show me up and offer tips. If she's good, and can bust out some gestural drawings she'll blow the competition away.

Ant4d: Thanx :chug:

-The Swift-: Thank you dude : D ... nothing beats an online sketchbook for workin' on your skills.

doin' my research and workin' on some mechanized articulations. It would be great to sit down my whole spring break and do a series of functional articulations to help people out with their mecha-design.
http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/articulationthumbs1.jpg

Oh.. and you guessed it... more dog-houses ... this is more in the direction of my final design... I don't like it too much, it's a bit too ID trendy/typical.... but it's what the professor and Kennel-Aire want me to go in... eh...
http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/doghouses3.jpg

[xia]

Awesome thumbnails! Love them all! :electric:

[che]

Yo

Sammy, this is so good i think i'm gonna have an anuerysm.

Keep on keepin' on, and i'll try and suppress any other art-induced seizures and/or strokes.

Che.

[ShawnYe]

Been just a while and your rocking so hard, just too cool, keep going man, your progress keeps me motivated.

Shawn

[bonedog]

hey Sammy. awesome work.

I want to know about functional articulations... not entirely sure where to learn about 'em though. any advice?

-bonedog

[treeboy]

ID with John Morris, ok, mental note. Im hoping that some APs might get me out of some gen ed stuff my first year. lord knows i dont need any more math, calculus is good enough for me heh. :)

oh and speaking of fashion and such, ive got a casual friend at SCAD in fashion who went to my highschool, i think shes graduating this year, Bob Bland ring any bells? not a biggie if you dont know her, just wondering if you mightve run into her.

keep up the awesome posts, totally inspiring :chug:

[Sammy]

treeboy: Bob with red hair? Kinda nasaly voice? ... Me thinks't me knows whoom you're talkin' about.

bonedog: I usually research a lot of cattarpillars and other construction equipment to get a feel of what is capable in a large articulation. Go to the bookstore and grab the "Catarpillar Chronicles" book, it helps me a TON. Also look into the engeneering behind hellicopter rotaries... it's amazing that that little joint that you can put your arms around holds up, spins around, and rolls 4 tons of hellicopter. It puts into perspective what our materials are capable of nowdays.

Shawn: Thanx buddy, I enjoyed your last painting a lot. You gotta show me any projects your workin' on.

Che: LOL

Xia: Thanx, I'm glad my thumbnails are readable

All work and no play make sammy draw robots...

http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/articulationthumbs2.jpg

I should probobly paint this...
http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/cuban2webhelp.jpg

[xia]

Awesome! yes u should paint that. :chug:

[OLSEN]

Damn your good, i will look here more often. I don´t know what´s most inspiring, your skills or your dedication.

The snowboard robot is awesome, but i like the cropped version more, it feels a bit more more dangerous and claustrophobic. Seeing the mountains and all in the full version gives the impression that theres plenty of room for everybody and that skiing next to a 100 ton robot is quite safe. It´s still awesome though. Keep it up.

[rothgar]

(wipes tear from eye) bagpipes, of course!
I've been wondering what the next big thing to come down the line would be.

[gasmask]

dam i love the mech articulation stuff, ive been doing alot of that lately and ill update hopefully soon with them, school has just been a bitch lately but man keep doin those, they are kick ass.

[R_M]

Sammy your thumbs are so inspirational!

I always drop by your thread once in a while to see what you are up to. :chug:

[treeboy]

Originally posted by Sammy
treeboy: Bob with red hair? Kinda nasaly voice? ... Me thinks't me knows whoom you're talkin' about.

yeah, thatd be her. If you see her, tell her Forrest says "hi" and "thanks for the tips/help"

Love the mech articulation youve been doing. Now for some easy questions that have been bugging me a bit. About how big are those thumbs? Are those all handdrawn or digital? and if hand drawn what size paper?

very cool, cool like this guy ---> :machinegu

[tyboogie]

all those mech thumbs/joints are rad

i hope you do a couple finished designs from em

:chug:

[Sammy]

Thanx guys, when finals end I'll stop my thumbnailin' and rock some final designs : D

I put a penney and quarter in here to show size refs for my thumbs :chug:
http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/articulationthumbs3.jpg

2-5 min gesture sketches

http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/gestures1.jpg

[ill_logic]

nicely done! i especially like the one robot with the pipes & the box lol excellent! the figure studies are good too. great work as always!
-J

[spok]

yo sammy, i finally got to a computer so i can tell you: wow!!!
great thumbs, fashion studies, cubans...amazing!
+ i'm born in brussels and my pop is belgian and my mom is from baltimore and i live in the south of france on the Cote d' Azure...
+ i' m still showin your work to loads of people...
+great idea for the delorean...
+incubus will be in barcelona on the 1st of may, the week i' m suppose to go with some friends...lucky bast***s!!! they will be everyware in the U.S This Summer!!!
+i think my sketchbook got lost on page 2 or even 3 of this thread...boohooo...i can' t post anything new until i' m on my own computter...how i miss it soo...

[spok]

dude post!!!

[Matt Dixon]

Sweet stuff, Sammy. Looking forward to future posts..!

( Great sig, btw - Yoshi's Island is a happy place for me )

[treeboy]

*patiently waits for sammy to post more stuff*

:bash:

[steak-tron]

sammy you da man, i dont think ive said it yet.
and your robots are tight as hell, makes me want to take a hiatus from creatures were it not for the deadlines...

[Sammy]

Wheeew, sorry guys... it's been finals.. and right when it came time to have spring break... my power-supply goes and bust on me, but I got a new one today : D

I'm workin' on some final bot-designs right now.. but here's some quickies for a bump.

spok: Thanx for keepin' me motivated ; P

Matt Dixon: Thanx fellow Yoshie's Island veteran, a happy place indeed.

treeboy: I'm up and runnin' now boy.

steak-tron: I need to work on my creatures, we should trade for a bit.

ok.. My girl let me use her watercolors so I thumbed a little with 'em.
http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/articulationthumbs4.jpg

And here's my final doghouse sketch, I won't post the model 'cause it didn't come out too well :p

http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/doghouses4.jpg

[treeboy]

bout freakin time...

welcome back :)

[Killer Napkins]

ha man sammy those are awesome love the watercolros.... and the doghouse rocks!

[metalwinds]

great work as usual, sammy. good doghouse design, and your thumbnails are excellent.. . .the watercolored ones rock my socks off

[steak-tron]

looks like you've got em' foaming at the mouth for more, count me in. :cyclops:
I'm amazed how fast you can bust out 10 different versions of a design in a matter of minutes, besides making a trove of ass-kicking artwork I predict a healthy dose of coin in your post-SCAD future. Do they have good game/film industry hook-ups down there?
Once I gradeeate i'm gonna do some bots but I think you have your creatures more than down to say the least.
Awesome stuff as usual.:D

"give the people what they want, when they wants, and they wants it all the time..." -george clinton

[Sammy]

Thank you for the warm welcome guys :D
you're all such amazing motivation.

steak-tron: The placement office is pretty damn good here, unfortunately most students graduate without taking advantage of it ... and yes they walk away going "It's so HARD to find a job!" .. but they never went down to the placement office and signed in for updates ... they send out a good 4 post a week of internships/jobs/what-not (granted they aren't always games). Schools want to get you hired so they can brag, it's always best to pay a visit to placement offices and let them know you are motivated.
Churning out multiple designs is a good trait I got from ID, my professor John (who taught me all I know about markers) always said "They're not going to hire you to do ONE sketch in the time it takes another artist to do 20."

Thumbnailing's hard to get into but it's worth it, asside from the creative aspects and losening up it's just a good thing to sit down in front of someone and draw 10 designs of their vision.

now that my comps up I got to color :D

http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/dorkbotweb.jpg

[killing.people]

badass sammy. looks kinda like carlo's (sp?) style/quality, whatever, from the thunderdome.

[metalwinds]

sammy, that last one completely owns me. absolutely beautiful. .. .a couple questions though, do you use photoshop or painter? and about how long does it take you to do a paintover like this? great work

[spok]

oh yes!!! finally man! couldn't wait no more...but i'm still waitin for you-know-what...but don't rush it or else it'll be great and not amazing!!!
great bots by the way, i always love 'em...

[Jeff Jaws]

*saving pic
Wow, wonderful colors in the background! :bow:
Jj.

[treeboy]

agreed, badass

[Ant4d]

you are like rocket in progress! just amazing how fast you get better and better. you are definately raising a bar in whole CA.

[Killer Napkins]

man sammy thats awesome!! man .. now im gonna go do some more boit thumbnails!!! haha great work man ! keep it up!

[xia]

SAMMY!!!! U rule BUDDY!!!:chug: :chug: :chug:
That's really awesome looking robot. :beer:

[Sammy]

killing.people: Ohhh, I wouldn't take that to be a bad thing at all : ) I think me and him have the same process of coloring underneath our scanned line-work. I've started using the pallette knife a lot 'cause it most simulates the markers.

metalwinds: I use painter mostly and PS for editing and whatnot. The linework for something tight like that takes about an hour or two (depending on complication) .. and the coloring took about 2 hours.

spok: I'm takin' my delorian reference on vacation with me to work up some thumbs ;)

Jeff Jaws: Thanx, I was happy how the colors came out, but most of the best ones honestly came from a little PS color editing :D

treeboy: Thanx! :beer:

Ant4d: Wow, thanx man

Killer Napkins: Get drawin! I expect some bots!!

xia: I'm always pleased to make more robots.


Intoxication + Thumbnails + Watercolor + Digital =
I'm trying to embrace my thumbs more, since a lot of my artistic stroke is in them... Trying to see what creative things I can do with them.

http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/stylethumbs16.jpg

[lavhoes]

I love the colors on those. Very, very spiffy work, my friend.

Here's a multi-part question I've been meaning to ask you about your thumbnails: the work we see here, the page compilation of your thumbnails, that's all in ink, right? You might've already answered this, but what kind of pen do you use? Also, do you do any sort of underlying marks or construction lines or anything, or do you just start doodling with your pen until the thumbnail is finished?

Your thumbs look..spotless. Doesn't look like there's a single wasted line. You could take any one of those and color it, no cleanup whatsoever.

Very awesome work. Looking forward to more =D

[spok]

soooooooooooooooooooooo fuckin koowell man!!! i like your creeses! thanx for the d-lor-e-an info update...

[Sammy]

Sorry guys, but I gotta put the sketch-book away untill I finish school, just focus on the grades for now : \
So here's my last thumbs and an un-realized "St. Patties Day - Bot" that I didn't finish.

Gonna tackle Spok's Delorian next ;)

lavhoes: Thanx, all my thumbnails are in pen. Mostly a .1 steadtler pen, but often whatever I have handy with me. I don't do underlays for my thumbs, just go to town and because they're so small I have an easy time with proportions.

spok: I'll PM you whenever I post the Delorian, and I'll email ya the full resolution version.

http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/articulationthumbs5.jpg

[Sammy]

Thanx Mike, I'm glad you dig him :D
I should finish it up.

http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/Groovinweb.jpg

[Rimshot]

I really love your style sammy! its very fengish :D....browsing your thread has given me an uncontrollable urge to go out and buy some of those nifty markers you use so brilliantly.:chug:

[TheBlasianOne]

:shocked: :bow: :jawdrop:


man...those bots are frikkin' SICK. i hope i can bust out some perspective 1/10th as good as yours one day

this is why i love drawing

[spok]

thnx soooo much man!!! that's koowell...well, i'll be here waiting for more posts...

[tyboogie]

damn sammy--that bot with teh key in its back is ridiculous...not too sure whats happenig with the BG...but yuea man

keep on truckin...lovin every second of it!


:chug:

[FuT]

WOW, i watched all the pictures in this topic and my mouth just fell open. :D
we are not worthy, we are not worthy.
please adobt me, maybe then i´ll draw as good as you.
million thumbs up.

[xia]

DAMN....your imagination and ur execution. U are always getting better and better in everything u get ur hands on....Keep it up. BIGGEST FAN over here. :chug:

[Sammy]

Rimshot: Grab some markers, ya might as well try. Get a 30% it's prety universal when it comes to sketching.

TheBlasianOne: Perspective can be tough, but it gets very easy and makes a lot of sence once you get used to it. Pour some time into it and see how it comes out. If you can draw a cube you can do perspective : )

spok: Thanx for bin' an awsome fan :chug: I'll make that Delorian damn nice for ya

tyboogie: Thanx :D the background eh? hehe that's called "Sammy learned how to edit his brushes" ... hope it's not to distracting, I tired to at least work in some nice colors.

FuT: Thanx man, I gotta gragidate school and get a job before I can even think about adoption :D

xia: Thanx, but you're really getting good yourself, I like that you've started to experement more with textures. Keep goin' in that direction.

Inpired by Mikes creatures, thanx dude : )
http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/stylethumbs17.jpg

[kaeruchan]

Hey Sammy!
You haven't graduated yet, have you?:(
You'd better not ever graduate!:D
If you're still around will you be having the sketch club?
I miss it very much!
Or will you be at Norris on Sundays?
I'm going to be there!

Your work is awesome as always!

::Sammy's Stalker::

[spok]

fan till the end...yo i'm goin to barcelona for the second week of the easter holidays...it's gonna be so cool...gaudi, party, party...sketchin' my brains out!!!...thanx man for that delorian...once it's made do two things:
-MAKE A SITE FOR GOD'S SAKE MAN!!!
and make a shop at www.cafepress.com !!!...adios, it's 12:14, wakin up at 6:30 tomorow, school...pleh! adios...i'm still waitin

[by the way: if time is of the essence, i'll make your site if you need...just a thought...]

[LaVeau]

*bows*
Dude you are fuckin awesome
Your future is very certain, thats for sure. Absolutely amazing!
I'm a big fan of this type of art and you've got it nailed .
Great stuff.
Ray:rock:

[Sammy]

Good news, My friend and I have officially started our "Dune Thesis" so I hope to get some great stuff cranked out for it.

So post will be slim since I don't wanna post my project 'till it's completed. But I'll manage to post what practice I do in my spare time.

MIKECORRIERO: I have you to thank for that concept, I'm happy you like it. It had been a while since I'd done any mammals or 4-chaimbers. It would be great to have a weekend of creature sketchin' with you. 'could get some great ideas pumped out.

kaeruchan: Naw, I haven't graduated yet, but I dropped my minor and I'm taking my last 4 classes this quarter so I can get out in may, then I'll be here in summer. I had to stop the sketch-group, but I plan to get it cranked up in summer, and I try and make it to Norris on sundays when I can.

spok: Damn, I'm jelouse. You're gonna have a freakin' blast, you'd better bring back some damn good sketches!

Icey, LaVeau: Thanx :chug:





http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/stylethumbs18.jpg

[metalwinds]

BACK TO THE FUTURE! and that creature head is awesome. good luck with your "dune thesis." im looking forward to seeing how it turns out

[spok]

YEY!!! FINALLY! a glimpse at what the Delorian's gonna look like! [or is that it?] Anyway, amazing stuff man, + great creatures!
+ don't worry, i officially i got the ok from my parents telling me i could go to barcelona, and belaive me, i'm gonna be checkin out some gaudi architecture and shit, and come back with some sketches...oh yeah!
btw, if anyone here is from france in the alpes-maritimes, near nice, in valbonne, at the C.I.V[my school], saturday's [3/04/2004]my full lenghth concert from 1pm to 3pm!!! be sure to come everybody!!!
adios, great work as usual...

and good luck on the Dune thethith thir! can't wait...

[Sammy]

Thanx metalwinds, I hope it turns out good too

Don't worry Spok, I may not have much time now but I'm someday gonna crank out a fully done Delorian for ya with your avatar and name imprented on it.

http://www.securevirtualpages.com/~sammyha/onlineforums/sketchbook2/stylethumbs19.jpg

[xia]

SAMMY RULES!!! :chug: :beer:

[tyboogie]

sammy doing designs from Dune and hes gonna post them all together once their done???


pinch me.

[treeboy]

Originally posted by tyboogie
sammy doing designs from Dune and hes gonna post them all together once their done???


pinch me.

agreed, i cant wait till that shit hits the fan...

because its the shit :chug:

[dakoscwash]

:eek: Your stuff is truly amazying. Those creature sketches are so clean... and beautiful... Everything you do splooges (:confused: :eek: ) style and talent. As said before your future is very certain. I hope with practice I can become that good, but I guess I say that to everyone, but I really mean it.


BTW what kind of pencil is that, its so nice and fine.

[2kre8]

sammy it's been said before your awsome, can't wait for your thesis, and yes would do a website please.

[spok]

can't wait for thethith!!! can't wait for thethith!!! can't wait for thethith!!! thanx man! beautiful stuff!!! btw: the avatar is from jamie hewlett...and still waiting man, take yo time! and 2 days till our first full length concert!!!

here's a link to the poster (big one in my thread, tell me if you wanna take it out you're thread...):

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/sacrekin/ibo/coca-cola_1_Large_4.jpg

[killing.people]

:chicken: badass shit sammy. you rock my couch.

[Kambei]

Great work sammy

I really enjoy the variety and thought put into your creature heads, they almost seem like they need a nature channel show on them.

=)

[Sammy]

tyboogie, MIKECORRIERO: Thanx for the support dudes, both you have helped me on AIM a lot ... I'll be updating you guys on what I'm doin and getting your input.

Xia, Treeboy, 2kre8, killing.people, Kambei: Thanx :chug:

dakoscwash: If you practice you will be good, draw draw draw ... I use a Steadtler Architect pencil for my sketches... around an H2 and I often go over it with a thinner mechanical pencil for darker parts... but in sketches I don't wory too bad 'cause once scanned in you can mess with the values enough to make it look like you've used more than 2 pencils ; P

spok: HEHE, that's awesome good luck up on stage ... don't say 'Macbeth' up there... the theatre kids will drink the blood of your firstborn..

....hmmm... seems that this is my first reply ever without any artwork, guess I'm hardcorin' it into my "Uber - Secret - If I Told You I'd Have To Kill You - If You Have to Ask You'll Never Know - NDA - Thesis' thing... Actually.. It's not that secret.. just wanna show it all in one shabang.
I've never actually focussed so hard on concept-art like this... my artwork here in my sketchbook is just what I get done in my spare time.. but now I actually get to hardcore research into everything! YAY!

wish me luck dudes :beer:

[dakoscwash]

Oh no, you mean this is just a taste of whats to come?!?
:eek: *Soils self* I love your work, those thumbs with the soldier and weapon on page 5 reminded me of metal gear solid:D Awesome stuff.

[Diego]

hey ya sammy, badass stuff of yours.
I always think if i'm capable to do such a things without education on design. Anyways top-notch work man.
Would you please post some of your drawings with all the guidelines?....
Cheers man........
Keep it up
-Diego

[spok]

thanx a lot man, i also just learned that we have a gig tomorow aswell as saturday, and another one the night of the holidays, and the 4th of june...i'm so happy...*awaits thethith impatiently!!!*

MACBETH!!!

[steak-tron]

i wish ya the best sammy, i'm just sad we can't see the progression:(
can't wait.

[RETEP]

your stuff is AWSOME man!!!!!!
have a few questions, dont know if they have been asked already (im too lazy to read through everything:p ). when you start to doodling do you already have the ideas in your head? or do you just make up this stuff as you go? do you have any tips on drawing mechanical stuff? i just love your mech stuff!!

[dakoscwash]

^^^ What he said:)

[Sammy]

dingoegret: A little of both, hell sometimes I donno what the hell I'm doin... just draw random shapes and then see what I'm gonna do, other times I draw basically a projection of what's in my head.... just go to town on paper, designing and drawing in general are a lot like attracting girls - a lot of confidence in what you're doing goes a long way whether or not you have the clearest game-plan.

Thanx for all the luck guys, I'm gonna need it! So much stuff to do!

[hoopa]

very nice analagy sammy, and VERY cool art.

[spok]

come back!!!

[insane visions]

cool stuff...

[spok]

dude, it's not because your on vacation, that you can't get yourself to a scanner and computer and make us all happy
[goin to barcelon saturday!!!]

[talmir]

Damn.. I can only see red X's.. people have been recommending this sketchbook and now its dead?

Come on sammy.. dont be gone from us

[obid619]

i wonder where sammy is....hello...HELLO!...<echo> e-gads we must find sammy quick before ...we must start now. grab the shovels and flashlights. RUN QUICK FIND HIM. ok, i'm sorry that was dumb i feel dumb i'll go away now :rolleyes:

[Sammy]

I haven't forgotten anyone, glad I haven't been forgotten.

I've been gettin' my hermit on, workin' with my girlfriend on the DUNE senior project.

I'll be finishin' up in a couple weeks :coffee:

here's some teaser thumbs on the ornithopter, and some rough notes on the project plan! I'm hoping to go to the Austin workshop and sketchin' with you peeps!

http://66.197.215.89/~sammyha/onlineforums/spreadweb2.jpg

[Yiako]

Sammy, glad to hear you again.
Even if it goes against some rule: This last page its screaming to be re-posted twice its size. I would love to read your annotations.

[Sammy]

oh, and what the hell...

here's some early stillsuit thumbnails combining a lot of Stacey's research and drawings and some union civil war aesthetic as well as other cultures

http://66.197.215.89/~sammyha/sammydune/thumbnailscomp1web.jpg

[Sammy]

Yiako, no problem your wish is my command.

mostly notes on mechanical aesthetic, creative development, and how we should embrace ADHD in children. Thumbnailing and in general chasing after my creativity is very relaxing.

thumbz (http://66.197.215.89/~sammyha/sammydune/spread.jpg)

[RETEP]

sammy,
glad to see your back. this project looks awsome!! thanks for posting the large size of that ship page, its nice to see you stuff up close.

[dakoscwash]

Hey sammy, great to see you back man. Awesome thumbs as usual. You've wet my palette. I want more!:chug:

[spok]

YEY!!! SAMMY'S BACK!!! sorry i couldn't get there earlier, but my computter got the sesser virus [motherfucker] and i couldn't connect...amazing...well dude your shit gets better and better and better and better!!! check out me thread, i'll dedicate a cyborg in your honor...

[obid619]

:evilbat: EVIL EVIL I SAY :evilbat: NO WAIT GOOD GOOD I SAY :chug: :beer: :bash:

[spok]

have you disappeared again?

[Sammy]

I'm not gone : D I'm workin' on my project, I'd like to show it all at once. Only 3 more weeks to go! WOOO HOOO!!!!

I just got Pikmin 2 import in the mail.. I'm happy

[Calle_]

Really cool, still at the top =). just one question, when did you start drawing, i mean more then a page per day avrage.
Good luck with the projekt also.

Calle.

[tyboogie]

dam,n... your thumbnail pages are works of art int heir own rights man

check out Muttonheads daily sketch book
hes got a really cool baron sketch

i like the one you did at teh top of your thumbnail page--looks liek a civil war general
looks really cultural/historical. thats already cooler than my sketches

ty

[metalwinds]

great to see you back, sammy. i love the large thumbs you posted.. .. what did you study to get so many freakin ideas in your head? your knowledge of mechanics and such owns me.

i hope to see you in austin :chug:

[dakoscwash]

Fuck yes, pikmin 2 is the shit. Welcome back sammy, keep up the good work!

[EDIT- I already said welcome back, who cares]

[spok]

oooh 3 weeks and counting!...can't wait...

[Cocofuppa]

Im not one to moan, but let the man get his work done folks! :P Im sure he doesnt like havin to check his mail everytime sumone says a poitnless post :P

Cant w8 sammy! I will shoosh now.

[spok]

look, i'll make a deal, once you're done with your thesis, if you make the sketches, and show the progress on the De Lorian, i'll make a good Humpty Dumpty strip...

[spok]

ok dude, what think, is that you should change the name of this thread to: "Insert all non-Dune thesis art of Sammy's here + DeLorian"...i mean, it 's just a thought dot dot dot
:beer: