ReAk's BlackBook (FLASH animation WIP added)

[ReAkshun]

Yo...I just draw/paint, listen to hip hop, and bang out stragglers at the crib when I just can't take it anymore.

Naw...seriously, I just a regular dude and here's some of my regular shit.

Peace

http://www.hiphopolis.net/coffee.jpg

[mentler]

Drawing on location is great, great practice ~~~ and coffee shops are a great place to do it!

[jetpack42]

this kind of stuff is a welcome addition to the community around here. lets see some more man, i like the start!

[ReAkshun]

i agree with you, Mentler.

Why...thank you, jetpack, sir.

Had to dust off the scanner. 8 days it's been? iight...so here's "some" stuff
oldest to newest.

life drawing class (5 min brushpen): gesture/costume class (I really took liberties with this one):

http://www.hiphopolis.net/brush-nudes.jpg http://www.hiphopolis.net/bad-boy.jpg

But, finally, I got lucky and found some inspiration in Friday's NBA fight. So...

concepts
http://www.hiphopolis.net/b-ball-concept.jpg
http://www.hiphopolis.net/b-ball-illo.jpg

character for a project I'm working on: scene from another project:

http://www.hiphopolis.net/sox.jpg http://www.hiphopolis.net/blueprint.jpg


Thanks for stopping by.

[Jeff Jaws]

hey, great start for the sketchbook, love your life drawings, esp. the brushpen nude. now let's see some more - dont stop posting. welcome to CA.

Jj.

[Twisted Nail]

Wow, these are among the most powerful pieces I've ever seen. No critiques whatsoever!

[ReAkshun]

thanks Jeff...

Twisted...you're too kind.

this time, more actual "life". Art class, the mall, hospital waiting rooms, etc...

http://www.hiphopolis.net/sketches-024.jpg

http://www.hiphopolis.net/sketches-025.jpg http://www.hiphopolis.net/sketches-027.jpg
http://www.hiphopolis.net/sketches-028.jpg http://www.hiphopolis.net/sketches-029.jpg

...I'll try and get some imaginative stuff up soon. I promise...
oh yeah, this bottom pic...that lady really wasn't leaning on that guy like that. Just some stream of consciousness shit after getting bored with the dude. I just liked the way his pants fell on him.

Sorry some of this shit is so big. I just if this shit is str8 from the sketchbook then it should be raw, not cheesy and pretty...just how it was. So, no more...compiling pix from me I think...unless it's finished work.

[ReAkshun]

Some stuff from oil painting class. 1st sessions out of 2 (1st row posted in Life Painting thread):

18 x 24's
http://www.hiphopolis.net/pharoah1.jpg http://www.hiphopolis.net/pharoah3.jpg

http://www.hiphopolis.net/costume-small.jpg


IMAGES REMOVED. I work on this show now.

[rollb82]

great work. oh and to let you in on a secret you probably know now, disney is filled with punks.

[jca]

great work. oh and to let you in on a secret you probably know now, disney is filled with punks.
what other bullshit has disney pulled off that i would be amused to know about?

[ReAkshun]

Roll and Jca: Disney is just like any other corporation, Bullies.
You can choose to fuck with the big dogs and get your weight up...
or just sit in your own yard and lick your nuts...

that's the way I look at it. :wink:

...had to take the board down...for whatever reason, the link was functioning
POORLY.

peace.

[steak-tron]

great lines dude! nice sights for the eyes, welcome to the board.

[-MonkeyBoy-]

Yup yup. Great stuff - great character. Post more! :bashful:

[ReAkshun]

Steak: Thanks for the welcome and happy to be here...when I can. My lines and I have a love-hate relationship tho. :)

Monkey: Thank you too. I try, but work is holding me down...wish I could post dat stuff.

Here's a speedpaint during a break...when I shoulda been working. First time I've sort of drawn or painted a knight really. Shoulda got some ref.

http://www.hiphopolis.net/knight.jpg

[Icey]

these are verry nice!! Aspecially the first ones!

[ReAkshun]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...(stretch)

ok...so, new commitments...new ideas...blah blah blah...

Vilppu's fig drawing class last Thrus.
http://www.hiphopolis.net/fig1.jpg http://www.hiphopolis.net/fig2.jpg

http://www.hiphopolis.net/fig3.jpg http://www.hiphopolis.net/fig4.jpg

http://www.hiphopolis.net/fig5.jpg http://www.hiphopolis.net/fig6.jpg

http://www.hiphopolis.net/fig7.jpg http://www.hiphopolis.net/fig8.jpg

5 hour workshop:
http://www.hiphopolis.net/audria.jpg

Rejected Test clean-ups for a project:

http://www.hiphopolis.net/sms-clean2.jpg http://www.hiphopolis.net/sms-clean1.jpg

Crappy speed paint:

http://www.hiphopolis.net/city.jpg

[ReAkshun]

I wanted to see if I could trust my instincts to compose and make a color key...basically a speedpaint.

http://www.hiphopolis.net/samrai-steps.jpg http://www.hiphopolis.net/samrai5.jpg

I might adjust those "foggy" areas sometime in the near future and finish it.

[ReAkshun]

http://www.hiphopolis.net/fig11.jpg http://www.hiphopolis.net/fig10.jpg http://www.hiphopolis.net/fig12.jpg

[IanE]

Man, I'm just blown away by all of your art. It's all diverse and great colors, movement. Excellent rendering everywhere! Really love your 5 hour woskhop portrait and all of your figure drawings. Really awesome sketchbook, man!

Really, I can't find a single thing I don't like!

I'm going to subscribe to your thread, man, awesome work for real. I'll check back often!

Ian

[Prehistoric]

great style, man!

i love to see people who can draw both realistic and stylized.

i keep telling people that life drawing helps with cartoon style drawing too. your sketchbook proves my point.

keep posting.

[Chяis]

I like the kid drawings I think they have great potential but sanchez has never come off as a good kids name to me.

great work on the models no bad criticism here, just a question really..

I've never understood the triangle perspective, does any one have a tutorial on it?

[ReAkshun]

Ian: Thanks, man. I don't know if you wanna subscribe tho. I ain't a regular 'round here. But, on that diversity....I'm glad you appreciate, cuz sometimes it can work against you.

prehistoric: thanks for noticing, man. You know what's funny. I didn't get a particular job one time becuz my portfolio had nothing but cartoony stuff in it. The lead character designer was like: I think I have to retrain everybody in figure drawing. Really? I just laughed and worked some place else.

chris: I feel you on the sanchez name and shit. But, that ain't my call, nor or those my drawings anymore. But, on the triangle perspective...I think what you're talking about is informal subdivision. In this very bad example that I posted, it's a compositional technique to arrive at interesting rhythms in a picture. I'll post something later this week.

No updates lately cuz I've been sick...some crazy shit is in the air in Los Angeles right now. Prolly chemical warfare...who knows. Here's what I've been up to in workshops (oil, acrylic), class, and my inebriated lil' bwain (prismastick):

The second one....I don't wanna make excuses but, the model was moving like crazy. That leg was going crazy. all in all...she was fun to draw?


http://www.hiphopolis.net/redhat.jpg http://www.hiphopolis.net/boobs.jpg
http://www.hiphopolis.net/skinny.jpg http://www.hiphopolis.net/imagine.jpg

[Jokisalo]

great thread, alot hot action going here and i love it. lotsa interesting stuff, digis, life studys and especially those oil paints i'm enjoying more of those to share?

[brkofdon]

more and more and more talent flows in here like a heavy period...ok thats gross! welcome to conceptart! your work and style is very refreshing, its really strong! do you have a website with more of your work that i can oogle over? your anatomy work is very well done! your basketball concepts were really great the perspective on some of those poses, are very dynamic really great stuff! i really like sms-clean1.jpg lots of character in this one! overall your kungfu is pretty strong! :rendered: no crits right now...

keep posting! dont ever stop! once you've started a sketchbook there are a lot of people in here that will eat your insides if you stop posting.

be easy

[ReAkshun]

I haven't posted in a while...but trust me...I'M WORKING!!

Here's some class/workshop stuff first...cuz dat's da foudashun:

http://www.hiphopolis.net/ginger.jpg http://www.hiphopolis.net/ballerina.jpg
http://www.hiphopolis.net/ginger2.jpg

speed acrylic and airbrush (5-25 minutes...honest)
http://www.hiphopolis.net/acrylic-sketches.jpg

FLASH ANIMATION posting in a couple of days!!! WARN your friends!!

[jacobsteel]

Hot damn, tamales! You got some seriously cool life drawings. And life paintings. Not to mention those quick portrait sketches. Good work, man! More! More!

[corky13]

lovely females :) And the cartoonie-stuff is great to :) looks like fun...something you would expect to see around 2pm in the TV ^^

[ReAkshun]

Encouragement is a good thing. Peace. Peace.

I'm trying to get a piece inna basketball magazine called, "Bounce". It's the equivalent to SLAM mag, except it's more focused on the Street Ball essence. The article was about how the "new skool" and their me first attitude and total disrespect of the "ol' skool" mottos of team, pass first, and wait your turn rookie.

So, here's what's been killing me for the past couple of weeks. I don't think it's done...still having major issues...I think.
And can anyone tell me if this shit is like hella dark on they're monitor, PLEASE.
iiight iight...
http://www.hiphopolis.net/bounce2.jpg

[ReAkshun]

oh yeah...
here's dat Flash animation I was talking about. This is a teaser. No sound. Still needs some cleanups. The employer said it was okay to "leak" this. The actual minute long joint should be dropping innabout 2 weeks.

Copyright 2005, Infinite Platinum, Inc. - All animation and soon to be cleaned up further by ya boy.

cartoon teaser (http://www.hiphopolis.net/sg-teaser.html)