darkos darkroom - road to the stars ::Dec 22nd::

[jMarkus]

so i saw ur stuff in the speedpaintings thread and had to check out ur book.... the progression from the first page to the last is wonderfull, keep it up man im givin u some stars u deserve them u really do

[darkos]

Beonarri > thx for the crits man, unfortunately I won't be in the final selection this year. But I learned a lot doing the illo!

jMarkus > thanks man!


http://orchidlan.free.fr/images/20070826_speed.jpg

[darkos]

http://orchidlan.free.fr/images/20070827_speed.jpg

[spudstudios]

Very nice book. Great values.
Gotta keep an eye on this one!

[darkos]

spudstudios > I've just seen your SB, very nice work. Luv the SheHulk!

http://orchidlan.free.fr/images/20070829_speed.jpg

[darkos]

http://orchidlan.free.fr/images/20070830_orange.jpg

[darkos]

http://orchidlan.free.fr/images/20070908_triptyque.jpg

[darkos]

http://orchidlan.free.fr/images/20070917_speed.jpg

[Infinit]

sweet
I like the loose strokes and their dynamic

one questions is on my mind though:
why do you use that avatar of yours? it's hard to take you seriouse without seeing your work :S

[darkos]

Infinit > thanks man. About the avatar, it would be a bit of disappointment to judge someone's art on his avatar, have you seen Zhuzhu's one?:wink:

[Puck]

Really nice sb here darkos. Your nudes are really beautiful - love the one on 244 and the painterly ones 255+. Nice line work sketches from 227. Your environments are coming along nicely too. I like the main character mech thing in the 'pirates' image, but the foreground figures arn't working as well for me - the poses and lighting isn't convincing.

Great work darkos, keep it up.

[SMILEFACE]

mAD PROGRESS FROM FIRST PAGE LOV THE LADIES THE LIGHTING & THE ENVIROS IS OF THE CHAINY CHAIN WAY TO BE ;)

[AnthonyFoti]

wow, your progress is incredible, and you've really come into your style well. Great stuff!

[RaistlinTheDark]

dude love ur studies! hot sketch book!

[Darktwin]

Your studies are rocking. What program are you using for those? The loose strokes are the selling point for me. your progression is very very nice. keep working hard like you are and thanks for the inspiration. :)

wow man, just went through your sb again, solid stuff, your improving at a very nice rate! :) Wait for me:P

[ajvenema]

love ur style dude!
a bit messy, but still a lot of detail, and they have the right atmosphere, amazing:)

[Farin]

I agree with RaistlinTheDark. these studies demonstrate your skills. very elegant... well and hot ;)

[darkos]

Puck > Thanks, yeah you're right about the Pirate piece. Didn't make it through the final selection anyway.

Grandmassa Mr. Spect > thanks man

AnthonyFoti > thank you

RaistlinTheDark > thanks for the kind words

Darktwin > I like PS for the more techy stuffs and Painter for the portraits and studies

ajvenema > thanks

Farin > I'll try to keep the hotness up!

portrait study
http://orchidlan.free.fr/images/20070914_speed.jpg

ref'd
http://orchidlan.free.fr/images/20070913_speed.jpg

[darkos]

http://orchidlan.free.fr/images/20070919_speed2.jpg

[Dan Valkar]

sweet work man! nice paintings....the doraemon clock looks really good
cheers..

[InvertedChalupa]

nice stuff dude!

[darkos]

Dan Valkar > the doraemon clock is my preciousssssss

Invert > thanks man, love your SB

http://orchidlan.free.fr/images/20070923_heartshapedhead.jpg

[Garrett Hanna]

Wow! The painterly look you have in your pieces is gorgeous. My suggestion is getting into finer details with a smaller brush on your faces, hands, and feet. They deserve the a lot of attention because they tell the story of your image. You have beautiful lighting and colour choices though. I want to see more :D

[R Lohramus]

Hey Darkos,

Your speedy enviros are fantastic. I'm also partial to your pieces with the fat brush stroke. Your, anatomy studies are getting there, and with the way you seem to be improving they'll be solid in no time. Nice work overall.

[Koto]

Amazing art in here! you work so hard, it's really inspiring. Can I ask what package you use? Keep up the good work!

[darkos]

Garrett > thanks man, yeah 'll try to work more on my hands and feet!

R Lohramus > thnaks dude!

Koto Stomp > good old PSCS with custom brushes for my enviros and sci fi stuff and Painter for the more painterly work. Cheers!

http://orchidlan.free.fr/images/20071007_rougemoment.jpg

[darkos]

http://orchidlan.free.fr/images/20071013_enavignon.jpg

http://orchidlan.free.fr/images/20071013_enavignonclose.jpg

[darkos]

come on guys!
http://orchidlan.free.fr/images/20071015_bomber.jpg

[Euthyphro]

Great stuff here. I especially like the speed paints. The atmosphere on this last one is excellent, but I did notice there is one small bright white dot under the ship that my eyes kept finding. I know it is knit picking.


Like I said great stuff. Keep it up.

[MeTaL-Mike]

awesome sb man. your progress is amazing. keep it up.

[darkos]

thanks guys!

http://orchidlan.free.fr/images/20071022_rockies.jpg

[darkos]

http://orchidlan.free.fr/images/20071023_centurion.jpg

[Koto]

Thanks for the reply.

That red hair nude pic is stunning, keep it coming!

[injectedthoughts]

well.. nice char lady thingy :):)

exercises : try to subdevide evrything in ur surroundings into easy geometrie.. : cubes or cylinders.. its the EASIEST 3D volume..when u draw.. its automaticaly alligned into perspective .. my table here is a cube.. the shelves.. my minitor..sofas ..cubes too this room is a cube too.. try to see the boarders.. when u draw.. u only can draw hard e dges u cant draw a soft-transition line or something :D

when udraw any cube.. its alligned into perspective..

when u look at a house in front of you.. it has its own distance.. see the lines and silouette. important thing is foreshortening.. is one line just a bit to long it will look twisted...

distance is important : skyscraber look huge.. because of the special angle of the sillouette.. paralell lines make cube appear small.. when u get a VP ur lines will collaps.. non-parallel.. this way u can interprete the distance of ur 2cm cube into 2000000 meters :>.. its still same cube.. but in a scale like 1:1 or 1 : 246

u can draw same cube.. and take a photo of a car.. now u can resize the cars photo until u have the 1:1 scale..

next thing is.. u can controle the perspective flow.. in reality the images u see with ur eye are defines thru the eye-lense.. diffrent lense diffrent image the light gets distorted diffrent becaus of the glass

this depends on the ANGLE ..when u wanna rotate ur cubes.. just change the angles .. few degrees...

depending on this angle and the vanishing point distance interpretation u can change the perspectives flow.. which means .. u can use.. 100 of diffrent vanishing points in one single image

the important thing is.. u need to see the third dimension.. between 3d reality
and 2d drawen reality is a difference.. reality has space*orbit..
an paper sheet only has 2D axis... x and y .. no space no orbit.. its flat

thats why the artist has to translate between 3D reality and 2D faked drawen reality on paper u only can draw up down left right.. in 3d u can allign lines up down left right AND for and backward
these lines which goes into distance in reality.. are drawn up and down on paper.. but thes up and down lines are same..just up and down...how to seperate these lines.. i need to figure out which line goes into which axis..
u seperate these with angles.. ..try draw cubes.. and some more complex cube stuff.. i used to draw chairs tables pc monitors and some allignements.. like 10 cubes in a group with 1 Vp


my perspective tut : http://www.fragtasia.de/bob/2dstuff/_sketchbook/tut/

check p1 and p2.. lil examples
compomise one cube with the next.. the only thing i changed are
1:angles
2: size
3 : Vps angles

keep in mind : non paralell lines automaticaly create a VP
no distance = no VP
far distance = extreme VP = extreme ANGLES

when u draw.. u only draw lines.. and these lines are connected with angles.. thats it O_o

when u draw.. dont see what u draw.. but see yur lines and angles because these lines and angles create the illusion of what u see.. heads cars females.. stunning illusions of realistic drawings :)


if u got questiuons.. icq or msn.. or post them here or pm me :^^:


hope this is clear.. if no .. just tell me and ill exlpain with other examples..
post some perspective stuff here.. ill check them out and tell u what to fix if u like



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wow this is really helpfull thanks

[GriNGo]

Chock full of goodness this SB is.... damn amazing man! Your loose studies and brush stroke style just left me dumbstruck. I'll have to watch this..

greetings!
GRINGO

[drd]

Very cool strokes, almost like paint at times

Keep going!!

[Liam Harvey]

Awesome!

[darkos]

Thanks guys!
It's been more than a year I haven't updated this SB. It's gonna be a lot to dump.

From Jan 2008
http://orchidlan.free.fr/images/20080110_deminue.jpg

http://orchidlan.free.fr/images/20080120_kate.jpg

http://orchidlan.free.fr/images/20080122_arach.jpg

http://orchidlan.free.fr/images/20080126_scorp.jpg

http://orchidlan.free.fr/images/20080210_mantilla.jpg

From Mar 2008
http://orchidlan.free.fr/images/20080313_blonde.jpg

http://orchidlan.free.fr/images/20080314_armure.jpg

http://orchidlan.free.fr/images/20080326_kinky.jpg

[zalxemptyx]

you works are really inspiring
take care hope the holidays been good :)

[voraz]

Hi Darkos, great stuff.
That loose style is very nice.
cheers