Grooveholmes' Sketchbook ...fast and bulbous!

[Grooveholmes]

Finally.. I throw down on a daily...

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/t3.jpg

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/officegrl.jpg

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/asfds2.jpg
http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/asfds4.jpg



I look forward to the trip.
>:D

[LiL QoH]

POST MORE kthx :blah:

[Clockwork]

This is why I like looking through sketchbooks that don't have as many views. These are a great start to a sketchbook thread. :)

You seem to have a great sense of construction in the face without having to define everything. Definitely want to see more of these.

[IanE]

Howdy!

Really good start here. The last image has some great colors in it... do you plan to work on it more? You should if you don't! Post some more, as Clockwork said, definitely want to see more of these!

Ian

[Ink_Monkey]

Hey hey, looking really good so far. Can't wait to see more.

[klinesmoker]

It's a little hard to critique so few pieces. Bring some more. I think you have a nice grasp of the human face (from what I can see), but it's hard to tell! :)

[Nixon]

yes yes, more more! i love that first one.....

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/work-progress-gallery/images/shiestybastard_sketch2.jpg
Here is an older sketch of a shiesty bastard that I made for a mod that never saw the light of day.

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/work-progress-gallery/images/HeadscarfGrey.jpg

[Minion]

I'd hit it.

[Grooveholmes]

Which one?

[Minion]

All of the above.

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/NurseRatchet_2.jpg

And here is a really crappy sketch. Reference was taken from a pic of the General who ran the Abu Ghraib (sp?) prison in Iraq when all the prisoner abuse was going down. Has it stopped? Anyway.. I thought she looked really sinister like a true life The Boss from mgs3.

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/work-progress-gallery/images/G4.jpg

Everybody loves painting from Domai!

[Burning Eyes]

Haha I paint from Domai! W00t, nice color choices and great rendering on that last one.. Great sketches, seksy more!

[Grooveholmes]

Thanks to everyone for taking an interest! :yayca:

Well.. this is from tonight. I'm rather ashamed of it.. but here it is with all its faults.

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/thatcherson2contrasty.jpg

Edit: I cheated a bit and contrasted it up in photoshop.

[Daunting]

groove dude why the hell are you complaining that domai nude is awesome. on the other ones though i think you need to push your lines a little more. the figures aren't very significant they arent seperated from the rest of the picture all that well. do like you did in that domai peice and you'll be alright.

[I.was.ink]

Nice sketches. :D
-ink

[maxetormer]

good work all around, ill be around :D

[Grooveholmes]

Perhaps this will partially redeem me for that dogshit i posted last night?

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/turkish2.jpg



:painting:

[maxetormer]

Dot be so hard on your self dude, your line
sensitivity is VERY good, your anatomy is well
on its way , and I like the expresions
on your faces. :^^:

Nick Picks:
I dont belive we should be able to
see that much of the left cheek in this angle, the eye
that is further from us should be smaller, it has the
same size and shape as the eye closer to us, and that
diminish the sence of perspective and flatenss out the
head a little bit, its is a very good portrait non the less :D

[Grooveholmes]

First crits..

Thanks maxetormer, yeah i agree about the eye size. This guy has really angular and exaggerrated features, one of the things that initially drew me to using his great face as ref.

:meow:

[Grooveholmes]

from tonight...


http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/sg.jpg

5:30 am and i'm about to fall over.. maybe i'll finish tomorrow.

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/sg3.jpg

Hrmm.
Maybe it was better before?

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/sg4.jpg

As i dig the hole deeper.

I moved the eye up some? :^^;:

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/sg6.jpg

:404sign: :404sign: :404sign: :404sign: :404sign:

Its turned fatty fatty mcFat.

I need to stop drawing at 6am

[corky13]

*lol*
I like your portraits...could use some more contrast here and there but after all its very nice work. Im looking forward to more of your work Sir ;)

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/Mediterranean-Beach.jpg


the shame.

[Cookiedough]

Lovely colours on the last one. Might needs some smaller highlights here and there, but it's quite lovely.

Now go to bed, please?

[TheDirtSyndicate]

http://www.joshball.com/work-progress-gallery/images/G4.jpg

Everybody loves painting from Domai!


^that is fucking great dude. really nice.
i wanna see more of that, heres some reference:
www.deepdarkmodels.com

*shhh. that link is a secret. only tell your closest friends.
we dont want them taking the site down because of a bunch of horny artists using up their bandwidth.*

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/envstudy.jpg

[paxsaw]

Wah! man your gonna wear that new tablet out!!! Good job!

[Grooveholmes]

LOL, thanks for the heads up on that link Complete 2 it shall come in handy methinks. :^^;:

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/WARONMARS.jpg
War on mars.

[Cookiedough]

maybe add some darker values to war's portrait to add more depth? That portrait is very good, just love it just a little bit more. :wink:

[Daunting]

That's freakin war. Need to put the maneating parrot in there.

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/waronmars2.jpg

[SubPablo]

No updates yet?! C'mon man, don't drop the ball so soon! (no pun intedo! :wink: ) -I really dig your environment studies.

[Grooveholmes]

Ha! Thanks killa.
Its been crunch time at work all week (hence the drought.) but i've been itching to get a chance to throw down with the tablet the whole time. We just wrapped up our milestone tonight and i was able to squeeze this one out when i got home!
I know its hardly fit for elfwood. I had a really hard time with the right side of her face. :upset: My favorite part though is that line that makes up the arm.

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/sgg_1.jpg

Maybe i can revisit this one tomorrow.. possibly make a shift to color with it.


:pirate:

[dCepT]

Love the latest portraits! They almost look as if they're done with colored chalks or something. Only crit (this is a very minor nitpick) is some of your eyes are a bit skewed, also your chins.. I think..

Other than that, you just rock, man!

Keep posting!

d-C

[BlueMech]

You kids and your god forsaken tablets! I would kill you if in doing so it would get me one. But it won't, will it?

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/sgg_1thesketch.jpg

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/sgg_2.jpg

It only seems to look correct when upside down now.
:$

[LiL QoH]

Turn it back around its fine :nohope:

[Cookiedough]

Lovely lovely pictures. The last girl is really really beautiful.

Crit: you're girls all have pretty pouty lips, so they kinda get the same expression. Maybe do a girl with a really big smile or very grumpy look?

[Grooveholmes]

Thanks cookiedough yea.. that's one thing i've been trying to do lately.. more differing facial expressions. I'll definately make a much more concerted effort on that after this. :donk:

[Grooveholmes]

Toldya it was crappy when standing up. :^^;:

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/sgg_2flipped.jpg

[dCepT]

Looks good, man! Her upper lip is a bit skewed, I think.. The middle of it should line up with the nose more, I think.
Love the cool highlights!

peace

d-C

[Grooveholmes]

>:D

A couple updates.. its been awhile since i've posted. I newfound good friend inspired me to get started on some stuff again:

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/for_k.jpg
http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/chonch.jpg

Still in a Sketchy McSketch form at this point.. :er: hopefully soon they shall end up as finished pieces.

[Sorknes]

Good going! :)

Can't wait to see you get them tighten up a bit and getting further. :)

Glad you got back to do some 2D stuff again! ;)

[Slash]

I like the ones where you have rendered the skin.. they all look so smooth, soft and fuckable. I cant say much about your sketches tho, since im a noob.



50 eh?


/

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/for_k2.jpg

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/for_k3.jpg

more update...
blegh... about to attempt to tackle the clothing :nohope:

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/chonch2.jpg

playing with color a bit.. but its in a pretty sloppy state.

its an update tho..

[Crashbug]

your a great painter, keep up the good work. very talented.

[Grooveholmes]

thanks crashbug.
When are we gonna see some online comics man?

[Grooveholmes]

:perv:

http://www.joshball.com//imagedump/fh2z_4.jpg

[Daunting]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/sgg_2.jpg


I really really REALLY like that one groove. Pretty photorealistic and very moody. You seriously have to do more of these dude.

[Crash]

the third to last pic is great, love her redish kinda hair.

Great stuff man, just keep it up.

[Cookiedough]

You should update more often. Great stuff. I like that 3d face, she seems like really nice lady, the type who'll help you at the bakery or grocerystore. And she kinda reminds me of some aunt. I dunno if she works at a bakery.:\

I love your other girls. That redhead is very nice, but could use some more lovin.

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/fh2z_5.jpg

A few people thought the wireframe was a bit distracting.. here's a preliminary render. :^^;:

[hurricane]

great stuff groove!


post more ok?!


cheers

[Groover McNab]

Nice line quality on your stuff dude. I'm throwing in another vote for posting more often.

[BlueMech]

Where's your post-liminary render? the one without the grain and the shiny hair thing? I don't know what post-liminary really means either. It's cool though, but her neck stump freaks me out :/

[Sorknes]

Very nice, Groove. :) Thumbs up! :)

Now I want to see more faces. ;)

[incognito]

You're an inspiration to my aspiration.


You're a poet, and I don't even know it!


Woah ho ho!
:D


(But seriously, nice paintings. Though the asian guy looks a bit...discomforted. Anyway, I like the nice deep colors you use, liking the maroons.)

[xaik-]

Nice coloring groove. The 3d model looks a bit squished. Do you have a ref?

[PHATandy]

Cool stuff Groove, your portraits are very cool.

Only thing ive found is alot of your digi paints are very soft and light, not alot of definition. Adding some darker sharper lines might help to bring out some of the lines. More contrast aswell, to help bring out the forms and stuff.

Really ace work though man, keep it up dude.

[Daunting]

I really enjoy your studies groove. Gotta tell ya again how much i loved that domai study back a while ago.

[Grooveholmes]

Many thanks to everyone who has viewed and replied.

MIKECORRIERO- Great advice man. I shall have to do just that. :^^:



Here are a couple environment sketches... sheesh.. its been so long since i've fooled with perspective without maya or max breaking down the process automatically.

Still.. they have plenty of issues.. .

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/environments/toodark.jpg

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/environments/hongkong3.jpg

[Cookiedough]

Ooooh, you updated!

K, I love the color combination on the first one. Blue vs yellow, hmmmmm. But i don't understand your lightning. Where's all that yellow coming from? Cos the lights are pretty dimmed.

Also, the walls definitely need some texture. I'm glad you pushed some of those values. You could even push it a bit more imo. The right part of this piece is my favourite, love the blue/red/yellow-combination there.

Second: I know it's gonna be a bright day and it'll prolly look pretty in the end, but atm i don't like the colors much, they're a bit too muddy.

Just keep up with these, add some more hard edges here and there, cute details.. it's very good already. Just make it perfect now. :)

[SubPablo]

A-ha! the thread lives! Keep it up manner, - good stuff.

[Slash]

Nice work on the zbrush lady! Did you do it all in zbrush, or did you make a base mesh in another app? If its all zbrush, how did you manage to create and maintain such a nice edgeflow?

I should dedicate more time to zbrush.. :nohope:

Anyways, keep rocking!

[Grooveholmes]

sup slash >:D
I made a lowpoly base mesh with clean uv's in maya then imported into zbrush and began sculpting after subdividing the mesh.

[Craig Houghton]

I love the variety of the buildings. The choice of perspective seems a bit odd though -- I don't have the feeling that I'm actually standing around in the scene checking it out, but I do get the big-tall towering slick buildings feeling, and that's a good thing.

I'm looking forward to seeing more -- I like em!

-Craig

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/sgg_11.jpg

[PaulGanguly]

Like I said in IRC, it's starting to look much more lifelike. I think the skin surface is lacking some transparency, and it's coming out a little plastickey looking. I too struggle with the same affliction. Sadly, I don't really know how to fix it.

Either way, it's looking really nice so far.

[Grooveholmes]

Yeah Paul i know what you're talking about.... whenever i add color i tend to make things look way to oily or greasy or somethin..

[LiL QoH]

:O STOP ARTING! You're making me look bad :(

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/yume_9.jpg

:pirate:

[v4x7]

/m\ /m\ /m\

Cool paintings. I'd like to see more hue variation in skin color, tho.. Post more. More! :D

~:ab::ab:

[D.Labruyere]

great stuff, I like both your environments and the faces you are drawing. :) do you use references for the faces?

[Grooveholmes]

Thanks guys.

Haldor- most of the portraits that i've posted so far are made employing the use of a reference image. I'm really not comfortable enough with color to totally discard the use of reference :android:

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/yume_11.jpg

[hurricane]

what mikecorriero said :)

cheers

[Cookiedough]

stop using midtones to highlight/shadow a midtone. and keep on painting. you can do it! :cheerleader:

[madster]

The "plastic-y" look to skin tones is from too harsh of highlights. Skin is NOT that reflective, because skin cells are matte. You have to have more of a gradient effect, than a few skin tones, and then light highlights on top. In Photoshop, thats when you should be switching to the Airbrush tool, with about a 65% flow, and a low opacity of about 9-24% or so. Subtlety is the key for highlight value in skin tones...

~M

[Grooveholmes]

On which sections Madster?

Skin isnt always matte, there are some places that are naturally more oily than others.. like nose, brow, and forehead for instance.

[Grooveholmes]

MIKECORRIERO & Hurricane~ Thanks for the vote of confidence, it means a lot coming from you guys. Hopefully if i can distance myself just far enough away from the 3d to bust out more 2d and get more color work under my belt.

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/yume_13.jpg

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/MediterraneanBeach2nd_001.jpg

[seth1]

Great work! I like some of your ladies!! Do you work in traditional at all?

[Grooveholmes]

seth1~I'm almost all digital these days, aside from the sketches and doodles i do at work. :)My website has some older traditional work tho..

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/chonch4.jpg

[GunTrouver]

Very nice stuff! Your renderings are very good and the colours are great!
More updastes plz:)

[SubPablo]

Hey, good to see more stuff. -I'm liking the girl with the green dress the most so far. -though I agree with the plascitity comment from above.

Maybe it's just standing out as looking overly shiny or reflective because it's making us notice the absence of reflectivity in the areas that should reflect more. Areas like the lips, and especially the eyes, would be nice and moist and have some hard highlights on 'em.

There's kind of an outline right now where the highlighting stops. -kinda shaped like a lone ranger mask. :D If you continue the tones around the eyes into the rest of the piece, and add reflectivity and a little more attention to the eyes, it should really come to life. Good stuff though, as always!

[LiL QoH]

monochromatiiccc awee we already talked aboot it <3 hehe

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/chonch5.jpg

small update.. hopefully less monochromatic?

[BlueMech]

I'm liking these paintings groove. It's obvious youre improving with each one.

[Udjat]

You've got some great stuff! I really like the z brush sketch!

[Grooveholmes]

Danke Bluemech, Udjat!
I'll try to have new updates soon.

:yayca:

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/msgg_4.jpg
:zzz:

Ok.. here's the sketchy mcSketch stage of this one.
The white areas are umm.. sunlight.

[Mike Frank]

Awesome studies! Keep pushin em.

[Azrael]

http://www.joshball.com/work-progress-gallery/images/G4.jpg

Everybody loves painting from Domai!

f-ING LOVE THIS!

[Slash]

I see you have posted a few boobies since my last visit. those are always welcome! :D On the reclining sunlit girl you still have some work to do, but its shaping up nicely. Her face looks a tad skewed, but that might be the perspective and the fact that the jawline disappears in sunlight. Oh, and you should flip the image to show it the same way as the ref, the skewing of the face disappears then, and the whole pic looks more "right".

[dns2k]

man i really like where i am seeing the painting skillz going man

-dns

[Grooveholmes]

a wee bit more progress..
http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/msgg_6.jpg

[seth1]

Haha! Boobies:) I cant quite figure out the light soruce in the bottom image! IS she under a umbrella on the beach or whats going on?

[Grooveholmes]

seth1~in the ref it appears to be morning sunlight through a window..

[blankslatejoe]

:perv:

http://www.joshball.com//imagedump/fh2z_4.jpg


Dude, thats beautiful.

Nice work all around!

[strych9ine]

You've got some great painting chops man, very nice studies. You're getting me pumped to do some more myself...

[Theo]

inspiring titties man. keeping an eye on you.

[PaulGanguly]

Damn you and your accurate skintones.

Especially in the last one.

FINISH IT. FINISH IT NOW!

[character]

lookin good man. a little desaturated now that i look at it, but it kinda works. update plzkthx =D

btw dude, i told you in irc already but you're kicking ass and progressing fast. just don't let it go to your head you damn texan! peace

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/msgg_18.jpg

:dead:
I think i would like to try my hand at an environment soon..

[Odds]

oh stop whining, this shit owns and you know it. ;)
lk explained to me why us artists ALWAYS think our art is bad. it's because as our skills develop, our standards for ourselves are raised at a consistent rate that way we're constantly improving. keep it up-

[Grooveholmes]

something else i'm tooling with...

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/daviball9.jpg
:needle:

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/daviball14.jpg :}

[ElvisMcVegas]

that looks really badass. I like the nose, but i think the ears should be larger

[Olof]

OwoOO

Will you color it ?

nice ;)

.hugs

[Grooveholmes]

:dead:
http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/fenv01.jpg :x

[hurricane]

oooh, great !!!!

post more dude !!

[van]

Wow, man. This stuff is awesome. Retina's burning?

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/msgg_18.jpg

Are you crazy?

[clogik]

awesome stuff. great paintings they have a soft life like quality to them.

keep postin

[Slash]

The ball guy is getting awfully cute. And as i said in irc, i like the env. speedy. Its not 98% shite as you say. 25% tops :P

[v4x7]

Speedie is al'right, and teh monster face looks good. Keep on rockin'

(hey, free bump) :D

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/rfm_01.jpg

[frequentshlaynker]

your stuff's beautiful man... good stuff

[hurricane]

as i said on Mirc, great face on the latest update, very interesting lines

cheers dude!

[Grooveholmes]

iteration. (http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/rfm_04.jpg)
:er:

[Grooveholmes]

..a bit more progress.

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/rfm_05.jpg

[SubPablo]

Du-hu-hude! What's with this sudden jump in power level? You've been holding out on us!

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/rfm_07.jpg

[hurricane]

wicked !! that one looks REALLY promising !!!

cheers dude

[Grooveholmes]

I hated monkeys ever since George Bush jr came along.
link. (http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/monkey_lame3.jpg)

Someone asked me to paint this. It's way out of my comfort zone.. I also decided to give the Imposto brushes in painter a try. :^^;:

[ZapRadon]

If that's uncomfortable, comfortable must be fantastic!

[Sara-San]

that's fantastic for being uncomfortable. I hate monkeys too.

[JAGrello]

great work groove... keep it up.

[neoknocker]

Awesome!

[Grooveholmes]

Thanks ZapRadon, Sara-San, Ion, and neoknocker, here's an update..
http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/monkey_lame7.jpg

[tensai]

solid painting skills you got there man. great likeness on the portrait of bush...:)
were these lines http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/rfm_01.jpg
straight PS or first pencil? looking forward to see that piece develop further.

(edit - love the photographic lighting in this one as well
http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/msgg_18.jpg)

[Grooveholmes]

thanks tensai! the lines on that one are direct in painter.

[ElvisMcVegas]

Dr. ZAIUS! Dr. ZAIUS! ... Dr. ZAIUS!

[Grooveholmes]

Dr. ZAIUS! Dr. ZAIUS! ... Dr. ZAIUS!

Hey! Thats Uncle Zaius to you.

[Alday.J]

What a nice thread here ! I really dig your work, man ! <3 Your monkey is great ! More, please ! :wink:

[character]

looks good man. you got a good balance of value in that monkey piece. it's just missing some kind of background. either just texture or an actual environment. it looks unfinished with a blank bg. and that soldier is coming along great, but i told you that already in irc. keep it man. you're gettin better with each post. it's awesome

[van]

That is awesome! :)

[Grooveholmes]

:zzz:

It's been awhile since i've messed with graphite aside from doodles while i'm waiting on renders or something. Hmmm the paper in this new sketchbook seems like it has too much tooth... like no matter how i shade it turns out low res with large grain similar to big blocky pixels.

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/pencil_ugh.jpg

:^^;: the traditional media. no safety nets and no undo's.

[Morbid]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/MediterraneanBeach2nd_001.jpg
I swear Ive been to this beach!!!

BTW. Your sketchbook is teh nice.

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/sb1.jpg

quick sketch from my lunch break today. >:D

[Sara-San]

thats a beautiful landscape!

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/ugg2.jpg

[Yina]

wow! inspiring stuff, esp the digi paints. thumbs up!

[Grooveholmes]

Thanks Yina.

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/irqenv.jpg

Another environment study.:x

[ATLAS2900]

Wow I can't even imagine in color. You have some really interesting drawing. I like your style of color. You have a good eye for settle contours in the face.
Really good stuff.

[sone_one]

solid stuff! your studies are awesome and obviously pay off.

keep going youre doing great.

[skvv]

groober, you're definitely not fit for elfwood.

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/pfft.jpg
:^^;:

another color study from tonight as i continue my quest to paint an environment that isnt crap. not there yet.

maybe if i get this one worked out more i'll post a larger version.

ATLAS2900, sone_one, MIKECORRIERO, and Skiv thanks for the comments.

[Red_Rook]

nice un gry, the last one is a bunch better the funky lighting on the side of the hill really defining light and shadow and the atmospheric perspective help sooo much, btw the river that bright, very brave sire very brave, it works well ;)

[BlueMech]

post bigger ones so i an copy them. I need to do at least two more enviroments for my portfolion. then 3 boring ol' still lifes. :(

I want to caress you.

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/pfft2.jpg
:S

[Slash]

I like the last one! Have a beer!

[light]

Groove, awesome work man. That last enviroment is totally badass. Id like to see some sharper stuff though. If you could tighten that last one it would look fantastic. Good good good good work.

[Evil_Sloth]

really cool stuff, only crit is to watch your faces a bit.
love your effective enviroments.

[Grooveholmes]

Another environment.

w.i.p. (http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/pf_01.jpg)
Still in the scketch phase this one is.

[Crash]

OOOOh the last one looks really great altough its just a sketch.

Your proggressing my friend and i like what i see in this thread. Some stuff kinda feel unfinished though, but thats me.

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/pf_03.jpg

Ok, i'm done.

Last painting of '05 ...or the first of '06 :needle:

[Lad]

The only thing that I noticed, and this is just a untrained eye talking, is that building and the rafters dont exactly line up :)

But very nice work! Keep it up G!

[Grooveholmes]

the bg building? the foreground structure is on a different perspective plane.

[magicgoo]

You have a lot of great stuff. The colors are all awesome, however the anatomy could use a touch of tweaking in certain 3/4 views of the faces. Sometimes it helps to close one eye if you are using a live model as ref. Keep up the great work!

[PHATandy]

Hey groove man, you got some real real great stuff here.

You painting skills are really coming along, the enviros looks great... you working using ref or not on those?

Gj man keep it up.

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/daviball21.jpg

Ok, finally got my computer fixed so i can return to running more intensive apps and return to some of my previous in-progress models.

:yayca:

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/env_drearyfactory_3.jpg

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/env_drearyfactory_4.jpg

:er: I think I'm ready to walk away from this one.:yawn:

[Slash]

I must say that i'm impressed. You've managed to improve a lot with your environment pieces. this last one looks sweet. my only crit would be that the dude standing there is a little too blurry for my taste.

Did you use any perspective tools for this one?

[Grooveholmes]

Thanks Slash, no perspective tools were used at all... was all plotted by hand.

umm err... mabye this would be more effective in color..:down:
http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/envrk.jpg

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/envrk3.jpg

[ZapRadon]

I still wanna know if there's a car under that rock :P

[Grooveholmes]

I like to imagine that there is.:S

[ZapRadon]

*shudder*

[Slash]

make some blood seep out from under there, real subtle!

[Grooveholmes]

A couple of scribbly doodles on paper ...a few meager seconds a piece.

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/sktch1.jpg
graphite

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/sktch2.jpg
pen

[donkeyslayer]

i like the last one a lot. it reminds me of Insane Visions.

see if you can use a lot of lighter strokes and layer them up :}

[ZapRadon]

Seconds???

Sigh. *slinks back to anatomy books*

[Grooveholmes]

Seconds???


Yeah Zap, scribbly's! :pirate: Gyargh.
DS|War, thanks man. I'll try to start posting more of these.. need to start doing them in an sb and not in just the margins of my notes and important facts.


mmm :spam:

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/eow_underpainting3.jpg

i started this for e.o.w. :^^;:
But the perspective is so jacked atm :S



...I think I'll return to it later on and correct the structures.

[Zebz]

Your painting skills are ridiculous! Wonderful 3D stuff too! I'm in my first 3D Animation class now and I can really appreciate this sort of work so much more now. Lots of little textures and details, really great. I'd like to see your pencil work step up some notches. That's my ownly crit. You seem to be workin' hard!! Keep it up!

[sephone]

Grooveholmes, I just have to say you have some nice work going on. I especially love th environment studies you have and love the loose style. Keep up the great work.

[ZapRadon]

Man, the more I look at it the more it seems there should be a vanishing point off to the left...those buildings are to the left of your viewpoint, near as I can tell.

And you *know* how I feel about your stuff ;)

[hurricane]

very cool stuff man, i like the digis alot!

you kick ass :P

cheeers

[Wetterschneider]

I gots to say, for the record, that this one is my fav:

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/pf_03.jpg

so very cool use of space and composition.

[Sorknes]

So nice to see you having THIS kind of improvement. Keep working on the environments, tons of good stuff there.

My favourites from the last ones are the monkey and the gladiator. Damn, you've improved in the last three months. Keep working, hon. :)

[Grooveholmes]

ZebzFree, sephone, ZapRadon, hurricane, Wetterschneider, and Sorknes. Thanks for the comments one and all! :grandpa:


http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/env_shittyshit4.jpg

:gasmask:

[Grooveholmes]

Taking a brief break from environments... here are the beginnings:

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/Dscn.jpg

[hurricane]

nice start on the female !

keep working, i like the start alot !!

cheers!

[Grooveholmes]

Thanks Hurri, here's a bit more progress....

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/Dscn2.jpg

:pirate:

[Sara-San]

Fantastic environments, Groove! Good start on the girl

[Sorknes]

Last environment is great! :)

Nice start on the lady there indeed, keep working on her! :)

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/Dscn3.jpg

:blahblah:

[SubPablo]

when do we get to see what you've been up to professionally?! -and that's not a question you can turn around and point at me, either! ;p

[Grooveholmes]

Jeremy.... Shit man.. everything we've got cooking at work is slated to be NDA for what looks like quite awhile. :madchef: :thinking:

[Artguy]

I really like your landscape stuff. I never do landscapes because I usually get bored with them, but your's all have a personality to them. It feels like there is so much more going on there then just a landscape! They all make me ask questions about what could be going on there.

The boulder, the factory Interior, the foggy corner in the road, the low level approach to the town, those are all my favorites. The girl looks nice too!

Hey what is Pi Studios? I work at Activision's "Toys For Bob" studio, (not as an artist though) Are you guys Activision owned? I see a lot of Activision titles connected to Pi Studios.

[Death]

Really awesome stuff :D. Very nice coloring, indeed! These all kick my butt! Keep it up! :D.

[Grooveholmes]

Thanks Artguy.

True, we do a lot of work with Activision, Pi is an independent developer.
Wow, what do you do over at Toys for Bob that they dont utilize your skills for art?

[Slash]

That last ass looks so sweet and round.. tasty!!


You're constantly improving, your practice is paying off!

[Grooveholmes]

Thanks Slash, here's the latest..

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/rfg1.jpg

:needle:

[evildisco]

Hell yeah Josh, nice lines.

[Grooveholmes]

Thanks Discovalante

[guggemmaneuver]

oh so nice grooveholmes! (http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/Dscn2.jpg) Dem environment paints is so purdy! great work!

joel

[Sorknes]

Gotta love that woman belly! :D Just as it's supposed to be! ;)

[Artguy]

I like this, especially how you did the hands. I'm envisioning some pretty nice lighting on this piece, can't wait to see how it developes! I always liked your red headed girl with the lower body in shadow on page 2. One of my favorite pieces.

To answer your question... I'm in the design dept at Toys For Bob. (Scripting and rough 3D geometry layout). It would be fun to be in the art dept, but I've got like 10+ games worth of design experience so they want me in design more.

[tensai]

good landscapes but i think the females are hot as well man. nice updates!

[j a k e]

i like the pose and arm gesture of your last girl, it's very natural.

peace

[Grooveholmes]

unf, i know the coloring is really dissapointing on this.. at this point i'm trying to decide if i should ditch it and move on or keep going. The colors seem so elementary.

wip (http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/rfg3.jpg)






:gasmask: :ninja++:

[Grooveholmes]

..it looks like a bad page out of a childrens coloring book.

[ZapRadon]

Pull some of that lovely blue into her skin, I say!

[Sorknes]

Contrasts is needed, as well some more careful colourpicking. Work a bit more on her, you're better than this. ;) Love the hands, and still the belly. Proportions are just fine, it just went a bit weird in the colourization.

Don't let her lose all your love just yet, you can do it. :)

[Flaskpost]

keep working on her! shes beautiful! just work on the contrast of the face and so, a bit more!
looks great so far tho.

great sketchbook you got here! stupid me who didnt checked it out earlier!

[Slash]

I think its a lovely start. But as i said in irc, you need to give her another shoulder. Sometimes the ref falls short, and its up to you to fix it. :D

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/photos/march.jpg

I just got a new digi cam :)
Should greatly improve my texture and reference gathering!

[ZapRadon]

It's a fur-tree!

[Grooveholmes]

Lol, yeah it does seem to be of the wooly mammoth variety... and this is march.


Err.. Douglas fur. It would make a GREAT collosus though too!
:spam:




:pirate:

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/rfg6.jpg

A bit more progress.. but this is really slow going.

[skvv]

nice form and atmosphere, everything's pretty simple here yet gets the shapes across. not much more i can say. good study.

[character]

lookin good dude. i like where it's going

and don't be so negative =p

[Grooveholmes]

Ok this is it... I'm callling it done.

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/rfg8.jpg

Miles davis helped me out.

[stoph]

you could definately push this further. the hands are the most redeeming features, and i think youve greatly improved since the initial posts. maybe some warmer red tones, and a bit more light to make it pop some.. either way, great stuff dude :)

[T-Raktor]

Your works are really nice, i especially love the landscapes.I have only one thing to say: try to make your female characters a little more cute. They are not exactley beautyfull. Their faces look a little strange. Anyways, the girl with lights cast on her (u said they could burn your retina :P) is really great. that is my favourite.

Cheers!

[Grooveholmes]

It's selfportrait time.. couldnt have chosen a worse subject. Oh well, I worked on this on and off all weekend.
http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/spclr_03.jpg
:gasmask:

[T-Raktor]

Nice SP dude. I am not able to do something like this yet...

[Robert.B]

realy solid work in here

[Grooveholmes]

i dont know what i'm doing.:x

wip (http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/dpc.jpg)

[Grooveholmes]

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/dpc2.jpg

I'm not really sure what to think about this one. I dont think i'd quite label it as 'good' yet.
It took a little while to get into the flow with it, oblivion has been chewing up most of the freetime i have set aside for painting.
\w/

[fooxoo]

I really like the blues of the water animal thingy. Good transparency and over all effect. Maybe a bit heavy lookking though ... Good job! :teeth:

[Tyranx]

Looking good, you got some good painting skills, keep postin.

[character]

awesome dude. good to see you trying out creatures. you gonna take it any further?

[tgfx]

*u got some sick stuff here man. Props...

[ThabisoMhlaba]

Keep it up, MORE UPDATES NOW!

[fooxoo]

GROOOOOVE! Post more!!!

[Alday.J]

Long time I don't check your SB, GrooveHolmes... It's always a pleasure. :)
More, please.
J.

[Grooveholmes]

thanks for the replies you guys!

here's an atrocious 20 minutes sketch.. i'm so much more used to the stylus now lol.

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/sktch8920.jpg

[light]

Awesome improvement, your paints are getting so much better. I would love to see some more refined enviroments.

[waronmars]

Threads have been known to suck throughout the ages, this thread, however, is a prime example of exactly the opposite. It is full of well executed studies and presents the viewer with a progression of the artists work, which is of a quality that is rivalled in very few other threads.

-New York Times



Looking good groove. Don't be so down, you kick my ass out the window, and we both know it :/

[ZapRadon]

How can a thread suck?

[hurricane]

what war said!

[BlueMech]

I wouldn't hit it, but it's not bad!

[Grooveholmes]

Here are a couple different low poly head busts i've been messing with in my spare time. About 1100 triangles a piece. ONce i get some of this 3d out of my system i'll hopefully find my muse again and it will be back to painting.

wips...
http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/mh_9.jpg

Some people might recognize this bum..
http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/namvet5.jpg

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/namvet6.jpg

*disclaimer: these are screencaps from maya's viewports.*

[evildisco]

Nice headshots, Josh, the textures look really nice especially on the second one.

[ZapRadon]

I think I've met this dude...

[Grooveholmes]

Should I call this done?

http://www.joshball.com/imagedump/namvet7.jpg