Yellow Snow Crash

[cannibalcandy]

A bit of the work I did on a personal project, trying to develop some kinda feel for Neil's novel SnowCrash... It's all still in sketch format. I was going for some kind of acid pallet. Just some conceptual work. Also, I know Raven doesn't look like he has his trademark tattoo... I didn't like the look of the text on the image, it looked like weird acne in the highlights.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/cannibalcandy/Ng_Snowcrash_by_ariokh.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/cannibalcandy/Pages3.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/cannibalcandy/sketch049.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/cannibalcandy/Pages2.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/cannibalcandy/sketch052.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/cannibalcandy/dog2.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/cannibalcandy/USTOREIT-Painter.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/cannibalcandy/00FAVELA--00.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/cannibalcandy/The_Raft__SnowCrash_by_ariokh.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/cannibalcandy/SnowCrash__Raven_by_ariokh.jpg

[Prehistoric]

very excellent stuff. i am such a huge fan of the book.

looks like you really captured the feel of it.

post more when you've got it please.

really, very cool.

[Sinix]

Those environments and the dog are awesome.. that's alot of how I pictured the book. I really love your drawing style too. Makes me wanna try doing something like this. Hope you post on CA alot more.

[P E N Ricklund]

This looks great, now I have to look up what kinda book this is.
Your enviorments are so nice, seems to be loads of life in them.
Keep em' comin'!

edit: I just took a look at your homepage, darn it's good.

[lewiston]

damn, you just hit my g-spot...uhhh.
just beautiful...

[Skulldog]

I would like you to replace your opening line with "I am pitching this as a graphic novel to Neil" beacuse this is awesome work all around, loved the book, and all of these live up to being something more than just sketching it out.

[dogfood]

Excellent design work on top of solid skills and a gifted eye...

I hope you keep posting here; you're going to give a lot of folks a lot of inspiration (like me).

[Eytan]

Wow these are fuckin spectacular. I love these designs, and your environments look insanely amazing. You've got a shitload of talent. I have to see more!

One question tho. Is that guy with the nuclear parking cone on his back supposed to have a cold? Cause the redness of his nose rivals that of Rudolph the reindeer. haha, take care.

[cotron]

very cool, definitely feels like the book when you look at em. although, i saw raven as a bigger dude, or at least I imagined him to be more fear-inducing, stout and rough around the edges... but that's my take, so disagree if you want. :)

very solid collection of images.

[cuzzo]

hate to asspat but DAYUM... speechless...

[L. Scott Knight]

I was scrolling through enjoying the pictures when I hit the city scape with the hanging shoes and I litterally went "Whoa". It takes a lot to get that out of me like that. Awesome!

And that last guy, man talk about having a chip on your shoulder! "Don't fuck with me" pretty much goes unsaid!

[cannibalcandy]

Wow these are fuckin spectacular. I love these designs, and your environments look insanely amazing. You've got a shitload of talent. I have to see more!

One question tho. Is that guy with the nuclear parking cone on his back supposed to have a cold? Cause the redness of his nose rivals that of Rudolph the reindeer. haha, take care.


Hahaha, too true. Raven in the book is a Russian Inuit, so I figured I would go for the full gin blossom. Good eye.

[cannibalcandy]

very cool, definitely feels like the book when you look at em. although, i saw raven as a bigger dude, or at least I imagined him to be more fear-inducing, stout and rough around the edges... but that's my take, so disagree if you want. :)

very solid collection of images.
I feel ya, I tried to put in his awesome system of political immunity to show some scale. He is carrying a warhead like it's a Louis Vuitton. I agree with the rough around the edges... I did alot of sketches of him with his nappy facial hair as described in the book, but I liked him better without the fu manchu. Thanks!

[sodomizer]

Phew! These are absolutly fantastic. Very inspiring, please post more, I'd love to see what else you've got. :}

[Interceptor]

D00d you're landscapes are fucking incredible. Well all of it is, but..damn.

[look]

Those are amazing. The landscapes are so realistic. Especially the one with the sneakers at the top, it looks almost like a shot from a movie.

[ChromaticCodex]

I really try to give crits in all my replys, but fuck, that's nothing short of orgasmic. Your awesome.

[Phuzion]

Fuckin' A homez! This stuff is lookin' great! You're making me want to design shit too. The rooftop scene with the shoes in the foreground is lookin' stellar! What're you going for a matte painting? Keep rockin' it man. Can't wait to see more... even here in NZ. Peace out duuude.

-Daniel

[cannibalcandy]

Hey mang! Good to see you haven't been eaten whole by kiwis. We look forward to yer furry return! Hehehe

[Produkt]

the detail on the 8th one is amazing i love it.

[timerabbit]

Really excellent work here. I'm glad to see an artist take the plunge to design Neal's stuff...

Couple of questions. Is there a reason you decided to give Hiro the translucent visor as opposed to the goggles? I'd always loved the bug-eyed image of him goggled into his deck.

No real complaints on Ng (if I remember his name right), although some of your conceptual sketches have a much grittier, "found object" feel to his medical equipment...

... but what happened to Raven's tattoo?

-Timerabbit

[el norteno]

beautiful environment paintings