Yes. YES! OOOOooo YEA! AwwwWWWW No!

[ChromaticCodex]

For a chromatic codex, there's not alot of color in here atm. Been buzing around here since November, the workshop was incredible!! Don't offen post, so maybe this will help me get in the habbit. Not like a Nun. Tell me what you think!



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/Talyor/Old/Landing.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/Talyor/Old/dead.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/Talyor/Old/UGLY.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/Talyor/Old/KATE.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/Talyor/Old/SMOKE.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/Talyor/Old/PLANTMAN.jpg

No more thumbs-nails!

[ChromaticCodex]

Crits greatly appriciated, should do another dump this week.

[Eyal]

Sure man, you're more than welcome.

I think your head is in good condition.
No need for repairs.
Study more anatomy, so you know what you are doing. The more anatomy behaviour you add to your brain the more freely you will be able to express your ideas. There is *never* enough anatomy practice. Study the muslces and structure both from observation (life) and books. Books alone are nice, but very dry.

As for technique, I think right now you are at a phase where you are still afraid to go in with rendering and possibly mess things up. That's okay.
You may want to try and build up your masses more, more simple shapes, in prespective. Visualizing the masses would be the first step, and rendering them would be a natural second.

Keep posting, and keep drawing.

[ChromaticCodex]

More: drawing in class. Not art class. :x

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/Talyor/Old/o1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/Talyor/Old/02.jpg

[ChromaticCodex]

More more more

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/Talyor/Old/03.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/Talyor/Old/04.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/Talyor/Old/05.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/Talyor/Old/06.jpg

[ChromaticCodex]

I'll keep drawing. Can't help myself. Thanks for the advice Eyal, i've never really studied anatomy intentionally :)
I'll have to invest in a good anatomy book. Looking for something more naturalistic, from corpses would be good! Don't want any of that cliche super-cartoon post stuff, if it can be avoided; got any suggestions?

Awesome Pawesome

[Piepiepie]

thumbnails=painfull!
dont use the thumbs! other than that its looking good!

[ChromaticCodex]

Got a few things to add, then i'm gonna go back and get rid of thumbs, make them real images even!

These are some sketches I did for a friend who's making a D&D campaign setting (yes were supreme dorks)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/Talyor/psion.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/Talyor/tower.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/Talyor/seige.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/Talyor/spear.jpg
(this one's got an awesome pneumatic spear arm & shield arm!)

[0kelvin]

Hey, thanks for your comment in my sketchbook. I've actually checked yours a couple times but forgot to leave a comment.

I like the last two robots, especially that spear-arm. Very deadly. They've got really cool head shapes.

I think, even though these are sketches, parts of them are a little too sketchy. Try to be a bit more confident in your lines. None of the pictures in the first post really suffer from this, but some of the more recent ones do.

And yeah, you know the whole anatomy spiel, yadda yadda yadda.



0kelvin

[ChromaticCodex]

Yep. Thanks 0Kelvin, earlier ones were a little more rendered, didn't spend any time on recent sketches, I guess that accounts for the over-sketchiness. & yea, anatomy x1million, got alot to learn. I'll keep drawing and posting. btw, i'm about to graduate highschool! One more danm month of exams, and then i'm done & off to art college! Drawing classes, life drawing, ect. Hopefully i'll get some awesome professors to bash my teeth in!

[ChromaticCodex]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/robot.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/Walker.jpg

More: everytimeallthetime.

[0kelvin]

Cool, I like those last two!

The robot feels a little bit unbalanced forward, but I do like the awkward look to him.

I really like the head! The nose is a little off perspective, but otherwise it's looking good!



0kelvin

[Carnifex]

thomas! you're alive!
good work so far,esp.that last robot-but please tone down the coloured paper,it hurts in the eyes!

[ChromaticCodex]

Sorry folks, I like my colored paper. I'm going to try and get my bull shit school work done so I can get some more sketches on here. >:{

[ChromaticCodex]

I'm not dead yet. Still have more drawing to do.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/undead.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/mouse.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/floater.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/combhead.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/spikeytoad.jpg

Just got a scanner of my own, more stuff on the way. More rendered stuff, hopefully.

[Pesmerga]

The first and last are my favorites.

Glad to see you're not dead :)

[ChromaticCodex]

Drawings...???
Dra-wings.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/colorhand.jpg

Still need to buy an anatomy book.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/arms.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/oldfaces.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/steakumz.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/zfaces.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/diamondhead.jpg

the staff he's holding is my own little embelishment on an old 2nd ed. AD&D illustration. Went on the cover of a box of priest spells.. what is the relationship between snakes & healing?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/druid.jpg

[sajad126]

hey chromatic, yo ve been improving through the thread. the only advice i could give you is try and keep drawing one subject matter until you feel you are successful enough at it to move to a nother subject matter......like figures. mayB just keep drawing figures in all shapes and sizes and positions...once youve completed that, you can move on to creatures......does it make any sense?some people might not garee with me but to each his own.....i hope i was of some help and i will continue to keep an eye out for you! take care! !!! and dont put that pencil down !

[Fellah.]

Hi man - nice stuff you got going here. A lot of good ideas and eyecatching concepts. I keep returning to the first drawing you posted - the longed legged dude. I think that is really great - there something about it that hits me good. Nice job! Its pretty original dude!I dig the highlight effect and the toned paper - it works really good on that on. You already got some nice crits - thats cool! My crits on that drawing would be; this is smalltime but i would have kept the rules of anatomy even when freaking out - stuff like keeping the same length on the upperlegs and lowerlegs, makes it easier for the eye to accept the weird proportions (same goes for the arms - why not let them have the same lenght? It looks cool the way it is - different lenghts and sizes on both the arms and legs, but maybe the composition would benefit a bit from making it a little less wonky? You are already out there (in the weird zone :} great place btw)Hands and feet are very well drawn - i like those a lot - maybe a little longer fingers to fit the long arms? The chest might be a tad bigger too - and more connected to the raised arm, but not too connected to the other(any of this make sence btw?)I love the idea of the snake coming out of the hand - why didnt i think of that? - but the head reminds me too much of the second mouth in the aliens - nothing wrong with that - it just takes a little attention from the very original concept you invented yourself. Why not just a normal snakehead - thats a powerfull symbol as it is. Like in your last drawing btw - that one i like too - the pose (his feet) takes a bit from him tho - its hard to figure out if hes cool or frozen with fear because of the snake hehe. I dig his face and the idea a lot tho. Those simple linedrawings above it has a very nice look to them too. Some of your drawings are very nice dude and some needs more work - like all sketchbooks you know. But i strongly recommend spending some time working hard on anatomy and headstrukture - since i started paying attention to that it really helped speed things up - made it more easy for me to draw my ideas. It might feel like it will limit you to start with, but work with it and sometimes around it - its a fun game dude! You already got a really good sence of proportions and stuff, so its just about understanding(knowing a few latin names will get you chicks hehe) and refining. Just keep working man - everything is gonna be cool - its good stuff already and can only be better! Oh btw - on the first drawing - what would it look like if one of the blades(?) on the sissor was in front of the first leg - that would make my eyes hurt in a perfect delightfull way :$ Stuff can be pushed big steps with small modifications really. Hope this rubbish made just a little bit of sence.
Keep drawing dude - your stuff is good!

[ChromaticCodex]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/sadskeleton.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/Halbe.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/faceswithtony.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/nudeF.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/birdman.jpg

I got 2 new sketch books the other day.. filled one up in >24 hrs, then lost it. Once it's found again, i'll post some choice drawings from that... but for now, her's some stuff I drew today. Haven't had anything new up recently 'cause I've been painting & don't have the means to put anything larger than my scanner on here atm. more stuff soon.

Also; thanks:
Sajad- thanks for advice! don't intend to give my pencil a rest any time soon

Fellah- don't worry your comments weren't just inane babble, I acctually got alot out of it :) We must be from the same planet.. thanks for the vote of confidance. I think your brilliant and i'll deffinatly bookmark your thread!

[cthomp]

you filled a sketchbook in less than 24 hours. how many pages? do some more anatomy studies. i can see you like the exagerated anatomy. but after you do anatomy studies your exageratied anatomy will be better. also spend a little more time on values try to smoothin out your work.

[ChromaticCodex]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/aug05/Untitled-6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/aug05/Untitled-4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/aug05/Untitled-5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/aug05/Untitled-3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/aug05/Untitled-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/aug05/Untitled-2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/aug05/meat.jpg

Got this book Anatomy Lessons From the Great Masters that i've been drawing from lately. Also been looking at Mentler, because he's so insightful. Didn't post very many of my anatomy drawings cause there mostly drawings directly from other peoples work. Through a couple of them in here just in case. 6 days till I go to college, then maybe I can do some figure drawing.. from life! Finnaly! :teeth: only been fortunate to attend a single figure drawing session at the ripe old age of 19

[ChromaticCodex]

something else I ment to post awhile ago. Had fun doing these re-designs of bad guys from an old episode of Bugs Bunny, the doctor and his red harry monster:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/aug05/doc.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/aug05/monster.jpg

[Wafflehouseninja]

something else I ment to post awhile ago. Had fun doing these re-designs of bad guys from an old episode of Bugs Bunny, the doctor and his red harry monster:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/aug05/doc.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/aug05/monster.jpg


SKUNK APE!

[ChromaticCodex]

I'm a super lazy. And I haven't posted anything in forever. And i'm going to post some stuff after the holidays. And goodbye. Jew.

[Smash]

Hows it going roommate? You need to post some new stuff so I can see what you've been doing.

[ChromaticCodex]

here's a bunch of crap. I haven't posted in sooo long it's rediculous.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/jan%2006/vag.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/jan%2006/spacetribe.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/jan%2006/oldbitch.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/jan%2006/imstupid.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/jan%2006/grosssss.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/jan%2006/butt.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/jan%2006/Jason.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/jan%2006/duder.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/jan%2006/piggie.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/jan%2006/Rupert.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/jan%2006/Douglas.jpg

more shit to come.

[ChromaticCodex]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/jan%2006/needleteeth.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/jan%2006/balls.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/jan%2006/tria.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/jan%2006/selfportrait1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/jan%2006/objectifyingwomen.jpg

[RETEP]

hey ChromaticCodex,
tons of improvement since the first couple of posts.
great creature designs and line quality.
ill be on your ass if you stop posting, fo sho :$

-RETEP:yayca:

[verao]

I'll pay you 5 bucks to be inside your head when you''r making up those crazy creatures hehe. they're really freaky.

[anymale]

very /m\ freaky creatures
such cool imagination

salute

[ChromaticCodex]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/jan%2006/dragonhead.jpg
wip.. some advice would be handy.

[ChromaticCodex]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/selfportrait2.jpg

another self-portrait. going to try and do 1 a day, like my hero


thanks for the encouragement verao, anymale, and retep
i'll keep posting

[ChromaticCodex]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/ohno.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/futureass.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/selfportrait3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/kidwarrior.jpg

the future-ass

[Fellah.]

Nice to see stuff from you again, dude! I like the SPs alot - keep that up! The doplhin made me laugh - hehe good one!:)

[ChromaticCodex]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/jan%2006/faces01.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/jan%2006/faces00.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/jan%2006/flail.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/jan%2006/orcinatree.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/jan%2006/rex.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/jan%2006/xlegs.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/jan%2006/selfportrait4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/jan%2006/yeti.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/jan%2006/yetifight.jpg

Holy crap. Fellah. You're my hero. Thanks! I just subscribed to your new sketchbook.

I'll keep posting .. especially those selfportraits. i'm reserving 1hr a day to draw now that i'm back @ school and don't have too many obligations.

[anymale]

nice to watch your progress, the first selfportrait is very well done
the creatures rock as always.
have fun

salute

[ChromaticCodex]

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f275/chrome2/selfportrait.jpg

here's another selfportrait. PainterIX

[ChromaticCodex]

I love myself

[RETEP]

nice SP, too bad everyone else can't see it in its full size glory.
-RETEP

[Zord]

Hey man, i'm really enjoying the works with the ink washes, especially the page with different colors/bodies. The self portraits are top notch too, the fine linework is nice. The kid in the armor is a cool concept too, any plans on coloring it? Cheers!

[guggemmaneuver]

atl represent!!!

Good lookin, purdy skeeeetchers in here! will write more later–am currently laying the groundwork for a lil' atlanta based sketch group at some point early next month, which your attendance would certainly enrich. Cheers and, in closing,


WATCH OUT FOR THAT APE! (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/jan%2006/yetifight.jpg)
joel

[Beelow]

One thiing that u want to start paying attention to is to start defining a definite light source, It would help to strengthen ur drawings, more. U still have some issues with anatomy and still need some work, Life drawing is the solution! If u already doing it, keep at it and don't stop! It will be interesting to see how much u will have attained if u keep at it, until next year good luck will try to drop by, to see what is going on from time to time, holla!:yayca:

[ChromaticCodex]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/feb%2006/selfportrait666.jpg

here's another sp.. i've been neglegent of CA again. i'll be putting more stuff on later this week :yayca:

[ChromaticCodex]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/feb%2006/barbra1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/feb%2006/barbra2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/feb%2006/lawyer.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/feb%2006/urbansamurai.jpg

Couple of things from figuredrawing tonight & some other crap... urban samurai didn't scan very well.. o-well

Beelow- thanks for the advice, tried to be more attentive to light sources since you pointed that out- appriciate the crit!

[Andy P]

Wow, love those new figure drawings, the gesture of that first one is killer. Keep those SPs coming! Having a dominant light source will help too, look to the man, Rembrant, for ideas. Sick stuff!

[Doctor Robotnik]

Updates????? Come on dude. You know I'm itchin for some thomas-made sketchin.

[ChromaticCodex]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/Waspwarrior.jpg

Insect battle! Will it ever die? \w/ \w/ \w/ \w/ \w/

[Smash]

You forgot to put the wasp insignia on the chestpiece!

[Youretehsuxxorz]

Man this sucks, you should stop while you're behind.

:as: :au: :ax: :ax: :ao: :ar: :az:

[ChromaticCodex]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/mike.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/ana.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/fabric1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/jesture.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/5h.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/5hdetail.jpg

too big for the scanner, so I took pictures (no tripod) that didn't turn out.
Oh well, you get the idea!

[Smash]

I didn't notice it before, but the detail on the horn is fucking AMAZING!

[Andy P]

Yeah, it's not everyday that I admire a naked man's horn, but that thing is lookin hot. Good to see ya postin again!

[ChromaticCodex]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/troll.jpg

This is for you SMASH.

[Smash]

Fucking Right! Did you draw that then use Painter on it?

[ChromaticCodex]

Images removed...

[RETEP]

nice pics.

i need to see some tablet action!!

[ChromaticCodex]

Update!


2nd one isn't finished. First one is Brian Froud inspired.. just about done.

[ChromaticCodex]

Illustrating some Tarot-cards. More on the way!

[ChromaticCodex]

D&D character portraits-

[jedininjaman]

pretty cool stuff, very nice color and I like the originality!
Some anatomy studies would be nice, but you have some really nice painting skills, am looking forward to seeing more

It would be cool if you could stop by my Sketchbook and comment, I would appreciate it :)
keep it up!

[dkounios]

wow...some great improvements coming from your first few posts. some sick and twisted character/creature concepts too. love it!


keep it up!
and thanks for poppin by thee ole SB

[Alex Baer]

you've got some very interesting creatures/charactures dude. the anatomy studies are very nice also. rock on.

[ChromaticCodex]

Some character design stuff. More of this, & hopefully more creatures on the way.

[ChromaticCodex]

Critter!

[RETEP]

D&D portraits look great!!
is the creature done, or are you going to render it more??

[ChromaticCodex]

Thanks everybody! Did some anatomy stuff I haven't put up yet. (need a scanner)

Retep: Nope, the creature isn't done. I don't know if i'll finnish it though.


...more stuff soon!

[jedininjaman]

Character design stuff looks good I like the detail on the mace :)
Some thing about the perspective on the critter make sit seem like his back legs are elevated, and on a higher plane than his front...
maybe its just me
but keep it up, it looks good:)
-jedininja

[ChromaticCodex]

another critter

[ChromaticCodex]

charcoal is fun.

[ChromaticCodex]

this animation is done on all the same piece of paper w/ charcoal. It's my first animation!
,
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v684/ChromaticCodex/smallMOUTH.gif

[RETEP]

the animation is a little confusing, since a new tooth appears after he licks.
but it looks fucking cool.

[ChromaticCodex]

tiny pack-hunting crittier

[ChromaticCodex]

Drawings for some self-motivated character designs, and a D&D inspired drawing. Dirty boxer, drow warlock, science guild initiate, rail sniper, and space pirate.

[ChromaticCodex]

I put a little more rendering into the space pirate and drew a new character. Had lots of fun designing her costume.

[photosynthesis]

hey T-bone! your helix drill device is pretty wicked, the one ol' three pronged head is wielding. And no I'm not touching your roast beef curtains!

[ChromaticCodex]

More eclectic character designs and I have some creatures in the works.

[photosynthesis]

Your furry fellow up there looks kind of off balance, and all of them are floaters too, give them a shadow or ground, you know that T-bone. But they are pretty cool anyhow, and I'm glad to know you still post occasionally. (basket man is my favourite) Post some more when you can.

[ChromaticCodex]

Another sketchbook dump :rocker:

[ChromaticCodex]

Here's a few more creatures.

[RETEP]

THOMAS!!

this last creature design is great !! :asspat:
no crits other than keep it up, and i would love to see more of your color work.

i can't wait to hear more about the project your working on.

[ChromaticCodex]

My COW for this week:

[TimM]

Thats one of the best C.O.W.'s this time around too. Great style. Nice attention to line weight, and the palette has some nice colors in it as well.
Can't wait for the next one.

[HugeHarHar]

Hey ass! POST!!!

HOLLER AT YO BOY!

or answer your phone...

[ChromaticCodex]

hey concept art, i'm going to try and get some posting going on.. here's some portraits

[ChromaticCodex]

Here's some SPs! Been doing these over the last few months. I made a snow sculpture for one of them. It took me from about 11pm till 8am the next day, about 7ft tall! spent more time moving snow around that making the damn thing.

[ChromaticCodex]

Also, the pupa stage of a creature i'm working on.

[darkautumn]

Freaking awesome!

[ChromaticCodex]

Here's a tiny lizard.

[ChromaticCodex]

working on more animal and creature designs. I should be getting some landscapes on here as well: keep checking in :geekg:

[ChromaticCodex]

I'm working on a creature that lives in ant-like colonies. I'm attempting to combine some ant, crab/lobster, spider, and rhino features into this thing. The idea is that they'll have a hive mind, becoming more intelligent in larger quantities, and have a set of legs that are adapted mouth pieces and manipulators. There will be flying drones, queens, and several other castes. Also, they are going to have insect and mammal slaves (including people) that they herd or force to labor.

[HugeHarHar]

I like 4, 5, and 8. I like the over all shapes of 4 and 8 but enjoy the variety in texture and shits in 5.

[Rotor]

Thanks for dropping by my SB and for the great advice.
Your characters and especially your creatures are looking great. Very cool ideas.

[Smash]

You ass, I post stuff in god knows how long and you don't even comment.

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Thanks Kenneth and Rotor for your comments :) i'll get back to working on that creature soon, trying to finish my COW entry before the deadline, I will post that here later!
Kit- Patience, I'm about to go post on your sketchbook I get an email update and everything when the great Christopher Race decides it's time to grace the internet with his presence XD

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Here's my entry for the COW:

[HugeHarHar]

Ay crunker junk- Nice design, I especially like the snapping turtle looking mouth. The fur on the back kind of reminds me of Shadow of Co...oh you know.
I say I like this image how it is- with the low key lighting and such, but I think having an extra image to the side with the creature lit well would of been fresh.

I saw you words on my sb thread, don't think you getting away without me noticing! I'm hoping to get in on some life drawing soon. My awesome neighbor Craig has been telling me about something he goes to.

My mess will be known.

[bubblesaw]

Loving the originality in your works ! Keep going :)

[HugeHarHar]

Hey butter toes I'm sssssssaaaaaad that i missed you up here in the georgia state. Someday soon buddy, we'll rock some arts. Rock it. Rock it.

I'm doing part of my room as my still life. It's going to include a couch, books, shelves, and stuffs.

[Locus]

Cool stuff in here. I like the recent creature designs. My critiques would be to post more often (!), and maybe try pushing the value range some more to get more striking light and shadow. However, I do kind of like how the most recent piece is gloomy and somewhat low-contrast.

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Here's some album artwork for a local metal band "Skwerl Grinda"

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A work in progress for this fish guy, and a near-done Album cover

[Izer]

Nice update, im really likin that fish guy in your last post.

[Ludic]

Album cover's looking very cool! You should give him some shadow though :)

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here's a portrait of a friend from my camping trip this weekend.

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another quick portrait

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work in progress for this week's COW

[Pat Thompson]

hey, nice work all around man. love the recent creatures and your self portraits. I can't believe you carved your head in the snow man, cool.

general observation: whenever you've got a solid reference photo, the jump in quality is dramatic. for a crit, I'd say use more refs in general perhaps - even when making new creatures (like, a shot of a lion's leg can guide the anatomy choices for any muscle based predator). Only other advice might be to add more chiaroscuro to your work - heighten the contrast, with some darker darks and brighter brights, and dramatic complimentary color shading - these would make your sketches, portraits, etc really stand out. Keep up the good work and I'll see you at the faberge COW!

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some more work on my COW this morning, i got about an hour after work to put the finishing touches on it... wish I had more time, bu that's waht I get for starting sooo late

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Submitted it with just 3 minutes to spare! Woot! :mod:

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a ridiculous D&D character request.

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More cow stuff

[brambor]

Wow, it's impressive how you improve with each pic. Awesome and crazy creature designs and I love those made for this week's COW. Your Faberge Dragon is also great imho it was a good decision to choose less saturated hues. It's great that you've made so many SP and decided to go crazy with colours and snow sculpture made me giggle :). You should post more of them or other portraits to show us your progress after 1 years time. Keep up good work!

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finally getting some physical therapy. Hopefully I will be able to do more artwork soon! My friend (http://particleantiparticle.blogspot.com/) and I are working on some robot designs. Here are some initial thumbnails. It's going to be a light bipedal mech.

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more thumbnails. I did these first on paper a few days ago, then pick and chose from a bunch of different sheets organizing them in PS last night.

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More robot silhouettes

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working on 2 board games at the moment. One is a throw back to old Asian sci-fi designs. It's a bit simpler and with a younger audience in mind. The other is more of a robotech/gundam mech combat game for teens and old nerds like myself. The previous batch of robot silhouettes and the portrait in this post are for the mech game.

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Some recent sketches.

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ROBOTS!

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robot update

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robot!

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Here's a concert poster i'm working on;
i'm aiming to have it done by next weekend. I'd love to hear your crits and comments :yayca:

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Still working on this thing; soon as I get home.

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I think i'm done with this one.

[Smash]

I think i'm done with this one.

needs more eye raping color.

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WIP for cow 232. Elephants get the short end of the stick in COWs

[Trufle]

Your imagination is briliant. You have bunch of awesome ideas and I'm impressed how you draw all this monsters like they really existed.

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a little more progress

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cow 232

[bbwolf]

I like the values and the tone of the first sketch with the dead elephant better.
Granted the pose of the elephant is better in the third version but somehow the picture is too bright then and the eery horror athmosphere from the initial sketch is lost. I´d love to see you work that over. The light blue ends of the pincers just don´t sit well with me. But that´s just me. Feel free to disregard all that and do whatever you want. ;) :yayca:
just do it

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Thanks bbwolf; You're totally right about the lighting. It's really unclear and too bright, really killed the contrast. I think this last COW (also in a cave) works a little better. Thanks so much for the crits!

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Forgot to post last weeks COW. I'll get that up soon!

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some sketches for my next COW

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old cow,
new cow!

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more robot thumbnails

[Aryeh]

WHat i like about your SB is that your complete your ideas. Keep doing this and your technical skill will get better!

keep going, im liking what i see!

[HugeHarHar]

Nudder butter, you need to get your phone on.

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bug photo study

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robots update

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Worked on this abomination a bit more

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Another batch of robot thumbnails and spaceships.

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quick portrait of a friend, pretty happy with the likeness at least.

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Here's an old still life I just found on a flash drive :D

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COW entry: Elementals

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3hr still life:

[theUNKNOWNsketcher]

sick!!!

[GEB]

You've got some great monsters in here man! Maybe try doing some more value studies and thumbnails just to really push you dramatic camera angles and lighting. If it doesn't work on a thumbnail, it won't when it's full size. If you start out really rough with no fear or restraint, then start to carve something out of it. It's not only fun, but for me it really made a difference to the quality of my stuff. Peace!

[dan liimatta]

Nice and entertaining creatures, and I like the mech design - a pleasure to scroll through.

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theUnknownSketcher- Thank you for your kind word!

GEB- Great advice. You are a values wizard! I feel like I learn much by looking at your process.

dan liimatta- OMFG; thankyou for looking at my peon sketchbook!

You guys are my hero(s); thanks so much for stopping by! Got some more robots on the way soon. Been taking a break from competing in COW but I should have some time for that this summer.

[Rotor]

I really like the colourwork you put into your imaginative works.
Like has already been mentioned, work on your technical skills like general construction and valuework as well as building that image library of how things work and look in your head. These pieces show great promise, some of your concepts are just nuts.

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One of many robot designs in progress...

[HugeHarHar]

FUCK YEAH! All it needs now is some metally gloss and some dirt and textures.

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Cow for this week