Update- 8th Sep *Links fixed*

[Lukias]

Hello

Some ref works followed by some odds n ends.
Dude by the name of Jayfoto's is having a monsta comp which inspired the two monsta fight scenes.

More to come
:)

http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/Page%201.jpghttp://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/Page%202.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/Page%203.jpghttp://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/Page%204.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/Page%205.jpghttp://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/Page%206.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/Page%207.jpghttp://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/Page%208.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/Page%209.jpg





http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/Girls.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/Girls%202.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/Girls%203.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/Girls%204.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/Girls%205.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/Girls%206.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/Monsta%20fight%203.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/Monsta%20fight%202.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/I%20dont%20know.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/mr%20happy%201.jpg

[stikler999]

wow!! these are some pretty fantastic sketches!!! i really love you style and those girls you drew are amazing and those monsters especially the last one, man!! really nice. cool shading. i gotta practice more...

you got any more?

[davi]

amazing stuff, very huge dump!

your monsters have so much flavor, love them to pieces.

[I.was.ink]

These are great man. Like davi, I loooooovee your monsters. :thumbsup:

[jester]

Great sketch dump! There are some drawings which really pop from the page!

Jester

[Lukias]

stikler999- thanks alot man. yep I got some more right now.

davi- cheers man. The dump is still coming. I was quite full.

I.was.ink- thank dude.

jester- cheers jester.


Heres some more. no ref.

http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/tribal.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/retardation.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/shaman.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/multi.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/strange%20girl.jpg

[Lung_bug]

huzzah man, very VERY nice to see you here. good stuff . got one question- most of your stuff (i saw at least) is monsters and people; how are you at other subjects (environments, vehicles, anything)? i'm just curios.

one more place to check every day, damn :xx:

[2kre8]

hey lukias your sketches are kick ass I was wondering at what size are those monster drawings. I like those alot.

[Lukias]

Hey Lung_Bug! Well.. I have always been into the organic side of things.. the living as opposed to the constructed. Mecha's, enviroments, perspective stuff is something I have never done.. doesn't interest me, but I wouldn't be surprised if that changed soon. I'm content at the mo with my humans and monsters but yeah having the knowledge of the other side would be sweet. Enviroments I might give some more thought, thats something I would like to add actually.. cos I suck with bg's etc.
Cheers for the comments man:)

2kre8- Everything I do is on A4..(US Letter would be closet). Just the average.
Cheers dude, appreciate your reply.

[Lung_bug]

actually, i'm in a pretty same position right now- all my previous work consists of characters, portraits and such with a few exceptions). at one point i got frustrated being limited by my narrow knowledge (or rather got tired of doing characters in front of a blue, black, or the latest, orange background) and started studying various subjects. it's really nice to be able to place a character somewhere, i must say :). anyways, i see you're happy at the moment, i'm just rambling (instead of learning chemistry). perspective stuff i think you should be interested in, having in mind it quite affects drawing the human body? well, one can be able to draw someone without knowing the technical side of it (and even be perfect at it). i'll stop now and get some sleep, have no idea what i just wrote but i hope it makes some sense

and oh, WHERE'S THE UPDATE?! ;)

(added note: look at me, writing like i'm 45. smartass scum, that's what i am)

[Lukias]

haha!. very valid comments man and you're fully in the green for saying it.
I agree, having well constucted environments would be spiffy cool, bibbidy whack.. and thats no lie. Nuts.

Heres a couple more I should have posted earlier. Well..whatever.

..


http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/The%20beginning.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/plainsman.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/War%20is%20neat.jpg

[TARGETE]

Lukias, we know you can draw..can you paint my man? :)

Would love to see one of these images painted up.

good work guy.

J.P.

[Lukias]

Painting?. Never heard of him...

Naa I tried a few weeks back, twas amazingly frustrating and I gave up. I'm off traveling soon so before I go I would like to get some sketching in and trying to learn how to paint is too much of an undertaking. Maybe a while from now when I get settled again I'll try picking it up.
I am pretty sure that I would find oils easier, even though its slower I think I would have more patience for it. With digital the results were poor and time consuming.. for me atleast.
Following a tut could make all the difference, by damn I'm lazy.
Thanks for your comment Targete.. always a buzz.

More drawings.. again

http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/weirdness.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/Gangster.jpg

http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/girl%20and%20clown.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/the%20girl.jpg

[dilation]

greatwork ... especially that last one. i love your stlye... hope you post more

[Lung_bug]

these made me think about starting a daily sketchbook of my own here. might do just that when i get the scanner back. anyways, the pics are interesting and original. can't recognize any influences... were there any?

[sin]

your stufs amazing, how long have you been drawing, tell me youve been doing it for like 50 years! how do you do it! your linework is fantastic!

[davi]

you look like you've gotten very confident with your line, more so than before, it's helped alot :)

keep up the great work!

[killing.people]

you can paint.

[Lukias]

dilation- thanks

Lung_bug- yeah you should start one for sure.
Influences?. Yeah Wes9000, Cos, Tew, Justin Sweet. I enjoy anyone who digs realism(well Tew just has the narliest way with the human figure). I grab pointers from here and there.. as ya do.

sin- I've be drawing since I could(I'm 23).. like most kids I guess.. but have gotten more serious about it over the last 18 months. Really appreciate your comments sin!

davi- cheera again davi

killing.people- Is that like a deep wise voice stating with clarity and knowing "You can paint". Because I got the warm fuzzies just from hearing it that way.
Now I must pray. thankyou
"Ommmm"

[Barnabasgrey]

NICE WORK! well man the only thing I have to say is where are the hands? I think try and work the hands in more with your gestures and working on the hands a little more in your more well worked sketches. Hands suck to draw... I should know cause I suck drawing them! :D Well done work nonetheless

[Lukias]

Yeah your right, hands are tough and sometimes I find it easier to try get away with suggested hands.. if you catch my drift. Often trying to render eash digit etc can make smaller elements like that appear over cluttered.
But I will make a point to work on it!

These are from the sketching board.. just thought I'd shove em in here.
Should have some more real soon. Uploading issues at the mo.
:)

http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/Lady%20with%20fat%20fairy.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/Octo%20boy%20and%20Mr%20shuffles.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/Wee%20chicky%20riding%20beast.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/Piggy%20back.jpg

[rubygenesis]

crap! this is some really kickin work Lukias! yeah hands and feet are tricky but your coming along, very nice rendering on their faces ~_~

~rubyG

[Oblio]

i'm with ruby (like... we share the same view :D )
love them!

Oblio

[Barnabasgrey]

:) Well I'm glad you agree. I hear yah about hands as well... I suffer a lot on em. But these are great too man! You work is very awesome! Someday... maybe I can be just as great... someday *looks off into the setting sun*

:D keep up the great work man!

[killing.people]

how could you not be able to paint!? youre insane!

[metalwinds]

holy shit, you are fucking awesome.. . monsters, concepts, life drawings. .everything. i can definitely see the wes9000 influence in your work (hes a huge inluence of mine also).. . .i was also VERY relieved when you said that you are 23.. .i was really hoping that you arent my age (18) because that would mean that you are just WAY better than me. . ..now i have a few years to try and reach your level of total skillage.. .hehe. really really amazing stuff.. .i cant wait to see more. man, i really need to start drawing now. .no more time to waste!

oh yeah, and i agree with killing people.. . you CAN paint.. .

[killing.people]

haha, told you so.

[jester]

That PiggyBack one with the girl's extremely hairy legs is absolutely funny!

:D

Jester

[Rusty]

shuks, yer skills constanly amazes me man,keep posting your stuff up,each and everyone of them inspires me everytime i look at them..

wish i had the concentration to finish full drawings like those.lol

c u
Rusty

[Lukias]

rubygen- thanks!

Oblio- haha Did you here that Ruby, oblio thinks you two are a couple!!!! ;) thanks man, much appreciated.

Barnabasgrey- No you must strive to be much better I say!!!
Cheers mate!

killing.people- Arg I would love to say "Gosh darn you guys saw right through me, yes I can paint with decent results". But alas, I runny turd sloshed in a bucket of afterbirth would be more visually appealing than one my my painted works.
Well maybe not that bad... I got carried away trying to think of something really gross.
Thanks for caring though man!!!. There will always be a warmth between us.

metalwinds- Stoked you like my work man... but you make me age paranoid!!. God damn it, I feel like I was 18 yesterday... you'll feel that too and sooner than you think!!.
Not trying to blow my trumpet here but it's the last 18 months that have been serious for me(seems to get progressivley more so) the other years were spent smoking weed, skating, and doing jack shit. I drew maybe once a fortnight. So I reckon I could be ALOT better than I am now if i'd put time aside for my art.
Which means theres no excuse for you not to be alot better than I am now when you reach this age!!!.
GET BUSY BOY, BEFORE YOU FIND GREY HAIRS ON YAR CHIN!
:)

jester- Girl??. Oops maybe I didn't get that one accross right. Heh glad you like it anyway!

Rusty- Hey man, visa versa. Your work pushes my eyes out with excitment... and that can be unhealthy.
What?. Your work comes accross just as finished as this.... besides technically when is a piece finished?. I think all of these could have alot more time put into them... but yeah it gets boring quick I know!.

[Lukias]

Dammit.. I have these, was gonna have more, but I have issues!. Anyway...
These go back say.. two weeks to a month.

Last piece was for Jayfoto's comp.

http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/fighter%20girl.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/The%20Nasty%20man%20eater%20and%20friend%20F.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/Monster%20fight2b.jpg

[Lung_bug]

HUZZAH update :)
these rule... 'specially that last one. very clean too.

[Hardcore]

Great stuff mang ... you should try high poly 3D organic modeling I think you would be really good at it :chug:

[metalwinds]

yeah dude, i know what youre saying about the drawing thing.. . throughout high school i didnt draw anything on my own time.. and i would spend the entire summer without doing a single drawing.. . thats definitely changed now though. this last post is really nice.. .. the monsters are really cool, but at a first glance, i thought they were just 2 designs for monsters. . .i didnt even know they were interacting. they seem very seperated from each other (other than the stabbing). ..and honestly the composition is a little boring. . .2 figures almost standing side by side in the middle of the page. i like their gestures though. .very lifelike. hope this helps some. ..not sure if what ive said is valid or not.. .

[Lukias]

Lung- Cheers mate

Hardcore- yeah?? To be honest 3D is something that doesn't interest me.. though one can never really know untill they have experienced it.
Thanks

metalwinds- No man, what you said is completley valid. I agree too. I do think that a bg for that would have made the pic 100% better, because alone as they are its pretty lifeless.
Appreciate the crits alot!



A larger installment this time. (they're about 3 weeks old)
Hope you guys like them.

http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/A%20poot%20snitchn%20bling%20bling.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/Nasal%20feed%20cowbo%20c.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/Shy%20Seth.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/various.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/various%202.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/various%203.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/various%204.jpg

[sin]

im really really blown away, these are postively amazing....phenominal! moooorrrrrreeeeee:chug:

[Erik]

Gulp.

That is ... that is ... that is... hmmm. cant't find words for how much i admire your pencil work. Like the monsters and ref pics better than the no-refs but man i'd give somehing to render like that.

[akirproject86]

Man i wish i had this kind of talent. Ive been watching this one for awhile, and I am simply amazed by your art. Your shading and portions are very good. You are great with people and monsters... very creative stuff. Good Job!

[behemot5]

like your work a lot... how many time do you spend for a draws like these ones?

[Rusty]

thats it,im putting my pencil down..lol.....amazing!!,those monster fighting ones r superbly executed man,kapai....

I was reading through a hardcover lord of the rings concept artwork book,their pencil concepts pale in comparison, just imagine how much more awesome lord of the rings wouldve been with yer input..;)..

Rusty

[RudeCorleone]

wow, great drawings.

[Lukias]

oops

[Lukias]

Guys thanks alot!!

RudeCorleone- thankyou

Rusty- Kiora bro! I wanna see these LOR sketches, I'm really interested. I'm buzzing you think I've got better stuff.. but I'd have to see for myself.
Hey I'm flying out on Sunday to Germany.. doing my big OE. Will visit these boards when I can man. We should keep in touch.

behemot5- thanks.. well it all depends on the pic.. a half hour to 5 hours never can be sure.

akirproject86- Hey thanks alot for your comment!

Erik- Haha Like the monsters and ref pics better than the no-refs
Yeah I think you'll forever like my ref pics better.. cos they're from life.. its hard to sketch the real thing than having the real thing as a ref.;) Cheers

sin- cheers!



Right apart from a few more which a *may* get uploaded before I leave, these are the last.


This is too light
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/girl%20face.jpg

An old piece that never got finished and never will
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/nutta.jpg

This is more recent though won't get finished
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/little%20girlie.jpg

More various pages
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/various%205.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/various%206.jpg

What no neck??. Yes she has no neck. This I was too lazy to remedy.
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/various%207.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/various%2010.jpg


My first attempt on coloured paper. This was looking really good to begin with.. then it got a little worse. The scan is shocking and no matter how I tried the details won't show and it look ultra flat and shite.
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/various%209%20colour%20paper%202.jpg

I scored these wash pencils and used them on the next 4 pages here. Just like standard but one can wash over them with water.. you can even rub out(to a degree) over the wash after its dried and penciling over the wash again creates a real dark, almost pen like quality depending on how dry it is. It dries fast.. use thick paper or it'll warp alot. Think watercolours.
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/various%208.jpg

I really just wanted to test these wash pencils here so did I really shabby sketch job.. hence the lameness. The right hand figure is super gay. I do like the dwarf char though, I think he turned out sweet.
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/group_wash.jpg

This was a mistake which a toyed with and got this mutant
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/Wash_muckaboot.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/Wash_various.jpg

[Lukias]

I have the finished version of this piece but I musn't have sent it to rainman for uploading.. I'll see if I can get it up asap
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/demon.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/demon%20step%202.jpg


This goes back weeks.. I was going wip this and ask for idea's.. but now I think its too late. This came about cos I was bored and couldn't think of what to sketch. I sometimes used to sketch mutants and the like because you don't have to conform to anything so this allows alot of freedom. This is the result of that. The initial sketch was done really fast, non-stop sketching. The lust for it has gone though I was hoping to put something snazzy on the left. Any idea's??. Plus do you think the babies head should be glowing or not??.
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/sloppy%20bitch.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/sloppy%20bitch%202.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/sloppy%20bitch%203.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/sloppy%20bitch%20close%20up.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/sloppy%20bitch%20close%20up%202.jpg

Something I doodled while trying to pick a landscape to sketch.
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/charcoal%20head.jpg

[metaphysiks]

so good we had to see them twice :) j/k
amazing stuff lukias, i wanna see new stuff everyday

chris
check out my sketchbook

[I.was.ink]

Now, this is what I call an update! Hey, I think you posted these puppies twice.

http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/Wash_muckaboot.jpg
This one is my favorite. I can see this painted in oils on a huge canvas, hanging in an art gallery.

Fantastic :thumbsup:

[nor]

great update! that colored paper one is better than anything i could do, impressive job!

[Lukias]

Oopsies! I had a pop up tell me I had too many images for the one post so I reposted into two seperate.. posts. Twould seem that this board LIES!!!.
;)


metaphysiks - Haw!. Every day?. Well I could maybe have met that demand but you see I send my images to someone else for uploading and do it in batches.. .. anyway, apart from some tommorrow these will be my last. I'm going traveling, with little bonding time for the net.

I.was.ink- Cheers man.. and yes this has been remedied

Jnorish- thankyou

:)

[Lung_bug]

i love the adjectives you use before the word "update" :)
need to get around and write a detailed reply...
(i was going to update mine, but i need to put some more together now :blah: )

cheers

p.s. i bet the coloured paper one looks amazing in real life (had the same experience myself)

[StephenC]

wow how do you do that....i want to learn your technique so that I too can become a great renderer like you and wes,,,,,


your drawings make me happy like an all you can eat buffet.

[metalwinds]

amazing stuff, once again. im still trying to achieve the level of realism you show in your sketches. you have some really strong designs.. .id like to see what kind of backrounds and robots you can create. dissappointed to hear that you are going to stop posting.. ..keep up the drawing either way.

peace

[Rusty]

Im hugely disapointed man,these r complete crap ;).....
no need to say ass kissing words you know what im gonna say,.Tu meke dude...too much.......ya that coloured paper is a real bitch to use but your stuff will look awesome when you get it right,it will give yer drawings even more depth....

m8 trust me,youve already won when it comes to the LOTR concept stuff,there great but not as good as the drawings ive seen from ya lately.
take care man,dont impregnate to many german hoochies while your ovwer there ;)..

Ka ke te ano
Rusty

[Oblio]

You kicked me!! Great stuff!
Keep on rockin'

Oblio

[MisterE]

Awesome sketchbook! you have a very tight rendering style, some of it kinda reminds me of Brian Froud's work. Can't wait to see more!

J

[Lukias]

Havw to be quick here, wanted to say thanks individually but gotta run. Am in net cafe and I've taking ages writing emails etc.

None of this is new I'm afraid.

http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/Father%20&%20child.jpg

This were done at a Marae (native Maori meeting house)
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/marae%20c.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/Marae%20close%20up.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/Marae%20motor%20home.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/Marae%20Natasha%202.jpg

Old sketch..
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/alien%20smaller.jpg

[Rusty]

Fantastic obseration sketches dude....Now i feel ashamed,.im maori and have never done any sketches of the familys marae..lol...something i gotta do next holidays...thanks for the inspiration m8..

Your Creature sketches get wierder and wierder mate,i love it ;)

Ka ke te
Rusty

[Jason Manley]

MOREMOREMOREMOREMOREMORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!

[rubygenesis]

omg you rool! OMG. excellent rendering

[Wrath_of_Dog]

Great "sketches" guy, but do us all a favor. Put at least a *little* break between the necked chicks and demonic beings, k? Really, the effect is not unlike hitting a jumbo pothole in the car while drinking coffee. Its surprising and very painfull.

[Lukias]

thanks everyone!!!!!

ballpoint doodles

http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/pen%20face%202.jpg http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/pen%20girl%202.jpg http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/pen%20face.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/pen%20figure.jpg http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/pen%20couple.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/pen%20mecha.jpg

http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/pen%20page.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/pen%20page%202.jpg

[metalwinds]

these doodles are fucking amazing. you need a job as an artist. .like, um..now.

[Rusty]

slick stuff there Lukias,you do any life drawings(people,buildings,scenery) over there?,or just more conceptual stuff......you still on yer O.E?..or you back in New Zeal?..

ba bye..
Rusty

[Lukias]

metalwinds- thanks alot and yeah i wouldn't mind getting some cash to sketch.

Rusty- yep but not much i been a little lazy. Have done some concept pieces but none too much there either.
Im here in Germnay.. off to Berlin this Thursday i think.. then to the Netherlands.. I think. Heh.


a collection of doodles I did back in NZ, done when waiting for things to scan or web pages to load.
The slightly larger ones are the actual size of all of them.

http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/Pen%20group%208.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/Pen%20group%207.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/Pen%20group%209.jpg
http://www.flipmark.com/lukias/images/Pen%20group%2010.jpg

[darkcult]

Beautiful stuff!

[Dan.v.D.]

u fuckin rock so goddamn much!

[Boom]

this is the single most amazing thread I've seen in a looooong time. So skilled and so creative and original. Amazing! :chug:

[buffaloe]

I can't see a single thing to critique in all of your drawings! (Even your "doodles" are amazing...) So, I'll just join your line of admirers... wow!

[rubygenesis]

Awesome! did u do those with a ball point pen? it looks like it to me, i luv ball point pens! <3 i luv yur stuff man

[StephenC]

ah so this is how you begin...wonderful

[Lukias]

!! I had been holding off a reply because I've been wanting to add all my new stuff when doing so.. but so far I have been unable to hook up a scanner + PC that will allow me to get a decent scan with decent adjustments.
(I'm currently backpacking around Europe and getting hold of scanners etc has been difficult)

so no updates, which is annoying but I'll suss something as soon as poss.

darkcult- thankyou kindly:)

Dan.v.D. -Cheers dude!

Boom- Damn that means alot Boom.. I've always enjoyed your work.. since you was one of original Sijun crew(dunno if you remember me from back then, I posted little work)
Cheers man!!

buffaloe- thanks alot:)

rubygen- Yep did those with the old Bic ballpoint, always I great tool when hanging somewhere without your pencils.. or just for a change of medium. Tis fun to draw with a agree
Thanks Ruby:)

StephenC- I fully recomment trying little doodles like these, I got some cool idea's thanks to them.
Cheers:)

[I.was.ink]

I need my Lukias fix.

I need more I tell you

MOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRREEEEEE!!!!!!

:realmad:

[metaphysiks]

this is why i look up to you.
meta

[Lukias]

Well then!!.. first of all, cheers I.was.ink and metaphysiks, thanks for the comments!

OK so finally and many thanks to Windowlicker(an Eatpoo forum member who I hooked up with here in Stockholm while on my travels) I have got my latest scanned and uploaded.

The scanner I used doesn't pick up all the levels correctly and all the images are over contrasted. In order to even get some of the lighter tones to show I had to beef up the darks therefore resulting on the darks becoming almost ink black(which looks good in some places) and the light shades becoming midtones. It all looks sweet, but I would like you to keep in mind that there's larger tonal ranges on the originals.

Plus only now have i realised that I have made them all too small.. but they arn't too small.. I hope.. well they probably are for you high res users.

I'll show the boring stuff first...

ref sketches:

Pieces from mags that were lying around the place where I was sleeping in the lounge in London.
http://biphost.spray.se/windowlicker/Luke/sketch-pad-ref-1.jpg

We had a spare 15 mins at work(in London), so I sketched one of the lads over a cuppa & a ciggy.
http://biphost.spray.se/windowlicker/Luke/sketch-pad-ref-2.jpg

Did these while waiting for my lift from Berlin to Amsterdam(done a few weeks before the above ones)
http://biphost.spray.se/windowlicker/Luke/sketch-pad-ref-3.jpg

These were done ages ago I think.. back in Auckland NZ at the zoo... except they don't have horses at the zoo... which is weird
http://biphost.spray.se/windowlicker/Luke/sketch-pad-ref-4.jpg

These I sketches at the famous Zoo in Berlin.. the Lioness was getting frustrated and went a bit ape shit.. no doubt because of the insane boredom that comes from being in a tiny cage. She gave me a quick head on pose.. I think she was giving me the eye.. the evil eye "What the fuck are you lookin at?"
http://biphost.spray.se/windowlicker/Luke/sketch-pad-ref-5.jpg

These were sketched at a lake in Frankfurt(before Berlin).. where there was naked Germans roaming with their pink bits all exposed.. oo err naughty. I didn't sketch any tackle though.
http://biphost.spray.se/windowlicker/Luke/sketch-pad-ref-6.jpg

These I did yesterday along side Windowlicker at a park in Stockholm(I really have managed to place these out of order haven't I)
http://biphost.spray.se/windowlicker/Luke/sketch-pad-ref-7.jpg



PORTRAITS:

I was seriously considering doing street sketching, portraits.. maybe still but i don't think so.. I would have to really get all the stuff necessary and persue it wholeheartedly. Plus I would like to be better before getting comfortable selling any of it.

This was the first serious one i did.. its of my best mates Dave's girlfriend in Frankfurt, Germany. 1 hour.
http://biphost.spray.se/windowlicker/Luke/sketch-pad-portrait-1.jpg

I then sketch her best friend Anni.. she was my special friend for the brief two weeks I was there. 1n half hours.
http://biphost.spray.se/windowlicker/Luke/sketch-pad-portrait-2.jpg

Now I was taking far too long on them and If I wanted to get down to the 30mins required for a portrait artist then I was have to get busy getting faster. So these next two were done in 12 mins(why twelve? just happened that way).
Both were done outside London's National gallery.
http://biphost.spray.se/windowlicker/Luke/sketch-pad-portrait-3.jpg

I got on form after doing the above one, which as you can see doesn't have the same confidence as this one..
http://biphost.spray.se/windowlicker/Luke/sketch-pad-portrait-4.jpg

I wasn't feeling on form when I did this and the likeness wasn't very good
http://biphost.spray.se/windowlicker/Luke/sketch-pad-portrait-5.jpg


UNFINISHED
These are unfinished pieces that won't get any more time.
This is one of those ones where I have nothing particular to sketch so just event some random strange shit and let it evolve. A brain fart as some say.
http://biphost.spray.se/windowlicker/Luke/sketch-pad-unfin-1.jpg

Now this actually I wouldn't mind coming back to. I was happy with how it was coming but left it alone. I really like the face, although the tones don't appear right cos of the scanner.
http://biphost.spray.se/windowlicker/Luke/sketch-pad-unfin-2.jpg

The original idea was for some people on a train.. some freaky man thing lazily touching the women next to him and having her head tilted back with her soul exiting via her mouth. Yes all very pleasant I know. But somewhere into it it turned into a scene which appeard to have some strangers indulging in subway intimacy. Like they're all on Extasy and just about to get jiggy on the carriage floor.
http://biphost.spray.se/windowlicker/Luke/sketch-pad-unfin-3.jpg

Heres your classic bare chested man with head bowed, eyes all shrouded and riding a crazy beast.
http://biphost.spray.se/windowlicker/Luke/sketch-pad-unfin-4.jpg


... OK I've run out of time, I'm being very unsocialable, gotta watch a movie with Frida.

Will post more(quite a bit) with info re each sometime very soon I hope.

Hope you like this.. although I'd like to think that my unposted stuff is alot better.

[I.was.ink]

SWEET!

I'll be waiting for the rest. I like these, but I'm glad to see you say that the unposted stuff is better.

Can't wait...
:fruit:

[Iiori]

These are great. ^^ I especially like the portraits.

[Fipse]

Welcome back and thanks for the inspiration your sketchbook provides. Hope you had a fine time in Germany (even if some of the folks keep lying around naked ;))

Fipse

[nor]

nice!

[Rusty]

HOLY SHE-YITTT,now thats what im talkin bout!!!!...great observation sketches,fantastic portraits Lukias,id definatly pay for a portrait if i saw ye hunched on a bench somewhere,ive never have the balls to do that myself....
Youve more than lived up to what i was expecting from yer update,dont ever quit :)..

Ya,i hate goin to the zoo myself,seeing beautiful animals locked up like that just discourages me from drawin them...

Rusty

[TARGETE]

Great stuff Lukias, I like reading the little commentary by you above the images. The life drawing balanced with the freestyle is great.

What type of work do you do that your able to travel so much? just curious because I think an artist needs to travel and be abLe to see the world and observe, something I really need to do.

Keep em coming makes me want to draw.

J.P.

[metaphysiks]

:chug:
meta

[Lukias]

I.was.ink -thanks bud, heres a few more..

Iiori- cheers:)

Fipse- Yeah Germany was awesome, I'm hoping to head back there sometime.. no idea when though.
Thanks alot

Jnorish- thanks

Rusty- Mate stoked to hear from you!!. Even more stoked to hear that you'd buy one of my portraits.. you know, when I come back to NZ I might hold you to that!.
Mate this update hasn't finished, theres more stuff coming, even some art purely influenced by one of my inspirations.. Rusty is his name.
(Yeah the only reasons I can justify Zoo's is so people can gain an awarness and appreciation for animals, thereby supporting them in their natural enviroments)

TARGETE- I don't work.. I worked solid for 3 years as a tech support geek, saving all the while so I could travel all over Europe. I hope to keep traveling.. working odd jobs, traveling etc. My pencils and paper are my bests companions.
Thanks for dropping in.. hope you like these next lot:)

meta- :chug: back at ya






This should have gone up with the other ref pieces..
Twas the day I left home(NZ) the plane was delayed 45mins so what better oportunity than to sketch at the departure lounge. All ref'd except for the girl at top left, thats made up.

http://biphost.spray.se/windowlicker/Luke/Sketch-pad-1.jpg

CONCEPT STUFF:
OK these are in almost in exact order of appearance

Various page(the girl was inspired by the ref sketching at the airport)
http://biphost.spray.se/windowlicker/Luke/Sketch-pad-2.jpg

Really wish all these sketches were larger, the definition and detail is lost, especially on the large fella's face.
http://biphost.spray.se/windowlicker/Luke/Sketch-pad-3.jpg

Probably one of, if not my favorite face to date(the girl), again, tis a pitty its not larger.
http://biphost.spray.se/windowlicker/Luke/Sketch-pad-4.jpg

One of the pieces I do when I want to get expressive, often trying to get accross moody nastyness.
http://biphost.spray.se/windowlicker/Luke/Sketch-pad-5.jpg

Playing with heads.. and the occasional mutant.
http://biphost.spray.se/windowlicker/Luke/Sketch-pad-6.jpg


MY FIRST REAL CARTOON ATTEMPTS!!
Rusty's work had inspired me, so I thought I try doing something at the other end of the spectrum. The first two were the most fluent(mid top and bottom left) and I sketched both in under 5 mins each(plus a couple more mins for darks and tightening). Cartoons can be fun yaa!
http://biphost.spray.se/windowlicker/Luke/Sketch-pad-7.jpg

These ones are pretty shabby and god that girl head is shite.
http://biphost.spray.se/windowlicker/Luke/Sketch-pad-8.jpg

Another Rusty inspired piece, I used my finger to smudge it, then got hold of a smudge stick and worked over it, though my sticky finger had made some bad gradients unrectifiable.
http://biphost.spray.se/windowlicker/Luke/Sketch-pad-9.jpg


I have several more pages but again I have to go, someones waiting for me, got another movie to watch...
update soon..

[jester]

Always a pleasure to come and see what's new!

:cool:

Jester

[Rusty]

FUCKen Hell,you just dont quit..lol...just keeps gettin better an better...

Fantastic observation stuff Luke,youve flushed my shit down the toilet with those cartoony style ones.lol,that NAM/WW2 vet lookin guy kicks big wobbly butt cheek.

definatly a new level i have to aim 4 now.:)
BTW...is that a brown pencil youve used on some of those?,..PS edit?..,and yep if you re in the city or whatever ill definatly have a drawing sesh with ya..

Rusty

[sepulveda]

brain fart you say!!!!
I would say this is brain diarheaaaaa!!!!
and I mean that in a good way!
duude this is the kind of work I like seeing and drawing myself....I just wish I had a fraction of the talent you do for your monsters.
I'll keep an eye for you from now on....I hope we get to see some more of your work.

[TARGETE]

More sweet stuff, I like pages 3 and 6 the most, superb rendering.You lucky dog traveling and drawing, what better else could an artist do.

Keep em coming man.

J.P.

[metalwinds]

some wicked stuff you got here, lukias. glad to see youre still drawing a shiteload when youre traveling. not much to say because all of the pics look really sweet.. .so keep up the amazing work. ..as usual.

peace

[Spacey]

These are awesome. I think I've fallen in love with your hair :love:

[Lukias]

jester- thankyou, glad you enjoy stopping by:)

Rusty- eh? Mate your cartoon work shits all over mine, yours is hands down better.. no modesty involved. Ming is rather basic in comparison I think. But I'm just learn'n the ways.
Naa its all standard graphite penicls, I just adjust that tones in PS for effect.
Hope you like these latest ones mate!

sepulveda- Hey I really dig the kind words, thanks alot, always a pleasure to now someone likes my work:)
(theres more work here for ya)

TARGETE- Yeah right now my life is top shelf, best 2 months of my life since I left New Zealand and I consider myself lucky(as should all other artists) to have something I can do with a couple of basic tools. Its a hell of a handy hobby/gift.
Thanks man, hope you dig the different styles I've got coming.

metalwinds- Hey cheers mate, always a pleasure to hear from you

Spacey- My hair... why.. why thank you. Maybe its the aloe based conditioner that I use. It really gives great volume and bounce.
;)






OK some more.

This page is a dedication to Rusty, the smudge stick master.
(I damn forgot to write it on the actual page.. well do next time I'm at a scanner eh)

http://biphost.spray.se/windowlicker/Luke/Sketch-pad-10.jpg


WARHAMMER 40,000 influences:
While staying out in West London, there was about 8 people living there, one of the guys turns out to be a Warhammer 40,000 player. You know little hand painted figurines etc..
He has these manuals and what not.. about 25 of them. All n all theres some OK artists but there was about 3-4 stand out guys, some of the work was damn amazing. A couple of the styles had that really hurried, messy energetic style with some overlays of darker defining lines to give it a nice tight balance.
Anyway these next few pages are my attempt in that style. Was a interesting experience, tis nice to go for something a bit different from my norm.



http://biphost.spray.se/windowlicker/Luke/Sketch-pad-11.jpg

http://biphost.spray.se/windowlicker/Luke/Sketch-pad-12.jpg


http://biphost.spray.se/windowlicker/Luke/Sketch-pad-13.jpg


http://biphost.spray.se/windowlicker/Luke/Sketch-pad-14.jpg


JSWEET influences:
Jsweets thread got resurfaced and a good thing it did cos the inspiration flowed straight away. I started with the line sketch of the girl(top left) which is in the vein of the work he was posting. I then kinda stuck in that mode though some sketches seem to develop into slightly different styles as I go.

http://biphost.spray.se/windowlicker/Luke/Sketch-pad-15.jpg


This page(except for the birds eye of the girl) was all done with a 2H, its interesting and quite different when working in pure light tones. Though because the tones wern't picked up in the orginal scan I had to up the contrast so it appears in a midtone.

http://biphost.spray.se/windowlicker/Luke/Sketch-pad-16.jpg


http://biphost.spray.se/windowlicker/Luke/Sketch-pad-17.jpg


One of my first attempts a getting some technical gadgetry into a pic(I remember Lung Bug asking me whether I had done any before), it wasn't pre planned but it evolved this way. I left it pretty messy.. as you can see.

http://biphost.spray.se/windowlicker/Luke/Sketch-pad-18.jpg


Caution.. naughtyness!!!!!! The naked girl was more a test of position/perspective.. she just happens to be starkers.

http://biphost.spray.se/windowlicker/Luke/Sketch-pad-19.jpg

[strych9ine]

So fucking good. :chug:

[rubygenesis]

radical, always luv the messed up beasties. the lion-wolf nawing on the arm in the last post roolz! ~_~ nice work Lukias

[Rusty]

No doubt youd just strut into WETA studios without even having to ask for a job..lol.
Their next project is King Kong,hows about giving us yer version of how he should look..:)
Love those blending stick ones ,that chick has this "Carrie" thing goin on..."there all gonna laugh at you!!",there all gonna laugh at you!!","there all,ah you get the idea :)..

You just own when it comes to creature design,theyd even bring a tear to George Lucas`s eye..They just seem to look right..practical,even though some of them r FUBAR`ed..
Always will admire your handling of musculature,keep em coming m8..

Rusty

[metaphysiks]

GOD DAMN!!!!!!
i can tell that you have been having fun travelling. i can tell that it has been amazing for your inspiration, it flows from your drawings. the jsweet inspired pages are the best damn sketches i have ever seen. keep it up man and i will look every day ( this means every five minutes.)
you deserve this
:bow:
meta

[Lung_bug]

i kept looking at this thread since you updated but never got around to post a comment, so i'll comment now: LUKIAS FOR PRESIDENT! seriously it's all great stuff and i saved each and every one of them. that tech page rules! perhaps my favorite among the few last posts. thanks for the inspiration too. now i feel obligated to post something :)

cheers mate

[Phuzion]

Whew! *Takes a deep breath* wow. I don't usually say that. In fact, I VERY rarely say that, but you deserve it. Awesome work. I love it when I get inspired to draw from someone else's sheer skill, it rocks. Props to you. I especially love the quantity of it all. Very very cool. Laaaaate.

[metalwinds]

lukias. ..these are some of the best sketches i have ever seen.. .EVER! i dont know what happened, but you have managed to get a lot better on that voyage of yours. the sketches where you attempt to mimic styles are nothing short of amazing. this new submission fucking rocks. .. every last picture.

now weaping from the sight of so much skillage.. .

[StephenC]

maybe its something in the drinks over there i don't know but these are even more amazing.

[Jeff Gran]

amazing. Keep 'em coming.:clapping1

[StephenC]

Double post, Lukias you always inspire me to go out and draw, Just had to say it twice...these last ones , amazing.

Hmmmm...do you think its possible for me to do in pen what you do in pencil?

[Lukias]

strych9ine- :chug:

rubygenesis- Thanks Ruby, I suppose it figures that you like the beasties! Hopefully I will have some more retarded animals for your eyes soon:)

Rusty- Neh.. but one day I would like to have work that says 'Hire me even though I have no experience'. Yeah I heard ol Peter was doing King Kong, pitty that movie doesn't have tons of trippy monsters in it.. otherwise I'd fly home and get me some work!. Maybe I'll try do a large ape.. but then its just a large ape...
Carrie.. haw! ..or a wife at a dinner party who'd husband is making rude remarks about her in front of the guests for a laugh, shes thinking "One more time darling and I'll cut your penis off"
Cheers bro, Al, falla, Bolsch, Bae ...(insert other NZ slang)

metaphsyics- Wow if you think that these are the best you've seen, then you really need to look around more!!. Some of the best I have seen are the b/w ink pieces on jsweets site.. imagine them in pencil... it makes me moist(and I'm a guy).
Plus I would like to be alot better than this. obviously. I will try make this work look average within a year.

Lung_bug- Great man, best news is to no that I can be an inspiration(and that you save my work). Stoked you like the tech page.. thought of you when doing it.
LUKIAS FOR PRESIDENT!
If I were president I probably just sleep with the interns. I would also challenge G Dubbya Bush to write his own speech.
Haw, cheers Lung mate.

Phuzion- Ooo much thanks. Was a pleasure seeing your work, make sure you post some more soon aiight.

metalwinds- Thanks man and wow your crying.. you must be one of the new sensitive men, the new generation of men who share their feelings. Women like that apparently. I cry at movies these days, I'm more comfortable with my inner self. ..excuse me..theres..theres something in my eye...

StephenC- Thanks bud, yep anything done in pencil can pretty much be done in pen, thought if you'r getting tight then pen, as you know, doesn't allow for mistakes. Draw something in pencil.. can ya, I wanna see what results you get?

Jeff Gran- thanks, I will when I can.

[cos]

Hey man, I slow to the Lukias sketchathon party but always a pleasure to see your latest and greatest, tonnes of good shit here.

Really nice the way you let that imagination loose and flow around the page, all the cool creatures and armour/costume ideas etc. Created alot of really great sketchbook pages here.

[endregan]

your latest work rocks. its so inspiring. greatness. keep itup

[Lukias]

Cheers you two

(cos, have more to reply but no time)

First off, cheers to Tek9z for the use of his scanner and hosting this)!!
(Im in Brussells at the moment)
Not enough time to get everything uploaded but maybe thats for the best as this dump is friggen huge anyway.

Actually Im going to hold onto ten pages because I have over 1MB on the first ten.
Question:
Should I wait and if this gets enough posts chuck it on another page or just dump it all in one hit... your thoughts???


http://users.pandora.be/bernard1/forum/luke/sketchpad_20.jpg

http://users.pandora.be/bernard1/forum/luke/sketchpad_21.jpg

http://users.pandora.be/bernard1/forum/luke/sketchpad_22.jpg

http://users.pandora.be/bernard1/forum/luke/sketchpad_23.jpg

http://users.pandora.be/bernard1/forum/luke/sketchpad_24.jpg

http://users.pandora.be/bernard1/forum/luke/sketchpad_25.jpg

http://users.pandora.be/bernard1/forum/luke/sketchpad_26.jpg

http://users.pandora.be/bernard1/forum/luke/sketchpad_27.jpg

http://users.pandora.be/bernard1/forum/luke/sketchpad_28.jpg

http://users.pandora.be/bernard1/forum/luke/sketchpad_29.jpg

[dilation]

you amaze me with every update... great stuff, you make me want to draw

[StephenC]

more candy ..dont know if i can take itall in....

lukias how can i get as good as you within six months?..i need to get a job soon...

[Rusty]

bloody awesome update bradda...that gorilla looking creature,that creature with the floppy fin lookin arms on the same page and that one that looks like its giving birth r my personal faves..
with yer drawings you make it accually feel like skin wrapping over muscle which is something that i hardly/never see done well.,the bloody buttcheeks feel like theyll twitch if you look at it long enough.lol...
that combined with the expressions give all your creations life and believability,your already in the industry if you ask me m8..


BTW..the other NZ slang you forgot is "your all garks al !!"
all my hori cuzzies up north say that..:)

your hori freind..
Rusty

[metaphysiks]

BOOOOOOOYYYYYAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
nice update man. i love 4 and 10. the birthing one is intense. i was wondering if you think that your traveling has helped you improve. i can definately see new life in your art.
never stop
meta
:chug:

[TARGETE]

Keep em coming Lukias, you encourage all of us with your relentless posts, fantastic.

NOW BACK TO SKETCHING!

J.P.

[MindCandyMan]

awesome!!! :clapping1

[Kaoki]

Uhhh...

[the good war]

heyo i've been admiring your work for a while now... its some of the best stuff i've seen on this site. do you use muscle magizines, anatomy books, a combination or does this muscle structure mainly come from memory? the complexity of shading and form on the face of the rightmost charactor in the first pic reminds me of iain mCcaig

[Lukias]

dilation- why are you reading this, go draw!

StephenC- 6 months!? Dude you would have to study your ass off 24 7, get everything engraved in your brain, be concrete about everything. Go for it, I wanna see your progress man:)

Rusty- Brudda, hows it!. Al what a clown!! Havent heard that "garks" thing before, sounds really neat though;)
Always I pleasure to hear what you have to add man, I gets a buzz knowing you and others take time to see things within the work.
Che che bro!

Meta- Yep I suppose it has, but also I think its just generall progression, I want to improve at a consistant rate untill I can wrestle with the best... so many more years yet.
Cheers bud

TARGETE- wicked! wheres your latest???? I need my dose of encouragement by way of your nimble fingers.
Always a pleasure!

Mind- thanks mate

Kaoki- uhhh

the good war- its memory, though believe me I need to learn alot, anyone who really knows their stuff could pull my muscle structure to pieces.
Iain McCaig eh? he da man, I wanna get that good!!







OK some more then:


http://users.pandora.be/bernard1/forum/luke/sketchpad_30.jpg

http://users.pandora.be/bernard1/forum/luke/sketchpad_31.jpg

http://users.pandora.be/bernard1/forum/luke/sketchpad_32.jpg

did some quick Frazetta studies(lord I get surprised everytime at just how amazing he is) and then did these girlies... most of which are bad.
http://users.pandora.be/bernard1/forum/luke/sketchpad_33.jpg

http://users.pandora.be/bernard1/forum/luke/sketchpad_34.jpg

http://users.pandora.be/bernard1/forum/luke/sketchpad_35.jpg

http://users.pandora.be/bernard1/forum/luke/sketchpad_36.jpg

http://users.pandora.be/bernard1/forum/luke/sketchpad_37.jpg

http://users.pandora.be/bernard1/forum/luke/sketchpad_38.jpg

http://users.pandora.be/bernard1/forum/luke/sketchpad_39.jpg


Did this after seeing a horror movie festival in Uppsala, Sweden. Death by chainsaw must be fantastic.
http://users.pandora.be/bernard1/forum/luke/sketchpad_40.jpg


I was attacked by mother swan when sketching this, she bit me on the leg twice and hissed at me cos her offspring had gotten too close. I sat my ground mind you... I dont take shit from birds, even if it was remarkably massive. HAW! (you can see some quick baby swan sketches here)
http://users.pandora.be/bernard1/forum/luke/sketchpad_41.jpg

http://users.pandora.be/bernard1/forum/luke/sketchpad_42.jpg;)

[nor]

lukias vs. swan mother

lukias= WIN

great update! I like pg 10, the little boy one.

[Kaoki]

Sorry about the Uhhhh, it was my attempt to convey the sense of awe i was feeling. unlike dilation you make me want to give up drawing.
Excellent Stuff....
wow

[metaphysiks]

damn, another update. the guy on the bottom of page 9 is sweet as hell. man you are getting even better. i cant believe it.
meta:chug:

[endregan]

you are doing well lukias. you show strength. and the will. you have faith in something and this shows.

keep it real

[Lung_bug]

damn... i was just off to bed, being 5 am and everything and i just checked in to see what's new. thanks to you, no sleep for me now! that's a good thing tho, i love when that happens and it's kinda rare these days...

oh and page 38 ROCKS

cheers

[Iiori]

:O Awesome all around. I love the last page though. The stubby guy is so cute.

[rubygenesis]

wow, wicked and so freaking original Lukias....i luv u man :inlove:

[Rusty]

i keep getting weak at the bloody knees when ever i see a new post of yers...i see something from the post previous and think,al,he cant possibly out do that sketch with another,but you always do..:)

that horror movie one and the 2 rendered characters on the first page r my personal fave out of these,you must be smoking some serious weed over there,that horror one is just twisted..lol

cya later Al..
Rusty

[TheBlasianOne]

I have checked this thread numerous times in the past but have neglected to ever respond. Your drawings have gotten so much better from the first ones you posted to the newest ones. And I liked the early ones to begin with anyhow. I havent been drawing much recently due to frustration of being at a plateau for what i believe has been a few years now. However, i realize NOT drawing is a surefire way to NOT get any better. Your progress and your drawings inspire me to keep pushing. Thanks for sharing your art with us.

[foster]

good grief, this is incredible work!

ouch!

jon

[xia]

Holy Shit! :inlove:
Awesome sketches!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love it! I want more!!!!! Where are U?

[Lukias]

Jnorish - Thankyou

Kaoki- Hey man I know the feeling, when I first encountered these online forums a few years back I suddenly felt pathetic as an artist and nearly gave up. But I didnt an I'm glad for it... so draw harder and fight any urges to give it a rest.

metaphysiks- Cheers bud, alawys nice to have your input

endregan- Hey you noticed my perserverance.. though the amount of work might be a dead give away. Thanks alot

Lung_bug- Groovy man, inspiring others is a real kick, hope you know you do the same for me!


Iiori- Thanks... yeah every now and again its nice to do something a little cute... a breif break from the ugly and twisted.. but only breif.




rubygenesis- Much appreciation Ruby... share the luv:)



Rusty- Best news is to hear that you see improvement.. sweet as al. The horror one was inspired by a horror festival that I went to in Sweden... 8 hours of chainsaws, knifes, screams and breasts. 70's breasts.
Naa I smoke very little weed these days.. it took my 10 years to realise that the buds made me antisocial and afraid of public places. "Why is everyone looking at me.."
Its does however compliment a good dose of playstation. I find the graphics suddenly become way cooler.

TheBlasianOne- Man thanks a whole lot, is a really nice thing to hear words like that... its the sort of thing I need to put on my CV. You make me feel wondrerfull person.... if only;)
I will push my work harder and hope this causes you to do the same.


foster- wickedness... more than I pleasure to have you drop in Jon(Ooo first name basis).
Ouch? Does this mean you will draw even harder an provide pages more of your deliscious sketches?
I hope so!

xia- I shall have more.. I have 40 more pages with me now, though when Ill get a chance to use a scanner and up load Im not sure.
I am in Lyon France but hopefully this week I will be starting life anew in Franfurt, Germany... beginning as a freelance illustrator!!! Fockin aye!
thanks

[ShawnYe]

Wow, fantastic work! When will we get the next update?
These are inspiring!

Shawn

[Deth Jester]

I just got done doing my Spanish homework and was so bummed, and bam!!! These are great Lukias! sheesh... I cant wait till you find another scanner.. *me thinks Ill be up all nite now*

peace

-mike

[stormeffex]

ah...lukias...what a gem of a thread i have found here. took me long enough to find your thread...i love your work...lots of energy. very cool man...very inspirational. gotta draw now. bye.

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[MindCandyMan]

I get so much inspiration to draw from your sketches lukias...amazing.

[ericdee]

Outstanding work, fantastic! Woww!
Cheers, Eric

[Lukias]

ShawnYe- Right now:) cheers

Deth Jester- Thanks mate, heh.. homework sucks huh. Well over two months later and I have myself a scanner.

stormeffex- thanks alot:)

Mindcandyman- Always appreciate the comments mate, cheers

ericdee- thanks:)

Right then, been a while. OK none of this is new it dates back to the last batch.. to July possibly. Anyway, I'll get more work here when I can.. still, hope you enjoy.
:beer:
OH and a BIG thanks to Marko D for the hosting! :chug:
My regular host is MIA.


(After seeing some funny shit by other artists, I attempted some whittyness.. not sure If it works)



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[I.was.ink]

What a wonderful update. Very nice subtle abnormalities. Very inspiring and damn creative.

Time to change my desktop. :)

THANKYOU!

[Robolus]

Yes!!! Absolutely great and inspiring update!
...and funny too! :D

[Smeagol71]

Just wanted to add my two cents...maybe only worth one cent. Who knows?

Thanks for posting Lukias, this stuff is great and I'm a big fan. I was wondering, are you a fan of Paul Calle? I can see some work that's similar to his technique, especially in your last posting, this image in particular:

http://djurdjevic.de/img//Sketchpad-52.jpg

Thanks again, your an inspiration!

[geoffd]

beautiful and inspirational. thank you.

[Ant4d]

I've been waiting(like any other here) for your update for ages now. Your drawings are incredibly good. And I don't know how is it possible to generate so much great ideas.

cheers
anton

[metaphysiks]

i cannot tell you how long we have all been waiting for an update. i am so thankful that is finally happened. anyway, as far as crits go i dont really have any . i can really see where you are going with your sketches and i think the comments are really cool. i just get so inspired when i see your work. it just hits me in a soft spot. i really enjoy these, especially the one that smeagol pointed out. please update again soon.
meta

[nor]

I definetely was entertained from these Lukias, it's great to see your letting your imagination run wild.

Again, you continue to kickass, I want more!
:chug:

[StephenC]

oi, so nice, i need to draw more...

[endregan]

omigosh your insane man. so creative. and humorous!!!

all the many ref pics youve done certainly have done something for ya unless i am mistaken ;)

whats yer secret truly ;)


GREAT update!

[strych9ine]

Your faces are so well done, each and every one of the. The bucket o shit and alien booger ones made me laugh out loud... :chug:

[gekitsu]

these sketches are cool to look at :) very inspiring. thanks! that bucket o' shit guy is awesome :)

new life in frankfurt you say? thats dope... frankfurt/main is like, barely one hour's drive from here :) :chug:

[MindCandyMan]

Wow...amazing

[Atmospheria]

Some quality stuff here....wow....keep them comin' pal....

[Aidan]

Oh my god, it's John Lennon.

What a great update!

And again you've proved why you're one of my favorite artists.

Good night.

[Rusty]

AUE!!!
to much e hoa,Its cool to see your attempting more expression stuff,the body language on alot of those is coming along great aswell...your twisted monster designs mixed with the funny comments their making is quite an interesting combination,works really well...
youve definatly risen a level,your around super saiyan level now :),im still stuck on power level 1,000.

Nice to see you back Al fulla bro cuzzy...

Rusty

[Lukias]

I.was.ink- Hey man, thanks alot, stunned to find you using any of my stuff for desktop images! :)

Robolus - Thanks a lot man

Smeagol71- I was wondering, are you a fan of Paul Calle
Nope, never heard of him.. just checked some of his work though.. !!! Damn man he¡'s pretty amazing. I¡'m not really sure how you figure any similarities.. but cool none-the-less.
Cheers!:)

Capt.Harlock ¡V No, thank you:)

Ant4d- Thankyou.. looking over my work, sometimes I'm not sure where the idea¡'s come from either.. I try not to pre-think things, just start with a line and build on it. Maybe that¡'s the key?.

Metaphysics- Damn buddy, stoked you love em so much and believe me, the pleasure really is all mine. Of course drawing is about personal satisfaction but I have to admit, giving others a buzz through it is primo.
Cheers mate

Jnorish- cheers:) More it is then...

StephenC- thanks man.. ]I need to draw more Yeah don't we all.

Endregan- Hey, yeah that ref work had some effect for sure but natural progression would still have seen me where I am.. to a degree. Secret??. Heh, if there was one I'd tell you..
Thanks mate and keep pushing with your work!

strych9ine- Coolness.. you lol'd eh? No shit, great news. My attempts to humour paid off. Cheers:)

gekitsu- Thanks man.. Hey that comment was written quite a while back, things changed and now I'm back in New Zealand. I get to have another summer!(instead of an Arctic winter in snowy Europe.. which I'm sure would be pretty, but insanely cold)

MindCandyMan- Thankyou:)

Atmospheria- I will, heres some more.. (cheers)

Aidan- Thanks alot bud:)

Rusty- Al, the native warrior comes back!. super saiyan¡.. Me no understand you Jas bro. But re you being any less of an artist.. don't be a clown al!! Your trippen if you think so my friend, honestly.
Have you been slacking?. Wheres your goods falla? Produce!!


OK, I got a sepia toned pad(Daler Rowney..sp?) and I like it alot. On my travels I saw the same brand and bought two more, it was always slightly sepia, although each pad is slightly different in grain and thickness. Bummer thing is I cant say I've seen it anywhere else and I'm on my last page. Stink buzz.


. Frezzato, who btw is damn amazing. I went to these art/graphic novel places in France, man they have hundreds of these graphic novels, theres nothing like that here in NZ. Anyway, Frezzato is hands down the best artist I saw after looking through tons of books.. imo. Anyway, yif your familiar with him you'll see some influences through here.

This page got a little smudged.. rubbing against the cover, its a little messy. Frezzato creates really pudgy, eye friendly chars.. so I thought I'd have a go here.
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After meeting a Eatpoo forum member in Brussells(Tek9z) he introduced me to graphite powder.. which I had never seen or heard of. So I scored some and experiemented with it. I was still semi on my Frezzato buzz when I did this. Not the best pic but an experience.
http://djurdjevic.de/img//Sketchpad-68.jpg


This is a flippen terrible, ill thought out(no thought) attempt at so whack enviroment. I sketched it even though it sucked from word go. I have no imagination for enviroments. I'm hoping this will change.
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[Lukias]

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Emma(French girl.. from France. Honestly) watching TV
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Dodgy attempt at portrait using graphite powder
http://djurdjevic.de/img//Emma-sketch-2.jpg

[metaphysiks]

damn, another update do soon, and it is ddefinately not lacking in quality. the big eyes onpage aight are cool. the graphite powder experiments are a nice touch for you. i love the "pudgy" characters too. how do you do it. man i have decided that i am going to win the lottery so i can fly toNZ and hang out with you and Rusty for the rest of my life. man the things i could learn. please beg someone to make you a site.
great stuff man
meta

[MindCandyMan]

I really like this update there is a lot of stuff here that I haven't seen you do before. Great work man!!

[endregan]

yeah some gerat stuff. i thank you for taking the time btw!!! its great that you told me. i need a solid idea. as im new i dont know how i should do some things. i find still lifes help me with colour but my pencil skills may be lacking. i am trying basic shapes too. i am slowly now using ref pics and it has helped me so far. works out well, because just drawing from drawings doesnt let me understand.

if only i could get some life drawing courses. that would be awesome. keep up the great work.... i love your style!!

[I.was.ink]

I love those little creatures. The intricacies, and weird doohickies bring them to life. Great sketches man!:)

BTW, do you achieve that old antique look through photoshop, or is that what your paper really looks like?

[metalwinds]

awesome stuff lukias. its great to see you experimenting with things and trying different styles/subject matter. i really love the linework thats going on in some of these, and naturally youre shading is still top notch. aside from environments, id like to see how you fair drawing robots/machinery type stuff. great update

peace

[jester]

So funny! :rofl:

I really enjoy your sketches! Always a pleasure to come back to this sketchbook!

Jester

[dilation]

amazing work

[daarken]

wow! awesome stuff!! i really like all your creature designs. very cool. the creature at the top of this image is just butta! i love the loose sketch lines mixed with rendered tone.

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[Main Loop]

oh wow.. awesome stuff, great character design.. i see a frezzatto influence, but not as caricaturized as he is.. do u have a website?

[roger]

Great update! I love the way you shade your drawings too.

I agree that Frezatto is a very good artist, but I don't get his comics, I don't really enjoy them, at least the ones I've read (Les gardiens du Maser).

[TARGETE]

SWEEETTT! I like it when you work in your own style because your better then many people your actually inspired by..but thats my opinion and my 2 cent your stuff is still sweet no matter the style or technique.

You've begun unifying your cast shadows a bit more creating more realism and depth around your form, this awareness is a sign of growth, something we all strive for and your obviously doing.

If I had a huge studio and lots of funds, you would be one of those guys I'd consider hiring as an artist and thats a short list my friend.

PS thanks for the kind comments on my "3 sisters thread" havent had a chance to reply.


JP

[nil]

awesome stuff, i dig your style and characters muchly. everything is very organic feeling (a good thing).
did you go to an art school up in auckland? just wondering since so far im pretty disillusioned with all the schools ive seen in new zealand and the artists that come out of them, and im kinda looking for someplace good to study (i live in christhcurch). you and rusty shine all the more for where you came from, makes me feel a little more hopeful :chug:

[Ant4d]

I can't believe I missed the last update. It is amazing how much skill you have Lukias. You are certainly one of the most inspiring artist around and I must say that 80% of the time my desktop is having some of your sketches on it.

cheers
anton

[Lukias]

Metapysiks- Hey man, honestly thanks a lot for the kind words. Hey the only expensive thing about NZ is getting here, it’ll cost you half the price to do anything else.. so instead of going to Aussie, like a lot of people do.. skip that desert and come here!. I have a site underway.. its been underway for about a year or more!! The guy was.. is .. doing it for free.. not sure whats happening anymore. I want one.. would build it myself but I just don’t have the patience to learn it. Putting time aside for sketching can be hard enough let alone making something that bores the shit out of me. I here they are bloody expensive if you get someone to do it though.
MindCandyMan- Thanks buddy
Endregan- Great to here you making progress and more importantly that your happy abut it. Keep going hard mate. Cheers!


I.Was.Ink- I'm *sure* I wrote about the paper I was using(hint hint). Its slightly sepia, the scanner picks it all and can exsagerate it nicely depending on the scanner levels.. and PS levels.
Cheers man:)

metalwinds- Hey dude:). Yeah I'm playing around with things alittle more, trying not to stick to any one thing and trying not to go crazy on the rendering.. just save that for pics that feel right instead of forcing it. Getting a little messy and discovering new things is what keeps it fun. Robots?. Hmm maybe, but pure mechanical things don't turn me on, I love organic things.. I have started incorporating technical/mechanical stuff into my work a little more(next update has some stuff) .. maybe later as I progress my interest for that will change. We'll see!.
Shalom

jester- Thankyou:)

dilation- Cheers:)

daarken- Thanks alot man.. as you know your painting skills kust blow me away. It has been you who I've been thinking of when I'm doing my first oils.. admittadly you make me feel bad about my abilitys! But it inspires me to get better:)

Main Loop- The only site is this www.flipmark.com/lukias/images
Maybe one day it'll be finished. Maybe. Right here is the best place to view my work. There is an older thread you could dig up if you wanted.. it was about half the size of this current one. Thanks

roger- I can't say I enjoy them either.. cos they're in French!. I wike da pretty picters, which is why I have his sketchbook. Blows me away, great to open up for inspiration.
Cheers:)

TARGETE- Woot! Damn mate, if you ever do run into a hefty sum of money and a studio revamp be sure to remember that comment!. I'd be there in a flash all wide eyed and with a twitching pencil finger. So theres some cast shadow unification??. I like that way that sounds..
"Say buddy.. have you seen my latest cast shadow unification studies?"
No worries re my comments on your paintings, I just wish I could offer something more insightfull. I have just started oil painting, traditional wise. Is frustrating but often fun and rewarding(says I who didn't even finish one in March and will finish one tommorrow). I will upload them when I can.. hope to have your input, yesiree. Cheers mate.

nil- Hey like your "organic" comment.. I like that word(and organics re food.. GE FREE NZ(I did the Auckland march)) and thats something I aim for. Great to see another NZ'r here, they are few and far between.
Art school?. Naa, I'm not aware of anything that sounds really good. To be honest I have never heard of seen anything come out of NZ.. except for Martin Fucking Edmonds, who is known internationally. Want to meet him. Though when I got back from my OE my mum had clipped an article out of the paper about a particular comic artist who stuff is popular with the Japenese. He's in Auckland.. really close to where I used to live, I'm thinking of paying him a visit, he knows the low down on the underground comic scene in NZ(which I didn't know existed untill he mentioned it in the article)
Anyway back to art schools. I can't offer any help there mate, but I never studied in any schools.. I really feel that the guys on these boards know a darn site more than any flakey art teacher would know. If you want to be a good sketch artist, sketch alot.. ref/life etc. Anything you want to know about techniques or advice can be gotten off the web.. having a human teacher of course would be more helpfull when communicating information and physically demonstrating things.. depending on the teacher though. I'm half contemplating getting lessons on painting from a friend of a family friend whos supposed to be really good, though after being whitness to the artwork around here chances are I wont be overly impressed(Cant say I have ever seen a decent, realistic traditional painter in NZ)I think the best thing about art schools as that it gives you an enviroment to to study and learn. But if your happy with having a day job doing something else.. like I did and practising in your free time then do it that way. I saved lots of cash and spent quality time on improving my skills. I didn't have to pay some tertiary institution to learn something I could have by myself. Plus when it comes to art, have a qualification(a piece of paper) shouldn't mean jack.. the proof is in the pudding I say. But dont let that put you off, I have no regrets having not been to one but It probably would have been really cool and I bet if I had done it, I wouldn't have regrets about getting schooling either.
Rusty might know more about school, he's got an animation background.. studied in Auckland I think. Ask him.

Ant4d- No shit?. Your the 2nd person to say they use some of these as desktop images.. that buzzes me out. Honestly, the painting going down on these boards are amazing, If I were you I'd be using those. But hey that stokes me for sure:)

One old piece that never fot posted way back in March:
http://djurdjevic.de/img//Sitting%20girl_saturated.jpg


and a sketch that is going to be painted by an Eatpoo member.. part of a Tarot card community project. Card I've been asigned is the Five of Swords. Key word: Defeat

http://djurdjevic.de/img//tarot%202.jpg

[killing.people]

very inspiring.

i like the monster biting on an arm, the alien in the bag, the little cute creature wondering if he can outrun its stalker. i like your interesting line quality, and your very interesting rendering. you convey a mood very well, outside of the obvious content, i can tell if you are drawing to make me laugh or frighten me.

you are very creative and come up with very unique ideas in your sketches, though i request yet again, will undoubtably steal from this depth of expression, i still wonder:

please paint? :p

greak work you have accomplished.

-kp

[Phuzion]

Lukias, man, you're a bad ass. New Zealand representin'! Damn fine work as always. I'm inches away from starting a daily sketchbook thanks to you. Just as soon as I work up to 100 pages a week.... or at least 80+. Killer killer art.

[Lukias]

Killing.people- Really appreciate the great feedback man, intrigues me to hear what people take away from these. Ahh the painting question arises. Well, after two attempts at PS I have decided to learn how to paint with oils first, get alteast a basic grasp of things, feel comfortable with the foundations and then apply it to digital. I have finished an oil piece today.. portrait, hope to post it soon. Come back in a while to check up on it:) Seeing as your interested, I'm interested to know what you think. Cheers:)

Phuzion- NZ in Da Hizzouze. hehe, saying that shit would be more convincing if I had some visual black in me! Hey you doing around 80 pages a week!?!?!? Damn man thats nuts. I rarely do more than one a day. Good luck, really looking forward to your stuff! Thanks:)

Can't be sure If I posted this ever.. musn't have. Done back in March.. an A2 sketch of the driveway at my parents place.. (fruit trees on the left and kiwi fruit orchard of the right. Chickens out of visable range.. heh)
http://djurdjevic.de/img//Sketchpad%20driveway.jpg

[Lung_bug]

damn, lukias, every time you update i am forced to go and draw for at least 10 hours straight.

graphite powder seems to work nice, it'll be interesting to see how you use it after a bit of time with it

cheers

[nil]

that last sketch has really nice composition, after seeing it i really want to see some backgrounds in your sketches ;)

thanks for the reply, it helped a lot. guess i just needed someone to tell me it was possible, since it seems most likely that ill be following a similair path to the one you did. :chug:

oh yeah, Martin Fucking Edmonds is choice, have you seen his "White Trash" stuff? i really wanna get my hands on that.

[stephen]

good work lukias. you dirty DIRTY bastard... :)

[endregan]

sorry if this sounds new but what is A2?

those scenes are great....

your latest work is just sooo good! even your 'old' stuff!!

how long have you been drawing!!! :)

[stormeffex]

wow lukias your making my drawing hand twitch...hehe. i love your sketches man....top notch stuff. that landscape study is amazing....:whoa:

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[Lukias]

Lung_bug- Good to hear it mate. I should try the powder again.. like the water graphite pencils I got hold of, I use them a few time and then seem to go back to standard pencils again. Cheers man

nil- White Trash?. Can't say I have seem any work outside of the Illicite label and a few other popular pieces(like an oldschool Shihad poster). Know of any cool links???.
Thanks:)

stephen- No worries you FILTHY .
;)

endregan- A2 is the paper size. A4 is standard.. like printing paper though I think in the US its Letter, which is standard. Anyway, A2 is 4x A4.
I've been drawing since I can remember.. like most I suppose. Been drawing seriously for the last two years.
Thanks alot:)

stormeffex- Cheers :chug:




More work, again its not recent and goes back to to when I was in Lyon, France. Probably about early September.

Inspired by Marko Djurdjevic's amazing work.
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Inspired by Jon Fosters work.. well one particular piece where two chars are walking away from an explosion. His had alot of energy. This doesnt, but I kinda like it.
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[I.was.ink]

Damn, these are fabulous.

thanks man.:nana

[stephen]

oh damn you draw so much, i better stop wasting time :|

[Dan.v.D.]

i love that!

[MindCandyMan]

awesome update...I love em...the flamethrower guy and the guy lunging with the gun in the last pic are my favorites. Awesome work man...always inspiring!

[AndreasM]

Great update as allways. You have such an eye for details and motions. Theese are great inspiration, sooo.. Thanks alot!

[m@.]

Very inspirational, and diversified. Thank you for sharing.

[endregan]

awesome update!

[Ant4d]

ouch, you are getting better and better. you are so very talented. do you do often lifedrawing stuff?

[wes9000]

god damn, lukias
i just stumbled across this thread and went through each page.
shit man youve improved insanely....seriously amazing work man
im really liking when you start to hint at environments or surroundings around your characters...they start to have alot more depth...might be something to pursue more of?
keep it up
ill have to check this part of the forum more often..

-wes

[Lukias]

I.was.ink- no, thank you:)

stephen- No not really man.. these and others to come were donw over several months. (Dig your TD prepatory works!)

Dan V.D- cheers:)

MindCandyMan- Thankyou:)

n0fish- Nice to see you notice the little things, cheers

endregan- Thanks mate

Ant4d- thanks. No hardly ever. I did some classes last year(16 all up) but thats it.. would love to do more though.

Wes9000- DUDE!! The mysterious wes appears. Very nice to have you drop in man and stoked you see the progress.
Yeah I have to start playing with envioments.. thing is I never learnt how to do perspective drawing.. but I'll have to I suppose. Coincidence that you turned up.. cos I hadn't checked your site for about 8months or more but looked just two days ago.. and was blown away, theres alot I hadn't seen. Though even those works are dated, got me wondering what your doing now.
Cheers man:)

[metalwinds]

i would say to definitely keep working with these environments. once you get them, i think your art will be taken to the next level. other than that i have nothing to say other than youre fucking awesome

peace

[Lukias]

metalwinds- Yeah fully, must start the learning process. Cheers bud.



--Still getting through the earlier stuff. SEPTEMBER work.

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Photo ref'd sketch of me(left) and a mate. Photo from when I stayed with him in Liverpool, England. Sketched in Amsterdam.
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[Kortez]

i just wanted to drop by and put this guy where he belongs :

:bow:

I love this sketchbook and I love the way you draw

[Dan.v.D.]

hey lukias those are very nice and very advanced in a special way, BUT maybe i´m missing something but to me they all seem like doodles. u sure are getting better at it but i´m not really seing any sort of direction. u are without any doubt talented, but heck i´d hate to see that talent wasted.
to be honest i think u need a mentor or anybody u respect to kick your ass and make you stop doodling around.
doodling and concentrated practicing ain´t the same.

i´ve read several post from you where you gave others very valid and insightful advice. now i´ll try to do that for u.

ask yourself some questions like: "what do i want with my art?", "what things would help my art?"....

well try to avoid routine, what you don´t force won´t happen!

get your ass up and take the world by storm! you can do it! NOW! make real images and post them in "finally finished".
make a dozen. get on the ca frontpage. paint bigass images and have exhibitions worldwide, get a job at massive black or whatever... but don´t hide behind 2875684578 doodles. your to good to do that!


respectfully

daniel.




:chug:

[Aidan]

*crawls back to work*

[Lung_bug]

ever experimented with ethnicities? (that's the closest i could get to a constructive comment)

i agree with dan... these are all nice, but you could focus on something (a project or something). do you work or freelance? if that's the case, just ignore this :)

[rubygenesis]

Lukias....i really luv your style. i be a big fan. agree with lungbug you should focus on a project of some kind. your updates are always large and so exciting, thank you! i think i'll go draw right now. ~_~

[endregan]

youre freaking amazing no doubt. one of my inspirations for sure....


keep pushing it!!

and i agree, id like to see some lukias paintings... :) that would be even better... :)

[nil]

i think the thing i like most about your sketches is that you use shading more than lines to describe your forms. its a lot more subtle that way.

oh, if you go to the illicit clothing site (www.illicit.co.nz) and look at Martin Emonds profile theres a few covers/pages from his White Trash stuff. its pretty cool, quite Simon Bisley-ish.

[Lukias]

Kortez- thanks:) (no bow downs!)

Dan v.D-

hey lukias those are very nice and very advanced in a special way, BUT maybe i´m missing something but to me they all seem like doodles. u sure are getting better at it but i´m not really seing any sort of direction
Direction?. Well I was aiming to get better.. better at anatomy, posing etc etc etc, monsters etc.. bit by bit sussing out... bits and pieces.
u are without any doubt talented, but heck i´d hate to see that talent wasted.
Talent wasted?. This is my talent.. I thought.
to be honest i think u need a mentor or anybody u respect to kick your ass and make you stop doodling around.
Well for starters I was never going to get into pro illustration or painting it was something I just wanted to get good at, just because(need there be a reason?). .. and I reckon doodling(as you call it) is practising, aside from ref study its the best practise imo. The reason there is progression is 60% due to conceptualising as opposed to ref work I think.
ask yourself some questions like: "what do i want with my art?", "what things would help my art?"....
Exactly.. I have and do ask myself and now that I have decided that I will try doing freelance work I need to expand. Now I'm teaching myself water colours, oils, perspective drawing, etc
get your ass up and take the world by storm! you can do it! NOW! make real images and post them in "finally finished".
Hey man, honestly nothing I say is meant to sound snappy, because I think its cool that you took the time to write some constructive things. Anyway, I like sketching, alot and up untill only a few weeks ago had I decided that digital was something I was going to look into. I consider sketches 'real' images not a means to an end. If I knew I could get by sketching then I dont think I would ever go digi. I prefer sketch work over colour work 95% of the time. I guess that'll come accross as bias but I still remember being really young and much prefering the b/w Conan comics over anything else(and the artists had better anatomy knowledge I think).
Thanks alot for the feedback and the encouragement, great to see it!. I will post different stuff soon but first there will be more work to post... same as usual.

Lung- Hey man.. yeah I took your advice and have dl'd some ethnic photo's. Will do some study on those. Project??. Maybe.. right now I am painting and sketching, exploring different things so theres alot of new brain food going on. Things are changing.
I want to be freelancing. Just have to get a job!.
CHeers mate.

Ruby- Thanks:) (read above)

endregan- Should have some more traditional painting work sometime to show. Gotta get MUCh better at it though. Its like starting sketching all over again. Thanks man:)

nil- Kiora bro!;) Hey thanks for the link man and yeah Edmonds is obviously a huge Bisley fan unless its just a massive coincidence;)
Thanks:)

[Fipse]

Hi Lukias,

time to say once again how much I enjoy your sketchbook. You´ve got a unique style and some of your ideas are simply fantastic. Anyway I would like to see how your experiments with other media are - I can imagine that you´re getting really good at them if you practise.

"I prefer sketch work over colour work 95% of the time. I guess that'll come accross as bias but I still remember being really young and much prefering the b/w Conan comics over anything else(and the artists had better anatomy knowledge I think). "

Amen to that ! I fel like this, too (even if I would substitute Conan by Harold Foster ;))

I really enjoy this sketchbook threads here on CA because I personally think they say more about the persons who are doing them than most finished and refined art I see.

Hope to see more of you and your inspirational work, mate!

Fipse

[Dan.v.D.]

nah that didn´t sound snappy cuz tho i absolutely didn´t ment to insult you in any way i kinda expected worse.

its just that my thoughts are usually like three steps ahead of what i see (and more important ahead of what i myself am - maybe the curse of beeing pisces...).

so keep it rocking ur way and don´t let my impatience bug you.

[The Zap]

Wow, Luk. You continue to inspire me with your wonderful sketches.

I can't wait to see what you can do with those water colors and oils.

[siskol p]

big time admierer,

very great stuff lukias, how do you get your pages to look so aged and the pencil as well??

love the gestural sketch lines that eventually make up your figures, you've got the makings of a master in you, and the work is definatly the cats pajamas...

[Anto]

not much to say except thanks for the amazing inspiration
you are where i would love to be
cheers! :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer:

[Phuzion]

LUKIAS! What do you say to a Thunderdome battle? C'mon, you know you want it ;p

Other than that, really nice pages here. I dig the cowboy chick. She's got hella attitude. Very very nicely done. Props as always mate.

[MindCandyMan]

fantastic update

[AmadorL]

Yo Lukias I believe an update is in order!!!

:chug:

Amador

[Kress]

:o Grrraaawwwrrggghhhhfffbbblleeeehhhh!!!!!!

More drawings!!!
*cracks whip

Hey dude, thought I'd drop in and say HELLO

[quantas]

you are utterly amazing.....

how old are you?

what types of ref material do you use?

cheers

[Phuzion]

UPDATE! UPDATE! Heh heh. I guess I shouldn't say anything. I haven't been sketching nearly as much as I should. Seriously, mate, can't wait to see more stuff. Peace

[RETEP]

your stuff is AM