Beware of Mull77's sexatronic eyes [Archive]

Bruce Pluto

August 19th, 2005, 12:28 PM

Hiya mull77,

I don't think I'm going against the grain to much here. I just wanted to say nice stuff man. I know you asked for crits but I find it hard to post any judgements on sketchbooks because after all they are the practice pages people are doing to get better. Unless I see a mistake or something like that being done over and over again then I don't feel I should say anything negetive. I don't see that in you sketches. They are quite good. Everything is done well that I can see and I'm always wanting to see more.

I feel more at ease critting stuff in the finished art section. At least there I know it's considered completed.

There are so many talented artists here although I'd like to ,just can't get around to them all.

Your stuff is pretty sweat mull77. I will be peeking in often.

Bruce

Pesmerga

August 19th, 2005, 01:54 PM

This is a great sketchbook! I love it :) I can see you have good imagination and good skills. I don't think I could be any help since you're way better than me. I could learn a thing or two from a guy like you :)

I'll keep an eye on your sketchbook :bashful:

mull77

August 19th, 2005, 07:37 PM

Thanks again!

Just trying to get the hang of this tablet. I'm still at the point where it seems easier to do some things with the mouse still, but i hope i'll get over it soon.

More doodles:

http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/colour/art/tabletsketch.jpg

codakromek

August 19th, 2005, 08:23 PM

Thanks for the drop by in my SB,, It lead me here......hehe

It is a great thing that you decided to start an SB,,,,,It really helps you to get a feel for the way your work is received. You will find out a lot of things about your stuff that you yourself were missing, not out of a lack of skill or imagination,,but due to how close you are to your work,,,,,other people see things that can help you because they have the critical distance,,,,with that, you know you are on your way when you take the step to show your work to a community of artists... I have had the best help and support here at ca, so many people have led me to great refference material and inspiration.

About the work you were kind enough to share.

You have loads of imagination and a strong, clean graphic style, I am very fond....... I really like where you have taken the time to tone or color a drawing to a finished polish. You also have a fine sense of taste, which is invaluable, really. Love your draws of mecha and body armour, solid.

I will now attempt to give helpful advice and crits about anything I can think of....

1. Digital coloring and digital painting,,,the big difference. I really like your color work, it is so clean and believable. You may want to experiment more though.... If you were to tackle the idea of color earlier in your creative process, you could do more or less with the graphic kind of linework you utilize without it dictating the picture.....A good way to do that is to use bigger brushes,,,paint entirely on the machine, try to avoid details, and go for a more grounded feel, by that I mean paint everything including the BG and the atmosphere, you know?

2. The drawing,,,,,I think it is rare for a person to be so sure of what they are about to draw as it appears you are. All of the things you depict are so readable, you defineitly see it all in your head before you put most of it down........That is a huge bonus as an artist, believe me,,( I never know what the hell I am doing)

The thing is this,,,If you have this gift you should abuse it in the best way,,,by that I mean really to let your hand fly around... When you are defining forms like you do in the armour, you could get a lot more expedient and less neat and it might only look better for it.. Really consider giving it a try, okay? Draw with the whole arm and try drawing multiple lines to describe a single line or edge.

3. Draw more scenes, fully worked up enviros around your pepe's and really think about getting incredibly comfy with the idea of aligning and balancing full figures on their feet in the kind of poses you want to see. Also, you should think about drawing people from behind and from the rear three quarter view,, it is good practice and it keeps you out of the details in a serious way.....

4. Draw more ethnic varriants, draw some really ugly people draw babies and children,,,,,more animal anatomy etc..

I could go on and on,,,but I will just drop in periodically with smaller bits of commentary,,

cheers!!! keep up the awesome shit.

mull77

August 20th, 2005, 10:20 AM

That has got to be the best (and certainly the longest) crit i have even gotten. And coming from some one as talented as yourself well..... :D

I've decided to take your points one at a time and work on them until i can show some improvement.

1-3. Use bigger brushes, do more scenes.

I suppse you can tell that i like my stuff to be neat and tidy, but they can end up looking a bit stilted and undynamic. I've just started to try and break away from this (but it's HARD!)

The lack of big scenes is part laziness and part fear of screwing up. I can honestly count the number of finished scenes i've done on one hand :[

Ok, so here's my first attempt:

http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/colour/art/waroftw.jpg

As you might be able to tell, it's a little War of the Worlds homage. I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out but i'd really appreciate crits about how it could be improved. As i've not done many full peices so the composition is probalbly a bit weak and i'm not sure if it look too washed out.

Oh, and most of the time i don't have a clue what i'm going to draw either so you're not alone there!

mull77

August 20th, 2005, 03:30 PM

Another experiment with bigger brushes:

http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/colour/art/robot.jpg

and another (no ref):

http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/colour/art/soldier.jpg

mull77

August 21st, 2005, 11:07 AM

more sketchy stuff:

http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/pencil/art/sketchesnew16.jpg

http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/pencil/art/sketchesnew17.jpg

maknien

August 21st, 2005, 12:19 PM

You really have some CONCEPTART here!
Everything looks quite unique and has clean design information, if you know what I mean. Everyone of these pieces look like a final concept for 3d model croup to start working on. :P As some others here, I would also throw some crits about facial anatomy, but you have heard that allready haven't you. You handle great variety of subjects on your drawings. Creatures, robots and human characters all look very good.
I really really like your style. Keep up clean work!

mull77

August 22nd, 2005, 07:36 PM

Thanks maknien.

Yeh, a lot of people have said that my facial anatomy is off (although if you could say exactly what wrong, that would be helpful :teeth: ) so i'm gonna see if i can fix it.

Face and wacom practice:

I'll try and do a few more for tomorrow.

http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/colour/art/heads.jpg

** 3 more added **

mull77

August 24th, 2005, 08:44 AM

More wacom fun:

http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/colour/art/maggot.jpg

mull77

August 24th, 2005, 01:43 PM

I LOVE WACOM!! :teeth:

Seriously. How i did anything digitaly before i got one.......

Anyway....from the dawn of time!

http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/colour/art/swamp.jpg

Zebz

August 24th, 2005, 01:47 PM

This thread is quite nice, man! I really am enjoying all of the digital works you've got here. I blow so hard with my Intuos it's crazy. I think I just lack patience for some reason. I just can't get the results I want out of I suppose. So many people (you included!) make it look so freakin' easy. I hate you. :er: :) Just kiddin'.

I do love your pencil work as well. It's defiantely a style of your own. That much is certain. But I'd like to see you render these out a bit more too! I do really enjoy seeing the variety of subjects in there tho. You've got a bit of everything. From creatures to robots to hot chicks, you name it! Keep it up! I'll be lookin' out for an update!

Visceral 619

August 25th, 2005, 02:00 PM

Love all the sketches... awesome stuff.

Slybones

August 25th, 2005, 02:04 PM

These are some great character designs. Page after page of unique characters, it's really inspring to see. In particular, I like your humanoid-style aliens, the Star Wars type of creatures, such as the alien with the gas mask. It's all really great. Only crit is the disparity in the quality of the hands vs the rest of your work. Everything else is solid, so keep up the good work and practice those hands.

mull77

August 26th, 2005, 03:25 AM

ZebzFree: Thanks dude. Don't get downhearted about your tablet though. The only reason i'm anywhere near the standard i am (and looking at the rest of these sketchbooks, it ain't so great) is that i've read all of the tutorials and got every scrap of info passed on by the guys way better than me.

Anyway, you've got some good skills!

Here's another quickie from an old sketch. Not sure if the two styles mesh.

http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/colour/art/spaceman.jpg

mull77

August 26th, 2005, 06:20 AM

Another quickie:

http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/colour/art/fourarm.jpg

mull77

August 26th, 2005, 03:46 PM

And another:

http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/colour/art/yellow.jpg

Just trying to get a feel for painting in the last few, loosen my style up a bit and see if i can generate an atmosphere.

mull77

November 11th, 2005, 10:30 AM

New stuff. Yay :teeth:

http://www.pawprinthq.com/gallery/colour/art/speedpaint.jpg

http://www.pawprinthq.com/gallery/colour/art/characters.jpg

Gotta post more often.

mull77

November 11th, 2005, 12:21 PM

http://www.pawprinthq.com/gallery/colour/art/characters2.jpg

blacky

November 11th, 2005, 01:16 PM

I speacially like the atmosphere/ environment in the one you started using big brushes.
Could you post some more environments?....PLEASE?
I beg you.....

mull77

November 11th, 2005, 03:28 PM

Thanks Blacky!

I'm gonna be getting back to some enviromets soon, cos i really need the practice.

some pencil stuff first though.

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daqu

November 11th, 2005, 03:41 PM

very cool stuff here
i love that old guy with the hat in your last post
do you use ref for your faces? where do you get those?

mull77

November 11th, 2005, 03:54 PM

Thanks Daqu!

Yeh, i used a reference for him and for the left pic of the girl above him (the other one i drew by looking at the first pic).

I think i might have found it on Getty or somewhere like that.

mull77

November 12th, 2005, 09:46 AM

Just found some old-ish sketches i forgot to post

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mull77

November 13th, 2005, 03:51 AM

and new ones (although the guy with the gun at the top is beyond crap :rolleyes: )

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mull77

November 13th, 2005, 09:17 AM

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mull77

November 13th, 2005, 12:42 PM

On fire today!

Never thought that chain mail could be so annoying to paint.

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mull77

November 13th, 2005, 05:34 PM

Right that's it for me, i'm off to bed :dead:

Got through quite a bit today...now i've just got to learn to spread it about a bit more evenly!

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Idiot Apathy

November 13th, 2005, 08:54 PM

Lookin really good dude! Your making leaps and bounds!

P.S. Coloring book misses you, and your lines... and colors... ahem.

brokk

November 14th, 2005, 09:30 AM

Really cool sketchbook mull, I can't think of any crits : S

Post more stuff : )

mull77

November 14th, 2005, 04:21 PM

Idiot Apathy: Thanks a lot dude :) I've been meaning to get back over there and pitch in but works been a bitch lately (which is why it was about a month since i last updated here) . Now i've got a bit more free time i'll see you over there.

bRØk3n_sPiRiT: Thanks a lot. Had a look at your the other day. Great stuff.

And because i don't ever seem to do any, here are some landscape speedies:

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Ryan DeMita

November 14th, 2005, 10:26 PM

Hey there. You have some very nice work going on here. I love your style of character sketching. I also love the detail you incorporate into the design of some of some characters. I hope to see more.

max1975

November 15th, 2005, 03:52 PM

Wow, awesome stuff here. Especially the headshots, you do a really nice job with those. I can't crit anything right now, too dazzled. But I'll be back.

GaryBedell

November 15th, 2005, 04:26 PM

I really enjoy looking through your work, it keeps me interested. I WANT MORE!!

mull77

November 15th, 2005, 06:24 PM

GaryBedell/max1975/Ryan DeMita : Thanks a lot guys! Glad you could drop by.

Here a couple more. I don't know what's going on with the mouse thing, but trust me, cheese is the last thing he wants. :teeth:

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styler

November 15th, 2005, 06:44 PM

i'm surprised you had to gather courage to post those, they are awesome. That mouse is vicious looking.

ManiakS

November 16th, 2005, 12:57 AM

Good stuff. I like your linework and colour sketches. I'll be back soon :D

codakromek

November 16th, 2005, 01:15 AM

Wow, sweet progress. You are on with some nice systems.

Have to pick a favorite, and it is the little yellow mecha that could. I think that tiny little drawing is awesome.

Keep up the good variety. and the studies.

ChrisMayernik

November 16th, 2005, 01:33 AM

Sweet designs. Try not to use 100% black in your paintings. Think of your darks ( on a scale from 0 black to 100 light) as 8 or 5 at 30 or 40 saturation. Red cloth would be like 70 or 80 percent saturation in the shadow, and the accents have color in them. Just don't ever use pure black because that creates a black Hole in your pIcture that SUCKsss all possible hope of achieving good readable values. Try using the HSB slider if you use photoshop.

Zord

November 16th, 2005, 01:54 AM

Mull, nice mix of works you have here. The style you've got going is working for you. If I can offer one crit though, I noticed in some of your sketches that you tend to outline things. It flattens the work and takes away from the volume and mass that's actually there. But other then that, good work!

Mikko Voipio

November 16th, 2005, 04:06 AM

It's great to see that some people have imagination, cause I lack of that completely. Very nice job on the shading and overal tonality in your work. Looking at your drawings I see I have along way to go.

Fellah.

November 18th, 2005, 07:47 PM

Very very nice stuff here man! Some great concepts! Love the last one!

Sickbrush

November 18th, 2005, 07:54 PM

dude, don't stop.. really good stuff...

mull77

November 25th, 2005, 04:58 AM

Thanks a lot guys! Sorry it's taken me so long to reply....been hammered with work :^^;:

styler: Thanks dude, he is pretty vicious looking. As i said, don't be fooled by the cheese!
whoami: Thanks a lot :teeth:
codakromek: How you doing Coda? Thanks for dropping in again. Glad you liked the yellow fella. Now post more stuff!
ChrisMayernik: I try not to use black to be honest, but sometimes i get lazy and sloppy :S . Wish i could get my colour stuff half as good as yours.
Zord: Yeh, you're right dude, and it's something i'm trying to get away from. Been using really low opacity brushes to sketch out these new ones.
Placeboast:Thanks! Everyone's got imagingnation though, you've just got to combine different things from different sources and not be afraid of messing up. Some will work, some won't.
Fellah: Right back at ya dude!
_^SlayeR^_: Thanks!

Some alien heads for ya!

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Floris Didden

November 25th, 2005, 09:10 AM

Those last few creature heads are wicked. I'd like to see you try and push the values more and really make em pop out of the page, give em that xtra bit of 3D pow, know what I mean? Check out Prom's tutorial (http://www.itchstudios.com/psg/art_tut.htm) for that kinda stuff.

Looking forward to seeing more.

tgfx

November 25th, 2005, 09:22 AM

wow man. your stuff is fudgetastic. I would love to have you on my crew.
hit me up an email.

central

November 25th, 2005, 01:12 PM

wow really love ur style, very clean line work. not much 2 crit except that all ur hand poses seem 2 be of a person holdin a gun or some such, maybe u should experiment a bit more with them. think i saw only 1 with the palm open, was the coloured 1 of the chic. neways lov ur style will be droppin in again soon ... onwards

blacky

November 25th, 2005, 01:16 PM

Yay, so much new an shiny updates... (pat/pat/pat)
Blacky's happy.

Hazamataz

November 27th, 2005, 11:18 AM

I'm really glad you started this sketchbook. Your pencil work is superb, what pencils do you use? The concepts are very clear, very convinving. The fun really shows through :D.

My favourite of your paints is the warrior. Really impressive moody lighting, I'd love to see more like this.

Also I have a link to a tutorial you might like. It one guys method to painting his super detailed pencil drawings http://www.sofos.com/adi/tutorial.htm, Hopefully it can be helpful.

If you havn't already, Put your head in the UK thread (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?p=663701#post663701)and say Hi, Alot of people there would love to see this thread.

Oh and heh,
Two of my friends, DrafonKin (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=56449) and Iobie (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=56415) are from Bury

Manchester Represent :p

Keep Churning this superbosity out.

Tigermilk

November 27th, 2005, 11:26 AM

awsome sketchbook man, really nice digitals. I would recomend more life drawings tho, to get that extra touch of realism.
Keep it up,
Tiger

mull77

November 28th, 2005, 05:38 AM

Tigermilk: I'm gonna be getting some more life studies done soon. I know i need to get back into them.

Hazamataz: Thanks man :) I use ordinary 2b pencils usually, but i'm trying to get better with my tablet, so most of my new stuff will be done on that.
Yeh, Adi's stuff is great...top class pencil work. I've tried doing something in a similar style a while ago but it didn't look half as good as i thought it would. Shame.

Thanks for the link to the UK thread. I'll drop in from time to time to say hello.

blacky: When Blacky's happy, Mulls happy :teeth:

tgfx: Hi dude. I've sent you an email. Great site.

Floris Didden: Glad you liked them dude! That's a great compliment coming from some one as talented as yourself.

Got Prom as one of my favorites already. To be honest his stuff has had the biggest affect on the direction i want my art to go. I absolutley love the way he renders stuff with his big, chunky brushwork. He makes it look so easy :S

Some black and white sketches:

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yAdam

November 28th, 2005, 04:15 PM

Great sb mull. The axe wielding guy in the last update is very cool..and the old man in the hat on the first page is brilliant. Keep up the environment stuff too..

RR65

November 29th, 2005, 09:57 AM

Good works i like yours faces....:)

mull77

November 29th, 2005, 11:08 AM

Thanks guys!

The reason i haven't been able to post much recently is because i've been working on this:

http://www.pawprinthq.com/gallery/web/jump.htm

It's a flash animation that i did to help out a friend who goes to uni. The title was 'daredevil'. I've not done a lot of animation, so this was quite a tough project for me and the time limit was very tight.

For some reason it seems to run a lot slower on the web than locally :S

Hope you like!

pvpham

December 1st, 2005, 04:04 AM

Hey Mull. Cool sketchbook. I think you're strength is concept design and drawing. Not that I can paint but I think with the colour work some are working and some aren't. Keep at it, it's improving. I would like to be more specific but I'm in no position to give advice. Heheh.

mull77

December 2nd, 2005, 04:26 AM

Thanks for stopping by pvpham :)

Some colour work, and then i promise i'll do some hand studies! :^^;:

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mull77

December 5th, 2005, 07:18 AM

A red witch. Good or bad? You decide!

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rewind

December 5th, 2005, 07:21 AM

yeeep. you're a talented one! 'loove your works!
especially the sketch pages (brownish paper) you posted
- aand especially this one girl with the red dot on her forehead
and the sign in the palm of her hand - beautifully rendered! :)

2ma2

December 5th, 2005, 07:31 AM

Nice work, very slick. You have some posture problems, the dynamics are a bit lost and unbalanced. Just work on your layout sketches before finalizing the picture.

I love the alien heads! Yeah!

max1975

December 5th, 2005, 04:31 PM

Bad witch! Bad!

Good rendering though. Yellow smiles are creepy.
Love the girl in the previous post. Shoulders are kinda weird but the face is beautiful.

mull77

December 6th, 2005, 03:34 AM

Thanks for the posts!

2ma2: yeh, i need to do some more full figure studies. Glad you liked the heads :)

Max1975: She does have wierd shoulders, but that was cos of the traditional robe she was wearing. It was huuuge around the shoulders.

Some more b&w scribbles and (gasp) hand studies!

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max1975

December 6th, 2005, 03:43 AM

It's Butler-Bot!

Great hands, except the middle finger on the middle hand. Looks like it's missing its knuckle.

is that squid thing in love with the woman?

mull77

December 6th, 2005, 03:46 AM

It's the age old tale of the mutual love between woman and squid monster. A beautiful story actually, which i shall regail you with another time.

afgal

December 6th, 2005, 09:56 AM

Your sketches are awesome

codakromek

December 6th, 2005, 10:18 AM

mull,

your improvement is just awesome,,, as if you were not good enough already......... I particularly like the way you are distilling information more and more,,,,, simplifying and stylizing the shadows..... There is more of a feel of design to all your work now, even, (and esp) with the fast bw studies..... keep up the hand studies,,,,,,and the loose bigbrush scenes in color,,, and the graphite work,,,,, sheesh,, you are on with so may approaches....

cheers.

mull77

December 7th, 2005, 04:52 AM

Afgal & Coda: Cheers lads!

Here's another black & whitey (ish) pic.

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mull77

December 7th, 2005, 11:14 AM

And a Photoshop quickie.

Something's not quite right about this one. Not sure what....

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BAKI

December 7th, 2005, 02:08 PM

you got some bad ass work here man, i love your coloring
be checkin in so keep em comming

purb36

December 7th, 2005, 02:23 PM

nice work here man. the last picture, the lower arm/hand area needs work, maybe have the angle lower and the wrist bent, in or out depending on the pose you go with; if he's hitching his belt up, bend in. if resting his hand on his hip, bend out. wrists are barely ever straight, as far as ive seen. the kimono lady, its less the shoulders then really the way you drew the collar: one side you gave it texture, but the other side you didnt so it looks really flat and not like she's wearing it, more like its just hanging up in front of her on a wire or something. anyway, keep up the good work, more stuff plz. peace.

mull77

December 8th, 2005, 08:20 AM

Baki: Thanks man! Drop in anytime :)

Purb36: I see what you mean about his wrist. He's supposed to be resting it on his hips. I think i'll have a go at re-doing it tonight.

fuzzylogic

December 8th, 2005, 11:07 AM

Gorgeous use of colour. I'm loving your portrait pictures, especially that one with the 4 heads in a row and the black guy in the middle. Really nice skin tone study. That dark angel one is dead cool too, really eerie! Can't really find much to critique, but it would be nice to see a few more full body poses.

Farvus

December 8th, 2005, 05:01 PM

Thanks for visiting my sketchbook.
Very inspiring stuff. I love the colour variation you have in your digital paintings. Hope to see more updates :)

Farv

BAKI

December 9th, 2005, 12:37 AM

thx for the comments on my sb

mull77

December 9th, 2005, 11:27 AM

Some quicky PS sketches. Trying to get a feel for form without too many details.

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blacky

December 9th, 2005, 12:02 PM

Thans for stopping by at my scetchbook.
Very nice scribbles n' form studies. Most of the last ones look so grim and mean though. (With those red eyes an all)
Makes me scrollback for a litle, to that fantastic witch of yours, so she could charm me a grin. :)

max1975

December 9th, 2005, 06:48 PM

The alien and the dinosaur are the strongest ones here...The others are good too but somehow not as striking...though the upperleftmost dude does have a good cautious creeping around pose, good body language there...

mull77

December 29th, 2005, 12:46 PM

Been a while since i was able to post anything up as i'm in the middle of moving house and have no fixed abode at the mo.

blacky: Thanks for dropping back in dude!

max1975: Glad you liked the creeping guy. Not too much of a fan of the dino myself....really screwed up his legs, but what can you do? (apart from putting the hours in to change them :^^: )

Here's a quickie:

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mull77

December 30th, 2005, 02:22 PM

Forgot to upload this fella.

http://www.pawprinthq.com/gallery/colour/art/blob2.jpg

Old-ish, but i like it. :)

Idiot Apathy

January 2nd, 2006, 12:47 AM

Looking good mate, unmistakably yours in a good way :).

I would however experiment with throwing some reflected or back lighting on some of your subjects and see how you like that, it might help flesh them out just a little. You don't have to go over board, just hint at the form a little maybe?

The one you posted on Dec7th has really great colors, I love it.

Hey, point me in the direction of Negrotuerto's color tut, sounds interesting.

Anyways, cheers mate; gunna check back again soon :)

Idiot Apathy

March 1st, 2006, 05:42 PM

Hey, get to work you bum.... bloody December was your last update?!
You best have a good excuse like, kidnapped by pirates or cancer or something...

UPDATE!

mull77

March 2nd, 2006, 03:04 AM

Heh, sorry man :teeth:

It's going to be a little while yet before i can put anything new up. My house is in the proccess of being gutted (new electrics, new heating:$ etc) and my PC's been in bits for the last few months.

Oh, and was in Hong Kong for 2 weeks as well, so it's not all bad!

Cheers for checking in though!

mull77

April 26th, 2006, 08:37 AM

OK! As i've mentioned before i've been all over the place for the last couple of months and i've fallen behind on pretty much everthing, especially this sketchbook but i'm looking to put that right starting now!

So...even though there's been a big gap, i won't have improved much (if at all) so it's pretty much back to square one for me so all you your crits and hints would go down a treat as usual.

Started some stuff last night:

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These two are pretty bad - just getting a feel for using my tablet again.

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Idiot Apathy

April 26th, 2006, 06:32 PM

He's alive?! Where the hell you been? Hong Kong or something? (No really, why were you in HK?)

Digging the off-beat colors as always man, storing your idea's here away for later use. On the first two however - I would have liked to see you tweak the warm and cool a little more, go colder than you might think you should and warmer than perhaps you think you should, I dunno. It seems when you end up near white things feel cold.

Peace dude.

Jorge Regula

April 26th, 2006, 07:10 PM

:teeth: :teeth: tEEth, um nice schetches, KIND OF flawless actually.Hi All!

This is the first time i've gathered the courage to start a sketchbook. What i'm looking for is some good C&C on where i could improve. Thanks in advance!

Oldies first:

http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/pencil/art/sketches8.jpg

http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/pencil/art/sketchesnew1.jpg

http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/pencil/art/sketchesnew2.jpg

http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/pencil/art/sketchesnew3.jpg

fionkell

April 26th, 2006, 07:23 PM

You're alive :) And with some ass-kickery pics to boot! I really lover the colour scheme in the last one.

Heart_x_Slayer

April 26th, 2006, 08:10 PM

sweeeeet jesus your scketches are soo clean im so jelous :( i love it though i love your work and your style please post more!

Ashrumm

April 26th, 2006, 09:46 PM

Hey my first time popping in on your sketchbook and very nice stuff here man Really nice stuff going on here. You really like drawing heads which is awesome. Your concepts are good as well. My only crit is keep working, good stuff here. Cannot wait to see some more of your work. One more thing your sketch book is really clean and consistent do you have any gesture type work? Like loose drawings? That would be nice to see.

mull77

April 27th, 2006, 06:21 AM

ashrumm: Dunno why, but i don't do too many quick sketches/gestures. I know it would definately help my stuff, but i always end up overcomplicating them. Basically if something looks unfinished, then i think i should go the whole hog on it before i show anyone. Stupid i know (especially as this is a SKETCHbook).

iolarnula & Heart_x_Slayer: Thanks guys!

Jorge Regula: Hey man, welcome to the forums! Heh, thanks, but my pics are a LONG way from being flawless. Just have a look at some of the other sketchbooks around here and you see what i mean. There are some great artists around here.

Apathy: How you doing fella? Yeh, was on HK for a couple of weeks for a holiday. Just blown away by the place...the buildings, the people, the nightlife, all brilliant. Was there for the New Year as well, so i got to see all of the celebrations.

I know what you mean about the colours though(i bow to you superior colour knowlwdge :) ) ....i seem to always stay in the same middle ground until i've finished a piece and then i have to go back and amend the hue/saturation. I should really sort it all out before i start, but i always seem to go for the muted colours first. Meh.
Those first two are pretty crap anyway.

I've put the following in new media coloring book if you fancy a blast.

http://www.pawprinthq.com/gallery/colour/art/sketches8.jpg

Ashrumm

April 28th, 2006, 02:24 AM

I know what you mean Mull, and you make a great point and that is we all have our own methods of arriving to our finished peices. And don't worry i didn't mean to say you needed gestural stuff, i guess i was just curious. Your sketchbook is solid. And i do like this new piece its minimal which is cool i really like the pose. I really need to start working on poses. Good work:yayca:

mull77

April 28th, 2006, 03:55 AM

ashrumm: Thanks again man.

Here's a bunch of 15 min sketches:

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mull77

April 28th, 2006, 11:04 AM

And another:

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Dunno why, i can't look at this one without laughing......i don't know if it looks cute or stupid :)

Idiot Apathy

April 28th, 2006, 03:34 PM

Mmmm, stupid cute! One eyed buck-toothed robot's squatting always look stupid cute.

Nice 15min sketches by the way!

Gnome^

April 28th, 2006, 04:00 PM

cheers mull77- sharp style no doubt!

you a fan of Mobius? I see resemblances.

your handle is also name too, long lost kin?

keep up the excellent work

mull77

May 24th, 2006, 05:31 AM

Thanks for the replies!
Back to doing some pencil stuff....not done any in a while.

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Idiot Apathy

May 24th, 2006, 05:43 AM

Bizhang ! You sunvabeech these are cool.

Good to see you are improving, EVEN IF YOU DON'T UPDATE LIKE YOU SHOULD!

mull77

May 24th, 2006, 06:28 AM

Thanks man....not improving quite as fast as you though!

I'll try and get stuff up more often...got a few things in the pipeline and i'm getting back into sketching for the fun of it.

mull77

May 26th, 2006, 06:52 AM

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couple of study quickies. The scan quality is abit crappy, but what can you do??

Idiot Apathy

May 26th, 2006, 04:37 PM

These are really nice man, you would so feel better about me "improving" so fast if you saw me draw ... hehe.

Maybe a hint of eyes on the woman would be nice - could just be the scan but its vaguely creepy.

mull77

May 30th, 2006, 07:18 AM

Creepy eh??? That's my mother in law you're talking about dude!

Heh, no the pic i used for ref had totally blanked out the eyes. It was really wierd sketching it out at first cos she looked so evil. And she's lovely really :)

He's some more sketchy stuff.....Arigato, Mr Roboto!
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I'll try and get back to doing some colour stuff soon.

Idiot Apathy

May 30th, 2006, 04:50 PM

eep! Sorry, but anyone with black eyes will look kind of creepy. Seriously, try it with anyone...

Always dug your "thumbnail" sketches, very clean and good concepts. Something I need to try and start up!

Robot at the top of this post is pimp! Very cool. I think however at times perhaps, the bold outline over the whole figure you're fond of can flatten things out a little bit. Maybe there is a happy medium somewhere?

Cheers dude.

blanquish

May 31st, 2006, 02:55 AM

wow man this stuff is wild
in one word- wickedawesome
thanks for posting in my sb
awesome lines, very clean
very imaginative
more:)

TheGnoll

May 31st, 2006, 07:12 AM

whoa shit dude, very nice stuff!
the linework is really clean, nice originality in you concept, and very good colouring skill.Nice and varied SB.Maybe the only things i don't like as much as the other ones are some ref drawings and the last update's robots and first creature, the stuff in the last post isn't up o the other.Overall, great SB, keep the updates regular!

ciao

mull77

May 31st, 2006, 08:20 AM

Thanks for the replies!

The first 3 pics are old ones that i found when i was looking through some of my old work....i'd never posted them up before so i thought, why not? I suppose it's not really the point of the sketchbook though.

I have learnt my lesson though! Only new stuff from here on!

So, more robots!

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mull77

May 31st, 2006, 10:05 AM

http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/colour/art/roboto.jpg

jeff west

May 31st, 2006, 10:09 AM

Really inspiring stuff. Your creatures are very imaginitive.

asoir

June 1st, 2006, 04:43 PM

Those inked robots are soo hot, excellent man!

mull77

June 2nd, 2006, 07:43 AM

Jeff West: Thanks man!
Asoir: Thanks for dropping by. Well the inked ones are fairly old, so hopefully i should be doing better stuff now. Most of the latest stuff i've done isn't exactly polished though...just quick sketches.

Decided i was going to try to do some enviroments last night, cos i'm crap at them basically. I have trouble on a couple of things, mainly the focus and perspective. Anyway, i saw a thread the other day (i can't remember whos unfortunatley) that some one had done, and they'd mapped out a rough perspective outline in 3d before they started. The final peice looked really nice, so i thought i'd give it a try.

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It's not finished yet, but i'm pretty happy with it so far. I'm probably going to have some zombies or something coming out of the fog, or being partialy obscured by it.

I'm not sure about the colour though. Too much blue maybe??
I'd appreciate any help on this one :)

Jackwhat

June 4th, 2006, 09:24 AM

Youre in the UK! where abouts? I need to come and hunt you down so i can sorta learn shit n stuff :P

Your individual characters are really cool and i like a lot of your colored pictures on the 2nd page, i prefer:

http://www.pawprinthq.com/gallery/colour/art/demonking.jpg

that sorta harsh contrast stuff compared to

http://www.pawprinthq.com/gallery/colour/art/guard.jpg

Eitherway, dig your style and things you draw

<3

mull77

June 5th, 2006, 06:36 AM

Jackwhat: Cheers mate. Based in Newcastle now, though i'm from Manchester originally. Glad you liked the contrast stuff...i'm trying a couple of different (for me) apporaches to colouring at the minute so hopefully i'm going to be getting close to a 'style' i can call my own :)

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Chuck,mate.

June 5th, 2006, 06:58 AM

you got some imaginative kick-ass designs here, dude.
very cool and inspiring.
keep at it!
:)

Idiot Apathy

June 5th, 2006, 05:19 PM

Looking very good man, some great thoughts on using color. I do think perhaps, you might enjoy with pushing that so much further. Having everything near in value works rather well for these - which is odd because value is usually so vital. Some good thoughts in here dude, making me think. This is actually where a lot of my thoughts have been lately, very cool to actually see them :)

Anyways, because a picture is worth a thousand words, this is what I mean by pushing it a little. I.e. let your "shallow" value scale yet extremely detailed and well colored style accent a contrasting high value focus perhaps? (Words are horrible!, pictures now)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/Ragnarok27/mull77a.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v13/Ragnarok27/mull77b.jpg

Cheers bud !

mull77

June 6th, 2006, 06:29 AM

Thanks man!

I do try and play with the values and the saturation of the stuff i'm doing, but i find it hard to get the balance i want.

I've something to upload tomorrow that i did last night (forgot to upload it today) that i had a fair bit of trouble with.......i'll need you to cast your colour-attuned eyes over it!

Like the 2 versions you did.....the second one especially. The first is a little over-saturated for my tastes....but is it over-saturated, or is it just me??? Arrgghh! :(

Now i need a lie down :)

[edit] Had a little play with the last one.....i don't have my tablet with me at the moment so i can't get into the details, but do you think it looks any better?

Idiot Apathy

June 6th, 2006, 04:54 PM

Yeah, looks good. My edits were pretty cheap things, no substitute for actually painting them. I think to restate my point on these is, that with your well detailed and great feeling backgrounds etc, you can really really make your subject pop with just a little contrast. You know what I mean? Can't wait to see more mate. Cheers.

mull77

June 7th, 2006, 03:47 AM

Ok here's one i did the night before and another i started last night.

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I may still have to up the values on this one.....it looks totally different on my monitor at home...maybe that's the root of the problem! I'll blame my tools! :)

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Going for a higher contrast look straight away on this one. It's not even half done yet, but i think it's going in the right direction.

Blaise

June 7th, 2006, 10:46 AM

Wow. I love your sketchbook. You've got a great, unique approach to color in your paintings. I agree with Idiot Apathy about contrast, although there's something appealing about what you're already doing. I think the latest is off to a great start though - I'll be looking forward to updates.

Idiot Apathy

June 7th, 2006, 03:46 PM

Yeah dude! Very cool. Lil boxing dude was exactly what I was trying to convey. Cheers.

mull77

June 8th, 2006, 03:46 AM

Apathy: Really? I thought he was still a bit washed out so i gave him another makeover....Not sure if i went overboard :/

http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/colour/art/kungfu1.jpg

Blaise: Glad you could drop by dude. Haha, i'm glad you think i have a unique approach to colouring...it's mainly comes from not knowing what the hell you're doing :D

Here's an update of the last robot. I think he's almost there, but i'd be really interested to hear any crits about what i can change. Cheers!

http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/colour/art/goliath.jpg

Oh and the original thumbnail is here (http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/pencil/art/sketches15.jpg)

Ead

June 8th, 2006, 11:27 AM

Hey man, nice to see some talent up in the Northeast, I'm liking your characters and your droids/mechs are nicely designed and proportioned. I recon you could apply some of that design sense on an enviromental level.;)

My advice would be to focus on getting a solid hold on perspective. It will give all your design work more depth. The use of 3D to lay it out is a good tool but its far better if you can set it up yourself. I would generally only use 3D if I was attempting an extreme 3 point which can be really tough to eyeball.

Great work though, keep it up

enthombed

June 14th, 2006, 03:40 PM

Hey man, cool stuf you have here, great talent you have, is great your stuff, need more time to see the pages with more accuracy, when i come back to home i will visit again here.

Cheers

Icaro

mull77

June 16th, 2006, 06:31 AM

Icaro: Cheers man! Yeh the North East's pretty cool for most things but i do feel a little stranded up here sometimes when everyone else is meeting up in london.

I've always had a bit of trouble with enviroments.....dunno why but i can't seem to visualise before i start, so they always end up looking a bit flat. I know the 3d is a bit of a route to nowhere, but i was just clutching at straws. I've always loved figure drawing, and the enviroment came secondary to that for me. It's defiatley something i need to work on though...even if it's just starting off with small thumbs and working my way up.

enthombed: Thanks dude! Come back soon :D

I've had a lot of trouble lately with saturation and values on the stuff i've been doing, and like any good workman i blamed my tools (ie, my monitor) but it turns out that it was knackered! So i've changed quite a few of the old pics that i did on it and re-uploaded them so hopefully some of the stuff that previously looked washed out now looks ok.

Some new stuff:
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Jackwhat

June 16th, 2006, 07:22 AM

Awesome, these last few paintings are shithot, the Blue bot duder and the wome n with that red stuff on her forehead are my favorites, that monster thing rocks hard too!

I wouldnt say no to seeing some brighter neon blues behind the women though but thats just me, works as is! I really like that bot, his pose is great... and like thats such a dull comment but i cant think of anything else to say.

That last environment seems to be working but its a bit straight on (meaning er, you dont get much chance to see the other goins on like you did in those 3d ones.. i make so little sense), if anything... are you pleased with it? looks nice either way.

Those last quickies, did you do them all digitally or are they inked scans from your sketchbook, theyre ... "nice", fucks sake, ill go learn or something so i can say something more constructive.

Keep at it~

mull77

June 16th, 2006, 10:39 AM

Jackwhat: Thanks for dropping back in mate, It's appreciated!

The last few were all done digitally...my pencil stuff isn't as clean looking.
See for yourself:

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Glad you liked the other two. The blue bot i'm mostly happy with, but the enviroment is flat and crap...and the other enviroment is pretty awful as well, but i'm trying to get into the habit of using different textured brushes like Apathy (http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/pencil/art/sketches13.jpg) does.

I want to start doing more enviromnets but i'm getting happier with the way some of the colour work i've done with figure is turning out and i want to keep at it while i'm motivated.

Idiot Apathy

June 16th, 2006, 03:13 PM

Sweet monkey god!
http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/colour/art/sketches20.jpg
Gorgeous! Bloody gorgeous. I'm facinated at how you made these work so well and so vibrantly with just a few colors, and even with a pure white enviroment. Very cool, and giving me a few ideas for sure. Other than that the texture on them is really great.

Speedy enviroment has some nice things going for it, good colors and textures for sure. Composition is a bit static perhaps - maybe try off centering things a bit? Seems to be divided into almost perfect thirds.

Cheers dude!

Dave MacLeod

June 19th, 2006, 06:23 PM

Some very nice work here indeed. I'm really inspired by your alien/humanoid-beast character designs, and costumes too. Lovely lines! Great work!

enthombed

June 19th, 2006, 07:25 PM

great work dude, really like so much your stuff.

Cheers

Icaro

Zweit

June 20th, 2006, 09:12 PM

i really enjoyed looking through this thread. your designs and style/technique are just wonderful. :)

Conroy Matalia

June 21st, 2006, 10:39 AM

Wow! Awesome Character Designs!!! I'll definately watch your thread when I can.

Recursive_End

June 21st, 2006, 11:01 AM

I've never seen this thread before :(
Very cool stuff here sir ! You got some nice lines.
Keep going, i'll come back :)

walnut

June 21st, 2006, 04:52 PM

Tight stuff, and you really know what you're doing with the colours. I'd like to see some more action, what happens when you let it all hang loose.

blacky

June 23rd, 2006, 12:24 PM

So simple, jet effective n clear (http://www.pawprinthq.com/gallery/colour/art/sketches8.jpg)
great updates

Like last robot and That Guy (http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/colour/art/kungfu1.jpg) samewell.
Keep pusching yourself....

Lord Dubu

June 23rd, 2006, 12:33 PM

Very nice sketchbook. I've gotta watch this one for sure. I love your clean char designs. Also glad to see someone else who uses 3D blocking for perspective work.

mull77

July 10th, 2006, 04:30 PM

Been a while since i updated but there's been a World Cup on you know :).
Now i have no excuse (damn it)

Lord Dubu: Thanks dude. I'm using the 3d as a bit of crutch at the minute, but i'm hoping to get past needing it for perspective. I read somewhere that it's usually pretty difficult for someone who's used to doing figure drawings to make the switch to landscapes and that's defo the case with me.

blacky: Thanks for dropping back in!

walnut: Yeh man, that's what i'm going to be aiming for from now on...figures overlapping and interacting with each other.

Recursive_End,
Conroy Matalia,
Zweit,
enthombed,
Dave MacLeod:Cheers!

Idiot Apathy: Thanks again mate. Se what you mean about the enviro. There was supposed to be some figures in the middle but i decided to use it as a brush experiment instead. Glad you liked the zombie hamster and goggle eyes...the color use was mainly down to your advice so give yourself a pat on the back from me!

More sketchies:
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mull77

August 8th, 2006, 03:36 AM

Sorry for the lack of posts, i'll hopefully get some more stuff up soon :)
http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/colour/art/sketches21.jpg

Idiot Apathy

August 8th, 2006, 04:06 PM

O, shiny... I like shiny.

AztcFireFlower

August 11th, 2006, 04:22 AM

Hi mull77,
Cruising through your SB. Really good stuff. Your design sense is obviously well developed. There is only thing I can say that would strengthen your work (because your work IS strong). I think it would benefit your already fine work to study up on human anatomy. I'm wanting to see the planes of the faces on your humans more clearly defined. They have definate types and character but your drawings will be much more powerful when you can build the form from the inside out. The creatures and mechs have solid structures built into there fun designs and sit in solid space, so this dosn't seem a big step for you. Just that in comparison the figures are needing the same kind of attention IMO. Your design skills and imagination are impressive. I will be looking forward to future posts of your creations. I really really love the critters.

mull77

August 30th, 2006, 07:28 PM

Been lax again with this sketchbook, but i've got a bit of free time at the mo, so hopefully i'll be able to update pretty regularly.

AztcFireFlower : Thanks dude....you're right about my figures and faces, and you're not the first to say it either, so i should have sorted it by now!

Apathy: Cheers tom...mechs arent really streching myself though. Gonna have to apply some of the stuff i've learn recently to these.

Tonights:

Jackwhat

August 30th, 2006, 08:21 PM

I came in here the other day to see if i had missed any activity, alas i hadnt missed much. However its nice to see youre about again!

(I normally only reply when you/sb person has replied recently, otherwise i feel like it might get missed ;( )

Anyway, hi2u, i love the material youve got going on in that bot thats in your last update, it looks really sort of liquidy/shiney/rubbery... tis nice.

Not quiet so keen on this update though, the highlights around the face are looking a bit bland and it all just seems a bit flat. That being said it looks like a WIP so youre probably aware of that :P

Looking forward to more!

Kalango

August 30th, 2006, 08:32 PM

I like this style very much, and the way you pose your characters is great! nice bone structures too man!

mull77

August 31st, 2006, 09:39 AM

Jackwhat: Yeh, i've taken my eye off the ball with this book recently but i'll try and get some more stuff up shortly. The knight was a learning experience for me....just speedpainting really and i was going for a sillouetted effect with very little front light, but if you think it's too dark then i'll amend it.

Kalango: Thanks man.

TheGnoll

August 31st, 2006, 12:50 PM

pencils are clean and show very interesting ideas as usual, and the digital painting is at a professional level as usual.Maybe you should experiment with some more textures and patterns in your painting, or some daring compositions, that show more movement.
show us more updates ;)

ciao

mull77

August 31st, 2006, 04:35 PM

Gnoll: Thanks man, i'm trying to improve y colour work at the minute, but i'll be looking into experimenting with textures and overlapping characters etc soon.

Update of knight (thanks to all in the Crit section):

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mull77

September 3rd, 2006, 09:00 AM

Quckie:

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Banshax

September 3rd, 2006, 09:04 AM

Enjoying your pencil skills and poses! Esp the guy with his arms crossed
http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/pencil/art/sketchesnew28.jpg

mull77

September 8th, 2006, 07:20 PM

Found my marker pens :D ....forgot how much they bleed on normal paper though!
More doodles:

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This is not too far away from being done i think, but i'm not very happy with it:

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mull77

September 9th, 2006, 10:41 AM

Speedy:

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TheGnoll

September 9th, 2006, 12:56 PM

i like the marker stuff a lot.About the robot/alien, i like the textures, but the design doesn't convince me.Nice mood and warm/cool colour contrast un the last speedy.
I admire your fast improvement in different techniques and media.
Keep 'em comin'

ciao

mull77

September 9th, 2006, 07:22 PM

Cheers Gnoll. Yeh....i think the cyborg thing just looks too static really...a bit dead.

Anyway, heres some more doodles.

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mull77

September 11th, 2006, 06:24 PM

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The heads are pretty much done, but the rest needs a fair bit of TLC.

mull77

September 12th, 2006, 11:47 AM

Some quick faces using Chuck-E-Cheese's tutorial. Cheers dude!

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Richorb

September 13th, 2006, 08:54 AM

I enjoy your line quality and the fact that you carry that into your paintings.
Good stuff.

Chorbs book~! (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=77188)

mull77

September 13th, 2006, 05:22 PM

Richorb: Thanks for stopping by dude.

More scribbles

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rblitz7

September 13th, 2006, 06:18 PM

Wow dude very nice designs and concepts! keep it up!

mull77

September 14th, 2006, 05:27 PM

More doodles.... really hate that womans face though...I really screwed up somewhere :(

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Idiot Apathy

September 14th, 2006, 05:49 PM

Oh mano mano mano, that one at the top - the big guy in the mask next to the girl in the kimono looking dress thing = GOLD.

Take it further, I demand it ! *Shakes fist* Seriously, move them in a bit tighter, give 'em an nice bright sky - render that mask. = PLATINUM.

Cheers mate.

mull77

September 15th, 2006, 10:35 AM

Thanks dude! :) Glad you liked the maskman...i had a good feeling about him when i started. I'll see what i can do over the weekend with him.

Here some more speedies....warriors this time.

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10 - 20 mins each.

mull77

September 16th, 2006, 01:04 PM

Not the most exciting pose in the world:

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Totoandotto

September 16th, 2006, 01:49 PM

Incredible work...

mull77

September 16th, 2006, 08:01 PM

Totoandotto: Glad you could drop by.

Self portrait:

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My Chow entry (the weapon). 3hrs:

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I've not actually uploaded it in the Chow section yet as i'm not able to upload attchments in the thread. My FTP should be back up tommorow though.

Hope i'm not breaking any rules by putting it up here now :O

Idiot Apathy

September 16th, 2006, 08:20 PM

You're shinnnnny.

Noticable improvements as of late mate, you should be happy.

Hmm, I think your cheek (the sp here) on the left side (our left) could stand to be a little softer on the edges, show that it's rounded. Unless of course your not... rounded...

mull77

September 16th, 2006, 08:29 PM

Whoops, I see what you mean!

I shall remedy it by close of play tommorow. It's for Empty Room by the way. I got in....woo hoo!

Glad you think i've improved though, i've been pushing myself a little more these days and was hoping it was beginning to tell.

Gobo

September 16th, 2006, 08:37 PM

Hey all, this is my first post, and i'm glad to be on board :rendered: As for C+C, I think the arms of the bottom-right figure on the first page in the tenth scan from the top are a bit skinny. Most of your stuff looks really good and has lots of character. Keep up the good work!

mull77

September 16th, 2006, 08:47 PM

First post eh?? I honoured! :P

Tenth from the top? I...think i know which one you mean (my counting ain't what it used to be)

Thanks for the crit dude, now start a sketchbook of your own!

mull77

September 18th, 2006, 04:30 PM

Update:

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Jska

September 18th, 2006, 11:42 PM

Hey Mull! Thanks for stopping by the sb. Thought I'd return the favor! Nice Chow entry btw! You should participate more often, looking at these...

I like what I see! Nice use of color and the line work is bomb. I really dig your pencils... keep it up! :) And thanks again!

Pesmerga

September 19th, 2006, 09:41 AM

Nice improvement. I really like some of your concepts :) Can't wait to see more fom you.

mull77

September 19th, 2006, 01:37 PM

Jska: Thanks for dropping by. Really enjoyed doing the CHOW, and the next one looks pretty interesting...i'll try my best to squeeze it in!

Pesmerga: Thanks!

Speedie:

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armando

September 20th, 2006, 08:14 PM

Sweet sketches and concepts, mostly ace stuff, but there are some rare technical issues that are difficult to crit because of their subtlety, like the weirdness of that chicks face you mentioned. One thing I can point out is that flatness occurs sometimes http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=21131&d=1157761218, the way his feet are flat against the ground like there's no perspective. Other than that, good work.

kuroart

September 20th, 2006, 10:37 PM

fantastic material you have. There's a nice style to your works. cant wait to see what you will post next.

mull77

September 25th, 2006, 07:59 AM

armando: Yup, you're right about the perspective. It makes him look flat.

kuroart: Thanks dude.

http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/pencil/art/heads.jpg

http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/colour/art/colourheads.jpg

mull77

September 25th, 2006, 03:38 PM

Background to come on this one:

http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/colour/art/mohawk.jpg

MrBobMarley

September 26th, 2006, 09:01 PM

Thanks for checking out my sb man. Like the sp a lot, great job on the tones and texture!

--Dayne

mull77

October 12th, 2006, 08:45 AM

No updates in a while (so suprising!)

http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/colour/art/faceoff(finished).jpg

Some of the girls that were rejected from the above pic:

http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/colour/art/girl(faceoff).jpg

Might try and finish this one:

http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/colour/art/theif.jpg

Quickie:

http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/pencil/art/sketches36.jpg

mull77

October 31st, 2006, 08:27 AM

http://www.pawprinthq.com/gallery/colour/art/market(1.5).jpg

http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/colour/art/sketches34.jpg

mull77

October 31st, 2006, 11:32 AM

http://www.pawprinthq.com/gallery/colour/art/vampire.jpg

silvestri99

October 31st, 2006, 11:33 AM

Phuk'in great colors and painting. The last post with the snake type-dude coming out of the ground is wonderful. I will be back to look more in the future....oh and btw, nice head studies as well.!!!
Eh! Looks like you updated during my post! Last one is nice as well...i love the hat!

mull77

November 2nd, 2006, 11:14 AM

silvestri99: Thanks for dropping in! Glad you liked the snake. I'd do it totally different if i had to do it again, but i learnt loads doing it.

Quickie:

http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/colour/art/sketches35.jpg

TheGnoll

November 2nd, 2006, 01:20 PM

your stuff looks better and better.Professionan presentation, nice ideas, good use of reference and all but it misses smething imho.Some dirt probably, everything looks very clean.For example, the first in post 187 looks great, nice comp, nice subject.But maybe it needs some more texture, some more realistic feel about material.And, it misses IMHO a strong focal point, that could have been there if there was a stonger contrast (any kind of contrast) and maybe a stronger feel of light, that would have helped a lot to give a stronger feeling of volume.The figure is backli it seems, but it doesn't look as if it is.You should work more on that illo, looks very good IMHO.
To cut it short, imho your work needs more textures, more graphic elements, stonger contrast, stronger light.But you could add al this very easily IMHO, so keep it up!

ciao

mull77

December 22nd, 2006, 11:36 AM

Gnoll: I know what you mean about the texture and it's something i'm working on at the minute.

http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/colour/art/heads2.jpg

http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/pencil/art/sketches22.jpg

http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/pencil/art/sketchesnew38.jpg

http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/pencil/art/heads3.jpg

http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/pencil/art/sketchesnew37.jpg

http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/pencil/art/heads4.jpg

TheGnoll

December 22nd, 2006, 01:30 PM

heheh updates too their time, but they look gooooood!
very nice faces and clean lines...now show us some more!

ciao

AztcFireFlower

December 22nd, 2006, 01:59 PM

Hey nice works lately. Your character ideas are interesting for attitude, but also the little details you put in. Great color choices in all your characters. It's all about exploring and it's nice to see your experiments with color.
Can feel the velvet in the girls cape #188.

Miles_

December 22nd, 2006, 02:08 PM

Love the clean lines you have going here. That nake guy ripping the mans chest open is so cool. I love that page of faces as well.

mull77

December 22nd, 2006, 06:06 PM

Thanks guys. The heads are about a weeks worth of doodles in between work.

I've been trying to inject a bit more character into them and do different kinds of faces rather than just 'pretty' ones.

SantaClaus

December 22nd, 2006, 08:04 PM

hi

great stuff. love the variety. and i really like your last post.

mull77

December 29th, 2006, 03:53 AM

Hope you all had a nice xmas!

Quickies:

http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/pencil/art/sketchesnew39.jpg

http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/pencil/art/sketchesnew40.jpg

http://www.pawprinthq.com/Gallery/pencil/art/sketchesnew41.jpg

mull77

January 9th, 2007, 06:05 AM

http://www.pawprinthq.com/gallery/colour/art/clown.jpg

designboot

January 9th, 2007, 08:06 AM

Some of your works are really good
i like tour pencil sketches

Chuck,mate.

January 9th, 2007, 09:16 AM

sweet stuff, man. some of these are excellent.
more , mate, more. :)

mull77

January 10th, 2007, 06:34 PM

designboot: Thanks man!

Chuck: Glad you like them dude, a lot of the stuff i've done lately is based on some of the tutorials you've left dotted around, so give yourself a beer from me :)

Update:

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/8249/clowndk6.jpg

mull77

January 11th, 2007, 10:17 AM

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ems89

January 11th, 2007, 05:05 PM

love ur work (i'd subscribe if only i knew how :[ ) i like ur pencil shading and style. the lines look so clean and in some way they seem to show determination and that u know what u want from the begining of ur drawing. keep on the good work! cant really crit about the color work since i dont do that myself yet. but they look awesome.

mull77

January 11th, 2007, 06:12 PM

ems89: Thanks a lot.

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darkchild

January 11th, 2007, 08:46 PM

Hey, thanks for checking out my SB! Thought I'd drop by and see your works. I gotta say I love everything you've done so far. But I really enjoyed looking at your line art the most. Very clean and crisp. I'll have to take some pointers from you. Beautiful work, I'll definitely be checking back!

mull77

January 12th, 2007, 06:08 PM

darkchild: Thanks man. Glad you liked my linework....sometimes i think it's too clean....not enough scribbles and experimenting.

More doodles:

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j a k e

January 12th, 2007, 06:46 PM

They're pretty great sketches dude. The monster especially mate!

Bowlin

January 12th, 2007, 08:41 PM

I'm still lovin that chow 41 piece you did. Awesome idea, done well.

mull77

January 15th, 2007, 01:41 PM

Bowlin: Thanks man, it's good to see a new face in here. :)
Its a shame that i've not been able to get back and do another one....i really enjoyed doing that peice.

j a k e: Thanks dude, you're a bit of a monster man yourself i see!

More de doodles:

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TheGnoll

January 15th, 2007, 01:48 PM

great clean sketches as usual...but don't be afraid of going crazy and rought once in a while, its useful (imho)...still waiting for those texture usign experiments you mentioned in post 192...

i love the skinny robed alien dude in lower left corner of second page of post 205.Keep 'em coming, update more!

ciao

naomiful

January 15th, 2007, 02:07 PM

you have very nice work here !

but i notice something that carries through in nearly all of it - there is an unnaturalness (is that a word? lol) to some of the figures, and i'm just going to attribute it to some of the weird outlining and lack of reference/studies

other than that, the ideas and a lot of the pieces that definitely look referenced are really awesome - oo oo and the colors. :)

mull77

January 23rd, 2007, 06:18 PM

TheGnoll: Texture experiments? I, um don't remember mentioning anything like that....OK! I've been lazy, but i've been getting back into pencil drawing and i've let the digital stuff slip.

naomiful: Thanks for dropping by! Yeh, the unatural poses are a result of not enough life work.

More pencil stuff:

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And some PS:

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This one came out a bit zerg-ish fore my liking.

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darkchild

January 24th, 2007, 04:42 PM

I wish I had half of your imagination:) Are you sure you weren't the designer for all the alien races in Babylon 5 or something? Great update!

mull77

January 25th, 2007, 03:59 PM

Darkchild: Hey thanks for dropping by again man! My imagination ain't all that great though...most of those heads are just normal faces exaggerated in some way or other.

I'll see if i can colour this:

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mull77

January 25th, 2007, 04:28 PM

Quick and nasty:

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mull77

January 26th, 2007, 02:49 PM

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Wip:

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darkchild

January 26th, 2007, 05:00 PM

Hey that character with the mutated arm reminds me of the game Parasite Eve. The WIP looks good:) Are you going to up the contrast a bit? It may just be my monitor but I can't really make out any of the details.

fionkell

January 26th, 2007, 09:16 PM

My spleen has ruptured with the niceties on this page.

Seriously though. I would like to analyse your creative brainwaves in minute detail. You must have like a billion monster concepts still crammed in there, aye? :) Only thing I can think of is try some more exaggerated facial expressions, that's about it...

TheGnoll

January 27th, 2007, 11:09 AM

man last updates really kick ass...can't wait to see how you work on that wip, great to see more texture in your digital stuff, the pencils look clean and confident as usual...maybe poses ae a bit stiff once in a while but whatever...you see to have a very confident design process too, and the professional presentation of even simple sketches always surprises me...great work, keep sharing! ;)

ciao

mull77

January 28th, 2007, 08:21 AM

darkchild: Hey man, never played parasite eve, but i have been partaking in a little Resident Evil 4 of late. Had too stop though...those chainsaw boys were giving me nightmares :). I'm probably going to change a lot of the WIP...not too happy with his pose at the moment, and the background is gonna get some serious TLC.....it's just roughed in to give is some texure at the mo.

iolarnula: Thanks dude!

TheGnoll: Glad you like man. I really enjoyed doing some digital stuff again and it's nice to be pushed into it sometimes! The stiffness is something i'm going to have to get to grips with as it's bringing everything i do down.

Sketchies:

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themissinglink

January 28th, 2007, 11:53 PM

thank you for stopping by my sketchbook, you have got some really amazing stuff here. I LOVE your characters...they are amazing. it may be my personal tast getting in the way but maybe up the contrast a little?

LauraD

January 29th, 2007, 03:53 AM

I really like your work!

I also think the pieces could be brought to life a little more if you gave your chars more expression. I do the same thing - my characters are always glaring at your or static. Blegh. Still, great work!

mull77

January 29th, 2007, 11:39 AM

themissinglink: Thanks man, glad you could drop by :) Which peices do you want me to up the contrast on? The pencil ones or the digitals?

LauraD: Yeh, that's something i'm gonna try a get a bit more of in my stuff...a bit of emotion and personality.

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TheGnoll

January 29th, 2007, 11:52 AM

last update looks good, i like the expression of the top one.btw, what size do you usually sketch? it seems to me like you draw very small....if you do, try and draw big and loosen up...make sure you try and get dirty once in a while ;)

can't wait to see progress on the second pic of post 217, it seems promising ;)

keep sharing :)

ciao

mull77

January 29th, 2007, 02:11 PM

TheGnoll: This is the size i usually sketch:

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I just try and pack as much onto each page, which isn't really the point i suppose.

The WIP's gonna get a few tweaks in the next day or so, but i've been decorating for the last few, so i've hardly had time to do anything. Bah!

Discoskull

January 29th, 2007, 03:08 PM

Awesome sb dude! Lots of very cool stuff, and they're all different to boot
That creature in 213 looks like one of those dancing orange creatures in the movie Labyrinth with an extra dose of Rabid Monster.
Love the clown too
Keep pumping, I want to see the colored stuff progress even more

Dreamworker

January 29th, 2007, 03:26 PM

Very good stuff! I like your pencils and you very nice painting style!
Keep it up, ciao

DIMAGYAN

January 30th, 2007, 01:19 PM

i like your designs, very good sketches, also nice paintings and color...
btw thanks for dropping by my sb...

i come around later for see your updates...

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=87259

dCepT

January 31st, 2007, 10:32 AM

Lovely stuff! Diggin on the pages with all the faces and people... so much happening! Good imagination for sure!

keep 'em coming! And thanks for dropping by my SB!

d-C

mull77

February 1st, 2007, 02:06 PM

Discoskull: The labryinth eh? Is that the one with David Bowie? Or is that the Never ending story? Always get those two mixed up.

Dreamworker: Thanks man!

DIMAGYAN: Cheers.

dCepT: No problem dude, thanks for dropping in.

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mull77

February 2nd, 2007, 07:16 AM

Update of the above:

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TheGnoll

February 2nd, 2007, 08:14 AM

yay! last one looks cool!

yeah i see from the pic you usually draw quite small sketches...drawing bigger could help you imho ;)

keep sharing :)

ciao

mull77

February 2nd, 2007, 10:21 AM

TheGnoll: Glad you liked it dude, and i definately am going to be sketching bigger with the next batch.

Quickie:

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JoeEffect

February 2nd, 2007, 02:12 PM

hey man i really like your sb.love the pencil sketches.

mull77

February 10th, 2007, 04:41 PM

JoeEffect: Thanks man!

Ok, here's my Thuderdome effort:

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And here's something i've painting on a door in the room of my first little lad who's due at the start of march. Hope he likes Giraffes!

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I'm looking forward to molding his tiny mind.

Mwahahahaha!

mull77

February 10th, 2007, 07:28 PM

Not my usual style:

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And i'm not keen on the compostion of this one, but i like the main guy. Shame i wasn't allowed to give him a face.

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Razorb

February 10th, 2007, 07:45 PM

ur ps skills are amazing, nice TD peice too :)

AK86

February 10th, 2007, 09:28 PM

Thanks for dropping by my SB!

Wow that snake in post 187 is awesome. Soo much eneragy. I winched when I seen it!

Also in post 213, the rocky alien face design is fantasic! I love that one alot!

Keep up the inspiring work!

mull77

February 12th, 2007, 03:59 PM

Razorb: Thanks!

AK86: No problem, you've got some nice stuff. Glad you liked the faces...i enjoyed doing them a lot.

She's like poision! Running though my viens!

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A WIP i'm gonna do over the next few days:

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oma

February 12th, 2007, 04:07 PM

wow,,, your stuff is getting better and better each time you update:D.

wow. that photo of you character sketch page looks awesome!

TheGnoll

February 13th, 2007, 07:52 AM

maaaaan last updates are really cool. The last WIP look really promising, cool pose on the marine.Make sure you keep an eye on proportion...drider chick had a very cool design...she's just screaming for color :D

in post 237, cool fold on the hooded guy, and yes, he needs a face, or at least two bright eyes imho.

Very cool TD piece too...could have used a more xtreme worm eye's view perspective to really give the sense of scale, but at least you've added the building so that should work alright.Nice colour contast, but maybe the snake /trident dude could have a more dynamc snake body...just random thouhts ;)

hehehe i'm sure the baby will enjoy the giraffe too :D

keep sharing!

ciao