Adam's sketchbook // 5th January

[[void]]

Go to the end to see latest (better) stuff

Right, just a small update, feel free to crit away, whats good/ bad... where i should shove them.

all done without ref

so... yeah.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/pag1.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/pag3.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/pag4.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/pag2.jpg

[cartoonfox]

hey man, cool stuf here! i like that last one with the tinted background, the face looks cool. that page with the skeleton is cool too. you have a good grasp of anatomy. and the girl face on this page (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/pag4.jpg) looks awesome!! i wonna see that inked out ^-^

keep posting man, i look forward to seeing more stuff



peace :7up:

[SEVANS]

I'm digging the second pic the most. Love all the movement and poses, PLUS the skeleton is cool.

Keep posting.

[[void]]

A sketchbook update with limited time in the lrc. These are a bit old now but here is my offering.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/pag7.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/pag6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/pag5.jpg

[O D T]

you have nice lines!
I like the african guy! keep it up, and you'll have some USEFUL crits in no time!

[sly's hand]

Your first post is without references, hot damn I would like to see what you can do with references. The african guy well he doesn't really have any african features but he is still cool. I like the skeleton and the pencil pages the most.
Keep on keepn on

sly

[[void]]

Hey fox thanks man, i didnt really notice her peaking out there to tell you the truth. I'll see you in class tommorow, i should really be working on the project now dammit.

sevans - cheers, that page is definitely the busiest but looking back on it now its so flat i really need to stop being lazy and render more.

ODT - thanks for dropping by, i didnt really have in mind to go on an african theme i just wanted a sort of tribal look, still i guess it worked. Me stop now. :blahblah:

sly - thanks a lot, i dont have access to any life models at the moment so there wont be any live ref coming by any time soon and normal people move to fast damnit! I should probably say i drew the hands from life i forgot to mention. I dunno why eveybody assumes he's african, hes from the easter islands if you dont mind! :teeth:

^-^ and just for you ive got some reference pages coming up

first page ref from http://www.fineart.sk
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/ms1.jpg

some with some without (you can probably guess)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/ms2.jpg

2 of my flatmate and a skull
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/ms3.jpg


A drawing with a certain fox flavour
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/ms4.jpg

And Ive been doing a sort of daily doodle topic with cartoonfox and these are my results, i think weve had 'gaping jaw', 'lava, and futuristic transport.

Btw i cant do enviroments. :bashful:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/ds3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/ds2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/ds1.jpg

Thankyou and goodnight. :yayca:

[DuneFishUK]

Fantastic sketching Asgardian. Although the lack of feet might be something to look at... That said - great stuff!

[[void]]

dunefish - thanks man, i hadnt noticed the lack of feet to be honest, i guess i never really rated them as important but ill try to put some more effort into creating whole bodies, feet n all.

Straight to the update, some stuff i did today in class and some the night before worried that my lacking any work might give the tutors grounds to dislike me.
Its all project work on the making and breaking of icons and im breaking down death as an icon (yeah i know it sounds weird.) Without delay....

oh yeah dont ask because i have no idea why they came out so small, i didnt change the settings and i can be bothered to do it again. oh once again no ref
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/ill1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/ill2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/ill3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/ill4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/ill5.jpg

Fun discovering features on the photocopier with fox
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/ill6.jpg

[cartoonfox]

hey dude awesome stuff, i love these in the last update, look better in real life ^_^
my fav is the one with the skeleton with the brain exploading out of the skull ^_^ awesome!

keep updating, see you in class tomorrow ^_^



peace :7up:

[[void]]

Cartoonfox - thanks man, its gonna be tough getting the roughs done by tuesday, what are you doing from breaking down an icon again?

Right first up some uni project, these are just some of my sketchbook pages from our last brief on consumerism. Apparently someone blowing their brains out with a 9mm is too brutal a way to represent the effect of consumerism on people, who knew?! :er:

Oh and if there are any budding/wannabe concept artists out there that are studying illustration and have experience in making the briefs even a bit relevant please share your experience...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/con3.jpg
i went off on a bit of a gaskmask fetish too try and represent an artificial intake but i was told it was off the mark but i dont care because it looks cool :rolleyes:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/con4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/con2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/con1.jpg

Next up some pages from my personal sketchbook, havent done much lately in it so these are a month or so old.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/sbk3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/sbk2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/sbk1.jpg

Cartoonfox brought round a scott robertson dvd the other day (thankyou ^-^ ) and watched 30mins of it and now i can draw ships! Well sort of, well better than i could before. I think some of the designs are ripped from my subconcious but ill sort that later.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/shipscribbles.jpg

:yayca:

[cartoonfox]

DUDE i dont care what you say you stupid nose running flu carrying retard, THIS (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/con1.jpg) fucking rocks my socks!!!!
your head is just too full of mukus and shiot to realise!! ^_^ check in a few days when your well again and you'll see im right


more man. more




peace :7up:

[[void]]

This update to celebrate m very first wacom, thanks go out to amazon.co.uk for getting the prices wrong so i get it cheaper and many thanks to cartoonfox who noticed and told me. :^^:

my very first computer doodle, done in the crappy version of painter that you get with the tablet

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/bot3.jpg

[[void]]

Still developing ship technique, I've got quite a few things that i want to try out after some good advice.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/ship_21.jpg

I might have a stab at colouring this some time.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/gun1.jpg

20 min sketch that i might turn into a full piece.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/mask_guy1.jpg

A quick self portrait, likeness isnt bad.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/sp_11.jpg

expect amateur painter updates soon.

[[void]]

A limited success with photoshop, a small step from the last one but id like to think that is an improvement, its still a wip so any comments advice etc for laying down colour and refining design would be appreciated.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/compbot.jpg

[[void]]

Just an update on the droid wip, hes not great but i feel like im learning as i go.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/compbot2.jpg

I'll scan some more sketchbook stuff when i get the time.

[[void]]

The final state of my first digital paint, im sick of seeing it now so on to bigger and better things, I feel like its helped me get to grips with the program and tablet and now to have a go at something a bit harder.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/compbot3.jpg

[[void]]

Just a quick sketch experimenting with paper textures feels like cheating but who cares. I'll try and get to the library sometime soon so that i can scan some of my work before i go home. Anyway here you go...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/botsketch.jpg
destroyed with the photobucket resize.

[lefran]

hey i really like your stuff in here, and the stuff in your little (free hehe) sketchbook is awesome too! i especially like your stuff with bold black and white like your silhouettes or sketches. The robot dude is cool too ^_^

[Eriboss]

ooo - dude there is some really nice pages in here!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/ill1.jpg - is sweet.
great consistent style, nice choice of media.
Update this SketchBizzle dawwwg

Cheers

Eri :evilmustache:

[yAdam]

It was great to look at your mini book on thursday. The design/composition of the pages is awesome, the tipex is great!!.. Would be cool to see you take on some more finished tonal pieces, maybe on larger paper :)... Your faces in profile are particularly good... I was about to say you didnt post some of the stuff I saw, but I see the last time you updated was dec 15th! Keep this book alive!!

[[void]]

leran-thanks very much, i cant believe that you found my book to be honest i thought that this thread had sunk to the depths, it was cool meeting you hope i see you at another meet sometime soon (dont go getting too good!) hope we didnt put you off with all the getting lost fun

eriboss - cheers man, ive left this thread alone for too long. I hate that thing now i just feel like i could do it so much better now and that was a couple of months ago.

yadam - funny you should say that the first page in my new sketchbook is, well you can see it below, did it in my boring friday lecture, rendering an a4page with 0.7 mechanical was not fun after a while


Right ive been away from ca for too long and since i last posted i have finished a sketchbook and started an new one. So heres the stuff from the new one.

I really need to get my values down, this was done because i was inspired by sketchlings little thumbnail studies so i did one and liked it and did a blown up version.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0001.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0002.jpg

The value studies start to take hold now, and dont tell me i know i know i was thinking about ghost in the shell at the time.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0003.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0004.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0005.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0007.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0008.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0009.jpg

Im starting to get serious with this digital painting stuff!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/paintoverdoodlecopy.jpg

Well there we go, not much but its an improvement.
I hope.

Theres more in the way of paintings n shit but i cant be bothered to put it on right now maybe tommorow, or next year.

[[void]]

Right because my painting sucks ive concentrated on value for a bit, and then i will move onto colour. I only had one orange left for a still life so i took a couple of things from my flatmates.

I really dont think that watercolours are my medium, they are to damn hard. So rigid if you want to be representational.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0015.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0014.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0013.jpg



and a couple of digitals, eugh

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/Sanstitre-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/characterthumbcopy.jpg

this guy can be say whatever you want but in my head its 'WTF?! IS THAT?!'
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/mon-silcopy.jpg

[frog and *BAM*]

I love your style and use of many different mediums. The inking stuff is amazing, and I love how you work with digital paints too. Keep posting this awesome stuff.

[Badger]

Sweet work man, i like the flow of this. Those values studies rock. Keep it coming.
-B-

[cartoonfox]

hey dude, if you don't start updating more, ima spen that £100 myself... on pizza. oh yes that's right. none for you either!

: ] nice stuff man, although i've seen it all anyway. except that last peice with the weird flying thing. you should do more of them. you don't do enough creatures! :p

anyway,... yeah, post more.

keep it up


peace :7up:

[[void]]

Frog - cheers man

Bagder - thanks, hope to see you at one of the uk meets sometime

cartoonfox - actually they are a bit lacking at the moment, too many 'robots' as allie says, plus ive been getting into the environments more lately

Just a figure study and 2 gestures from ref
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0020.jpg

Without ref, breasts are to high on a couple, need to address that
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0021.jpg

need to loosen up a bit with these
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0022.jpg

thats all for now folks

[[void]]

A quick still life that i did as a colour study, its a bit flat and the shadows need to be deeper but overall its not too bad
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/stilllifecopy5.jpg

im shit at drawing rocks and stone soooo....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0023.jpg

I dont know what happened with the resize but i can be bothered to do it again
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0024.jpg

and there we go.
later

[Cold]

lovely sketchbook, you got some really nice stuff in here, i like the droid wips they are music for my eyes:)

[[void]]

Cold : thanks man, i might do a better droid paint if i find the time
A couple of papers that i forgot about,

i really need to stop finding ways round my weakness' and tackle them properly, this guys body was hard so i gave him a big ol coat
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0017.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0016.jpg

[yAdam]

Looking good dude. One thing i've noticed is that you seem to avoid hands and feet on your characters, and also all the faces are in profile.... I see on the last guy he's holding a sword. The hand looks a bit too square, so I suppose you just need to do some more studies :)

Nice colours for the apple and orange too. Like you said, just push the values a bit more and it will be great.

[[void]]

thanks man, i dont do the feet thing conciously but everyone notices for some reason, 'well its good but wheres the feet?' weird. Yeah i just find faces so much easier in profile and the thing is i hate having things that i dont like in my book i know its stupid so only the lucky ones survive.

I think ill just do a new still life i hate coming back to old images, there is something really stale about coming back to old work, i find it a chore and not any exciting because i already know where its going. Yeah i agree with the hands, i tend to find ways around what a find hard and not deal with them, i think im tackling the profile thing though, its quite easy to translate to 3/4 view so then after i can move that do a decent profile so hopefully they will all look ok.

This has got a bit out of hand ive written an essay, thats avoiding doing 100frames of animation for you.

Ummmmmm......:yayca:

[Heart_x_Slayer]

wow i love your style and your Buildings.... I love architecture

[[void]]

Heart- cheers, its something i want to concentrate on more in my work once i get my ps and painter skills up to scratch ill try a couple of finished ones.
thanks for dropping by.

[[void]]

A few scans from an a5 sketchbook that i had forgotten about.

Some silhouettes that i did on the tube home.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0018.jpg

Im quite proud of how clean i managed to keep this
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0019.jpg

Did these at the last meet up
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0026.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0027.jpg

then some character thumbs and a helmet
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0028.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0029.jpg

more later

[Midnight]

Lovely work, those last hands are looking good, as are the value studies! Only thing I'd watch would be the beak-like noses your profiles have.

Hopefully, I'll pick your brains about enviros on Mon... :tihi:

Mid.

[archipelago]

nice man! I dig the poses you do from your head, although you seem to do alot of protruding chests, try doing some people hunched over aswell! I think its really good that your getting different forms and whatnot into your head, keep it up dude!

[[void]]

Mid- thanks yeah im looking forward to monday, careful about the nose thing mate you know they say every character you draw is a version of yourself :P
cant say i think im guy to ask about environments though!


arch- cheers yeah i should break the habit of the same poses


A few oldies from my last sketchbook that i had forgotten about,
I'm not quite sure what this guy is

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0031.jpg

A majorly out of propotion life drawing
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0030.jpg

Just a quick experimental speedpaint that i did today
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/robospideycopy.jpg

[[void]]

I felt that i hadnt done any character work in a while so i wanted to have a bit of a catch up

Rusty start
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0038.jpg

Trying to get a hang of this directional shading stuff
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0037.jpg

Hmmmm, i might need to come back to this
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0036.jpg

And finaly something im quite happy with
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0035.jpg

More papers to come in a bit.
With the telling of christian aid in storyboards

[[void]]

All done at the latest uk london meet, was great. As most know due to the situation with dirty_C plus i managed to get 4 pages of drawing done, and bonus im pretty happy with some of it.

Now im knackered :zzz:

quick drawing when we got there early and had a subway,
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0039.jpg

Then done in starbucks after meeting up with everyone,
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0040.jpg

character complete with dirty_C's saga in storyboard form
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0041.jpg

and probably the best 3/4 head if done despite looking like a alien
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0042.jpg

:bashful:

[evildisco]

Pretty damn cool, nice variety, the last batch looks really good and the improvement is definetely noticeable.
I'll have to check this thread from now on.

[Alcian]

Nice anatomy work, your non-ref figures are showing a good knowledge of anatomy. The enviros are showing a lot of potential as well. I think the brit museum is so over priced, I donated some money to the national gallery when I went there, but never the brit museum! lol. posty!!!!

[Cold]

really nice work again, cant complain, love your fashion sence:D

[[void]]

Right ive been without the net for a couple of weeks so quite a big dump this time. Experiementing with some new shit that i bought during the last london meet.

Evildisco - thanks man i really like your stuff

Alcian - thanks, i feel like im getting somewhere with it now

Cold - Dude i think you are the first person to ever say that to me but thanks very much!!

Right first up we have some character thumbs, experiementing with my super cool but annoyingly expensive brush pen
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0043.jpg

The next few a sketches from when i took a quick daytrip to the coast with a friend

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0044.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0045.jpg

Playing with my super cool red leads, i found for some reason they let me be a bit more free with my anatomy and a used more a of a shape method instead of lines
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0047.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0048.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0049.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0050.jpg

Lastly some more character thumbs with the brush pen and a couple of creature sheets which i have neglected, i really need to practice creatures and i know just the man for advice.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0051.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0052.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0053.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0054.jpg

Hopefully im going to start a mini-project to get some portfolio pieces done, gonna see if i can start making a fake game project going with cartoonfox to work with a brief.

Anyway crit away...:teeth:

[lefran]

All your brush pen stuff rules!

[Ashrumm]

Great thumbnails man, and you are definitely improving quickly!! Awesome stuff!! keep it up man keep it up!!

[Farvus]

I like the variety of subjects and character designs in your sketchbook. I see also lot's of improvement. Keep updating.

[annisahmad]

Hey,
i agree with Farvus. You've got a really good handle on the gesture of things, that's for sure. I haven't gotten there yet, I think. Or i'm too scared to try and see failure :P. Whichever one. haha.
great work though. What is the name of the pen?
This art stuff costs alot nowadays. Get a piece of paper from an art store, it's like .50 cents . Get it at any other store and its like .01 cents. haha

[[void]]

Lefran - thanks, you better get your ass down to the next meet!
ashrumm - cheers
Farvus -thanks man
annisahmad - thanks, um its a brush pen by pentel it cost me about £11 which isnt too bad but i the label said £4 i swear!

Right here some shit i doodled at work this weekend, it looked a hell of a lot better at the time but nevermind. I still quite like the effect of the brush pen touching up the pencil sketch, ill put it to better use next time.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0055.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0056.jpg


More later.

[sith]

I really dig this first one in your latest post. It's really quite interesting to look at.

[rsnurkle]

Wow, I love how much interesting detail you're putting into your stuff. Kudos on your value and color work, this all looks great. +subscription

[[void]]

rsnurkle, sith - thanks

Just a shitty tank walker thing, trying to learn how to get shapes and ideas down quickly but failing.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/SHITEANK.jpg

[DannySketch]

hey man just skimed through this cause im suppose to be working but exceelent colour studies, and your character thumbnails are also really strong, keep it up

[[void]]

Dannysketch - cheers, and thanks for dropping by

Just a few more brushpen thumbnails, they are mega fun you dont have to worry about perspective and proportions are way easier to gauge and you progress noticeably every time you do them, everyone should have a go at them.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0057.jpg

[mitch]

hey man. nice form studies. They are just a little off in spots but keep doing them over and over(huh, i'm one to talk) and you will figure it out. And soem of your hatching and shading is looking a little muddy. try to be a little smoother with your strokes and really dig in with your pencil when necessary. but you seem to be doing good. and i'm a big fan of the red lead. i'd like to see more of that. keep it up.

[DieOxin]

absolutely glad I found this sketchbook .. keep em coming ..

[Idiot Apathy]

Yesh, pencil work mmmm... I should buy some pencils and some paper... and this brush pen - looks like fun!

Thanks, you've given me lots of drawing ideas - Something I really need :)

[[void]]

Mitch - yeah my rendering needs a lot of work, thanks for droping by.

Dieoxin - cheers mate

Idiot apathy - thanks for dropping by, love you stuff


Right i havnt updated in a week or so, so its gonna be a bit of a bit dump. Sorry for the shit scans i should really sort out the contrast settings. Ive decided that now my uni work is in and ive got nothing but time im gonna try and do 3 pages a day or a painting in an effort to get a lot better in a short space of time. Tell me what you think as the time goes by.


First up yet more brush pen fun, what a wast of ink this was i only like the dude with the 2 guns
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0058.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0059.jpg

Its been damn nice out, so sketchin outside on the field, theyve come out extra shit on the scanner
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0060.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0061.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0062.jpg

Now for some no ref anatomy and figures
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0063.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0065.jpg

No ref stuff, so many errors
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0066.jpg

I used ref on the girl, though i had about 5 people in my room to distract me at the time with cries of 'naked girl on the screen' and playing 2 videogames a once for some reason.......
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0067.jpg

thought id have a go at designing and just outlining but i keep getting carried away and cant leave it at that
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0068.jpg

Some shit i did on a very wobbly late train back to london
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0069.jpg

went on a gothic tangent no ref, once again sorry for the crap scan
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0070.jpg

Crit away, lemme know if you see any big improvement over the next coming month.:blahblah:

[[void]]

Right, i had a go at a just colouring a character in ps, ive got to this stage and realised im just hashing around without any sort of idea of how to get it to a finished stage so hopefully someone can give me a bit of feedback.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/coatdudecopy.jpg

cheers

[Badger]

Hey man, basically block in the entire piece. So change that white background to a mid grey atleast.
Then add some temperate highlights and shades, cold in the light, warm in the shadows maybe, on skin a light blue for highlights and a nice orange for the shadows works quite nicely.
Then sort out if you want the areas in the light to be saturated, if so, de-saturate all the shadows, i think this would work well on this piece, and help give it some impact.
The most important thing is light source though, choose it, think about it's strength and block in all the shade.
SOmething like that... :teeth:
Hope that kinda helped...
-B-

[[void]]

Badger - thanks for the advice, ill work on it more a bit later on


Right heres a ref'd speedy, took way longer than it should have, about an hour in total i think
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/samuraispeedy.jpg

Next up i think ill have a go at a still life.
Crits welcome

[[void]]

Right some slightly embarrassing doodles from the bristol meetup. Sorry to everyone i stalked for advice and technical help.

Quick robots on the train on the way there
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0071.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0072.jpg

A doodle courtesy of dirty_c helping me with my anatomy and my notes on artistic advice
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0073.jpg

Trying to apply some of that, the shoulders are to wide and the abdomen is to high but ill try and take care of that later, and if not hopefully some studies should help
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0074.jpg

the other stuff was to shite to scan and is death row awaiting the eraser atm

[lefran]

cool stuff! love your robots and the 'ultimate sterotype' looks much better with the hairline i have to say, i take full credit for that ^______^

[Eriboss]

hey dood, was nice to meet you man, great to see you applying the stuff DC was spurting so quickly. great sketchbook - look foward to more updates!
cheers for the beer. I owes you +1 pint

hehe

Cheers

Eri :hat:

[Dirty C]

hm, now that you scan it, i realise how many problems there are with that doodle hehe


remember to measure from the centre line of the chest to figure out how wide things should be relative to each other, dude.


You're getting there :P

[DannySketch]

hey dude
i would critic your work but am afraid the 'you'll just click on my sketchbook, laugh and dismiss' effect that we talked about will come into play, so instead i'll settle with an 'awesome robot designs man!':perv:

[Quicksilver]

Hehehe, I thought I heard DC start his Egg Demo at the pub. It's great help - I had he and Kim go through it with me on my first meet at Nandos. :)

These stand out to me:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0056.jpg - lovely costume design!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0069.jpg - nicely rendered, though you could push the darks a bit more (you know you're a CAer when you start saying that, hehe)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0059.jpg - Damn funky! :)

It's good to see a mix of life and stylised drawings. That Christian Aid comic cracks me up too.

Er....I don't actually have anything to say but to keep it up~ :cheerleader:

[Badger]

loving this (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0072.jpg) my good man, i'm gonna adopt the same line as dannyboysketch and float off again.
-B-

[[void]]

Right its pretty late right now and i wanna get to bed pretty soon so im sorry but im just gonna say thanks to the all the UK dudes for dropping by. It was cool meeting you (some of you again) cheers for the kind words.

so

Been concentrating on making my anatomy suck less lately, so heres the doodles and studies from yesterday and today.

I think this maybe be the best character concept that i have ever done so far, im quite happy with it the forms on the body are a bit shit but hopefully that will come.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0078.jpg

Pissed off with digi-painting I turned to conté and loud music
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0077.jpg

More loud music now with ink
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0076.jpg

A tarted up no ref anatomy study
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0075.jpg

And the offending digipaint that got on my tits so much i went for a walk halfway through the bugger. I'm not even sure if i learnt anything. I really should paint more to sort it out.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/shitze.jpg

[Hyaloclastics]

Hey,there's some really nice stuf here!
Keep up the anatomy studies!(I should also get back to it myself..)

[DieOxin]

dude .. your putting more effort into it than I am .. keep grinding through it man .. I hear it pays off !!
P.S. - what do you use for the digi paints .. PS or Painter ?

[[void]]

Poloniod - cheers, i'll keep at it with them, theres still a lot of gaps but i think im beginning to fill them

DieOxin - thanks dude, um im using photoshop 7 atm because my version of painter 9 is in french and i find it pretty damn hard to get on with


Right well erm, ive been mucking about with doing some mildly f**ked up stuff, i think its a lot easier to have an impact with things that disturb, oh well it was fun
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0079.jpg

Im pretty damn happy with this sheet, but i can start to see more errors now the afterglow of satisfaction is fading
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0080.jpg

Yeah a wip of something i just wanted to do, crazy monster bitch thingy
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0081.jpg

Oh well hope you like :D

[[void]]

Ok i went shopping today and bought a shitload of cool art stuff, which reminds me i forgot to pick up and electric eraser those things are cool. Anyway one of the things i bought was a bamboo pen for £1 so heres a few 5min studies from ref. But thats all for now because its coming up to 6am and im worried about going nocturnal again.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0082.jpg

more from stuff i bought later :)

[darkchild]

Thanks for visiting my SB. I must say you are very creative. Definitely keep up your anatomy sketches, you are doing very well.

[[void]]

Darkchild - np, thanks
Just a small update, maybe more to come later

Some enviroment thumbs, ive been a bit behind on them so im gonna have to kick it up a gear
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0083.jpg

Some ships and walkers, ive been neglecting these aswell
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0084.jpg

[lefran]

cool environments- you should try what kim showed us in bristol- just draw a bunch of random shapes and turn it into an environment

[Alcian]

Your sketchbook is awesome! Omg, why haven't I seen this before! Thats a reallly nice line you got there, love the speed paint at the top of this page.
Hopefully you can back the photobucket-banned images. Banning art! what next eh...

[[void]]

Lefran - yeah i didnt get a chance to get in on that, i was too busy stalking people for advice, i might give it a whirl for the upcoming project

Alcian -thanks, think im gonna have to find a way round it, thanks for dropping by


Right ive given up on trying to deal with photobucket atm, if i can be bothered i will blur the 'offending parts' like god forbid NIPPLES, and then rehost them or just wait till i get some webspace.

Back to the work, these are just some ideas for a personal project that was just stared at stupid o' clock this morning/last night, with cartoonfox.
Basicaly converting the blurb of a film we havnt seen into a game brief and doing the art. It should be fun and when some more substantial work has been made we might drop it into the ff section

robots narrating the project, they are harsh...but fair
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0085.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0086.jpg

Then a couple of sheets working through ideas and the direction of the project aswell as developing story
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0087.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0088.jpg

Hope you like, more to come later. :)

[Quicksilver]

Great update, ad'~ You're way more focused than I am, hehe.

Keep up the enthusiasm. Hope to see more~! ^__^

[Dirty C]

there's some really nice pics in there guys. they all seem so.. finished. what i mean is that none of that looks sketchy, it all looks like formed ideas. That's really good - if you're worrying less about drawing every last detail accurately and more about generating fast, finished ideas, i think you'll really push things along fast.

nice one.

[Erikku]

That stuff is amazing.....

[lefran]

looking good! my favourites are the inked ones - looking cool

[[void]]

Naomi - thanks, I will indeed (i hope), see you sunday i guess

Christian - Cheers man, this ones my design sheets cai's is in his sketchbook.

Erikku- thank you

Franigan - YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHTA, ta

Just a couple of papers from tonight while watching tv, jeez the eurovision song contest was classic 'GOOOOO FINLAND' :}
I might add some more to these, i still desperately need to do some drapery studies, the fabric is all over the place :nohope:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0089.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0090.jpg

[[void]]

Right i started this as a little study at um 3-4am i think its now 6ish and its done. Im quite happy with it overall, i want to do another i feel like i can better it but i need to sleeeeeep.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0091.jpg

[lefran]

cool studies. nice huge jacket again ^____^ also whats the really light sketch of the girl? it looks good but i cant see it

YAAAAAAAHTA

[[void]]

Fran - yeah I'd watched ghost in the shell and i think that it may have influenced me a bit too much. The girls face is just that, i suck at faces still so i thought id have a go but i hated it as soon as i looked at it properly so that one is going to be left.
YURS

just a lame paper that i lost interest in on the 3rd panel
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0092.jpg

more later

[[void]]

Nothing special. Hopefully a big update tommorow.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0093.jpg

Now for bed :zzz:

[tensai]

really like where youre heading with your tech thumbnails. making mayor strides with your figures as far as i can see (or judge), but your technical stuff is really up a level. especially these:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0084.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0086.jpg

would love to see a couple of those coloured or monochromed.


keep it up man

[Zord]

Hey man, really digging all your tech stuff. I think i'll go do some after I reply here. The improvement from the first page to the present is very commendable. The thumbnails are all looking nice too. Keep on pushing on man! Cheers.

[[void]]

Tensai - Thanks man, I might do that actually. I need to stop being afraid of paint so i should really do something simple like that to ease myself back into it. Thanks for stopping by.

Zord - Thanks, I'm finding it a bit weird everyone is digging the tech stuff, I barely every do it. Oh well. Cheers.

Right i didnt make yesterdays update so better late than never. Just a few papers from today and yesterday. Some are too shit to post and one is now named 'operation coverup' in the back of my mind. Ive covered it in black ink in the hope of doing somethign good in white gel pen on top.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0095.jpg

Some feature studies to try and sort out my faces
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0096.jpg

The result. Probably the best non ref female face ive done.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0097.jpg

'Ummmmmmmmm, oh yeah ARRRRRRRRGH ROAR!'
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0098.jpg

I really like my new dippy ink pen but it drips a hell of a lot, the last one became a monster there wasnt a lot i could do with this one
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0099.jpg

Trying to refine the direction im gona take my mini project in.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0100.jpg

I was gonna do a painting but my brain is pretty tired now so i dont think its gonna happen, I might just get drunk. Oh well either way its all good.

:confident

[Badger]

ahhh!! how have you been producing so much, you bastard! I haven't had the time at all.
Sweet work man, nice dippy pens, good studies too!! i should do so many more of them.
-B-

[lefran]

awesome- love that woman and the monster is kewl too ^__^

[[void]]

cheers fran

badger - Thanks, i WAS producing an ok amount but then i got too drunk to much and now my body is having vengance by making me sick. :dead:

Right as mentioned works come to a bit of a halt hopefully it should pick up soon.

heres a couple of digi-sketchs, just playing witha different style

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/digichick2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/digichick.jpg

[DieOxin]

I absolutely love the marker sketches and those digi ones .. wicked .. been praciticing the exact same thing past couple days ..
kudos dude .

[lefran]

cool- the first digi painting is my favourite- would be cool if you worked into it more

[[void]]

dieoxin - thanks, i dont remember using markers... but thanks for dropping by :D

les franigan - not a chance im afraid, tis over and done with now! On to bigger and better things! Like........ a snack.


Ok just a doodle that turned into a speedpaint, im sorta happy with it. More i look at it now though i realise its subpar technically and its the yellow and red that make it interesting, still its all practice.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/outpostfull.jpg

:donk:

[cartoonfox]

Awesome ;p

[lefran]

oooh thats awesome




domore!

[[void]]

Thanks guys a 'double awesome.'

I may not update for a while because im leaving halls tommorow and i may have limited success connecting another computer to broadband at home, so heres a SHIT page in my sketchbook from when I was ill this week so its not up to much but it sucks a bit less than the others.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0101.jpg

fingers crossed i get the net up and keep updating :S

[BlueMech]

Nice, I like your sketching style!

[lefran]

its cool- but if youd blocked your nose as we'd discussed.....

[DannySketch]

some of the stuff ur coming out with lately is SO sick, keep up these updates man, as much as u can, i need the inspiration.

[Kian]

Some ships and walkers, ive been neglecting these aswell
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0084.jpg

Thats what I'm talking about! :wink: I think these are brilliant. Honestly mate. They're really good. I wanna have a chat with ya about how your find the shapes and develop the forms.

[alenacat]

Hope I'll get to construct some killing machines with you tomorrow. Your work is so awesome, it oozes intrigue and slick style. You seem to be so focused on improving, this whole community is really, I must say. I should do that more...

[[void]]

Bluemech - cheers man thanks for dropping by
fran - give it up you just saw that on friends
dannysketch - nice of you to think so dude, lately ive been having a shit time with it
kian - dude just ask away anytime and i see if i have anything of use to say
alenacat - ^_^ I think you might be a bit overgenerous but thanks


I'm in full time work for the hols to get money for uni so i havnt been updating enough, plus i havnt hooked my scanner back up yet so heres a 2 stage speedy.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/colourbotshitzecopy.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/silouebot.jpg


:nohope: Ive gotta learn how to paint.

[LePompadoriousFohawk]

i love figure drawings and i love how urs came out. thanks for the inspiration.

[lefran]

ooooh i like it ^__^ it reminds me of the robot in laputa

[yanic]

Omg man wicked stuff i can see u progression with each new post keep it up man

[Kian]

haha! that is a PHAT robot! nice stylisation dude

[Quicksilver]

Great work, Ad'; you're developing a personal, distinctive style of your own which is so, so cool.

Hope to see more :D

[[void]]

Right here is a quick speedpaint bout 30mins, totally boring and generic but i just wanna build confidence in ps.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/genericlandcrap.jpg

Sorry guys i will do replies next time. ^_^

[[void]]

Quicksilver Thanks very much, check back in 20 years and it might be true ^_^


Kian - cheers dude

yanic - trés kind, thanks for dropping by
lefran - I still want to see eeeeeeeeet

LePompadoriousFohawk -thanks

right a quite revision of last nights work, spotted some things i didnt like, I was pretty tired so ill let me off ;)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/genericlandcrap-revisedcopy.jpg

cheerioooos

[yanic]

WOw man this has a real nice mood to it

[[void]]

yanic - thanks dude

Right. Pretty big dump of unfinished doodalies, with a total of 2 that I like.

Im about five pages away from finishing this sketchbook and i cant wait to ditch it and start a nice shiny new one.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0006.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0102.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0103.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0104.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0105.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0106.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0107.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0108.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0109.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0110.jpg

Thats it, cheers.

[lefran]

all looking great! youve improved tonnes! loads of those would look cool painted

[Quicksilver]

Charasmatic stuff, Adam. :) Damn you...

[MoP]

Huge improvements shown throughout this sketchbook thread - the newer stuff is top notch. Great work, keep it going! :)

[[void]]

MoP - Thanks dude
Quicksilver - haha sorry i still enjoy that you call it charasmatic.
lefran - thanks, your in luck paintins ahoy, not those though sorry.


Right i started a new sketchbook, i couldnt be bothered with the last 5 pages of the old one. Ive decieded to drop the pencil and pen for a bit and do an all paint sketchbook to bring my painting and colour up to scratch. So ive been doing so no ref enviros to build confidence and on still life which came out a bit shit hence the 'swirlys', that and a page from my uni sketchbook on a project about crime and punishment.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0011.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0111.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0112.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0113.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0114.jpg

Thanks all for now, should really make a start on my t-dome :S

[lefran]

wow your last image is my favourite- i love its style! reminds me a bit of Chris' kind of sketches. your first and third paintings are my favourite, i think maybe with the grassy type ones, would the grass colour get lighter as in fading the further out? like with interlocking spurs ( v shape valleys im pretty sure)? anyways its looking good, id love to see more like your last post

[Shinryu]

Nice paintings, the three on the first page especially, would like to see more of them

cheers

[Quicksilver]

Teh paintings are beautiful. I especially like the last one on the first page, the top right thumbnail and onion. Lovely, delicate paint strokes and the colours are spot on.

Good to see you challenging yourself, mate. :) Keep going!!

[Kian]

Dude, great work again. I see a helluva lot of potential thats gonna seriously explode.
.....The traditionals are FUCKING A++++

[alenacat]

Nice, I like your sketching style!

Hey BlueMech, do you also go by the name Khanstant. Someone on another forum I just went to uses that icon also.

Keep up the great work Adam. *bump*

[[void]]

Thanks everyone, just a couple of ps doodles from today, nothing special just having a play.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/skeledoodle.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/walking.jpg

[t.m0]

Wow, very nice sketchbook. Great variety of sketches and great rendering.. I like that a lot.
That last skeleton thingy is sweet!

n1
cheers.t

[Jackwhat]

Hi.

Im in awe at the second page and flustered as to why i havent see this before. Not the first time ive missed something good as its laid infront of me but thats another story.

Another person who seems to be inverting their bodyclock too i see? seeing that as i type this youre still online too :P

Nothing much to say about individual pieces on the second page, well maybe that i like your last dump a lot, your style also is really my thing.

I like your approach to your course too :p, i have a similar feel about how im taking my education, that being i just want time to get better before i get a full time job doing what i really want. Im assuming i read into your comment right. Nevermind if i didnt.

Im subscribed for the next update, waiting on you.

[anticonnor]

You have a terrific eye for graphic design and page composition, something that makes a sketchbook truly fun to look at. That's something I need to get better at, carrying the viewers eye from one focal point to another.

Oh yeah, everything else is good too :^^: .

[[void]]

Thanks guys.

Right replies will come later cos i'm gonna hit the hay right after posting this, just a supaquick colour study of a temple.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/templestudycopy.jpg

[gmags]

Hey Adam, very cool stuff here!!! Really dig your shading technique and those awesome enviros. Keep postin more good stuff!!:P

[[void]]

I will get round to replying eventualy but right now i have to go cook a barbeque. Just another quick wacom doodle, I think im finaly startin to develop a working process. ^____^

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/gigerbitch.jpg

Thanks for looking.

[[void]]

Ok a quick paint before bed, just concentrating on colour not texture. Now to try and do some sustained stuff. I might have to break it up into bits at first my patience being what it is.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/colourstudyfield.jpg

[Kian]

Great to see you taking charge in the colour department Adam. Looking hot as hell too :)

[[void]]

lefran - thanks very much, yeah i was a bit lazy with the atmosphere on that

shinryu - thanks dude hopefully there will be more coming your way soon

Quicksilver - tah, it was garlic ^____^ not that good....yet.

Kian - thanks mate I still need to work on finishing things, cheers for dropping by

t.m0 - cheers i worry that because im trying to do everything im gonna become a jack of all trades and get good at none x_x

Jackwhat - Yeah I cant help it, I guess i seem to forget that there will be another day after the other. Where did you find my opinion on education?! I know ive said it but I didnt think that i had ever said it on the forums. Thanks for the subscription im flattered.

anticonnor - cheers I dont really think about it to be honest its just what works, thanks for dropping by

Kian - thanks again dude, i think you might be a bit overgenerous there though! Must make some finished images and stop sketching.

Right update coming soon hopefully.

[[void]]

Doodle of a face, about one hour in ps7, learning how to refine a bit more i could have done more to it nd worked on it longer but its just too damn hot.

before blending
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/woosp.jpg

after
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/woooosp.jpg

Lemme know what you think, and if any structure or whatever has been lost through doing this.
ta

[lefran]

nice work, your improving a lot, keep it up =]

[[void]]

Thanks very much Franigan, will do. Let us know how the latest painting go's.

Yet another quick doodle in greyscale eugh, i really need to so some more sustained work and use some colour.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/shaman.jpg

cheers

[lefran]

i like the concept , very cool but i think it would work better with a few finer details, but its nice as a speedpaint too, something along these lines developed would work nicely :)

[[void]]

fran - thanks, I would like to see it in a further stage too but my patience isnt up to it at the moment especially since i dont really know what im doing past this point

Right just playing with brushes i got cut short now ive got stuff to do but its a start

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/brushfaf.jpg

[Quicksilver]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/walking.jpg <---- Coooooool! Love the gun breaking into graphy-looking fragments and how the the red bar, and subtle pinks surrounding it, in the bg counters the many cold tones used. Nice~!

I like the July 16th painting too.

See ya next week ^_^

[[void]]

Thanks naomi, I was quite please with the idea and it taught me a lot but i find it so embarrasing now. I would say i will do a repaint but id be lying i like the style so i wouldnt be suprised if it re-emerges later. I look forward to it.

I realised that I my enviroments have all been very similar in apperance and construction so this time i had a go at blobing some random shapes down and making an enviroment out of it, I've learn a lot. Its an oogly image but its given me a new working process so i'd call it a success.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/junkertons3.jpg

Crits appreciated

[lefran]

yup i like that technique, works well, i like the enviro has a great sense of atmosphere, your speedpaints so far have been of heads and enviros, id like to see you combine it with a full figure and background for a speed paint/ regular time paint lol, and see what you can whip up =]

[[void]]

Fran I'll see what i can do.

For now a wip. Spend a bit longer than usual, about an hour and a bit so far.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/temptcopy.jpg

[cartoonfox]

It looks like he has wolverine style side burns, but it may be shadow. I think I like the side burns idea better! : ]
I know it's a wip but the perspective on the feet confuse me, it kinda looks like he's standing on some glass (so that I can see the sole of his feet) at a strange angle. Maybe his feet are hiden by the dress thing but what are those marks at the bottom? They looks like they are going to be feet.

Anyway, have fun in pirate mode I'll see you tomorrow.


Peace

[[void]]

Thanks cai, I should have the update of that painting soonish.

Started a new a5 sketchbook before going to the london meet, should come in handy for the train and pub n stuff.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0116.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0117.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0118.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0119.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0120.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0122.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0121.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0124.jpg

Thats it for now.

[[void]]

Forgot one

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0123.jpg

[[void]]

A quick update on the latest paint, i hoped to have more done by tonight but i ended up playing guitar.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/temptcopy2.jpg

[lefran]

awesome update, the first two images are by far my favourite, i like the way you think of something a bit more interesting that just framing it, to frame it, if that makes sense, the wip is coming along nicely too, is his right arm slightly longer than his left? im probably just seeing things lol

[Badger]

Really nice work mate, you are improving fast, far beyond anything i can do now. Damn anatomy, i can't understand it. Liking this WIP mate. Sort out those hands next, head and hands carry images.
Keep going man.
-B-

[[void]]

Fran - cheers, i guess you could say this is my first 'finished' digipaint.

Badger - ta, you were spot on with the hands, it needed that. Keep trucking mate and dont give up the faith. You'll get to your next plateau soon and remember why you love it.

After ps crashed and i lost it i had to get there all overe again but its not so bad because it looks better this time. The first was ok but needed a little something.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/temptfin.jpg

So a pair of claws later and its finished.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/temptfinalt.jpg

[Meatsworthy]

Congrats on your first finished digipaint :)

It's finished, but here are a few things that could maybe push it a lil further (off the top of my head, so could be wrong). The values are good, but perhaps the highlights could be lighter for a fuller range. Not sure how I feel about the red rimlight, might gel better if the hazy backbround recieved some of that red light as well.

And good job on that color-no-texture study up the page. Let's see more ;)

[Dile.exe]

Wow, I just looked through your sketchbook! :)
Only nice stuff I must say! The latest digitals rocks completly!
Nice renderings an use of values!
You makeing good progress, so keep it up!

[[void]]

Meatsworthy - thanks for dropping by i think your speed paints are killer, I totally agree. I'm gonna have to revisit that piece i think.

Dile - cheers dude will do!

Right a wip for the moment, I'm gonna have to give it a focal point but im unsure what to have, i wanna do something a bit more interesting than the usual but we will see.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/cloudscapecopy.jpg

cheers

[lefran]

thats a great painting, nice colours used, for the focal point perhaps something emerging from behind the clouds, or a bird of some sort?

[[void]]

Cheers fran, this is what ive got so far im not too sure.

focal point? but im a bit unsure of it, its not very dramatic im thinking finish it and have something big in the background.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/plane.jpg

[lefran]

what if it was on fire going to crash? you could have a line of black smoke trailing off it- thats pretty dramatic

[[void]]

Fran - I was more inspired by laputa and nausicca so i wanted it too feel more explorative less doom but nice idea.

The 'finished' article,

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/cloudscapechase.jpg
cant wait to start something else

[lefran]

ooh very nice, the planes work nicely =]

[[void]]

ta fran

ok wanted to see if i could crap something good out in 15mins apparantly not

edit: i couldnt leave it here it was too fucking bad

[Quicksilver]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0124.jpg Hahaaa

I like your robot designs. Cool stuff.

Soz, nothing to crit on in particular which hasn't already been said.

Have fun :)

~~Naomi

[KuNiva]

I like your work man. I went through your sketchbook from the start, great traditional artwork. The game practice brief you set up was cool, doing stuff like that helps you work to guidelines. By the way, what degree have you chosen to study? Just curious. Keep posting. Cheers!

[Jarri]

Nice SB, you're progressing at an awesome rate. I enjoyed the digital stuff.

[Qxzi]

Hey,

you digis are really coming along here. That last update ruled, nice! Keep on trying to push yourselve with digitals! For me, post 154 was a bit confusing, i didnt know what the picture was. Good try though! Its good to try and mix up what your doing. Like people have said before, you have improved and your progessing futher! :D

Qxzi 8)

[[void]]

HPX inspired doodleroo before bed, replies later.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/bang.jpg

[DannySketch]

that last image is NICE!!!

[[void]]

Thanks naomi, I still don't get why people pick out the tech stuff.

KuNiva - Cheers dude, that practice brief sort of went tits up but it was fun for a while. I study illustration at westminster uni, i wouldn't recommend it. thanks for dropping by.

Jarri - Ta, further i get the more it feels like i have left to learn.

Qxzi - Ah another UK'er, thanks for the kind words i finaly feel like im getting somewhere with this stuff and breaking some new ground (personaly) and its good to hear other people say it too. 154 was just a real small crop of a plane i was thinking of using if downsized it a bit now to make it clearer. Thanks for dropping by.

Danny thanks mate, i felt like a rip off artist doing it but glad you like it.


Just some doodles from work at break
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0126.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0125.jpg

[Recursive_End]

Nice !!
I've never seen your works before. and now i'm inspired =)
very nice pose on the last one, reminds me of phil hale.
Love the guy on the left page http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0117.jpg

Keep it up, can't crit anything, you're doing very good !

[lefran]

wow lush updates, your style is really progressing, as ive said already i love the black white and red paint!

[[void]]

recursive - Thanks mate, you hit it spot on phil hale. I bought his book lately and love his figure work. It seems i have few original ideas of late, im hoping by looking at people with dynamic styles it will filter into mine.

Thanks fran your too kind

doodle before bed 15 mins sorry to keep posting this quick shit, ive been knackered when i get back from work lately, i cant wait to get back to uni
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/meh.jpg

[[void]]

Ok first up is an orc wip thingy, I'm liking it but finding this point in the painting a bit of a struggle.

Rendering form is hard.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/ORCcopy.jpg

And another crappy doodle, i know the arm/sword angle is off and i dont give a fuck ^______^

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/roobish.jpg

[lefran]

sorry to keep posting this quick shit
shoosh its much better than anything i could do! =]
your a lot better than you give yourself credit for! great paints btw keep posting them!

[[void]]

Thanks again fran, but like i said you cant charm your way into my pants ;P

right finished up with the orc head he looks very apelike actualy

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/orcfin.jpg

now to got to bed

[blanquish]

whoa man, such a great variet of interesting stuff here.
That last orc guy is fantastic:)

[[void]]

Thanks blanquish.

Right just a a couple of pages from break at work nothing special.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0127.jpg

[Meatsworthy]

The planes are neato. Nice brushwork on the orc too. Looking good :)

[[void]]

Meatsworthy thanks mate funny you should say that, the plane pic was half inspired by nausicca and half your tut in the speedpaint thread.

Right just a cloud study, I really need to get my colour choices down half the time i spend hashing around trying to get the right hue which is invariably off.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/cloudscape2copy.jpg

[liam.c]

tons and tons of great stuff man !!!!! really great ideas and awsum work ethic !!!!!!! the red samurai is defently my favorit ! keep knocking them out of the park ! all moving in the right direction keep going !!!!!

[[void]]

Liam C - cheers dude, I felt like such scum doing that samurai its so cliché!

Another quicky for tonight, a ship design doodle. I might try and do some tech stuff tommorow we'll see. My friend kian keeps wanting to see some fleshed out mech stuff, hopefully ill have something a bit more fleshed out later in the week.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/shipdoodle.jpg

Eugh why I post this crap i do not know.

[lefran]

haha damn youve dashed my hopes and dreams- nice thumbnails would be nice painted like you did with the watercolours which i think are on page 2
i think the ship looks a bit bent? or cuved? maybe its just the back underneath bit that makes it seem that way its probably not. yuss it would like to see something a bit more fleshed out
keep posting
kiss kiss hahaha

[yAdam]

You're getting good Adam! Digitals have improved loads since I last came in here and as always your pencil work is quality. Keep it up!

[Badger]

Nice work man, franigan is right about the ship/car looking bent. It's cause you didn't carry the view through to the far side i think, if you put some grey through on the other side of the cockpit, it would be much more solid.
Great work flow though man, bet you can't wait for uni to stop you drawing again!
-B-

[mentler]

Yes my friend it was I <> keep up the good works and you will be famous by Friday <> thanks for feeding the dancing bear

[Eriboss]

ello dood!
Wowza, there is some great stuff in here man, uuber improvement since last time I saw yer stuff. Love where your digitals are going, especially the rendered up stuff, but this http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/meh.jpg is fucking cool, full of attitude and expression, got a hint of flaptraps about it too.
Trad page are looking sweet too, some especially nice ones in your a5 book - ive been doing loads of stuff in my little a5 book to and I love it! hehe

Keep it up man, cya at a meet some time and yes i know i owe you beer and art heheh

Cheers man

Eribiscuit

[Qxzi]

Hey,

good updates here, keep them up! I actually really like this one http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/roobish.jpg ! It looks stylish! :) Keep it up!!!!

Qxzi

[[void]]

No time for replies ive got fucking work again tommorow, hopefully ill do them tommorow at lunch or something. But thanks for the comments.

For now a shit robot, ive been having some really trouble with inorganics and rendering i tried an enviro (interior) today and it didnt turn out so good, if anyone could direct me to a tut that would be great.

But for now

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/robotoddlercopy.jpg

eugh

[Meatsworthy]

Aye, work sucks.

Clouds are pretty tough because they scatter light. With diffused light from the sky, they won't go very dark unless they are dense like rain clouds. It doesn't help that they hold no distinct form either.

Sparth has an interior enviro tute. Have you seen this one (http://www.sparth.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=21)?

[mentler]

Like the last update <> always fun to drive the big guy <> thanks for jumping by from time to time

[oma]

omg ---> that one rocks !!!! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/roobish.jpg

nothing more to say... keep up the good work.. !!

[[void]]

No replies atm, later i promise right now a horribly clichéd doodle (but i like it anyway) so i can go drink without guilt.

12383


Cheers

[[void]]

Ok replies time, and wow theres a lot. Well........more than i normaly get.

lefran - Yeah i think your right, I was meant to be quite streamlined but as josh said, forgetting to carry the view through the cockpit has resulted in it just looking off. I'm sorry but you are going to have to pay for it like everyone else does.

yadam - thanks dude I try, I think my pencils are lagging a bit to tell the truth im gonna have to play catch up.

Badger - yeah dude your spot on i can believe i missed that I shouldve added it on the other side >.< I fear uni! I'm looking forward to getting back but i hope i dont slump into apathy.

mentler - thanks dude

Eri - haha mate i cant believe you picked THAT out of alll my images! Im not that familiar with flaptraps stuff ill have to check it out. I want to KILL that stupid a5 book now it feels like theres nothing but crap in there i need to relax and stop rushing in it i keep creating junk. Yeah I'll have to pm you about the art dude, make it a trade if you want?

Qxzi - Cheers, though I don't think I'm gonna do too many more like that.


Meatsworthy - Yeah they're take a suprising amount of time to render actually, I spent way longer on the clouds than i did the planes. Yeah I've spied that before, I guess its (yet again) a matter of practice, theres not enough hours in the day i swear.


Oma - cheers mate, thanks for dropping by

[[void]]

Right just a quick on before bed again, Its so hard to find time lately. Tried a different approach on this guy, maybe it shows ^____^

[ArtZealot]

killer stuff. i like yer robots, and enviros. keep it up.

[Dirty C]

Hey dude.

Like the last update, the texture of the shell is really nice.

If I've got one simple suggestion, it's to axe the black line around the top of the shell to the left. It's creating a contrast which goes against the lightfall.

Just had a look through the last page as well. The skeleton is really great, and you're showing good use of the brushes in painter - something i could learn from there.

The quicky red white and black ones are great. Definitely a cool style.

Will we be seeing you in Cardiff?

[sleep]

your digi stuff is rockin hard man, just dont forget to give those old pencils a whirl once in a while! more selfportraits toooo.

[[void]]

Artzealot - thanks

DC - Um i might be there for cardiff, i think it all swings on how much getting down there will cost and if i will have anywhere to stay etc. Its weird now you mention it it does look like shell i hadnt meant it to be at the time. Actually its photoshop as my version of painter is french and being an englishman we dont get on.


Tie - thanks mate, yeah ive still been doing pencil work its just a bit of a hassle to upload. HAHA i always find it amazing how subjective advice is, people so often advise others to do what they do. But your right i should do more studies in general really, Ive got a bit lapsed lately. Thanks for dropping by.

Just a quick 1hr30 digi poop, i might upload my sketchbook stuff later. Ive been a bit knackered from work etc lately so its been a bit of a slump hopefully its gonna pick up again soon.

[Eriboss]

shit. stuff be shaping up man, I can start to see theme and direction in your digi stuff and it looks like that train is chuggin in the right direction. keep up the trad stuff dood, look foward to more!

Cheers

Erionepint

[[void]]

Cheers eri here you go

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0128.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0129.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0130.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0131.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0132.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0133.jpg

[cartoonfox]

Cool beans vanilla. Your digital stuff is getting better and better. His arm is too small though.
Nice trad stuff, haven't seen that in a while. And shit I gota get a start on this project.

Peace yo

[Meatsworthy]

I like this new direction with the digi! The background is implied wonderfully too, it looks like buildings in the thumbnail. My *tiny* crit on that would be the right arm doesn't read as well as the rest of the painting... great stuff :).

[[void]]

cheers caramel

Meatsworthy - Thanks im still finding my way in pretty much ever medium so im still playing with processes etc. Hopefully ill never tie myself down to one process but we'll see. Yeah i wanted to keep that front arm dark i wasnt sure how to make it read better.

Small update, ive been having HUGE difficulty with inorganic environments so after several failed attempts and a couple of beers i used ref and did this one hour speedy.

[Eriboss]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0129.jpg YES
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0130.jpg YES

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/industriallandscapecopy.jpg and FUCKING YES!

great update man, taht last enviroment is just god damn beautiful, but I have a soft spot for birds and wires!

Great trad update dood, really push those pencils, dont neglect body parts and remember like marko once said, if you cant see the face, the hands are the next most important thing. Keep chugging away dood, ugg i love that last digi heheh. I tell you what... if you havea highres of it, do me a favour and print it out on brown parcel paper and il trade you for it ;)

Cheers dood

I hate you too hehe

Eri

[[void]]

Another one, i tightened up on it and now it looks piss.

Ill try for one more i think.

[[void]]

For you ca guys only heres my big red train, its only a wip at the mo



thats all for tonight its 4.30 am and im going to bed

[[void]]

Right finally finished the ref study,

[lefran]

considering you dont like unorganic stuff, its really good, the colours are lush, i also really like the 'cliche'd doodle' of the girl, her eyes are lush, reminds me a bit of the memoirs of a geisha main poster but still cool, a lot of awesome stuff in here! i think i need to do daily speedpaints like you, because i havent put in hardly any effort into it!

[Jackwhat]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/fishsmack.jpg

In recent pieces thats definately a step in the right direction, tis the tits!

Also, taking your stuff and giving a bit of a HPX twist is looking cool too, sorta refering to: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/IMAGE0126.jpg

I was actually going to reply to post #202, seeing as, like you, im also awake at that time and id just finished drawing :P

I was impressed with the colors on the train in the previous version and now that youve knocked it up a notch its all that much better. How long roughly did that take? :o

Im about to start following suit more seriously again and attacking those reference images with vigor!

[[void]]

Just two 5 mins thumbs to keep myself occupied while i think of something worth painting.

16656

[[void]]

30 min speedpaint, trying to use a different technique of the airbrush then tightening with the hard round.

[[void]]

Work tommorow so this is the last one of the night, just a wip same technique i have a feeling that ive ripped this design off someone but nevermind im tired.

16750
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/alx_b/wubwub.jpg

[Meatsworthy]

Those digis are really coming together... the train is pretty sweet too.

[tensai]

Those digis are really coming together... the train is pretty sweet too.

shit - definitely! your definitely getting somewhere with those environments, and i personally think that train is absolutely beautiful.
well done man!

[incolorinred]

love those clouds.

[flaptraps]

fuck ya dude! this stuff is looking stellar! it's motivating to see all the work your putting in, thanks man for the motivation.

[[void]]

Meat's - thanks, should have some more digis coming your way soon

Tensai - Cheers dude, thanks for dropping by.

incolourinred - glad you like

flaptraps - thanks very much, still got a looooong way to go

I've been away for a without internet for a while so theres quite a lot of stuff to upload. I'll have to upload it in a couple of dumps but first heres a few pages from the beginning of a new sketchbook. Spot the ashley wood rips.



I don't know why but all my images are still just coming up as thumbnails, hopefully this wont be for much longer i dont want to have to double host things so they actually get seen.

edit: ok i think it should work now

[lefran]

hey ! some great stuff in your update nice variety of subject matter, i love the telegraph poles one

[Kappei]

hello, i really like your works
cool colors!

[DannySketch]

dude!sweeeeet ass update man, u have been busy, u better be coming to the oxford meet,

keep it up.

[[void]]

testing

[[void]]

DannySketch - cheers, yeah i should be able to make it, more sketches coming your way in the next 5mins

Kappei - ta

lefran -thanks franigan

[[void]]

This has taken like 2 hours to scan and upload im never doing this again.

[[void]]

more...

[[void]]

Lastly a bit of uni work for a book cover.

[[void]]

Just some doodles from last night sitting in front of the tv. I seem to be ripping peoples styles right and left hopefully ill drop that soon and it will just inform my work.

[aph]

Sweet stuff Asgardian. Your work is pretty nice. Could maybe do with some facial expressions? Seem to be into the moody silent types hehe, a syndrome I definately suffer from. Love the work dude, especially that last one. Go Uk'ers!

[Quicksilver]

Omg I loooove the quirkey little cartoon characters!! :D I want a plushit of "Meh" and "Party?" ^____^

Overall, great gestures and designs. What happened to the paint book though, eh?? Good to see you've been busy nontheless. :)

Hope to see ya in the Oxford meet,

~~Naomoo

[[void]]

Thanks Naomi, too be honest i had forgotten about the paint book i'll have to dig it out at some point. I have been thinking about picking up the old oils lately i just can't seem to think of something really worth painting.

Aph - thanks, i don't think happy go lucky guys are my bag ^_^

just 2 doodles from my 'narrative' project at uni (i'm not so good with stories) and a doodle i did on the table i thought was cool

[Hybridstar]

Great update ad, really impressed mate. Keep this a up and you'll be kicking some major ass. Nice rendering, great character design and fab gestures. You have a really distinctive style emerging.

[[void]]

Thanks sean, I think your being a bit overgenerous there ^_^;

Just a doodle that i've lost interest in, i can feel myself falling into a rut sometime soon. Hopefully when i finish this sketchbook in a couple of pages i can start with a nice fresh new one with so many possibilities for improvement.

At the moment everythings feeling stale and ...well shit.

[DannySketch]

*bump because it deserves replies*

such a good update man, and i missed half of it on my first replie:(

ah the dreaded rut, just getting out of one meself, head down, gritted teeth, work through it man, theres light at the end of the tunnel, i know u might not be thinking it at the moment, but in some of these pieces your showing some outstanding skills,

serious blud :cheerleader:

[[void]]

Eugh thanks for the encouraging words dude, I'm working on a painting right now to try and get past it.

But to be honest with you i'm not where i should be technically, so i'm going to try and focus when i sketch and spend more time on each page. Maybe even go so far as to finish a few things, I'll see if i can finish the last of this stupid sketchbook tonight then i can start a nice new fresh one.

I think I just need to stop being so lazy and making excuses, comparing my work to other peoples has really helped me to wake up and realise where i am and how much i have to do.

[evildisco]

Impressive effort, man.

A lot of range, its clear that you've kept yourself busy.

Love the red train and the sketchbook stuff it is really interesting.

Have you been looking into Eriboss's stuff?

[Eriboss]

i hope you are coming to oxford meet.



you owe me a pint...

then i can talk some sense into you

[[void]]

eri - yeah i'll be at the oxford meet, we'll have to do a sketch trade. But...... I thought you owed me a pint ^_^

disco - thanks very much, I wish i had picked something a bit more interesting than that stupid train to paint. Yeah i dig eri's stuff, i feel i've been ripping off everyone lately, on that note...

heres a little paint that i did today, im not sure if i should do anything else to it, we're a doing an illustration project on the apocalypse so i can whack it in for that which is a bonus, best project we've ever had..

[Badger]

Seriously nice range man. I REALLY need to use other medias. Impressive progress. The last one seems android esk. a bit strych9ine also. Heh. Good stuff though. Really confident as always.
Keep it coming. See you in Oxford.
-B-

[[void]]

Just some digital stuff, first a wip (any advice on taking it further would be really appreciated), im just trying out colours that i wouldnt normally use.

Then what the wip started off as...

[[void]]

Progress with the last piece, i'm not sure if im gonna call this final or not. Im unhappy with certain bits but when i closed photoshop i forgot to resize back and it autosaved the low res version which pissed me off. That mask isn't idealy what i wanted so i might come back to that if i can be bothered and do an actual face we'll see.

[Idiot Apathy]

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=36594&stc=1&d=1161022569
Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Sweet.

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=37856&stc=1&d=1161276312
Ooooooooooooooooooooo! as well.

More enviroments monsieur.

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Cheers josh, yeah i see what you mean. I need to develop my own stuff a bit more and stop ripping on other people.

Idiot apathy thanks very much dude love your stuff. Heres one on your request.

Here's a speedy before bed its like 5am now.

[Kian]

Adam brother!! You're fuckin blitzin mate. I am uber impressed with what you're donig and where you're heading. Keep going!!!

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Thanks jon thats really kind of you, hopefully i'll have something more impressive next time.

Ugh its almost 6am now and i better go to bed, i've put together a real turd of an image theres so much wrong with it and its ugly to top it off. Still the progress would be a lie if i just showed the stuff i felt was successful.

[lefran]

love the apocolypse paint, and the enviro speedy- intresting angle

you say the girl is ugly, but i think only a few little tweeks and shed like a lot prettier, like having less puffy lip area
other than that really its a nice image !

[Badger]

Someones on a bit of a role for someone that claims he's not very inspired.
Sweet work Adam, liking what you are doing here. Lot of confidence with that wacom coming through. Hope you got enough sleep :teeth:
See you soon man.
-B-

[oma]

that train looks realy fantastic. i saved it. :D.

keep up that good work ;0.

[aph]

Good string of works here Asgardian. Where are you studying at the moment? If you don't mind me asking =). I think your work shows real interesting developments recently, keep up the hard work!

P.s I was a bit worried about the static nature of that gas mask dude, but you've pushed it a bit and I like the new direction, could do with a bit more cleaning on up his leaning pose though. Can't see any curve or lines passes where his hips and chest begin y'know? Kinda makes it feel flat along that line of his right chest.

[Darktwin]

Wow, wonderful progression here, your digi skills are coming along nicely, keep drawing aswell. I would suggest when rendering with pencil, try to render with the form of the anatomy of direction the clothes are flowing. Looks like your doing that, just trying to put it in your head. :P Keep it coming.

[DARAF]

These are great man. A pleasure to look through. Keep posting.

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Wow lots of replies,

Thanks fran, I dont think that i'll be coming back to that image. I think that i'll just cut my losses and run with that one and start again with some ref and spend longer on it this time. Oh and you might like this update :)