1st post ever ! CONTRA boss T dome

[brutenine]

hello all!

well i finally decided to post one of my critter sketches up on the site, and id love to get some feedback on the image

the image is located on the second page of the t dome entries (Contra III worm boss) sorry guys, id post the image here but a friend uploaded the image for me so im not sure how to reattach it!

thanks in advance!

[Payback]

http://www.conceptart.org/artist/andrew-jones/images/wormxx.JPG


Why am I so nice? ;)

[brutenine]

thanks man i really appreciate it!

ok so my image is up here now
whatta guys think?

[blackhand]

I crapped my drawers when I saw this in the Thunderdome forum.

It looks like you touched up the highlights on the sketchbook rings, which I thought was funny. I don't understand why you didn't erase all of the rings, but it adds interest to the piece. It ALMOST looks like you painted the rings in.

I'd like to see a figure of one of the Contra guys where the image is brightest--near the worm's mouth. I think the piece just looks unfinished without something there, since my eye is drawn to it.

Good stuff.

[davi]

lovely!

[Coma]

Rad!

[behemot5]

love it
:eek:

[boehmke]

Contra was the best game ever!
Along with MegaMan, Bionic Comando and DragonWarrior.

Great illustration by the way :D

[DragonGX]

awesome! what did you use to color?

[sin]

great goog-a-moog-em!

that is blew me away!

[ChadTHX1138]

Beautimus!

You should definetely look into investing the time to build a website, It was super easy for me using Dreamweaver, I learned and built mine in a week with it. No code. I just did the tutorial a couple times then started my site using the tutorial as reference.

Anyway i only suggest it because this is a great piece, and would like to see more like it.

[I.was.ink]

This kicks arse! Love the sketchbook too!:thumbsup:

[nardfrog]

Fisrt off, the rendering is beautiful.
The concept is kinda unclear though. Does it have legs, or another arm? Like I said, the execution/rendering is awsome, i suggest putting more thought or empahsis on the concept.

[JProvost]

Damn sexy.

The top of him is cut off though :eek:

[weapon82]

that's badass wormage. in a sketchbook even!

[Hardcore]

wow man that is awesome....your obviously a pro artist what is it that you do ?? Concept artist ?

[brutenine]

great comments guys you really know how to make a newcomer welcome
anyways
blackhand your totally right a contra guy would really help push the image over the top, i decided to leave the rings in mainly cause i couldnt get a good illustration done in pshop with the wacom, im pretty limeted when i comes to doing digital paintings\sketches.

DragonGX
i drew it in my sketchbook then painted it in phop, simple blur dodge and burn techniques, rinse and repeat...

Hardcore
nope nota concept artist, maybe one day!
i work at a game company, im a interface front end menu, environment ,modeler guy!

nardfrog
yes i agree most of my drawings are rather suggestive rather that totally fleshed out, note to self - make more destinctive!


thanks agan for all the comments,

man this went over quite well, i just might have to redesign another character from contra!, awesome game, that it is!

[Hardcore]

Modeling and GUI...what a waste ..skinning and concepts for you my boy if I was the art director :realmad:

Then again maybe you rock at modeling ?? :electric: What game are you working on ??