Artist-wannabe engineer

[Omi-kun]

This place is so incredibly inspirational, everyone's so talented, that I wanted to make a sketchthread of my own. I am not an art major or specializing in anything art related (electrical engineering, just like falc-) so I don't get to do these awesome drawing classes like so many others, I turn to the mirror instead :D Below are some old and recent stuff, the semi-crazy headphone selfportraits are the latest one, C&C really appreciated! I'll try to update whenever I don't have to program or cram for tests~!

http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch008.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch009.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch010.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch011.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch013.jpg
I like to draw mechs once in a while (for a story I'm still contemplating about..)
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch014.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch015.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch017.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch018.jpg
contour drawings are so hard!
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch016.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp031_002.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp418s.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/exosuit01_done2.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp540_007_small.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/longhorn_cyborg.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/normal_The_Tank_That_Will_Be_by_omi_kun.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/concept209.jpg

[Matt Smith]

For someone who doesnt take art classes, these are pretty good. I like the mech ones, for your figure work, if you get the chance get some anatomy books. Try to think of basic forms, the painted self portrait looks nice, but somethings get alittle wierd like the nose, but you seem to have the right idea.

[Omi-kun]

Thanks for the crit! By basic form do you mean proportions or more like alignment? I have Drawing the Human Body and hogarth's dynamic body or something like that that I try look over from time to time, plus some andrew loomis' books. But they are all already so refined that they are like pictures already. But I'll keep in mind what you said and focus more on the basics. (think more generally right?)

[ThabisoMhlaba]

very cool work.

[Omi-kun]

for a friend, ~25min. the slight texturing is the result of a partial cover up of the previous (failed) attempt
http://i2.tinypic.com/snj41c.jpg
inspired by annisahmad, car pics! It's hard to make it look illustrative, this was just a try at reducing stroke count.
http://i2.tinypic.com/snkope.jpg
self ref, kind of a joke, heh
http://i2.tinypic.com/slp4s6.jpg

[Omi-kun]

tried to pay more attention to the basic form. But I think you were talking more about doing more thumbnail type stuff right?
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch019.jpg
these two were from the Closet Artists club I founded at UT Austin. This time we watched (a lot) of Project Runway to help us get inspired to do more clothing design
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch020.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch021.jpg
the soldier boy came out kinda crappy, maybe watching tv shows and drawing isn't such a good idea

[Omi-kun]

today's doodles:
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp116._03.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp117.jpg

[Wetterschneider]

You have something going on Omi-kun, something good. Some of the sketches look a little rushed, but the others look like you took your time, and they came together well, both in concept and in how precisely you picked out your lines. Might I suggest you avoid using a soft edged brush, or airbrush in your images, it is necessary, and make the painting look mushy. Keep up the good work.

[Omi-kun]

I was just beginning to think I was abusing the softedge when I saw your post! But they're not all bad right? How else do you make something smooth looking if not blur it?
http://i2.tinypic.com/swbcdd.jpg

[Wetterschneider]

Well - most of your images don't seem to have any airbrushing, and they are sweet looking. The strokes of color that you are using, like in that self portrait communicate lighting, hue, planar changes etc just fine. Personally, I think seeing the strokes and letting the viewer's eye do the mixing and blending keeps the image lively.

[Moiss]

cool.... i like the ladies' sketches.

[Omi-kun]

no I did not spend enough time on these, are they even worth continuing? I dunno, but it's time for bed
http://i2.tinypic.com/symofk.jpg
http://i2.tinypic.com/symo8w.jpg

[bhanu]

Mechas ,
Can I ask a question?
ARe you japanese.Cuz I think you are looking at those mechas. I am not japanese but I am crazy about them too,Though I dont draw them much.The last post where you mix photos with paintings look good.Can you post a bit more sketches of mecha and some explanation about their structure and all that.

[Omi-kun]

bhanu: Nope, I'm not Japanese, but I read Shogun and fell in love w/ the name Omi, and gundams, evas, shiro's mechs, steel battalion, motar heads, etc. I don't read much manga nowadays but that might change. Thanks for your interest in my mechs, I have some more at DA (http://omi-kun.deviantart.com/) if you care to look there. As for the mechs, I'll explain them when I flesh them out :)

some partial self ref, still gota learn more about anatomy, it's fsking hard from pictures or looking at my self in only one angle.
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch025.jpg
Hogarth studies, I do these every so often, I'm not sure if they help or not, cause I can't seem to remember any of these details I draw over and over again
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch026.jpg
A friend lend me SoulFire, some comic by aspen and I fell in love w/ the poses, they're so cool :) I wonder how do I find more poses like those? Anyone know?
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch027.jpg

http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch028.jpg
and this is the new mecha (at the bottom right corner) is something that made me shriek with joy. I'm still fleshing it out, so I don't want to show it fully right now. But it follows under the jumping philosophy, a mech should be able to jump out of danger and be pretty damn agile, thus making them superior to tanks (other wise they are just tanks with a bigger profile). It's based on a different kind of leg design, something I hope haven't been used yet.
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch029.jpg
Ayumi Kinoshita, wish I didn't mess the drawings up :(
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch030.jpg

[Omi-kun]

and... a self portrait (the mouth is kinda too south) any critiques? Maybe give me some advice on hair... and clothing
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp123_small.jpg

[Omi-kun]

ok, last one tonight
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp124_03_small.jpg

[bhanu]

So you want aspen like poses Hmm.Try reading witchblade or aphrodite IX ,michael (creator of soulfire) first worked witchblade,and aphrodite is a work by david finch.

[Omi-kun]

drawn from a pic of 于娜
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch031.jpg
no ref, posted this cause of the edge of the lips, it's a first for me to remember to do that :)
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch032.jpg
from ref, then designed the costume for her... not too good, looks like any other scifi genre costume
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch033.jpg
for my eventual story, the mech at the top left is a work in progress, really don' tknow how to fully arrange the legs... and the guy's suit needs to be the next generation g-suit, I just dunno how to make it look like that
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch034.jpg
random futuristic fashion that looks really horrible
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch035.jpg
and this is the mech I'm working on... the legs are the little tips at the bottom, they're meant to be dellicate and... some how transfer enough impulse to propel the mech hundreds of feet....
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp126_01.jpg

[PHATandy]

Lookin real good man, love the mech sketches/paints.
This (http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp418s.jpg) is ace, love the brush work, really abstract but it pulls together well.

Keep it up dude. Andy.

[TheGnoll]

wow, really cool stuff!i like your pencil rendering damn much cleaner then mine :D, the anatomy even if you don't have formal art training loos really great, dig the self studies and the hogart work (it will help, I gotta find those damn books too).Most of the photoshop stuff looks too rush to actually judge, but you've got a good understanding of color and light...i'd like to see a finished work ;)

keep it up!;)

[bhanu]

How do I suck at shading and everybdy else is god at it.
The guy and the girl in the you last pose have big head on their body.The girls' ass has some problems.Your last pic about futuristic fashion doesnt state much about the future.You studies are looking good.Sooner or later you will be able to put details by yourself ,dont worry ,just keep on practicing.

[Omi-kun]

Wow 3 replies, that's so much more than I could have hoped for.
Thanks guys for dropping by!
TheGnoll: I don't think I've made a finished piece in 3 years >_< I don't think I am capable of such lofty goals anymore, but I will try... with the soldier dude below
bhanu: Hmm, you might be right about the ass, but I'm not so sure about the heads, the girl maybe.... but the guy is pretty average for my ref pics. And yeah my fashion design is pretty blah, I was just thinking about how skirts and shorts will be even shorter in the future... I really can't draw anymore trends beyond that. Maybe even more layering?

Here's more mechs and military stuff:
I'm slowly figuring out what the leg should look like, after that I'll refine the top, but right now I'm thinking of a helicopter-esque turret mounted shortbarrel gattling gun, weapons bay in the back that can fold out like in the bottom left front view, and smoke grenades mounted at the side. The legs look pretty ugly right now though...
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch036.jpg
it just kinda came out of nowhere, and then I drooled over FF: Spirits within for a long time, still figuring out the thigh and stomach area..
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch037.jpg

C&C very welcome!

[Zord]

Hey man, wanted to come by and drop a prop bomb. I'm digging the variety of shits you're pushing, especially the mechs. I'm always slightly envious of people that can handle them well, as I can't at all. But combining robots and cute girls is a great idea. The first digi. SP [or atleast I'm guessing SP] was well done. Your line weight with pencil is already there too, just continue those studies and it'll all tie in together nicely. And one last thing, this is all really impressive for an E.E. major. I have a friend who's doing the same thing, and he's a bad ass drummer. It's like E.E.'s have a double talent thing going. So keep it up man!

[Omi-kun]

Thanks Zord! I don't know what line weight you're talking about, I think I stumble onto them every once in a while. Thanks for the encouragement. Girls and mechs aren't original (like Shiro Masamune is, who is a great inspiration) but I hope to craft up a decent story about the combination of the two!

Update, used a little bit of color picking from Mista Spooge (http://goodbrush.com)!
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp126_02.jpg

edit> HAHA I just realized the legs on that soldier dude is WAY too short, LOL. Chubby soldiers of the future, hehe.

[Omi-kun]

Art must be some malicious sickness akin to melancholy or lazyness, because it's killing my microprocessor programming grade by sucking up the last 2 hours instead letting me study for tomorrow's test :)

http://i3.tinypic.com/vyo7c3.jpg
C&C desperately needed! This started out as a joke of all the sleezy armored girls out there, and also my desire to recreate an early concept of the Ghost before they added that horrid/cliche underware armor on her, cause otherwise I would've left her nude, but as it is now, I don't know how to paint white or light grey in shadow :( Help!

[Omi-kun]

ooo I give up on painting

http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch041.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch042.jpg

[lmpnoodle]

These are great studies. Your concepts are also kick ass. you need to change your major to art. That's some raw talent wasted. the only c&c that I can come up with is to make your edges sharper on your mech drawings. it'll give that metalic texture pop out more.

great thread! keep it coming!

[Omi-kun]

Wow thanks for the compliment even though I'm still not all that good. And oh yeah I know what you mean for the mechs. But the last one was just a real quicky, blew up a 1.5 inch drawing and painted over it just to check it out. :D

last update before the onset of finals
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch043.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch044.jpg
below: silly self refs, gosh I look like a cow on the left
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch045.jpg
I took my time with the folds and stuff on this one. But the belt area is still very iffy
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch046.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch047.jpg
pilot seat, mixed w/ a tank hatch at the top
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch048.jpg
and... a quick portrait of my friend, used every pencil I had to do it too: 2h, hb, 2b, 4b, and 6b
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch049.jpg

[invinciblewombat]

love the latest batch, especially the pilot seat and the armor, your tech stuff is beautiful

[Omi-kun]

hey thanks invinciblewomabat

a quicky lil' interior painting, no ref
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp130_bgjpg.jpg

[Omi-kun]

wes9000 study :D
http://i1.tinypic.com/xlilvk.jpg

[Theo]

lots of nice stuff here! definately my type of sb. mechs n babes. keep rockin man!

[Omi-kun]

haha thanks Theo, here's another babe, esque... still a wip. This is my "wtf am I doing I have a microprocessor programming final tomorrow and I still don't want to study"
I realized painting a non-abstract bg really gets me in to the mood for painting figures. This one started out really loose, only used texture brushes, and threw in as many colors as I could think of, and then some. Tried not to smudge up everything and managed to leave SOME of the original colors there. Still studying up spooge's work :D
http://i2.tinypic.com/xn59as.jpg http://i1.tinypic.com/xn5ces.jpg
close up

the girl is based off of this (http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch042.jpg) which is it self based off dreamofdoll.com (http://www.dreamofdoll.com) (the face anyway)

I really, REALLY didn't think it was going to be any more than pure crap but it turned out not nearly as bad as was expecting.. had to repaint the face though, first try was a mess and will never see the light of day.

edit>oh wow didn't even realize how off the pose is right now. Heh. I've only been working on the upper half in a separate file. Still a lot more to do before I start detailing... eventhough I started already on the face... spent about... 90min so far I think.

[tensai]

nice book man. really like you pencils and especially love these here:
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/longhorn_cyborg.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch026.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch048.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch049.jpg

if i would have to crit i would say i think the painted work is ok but the colours could be more exciting and add some contrast to guide your eye around.

nice work in all man, will come back to check it out again.
keep it up.

[Omi-kun]

hmm you're right, tensai but somehow whenever I paint I end up trying to make it look "realistic" which in my mind translates to muted colors...

and now for some random anime crap, god I need to sleep
http://i2.tinypic.com/xnezjl.jpg

[Omi-kun]

a random cute (korean?) girl who sat by me while I was cramming for Intro to China... heh.

http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch050.jpg
I just realized the bad proportions in this picture......

gahhh I can't get her face right :(
http://i3.tinypic.com/zmo9k2.jpg
http://i3.tinypic.com/zmo9py.jpg
last girl of the night

[Omi-kun]

been busy working on a project for a challenge:

concept art of the samurai
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch054.jpg
compositions
http://i4.tinypic.com/10oe044.jpg
raptor study
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch055.jpg

and the current wip
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/normal_raptor_forest_02.jpg (http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/raptor_forest_02.jpg)

[reaxion]

amazing sketches man... i LOVE the "fragile leg" u have going on on one of your mechas.. if you finish the other leg it could almost look like its off balance or about to fall over.. the awkward leg positioning reminds me of the walkers in Star Wars Return OfThe Jedi when they are tripping over the rolling logs in the Ewok battle.. knowhatimsayin'?

!peace! nice work,
reax

[annisahmad]

hey omi
haven't seen you on sijun lately. anyway, GREAT work on all the stuff! keep it up. you're venturing more out of single portraits and more into placing things in a scene. very nice. you're figures are hot too. i really like the last sketch :)_

[Omi-kun]

uh... thanks, reaxion :) lol

thanks annisahmad

update: http://i3.tinypic.com/11bqftk.jpg http://art.plasmahawk.com/gallery/d/236-2/raptor_forest_04.jpg

[Omi-kun]

I find I'm easily moved to tears these days
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/facebook_summer06_v2.jpg

[yungks.ae]

I can see tons of progress with your works. keep it up! Those mechs are smoooooth!

[2000YearsOldMan]

nice car

[Omi-kun]

thanks yungks.ae and 200YearsOldMan.
I've been kind of busy since summer school started, not really, but sucking 4 hours a day listening to profs repeating themselves kills my mood to do anything afterwards. But here're some stuff I do during those 4 hours every day, and later:
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp150_02_small.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch056.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch058.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/facebook_summer06_v2.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp145_01_blockedin.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp150_%2Bsketch.jpg

[Jackwhat]

Liek... hi2u, Your stuff is like mega super impressive and it makes me cry a little inside for how much i waste my time, infact, you make me want to work my arse off because that awe you give me is what i want to give others! Although im far from creating the mega cool mechs n shit that you can do :< Im working on it!

I get a bit annoyed at myself at my lack of creativity, all i seem to be able to do at the moment is draw from references and things, i just aint got what it takes to crack on and draw my own stuff :(

Nuff of the angst! Gief me more updates! :P

[ewing]

your damn good...keep it up

[Omi-kun]

Jackwhat: thanks so much. Your comment makes me want to work harder!
ewing: thanks!

wow it's been a month and I've yet to update. Sigh, I don't have much to update though...
random:
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp159.jpg

from cgsociety's copy 50 heads in a month... I don't think I'll make it though. http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/head01.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/head02.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/head03.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp167_small.jpg

some girls for your viewing pleasure :)
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp169.done.small.jpg http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp168.done.small.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch060.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/normal_sp145_01.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp155_stephy2_small.jpg

a project I'm working on:
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp158_face.jpg http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp158_2.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp157_2.jpg

[darkchild]

Great stuff. Your self portraits are good. Love the mechs and figure works. That first post with the headphones is really cool.

[Omi-kun]

crap, I really should draw more stuff good enough to post...
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/normal_sp171_small.jpg

[JoeHell]

Great feeling for volume in some of the color pieces, that tank really looks 3D.. really like that robo soldier dude aswell..

for the raptor attacking the samuray, i think you should keep his head looking up as in the original sketch instead of looking forward away from the raptor as it is now..

well fun sketchbook anyways..

peace!

[demented]

Hey Omi-kun

really liked your 50 heads over at cgs, thought I might check this thread out - glad I did. Truly awesome stuff man, love what you are doing. Lines are confident, liking your shading and colouring too. Extraodinary stuff, have some stars dude.

ciao

- d.

[Omi-kun]

JoeHell - thanks for the tip, I didn't even notice the head's direction until you mentioned it. But, I just didn't feel like I could raise his head up higher anymore, it's a hard perspective for me.

demented - thanks, I wish I could post more stuff up, but I'm in class for half a day where I can't paint.. sigh.

[Jackwhat]

How are you coming with that 50head stuff, id really like to see how you were coming on with that, as the last lot were really nice. You also got me into doing them so id its a really nice exercise :P

You say youre in class half the day, what about the other half of the day? :P

Its a bumer you dont update more, its nice to watch you develop and see where youre taking your stuff.

[Omi-kun]

Oh yeah.... I've been slacking on the heads... everytime I look at Mal-1 or Zhuzhu it just makes me sad.

I'm in class for half a day,and then I go home and goof off. Somehow, it's really hard to concentrate after driving home... ok, I'll be really productive today, just wait! (I just discovered opencanvas again, the last robot was done in an OC session w/ a couple of guys, so I should have enough motivation..)
speaking of oc, is there a forum or a thread for getting people together in OC or pchat?

[Omi-kun]

ahhhhh I wasted an hour without realizing already! (just looking at other people's art and playing stepmania, time really zips by)
here's a redo of the drone, I can't detail in OC for some reason. Time for PS I guess
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp171.revised.jpg

[demented]

Sup Omi-kun

That looks great - don't know if that's zhuzhu speaking, or if OC really has a distinct pen tool - I really struggly to get that effect in PS, but you've pulled it off beautifully here.

And yeah there is an OC thing here somewhere, but I have no idea where. would like to go check it out myself.

hope to see more soon man,
ciao

- d.

[Omi-kun]

and more stuff, no reference except for the figure cooking
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp173.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/normal_sketch061.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch062.jpg

[Omi-kun]

http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp174.jpg

[Omi-kun]

quickies of the day. need to develop more concepts...
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/normal_sp175.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp175_soldiergirl.jpg

[Omi-kun]

how many pages does it take to get to the next page!?!?!?!
below are some practices, mostly from ref except for the bottom left, which is imaginary and then I used my own hands as ref to fix some probs, prob won't ever get to real project for another week... :(
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp176.web.jpg

[Omi-kun]

update of the spider mech, this time w/ 4 legs, (maybe 2 more in the back, I don't know their functions yet)
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp178_spider.jpg

[Omi-kun]

http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp170.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/head06.jpg
yes 2 pages! just no replies..

[J.Peckham]

Really cool Mecha! next time you draw feet, stick a pair of boots on the floor for a ref.
PS--i like the hopper-bot.

[take²]

don`t be too fixed on replys or are your awnsering in everey threat, even it`s outstanding artwork in it? ;) easy going, it comes fom alone.

btt.. i like the cleaness of your girl portraits (beautifull proportions) und the robs. is the tank done in a 3d prog?


i`ll come back

ciao :)

[Omi-kun]

yeah I never even try to promote my self... I should probably be a little bit more social and post around these other awesome sketchthreads here, but... I'm too lazy =P

you know the line art they give to kids in restaruants for them to color w/ crayons? I took them away from my baby nephew and sketched on the back:
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch064.jpg
a page of my history notes... there's even less reason to take notes after getting a 99 on a test I didn't study for...
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch065.jpg
OC sketch, someone want to OC with me!?!
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/normal_sp179.jpg

ok ima going to work on the spider drone now

[Omi-kun]

hey thanks J. Peckham, I'll work on the boots then..

take2 yeah I'll be more mindful of my art instead of replies.... what did you mean by "und the robs"? And yeah I used 3ds max for a rough of the tank

[nathonicus]

Hey, great work! Nice sketchbook and lots of entries. Thanks for stopping by my lunchbreak book. Any interest in forming a sketchbook group like some of these other folks round here?

[Omi-kun]

absolutely, how do we do that? I'll add your sketchbook in my sig

a slight update, unfortunately I can't export from OC to PS... How do you detail!?!? I think I have to nix the the opacity setting for the details, any suggestions?
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp178_spider2_small.jpg

[nathonicus]

Sweet! I'll add you to my sig... A new group forms.

I really like your stuff, but where did you get your art training from if your not an art student? I went to art school, but it was mostly theory and photo, not enough drawing and painting. I'm trying to use these forums as a sort of "art school" since I'm working now and can't go back. :( It looks to me like you're doing a little bit of the same thing?

BTW... love the girl with the white hair.

[Jackwhat]

O Hio Omi-chan? :P Oh man Ouren host club is awesome. Nevermind that though.

<3

Your last few dumps are great but you already know im your fan... so liek even if i aint replying to everything im always watching in some sort of weird voyuer perverted way. It can be a bit of a bummer to not get replies but, ive changed my opinion on that lately. Im improving myself for myself and by the time i get good if my sketchbook is mainly art and not random bumps of "nice stuff." it'll hopefully be a nice bit of sex for the viewers eyes (haha yea...)

Less about me more about you!

This is going to be so fucking erratic youll have to try stay with me, exporting from oC > Photoshop? - save it as a bmp, save as or savecopy as... that seems pretty quality lossless to me, its what i do anyway then i just bump up the dpi or whatever and chip at it in Photoshop. Those mech designs are cool, particularly that half circle thing, ive not seen that before. The second one youre doing is starting to look like Koros work, know of koro? If not then check these out, its his old stuff but i really like it and you may do too, view at your discression though because theirs plenty of perverted shit in that thread, and it aint skat either so dont worry.

(
Ichi - http://www.eatpoo.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=23711&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Ni - http://www.eatpoo.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=17507&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
)

So your girlies, your quality seems to fluctuate, im going to be blunt.

http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp175_soldiergirl.jpg

^ sucky face, looks awkward and aint up to your standard.

http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/normal_sp179.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch065.jpg

^ Those 2? I would, in a flash! I like how youve drawn their eyes in particular... wow.. in good with specifics

The way you give your ladies curves is cool... although that sketchbook page is pushing it a little bit, I checked out rebeccak's stuff lately and that hole shebang on bodies curves are only? convex and they dont concave... im trying to keep to that for a while for practice perposes. I can understand yours is stylistic but having a shin do that is pushing it :P <3 the curvy torsos though. Although the abdomen area (?) Seems a bit long... not to sure though cuz im piss poor at that.

One last thing, for your faces... im guessing opencanvas anddd in this :

http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp170.jpg

Are you using the watercolor and just using white? building it up like that? :o

Seems cool but you could always trying getting x/y/z values and then blocking them in as opposed to just working to white. Entirely up to you though, dont see any reason not to work your way :P

Fuck me sideways this is a sketchbook takeover... oh and do you have msn? Seems like the easiest way to contact someone if you ever wanna oC, cuz that would rock... hard!

[Omi-kun]

nathonicus: I'm self taught. I've been lurking around CA, sijun, and cgtalk for the longest time (stopped for an even longer time). I don't know how much everyone else has, but I had to burn a couple of dvds to backup all the great works of art I've saved over the years.

JackWhat: thanks for the links! I loved Koro, that crazy ass guy. Didn't know he was Japanese though, figured it'd be french (I thought of Bengal :) Anyway I was disappointed I couldn't export into PSD so I can retain the layers. Anyway, I'll get around to that spider bot eventually, unless I forget...
my quality varies a lot, it's because I'm in a state of transition between really sucky and not so sucky (it depends on my mood and patience), that and I sometimes post warmups or doodles I really should not. There're a lot of really bad drawings I never scan in =P

where did you read about the convex curves?? I couldn't find the thread I was thinking, the anatomy challenge 2? The head challenge ended, but I can't find the next one.

as for the face you asked, it was in PS, and yes I worked off of white for a good portion of it to make it super bright... it didn't have the effect I was after...

and yes I do have msn (it's in my profile now) we should OC if that's possible (I can't seem to ever connect to anyone)


edit> oh right the pic: this is another one I doodled in class
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch067.jpg

[Blue]

I dig this stuff. awesome sketches. :)

[Jackwhat]

Opposing curves, link should work... if not find a post by rebeccak, its in her signature.

http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=3346

Added you to MSN, but youll probably notice that.

[take²]

great action in the pose of your last lady post. looking very dynamic and sexy. does a man need more?

rock on

[nathonicus]

Omi-Kun-- Can you pm or post the code you used to add the sketchbook links to your thread? I'm html retarded.

[Omi-kun]

thanks blue

JackWhat: I wish I was smart, cause I'm not seeing how that article helps? It's so vague it seems useless. But she's really talented...

take2: uh, how about more boobies? ;)

nathonicus: look for a link/chain icon above the text field, you highlight what you want as the link, andthen click it, paste the url link in and you're done. Alternatively, you can use [u r l =http://yourlink.com/whatever.php?=this]Nathonicus[/ u r l] as a template just leave the spaces out between url

this month's dump from my naughty (but rarely used) sketchbook:
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch068.jpg http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch069.jpg http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch070.jpg http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch071.jpg http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch072.jpg http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch073.jpg http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch074.jpg

and YES I love Ouran's Host Club, it rocks!! Can't wait for the next episode to come out.....

[Omi-kun]

more warm ups. I spend so much time warming up, I usually go to sleep afterwards.

wpe (http://plasmahawk.com/temp/sp182.wpe) in OC, about 90min, each were around 15min, give or take 5
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp182.small.jpg

[Jackwhat]

Haha.

and YES I love Ouran's Host Club, it rocks!! Can't wait for the next episode to come out.....

That comment seemed rather out of the blue but im so with you on that... started watching it the other day and its really funny.

This girly dump is really hawt, what more can i say? I might go in search of hot naked girlies now.

Do you use msn much btw? saves me spamming the thread quiet so much :P

[Omi-kun]

This girly dump is really hawt, what more can i say? I might go in search of hot naked girlies now.

haha might? It's a daily routine for me

some guy in class asked me if I drew cars, well, I don't. This got me to start thinking about drawing cars.. hmmm it's harder than I thought (the one w/ chinese characters says "bun car")
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp184.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp183.jpg

[Omi-kun]

ok back on track: girls and mechs,

http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp185.small.jpg

[bhanu]

Long time no see Bro,
You seem to ahve a knack for the female form.
Loving it amn.Really good to see you get better post by post .But try to update man.
Take care and

[sabe2003]

Nice atmosphere in your paintings.

[M.Aberg]

Great stuff. You have skills. I really like your vehicle designs.

[machzero]

hey Omi-kun,

good stuff! keep at it.... i did my own stint in general engineering before switching to a full EE and completing it. Only started going back into drawing seriously the last two years or so. But it can be done! heh.

[Bartovan]

Hello Omi-kun

Nice designs you have here. You seem to be constructing a world of your own - and i'd like to see some more of it.
When drawing faces your weekest poit seems to be the placement of the eyes. Maybe you should keep better track of the center line as a guide?

[Omi-kun]

thanks guys

bartovan: could you elaborate more about the face? I really like you feedback and I'd like to hear more about it.

[Omi-kun]

Hacker concept for the wa-mod.com
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/normal_hacker_rough.jpg

[Jackwhat]

:O

Didnt realise you worked on a mod, i cheekily applied for something, for what its worth. Although i feel like im going a bit out of my depth. (got there after following the link from this thread, seems like youve already got some skill amongst the team, you included. How come youre not down on the Teammembers, or are you?)

[Omi-kun]

haha I just joined the team two days ago. Apparently Gabriel liked what he saw on this thread and recruited me. Figured it's about time I put in some serious effort into a mod (after crapping out on 2 or 3 in the past, lol)

[Omi-kun]

gah, I can't update regularly for some reason
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/gasarmor_concepts.jpg

[nathonicus]

Hey Omi-Kun, where's the mechs and girls?

[Omi-kun]

ok here're some girls (really badly drawn, b/c I'm in deep need of some true understanding of anatomy)

after looking through fpg's stuff, I just felt totally compelled to do a bunch of rough sketches. It feels so liberating. Too bad they all totally sucked. It's going to take a long time before I reach his level, so bare with me as I go through my awkward growing phase :)

http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp192.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp193_small.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp194.jpg

edit>> hmm didn't realize I had more sketches I didn't post before... they're anatomy studies, I'm trying to learn their curvatures...
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/normal_sketch080.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch079.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch078.jpg

and some misc azn girls and mech
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch077.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/armor_ideas.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/helmets2.jpg

[Omi-kun]

had a blast OCing w/ FPG, too bad got d/c in the middle of it:
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp195_cropped.jpg
and a brief doodle earlier:
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch083.jpg

oh and this too
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch081.jpg

[machzero]

yo omi-kun,

great updates! kickarse anatomy work.

regarding your question... i'm working for relatively unknown company that deals with electronic payment solutions. Spent a good 1-2 months last year flying around the world on support, implementations, and training. But it's quietened down for me sicne there are junior guys to handle my previous duties.

[Omi-kun]

machzero: thanks for letting me know. I wonder, what were your technical areas? If they matched job description?

small update:
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch085.jpg

[Omi-kun]

ok, one last thing before I quit for the day. Tomorrow's packing, getting the truck's oil changed, and... hanging out with friends before the long haul to Austin!

http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp196_2.small.jpg
man this thing needs to be autoleveled.

[Omi-kun]

and... another one:
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/normal_sp197_web.jpg

[J.Peckham]

Nice updates. Sorry you have to come to Austin :)

[Omi-kun]

lol lwhat's wrong with Austin? Actually my truck kinda broke, it's making some sort of squeling noise around the serpentine belt, one of the bearings is going out or something, so it might be a week before I actually get to go back to Austin (Austin has 1. friends, 2. ITG, 3. no cats at my place=no more allergies)

http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp198.jpg

[J.Peckham]

whats ITG? I'm from the northwest so austin is way too hot for me.

[Omi-kun]

ITG stands for In The Groove, it's DDR made by people who got sick of DDR and wanted something challenging :)

[Hyptosis]

hot stuff man, killer robot thing as well

[Omi-kun]

thanks Hyptosis

I need to do more mechs. Consider these a warmup.

http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch100.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sketch101.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp199.jpg http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp200.jpg

[Omi-kun]

bleh, gota figure out how to design

http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/Soldierstudy003.jpg

[Omi-kun]

nother soldier dude. I swear tomorrow I'll do something more thought out...

http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/Soldierstudy005.jpg

[take²]

hav i said that i love the eyes and mouths of your ladys? the chinese basketballer is great!

it`s time to think bigger and create a hole scene or isn`t it? >:D

let it rock

[Omi-kun]

hehe thanks take2

today's update:
yeah I should make a scene, but that's so much work, and I want it to be perfect so I would like to develop my foundation skills... but that's just a bloody excuse. Give me an idea for a scene!

http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp201_001.JPG
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp202.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/helmet02.jpg

[Omi-kun]

hmm, never did post this up:
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/sp203.jpg

[SirGreenSock]

Some very cool energetic sketches. I like your colours and atmosphere!

Your figures could use some more anatomy studies, but it looks like youre working on that. Keep busting out the bots, just make sure to sharpen a couple more edges to get some interesting focal areas.

[staylor]

Pretty inspirational that you're doing all this while attending engineering school, I know how hard that is! :D

Nice brushstrokes, not much to crit because you seem to be practicing a lot of different stuff. Keep at it!

[Omi-kun]

Thanks guys! Sorry for not replying but I didn't want to post anything I wasn't proud of. Well, I dunno. Anyway, I've been co-oping for HP for two months and I've had some time to warm back up. Below are some pieces for an art book for my art club in college. They're mainly for the club members and maybe whoever around campus that want them :)

http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/20070715_mech_artbook3_4.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/20070715_mech_artbook2_5web.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/20070724_artbook4_4.jpg

Trying to diversify, but after the art book is done. I should be updating more from now on...

[Omi-kun]

http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/20070706_artbook1_small.jpg

[loveandasandwich]

Wow youre fast!! I really love those figures.

[Omi-kun]

Thanks! Not really, they took me a long time.

an OC collab with a friend.
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/ca.artjam.bihongomi.small.jpg

some portrait studies, sorta
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/20070829_jpn.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/20070815_gracepark_tute4.jpg

I've been meaning to do clouds:
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/20070915_clouds1_web.jpg

and an artjam,
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/ca.artjam_alicesi4_web.jpg

[DeMoon]

you have excellent sketches!... very pleased me as you draw girls:)

[Omi-kun]

Thanks DeMoon!

And now, for something not girls:
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/20070924_george2_web.jpg

[Omi-kun]

http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/20070918_scorpiangirl2.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/ca.artjam_lauraomi_batgirls.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/20070927_girls2_web.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/normal_20071003_righthand.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/20071003_mechnomem_web.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/20071006_memory.jpg

[Omi-kun]

http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/20071008_mech_final_web.jpg
The standard mechanized infantry of the military. It's modular connection module located behind the cockpit allows numerous attachments from extendable grapplers, manipulators, all-terrain legs, jet packs, observation modules, radar/communication/ECM/ECCM, sonar/weapon, rescue beds, experimental weapons, multi-pylons for ordnance deployment (3x rocket launchers, laser/gps/infrared/AI guided missile launcher, 20-40mm gattling cannons, 1 80-120mm cannon with twenty external ammo pack). The two box like attachments at the head of the cockpit are evasion/defense mechanism such as smoke grenades and optical flares and anti-missile defense, which can be replaced with single rocket launcher/20mm cannons or zero-range manipulators (useful for the unlikely-but-climatic hand-to-hand combat). At the head of the cockpit is a defense mechanism (still in testing) that deflects 120mm shells with a high-intensity EMF.

[Chrizimer]

Your drawings of mecha and women is so....sexy. I think I'll put a subscription on this thread. I like modeling hot mecha. Would you mind if I model anything I like that I see on this sb?

Well, it's not so much mecha, as it is your particular style of mecha. I just like them. They aren't the gundam style. They aren't the semi-biologically shaped ones (Like metal gears from mgs2 or mgs4). They're not overly blocky like battletech mecha (which are very old-school designs, seeing how far battletech dates back). They're just right. I dunno, maybe anatomically probable while eye-pleasing at the same time are the right words.

Also, I aspire to be a game artist while I am yet a Computer Science major. Yeah, our two majors have their differences, but I know how you feel. I think I do. Stuck in one place when you'd rather be somewhere else entirely.

[Dan Valkar]

cooooool thread man....great sketches here...rockin' style...nice design on the mechas and the girls r really good keep postin man! its an order hahahaha

[Omi-kun]

Hmm it seems switching over to a new host fubared my gallery... sorry about that.

Hope it's ok to revive such an old thread. Getting back into painting but my designs have gotten so bad... need to get that up to speed...

Been really busy lately... hmm finally have time after midterms..

so here are some odds and ends of my sketches since... gosh october last year:

http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/20080207_emilyscott_practice.jpg

http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/20080207_emilyscott_phases.jpg

http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/alienship_1.jpg

So... I don't have much really... got a couple of projects in the burner right now. School is killing me what with lab after lab. But I do manage to squeeze in 20min every other day and do a speedy (below). I started up a thread for 20min paintings from ref. They're relaxing and readies me for bed after a long day/night of debugging/studying....

http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/20080220_0218landscape.jpg

http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/20080223_cityscape_small.jpg

http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/20080223_guy_small.jpg

http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/20080225_guy_small.jpg

http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/20080227_guysback.jpg

http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/20080229_guygood.jpg

[JSpayde]

I'm digging your digital paint skills Omi. Can I ask, with those do you block in everything or do you at times just dive in with the color?

[Omi-kun]

Hmm for the no opacity paintings I do block them in. For the last one with the shirtless guy I block the face in and randomly paint the the body with a few colors.

Today's ship:
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/humanship_1.jpg

[Omi-kun]

quick concepts:

http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/alienship_2_closed.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/alienship_2_opened.jpg

these are for some friends of friend's game engine demonstration. Hope it goes well :D

[cout<mecha]

Nice paint here. I also went to UT, but I live in space city now. Your first mech wasn't bad. You got skillz! Good luch with the work. Did you have any drawing or painting proffessors?

[Omi-kun]

haha I like your name cout<mecha. What major were you at UT? I'm still working on the mechs. I don't generally like anything I do... but I'm starting to dislike them less, so that's a good thing. No I never had any drawing or painting professors. I went to a few art classes informally and it sucked horribly. I don't mean to sound arrogant but no one drew as well as I did, and if they did it took them a painfully long time to do it. It feels like almost nobody in art major actually likes to draw or practice in their spare time. It's sad.

Ok guys, if you want to mimic what I do, don't mimic the time I do it. Pace your self out. I've been painting... more or less like this for two years now so I've had quite a bit of experienced. If you want to paint well, I recommend doing the following:


http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/20080306_girl.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/20080306_girl_tute.jpg

I'll post more spaceships this weekend... after I get my ALU working and optimized :D

[Omi-kun]

nother strikecraft:

http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/aships3_strikecraft.jpg

[Omi-kun]

First life drawing I've had since the 2004 conceptart workshop in Austin. It's good to go back to life!

2 1min and a 30min
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/20080615_life_1min1.jpg

http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/20080615_life_1min2.jpg

http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/20080615_life_30min.jpg

[Omi-kun]

Monday night life drawing:

http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/20080616_1min.jpg
http://gallery.plasmahawk.com/albums/userpics/10001/20080616_26min.jpg

[No.Verdikt]

Nice stuff I like the tank thing and all the engineering and mechanical devices. Oddly enough I was at that sunday model session too, you drawings turned out better than mine though...

[Omi-kun]

I've been in a creative jam, can't design anything at all... so I resort to photoshoping :D

I'm still looking for my perfect mech, and I think I have made a step closer with this rehash of the Gundam ES-X it has a lower center of gravity and a slightly more durable sensor module. I'll rehash it some more tonight.

[Omi-kun]

Used another similar mecha painting for reference. That painting was posted December of 06 prob at sijun where I found it, dunno who it's by. Any who, here's a concept of the early in the history of mecha when designs were still conservative and engineers used what they knew was a sturdy cockpit design.

It has a sensor module similar to the ones on the Cobra attached to the under side of a 50 cal machine gune (to be refitted with a 30mm vulcan in later versions) two multi-purpose pylons, capable of carrying 4 rocket launchers, 16 hell-fire missiles, 4 long range anti-air missiles, or any combination of them. There is another cannon fitted in the back, for anti-missiles (not a very good place I know, but where else could you put it?? I guess at the top huh... but that would ruin the silhouette!). Main engines are housed in the upper thighs, free the lower extremities of unnecessary weight for greater mobility. There are pads on the knees in case it trips forward and something in the back in case it topples backward. haven't really thought too much on the feet yet...

C&C on my mecha design would be great!

[Hybrid_75]

Wicked stuff!

[No.Verdikt]

the Sunday life drawing was my first time going there, AJtron invited me to come...wait are you the guy that works with him? I should go to the monday sessions, the posses you got from that look pretty awsome.

Awsome mechs I love that stuff.

[Omi-kun]

Thanks guys.

No I don't know AJtron unfortunately, I'm just an EE student drawing whenever I can.

I just got my new battery. Been painting on it and I think I can squeeze 2-3 hours worth in the next figure drawing session :D

[Omi-kun]

Tonight's figure painting:

[Omi-kun]

Today's Figure painting... 3 30min and 1 25min... I need to go to the longer poses...

[Omi-kun]

TF2 is sooo evil *addicted*

Here's tonight's figure drawing and wip inspired by Hellburner by CJ Cherryl. I don't know how to detail it without killing it :( I'm just not good with details..

[CecelyV]

Awesome and inspiring stuff, Omikun ^_^
It was nice to finally meet you at last night's life drawing session, too.

Keep it up...oh, and you used Painter X for some of these figure paintings right? I'm learning Painter, and I was wondering if you'd show me how you did those sometime ^_^

[Maestro Andres]

Never thought an engineer could paint like this :P j/k It's great someone with that background getting this good at art. I used to be an electrical engineer student too, getting into control systems before I switched to something more art related. I like drawing these more than the boring circuit diagrams and equations hehehe.

Anyways, it seems you are having fun with these. Would like to see your previous work in the last pages, but somehow is not being displayed. Anyhow, your figure work is getting better. It's awesome how fast you are getting with them. The mech designs are cool too, nice shape variation and rendering. Seems your imaginative figure work would need some improvement, which can mainly be achieved by studying some anatomy and applying it to your figure work to get a better understanding for the imaginative work. Just a suggestion. Keep looking forward for more! :D

[Mattinian]

those are beautifull anatomy stuides, and beautifull mech designs... i`m so jelous about your engineering experience whatever field
exactly you are :] can you give an example of how it has helped you in your art?

[Omi-kun]

CecelyV: It was nice meeting you too! I don't use Painter. Only Photoshop :(

Thanks Maestro Andres. I'm working on drawing without ref but it's hard. I still need a lot more practice yeah.

Mattinian: EE has taken so much time away from drawing that it makes me want to draw :) That's the only example I can give.

[Omi-kun]

Today's figure painting (2x 1 hour poses)

[Slechtvalk]

Omi-kun;

Your postings keep getting better in both figure and mech renderings; especially with this last one!
Whats just as amazing is that your going for a EE degree and still have time to do all this. Are you taking it at UT? Most people spend their whole semester studying and doing labs till waay late at night.

Great stuff!
:scribble:

[lack02]

wow, really great digital figure studies. Looks like your getting really comfortable. keep them coming!

[jenzi]

Pretty rad SB you got there man! I really enjoy your technical stuff, but also your fleshy/moody figure paintings! Cant wait to see more!!!^^

[KidApe]

Sup man, this is Brian from the figurative session. Your environmental paintings are quite impressive. I'm really digging your mech concepts as well, not to mention that you have a strong color sense especially evident in your digital figurative paintings. You should keep add some more pages to this here sketchbook cause it's inspiring:) Hope to see ya again, in the meantime keep me informed of your art stuffs.

[Iddi]

Those last figure paintings are really great, I really love the colors. I really like your mech concepts, too, so keep at it :)

[Omi-kun]

Thanks guys! I haven't been doing much art lately other than what I have been doing at the AVAA stuff and those have been pretty bad lately. But I am done! Graduated out of EE from UT. All those long hours at 2nd floor ENS has been worth it. Check out my senior design project with 3 other awesome guys: Rosie the self balancing robot (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmcQKV-EbX4)

Oh I guess I have a legitimate update, it's not much. I seem to be more interested in making robot stuff than art these days. But then again that is probably because I haven't been surfing the forums of late.

[KidApe]

Wow, I can see your interest in drawing robots goes along with your engineering
background. That is an impressive self balancing robot you've designed. Nice lighting on the Mech pilot, keep us updated!

[M0RS]

Hey Si, this is Danny, also from AVAA (I discovered your thread through Bryan's). Love the work here, you should come to life drawing more often. Are you going to grad school or finding work here or what?

[Omi-kun]

big update! There's a bunch here, a collection of what I've been up to lately, or rather, within the past month. Finally got over my dry spell during spring break. I don't think this is all I've done, but it's most of the ones I'd want to show...

There are... portraits of friends, of a Korean pop star, of space ships, more space ships for an RTS, mech for a commission, a Homeworld fanart tribute, a Gurren lagann fan art of Yoko, and the beginning of an asteroid mining station for a personal universe I'm working on.

Found a whole bunch of brushes I've downloaded over the years and I've been playing with them. There's probably more than a hundred in my preset right now and I can't seem to ever find the same brush twice. How do you guys texture metal anyway? I'm having a really hard time making it look right for the mech piece. It needs to be uber polished so I'm really taking my time with it, and even piecing together from a 3D render to make sure the parts are lit right.

[Omi-kun]

woops, forgot the homeworld piece, and another.

Hmmm Vray is pretty. Too bad it's reflection is kind of funky most of the times.

[KidApe]

Hey man, your latest updates are wonderful! I've enjoyed watching the progression of your mech designs, they are becoming more and more advanced.

The textures you've incorporated in your figurative work are pleasing and add
great variety to the piece. Awesome stuff, hope to see you sometime at a local life drawing session.

[Omi-kun]

Thanks! I am going to the men's figure drawing session on sunday night.

blah
http://fc05.deviantart.com/fs42/f/2009/106/9/0/xnad_by_omi_kun.jpg
http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs42/f/2009/106/3/9/Terran_Fighter_class___Scout_by_omi_kun.jpg
http://fc04.deviantart.com/fs44/f/2009/102/c/f/NEAR_Asteroid_Mining_Station_by_omi_kun.jpg

[Omi-kun]

Thinking of modeling them in max, it's too hard to draw them all!
http://i43.tinypic.com/4sinww.jpg