Vamp Chick

[Jason Manley]

hey...

some of my work at troika is finally released with the announcment of Vampire The Masquerade: BLOODLINES.

We were developing this title in conjunction with valve and well...here is one of the first images released...a vampy chiquita to drink your bllloooood.

;)


j

[gekitsu]

wow...

i like the blood stains. looks like actual 2d stains on a layer above the painting.

i have an idea where she stores all the blood she drinks. sorta like a camel :D

it's amazing what one can learn just by watching your artwort closely.
both old masters techniques and conversion to digital.

just out of curiosity: what size is an image like that when you work on it?

raphael

[MindCandyMan]

pure awesome

[Payback]

Excellent and awesome!

[behemot5]

I like it a lot ...do you work with references,nature or photography, when you draw a pic like this one?

[Jason Manley]

thanks...i worked on it nearly double that res...but that is how big i intended it to be seen...about that size anyhow.

I use very little reference...though gustave klimt was a huge helping hand in this one...its my homage to klimt. ;)


j

[Krail]

http://www.mythdrivinglegend.com/Nathan Cabrera_be prepared.jpg

I dont Know if that attached the image but it remnids me of this piece form Nathan Cabrera. here the link to his last show.

http://www.sixspace.com/gallery/nathan2003/images.html

anyhow, its good stuff!

thanks for sharing.

keep it coming!

[gekitsu]

only double that size?!? argh..

that makes like 1200 x 1500
i always think when i see artwork klike that: "well... there's a huge amount of skill in it but also a huge working size, up in the 3, 4, 5 thousands."
now, you tell me you painted that one on a smaller canvas than the size i open up when i start sketching (2000x2000).

argh :)

edit: are you allowed to show some 100% closeups so we can see a bit more of your brush ductus?
if it isn't too much trouble for ya of course :)

[God-Of-Zilla]

hehe, she can drink my blood anytime. :)

Matthew

[davi]

great work as always jason. Glad you can finally show your money makers

[keyth]

horrible, absolutely horrible:p

[MindCandyMan]

Did you use any reference for this jason?

[AfroLaxMan]

great peice, I really love your skin tones and textures. The composition is tight.

[blackhand]

She looks so white trash. A white trailer trash vampire. A lot of that is captured in the facial features as well, instead of having a statuesque beauty, you've lended more of that 'bloodsucking girl next door' appeal with the rounded features.

The blood stain on her right arm looks a bit weird, though, as if there's a patch on her arm that's plastic or something. Just a minor quibble.

[egerie]

HAHAHAH !! I saw a higher resolution pic on a coworker desktop at lunch and went "wow ! Hey wait a minute I know this style..." and got closer and it drove me crazy to know exactly who was the artist. I was planning on digging trough the web this afternoon after the usual stop at conceptart.org forums but.. THANK YOU :D

[Sketch]

Nice and dark... my fav. Was wondering what is that mark on her stomach? Looks like a water mark from a tradional painting... but this is digital, right?

[I.was.ink]

This is great....she looks really hot, but could probably kick the crap out of me then eat me.;)

I'd also like to see a close up. If its not too much trouble mr. manley...

O!

[Loga4]

Hot and sexy,what else?:)
You rock,Jason!

[JoshuaTheJames]

Hey J,

Did you have to get a lot of these pics done fast?

-Joshua

[metalwinds]

oo lady vampire, what big.. . ...boobs you have.

youre freakin awesome, i need to learn how to do. .. .everything you do so well.. .

[Aura]

Great work jason...I admire your work so much! Hmmm....evil Brittny Spears take-off?

[Nordstrand, T]

Don't know how they got a hold of it, but here's a full resolution version. Is that my precious Rake I see in there?

Oh, and impressive work Jason (both)

Gamespot Full Rez (http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/vtmb/screens_6026275.html?page=1)

[Tedsuo]

Dude, I had forgotten what a king kong artist you are. This and the Nos are awesome.

[Chaser226]

*huff*huff* hehe 3 days of intense E3... Vampire: bloodlines FREAKING KICKS ASS!!!! ahhahahahahhaha...*runs away*

[Capt. Fred]

Nordstrand, T: Is that actually higher res or is it just blown-up?

Looks great anyhow, realy cool.

[KingOfChaos]

Okay, I don't want to seem insulting or anything, but why the heck would you waste this kind of massive talent doing concept art for video games? This SHOULD be on the front of a novel or a RPG book (or at least the front of the game box/cover)..something that will showcase it..not to be used by a 3D artist to make a model of it...bleh

Sorry, just seems like a waste to me.

[Erik]

massive talent is NEVER a waste

[guardian]

Very good stuff.:chug:

[michael see]

top stuff jason..one of the best i've seen so far..:)

anxiously waiting for another goodies of urs:bow:

[Jason Manley]

I am happy that the input is decent for this piece...it happened very very quickly and under tight deadlines. I think I spent two evenings on it and that is it. I wish they all came out so quickly.

I have a comment in regards to what was said...KINGOFCHAOS' post...art for video games is a fun gig...I do do some book cover freelance and such but honestly I prefer to do concepts that can be used by modellers and texture artists. The best part about doing that is that you get to see how a modeller, a texture artist, and even the animator handles what you have given them. The second best part is that the work you do is not done being used yet...it is then used by the marketing departments for ads, initial promotions, and posters..and trading cards...and...and ...and....and.....

games is a great avenue for getting your work out there.

something also must be noted in regards to doing concept art that is not just in direct relation to the production pipeline (quick line or marker drawings) is that if you make something cool it can be used...even for such things as securing large game contracts from major publishers...which this image was one of a group of different things that I did in order to help land the title for troika...with troika.

ya gotta see the big picture....

to those who replied...i appreciate it.



jason


PS joshuaTheJames....I did twelve paintings to this level of finish during the week I did this one....matter of fact, I did this for troika for free. I wasnt supposed to start the week I did..but I made two of these and two full body characters for them on top of my usual wordload I was wrapping up...because it helped them with the title i so wanted to work on....i mean come on...the half life two engine and vampires...lol...fun fun fun


I wasnt sleeping.

[krayz]

Awesome. Would love to have this piece on my wall. Love those bloodstains.

Can't wait to see the others!

[Wyeth]

I can see that she has made a very nice transition to 3d from the video of the game which was recently released. She's got some of the same smug look about her, that kind of deadly innocence. The 3d guys had a nice starting point.

[Kappei]

shi** jason,
good artwork. like it very much :)

c
kappei

[Carnifex]

i worship thee for thy great style:bow:

[Erebus]

man that's incredible. i love your work. you got a website or something with more stuff on it?

[Wynd]

Kickin' stuff.

Quick question: Does she have eyes or are they gouged out?

[painiac]

Ugh thats beautiful. I've been a fan of the pen and paper game for a while, and it's always been a want to model some of the rulebook art into 3d characters. I'm really looking forward to this title. Keep us posted on other peices you can release when the times right.

[tegehel]

I wasnt sleeping.

Hell yeah. Not only that, but when I was a Turbine, not only did you not sleep, but you'd work EASILY 16 hours days sometimes, if not more. I've slept at the office a couple of times (never gonna do that again).

Let's not mention Crunch Time...

It's a lot of works and it shows. Great job, Jason, as usual.

C.

[TENLLADO STUDIO]

I like very much the color style is fantastic. Great:chug: