Big Dump

[hawkprey]

Hi

Well I was scrounging through my hard drive and put together a bunch of stuff that I thought was interesting. This is all upto 6 months old. No project inparticular, just messing around.

This is usually the quality of work I do for my concepting jobs. I try to do things as fast as possible and still convey an idea. Most of this stuff is pretty rough. I am short on patience too so I get bored after a couple hours working on something.

Anyhoo, hope you like. Sorry for the big D/L

Jay

http://www.hawkprey.com/enviro.jpg

http://www.hawkprey.com/charac.jpg

http://www.hawkprey.com/charac2.jpg

[Neox]

first thing i thought... *wow this looks pretty much as hawkpreys style*...

after reading your nickname i knew why...
great work!

[Wizard of KOZ]

You are an insanely good SOB...I love it! Even though these were just for fun...how long did they take you roughly? Do you do each one in one sitting?

Well, anyway always a pleasure to view your art.

[danielh68]

Brutally Awe-Inspiring!

[nardfrog]

All I have to say I thank you. Im always sitting around thinkin, how come the OG conceptart guys never post anymore.... guys like hawkprey and wess9000....
hawkpreys pencils are soo dope. Thats what i think in my head.

I think you have the dopest line style out there right now, and i like how you still you markers too, everyone goes straight to computer now.

Post more, your characters are absolutely beautiful.

[hawkprey]

Wait I lied

Some of those character drawings took me quite awhile. I tend to work on something for a bit and put it away and then come back to it a week later. That girl on the very bottom is killing me. She is based on a sculputre by Degas. I have been messing with her forever. So longer than a couple hours on some of those.

I really enjoy doing character stuff so I tend to spend alot more time doing them. Environments are another story. I cant seem to find the passion with them Just dont interest me as much. Thats probaly why I only spend an hour or so on each one. I cant handle any longer. Drawing little chairs and windows makes me mad. ahahaahaha.

oh man and sorry Nard....... most of these are done totally in photoshop. DOH!

[Spirit2029]

Holly shite Hawk amazing stuff..as always man. You simple amaze, hey just out of curiosity do you do commission work? let me know..Spirit2029@yahoo.com

Spirit2029

[JoshuaTheJames]

Hey Hawk,

Thanks for sharing! I think the last image of the girl in the crazy skirt is very interesting. I would love to see her completely super detailed in color... I feel if you color it to your maximum ability with nice color play...I believe you will have completely out done your self.

-Joshua

[stalecracker]

SHIT.



















(Jay, M'man.... you are the...*see above*)



My hat is OFF to you.

[hawkprey]

Hey thanks Joshua

She is killing me man.

I thiink its because the original is HUGE. I wanted it to be poster size. So I am getting way bogged down in the little details. She has tons of little bolts and crap on her.

You are right. I need to pull back and lay down some broad color and stuff just to keep it moving.

Thanks man

[stalecracker]

Jay,

the 2 penciled creatures in the lower right quad of the second grouping make me want to cry....


I haven't gone "monstering" in WAAAAAY too long...
You have inspired me...

Time to open the bolted door in the back of my subconcious.

[I.was.ink]

These are freakin amazing. you got the guy in the red suit, then the characters, weird monsters, and then the environments. Man I'm going nuts. These just made my day, and I'm sure I'll go back to them to get inspired.

Thanks Hawkprey! :thumbsup:

P.S What school did you go to?

O!

[Loga4]

Super wonderful stuff,hawkprey!

[hawkprey]

Hey thanks Stale..... You know I feel pretty comfortable doing monsters but when you start talking about aliens...... man I have a hard time. Its a wierd distinction.

Hey Ink...... that guy in the suit was tough. He is actually one of my favorites. Try making a guy in a business suit look cool. It aint easy. ahhahaa

[Jason Manley]

awesome...yer stuff is improving A LOT..more more more

[deviousg]

wow - so cool.

Nice to see some enviros. Killer brain food.

[WildSpruceMoose]

Alwaysd a treat when you and other pros post. I believe these can be summed up by my favourite gaming lingo: "Uber pwn" (super own) :P

[weapon82]

Love the sketches, the man in red is a complete badass. Looks like a film villain.

[metalwinds]

aww man, youre really really good.. .. .

[Coma]

Damn, nice work man!

[wAsTeD]

:shocked:

Wow hawkprey that is awesome and inspiring (although I'll never get close to being that good)!

Hope you don't mind entertaining questions for a total newbie; is the shading for the characters done with markers too? (I think so, but haven't seen anyone else do it so well for organic things) How do you get that gradually darkening or lightening effect (as if blending the different gray values)?

[Nordstrand, T]

That red suit guy looks fantastic. I like how you made the focal point so interesting, while it is the (seemingly) least saturated area. Kudos!

[Phait]

Very nice. I really love that style, reminds me of my inspiration that got me drawing again recently - Feng Zhu. As much as I believe in being original and such, your and Feng's style is something I'm aiming for - or at least that level of quality.

Lotsa work for me, I need patience, confidence and an open imagination. I look forward to seeing more work from you!

[undergroundkg]

:eek: wooooooooooooooooooow
dont know wether to be discouraged or inspired:P this stuff is so damn good my jaw hit the floor

[Glenn K]

Very Very WOW !!!!

As with artists of your calibre, I am impressed with the variety of things you can draw. You handle them all very well.

[davi]

great stuff man your style is improving in many ways

can i request a more detailed shot of the merc/swat with the monster growth on him?

[Kress]

I think the last 4 have the most feeling and originality to them. They're more subtle and crafted than the reat - good job none the less.

[Tedsuo]

Pink Haired Girl = :love:


Glad you're posting again!

[Peter Johansson]

very inspiring work hawkprey, as always.
all your work is great, but your creatures are amazing.

btw, how much of your drawings are colored in phtshp?
or do you only use markers?

[behemot5]

wowwww :eek: ..... i real love your works.... a lot of inspiration...... marvellous

[hawkprey]

Heres a couple close ups if you guys are interested.

As with most of my character stuff these days, these were done completely in photoshop.

http://www.hawkprey.com/infestedclose.jpg

http://www.hawkprey.com/Joclose.jpg

Thanks for the all the comments guys. Really inspires me.

[saturnfive]

Wow, Very cool work, I'm always ready to look at more Hawkprey stuff :) You have a really nice style to your illustration that is very distinctive without being trapped in a particular idiom. I also really like the way you highten and develop detail in character drawings without overcrowding them.

If these are photoshop, you've managed to make the linework and rendering look very natural.

Only one crit: personally I'd prefer the green station perspective with a horizontal eye-line, but that's just me ;)

[chukw]

That's some fine stuff! I really like the crouching creature wit da cyberhands. Excellent concept work on all! Why not add some ideation notes (like, um- "400 round/minute slugthrower with optional grenade launcher") Clients love that kind of thing, and it's a big help and inspiration to the folks who model up these things.

[Titan]

Beautiful as usual Hawk:) always a treat and very inspiring!

[gekitsu]

even more than your style, i love your ideas.

shapes, form, size relationship... in the hands of a skilled man they are the mightiest things ever.

i still have the two pics of different blade/axe designs you posted way back at the old team gt forum. i am sure you did them, although they are unlabeled...

they still kick me ass and get my creative juices flowing :)

your latest stuff really shows a lot of progress, compared to the older rock-my-ass concepts like that four-legged monster for bobo to model (bobo: you invited me to skin it, so where's the sdk, dammit ;)).

keep it up man :)

[thomasaurus]

every single one of those are dope

I want to see more :chug:

[//SGT.SKINNER\\]

Wow.....wow. Dude, I can't get over your work. Stop it! :)
Your style is so detailed, clean, and defined. Incredible.


/me shakes head in amazement...




Keep it up Jay. You're a lethal artist man.

[Fozzybar]

You should know that you are one of the best...

:thumbsup:

Thank you for sharing this images!

[blackhand]

You can definitely tell that you enjoy drawing figures more than environments. Which is a shame because as good as your figure work is, I think you can make even more stunning environments if you had the desire for it.

But I can definitely empathize. I get very bored and weary of doing backgrounds. For me, figure work and design is where the fun stuff is at.

My favorite pieces are the ones with all the noodled little details, half inked and half penciled. That look just really appeals to me. The 'black mech' really stands out to me, too.

[Hardcore]

These are all awesome ..very inspiring works !! The girl modeled after degas dancer is awesome I love the style and look...but all the character stuff is great :chug:

[mtomczek]

awesome work! I must go and draw now

[buffy]

hi im new here i jus had to sign up after seeing these to say woah, post more!:chug:

[metaphysiks]

damn
amazing enviroments and i absolutey love the characters
chris

[el coro]

dude! that shit is rediculous! i love your work. you are now on a pedestal. keep it coming-c36

[keun-chul]

amazing work!!

[Oblio]

i'm with coro!
:bow:

Oblio

[hawkprey]

Hey Thanks alot guys.

I am really flattered that you can see the worth in these rough drawings.

SInce being in the industry my main goal has been, becoming a solid concept artist. This usually means be very fast as well as conveying a decent idea. I think I got the fast part down, but of course quality will always suffer.

The kicker is.... Now that I am so used to churning out these sketches, if you asked me to do a full blown production peice I would choke. This is my huge weakness now. YOu wont be seeing any book covers from me.

Oh well something to strive for. Its really cool that you guys see the value in this quick stuff. Makes me want to work even harder.

Later
Jay

[Gum]

: ´O ..... have no words...

Great work :)

[Bomba]

Originally posted by hawkprey
The kicker is.... Now that I am so used to churning out these sketches, if you asked me to do a full blown production peice I would choke. This is my huge weakness now. YOu wont be seeing any book covers from me.

Oh well something to strive for. Its really cool that you guys see the value in this quick stuff. Makes me want to work even harder.

Maybe it is just me, but I prefer to see sketches. The roughness of the pencil/marker is always exciting to see because it has so much energy. Sometime that energy gets lost in the tight rendering of a final product.

Really enjoyed seeing your work and the new posts. And I agree with Jason, you are definitely improving. The quality is there....and it will keep getting better. So it will be exciting to see your new pieces!

Don't worry too much about producing 'Full blown' production piece... speed, clarity of the idea, and quality of the sketch is key to working full time in the industry. I know a number of ILM artists and that seems to be the key to working full time as an illustrator/concept artist.

-J-

[Lono]

WOAH shit hawk! that last one of the girl is feckin amazing!

where have you been?

-Lono

[hawkprey]

LONO!

Where have I been? Work man..... work work... work work work.

Trying to keep up with all you master bad asses!

By the way Lono, your latest thunderdome thing completey rocks my pitiful world. I considered myself pretty familiar with you style and you took that one over the top. I couldnt tell it was yours at first! You are getting scary my friend. Talk about delivering book cover material... Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittttt

All hail fruit of the loom avenger.

[dieselseven]

James, could you post a close-up of the man in red?

[pattoo]

Nice stuff Jay, Glad to see you are still kickin ass. That stuff looks really good, very motivational seeing work like this. Keep us up to date with your work. We really miss you down here bro, hope the new job is treatin you right.

Pat

[Killer Napkins]

wow man this stuff is kick ass.. i love it.. i wish someday i could draw as good as u man.. i especially liked the mechanical monster dude in there.. good job!

[TARGETE]

Your work is fantastic Mr! this is the kinda work I enjoy. Its good to know there are those whos imagination is as sick or sicker then mine.

[keyth]

horrible, absolutely horrible:p

[CleptoCat]

.....huh, damn

Really killer stuff. I love the environments, particullary the detail of the sniper on the third pic is interesting. And of course the immense detail of your characters is always refreshing.

[dustbomb]

WOW! Inspiring enough for me to come out of my lurking!
MOSTLY PS! why the %$&! am I forkin cash out for art supplies when I already got a wacom!? Just goes to show its the not the tools that make the man!

Thanks for sharin'!

[krayz]

I might as well join the "hawkprey is awesome" club. Excellent stuff there man. Don't stop at these... post more! My eyes can't get enough!

[bOne]

I know what you mean by being bored quickly :)

Some great ideas, and perspectives.

I Hope to be as accurate as you soon... Workin' on it

[hawkprey]

here a little treat for those of you who read to the end of the thread.

These are some quick comps I did for this project that was really rooted in reality. They were pushing for realistic and close to contemprorary.

I know this is evil to do in the concept biz, but I photoref'd alot stuff. Saves time and gets stuff down on paper. If the client wants realistic sometimes you have to bite the bullet and give him photo. Kinda sux.

here ya go........

http://www.hawkprey.com/chicklineupsmall.jpg

http://www.hawkprey.com/puglinesmall.jpg

........... and ya I was in such a hurry I forgot the foot pegs on those bikes.....sue me..ahhahahahah

[Tedsuo]

Jesus Christ on a pogo stick, those bikes are SICK!!!

[painiac]

God... the pink haired girl is a splitting image of my girlfriend. I'm working on a couple 3d gifts for ya hawkprey. Can I take a stab at those bikes as well, theyre not listed on your page, so I figured I'd ask first. I've been trying to get in touch with Legend for a while, at least on a contact basis, I work at the Pentagon now north of Chantilly.

mattcrawford@comcast.net

ok ok, by north i mean like a 45 min drive. Bah..

[mcotie]

Hawk those character sheets are excellent. since you do these in PS are you just putting different costumes on layers? I'm really diggin how you make your PS sketches look like pencil.
The bikes are wikkid.

great stuff always enjoy your posts.
Mitch

[saturnfive]

Those are superb: lovely linework as always

[keyth]

whatever gets the job done.:chug:

those bikes are fantastic. i really dig the light brown one.

i truly can't wait for the day you put out an artbook Jay...hint, hint.

[Kress]

that 1-wheeled bike is offthehookoffthehookoffthehook
too much stuff here to comment, aside from it's great and really nice to see a group of things like this from a working pro. Gives me bearing on what they expect in the biz and what I should expect myself to be able to do.
cheers and thanks for sharing.

POST MORE!!!

[SPACEWALKER]

i cant see any of the pics:(

[Tedsuo]

That's because this thread is ancient.

[Flint]

screw the thread, hit the site... DAMN !