22/05/12:seventeen horses were sacrificed

[rumpenstiltzkin]

i see me a samus there <3 and also, is that orianna somewhere there too? :P
and i love love the first illustration in the first of the last 2 updates, with the bodies dangling down! i dont really have any crits on that one except i wanna see it finished D:
and i do really love your gestures with lots of arms and legs but the blacker lines doesnt really have the same quality and feels rushed and ruins the picture a bit
and, more love, that little dragon/ogre/monster creature is ubercute :D

[walnut]

PhatAndy: Glad you like it!

Whitevillage: Thanks!

Rumpenstiltzkin: Right on about the Samus, but which one is the Orianna? I never played the game you see. Or is that from somewhere else?

Here's an update on the tree piece. I have no real clue as to where this is going, and im' fearin for the worst. Any advice will receive a warm welcome.

[rumpenstiltzkin]

oh no i guess iy wasnt, orianna (http://www.gamersbook.com/repository/images/_variations/f/f/ff725fd73bf82a9ef0b3d57bf496c7c6_content_large.jpg ?v=0) is a champion from league of legends but it just looked vaguely like her, i see its not now x)
it was the 4th picture form the bottom in your last post i thought was...

anywho :p
i like the update on the tree, to me it looks like a nice progress, not sure what i could add for useful crits :( just keep it up !

[Nettle_Mountain]

Looking allright direction, maybe you could add some more light into figure/circle around fiqure like with overlay layer. Other thing would be to make some contrast into the bodies you have hanging over there, some more lighter and some darker and also make some feets be lower than others, now they are in same line almost. Othervise keep sailing, never be afraid of the unknown waters, dark monster be hidden in there but unimaginable treasures as well! ooH!

[shambok]

I really like your confidant line work in your sketches ... great work!

[Quike Garcia]

The last piece looks really nice :) I'd add some warmer light to her :)

Cheers mate!!

[walnut]

rumpenztiltskin: Cool, guess i googled her right then :) I'd like to add here that i'm always open to do commissions of everyone's favorite game/comic/anime/cereal box character. Don't be shy! Oh, and thanks for your continued support!

Quike:Fuck, i've been meaning to mail you man! Gotta make work of that. But great to have you around again, and thanks for the comment!

Nettle: I've found the monster, but not the treasure yet ...

So, everyone, thank you for the advance, but i've hit the banks with the way i've been approaching this picture, and i strongly feel i should rewind and start over on the right foot with this pic. Therefore, here are some thumbs for the reboost, which should have more rythym and more of a general principle behind the execution. And be prettier overall too. I've got to add that i'd like to go more with a screenprint sort of, a little a la these guys (http://www.malleusdelic.com/) :

[Choob]

I am liking the composition on thumbnails A and F, especially A. Is that a scythe I spy her holding? Other than that, your still life studies are looking great, you're painting skills are getting much better, and I am loving the sketchbook work, in particular, these drawings (http://attachments.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1279070&stc=1&d=1310829469).

The multiple limbs thing always looks cool, I've loved it ever since I saw Wesley Burt's sketchbooks. Keep going!

[Quike Garcia]

It depends on the question if she's a victim or a executioner (executioness?) First case, B and E; second case, A and D for me.

When are the epic children coming? :P

[rumpenstiltzkin]

i really like B and E, there she could be either one, i kinda like not really knowing if she did it or not D:
in the rest she looks confident enough to be the executioner, well except D i guess..but i dont like her turning the back at us x) composition-wise i like all of them except C ...

aah, im not good at giving crits really, but i look forward to see the progress :D

[Nettle_Mountain]

Now you are talking, hell yeah! That's the way to approach, my suqqestion goes for B and E.

I see the image that this girl is kind of demon/witch that lures more or less innocent people to her by her charm, so cute and inviting would be in my viewpoint way to go. The beef of the image is juxtaposing of all the bodies in the tree and girl that does not belong there, so i would make the contrast between these elements. it's like you first see the girl and the tree "that's nice" nd after that notise all the bodies in the tree and start having second thoughts.

Oh well, your choise but it's getting there, i can feel it :)

[walnut]

Thanks all for your suggestions! I've had to overthink this for a second, but it's going to be B, i didn't want to stray from the original idea too much after all. Now the problem lies in the execution, the plan is to try some different approaches, digital as well analog. Or maybe just analog, we'll how things go from here. In the meantime, here's a barbarian lady i've been reworking:

[rumpenstiltzkin]

she looks cool, i like the little horns :)

[walnut]

Thanks rumpenstiltzkin, you don't think they look a little cheesy?

Here's a follow-up on that one picture with the tree. I'm unsure of where to go from here with it, use a more graphic approach or more painterly. I'm not feeling confident i can manage either ...

[rumpenstiltzkin]

im liking how it looks, and i think you should just approach it as it comes to you.
also, i wouldnt dare call the barbarians horn cheesy, she knows how to wear them :D

[Quike Garcia]

I'm sure you can manage either way. Painterly would be my choice though :) Love the way it's going :)

[Nettle_Mountain]

That barbarian lady looks good, proper values there between backround and subject, also i like those controversial horns.

I think you could add sharper edges to that woman in illustration, and stronger shadows as well into her? maybe also paint more details around the woman in the tree, like bark and skulls. Detail & sharpness draws eye so maybe it could work, maybe.
I would go for more painterly for now, we can do if you want next challenge an illustrational approach to image...

[walnut]

Thanks guys for your support on the tree picture, and for liking the horns on the barbarian lady :) I haven't worked on either, but instead i found some time to fill up my sketchbook. So here's the last bunch of pages from that (please don't mind the poor image quality):

[takashmen]

massive update

especially the green marker thing, love the way you made this sketches

keep it up!

cheers :)

[walnut]

takashmen: Ah, but thsoe aren't markers. It's viridian ink applied with a brush, and combined with a brush pen. Pentel i think. Glad you like it!


Some more sketches from this week. I had some time off and i didn't have anything better to do so ... :p

[takashmen]

oh okay, think i need to check this out :)

from the new update i like the multi pose figures :)

you have nice clean drawing style

[rumpenstiltzkin]

okay thats just an aawesome update, i looove your sketches ! :D so many many cool character designs and i always dig those multi arm and leg figures alot! and i think the cowgirls and the birdpeople is my favorites!

[Velocity Kendall]

wow wow wow 5* etc!
these are delightful
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1294183&stc=1&d=1312541742
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1283234&stc=1&d=1311277430
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1294168&stc=1&d=1312537125
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1294165&stc=1&d=1312537043

[hu-ha]

I love your sketchbook, even little doodles are full of life. Do you post every page or skip ones you don't like? Because all are high quality. Also awesome guy in armor :heart:

[walnut]

takashmen: This is the thing i'm talking about: http://www.artsuppliesonline.com/catalog.cfm?cata_id=10290
Really neat tool, i highly recommend!

rumpenstiltzkin: Them's harpies, dear, harpies. But yeah, birdpeople's the same right? :p

Velocity:5*? Way too much dude, i'll settle for 4 and a half :)

hu-ha: Yeah, i'll skip 'em sometimes, but sometimes i'll try recuperating one if it went really south. The armoured knight in ink (the one you're referring to?) is an example of that. Think i posted the previous version some pages back.

Okay, update on tree girl. Too much saturation? Still feels choppy and incohesive with the brush marks. Oh well, gonna try seeing this fucker through.

Oh yeah, and a bonus android sketch :)

[rumpenstiltzkin]

haha harpies thanks, i knew that x)
i have to say i prefer the previous colors much more from post #764 or #752, also the girl stands out more too there.

[walnut]

rumpenstiltzkin: i think you're on to something there, so i went back and changed the colour and value compositon again. It's sort of back to where i started, but this does seem more effective. Funny how these things go huh?

I've also added some doodles to make this post less empty-looking. There might ve some good ideas hidden in the thumbs.

[rumpenstiltzkin]

hehe well we gotta try it all out to see what works and dont, right :D
and i love the 2 girls, and nice thumbs, i like the assasin one and the middle bottom!

[Nettle_Mountain]

Ace update again, i really like those curvy armour sketches and flower- kkind of clothed woman, and don't mind if i steal that green sketching idea with watercolour/quache from you, that looks super fun!
That purple guy made me feel warm inside :)

Anyway i made a paintover of your tree if you don't mind:
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I made it maybe too desaturated but i feel you have values allready in right places, you just have to get tighter, more detailed and busy in areas that you want your viewer to look at, i quess.

[Kapri]

Tree lady painting is an awesome concept. Very curious to see the final result. Some of dancer sketches great too.

[dan liimatta]

So stumbled through here thanks to your post in rumpenstiltzkin SB ~ and damn I should have been by ages ago ~ been having a blast going through your works from 2009 to now and :bounce:

its pretty fucking awesome and your lines are so tasty I'm salivating ~ was a wonderful start to a day of painting & very motivating.

Thanks for posting all this ~

5/5. (and grats to the 5 that came with it ;) )

[GEB]

I love your gesture sketches, really nice

[walnut]

Rumpenstiltzkin: Thanks, 'im kinda partial to that middle bottom one too, 's got dynamic potential i think.

Nettle Thanks for the paintover dude! I'm a little scared now to go on, cause you've already kind of nailed it with the way you did the bark, but i'll try and be brave. Hoping i'll be in the mood this weekend :)

Kapri: Thanks man!

dan liimatta: Glad to have you around, and thanks for the stars! I'll realy have to start doing my best now :p

GEB: Thanks a lot!

Okay, from today to start of september i'm joining in a new challenge with Nettle Mountain. The goal is to do studies of our old toys, and swap the results with each other to make a new illustration. I'm already pretty excited! Here's today's effort, kinda messy but it's started to open some perspectives:

[Yor]

really like the painting on post 779# very soft and beautifull!

keep on the hard work!

[Zarquino]

You're pencil sketches ar just AWESOME. Hey man, you've been an inspiration right now, trully, keep on it :)

[walnut]

Yor, zarquino: Thank you both very much.

Today's toys: one shitty watercolour spiderman and one okay digital robopanda.

[walnut]

Go speed devil, go!

[rumpenstiltzkin]

cool i like the toy studies, esp liked the first one from post #783 !

[walnut]

rumpenstiltzkin: I think that's the most interesting one myself, working with coloured inks is fun! Think i'll try experimenting with this method some more.

This one gave me a bit of a headache. Had to grit my teeth a little to get it done. Still haven't found a very effective way of setting up the picture, hope to find that maybe over the course of the next weeks. Fingers crossed ...

[ThomasM]

wow those figures on the last page in multiple poses are incredible! Keep up the good work

[Nettle_Mountain]

Ace job with those still lives, you are doing great don't start having any doubts by now... Anyway by setting up a picture you mean, way to start digital painting, how to approach it, right?

personally, I think there is more or less two camps, and styles and approach mostly fall somewhere between these two camps:

Other is line, and other is value

Line approach means making a detailed drawing and using that finished drawing as a basis for painting values inside lines. example of this would be algenpfleger: http://algenpfleger.deviantart.com/art/Sleeping-Beauty-Steps-245290658?q=gallery%3Aalgenpfleger%2F23487&qo=5
http://algenpfleger.deviantart.com/art/War-Tutorial-205511893?q=gallery%3Aalgenpfleger%2F23487&qo=23
http://algenpfleger.deviantart.com/art/Raiga-112859887?q=gallery%3Aalgenpfleger%2F23487&qo=68
http://attachments.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=587589&stc=1&d=1234132847

Value approach means Starting from messy value/colour shapes, silhouettes that are plain areas of value without detail, and tightening up from there gradually, example would be daniel C:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7KrYZzIHHn8/Tki4M8ZqK1I/AAAAAAAABBA/Q1AcpsJcVDk/s1600/doodat.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SnARE6fMCls/TYbXNhE8fSI/AAAAAAAAA6c/Vjcthy2wyNI/s1600/Pathway.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kG-XA88XCxI/TOYDwPP6EDI/AAAAAAAAAzs/08ebIb2T3qY/s1600/scribble.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kG-XA88XCxI/TOhwNXZQXFI/AAAAAAAAAz8/gVHYKoEpXsE/s1600/scribble%2Bcopy.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kG-XA88XCxI/TM5j3Wtf2QI/AAAAAAAAAwU/bWwnAGshSBY/s1600/desert+poop+break+.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kG-XA88XCxI/SkMwE1DlluI/AAAAAAAAAdA/eADIZt1yqLw/s1600-h/Zombies+vs+Robots1+.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kG-XA88XCxI/SkQHjGPdrtI/AAAAAAAAAdI/mlftehmW2bQ/s1600-h/Zombies+vs+Robots2+.jpg

Which one are you, where do you fall between these two camps or do you have your own approach that is neither of these? I think artist should be able to do both, personally i fall more into value camp than lines, i feel you might be in lines, camp but i don't know. Maybe none of this was useful or "corrrect" but here i did anyway how one could approach setting picture, it's still life but it would be any image offcource. Make drawing correct first and put values in there or make valueshapes correct more or less and tighten up from there? ((or something between these two???)
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[Velocity Kendall]

that first algenplefger one is wierd, the image is really low impact but hes drawn litreally every bit of stubble. the whole is less than the sum of the parts.
i think the maciej kuciara/bumsky route is the best..

[walnut]

ThomasM/ Those are fun to do and i always recommend them. Good exercise too.

Velocity; Nettle: Your posts are very valuable to me and I'd like to reply to them, but my mind's a little toast at the moment from computer beta rays (or maybe even gamma rays) but i'll get back to you when i have processed everything in detail. In the meantime here's a head you all know and love who needs no further introduction ladies and gentlemen here's OPTIMUS FUCKIN' PRIME!YEAHMOTHERFUCKERSGETITONYEAHBABYYEAH!

[Velocity Kendall]

haha dont sweat it man!!

[walnut]

Nettle, Velocity: So i've been thinking about your suggestions and when i take a good look at how i do things, the value route seems the most, erm, valuable to a messer like myself. Starting out in line and carefully planning the picture requires more patience than i could ever muster. Just these stills alone have been taking everything i've got just to get them finished. So, in any case, thanks for helping me out, great to know people care! Now, this pic here i did mostly with blocking in the values, and it went pretty well. Picking something with this many details is a masochists banquet however.

[Parsakoira]

lovely sketches and loose lines! love it all! hard work paying off :)

[TheGnoll]

duuuude! 'sup!
the sketches in the previous page look effortless and awesome as usual, you look like you can draw a really cool figure in your sleep!
the sketchbook pages look full of nice ideas, and you've been drawing some really cool thumbnails too that would really deserve to be taken to the next stage.But i think this thing you've been going on with nettle is going to be really useful, kudos for the hard work man! what toys is that last one anyway?!

always cool to stop by and see what you've been up too man, hope all is well!

[rumpenstiltzkin]

whoo love the prime head hehe! but the latest one looks really cool, nice work on that one!

[walnut]

parsakoira: It is hard work man, i wonder what the hell i've gotten myself into sometimes.

Gnoll: How you doing man! Always great to see you around. Me, i'm doing okay working for the prize every bit of the way you know. Glad you like the stuff in here lately, still not as fluid as the things i see you churning out (and i mean that). The figure is from a line of Final Fantasy toys, same as the first toy pic and the one in this post. Don't know if they still sell 'em anywhere though. Anyhoo, thanks for the comment and don't be a stranger :)

rumpenstiltzkin: Glad you like the last one, it nearly drove me insane though ...

And here's another i've sweated on ...

[Nettle_Mountain]

those two last ones are good, nice smooth forms, we only now HAVE TO TAKE THINGS TO THE NEXT LEVEL! http://www.eegra.com/show/sub/do/browse/cat/comics/id/82
(not really, we still have to cross rainbow bridge to get there...)

[PHATandy]

Man these are badass.
I'm learning 2 things about you here: your awesome, and you have a sweet toy collection. Im very jelly.

Keep em coming!

[ThomasM]

lovely still paints youve got here - great sb in general actually. I like that second to last one too, I think its a creature from final fantasy? Anyway, keep on posting and I know what you mean when you say you wonder what you've gotten yourself in to. I feel the same way sometimes, especially looking back at how much work I've already done and how far there is to go. Scary stuff, so I just don't think about it lol

[walnut]

Nettle: That's one dirty comic man. But i'll take you up on that one day ...

PhatAndy: Red jelly or blue jelly?

Thomas: You're right about the figure. And about the road before and ahead. It's like being stuck in a leaky rowboat in the middle of the ocean with no land in sight. Gotta keep paddlin' man!

Okay, all these sketches or at least nearly all them ( ithink) are remakes of older drawings. Wanted to see if i'd improved enough. I think maybe i did, a little. Should i post some of the originals? They're thoroughly cringeworthy sometimes, tho i do feel i lost a kind of fool's spontaneity along the way. Ah well, hope you like it.

[takashmen]

i love them!

and sure share the originals

are you planning to push some of the sketches into color
(honestly they all deserve that :D)

i especially like angel and devil girl

keep it up!

[walnut]

takashimen: Tell you what, since it's you i'll try doing something with that devil and angel girl pic. Or if you have another request, i'll promise i'll make something out of it.

[Velocity Kendall]

dude these are crazy good

[kidult]

so much goodness!

[Nettle_Mountain]

that fuck it bunch looks good, also i recall that beast armour shape from your first post.

lion/girl does have goodness in it, go further into more stylistic/illustrational approach with this style, goodness to b found in there! till next time you madmen from my cellar

[rumpenstiltzkin]

aah love your sketches so much! that bird girl from the previous post is really nice!
and the latest updates is great too! just love your character designs and outfits!

[yongs]

thats a ton of updates! and really nice ones too! devil and angel girls definitely needs more attention :)

[Sebastian Gromann]

your hands must be made out of chocolate ! D: wanna eat your works.

[walnut]

Velocity; Thanks dude! Crazy love!

kidult: Thanks man!

Nettle: Hey there fellow artsronaut. The beast guy with the armour's called walberg and he's an old design indeed. Very sharp!

rumpenstiltzkin: Yeah, that bird girl pic has potential. Should really finish that. If only feathers weren't such a pain to draw :(

yong: The angel and devil is also a way overdue pic waiting to be made. What if i actually started on that .... ?

SnobbyOo: Thanks you very much for posting, but in all honesty, that must be the freakiest comment i've had ever!

Okay, the next pics are more ideas for things than anything else, and old ideas at that, but i think i'm almost starting to be able to draw them they way i'd like to draw them. I think one with the witch was the most successful, maybe be a good idea to start a series with pin-ups? Sort of à la Matt Dixon, but with smaller breasts :p

[kidult]

nooooooo, do cow moustache afro guuuuuy!...cool skecthes

[cout<mecha]

I like the sketches but to me they seem flat sometimes. There's a lot to look at and a lot of characters to see!

[TomDeVis]

Cool sketchbook scas ! I love to see your droodles xD

[walnut]

kidult: Hah, you're right!

cout>mecha: Flat in which way exactly? I think you're talking about the rendering, i skip corners there sometimes. Well, a lot really.

TomDeVis: Thanks man!

Here's a few sketchbook pages. Does anyone want any fanart done? I'm feeling like doing fanart lately. Please PM if you have a good idea :)

[BlightedArt]

The two main characters in that last pic are looking slick. I'd recommend trying to keep your paper cleaner and actually scanning / slightly photoshopping the image quality though. :) While these are just sketches, it definitely makes them easier to look at if they're presented more cleanly, just makes the eye rest on the image a bit better.

[rumpenstiltzkin]

gah your sketches is so wickedly good D: so many of your thumbnails to i would love to see finished :P
the kids with the bird is really pretty, and the girl with the bow designs is really nice and love the girl in the lotusflower and the wired sketches! and well all of them haha :P

[p sage]

I have stepped this way (please) again, and it's pleasing in here :) Concepts are fun and nicely thought out and done.

Looks like you have been preparing for the season of the witch to come (cool).

Haven't seen the multi-limb practice stuff you did a while back (was that you?) Overall the pencils are nice, but I'm dying to see more of a confident stroke from you. Do you get a chance to do short-pose gesture drawing at all? That there will twist your mind (in a good way) and train your eye fast.

Anywho... looking forward to the next update.

[Nettle_Mountain]

when i first time did see your latest illustration sketches, i was like ton of bricks had dropped on my head, the impact was so much. <3 <3 <3

Please, let's make challenge where we will make existing illustration thumb into painting (again) , what do you say?

[walnut]

BlightedArt: Thanks man, i'll keep your advice in mind. That was the last time i bought an A3 sketchbook mind you. Nothing but trouble scanning/photographing.

rumpenstiltzkin: Yeah, i'd love to see them finished too :)

p sage: Heh, season of the witch :) Bet your ass i be drawing some more witches this month; i'm an october boy after all. About quicksketches, i've done a fair share of dose, though it's been some months now since i had the chance for 'em. I think i'm reasonable good at that, but so far i haven't been able to transfer that skill when it comes to more finished or detailed sketches. I also have to add that a LOT of erasing was involved in the drawings from the last few posts. Guess that shows huh?

Nettle: I never did get round to finishing the last one right? But okay, load up some new thumbs in your thread, and i'll pick one, and you can pick one of mine, and i'll give it another go. Deal?

This was fun to do after a while (thanks to p sage for the suggestion ;) ) Not all of them are equally succesful, but i don't have anything else to show so there you go. Also, i have a strong feeling i've already drawn several of these before.

[MacTire]

Wonderful sketches walnut! Marvellous imagination at work in this sketchbook!

[rumpenstiltzkin]

ah i really missed those, and these is awesome! and just love the way you draw the female form so much!

[Fernteixeira]

I loved your sketchbook... at first I saw all those delicate drawings and I thought "its a female sb" haha

keep it up

[p sage]

That's what I'm talkin bout :drinkup:

Very nice, walnut.

[Nettle_Mountain]

man. where does all those hands come from!

[cout<mecha]

I'm enjoying those lines on the characters, but as far as the studies go, not all of the lymbic combinations are working for me perspectively. Perhaps try a sequence of studies side by side. As a study or composition that technique tends to look pretty flappity. Overall, waiting for the next big one.

[Jai Kamat]

Walnut, thanks so much for your kind words on my sketchbook. Your stuff, especially your figures, are excellent and full of life! And awesome work ethic too, something to aspire to for sure.

As for your question on what is from memory or ref, I'm gonna be a little long winded here. I really, to be honest, don't think those questions matter, as long as you're gaining the knowledge of form and structure. 90 to 95 percent of my work and sketches are done from ref, but not just copying a photo; I use ref for everything but I apply my own artistic filter to it and blah blah blah you know :D I feel, personally, that if I don't use reference I'm not improving or learning, I'm only spewing out what is in my brain, and I always wanna learn so I'm always using ref, especially from life.

I'm not ranting at you or anything, so please don't take it that way! I'm just sharing my personal opinions with you :)

Anyway, awesome studies and I can't wait for more! Those multi-limbs are very graceful

Edit: Also, OMG I JUST FOUND THAT SAME FFX TOY (the one on your previous page) IN MY BASEMENT LIKE 2 DAYS AGO! What a coincidence. Oh the memories

[walnut]

MacTire: Thanks!

rumpenstiltzkin: It's cause the love the female form so much myself :p

fernteixeira: No, i'm just in touch with my feminine side. I think ....

p sage: That one was for you, kid.

Nettle: I dunno. Chinese import?

Cout<mecha: Was thinking of doing that kind of study. With multilimbs it gets hard to see the forest through the trees sometimes. Also, i don't know what flappity means exactly, but i'm assuming not good?

Ixius: Thanks for posting back here! The reason for my question in your thread was because i felt strongly that a lot of observation had gone into your figure drawing. And that's always a good thing, whether from memory or direct reference doesn'st quite matter in the end. I'm impressed anyway. Don't be afraid to share your opinions either.
Which toy are you referring to? The iron giant? OR any of the other ones? They're fuckin' cool aren't they?

This the last batch of these multilimbs, i got carried away with them, but now it's time for other things. Hope you like some of them.

[rumpenstiltzkin]

cant have enough of them tbh :P awesome!

[MattGamer]

whoooooooo splendtastic hard work!!!!

[Velocity Kendall]

i wish i had a house with a long corridor just so i could frame these up and have them all along it. fucking brilliant work.
you can make two lines into a leg so sexy im getting moist

[Sean McMurchy]

Lots of character in your drawings! Keep it up, you're on the right track!

[walnut]

rumpenstilstzkin: Between you and me, i really can't either. :)

Velocity: I can get you a hanky if you need one ...

MattGamer: Brillious comment!

Sean McMurphy: God i hope so, i always fear i'll wake up one day believing i should have become an opera singer :p

I was trying OpenCanvas today, and this came out. Never thought i'd actually do a Halloween piece, but there you go! Shooting for one pic in this theme per day till Nov 1, so let's all keep our fingers crossed there'll be time and energy in store!

[walnut]

Said i was gonna do more like these right?

[p sage]

You dog, you <3 You sure did say that

The great 2011 Walnut Hallowe'en Event is rolling.

[walnut]

p sage/ Well i wouldn't say great per se ...

[rumpenstiltzkin]

oh nice i like these halloween pics, not so much for halloween exactly but i like seeing colored stuff! :D

[walnut]

rumpenstiltzkin: Well, here's more coloured stuff for you. Did a hack job though, haven't gotten the hang of the software yet.

[walnut]

Keepin' on truckin' ...

[Vertical]

I really liked the thumbnails and multi limbs! I think I'll do some of those myself. You draw great poses and emotions! The Halloween pics are looking cool too, I like the witch in the second to last one a lot.
Edges are supposed to be harder in light so I think the light edges of your skeleton guy's nose and cheek bone should be harder, unless I'm missing something.

[Cassandre Palentine]

Ohhhh, I love all your sketches and compositions. I just want to draw now: thank you <3

[walnut]

Vertical: Thanks! You're right about the skull, was just a quickie but that doesn't mean i should neglect doing it right, right?

Cassandre Palentine: You're welcome :)

[PHATandy]

These are really cool man, the latest one is especially nice. Your designs are always really good and I love your quirky style.

The only thing thats bothers me is that it feels like youve tightened up a lot for these and the line work is so minimal and clean. Its loosing some of the energy of the your normal drawings. Not sure how it could be better though, maybe just use lines more, put some in in colour aswell.

Great stuff regardless, keep it up!

[walnut]

PHATandy: You're hitting the nail on the head there. Trying to get a picture to look presentable i have to trade off energy for accuracy a LOT; and so far i haven't found a way to get both in a picture. Maybe work more analog and stop being a sissy about making marks? I dunno man. But i'm glad you think my pictures are quirky. Not sure what you mean by that but it sounds nice :)

[Ludic]

Veeery nice pencils! Your anatomy knowledge seems pretty great as well :)

[Nettle_Mountain]

Hullow again
I must agree with phatandy, that super sharp clean style might not suit for you in the long run,,, since you lose your lively lines and energy in those images (also value composition) (anyway, since i believe in relative-subjective school of art theories, you decide offcource in the end what is you and what is not, i only make my assumptions based on my own bullshit and empirical bullshit gathering :)

Anyway i might have some nice images for you, some japanese artist that use both colours and lines in their work that are bit sketchy but very delicious and finished looking (not incredibly detailed & clean but working as artwork, perfectly) I will post some of those here, maybe they will give you some ideas about different ways.

Also working ánalog and stop being sissy about making marks :sungod: :sungod: :sungod: YES

[Nettle_Mountain]

Here is one who is not afraid of markmaking and sketchy lines, Toi8:
(sorry for stuffing your thread with images :P
http://i-d.animepaper.net/thumbnails/preview/157951/1/%5Banimepaper.net%5Dpicture-standard-artists-toi8-toi8-picture-157951-yoyo198788-preview-1e15e7cf.jpg
http://hijiribe.donmai.us/data/a96a75253f7c51a2677ada1d3d679cdf.jpg http://hijiribe.donmai.us/data/45a47d3d430fa07f2717701d66beb309.jpg
http://hijiribe.donmai.us/data/af0a79802e1cd7e07826b3f85c247cad.jpg http://hijiribe.donmai.us/data/sample/sample-b5c5278c26dc608b02df2268ea27afd9.jpg http://hijiribe.donmai.us/data/sample/sample-8153befd2a5e704fdaaba2e92508a96f.jpg

http://hijiribe.donmai.us/data/73687ce7367adc7cfd02ccb80d69113a.jpg http://hijiribe.donmai.us/data/83493ddf92387cbce65518cf4c3c2288.jpg
http://hijiribe.donmai.us/data/220e6918449490a6734e165017628411.jpg

and youtube painting video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgvMJC3E2qo

[walnut]

ludic; Thanks!

Nettle: Nah, it ain't bull what you're saying. I gotta let loose some time, or i'm not gonna find the home sort of speak. Any case, thanks for posting those pics and the video, i like that guy's work. Anytime you've got something inspiring you're free to flood this thread :)

And here's some barrel scrapings:

[The_Flying_Dutchman]

Dude, GREAT line work! Love it.

[Nettle_Mountain]

http://attachments.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1360207&stc=1&d=1320699519
This is my choise, colour it and make the focal points have more detail than rest of it, (characters). maybe some texture on the ground/sky? post wip if you feel hard to push it further, i will do so too

[rumpenstiltzkin]

i totally agree with Nettle_Mountain! please do some more work on that one, its gorgeous :D

[David_Surman]

Your quick and loose sketches are really really amazing! Would love to see more of that in addition to the more finished pieces.

[dleoblack]

Great works here, dude! I love gestures a lot :)

[bogan]

Those last one are so loose and so nice :)

[Jason Scanlon]

Yes, I also love the picture with afro skull character. Normally id say theres a good chance thats not an afro, but i know you wouldnt tease me like that. Now refine the image to remove all doubt.

[jsn]

Very nice SB!,...although, I'm not through with it yet!
I'll be back!

[Davie]

Your pencil sketches are bloody brilliant. I return here for inspiration whenever I'm stuck doing my own sketching. I must see more! :D

[weashell]

im so pumped after looking your sketchbook man what a will power mate i thought your few person >.< too many study! when big bombs coming up? :O

[walnut]

I'm feeling a little uninspired tonight, so i'll have to skip the comments this time. That one piece isn't really coming along either, so please have some patience while i find a suitable way to approach it. In the meantime, here's a few bits and pieces:

[walnut]

A few brush tests, and a piece of self-gratification.

[rumpenstiltzkin]

oh updates, yay :D i really like the girl and the tiger!
hope all is well!

[Alexandr Pascenko]

aw man ! your stuff got way better since we last met ! but what really blows me away is your sense of composition!

[walnut]

rumpenstiltzkin: When you're posting in here i always feel hunky dory :)

Alexander Pascenko: An honour to have you in this SB again man! Funny thing, i was just browsing your deviantart thread this afternoon, strange coincidence huh? See you again sometime maybe ...

i found some more junk on my hard drive, so i'm just adding it here for the sake of completion ...

[PieMonster]

Your lines are so sweet, really makes me wanna sketch some. Keep it up!

[Dark_Eyes]

5 stars! Merry christmas! *****

[The Fez]

This sketchbook is amazing.

Subscribed.

[walnut]

Piemonster: Sketch on dude!
Dark eyes: You're a good egg aren't you? Cheers man.
The Fez: Thanks!

This one has been giving me a headache for some while now, but i managed a succesful reboot today on the ole' fucker, and it should be getting finished in not too long a while. Curious fact: things started to fall into place when i realized who that skull guy in the foreground really was. It was like the lids fell from my eyes.
Anyhoo, hope you think it's going to be any good, and have a merry Christmas everyone!

[Zesiul]

It's incredible to me how you use your custom brushes, it's a technique I myself am trying to accomplish and you pull it off flawlessly. Great composition and lighting as well, bravo! :]

[Dark_Eyes]

daaammmmmmmnn son! Just went through the whole thread, mind blown! "Click!" (Locking myself in a room with a pencil and a stack of cheap computer paper) lol! That chick with the orc head in 860 has some lovely watercolor effects, reminds me of a character study for a Miyazaki film. Skeletor's sword looks a bit droopy in the last one, but that's an easy spot for a wip... You got the goods my man! If you ever want to exchange pieces in the private and have some critathalons' or do a collab' or whatever, just pm me. Much love and respect.

[julianR]

really nice anatomy and proportions remember to do the male form to.
keep up :)

[Kuddlekins]

Great stuff! Subscribed! :D

[dlincoln83]

holy crap some awesome work here!!

[Rahmetov]

Hey, good sketchbook ! I like your female figures, they look good !

[Izene]

Woot!Insane sketchbook!
Keep it up man!

[Nettle_Mountain]

"thump thump"

(Stone breaks open and figment of great creation stand before you, face of gold, eyes of mud, skin crawling with maggots and candies)

HeWHAAT "HAS SOMEONE KNOCKED MY THOMB AND RAISED ME FROM MY ETERNAL SLUMBER BY THE POWER OF THE CRACKSKULL!!??? I SHALL KIoh its you, time to comment again it seems, sorry for being away, the usual, read my sketchbook...

What is that warrior lady doing? has she killed an evil samus aran? also love that junky junkie, favourites are lady with octopus lips and the guy with none.

That brushie forest with griffon and lady looking interesting, but...

I REALLY love your take on that rider and woman image, sheesh! if you want to clor it, i might have some dirty secrets for you... i have to approach to open them for you by email though... heh heh heh

[walnut]

Everybody thanks a bunch for the comments, even if i'm saying this months too late. As for answers to questions, the lady with the sword has just beheaded a minion of Hordak's evil horde. And Hordak himself too, but that doesn't really some across it seems:p And i'm also always open to challenges, fanarts and collaborations, but i'm a little bit shy so you may have to take the initiative there. Anyhoo, here's a thing for a challenge. Should be some scans coming later on as well. Have a good time ...

[Umbravita]

That insect is stunning.

[TheGnoll]

niiice work man!
always cool to catch up to see what you've been up to.Really interesting sperimentation going on all the time, and the drawing is kick-ass as usual!

[PHATandy]

Wow, this is so different. Looks really good, great colours and a nice sort of storybook feel.
My only crit - you have foreshortening going down his back leg but nothing else apart from that, maybe just jeep the blur but dont exaggerate his leg size so much? Maybe, who knows :S
Great work though as always, keep it up!

[Nettle_Mountain]

image looks good, silhouettes read well and values are quite nice! maybei would have gone little crazier with girls clothing or decorations, not like very complicated but little fun details that adds the story, who the girl is and where he is going, little hints there and there, emblem, something hanging from her belt, black skeleton key?

Anyway i really like atmosphere and colour/style, it reads as children book illustration and i would buy a book that has that kind of illustrations on it! great job!

[knut-]

Great concepts man.
I really love the movement on this last one, a solid action scene really!
I see you approach different styles, that's good.
Keep uP!

[walnut]

Umbravita: Yopu mean that? It's just a big butterfly really ...
Gnoll: Glad to see you still alive and kicking! Thanks for dropping by, always appreciated. Loved your update btw.
PHATAndy: The foreshortening not reading that well huh? Hmm' guess i'll have to look into that. Had a feeling something was slipping away from me there. I found going more extreme with the angle gives the pic some pizzaz though, maybe i should exaggerate with the other limbs then, like push them further back in the perspective?
Nettle: I agree the knight could do with some more personality, i wasn't thinking about that tbh. What makes it a girl for you if i may ask? And yeah, i was going for a more kid-oriented style, though i was shooting more for something platform-game related. I'd like to do some concepts for a game like that sometime ...
knut: Thanks dude, i like to keep things exciting with styles, glad you like it.
And since it's my police to always show AND tell, here's a space pilot thing based on an older thing.

[PHATandy]

I think the problem with the foreshortening is, that the leg is the only thing that's really being effected by it. Like the monster isnt warping around and making itself big, or becoming much smaller than the swordsman. The door isnt getting really small into the distance or the bridge. The main thing also is the sword. Its pretty parallel, which id assume doesn't happen much in very foreshortened pictures.

I think you just have to consider everything when you think about foreshortening. or include more elements that get foreshortened, like other stuff around/close to the camera.

Anyways, I'm just rambling now. love the spaceman too. gj.

[walnut]

Phat Andy: Hmmm, you're giving me a lot to think about there, may have to shake that pic up a bit. Anyhoo, thanks a lot for spending the time on this comment, it helps a lot.

Meantime, a few naked ladies:

[rumpenstiltzkin]

heey i havent been here for ages! how are you doing?
im really loving both the paintings from post #868! and cool to see some different stuff here on the latest page, really digging that blue lady! :D

[Velocity Kendall]

OH YEAH!
http://www.anvari.org/db/cols/The_Simpsons_Characters_Picture_Gallery/Duffman.png

[walnut]

rumpenstilzkin: I'm doing very fine, thank you very much! Glad you like Miss Blue, that's the first actually finished piece i made in a while.
Velocity Kendall: Hugh!

The next batch is a pile of doodles i've been meaning to scan for a good while, and wasn't sure about posting up. But then i thought, what the hell, and so here's the whole shebang. Hugh!

[rumpenstiltzkin]

now that was a lovely bunch of sketches!

[Voodoo_Mama]

Great stuff! I love these last figures, they are very dynamic.

[NickyBeats]

oh wow! awesome batch of sketches! really love the line control, and the poses! great stuff dude!!

[hu-ha]

Love the flow in your sketches, gave You 5 stars and waiting for more!

[Veshkau]

Great figures, thanks for sharing!

[Virg]

the figure sketches are great, , glad you decided to post them :)

[PieMonster]

Awesome sketchbook pages, thanks for sharing!

[walnut]

rumpenstiltzkin; Thanks!
VoodooMama: Thanks for stepping in here.
NickyBeats: Thanks dude!
hu-ha: Geez, that's way too much, but it's appreciated. See below for more :)
Veshkau: You're welcome.
Virg: If you're glad i'm glad :)
Piemonster: No problem man, it's all for free :p

This pile was lying on my desk for a while. Mostly just doodles, but i had to do something with it right?

[PieMonster]

Yess, moar free stuff, haha! Great lines dude.

[walnut]

PieMonster: It's all about the Levels tool in PS, man. Just darken that shit and you're good to go.

And here we go, some more of the same.

[MacTire]

Wonderful doodles as ever Walnut! I particularly like the various animal based armours.

Looking forward to your next batch!

[walnut]

MacTire: Well here's the next batch,but it's only a small one. Just some stuff from over the weekend. I hope to do something more with those animal armours btw.

[NickyBeats]

oh my god man! this one page is just screaming at me that i need to do some anatomy/figure studies. yours are awesome!! love the flowing feel to your lines. holy motivation batman.

[silarvalla]

Hey fantastic thread! so much work! the volume of studies and sketches you do really shines through in your more refined work,
keep posting!

[Velocity Kendall]

you sir are immense
i keep sending this thread to people saying look at this man work itll blow your mind

[DefiledVisions]

sexy sexy stuff

[Charmer]

Really good studies dude! Love the last page with the lots and lots of anatomy studies, very interesting. Hope to see you holding that constant level of practice you have right now. Subscribed! :)

[Nettle_Mountain]

REally nice those latest animal armours, very smooth design, and i like the creepy cave as well, i starting to wonder where is he going and who will he face now that he is past the castle door into the dark cellar of the earth...

[walnut]

NickyBeats: Dude, is there anything more satisfying than figure studies? i always recommend! Now i hope that by the time you read this reply you'll have made tons, which reminds me i should visit your sketchbook :p

sillarvalla: Thanks!

Velocity: You for real? There must be better examples to send to people for motivation man. But i can't say i'm not a little flattered :)

Defiled: You got it buddy!

Charmer: I'll dop my best!

Nettle: Well, if we do another challenge you may find out where he's going. Well, it's a she, but i just decided on that the other day, so please don't feel confused ...


And a few digital doodledydoowappadoos:

[NickyBeats]

ah crap! now i feel like a tosser. i havent done any figure studies in a long time. aaahahhahaahghghghg... the feeling of true laziness is washing over meeee!! im getting back to studies the second i leave this sketchbook!!!!

AKA NOW!

always great stuff in here btw!!

[jedininjaman]

nice work, your gestures are pretty solid.

[walnut]

NicyBeats: Well i hope you're cracking at it RIGHT NOW!

jedininjaman: Thanks dude!



i kind of liked how this drawing came out, so i decided to slap some colour on it in PS and put it up here, even if it isn't much. The hair's pink because i went to a Japan/animeandmangaandgamesandstuff exp fair thing. You have to admit all those cosplayers in their maid outfits really have balls to walk around like that (in some cases, you can even take that literally :p)

[rumpenstiltzkin]

love the last batch of updates! esp. those bigger curvy women!

[Engor]

Cool stuff in here!

[jedininjaman]

Such great line work, thanks for sharing.

[TFsean]

Dude woahhtt. Those giant sketch dumps on last page are fokin hardmode boss, so sick so glad you posted them all man, hot damn I want your figures, what is your preferred way of training anatomy/figures?

[walnut]

rumpenstiltzkin: Thanks! Big girls are a joy to draw, it's true :)
Engor: Thanks a lot!
jedininjaman: You're welcome.
TFSean: My preferred way of studying anatomy is looking at naked people and drawing them. Also, gesture!

More of more of the same:

[Qikalain]

love your drawins and slight manga/anime influences ! great stuff :)

[walnut]

Qikalain: Thanks man, the animeishness showing through that much?


OK, hope this doesn't break the sketchbook. For the most part from reference. And by reference i mean ... well i think you guys get the drift. I wouldn't be the first around here right?

[hunchback]

love it!
seein some kindgirls in here, hehe.

[Metal Fingers]

So many girls!
IPP-zz1t6-k

[PHATandy]

The girls playing volleyball look awesome, lots of motion and gesture. Great stuff man.

[rumpenstiltzkin]

ah so much good stuff D:

[Davie]

Yes! New stuff! Those thumbnail portraits from the 28th are awesome; so much variation and expression there. All your medieval-ish sketches are great, and I'd love to see more of them. Not that there's anything wrong with the girls :)

[p sage]

Lovely sketches. walnut: stay nutty my friend.

[poetry man]

nice burst of inspiration! thanks! I'll come back sometime.

[walnut]

hunchback: Hehe, you know your dirty pictures buddy ;) ,) :p
Metal Fingers: Fuck yeah, GIRLS!
PhatAndy: Thanks dude!
rumpenstiltzkin: thanks, er, dudette!
Davie: TBH the thumb portraits are nicked off Marko D, but they're a lot of fun to do. The mighty walnut recommends. And thanks for the comment!
p sage: Not a problem :)
poetry man: Always welcome.

This here's a bit of a mixed bag, i hope to do some nicer pages from an actual sketchbook somewhere this week. So stay tuned!

[Alexandr Pascenko]

lines of sex <3

[Velocity Kendall]

what is up with this 4 stars bullshit? people please sort it out

[Steeliebob]

Excellent sketchbook I see you are working very hard! No wonder you have the skills you have.

[hu-ha]

what is up with this 4 stars bullshit? people please sort it out
workin it up...

Kickass captain-soldier chara, love flow of your lines! Always a pleasure to look at your drawings.

[dan liimatta]

You are certainly right about my lack of structure, esp. in comparison - so many lovely lines and living forms / thanks for posting.

[Jason Scanlon]

youre nice with it! i love the sketch page with the general/officer character! damn i gotta go...

[Baconstrap]

These traditional lineladies are pure sex. Do you use alot refrence for them? Really nice work.

Stay bacon.

[meticulous]

Solid stuff - great studies and some really good ideas!
I feel you on the models - not to pimp em out, but a great place (and free) to get some fun poses: http://characterdesigns.com/index.php?sitepage=photosets
Tons of shots, models, costumes, etc - and again, free!!!!

[HunterKiller_]

Really lovely work, Monsieur.
Figures are absolutely fantastic.

[walnut]

alexpascenko: That's what it isss yesss
VK: Yeah, if i ever catch the mother who did that me he's DEAD MEAT
Steeliebob: well i don't work that hard ...
hu-ha: Well thank you very much!
dan l.: like i said in your SB stuff's improved a lot the last i checked. For digital stuff at least i can't come near you man, swear to god.
Jason S.: Thanks dude!
Baconstrap: Uhm, a lot is from memory, but lifeclasses have ton a LOT for me.
And i will stay bacon even if it kills me.
meticulous: Thanks for the links, even if i kind of already have a lot of those sets :bashful:
HunterKiller: Merci beaucoup pour ton comment!

OK, so no sketchbook pics today. The photos i took were horrible and the scanner's not big enough to scan the pages whole (and i'm too lazy for the scan twice and paste together thing). But i think i know a way,so somewhere this week maybe. In the meantime, some thumbs. First set are for a challenge with Nettle_Mountain. If you have a favorite, you're always welcome to share ...

[Andrew Sonea]

I love the sketches on the previous page! I think some of the thumbnails can use a better value range though since a lot are sort of middle value and kind of look boring/flat because of it. You can also try using more colour temperature to push things forward or back in space.

[Gpozzo]

Man, you put so much effort on your figures! so much hard work on your sketchbook, that's very nice i think, by the other hand those last thumbs you posted are incredible! my favorite from the first batch is the last one, the one which has a creature with ornaments and has people surrounding it, but i think they are all very interesting, it would be nice to see one of those thumbs as a finished piece, i think, looking forward for more!

[walnut]

Andrew Sonea: Thanks for the advice! I'll be sure to play with my values and hues more next time i do the thumbnail thing.
Gpozzeo: Glad you like the thumbs. I'm not making promises about finished work though :bashful:

Ok, let's hope CA doesn't bounce this post twice. Buncha pages from the current sketchbook, scans are crap since i should have scanned it in colour, but oh well. Hope you like some of these:

[Egg0]

Lol, watching your first drawings and then watch this it's like inspiring, actually shows how to an sketchbook can really help to improve, awesome mate

[rumpenstiltzkin]

aah love your sketchbook pages! them mermaids and harpies is cool stuff!

[Andrew Sonea]

Damn I really love this latest update! How do you generate such good compositions and ideas? All your designs are also really fresh looking...do you have a general process or way of coming up with it? Do you study anything in particular?

[Jason Scanlon]

We're all ears...

:)

[Obstfelder]

Amazing sketchbook!

It's cool to see how you thumbnail the shit out of your compositions. Your process looks really meticulous.

[Davie]

Holy shit, so much cool stuff in the last post. I especially like the pencil shading on the minotaur for some reason...inspired as hell now.

[Aaron_]

Wow man, your sketchbook pages are so much fun. They're pure joy to look at.

Really love the mermaid piece. The monsters are kickass too. And the king and the ladies drawing is fun as hell as well.

[Gpozzo]

so much stuff on the last post, nice update, really digging those sketchbook pages, keep it up man!

[Kriss_Kringle]

Awesome sketches!There's definitely food for thought in there,for yourself and others too.

[MacTire]

So much energy and imagination! Fantastic sketches!

[GEB]

Love those sketches!

[knut-]

Great sketches man. Really nice linework with good flow.
Keep up

[DStraX]

lovely work:)

[Samurai_Nik]

Amazing pencil sketches, any tips for getting clearer lines? Stuck still with my scratchy shitty lines.

[ArghosRo]

Your sketches are extensive and impressive, keep going!!




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http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=191864&page=6

[merl1n]

Awesome updates! You seem to be very busy.