Espen wants to work for bungie!

[Espenboi]

pretty old stuff, go to the the newest pages for newer stuff...

thats newer... can i say newer?

(man this stuff is old, and ive posted so little during these two years) - 7th nov, 2008.

because my dream is to one day work for bungie! (which might be hard for a norwegian dude like myself)
Critiques are most welcome, its my fuel for the car thats heading for bungie! (lame)


here are some of my work.

http://img487.imageshack.us/img487/4705/creepdonesmallvx2.jpg

http://img477.imageshack.us/img477/1975/wormthingbw9.jpg


http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/2213/untitled1copyzr7.jpg yeah, my anatomy is pretty crap, could need some serrious critique at the spot :D!

Got some random face doodles aswell

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/Face.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/Untitled-3-2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/faces.jpg

[Espenboi]

Bump :O

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/7802/icevilleop4.jpg a landscape i did for my to come comic

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/TDPB.jpg some dude from the comic.

[darkwolfb87]

Hope you don't mind I messed around with your environment, not sure if I improved it but this is what I did:

- repetition in architectural elements, large foreground elements to dramatize the scale and flesh out structures, more light on clouds to create volume, angled the horizon line, extended sky upwards and to the left, scaled down the mountain.

To my eyes doing those things makes it more "epic" and visually everything bounces around with more life. Let me know if that helps :)

~ Stephen

[edit] Had fun with the paintover, I added an analysis of how these things are working.

[Espenboi]

super thanks for the critique! yeah you defenitly make it epic!

[Espenboi]

What a chore i had today, i had to look at female bodies all day :P haha

doodled something up while looking!


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/crowladycopy.jpg

[kawakaze]

i really like your work overall. figures look on point to me, i love the closeups on those faces. your environments are really well done as well, i like how much info u can get out of them. i think the only thing that really stood out to me strangly was in the first few post (primarly the 2nd) it feels as if the subject and the background are almost 2 different entities entirely. try using some of the colors from the surrounding environment and add little highlights or minor dabs of color on the subject to ease in that transition. overall amazing stuff though, id like to see more.

[Espenboi]

A little update!

http://img438.imageshack.us/img438/5418/knigthdonedonecopyyw9.jpg

[Espenboi]

Bump!

made a speedy picture, the structure on the sylinder temple has some mistakes :(

http://img481.imageshack.us/img481/1476/mountaintower22jc6.jpg

and a dragon vs. mage picture

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/1328/dragonandmagewc4.jpg

and a 10 min speedpaint!

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/694/valleykingng3.jpg


and a stiffpose picture of a Time mage

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/8286/timemage2copyqt3.jpg

and a village design in the mountains.

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/2875/upstralbb1.jpg

and the last one im going to show you guys, a little tree/ground hut!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/Treehut.jpghttp://img213.imageshack.us/img213/5153/treehutrx5.jpg

[Espenboi]

Second bump, sorry

Made some faces aswell!

http://img302.imageshack.us/img302/7568/facetj6.jpg

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/4654/cabriochni8.jpg

[DARAF]

Cool ideas man. Keep posting.

[Espenboi]

Thank you Daraf, i made a rift assasin, he has four arms :3 and can make portal to anywhere he'd like, so he successd 100% with his missions!

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/8779/portalassasinyc1.jpg

[Espenboi]

Once again i am back :P im lazy at posting pictures in forums, but thats just how my busy life works! :P

Trying to do a Craft!
http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/3395/maverickem2.jpg


DONT be a fool! Never try to steal a resently undeads SALMON!

http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/4608/undead1copyne9.jpg
a wizards hut!
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/6835/wizardhutic6.jpg

i made a really weird huntsman, i call him Tregor, the twilight hunts man!

http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/686/thinhuntercopy2vo2.jpg

its a magician which has one of her power stones stolen bye a mana monkey!
i call it caugth, because the female characther grabs it with her magical cape! :D
http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/6803/caugthmf7.jpg

[RaistlinTheDark]

really nice ideas, and art

[Espenboi]

Thanks Raistlin! :D

i made a video not too long ago:Link to video.google for the picture i made! :D (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1668073158027777143&hl=en)
here is the picture i made
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/madnesscopy.jpg


http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/5314/crazyninhagirlic7.jpg
http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/8754/wizardmanisondp1.jpg
15 min concept sketch
http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/6833/conceptartfs3.jpg
another landscape
http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/1981/mountainsbirdpersqj5.jpg
another speedy
http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/5149/dogmacopyfk2.jpg
and a gray white sketch! :D
http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/6149/manthing2hs5.jpg

[Espenboi]

bump! :D
http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/8170/wizardtemplent6.jpg

[Espenboi]

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/1540/nagaflute3copycopyce4.jpg

[Espenboi]

bumps!

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/4737/guardtowerofantrulacopypu9.jpg

[Robz]

Great job man, keep it up. love your paintings.

[kovah]

some really nice stuff there, the environments are great. But i think your anatomy could still do with abit of fine tuning. Keep up the good work ^^

[TheGnoll]

nice stuff man, you're progressing really fast in here ;)

keep 'em coming, don't slow down ;) i wonder if you have any trad medium stuff to show

keep sharing
ciao!

[Espenboi]

Robz: Thanks man!
Kovah: indeed my anatomy needs tuning! im working on it like a crazy dog!
TheGnoll: I never slow down! :D ive got traditional, but my scanner is mean to me!

some soldier.

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/7376/reamkeco5.jpg

[Espenboi]

Bump!

Damage. actual size 1800x2600

[monstertree]

Hey, theres some real potential in these. The colours are still a bit murky or overly saturated at points, and they lack finish, but these will both come with practice and observational studies. Work a little with your anatomy too, like Kovah said - and you'll be well on your way.

[Espenboi]

Thanks Monstertree. you are totally right, i used one of the airbrush alike tool, i was being lazy, but know that i understand how valuable painted effects are, i wont be.

Did a speedy one! :D

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/9201/forestwatcherxr2.jpg

[Espenboi]

Bump once again! :P i made a turtle for some guy, he wanted it to be a doom turtle.

so here is my attempt at drawing a doom turtle.

sketch:
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/4026/doomturtlesketch2yy6.jpg

wouldnt like to call it done, its still lacking effects, so critiques are most welcome!

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/4910/doomturtlecm4.jpg

[Chermilla]

Hi there!

You have a few nice pieces of work here, and currently your landcape/enviroment work is much stronger than your character work.

Keep studying anatomy and have some fun with it!

Cx

[Espenboi]

Thanks Chermilla! im studying all i can.

some digital sketches. ( my paper sketches suck ass ) :P

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/8117/behemothefk5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/brusheroblog.jpg

and some monster heads for a comp over at the brackenwood forum.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/wdadoodlecopycopy.jpg
inspired by the best artist ever.


***BUMSKEE***

[Espenboi]

A transvestite from the future

and...

Wooo, Sketches, im trying to get more skill with traditional art, so im sketching up the main figure for a little 5 pictured action strip with oils!

[Espenboi]

space bump! :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/spacebasecopy.jpg

[heda]

awesome man!

[Espenboi]

Thanks Heda! :D


more pencil and pen sketches then ever!! :D

some monsters, and two futuristic apartments.

I really need to do more traditional art!

[Espenboi]

Trying to scare some friends! :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/theforestwhistler2.jpg

[Espenboi]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/Fruitwarsstepbystep10.jpg
Story:

The story is set in the world of Boellfro.

a planet where the resources H20 is close to none. Bandit Chiefs, Kings and queens, Wizards and Witches, all of these high authority leaders send out their legions, hordes ,armies or troops, just to get what all need....


The fruit.

and with that,THE FRUIT WAR begins

Things being included in the picture
Characters: The Shroomthugs ( alive and victorious)
The Fairy Tribe ( Dead, their fruit convoy was attacked)

Creatures: Gnakenstell ( A mixture between a reptile a horse and a tiger. )


Environment: In the Lush forest of Trynefaan.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/thefateofbrackenwooddone3.jpg

[Espenboi]

I love dragons, just started sketching them though :P

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/dragonsketch.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/Dragon.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/hverdagconcept2.jpg

[Eponine]

very cool work! are you norwegian too by any chance?!

[Espenboi]

Thanks, yes i'm norwegian too! :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/dragonbreeddone23.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/mountain.jpg

50 min speedpaint
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/Kingdomofamuus.jpg

20 min warm up! ( from the golden compass)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/warmup.jpg

[lennon]

Very good, I'd like to see your comic. It seems like you could use more practice in simple shapes (you know like drawing boxes in perspective), and apply it to the figures and some buildings. Your paintings look really good, specially the landscapes. You have a good imagination, don't lose it.

[Espenboi]

Thanks Lennon, I agree.

a sketch. Refrence Caravaggio's Judith

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/Judith.jpg

[Trashy]

Hey Espenboi,

Good going on your environments and good start to your sb. Yeah, you need a little work when it comes to human figures and proportions. Maybe do a couple studies from life if you can or refs more. you'll get there though. Keep up the good work!

[Espenboi]

i used 2 hours on this one
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/moonbasealphacopy.jpg

[Espenboi]

20 min speed paint
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/20min.jpg

[Espenboi]

20 min speedpaint
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/stormtrooper.jpg

2 hour halo inspired speedpaint! :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/hangarxrlightattempt.jpg

[Espenboi]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/anatomy12.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/anatomy21.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/anatomy32.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/marine.jpg
then i played around with it, with some AWESOME COLORS!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/20.jpg

[Espenboi]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/speedpaint-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/Treevillethumnails.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/Thumbnailsoldier-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/portfo.jpg

[JFierce]

Gotta dig the progress in here
Lots of improvement from your starting post :)

[Espenboi]

Thanks JFierce! :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/troop.jpg

[Espenboi]

artbump! MY SCANAH IS WOKIN AGAIN! :D
a high elf and a crappy anatomy gladiator sketch. ( with a sword pierced trough HIS left shoulder, causing it to POP :D )
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/highelves.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/gladiat.jpg

[Lotet]

u got some pretty cool stuff here, great envos and great looking designs, you should work more on posture of u characters though, sometimes they look a little stiff.

oh and thanks for dropping by at my SB, glad u like it ^.^

[Mischeviouslittleelf]

Hey there! Some real nice stuff here! I adore your environments they are pretty great actually. Also you are grasping color pretty well. I would like to see some more studies though, but these come with time

Also are you from Norway?

If you could take a peek by my SB it would be much appreciated:)

-E

[dCepT]

I was glad when I saw you posting those gesture sketches! :) Like someone said a little back in the thread; you've got good imagination, so keep working those speedpaints, and develop your worlds! But tempering that with studies and such is gonna do ya good!

Apparently there are more norwegians here than I thought... haha.. keep stumbling over new ones! :P

Fortsett å gjøre det du gjør! Blir bedre og bedre!

dC

[Espenboi]

Wow, thanks for the Comments and Critiques guys! :D
wip- Atlantis.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/atlantiscopy-1.jpg
and here are a illustration i posted in the FF section. which a few saw.

it also made image of the day over at ImagineFX the 5th of march.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/Amathukozsmall.jpg


yeah. probably the last update, since ill be going to the army next week! :(

[rubbadub]

O
M
F
G
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!


Ur sketcehs are SOO k3wl mawn!
I thunk I just came all ova my scr33n, lololol JK man XDXDXDXD

Plz teach me!

kthnxbye

(Ps: I :wub: you!)

I feel dirty now, I shall never type like that again! Ever!
Keep on rocking! :asskisser:
And good luck in the army too, I'm lucky it's not mandatory anymore in my country.

[hp]

congrats on the image of the day. i would probably make the foreground brighter and maybe add a texture on top of the dragon. you could also add some color layers like overlay/hardlight/softlight to get some transparency-type feel to the wings.

[kombat-unit]

wow, the last image is breathtaking, looks almost like a screenshot from some high-budget fantasy movie.

And an impressive progress overall.

[Mischeviouslittleelf]

Jeg er ikke militæret nei, og jeg har allerede utsatt det et år. Går på Granum Kunstfagskole i Oslo. Mulig jeg drar inn i militæret neste år, når jeg er ferdig med andre året. Bor du nær Oslo?

-E

[RandAlThor]

Awesome progress in here dude. i hope you continue to sketch when you go into the army, it would be a shame to let your talent go to waste... ;-)

[dCepT]

Sweet stuff man! Getting better! :) You're enviros really stand out for me! You've got a lot of cool shit going on in those! Keep developing your worlds!

dC

[res01ve]

Ditto on all that. The environments definitely show huge improvements. Your faces are really expressive. Good stuff, more gestures!

:.

[Espenboi]

Thanks guys! im finished in the army now, made it trough the 4 months boot camp. been working alot on my anatomy, but for now...

an environment sketch. ( might redo it and use more time one it!!)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/warmup-1.jpg

[Espenboi]

just saw the awesome new WOW cinematic!

so i got inspired and did a quick warm up sketch!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/warmuparthas.jpg

[Lyno]

Wow, you made alot of progress, that's always cool to see :).

Keep this cool sb up!

[dCepT]

Sweet enviros man! Keep rockin' 'em! Looking forward to seeing some anatomy stuff from ya :) Where were you stationed?

dC

[Espenboi]

Thanks guys!!! :D

dCepT: Garden, i oslo!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/TheLastCounterAttackDone.jpg

[monotony]

oh man, looks like you've been practicing.
the two environments are especially nice and the last one hast really good colors.
looking forward to more!

[Espenboi]

Hey thanks man! :D

here's how far i got on it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/TheLastCounterAttacklast.jpg

and here are two character designs for the next illustration im working on.

the king
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/Thesuperherocharacterdesign.jpg

and the evil wizard
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/wizardcopy.jpg

[Mischeviouslittleelf]

Halla mann! De siste greiene er fantastiske:D Skikkeli bra^^ Mer og mer og mer!

-E

[Espenboi]

hehe takker!! :D

i should become more active on these boards..

ive just recently started to study the works of loomis and Frazetta, im going to buy a scanner before christmas, so i can show some of the works! :D

here's what im currently working on!

its a big illustration, about 3000x2300 something i think.

here's the sketch and a progress shot
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/replicussketch.jpg
sketch is pretty messy, should have worked more on it before i went into the rendering part, oh well. more work on my, not that thats bad :P I LOVE WORKING!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/progress.jpg
and please, if you have the time, i love critiques too! :D

[Espenboi]

Hey, its me!

ive just joined the Cgsociety Challenge!! this time its all about steampunk.

"The largest CGChallenge ever, with over US$220,000 in prizes!
In this, the 23nd CGChallenge, entrants are challenged to depict their favorite myth or legend, with a steam-punk aesthetic, via a still image or video.

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Steampunk is the application of advanced steam age technology to a modern or science fiction setting.

This challenge asks you to render traditional myths and legends in the steampunk style using elements of gears, springs, brass and steam power. Re-imagine legendary characters from some of the world's most ancient stories, such as a steam-powered minotaur, or a Zeppelin-mounted Thor, hurling lightning bolts from the sky."


here's the link to the contest.
http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/steampunk/

and here is the link to my thread!
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=278&t=694484

what ive done so far:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/closeupcopycopy.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/handconceptcopy.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/mood2.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/head.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/thumbnail.jpg

is there anyone else on here thats joining?

[hp]

your illustrations are coming along nicely! if i had one crit, i would say to limit the amt of glow you are putting on everything.

[Enydimon]

*jaw drop*

I'm really loving your digital sketches and paintings, dude. Makes me want to work even harder.

[Espenboi]

hp: Thanks, ill try... but i just love shiny stuff :x :D
Enydimon: the nicest comment I've ever gotten, thanks man. :anime:

Latest concept i did for the challenge:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/pilotdone.jpg
and some random speedpaints.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/biteycastle-1.jpg
M@ inspired, damn that gentleman is my god.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/station.jpg

[bigfooTrooper]

wow! really cool SB!! really cool update man!!!
last enviro is off the hook!!!! crazy!!!
keep em coming!
cheers

[lilnebo]

The name of your thread is so fimiliar ........ :P hahaha
Really nice stuff man
I love the mood you manage to get across
Great composition and awesome colour choices!
keep at it

[DeeLock]

It's great to see so much improvement from your first page!

Your environments are definitely the best things in here.

Keep up the studies, it would be nice to see some traditional works.

[Espenboi]

bigfooTrooper: thanks man! :D
lilnebo: we will make it! :D thanks.
DeeLock: thanks, its been a couple of years since i started the sketchbook, i love doing environments, but i gotta work more with anatomy and characters! :D so yeah at the studies, im going to try and buy a scanner before Christmas, so i can upload all the studies ive done since september :P

all i got today is a crappy update on the illustration im working on, ive been super busy with commissions, so i dont have much time for personal stuff, but when i do have time i spend it all on my personal stuff, damn that remindes me, i need to eat.... :anime:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/progress-2.jpg
oh and i found this 15 min speedpaint i did :O
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/kings.jpg

[Ricardo Robles]

Impressive enviros. I love some of your light focus, good work so far.

[Mischeviouslittleelf]

UUh good stuff amigo. I like the latest stuff, spescially that illustration. When it comes to the steampunk stuff, it seems a little shallow, you might want to go back and look over the design, maybe put in some more boilers and pistons and what not. That would not only add believability, but also a lot of interest:)

-E

[Espenboi]

Ricardo Robles: thanks man!
E: Thanks. yeah about the egyptian steampunk thing, im going to work alot on it in december, try to make it look alot better in design.

Here's an update on the illustration, dont leave my sketchbook without a critique please! :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/progress61.jpg

[Kian]

Some nice work mate :) Keep pushing

[hp]

there isn't any depth to the inside of the chest on the main monster dude, it looks kinda flat. otherwise i'm excited about your egyptian challenge piece :D

[Espenboi]

Kian: thanks :O
Hp: me and the flatness are best friends unfortunately! :( its an awesome challenge, going to go back to it now that i dont want to work on this piece any more :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/replicus97.jpg

Okay, back to Anatomy studies.

[Espenboi]

HELLU!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/dragoncopy-2.jpg
all i got to show today is a dragon sketch i did, wanted it to be like a forest dragon, if i spent some more time on it i would probably have added some flowers and stuff! but im moving, so i gotta pack :|

[hp]

i think if you made the dragon eyes larger it would look more menacing or dramatic or something. they look kinda squinty right now ^^

i think if you added highlights to the rim of the open chest on your last piece then it would look more 3d.

[Espenboi]

Hp, ill try to fix those things.

here's some landscape studies i did during breakfast.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/studycopy.jpg

this one looks like crap, but i like the colors.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/study2.jpg

[Rogie-C]

lovely work on those back grounds and environments!

nice speed painting and lighting on them. and great use of varied brushes ^^

only CC i could give is probably the lighting on the subjects you draw, they tend to have a flatter lighting compared to the lighting on the back ground? it makes it look kind of pasted.

but other than that, keep it up! i also see that you've improved on your anatomy, just keep practicing on it and both your BGs and Subjects would look awesome! ^^

[hp]

the colors do look nice in the last environ. if it were realistic maybe you would desaturate some areas based on the lighting...but it's more fun this way anyways :D

[Neolight]

Glad I stumbled on your SB Espen, I really like the orange daubs you threw in on Station.

Your work is great, keep posting.

[Espenboi]

Rogie-C: hey thanks for stopping by, and taking the time to give me some critiques, yeah, the lighting, its really something i gotta work on, i love those darn rim lights to much :P ill work on it! :D

Hp: Hey! yeah, i will use more desaturated colors on the next ones! :D

Neolight: Thanks man, i will :P
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So here's a character design, for the hero in my next illustration! :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/stormelf-1.jpg

[shamandalie]

AWW DUDE YOU'VE GOT GREAT STUFF HERE!!!! :D:D:D
i'm not half as good as you but i hope i can comment. hp was right about the flatness bit. you are nearly there, just have to get the shadows and highlights right to show the form.
keep it going, you'll get it soon!

MOARRRR!!! :)

[Duman]

Checked out your sketchbook and found that I really like your environments. You have some really nice pieces on the first two pages. You also seem to be pretty good a drawing soldiers, and I would like to see some more of those.

I'll try keeping an eye on this thread.

[ashess]

hi there espy! pretty nice stuff out here. I really like the cloth rendering and colors. sometimes joints turn out flat tough -like the bowsman's shoulder and the dragon.
the bow'sman's shoulder was evident from the first sketch, where you kinda put a line between arm and back, where there should be a big shoulder plain. watch those plains in real life and get them in there!

[Espenboi]

shamandalie:Hey hi, thanks for the comment and critique :D
Duman: Thanks alot man!
ashess: gotcha, i gotta work on that. thanks


here's a 40+ minute speedpaint. too me it looks really flat.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/speedpaint40min-1.jpg
oh well, gotta work more if im ever going to get a job at bungie!

had another on of those Bungie dreams last night. and ofcourse when i woke up i didnt work there, and i got majorly depressed :P oh well, GOTTA WORK HARDER TO ACHIEVE MY LIFE GOAL! :D

[bigfooTrooper]

flat? well…hmm, maybe add a structure thats going back to a VP?
cheers

[monotony]

hm doesn't look flat to me. I actually like the colors a lot.
however there is a problem with perspective. the horizonline is somewhere waist-high for the character in front, but you can still look inside the building far up as if you where standing right in front of it.
you should see it from a lower angle.
another little thing that might help to get a better sense of scale and depth is having smaller vegetation on the rocks to the left.
they should be the same distance as the building and compared to the figures inside they look huge.
but really lots of potential in this one! keep working.

[hp]

looks flat because you need to bring either the left or the right side of that cliffy region forward. it looks kind of boring compositionally if they are exactly even.
colors looks great tho! :D

[Espenboi]

bigfooTrooper: yeah i could do that, maybe ad some kind of a fence or a line or something, ill try it out! thanks

monotony: Yeah you're totally right! ill try to repaint it or something, like a friend over at a diffrent forum said, it would be cool to see a face in the water too, maybe that could also add some scale, it will be exciting to see. thanks

Hp: HELLO. i guess you're right, a friend added more darker and saturated colors to the cliff where the structure is, that really helped bringing it forth and made it look less flat. thanks

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so at the moment im working on a idea for a competition.

the topic is Mountain Patriarch. and ive decided to design a lion mixed with an eagle my creature.

here's some of the stuff ive done so far for the project.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/Patriarchanatomy2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/huntthumbnailcopy.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/profile3copy.jpg

as you can see. I haven't done much lion anatomy before, so it would be awesome if you could help me.

[rubbadub]

OMG I'm cumming trough my eyeballz! Aaaargh! :assspank:

[Espenboi]

haha :P

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/citystudy.jpg

20 min study, i went wild with a Whit Brush!! so awesome brushes, thanks man for sharing them.

[Espenboi]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/atudy2.jpg

hey guys. double post, oh shit!

here's another study i went crazy on, hehe added a kitten robot :P

[Espenboi]

so i guess ive only told some about my plan for next year. in january, i'm going to apply to a job!

im not completely sure about the theme of the game, its a mmorpg in modern time thats all i know. so im going to work on a portfolio that shows what i think would look cool for a mmorpg set in modern time!

ive had a wow account since the day it came out, probably just played 5% of the 4 years its been up, but it made me understand how a mmorpg works.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/funcomthumbnails2copy.jpg
so in thumbnail 1 and 2, i tried to design a place where you would fight some creatures and monsters, i probably should expand the field so it would be possible to run around more, but i think it looks kinda entertaining when there's more composition involved.

thumbnail 3, so after playing alot of wow instances i pretty much know how boss fights work as well. so my picture of a boss fight, is that you pretty much stays at one place and go trough phases until youve taped all its Health points. so in this picture i decided to have a modern day "new york" alley, where there's this BIG octopus, meat eating plant protecting some treasure or armory behind it. once the players has killed it, they can get to the armory and get a level 600 machine gun or some crazy stuff like that :P

in the 4 picture, i decided to have some guy practice his magical skills, maybe a trainer for some demon class. its set on a rooftop, with curtains and big cloths hanging above. something like that..


so im going to push this to final illustrations, and include them in my portfolio. im also going to do alot of character designs, monster and creature designs and so on...

tell me what you think, i really need your help!! :D

[ruuhkis]

nice stuff dude! I especially like the 3rd panel in the latest update, it's something about the combined use of solid surfaces and organic mass that really makes the picture interesting. for some reason I'm not too fond of the 4th image, but I have no idea why...so I better stop right here :) (it might be because pretty much everything in the picture is screaming for the same level of interest, which makes the picture a little difficult to look at...the other images lead the eye much more effectively. go figure.)

keep it up!

[Espenboi]

ruuhkis: Thanks man, yeah the forth image is pretty dull, it was the last i did and it was whiped up in like 5 minutes. didnt put enough JUICE into that one :P


for this picture, i imagined that the head was from a summoned storm golem, i also like to think that there's a summoner class or a sculpture that can summon his/her creations to life! but in this picture, that creation is beheaded! :|

not to happy with it. i want it to look more Craig mullins'ie, but thats fucking hard.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/entrance2copy.jpg

[Shalite]

Your environments are pretty sweet, really not sure how to critique them.

G'damn, inorite? I love the Mullins style, so rough and the atmosphere is fantastic, but even if this doesn't really appear to be the style exactly, like the lighting.

[miguelslo]

alot of your stuff ends up in my inspiration folder, keep it up!

[Espenboi]

Shalite: Thanks! yeah, mullins ROCK! what im trying to achieve as a stye (even though im 20 years away from achieving it), is a mix between Todd Lockwood, Craig Mullins and Nox's style!! having a style like that would ROCK SOME SOCKS!!! :D gotta WORK SO HARD MAN!!!! WOOOO

Miguelslo: thanks alot man! :D

here's some doodles. where you can see that the proportions have taken a nap, they didnt show up when i drew so thats why they are left out :P :(

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/wrong-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/pencil2.jpg
this was the first design for the Chow with the woman who killed virgins, because she thought that their blood would make her look more beautiful or something like that :P but im weeks to late! great place to look for things to do though!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/face2-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/face1.jpg

[algenpfleger]

Good man! Keep pushing! :)

[sketcheth]

You've got some compelling progress going here! Makes me want to do more environmental studies myself, keep up the good work, my friend!

[Espenboi]

Algenpfleger: thanks man! :D
Sketcheth: Awesome, thanks man, Environments is pretty much my comfort zone. they are so fun to do, whenever i draw a environment i really try to feel it. i picture myself going there, what i would interact with and so on. :P but im pretty sure everyone does that.

MORE
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/soldier2-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/Untitled-6-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/soldier3.jpg

[Espenboi]

Hey guys! here's a sketch i did for a diffrent forum, where we're only allowed to use 15 min on each character sketch, so that limited the rendering on this one :P
not sure what the technology level is for this guy, but i like to think its just 10 years before they started to use guns :P
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/steampunkish.jpg ALOT MORE TO COME!!!

[Grandmassa Mr. Spect]

diggz the show cant wait 4 some mo

[Espenboi]

Thanks Grandmassa Mr.spect!!

here's some MOAR

some fire man with a construction workers belt, takes up the battle against the evil hoof people.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/fireman.jpg

and here's a concept for a futuristic knight cop!! this is the son of the chief!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/knight.jpg

[Espenboi]

a knight cop has just kicked a thugs ass!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/knightcop2.jpg

[Espenboi]

Hey guys, did the second thumbnail, im not happy with it at all, i messed it up! so ill be doing it again someday.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/forlorn2.jpg

[Espenboi]

Doodles

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/dudette1.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/dude1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/bungiedoodle.jpg
3min sketch
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/3minsketch.jpg
CLASSY fish thingy?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/fish.jpg

[Espenboi]

i wanted to join the CHOW, but i havent got time to finish it :(

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/Espengenin/knight-1.jpg