New work and a big thank you to CA

[Tully]

Good news! As of this past Monday, I've officially started a job as a concept artist in the game industry! I thought it was appropriate, in light of recent events, to post some new material.

I take the time to post it here because, without CA.org, my life for the past few years would not have panned out as wonderfully as it has. It obviously took a lot of work on my part, but the information, inspiration, and networking provided by these forums have been absolutely instrumental in any success I've managed thus far. In fact, it was contacts I made at the SF Workshop in 2005 that directly resulted in my landing this job.

So thanks so much to the great guys who started this place and continue to run it. And all the incredible artists who make it an inspirational and educational resource. Your work has ramifications you may never know, but helps change peoples lives for the better. :yayca:

It'll be a while before I can show anything I'm doing for work, but when I can I will!

And now on to the good stuff...

[masque]

full-out congratulations, Tully! go far!

thanks for the peeks, too, they're beauts.

[guterrez]

grats to the job man, have fun
great pieces you show here, I really dig your style

[j a k e]

Congrats Laurel!
Lovely to see this stuff finished, I really like the way you paint.

[Ostrander]

Beautiful work Tully. Congratulations and best of luck to you!

[vigostar]

that first image and that spacecraft are seriously off the chain.. Mant congrats.. You've got that golden touch

[Hookswords]

I love that ship design. Congrats man

[Felicia]

Beautiful Work Tully, and congratulations again.
I love the way you paint.

[Elwell]

You go, girl!:cheerleader:
Somebody get Tully a "Professional" tag.

[TheGnoll]

congrats, Tully, i'm a fan of your work!

ciao

[poise]

Tully Congrats! and really great work!! Seriously you have some awesome concepts and designs going on. I can imagine you doing concepts for movies maybe after you out grow this new concept job, one step at a time right, haha. But really I would love to see some of your designs and characters come to life in the theaters; very inspiring.
Your really good girl, keep rockin it. :D

[Interceptor]

Congrats, Tully! You definately deserve it. Your contributions to the site are very appreciated by me :D

Great work. congrats again.

-Loren

[Craig D]

Congrats on the job Tully, it's well earned.
(and nice work, especially the first one is great)

[SBACHAN]

congrats on the gig,
i love that giant character of yours.:D

[MoP]

contacts I made at the SF Workshop in 2005

Oh, so I'm 'contacts' now, am I? :eyeloss:

Just kidding! Thanks for putting up with my incessant critiquing (whether valid or not) of your art... it's lovely work :drool:

[Alex Alexandrov]

wow this is really fu..... great i really love them save and 5 stars from me LOVEE the first and the second great

..(i really dont know how you didnt find your self a job as concept artist earlyer i mean those are some really solid works and the style is really nice cheers )

[I.was.ink]

Beautiful work!
Keep us updated on your progress...
and since you'll be busy with work and can't post most of the stuff you do, why not start a sketchbook?
:)

-ink

[Konstruktion]

Really really really nice stuff! And yes, start a sketchbook!

My faorites are... right now I'da say the first and third, but that's probably going to change with time. Great work!

[Camara]

Great!

[Robert.B]

i like the way you handle color and paint but there are some praportion problems im seeing especialy with that first image of the bird girl. the length of the trunk of her body in relation to the size of her head is realy strange. and both the right and left leg which our tucked in seem way too small.

Congrats on landing your job welcome to the industry!

[oma]

congrats! you deserve it!!! enjoy life, and post some work once in a while ;).

[Haxxxor]

congrats to your job as a concept artist.
yeah this community is truly a gift to all artists.
no wonder that you got the job... your work is simply stunning. love it.
especially i like the first one and the dinos.

keep at it and i look forward to see your new work.



btw the colours are so nice and soft... i thought it must be painted by a girl.

[fionkell]

My favourite here would be shark-merman, and not just 'cause you gave him some claspers ;)

I love the shiny skin texture on the dinos, wonderful rendering there. And props for drawing wings that look like wings! (I've seen too many renditions which just look like masses of feathers heh). And frickin wow is all I can really say, keep showing 'em that XX chomosomes can be fantastic too :D

[Bammer]

Oh god yes...

[Bowlin]

That's awesome! Congrats, Tully! :)

[TheDirtSyndicate]

fucking cool, congrats.
i love this forum. i swear, this is my favorite site on the entire internet.

great stuff, i love that spaceship thing, really nice design. oh and the mer-man dude is pretty fuckin wicked.
i had a mer-man-o-war design i did awhile back that would make a great enemy for this guy. haha

[Oblio]

YAAAAAAYCA - Another beautyfull example - and you ROCK by setting it on.
Congrats for your job - keep in mind this is just a job - never let it take down your love for art - it's up to you to keep the falme burning and to keep feeding your art skills. TO always become a better artis... THANK YOU for your posts on CA.

Oblio

ah.. and . join CHOW :p

[Beelow]

Congrats dude. I am patiently waiting for that moment when I can say hell yeah, I am a professional concept artist. Nice stuff by ther way, Tully!

[Sleep_Eden_sleep]

Congratulations! I can only imagine how awesome it would be to get such a job.

Anyway, good posts. Big fan of water-related art, especially fictional, so I'm really enjoying your shark-man and amphibian/fish-man. Great work!

[ElvisMcVegas]

you got some really awesome designs in here, I especially like the space ship one. You've really got an eye for design and form.

[spudstudios]

Great work. many congratulations!

[Tully]

masque: glad you enjoyed them :)
gutterez: thanks!
j a k e: Always nice seeing your stuff online too, jake :)
Ostrander: Thanks!
Vigostar: thanks :) I always appreciate your posts on CA
hookswords: thankee
Felicia: thanks :)
Elwell: I've been wishing for a pro tag since I first saw them! I don't think it's sunk in yet that it's actually sort of an accurate description now :D
The Gnoll: Glad you like it! I really appreciate your posts on my SB :)
Poise: Haha, yes, one step at a time! Thanks so much for the great compliment though :) I've always wanted to do film... maybe one day.
Interceptor: Thanks, Loren! I hope you're doing well back in Calgary. I'm not sorry I left that place in the winter. It's a balmy 13 degrees in London today :teeth:
CraigD: thankya :)
SBACHAN: The giant is a favourite of my boyfriend too :P
MoP: Being that you're a person I contact on a regular basis, it's accurate ;)
whiteeeeee: Lack of job before this was due largely to finishing school, but thanks for the sentiment :)
I.Was.Ink: I will keep updating! I do have a sketchbook (don't update that enough :()... it's linked in my sig.
Sarcophagus: Check the SB link in my sig!
Camara: thanks :)
noshadowmaster: thanks a bunch for the crit, though I may have to respectfully disagree on most of it. Her proportions aren't intended to be idealised (as the vast majority of women painted round here are). Ideal proportions are short torso/long legs, but lots of real women are long torso/short-legged. I'm not sure what you mean about the head, as it looks fine to me (I spent a fair bit of time puzzling over it)... a paintover would probably help more!
oma: I will! thanks :)
haxxxor: Not everybody knows I am a girl yet, I think! But thanks.
iolarnula: Claspers, yes! Nothing but anatomical accuracy for me ;) I didn't think anybody else would notice, but it makes me happy you did. Wings are a sticking point with me. I hate lumps of feathers too.
Bammer: glad you enjoy!
Bowlin: thanks :)
Complete2: My favourite too, easy :P You oughta post evil merman! I'd like to see.
Oblio: Thanks to you to, for all your tons of work! I'm in crunch now (jumping in at the deep end), so no Chow yet, but I've been meaning to take a stab at it..
Beelow: Just keep working hard and network, network, network!
Sleep_Eden_Sleep: Pretty safe to imagine it's really good!
ElvisMcVegas:thankee!
spudstudios:thanks :)

[Alex Alexandrov]

hah and again how old are you you sed finished school ?

[bluefooted]

Yay for you! Congrats!

Beautiful work - that first one is my favorite, but I just have a thing for wings I guess ;)

[nicolas]

congrats man! really nice work to boot ( I really digg the first one), probably the last we'll see for a while now...nda ftl....

[blog]

fuck yeah man, this work is indeed the shit!


its also interesting to know that this kind of work is in demand here in England! May I ask what company or organisation it is that you're working for?

edit: I was wandering which artist it was that did that awesome illustration for the pin-up calendar, turns out from checking out yer website that it was you! hehe, nice going indeed!

[DanielC]

Congrats !
These look very nice :)

[Nerahla]

yay you finally posted here - been waiting :) This is just gorgeous stuff, you're very inspiring!

Congrats on the job again and lets see that Pro tag already CA mods!! =D

[[void]]

Really inspiring! Lovely stuff.

You should come to one of the meets in london!

[Tully]

whiteeeeee: I'm 22, and I just finished my degree last August.
bluefooted: thanks, blue :) I'm anal about wings, but only 'cause I love them so much.
nicholas: *nods* Agreed. NDA ftl, indeed. Thanks :)
blog: I'm working for Splash Damage. Smallish company, but a good one.
DanielC: thanks!
Runecaster: I'm happy you like them! I may have to go bother Davi about it..
[void]: I plan to! I *just* missed the last one... came to London just a week after it. There was much pouting on my part.

[Wenart]

great job!! I love your style

[daniel ching]

ey Laurel...taste VERY of its “untied spots” in the dinossaurs...congrats

[Phattro]

congrats on landing the job! :) its well deserved. Hope to see your professional work in the future. Good luck and have fun.

[Tommoy]

Great work man, this is what i call inspiring work. And your just 22...Grrr. I stop when i've painted a nail, you paint the dirt under it! Good luck with the job.

[mravka]

really awesome stuff!! congratulationis!
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[mravka]

really awesome stuff!! congratulations!
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oops - sorry for the double post, my browser did something weird...