Zeitbook (08/15) *illustrated nudity throughout*

[zeitgeist]

241131WELCOME TO MY SKETCHBOOK C&C always welcome!

[Troll Skelking]

Cool. Is there a story behind this?

[MilesNoctis]

Wow nice sketches, I like the Luzifer pic most.
Crits?
Maybe a little... but only a little and since this are sketches Im even not sure if this si a point to crit but ..oh well:
at the luzifer pic, his "skirt" could be painted more smooth, not so hard lines IMO, but as I said...only a little crit :)
keep up the good work

[zeitgeist]

Troll Skelking: ya... well, not mine. all (but the troll) are character sketches for a comic book im illustrating.

MilesNoctis: Thanks! Ya, they're all pretty sketchy... when i clean them up and finish them more... ill post. maybe then it'll be easier to crit.

Lirce: Man, you nailed me... somewhere along the road of my life... i noticed that looking down and staring forward gives off a really sinister look (unless you're me)... I've been trying to draw outside of my comfort zones lately... but when i relax, and my pen goes flaccid... the Danzig look is usually the result.

thanks for the kind words guys! starting a sketch book here is like trying to speak up in that mousey little geek voice in front of all the cool kids.

more soon if things go as planned

(Danzig look officially banned from this sketchbook until further notice)

edit: corrected retarded spelling error

[zeitgeist]

just a couple of doodles i did tonight.

the first is my rough attempt at doing a city landscape.

the second... is just for fun. i call him Ghoul Daddy

cheers!

[MilesNoctis]

wow the city rocks, and the second:
a doodle worth to finish it
let us see more of it

[zeitgeist]

just a small update.

picture of bela lugosi from white zombie... photo reference used.

cheers

[zeitgeist]

another small update.

an unfinished panel for a comic im way too late on! :$

c&c very welcome!

cheers!

[Sleepy_Head]

I really like the comic frame. What are you using to create it with?

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[zeitgeist]

Sleepy Head: im glad you like it :)
I used Painter X on the panel.

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mugshot of the above punkish hot chick.

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something drawn tonight.

cheers!

[artmessiah]

Hey man, very nice SB! There is no way you won't get into a major art college. I know these are just sketches but I see mad potential here. Nice linework and concepts. I'm still learning painter and experimenting with color, but you are among the many here that give me inspiration. Take care. :rendered:

[zeitgeist]

artmessiah: Thank you so much, man! That means a hell of a lot... especially since i really admire your sketches! :)
ya, I've been working mostly in painter the last few months... and have really kinda put my traditional stuff on the back burner... which i need to pick back up... considering everything i read about ringling and what they want to see in your portfolio seems to target on traditionally done life drawings/landscapes/still lifes/etc.

[artmessiah]

artmessiah: Thank you so much, man! That means a hell of a lot... especially since i really admire your sketches! :)
ya, I've been working mostly in painter the last few months... and have really kinda put my traditional stuff on the back burner... which i need to pick back up... considering everything i read about ringling and what they want to see in your portfolio seems to target on traditionally done life drawings/landscapes/still lifes/etc.


Yeah the Ringling entry portfolio should focus on traditional stuff, but just looking your digital work, I'm sure busting out a few figure drawing or still life pieces shouldn't be too hard for you. I would jump on working on the ole portfolio early because time SPEEDS by before it's due. And me being the biggest procrastinator of all time, I had to really jump through hoops to get things done. I repeat what I said earlier though, I don't think you'll have any problems with getting in just as long as your highschool grades were decent (your portfolio will already rock). If you're like me who'z highschool grades sucked (I wish I could go back in time and slap myself), go to a local college and take a couple courses in art to erase your highschool GPA. Take care and keep this thing updated as best you can.

[Bubstar]

Really awesome work man really love the hands whichyou do very well the emotion portrayed wicked. Like Artmessiah said you shuldnot have nay trouble getting into good art school particularly Ringling:rendered: . Well get that portfolio ready dude so I will see you there.

[Nhazul]

Very interesting characters man and cool style. The city looks very sweet, makes me wnna start painting right now! Very inspiring. Keep the work coming.!

[ticktac]

I'm digging the hair styles you do. great work.

[Seaport]

cool sketch book, really like the ghoul_daddy image

[AmontilladoAg]

Diggin' that Lugosi pic! :teeth:

[zeitgeist]

artmessiah: yea my grades were pretty pathetic during highschool (i feel in kicking your own ass)... I contacted ringling admissions and they told me that I could write up an essay explaining why my grades during hs were so low... so that's plan a. plan b will be going to the local community college. thanks for the support! :)

bubstar: thanks man! ya the first thing im going to do if i get in.. is hunt down all you ca.org ringling students :)

nhazul: that's awesome... so many people here fill me with a raging artistic ferocity! I'm glad i can give back a little. cheers!

ticktac: thanks mate! hair... a lot of the times... poses a big problem for me...

seaport: :) glad you like it. your sketchbook has some awesome work as well. i'd like to see your naked barcode bunny in a battle with ghoul_daddy!
cheers!

amontilladoag: thanks! i really like it too. hopefully i can produce some unique stuff with an equal amount of satisfaction!

thanks again guys... weekends here... maybe i can get some more stuff done and posted!

cheers! :)

[Cory Hinman]

Hey, sorry to be visiting so long after your nice comments in my SB.
i really like your characters, good acting, good designs. I particularly like Lucifer, great gaze, great emotive hands. I also really like the colors and sense of light and reflection in your city-scape. Ghoul daddy...disturbs me. If looking at him I was supposed to feel good about the direction the country is going in...sorry. With the Bela Lugosi you really captured his glare and I love the textures of your strokes, "feels" like an old horror black and white. Even without captions, you drew me into the story with the panel you posted, you make me wanna find out what's going on.
Please keep posting. I'll be back.

[zeitgeist]

Cory: thanks man! Ill post as much as i can (you do the same) :)

here's an update.

two unfinished panels.

is it weird to find a chick you drew sexy? :[

cheers!

[Jabo]

another small update.

an unfinished panel for a comic im way too late on! :$

c&c very welcome!

cheers!


Thought I'd drop you a line. I really dig your style, very sketchy. And god, what a nice pose for the girl in this pic. Bookmarked!

[zeitgeist]

Jabo: Thanks man! I love your work... especially the messy oily ones! :)

[BohemianChaos]

interesting characters... plus I dig your subtle texture on some of these. The city landscape is wicked too. :)

[RaistlinTheDark]

dude nice paints!

[iceman478]

man I love that picture with the skylight of a city...very cool...all your characters have this 70's feel to them very cool VINTAGE !!!

[radu.andrew]

cool style
kinda new :)

[ACRO]

cool meng, diggin that hood style... very inspiring....
my fav is the last pic you have above this...

[zeitgeist]

Bohemianchaos: thanks! im a sucker for subtle texture ;)
raistlinthedark: thanks mate! :)
iceman: lol, thanks i didnt even notice the 70's vibe. yay me!
radu.andrew: thanks! :)
acro: thanks bro, urban settings stress me the hell out.. but i love them when i get them right!

small update.

first is an idea for my tribute to CHOW #82 (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=102427) non-fleshy objects are the bane of my existence... so we'll see how this goes. but i want to pay my respects... and this seems like a wonderful way to do it.

second is just a quick photo study.

cheers!

[lack02]

awesome stuff!

can't wait to see more

[Dan Valkar]

nice sb bro...nice characters...keep them comin'

[Pascallo]

Hey Zeitgeist, like your stuff, especially the first characters. Look a little "Gorillaz"-Style but I bet you gonna develop some cool own style on your way, keep it going like this!

[dierat]

Dude, this stuff is awesome. I love that "punkish chick", especially the the portrait. And yeah, like everybody's saying, the way you use Painter is fantastic. Keep it comin'! ;D

[thesinfulsaint]

LOVE your style and your use of color! As far as crits, I'd say try to add a little more contrast in your rendering, especially in the cityscape drawing.

You'll have to track down all of us Ringlingers. :) Can't wait to see you next fall!

[Arne S.]

wow,that´s some cool style here!!

[zeitgeist]

lack02 Thanks man, ya it's been a crazy few weeks! hopefully everything will be back to normal now ;)
Dan Valkar Thanks! :)
Pascallo Thanks, dun really see the gorillaz style... but i could be missing something. and this is my own style... lets just hope it gets better :D
dierat thanks bro! you're definitely too kind :)
thesinfulsaint thanks sin, i totally agree with you about my rendering... i need to tighten my shit up! and dont worry... come next fall... ill dress up in a gigantic Hobbs outfit and tackle you all from the seemingly innocent bushes ;)
Arne S thanks mate!

alright... so... yea...
last couple of weeks have been pretty troublesome. My mac's harddrive went kaput on me (beware Bootcamp beta) and i lost nearly ALL my stuff.
so needless to say i've been running around trying to get it fixed.
now it is... and i think im ready to get going again!

just one quick pic right now. study of contortion & hot chix (from a photo)...

cheers!

[zeitgeist]

just a few practice sketches from photos.
cheers!

[Maestro Andres]

hey zeitgeist, you have a great style going on in here and the characters are very interesting to see. I will keep watching how your style develops, if you don't mind. Keep it up and have fun at Ringling!

[zeitgeist]

armaldon thanks mate... stick around as long as you like ;)

quick crappy doodle... I really like egon schiele's style... so i thought i'd play around with some of his signature characteristics... just for fun.

[zeitgeist]

another quick doodle

[zeitgeist]

another doodle update. just finished the 7th harry potter book a few nights ago... and it's been dipping into my head every now and then. so... here's a deatheater... and something else... which should never have a name. :[

cheers!

[zeitgeist]

another update... not really producing a lot of quality stuff.. but i am having a bit of fun today ;)

inspired by the pyramidhead monster from silent hill 2.

[AmontilladoAg]

Got some weird stuffs here 8) I like :^^:

Keep goin', Z :) More of your cool artz, pleez :D

[zeitgeist]

AmontilladoAg Thanks! im glad you like. more weird stuff? here you go!

crazy mayan ape god... thing. i actually drew something a lot like this last night... but upon saving painter crashed and i lost it... so here it is again... i took measures to keep this one safe.
cheers!
EDIT: also here's a little guy i found in my painterdump folder...

[zeitgeist]

here's the my entry for the CHOW #88. It's my first entry so the chances of me actually finishing it... are pretty high.
I really like the topic.

just a WIP

[artmessiah]

Cool updates :)

[zeitgeist]

artmessiah: thanks! :)

Here's my submission for CHOW #88 (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=106052)

I probably worked on it a total of about 6 or 7 hours.
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[zeitgeist]

my entry for CHOW #89 (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=106507). Tried to eliminate most of the linework on this one... and in doing so lost most of what i previously like about it. meh.

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[Evxyza92]

You definetely , went a diff. direction for avenging ice princess. Though it seems like a nightmare to me! Though the clouds are defined and gove the derpeseed haunted feel i think you were going for, the rest of teh background is kind of dull , and white, not really the best , which is unfortunate for such an interesting, and haunting take on the topic.

[Darktwin]

Very nice sketchbook, like your sense of anatomy and top down and up angles. You've seem to grasp that quite well, something I'm definitely working on. Your digi skills are definitely improving, keep drawing and painting, good stuff.

[FactorZero]

stylishly creepy

[zeitgeist]

Evxyza92 thanks man! I totally agree with you. I tried to go a more painterly angle with it... and the process made me really frustrated... but i s'pose that's how we learn! :)

Darktwin thanks!! I have a looong way to go... but that makes me smile! :^^:

FactorZero hah... thankee sai. I like to image that it's my forte

my entry for CHOW 93 (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=108593)
I wish I had more time to work on this one... but alas... I'm denied!
was still fun.
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[D@niel]

Wow man, I am loving your lines , when you say you love egon schiele i can see why in your style! Pitty you didnt have more time for the chow:( There's always a next time :)

[iMaiM]

Your CHOW for Fly Breeder is awesome. I really like it. Your style is a really nice mix of hot chicks and creepy guys -- who could ask for anything more?

I think I'm gonna go draw after looking through here. I can't give you any crits anyway =p

Keep it up!!

[dawnland]

Well - I suck at giving critics and comments since I have so little time to spend here. I should be drawing instead (or renovate the house...)
I just wanted to say that I like your comic characters very much and I look forward to the final result! (Like your concept/doodle things too and I've seen your CHOWs and they are great.)
Not much constructive criticsm here (since I really can't judge these things fairly)
What shall I say? Keep up the good work or some other cliché...
All for now
/Daniel

[zeitgeist]

D@niel Thanks man! yea if there's any master out there that has noticeably influenced my art... it's gotta be schiele. your apple gatherer was beatiful!

iMaiM thanks! "nice mix of hot chicks and creepy guys". lol, my epitaph.. i want it to say this in some way or another!

dawnland thanks a million, man! I'm glad you like 'em.


my updates seem to be few and far between... but hopefully they'll speed up when i get some life-things outa the way.

just a colorful sketch of a baddie.
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Na Zdraví!

[zeitgeist]

Dan the wolf-man
age 24
likes: cheerleaders and keggers.
dislikes: The Dave Mathews Band, Mark Ruffalo, and well-done steaks.
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[zeitgeist]

update.
decided to do a full picture of dan the wolf-man.
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[zeitgeist]

... :\

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[zeitgeist]

just for fun... a little more wolfman.

he seems to be taking complete control of my mindless doodle sessions.
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[meticulous]

Dig your style man - love the expressions too. Like the way you work with your colors and objects - tasty eye candy :)
BTW - Lilith pic is awesome! Colors, shading and body just beautiful - and dig Lucifer's hands. Keep em coming!

My Sketchbook (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?p=1526830&posted=1#post1526830)

[zeitgeist]

meticulous: Thanks man! and I'm glad you liked her.

update:
okay... you're about two weeks into an all out zombie apocalypse. as you try to escape the ruins that were your school. you look to the left... there... looking back at you... is the sexiest most out-of-your-league "rich bitch" your school ever had the privilege to produce.
But somethings not right...

"mary, is that you?"
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[zeitgeist]

Mary update.
Teenage Zombie Knockout (props go to my best mate liz for coming up with this title (please don't skull fuck me for using it without permission.))

reference most certainly used (pull off this angle... all on my own? no sir.)
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[TheDirtSyndicate]

fucking sweet man, awesome piece. i could have sworn i commented on this thread awhile back... when you did the fly breeder thing... guess i didn't.
sorry boot dat.
anyway, love that last one. who was the model?

[Iceman0xh]

Looks awesome man...shes a hottie but im not sure I'd let her munch on my brain

"She stole my heart,
I'll be taking hers with a lawn dart now,
But look at the bright side,
Its not like she had one there to start"

[zeitgeist]

complete2: thanks a lot man! the model was some random chick... thank god for insecure girls + digital cameras.

Iceman0xh: hehe, thanks! oh believe me... when she flips that blood matted hair and bats those dried out, onion peel eyes... you'll give her the spoon.

so... i havent updated in a while...
but i have a good reason.
i've been really lazy...
I've also had a bad case of Mass Effect.

here's two doodles

1. tripod-ish machine strolling across the country-side... probably zapping the fuck outa some cows.
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2. WIP of Honus Honus.. lead singer of the band Man Man.
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[dcproductions25]

Love the City Scene, amazing work

[gkrit]

u got some pretty freaky but nice stuff.
here's some suggetion that may or may not work but u can give it a try for blood obsessed chicks :P lol. i think u should emphasize the bloody a lil more in ur photoshop pics.
but i really like the city pic also. u should try maybe putting a background lighting (horizon, growing north above the city gradually). but its really up to u.
although really nice stuff u got here :)

[zeitgeist]

dcproductions25: Thanks man! I've been thinking about doing another one. We'll see how that goes.

gkrit: Thanks for the crits. The images are done in painter (not photoshop)... and i most certainly need to work on my backgrounds. As for the blood... I'm not one to shy away from gore... but in these... i was really trying to go for a subtle bloody look... especially on the first one. you know, try and give the impression that she's been eating... but it was some hours ago.


I got a new scanner last night... so hopefully I'll be posting more traditional images in the future.

These six are probably going to be included in my Ringling art portfolio... so crits and suggestions are very welcomed.

also... a note on the model on the stool. It wasn't a live model. I sketched it from a Virtual Pose included in one of my ImagineFX issues. you're able to spin her 360 degrees (which is awesome), but I'm curious if I should excluded it. I'm not sure if it would be considered drawing from an image or not. Any thoughts?

Cheers!

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[nilaffle]

This last batch is awesome man, excellent subject matter and executed beautifully. I see what you mean about the lady on the stool; she's not as lively as the other figures in this post (which I assume are all from life?). If you've got more than enough pieces for your portfolio and she is not as strong as the rest, then do not include her. Otherwise, I don't see the problem with including it. What else are you thinking of including?

I like the graphite one with the foot and hand, but I can't tell what is cloth and what is skin. I'd see if it's possible to clarify that.

[algenpfleger]

So much character in the face, and those life drawings are excellent. Subscribed.

[CheesecakeBree]

Wow, great work! I especially love that "punkish hot chick" with the half-shaved head. You have some creepy stuff (but in a good way) and that shows you have a lot of imagination.

I agree with nilaffle about the girl on the stool... she looks too lifeless compared to the others so exclude her if you can. Everything else is great though, Ringling should certainly love you. Good luck. :)

[artmessiah]

Whoa Hoo! Nice stuff man. Yeah, I'll be seeing you next fall. That reclining figure is nice as are the marker stuff. If you see me in the fall don't be afraid to say wuz up, always cool to meet talented artist and potential friends. Take care

[zeitgeist]

Thanks for the replies guys...

I agree with everything... I'll see if I can exclude the girl on the stool. It's down to the wire as far as getting all my stuff together... so we'll see.
Thanks so much for all the support and I'll most certainly try to hunt down all the Concept guys and gals possible!

Artmessiah: I love the 2d animation stuff on your weblog... especially the flour bag!


Here's a WIP that may never get to the finished stage. It's mainly something to go back to and work up my rendering skills in painter.

1,000 thanks to Jason Chan for his digital video. If anyone has painter and needs some tips... I certainly recommend this gem! :yayca:

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[ArtZealot]

Just wanted to give props on a nice sketchbook. That conan one at the top of this page looks promising, is a painted version on the way? cheers,

[zeitgeist]

ArtZealot Thanks mate! The conan pic I think is done with... but I'll probably regurgitate something like it eventually. bearded maniacs with crude bashing weapons always resurface.

small update... playing around with brushes and trying to get more comfortable with rendering certain things.

cheers!
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[copperfire]

Wow, again, love your stuff!!! I'm not that good with the male figure, but it comes naturally to you!

Also......

I'm crying from laughing so hard. You gotta do more with the conon piece, it's plain awesome.

[zeitgeist]

hah... thanks copperfire. It only comes "naturally" because I am one. But honestly I could stand to do much better... thanks tho! :)

and i just might go back to the conan pic... we'll see.

here are two more possible entries into my Ringling portfolio.
I really need to settle this and mail that bastard out :S

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this was done with pen, markers, white charcoal, ink, and finally oil paint. by the time it was all said and done... the paper was a sad, abused projection of it's former self.
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[zeitgeist]

haaaay you guys!


update:

first is another piece that went in my portfolio... second is just a painter practice doodle.
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[copperfire]

Hahaha! I guess that makes sense....big duh here :O....
Lovin the new stuff, keep updating!

[Hinovae]

Hey Zeitgeist, found my way here from the Ringling thread. Just wanted to say that I absolutely admire your style. You definitely have a lot of talent and I hope we both get into Ringling because I'd love to see your progression :) Ciao

[Maidith]

Your character drawings are really expressive. Love them :D
Awesome art, yeah. Keep it up!

[zeitgeist]

copperfire: thanks :)

Hinovae thanks! I hope we do too... letters should be hitting the boxes soon!

Maidith thank you :)

it's been a while... but here's a little something.

I like it alright... but I've been staring at it for x number of hours and thought I'd throw it out here for fresh eyes.
hopefully you can spot the mistakes i know i've missed

cheers!
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[paran0id]

imho legs, left shoulder should be more visible, arms pretty thin or is she pro-anorexia? =P

[zeitgeist]

digital seeker: aye she's skinny... but not anorexic. I agree about the legs.

update. been messing with PS lately... shout out to M@ for the awesome brushes.
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and a closeup
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thanks.

[zeitgeist]

so some guy in another forum thread told me to go draw...
and even though he was a twat about it...
It got me thinking... I haven't posted anything in a long time.
416 days to be exact.
that's a long time :(

here's a couple updates.
random stuff from the last couple of months. The flapper chick with tentacles is the most recent.

[zeitgeist]

update.

these first two were only the result of adventurous doodling.
the last is a gift for a friend and still a W.I.P.
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[zeitgeist]

hello.
update.
have a good day!


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[zeitgeist]

another update.
For a comic I'm working on.
Its hard to get reference of 15 year old girls without being/feeling creepy.

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and a closer shot of the head
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[zeitgeist]

update.

cover idea for story

thanks
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