Armoured SketchBook :: updated [[ FEB 2010 ]]

[Gilles]

Hi,

It was time for a new one... I made so much new stuff that I felt that it was time to show you guys. My old one is still on-line to view> Old sketchbook (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=41081&highlight=Gilles)

Currently I'm looking for a new studio as concept artist, Triumph Studios. Please feel free to leave a comment or visit my site at: www.gillesketting.com (http://www.illuminent.nl/gilles/index.htm)

http://www.illuminent.nl/gilles/Newaddittion.jpg

http://www.illuminent.nl/gilles/NovaBorgir.jpg

http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/Arena_Moloch.jpg

Cheers.

[Seedling]

Purty. Keep going!

[Gilles]

Thanks!

Here's some scans from my real sketchbook, click on the image for a larger version.
http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/Skechtpage_sb_LD.jpg (http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/Skechtpage_sb_HD.jpg)

[Gilles]

Oh and a w.i.p.... If I ever come round to finishing it. The subject is quite cliché but I've never done one.

[deadred]

beautiful armor designs! i love the way you render and texture the armor too. do post more :}

[Dose206]

wow hey, this looks pretty good. I'll be watching.

[Jonas Heirwegh]

Hi gilles, great new site and great new artwork. I was wondering when you were gonna show us some new stuff.
You improved from the last stuff I saw from you.

Love that sketchbook page, post more of those!

Keep rocking!

[Gilles]

Deadred > Thanks, I'll do my best! :D

Dose206> thanks for watching... stay tuned!

Epias> Thanks buddy! I'm going to try to update more often... I have a bit more time nowadays.

Here's another one!

[ped454]

i really really love your sketchbook pages. you've got wicked pallette knife skills too

[KtCruit 57]

I would suggest some more blending on the last soldier person, I think when you look close, some spots are sloppy, while others have a nice clean finish I was looking for.

[Baum]

Your sketchbook looks great. you'll have to repost that last picture when and if you get some more work done on it, i'd be interested to see how it turns out

[Noë]

Hey Gilles,

There's really great stuff in here I must say. I'm really enjoying those sketchbook pages.
On the last one I'd say get a little more blocky in the sky, use some higher opacity or whatever, to get things clearer, and have more volume.

Keep it up fellow Dutchie :teeth:
Love,
Marleen

P.S. Hey.. Didn't I see you last summer during the Dutch sketchgroup meeting on the boat? :P

[Zoroko]

You said the one with the mech suit was cliche' but who cares! It's important that you draw whats in your head and not to limit yourself. Well you don't have that problem....hehe~

Great GREAT work here. Love the contrast in every piece.

[Renier van der West]

Great stuff man. I'd love to see the image in post 4 finished. it doesn't matter how cliche' the subject is, what matters is how you portray it. If your version is fresh and original then it might breath some new life into an old idea.

great sb man!

[Gilles]

Ped454> Thanks, I can't remember using the pallette knife is any of the pictures... thanks though :)

KtCruit 57> Well, that's what happens when I rush stuff... does fit the sketchbook though. ;)

Baum> Working on it!

Noe> Thanks fellow Duthie, I might follow up on your points.

Zoroko> Thank you. I know it isn't such a big deal, sometimes I get frustrated with my own limitations. I always want to be more "original" but I see now that it doesn't matter as long as I enjoy what I'm making.

Renier van der West Hey Thanks, I'm working on finishing that one... stay tuned for the end result!

Here's some recent stuff.
I tried to go for a "future" lumberjacker/Firemarshal.
http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/Chainman.jpg

http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/Pit.jpg

[Piranha Clan]

Awesomeness. The first post is pure greatness. Can't go wrong with skulls and wicked armor designs. More, more!!

[Eva K]

Dang o_o I'm loving your human characters and the sketches from your sketchbook. Very nice indeed :)

[yanino]

I think you've got nice technique and your sketches are very cool

[Gilles]

Hi Folks, time for a small update.

Two things I made during "loading time breaks" at work. First one is a quickie with pencil and the other one is with a ballpoint pen. They are a bit stiff...

http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/riot_cop2.jpg http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/flagcarrier.jpg

Soon I will an update with more color work.


Piranha Clan> Thanks, don't worry more is on it's way.

Oscen> Thanks mate!

yanino> Thank you.

[Blaze Firestorm]

Great stuff man, very inspiring

[Noë]

Hiya :)
I just went through your site.. It has some very cool stuff in it :) I remember seeing some of the concepts a while ago on the updated SLS site.
I think on some of the character concepts you have put the eyes too high up in the head for the normal proportions, you may have intended the character to have the eyes that high on purpose, but I must say it looks a little odd and I saw it repeated on various character concepts. (But then again, they were mostly from 2005.. so they were pretty old I guess)
I definately dig the big tower concept with the cold green-ish colours.. Very awesome! Oh and your machines and vehicles look very cool. You have a way with the structure and the lines that really impresses me.
Oh and I really liked the dynamic poses of the characters.

Stuff to work on would probably be the more refined digital paintings, they tend to look a bit messy because of working with low opacity brushes and going over stuff a lot. The line stuff looks awesome, but values are quite often not easy to read.

So well.. Good luck on finding yourself a new job.. You do have some nice skills in your advantage ^^
Love
Marleen

P.S. and I would like to see an update (ofcourse)

[RaistlinTheDark]

dude awesome sketches i love em!

[Kir Nuyts]

Sweet stuff, i love the wip chick in the robo-chair the most... I noticed u did some work for SLS? How is that going atm?
keep up the good work,

Groetjes,
Kir

[spudstudios]

cool work. love the armour in the first posts

[Jushra]

excellent. this (http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/Arena_Moloch.jpg) is quite nice. your 'real sketchbook' images are nice and fluid. i'm assuming ball point pen? either way, awesome, post more.

[JellevdVegt]

thanksfor the tips in the critique center. yur right i need to keep it simple...

great works, good luck

[schlichte]

really nice work in here, love the sketches and the enviornment, keep it up, thanks for the crit

[Dolleater87]

I really like your Drawings! Keep it up ;)

[Gilles]

Blaze Firestorm, RaistlinTheDark, spudstudios, schlichte and Dolleater87 Thanks for the very kind words, it really gives a boost hearing you guys dig my work!

Noë Thanks for taking the time to go trough my (o;d) stuff. I get what you are saying about the eyes... I never really noticed it till now. I love that you saw my SLS work, but yeah it's getting old now. That low opacity-brush thing is bothering me as well, I hope to get rid of it soon :)

Kir Nuyts Well, I'm not working at SLS anymore... so I can't really say how things are going there :P I'm currently looking for a new studio.
Anyway, thanks for the reply!

Jushra Jup, all of it is ballpoint and ink. I try to get more loose in my work and working with ink really keeps it going fast. Cheers.

Teh Gosu No problem dude, hope it was of any use. Goodluck with your work! Cheers.


Okay, time for another update... it's not much but that is because I currently working at a Mod. It's taking most of my free-drawing-time.
The tentacle Pirate has timelapse video with it... but I can't seem to get it rendered correctly... anyway, I might post the video later.

http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/Tentacle_pirate.jpg http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/Odysee.jpg

[Duq]

hey man :D

Good to see you updating again ^^ Are you still in the Netherlands or did you already got out of here? :O

[Whitevillage]

Great work. I really like the armor designs from your first post.

[Gilles]

Duq Thanks buddy, I'm still here in the good ol' Holland.

Whitevillage Thank you!


Hey there, it's time for some new stuff... it's different than what I use to make.
So these are the first panels of a lame M.G.S.4 comic I started on... more panels coming soon. Ooh and the first panel is missing...

http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/panel_01.jpg http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/panel_02.jpg http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/panel_03.jpg http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/panel_04.jpg

[Gilles]

Here's a new one... just one.

http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/Hard-Spider.jpg

[DanielC]

Nice sb ! Keep it coming !

[RaistlinTheDark]

dude really like the last one, but the legs look really weird to me...

[Wheeljack18]

Lovin the MGS4 Stuff! Keep em comming and YOU HAVE BEEN BOOKMARKED!

[Lelle]

Whoa, NICE sketchbook, you inspire me!

Lelle

[Renier van der West]

Wow, nice work man! been a while since i last visited this thread. Love that last one.

[Papparazzi]

wow.......these designs are just mind blowing....I wish I had that kind of imagination......your sketch pages are a true inspiration....I could never understand how one develops such sense for design, machinery and conceptualizing of such complex outfits and whatnot..........sigh....back to being an editorial artist..snif snif..keep up the kcikass work buddy.
-cheers
-Tin
www.freewebs.com/salamunicart/

[Gilles]

Thanks a lot DanielC and Renier van der West!

RaistlinTheDark > Hehe, well I draw with pen and ink so once I made a fck-up I have to live with it. In this case I think he's just standing in an weird angle ;)

Wheeljack18 > Thanks, it's more inspired by than really MSG4 stuff... I make up my own stuff and barrow the rest. It's a bit of fan-art exploring the MSG universe.

Lelle> Wow, what a compliment! Thank you.

Papparazzi> Thanks for the kind words! I wish I was an editorial artist, for starters it would mean that the bill collectors wouldn't be kicking down my door every week ;). I think that by living in a boring place the mind wonders off and that helps with coming up with the designs. Anyway, thanks buddy.


Okay, here's a small teaser of something that I've been working on, it's a page from a comic about my character Hard-Spider. It's set in the MGS universe and it is not an official project. More like fan art. Let me know if you what you think.
http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/Page_hardspider.jpg

[PredatrHuntr]

I like your work...

[Gilles]

Thanks Preda!

Here's a little collage of sketch session of a bit more than an hour.

http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/Samurai_sketches.jpg

[Gilles]

OKay here are three more samurai sketches... this time it took me a bit more than an hour to finish the three.

http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/Samurai_sketches_2.jpg

[RaistlinTheDark]

ur right about fucking up with pen...i just draw over it and try to make it into something else, but in a case like urs(where ur not jusst drawing randomly) i understand. NICE UPDATES!!!

[Gilles]

Cheers,

A quickie!

http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/Gahan_Scout.jpg

[Dan Valkar]

the soldier looks very cool man!..and that samurais pages rock too...nice armors...pretty strong work...keep postin' man!

[Alex Baer]

hey man i like the designs of your characters/robots. checked out your site as well.... you have some pretty damn good sci-fi enviro designs, i think my favorites are your illustrations of those massive spaceships. i'm definately keeping an eye on your work!

[xabian]

love your sci fi work, its jsut so fresh and well awsome =D

thnx for the comment btw much appriecated

[Gilles]

Dan Walker > Much appreciated, thank you for the kind words! :)

Dabears > Thanks, I checked your sketchbook and you've got some nice work too. Thanks for dropping by!

xabian > Thank you, hope my comment was of any help.


Here's a concept I did for a game project called "Space unlimited".

http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/Caentaur_Hopper_Space.jpg

[MayYeo]

Impressive sketchbook! (I can't understand why this stuff is on a sketchbook, it should be in finished section : P )
Your sequential art is amazing, and your six armed creature is just lovely. I can stare at them for minutes. Good job, keep them coming!

[Dan Valkar]

that spaceship its awesome man .....really cool design and rockin' paintin'...keep the good work comin'!

[chobomaster]

Hey what's up Gilles. too bad you couldn't continue working with us on the mod, cause your environments blew mine out of the water, lol

[HunterKiller_]

Delicious stuff.
Dig the first set of armour designs, and the last space ship is hot.

[GRMC]

yo yo Gilles you r the man yo. great staff keep going i really like it....

[zweiDee]

hey Gilles,you have here some wonderfull stuff.
keep it up, this sketchbook coming very well.

[enthombed]

wowww great works here, you have great works here who inspire me.

I like this army stuff who you do dude.

keep postint.

cheers

[Leo Snow]

hey, Gilles :), i think your drawings are pretty cool, they are really full of dynamics and movement, love it

[DARAF]

Nice works man , keep it up

[2000YearsOldMan]

sweet stuffs man.
Really cool that sodier killing scene, I hope can see more like that.
keep it up.

[Gilles]

Wow 5 stars!!! Thanks a lot, I'm glad you guys like it! This is a small update, more is coming soon!

MayYeo > Thank you, I'm not to confident my work here is ready for the finished section yet. But thank you for the encouragement!

Dan Valkar > Thanks Buddy!

chobomaster > Dude, your art is very awesome too. I'm hoping I have the time soon to pick up the mod again. Thanks!

HunterKiller_ > Much appreciated! Thanks.

GRMC > Yo Yo! :D Thanks you!

zweiDee > Hey, I'm doing my best to fill it up. Thanks!

enthombed > I feel honoured that you are inspired, thank you!

Leo Snow > Thanks for the compliments, coming from you it really means a lot to me! You're a pretty awesome artist!

DARAF > Thanks

2000YearsOldMan > Thank you, I hope I have time to finish some more pages. Stay tuned!

A page from my sketchbook, I had some time to kill.
http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/Fiver_skgk.jpg

For a postcard action that aims to help the awareness for war and slavery in Africa: Africa Burning
http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/Africa-burning.jpg

[gkrit]

u got some very kool work here, character designs and all.
but the ones that really caught my eye were the first 2 character of metal gear. if u got anymore of those types, post them aswell

[Grizzliman]

Great work, very good inspiration here!
Jammer dat je niet zo actief meer bent..
Belg of Nederlander?:p

Cheers
Grizz

[Eytan]

such quality work! cant wait for an update

[Jakers]

Great work my friend...did you use ref. for the samurai stuff or have you just drawn them a lot in the past? nice poses and camera angles. Great mechanical designs, I sure need some lessons in that!

[Leo Snow]

Whoa 8), Man, you got here a great skethbook :). Absolutely kick ass design and colors schemes ) You rock :)

i'll Keep watching this thread :)

btw, when i've see your pictures i've thought that you are from Japan or Korea, or from another Asian country.

[Gilles]

Here's the first update of the new year... and look what have got for you! Only two crappy pictures, I have to say that I'm just not happy with what I'm producing in my own time anymore.Might be because I have to make so much art for others. I even lost a star... Anyway, I won't give up and post my decent stuff here. Please enjoy.

http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/Pilota.jpg

http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/Gilles_shoreline.jpg

gkrit > Thanks, I might post some MGS related stuff in the nearby future.

Grizzliman > Hey, dankje. Ik heb een beetje druk tegenwoordig maar ik doe mijn best om regelmatig up-te-daten. Ik ben een Nederlander... mocht je dat nog niet aan mijn "location:" hebben gezien ;)

Quick_Sketch > Thanks, here it is!
Jakers > I didn't use any ref for the samurai sketches... I did see a lot of old samurai movies before. You couldn't really call those movies ref... more inspiration. If you get a chance look up a movie called Harakiri, it's a bit slow but worth you time. Thanks.

Leo Snow > Hey Buddy, thanks for the compliments! I wish I was from Japan, I love that country and it's art. I can't stop checking out your thread as well, you are such an awesome artist!

[Camara]

What a nice nice SB you have here!Your armors and mechanical suits look amazing!
Keep sharing!

[Kjrr]

Very nice work. I also dig your samurai storyboards, very cool as well. Lot's of talented folks around here, it is very inspiring.

JK


http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=115279

[DanielC]

Cool stuff as usual man. Something that i would do to the last one is adding depth to the background.
Besides that, all good.
Keep working !

[enthombed]

Hey gilles, this spaceship ermember a lotthe psaceship from the game Gradius of Konami, great.

Cheers



http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/Caentaur_Hopper_Space.jpg

[Smoke]

All of these are great, that spaceship and the mech driver are my favs.

[Gilles]

Thanks!

Here a small and quick update... (I'll reply later)
http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/Robotica.jpg

http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/Gilles_Dominance_sketch02.jpg

cheers.

[mysteryofalbesila]

very cool works, space ship looks incredible - fantastic design

[smokenmirrors]

fresh work bruddah! loved the Samurai panels... bad ass foshizzz. And pay no mind to my broken banter, so much as the praise within! :P

[Jelluh]

Dude your sketchbook is really wicked !!! love the soldier designs and such...

[STANIforth]

Gilles! Love the space ship and the MGS stuff! I can't wait to see more of that comic! What's this dominance war guy, Cocknocker? HAHAHa All the best, cheers!

[Jonas Heirwegh]

Cool stuff gilles! Where do you work now?

[Tamte]

I like a lot of the ideas you have, I dig the glowy hands and such. I think if you devoted a little more attention each objects texture and how to render them differently you could get a little more believability to the designs. Does that make sense? Your work has a nice dimensional quality to it.

-Tamte

[Gilles]

Camara, Kjrr, mysteryofalbesila, Smokey186, smokenmirrors, and Jelluh - Thank you, I does me good to read your positive reply's!

DanielC - Thanks man, Hmmm, I think you are right about the background... I might change it once I find the PSD again :)

enthombed - Thanks, Gradius was one of my favs when I was young, so you can see where I got the influence from... I didn't notice it before you mentioned it, though.

STANIforth - Hey Buddy, yeah... I guess it would be a cocknocker or ballbasher :) Nice to know you dig my recent stuff, see you around. Cheers.

Epias - Hey dude, I currently work at Pivotal Games in Bath, UK. I had to move country in order to land myself another job as a concept artist.

Tamte - Thanks, I think that you are right... though I don't really get everything you say :). I think that since these are sketches I don't spend as much time on them as some of the other work I produce. I do however see your point and I might wanna give it a bit more thought and time next time. Cheers.


Updates are coming soon.

[Mattinian]

Can`t wait :] thanks for dropping by my sketchbook man, i`ve got like a special place for you and your works in my heart... :].The mechanical designs kick ass especially the one over at #33 "hard spider"

[kingshaj]

amazing work....

keep your head up this stuff is great.
superb.

if your feeling your off your game now...it usually means a big epiphany is commin'
gotta keep my eye on this one.

[ShaunLey]

slick stuff very MGS but your own take on it. the last two are cool the robot is unique design and it looks agile yet tough.

[UCT]

this work is cool. It like your Hard Snake design a hell of alot. :)

[Grizzliman]

I love your work!!!!

Cheers :jawdrop:

Grizz

[KelsM]

Good stuff here. I like the sci fi and armor design you have going. Some of the faces in your sketches are looking less realistic than others, I'd work on keeping those consistently styled.

[Reject-D]

giles you are one tight dude..

i was wondering if you could stop by my book of sketchyness and give it a crit..

[Gilles]

Thank you all for the kind response! I'll reply later... to tired :)

Here's a dump of images I did for a rush project. The images had to be done very fast... it's a wonder I finished them in that short amount of time.
http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/GillesKetting_Biz_Environment_3_01.jpg
http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/GillesKetting_Biz_Environment_1_01.jpg
http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/GillesKetting_Biz_Environment_2_01.jpg
http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/GillesKetting_Biz_Environment_2_02.jpg
http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/GillesKetting_Biz_Environment_2_03.jpg
http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/GillesKetting_Biz_Environment_1_03.jpg
http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/GillesKetting_Biz_Environment_5.jpg

and just for fun.
http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/Sal_bin_Halfir.jpg

[Augmenton]

Wow, very cool. I love your bold style and strong, dark colors. Very exciting work.

[Lakka]

You have some very nice work here. I'm sorry but I can't really figure out anything to whine at right now :[

[Gilles]

Thank you guys, I'll take the time to reply next time.
Here's a little thing I did in my lunch break.

http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/Illas_Hir_GK.jpg

[Giorge]

Awesome , oh wait i think this it has already been said about your sb man . That dominance war 3 in #72 is a good concept , you could elaborate on that maybe even make some color . Cheers

[anjin]

very good update! :) I like it, specially the concept of the futuristic suite... :)

[Grizzliman]

Illas-Hir it's great! I like the helmets and all the rest of it!
It would match perfect in Warhammer or Lord of the Rings.
Great work really!

Grizz

[Jasper_]

that is one sick lunchtime break design

i also like those grayscale compositions up in post 87 as well.

cool stuff man, id like to see more.

[D@niel]

Truly awsome man! Great grasp of tone in you B&W stuff! 5 stars from me:)

[Frogisis]

I love how you represent virtual reality in concrete and unusual ways, and the solidity and weight everything has.
Right now a lot of the focus in these just seems to be on standing around and looking cool; I'd love to see your take on something dynamic and action packed.

[village idiot]

no comment.........you sweaty arsed shit.

phwittt- whooooooo!!!!

[Serpian]

Wow. I want to be your pal.

[Kian]

Looking good mate. All I can say is keep churning these sketches and paintings out. I can see that you're gonna get really good, really fast.

[Gilles]

Thanks a lot guys! I will reply soon... (when I'm at home)

Here's something I did for fun, though the whole falling down and shooting thing is not so original. ;)

http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/Gilles_Fa-Un505.jpg

[Grizzliman]

Lol, nice armor, love the helmet!

Your doing marvelous!
Grizz :D

[Delmar]

Man! Really nice stuff in here, especially like the smaurai concepts.

The last one could maybe use a little more dynamic pose..imo his right arm is working a bit against the flow therefore it looks less dramatic.

Great stuff !! Keep em coming!

Cheers

Andi

[dchan]

nice armor! cool character design! you made a good job on the rendering of the material! keep it up!

[Miles_]

Great work man, I was looking around your site and you've got some really great environments as well. Loving all the mecha influenced armour designs, keep em coming:D.

[starwolf]

very good.

[Gilles]

Thanks people! Much appreciated, I'll reply soon! :)

A quick update... I need to continue with work in a minute.

Here's quick painting I did for a forum competition, fight my character. The dark knight thing was someone else's design and my character had to kill it. I had less than 24 hours to make... together with my daytime job and all that didn't leave me much time. I spend less than 3 hours on it.

http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/Fight_my_Character_GK.jpg

Here's a quickie... +-12min.
http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/Scape_04.jpg

[UCT]

cool.

[Giorge]

Just get bather and bather , the last one , looks like a fight came out really good , i think your character totally owned that other one . Ya i have the same problem , specially in this period when all the exams gather. And i have lots of paintings to do and recover at the studio. If i had to critique something , it wold be the blood on the chainsaw blades, looks kinda weird, kinda like stains . but you will figure it out. Cheers

[aefx]

Alright Giles? Was good meeting you the other day. Great sketchbook, will definitely keep an eye out for more updates.

-James

[Nibras]

Wow, just wow
So great
you have an awesome sketchbook
great concepts and colour
my favirote was of the 2 guys in the last page
i just found that amazing
Am inspired to go draw some stuff now
And look at your website
Just awesomeness
keep at it

[Grizzliman]

Awesome characters, like their colours.
Great landscape,
I would like to see a more detailed landscape to see how that fits, just an experiment nothing more.

[Gilles]

Thanks folks! I really appreciate the feedback!

Here's the first of (hopefully) many more, I'm redesigning some Street Fighter characters as if they were living down my street. So, real world characters that you could walk into in the supermarket.

First up is Sakura, she's grown up and is a fashion student in Milan.

http://www.illuminent.nl/blog/wp-content/gilles_sf_asuka_sm.jpg

[Hybrid_75]

Nice stuff man, this last drawing is real nice. look forward to seeing more of those. keep it up!

[voraz]

Hi Gilles, cool work here.
Nice armours suits.
And the sequential stuff looks great.
cheers

[ditchman]

man I wish i lived on your street, if it has people wandering around in that kind of crazy get-up.:punkgirl:

nice work in here by the way.

[Gilles]

Hey guys,

Thanks for the comments, I really appreciate it! Please don't get mad if that I haven't replied to the comments. I will do it soon...
The last months have been crazy, the game studio I worked for shut down and I moved back to Holland where I now work as a concepts artist at Triumph Studios, maker of the Overlord game. In my "free" time I work on illustrating the fantasy novel of a friend of mine. I'm really enjoying myself but I have barely any time to work on personal stuff anymore.

Here's some stuff I posted in the finished section before:

http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/GillesKetting_HEX_06.jpg http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/GillesKetting_HEX_07.jpg http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/GillesKetting_HEX_04.jpg http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/GillesKetting_HEX_11.jpg http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/GillesKetting_HEX_08.jpg http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/GillesKetting_HEX_09.jpg http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/GillesKetting_HEX_10.jpg http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/GillesKetting_HEX_01.jpg http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/GillesKetting_HEX_02.jpg http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/GillesKetting_HEX_03.jpg http://www.illuminent.nl/PHP/albums/userpics/10001/GillesKetting_HEX_05.jpg

Cheers.

[bleupencil]

Wow, super stuff. The blue-handed dude is cool and I really like your style.

[anjin]

very interesting characters style! :) I like the french style in the rope of the men... :)

[Gilles]

Thanks guys!

Here's a lunchtime-quickie
https:///files/Image/6050/image.jpg

[zelda_geek]

Wow, the last lunchtime-quickie environment is kickass! Love the colours and sketchiness.

[Grizzliman]

Cool HEX stuff man.
Like it very much.

Cheers

PS: that's right I'm back on CA :p

[leEsquisse]

Inspiration is kicking me in the face! I look forward to seeing more

[Gilles]

Hi guys here I am again. Thanks for the very kind reply's, they do me good!
I've been very very busy working on Overlord 2 but I found the time to upload this small collection of work. They're not really sketches but I didn't want to place them in the Finished section (to much pressure :P).
More coming soon!

[rhemrev]

Hehe, I knew there was a reason we hired you...:D Cool stuff, I like the redroom best! But, it's no Viking of Lagnar....:P

[ThrillzillA]

By the power of LAGNAR! I especially like the first one very atmospheric :). Keep em coming.

[Hive_minD]

Great environments! love them a lot. 4,5 and 6th ones are the best!

[retardedmonkey]

Beautiful envs Gilles! The top and bottom ones are my favorite :D

[village idiot]

i thought i would be the 'first response' (see what i did there) to these pics.good to see the work of an escapee from stalag bath!
overlord2 is looking good fella.

daveypoos

[Gilles]

rhemrev > Yeah, just imagine how life would be without me there in the studio! Quite isn't it ;) Thanks.

ThrillzillA > Lagnar, oh what a mystical place. I should go there again. Thanks mate! :)

Hive_minD > Thanks mate, glad you like them!

retardedmonkey > Glad you dig them, thanks!

village idiot > Good one, maybe one day you can have a "first response" :P Anyway, good to hear from you. Hope you haven't beaten up by the kids in the neighborhood and may your farts lift you up from the "hill" soon. Say hi to everyone there from me. Cheers.


Here's a quick update... some photo-booth shots.

[kingkostas]

Wow you sure have a really nice sketchbook here :D
I like all your works, which they show a lot of creativity

see ya and thnx for the comments in my sketchbook :D

[Gilles]

It's been ages since I last updated this thread. I hope you guys haven't completely forgotten about me :)

Here are some speedpaints. I hope you like them.

[JellevdVegt]

hey man, i like your progress, environments are crazy... where do you work?

edit: i just listened to alpha helix, i like some of your songs, they are actually pretty good... btw i also play music in a band 0_0 (guitars)

[Randis]

those locations are beautiful, you should make a dump in the FF section. Great job man!

[Gilles]

Teh Gosu > Thanks for listening to my tracks, glad you like em :) I currently work at Triumph Studios, just finished work on Overlord 2.

Randis > Thanks mate! I don't think I can put stuff in the FF section. Most of it is quite old.
You've got a very impressive sketchbook by the way!

[Gilles]

Hi Folks!

Here's a small update.

http://www.illuminent.nl/art/Special_Forces_01.jpg

http:///forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=8924&d=1263420491

http://www.illuminent.nl/art/Bit_queen_03.jpg

Check my blog for more stuff :)

[Gilles]

Little sketch from my moleskin.
http://www.illuminent.nl/art/Scavenger_Sol.jpg

[village idiot]

Ahoy me bucko! I like these sketchey sketches very much.
However I think that poor woman is going to get a chest infection if she doesn't put some bloody clothes on.

[Gilles]

Alo mon Ami! Thank you!
You're quite right, I should cover her up. Especially with these cold temperatures around here she will catch cold.
All fine with you? Pompom!

[village idiot]

Pompom!!
Things are good, although I have been here nearly six months (renew my contract for April hopefully) and not farted in the office once!!
I know, it's their loss... I mean I spoilt you rotten..