New member+Art to ConceptArt org,Hi guys!~:)~appreciate ur input!

[DreadJim]

Hi dudes and ladies, i have been visiting this site for some time now,and is well aware of the many veteran seniors and industry ppl's works here,simply put,i have much to learn from you guys here and thats why i decided to register here!
My name is jimmy and i have been recently doing freelance art work this year,Drawing is my passion from young and recently i started to love colours which i hated one year ago!
My admired and various influences includes Craig mullins,TOddlockwood,Brom,sparth, and many more~including some of u guys here~
With that aside i have only started painting and digital art last year(with spare time) and i would love all your input and feedback to Ascend~so Here is some of my works that describes my works(not necessary the best)~pls comm and crit away,thanks alot!Hope my works are not too shabby!~

My largest piece by far(most time spent)~


MY Darklord's Series~


A closeup~

A NAfir BArbarian warchief from one o my stories~


~Monsters In Da House~
Elmmen,also used for a game concept art~

Wolf Titan,one of my favs~

A jungle nightmare~


~the few women i drawn,lol~
House of Red,the Mistress of FIre~

a Semi Comic-like colorin style beserkress~


~Some Angels(mistakes in one of them,i know)
Tis one here's chinese inspired~Bloodwind~

shoulda touch up more on tis one~


Whew thats it~! not all of them,but ones that i would like to show from mine portfolio~i use Photoshop and painter to do tis from scratch in com,took average 5 hours to 2 days for most of em~ well as u can see,my methods are all self learned(by looking and practicing) and i am relli looking for improvement(esp in painting,colours and stuff),tats for sure~ I wil post another new piece which im workin on soon~!pls support by tellin me wat u tink!~

[emperor_boy]

I admire your perseverance in doing environments. I cannot say that I am really "feeling it" conceptually, however.

[DreadJim]

why thanks~yes i admit,~most of my works between last yr and tis early year had been more of a practice more than other areas,anythin i can do to prac digital painting!~and now hopefully,i can learn more with the aid of you guys here,and finally put some of the wild concepts in my mind to the world~

[DreadJim]

Er~hi guys? cant be tat bad right!!? no advice or comms for me?i need ur help guys,thanks~

[Alex Jenyon]

A bit more patience might get you something, they've only been up less than a day...

I'm liking the colours, and the backgrounds matching up perfectly with the chracters in front of them. They're all very attractive pieces.

I'd have agree with emperor_boy, though - there's a bit of a 'recyled' feel to all of these which makes them a bit weak as 'concepts'. A monster looking mean, a warrior looking heroic, an angel looking... angelic. They're very well done, but a bit 'going through the high fantasy motions' as well, if you get what I mean.

You've also used the same 'tricks' in each painting - the same solutions to problems. Almost EVERYTHING has a rim light on it, which is a tried and tested way to make something 'pop out' of the page. But it's not the ONLY way to do it. And anything that's a bit 'organic' - feathers, leaves, hair, whatever, seems to be painted with the same brush, using he same technique. Again, it works, but you're limiting yourself a bit in your approach - there are others. There are a couple of other examples, but you get the idea...

You've got real skill, and I think you could do something more with it. I kind of feel I could probably create almost these exact pictures with an old 'Magic' Card Deck and a pair of scissors.

Love to see some more stuff that WASN'T high fantasy.

Take care

AJ

[found my frisbee]

I too like the colors and there is a soft feel to these pics. almost reminds me of some of the art of those "Magic ther gathering cards"...pretty cool. Id like to see some of your original sketches!

[DreadJim]

Alex: why hi there sir,thanks for ur frank words,u indeed hit the point,as of this past year,i've been tryin really hard to come up wit diff ways to paint,but most of them revolves around this style,im a real big fan of Magic/wizard's Art too,so tat explains these pics look and feel to them,yea i did have more patience with some of them,esp my latest works, the dreadgon which is the first piece,took more than two days on and off~im now concentrating on a more classic style and mixed,which u can see on the last two..~OH WAIT I uploaded them but they are not here!!!~

Here they are,sorry!~these are my latest series of vampire avatars from Vampire Wars~
the Dreadlord~

The Bane master


pls have a look and advice,shoot,comm Away!!~

[DreadJim]

frisbee:WHy thanks alot!~i admit tat was indeed my first and truest motivation!~when i started painting,i always have these wondrous cards illustrations in mind,and i wanted to paint and create that kind of standard,but as i grow in this line,im now starting to slowly carve out my own niche and style(hopefully) though i really need to learn more,esp about composition,apply more perspective,spend more time on design,~

here's one of my sketch~


here's another,just to show one of my way of creation,but i dun relli like tis style,i prefer more traditional,more oioly stuff like foster's,phil,justin sweet's and i would really love to know how to paint lidat~


oh as i 've said,my ways of creation mostly doesnt use lines,the sketches are super raw,and sometimes,i use blocking methods to get the pieces,so here's one of them where i concentrated on the lines first~! so pls enlighten me,if u could!~

[Rufus Van Greylord]

Hey.
I really dig the Nafir barbarian, and i secord that a little more patience could do the trick. Patience is something i lack myself, at least when i'm doing stuff on my computer. More sketches!!

[jabberwookie]

the colours are awsome, same for the designs i think. the muscle structures throw me off though. something wrong there. they dont seem natural, or have wieght, mass to them. i think that may be an area for you to look into.

the bloodwing looks like a Dunmar from Morrowind. very cool

[thegreypencil]

Hey there,

just my 2 cents. I feel that you could do with lesser highlights, especially in the darker areas, gives it a plasticky feel. But! it could just be me so take it with some salt k *grin*

[DreadJim]

rufus:hey there~thanks fren~yep,thats one area i've been tryin hard to drive myself into~

well here's some other art,quite old,my first take on fighting,so pls dun be too hard but give any advice if ya wish thanks!~


Some weird otherworldly creature,not high fantasy anymore tis~


and a lil sci fi take,some probs wit tis one tho~ from lords of Apocalypse~Bruno


all these are my older works and there's real probs wit them,hopefully my recent works (which im gonna post soon) will be free from them,i've been studyin alot lately!~
have a look and thanks for all e comms guys~i need more!~

[DreadJim]

jaber:hey there jaber thanks~i understand wat u mean perfectly!~i've been doin muscles wiout more thought in e past,and now,i've been puttin real proportion balancin and stuff i learned,hopefully later on i'll have somtin to show ya~

grey pencil:hi sir,yep i agree!~my works are done with a "how can i make it POP rite outta e page ???" thinking!~i always wanted to know how to create characters and stuff that can leapt out and strike at u,if ya know wat i mean,now i know of more ways to accomplish tis wiout the backlightin and extreme plastic modes~ but i need more advice and suggestions if ya guys have~thanks again~