Thanks! Unfortunately I made a rookie mistake and made the piece at the exact dimensions of the postcard so I don't think it would blow up big enough for a solid print out. But if you send me your address I can mail you one of the postcards when they arrive
Hi everybody! So I'm still trying to post work hahaha. I'm not the best at this but I'll keep trying because crits and community are important. So a quick update: Since May 2013 (holy crap it's been a while) I got a job at a video game company in Austin TX! It's been a crazy amazing learning experience and I'm having tons o' fun. One of the reason's I'm trying to post to the forums again however, is to get back into more personal work so I can keep experimenting and getting crits on work that isn't trapped in the NDA vortex. So back to business! Here is a sketch that I wanted to finalize a bit more. I've really been getting into shapes a lot more lately and drawing creatures so this is one kind of got me excited. It's been pointed out that the angler coming from his forehead is too thin and looks like a mistake so that will get thickened up. I tossed in a quick color pass a few nights ago and haven't had the chance to get back to it so nothing is final yet. Let me know what you think folks! I promise I'll try to be more involved this round.
So I still haven't gotten back to that piece, the holidays got in the way. Here are a couple sketches I've been playing around with though. The fat dude is Baron Harkonnen from Dune. Also I've been drawing a bunch of harpies since rewatching Fantasia.
I love your liberal use of grey and brown, in that you don't use them at all.
I'm being serious, the color in every one of these pictures is very breathtaking. It's very nice and refreshing to look at, sort of a palette cleanser for the world.
It's the kind of art that makes me want to My Tears Are Becoming A Sea from M89
I also need to gib props to your "no-outline" thing, it kind of really puts it together.
Now if you'll excuse me, looking at this man's art has made me realize what scrub trash I am, and I now must go sit in the corner and cry.
Hey PA, so I've been trying to really get a move on with the sketching lately. Here are some of my latest from various books, studies, and stories. Something will come from these at some point, even if I don't know what that thing is right now.
Thanks! Yeah I've been trying to do some sketches where i don't plan anything out and just let the pen flow. They always come out a little wonky, but i feel the ideas come out more interesting.
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RareSlothprofessional tree climber and leaf eaterthe treesRegistered Userregular
Very masterful use of color, I like how the last one feels so balanced. Cheers.
Hey folks, so I'm participating in a alumni show at my old school and it's Game of Thrones themed. I don't have too much time to put something together at this point, but I figure what the hell. I'm actually looking for some work in progress crits since it's kind of been a while since I've put together a narrative illustration and I feel super rusty. Here's what I got: Varys getting some info from one of his little birds during his morning bath. I thought giving him a giant spider back tatoo would be fun. Anyway, this is SUPER rough with just some basic lighting elements thrown in, but it still feels kind of boring to me. There's going to be a servant in the upper left holding a tray of fruit and some more plant elements. Any thoughts?
miscellaneousinsanitygrass grows, birds fly, sun shines,and brother, i hurt peopleRegistered Userregular
The secondary elements are all taking up similar amounts of real estate and pretty equally distributed, i'd play around with them a bit - move the table closer to the foreground, extend the foliage past the window and the edge of the page, etc
Hey folks, I got something im workin on here for a small fun project with my brother. Basically I'm designing an older brother and he's designing the younger in a post apocalyptic world where they are travelling merchants. This is still pretty much the sketch phase and lot of the color will help give mood, but I rarely post in progress stuff so I figured I'd open it up to crits.
My only crit would be I''m not sure hwt the backpack is actually attached to his body. I know it's kind of a whimsical design, but having some straps from the bag might be a nice little touch of realistic functionality.
Yeah I noticed that myself, I think I got too in love with the armor and so i justified that the straps are there but you cant see them. But it does totally add to that weird floaty pack visually. I'm going back into that one for a second to get it read for Staple! so Ill see if I can pop whatever straps are there out a bit more. I already went back in and touched up this Shovel Knight.
Smoky bison is awesome. Great sense of movement in that one. This ninja one is awesome too, great movement, love your thing for long ribbons of fabric goin everywhere. Her long pony tail does kind of look like a torch, though. My eye is drawn to it more than I think you intended.
Yeah we got put on a waiting list and found out a week ago that someone bailed so now we are sharing a table. So I only really have like a week's time to clean up the rest because then I need to start printing. Of course you can come drink at our table dude!
@Sublimus I went back into that traveller guy and added some straps. I actually like it a lot better. I also colored the back ground a bit and touched up a few things. Woo getting things done!
These are absolutely beautiful, and it's awesome to see such productivity. One personal preference- I like the colors in the second to last snake skull picture more than the final picture. I know the light is really yellow but there was something more interesting about how it balanced out before you warmed it up so much. Looks great still though!
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I'm being serious, the color in every one of these pictures is very breathtaking. It's very nice and refreshing to look at, sort of a palette cleanser for the world.
It's the kind of art that makes me want to My Tears Are Becoming A Sea from M89
I also need to gib props to your "no-outline" thing, it kind of really puts it together.
Now if you'll excuse me, looking at this man's art has made me realize what scrub trash I am, and I now must go sit in the corner and cry.
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Really dig your character designs, btw
I want this effect in real life.
My only crit would be I''m not sure hwt the backpack is actually attached to his body. I know it's kind of a whimsical design, but having some straps from the bag might be a nice little touch of realistic functionality.
(When is staple again?)
I've always liked this one. I feel like it's an excellent extrapolation of the character in one of his moments outside the spotlight.
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