[ste]'s Sketchbook

[SteFlack]

Thanks man. Still sticking with the monster theme, here's another sketch.

[SteFlack]

Still lots to fix on this but I think I need to look at something else for a while...

wip

[SteFlack]

Played about with this a little more today...

[fudgeloaf]

nice man, reminds of the old clay creatures in black and white movies! (the best kind) keep it up mate

[MacTire]

Simply blown away Ste! The studies are incredible and the creatures superb, you really have made some great improvement since last year.

Keep up the great work!!

[SteFlack]

Cheers guys

Some more wips...

[SteFlack]

Some quick values...

[SteFlack]

Worked on this a bit more.

[SteFlack]

Done...

[Shadow Stalker]

Very cool! Seems like an alien race from Mass Effect. Awesome job, man. As usual!

[Kriss_Kringle]

Damn,those studies are the shit!It's always great to find others who put a lot of details into their stuff.

[SteFlack]

Tried to finish this off before I start something new.

[MLB]

I really appreciate the work in your sketchbook. I've been going through page by page from the beginning...your improvement and creativity are incredibly inspiring.

I have a question about some of your old environments... In post 39 it sounds like you are working textures overtop of photos. I'm very interested in this method (matte painting in general). Any leads on how to start?

Thanks!

MLB

[Mat Kaminski]

It would seem that you are kind of evoking Dave Rapoza with these newest portraits (not necessarily a bad thing at all).

It's interesting how much texture appears in the folds and flaps of these creature's skin.
Honestly, just keep doing what you're doing and it will surely all fall into place.

[SteFlack]

Thanks MLB, your best bet to learn something like that is to take a look at SamsonsReapers sketchbook thread on here http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=127443 I think pretty much everything I was doing at the time I learnt from watching his vids.

Mat, cheers man, thanks for stopping by.

[madekart]

good focus on the faces man

[Shadow Stalker]

Nice updates! The one of the orc (?) is really good. I love your attention to detail and your crisp renderings.

[fudgeloaf]

looking great man, you're definitely building some steaaam with these busts dont stooop the colour orc is a great step up

[Cyberman]

Wow the improvement I see since last I stopped by is phenominal man! those studies on page 20 are "golden" Keep truck'n
Sean.

[SteFlack]

Cheers for the comments guys...

Don't think much changed on this but here's the final.



This was done for the weekly challenge over at ImagineFX.

[SteFlack]

Landscape study from the weekend.

[SteFlack]

Another landscape study and a quick creature sketch from this afternoon...

[MacTire]

Excellent landscape studies Ste! Reminds me I've got to start spending more time with more brushes on my own. Good to see the creature portraits are still coming along very nicely too!

[SteFlack]

Did a quick study of Peter Konig's Bonewarrior today. http://www.peterhkonig.com

[will123will]

great creature designs man

[Shadow Stalker]

Dude, the latest landscape study is especially incredible. Really love the colors.

[fudgeloaf]

mmm looking beautiful man!

[kevin_]

you have improved but i sorta liked all the prominent brushstrokes you had in the work from the first pages, either way cool sb!

[SteFlack]

[miycko]

very solid leg studies in this last post and stunning work on those freakishly cool monsters dude, love awesome environments as well. keep them coming