The "Can I have another fiver?" sketchbook

[Tacijana]

Oh, yes, so worth it coming here. I adore your sci fi stuff (everything is wonderful, I just like sci fi themes better in general). And oh my lawd, you have grown as an artist from the first page...I am truly humbled by your will and desire. Thanks again for sharing your link with me.

ahhh *hyperventilating*

Tanja

[Lav]

Your sculp in that video looked really bad ass
Been a while since i've been here but I was just checking out CHoW's when i saw your chess piece, I thought holy shit! pardon my french but I thought it was really stunning

[Sickbrush]

went through the whole thing, great improvement man! Sweet thread.

[PxelSlayer]

*blows off dust*


*cough cough*

Well, this SB has seen better days, no?

Ok...let`s get back on track here...here`s what I dug up...

A ChOW. Such a nice ChOW it was. Tasty. So tasty. And I landed my first DD with this one. How and why, I have NO idea. Thank you...universe?





Then, we have an IOW. Such a nice IOW it was. And pervy. I couldn`t ask for more. Although, there were only 2 entries. Spite all the action we had going on for creating an IOW. e___e
You know, I ought to march out there and give people a piece of my mind. It`s just so unfortunate I don`t have any mind to spare. O.o



Some doodles for this weeks ChOW. Not going so well, thank you for asking.





And, finally, something a little bit different. I`m actually posting this here just to show you how much of a "geek" potential I have going on. Not only do I play Skyrim. Not only do I have certain ideas for Skyrim content. Oh, heck no. I ACTUALLY sat down and spent 2 weeks of my time (on and off) creating and porting...a hairstyle.

Behold -

Custom mesh, custom textures, custom...well, everything. And learning how to handle all those programs and file types...phew. One would think I had enough.

Oh, hell no.
This one will be a full set of several of them. B/c I`m just that much masochistic. Yup.


So, that would be it for now. Have to get back on track. I`m actually kind of somehow running out of time. Not good.
Not good.

[meth]

Cool, and i am first to say, welcome back brother.
Excellent works as always.

M

[Immortal Cintiq]

Real cool stuff here. Love your sensibilities.

[Sebastian Gromann]

Yeah, glad to see you posting again, dude! great works!

[merl1n]

lovely thread. I like the ChOW character the most from your recent stuff.

[homiedude180]

I really like your stuff, stranger! It's all so dynamic and believable. Although, I couldn't help but chuckle a bit because of your IOW.

[fireblade]

Love the latest Chow.

damn, I need to get skyrim for pc. I've only got the xbox version

[Velocity Kendall]

that of babylon idea is maaad good

[GEB]

Yeah where the fuck you been dude?! Long time no speakie

[Muz]

The of babylon just made my night ahaha, so rad.

[Sweron]

oh god, haven't been here for a while and you are really improving even thou your moody moments wouldn't agree with me.

Your style of so nice and simple female figure with beatiful clean and saturated color I something I really adore and look up to achieve myself.
"the of Babylon" is fucking amazing concept, keep it going man keep us entertained

[MarcSampson]

amazing progress love this sketchbook!!!

[Morningtea]

Very inspiring SB..*subscribes*8)

[PxelSlayer]

Thanks, guys.
"Under the weather" ATM due to many things, but mostly b/c my tablet is falling apart and a new one is not an option. Plus, my right shoulder is killing me for some time now, so I have to constantly take breaks. Not that I`m doing anything productive, you know, but still.
I`ll suck it up. #chucknorrismode

Anyways - a smaller crap dump. Unfinished chows.

[GEB]

We need more work more often from you young man! That thing is creapy awesome! Maybe the arms could do with posing slightly more dramatically

[Dayle]

^ what GEB said ^

[PxelSlayer]

Moleskine bits`n`bobs and...a chow and a COW.

C`mon, Pxel, get your head in the game...

[Liberty]

You improved so much, and 3d helped you a ton didnt it.

Edit, the wh ore of babylon is beautiful.

[PxelSlayer]

Finished ChOW, crappy doodle.

Sorry for not being the usual, chatty me. Stuff just seems to pile up. When it rains...

[James Thomas]

ur recent work really has improved alot, though i see alot of negativity, i hope that you can see some positive in your work and keep at it i really enjoy some of the peices alot!

[JesseM]

Epic work man. That of Babylon picture... uhhh... very well done!

Also, your thread icon made me laugh.

Keep working hard!

[NicponimskY]

such a nice sb! gratz!

[PxelSlayer]

Thanks guys.

So, here`s the thing. If by any chance you are following this SB, you probably noticed I have occasional meltdowns every now and then. No biggie, right? I`m only human.
I just wish I had the patience for some things. And I wish I wasn`t bothered with all these crazy expectations I`ve placed on myself. *sigh*

And I really wish I wasn`t bothering you guys with all this psycho blabber. This is a SB, not a self-help thread. Lame, Pxel. Lame. But, this too is a part of my journey...right? I mean, ones skills grow and mature, but this is all connected to how your mind is processing this and maturing as well. Art and art training and learning to draw...it always had a deep impact. I`m just one of those who actually feels comfortable enough to talk about it.

It`s not all about how skilled your lines look on a piece of paper. It`s also about how your mind perceives it all, deals with challenges and changes in the process.
And my skills are on this plateau because my mindset is...not the best.
I really need to change that. I`m holding myself back. I need to figure out why.

Any while I do that, here are some sketches...yikes.

[GEB]

That' smore like it! YAY!!! You got my bote on the CHOW it's a great character! And the chick with her boobs out is a great image

[Ian Barker]

Great stuff man! Don't let your sketchbook go unattended again, we need mooooore

[PxelSlayer]

After 3 years of drawing...I don`t even know how to draw a correct, straight forward male torso.




This is...embarrassing.

[Harmageddon]

Well, you've come a long way judging by your first posts.
Very inspiring to see your progress over these past 3 years.
You've mastered rendering in 3D, light, values, composition, anatomy (although the male torso could use some work ), hues and chroma, not to mention combining it all in interesting, sometimes great, sometimes not so great, but always interesting designs.

When hitting a perceived ceiling feels hard - and it does.
Try thinking about where you've come from when you look back.
You blazed a trail across the landscape, now littered with past works that would never have been there had you not chosen this path. Now, face forward. Stare into the future, rain and wind in your face (or sunshine, don't know what's the weather like in croatia atm and hell, it doesn't matter) and just take another step.
In time, when you look back again, you'll see it was the first step on a blazing trail, now littered with past works...