My sketchbook

**dan liimatta** · August 7th, 2011, 05:00 AM

You latest pieces are wonderful and been fun having you around in the ChoW ~ and the latest ChoW especially is just delicious.

**Shadow Stalker** · August 7th, 2011, 01:13 PM

Subscribed.

Your stuff is incredible. That nighttime scene of the city is beautiful. I love your Orcs and your sketchy painting style. Feels very "right".

**Gadbury** · August 7th, 2011, 02:55 PM

Thank you, guys

Here is my character sheet for the latest ChoW

**dan liimatta** · August 7th, 2011, 03:57 PM

The ChoW is wonderful - The best of the bunch I think & those cowboy boots!

the backpose is nicer - I understand the lack of time etc, but I think he looks like he is about to take a shit in the front image due to the legs

EDIT: & I gave you my vote

**DariusDs** · August 7th, 2011, 07:39 PM

awesome works

**Lucdehaan** · August 7th, 2011, 08:47 PM

feels like yout anatomy needs some more work compared to your rendering.
none the less great work

**Gadbury** · August 10th, 2011, 11:44 AM

Dan Liimatta - Haha! yeah you're right.. I was feeling lazy and tried to be clever by just mirroring my image. Cheers!

DariusDs - Cheers!

Lucdehaan - Yeah my anatomy is really dodgy, I usually try and hide it with bits of armour or something

Started to revisit this one again, I'm trying out using the lasso tool in areas to speed up the process

**dan liimatta** · August 10th, 2011, 12:35 PM

I like it - especially the trunk, thighs and front arm part ~ very clean and readable yet conveys a lot of texture and feeling.

& yeah I kind of do cheap shots as well sometimes, just looks a bit strange when the legs and pose in the backshot was so relaxed and pretty awesome

**Gadbury** · August 12th, 2011, 12:21 PM

Here's something I started a bit late for the illustration of the week banner - the writing is to go where the bookshelf is top left quadrant of the image. Its not too clear at the moment but hopefully it'll come together

**Shadow Stalker** · August 12th, 2011, 01:48 PM

Wow! Love it.

I think you should make the room bigger so you can see the floor space between the desk and the shelves.

August 12th, 2011, 02:00 PM

Good stuff love the Orc pic.

**Gadbury** · August 13th, 2011, 04:11 PM

Thanks, yeah are some issues with the desk and floor that aren't too clear. Hopefully it looks a bit better now

**glaudarien** · August 13th, 2011, 07:18 PM

Really nice stuff you have here. I love the POV you've chosen for the banner, really brings the viewer straight into the scene.

**Gadbury** · August 18th, 2011, 04:43 PM

Something I started tonight, kinda inspired by Mirror's Edge

**Gadbury** · August 19th, 2011, 02:50 PM

Just an update

**Shadow Stalker** · August 19th, 2011, 06:48 PM

I like the way this one is turning out, though I might suggest trying to add some different colors. All the blue seems to decrease visual interest.

**Gadbury** · August 23rd, 2011, 08:20 PM

Shadow Stalker - Thanks, I tried adding some slight colour variation, nothing major though

Last update on this one I think, and something for this weeks Chow. The guy on the horse is killing me, just can't seem to get him to feel right...

**Vumi** · August 23rd, 2011, 08:26 PM

Oh man, loving your work

! Post moar!

**meth** · August 23rd, 2011, 08:33 PM

love this chow work, maybe you need to put more dynamic into body. Take a look at these images, very fast search

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**Gadbury** · August 23rd, 2011, 08:47 PM

MatejaPetkovic - Great images, thanks man. Yeah, I think I might need to redo the body, looks too upright

**Shadow Stalker** · August 23rd, 2011, 09:30 PM

I was going to say the same thing. His back is too straight, or he's a very, very good rider.

Also, for some reason the composition seems... too static. I know it's not fully rendered, but it seems like the main character is taken over by the guy getting shot in the foreground?

Also, you may have created special bullets for this challenge, but as a gun owner and enthusiast, I should tell you that bullets usually blow out the back. So, you would really only have one big exit wound. But, like I said, you could be using special ammo, which is cool.

**prsnsweeney** · August 23rd, 2011, 09:55 PM

awsome work love all the chows

**Gadbury** · August 24th, 2011, 04:08 PM

Trying a more leaning pose for the horse rider, still deciding whether to go down that road before I work any more on him

**MeteorCat** · August 24th, 2011, 04:42 PM

I love the movement and colours in the piece. Great job.

**Juki** · August 25th, 2011, 02:54 AM

Amazing stuff! I like the way you convey that sinister mood (and mood all together) in your pictures.

I hope you don't mind that I took the liberty to make your Eye-gouger as a desktop image. I get the chills every time I look at it.. jeez!

Also post #9. The female gladiator armor design hits the sweet spot for me, insipiring. And that vampire killer pic, very clever..

**jay.walk** · August 25th, 2011, 05:28 AM

keep up the good work man..

**Gadbury** · August 28th, 2011, 03:20 PM

MeteorCat - Thanks!

Juki - Thanks a lot, nice compliments

jay.walk - Thanks mate

My final image for the Chow, along with the quick front and back - Wish I'd left more time to work on the design, really. Also a sketch I did for the Illustration of the week.

**~KJK~** · August 28th, 2011, 03:41 PM

looking really cool the piece with the sniper in the skyscraper, watch the tangent between the rifle barrel and the building, otherwise looking great!

**Shadow Stalker** · August 28th, 2011, 04:50 PM

I love the character sheet and the weapons! Top notch work on the illustration and I'm curious what you end up with in that last image.

**Gadbury** · August 30th, 2011, 06:01 PM

Parsakoira - Thanks, Yeah I'll have to fix that

Shadow Stalker - Cheers! I like the weapons, should have left more time for the guy himself though

Something I'm doing for the new Chow - Japanese Mecha Pilot

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