sketches,studies,roughs,and rejects

[abigbat]

New work is looking fantastic Roland! Have missed our meetings, hope you're doing good.

[rolandb]

species that relies on technology for mobility

[rolandb]

Panel from a sci-fi comic book that I'm working on.
Pencil, brush and ink, and Photoshop

[raminafshari]

wow , would u look at that , sci-fi comics my favorites

[rolandb]

Humanoid with very highly developed hearing. For a Sci-Fi project. Pencil and Photoshop

[rolandb]

sci fi critter with four legs. Pencil and Photoshop

[rolandb]

moon base interior. Photoshop

[rolandb]

moonbase exterior. The moon is orbiting a gas giant. The slab of rock on top is to absorb impacts from micrometeorites

Photo shop and 3DsMax

[rolandb]

15 minute figure study. Watercolor

[rolandb]

sketch of a humanoid species. Brush and ink, cleaned up in Photoshop

[rolandb]

humanoid species, for a sci-fi project. Ballpoint pen and Photoshop

[rolandb]

flying humanoid species. They adapted to a planet with a xenon-oxygen atmosphere. The high density of the air allows flight on wings with a considerably smaller surface area than what would be necessary in the nitrogen-oxygen air on earth.
Brush and ink, with additional processing in photoshop

[rolandb]

flyer for a pole dancing party

[rolandb]

humanoid species, for a sci-fi project. Brush and ink, and Photoshop

[rolandb]

colored in version of earlier post

[rolandb]

blind humanoid species that sees in some way other than visible light

[rolandb]

sapient species evolved from a bird-like ancestor. Ball-point pen

[rolandb]

preliminary studies for various humanoid alien species

[rolandb]

more scribbles

[rolandb]

vaguely lizard-like humanoid species. Brush and ink and Photoshop

[rolandb]

4-armed cabaret singer. Brush and ink

[rolandb]

old ship captain with prosthetic eye. Pencil, painter, and Photoshop

[rolandb]

A vaguely canine humanoid. From a fantasy RPG project

[kiwigarbage]

Man, what fun to look through your sketchbook! You're definitely not limited by pigeonholing yourself into a particular style

I really enjoy the 80's style of shoulders that you tend to draw in your ladies' costumes. Very cool

[rolandb]

Glad you like it, Kiwigarbage.
I've always liked a more structural, or architectural approach to fashion design. The more a garment distorts the basic silhouette of the human figure, the more I like it.
In terms of style, my philosophy is "diversify or die". I like to do the painterly style best, but it also takes the longest. The pen and ink style is what I do most often, because it's the fastest way to convey information, and I usually have really tight deadlines.

[Velocity Kendall]

diverse is right, this is great, love the mix of sci fi and watercolour studies
good usable looking vehicles too.. they have things like roll bars and accessible handles for pivoting headlights.. and compact footprints... low centres of gravity... and easy-to-replace bodypanals etc etc; normally ergonomics seems to go out the too-small-to-be-any-use window with vehicle concepts.
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[rolandb]

Thanks for the comments, Velocity. Most of my work is in the display and exhibit design business, so I am conditioned to think practically.

Here's a sketch for an abandoned and vandalized city. It's for a game project that will have a comic-book rendering style.

[rolandb]

another view of the same city

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Captain and her very tiny submarine. brush and ink, watercolor, and Photoshop.

[rolandb]

colored-in version of an earlier sketch