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**Onisan** · October 26th, 2009, 11:00 AM

Hi my name is Markus! I'm a graphic design student in my final term and I'm trying to become a concept artist!

At the moment I'm working on my final project at university together with the german game developer Deck13 Interactive on their new and not yet announced multiplatform title. My first major title, yay!

Fell free to comment,critique or ask questions! Thanks for viewing

**AeonPhoenix** · October 26th, 2009, 05:08 PM

I like your style...almost reminds me of sumi-e

SHOW MOAR

**Onisan** · October 26th, 2009, 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by AeonPhoenix

I like your style...almost reminds me of sumi-e

SHOW MOAR

Thank you! I will try hard to change that "almost" in the future ^^

Here are some things i deleted in my work in progress thread.

**Shui** · October 26th, 2009, 08:21 PM

cool！～

**Onisan** · October 27th, 2009, 08:17 PM

Originally Posted by Shui

cool！～

Thanks !

Here is a new tryout portrait of Amaterasu. I feel like I'm getting closer with the hair piece. Any comments about it ?

**Onisan** · October 28th, 2009, 09:27 AM

Full Body shot of Amaterasu.
I have to invest some more time in the stuff at her back...

**Onisan** · October 28th, 2009, 02:03 PM

some minor adjustments and a view from the back.

Now I have to work on her face >.< I can life with her clothing like that.

**Onisan** · October 29th, 2009, 11:39 AM

This should become Amaterasus brother Susanoo.

A greedy guy, easy to influence, always envious of Amaterasu and with a huge lust for power.

**Onisan** · October 29th, 2009, 06:15 PM

My first ideas of the character Sarudahiko.

**Creusa** · October 29th, 2009, 07:14 PM

Hm. I like your style. The lines seem to be casual, but the whole thing is all clean and neat.

**clockworksnail** · October 29th, 2009, 07:50 PM

hey, Brilliant start,
your style is way cool!!!
ima definatly gona be back!

**ColorExcursion** · October 29th, 2009, 08:32 PM

Awesome work!

Would love to see your lines in pencil :]

**Onisan** · October 30th, 2009, 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by Creusa

Hm. I like your style. The lines seem to be casual, but the whole thing is all clean and neat.

Thank you very much! My art prof kept telling me to draw way more casual maybe I'm on my way

Originally Posted by clockworksnail

hey, Brilliant start,
your style is way cool!!!
ima definatly gona be back!

Thx I hope you will like the stuff I do until then!

Originally Posted by ColorExcursion

Awesome work!

Would love to see your lines in pencil :]

No you wouldnt

I'm really beginning to get rusty with my pen and paper.

Here is a new piece of Amenouzume, "The Great Persuader, and The Heavenly Alarming Female. She is depicted in kyogen farce as Okame, a woman who revels in her sensuality."

**J.R.Hollis** · October 30th, 2009, 07:42 PM

I like how alot of your stuff is on feudal japan.
But I want to see more of the practice stuff, your warmups and quick sketches. See where your coming from under all that talent, so then I can rub some of that talent on me and what not, take a talent shower, with talent soap, you know, with talent.

And nice website =)

**Enydimon** · October 30th, 2009, 08:01 PM

Agreed, while I love your feudal Japan stuff, I'd like to see your warm ups and studies as well.

Keep rockin'!

**Onisan** · October 30th, 2009, 08:07 PM

I tend to copy layers once in a while so normally I have some to share if you are interested.

Here is the main pose I started with. Maybe I just want to see the girls naked before they get their clothes later on ;D
Most of the time I adjust the pose during further progress because they are not flawless :o need to study !

At the moment I'm working on my very first matte painting! Will probably keep me up all night so I try to update it once every few hours of progress :>

**Onisan** · October 30th, 2009, 10:44 PM

The first two layers finished. I will animate it afterwards so I need some more stuff in the forground, any feedback so far ?

**Onisan** · October 31st, 2009, 12:19 AM

almost done >.<

**Onisan** · November 1st, 2009, 08:14 PM

This one here is a room full of mirrors. Amaterasu sits in her "golden cage" in the middle and reflects her light on the mirrors. They are aimed at one special mirror above, one of the japanese crown insignias yata no kagami.
It is spinning on top to reach the light at all incoming angles creating a spherical shape like the actual sun.

This is how I would imagine her spreading the sun around the world

**Onisan** · November 2nd, 2009, 10:21 AM

Working on the main villain of my project. He is called Tsukiyomi. Darkness, the moon and alle the creepy evil stuff.

**SekuDanba** · November 2nd, 2009, 10:28 AM

Nice work Amaterasu, my favourite is the villain concept

**Onisan** · November 2nd, 2009, 05:23 PM

Thanks SekuDanba I think I'll try to finish Tsukiyomi because I kinda like it too

Here is a new piece of Amaterasu, I think I can start to work on her final image if I get a good pose. I also recorded my sketching this time for the people who asked for earlier stages etc.

Sketch record!

Maybe I will do this more often now, but I feel kinda watched when it records... hopefully I get used to it because I felt nervous sketching hehe

**dangerdash** · November 2nd, 2009, 06:43 PM

great great design, I trust you should work more on these!

**Enydimon** · November 2nd, 2009, 07:09 PM

That Tsukiyomi guy looks awesome. I hope you plan on fleshing out out more, because it'd make a great finished piece.

**Onisan** · November 4th, 2009, 07:25 AM

Originally Posted by Enydimon

That Tsukiyomi guy looks awesome. I hope you plan on fleshing out out more, because it'd make a great finished piece.

Thanks! After the positive feedback he is definitely next on my list!

At the moment I'm working on this one here. Amaterasus descned to earth to grieve about the death of her servant.

**Onisan** · November 4th, 2009, 12:29 PM

Ok here is the almost finished piece.

I'm not sure about the glowing sun like energy on her back yet so I didn't draw it at all. I post only the closeup here, the whole body shot will be in the WIP section for feedback.

**Onisan** · November 5th, 2009, 06:16 PM

Hi guys ! just a little Tsukiyomi progress. currently rendering in black and white... damn that takes long should boost my cpu a little bit :<

I'll add the dark energy last.