Vesh-a-Sketch - Updated April 30th

**Veshkau** · May 2nd, 2012, 12:23 PM

Thanks for the comments!

Final EoW entry.. I built a basic sketchup model for this one to find a camera angle which showed the depth down the corridor while keeping a decent composition. The xrays and the circular bits along the wall to the right of the door were based on photo texture, everything else was hand painted. Slow but fun!

For the design the general idea was to combine elements from a submarine with a stereotypical "secret" lab, a la Resident Evil. Lots of rounded forms and humidity hopefully get the underwater feel across without resorting to a massive glass window with fish swimming past like a Bond villian's boudoir...

**rich4rt** · May 2nd, 2012, 03:08 PM

the last enviro is shweet, you got the textures down! My only crit would be that the light fixtures need some haze, since the room is filled with steam the light would disperse throughout that

**rumpenstiltzkin** · May 2nd, 2012, 04:23 PM

really nice work on the last one!

**BenjaminJL92** · May 2nd, 2012, 04:51 PM

Amazing use of textures in that last environment, your texture practice really paid off!
Really nice man.

**Veshkau** · May 4th, 2012, 09:50 PM

Thanks for the comments, much appreciations and thankings. Just a very tired, very quick late night doodle today. Been playing Soul Reaver for the billionth time so probably influenced by that. I'd give one of my limbs to go back in time and work on that game

**Morningtea** · May 5th, 2012, 03:03 AM

This SB went beyond words~

**Yor** · May 5th, 2012, 08:25 AM

ahh those environments are so sexy, the textures, and lights really blend perfectly!
love em , keep doing what you do best!

**Veshkau** · May 10th, 2012, 08:58 PM

Thanks for the comments!

Just some quickies for today - a face practice sketch and some game screenshot mini-studies, focusing on colour. I re-read the chapter in James Gurney's book on gamuts after reading a post on the Muddy Colours blog (link) and decided to give it a try. It's quite surprising how limited the pallettes are in most video games, especially the best looking ones it seems.

**ezekrialase** · May 10th, 2012, 09:33 PM

awesome updates! Love the last portrait, very dynamic.

**Veshkau** · May 11th, 2012, 11:04 AM

Couple more..

**MightCrawler** · May 11th, 2012, 11:40 AM

Looks good dude, keep up the awesome work

**Veshkau** · June 9th, 2012, 08:59 PM

Apologies for the lack of posts lately, been ridiculously busy working on things I can't show but will hopefully have something to post soon. For now here's some random studies, doodle-designs in ballpoint/pencil and an environment sort of inspired by DS3 and The Thing.

**Psychobuddy** · June 9th, 2012, 09:23 PM

I love the last post man, the snow envrio thing is awesome, but my favourite is the bat guy...I love it.

**nerveink** · June 9th, 2012, 10:07 PM

the sphere with the scratches looks sick. Ill keep an eye on this sketchbook

**Shahan** · June 9th, 2012, 10:57 PM

this...
youre a monster, thats amazing... great improvement, amazing,... amazing

**KrayTSAO** · June 10th, 2012, 02:59 AM

I really love your thumbnail sketches.

Your use of lighting and composition made the piece work really well even with barely any details.

Great stuff, I can learn a lot from you.

**Giorge** · June 10th, 2012, 04:17 AM

awesome environments, dig the mood in the one from post #751, keep up the good work

**Mila** · June 10th, 2012, 08:26 AM

Nice snow environment. :]

**Aaron_** · June 10th, 2012, 05:19 PM

Beautiful environments, especially the thumbs. It's amazing how well limited colors work. I'm really enjoying this one
, it's amazing how simple yet powerful it is.

And the texture work is inspiring as always.

**NyeAlexandaFrayne** · June 10th, 2012, 05:21 PM

re-sickening

**Odayga** · June 10th, 2012, 06:04 PM

Awesome studies! keep up the good work

**Veshkau** · June 11th, 2012, 10:03 PM

Thanks for all the comments! Just a quick set of reflection studies tonight. The top 2 are based loosely on video game environments, bottom 2 are just made up.

**JoeS** · June 12th, 2012, 12:10 PM

All this environment stuff is beautiful, I can see all the material/specularity studies are coming into play quite nicely. Keep it up c:

**Veshkau** · June 16th, 2012, 09:11 AM

Summore

**NickyBeats** · June 16th, 2012, 09:45 AM

damn dude! your killing it lately! your enviros are always really nice, that top one looks like a film still. great lighting and textures. all those studies are looking great too! definately paying off! keep em coming man!!

**Fetsch** · June 16th, 2012, 01:02 PM

Dope stuff man, not much to say!

**Veshkau** · June 17th, 2012, 09:58 PM

Quick doodle before bed. Loosely based on some ref.

**twilightmoon777** · June 17th, 2012, 11:36 PM

Nice environments! You really bring them alive, I feel like I can just jump in and wander around a bit. Though I think I'd be too scared to. A lot of them have this sort of something scary is going to pop out and eat you any minute quality to them. lol Anyway, nice work.

**Veshkau** · June 18th, 2012, 09:18 PM

Decided to study some medieval costume (from photo ref) but do it as a character design. This is pretty horrible, especially the face, but it took a fraction of the time of a normal character render.

**Veshkau** · June 20th, 2012, 01:41 PM

Knight sketch and an attempt at gold material from imagination

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