(Far)Quadrant of my Brain

[SeaShellis]

you have so many cool concepts and ideas and i especially love your faces-they portray so much emotion i practically feel like i want to meet some of them

P.S. RISD is THE top art institute in the US. Not one of the top, but the top art institute. Congratulations!

[prsnsweeney]

hey very nice work i love the traditional drawings you do and the line work looks great your robot lion post on march 12th is my favorite very creative and cool your digital painting skills are also getting alot better my one question is where do you get your ideas or referances for portrait drawings ?

[cgaddict]

Your latest image is very solid; Great use of values, really helps bring the image to life.

[Farquad]

SeaShellis: Hey thanks a lot! Still hung up on choosing a college and making the decision that changes my life forever. No biggie right? But yeah, dunno what's up with my faces lately. They've been much more emotive as of late.

prsnsweeney: Hmm, that's a toughie. I can't tell you where my mind goes when doing these things (it doesn't let me do much of anything, lol). But google images is your friend. Think of a certain expression, and just give it a search.

cgaddict: Thanks dood. LOVE your work btw. Can't get over the values you can create.


Edit: Third page baby!

Update:

[cgaddict]

LMAO @ the sign his holding up, very nice lol. This is turning out very well, I really dig the subtle texture you added as well, really brings the image to life.

[Farquad]

Haha, only that texture is most likely pizza stains... Gotta stop working through lunch.

[cgaddict]

lol so that's your secret, eh? I gotta start eating in front of my work now!

[Farquad]

My big mouth! There goes my greatest advantage, haha.

Eh, not at all happy with it.

[cgaddict]

It came out great, there should be no reason why you shouldn't be satisfied with the final outcome IMO. Great concept , very nicely drawn and shaded. Is that texture on the cardboard part of that 'pizza stain' you mentioned? If so, that was a very lucky accident as I find that to be a nice touch.

Keep it going!

[jskotte]

Just looked over your sketchbook, wow that is really good. Your faces are awesome, your really good with getting facial muscles right to capture some real emotions. I love your funny characters, and that fish painting is great, and the man with the plastic bag is super realistic. Keep up the good work.

[Farquad]

cgaddict: Well I'm glad you like it. I was really just worried the overall concept would be a little shallow, and couldn't find a way to convey it more strongly. And yes, that "stain" began life as a pizza smudge, lol. Took some ingenuity to get it to look like it belonged though.

jskotte: Hmm, everyone seems to like my faces all of a sudden. Maybe I'm getting better... nah.

Closer look:



One for a friend:

[cgaddict]

Nice update, really dig how you painted the creature. The expression is ace as well.

*pets*

[Farquad]

Thanks. My friend did the one of the left and he told me to go wild on it.

Doodle fo' the day.

[Farquad]

2012, the day the earth ends:

[Starr]

Hello,

Very nice work in your sketchbook. I really like the one you did for your friend, it made me laugh! great colors and the expression is fantastic. Nice doodles as well, keep up the good work!!

James

[Ivan Turcin]

great rendering skills man, keep it up.
I think you could push yourself to do even more from imagination. Having such a talent that shouldn't be a problem. cheers!

[Farquad]

Starr: Haha, I'm glad it made you laugh!

Ivan: Oh well thank you, lol. Yeah I really wanna do some more imagin-a-mation stuff but I'm kinda going for more reality these days (basics first i guess, right?).

Long time no post, but this one is gonna be fun:

[Farquad]

GAHH! Have to finish this today! Hate deadlines...

Edit: I have this nagging feeling like this has been done before... Did I subconsciously steal this? I hope not.

[Farquad]

And pretty close to done:

[Farquad]

DSG:

[manitwo]

And pretty close to done:

wow. cool idea and also nicely done!

[Farquad]

Manitwo: Thank you.

Finished DSG:

[Ivan Turcin]

thumbs up for DSG! happy to see more imagination work from you. keep it up!

[Farquad]

Sketchin' an idea for a school mural:

[cgaddict]

Great creature design on DSG, nicely rendered too. Kick ass concept on your latest piece too, looking forward to seeing it progress. Composition already works very well.

[JakehC]

very beautiful work. i especially love the illustration you did in post #81. Very interesting and unique concept & approach.

[Farquad]

CGAddict: Thanks bro. I don't know how much farther I'm going to go on the
mural though. The constraints my headmaster is giving us doesn't leave much to the
imagination and I'm not all too motivated to do any more.

lolbbq: Thanks, I'm pretty proud of how that one turned out.

Random knight doodle (not at all cloned from dead space either, so don't bother bringing
it up, lol). I'm GOING to get suit/armor design nailed down if it kills me.

EDIT: Hey, who the HELL rated my sb? I want to thank them, lol. But now people are going
to actually expect... quality work... when they come here. OH boy.

[Farquad]

And heerz a DSG I'll prolly never get around to finishin.

[monotony]

oh I like that last one! like a warm summer breeze
design and colors are very pretty. and it's one of very few images where a plain and simple background like this is absolutely right.
and you have very good pencilwork as well, man. keep at it!

[LovanRoyen]

Awesome stuff! I absolutely love the one you did for a friend! (with the flower)