Alex Konstad's Sketchbook (update 1/25/13)

[Metal Fingers]

wreck: You impress the fuck out of me.
midknight: Thanks man!
ZeoX: Thanks duder!
Surus: Thanks man!
Psage: Dang, that there is a compliment. Not sure on the AustenFM inspiration, I haven't been in his SB in a while. Looks like I'll have to take a trip over. Thanks for always stopping by dude!
Alextooth: Thanks man, good to see you in here! thanks for stopping by.
fudgeloaf: Loafs of fudge! thanks man!
EMCEESHANe: Thanks dude!
RobertB: Cheers man! Thanks.
DKSketch: Thank sman!
Moai: Oh HAI CORY! Thanks dude.
DK Sketch: Thanks man!
Ludic: Thanks!
Alexander: Thanks dude!
PGF: Thanks for stopping by man! Cheers!
Verehin: Thanks man!
xbert: Thanks man!
GEB: Thanks dude!
Baudolino: Thank you sir!
Defiledvisions: thanks man!
tugelbend: Thanks man!
Eightball: thanks man!
Dannyk: Thanks again dude!
RoberB: Thanks for stopping in again dude!
Kirsten: Thanks!
ThomasM: Thanks dude!
Gurzy: Thanks man!
Aryeh: Dude, thanks

Thanks you guys! the support means a lot and keeps me going in those dark days.

Here is a mech painting from today, trying to cut out the noodling and speed up my process and a WIP of a goofy creature. Cheers!





and a speedpaint that spawned the Kodiak from my ID class.

[p sage]

Sometimes all there is to say in metalfingers thread is

[Jai Kamat]

Dude, you're improvement is tremendous. Now I gotta work even harder to catch up!!! I love your ID stuff especially, unique designs there!

[TheDistance]

Cool stuff! I like the textures and the grain on the last one!

[AlexTooth]

Oooh love the chunky mech in the snow, I'd definitely feel safe inside him

[Rob Powell]

Just awesome mech designs there dude, and that marionette creature is pretty cool too! I'd like to see you hit up the IDW and COW challenges every now and then, when time permits of course...

[Nettle_Mountain]

Oh uh and ah, you raising stakes again.. shit! i have to work much harder than lately, but hell you are an inspiration!

[Scott Pederson]

Great mix of creature skills-organic and inorganic alike.

[Metal Fingers]

Thanks guys! Can't sleep, painted a robot.

[Esco]

You're really improving all the time, not just painting skill wise but also in your designs. I really like the shapes and values of the latest robot. Well done man.

[Jasper_]

Digging the bots man! Remind me a lot of Sam Brown's designs, which isn't a bad thing of course!

[Nettle_Mountain]

Fuuuu fu fu fu fu fuuuu
mind if i steal that worn metal

[Yor]

gawd dude ur on fire, those mechas look great and that monsterpuppeteer is killer!
keep it up !

[Razorb]

very interesting mech designs matey! lovely and fresh!

[Metal Fingers]

Ixius: Thanks for popping in dude, been loving your recent updates, good to see you back on teh boards. cheers!
Psage: haha thanks man, the constant support is very much appreciated.
TheDistance: Thanks man!
Alextooth: Very comfortable indeed, raining down nuclear hell!
RobPowell: Thanks dude!
NettleMountain: Aww shucks, you're too kind, I gotta say i've been inspired by quite a few of your designs, awesome stuff man!
Scott: Thanks dude!
Esco: Thanks! Been drawing a lot, glad to see its starting to pay off a bit.
Jasper: Thanks man!
Nettle: Go for it, I snaked it off some chap on cghub.
Yor: Thanks man!
razorB: Cheers! Thanks dude!

Alright here is an update on the mech from this morning, calling this guy done for now and moving onto other things, gonna finish up that puppetterr I think, and then paint more robots!



finished this guy up

[Black Spot]

I think it's just as well I have no interest in drawing monsters or mechs. Great stuff as ever and what a wonderful imagination you have.

[Esco]

Really like the robot. Now you really got it to look realistic with all the dirt and scratches. Good work!

[NickyBeats]

what a sick, demented imagination you have... lucky!! your colors are getting really strong man. love the designs too, would be cool to see some less chunky robots too, like some sleek fitted armor suits or something. great work man!

[Metal Fingers]

thanks dudes! Agreed Nicky, agreed.
Alright, here is a WIP of a sculpt I've been working on, sorry for the crappy photos, I'll get some good ones when the sculpt is ready to go.









the exposed spinal column is gonna be so much fun to do!

[Iristhevirus]

wow, your style is super interesting, and you draw many things really well. I like the sense of humour you put into your art, too.

[NickyBeats]

wow, awesome! he looks disgusting haha! great work, cant wait to see this finished!

[Jasper_]

Oh god that sculpt is bad ass man. I'm curious as what clay you're using? Super sculpey base, and a harder clay (chavant?) on top? So looking forward to seeing the progess on this.

[Mat Kaminski]

Such unusual / disgusting / amazing artwork!

Keep it up!

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[JakehC]

you know, i really could see you doing a project with Coro... you just remind me of him sometimes...

[MacTire]

Ah, good to see your loyalty to Nurgle is as strong as ever!

Fantastic sculpt!

[AlexTooth]

Wicked sculpture man, must take a different kind of skill and care!

[-D_art-]

your sketchbook is awesome!! that last sculpt is great, and i love your sketchbook drawings, those mech designs from the previous page are sweet

[bpic]

OMG. Saw your thread here through wreck's SB. I cannot believe the amount of progress shown here in not even two years. Thanks for making another thread for me to spend all my time looking at.

[skMOP]

Reaally sexy sculpture, the tentacle insides must've taken forever.

[Metal Fingers]

Thanks guys, all the comments mean a lot, always enjoy reading them! I've been super busy as of late with work and school and the likes, but I can happily announce that I've snagged an internship with MB shanghai, its been a whole lot of fun so far. With that said, I do have some school stuff to show, rough character sketches done on sunday to get the idea of where I'm going with my guys. One is an asteroid miner, the large guy is a cyborg used in boarding actions, he shoots bombs out of his hands. BOOM BOOM















and then updates on some other stuff.







Cheers and thanks for looking!