valentins mixed works

**J_Valentin** · May 27th, 2007, 05:28 PM

I have been hanging around in this forum for a while now, my top 1 source of inperation. But this is my first post.

Some old pictures made for i the swedish version of dungeons and dragons plus a few more. Hope you like

**Piranha Clan** · May 27th, 2007, 08:46 PM

Can't believe nobody has commented on these yet...

pld:...awesomeness dude! Your use of color is real good, especially in that last pic, but the pencils are definately my favorites. So many great textures and hatching, values, lights and darks... just really nice work here. Please keep posting. Welcome to CA.

**NoiZzy_lt** · May 28th, 2007, 03:18 AM

superb.... people like you encourage me to move foward and to work hard...
when i look at your works i feel the atmosphere... details are great.... nice nice nice

**accident** · May 28th, 2007, 03:29 AM

you have a strong sence of composition and tonal value..... And your name is valentin

(mine also)

**J_Valentin** · July 3rd, 2007, 04:56 PM

just a quick black and white

**Piranha Clan** · July 3rd, 2007, 05:00 PM

YES! It's about time you updated mister. More pencils, please, I love your pencil work!

**Micaiah Nelson** · July 4th, 2007, 07:09 AM

My friend you have beautiful work here

**Nigh7shad3** · July 4th, 2007, 07:21 AM

wow very professional!

**Dreamworker** · July 4th, 2007, 07:44 AM

Great SB! I love especially your pencils, the rendering is awesome!
Keep it up, cheers!

**Piranha Clan** · July 4th, 2007, 09:02 AM

Great gobblets of giblet gravy! I just keep coming back to this thread. Everytime I do, I notice new little details and dilectible nuggets of artistic joy. I'm jealous to the extreme of your totally pro pencil skills.

So much mood and great storytelling in these works. I must ask...what do you do for a living? You should DEFINATELY be working somewhere in illustration, maybe for games and movies. I should have done this the 1st time I visited...have some stars, my friend. You must keep posting, I'm totally hooked on this thread.

**J_Valentin** · January 4th, 2008, 08:15 AM

Hi!
Its been very long since i last posted anything...late summer. Well better late than never. Here is some of the stuff i have done since then.

Piranha Clan: Im happy that you dig my pictures...its always nice to hear when you are struggeling with keeping yourself motivated. You asked...what i did for a living.
At the momet im studying 3d graphics in stockholm. This summer i worked s a 2d artist at a small game company(paradox interactive). Making small illustrative pics for a historic 2d game. I am soon starting my internship at a bigger Game studio here in stockholm, Avalanche studios. I still dont know what kind of work i will do there but i hope its not just making coffe, because i suck at that.

some of the better pics from this fall.

**J_Valentin** · January 20th, 2008, 12:34 PM

one more picture...

**jenzi** · March 7th, 2008, 06:16 AM

tjusigt!! posta lite mer vet jag!!

**Hethabyr** · March 7th, 2008, 06:28 AM

Wonderful classy work, Jonas. I like the pencil pieces very much, and your 3D work is coming along beautifully, too. Love the rotate clip of the troll on your website. That guy is in need of some serious dentistry. Excellent earring design, too.

Five stars for you, my boy! : )

Keep up the excellent work.

**dorobo** · March 7th, 2008, 06:35 AM

it looks like you know what you are doing here (:
yeah pencils are beautifull

**Cyanid** · March 7th, 2008, 06:38 AM

those pencilled city's...awesome! saved into my inspiration folder! *****
great classic portrait there, lot of personality

**J_Valentin** · March 24th, 2008, 05:22 PM

Thanks for the complements!
I haven't been drawing much lately, apart from some figure studies that i do on Mondays. Its always a huge struggle.
But here is some of the ones i have done, and some self portraits in different styles, i think its good for learning.

**Hive_minD** · March 24th, 2008, 05:47 PM

This SketchBook is awesome!
Such great stuff here. I'll have to return here, and perhaps think of (make up

) some critiques

Take care
Chris

**Farin** · March 24th, 2008, 06:01 PM

Originally Posted by Hive_minD

This SketchBook is awesome!

Chris

indeed, it is.
looking forward to see more

**J_Valentin** · April 4th, 2008, 05:50 PM

Hive_minD: Thanks! and Yeah, go on and give me some critiqes, its what were here for right?

A few new pictures. Two creatures.
A sort of crocodile gorilla man and one human looking lion cangaroo.
i hope you like.

**JPW** · April 5th, 2008, 12:45 PM

Hello J Valentin.

Your compositions and technical skill are a pleasure to behold. You make images from really interesting angles. Makes us feel like we're there. Clever stuff. Cheers for sharing these.

James

**DARYL** · April 7th, 2008, 03:05 AM

fina!

**J_Valentin** · May 1st, 2008, 05:45 AM

just a quick sculpt.

**motives** · May 1st, 2008, 07:29 AM

Sweet! I really like how you're working with the light in your enviroments. So this illustrations/drawings are in the swedish D&D?
Keep it up mate!

**J_Valentin** · May 5th, 2008, 05:15 PM

Motives: Thanks, I guess i tend to draw in a painting kind of way, concentrating on the ligt more then describing form with lines , at least when i do larger pictures for illustration. Its good for creating moods, but its much harder to keep the paintings artistic and crisp, it tends to get a bit dull if it gets to smudged, and you cant se the direction of the lines.. And yea the pictures at the top is in the swedish version of DoD, they are a bit old now. The book came out 2007 "Vastermark". The one further down the page inside the skeleton frame is in the book "Likstorm".

A friend of mine wanted an oldscool Bankmans portrait, so i made one for him. I think he sat two or three times in my 15 m2 studio (and apartment).
It was a while since i did anything in oils, its always a big struggle.

**J_Valentin** · July 6th, 2008, 05:00 PM

Here is a photo of a painting i did for a church this spring. its supposed to be the paradise. The painting is about 3,5*1,5m. The sketch for it can be seen earlier on this thread. The second picture is me on the opening, forced to talk about the picture . Im sorry for the super crappy photos.

**Wasker** · July 6th, 2008, 05:43 PM

Yeah, another swede

lets flood ca.org!!

You got some good stuff going here, I really like your van goghish portrait and the landscapes you've done. Seriously good stuff. Bookmarked and rated 5*

Fortsätt i samma takt så är du snart en av de mer erkända på ca.org

**Trashy** · July 6th, 2008, 05:45 PM

Woah...those pencils are just great. Nice going with that painting...that one is pretty huge. Awesome work again!

**danishaagha1986** · September 27th, 2008, 09:22 AM

Wow wow wow ... 5 from me too... its very good..!!! [

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**jedininjaman** · September 27th, 2008, 11:52 AM

dang how old are you?
that painting is phenomenal
I love the variety of artistic elements you employ
keep it going man you belong here,
-jedi
ps and eventually someone good enough to crit you will come by so be patient,