catching up (UPDATE: March 3rd)

[samwolfeconnelly]

so I havent had a chance to post here in a while and thought I might as well start a new thread with some new work and keep up with it as I go, since Ive had a little more free time lately.
Ive been busy with a lot of portrait work, but Im looking forward to doing a bit more fantasy in the upcoming weeks :]

most of the processes of these images can be found on my BLOG

so here we are.

update:


Cover for Coheed & Cambria's Armory Wars issue #9


Omar Rodriguez Lopez


Peter and the Wolf


Iorek Byrnison from The Golden Compass


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[FourTonMantis]

Awesome work. So much atmosphere behind these.

[Koh]

Wow, That's some really good stuff, I like 4th one down quite a bit!

All of these feel kind of sinister and ghostly.

[bhanu]

oh you are at it again Mr. Connelly.
Awesome shyt.

[Maximilian S]

Hi Sam, these are great. I can see a definite improvement in these new pieces, they are perfectly executed.

[samwolfeconnelly]

thanks guys! I really appreciate it :]

[DSillustration]

Nice work as usual, Sam.

I can't wait to see what you come up with as you delve into fantasy a bit.
Don't forget those environments!

d

[samwolfeconnelly]

dan, you're going to love this next piece that im almost done with.
gahhhhh im so excited!!!!

haha, well....i HOPE youll love it.

[samwolfeconnelly]

A personal piece I just finished. Fan art for The Golden Compass

[Velocity Kendall]

Awesome.

[samwolfeconnelly]

Another piece. This one was Peter and the Wolf

[lewiston]

fantastic illustrations. thanks for showing those!

[clanlord]

Very imposing use of colour. Your swiftness with this technique is amazing.
I may want to see this for inspiration http://www.robertoferri.net/

Where you currently study art? - G

[samwolfeconnelly]

more work!
This latest piece is a portrait i did of Omar Rodriguez Lopez from The Mars Volta

[Pavel Sokov]

Wow, this thread sure is one to watch out for! Gotta love that warm soft style.

What media/materials were used in these?

[samwolfeconnelly]

pavel: mostly graphite with digital coloring

heres the cover to issue 9 of Coheed and Cambria's Armory Wars comic

[Define.]

pavel: mostly graphite with digital coloring

Aaaah yes!! That's totally what I've been wanting to do but don't know how to execute it for "distribution" purposes. So I guess you scan your graphite image, colour, print on canvas or something and have that as the original?

Great, grrrreat stuff!

[Smegma Soldier]

I love the one of the guy with the jewel in his forehead wearing the scarf. I can't even put my finger on what it is about that piece I like so much, but I think it has to do with what is going on in the piece being very well complemented by your style. I imagine the man poised about to set himself in motion. The features are all delicate, and this gives me the impression of stealth and grace. Anyways, this was massively unhelpful I am sure but I would like to re-iterate that I really like your work.

[Analoxe]

This stuff is great, I love the soft quality and how the compositions really tell a story. I don't know if you've heard of Eric Fortune, but I feel like you both kind of have similar styles. Very nice!

[JakehC]

i am such a fan dude

[samwolfeconnelly]

This latest piece is for the upcoming show at Bold Hype Gallery in NYC opening April 7th, 'Quentin vs. Coen'

I am also selling a limited run of prints of it over at my ETSY

[EZpaint]

I love the way you handle colors - nice work!