My concept art...

[Soulrape]

Hey guys, it's been a looooong time since I have even poked my head around here... But I have been busy... I have been doing some concept art for a Half-Life 2 mod currently called Resident Evil: the Evil Begins, but we are changing it to a more original story and title, Infection. I am very satisfied with my drawings as are my fellower modders but I wanted some opinions from some fellow artists...

I did'nt pose this guy, don't know why... I started him by drawing a mans frame then a skeletal structure (quite exagerated for his right side) then the muscualar structure on the right. Then I did the skin, and smoothed things out.


I did this guy the same way but it is based on a very rough drawing done in MSPaint by another member of our mod.


I started this guy by just drawing some shapes and some usual bi-pedal features... Did a lot of layering and layer property changing to get the skin to look the way it does, I went back to the guy above and added that technique to them to make them more interesting.


A very overly muscular dog I did. I used an anotomy book for the skeletal structure since I havent drawn a dog since i was twelve... I then drew in the muscles and the skin.


And I used the skeletal structure layer from the one up top and used little to no muscle tone for the zombie version. To get the blood I used some blood splatter images from google and made brushs out of them, I use them for almost everything now...


Oh and after having a Wacom drawing tablet for 5 years I am finally used to it... Took a while... Now I am thinking about upgrading to an Intous 2. Do any of you guys use it?

[willpaxton]

Because of some weird anatomy most of these ummmm zombies dont look like they could move around very well at all.

[Soulrape]

Well... Hmmm most zombies don't move around too well... But is there anything that it is like wrong with the anatomy.. Like do I have the protortion on the zombie correct? That what I really want to know. I tend to make legs too short and head too small...

Oh and I have problems drawing females... And tips, or tutorials you guys could recommend?

[Marked970]

My anatomy blows, havn't got much practice yet... but nay way, here's the generic link most will give for anatomy, as well as the suggestion to get a book, along with the "There are not tips or tricks, just hard work!" quote. Have fun

www.saveloomis.org

[Rockbeetle Girion]

i guess that on the concepts you had a filter with the lineart then under that layer you applied your coloring, im not a fan of this method, since you tend to replace shading with colors by crude desaturated dark lines. most of the monsters have monstrous anatomy ( nice word play eh? ).
the deformed's hands needs a lot of work, you could pratice drawing hands more often.
about the tablet, i dont suggest changing, its not like if magicly it would make your lines better