Exphrasis' sketchbook

[exphrasis]

@stpete: Hehe thanks man ! well not really regarding the pictures. I do use pictures sometimes yes, but on this one I didn't really. I used one at the very beginning ( like 10 minutes in), but really just to get a couple of ideas. I didn't keep anything from it though, it's all painted if that's your question

@Mila : Thanks ! I love 40k, I should do a fanart of that sometime.... might be fun to do !

@Lastgen : Sadly I don't often draw on pencil. It's a shame I know...! Maybe I'll try doing some during lunch breaks in the summer or something, I'll try doing some when I can, promise ! .

@bobtail: Regarding the progress, you can find some videos on my livestream channel (read previous posts). I'll try making a step by step of the next painting I'll do, if I get the time

@Jaik : Hope to see you on it then !

[RV-]

Hey Exphrasis, saw you on café salé and some recent stuff on FB, definitely following you because I'm sure that you will do kick ass things !! Like the last environment Keep going !

Cheers!

[SandyMan]

Awesome environments man, im really digging them.

Love the texturing the on the rock textures! Do you do those with texture layers or with a brush? they look so natural, props on that!

[exphrasis]

Thanks guys !

Yep I do the rock textures mostly with brushwork.

Thanks RV !


Here's something very different :




As well as a little 1.5 hour speedy :

[GEB]

Awe man I'm so jealous of your enviros! Awesome depth, mood, lighting, pallette... etc, etc...

[exphrasis]

Thanks Geb !

Something different, a character for once. DON'T JUDGE ME !!! D:

Ok actually please do, I need critiques on this badly, I suck at charas and anatomy in general, and I'm whilling to take any advices. Throw it at me !

[Mila]

Aw sweet great moods

[exphrasis]

Thanks Mila !

Something entirely different than what I do usually.
Recently I've had the urge to try doing the opposite of what I usually do,technique/ theme wise.

Please give me some feedback, I'd really like to hear your thoughts on the last couple of stuff !

[exphrasis]

Hey guys !

Sorry I havn't been uploading a lot lately, work's taking me a lot of time
Can't wait to be able to show some more stuff.

Anyways, here's some sketches, most of them are 20-50 min sketches, except the first one

[Gpozzo]

Great sketchbook! you got some really nice stuff here, really nice environments and studies, nice work, i'm looking forward for more!

[kevin_]

great work! like these environments!

[exphrasis]

Thanks guys !

Some new weird stuff.

[Mepainter]

WoW!! very inspiring, exphrasis! looks extremely realistic.. was it painted by painter X/12? did you study art, or you are just an amateur?

[exphrasis]

Thanks Mepainter !

This was all done in Photoshop CS5/6

I studied ' art ' but to be honest I didn't learn that much. I've learnt most that I know by myself or online by watching others, reading tutorials etc etc. I'm a professional, working as a freelance concept artist, but I'm still starting kinda


Here's something new :

[NickyBeats]

holy crap dude these sketches are awesome!! serious work man! i love it!

[Niam]

Environments look great!! in fact everything looks awesome!! D:

[pfloyd]

I love your work, I envy your color and lighting. take a look at my sketchbook?

[Peixoto]

nice, you did it! now all the painting has volume, not only the spheres. I love the light.
if it only had a potato...

[exphrasis]

Thanks mates !
Much appreciated.

I'm not sure what to work on right now, maybe anatomy ? please feel free to tell me what's bad in my works so I can work a bit on it


new stuff, tried to vary a bit, and a study :

[exphrasis]

studying light from mind :

[-Helio-]

Last study is pretty cool man, did ya used any ref from life or photo?

[ja1307]

Your digi painting has def gone to another level as have your enviors. The latest one is gorgeous really nice.

[exphrasis]

Last study is pretty cool man, did ya used any ref from life or photo?

Nope, well I used one for the base skull shape, but then create lights from mind


Thanks guys

[Ambiguity]

Holy crap, those envrio's are blowing my head guts. I think you could use more practice on your human/humanoid characters, but who am I critique? Your sketchbook murders mine XD.

[exphrasis]

Holy crap, those envrio's are blowing my head guts. I think you could use more practice on your human/humanoid characters, but who am I critique? Your sketchbook murders mine XD.

Don't say that ! Your critique is really helpful and you are very right, I really need to practice characters !

Here's a bit of light studies from a tutorial by Sam Nielson, please be sure to check out the originals first :

http://artsammich.blogspot.fr/2010/04/light-frog.html

[jbruno]

Nice stuff exphrasis! I have this feeling that i have seen Your work somewhere else on the web, are you hanging out at sijun? Cheers !

[llex_paul]

Hey man! #74 looks great! i wold do more like that because it looks serious stuff! Keep it up!

[exphrasis]

Thanks guys !

Yeah Jbruno, I try to drop by sijun from time to time !

[exphrasis]

Fishy !

[CountBlackula]

Love these. You're inspiring me. Soft and wet images.