Pass the Rum, Lad

**Lightship69** · June 25th, 2012, 06:29 AM

Hey matey

Now worries then it is what it is, I like the log cabin matey there has been some good work on that with perspective and form good one! well done! I would like to see that one rendered up and coloured mate.

all the best and keep it coming matey!

**Jacky-Boy** · June 25th, 2012, 08:29 AM

Awesome sketchbook dude, I used to do a bit of pixel art myself and it's really cool seeing all your sprites n icons.

You've got a really nice way with colours, and I reckon this comes from your pixel art background, hand picking palettes and what not. I would love to see some life studies but TBH you seem to be doing all the right things so just keep going!!

**Xamllew** · July 2nd, 2012, 11:22 PM

Lightship: Thanks for stopping by again. Glad you like the cabin.

Jackyboy: Thanks. Its rare to see a fellow pixel artist on CA.org. You're right, pixel art probably has influenced my coloring, the limited palettes make you think creatively and try different things.

Some figure practice

From imagination

And a gun

I wonder if I should be using Cubeupload for my images, I'd hate to see this thread filled with broken images in a year's time.

**QPK** · July 6th, 2012, 02:52 AM

Duuuuuuuuuuude pixel magic,

**JamesSimons** · July 7th, 2012, 11:58 PM

All this pixel stuff you work on some kind of old west fantasy mash up rpg?

anyway good stuff keep it up!

**Xamllew** · July 14th, 2012, 03:48 AM

@QPK: Thanks again bro.

@James Simons: Naw, just an interest of mine. I did however have a similar game concept planned out though, it was to have a Dwarf Fortress crafting/building mechanic in a wilderness-survival frontier theme. If anything it would at least be a unique game.

**Xamllew** · July 17th, 2012, 09:19 PM

It's been a sluggish grind week of sketches. I am excited though, for next week I will finally be the proud owner of a digital tablet! Can't wait to see what I can do with one.

**Xamllew** · July 22nd, 2012, 02:58 AM

Got my tablet, a Monoprice for a measly $40, it seems to be a pretty decent tablet.
Here's what I've done with it so far

And one in pencil

One thing I dislike though is that I find it difficult to get sharp hard lines unless I push down fairly hard, otherwise brushes get too smooth or blurry.

**Xamllew** · July 25th, 2012, 03:34 AM

For some reason my antivirus software freaks out when I visit Conceptart.org
A portion of proportion

And some loose sketches from ref

**sony** · July 25th, 2012, 03:47 AM

your pixel art is very interesting and have depth in it.

**Xamllew** · July 26th, 2012, 02:28 AM

Thanks Sony.

In these gestures I visually studied a pose for a few minutes then closed out the window and tried to draw it from memory.

These are some more pixel scenes I haven't posted because they're not really recent, but all are from within the past year and people seem to like them so I'll dump.

**DvrJeroen** · July 27th, 2012, 07:12 PM

awesome sketchbook ! I love your studies and digital work. I have no idea how to make pixel art but I definitely would like to try that out sometime.
Also, your digital paintings and sketches look soo crisp.. is that because you save them as png?
Anyways, keep doing what you're doing.. It's wicked!

**HunterKiller_** · July 28th, 2012, 04:14 AM

Excellent pixel artwork.

**Xamllew** · July 29th, 2012, 07:01 PM

@Jarkuzy: Thank you. And about the PNG thing, PNG is a contributing factor since it doesn't compress images, that and using hard-edged brushes.

@HunterKiller: Thank you sir. Always good to hear postiive feedback about my pixels.

Anyway, I have yet more creations to fill this sketchbook with.

Vampire (non-glittering type) pixel for a weekly competition

and misc. stuff

**Xamllew** · August 3rd, 2012, 02:51 PM

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**Just Call Me Bruce!** · August 5th, 2012, 12:16 AM

Keep pushing it!

**Xamllew** · August 7th, 2012, 01:54 PM

Thanks Bruce, I'm trying!
Here's another pixel landscape I did a few nights ago.

More figures (than you can shake a stick at), 99% from imagination

and this thing

**Psychobuddy** · August 7th, 2012, 02:15 PM

Hey man awesome studies! That pixel work is pure magic, I wish I knew how to do it. Anyway, keep up the hard work man!

**DvrJeroen** · August 7th, 2012, 06:24 PM

nice updates!

**Xamllew** · August 12th, 2012, 03:22 PM

@Pschybuddy: Thank you.
@Jarkuzy: Thanks again!

More anatomy grinding this week, some speedpaints and an illustration WIP

Nothing set in stone on this guy, still pretty early WIP.

**Mashach** · August 16th, 2012, 08:16 AM

Really like see all the studies. Can't wait to see your progress. Keep it going.

**mistersomes** · August 16th, 2012, 04:17 PM

Wow, so many studies, so much hardwork.

You're way more consistent than I am. Thanks for visting my sketchbook by the way.

**dimi** · August 16th, 2012, 07:03 PM

cool stuff m8 keep it up, head drawings are very nice as well as the figures

**Xamllew** · August 17th, 2012, 06:09 PM

@Mashach, mistersomes, and dimi, Thanks fellas!

This took a long time to finish but I still have work to do, the left hand is a bit too small and I think the composition is cluttered on the right.
Mercenary Halberdier, 17th Century

**Xamllew** · August 26th, 2012, 09:35 PM

I think that last illustration sucked the life out of me, been pretty lazy/busy this past week, lack of inspiration, so I don't have much to show.
.gif of process of making my last character if interested
http://i.cubeupload.com/S9DP4t.gif
And a quick character

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**Jesus Food** · August 27th, 2012, 05:20 PM

man i really love ur subject matter and ur trying interesting poses. i think that my favorite is still post 3 with the dwarf, tho he dont really look very dwarfy to me

Ur sb makes me want to draw men with coonskin caps and flintlock rifles man