Xaya´s Sketchbook -

[Xaya]

and another...

good night!

[algenpfleger]

wooooooow, these are getting better and better. gotta love the atmosphere in the last one, great stuff man. and you're from germany?

[Xaya]

thanks again algenpfleger, answered your question in your sketchbook!!

ok here a quick b/w sp done with help of my dear mirror

[Xaya]

quick tree painting

[Victor B]

these are looking great I especially enjoyed the latest enviorn and Self Portrait.

[Xaya]

thanks victor

i really hope that i am ready for the next level
i will do some oil paintings the next week and other FINISHED stuff...
hope that i hold my words...


here a character sketch

[Xaya]

and an update to that jungle painting i did some days ago

[Quinn Simoes]

Xaya,

Your hard work and dedication to creating your art is a very big inspiration to me, I admire an artist who continually pushes themselves, and is always willing learn and try new things.

Your environment paintings are especially a treat to view, 5 stars from me.

Quinn

[Hive_minD]

moooore

Chris

[Xaya]

Thank you soooo much Quinn, this means a lot to me, because i am quite lonely with my painting and drawings where i live and study
(i study interior design / interior architecture) so it´s hard sometime to kick my own ass to go on.
Thanks for the endophines!

Chris thanks and here an update for the character design.
I don´t know if i am stupid or not, ´cause i do a initial sketch but skip the better outlining and go straight to painting...

well here the second step (still wip,... u see?!)

[Xaya]

step 3 little refinements

[Xaya]

step 4 of 5

[Xaya]

4.5?

[algenpfleger]

incredible improvement in here. i think it's getting even more rapid o_O please keep posting.

[Xaya]

thanks algenpfleger!
I hoped that i show you some awesome oil paintings and sketches after eastern,
but..i did quite nothing.
There was really no time to do anything like painting the last days.. what a pity...

nevertheless here is a new sketch i did today (30min) no refs., not finished

[Xaya]

and a color / value / enviroment study ... no ref. about 30min

[Xaya]

and a even darker enviro... no refs about 40min

[N A Johnson]

This stuff is great. I love your environments/characters/everything, and it's way cool of you to post process shots of your pieces. Thanks for the inspiration - you're probably helping more people out than you think.

[Kicek]

cool stuff man,, great texture on the last one.

[Xaya]

thanks Kicek and Ex Nihilo for you kind words!!!

update: next progress shot....
i am not quite sure about the background yet!

[Xaya]

juhu just some little refinements and it is F I N I S H, can´t believe it..

[Draniel]

very nice character. maybe adjust the lighting and make his face a focal point,

[Dan Valkar]

nice work in here!..the sp its very good mate!..and im agree with draniel about the lightning...also maybe do more metalish..the metal itself..i mean add more shine to it..
cheers

[Xaya]

hope that´s the way you want it...

I just have to do some last work on the pants and some tweaks here and there

[Xaya]

started this painting in PS but switched to Painter after a while.
No refs so far, bottom body still in construction...
I don´t know about the background (forest?) and the item i will give her...
(still wip!)

[Xaya]

quick sketch for another painting....

[Xaya]

step two: first color lay in, giant character change etc.
I hope it doesn´t look too much like Totoro by Miyazaki, to whom i realize some similarities...

[Xaya]

I spend another hour on this painting, i still unsure about the concept... and story behind the piece.

[Quinn Simoes]

Hey Xaya,

Great updates, Your working hard and it shows.

Amazing rendering on the womens face in this latest painting!

Nothing but respect for you my friend.

Quinn

[HanRa]

your work with reference is so AWESOME (knight on page 24). an your environs too!

Im crying about every minute, and every awesome picture you lost through working NOT with reference ... the quality difference is 1:1000. paint a picture of a beautiful woman for me, with reference pleeeeeeeeeeez