Rooks Shindig:: Acrylic fishies Dec 14th

**Red_Rook** · April 15th, 2006, 12:30 PM

thanks for the responses guys much apreciated

sorry if youve seen some of these in finnaly finished before, a bunch of where, but there is new ones here too.

here some stuff i did for school

and some popkes, last three are in the same region

**Recursive_End** · April 15th, 2006, 12:36 PM

Nice enviros!
This one http://www.rook-art.com/images/palace_interior.jpg reminds me of craig mullins's work. Really nice.
though, its sometimes a bit blurry from time to time on some pics, but still very convincing

Good work !

D.

**Qxzi** · April 15th, 2006, 12:38 PM

Hey,

dont think ive posted here before, but look what ive missed

Good stuff, good digis especially! I like this one the best http://www.rook-art.com/images/popkesncaek30.jpg . The way you have captured the dust is great! You use a wacom yea? What type ? Good stuff tho

Qxzi

**bumskee** · April 15th, 2006, 12:41 PM

really looking solid Red, love that fat dude in the fancy costume, nice brush work and the background is very interesting. Notice your brushes are getting fancier!

Progressing nicely and looking superb! cheers

**CorePoint** · April 15th, 2006, 11:27 PM

I love the little.. Comic??

**Lake** · April 16th, 2006, 03:14 AM

one of your best sets so far, rook. the colors in the popkes are so vibrant - I can feel the moisture in the air and the roughness of the ground.

**Zaknafain** · April 16th, 2006, 05:15 AM

I like the last update. The colours are great and your environments somewhat inspiring.

Spend some more time with the faces.

**Zaknafain** · April 16th, 2006, 05:15 AM

I like the last update. The colours are great and your environments somewhat inspiring.

Spend some more time with the faces.

**PHATandy** · April 16th, 2006, 05:42 AM

Awesome stuff Rook man, really impressed with where your goin with this.

Love this one looks very professional, the shoulder looks ace.
Keep it up man, very inspiring stuff. Although its not your strong anatomy is getting better, id watch out on the faces (cept the manga one though lol)

Good work, im inspired

**Rolo** · April 24th, 2006, 03:27 PM

wow ur talented! I love it how you add shadow and rinkles in clothes, its just amazing how real ur figures look! wow! amazing! its people like u that help beginners become pro's!
wow amazing!
love it
rolo

**hurricane** · April 24th, 2006, 03:45 PM

if i ever will be in charge of a game an di need enviros, you're the one i'll contact dude, so magical landscapes!

cheers dude and keep on feeding us!

**Lake** · April 25th, 2006, 08:09 PM

you know what I just realized? your environments and especially the popkes are starting to look more and more like some of the matte paintings out of the games in the "myst" series. props to ya!

**dfacto** · April 25th, 2006, 08:17 PM

Damn, your environments have gotten better since I last checked a year or more ago.

Very nice stuff in here man, lets see some more of those cool enviros.

**Evil_Sloth** · May 23rd, 2006, 06:54 AM

woah tight stuff rook

it's gonna be sweet versing you in TD gl man.

**liam.c** · May 26th, 2006, 03:32 PM

http://www.rook-art.com/images/mixnmatchgirl.jpg and that last back are really awsum 1!!!!!!!!

**John T** · May 30th, 2006, 07:11 AM

Yeah, great environments. Gotta agree with Zaknafain though, faces could use a little more TLC...

My Sketchbook

**mull77** · May 30th, 2006, 07:39 AM

love these enviroments. Great value range on the last few!

**guggemmaneuver** · May 30th, 2006, 08:26 PM

l0ove the environments with the chatter...good series there...excellent improvement rook.

joel

**blanquish** · August 5th, 2006, 11:43 PM

man youre kicking ass right now, youve improved your butt off.
Those anviros are great, and the lighting in this http://www.rook-art.com/images/palace_interior.jpg
is terrific, im seeing a great artist popping out

**Tamte** · September 17th, 2006, 04:52 PM

Adam here, really liking what you have done with those enviroments. A pretty distinct mood sticks out for all of them. i would be interested to know how you start them/process what not. having trouble bringing my stuff to a finished quality i like. just saying hey see you around

**chaosrocks** · September 17th, 2006, 08:46 PM

first visit...nice. I love the variety. you do many things well
I also love the fact that you allow us to see your struggles as well
thank you
I particularly like the life sketches

chaos

**Eytan** · September 18th, 2006, 07:50 PM

those are amazing, excellent colors, and mood.

**Justin.** · September 18th, 2006, 09:00 PM

IMO just work on your figures more... especially since march dude =P
I don't have any life drawing classes at all man.. I've never had any, just the 2 days in Montreal that they had the good models posing- I just use myself and other people who aren't even Posing, just sitting or laying down or something. It's a most unfortunate situation but you gotta suck it up and make the best of it man. Granted this isn't March anymore, and you haven't posted in months, I still bet you could use some work on your figures

**donkeyslayer** · October 27th, 2006, 11:58 PM

update, you

**Red_Rook** · December 4th, 2006, 09:55 PM

its been a while, sorry for the total lack of updates, and i want to thank all of you for your responses.

Recursive_End: Thanks!

Qxzi: yeap for those, its wacom and PS

bumskee: thanks alot bro, much appreciated

CorePoint: Yeah kinda, its jes a series

panda: thanks dude

Zaknafain: merci, man much appreciated, im trying

PHATandy: thank you thats great to hear.

Rolo: hah not sure about that but thank you!

Hurri: Cheers dude, thats an awesome compliment

Panda: hah thanks lake

dfacto: sweet thanks!

Evil_Sloth: hah yeah we both got owned

was fun though

liam.c: hah thanks!

John T: thanks and yeah definetly

mull77: thanks!

guggenmaneuver: thanks man.

blanquish: hah thank you, i appreciate that.

Tamte: Volker! thanks man but this shit is old. :p

chaosrocks: Hah, why thank you.

Quick_Sketch: awesome thanks

Justin Oaksford: yeah ive gotten some practice since then but thank you

Donk: *salutes* YESSIR!

first some old freelance, Fantasy flight games, game of thrones, iron throne edition, i might have posted these before:

i did some others but they really kinda sucked.

Then heres some orthos I did for a starcraft boardgame, they wanted me to do turnarounds of various guys so they could give it to the sculptor, cause apparently blizzard has no such thing.

dont ask me about the scout design, its theirs not mine.

this one was mostly done by donkeyslayer with some of my tocuhups

all I pretty much had to go off on those was the little gifs from the game and some stuff from cinematice, thats the best i could do, for any of you starcraft fans out there, sorry if i got anything wrong.

heres two pieces for illustration class, meant to be opposite emotions/portraits (i was assigned them) with no narrative, so not much of a story being told just images:

theyve been crited to death so i know every little flaw in these

and now for some random sketches from my sketchbook:

first a lil comic thingy in my sb:

**Red_Rook** · December 4th, 2006, 09:56 PM

I have a bunch of other stuff to post too but that will have to wait for a bit.

**4rt-r41d** · December 4th, 2006, 10:20 PM

:0
thats some explosive progress!!!
breathtaking good stuff! you are insane!! post more

**Steph Laberis** · December 4th, 2006, 10:38 PM

Omigosh, I've been WAITING for an update!

You've hit the ground running at Ringling, not long before you're flying, that's for sure

Your water color figure studies really stand out the most to me - they show a level of confidence and understanding that your life drawings were lacking before. The umbrella is also very strong to me, you're making good use of shape.

I love the feel of the calm and agony pieces - I think you chould have softened the outline around your face in "calm" slightly but I like the gritty and more visceral feel of "agony" as a contrast. It's a great standalone piece and should go right in that folio.

You've come such a long way, and I'm getting a little nervous about where you're gonna be when you graduate... nervous as in, I fear for my job safety once you get turned loose

All that work is paying off!

**davi** · December 4th, 2006, 11:00 PM

some of the best work ive seen from you, i love the environment illustrations, great stuff!

**Carnifex** · December 5th, 2006, 10:08 AM

wow,superb work. i love the first game of thrones illu especially-the mood is just perfectly adapted from the book for me. but what stands out most to me is that second watercolour lifedrawing-had to save it,because it's just near perfect. it's confident,it's loose,it's just right on spot. keep it up like this,i'm with steph you're gonna kick some serious ass when you're fully developed.