Fin - 1 APR 11 - x1

**kischi** · July 8th, 2010, 05:50 AM

Great work so far dude! And great studies and sketches overall.
Keep em coming

**Mister Dark** · July 8th, 2010, 09:08 AM

It sure is going forward, and happy B-DAY!

**Brendan N** · July 11th, 2010, 11:35 AM

Last one looks like a self portrait? Like the lighting on her, facial structure is looking really good. My only crit would be that the skin tones need some more colour - notably the really subtle red tinge between highlights and shadow one would normally expect to see - but I know many people save that for later.

The fact that you've painted the one on top of the other makes it feel like a painting and not just random studies. Reminds of a trick Dan Fiedler always uses.

Keep the musos coming too.

Edit: Oh, and happy belated birthday>

**fionkell** · July 19th, 2010, 08:33 AM

Thanks guys. Brendan, yep it's a self portrait (which I really should get back to heh). Will keep your checks in mind.

Pantsface. I haven't forgotten about this sketchbook! Music first: VNV Nation

Uhm for now here is a low-res snippet of some things I'm working on

Still going on that Self Portrait, I have to add another figure now since I got a haircut heh heh heh.

**fionkell** · July 19th, 2010, 09:29 AM

Oh, screw it, I'll post some of it

I'm going through the Dungeons and Dragons Monster Manual and picking out monsters to do my own spin on - currently, the ubiquitous Red Dragon. Here's a body concept, still a work in progress - how's it looking?

Some older head studies which need cleaning up before I throw them in the portfolio.

Sleepytimes for me now!

**HunterKiller_** · July 19th, 2010, 07:56 PM

Omg do you play DnD? I've just broken my DnD hymen, it's fantastic.

Dragon's looking sweet. I like the spiky 'eyelashes'.
I see your note about longer neck and tail and I think you should try them.
Red dragons are typically intelligent and have a more regal/elegant appearance, but that's just the standard red dragon, no reason why you shouldn't do something else.

**fionkell** · July 20th, 2010, 01:52 AM

Hunter: Nah, I don't play DnD/RPGs (yet...). Though I used to have a ton of old White Wolf ones that I read, interesting look into world-building. Interior illustrations are always neat too

Okay, I have been tinkering with it today - lengthened tail and neck, deepened chest, starting to add scaly texture to skin and clean up the body a little too. Hopefully it's looking a bit sleeker and less brutish.

**fionkell** · July 21st, 2010, 01:22 AM

Music! Some more ATDI.

Got some tips from the Critique Centre, hopefully I should be done in another hour or two on this

**Onnophris** · July 29th, 2010, 05:20 PM

Sweet dragon, nice design on it. cool music too!

**fionkell** · August 12th, 2010, 07:02 AM

Whoops, nearly forgot about this place

Some music first. Howard Shore's score for the Lord of the Rings trilogy still hits me in all the right places.

Current work in progress for ChoW #209 - The Fallen Angel "Samael". Still a ways to go on this one.

**fionkell** · October 26th, 2010, 07:55 PM

Music first:

Something I'm working on right now. Tones...the pair down the bottom are just a placeholder, I'm going to redraw them.

**fionkell** · October 27th, 2010, 12:51 AM

Little update on the previous post:

**HunterKiller_** · October 27th, 2010, 03:07 AM

That's fully seek, mate.

**ThomasM** · October 27th, 2010, 04:25 AM

Nice updates man - I like the digital stuff a lot and the red dragon is looking good! Only crit is more pencils please! Anyway keep working away and I look forward to checking out more

**Ricardo Robles** · October 27th, 2010, 05:54 AM

The last image is strong man, really inspiring.

**fionkell** · October 28th, 2010, 02:08 AM

The latest earworm for me:

HK: Choice, bro. I have two jobs now. Wooo
ThomasM: More pencils on the wayyy
Ricardo R: Thanks! Long way to go on it, not quite sure which direction to take at the moment. Least I've figured the values out heh.

Speaking of pencils. Missed this kind of stuff recently.

**fionkell** · November 9th, 2010, 09:54 PM

Music for the day: Thomas Newman.

More pencils. Trying to remember how bodies work.

**JakehC** · November 9th, 2010, 10:02 PM

your work makes me hott.

specially love the pencil sketches....now i need to go run and get my sketchbook!

**fionkell** · November 11th, 2010, 05:29 AM

Thanks, lolbbq. Be checking out your SB in a sec

Myoosik: Prodigy

Soooo rusty.

**Zat** · November 11th, 2010, 02:13 PM

the dragon is great, and im really curious to see the piece on post 432 finished xD
great work

**a la bapsi** · November 11th, 2010, 02:15 PM

HNNNGH YOUR LINES.
very confident, and full of life.
keep it up~

**fionkell** · November 17th, 2010, 09:49 PM

Today's earworm:

Thanks guys!
More studies from reference, I promise I'll get back to making bigger stuff.

**fionkell** · November 21st, 2010, 08:08 AM

Earworm:

Feeling like I rely too much on reference as a crutch and can't just draw from my head sometimes, so I revisited the Weird-West cowboy and his spirit-buddy, no references used. Gotta finally do portraits of a bunch of characters.

And here are some naked ladies since I never draw any

**Tom Fenton** · November 21st, 2010, 01:05 PM

pencils are coming out great, and i love the furious mouths of doooooom! lol keep sketching and thanks for the inspirational music! i needed to get some new stuff