My Shiny Things

[M.C.Barrett]

Been a while since I've had a sketchbook here, but I'll only go back a couple of weeks here...

Some atmospheric transport ideas- marker, ink, charcoal









crawler tank/geologist things





some random character/costume drawings

[mentler]

Very nice little rides ~~~ like everything you have posted so fall ~~~ your people have a life force and personally to boot!

[blankslatejoe]

wow.. very strong indeed!!

[buzzz3d]

It's been a while indeed.
Missed your stuff, also on Sijun. Good your still alive and kickin!

[deez]

sick shading man

[M.C.Barrett]

Heh, I feel like I've been away so long nobody would recognize or remember me, but I suppose if I can remember people here then at least one or two would remember me. Here's some doodlin' last night...

[flex mathews]

i remember you, glad to see you re back. awesome work. can't wait to see more.

[talmir]

I am very impressed by your pencilwork. Great stuff. I'll be back.

[rothgar]

Hot damn it's good to see you posting again. Love the mechanical bits, each is neat in it's own way. Can't wait to see more.

[M.C.Barrett]

DSG: pelican man

[Carnifex]

noiiiiiice.dig it all. but obviously most that girl.

[PHATandy]

Ace stuff man.. the marker transport stuff is very realistic.

Cant wait for me.

[sprouty]

Top notch amazing stuff.. the machines and creatures are beautiful. I wish i had a crit or two but i don't.. except maybe make a website!

[young paddy1]

bootiful, really diggin' the shading, your things truly are shiny, the aircraft are fantastic, perspective's off in a few places but who cares they get the point across brilliantly.

[Summer Pudding]

Great stuff as always Barrett. You've got a rare gift.

Pud'

[Sems]

Hey these are looking really good, no crits I can find in any of them thus far. One of your flying "machines" (I shall say machines as I'm not sure if theyre considered an aeroplane) reminds me of a gun for some reason :s anyway great work, would like to see more.

[stewart one]

wow awesome sketches! Really inspiring stuff. Designs are all totally cool. Only thing i can crit is the color work- i think you would benefit from some darker tones towards the shadowed areas. and some more changes in color here and there (for example rust stains, discolorations etc.). Although i realise its just a very quick color job, might be something to use next time.

[M.C.Barrett]

...I'll just pick up my last sketchbook attempt. I've been pretty busy lately, trying to get back into my groove after a summer slump.
Here's some recent stuff.

Flexing my watercolor muscles after far too long...


my minivan, from my table


big enigmatic thing, pencil


another big enigmatic thing, watercolor


playing with new microns yesterday, aliens and weary space travelers


More tonight, I hope. If not, feel free to chastize me mercilessly for my lack of dedication. Or maybe you could get me a cup of coffee.

[antquin]

damn your dedication. good luck finding someone to build those airplanes for you.

[blankslatejoe]

dude, you're one of my new favorite artists... very consistent, but jumping around all over the place too. Awesome.

that minivan came out extremely nice.

[Wertle]

Your rendering of metallic surfaces is really effective and impressive!

I'm also really likin the watercolors, especially the color choice in the shadows and the reflective surfaces on the van. I wish I could have seen the process you did for the minivan, as I am very timid with watercolors and can't seem to sketch out anything with them without being confined to some rough-pencil barrier, if that makes sense.

What size are those watercolor pieces?

[vigostar]

i wish i had like a tenth of your skills... thanks for the update

[M.C.Barrett]

the watercolors are each about 12 inches on their longest sides. Here's a little OpenCanvas sketch, a concept for a Toyota MR2, should Toyota ever decide to start making cars people can be excited about again...

[GunTrouver]

WOW very nice sketchbook! I like your style and I think your watercolourmuscles are trained very good
Very good coloration! Keep it up

[Qxzi]

wow that car looks sweet and realistic! Your "pelican man" has good shading! But i cant see anyone smiling!

[P E N Ricklund]

Wow, nice work here. Your concepts are solid. So are your watercolors.
What do you do for a living?


Hugs!

[M.C.Barrett]

I'm a student- no other occupation worth mentioning. Currently fighting procrastination and ADD in my struggle to assemble a professional portfolio.
Smiling? Ha! Smiling is for suckers!

(watch this space, new image entry tonight, hopefully)

[vigostar]

that toyota MR2 is awesome dude.. im a huge import fan... damb you should send that design to them.... you never know.... even though i think they scrapped their MR2.. because they gave it absolutely no balls what so ever...

[M.C.Barrett]

Here's a Z-car concept sketch. I think I'll refine it a bit more- nose feels a little fat, though it might be because the wheel arches are indefinite, making the wheels feel small.



update: somehow, it got fatter. bleh... on to something else...

[P E N Ricklund]

Is getting fat the way to draw cars, I've got to test it...

Really nice car designs. Remebers me to start working more on industrial design


hugs!