Balaskas' Sketchbook Dump

**Carnifex** · March 3rd, 2006, 11:27 AM

that last one is excellent. love the rendering

**Recursive_End** · March 3rd, 2006, 11:28 AM

beautiful stuff you got mate !!
At first those pencils looked great, then i saw the colors...and i have nothing much to say.
Keep up the great work, definatly in my favorits

**edenfong** · March 3rd, 2006, 11:51 AM

wow. you are crazy good at facial expressions.... very impressive

**cbalaskas** · March 7th, 2006, 12:46 AM

Thanks peeps. I just picked up a new scanner

and started archiving a lot of concept stuff I've had hanging around for a while. Here's a few...

**tensai** · March 7th, 2006, 01:24 AM

very nice update, love the concept sketches. im still wandering how you did the stockings on that thai girl though man..

**AmishCommy** · March 7th, 2006, 04:10 AM

WTF dude? Ninja vanish. what's been happening? We're putting up another show at Ironworks in a few weeks. you gonna grace us with your presence?

**T-Raktor** · March 7th, 2006, 04:15 AM

Dude great work here. Some of those chicks u made make my horny

. Do more of those, they are real KICKASS!!!!!

Cheers, and hope to see more soon!

**Orozc0** · March 8th, 2006, 01:56 PM

holy crap. nice first page, noob.

**cbalaskas** · March 9th, 2006, 01:34 PM

tensai: The stockings were done in Photoshop by using a texture fill of a grid pattern, and then distorting the layer with liquify. It's a little hard to control and not quite as pressure sensitive as I would like, but the results are o.k.

AmishCommy:

I just PMed you. Did you feel it?

T-Raktor: Thanks dude! Go easy on the lube.

Orozc0: thanks noob

Couple mo fo ya...

**tgfx** · March 9th, 2006, 01:37 PM

wow cool stuff man. Drop by my project.

**cbalaskas** · March 10th, 2006, 10:39 PM

tgfx: Hey I took a look at your project. Nice work man, and thanks for stopping by.

Couple more doodles I ran through Photoshop...

From a picture found on the web of J-Idol Kaori Shimazu. Don't ask.

**Orozc0** · March 11th, 2006, 12:27 AM

im really diggin your style. its like a cross-breed of anime and american. not that it hasnt been done before, but you pull it off real well! The percpective on those flying machines is nailed very well. And you really need to practice drawing female nudes, bro! jk, those are very erection-worthy pencil marks.

**cbalaskas** · March 13th, 2006, 02:52 PM

Orozc0: Thanks again. Considering my earliest influences are Japanese and European artists, I guess its only natural for it to show.

**vigostar** · March 13th, 2006, 02:59 PM

great stuff man... funny how i just read your response about you drawing in the starbucks on 3rd ave! We should def. hook up for some latte's and drawing

**cbalaskas** · March 16th, 2006, 10:51 AM

vigostar: Thanks bud. I'll be moving right off third ave. in a few weeks, so let's do it.

A few more...

**vigostar** · March 16th, 2006, 10:54 AM

cool man.. sounds good... nice aliens

**AmishCommy** · March 16th, 2006, 11:16 AM

really dig the new output of work Chris. Did the frat boys at the bar push you to kick more ass so that you don't end up like them? Sorry I didn't get a chanse to hang out too much at SoI, but you escaped really early on too.

**cbalaskas** · March 16th, 2006, 06:55 PM

AmishCommy: Thanks mate, the Frat Boyz reminded me of Darwinism, and then social Darwinism, which is a pretty motivating concept. Had to bail out of SoI early due to EXTREME hunger. I thought I was gonna pass out on the cross-dresser (wouldn't be the first time that happened

)

**cbalaskas** · March 17th, 2006, 12:13 PM

Couple more...

**cbalaskas** · March 27th, 2006, 11:27 AM

Now that I've recovered from the Ironworks show, I'll post some new stuff. Got a busy week of packing and moving ahead of me, but I'll try my best to stay active.

**Sirio_Brozzi** · March 27th, 2006, 01:31 PM

Really dig the variety dude. The ships are cool(especially the large freighter), and your older works are damn good too. The attention to detail is great on the characters, and the style of coloring is quite appealing. :I Great stuff.

**Interceptor** · March 27th, 2006, 01:38 PM

I am inlove with that blockade buster vehicle.

**timpaatkins** · March 28th, 2006, 01:45 AM

Wow, rockin SB page! That first burst of color physically knocked me back in my chair! So rest assured that you gave a dude in Sweden some "frissons" of pleasure and a hankerin to get back to his own SB! Would you mind sharing your technique? You seem to have a great feel for making digital looking like traditional, and that seems quite rare. Watercolors, inks, gouache, tells us more! Oh yea, are you a student or workin man btw? (im guessin working, but where did you study?)
Cheers Tim

**T-Raktor** · March 28th, 2006, 01:59 AM

Dude i demanded more of those sexy chicks u used to make, and u made a bunch of ships

. That made me very sad

**cbalaskas** · March 29th, 2006, 02:42 PM

Sirio_Brozzi: Thank you much!

Interceptor: Yeah, looks kinda "Homeworld", doesn't it?

timpaatkins: Thanks! Well, all these recent vehicle sketches were done with ball-point pen on regular old newsprint. I decided to color them in Photoshop and fooled around until I came up with using a Soft Square brush with texture, pressure, and size sensitivity. The noise texture set to Hard Mix gives the appearance of "bleeding". I use one layer on Linear Burn for the mid-tones and shadows, and then a Linear Dodge layer for all the highlights. Color and multiply layers are added as needed to tweak here and there.

Here, try the brush for yourself: Concept Brush

I'm a workin' man and I've only studied in my sketchbook

T-Raktor: Ak! More chickies on the way!

I'm glad you all are enjoying these, as I'm really enjoying doing them. Here's a couple more:

**vigostar** · March 29th, 2006, 03:24 PM

u are def. getting a cool effect with those brushes... looks like markers.. very cool.. your doing some great stuff man... keep it up

**NightMare28** · March 29th, 2006, 03:49 PM

your stuff is awesome! +1 new subscriber!

**Zulle** · March 29th, 2006, 04:22 PM

hi cbalaskas
killer stuff - really fun to look at especially the girls

your really good with your color stuff but i would really enjoy seeing some traditionally rendered pencil stuff ^^ well im not too much into aircrafts in general - they are cool but im just more into your figure stuff.

whatever - keep on rockin