Razorb's Game Art Sketchbook !

[Razorb]

Hey all.. my name is Aaron and im from the uk... im a student, studying Games Design.. and well ive created this sketchbook to hopefully see myself get better over time... and also to get help from anyone who is viewing my sketchbook .!!

Be as harsh as you want!
I will try and upload new pics ever few days or once a week .. because ive only recently started using my tablet and learning digitally ... well its been a few months actually.. but yea... i aint so good..and i need ya crit!

10 min doodle's




drew the pic from ma cup


cooooolest guy ever!




just thought i would do one o these.... never done one before .. so yea ..

and here it is... dont like how it turned out,..... really looks nasty


but yea... there just some of ma pics i did in the last 2 weeks... during doing work at uni... i will start doing enviroments now too... so look forward to dying from laughter .. thanks for looking..

[Razorb]

so yea here are a few more pics i done ... been busy learning the enviro's like i said.. anyways tell me wat ya think! ...

2 watercolour sketches i did ... about 40 mins each




TRIED to do 3 point perspective ! heh dont like how it ended up :/


quick pic i did for a mod


and yea this is another i did for a standalone game called Darsana :o

[Ragathol]

Hey, some pretty nice stuffs here
I like those watercolor sketches, and Boo! Yeah, he rocks, though I prefer his second form myself '
The step-by-step brown armour guy looks a little off though... He looks like he's thinking "hey, why do I have to carry around all this junk..?"
The inconsistant coloring makes him look flat too.
The scientist woman's got some pretty interesting color work though.

[Razorb]

yea the step by step thing is wank tbh.... i was super disapointed with that... and well... what can i say... im learning! ehhe but glad u like sum of ma stuffs tho and thanks for the input

oh and whats the code to having links in ya sig.. for ma sketchbook ya know ? like urs ? ehhehehe EDIT thanks man

[Ragathol]

Go to User CP > Edit Signature and write your links between [ url ] and [ /url ] tags (without the spaces). Check the FAQ if you're confused.

[Alexandr Pascenko]

yo razorb welcome very nice drawings , i see something , .... i see POTENTIAL!!
so one crit...looking at your envoirments, watercolour sketches . are they from ref? i f not i would suggest to put maybe soem more1. action or 2. lovely details or colours in it to make them look more interesting, i mean u should show a world everybody wants to "interact" in it for example. yo i´ll be back . i like the design of the tuturial guy.

[Quicksilver]

Cool stuff; I especially like the watercolour paintings - they're beautiful!!

[Razorb]

GOBLINSHARK: thanks for the vote on confidence! hehe and yea.. will try throwing in more detail asap ... i am really shy when it comes to adding more more more... because i dont wanna clutter up tha page... and i used ref for the street pic .. the watercolour 1...

Quicksilver: hah .. there like the 2nd ever water colour pic i did.. tried to kinda make em look like marker renders... ebcause markers are way too expensive

thanks all x

[Halifax]

Nice work, I really like what I see, minus the pink beast from Dragon Ball Z, but the other stuff is more than a redemtion, keep posting I'd love to see more of your stuff. (love the watercolours)

[Razorb]

hey guys... bitbusy with uni work at the min but here is 1 or 2 pics ta see.. should have alot more soon tho... well my uni work i will show... i need to work on a pitch document .. so yea lots of images heh

and thanks Halifax ... kind words hehe

some sketches from class


15 min scribbleeee


omg another 15 mins thing of dooooom


Dont even ask about this ... lol was on the phone while i did it...


and yea... practice again.. ignor perspective here really... that isnt a joke ! lol


i will try n keep on top of things hehe ... thanks all

[Razorb]

And here are a few mech designs im doing for uni..
they didnt scan so well... well they aint v well anyways ... each one is 10 mins of sketchwork.
im going to sketch alot more soon.. once i have done my character project..

[ruuhkis]

Heya Razorb! You might wanna keep a clear distinction between shadow and light, in the second watercolour sketch I have no idea where the light is coming from. I like the first one, though.
Use contrast to attract the viewers eye... For example if you want to have a main focus on a characters eyes, then add dark values around 'em, you might wanna take a look at Wesley Burt's sketches and you'll see what I mean. Also, one thing I noticed from your sketches is that you use the same line weight all the time, mostly when you outline areas. Try to use more variety in your lines, light lines in light and heavier lines there, where light can't get directly. And in places where the form takes a curve, you can really pop them up by making a heavier line, following the form!
The drawing in the middle of the class sketching page is brilliant! Definitely the best drawing in your CA-sketchbook so far, in my opinion. The mech designs are pretty cool, too.
Keep experimenting, study other artist's works to see what they've learned and so on. Try different things and media, sometimes you can hugely improve by just trying out new tricks and tools, I know I have.
Have fun, cheers

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[Razorb]

hey Doyle.. yea i allways have problem with showing where the light is coming from ... somethin that i really would like to improve at heh ... and yea good idea with the stdy of other artists.. ive been reading loomis a bit recently really really helpfull stuff ...

thanks !

[Razorb]

2 castle sketches... didnt use perspective lines or anything... tho i know i should.. just thought i would throw em in...

[designboot]

nice sketches

[Frank Wade]

sweet stuff man, love your style.

[Razorb]

Thank you both!

this one took me bout an hour.. just because im working on lighting n stuffs !and well i SUCK

thanks again...

[Razorb]

hellooosss just a few random doooodles n stuff

comin up with a mech design thing


some chick with 4 arms ?

woman yaaaa


guy pooooo


omg guy with gun

aaaaaand finally tea bag lady ? dont ask! lol its so amazing!!!!! :/

[dak0s.lev]

some really good stuffo :]

[Razorb]

some a quick promo pic i did for Uni... thought i would just pop it in.. see what anyone thought... i wanna sketch alot soon .. so hopefully lots more pics comin this way...

[Cold]

I suggest you studie the anatomy abit closer, it might give you more freedom in perspective, but very nice, keep it posting. (gals, read it backwards)

[Razorb]

Just a few picies ... working on a playable demo of a game for univeristy :o busy busy busy..

Did this.. trying to do more pics that involve a character of some sort and a background... i usually just draw on white oh and its for a uni project hehe


some skull sketches.. too see if i can remember what Cold taught me hehe TY!


dont even know why im posting this.. pretty bland and unfinished whatever it is..

[AtomicTheory]

awesome stuff
ive seen your stuff on Moddb as well (im known as Bugsport there)

[Alexandr Pascenko]

hi razorb,

i like the designs , on number 11 most. and the last one "unfinished and whatever it is " looks cool too.

hahahahha LOL, teabag lady !!!

[Razorb]

Hey Bugsport didnt know u was on here .. and thanks hehe

GOBLINSHARK hehe u actually like number 11 ? the thumbnails of the mech designs .. heh thank you and the unfinished thing yea .. im actually planning on redrawing that properly thanks!

[Dile_]

Hey, thanks for looking by my sb!
Great stuff in here, looking really good! some stuff even look really professional, your a pro ?
Nice stuff however, you have a great sense of design, although, try to make some more variation! not only big guys with armors and robots!

Keep it up man!

~Dile

[designboot]

This work is awsome:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y69/Razorb/p9.jpg
I mean this robot/machine. You paint it in wonderfull way for me - simple and soo teling to us paint form Design is ... hehe ... too old style for me
You use some cheap tricks like this arrow and underlines, anyway I like the painting, it's great

cheers

[Razorb]

Dtemp: haha nono not pro .. but thanks for that PP im a student at the minute also... yea i just noticed... i do kinda lean towards guys in big armour ... but i am drawing robots for a reason at the minute.. i got a project that involves that at university ... hehe thanks again !

designboot: hehehe glad u liked that... it wwas an enjoyable pic to do.. only took like 15 mins aswell ... heh thank you

[Grizzliman]

Awesome work i like your style, did you used Photoshop CS2 for colouring?

[machzero]

hey Razorb,

thanks for the comments in my sketchbook... returning the favour.

cool designs, but if you can push the mech designs further, you'll be kicking some arse. You already have most of the rough shapes down, and so far they're looking pretty balanced, solid, just a bit lacking on the detail.

but that's going to be a mix of studies, your own style, and some research. Human/animal anatomy helps a bit too.

did a quick 5 min sketch of your design.

block the sucker in, just rough perspective. Then jump in and have some fun. Shapes are ultimately broken down into elaborate boxes. And anyone can draw a box in perspective if they sit down and think. Shadows/lighting can be broken down the same way too.

then comes the designing. I went with knees and elbows here. Knee caps protect our leg joints. How to design it? either fudge it or go look at some construction machinery. Here, i fudged it. Tossed it in little shield like plate for the lower joint.

Added a little exposed tubing. Gave it little feet but kept it consistent with the original design (it's still going to punch holes in the roads and sink through soft ground but what the heck).

keep things consistent, if you got a certain design/visual cue, use it a few more times. If a joint is a certain style, keep it similiar throughout.