★ TheDirtSyndicate ★

[brentos8]

you've got some great ideas here and even better designs, thats a recipe for good artwork. keep it coming love the designs, ill try that illustrator technique you mentioned, always wondered how to do those sillouetes.

my sketchbook http://www.conceptart.org/forums/sho...d.php?t=128243

[TheDirtSyndicate]

just a small update. some stuff i did this week freelancing with belief.... yes, freelancing with my old job... haha
anyway, did these boards for a pitch, hopefully they get the job. they said they'd hire me to help animate it if they land the gig.
soooo, fingers crossed:

[TheDirtSyndicate]

btw, my website is almost done.
should be up by the end of the week.

[Stark]

Nice boards. Why the name change? Can't wait for more of an update...will be watching as usual.

[TheDirtSyndicate]

my new website is finally done!

www.thedirtsyndicate.org

check it out!
let me know what you guys think!


stark:
its a long story.
my original name here was based upon my old website url: www.complete2.com
and that website died a long time ago... i couldn't afford to pay my bill, they killed it.
then i had an idea for a forum i wanted to start called "the dirt syndicate"
it was supposed to be geared towards designers who love grungy dirty stuff. dirt junkies like myself, a place to get textures, ps brushes, etc.
but my plans kinda fell through... eventually i'd like to do that, but for now im using www.thedirtsyndicate.org as my new home.

[TheDirtSyndicate]

did this piece for fun tonight:

[InFlame]

hey TheDirtSyndicate,

truely inspiring sketchbook! nice illustration style, very good line- and colorwork, perfect composing...the last portraits on page 6 are so damn good! nothing more to say...

amazing work! I want to see more!

cheers,
rebecca

[TheDirtSyndicate]

sorry i haven't updated much lately, been busy. the freelance world is crazy...

anyway, i've never designed mech type stuff before...
i was just giving this kid over in the FF section some advice for his designs and got to wondering if i could walk the walk. haha

so here are some silhouettes
banged em out real fast like.

when i get home maybe i'll pick one and flush it out a bit more...
i might just carve a pumpkin.
i dunno... we'll see.

[localfatheaded]

I hope you do finish out one of those mechs, great design work, really eye catching and pleasing to look at.

[jedininjaman]

Man I love your illustrations and gestures
You have a sweet website too
It would be nice to see some more traditional work too
but ya keep it up mate and stop by sometime
-=jedi=-

[cout<mecha]

These are looking good, you should try one in a 3D pose!

[Clochette]

Your design are amazing!
And YES please carve a pumpkin!!

[TheDirtSyndicate]

ok, this is the first time i've ever carved a pumpkin!

im so excited, i sat down in PS and sketched up like 20 different versions on top of a photo of my pumpkin. then of course i picked one and carved it.
im so happy with the way it turned out!!

here's the sketch and the final carving:

[DARAF]

Cool stuff, like the pumpkin.

[TheDirtSyndicate]

thanks daraf

it was a lot of fun. i think i did pretty good for my first time.

[Stark]

Haha, never seen someone so happy yo carve a pumpkin! Looks great but I'm sure you could have done something really sick with it. Do another!

[TheDirtSyndicate]

x-mas card i designed.... i posted it in the FF section, but for some reason i've only got 2 comments in the past 3 days...
figured i'd post it here too, see if i get more of a response.

[Clochette]

Christmas in Heeeeell !! Yeaaah!

[Senira]

For some reason, I really want to see the Christmas skull in color. I think that the different Christmas lights reflecting off of the antlers could have an interesting lighting effect.

Even without the color, though, the image is very dramatic. I like it, in a twisted sort of way.

[Reject-D]

nice designs dude i love seeing the improvement!!

[TheDirtSyndicate]

hey thanks for the comments guys
senira, yeah, i thought about just doing the lights in color... but in the end i wanted it mostly black and white.

[TheDirtSyndicate]

self portrait

[Amir the night wolf]

Kewllllllllll

[TheDirtSyndicate]

hey guys, i know its been awhile
i've been working like a motherfucker. but i took some time off and went to reverie in dallas.

so here are the sketches i did during my time at reverie:
(the first page was done on my flight to dallas... i dont like it very much)

[Giorge]

um nice , very nice , like your stile , specially the rigid muscles and the big hands , nice !

[Carg0re]

your characters are soo great and very stylish... i like them very much

[midknight523]

really like that octopussy sketch

[TheDirtSyndicate]

hey guys, i just finished processing all the OTHER photos i took on my trip to dallas. this set has nothing to do with the workshop... its kind of my photo diary of the stuff that took place outside the workshop.

-This Is Dallas-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/underto...75139534/show/

i just realized i didn't post a link to my reverie photos..
here ya go:

-reverie-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/underto...34777877/show/

[Helltroll]

Nice work from Reverie, great concepts!

[sourgasm]

love that very last chick. very cool style you're developing in that set.