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[Smarty]

wow that last one is so atmospheric and cool, a real sense of scale. I love your enviroments aswell, the command centre has a nice simple colour scheme.

you people and COWS are a little hit and miss, i suggest breaking open a sketchbook and pencil and doing some life studies. On paper, mainly because then you dont have to worry avout anything software.

[Robz]

awesome man, keep up the good work. i see lots of progress since the first post, are you using a tablet or a cintiq

[Shadowfang]

wow, i personally think (if your not already) should be in the game design industry, the landscapes you have drawn, wow, you have some serious talent her man, and i respect and appreciate your work, and your effort of posting such incredible peices, some are a bit..weird XD like the i love daddy one, though i laughed..., i soon found myself questioning why haha ^^ well, keep at it man, if you arent in some art industry (WHICH YOU SHOULD BE) hit it up, your work has inspired me to strive farther into my works, and begin working on landscapes and finding where my true form lies, ^^ art.. is really about who we are, and when we create something.., that shows true composition, true passion, true feeling..., often times no one understands the reason why., but we do.., we.., artists, the creators of our own worlds, paint every vision around us, we live in facades, ^^ piece by piece ~Shadowfang

[Shard]

Saturns Gate: thanks man yeah I tried that but didnt really want to lose any detail on the monster thinghy so i decided to keep it pretty near to the comander also for a more sense of danger!

smartkyle:thanks a lot, i should relly try something more traditional, altho i love the freedom you get in digital, love the undo and ability to experiment with colors so easily!

Robz: thanks dude i'm using a tablet at the moment.. who knows maybe later on!

Shadowfang: wow thanks for your kind words, glad i've been somewhat of an inspiration, keep working hard that's the secret! yeah i'm working in the industry as a 3d artist..couldnt draw anything till about a year ago and wanted to learn also as to change a bit as i couldnt be bothered to do something for myself in 3d after a long day work! thanks again for your comment, very appreciated!

[Saturns Gate]

Hey man, awesome imagination you got going on here! Keep this up and you will be a force to be reckoned with I am sure! LOVE the Throne painting!
well deserved 4 stars for you!

[Shadowfang]

indeed i shall, and thank you ^^, art is my life, me and my friend are currently beginning a comic-flash animation, it should be pretty awesome, we currently havent named it... much is in concept XD, but, keep at your work man im loving your style , and yet you are an inspiration, ~Ryan

[Shard]

a quicky i did for cgtalk daily sketch "aztec warrior"..
no reference used at all that's why the pose kinda sucks and he's supposed to hold a spear or something.. not that clear ..might revisit it later!

[funfetus]

Wow, great environments! I'm jealous -- I can't paint environments for shit. Your character skills are lagging behind a bit, though -- do some serious study on anatomy and proportion, and as much life drawing as you can, and get em up to the level of your environment work. Then you'll be truly formidable.

[Kabluey]

nice work man, I particularly like the enviroments as they show so much detail which gives them awesome character.

[Shard]

thanks guys!! yeah my char skills are still weak at the moment..find anatomy studies really boring and hard lol..

this is something i did yesterday..
spirit guide..

[RES]

Ha Ha Ha I see you.

Now get back to maya you 3D Monkey. I like your armed commander observes a creature in an apocalyptic landscape but you already know that, top work chap.

[ACRO]

landscapes are sick my dude damn

[Shard]

and this is something i just finished..wanted to play a bit more with colour as i always end up with monochromatic stuff,
also tried to get a traditional feel to it..
perspective its a bit screwed here and there, didnt used any ref so..
anyways hope u like it.

[Shard]

edit: updated pic.

[iMaiM]

Kickass landscapes, man. They capture a lot of atmosphere / mood.

And the cat in the last one...where do I get one? >=)

[Shard]

kind of a wip..
any feedback on the anatomy would be great!!

[enthombed]

nice paints dude, i really like these enviroments.

keep posting

[Eponine]

very nice work. the guy playing the cello.. and the weird creature with gas mask? very very interessting! Awsome work.. Love your enviromental work too... atmospheric!

[SMILEFACE]

dig your sb nice variety lets see some mo 8)

[Shard]

thanks a lot guys!!
this is a speedy i managed to get at lunchtime, with about another hour of messing around now..

[Shard]

long time i dont post anything..been kinda busy but gonna try and keep up a bit more now..

here's some quickies born out of tests, or stuff i started and never managed to finish or submit like the one for the "centre of the labirinth" EOW.

[Nightblue]

These are great environment sketches. Love the imagination and the color!

How do you handle perspective? Do you start from guidelines and grids?

[Shard]

hey nightblue thanks!

i usually dont handle perspective at all and just guess it as much as i can in fact that's why architectural stuff in my works is always a bit weird, twisted and approximate to say the least.

i know its weird but i feel caged when i have to follow perspective lines strictly, i only do it if the perspective is kinda extreme like the last one i posted, (that i didnt particularly enjoyed because of this) otherwise i love atmospheric perspective and just suggest depth with fog and vanishing stuff into the background.

[Shard]

made for this week EOW "cathedral of lilith"

[Shard]

practicing character shading..some ref used.
main focus was on the face.. crits welcome!

[Shard]

EOW: sculpture garden on the island of absurd

didnt quite like it in the end..might recycle the background and do something else with it.

[Shard]

first of 2008 happy new year!

[Shard]

some changes here and there..still a bit off..

[Shard]

[Shard]

some more playing around!