ccsears sketchbook

[ccsears]

i'm sure this piece will change some more. i'm starting to get a little paranoid about posting some of this stuff. like i said, it's a personal project and i want to keep a lot of it under wraps until i can present it effectively.



JayDee-- man, college was a long time ago for me. i'm learning ZBrush and Modo just to keep up with the demands of my job. it's fun in it's own right, but it makes me a little neurotic to keep jumping between programs.

zeezee1210--Thanks!

marion--Thanks! I'm trying to go for that epic feel. it's something my environments were lacking, so i'm trying to push forward in that direction.

[takashmen]

all right, so waiting until you finished it

i'm sure it will be killer

[ccsears]

There's a program called StructureSynth (google it) that you can use to make all kinds of crazy abstract stuff. I'm just starting to play with it.



takashmen--Thanks, I'll try to make it worth the wait!

[cedule]

are we going to see more of that personal project in the near future? would love to because i love the way you design that stuff and as someone already mentioned all those designs have an awesome feeling for scale.

and now my eyes hurt because i wanted to see if that piece is made of alot of circles of those little shapes or if it's a spiral....

[ccsears]

some quick playing around with StructureSynth. if you google "generative art" you can see some triply stuff using this kind of software. you need to be able to think like a programmer or understand some 3D math stuff to get some of it to work though. i just barely know enough to play with it.




cedule-- it's all made up of little tiny boxes.

[ccsears]

ok, after this one, i'm going to lie low with the project for a while. reasons i can't get into.

[SandyMan]

Wow, thos crocodile plant designs from a couple of pages ago blew my mind, excellent work!!!

[ccsears]

rough sketch for something.



SandyMan--Thanks!

[ccsears]

the original on this is pretty big--about 6000 pixels wide. i'm still working on some of the details--weapon, saddle, stirrups, etc.

[Ludic]

Awesome stuff man, especially the envrionemnts, they have a very grand feeling to them.

[HunterKiller_]

That abstract verb exercise is really, really neat.

[ccsears]

work in progress, excerpt from something bigger. colors are temporary.




Ludic--Thanks!

HunterKiller--Definitely, dude. that exercise was something awesome for me. it's not so much the mechanics of drawing, picture composition etc., but lately i've been exposed to a lot of "pure design" kinds of ideas from people who went to Art Center, or who work in the industry. some of those approaches are really, really cool.

[ccsears]

a blast from the past, my teacher Mark Westermoe circa 1997:

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the file size on this is pretty nuts. it's going to take a bit of work to finish.

[p sage]

This latest piece is looking epic so far. For a movie?

[Vinicam]

I can't get enough of this topic... So much info, stories and interesting stuff, besides the awesome works, of course!

[ccsears]

revisiting this one...



p_sage--i wish. it's a personal project. a lot of the story is already worked out in my head. it's a delicate thing, so i don't want to post too much right now. a lot of big ideas that might be crap or diamonds or crappy diamonds or diamond-shaped crap.

vinicam--Thanks!

[HunterKiller_]

Bird riders are looking hot. Especially digging the head profile of the side view guy, slick design.

[p sage]

Kinda reminiscent of that old arcade game "Joust", except the birds are much larger. Good work!

[ccsears]

start of another one.



HunterKiller--Thanks!

p_sage--Thanks! joust definitely was a source of inspiration at one point, but i remember an old image i did maybe 4 years ago or so that kind of lingered in my subconscious.

[wutangclam]

my goodness! amazing work! i particularly love this desert inspired theme you have going on. Can't wait to see how things will develop! Do you mind if i ask what program you are studying for your education?

[ccsears]

works in progress...




wutangclam--thanks! i'm just taking an entertainment design class at red engine studios in los angeles. i don't have an art degree, but i've been studying under a lot of different professionals for about 10 years now.

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[Zedensod]

Really nice work ! Love ur style. =D Great linework.

[FUSHANDCHUPS]

Got some real nice pieces in here. I like the huge landscapes