Michael Nikola's Sketch Book

[michaeljared]

quick ink sketch

[michaeljared]

Blurg

[michaeljared]

INK IT UP

[rupeshtalaskar]

cool work man!!!

[michaeljared]

I'm designing a label for a beer called GOG, forgot what kind of beer, but here is what i got so far, i don't do much illustration work, so i could use all and any tips, hints, suggestions.. PLEASE!!!!! he wanted a giant holding a staff and a mug of beer with antlers. plz help me guys. let me know of any problems and cant see.. just a sketch so far... thanks.

[michaeljared]

the GOG beer illustration above is in a critique center, check it out.

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/sho...80#post1644180

[michaeljared]

studies from two years ago

[michaeljared]

halfway togo. more more more.

[michaeljared]

i started another one yesterday, but its neither of these...

[michaeljared]

more sketches...

[michaeljared]

the end is near of posting ink sketches..

[michaeljared]

8x10 oil sunset.

[michaeljared]

newest paintings, one is 8 by 10, the other is a lot bigger 3 ft by 2 ft. and a illustration done in painter, for a beer label.

[michaeljared]

for a pretend children's book about unicorns

[michaeljared]

my painting for the beer label by itself.

[Hive_minD]

I really love the simplicity of those ink sketches. What pen are you using for them? And are any of them from mind?

[michaeljared]

no they are all from life, and im not sure what size of pen i use its like a fine or a super fine pen.

[michaeljared]

its all in the tittle baby!

[michaeljared]

I did a series or 9 of these, but.. this is my favorite i might post the rest when i have more time.

[michaeljared]

did this for a final, not sure how i feel.

[midknight523]

thanks for commenting on my SB.
you have some great paintings.

[michaeljared]

one is from a cast sculpture and the other i used charcoal and paint thinner... dont ask why.

[michaeljared]

i wish i got more feed back on here. SIGH.... oh well.

[xiaocaca]

I dig the gestural landscapes done in ink. Also your painted sunsets--a lot of movement captured there. It'd be lovely to see that energy also captured in your figures and faces. The last one done in paint thinner has great movement, though perhaps you don't want to rely so heavily on blocks of black shadows. I suppose it works in the context of your broad strokes, but there is such delicacy in areas like the eye sockets that I wish you could have included finer gradations in other places like around the mouth and chin.

[michaeljared]

oil 16 by 20 oil, needs work i guess....

[jaredsalmond]

I posted on your sketchbook! Diggin the stuff dude! I'll be back as well!

[michaeljared]

this one is big

[michaeljared]

3 by 4 feet or so.. big, needs more work, if anyone has suggestions.

[Jamie Romoser]

Beutiful oil paintings
keep it up
have a good one
-Jamie

[michaeljared]

doing ten of these ive got 4 ill have to post them soon.