sketchbook/makus/male/singapore/

[shamandalie]

I knew it, the famous Makus. I will be at fusion, so see you around then!
Nice update!

[Bowlin]

Very nice work. Hope to see more.

[*makus]

Janos: Thanks! Sometimes i think i focus too much on the aesthetics instead of realism :X
Troubadour: You've got cool stuff going in your sketchbook too. Thanks!
Lex.W: Thanks!
polipol: I'm still pretty weak when it comes to painting environments without reference. Need more work on it ): Thanks!
Josef K.: Thanks. Will do
shamandalie: Yup cya there then
Bowlin: I hope to do more too :>

Tonight's sketch. Tried an environment for a change. Design kinda reffed off a starcraft marine.

[bangfan]

@.@ wawo! can't believe a 18-year-old-young-man could paint like this, remines me what was i doing at that age! you got a unpredictable future dude! keep up!

[Cookiedemon]

Dude...nice. I think those words reflect my feelings good enough : )

[Svinat]

Wow, your stuff is amazing. Especially the last picture. The look on her face and the eyes, looks like she's just about to burst into tears, but she's strong enough not to. That expression you made there is just absolutely stunning.

[Lyno]

Hi makus, such a great sketchbook, love your insomnia stuff

[Hideyoshi]

Great stuff! Love the muted palette and hue shifts in the last one!

[hp]

i like how you pulled the shapes out of the scribbly stuff for the space marine enviro thingy

[hunchback]

yo makus
nice loose shit in here
the girls are cute and you have use muted colours very well
do you workin normal most of the time?

[Kogaras]

awesome pics dude, especially love the girls lol

[lowercase]

Ya, I can see some of the marine from the SC2 teaser in your design, and it looks great.
Beautiful sketchbook all around.

[[LITTLE-FEET]]

how to do that brush? please

[archipelago]

i love it

[paperX]

aweeesome value and colours man...really digging the brushwork too...I wish I could be half as good as you when I hit 20 haha...

PS: you should more insomnia sketches man..they always turn out so good

[meticulous]

Whoa - damn delicious stuff - definitely will be stopping by again and again - keep em coming!

[JS Neo]

Great mood in the last piece.. I love ur painterly style.

Just my thought, maybe u can darken the walls around the window. Might make the constrast higher and more dynamic? Just my rumbling.. hope it make some sense..

[Helioth]

Waaaah

all aboard for the *CHOO-CHOOOOO*... pwn train :| (missed it! Stop going so damn fast!).

[*makus]

bangfan: There are tons of much more talented youngsters out there. I kinda feel the pressure too haha. Thanks!
Cookiedemon: Thanks...
Svinat: Thanks, but i sure wasn't thinking so much when i painted it. Most of my stuff is pretty mindless stylus pushing hah
Lyno: Thanks!
Hideyoshi: Woah dude its quite the honor to have you drop by. Love your work; you're an inspiration!
hp: I still find that the forms get lost in the mess of brushstrokes though hah.
hunchback: Not quite sure what you meant by 'workin normal' but if you're speaking photoshop terms then no, i normally add the colors on separate layers over the values.
Kogaras: Thanks!
lowercase: Really awesome how those guys can come up with stuff like that off the top of their heads
[LITTLE-FEET]: I'm currently using a set of brushes by zhuzhu (link) Pretty much covers all the needs i have. That and i use the lasso tool to paint quite a bit.
archipelago: Thanks!
paperX: !!! You joke... i'm hardly any good But sleep is good too!
meticulous: Thanks, will do!
Mydrako: Definitely! Will try to fit that in and polish up that piece abit. Thanks for the advice
Helioth: Hah i hope to pick up more speed! Tons of stuff i need to work on.

Today's sketch. Done in school with photo ref. Some flying battleship... Wanted to paint up the scene into a bigger piece but the psd file i saved got corrupted

[paperX]

Loving your brushwork man! sucks to hear it got corrupted

[Kristo Novo]

realy nice stuff - i like the colorrange of your paintings.
are you working with different layer modes in photoshop?
(like multiply and that kind of stuff)

[skulll_monster]

wow great works !

[shamandalie]

Hey! Good to see you at Fusion. I forgotten how tall you were until you were side by side with zalxemptyx. Good luck with your FYPJ!

[Josef K.]

whoa awesome colors! great work man!

[JS Neo]

Holy shit that looks cool.... Love the colors u used. Remind me of the style of craig mullin.

[Alpha Moth]

NICE stuff man. I'm a little bit younger than you, what school do you study at? I want to start learning how to paint like this on the computer too..

[Hazart]

Great stuff!

[Helioth]

corruption... it's everywhere :p

nice piece anyway though yo, was it a detail shot?

[*makus]

paperX: Thanks
Kristo Novo: Yea i normally start off with a color layer followed by overlays and such.
skulll_monster: Thanks!
shamandalie: Good to see you too! Kinda feeling the pressure to churn out stuff for a new portfolio now haha
Josef K.: Thanks dude
Mydrako: Haha thanks! Craig Mullins is god!!
Alpha Moth: Just a local polytechnic. I'm mostly self-taught though. You can learn tons of stuff by surfing forums like CA Good luck!
Hazart: Thanks!
Helioth: Nah but i had plans to extend the canvas and work it out a little more.

Today's shitty sketch :<

[Alpha Moth]

Have any tips for someone just starting out in the digital art world? I seriously have no idea how to use photoshop or whatever, is their any dvd's that helped you out, or whatever, tutorials, etc? Any thing else that can help a noob?

And nice new pic. the girls on your first page are a bit scary though..too many squats or something