JoshDArtist's sketchbook.

[JoshDArtist]

Thanks EVERYONE for the comments and crits!!!
GREATLY appreciated!!!
(and I'll keep workin' on all my technical issues... there are many!)
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WIP update on my wee lil' paintin's... #3 and #4 are lil bastards...

[AlexTooth]

Wow nice sketchbook, really a feast for the eyes all these digital enviro stuff, I like the warrior dude attacking the goliath thing too! more more ^^

[KromNz]

Wonderful sb man! loving your latest stuff, very epic and great pics!! one of my favorites is post #91!
Thanks again for taking some time to visist my sb
keep rocking!
Cheers

[JoshDArtist]

k, so these lil 4x6 canvases are great fun!!!
giving me ideas for larger scale..
almost done with this set (for the show coming up)
just have to touch up a couple details, and freshen up the black borders
(sorry for the image quality.. taken in studio... will scan in each painting when finished)

[JoshDArtist]

Final images .. due this Friday for the show.
(bad scanner quality, sorry for the white highlights off the paint)

[So-naa]

Wow very hard to do tiny paintings like that >.< For me anyways. They still have a wonderfully detailed look to them too.

[JoshDArtist]

So-naa: thank you very much! I actually find little paintings like that alot more liberating after having worked on pieces 7ft in height. lol

[JoshDArtist]

in so many ways...
at any rate, new work here... acrylic/digital .. riffin' off the previous bots a bit, just a larger image...
there will be more! sorry I haven't posted, I have been illustrating a soon to be novel, and time/legalities won't let me post as much....
I'm still kickin' around though...


GR-1

[DefiledVisions]

Hey man, long since I was here.. and damn this is great Your latest stuff is really fresh. Especially the latest robot.
Great to see your progress on the miniature robots too.
I was thinking a bit about your digital works, you need to work the atmosphere of the enviros. The piece with the giant statue is great, but the depth ruins it. Before you flooded it the piece had the same over-all sharpness and depth wasn't really there. Some atmosphere, misty grayish thickness would've really up'd the piece a bit.
Also your characters and creatures need some more attention to focal points, I'm thinking of the viking how the area around his head has the same amount of details and contrast as the horses feet. Smaller details and stronger contrast around focal points will make them easier to read as the eye have some spots to rest at it'll balance the piece.
Anyhow, nice to see some stuff again!
cheers

[JoshDArtist]

DefiledVisions: thanks for dropping by man! Your input and advice is always welcomed in here and I greatly appreciate it! I totally see what you mean about atmosphere and focal points/details... thanks again!

[jamsession]

sir. i just fell in love with the monster on your first page. sigh.

magnificent works all over the place.

[JoshDArtist]

jamsession: why, thank you very kindly!

[jamsession]

you're most welcome! :))

[JoshDArtist]

Wow.. I have been slacking on my updating in here!
Sorry about that folks!
Alot of what I'm working on can't be posted due to legal constraints at the time being..
BUT!!!
I can post what is going up in a couple of shows this month and next...
more robots, and I'm loving the chrome-osity of some of these guys...
Don't know if I'm roboted out yet, there may be a couple more lurking around...
First one I'll post tonight is a new "smally" .. 5x7's are a little bit more roomier than the 4x6's... and I've fallen in love with my detailing brushes...

I should post more this evening or tomorrow, depending when I get the digital versions of some big boys done...

[JoshDArtist]

2 shows going up the 22nd of April and 15th of May... so, I've been a bit busy creating prints, etc.
2 newer pieces for the shows.. both are acrylic paintings that I've altered in PainterX...

I like the mixture of the 2 mediums...

[JoshDArtist]

I'll post more robots when they are available...
just a quick sketch of my lady in the moleskine tonight!

[JoshDArtist]

New work. More on the robot series...
(switching gears soon... need a break from them
This guy is titled "Abel 2.0"
acrylic on canvas
18"x36"

[JoshDArtist]

thumbnails and a quick color study for a commision piece I'm working on..
A family house they needed done.

more tonight or this weekend

[JoshDArtist]

Couple of commissions, some sketching...

[~KJK~]

very nice stuff! thanks for the comment at my sketchbook! this thread deserves some stars!

[Aresa]

Great sketchbook! I love your robot acrylic paintings and your watercolors. They're very nice! Keep posting! Love to see more!

[JoshDArtist]

Parsakoira: I welcome stars, always!
Aresa: Thanks alot!
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Here's my version of the cover of Daredevil #268. The blog "Covered" couldn't accept it due to the fact they have too many submissions, so I figured I would post it instead for your enjoyment..

[Clean3d]

The robots are awesome! Especially the one in post #128.

[JoshDArtist]

Clean3d: Thanks alot! He's my favorite of the group as well...
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just today's sketching..
some from life (the flora) and some from my head (the people)

[JoeS]

Thanks for the advice man, I dig these robots they look very classy

[JoshDArtist]

My own lil Munny I did for a local art show here in Akron, OH.

[JoshDArtist]

Haven't posted in WAY too long...
Check out my new site here <----

So, new stuff.. I will be posting my new Munny for this year in a matter of weeks..
in the meantime, back to some sci-fi goodness...

[PixelFish]

I like your sketchbook pages especially. Something about your line quality draws my eye to them.

[JoshDArtist]

PixelFish: Thanks alot.. I certainly love playing around with line weight, movement, etc.

[JoshDArtist]

Man, I've really been slacking on this site.
Well, I've got a couple digital pieces I'm working on (will post those later tonight) and a years worth of crappy sketches (post tonight/this weekend)
Started a new painting (progress tonight)
one of the digitals in progress...needs a lot of work and definitely need to tighten it up a bit...