XZACTO's - Sketchbook

**xzacto** · January 6th, 2007, 10:38 PM

OK, I have decided I have enough sketches to start a sketchbook, be kind!

[The DODAC: This creature was made up from a military label that in reality
means "Department of Defense Ammunition Code" but was turned into a fabled
HALF BALD EAGLE/ HALF DODO BIRD that eats squirrels and small children when it can]

[Selt Portrait]

[Self Portraits]

Enjoy - comments are most certainly welcome

**Envisor** · January 6th, 2007, 10:46 PM

Got a good start to your sketchbook here, need to work on anatomy more. Try out this link below. Go to Andrew Loomis Books once on the other side and look at the free goodness.

http://fineart.sk

My Sketchbook- C&C very welcome
http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=85772

**xzacto** · January 7th, 2007, 10:41 PM

refrence used - this image was for the rider (a friend of mine) I printed it up for him.

this image was before I knew what atmospheric vanishing and perspective were. yeah I was a noob.

I just did this one the other night, I couldn't sleep so i grabbed a sharpie and sketched an image of a japanese-ish? style of a building from the turtle-head of a dream i started to have. It was a quick 10 min drawing, so I touched it up in photoshop while i was in scan/crop mode.

yeah my linework sucks.... terribly. I am working on it so - take that!

**katsgod** · January 8th, 2007, 06:48 AM

Nice work.

**xzacto** · January 11th, 2007, 01:57 AM

a quick one.. not sure if I am done w/ it or if I wanna tweak it. It is one of my first few enviros.. so meh...

my first C.O.W image ever ;p I had fun w/ it. not as good as mikecorriero's tho, he's just good.

**xzacto** · February 11th, 2007, 01:40 PM

**radu.andrew** · February 12th, 2007, 07:35 AM

hey man !
loved your first pic the dodac -

nice rendered i figure if u work a bit more on one at a time you'll progress allot

so keep it up

**xzacto** · February 13th, 2007, 12:41 AM

radu.Andrew thanks bro! much appreciated.

heres another one.

**xzacto** · February 25th, 2007, 04:34 PM

**Bard** · March 11th, 2007, 09:05 AM

Great posts, man love the eagle!
Thanks for visiting my sb!

Really, really, really great potential!
post more!

**Hazart** · April 8th, 2007, 08:19 AM

Nice sketches and desings. Happy easter!

**xzacto** · August 10th, 2007, 10:13 PM

HEY, my design is up for the wildcard slot - if I win in this public DAILY vote, my team goes to Rhode island to race on national TV.

PLEASE VOTE FOR MY DESIGN - TEAM "TOMB RAIDERS"

VOTE HERE ON THE REDBULL SITE ANY/ALL COMPUTERS 1 TIME PER DAY IT'S BY IP so you don't even have to log in.

I made the design and we have started building the car already.

From one artist, asking others!!! please hook it up!

Voting ends at midnight EST on August 24, 2007.
(vote daily pllleaaaase!!!!)

Tomb Raiders!

**Keenox** · September 10th, 2007, 02:52 PM

Hey man, I really dig your drawings and digital work. Your knights and armours are very nice. Post more often!!!

**xzacto** · October 29th, 2007, 02:32 AM

thanks a bunch keenox! I plan to
- I just moved so I am still settling in.

**xzacto** · May 17th, 2008, 01:38 AM

This is for that new weekly / community thing

DEEP - UNDERSEA UTOPIA

any tips - pointers are definitely needed. I lack direction and structure =\

keep in mind this is a Wip - cropping and detail haven't been addressed yet.

**xzacto** · May 19th, 2008, 08:20 PM

Just a fun little sketch that I did. 15 - 20 mins.

**Ivan the Not-So-Bad** · May 19th, 2008, 08:30 PM

Hey there, the creatures are looking really good, with really good color choices on both. Keep up the hard work.

**xzacto** · May 20th, 2008, 12:19 AM

Thanks Ivan =D

I appreciate the comment.

I guess Creatures are what I am better at (not gonna say I am good at anything) in retrospect to all the other junk I do.

unfortunately .. well fortunately i guess. my sub-par skills command humility whenever the opportunity allows for it.

**xzacto** · June 8th, 2008, 12:31 AM

just a speed paint i threw together before bed. I had fun with it =)

**xzacto** · June 12th, 2008, 11:38 PM

here is an update on my "DEEP" entry for enviro.

still a WIP here.
having fun with this one.

have a blessed day

**xzacto** · June 14th, 2008, 04:45 PM

another one for my entry within the Deep :Undersea Utopia event

**xzacto** · September 9th, 2008, 06:20 PM

just a quick speed paint for the day, i really would like to learn more about lighting. it's definitely a weakness of mine.

**xzacto** · September 9th, 2008, 11:18 PM

another speed for the day

**El Jeremie** · September 10th, 2008, 04:58 AM

The first is really brilliant.

**xzacto** · September 11th, 2008, 02:20 AM

another quick speed paint before I go to bed.

I AM ALWAYS open to crits. lookin' to get better with lighting, composition, technique, well, everything I guess.

I had fun with this, the rocks were done with a "difference" filter on my tan brush. it offered me some interesting 'light/shadow' solutions.

**xzacto** · September 13th, 2008, 12:39 PM

hot off the tablet. a quick speed paint to get the creative juices on the screen.

**Misplacedhippos** · September 13th, 2008, 12:51 PM

Dodac is awesomely amusing.

The castle with the tree drawing is amazing. I would love to see you do more with it.

**xzacto** · September 13th, 2008, 12:53 PM

thanks man, yeah I want to do something with that sketch. I just don't know what.

**darkenuf** · September 13th, 2008, 01:03 PM

sooooooooooo many custom brushes
where can i get some form

**xzacto** · March 7th, 2009, 07:53 PM

a quick thumb I just did.
I am learning I need to do more thumbs before starting full-sized finished images. there are too many pros and almost no cons to drawing quick and making thumbnail sketches in this manor.

peace!

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