mathletic sketches

[maths82]

Cabbage Caterpillar - yea, everyone should wear stuff like that, all the time
n1frit - спасибо за комплимент

some b/w thumbnails, i want to start doing some environments...
and an old picture that I added some fake side lights too, hope it's not cheating to re-post : /

[maths82]

I drew some eyes

[Callergi]

Hello man, you're keeping up a very nice sketchbook . It's obvious u know your anatomy, perspective and have some great designs. What I think it would be very beneficial for u (and for me too ) it would be some more material studies and maybe analizing the levels on succesful photos or paintings u like. Also some sharper edge here and there for better focus but keeping ur nice style and looseness( as u have in the dumb monster guy and others).
So great job so far and keep on working on it!

[Cabbage Caterpillar]

Hahaha - I totally would except I imagine it would take a long time to pee (ei. take off the multi-layer pants XD)
Those eye studies are awesome! Do you work on greyscale first then colorize in photoshop?

[maths82]

@Cabbage Caterpillar - Yea, greyscale, little multiply layer, colour layer, then overlay.... then solid paint. I really should learn to paint with solid paint

@Callergi - Thanks for looking man, yea, my materials suck, I keep meaning to do more ref studies..... speaking of which, here's some metal studies : )

[maths82]

start of a thing

[maths82]

more grey scale monster nonsense

[Wretched]

Thats not a robot... Wheres the robots?
lol jk, all this new stuff is rad. AND YES environments! You seem to have a great eye and love of design and I think it translates well into environmental aesthetic too, those thumbnails in #151 look like they could be amazing. I really really want to invest some energy into improving my environments too. Was thinking of going out and shooting some photos of my own (since i live in the mountains) for reference. I still have this deep idealistic stigma about using photo ref, but its coming to a point where my brain just flounders with natural landscapes, so much subtlety I just can't use without better understanding and observing it all, more closely.

Anyway, looking forward to some majestic environments!

[maths82]

Wretched - well I'm jealous, you live near some cool looking stuff.. certainly go and get pictures, there's no shame in ref, it's essential, you can't hurt your work by knowing too much about how reality looks : )

[maths82]

new pope gave me the idea for orthodox mechs

[maths82]

my materials suck, so on with the material studies

[Cabbage Caterpillar]

ahhhh so many awesome work since last visiting here... I LOVE your character designs SOOO much!!! And the outfit and all that accessories. Love it.

[maths82]

Cabbage Caterpillar - HA, very encouraging if only I could paint them better : )

Okay, some sketches made up in my mind, ha, as I need to expand into drawing female forms too

[maths82]

So one of those became this, no reason

[MrFrenik]

solid work here, man; your designs got me all inspired and shit. keep going!

[maths82]

@ MrFrenik - yo, thanks for the words captain

In other news: I'm a lazy sexist, at last !

http://www.conceptart.org/showthread.php?t=267442

[maths82]

Gorillas, and a graphic design-ey thing

[Cabbage Caterpillar]

Nice Gorillas on that last post. I've always had a hard time doing the underneath structure/form for animals, but looks like you are just nailing it!
That graphic design thingy reminds me of Japanese ink illustration. Very interesting to look at.
Keep up the awesome work!!

[maths82]

@Cabbage Caterpillar - thanks again : ) animals / peoples / mechs , I guess everything is essentially made out of the same basic shapes, to a more a less complex extent, a person with few masses shifted around soon turns into another primate after a while : )

...and some ref studies :

[maths82]

More refs:

[Flaskpost]

aah man, awesome work. you´re kickin some ass with the studies. i need to step it up!

[maths82]

Thanks Flask

more studies/copies/refs/ whatever , I hope something is sinking in from them

[Quike Garcia]

You have really wonderful studies, and some really nice ideas.

What I find is that some pieces are a bit hard to read. Specially with the big armours/robots/ dreadnoughts...

Eager to see what comes next (:

[Deezle]

I am really feeling your work here! Very inspired Thank you.

[maths82]

@Deezle - Glad to help : )
@Quike Garcia - Yea, thanks for looking, it's all a bit sketchy, I don't really push these beyond a rough stage

In other news; some mech thumbnails, one a little tighter, and an incomplete 'natomy study:

[Christoffer]

Wow man. You're making some serious progress. Studies are looking sharp and your lines are more confident I think.
All your designs are crazy bananas as usual. Love it.

[Cabbage Caterpillar]

Ahh, those brush strokes! Very efficient and good looking. *Stares for long time to try and see how you're doing it*
Awesome updates as always.

[maths82]

Christoffer - thanks man, progress seems invisible

Cabbage Caterpillar - ha, no secret, just trying to paint in solid colour from the start, with big solid brushes, no fussing on details : )

some studies, with some progress steps for the b/w portrait