Ostrander's Sketchbook of Shtuff

[Nyx702]

Ummm....you have that German uniform all wrong

Just kidding! I like this last WWII post. I am a tad biased though...

It might be cool to have like..the swastika carved into the Statues head ala Charles Manson! haha Or some burning buildings since he is using a Flammenwerfer?

[Ostrander]

Seven.H- Thanks Seven.H!
Nyx702- Ooooo, yeah burning buildings, thanks Nick!
CHOW update... blocking in values, etc.

[Ostrander]

CHOW 154 WWII Poster character.

[Giorge]

I really like the piece you prepared for this weeks chow , I think that this will be my choice of vote ^^. But i can point out some problems the rocks that the character is standing on and the textile of his uniform don't quite look as the should be or feel . And the cigarette hand is kinda mushy , but looks nice.

[Ostrander]

Thanks for the comment and crit Giorge, I appreciate it!
Time unfortunately had the best of me on this one with the holiday weekend. I'm honestly surprised I was able to get it to where it is when it was time to post it for the finals.

[kelly x]

thank you and post me here please!!! I can kick the other zombie ass''''''''''s!!!!

[Ostrander]

kelly x...zombified for the draw from what do people look like thread. Thanks for the approval!


cheers,
Glen

[sony]

you have unbelievable love for drawing zombies :p

[Ostrander]

sony- Yeah, I have a little crush. ;P

Here's a quick doodle for chow155. I don't know if it will progress beyond this or not. I have a bunch of stuff brewing for team chow I need to get done.

[kelly x]

Hi Glen, I didn't see this here too!!! I am so very beautiful in this to say the very least!!! THX SO MUCH!!! So zombilishus, cool!

[Nyx702]

Man that girl-zombie in post 217 is great man. I sorta wish she wasn't a zombie so I don't feel weird for looking at her nips!

That aside I think this is a very engaging image. It has a dynamic camera angle as well as dynamic lighting. The light on her chest just draws my eyes right across her boobies and right to her face where I get lost in her face. I get lost not only cause of the details but... she is still pretty under that? I really wonder what happened to her. He expression makes me still think she is sentient?

I mean this in a nicest way man but this one of the first images of yours in a while that I stopped and was like..."dang..." I didn't just skip over it with a "mhee.." I was really entertained and enjoyed looking at it.

So just typing that was getting me thinking. Why does this engage me more than others? I thinks because you didn't spell out the story for me? Your WWII COH image for example. I think it's not engaging to me because I already know what happened. Allies defeated, statue knocked over, all Nazi's are zombies yada yada. I know it's sorta has a different purpose and different limitations then your zombie-chick but I think the example still holds that I am not as interested. Anyways...just some rambling thoughts! Take them with a grain of salt!

[Ostrander]

Hi Nick,
I really appreciate your comments. They mean a lot to me. In concern to post 217, I can't take complete credit for that. It was done for a thread here and the actual reference was a picture of kelly x.
So, credit should be given to whomever shot that original picture, because it was their eye that captured that angle and moment, not mine. I should have included a link in that initial post to the reference. The original picture and moment that was captured is really what's interesting. Not so much what I did with it.

[churapsoy]

wonderful and inspiring stuff!

[Ostrander]

Thanks churapsoy!

[Ostrander]

Here is my attempt at Chow 155. Final and wips.




Cheers,
Glen

[psantha]

Zombie overdose! this will be my favourite SB! But really, is there anything better in arts than zombies? Nothing is better than that obviously!

[Ostrander]

Thanks for dropping by Psantha!

Here is a quick wip for this weeks chow. I missed out on the last couple and need to try and get back in there again. Man, there are some really cool lookin ideas in there this week.




cheers,
Glen

[AUG]

Great pieces in this sketchbook Glen. So much versatility and sensitivity. Fill'in up my inspiration folder with your works.

[AsaB]

Wonderful SB! I love your renderings, they look so damn perfect But what I love even more is your choice of subjects. Zooombies, yeah That's one concept that can never go wrong. So on that note, I'm gonna recommend a fun Norwegian Zombie splatter, Dead Snow which features...wait for it...Nazi zombies! It's exactly as awesome as it sounds

Well, I'll be back for sure. Keep this baby updated!

[Ostrander]

Thanks Aug, I'm glad I could bring you some inspiration. I appreciate your kind comments. I hope you're doing good and I'm looking forward to seeing some more of your work.
Thank you AsaB, I will definitely check out that link as it sounds awesome! Who doesn't love zombies? I mean c'mon, what's not to love? Thanks for dropping in and seeing whats going on in here.

[Ostrander]

I couldn't pass up this weeks chow. I mean, c'mon...Erica the zombie slayer.
I love you Erica!

[Ostrander]

Some stuff for this weeks chow.
ball point pen sketch

ink wash

[Ostrander]

you make my heart sing...




I figured I would just go old school and do this weeks chow in brush and ink for the line art then color it digitally.

[Ostrander]

Chow sketch for this weeks topic...Killer Prom Queen.

[Jesus Food]

very cool sketchbook orstrander! i love your zombie stuff, the wild thing looks a little bit like the dragon from the neverending story, or at least to me. i think the wild things are beefier or something. keep up the good work!

[Ostrander]

Thanks you Jesus!! It's so funny, after you mentioned that about the neverending story and the dragon I totally saw what you were thinking!
Ah well, it was still a fun challenge trying to come up with something that might be a part of that universe, and I agree "Wild Things" are a bit more beefier.
Thanks for dropping by!

Here's what I tried to cook up for this week's chow. Killer Prom Queen.

[sony]

Glen, we need updates here, cheers

[Ostrander]

[Ostrander]

This was done after creating a bunch of new brushes in photoshop. I thought I'd test them out on chow203.

Enjoy!
Glen

[Ostrander]

A work in progress of this weeks chow.















More to come...