Activity #1 2D - JohnN

  • Character Design

    Seems to have been a while since I did a character design, and the first i have completed in a pen and marker technique!

    Brief was fairly open: Barbarian Warrior, something along the lines of Conan.

  • Environment Design

    More additions in my folio redesign. I'm done with creatures (for now) and on to environments.

    will post in exhibition section for crits etc.

  • creature design

    currently re(x3)doing my illustration folio. Aiming to get it looking more 'professional concept artist' and less... stinky! ... no I mean less aimless illustrator ...less whatever it was!

    So fingers crossed this is latest work is on the…

  • Roadster Mk III

    3rd in my series of roadster concepts- Overall theme of this personal project was to explore design variations within a roadster format.

    This addition to the series was created entirely in Photoshop (except the mags, I admit I appropriated…

  • Roadster Sketches

    The latest sketches from my sketch book, With a bit of colour added. Will post them to the exhibition section too for comments :)

  • More Architecture!

    Yet another painting in my Architecture series, possibly the last one for this batch. Definitely the most finished one so far, although technically still a WIP (I've glossed over the ocean for starters)

    It will be added to my thread in the…

  • Architecture sketching

    This time some architecture/city-scape concept sketches. I have done very little of this type of subject matter in the past (virtually none!) so I thought it would be a good subject to have a practice at.

    As with my previous postings, I…

  • concept sketch: elite guard

    Sketches examining a roman/greek style guard. This work in progress has been posted in the Exhibition section for comments/crits.

    ...I will get onto an avitar soon!

  • quad-mech update

    sketches in progress. Still needs some technical design aspects addressed (thanks for the feed back folks)

  • quad-mech concept sketch

    I have been sketching some quadruped vehicles recentily (a topic that I have not had a lot of practice with.) I am also experimenting with colouring techniques > Aiming for a fast technique that helps to describe the forms/volumes, and matches…

Submitted by Johnn on
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Here is my first post (hope it works!)
I started with redrawing the figure, then played 'Dress-ups' with it. Total time for these added up to 3ish hours in front of telly.

[img]http://home.iprimus.com.au/johnnewall/sumea/QD-2D-1-sketches.jpg[/img]

...2 more hours and I got some colour added.

[img]http://home.iprimus.com.au/johnnewall/sumea/QD-2D-1-final.jpg[/img]

Submitted by Makk on Thu, 08/01/04 - 2:54 AMPermalink

These are good, I like the idea of the first one (the semi samurai lady). Only crit is maybe some more detial in them as well as some more colour, but that just maybe a style thing.
Good to see another one finish this activity.

Submitted by Johnn on Sat, 10/01/04 - 1:26 AMPermalink

I felt that being a quick activity that I would keep the sketches fairly basic and try to create a 'visual synopsis' of each character rather than fuss with details.

If I were to do the activity over again I think that I might have done several variations on one theme rather than spread my thinking/drawing time across 3 different ones. I think this would have resulted in a more detailed finishing point, which inturn might have lent it's self to a more sophisticated application of colour (I don't mind the simple, bold colour. It has done its job of describing materials and form.)

Posted by Johnn on
Forum
team threads

Here is my first post (hope it works!)
I started with redrawing the figure, then played 'Dress-ups' with it. Total time for these added up to 3ish hours in front of telly.

[img]http://home.iprimus.com.au/johnnewall/sumea/QD-2D-1-sketches.jpg[/img]

...2 more hours and I got some colour added.

[img]http://home.iprimus.com.au/johnnewall/sumea/QD-2D-1-final.jpg[/img]

Submitted by Makk on Thu, 08/01/04 - 2:54 AMPermalink

These are good, I like the idea of the first one (the semi samurai lady). Only crit is maybe some more detial in them as well as some more colour, but that just maybe a style thing.
Good to see another one finish this activity.

Submitted by Johnn on Sat, 10/01/04 - 1:26 AMPermalink

I felt that being a quick activity that I would keep the sketches fairly basic and try to create a 'visual synopsis' of each character rather than fuss with details.

If I were to do the activity over again I think that I might have done several variations on one theme rather than spread my thinking/drawing time across 3 different ones. I think this would have resulted in a more detailed finishing point, which inturn might have lent it's self to a more sophisticated application of colour (I don't mind the simple, bold colour. It has done its job of describing materials and form.)