Sketchbook: NateMasterFlash

NateMasterFlash · Dec 2014

I'm starting this sketchbook to encourage myself to post more often. I have been practicing with a traditional sketchpad trying to improve my fundamentals. I do intend to paint over many of my sketches in PS. Critiques are more than welcome and I hope you all enjoy browsing through my doodles.

Nate

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skipping pages that aren't full yet

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Chests!

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millyparkes · Dec 2014

Hey Nate,

Really liking your collection of work

for doodles these are really nice. I especially like your loose natural forms.

Maybe you could try doodling some of your weapons in perspective or various orthographic views/detail shots to mix things up and push yourself a bit further?

Looking forward to watching these develop, keep at it!

NateMasterFlash · Sep 2015

Got a nice collection of traditional media I've been practicing with. First up is Watercolor.

I managed to resize the images before I posted this time. Unfortunately a few images are blurry. I won't be as lazy next time I take pictures. Some are more finished than others, I go back to unfinished pages and render them out, hoping to do that with every page eventually.

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Working on some statics for UE4 and exploring blueprints. Testing out shapes to make nice modular cliffs.

NateMasterFlash · Dec 2015

A little warm up painting. Trying to start using textured brushes again. Was getting more comfortable with the standard brush and have been neglecting them. Didn't separate my values enough.

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NateMasterFlash · Feb 2016

Figured out how to get much better scans... by switching 1 setting. Also rediscovered the posting guidelines. I feel dumb. Good news is I'm uploading better quality images.

Watercolor

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NateMasterFlash · Feb 2016

More watercolor reposts.

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NateMasterFlash · Feb 2016

Corridor from inktober

Image: https://natemasterflash.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/nkbink7.jpg

Still working on this. going for a futuristic mega city

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NateMasterFlash · Feb 2016

Some old half started paintings. Any feedback welcome, tips or crits. was trying to push my ability to use color in paintings.

Image: https://natemasterflash.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/ranchnearmtns.jpg

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Complete with swatch, If it wasn't a sketchbook i'd remove it.

Image: https://natemasterflash.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/porttown.jpg

NateMasterFlash · Feb 2016

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Some metal studies. I'd say maybe 70-80% complete. Pretty sure I got frustrated trying to make them appear shiny.

Image: https://natemasterflash.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/t_bronze_d.jpg

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Worn down Cobblestone.

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NateMasterFlash · Apr 2016

NateMasterFlash · May 2016

Workshop for the Hand Painter's Guild. Got carried away trying to make a dungeon set of tiling/modular meshes.

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NateMasterFlash · Jun 2016

Participating in a workshop with the Hand Painter's Guild. Doing thumbs and then making a few variations from one.

Image: https://natemasterflash.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/nathanbrandes_hpguildthumbs1.jpg

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NateMasterFlash · Jun 2016

Update on this boat scene, trying to iron out the details. Debating just putting the boat in the water in the final scene.

Image: https://natemasterflash.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/nathanbrandes_hpg_ws5_concept3.jpg

NateMasterFlash · Nov 2016

Material studies. Tried to pick materials that I haven't worked with much.

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NateMasterFlash · May 2017

Really need to get back to posting in here more often. Going to clean up all my old posts soon. I have way better scans now and I learned how to read the image posting guidelines at some point.

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Yedp · May 2017

There's a good evolution from your first post to the last, keep up the good work!

I wonder, did you try to reproduce realistically materials before?
I am not a specialist but I imagine it is harder to try to stylize them as you are doing right now, there are still some materials I would have trouble defining from your illustration because their shading is too similar imho.

Anyway, I am not that good yet with painting so it is just my opinion, might be wrong though!

NateMasterFlash · May 2017

@Yedp Thanks! I think you have a good point about materials. I don't really even try to define the materials when I'm painting with watercolor but I will try to pay more attention to in the future.

NateMasterFlash · Jun 2017

Hand painting practice.

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NateMasterFlash · Jul 2017

Trying out a layered cliff.

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