Sketchbook: gauss
polycounter lvl 18
some recent-ish sketches and such.
most of this stuff is just loose or for fun away from work, but feel free to crit if the spirit moves you.
did this design for EQ for that f-zero style comp a while back
only SA forum goons are going to get what these two are about
i like this one very much, but haven't had the time to develop it
alt gordon, from the "ivan the spacebiker" from early HL screens
halloween harry
jc denton (helios ending)
wasn't happy with where this sketch was going so i didn't finish it. i think it was pretty close to the night of bioshock's release
concept tag
always come back to SHODAN, always fuck it up. i'll revisit this idea again some other time
actually an old sketchbook scan, have tried and failed to color/render it in PS a few times
nother concept tag
oh and most recently:
1920x1200 background version
most of this stuff is just loose or for fun away from work, but feel free to crit if the spirit moves you.
did this design for EQ for that f-zero style comp a while back
only SA forum goons are going to get what these two are about
i like this one very much, but haven't had the time to develop it
alt gordon, from the "ivan the spacebiker" from early HL screens
halloween harry
jc denton (helios ending)
wasn't happy with where this sketch was going so i didn't finish it. i think it was pretty close to the night of bioshock's release
concept tag
always come back to SHODAN, always fuck it up. i'll revisit this idea again some other time
actually an old sketchbook scan, have tried and failed to color/render it in PS a few times
nother concept tag
oh and most recently:
1920x1200 background version
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cool stuff gauss
some of your figures are a bit stiff but it's all gravy
I love the halloween harry. Alien carnage was one of my favorite games when I was younger.
I did a search for early half life screens, I'll put the link in the Thread of Awesomeness
you da man gauss
not sure about the monster sex one
I kinda really like the last one.
MoP: you know that's one of my persistent issues so i'm not going to play it off as a "stylistic choice"
Slum: i never really played it, don't tell anyone
steady: thanks...and yes, those old HL screens have fascinated me since their release
hawken: the girl with the monster has her feet folded under her, not getting slipped a sausage... i think you're reading a bit much into it
j_bradford, struve, Ferg: yeah, i'd like to get some more sketchbook stuff up too, but it doesn't really exist. most of my sketching is done digitally these days... though i do have a batch from around this time last year for DW2 while hanging out with hawken that i still haven't scanned. i should get that uploaded.
Johny: preciate it. as EQ will tell you, it's all unsharp mask
EQ: go away nubz
Zephir62: color is all relative. so if any of it seems to pop, it probably has to do with good combinations of complementary colors, high contrasting colors next to each other, or high saturation next to low. those are most of the tricks i know to get colors to pop, so feel free to clue me in on any others
tinman: thanks, yeah... i like to work in a heavier style that tends to suggest impasto (surface texture of built-up paint).
Jesse: i use both, but for a long while it's been more photoshop than painter. almost everything in this update is predominantly PS, but many get bounced between the two.
thanks again for the comments everyone, i'll try to keep this thread updated with lots of goodies as much as possible.
Or that day when I found starfox2 for the snes emulator
-caseyjones
rusty as all hell--Garrett from Thief, new brush.
[ame]
The opening is awesome, but the rest of the movie is nosebleedingly terrible. (and yes, that is sean connery)
also how dare you, the entire movie is amazing