sketchbook: lemonhead

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hey everyone. I haven't posted here before though I've been a member for quite some time (since DW2 I believe). decided recently to become more involved in the community so, here's some of my work, mostly older stuff. few recent things. hope you all enjoy, crits and comments are welcome if you like...

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some random ideas, some of which are for current projects of mine...

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here's a couple of things...



here are just a couple characters for an animation I was working on not too long ago (project is currently on hold)...

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dragon rider...



quick paint character...

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Holy shit these are all fucking sweet.

What sort of size do you work on those thumbnails at? They seem to have a fair amount of detail in them which looks cool! Also what sort of timeframe are knocking these out in? As ive really gotta step up my game if im to be of any use!

Inspiring stuff!

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jackwhat: thx man, appreciate it. as for the thumbnails, sometimes it varies but I'd say like 300x300 or less. burn and dodge on a 50% grey bg. fast and fun, lol. timeframes, also vary depending on what I'm going for. the thumbs usually dont take very long to do but I'll often spend hours doing as many that pop into my head. the digital paints and illustrations take me a few hours as well, unless its a quick paint, then its more like 30-45min. but I tend to work on multiple things so locking down a specific time for any one img is tricky...

got some more stuff to post...
these 2 here are as yet unfinished but I'll be getting back to them soon (maybe, lol)

MoP

These are awesome!

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MoP: glad you like em...

here's a sketch I just started working on, trying a new approach to my digital process...

sort of a chalkboard effect, white on black...



tone the white down some and just flat in some grey...



and work in some details...



more on this guy l8r...

ae.

holy cow these are awesome!

peppi

Whoa. Awesome stuff indeed!

whipSwitch

Yea, they are all pretty kickass. I'm a sucker for great gesture and they are chock full it.

*obligatory nitpick*: It'd be nice to see a little less monochromatic action and some more refinement. They really deserve it.

Zcorpion

Love your random ideas sketches;). If you ever make a recording of you drawing them plz oh plz post it in here:P.



You: Why?

Me: well I suck at making those mini sketch ideas so observing others do it might guide me and others with my problem in the right direction:P...

anyway keep posting.

bounchfx

freaking awesome dude, just what i needed to see.

and yeah, I suck at making the mini thumbs as well, so I'd like to see a video of you doing them too

coldkodiak

bad ass dude. Your thumbnails are hawt.

Gill Bates

I don't know man, all the characters in your thumbs look like little Crumbsnatchas! Just kidding bruh you know I love your work. I agree with whipSwitch 100% lets see more refinement, the end result would be superbadass.

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hey people. haven't posted in a few days, been working on some other things and taking some family time. ok here we go...

ae|peppi: thx, always nice to see others getting excited about my work, lets me know I'm doing at least one thing right, lol.

whipswitch: oh man, that's right on the nose, story of my life, lol. however, I'm making more of an effort to post finished works and should have some refined illustrations up to see soon. thx for the obligatory nitpick...just what I need every now and then.

zcorpion|bounchfx|coldkodiak: thumbnails are pretty much my favorite thing to do because I'm always coming up with new ideas and I need to get them out quick. as for the video, I'm sure I can cook something up for you guys in the next few days. It wont be a gnomon dvd but it'll be something watchable, lol. glad you all like the thumbs

gb: hey man! don't make me come over to your house and eat all your food again, lmao. we gotta get another few concept brainstorms going soon, post some work man your stuff needs to be seen, lol.

ok here we go again...this illustration here is a current WIP I'm working on, also I got another set of thumbs I did to warm up...

was warm enough to start painting after filling in only 2 of them, but they are thumbs, I'm sure I'll come back to them at some point for some juice


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this one here is a rough draft and the idea is still very loose in my head so, changes will trickle down as I progress further but...here it is right now

Gill Bates

Haha yeah man you eat like a depressed baby horse with the munchies. This piece is looking very nice man, but that damn teddy bear is FREAKING ME OUT!!!!

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some recent sketch concepts for a weekly battle...

jouste

really wicked stuff lemonhead. how fast do you crank out those piles of thumbs>? that's gotta be some of the best silhouette work i've seen. plus your sense of weight and volume is really awesome.

mark me down as yet another fan!

shotgun

your stuff are a-w-e-s-o-m-e

coldkodiak

peekaboo!

pixelmitherer

Beautiful stuff!

Blown away by the thumbnails.
Quality!

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hey guys...been super super busy as of late so I haven't been posting alot here. however, I have a new project in the works that Im pretty pumped about, so I'll be posting all that stuff up in here once I get rolling. for now, here's a piece I'm trying to finish up for an art comp. just getting started with the painting phase so I'll post more progress on that when im further along...

original sketch (graphite pencil/ charcoal on marker paper):
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readjusting and tweaking in photoshop, some added values:
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adding details, and getting set for coloring:
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Ged

this last illustration is looking ace!

monstro

awesome stuff.

truedeja

wow. Your design sense and character work is tits. It definitely inspires me to take my own stuff more seriously, thanks for posting these.

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jouste: thx man, appreciate that. I usually do the thumbnails pretty fast, depending on what kind of thumbs Im doing, detailed or just loose shapes. I do tend to spend at least an hour or so most days just working out as many ideas as I can in thumbnail. most of them just get filed away for later use. glad to have ur support

shotgun: lol, thx

coldkodiak: ...nice, lol

pixelmitherer: thx, it seems I'll at least be known for making cool thumbnails, lol.

ged/monstro: good to hear I'm headed in the right direction with the latest piece, thx you guys.

truedeja: It's great that you can draw inspiration to take your art to another level, it's even cooler that my art is what inspires you, I'm honored, thx for the compliment.

ok still been quite busy with other things and dw4, but heres the current state of the last piece I posted. for now its done, but I will more than likely come back to it and add a few more things I can see would help it look better...

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hey guys!, been gone for a spell. Interesting time tied up with life and other duties...just felt like I needed to get back to posting here. Going to start off with a familiar piece here, version of the above forest lord illustration...just, at a further point of finished
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here is a progress img from a piece Im doing that's a darker and slightly more modern take on the always brilliant "John Carter, Warlord of Mars" saga by Edgar Rice Burroughs...
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This one here is an illustration I did for an art contest that was focused around a redesign or re-imagining of a story or race within the Star Trek universe. In the story behind this img, the Romulans have discovered a strange derelict planet and whilst exploring, find a temple built into the planets surface. They enter by means of drilling into the rock formations around it. In doing so they unknowingly release an ancient cursed race of creatures that the extinct civilization that once lived there tried to contain within the temple vault....the Borg

note: I am not extremely versed in the Star Trek universe, just thot it was a cool storyline use...
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Some illustrations Im still working out, evolved from older sketches and quick paints into story driven designs, stories in which I will be able to elaborate more on after they are closer to finished...essentially though, this first one is about a forest lemming who tames a god. The second is about the birth of a universe within the deep waters of our own planet, the universe is in fact an actual being, a goddess of the water so to speak, who rides a giant serpent like creature....still forming those ideas...
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These 2 imgs are some older thumbs and a speed paint from other ideas that sort of fell into a script that Im currently writing. (as often happens with me) Its a scifi story founded on political and social issues with of course a twist of dark fantasy and adventure...
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marlfox8

those thumbs rule!

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been gone for a spell, haven't kept up with this sketchbook much. got a little nudge from a new friend and figured I should start posting here again. here are some sketches and digital works, as always, tips and crits are welcome...
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