Sketchbook: PixelFish

PixelFish

Hey, there. Thought I should make a sketchbook thread in here, and hopefully it will encourage me to do more on the 3D side. (I'm a total newb with 3D, but have been learning Maya and 3Dsmax.) I started getting into 3D partly to aid with perspective issues on my 2D concepts.

I'm also posting my 2D stuff as well, which is where I have a bit more experience. Crits are welcome on both 2d and 3d works.



This first piece was one of my first stabs at 3D,and I used it as the basis for my Dracula's Castle painting.










Selected 2D work from my portfolio















Current inprogress sketch:

bounchfx

I'm really digging your 2d work, the coral piece is going to look kick ass when it's finished.

the 3d certainly helps with perspective, that's for sure. good stuff, looking forward to more.

reiro

Loving your 2D Work. Especially the woman with horns. Nice concepts and ideas.

roosterMAP

really good job on the marine life. I like it a lot.

FlyByKnight

Your work is outstanding!

PixelFish

Thanks for the compliments, everybody. Glad you like the sketches so far.

I suppose I should be finishing the coral piece, but I got sidetracked today because I saw a picture of Michael Chertoff on Boing Boing, and maaaan, he's got a creeeepy smirk. So I had to draw him.






This will give you an idea of how I do some of my pieces. I tend to have reference shots (if any) up on one corner and two windows open on the file, one zoomed in, and one zoomed out. This way I can see how things are turning out at viewable sizes. The first pass is looser sketchiness, the second pass is tighter. (Sometimes I keep "the inks", sometimes I go for a more painterly feel.)