Sketchbook: Chris George (SuperOstrich)

SuperOstrich · Jan 2013

I'm finally starting a journal/sketchbook after all these years. Feel free to post in here with crits or comments.

To start things off, here's an Orc head I recently quick-sculpted in Zbrush for practice. I started out with a sphere and used Dynamesh to get to this result. Total time: 2 hours.

SuperOstrich · Jan 2013

A quick sketch of a Mermaid that I plan on sculpting soon.

Jeff Parrott · Jan 2013

That's a hot mermaid. Looking forward to the sculpt.

SuperOstrich · Jan 2013

Thanks Jeff. Hopefully I'll start sculpting today.

SuperOstrich · Jan 2013

Heffalump.

Chris Kuhner · Jan 2013

That Orc head is wonderfully meaty. Definitely looking forward to seeing the sculpts of your concepts. Took a peek at your website too, awesome work man.

visoutre · Jan 2013

That Heffalump looks like it will make a badass model.

SuperOstrich · Jan 2013

Thanks guys. I started the mermaid sculpt late last night. Hopefully I get something to show soon.

SuperOstrich · Jan 2013

Changed gears and tried painting the Heffalump instead. I really need to work on these 2D skills. Been way too long.

SuperOstrich · Feb 2013

Pelican-inspired dragon.

OrganizedChaos · Feb 2013

This is so rad! Totally looking forward to seeing your sculpt dude

A pelican dragon is an excellent idea, I can just imagine one chomping down and all the fleshy neck skin wobbling around XD

Blake Mead · Feb 2013

will the Pelican-dragon have dragon wings or pelican wings?

SuperOstrich · Feb 2013

No clue yet Blake. My thought process stopped where my sketch ends.

Thanks for the motivating words Crystel. Bird creatures are awesome and you have set the bar.

SuperOstrich · Feb 2013

I ended up getting the speed-sculpt done today. I started it while getting my car washed, and finished it sitting in my recliner in the living room. Tablet PCs are so awesome. Total time: roughly 2.5 hours. I kept messing with it after I thought I was done at the 2-hour mark, but I think the changes I made with the extra time really improved it.

Callesw · Feb 2013

Haha that's scary. Good job:) I like your sculpts.

poopinmymouth · Feb 2013

Love the details you got around the eyes. Looks angry and pelican like at the same time. I think the neck is not quite at the same level as the rest of it, and the end of the beak could have a bit more overlap and play with the edge quality of the overlapping upper beak, but those are minor crits.

Bummer6 · Feb 2013

Pelican-inspired dragon... Or dragon-inspired pelican? think about it

SuperOstrich · Feb 2013

Thanks everyone. Good crits Ben. I would have given the neck more love if I was going to finish this. If I had spent any more time, I don't think it would qualify as a speed-sculpt. One day I might design a body and make a finished sculpt of this.

OrganizedChaos · Feb 2013

EEEEEEEEE!

I love it! Ben's got a good point about the neck, it does feel a little out of place compared to the rest, it's tough when you're doing speed sculpts. I love that you went over the time you set for yourself without thinking

Sometimes you just get carried away.

SuperOstrich · Feb 2013

Thanks Crystel, it means a lot coming from you. I dig your bird creatures!

I took the feedback to heart, and updated it with version 2.0. Additional 1.5 hours spent. I changed a few things around that weren't in anyone's feedback as well. I changed the neck waddle to be at the base of the beak, which gives the entire beak a more tapered look. I also changed the length of some spikes and added a few smaller ones.

And thanks to a friend here at work, a small print from his MakerBot. Better pictures to come soon if we make a larger print.

OrganizedChaos · Feb 2013

Oh wow that's super rad, printed even! I was laughing about this a little the other day, man, back in the day you were one of the artists that kept me super inspired, all your GA posts, it's kind of hilarious that I can inspire you now XD

Jeff Parrott · Feb 2013

Awesome Chris! Love the print. That's pretty surreal seeing stuff that like printed out. Looks like it turned out nice. Love the improvements you made on this guy.

JacqueChoi · Feb 2013

Inspiring thread!!!

Subbed!!!

SuperOstrich · Feb 2013

Thanks for the kind words everyone. I'm on a mission to improve as an artist, so putting this stuff out there for crits and compliments is exactly what I need.

@Crystel: That's so humbling that other artists looked at my stuff as inspiration. Back in the GA days I had more free time for contests and things of that nature. These days I have much more work responsibility, wife and 2 kids, and a commute that gets longer and longer due to bad traffic in the LA area. My free time is practically non-existent, and I don't like staying up until 3AM anymore. I bought a tablet PC so I could do art on the go. I did half of this Draligan update while watching my daughter bowling at a birthday party. I'm determined to get more time for my art. My skills have definitely degraded a little due to life's responsibilities.

That's also the great thing about art: The source of inspiration changes all the time. I once inspired you, now you inspire me. Jacque's work also inspires me, and that boy was my underling back in the day!

SuperOstrich · Feb 2013

Adding my Showdown Contest entry design in here for safekeeping. I plan on getting back to this one day. I really thought I had something cool here. Almost forgot, this is Leonardo Da Vinci with a superhero flair, with his flying machine incorporated into a more compact, Batman-like design.

Chris Kuhner · Feb 2013

Ooh this looks fun. You could pack so much cool history/gadgetry in a project like this. Solar powered heli-tank! Haha :P

poopinmymouth · Feb 2013

Owns. Can´t wait to see in 3D

CJFerguson · Feb 2013

love your elephant and your old flying man

SuperOstrich · Apr 2014

I decided to give this ArtStation thing a whirl.

http://www.artstation.com/artist/SuperOstrich

Sketchbook: Chris George (SuperOstrich)

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