The Grind - An Art Dump (some NSFW)

kaktuzlime · Feb 2017

Starting a new thread with some recent artwork! Will update sporadically. Cheers

kaktuzlime · Feb 2017

Collab with Joe Mad for the upcoming Battlechasers-Nightwar

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miezis · Feb 2017

I'm a big fan of your work. I keep some of these in my inspiration folder

kaktuzlime · Feb 2017

@miezis - Thanks man! Glad you like my stuff

Finished Leper!

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kaktuzlime · Feb 2017

Sketch!

lotet · Feb 2017

Great work as always, Thanks for the breakdown as well!

is that a new workflow or just different? I remember a breakdown you did a while back, of a bunch of life studies at least that what I think it was, there where naked ladies) which used a different workflow more similar to how you do render passes in 3D.

kaktuzlime · Feb 2017

@lotet - Hey dude! I think I remember you from conceptartdotorg! Vi är båda svenska, eller hur?

Thanks for the kind words, glad you like! This workflow is regarding the DRAWING/SKETCH only, which is different from what I've covered previously. I've always done tutorials with the drawing finished already. The rendering like 3D passes is still similiar, but refined

Finished Darkest Dungeon fanart!

lotet · Feb 2017

@kaktuzlime - haha, cool, yeah, I used to do a lot more 2D back then

fan va länge sen de känns nu, va hette du på Conceptart?

kaktuzlime · Mar 2017

@lotet - Yeah! Didn't the two of us enter in a concept art competition hosted by Sweden Game Awards?

Japp, det var länge sedan! Jag hette samma som här, "kaktuzlime"

New concept! Made for a card-game I'm toying with, and I gave the concept to be modelled by Shane Olson.

lotet · Mar 2017

I had to look up your old Concept art profile to recognize you to be honest, your style is so different now, and the general quality of work so much higher.

that squid is adorable btw

kaktuzlime · Mar 2017

Thanks Lotet

Just 10 years of practice

Sketch for anew painting.

lotet · Mar 2017

haha, well if 10 years of work didnt show you would be doing something seriously wrong =P
really love that last piece, not sure about everyone else, but personally I love when you return to old characters like this.

do you have a backstory or a shared universe for them or is it just random ideas?

mnxoh · Mar 2017

Great art man. i also remember you from Ye Olde Conceptart.org days.
In your last image look at the guy's trapezius. It's assymetrycal - the right part looks much shorter than the left one.

kaktuzlime · Mar 2017

@lotet - Thanks dude! Your art has evolved like crazy too! Love your 3d

Most of my chars come from different universes, though sometimes there's overlap. One day I'll do a comic in one universe XD

@mnxoh - Thanks dude! I appreciate it

You might be right about the Trapz, although I think it might have something to do with hair-overlap and camera-angle. Then again, anatomy isn't my strong suit. Cheers!

kaktuzlime · Mar 2017

samsantala · Apr 2017

Oh hey, I've seen your work around before! You've got a really nice sense of stylistic proportions and line weight.

Looking forward to seeing more

kaktuzlime · Apr 2017

Thanks @Tchuk I appreciate it!

New Einar:

TudorMorris · Apr 2017

Really like the bold shape language you've got - and a great use of colour, keep it up!

kaktuzlime · Apr 2017

@TudorMorris - Thanks man! I sure will

Played through Shadowrun:Dragonfall, loved it, so I had to draw my character

why_pack · Apr 2017

Loving your style. Great work!

kaktuzlime · May 2017

Thanks Why_pack!

Here's a character I designed for a 3D artist friend!

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lotet · Aug 2017

one day, when I get a time machine, Im gonna freeze time and model all of characters.
I want to make one of your pieces in 3D, but I cant decide which, they are all so good

Elithenia · Aug 2017

I will get on that machine @lotet
I want to do that too! They are soo good!
Love your use of light and colour!

kaktuzlime · Aug 2017

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lotet · Sep 2017

awesome as alwyas, thx for sharing.
can you elaborate a bit about the "seperate hue/sat layer" part? what do you mean with its an adjustment layer?

fearian · Sep 2017

I imagine it refers to the fact that you can create an adjustment layer in photoshop that acts like a HueSat adjustment or Curves adjustment in the layer stack, applying the effect to layers below but not above, without changing them. It can be masked out to apply to certain areas, and by setting the layer to screen or overlay it blends the resulting adjustment appropriately.

good reference: https://www.ctrlpaint.com/videos/adjustment-layers

MisterWolfen · Sep 2017

Love your work dude, you always have really appealing characters and settings, keep posting

kaktuzlime · Nov 2017

Just wanted to dump some recent stuff here

Cheers!

kaktuzlime · Nov 2017

The Grind - An Art Dump (some NSFW)

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