New stuff! I'm not dead! Works in progress!

Drugs Kill

This is my next iteration of this little diddy. I don't feel it's done yet, just thought I'd share what I have, and ask for any advice/critiques that will make this as polished as it can be. Thanks, and enjoy!

Creepy Gnome Magazine accepting submissions!

Greetings, ladies and gentleworms!

As the newly appointed Art Editor for Creepy Gnome Magazine, an art and creative writing publication, I'd like to invite you all to submit artwork for publishing.

The rules are as follows:
Fiction must be no longer than 5,000 words.

Poetry must be no longer than 100 lines.

Nonfiction must be no longer than 5,000 words.

Art must be in .jpeg or .gif format, and know that the magazine is printed in black and white.

For more specifics, check the "About" section on our Facebook page, and good to the luck!

Here's the page: http://facebook.com/creepygnome

Email all submissions and questions to: cgsubmissions@gmail.com

Good luck!

-Sam

Daily Warmup, OH BOY!

Rendering is beyond garbage, but it's nice to mess around with new brushes and techniques. Like on the top part of the upper creatures, the linework is actually stroked vector lines, with made for a really weighty line. From there, I just quickly threw down shadows with textured brushes, and messed around a while from there. Anyway, enjoy, and gimme some feedback on this piece. Thanks!

 

 I can explain... none of this.

 

Cheers,

-Sam

Grahhh more progress!

...though technically nothing finished. Hrm. Still, check this out, sucka!

It needs revisions, sure, but it's coming along nicely.

Oh, and is it just me, or does the guy in this picture look like Roger Daltrey? Certainly not on purpose, but it is what it is. Let me know what I can fix in here, and other general comments below. 

Cheers, 

-Sam

This is your drugs.. on art!

Wait, what? Anyway, here's the lines and progress on the piece "Drugs KILL." It's still got a lot of cleaning up with the edges, refining, and blending, but I really like it so far.

 

The lines... 

..and the rendering! Err.. so far. 

Your thoughts, ladies and gentlemen? I would love some feedback on what I can improve with this piece. Thanks!

-Sam

Mo' Sketches, Mo' Problems

I lied. In any case, here's some more arty goodness for you to feast on!

 Behold, an androgynous being tripping massive balls! 

Behold, a secondary image! One with photo-refence used, even! Also, please enjoy the subliminally Robin Williams-esque image on the left.

On an exciting note, I'm about 80% done with my current sketchbook; something I started about two months ago. I'm buggin' out about it because my last one took me about a year to get that far. Exciting! 

As always, please throw down some critiques my way on these pieces, although I'll bet all I'll hear is the structure. Hmm. In any case, do enjoy, and let me know what you think! Thanks!

-Sam 

I Suck

...because I almost never update this beautiful piece of bloggery. As an apology, here's what I've been up to:

 

 This one sprung to mind the moment I saw the reference picture that's on the left. Figures. I'm going to clean up the lines, then start on some color washes. It's going to be delicious, especially since I really haven't had the chance to render out metallic materials digitally yet.

 

This one's slowly but surely coming along. Put some textures over it, but I hid them to show you guys the linework so far. You'll see them soon enough, though! 

 

More progress on this puppy. Did a lot more blending, and ideally made the light sources more consistent. Also added a warm undertone to build up on, along with some added contrast. Here's hoping it helps!

There's also a comic I've been chugging along on, and that will be all kinds of gorgeous once that's finished. I'm so psyched, it's ridiculous. Ooh! I should mention that I'm going to be a part of a summer festival over in the Pomona Arts Colony on the roof of the Fox Theater on August 20th. More info on that soon! 

Well, that's all for now. Enjoy the pieces so far, and throw some critiques my way, yeah?

Cheers!

-Sam

Sketchdump!

...plus slight progress on this rift-related painting. I'm still trying to come up with a name that's cool, but not pretentious. I'll let you know what I come up with.

Most were with photo reference, some were not. 

Here's more progress on Monday/Tuesday's painting! Throw me some feedback, yeah? I'm really worried that I'm going to over-render it, and it'll look like a terrible mess, instead of the expressive piece it is right now. I just want to be able to render evenly and realistically, after all. Anyway, behold:

I've got a few other things in tow, but nothing I want to show off yet. Stay tuned!

-Sam

WIP Rift-Related Title

Okay, so I am laughably guilty of not updating in a while, so I thought I'd show you a little something I started on last night:

Behold! Proof that I am still living, breathing, and creating!

You know, while I'm at it, I may as well load up some older sketches:

...and with that, there will be more to come, and at a more regular interval, this time, eh? Cheers!

Sketch Group Leavings

Okay, so I started a sketch group here at Mt.SAC, and I figured I'd post what I scribbled on during those 4 glorious hours. Enjoy, and throw some critiques my way, these are all WIP's. Thanks!

This one will eventually be the background, instead of this weird wishy-washy thing. /shrug 

It's been a few days in the works, and I'm sure it will be a few days more. (Click on it for fullview)

This one is called "Drugs KILL," and will look so much better once I use reference on the firearms and the syringe. Not sure whether to keep it this painterly, though, although I am digging the smoky effect. 

This one I want to have an even more involved background, but I'm not sure where to go with it. Your thoughts?