Monsters! (sketch to inks)

AlexSheikman · 03-16-2009, 10:49 AM

Here is my progress from a sketch to finished inks

Alex
Robotika

HIEROPHANTOM · 03-16-2009, 11:42 AM

Hey that looks brilliant, it's nice to see a wip from concept through to final.
You have a fine talent there.

Pb

MBirkhofer · 03-16-2009, 12:08 PM

Pretty awesome.

Why did you change the figures?
The silhouette of dude in the sketch is fantastic. Squared off, and hunched over.
The finished pose is much weaker.
The female with the open mouth is more interesting expression as well. As well as bringing her legs in kills the nice V and her balance to offset the outstretched arms.

The ellipses of the ripples don't surround everything in the blood/water which hurts them a bit as well. Particularly in the closest one, where it cuts through a tentacle coming out of the blood/water.

the_beast · 03-16-2009, 12:10 PM

Looks Very Cool

Like Seeing The Process

down21 · 03-17-2009, 08:51 AM

Amazing as always!
I know that the ripples are supposed to be blood red but I wonder if, because of all of the black behind them, that it shouldn't be mostly black instead to balance it all out.
Maybe with blood red ripples inside of the black?

AlexSheikman · 03-17-2009, 09:35 AM

Thank you to everyone who looked and left a comment, very much appreciated

I wanted to comment on the comments:

"Why did you change the figures? The silhouette of dude in the sketch is fantastic. Squared off, and hunched over.The finished pose is much weaker..."

My sketches, even though they are little more than doodles, do have much more life to them. Once I start drawing on boards, I become too focused on trying to draw the anatomy in the most realistic (well, comic book realistic) way, and because I draw the figures over and over, everything stiffs up. I am really trying to figure out how I can break out of that...I got lots to learn. Anyone out there who might give me a hint on how I could approach this better (I am afraid I already know the answer: "practice, practice, practice.")

"If the ripples were black..."

That is a very interesting idea. I am going to try that with photoshop and see how that looks.

Alex-

kong · 03-17-2009, 10:13 AM

I love the white out on the sword! Awesome stuff... I'd blow up the sketch and light box it using it as a guide. But I love the sketch and love the finish too so I think obviously you got mad skills.

JerMohler · 03-17-2009, 10:13 AM

Awesome stuff, Alex! I agree though - if this were going to just be black and white, I think making the ripples black would really help. But outside that, beautiful work!

03-16-2009, 10:49 AM	#1
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03-16-2009, 11:42 AM	#2
HIEROPHANTOM Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 192	Hey that looks brilliant, it's nice to see a wip from concept through to final. You have a fine talent there. Pb

03-16-2009, 12:08 PM	#3
MBirkhofer Decks, drums, tablets. Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,049	Pretty awesome. Why did you change the figures? The silhouette of dude in the sketch is fantastic. Squared off, and hunched over. The finished pose is much weaker. The female with the open mouth is more interesting expression as well. As well as bringing her legs in kills the nice V and her balance to offset the outstretched arms. The ellipses of the ripples don't surround everything in the blood/water which hurts them a bit as well. Particularly in the closest one, where it cuts through a tentacle coming out of the blood/water.

03-16-2009, 12:10 PM	#4
the_beast Devil's Advocate Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: In Your Head Posts: 76	Looks Very Cool Like Seeing The Process

03-17-2009, 08:51 AM	#5
down21 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 590	Amazing as always! I know that the ripples are supposed to be blood red but I wonder if, because of all of the black behind them, that it shouldn't be mostly black instead to balance it all out. Maybe with blood red ripples inside of the black?

03-17-2009, 09:35 AM	#6
AlexSheikman Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 172	Thank you to everyone who looked and left a comment, very much appreciated I wanted to comment on the comments: "Why did you change the figures? The silhouette of dude in the sketch is fantastic. Squared off, and hunched over.The finished pose is much weaker..." My sketches, even though they are little more than doodles, do have much more life to them. Once I start drawing on boards, I become too focused on trying to draw the anatomy in the most realistic (well, comic book realistic) way, and because I draw the figures over and over, everything stiffs up. I am really trying to figure out how I can break out of that...I got lots to learn. Anyone out there who might give me a hint on how I could approach this better (I am afraid I already know the answer: "practice, practice, practice.") "If the ripples were black..." That is a very interesting idea. I am going to try that with photoshop and see how that looks. Alex-

03-17-2009, 10:13 AM	#7
kong Shrapnel collector... Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,713	I love the white out on the sword! Awesome stuff... I'd blow up the sketch and light box it using it as a guide. But I love the sketch and love the finish too so I think obviously you got mad skills.

03-17-2009, 10:13 AM	#8
JerMohler Peace in my mind... Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Topeka, Kansas Posts: 448	Awesome stuff, Alex! I agree though - if this were going to just be black and white, I think making the ripples black would really help. But outside that, beautiful work!