Flo's sketchbook

[Flo]

hey everybody,
@kidult: thanks mate, i am quite new to character design, so thanks for the encouraging words. you are right with the bush, i will change it :)
@ terran: thanks a lot too :)
i finally found a good introduction to gesture drawing, which is something, some people would say, doesn't need an introduction. but it helped me a lot so i post it here:
http://www.ctrlpaint.com/quick-pose-gesture-sketching/

i am sure everybody knows ctrl+paint, but for everyone, who doesn't, it is really cool, so check it out. there is a lot of well presented information and tips for conceptartists and illustrators.

so some gesture drawings to warm up. i made myself a grid and just added a new layer when it is full. i basicly do stick-figures, concentrating on the head, the shoulderline, the spine, the hip-line and the angles of arms and legs. everything else is added after that, at least most of the time.




and a study of a diablo3-enemy-concept that i really like. i didnt start it today, but today i spent a lot of time painting it.


also for those who are interested in how i study (which is also something, that is not really talked about much, i guess), i added my "study-page" with the notes i made. that way i don't "just" copy the image but really try to learn something from it. it really helped me, and maybe someone finds it useful out there.



edit: i made another level-concept. i made this one fairly quick and it shows. it seems, that the basics are not in my blood yet, because i didn't think a lot about this one. it will be enough for our 3D guys, which is "okay" i guess. maybe i should do more speedpaintings, although i don't think speed-painting is a good idea, if one doesn't know what one is doing.



cheers,
flo