Street Fighter Late Submission

made Dhalsim for the work blog. hehe. i might rework him.. it was a quick sketch i did last night. i'll be using the pic to try practice painting.

Congratulations!!!!!

Hey all,

I know i haven't updated in a long time. Just wanted to Congratulate Derick and Brie for getting jobs in the industry!! Environment modelers kick ass!

Good luck guys

cheers

-10ske

wedding cake topper finished?

Great wedding.. can't remember half of it. but i made the toppers on the cake out of sculpey and painted it.. bah.. didn't have a lot of time. and the gorilla was an afterthought.. hence why he's missing a hand and with crappy painting and modeling.. maybe later i'll remake a version of myself to match Cat's. .. plus Cat's model may need some repainting.. ugh..

~Cheers~

-10ske *MARRIED*

Chip "not this time"

Chips Challenge

Longest break!

Sorry all for not keeping up with the drawings and etc.. and sketch off's.. but i swear I'll work a little harder after i get all this marriage stuff out of the way. hehe. well, here's a pic i drew for my work blog.. its a late contribution to a Dune art topic. a priestess.. no more spice.

-10ske

Chips Challenge

Chips Challenge is from an era when games did not forgive. Where one hit killed and if you used your key on the wrong door or got a box stock in a corner, your best to go kill yourself because the game will not end the level for you. Part of me want to think that Chip is a bad ass, navigating a world of giant insects, tiny space ships, and unexplained deadly campfires, collecting computer chips bigger then him himself. But then part of me feels hes a pale little kid that will not swim with out his flippers and is hexed by a box against a wall. Whatever your feelings on Chip your mission is to draw him reinvented in action straight from the game.

If your to young to remember Chips Challenge or maybe you didn't play video games until they were cool heres a link for a free download of the game: http://takegame.com/arcade/htm/chipschallenge.htm

EDIT: FEEL FREE TO DO ANY "OLD" OLD SCHOOL PC GAME OF YOUR YOUTH. NO NES.

Me gold?

A little late on the draw...

green firecracker

He's just looking for an excuse to hit something. I might have to finish this sketch eventually.

Eka

Dis is how Leprachaun's kick it on St. Patty's day!

Well the bg is supposed to be a sea of gold coins.. oh yeah.. looks more like a blob.. well my 1hr is up.. i didn't finish the life preserver or the cool inflatable donut he's sitting in. .. and his expression is.. weak.. Guinness or Killarney Stout anyone?.. just Brilliant!

-10ske

Interim Sketch Challenge #14 Leprechaun!

In the spirit of St. Patrick's Day, illo up a scene with a leprechaun, gold, and a four leaf clover.

Eka

At Long Last

AquaScout

Keeping the lake of Michigan safe since early '97. Some day he may even meet the King of Atlantis and shake his hooked hand, but thats not why he does it. Free shakes and fries from Ivar's, I'm talking all you can eat.

Spiderkid

Wants to be like spiderman but doesn't actually have superpowers. Tags along in his jammies!

Finished P40 Warhawk

Here we go! Finished product! Hope you enjoy. I wish i could have made it more detailed BUT I'm satisfied for the time being. Have a good weekend!

1 hr sketch off!@ Sting from Dune?

Well everyone ditched tonight's sketch off except Eka and I.. so we decided to work on our challenge for our work blog.. lol. Its basically Dune the movie.. draw a character. or what not from the movie.. i'll be tightening this picture up later.. but this was done in 1hr.. bleh.

-10ske

Dominance War III Character

http://www.gameartisans.org/contests/events/3/rules/index.php

saw this thought I'd share, looks freaking sweat!

Gi Joe

quick drawing i did. decided to take a short break and post it here. i did it for a sketch challenge basically a character from a book or tv show or cartoon from when we were kids. on my work blog.

GI JOE'S!!! here's Snake Eye's our local Ninja Soldier

-10ske

what happened to the artist challenges?

Well anyways I got one should be fun for those with the time, worsted sidekick ever! This can be a personal statement about an existing sidekick. Like why does Batman hang out with a flamboyant teen boy from the circus? (please don't answer that) OR it could be one of your own creation.

More Time Lapse videos!

Just an update but Ray Lederer has some new time lapse videos up of the continuation of the previous sci fi piece he was doing. ..

here's a taste of it.. if you want more check his blog out!



your local 10ske!

I need help...

So I got my crab dude into Mudbox and damn if I have him almost out. I really don't know what Im doing when it comes to bump maps. All I can find on the nets is to turn from "bump" to "Tangent Space Normals" but that doesn't seem to change anything. The strange thing is it looks good in the viewer but when I do a render the bump gets way to intense. I have other problems like the seem down the back of his hip and the fact that I get an error every time I try to extract any part of his tail as TIFF but not problem if I do a JPG. The rest came out fine. I wanna get this guy done but damn, HELP me please!

Thanks in advance for any help or just a point in the right direction.

Marooned in Canada?

hey guys.. hehe. I swear i'll have a landscape drawing done this weekend! I promise.. but here's a pic i did for another challenge on my work art blog. . . I tried going with Bobby's art style for this one.. great references for this type of art: Daily Peril, Cartoon Retro and our fave Bruce Timm
Just press on these hyperlinks to check out these great art sites!

ps.. sorry about the size of the pic.. i accidentally saved the psd file really small.. ugh..

-10ske

Environment Sketch

I struggled with this. Pretend this is underwater.... :)

P40 Warhawk update!

2 weeks, couple hours a day minus a couple days of business at work and I'm done modeling.
Have a great weekend everyone!

Art Challenge 5!

Up to this point we've sketched characters and vehicles so it's time for a switch! This week's drawing/painting challenge is to:

Create a concept art piece depicting an alien environment with signs of an ancient civilization (that may or may not be abandoned).

Think Star Wars episode3 or chronicles of riddick! Both have some sweet planet designs.

Some things to consider to help generate ideas:

Think of the use
What was the civilization like? peaceful? barbaric? Was this home to a land of giants? or hobbits? How about the technology, advanced? How do the structures reflect these characteristics? For instance, if the creatures can fly, maybe they don't need roads, and maybe their buildings sort of look like nests.... Also, what is the terrain like? Lots of mountains? Or sinkholes? How did the inhabitants adapt to the terrain? The ewoks lived in treetop villages....

Think of the look/feel
Is the environment cold? wet? dark? on fire? A cold unforgiving planet may have lots of jagged craggy elements. A warm inviting place may have soft vegetation or gentle waves. This feeling can be amplified by color choice, lighting, and how you draw as much as what you are depicting.

You have one week. Good luck and have fun! :)
-matt

p.s. Deadline is midnight of Wednesday night. To give those working a fighting chance...

The Wilhelm Scream

At work there are monthly art community challenges, which I've never entered. Today, our networks have been fubar so I couldn't get any work done... I checked out what the challenge topic was and it was the Wilhelm Scream. This was what I came up with in about 30 minutes, lol.

I think you have to click on the link to the actual .gif to see it animate.

Happy Chinese New year!

Hi all,

Happy Chinese New Years to everyone.. kinda late.. i know.. sorry. it was actually on friday last week. . . As you can tell, we've all had a couple of hectic weeks. I have to apologize about not posting for a while .. busy with everything including New Years stuff.

Huzzah! Matt (ramosma) will be posting our new challenge this week! It'll be posted on Wednesday so don't forget to check back for updates. I recommend checking in the evening after he's done work.

While i understand most of you are foaming at the mouth in anticipation.. here are some time lapse clips from a great Artist Ray Lederer ( http://raylederer.blogspot.com/ )..



and somemore:



I also recommend checking these guys websites out if you wanna see some great artwork!! when they post new stuff that is. lol. http://www.whatsupnow.com/ (Eka's site) and http://kpun.blogspot.com/ and!!.. http://bobbypontillas.com/ .. ok i gotta say it.. these guys rock with a tablet in hand. i'll be posting more sites and names next week.. i hope others will continue to contribute some honorable mentions.. such as these sites!

Happy watching or whatever you're doing!

-10ske

norse horse AKA Sleipnir

" Carry we who die in battle
Over land and sea
Across the rainbow bridge to Valhalla
Odin's waiting for me" - Manowar

viking pointing

unfinished. since i didn't really have much time to look for a actual character. i did my version of matt's drawing.. sorry. i couldn't think of an idea.. plus i was trying to help ppl clean out viruses from their comps.. lol.

-10ske

Viking!

Nick V. asked me to post this up for him. He apologizes for not being able to sketch this evening.

Viking?

Norse Mythological Character

THANKS

Thanks to all that have posted the 3d Models. If anyone else has ANYTHING they have started please post it up.

Gunship/Bomber

Modeled and rendered in Blender! Still trying to figure out how texturing works in Blender.

plane!

So not even close to being done. Well it's half way there. I'd like to detail the inside as well and of course get the wings up. I should be done by next wednesday. Then I'm texturing it, probably doing 2h a day so far.

Have a good weekend!

I know I nerdgasmed

I don't know about you but I'm in love with this idea and I'll be revisiting it later with a more complete Batman Tie-Fighter.

I'm not sure what Bruce's midichlorian count is but I'm sure he'd make a killer jedi or if not a bad ass bounty hunter.

Gun Plane

This is what i modeled from.



I really liked doing this one. Just wish I would have managed my time better. Oh and Maya blew up my plane and I was unable to get it back, so I had to start at the half way mark again. This next week I'm going to try and texture it.

So I added some guns under the wings, and there is a gun coming out of the back of the cock pit.

Can't wait to see everyones.

Bat-ephant vs Joker-ass

blah.. i had high hopes for this.. but i really wanted to clean it up
oh well. no time.

Elephant vs donkey???

Not sure what I was going for here. There isn't a donkey and yet the elephant is waving a white flag... who won?

Elephant Vs. Donkey

Elephant VS. Donkey

Had fun with this one :)

Super Belated Megaman Char!

Sorry! Finally got around to finishing it :)

The Real Walking with Dinosaurs!

Just wanted to let everyone see a clip of this great new show at GM place in Vancouver BC. You can actually watch life size robot dinos fight it off! Well, Cat bought tickets already.. and we'll be watching it tomorrow night. it lasts for 90mins. We bought $70 tickets. Can't wait. go online and check ticketmaster if you are interested!
For those of you out there i recommend checking if they are going to Seattle or not.



10ske & Noodlenske

Does Batman have a Tie-Fighter?

Bat sturgeon

Sturgeons are not bad ass.

3D Modeling Week

For this week we will Model or Draw some sort of Gun Ship"Airplane".

Any time period, real or made up. Cartoony, Real, or Stylish what ever you like.
Guns are a must.

Try and get as much of the Modeling /Texturing done as you can, b/c this will be only a week project.

Continue on if you like but there will be a new drawing challenge for the next week.

Thanks to all of you that participate and I hope you guys like this challenge any ideas after this weeks model challenge please post so we can tweak it.

Thanks again,

P.S. Please hold post till Wed.

Ryan

Batwings - the forgotten vehicle

Better Late Than NEVER

Well i did this in Photoshop. I really liked Eka's Digital Painting of his self, so i tried to do the same with not very good results. In result i just did a quick sketch using my tablet. I never really have drawen from scratch on my tablet before.

The Tumbler 2.0

I apologize in advance for my lack of vehicle drawing skills.

How do you make the Bat-mobile (the Tumbler) any cooler than it already is?
Power it with spiral energy!















Drive to the heavens with your tank!
(If no one gets the reference, it will make me sad)

ah. .. late entry.. no paint.. Inigo Montoya

Well i did this quick.. but i tried to paint it in painter x.. and looked bad. so i gave up for now. here's the crappy line drawing.

The Princess Bride

Wanna Peanut

Tweaked it some more.

I had a cool Andre vs ROUS wrestling in a cage match idea but yeah.. well. another time.

Megamayn!

I know what you're thinking. "Are those pumps?!" Yes they are.

Enjoy,

DB

Bug Man

This is my Megaman Boss. Bug Man. He has several attacks but his main attack is a glide across the screen. During this glide attack Bugman drops Bug bombs on the screen. when a Bug Bomb hits the Ground it Breaks into to and Crawls across the Ground before exploding.

me first mudbox

Well I've started a model in Maya to later be taken into Mudbox. Seeing as this will be my first Mudbox project I was hoping for some feedback, maybe some tricks or what not. I will be doing the model in all squares and when I get to the UVs, I willn't have any overlapping. That stuff I know.

One thing else new is I'll be doing the model in parts(head, arms, tail and body segments). I think this will make it easer to paint in Mudbox as well as make the thing more crab like.

thanks in advance for all the great feed back and help. If everything works out alright I'll let the group have the head for a mudbox/ zbrush painting challenge or something.

peace out!

New Challenge #3

Hey all!

I have to apologize to everyone.. I didn't have time to work on the megaman challenge this week. Busy at work!

I'd like to say a big Thank you to the artists that did contribute this week.

Notably: Corban, Kenny and Joy.. that's it so far.

New Challenge:
instead of characters all the time lets do some vehicle drawings!

Batman Universe.. choose from movies to comics. Try to reinvent his vehicles or even make one for a villain. Really all up to you! To all the EX - AAA ppl no reuse of old drawings!

examples of vehicles: batcycle, tumbler, bat skiboat, batmobile, batwing.. etc.

tutorials on vehicles: Gnomon videos by Ryan Church, Scott Robertson and Harald Belker.

Tune in next week! Same bat day, same bat hour.

topic suggestion by Joy

-10ske

Baby Megaman

Be gentle =)

Post-Apocalyptic Boy Scout

Post Apoc Hunt

Aftermath hunting trip, grabbing some mutated octopus arms.. mmm. tasty