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Spidey616

07-22-2007, 02:22 PM

This was actually a little cartoon a friend of mine did for me inspired by all those crazy Greg Horn "She-Hulk" covers and of course Dan Slott's amazing writing. It may not be as impressive as the previous posteres artwork, but it's funny and gets its point across. So enjoy:

PS: I retract all previous posts involving Greg Horn and Barbies. And in a completely unrelated matter, Greg make the check out to CASH. kiddin' :wink:

http://i14.tinypic.com/6atv3ie.jpg

SoCalHobbit

07-22-2007, 08:16 PM

JoJo...those are wonderful! I LOVE the last one...very cool....

Spidey...that's funny! My son loved it!

Horn

07-23-2007, 12:13 AM

JoJo...those are wonderful! I LOVE the last one...very cool....

yeah, those are pretty cool JoJo! I especially like the last one-- everything comes together best on that one out of the three. What program are you using? Poser? I had sworn off 3D rendering after Elektra #5 (which was about 5 years ago!), but I recently used Poser to complete a very difficult G.I. Joe cover--it had about 12 Cobra guys running around on it and 3 Joes. I can't post it yet because it's a top secret kind of thingee, but I will eventually. It's the 1st time I've ever used poser on one of my paintings.

Spidey...that's funny! My son loved it
Ha! i like how they are all trying to cram into that little table. that would be one heck of an awkward double date.
...Hulk's wearing a tie with no shirt :):

JoJo

07-24-2007, 03:53 AM

JoJo...those are wonderful! I LOVE the last one...very cool....

thankyou it`s one of my favourites to :D

What program are you using? Poser? I had sworn off 3D rendering after Elektra #5 (which was about 5 years ago!),
it sure is poser I have 5,6 & 7 although I tend not to use 7 unless I really need to it`s a very buggy program that has a habit of closing for no reason and a nice big list of other problems lol.
The program itself has improved greatly and so have some of the new models. Hopefully they`ll get poser 7 fixed as it has some great features. :D

spidey that image is so funny my little girls love it

Spidey616

07-24-2007, 07:23 AM

Spidey...that's funny! My son loved it!

Ha! i like how they are all trying to cram into that little table. that would be one heck of an awkward double date.
...Hulk's wearing a tie with no shirt :)

spidey that image is so funny my little girls love it

Thanks everyone! and Jojo, your art is awesome!!!! I think I have to agree with everyone else and say that the last is my favorite. It really came out nicely.

Scott F

07-29-2007, 01:44 PM

Hello

My name is Scott Forbes, I recently graduated high school and moved onto school to study Animation. Here are a few illustrations I have finished in the last few months or so.

Enjoy

S

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v652/scofo/Den-of-Persephone-Web.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v652/scofo/07-09-TurbovCommission.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v652/scofo/Panel.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v652/scofo/Lineup-1.jpg

BlairSmith

07-29-2007, 04:54 PM

I really like your style . . It 's dark and very stylized . NICE

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v652/scofo/07-09-TurbovCommission.jpg

Scott F

07-31-2007, 02:36 PM

Thanks!

Horn

08-02-2007, 11:52 PM

Very cool Scott! I also like the fact that you are exploring a few different styles. The first piece of art looks like a digital painting but it still retains a nice "human" quality of roughness to it... and the subsequent ones almost have the effect of a cell-shaded japanese cartoon. The third one is cool too with the low saturation coloring which is not easy to master. Considering you are such a young buck, I'd say there is a LOT of potential here. Are you going to an art school? you will learn a lot there trust me.
Greg
[QUOTE=BlairSmith;3386519]I really like your style . . It 's dark and very stylized . NICE

Scott F

08-03-2007, 08:16 AM

Thanks Greg,

I am going to school for animation. It centers itself on a lot of life drawing which is a real bonus. I was lucky enough to get accepted as it is one of the top two schools in North America.

Thank you for the kind comments, I'm one of those artists that doesn't want to stick to one thing, I want to do it all: Animation, Comic Books, Illustration, and french illustrator, Claire Wendling.

I draw inspiration from everywhere, japanese animation, painters, comic book illustrators, and for the painting, I specifically looked at the She-Hulk Cover with Wolverine and the snowbeast on it, the overall tone you set with the blue tint really made it pop.

It's also VERY nice that I get some confirmation from someone like you concerning my talent and my potential. AND I can say that low saturation is NOT very easy at all, and often needs colors changed in the end.

Thanks again, and keep up the great work! (What series are you on for covers next?)

Scott

noestoyaqui

08-04-2007, 01:18 AM

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k284/noestoyaqui/WhiteQueen50.jpg

noestoyaqui

08-04-2007, 01:20 AM

Cool! I just figured out how to post stuff on here! Here's the rest of my tribute to you Greg!!!!!!!!!
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k284/noestoyaqui/Elektra_black_paper_by_noestoyaqui5.jpg

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k284/noestoyaqui/Gregarticle.jpg

noestoyaqui

08-04-2007, 01:23 AM

Here's a few other works of mine if anybody wants to see:
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k284/noestoyaqui/BthOfVns50.jpg

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k284/noestoyaqui/oilphoenix.jpg

Im most proud of this one!!!
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k284/noestoyaqui/OilRose50.jpg

Scott F

08-21-2007, 06:28 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v652/scofo/Stumbling_Upon_a_Downfall_by_roush2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v652/scofo/Ava_by_roush2dee.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v652/scofo/Ava___02_by_roush2dee.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v652/scofo/Emma_Frost_by_roush2dee.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v652/scofo/Amy_Winehouse___Back_to_Black_by_ro.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v652/scofo/Harley-Prelim-Colors.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v652/scofo/Drawing-copy-4.jpg

Horn

08-22-2007, 01:27 AM

Are those last two your latest work? (I'm talking about the crazy screaming lady and the grindhouse girl) There is definitely improvement in your art since the Emma and Elektra stuff.
Here's a few other works of mine if anybody wants to see:

noestoyaqui

08-23-2007, 01:34 AM

LOL yeah. Thanx!!!!! The screaming lady is Phoenix from X3. Thats awesome you can tell Rose McGowan is the Grindhouse girl! I remember you saw my Charmed sketch & knew who she was but couldnt think of the show's name cuz you're always drawing purty piktures hahahaha. The re-make of birth of venus was all done digitally. Im not too proud of it but everyone else likes it. Phoenix is oil pastels. Rose from Grindhouse took forever to draw before adding the oil paints. Both were done on 30x40 illustration boards. Right now Im playing around w/ digital art. One thing I love about digital is its FAR LESS MESSY. I'll post my digital works when Im proud of them. Love my wacom but I still should have gotten the medium size like you said LOL.

Are those last two your latest work? (I'm talking about the crazy screaming lady and the grindhouse girl) There is definitely improvement in your art since the Emma and Elektra stuff.

Scott F

08-23-2007, 02:05 PM

Playing around with different color combination.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v652/scofo/Color-Variations.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v652/scofo/Black-Canary-Web.jpg

sketchartist '76

09-09-2007, 03:29 PM

Sorry for taking so long posting my work guys...been uber busy working on some Talon stuff...and my Sketchbook coming out soon. Here's a pinup I pencilled for my good friend SWAT from the 2007 Small Press Idol winner Talon...

<a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b43/darkartist76/NewStyleTalon.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a>

Hope you enjoy!

sketchartist '76

09-09-2007, 03:31 PM

Sorry about that..here's the other code...
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b43/darkartist76/NewStyleTalon.jpg

intercept789

09-13-2007, 10:53 AM

Sorry about that..here's the other code...
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b43/darkartist76/NewStyleTalon.jpg

Nice. Has a little bit of style from European graphic artists.

intercept789

09-13-2007, 11:12 AM

I don't want to feel left out by not posting anything. So here's one of mine...I need to get back on doing stuff just for fun...

http://home.comcast.net/~editorjamie/taylor0907a.jpg

SCOURGE

09-13-2007, 11:32 AM

I don't want to feel left out by not posting anything. So here's one of mine...I need to get back on doing stuff just for fun...

http://home.comcast.net/~editorjamie/taylor0907a.jpg

Wow. That is really well done!

Horn

09-14-2007, 01:29 PM

Hey David, I see a lot of potential with your drawing. Your anatomy needs a little working on, but that is something you get better with from experience. For purposes of presentation, I'd go back into your black areas and shade them as smooth as possible--it will give a great look to the overall art. Use one of those blending stump thingees afterwards to get it super-smooth (I use that on all my originals). Your attention to detail on the armor is very cool--keep that up!
Nice. Has a little bit of style from European graphic artists.

sketchartist '76

09-15-2007, 07:01 PM

Thanks Greg....yeah..actually going back to fix those problems. The shading in the background was kinda last minute thing...and I used one of those 2mm lead holder pencil for the first time and a LOW quality paper. I learned from that mistake !!! This was one of those pics that Scottie asked me...can you hammer out a pic of Talon in a couple of hours? I'll re-post it as soon as I get it done...thanks so much you guys!

Hellspawn77

12-10-2007, 08:37 AM

Hi gang,

I'm new here (first post actually!) and I'm a big fan of Greg's work. I met him a few years ago at the Chicago Con where I got a really fantastic Emma Frost print signed by the man himself and it hangs proudly in my studio for constant inspiration! :rock:

Anyway I hope it is OK to show sculptures since I can't draw to save my life! :D

http://www.martianfactory.com/gallery/images/dirt.jpg

She is 9" tall or so so 1/8th scale or "Bowen scale"...

Thanks for looking!

Claudio

Horn

12-10-2007, 10:36 AM

Sculptures is art too! Dang--that's really good! Nice seam on her pant leg ...and the bear looks fuzzy. Did you paint it too?

Thomas Mauer

12-10-2007, 10:48 AM

Hellspawn77

12-10-2007, 11:03 AM

Sculptures is art too! Dang--that's really good! Nice seam on her pant leg ...and the bear looks fuzzy. Did you paint it too?

Thanks Greg!

Yes I painted her as well. I actually created a "Making-of" on my blog site if anyone is interested: http://claudiosetti.blogspot.com/search/label/dirt

I'm pretty sure there are some pics of the pieces being painted too...

Claudio

Hellspawn77

12-10-2007, 11:05 AM

This is really cool work! Do you have more? :D

Thank you!

I have some more on my blog and my deviantart page (check my sig for links) if you are interested :D

Claudio

Horn

12-10-2007, 12:25 PM

wow! Everybody should go to Claudio's blog page-- Great stuff!

Thomas Mauer

12-10-2007, 12:38 PM

Thank you!

I have some more on my blog and my deviantart page (check my sig for links) if you are interested :D

Claudio

You rock! I'm subscribing to your blog. :)

Hellspawn77

12-10-2007, 01:45 PM

WOW!

You guys are awesome! :rock:

Thank so much! :D

Claudio

Storey

02-28-2008, 12:23 PM

Thanks Greg for letting me post ! ! You are my IDOL ! ! http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j8/fern1_2006/mario2.jpg

Storey

02-28-2008, 12:24 PM

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j8/fern1_2006/JV.jpg

Storey

02-28-2008, 12:25 PM

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j8/fern1_2006/theconj.jpg

Storey

02-28-2008, 12:28 PM

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j8/fern1_2006/knives.jpgThis is some of my stuff.... thanks Greg ! ! ! YOU ROCK ! ! !

Horn

02-28-2008, 02:40 PM

Welcome to the boards Storey! I like the girl with the knife best (now you are probably going to tell me you did that one 5 years ago!) What are you using to create the art? It looks like a mixture of traditional and digital, but tough to tell.

Storey

02-28-2008, 07:14 PM

HA ! .... No.... The girl with the knife is one of my most recent ones....(Greg Horn inspired) It's for a graphic novel that I wrote and am currently working on. I had the idea for it many years ago but I kept putting it off because I knew how big of a project it would be...... I have been working on it for a couple of years now in my spare time.....It's going to be a few years before it's finished. I don't know what I am going to do with it when I am finished but I think the fun is in the doing anyway. That particular one is all digital but most are a mixture of both.
You have been a huge inspiration to me ! ! And I know you have heard me say this probably way too often but your work is AMAZING ! ! ! ! ! ! And I always look forward to seeing new Greg Horn art ! ! ! And I have way too many favorites to mention !

MissJaque

03-10-2008, 06:02 PM

My first post, I'm going to jump right in. I just finished this mermaid picture, and since I was advised at MegaCon to hit the site, here I am! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v31/SweetMiserie/mermaid_color_6.png

Any feedback is welcomed. I'm a mermaid nut, I should say, so I figured this was a good place to start and it being such a recent piece, I could get some critiques on my current skill level.

intercept789

03-11-2008, 12:12 AM

Very nice. And who doesn't like good mermaid?

My first post, I'm going to jump right in. I just finished this mermaid picture, and since I was advised at MegaCon to hit the site, here I am! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v31/SweetMiserie/mermaid_color_6.png

Any feedback is welcomed. I'm a mermaid nut, I should say, so I figured this was a good place to start and it being such a recent piece, I could get some critiques on my current skill level.

Horn

03-11-2008, 10:17 AM

Hi MissJaque! Welcome to our happy board! now let the ripping and shreading of your artwork commence....nyahhhhahahahaha :twisted:

Actually it would be hard to rip this art because it is so good. Your anatomy is very accurate and the body language is realistic in the way that she is graceful holding that rope. The composition is okay--I think she needs to be centered just to get a better balance--it is currently heavy on the left side. I'd say the best aspect of your painting is the way you handled the effects and lighting issues. The blue tint on everythng is a nice subtle touch and i like the fact that the plant life is see-through. The rust texture on the anchor is cool too. The shadows are REALLY good (all the elements are seperated well) The transition from her waist to the fish parts could be better, but that was the hardest part of the painting i bet.

MissJaque

03-11-2008, 03:56 PM

It was the hardest part of the painting!!! I spent so much time trying to get it right. I got it to a point where I was pretty pleased with the transition, and I decided to call it there. Those dolphins are actually the first dolphins I've drawn since middle school! I was thinking that there was a lot of empty space in the upper right, so I see exactly what you're saying on the composition. The bottom left is so much heavier than the upper right. Balance is something I have been trying to work on, so hopefully my next post will be better. I'll certainly try and put your comments to use.

Hopefully, I'll be able to give you so little to tear apart each time! Haha! Thanks so much for the critique.

And Intercept789, I agree. Who doesn't love a good mermaid?

Horn

03-11-2008, 05:50 PM

One more thing! If you weaken the line that makes her upper lip, that will make a big difference on her face. Its a little subtle trick that artists use to keep the upper lip feminine. If you go too heavy it tends to look like a mustache! Make that line thinner.

MissJaque

03-28-2008, 01:18 PM

Thanks for the advice. I'll have more art to show off soon, I hope. Thin that line on the upper lip...that's such a good idea! It never occurred to me.

Arion

03-28-2008, 01:37 PM

Very nice. And who doesn't like good mermaid?

Very nice, indeed.

ReiSilver

04-13-2008, 10:42 PM

hey there, I came across the stall at Supanova on the Sunday and finally got around to looking up this site X3 I was the girl in the big green dress

here are some of my pictures, hope you guys don't mind the anime style
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/ReiSilver/pics%20banners%20etc/yoriblindfold.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/ReiSilver/pics%20banners%20etc/Kalistaback.jpg
this is a character from a fantasy story I'm working on

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/ReiSilver/pics%20banners%20etc/erelaelineart.jpg
another character from that story

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/ReiSilver/pics%20banners%20etc/ArachnomancerIdzi02.jpg
and finally my favorite little drow mage boy

Horn

04-14-2008, 10:58 PM

Hi Michelle,
Welcome to the boards! There sure was a lot of anime fans at those supanova cons...I still haven't gotten used to them just yet! What's with the freakin' cat ears, huh? Anyway, thanks for posting your stuff. i'd say you are headed in the right direction anatomy wise--you've got a good understanding of posing. I think your next step is to tighten up the line work and get things looking cleaner overall. It's a bit rough, but then again rough is not necessarily bad! One of my favorite artists ever was David Mazzuchelli!
What ever happened to him?

Arion

04-15-2008, 08:08 AM

hey there, I came across the stall at Supanova on the Sunday and finally got around to looking up this site X3 I was the girl in the big green dress

here are some of my pictures, hope you guys don't mind the anime style
this is a character from a fantasy story I'm working on

another character from that story

and finally my favorite little drow mage boy

Nothing wrong with manga or anime. Looks interesting.

kitten fu

04-15-2008, 05:03 PM

I'll add to this von thread. Behold, a few:

(edit: This was done in ArtRage, a pure painting replication program where you can even blob on paint from a digital tube, and it's under $40US. I recommend!!)
http://fc08.deviantart.com/fs22/i/2008/021/d/3/Showgirl_by_quotidia.jpg

This is unfortunate... my artistic income basically comes from people commissioning me for superheroine bondage. Hey, it worked for Adam Warren, so that means I am equally as desirably, right? Yeah, right. *goes back to poor town*.
(Edit: Done in openCanvas 4 plus)
http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs22/f/2008/022/5/a/Strange_Bedfellows_by_quotidia.jpg

Concept chicka:
(Edit: Done in openCanvas 4 plus)
http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs16/f/2007/167/6/3/Coloured_Curves_by_quotidia.jpg

And my uni notes *tee hee*:
(Edit: Done in biro and delicious irony)
http://fc06.deviantart.com/fs28/f/2008/058/4/0/Uni_notes_by_quotidia.jpg

Woo hoo!

Horn

04-16-2008, 02:45 AM

At first glance, the second image looks like a nude She-Hulk! :eek:

ClintP

04-16-2008, 07:02 AM

touche22

04-16-2008, 09:24 AM

That kicks ass! Who is that?

This statue by Claudio Setti (Hellspawn77) is of the main character from the PC game D.I.R.T.- Origin of the Species. It's a fantastic dead on statue!
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/bigboxshots/5/920845_60976_front.jpg

kitten fu

04-16-2008, 07:41 PM

At first glance, the second image looks like a nude She-Hulk! :eek:

I have a thing for Shulkie :P. I was glad the commissioner (Gordon?? *bad pun, baad*) didn't notice...

Arion

04-23-2008, 09:56 AM

At first glance, the second image looks like a nude She-Hulk! :eek:

But only at first glance.

Scott F

05-19-2008, 07:47 AM

Hello all,
This is what I've been working on as of late. I haven't posted stuff here in a while. Enjoy :)
http://blog.scofo.net/

http://blog.scofo.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/finalweb.jpg
http://blog.scofo.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/catescommissionweb.jpg
http://blog.scofo.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/humantorch2.jpg
http://blog.scofo.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/elektra1.jpg
http://blog.scofo.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/hulk1.jpg
http://blog.scofo.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/nyx.jpg
http://blog.scofo.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/spider.jpg

Arion

05-19-2008, 08:16 AM

At first glance, the second image looks like a nude She-Hulk! :eek:

Sounds like something you should draw...

killingyouguy

06-04-2008, 07:48 PM

Messing around with brush inking.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3188/2552873650_0be747fa4f_b.jpg

noestoyaqui

08-03-2008, 07:17 AM

Here's my latest if anyone wants to see what Ive been up to. Compliments & suggestions welcomed.
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k284/noestoyaqui/JodiWWboth.jpg
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k284/noestoyaqui/NatashaWQboth.jpg

Snow_White

08-03-2008, 11:34 AM

This is a 5 minute sketch of Snow White from Fables.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b78/stormymarie/Snow_White.jpg

Arion

08-03-2008, 07:22 PM

Here's my latest if anyone wants to see what Ive been up to. Compliments & suggestions welcomed.
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Good work.
I would only say that for some reason the shadows in the face look better in the black and white version.

Horn

08-04-2008, 11:54 AM

Hey! I didn't even notice some of this stuff had been posted before. As always, Scott's got that cool color palette going off. I really like that girl on the edge of the rock, but they are all cool. The Venom's cool-- love those sinews on his jaws. It makes him look especially nasty.

Horn

08-04-2008, 12:02 PM

Hi Steven,
This is your best work to date! The next step for you is associated with Arion's comment. The shaded areas are looking a little dull (like the shadows on emma's face for instance). When you are coloring over pencils, you need to inject a secondary color into your shading areas so they will be vibrant compared to your medium - light areas.. if you are coloring on computer, it is not too hard to experiment and i find what works best for you. You can try adding a color layer over your art and gently brush in colors into the shaded areas. try different reds and oranges until you find one that works. if you get something that is close, you can try using opacity to get it just right or hue saturation to punch up or down the color. I think you should practice on the Emma Frost because your shading is better on her face and she will have the best potential for you.

noestoyaqui

08-05-2008, 07:19 PM

Thanx guy!!! Im sure I'll get around to touching them up soon. I used this photo of Natasha Henstridge as a reference more than my original drawing. My main concern was the lighting which I intend to practice on. You'll are right. The shading in her face is a little funky. I've also heard Wonder Womans knockers are too far apart. I say its her breastplate that shoves em.

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k284/noestoyaqui/kjhf.jpg

Thomas Mauer

08-05-2008, 10:43 PM

I've also heard Wonder Womans knockers are too far apart. I say its her breastplate that shoves em.

Didn't want to mention it, but the wide canyon between her breasts says "fake implants." Natural breasts don't look that way.

Check out http://www.awfulplasticsurgery.com and read the comments to the pictures. That alone is quite helpful.

Arion

08-09-2008, 03:12 PM

vf65

08-15-2008, 06:02 PM

Hey everyone, thought I would join the fun. Here are few recent pieces. Hope you enjoy them.

Vlad

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/9089/seleneunderworldfdk5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/6452/lokifpa1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/3906/c3pocolorfxy5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Arion

08-16-2008, 06:57 PM

Hey everyone, thought I would join the fun. Here are few recent pieces. Hope you enjoy them.

Vlad

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Did you make all of them? Because if you did, your ability to change styles or work with black & white is amazing. I'm still years if not decades away from something like that.

TomBelandTSSTG

08-16-2008, 07:14 PM

I have taken over this thread. Tell simone, this is how you own the board. flee!! Warn the other threads of my arrival!!!

vf65

08-17-2008, 06:18 AM

Did you make all of them? Because if you did, your ability to change styles or work with black & white is amazing. I'm still years if not decades away from something like that.

Thank you. Yes they are all mine, I enjoy working in both color and black and white and tend to go back and forth between the two styles.

Vlad

Horn

08-17-2008, 05:22 PM

Hey Vlad, Great diversity on these pieces! I'm having a hard time deciding which I like best... I was going to ask you if you are a big John Buscema fan, but i see you gave him credit on the Loki drawing. John was the best at coming up with life-like dynamic poses. His characters were graceful, but still retained their power. One of my favorite artists of all time.
Thank you. Yes they are all mine, I enjoy working in both color and black and white and tend to go back and forth between the two styles.

Vlad

vf65

08-17-2008, 06:20 PM

Thanks Greg, I really appreciate the kind words. Yeah, I love Big John's work. I always dug this Loki piece by him

http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/8500/castingcalllokimx0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

and when the Loki jam came I I just had to do a tribute to it.

Thanks again,
Vlad

vf65

08-19-2008, 10:39 AM

Here is another sample of my b&w work, this time with tones. A concept drawing for a possible photo shoot done for my freelance gig.

V

http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/6308/roaring20stonesfgd5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Arion

08-24-2008, 04:27 PM

Thank you. Yes they are all mine, I enjoy working in both color and black and white and tend to go back and forth between the two styles.

Vlad

You're welcome. You are really good.

I draw just a little bit better than a kid in elementary school, but I love to spend hours looking at other people work...

vf65

09-02-2008, 06:06 AM

Well thanks, enjoy.

V

Arion

09-07-2008, 09:33 PM

Here is another sample of my b&w work, this time with tones. A concept drawing for a possible photo shoot done for my freelance gig.

V

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Good job. I'll be waiting for more samples if you still feel like sharing.

vf65

09-08-2008, 02:43 PM

Thanks, I don't mind sharing. I'm just not sure I really want to keep monopolizing the thread, this is after all Creg's forum. People come here to see his work, not mine. :)

Here are two new one's and than i think I should take a break from posting not to abuse Creg's hospitality. LOL

Vlad

Yet more "comps" for a possible photo shoot.

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/8143/devilcolorfsq3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/3339/thedarkcrowdtonesfnp9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Arion

09-08-2008, 06:33 PM

Thanks, I don't mind sharing. I'm just not sure I really want to keep monopolizing the thread, this is after all Creg's forum. People come here to see his work, not mine. :)

Here are two new one's and than i think I should take a break from posting not to abuse Creg's hospitality. LOL

Vlad

Yet more "comps" for a possible photo shoot.

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Don't worry, you are not monopolizing anything. I'm sure Greg is happy with your posts. If you have any doubts, just ask him.

Those are nice. Did you use only your computer with the one in color? The black and white is quite good, feels like a horror movie but vivid at the same time.

Horn

09-08-2008, 08:02 PM

Don't worry Vlad--that's what this thread is for! I'd say most everybody on this board is an art lover of some sort...and most are artists in their own right. You can post here everyday if you want--we will just simply enjoy it all (especially since it is good stuff). Imagine if you sucked ass! Anyway, The Witches Brew is really a cool piece. It has a lot depth considering there is no extreme foreground elements. Something about the central glow from the pot, and those gradations in the background make it work perfectly. I like the stark blacks too.

vf65

09-09-2008, 06:20 AM

vf65

09-16-2008, 10:22 AM

Done for a weekly Jam.

Vlad

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/9310/sherlockholmesfzs3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Arion

09-21-2008, 04:48 PM

Weird, seems my reply disappeared. Oh well, Thanks for the kind words Greg, it's always nice to hear it from other artists(Especially talented ones.)

I will post as I go along and hopefully the folks here will continue to enjoy my work.

Vlad

Disappeared? That's weird. Although that kind of things happen all the time in Newsarama when you are getting banned.

Horn

09-24-2008, 05:15 AM

Done for a weekly Jam.

Vlad

Hey Vlad--I just happen to be a big Sherlock Holmes geek. I read all the books by Arthur Conan Doyle in High school. And I've seen almost every episode with Jeremy Brett as the world's greatest consulting detective (The British television episodes I mean). Those top two shots are great likenesses of Brett--the one in the chair is not as good, but overall this is a great design. Watson up top is looking pretty accurate too, but i can't remember the actor's name.

vf65

09-24-2008, 11:56 AM

Hey Vlad--I just happen to be a big Sherlock Holmes geek. I read all the books by Arthur Conan Doyle in High school. And I've seen almost every episode with Jeremy Brett as the world's greatest consulting detective (The British television episodes I mean). Those top two shots are great likenesses of Brett--the one in the chair is not as good, but overall this is a great design. Watson up top is looking pretty accurate too, but i can't remember the actor's name.

Thanks Greg, I'm a huge fan of Holmes as well. The actor who played Watson is Edward Hardwicke. As for the chair illustration of Holmes, that is kind of interesting. The photo of Brett I used for that looked to me like it was based on an illustration by Sidney Paget who did the illustrations for the Strand magazine. It seemes like they really went out of their way to capture his feel and I kind of rolled with it.

V

P.S. Here an Animal pic done for a weekly jam.

Vlad

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/2028/animalmanfci1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Arion

09-28-2008, 08:13 PM

[QUOTE=vf65;5226714]Thanks Greg, I'm a huge fan of Holmes as well. The actor who played Watson is Edward Hardwicke. As for the chair illustration of Holmes, that is kind of interesting. The photo of Brett I used for that looked to me like it was based on an illustration by Sidney Paget who did the illustrations for the Strand magazine. It seemes like they really went out of their way to capture his feel and I kind of rolled with it.

V

P.S. Here an Animal pic done for a weekly jam.

Vlad

I have only read a few Sherlock Holmes stories.

Animal Man looks quite good.

vf65

09-30-2008, 05:55 AM

Thank you.

V

yatz

10-11-2008, 03:58 PM

Hi, Greg! I decided a few years back that I'm going to be "the Israeli Greg Horn", but it didn't quite work out. Things like lack of time, color blindness, almost no understanding of anatomy, ADD... My question to you: Am I any good at all? I mean, I know I have talent, but there are so many people out there, doing really amazing stuff, and I just don't feel I have anything unique of my own to offer. I'll always draw, because it's something I just have to do, but is there any point in trying to take this further?

http://www.itz-art.com/gallery/pu_rs01a.jpg

http://www.itz-art.com/gallery/pu_sw_h3.jpg

http://www.itz-art.com/gallery/bw_ww8.jpg

Re the middle one: I put it here because I like the scene, but as is usual with me, most of the background is stock photo.

Horn

10-13-2008, 05:08 PM

Hi Yatz,
Welcome to the boards. Is your color blindness comment a joke? If so, you are funny. if not...well...so sorry.:-?
Anyway, I think you have talent, but still a ways to go on some elements of your art. You're doing a good job on the rendering of the anatomy--i mean getting a good three dimensionality to forms, but in some places the anatomy is off. it is a good idea to practice drawing from life, and i mean with an actual model for practice. You will 'see" things in real life that are just not understood from using a photo reference. Soon you will be very comfortable and you will know what to do with photo refs, and also coming up with stuff right out of your head. Your faces vary on the three drawings.. it seems like you have some different styles going on here like in the Red Sonya piece. If you are going to go realistic with the bodies, then i'd stick to a realistic face too. But you might end up eventually morphing everything into a realistic cartoon style anyway. It's art, so you can do whatever you want, you know?! I think your penciling style down at the bottom is headed in a nice direction, but again the body is realistic while the face seems less finished. Conceptually, the Hawkeye/Scarlet witch piece is a Tour De Force (wish i had though of it :twisted: )
Hi, Greg! I decided a few years back that I'm going to be "the Israeli Greg Horn", but it didn't quite work out. Things like lack of time, color blindness, almost no understanding of anatomy, ADD... My question to you: Am I any good at all? I mean, I know I have talent, but there are so many people out there, doing really amazing stuff, and I just don't feel I have anything unique of my own to offer. I'll always draw, because it's something I just have to do, but is there any point in trying to take this further?

http://www.itz-art.com/gallery/pu_rs01a.jpg

http://www.itz-art.com/gallery/pu_sw_h3.jpg

http://www.itz-art.com/gallery/bw_ww8.jpg

Re the middle one: I put it here because I like the scene, but as is usual with me, most of the background is stock photo.

yatz

10-13-2008, 11:52 PM

Hi Yatz,
Welcome to the boards. Is your color blindness comment a joke? If so, you are funny. if not...well...so sorry.:-?
Anyway, I think you have talent, but still a ways to go on some elements of your art. You're doing a good job on the rendering of the anatomy--i mean getting a good three dimensionality to forms, but in some places the anatomy is off. it is a good idea to practice drawing from life, and i mean with an actual model for practice. You will 'see" things in real life that are just not understood from using a photo reference. Soon you will be very comfortable and you will know what to do with photo refs, and also coming up with stuff right out of your head. Your faces vary on the three drawings.. it seems like you have some different styles going on here like in the Red Sonya piece. If you are going to go realistic with the bodies, then i'd stick to a realistic face too. But you might end up eventually morphing everything into a realistic cartoon style anyway. It's art, so you can do whatever you want, you know?! I think your penciling style down at the bottom is headed in a nice direction, but again the body is realistic while the face seems less finished. Conceptually, the Hawkeye/Scarlet witch piece is a Tour De Force (wish i had though of it :twisted: )

Thanks, Greg. :D I think you gave me an idea for something I can start doing right now. I never went to art school or took any lessons, and everything I know is from comic books and studying photos. Evening model drawing class is something that is actually feasible for me (money and time-wise), and I'm getting on it.
I try to play with my style (mainly because I kinda hate my "line"), but I guess I should really start with the fundamentals (e.g., anatomy).

I do indeed have a rather rare, across-the-board color blindness. Never touched color until I discovered Photoshop and color sampling. It's no biggie, but it does cause the occasional fiasco, at both art and day job (I'm a food facilities designer, and I work a lot with CAD - including imaging) :-?.

vf65

10-24-2008, 06:19 PM

Something fresh and hot.

Enjoy,
Vlad

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/9919/ladybullseyecolorfby1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

vf65

10-29-2008, 01:29 PM

And hot off the pad.

Vlad

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/2634/geishacolorfmc0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Arion

11-01-2008, 06:15 PM

Something fresh and hot.

Enjoy,
Vlad

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/9919/ladybullseyecolorfby1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Great composition. It would be such an amazing cover.

joefixit2

11-01-2008, 08:08 PM

Not really my artwork but I do stained glass as a hobby. Usually only do smaller pieces but I wanted to challenge myself so I did this a couple years ago based on Jim lee's awesome Batman cover.

http://www.incrediblehulkonline.com/batmanjimlee.jpghttp://www.incrediblehulkonline.com/batmantable.jpghttp://www.incrediblehulkonline.com/batmanjimleeglass.jpg

Carine

11-02-2008, 04:52 AM

Something fresh and hot.

Enjoy,
Vlad

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/9919/ladybullseyecolorfby1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

worries anatomy must be careful that!
and your image has too much ground, it stifles your composition

Carine

11-02-2008, 04:54 AM

Arion

11-02-2008, 08:35 AM

Great job that Jim Lee illustration of stained glass is not evident Cheer !

I really like it. It must be a lot of work .

killingyouguy

11-03-2008, 07:36 AM

That stained glass batman kicks ass. If my church has that in its windows, I might still go. Though that's probably blasphemy or something.

Carine

11-03-2008, 10:14 AM

LOL
Art changes the view! :)

Arion

11-16-2008, 03:09 PM

That stained glass batman kicks ass. If my church has that in its windows, I might still go. Though that's probably blasphemy or something.

Who cares about blasphemies?

Horn

11-17-2008, 12:00 AM

That stained glass Batman is awesome.

vf65

11-21-2008, 08:52 AM

Something new.

Vlad

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/9686/rorschachfuw7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Arion

11-22-2008, 04:12 PM

I really like your Rorscharch (did I misspell that?). I think it's always tricky to use shadows, at least when I try to draw I find it really difficult.

vf65

11-24-2008, 06:01 AM

Thanks, lighting has always been a big part of my art.

Vlad

Horn

11-24-2008, 07:32 AM

Another great one Vlad... I did my one and only Basic Training (Wizard mag) on "Drawing with negative space". It's one of my favorite sketching subjects... I ended up printing a few of the drawings from the Wizard tutorial in my art book. I'll show them to you at NYCC!

vf65

11-24-2008, 08:14 AM

Thanks Greg, I look forward to seeing them.

V

vf65

11-25-2008, 05:55 PM

Done for a weekly Jam,

Vlad

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/4683/indyfhc4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Horn

11-25-2008, 09:53 PM

Did you use markers to do the gray areas? Or a hard edge brush in photoshop? whichever...it makes a good wash effect.

vf65

11-26-2008, 04:37 AM

Thanks Greg. It's a Photoshop brush, I use it with a hard edge and various levels of transparency. Usually laying down a flat tone with brush dynamics of and doing fine details with it on.

V

A.Huerta

11-26-2008, 06:30 PM

personal project
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v435/druuw/LEKcover2wo.jpg

Arion

11-30-2008, 10:35 AM

Thanks Greg. It's a Photoshop brush, I use it with a hard edge and various levels of transparency. Usually laying down a flat tone with brush dynamics of and doing fine details with it on.

V

Sometimes I don't know how to use Photoshop . I feel kind of dumb.

Scott F

11-30-2008, 05:01 PM

Something new for a comic pitch.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v652/scofo/d6c0704f.jpg

Thomas Mauer

11-30-2008, 05:06 PM

How you doing on your popgun story, man?

Scott F

11-30-2008, 06:36 PM

How you doing on your popgun story, man?

On my own or Jeff's?
Hit me up on gMail or google Talk if that's easier, I should be on for a few hours.

vf65

12-01-2008, 06:03 AM

Sometimes I don't know how to use Photoshop . I feel kind of dumb.

It's all about practice, you should have seen my early stuff.

Vlad

vf65

12-01-2008, 06:03 AM

Impressive work A.Huerta and Scott F.

Vlad

Arion

12-07-2008, 10:22 AM

It's all about practice, you should have seen my early stuff.

Vlad

Oh, thanks. That's very kind of you. Yes, I guess I should have practiced more .

Arion

12-07-2008, 10:24 AM

Something new for a comic pitch.

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Looks really good. Reminds me a little bit of the recent NYX covers.

vf65

12-12-2008, 11:45 AM

An entry for a weekly Jam.

Vlad

http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/1493/cleaftx0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Horn

12-12-2008, 06:29 PM

Impressive work A.Huerta and Scott F.

Vlad
I agree. I especially like the ethreal quality of Scott's latest work. That spiral effect is really cool...like an emotional hurricane or something. Maybe he will tell us how he did it

MacCleod

12-12-2008, 06:49 PM

Hey vf65 cheked out yer art site love the Color work gallery 1 :: The Game (Emma Frost). Looks awsome, but I Love Emma Anyhow :)

Scott F

12-12-2008, 10:38 PM

I agree. I especially like the ethreal quality of Scott's latest work. That spiral effect is really cool...like an emotional hurricane or something. Maybe he will tell us how he did it

Hey Greg

Thanks, wow, I am glad you like my work!
As for the effect, I grabbed a photo of some clouds and then used the Cutout and Distort > Spiral filters to achieve a graphic spiral motion. Once I got the desired look, I tinted it blue / purple. and then set on either soft light or overlay at 30 - 40%.

Normally I would skip the photo and cutout filter and go for a graphical look but due to the realistic approach - I decided to go a little more grounded and bridge the two. I hope that helps.

The photoshop file was 2.1 GB and had about 118 layers - a really big memory hog.

As for the recent NYX covers - yeah Alina is incredible artist, and I sort of did my homage to her work and Middleton's illustrations.

Thanks,

Scott

Arion

12-14-2008, 07:35 PM

An entry for a weekly Jam.

Vlad

[]

That was quite good. There is a nice classic feel to it.

vf65

12-15-2008, 06:08 AM

Thanks Arion, appreciate you looking.

Vlad

Arion

12-15-2008, 07:29 PM

Thanks Arion, appreciate you looking.

Vlad

You're welcome. I'd post some of my drawings if I had at least one good enough.

Arion

01-03-2009, 08:27 AM

By the way, happy late new year .

vf65

01-21-2009, 01:48 PM

After a short hiatus, back with a quickie for a Kraven Jam,

Vlad

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/7599/kravenfmg9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Arion

02-02-2009, 07:17 PM

That's a good piece. By the way, how long does it take you to draw it?

vf65

02-05-2009, 12:02 PM

Done for a weekly G.I Joe Jam.

Vlad

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/6840/gijoefwu6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Arion

02-15-2009, 08:32 AM

Oh GI Joe. I used to have a lot of action figures ...

Scott F

04-04-2009, 06:51 AM

Nice work everyone! That GI Joe piece has some nice details! Great stuff.

Here are some new pieces.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v652/scofo/Darkstalkers.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v652/scofo/lovebuzz-finalweb.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v652/scofo/ivy-1.jpg

Arion

04-04-2009, 01:03 PM

Really good pieces. Very clean art and the colors are top notch.

Horn

04-08-2009, 02:29 PM

Yeah I always like Scott's color choices. On that last one...did you make custom brushes for it? You've got a good texture going on for this piece.

Scott F

04-10-2009, 09:51 PM

Yeah I always like Scott's color choices. On that last one...did you make custom brushes for it? You've got a good texture going on for this piece.

Wow! Thank you Mr. Horn! I'm glad you like my work :Oops:
The last piece (Ivy) was painted in Painter using the square chalk at 30%. It's a great program if you are wanting to achieve a certain painterly look.

Arion

04-11-2009, 02:45 PM

Wow! Thank you Mr. Horn! I'm glad you like my work :Oops:
The last piece (Ivy) was painted in Painter using the square chalk at 30%. It's a great program if you are wanting to achieve a certain painterly look.

I think I've never used Painter.

vf65

04-22-2009, 07:41 PM

My schedule has been kind of swamped so I have not had much of a chance to post new art, but I could not pass this art jam.

Enjoy,
Vlad

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/8964/doctorstrangef.jpg

Nerdzner

04-23-2009, 12:40 PM

My schedule has been kind of swamped so I have not had much of a chance to post new art, but I could not pass this art jam.

Enjoy,
Vlad

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/8964/doctorstrangef.jpg

That's a really nice piece you did!

Spidey616

04-24-2009, 04:23 PM

This is something I came up with and my friend drew for our Comic Club's Publication this semester. He's a Journalism major and unlike myself actually has some drawing talent. So in honor of the Wolverine movie hitting theaters we came up with a little parody. ;)

http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/65/l_c9a882ae7ae742cabf46f7407e0d4c67.jpg

vf65

04-24-2009, 07:01 PM

Thanks Nerdzner.

Vlad

Arion

05-16-2009, 01:25 PM

That's a really nice piece you did!

I really like it. And besides Dr. Strange has always been one of my favorite characters.

vf65

05-20-2009, 05:56 PM

I really like it. And besides Dr. Strange has always been one of my favorite characters.

Thanks Arion.

Vlad

Arion

05-23-2009, 04:07 PM

Thanks Arion.

Vlad

You're welcome.

Jibberwashed

06-24-2009, 01:31 AM

I just got a wacom, and started sketching on it! I'm kind of excited, and wanted to post my first sketch. I know it's really sketchy, but this was just to play around and get used to the wacom:

http://jibberwashed.com/images/capoeirasketch.jpg

vf65

06-25-2009, 03:15 PM

After a bit of hiatus for moving, I'm getting back into the swing of things.

Here is something I just finished, a nude study. And as it is nude, I'm posting
it as a link. You've been warned. :)

Vlad

http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/8426/figurestudyf.jpg

vf65

06-26-2009, 03:02 PM

Some new warm-up sketches.

Vlad

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/9400/sketches62609.jpg (http://img8.imageshack.us/i/sketches62609.jpg/)

Arion

06-27-2009, 01:07 PM

Hello sir, I saw you posting on the Byrne forum. Great piece you got there, really good work.

vf65

06-27-2009, 03:41 PM

Thanks dude.

V

Arion

06-28-2009, 02:28 PM

You're welcome.

vf65

07-01-2009, 05:07 PM

New stuff.

Vlad

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/1825/sketches63009f.jpg (http://img20.imageshack.us/i/sketches63009f.jpg/)

Horn

07-02-2009, 07:49 AM

Love that figure on the right Vlad. Great backlighting! Couldn't help but notice.. down below your signature, you can see the round "profiles" of your hard edge brush where you are fading the edge of the painting. That's a real cool look (as opposed to having a perfect soft brush gradient). Its something I've been experimenting with the past year. Anybody interested in playing with this feature, you can just adjust Photoshop's "spacing" setting in the brush palette. Try different shape brushes too, for all kinds of effects.