Out of hours fun!

Ullo all! Exciting times! Crysis 2 will soon be out, and there's already some videos online for the multiplayer. There's a demo out right now in fact, check it out :)

Was having a mess around at lunchtime, here's what I came up with (huge mech/monster thingy buried in the sand):


Here's the rough made from textures:


And an hour after work pic (don't turn round!):


Original thumbnail:


Still playing through MGS4. Everyone seems intent on spoiling it though :( Am off on holiday a few days, so seeya soon!

New year, new art!

Happy new everyone!! Ok I realise it's a little coming, but better late than never as 'they' say. I had a relaxing(ish) holiday, and am ready for 2011!
First is an evening pic based on something my sister called one of ours cats - a cat bomb. No idea what she meant by it, but here is my interpretation.




Next is some life drawing at Heathrow airport at arrivals. Everyone anxiously waiting for someone to arrive.




And then my response to hours of UK television resulted in.....this :s



I finished Dragon Quest IX!!! Around 55 hours, not bad :) Started and finished Enslaved (GORGEOUS game!), and have finally got round to starting Metal Gear Solid 4, a long time coming. No spoilers please, seriously ;D
Cheers!

Pet bot, John, and Crysis 2!

Ullo! Trying to fit in some sketches before the christmas break! This here is a cat taking her robotic pet for a walk (I don't think she has many real friends). It was originally a boy holding it, but I didn't like how he was progressing.



Next was a lunch sketch of a mate of mine, John :) (I'd been browsing the Facebook).




And fiiiiiinally, here's one of the new Crysis 2 screenshots released! I designed the initial sketches and composition. Hopefully I'll get to post more in the next few months :)

Line art and Warface!

Hiya! Busy times, hope everyone's enjoying the christmas build up :) I can't seem to find time to sit down and actually do a 'full' pic, so here are some line drawings.
This was a lunchtime drawings, of an English snake chav.



Still feeling christmassy, I drew this mutated Santa. After starting to colour it though, I realised it was a bit harsh, and felt sorry for Santa. (There may or may not be body parts in the bag).


Here's part of the colouring I did, and then stopped when I realised I was never going to finish it ;)





In other news: Here's Crytek's new game, Warface, which will be a free to play online FPS :) Asian market only for now, but here's hoping! I did some work on it, which maybe one day I can show.



Am working hard to finish Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood before returning to England, and am still battling with Dragon Quest IX (...level 38).
Tschussy!

Monday lunchish sketch

Ullo!
A 20 minute sketch at lunch followed with some extra effort after work. Don't think I'll do anymore to this, was just messing around really :) The story to this is some guy was wandering through a cave when he stumbled upon some huge monster also off on a wander. Both figures are surprised!



Here's how the image started off (threw together some textures from my old demon gate pic):




In other news, I got my T Rex tattoo on the weekend!! Here is is, lovingly shot from the lovingly pretentious Hipstamatic app ;D I think that's it now....for life...though a Diplodocus idea has been planted...



Cheers!

Christmas 2010 card plus a tattoo!

Ullo!
Bad me, not been updating enough. Tis the season to be busy! So, here is my 2010 christmas card! A fluff, drinking mulled wine, gluhwein, glogg, etc. *EDIT* I forgot the combined version I did with Asti! This will be amended on Monday when I'm back at work!!




Wanna know how this pic began? Here! It is a mystery:




And here is the original rough version of the card, which I scrapped as I just wasn't feeling it. :/



In other news, I got a tattoo! It's of my fave dinosaur, a Triceratops :) I plan on getting a T Rex next AND THAT'S IT.



Cheers all!

Pokemon: Muk

Ullo!
CG Hub Creature Planets are doing a nice little theme on Pokemon, so I couldn't help but contribute (says the person who put in over 250 hours on Pokemon Blue). My favourite was always Lapras (so strong!), but I couldn't seem to get any nice designs. So I ended up going with Muk, who you see below. Muk was never a fave of mine, but I really had fun drawing it :)



And here's the roughs:




I started and finished Call of Duty: Black Ops over the weekend - nicht schlecht, though I preferred the Modern Warfare games (if only for Soap MacTavish!). Currently level 30 on Dragon Quest IX ;)
Cheers!

Expressions!

Ullo!
Sorry for the lack of updates, am a bad artist! Felt the need to do some expressions studies, and what better than with a koala?? Just quick studies, done in an evening.



I got a Daily Deviation award on Deviantart! How exciting :D My page went crazy on there, I was very grateful for all the attention it received. Was for this pic:

http://trudsss.deviantart.com/#/d310qpo


I visited Amsterdam last weekend, ate a TON, and had a good time with friends :) Too many English tourists would be my one complaint...oh wait!






Still levelling like CRAZY in Dragon Quest IX (currently level 28). Found an area with 3 metal slimes stacked on top of one another, sooo much experience.......why is no one impressed? ;D About to start COD: Black Ops, looks good.
Cheers!

Alchemy

Ullo!
After having my first ever try out of Alchemy (yes I am slow/get with the times/etc etc), it made me wanna do some facial studies. I def wanna do a series of them so first off is the usual, glum, pouty image which was done in about 45 minutes:



Followed by my first ever Alchemy pics! Can you tell which one I enjoyed the most? :P

Bai for now (still level 23 in Dragon Quest IX)!

Monday speedy

Ullo!
A Monday after work speedy :) They're best friends!



Nothing else too exciting. Currently level 23 in Dragon Quest IX ;) Watching The Walking Dead - nice that it's not too close to the comic, but then when it deviates too far, is also annoying. So they can't win :P
Cheers!

Demon of hell (the usual)

Ullo! So I did manage to finish the gate demon in time, and here it is!



This demon stares into the soul of the person who dares approach it. Some people are judged within seconds, others may stand there a good few hours as it decides. Once judged, the person is either successful (and steps through the mouth), or is immediately crushed between its pincers.

Thumbnails are here:

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3r5b00MA4QW-igVFGSmSQqb2g-y32tAC_DFpjmLyzOoWS-cyNBt1tdjDJbcJT3lGLPSEwQWLXBfRF18glColfP5gKbwAHxEjhfLi6sFEbkLrUVdUsZT_ebUOg7W1qQmav8sIKZjX-ImHy/s1600/gate_monster.jpg


Other than that, more Dragon Quest IX! And hopefully Vanquish, if I can swipe it from my sister.
Bai!

Demon thumbs

Ullo!
I'm planning on entering a competition on CG Hub for some gates of hell demon thingy (the normal), so was doing some thumbnails tonight. These are the initial few, then I plan on playing around with these, but it's gone 1am and I have the gym at 7:30am -_-



I finished Dark Void!! The ending was pretty sad actually, and I dunno if they'll ever make a sequel... :/ Other than that, due to the cold, I'm spending more time indoors catching up on tv shows (Fringe, House) and knitting extremely cool scarves ;D
Bai!

Thumbnail creatures

Ullo!
I felt in the mood for some weird thumbnails. So, I created a texture, and pulled out images/shapes I could see within it, and here they are:




Using this texture as I made as inspiration:



Still battling through Dragon Quest IX at the mo (level 15), and must finish Dark Void!!
Bai!

Fluff bot

Ullo!
With all the Dark Void playing, I felt like drawing some sort of robot. This one is home to a fluffy creature though :D




And here is the original rough!



Kinda wish I'd have kept with the colour scheme. Grrr. Shall work closer to it next time.
Have now started playing Dragon Quest IX, let the crazy level grinding begin!
Bai!

Pirate cat speedy

Ahoy!
Lunchtime speedy of my cat, Chalky!



I've finally made a start on Dark Void (think it's great!) and Dragon Quest IX. The latter is going to take up maaaany hours, I can tell.
Here's Curry refusing to watch Dark Void!



Tschuss!