sketchbook: obson

[obson]

Some recent stuff, going to try and do more 2d stuff in my free time. Going to put some of my sketches and finished stuff here.

http://obson.org/forums/Amaterasu_final_clean.jpg
http://obson.org/forums/space_ship_small.jpg
http://obson.org/forums/sketch_page_01.jpg

[Ged]

I really like your colour choices, really warm and fun to look at, I think its good to challenge all that macabre style game art out there :)

[Xenobond]

12 yr old girls are great fun to look at. ^_^

[Amauri Ploteixa]

Nice works, man. I really like the colors.

[bitmap]

pretty sweet colors you got going on man :)

[obson]

Sorry I didn't see these comments earlier guys. Thanks for the feedback!

Here's something I did this weekend-

http://obson.org/forums/walk.gif

[obson]

new one

http://obson.org/forums/fire_lizard.gif

[EricElwell]

heh, I like it... though the flat mouth could use some love... maybe just as little as a "T" on the end?

[obson]

yeah, good call eric. I've updated it with some small breaks in that line.

[Japhir]

very cool! you should use the animated one as your avatar aswel :D

[bitmap]

very lovely artwork. i like it:)

[curry23]

I like your works! I'd like to see more.

[obson]

Thanks!

I realized that the rules for this forum say you're supposed to mention if you are open to people critiquing your work. I really don't care, so critique away.


Here's a character sketch I did this week.

http://obson.org/forums/ogre_raider.jpg

[obson]

http://obson.org/forums/robot_web.jpg

[Ged]

the perspective is a bit wierd on this last one but the lighting and shadows are so nice and colourful.

[obson]

the perspective is a bit wierd on this last one but the lighting and shadows are so nice and colourful.

Thanks Ged, I've been meaning to go back and fix some of these issues but haven't gotten around to it. Perspective is something I definitely need to work on though.




Here's something from a mickey mouse weekly over at another forum...

http://www.obson.org/forums/mickey_web.jpg

[Johny]

fucking awesome usage of color man, NEAT.

[obson]

Thanks Johny!


Something quick I did last night

http://obson.org/forums/edmond.jpg

[obson]

http://obson.org/forums/guile_web.jpg

[kary]

Guile's right foot seems thin, but it's the last thing to notice in that pose with the well handled colours. Interesting how you keep that thick feel with the colours, it's really engaging. That spare line work adds a lot of clarity too... great stuff :)

[obson]

Thanks Kary

felt like doing another E. Honda...

http://obson.org/forums/honda_web.jpg

[obson]

Trying to work more on developing my own concepts. These are two characters I was thinking about for another painting. I only meant to do some quick sketches to flesh them out, but I ended up spending a decent amount of time on them. So I thought I'd post them :)


http://obson.org/forums/claire_web.jpg


http://obson.org/forums/rash_web.jpg

[Japhir]

very cool! great color choices!

[hobodactyl]

I really like these new guys! Keep doing your own concepts :D

[qubism]

i really like your stuff but i think u should try and make things less flat...
more perspective more foreshortening.

[obson]

thanks a lot guys, I really appreciate the feedback.

I agree qubism, that's something I need to work on. I want to try and work on some environment stuff so maybe I can push it more in those.

[obson]

been out of town and sick lately so I just did something quick so I don't feel so lazy hehe...

http://obson.org/forums/hellboy.jpg

[Japhir]

very cool! you didn't really follow the crits about your work being flat though ;). lol.

[solar]

Really like your style, colour choices are ace. Last two characters are very nice concepts indeed. Looking forward to seeing more.

[Kawe]

really nice. would you mind sharing some workflow tips? :)

[qubism]

kickin it

[obson]

Thanks!

Kawe> There wasn't anything fancy with this. Just a sketch to use as a guide. Then using the pen tool to lay in the shapes. Keeping layers organized/grouped and combining shapes of the same color helps me when doing stuff like this.

[hawken]

really like this last one

[Bryan Cavett]

Nice stuff in here. I really like your color choices.

[JGalito]

i really enjoy how painterly your work is.

[obson]

http://obson.org/forums/skull_gang_leader.jpg

[hobodactyl]

Ok, I guess I need to start sculpting :P That is really cool.

[obson]

http://obson.org/forums/cliffside_ghost.jpg

[JGalito]

oh nice! really impressionistic. i like.

[obson]

Thanks Jgalito!

Started working on a model...

It's based a character sketch by super talented Tim McBurnie (http://timmcburnie.com)


Original Concept (http://obson.org/forums/goblin_ref.jpg)


http://obson.org/forums/rin_wip.jpg

Still needs lots of work, but it's coming along!

[Ferg]

last painting is great, and I cant wait to see how this model turns out

do you have any special technique or method for picking out your color palettes? That's one of my favorite things about your pieces, you have a great eye for choosing vibrant colors that almost work too well with eachother

[obson]

Thanks ferg, I don't have any special technique. Though, I often play with the curve editor/hsv stuff to adjust things as I'm working on them if I'm not happy with the color scheme.


haven't had much time to work on this, but I've mostly finished the high poly...

http://obson.org/forums/goblin_rotation.gif

[man_o_mule]

looks ace

[EricElwell]

niiiiiice! can't wait until you rig that and get a weighty pose... that'll be so hot! :)

[wizo]

how did I miss this?! awesome stuff!
That cartoon hellboy is my new bg. :)