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ZeroCartin
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Costa Rica2390 Posts
November 02 2011 06:09 GMT
#1
It's been a while since I've posted, real life has been a bit time consuming, lol.

Ive been doing a lot of thinking, and I truly want to start working at Blizzard sometime next year, and I better work my fucking ass off to make it happen. So without further ado, here are some practices. First, a fast 30 min character illustration. Just wanted to practice doing random stuff lol.
[image loading]

Today I decided to make a 1 hour Blizzard speedpaint, so here is Diablo Not really satisfied with the result, guess I have to practice more.
[image loading]

And finally a painting I am trying to really detail and take my time with it. Right now, there has been about 8 hours invested in this thing. Size of the real image is like 500% bigger than this jpg, but for the purpose of this being a blog and a WIP, I decided to just upload it as is.
[image loading]

Comments and crits welcome

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Sigrun
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
United States1655 Posts
November 02 2011 06:39 GMT
#2
Looks really great man. Love the detail on the fur and wings (?) in the last drawing.

I don't know squat about speedpainting, but your Diablo looks pretty good regardless.
Graphics
impression
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
413 Posts
November 02 2011 06:42 GMT
#3
Those are really impressive! I particularly like the last one although I can see you're still working on it I also like the colour scheme of the Diablo pic, it is very fitting with the overall theme of the game art.
I assume you use a tablet for this, what kind do you recommend? I also want to work for Blizzard, but seeing the quality of the fan art (and those guys haven't been hired!) was very demotivating for me. But I sincerely wish you luck in your endeavors to get there, it would be pretty cool to have a TL'er working for Blizz
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Liquid`Nazgul
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
22427 Posts
November 02 2011 07:03 GMT
#4
your work is always sick
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evanthebouncy!
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States12796 Posts
November 02 2011 07:19 GMT
#5
OOOO OOO OOOO OOoOOOOO OOOO OOO

my god
Life is run, it is dance, it is fast, passionate and BAM!, you dance and sing and booze while you can for now is the time and time is mine. Smile and laugh when still can for now is the time and soon you die!
Chairman Ray
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States11903 Posts
November 02 2011 07:19 GMT
#6
I love the bird!
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
November 02 2011 07:22 GMT
#7
I like the first one probably the best to be honest. Everything else is clear, colorful and detailed, but the first one adds something more. Did you make him/it translucent?
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Kojak21
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada1104 Posts
November 02 2011 07:34 GMT
#8
wow these look really good
¯\_(☺)_/¯
endy
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Switzerland8970 Posts
November 02 2011 07:39 GMT
#9
The last one is really sick. Do you have a deviantart account where we can get prints ?
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mizU
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States12125 Posts
November 02 2011 07:40 GMT
#10
Holy fuck me wow.
if happy ever afters did exist <3 @watamizu_
BleaK_
Profile Joined November 2010
Norway593 Posts
November 02 2011 07:45 GMT
#11
Love'em! Don't be overly critical of yourself, don't restrain your creativity!
zalz
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Netherlands3704 Posts
November 02 2011 07:59 GMT
#12
First one might be lesser quality then the 3rd one but it's by far my favorite.

Something about it.
AnxiousHippo
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Australia1451 Posts
November 02 2011 08:07 GMT
#13
Those look really good...
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UltimateHurl
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Ireland591 Posts
November 02 2011 08:38 GMT
#14
Really like the work, it's in a style I always like to see. The detail in the third painting is looking good Like Torte the first is my favourite though
marttorn
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
Norway5211 Posts
November 02 2011 08:51 GMT
#15
:O... Those are really good, you have a future in this stuff man
memes are a dish best served dank
surfinbird1
Profile Joined September 2009
Germany999 Posts
November 02 2011 08:52 GMT
#16
Is the first one supposed to be one of these?
[image loading]
I really like the third one. You can totally tell how much work and effort went into making these. Great job!
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Midori8
Profile Joined January 2011
Australia126 Posts
November 02 2011 09:29 GMT
#17
I think you mean some amazing sketches :D
MisterD
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Germany1338 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-02 11:28:48
November 02 2011 11:28 GMT
#18
LOL that bird is still WIP and took you only 8 hours? wtf. I would have believed you if you had said this is a finished picture with about a week work behind it. how sick are you??

diablo could use some food though, he looks a little starved. Kinda like you tried to give him sex appeal Oo
Gold isn't everything in life... you need wood, too!
Felo
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Germany392 Posts
November 02 2011 12:29 GMT
#19
The last picture is so goood *.*

Keep the dedication up, you definitely have talent in your fingers!
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7mk
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Germany10157 Posts
November 02 2011 12:37 GMT
#20
dont like the diablo that much either, the rest is amazing
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chaosTheory_14cc
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Canada1270 Posts
November 02 2011 13:12 GMT
#21
These are great! The third one is definitely the best of the 3, but Diablo is still pretty damn good.
DivinO
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States4796 Posts
November 02 2011 15:23 GMT
#22
Love everything, especially the first.
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ZeroCartin
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Costa Rica2390 Posts
November 02 2011 15:43 GMT
#23
Thanks everyone for the replies! Really appreciate it Naz, 7mk, evan,Torte, always awesome to see replies from you guys

Surfinbird: Yup! You totally guessed the inspiration
"My sister is on vacation in Costa Rica right now. I hope she stays a while because she's a miserable cunt." -pubbanana
Snuggles
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1865 Posts
November 02 2011 15:45 GMT
#24
I am absolutely in love with the first one. It reminds so much of Tsutomu Nihei's work in BLAME! That dark morbid style of drawing gets me so excited.
Ruffian
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States369 Posts
November 02 2011 15:55 GMT
#25
Woah really awesome. I admire people who can speed paint well, it's so difficult for me. The details are stunning ^^
There's a class for this (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧
frontliner2
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Netherlands844 Posts
November 02 2011 16:34 GMT
#26
I love your sketches
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Noe
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Sweden80 Posts
November 02 2011 16:39 GMT
#27
You're damn good, no question about it. But if I were to give critique(?) I'd have to say that the poses look quite unnatural. The left arm and left leg look stale in the last one for example. In the diablo one too, the arm looks off. Your colour "senses" however, are top notch. Really aesthetic. And your eye for detail is amazing.

You, no doubt, got a place in this profession. It would be fun to read your blog in a year and hear stories from your work at Blizzard. =)
ZeroCartin
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Costa Rica2390 Posts
November 02 2011 16:43 GMT
#28
On November 03 2011 01:39 Noe wrote:
You're damn good, no question about it. But if I were to give critique(?) I'd have to say that the poses look quite unnatural. The left arm and left leg look stale in the last one for example. In the diablo one too, the arm looks off. Your colour "senses" however, are top notch. Really aesthetic. And your eye for detail is amazing.

You, no doubt, got a place in this profession. It would be fun to read your blog in a year and hear stories from your work at Blizzard. =)

Thank you

I am going to revise the arm and leg on the last one, since im still in progress. I am unsure as to what is wrong visually with the pose, but I am going to try some stuff out to make it look more natural. Thanks for the crit
"My sister is on vacation in Costa Rica right now. I hope she stays a while because she's a miserable cunt." -pubbanana
Noe
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Sweden80 Posts
November 02 2011 17:06 GMT
#29
On November 03 2011 01:43 ZeroCartin wrote:
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On November 03 2011 01:39 Noe wrote:
You're damn good, no question about it. But if I were to give critique(?) I'd have to say that the poses look quite unnatural. The left arm and left leg look stale in the last one for example. In the diablo one too, the arm looks off. Your colour "senses" however, are top notch. Really aesthetic. And your eye for detail is amazing.

You, no doubt, got a place in this profession. It would be fun to read your blog in a year and hear stories from your work at Blizzard. =)

Thank you

I am going to revise the arm and leg on the last one, since im still in progress. I am unsure as to what is wrong visually with the pose, but I am going to try some stuff out to make it look more natural. Thanks for the crit

Yeah, saying that the 'poses' are unnatural is quite an exaggeration! Mostly the arms I noticed, but yes, it's a piece in progress and I understand where you're coming from (could be finished with just those details though. The head looks ineffably excellent).
JieXian
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Malaysia4677 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-02 17:26:17
November 02 2011 17:25 GMT
#30
Definitely very good art, great colours pleasing to look at, very detailed.

But to take it to another level:

Diablo doesn't look or feel evil at all. Don't feel the fear aura at all. If it were a random sketch no one would've felt the emptiness but it's Diablo!

The first one however........ wow. The least detailed but it has that mysterious, creepy feel to it.

What's that supposed to be? I don't get the image someone posted.

Good luck on your career!
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Kiett
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States7639 Posts
November 02 2011 17:45 GMT
#31
Man. Your art is absolutely amazing. I love the colors and the amount of detail, especially in the 3rd picture. You know, my dream job when I was a younger was to be a concept artist for Blizzard or some other gaming company. That would have just been wonderful. But then I realized I wasn't good enough lol. But you definitely are. I hope things work out for you. Chase that dream! And keep us posted :D
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Gearuza
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
150 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-02 18:28:09
November 02 2011 18:27 GMT
#32
[image loading]

Your detailing is gorgeous on the head, but the perspective & anatomy past that gets really skewed.

One of the legs is much too thick. I can understand that its thick at the base, but the forward leg would then have to show parts of the thick upper thigh behind it.

The stomach of the bird-man is also really straight and rigid. If he's bending over, there should be a curve to it

Need to run off to class now, so sorry I can't be more detailed
Grettin
Profile Joined April 2010
42414 Posts
November 02 2011 18:41 GMT
#33
Very nice. 3rd one looks amazing already.
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ZeroCartin
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Costa Rica2390 Posts
November 02 2011 20:23 GMT
#34
On November 03 2011 03:27 Gearuza wrote:
[image loading]

Your detailing is gorgeous on the head, but the perspective & anatomy past that gets really skewed.

One of the legs is much too thick. I can understand that its thick at the base, but the forward leg would then have to show parts of the thick upper thigh behind it.

The stomach of the bird-man is also really straight and rigid. If he's bending over, there should be a curve to it

Need to run off to class now, so sorry I can't be more detailed

Wow, thanks for the feedback!
I dont feel the base of the upper thigh is bad, but you are right the forward leg should show a bit more.

Curvature on the stomach will be definetely implemented, thanks for the observation ^^

Again, thanks to all of your for the replies, this is much appreciated
"My sister is on vacation in Costa Rica right now. I hope she stays a while because she's a miserable cunt." -pubbanana
zalz
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Netherlands3704 Posts
November 02 2011 22:38 GMT
#35
The first one however........ wow. The least detailed but it has that mysterious, creepy feel to it.

What's that supposed to be? I don't get the image someone posted.

Good luck on your career!


They were plague doctors. They went and treated people that had the plague.

They wore the masks cause they thought the disease spread via the air (ofcourse it spread via rats/lice so the preventive effect was minimal).

The grim appearance combined with how they were at the center of the plague makes them very scary figures. The fear people had back then when seeing a person dressed like that has passed on till today. Albeit the life threatening fear is just replaced with an ominous feeling.

In a way they were the hazmat suits of their time. Imagine seeing people walking around a city in hazmat suits. The scare would be similar to that.
fire_brand
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Canada1123 Posts
November 03 2011 01:45 GMT
#36
Good shit. I love your style. Very dynamic. I love how you leave it a little rough, gives it some real personality. I tend to overwork my digital paintings until there's nothing left of it. T.T
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NuclearJudas
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
6546 Posts
November 03 2011 08:34 GMT
#37
Wow, looks really good. Good luck in your search for employment at Blizzard.
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Steveling
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Greece10806 Posts
November 03 2011 08:47 GMT
#38
Woah, I'm a big fan of that kind of drawing.
Could you make something from a steampunk world?

Very nice work, keep it on.
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ZeroCartin
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Costa Rica2390 Posts
November 03 2011 13:23 GMT
#39
On November 03 2011 17:47 Steveling wrote:
Woah, I'm a big fan of that kind of drawing.
Could you make something from a steampunk world?

Very nice work, keep it on.

I have an old robot drawing

http://zerocartin.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=24#/d1f1nrb
"My sister is on vacation in Costa Rica right now. I hope she stays a while because she's a miserable cunt." -pubbanana
Steveling
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Greece10806 Posts
November 04 2011 00:39 GMT
#40
On November 03 2011 22:23 ZeroCartin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 03 2011 17:47 Steveling wrote:
Woah, I'm a big fan of that kind of drawing.
Could you make something from a steampunk world?

Very nice work, keep it on.

I have an old robot drawing

http://zerocartin.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=24#/d1f1nrb


Very unique and spot on with the style, awesome.
My dick has shrunk to the point where it looks like I have 3 balls.
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