GardFinvik's Art Blog

gardfinvik 2016-10-01 18:05:01 UTC #1

Hi everybody!

Glad to see that the new forums are up, i look forward to join the challanges again.
This year i'm going to work on improving my art pretty much full time, so i hope to post here regularly.

Some sketches from the previous week:

lozzzliss 2016-10-01 20:25:15 UTC #2

Can't wait to see more

gardfinvik 2016-10-02 15:57:49 UTC #3

@superlizzziie
Thanks!

Working on a mech monster dude, this is the first WIP.
Any critique? Don't mind the (lack of) rendering, i'm gonna darken the shadows and add cast shadows and such, but i would love crits on the overall design and structure.
He looks a bit to much like a xenomorph from alien i think, gonna fix that (and add some teeth of course).

gardfinvik 2016-10-06 20:52:02 UTC #4

Worked some more on this today, another WIP

derkodos 2016-10-06 23:18:08 UTC #5

I really really like the way you color. great work!

pixelsnplay 2016-10-08 10:17:58 UTC #6

Your work is really creepy- in the best sort of way These look like they could easily be bosses or villains in a game or comic. I second @derkodos in that I really like the way you color~

gardfinvik 2016-10-09 21:24:45 UTC #7

@derkodos @pixelsnplay
Thanks a lot!

Some pencil sketches from today, the top 2 are from reference. The top left is me trying to copy a piece by Miles Johnston, i just love his pencil pieces. I don't really feel right posting studies of other artists work, but this is a sketchbook thread and not a portfolio i guess, so might as well post studies. Top right is loosely based on an Odd Nerdrum painting. Its a bit dark and taken from a slight angle, sorry about that! Gonna find a scanner for future posts.

gardfinvik 2016-10-27 16:27:09 UTC #8

Some thumbs i did for an online class!

ragamuffin 2016-10-28 00:31:42 UTC #9

Cool designs, and nice rendering too! Hope to see more soon!

ESL 2016-10-28 03:17:14 UTC #10

Are these for Anthony Jones' class by any chance?!

gardfinvik 2016-10-28 18:23:47 UTC #11

@ESL
Yes! I thought i wrote that but i seem to have forgotten.
It's really good so far, have you taken it?

gardfinvik 2016-11-04 22:01:47 UTC #12

Example of iterations from the thumbnails posted over, gonna end up with a couple of finished chars hopefully.

dvlfsh 2016-11-05 11:33:35 UTC #13

Hi, some really cool thumbnails right here! I just want to suggest You to add more empty space, cuz for now your designs look too noisy, I mean, readability. A character also needs a focal point like a full illustration, but when it's like"details, details, details" viewer don't know what is primary and what is secondary, where focal point is.

gardfinvik 2016-11-06 19:03:02 UTC #14

Yeah, you're right, i've thought that too, i'll try to focus on that now, gonna make a couple of em more rendered.