Minos' digital sketchbook

Just found this awesome collection of speed painting tutorials: http://www.waart.net/tutorials/tutorials.html

Enjoy!!

FIrst Unearthly Challenge idea. It didnt turn out as good as i hoped but this is just a quick sketch to study proportions and atmosphere. The idea behind this one is a fortress built by evil aliens to control people's mind connected by a monorail. It's pretty basic now but I'll flesh out shapes once I decide which direction to take.

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I'll probably do a few more different ideas before deciding which direction to take but critics are welcome.

Quote from wilco

Something in the perspective is playing with my eyes, but not sure what it is! Looks good for a quick sketch Mino, can't wait to see what final unearthly peice you come up with.

I'm much more confident with my 3d/level art skills than with concept stuff. I'll try to find a concept artist if I don't come up with some cool idea soon.

thanks wilco!

Alright, here's another pitch. I'm having a hard time filling the foreground with interesting stuff, so ideas are welcome!

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hmm just noticed the focus building looks like a lighter

Quote from Nysuatro

How do you chose your colors? I still have problems with that.

I actually started this one in black and white and then added a few HUE/SATURATION layers (with colorize mode on) to get a nice base to work from. I then flattened the painting and started to paint over it, color picking and overlaying new colors where needed. I find it a lot easier to define the shapes in black and white before adding colors, since colors always add a whole new layer of complexity to your brain. Of course that's only the way I found that works best for me, some people will tell you to start with colors but it's really up to you. Hope it helps.

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Quote from Satyre

Hey minotauro, well done on the last one! You probably know it, but if you don't, here is a great site about all kind of art and digital stuff (lots of them are quite similar to your style). So I think the site is worth a look .

Yeah I know that forum, I just can't be arsed to browse it in a regular basis. As with CGSociety I just can't keep up with so much information.

The hottest forum for concept art though imo is: http://forums.sijun.com/index.php (hell Sparth is one of the admins there and often shares some step by steps)

New paiting! Scavangers in a deserted town. This is sort of based on the day after tomorrow movie.

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