Minos' digital sketchbook

[Nysuatro]

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

[Minos]

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.

[ShockaPop]

It reminds me of some sort of NOD building.

[wilco]

Just needs a curved scorpion tail Sota! I miss the original C&C and RA :[

[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 .

[Minos]

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)

[wilco]

Conceptart has definately gone up in level in past few years, some really nice stuff on there. CGTalk I look at every day - guarenteed jaw dropper in the morning! Don't think ive ever seen Sijun! *adds to bookmarks*

[Nysuatro]

Thx Minotauro for the step by step.

[Minos]

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

[dux]

Very peris looking

[Pomperi]

Whoa! Best one so far

[Sentura]

really like the color palette and contrast, good work. if there's anything i could say it would be that it (like most of your other paintings with buildings) has too much of a non-organic look when it comes to the buildings. they're straight lines, which takes away some of the image immersion. also, it looks slightly sharpened?

[jaboo224]

i rather like his buildings alot :}

[2d-chris]

looks like times square? any inspirtion perhaps?

[Minos]

Thanks for the crits, keep it going dudes!

new one: