Topic: The Benihana Book (update July 14th) Finally get to show that T-Dome piece

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Posted at November 4, 2005, 7:31 am:

I figures I'd start this off with some older stuff:

(moved to next post for easier editing of thread title)

I'll try and get stuff from the last week or so scanned in and up over the weekend. As always, C&C is more than welcome and especially appreciated.

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Some Bird studies: A brief phoenix obsession: A de...

Some anatomy studies: Random Armor and cost...

Sketch for the last C.

really good stuff here! keep updating!

Experimented a bit in digital paint over the weekend.

Working comp for that SF piece a few posts back: There's a numb...

Ugh.

Wow, you're awesome.

Really nice stuff !! More please

hello bdfoster your stuff is awesome, really like the things you a...

Heya, You've got some really nice stuff here - *LOVE* the pencil w...

great stuff! the animals and figure stuff is awesome.

your work is very interesting.

Number 6, Recursive End, Sawa-- Thanks for the kind words.

yup, your 3/4 views are the strongest

wow, you got some good stuff going on here the realistic work is top ...

I really love all the details you put in our pics, they're awesome!! ...

Here's that painting WIP: As I mentioned in an earlier post, t...

nice update, I like the last one, though I think though one of your ma...

yeah some cool stuff you got in here, mate! I really like the WIP pain...

Haha!! Apparently I've been looking at too much El Greco! (master of t...

I like your stuff dbfoster, your pencil work I like the best.

the lighting in the torch painting is really nice.

The torch painting is quite stunning so far.

Looks pretty good to me.

Spent most of last night working on my COW.

I really like him, don't know anything to crit him about.

It's good.

thats pretty cool mate!! You should try to add some more texture becau...

Awesome variety of stuff in here.

Not sure who follows the "Illustration Activity" thread, so ...

His staff is awfully large.

nah, that staff is nice (bigger is better ^.

Playing again in Painter IX rather than scanning the sketchbook.

Hey, great start there, Some strong 2D 3/4 views and a range of subjec...

Looks good to me.

when doing something like that your lines form shape, watch your place...

@Koshi-- Thanks for the kind words and the further explanation of you...

Nice gestures man, really good sense of weight.

Sorry it's been so long since I've posted.

Here's a page of hands.

I like the drow.

nice update, I really like those dragon-heads on the drow I have the f...

Sweet updates.

Ive seen lots of good crits coming from you on other threads, so I sai...

#6-- Thanks for the crit.

yeah man, I really love these hands, more of that please!! The charact...

hey nice set of sketches in here! Where are you in CT? There's a s...

Brendan-- Thanks for the invite.

it's been mostly Wedneday nights at 7pm but the last couple times it's...

How late are you guys(/gals) usually there until?

until 10pm at least.

I apologize for neglecting your sketchbook.

Wow, your animal studies are terrific

Post and thy crits will come <> good looking book <> critt...

@Xastic-- Thanks.

cool 'new' stuff dude.

Nice SB there BDFOSTER.

I've seen them, and they're absolutely amazing hope you get your fina...

Today's the deadline?!? For some reason I thought we were on a Friday ...

Jeah! Quite good drawings, however I see some irregular here.

I think the elf is your strongest piece here, but there are some lengt...

Great action on the last one dude <> keep em' comin'

I agree those poses on the last update are kicking ass dude! Awesome.

nice work! the samurai dude with the spider-vase is my favorite.

Great dynamism and expressions BD! love the hand studies, and Mortime...

Bumpity bump.

Hahaha! Alright, alright.

I'm sure you're saying to yourself, "This guy still has a sketchb...

Hey there, really nice sketchbook you've got.

It's all great stuff, my only issue is with the legs on the first guy.

Pretty cool work in here man.

I applaud you grinding everything back down to the structure and build...

Nightvision-- Thanks for the pointers.

(Long Overdue replies): Gloom-- thanks for the compliment.

Yeah man, the markers of anatomy.

I was clearly the obtuse one.

Consider myself hooked/jacked in to your SB, Ben! I'm going to give th...

Dave-- Welcome aboard!! (:: rubs hands together evilly :: it seems my ...

Man this latest batch is really good all around.

be a bit more cheerfull about your drawings, they look great!! I like ...

Good sketches man! Like your hatching! Especially diggin' on this one!...

hey good looking set of updates man, keep it up!

Hey Ben - happy to be aboard the good ship! I have really enjoyed see...

sweet stuff, dude!! thanks for making me realize that I need to work h...

Good set of updates here mate.

Some Guy/Mike--(too many Mikes!!!) Absolutely agree on the Degenesis ...

Nice! Especially those baby faces.

RecursiveEnd-- Thanks! I've said it too many times before, but "W...

ghehe, I missed it, looks great one tiny crit though, the leg is ...

BD! I love your pencil work, mate! Totally slick.

dude.

Oh sweet update Ben! Teddy-Bear-Tea has such great personality to it.

Wow dude nice updates.

curious - woudl we benefit form a group sketchbook

I think we will koshime, and if it doesn't it certainly is fun

I'm not sure if I replied to the PM on this.

yeah you replied, but andorz, gloom and slash haven't replied yet

Slash is MIA outside of the lounge

mia? (really bad in such things )

cool stuff in your SB!! I dig your lunch doodles - simply stunning hat...

Missing in Action.

m.

what's up ben? thanks for stopping by and checking out (and hijacki...

hey ben! glad to have ya in the EmW SBSG.

hey ben.

yah.

Haven't gotten to the scanner in a little while.

Wow, really nice stuff.

Oh dude some really awesome stuff goin on here.

ah, nice to see some more finished work from you! great set of baby f...

good work on the babies.

Hey Ben, wow man, I really like the chain of drools montage! The motor...

last two are really nice

Shwag, shwag, shwag.

yeah, Ben, it's saturday for cryin' out loud.

Ohh, those babies are awesome, always hard to capture the lok of a chi...

what's this? yer holdin' out on some sketches? pony up bud.

Mike (Helzon) has been referring to the secret stash as sweet schwag.

LOL! Ben, now that's the stuff! Man I think it goes beyond just the ...

Heheh niiiice work! I like the skulls, and the little babys heads.

The three bottom ones, though especially the two in the bottom left.

ah, this is the afore-mentioned shwag! nice update man, yeah, definit...

This image and this image are just rockin' my world, bud.

Yeah.

Dude, you're a trip.

There has to be a way for me or someone(s) in this community to help y...

Thanks man.

GROUP HUG! And I mean that.

Yeah big props to B and to you Dave.

I really like the last update with the creatures, bd.

T-Raktor Thanks, more coming up #6 Got it.

the colors getting there, you just need to hit the values a little har...

Two updates in a week indeed! That first one.

Looking good! The upper right guy in your crappy faces page: Is he sup...

hey man, your stuff is really looking good.

hi bdfoster, really like your last update a lot, I think a big problem...

Last critter is pretty cool <> Thanks as always

I'll echo Mentler - that last critter is indeed cool! Ben, tell me ab...

How do I paint digitally or traditionally? I'm not really sure I hav...

tell me about the first colored image in your last batch and go throug...

oooh.

i really like what im seeing.

Hmm.

yeah.

cricket.

: Sees bdfoster, and pulls up a chairin anxious anticipation of new wo...

Brendan I'd love to borrow that book.

A little more stuff: Playing with marker first, then adding line: ...

hi bdfoster! I like your latest update, the robots look really funny ...

HEY hey! shwiggity shwag! I see you're definitely digging the marker...

Hey bd - Been awhile dude, I see you've been up to some good stuff.

Hey Ben, I like the robot sketches! They have a retro feel and at the ...

great robots man, especially the spheroid one in image #108 (I like it...

Good to see you pushing some markers around!!

Nifty creatures, keep it up!

Simply AWSOME.

To the death !!! (I think this is firm at least.

Apathy-- Didn't see that yet.

OH YEAH! What a battle! Ben.

D-- I'm screwed.

LOL! Damn straight.

Good stuff! I like your markers-the-pencils sketches! More of those? ...

wow I absolutely love the inking style in this image, where you using ...

Since I can't upload new work due to dead PC's, I may as well stay cur...

No no my friend, it's double on! TRIPLE ON! But seriously, I was hopi...

Hahah nice dude! Nice to see your wife has got your back

Idiot Apathy-- No new work until I manage to a) fix the computer(s) or...

waits for update

ditto

See you are working a great deal on movement and emotion <> in m...

is still waiting

Alright.

Alright, attachments are working.

Replies for the faithful: Haldor Thanks for sticking around and pro...

YEA!!!!! Bout time and worth every bit! MORE!! Cheers! D

Ditto on Dave's good word! Glad everything worked out for you on the ...

ghehe good work, I'd say, with your colors, more contrast!!! and the ...

Dave Thanks brother.

I'm good.

I mean more value contrast, sorry for not being precise enough, but I ...

Cool sketches I hope its the first of many posts this summer.

You have skills.

Dave Let me know if you need another eye on it.

Thanks Ben! I will!!! Cheers! D

nice new stuff, dude! Great to see you updating again! Anatomy seems ...

Hey.

hey ben, good to see you getting some mileage out of that photo portra...

replies: Christof Thanks man.

OK, I'll start off with the apology.

And here's some of the more "recent" and/or better stuff.

hmmm although they are pretty old, some of them are the best paintings...

hmm.

Christof Thanks man.

Hey ben, Diggin the DarkTower painting.

DaDAYMN.

was the self-portrait with angel/devil monkeys on your back used as yo...

Helzmike Agreed on the polish-- those are definitely my 2 strongest p...

Ack shit! Just saw your TD - bloody nice man.

Idiot-- (And now I feel safe calling you that based on your comments).

Oh, and since the T-Dome is now up, here's the Original Pencil Sketch,...

bdfoster, beautifull thunderdome pic! I think it is one of the best ...

Loved your TD piece, the idea and execution both turned out beautifull...

Haldor Thank you.

BD, your entry turning out gorgeous man.

Cody Thanks man.

Lovely TD-piece! I got a Dark Tower-feel from it.

Haha.

Much love and mad props for your entry, Ben.

HOOOOO DILLY Damn i've missed several sweet posts from you if I see...

Obvious improvement from your old work to your new work.

D-Cept Inspiration? Nah.

Great job on the TD piece!

Gorgeous TD-pic! I love the birds.

The TD piece is a big leap forward into awesome for you.

Great illustrations.

Time to show this warhorse of a sb some more love bro.

Ben Your TD is beautiful, really nice story too.

tiff - whuzzits aol? benny - be seein' ya soon buddy! cheers!d

Sorry to horn in Ben.

tanks mike! so.

Dave-- Painting Demo from the Gods More replies in a bit

holy crapola! i wish i were rich so i could go to each of these events...

#6, Andorz, Listings Thanks guys.

Thanks for dropping by my sketchbook! Love you TD piece.

Your td is insaaaaaaaane, I love it! One of my fav tds! And traditiona...

damn, your LMS was in traditional media ??! damn! congrats on th...

Hey you sunuvabeech! CONGRATS! You weeeeen! (And bloody 3-nil too.

Like I said, nothing to worry about~* Congrats on the win, you and Mik...

hello, hello, anybody there? it's been like 2 months since you updat...

great paintings keep it up!!

That was traditonal?! Damn BD that is tight! Good luck in the second r...

I agree that pencil seems to be your strongest suite at the moment, bu...

DCept -- Thanks Bro.

Alright.

My in laws looked at me cross eyed when I showed up to use their scann...

Ben, Im telling you.

Haha, I was tempted to visit mine to use their paper cutter when all m...

I really like the pencil for your T-dome piece, I think your pencils i...

Nice creature sketches, I like the way you handle a pencil.

Really nice work recently.

Love the sketches man.

replies: HelzMikeScratchin my head as to you not just simply transf...

I was looking around the area, and look what I find! Bingo! man nothi...

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