Posted at June 24, 2004, 9:44 pm:
I took a look at a calendar tonight and near as I can figure, I filled this 70 page book between May 8th and June 21st. Fully half of those pages were filled between June 17th and June 21st. Workshop, baby, yeah!
Here's 16 images that were decent ( hey 20% is not a bad "this doesn't suck too much to post" rate! ). All joking aside, many of these images are just roughs and thumbs, some attempts to do as Ron Lemen advised, and getting rid of the mundane detritus that my visual memory has soaked up in the past 25 years and breaking through to the fresh ideas.
***EDIT 8/8/04*** I deleted the links to the first 16 images to save download time. If you're interested in seeing them, head over to my website (linked in my signature).
***EDIT 10/24/04*** I changed many of the early image links to url's to save download time for this first page. All of the links still work and all of the images are online. go to this directory if you want to see all 100+ sketches listed on one page.
Original of the message was taken from http://www.conceptart.org/forums/
Replies:WHOA! Brendan! What, have you been eating Great Drawing Pills or somet...
Oh, also: practice those weapons man, they are a little wonky at times...
LOL, thanks, man.
***EDIT: I url'ed these images to save DL time****
ok here's 10 mor...
Brendan,
I was glad I could meet you in Austin! I had a good time han...
damn damn damn.
those drawings on the first page are illllllllll.
hey, thanks, man.
here are some more.
Ah, great stuff.
Great studies.
you're doing all the right things.
cire600 - never enough hand studies for me, the forms fade from my mem...
hittin ya up with some new ones.
this is some very good sketch work my friend.
love the linework buddy! good idea trying to get the poses more loose,...
hey thanks guys.
i like the painting of the soldier.
yeah, there's lots goofy about that painting.
6 images.
man, this last update is great.
I like the way you draw fat faces.
ok, 'cause jetpack said so, here's a page of noses and some other crap...
here's one from tonight.
Stellar noses.
Nice line work man!!! And thanks for you're advice.
I dig your style.
he's the whiz! nobody beats him!
yeah, that's right, ya'll best watch out or this cheese wizard will tu...
here's three more from last night and tonight.
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Very nice again.
Arrrrrrrrrr.
hey thanks guys, I figured I needed more characters in environments wi...
wow, awesome.
here's three more.
awesome work bro! love the expressions you were able to capture in tho...
I love the looseness.
Good work.
-prostate, van, buzz: thanks for the compliments, guys! it always hel...
No real crits on the last ones.
Well, if you want some crits .
i think you need to be careful with your noses.
ahy thease are looking verry good the 10th 8:22 i like verry much and ...
thanks guys, that helps point me in the direction I need to move.
three more from today:
1st one is copied from Nat.
nice updates bro.
Damn, that's a guy you don't want to mess with
Cool update.
the first drawing of the girl has lots of problems, agreed.
some more for you.
here's an update to the WIP after an hour or two of work:
i have ...
Good update again man.
here's a little more work on this one.
cool updates.
great comps.
great sketches bw.
hey, thanks guys, it really helps to have encouragement like this!
...
here are the two thumbs:
both of them are working with the idea...
This was a frustrating week.
Hi Brendan,
I like these two.
thanks buzz, your comment about the human anatomy helped push my idea ...
ok, this took awhile due to some computer problems, hopefully I'll be ...
you must really like cats.
Hey Brendan, last one is looking great.
I'm glad you guys like this one, I have to keep moving forward with it...
nice job on the robo, that hatching is looking great, perhaps you coul...
good sketches.
exelent ! every ones had some really good posts latly !
hey, thanks everyone! I'll be building up some more values tonight, s...
hiyas!
here's the basically done drawing:
and here's two qui...
Hey cool t shirt design.
Brendan, that's looking great.
great pic man, hope youz the winner.
here's the third color comp.
Hey buddy,
keep in mind the colors of the shirt too.
uh oh.
good shit man.
hey, thanks prostate, I'm glad you like it.
WIP of the final render, about 75% done.
a couple hours later:
the binary circle is on a separate laye...
say thats really cool mate hahha hes neet looking wheres this shirt ...
hey, thanks liam!
the t-shirt contest thread is a sticky in the lou...
well, I'm not certain where things sit with the Tshirt contest, so I f...
Got busy last weekend and haven't drawn much since finishing the paint...
Wow, I really like the shirt design.
Great sketchbook, Brendan! Awesome work ethic too.
NIce work Brendan.
jade dragon, I_am: thanks for the nice comments!
muttonhead: good c...
three more doodlies:
this is a 20-30 minute warmup, done from a pho...
that robotzard came out great bw.
Cool new sketches.
spent a little time working on steak and mutton's suggestions.
Much better dude.
I really liked seeing the progression on that t-shirt design.
This is a great sketchbook, the kind I wish I did .
dennal floss-- thanks for the crit on the spark reflections, I'll have...
That's a promising looking sketch, BWK! Interesting subject, looks lik...
As far as the t-shirt contest goes, there's been a poll in the Lounge ...
man those animals look soo cool !!! i cant do animals for shit but you...
working a bit on the composition, still playing around:
bwkeough- Great stuff, love the thumbnails and the wolf/dog studies, y...
I haven't been drawing as much as I should be.
really feeling the animal studies bro.
like them dags.
bojee, prostate, nova-- hey thanks, I'm glad you guys/gal are liking t...
I love the way you sketch that the line is running around aimlessly li...
gah! It's been over a week since I posted anything.
well, I hope so, anyway, I'm impressed that I haven't given up on this...
Hi Brendan,
Good to see the updates on your new project.
Hey, we we're typing at the same time
That last one is pretty cool ...
the hunter should be more evil, are you certain he is the "bad gu...
really cool stuff here.
hey s.
cool man, good lookin stuff.
wow so much progress.
damn, you guys are quick! Thanks for the kind words.
I like the story telling feeling to your sketches its like nicely mixi...
awesome stuff man! I don't know why I haven't found this thread befor...
egets- thanks! I'm very much motivated to make narrative illustration...
so, looking at this color version, I kept wondering why it was so hard...
hey it's never too late to mention a crit and it's always important to...
I haven't been home much to work on the paint of the Hunt, but I do pl...
in the off-chance you've been wondering what the heck I've been doing ...
hey man, good to see some of your new stuff.
Brendan-
Your animals in motion are top notch, like that horse, and...
thanks for looking guys, always appreciated.
Here is the next unit design for Wildfiregames, the Numidian Cavalry u...
Wow man, I havnt looked at this thread in a while and I must say, I do...
you're gonna make a folder to save my stuff? Well, make sure you lea...
cool stuff dude.
hey mike, thanks.
Here's three more images for Wildfire Games: the Samnite Cavalry unit ...
here's two more.
Hey, nice stuff man! Great works goin on, I dunno if you mentioned bef...
very nice stuff !
interesting to see and read about the different c...
Burning - thanks! I'd like to go to the SF workshop, but the lack of ...
gah.
Latest stuff is looking great! I'd like to see more environments surro...
this is an in-prog shot of another set piece I'm doing for the New Zen...
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great updates !!
i love the refined technique, it got more of a con...
you have improved, i looked through everything you've done(in.
hurricane: Thanks man! It still looks like I have too many hard-edge...
updated this guy again to make changes that fit it with the play bette...
thanks for checking out my sketchbook i really like these quicky 2-...
nice stuff !!
i enjoyed watching the sketches of the drama-wolf
...
here's two more.
here's the latest image for wildfire games, the officer unit for the B...
Rock on, man.
these are three sketches for the next character/unit design; Maharbal,...
*rocks to the killer images !*
keep on pushing it man ! great stuff...
thanks van, hurricane, I *should* have an update tonight.
This one, for some reason, is very impressive to me.
thanks Odds.
a couple hours later (but still not yet done):
Wow, man.
and a couple hours after that:
I'm still not done, but I'm not re...
gah, I think I'm starting to mess this up.
I think I'm done with this damn thing, last montage I'm going to do fo...
Really like your anatomy.
oog, back from the dead!
Thanks for your comments Rickert.
Hey man, don't think I've ever checked out your stuff, and I regret it...
dako- always nice to have a fresh set of eyes on this stuff, thanks fo...
here's a heap more done since the last post:
a whole bunch of new stuff all at once because I don't like to sit and...
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I'm texturing a 3d model of this one, should be done this weekend:
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lines are getting more confident, figures are getting more complete, t...
hey mike, thanks for the good comments and crits! I have been noticin...
i'm surprised helzon isn't on your butt to get you posting more.
Cookin' up great stuff here <> makes for a hearty meal for the m...
oh man, this stuff is so OLD!!
haha.
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ok now, I scanned everything I have so far that's worth sharing.
(bump)
mostly done (80%) color of one of those last drawings:
awesome, I love all of those sketches, great style That Viking looks ...
hey Brent, thanks! It's a getting-there.
update on this guy, more to do, but I think I'll need to move on to ot...
let's see some dramatic lighting to match those piercing eyes, brendan...
update-arooni! thanks for the tip on his foot, dave.
here's 6 new pages from my book, thumbnails and doodles.
Super loose, I like it! You have a way of making wild lines readable, ...
That Viking ended up looking fantastic! The face and beard are great.
sweet post-it art.
grom & brentm -- thanks! for a long time I was working with color...
some sketches from ref of landscapes and architecture:
biker guy o...
i'm diggin' the bottom left image (guy with sword - pronounced schward...
I'm actually re-working some things on that one.
To pick up where dave left off.
ok here's the original again and the updated version:
crap, differen...
mike: here's the idea that I'm working with for the master & puppe...
Oh very nice.
i dig the update, and mike's right about the elbow and foot details i ...
Love your work man.
Very nice sketchbook, I like the flow in your lines.
redehlert -- ok maybe head #3 will be on the menu at the diner tonight...
hope you don't mind the draw over.
awesome, thanks! I'll study this some more when I get home.
I have a bunch of stuff to scan, I'll probably get to that tomorrow.
Oi! Hey there B!
Oh this is wonderful.
thanks, mike.
You've definetely improved with your painting!
Love your loose sketch...
jokisalo - thanks man! I have 10 or 11 pages to scan, I might be able...
10 more:
superb kid studies - i love them, especially the bottom left!!
bravo, ...
thanks red! here's two more pages:
a major revision to the guy in pos...
oh how i want to buy you a pack of cool gray tria markers and just let...
Wonderful as all get out.
dude, I keep meaning to subscribe to your thread but forget to.
ok ok!
here's the sketch I removed from the earlier post:
here's th...
Wildfire games eh? That's my company of 3 years' name.
nyah nyah, the wildfire games I work for is older!
http://wildfiregame...
Goddam! Great update B! Such friggin solidity on your characters.
i concur, bro.
in-fucking-deed! Post it notes thumbnails!?!?!???!!! oh hell.
helzon, red, guggen - thanks guys!
here's two more:
that second one is sweet bro.
ahaha, yeah he does kind of look like he's modeling the fall fashions ...
I love it.
thanks Orozc0
anyhoo, here's the lich sketch I posted in the ChOW thre...
quite a lot of nice sketches in here but this one really stood out for...
nice gestures, and great build-up of linework, man.
lich update with WIP paint:
tensai- thanks, yeah, stiffness is defin...
BW, just wanted to say that the lich king, well, the zombies around it...
Wonderful sketchbook.
looookin gooooood!
now, look into injectin' some drama with mood light...
zord-- yeah I was thinking more shuffling skinny zombie than big stron...
red- I'm actually thinking about having a cast shadow from a mashrabiy...
That CHOW is awesome, man.
thanks zebz! yeah dynamism vs.
HA!!.
thanks mike! that guy's shield is about the right size, but I think i...
new stuff:
been working on a poster for a night of 5 one-act Tennes...
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new stuff
from ref:
no ref:
some ref for the pose:
Great stuff B! Lovin the hover caddy! As always a wonderful update!
...
woohoo page 5!
thanks mike!
here's that other guy I was drawing last...
I love the looseness of the line in your sketches.
giddidy goo!! Diggin the hell out of the medivil stuff.
Have I really not commented in here yet? Sheesh.
andy p -- thanks!
undertow and bdfoster thanks guys.
{jerome} ech, if that drawing could walk to a mirror and look at itsel...
Bwk, this is really nice!
I like the fact that you don't run over t...
what the hell time is it in Sweden? I think you're too drunk for brea...
oh hey, I didn't realize I over-wrote the pencils in that last post, I...
You dig on those short legs, don't you? The minotaur turned out much m...
Hey Brendan!
Been a while since I dove in here.
yeah, I've been working on the stumpy leg syndrome.
Okey bro,
Got a few more minutes so I can dig into this.
did these two pages during my 30 minute lunch break today:
dave -- ...
Ok bro.
thanks for taking the time for a thorough crit, mike, I appreciate it.
here's some color work done on the troll/orc guy (not done yet):
nice tones on the orc's skin there.
Hey Brendan: Yeah I agree the color simplifies the linework to a good ...
I really enjoy your style.
I really enjoy your style.
salaryman! thank-you, sir!
helzon I want to have more focused intent ...
Do your thing bro.
oh man, this thread is intense!!! these are really complex and very in...
mike-- it's good advice, forcing me to be more specific and intentiona...
update for the orc, pretty much finished, I just need to tweak the fee...
Hey Bk, I actually liked the linework that was showing through the col...
I really like your pencil sketches
dutton thanks man, still working towards a method that feels completel...
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I stretched 5% and then 20-30 minutes of coloring in on this one:
ti...
Man that orc shaped up swimmingly, as Im sure this one is going
to! W...
great job, brendan!
my fav part on the orc is the bit of green reflect...
very cool
keep it loose.
thanks dave, you brought up some good points.
this one was inspired by the warhammer skaven:
quick update on this one before bedtime.
hey brendan,
yep, bud.
Dave nailed it.
Nice work.
alright, I guess I should start using a method to construct the bodies...
B--
Mike and I are reading the same book right now.
here's some new stuff:
Mike and Ben saw me wrestling with this one...
luvin' dem studies, bro!
keep it up!!
cheers,
d
an update, should be done with it tomorrow night:
link to previous v...
those are somehow some of the meanest anatomy studies ive ever seen.
can you say.
This is a huge improvement - her face alone would keep me from pissin'...
B--
Lovin the development on the last piece.
Heya
Nice characters!
Gotta agree with redehlert, that last piece real...
tensai thanks! I think redehlert's pelvic diagrams are way meaner
bd...
finished, I think.
Hey B.
sorry, mike I didn't see your post.
Forums are definitely out of order.
Hey Brendan,
Echoing Ben.
thanks for taking the time for the paint-over, mike I have a better id...
very nice sketchbook.
ok, I think this is enough for now:
I have had enough high-reflectiv...
ok, i actually have a crit/suggestion.
tensai: that's a good point.
I redid my website this weekend using a nifty wysiwyg design app:http:...
I agree, these are really looking nice, I need a new scanner grrrr ! t...
Nice update
done with this one:
you got some really great sketches in here.
egets, jarri thanks!
matt I agree stiff figures remains my enemy.
I forgot to note it, but all of those planes in the previous post were...
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I like that guy the wings arent really following his back though.
pesmerga yeah, I got disillusioned with the wings, definitely needs mo...
My drawings need more F##k you attitude too! (I wish I could read all ...
hay ! looking good man sites looking good and that last couple pages o...
Hey B: Gotta love the stickies.
bd I was doing the zombies for an art test, they requested specific le...
pure sweetness.
Really nice stuff, I really like the guy with the sword and the dagger...
more markers coming up:
other stuff:
Yep, I still adore the marker stuff.
more markers after you left tonight Ben!
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Did I ever mention to you that you're fuckin prolific?
I just didn't w...
Post 321, bottom right corner - friggin' nice, bud! Head studies are g...
psht! never mind prolific with quality, you should see some of the cr...
Just passed the 300th numbered sketch in this thread, not counting the...
Well congratulations on passing 300!! After peeking through your sket...
ashrumm yeah it's a gettin' there.
You're color stuff keeps getting better and better.
Amazing thread
How the hell did I miss this?
Great sketches ,
The t...
ben - dood, I fuckin' hate helmets, they really skew my head proportio...
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I'm surprised Dave didn't swoop in here and give you a lesson on the b...
Hey man, i can't believe i've never seen your sb before now.
Hey B: just a quicky thought on drawing helmets with relation to the h...
hahahaa.
Nice update, I'm digging the last two paintings especially the guy on ...
like that march 30 update with all the portraits man.
ah jeez, fellas, I just had some nice lengthy personal responses to ea...
Wow.
Jakian thanks man
I'll be doing some updates to Cyrus (dude on the ...
B--
Great stuff.
hey brendan!
i just perused the 'finally finished' thread and saw this...
ben yeah, I'm really getting into enviros (and vehicles, too), startin...
so yoyo works in painter then? slick ass work.
well, I should say that yoyo's work looks to me like painter 6 simple ...
B! Holy shit man.
some of your latest designs for your characters are really starting to...
cool stuff.
B--
Textures are really makin the mojo work.
hell-soul (see if you can figure it out before tomorrow night.
now I'm done with it, lemme know if there's things that still need fix...
Looks nice.
crap! I meant to hit that spear with a small highlight.
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nice update bud! the last image on the right side (markered up version...
thanks dave, the markers are my friends.
Whoa - some really well thought out designs.
Markers are your friend.
Man, I really admire the fluidity of your sketchwork, and the step-by-...
i like that last post, b!
i bet he's a real 'lady killer' with that d...
loomer nice to see you here, man! I overheard you talking at AOL abou...
wow! i love ur book.
an update:
thanks OBX, I'll have to hit your book soon, too.
Love it!!
one adjustment to this beauty is the left arm's length in relation to ...
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Hey B: looking good.
yeah, I need to pop the highlight back onto his shoulder and deepen hi...
just realized I did a bit more work to this one and never supplied an ...
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These camel riders are awesome, bwkeough.
idiomatic yeah, I'm getting a bit of a floaty feeling from the last on...
web server's back up.
Dude-- Color is really working for you.
Fear not bro, sorry for the late response.
Hey man, just wanted to drop some pre-workshop love and respect.
dope camel development man.
how did I know you guys would have some good suggestions as soon as I ...
I'm getting pissed cause my tria gray #1 is dead.
don't you just hate that! just kills me when a marker goes sour.
Uhm.
thats a pitty cause its looking great.
I must have cheap Trias, I don't see any easy way to refill them.
I'm really sick of this one, but at least now I'm done with it and can...
less than an hour into the color on this one and I think I have only a...
niice stuff !!
personally i feel that the colors are muddy i think y...
hey bjorn, thanks for stopping by!
some of the mud is no doubt coming...
some more work on these:
some doodles (most of my recent post-its a...
ok, done with this one now:
I'll be finishing the pencils for that t...
the enviro with part marker is GREAT man, love that one.
hey rodrigo, thanks man! I kinda liked the marker stage of that envir...
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Fan-freaking-tastic!!! You're skills are levelling up, bro! Just think...
You're def.
i must say you've really inspired me to kick my own ass into posting s...
Ben if it were that easy, we'd all be doing the updownupdownABABselect...
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if not, finish it at the hostel.
it'll be done soon.
Great work, bud!
These latest enviro studies and wip is really impres...
Awesome! Love the distorted perspective in that last one!
dave, flask: yeah, the enviros are getting to be more fun, I'll defini...
Absolutely love the lighting on the underground section.
done!
gotta keep doing things like this, but the T-dome entry's next...
I really like your sketches they show a lot of potential.
Brendan brendan brendan.
shelf thanks! beyond the comment, it's nice that I was the recipient o...
Well well well.
Another gemini! Swwwwweeeet! Happy Bday, B!
All the best!
Dave
Damn Geminis.
shit dude you have the form and structure down! you really need to wor...
yeah workshop was a blast and have a ton of things to work on.
you went to the workshop! sheeeit! can't wait to see what you have don...
thanks for the birthday wishes fellas.
Inspiring sketchbook, I love your sketches and markerwork, looks like ...
WHOAH!!! That colored enviro is phenomenal~* Those latest characters ...
B--
You know I've got nothing but love for you.
hey brendan! hows it going.
Cool shiz as usual, my friend, and sorry again that I missed you at th...
iolarnula thanks!
joel life is dirty, the quickest way to make someth...
nice.
67 pound is the stuff I use.
Hey B,
Great additions to the old SB.
bah, didn't notice that the horse photo ref wasn't perfect profile and...
Words to live by man.
here's the one you guys saw me working on at the diner last night:
t...
got a bunch of random pencils to scan plus my t-dome WIP, sketches, br...
Cool sketches as always, Brendan! I think you might be right, though,...
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