design cuts

Last friday, i coincidentally found on Tumblr an image from Masamune Shirow that reminded me of how awesome it was to do line work. despite the digital line works i did lately, i haven't done a real sketch on paper from more than five years now, and it's starting to be a regret. yesterday, i decided to do something about it. i bought everything back, from pencils to inking pen and erasers. i am now equipped. a first sloppy test for tonight.

Mech. personal work. 2012

Rage. IDsoftware. 2008

sketch derived of the painted version. sketching does bring a lot of challenges that i had left aside: you just can't fake or drown anything in brush strokes. you need to "design" each shapes, there's no alternative. it makes me think, design wise. i guess it's a good thing.

personal sketch. today.

moonshine stills. IDsoftware. RAGE. 2008.

Mech sheet. RAGE. IDsoftware. 2008. unused. 

personal sketch. for some reason, whenever a number comes to my mind, it's always going to be 78. i have no idea why. it just happens.

a bubbly thing.

a spaceship experiment. am i going to love line stuff? it looks like it.

sunday sketch. feels good doing line work.

IDsoftware Mech concept for RAGE. 2008

IDsoftware. Rage. 2008. mech concept art.

smudge sketch done with the same displacement technique explained on previous post. skyscrapers are dome by simply raising the top or lowering it according to taste and design balance. apart from a few lines, it's all smudge based.