Sketchbook Thread of Collings - 2D/3D

[NR43]

looks like a mean lil b#é@"!
I think his collarbones will be a real weak point though.
They seem like they can be broken quite easily by pulling the hornes that grow out of it

[collings]

thank you NR43, glad you like it :) here is an update. gonna work on another pose now.

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/attachment.php?attachmentid=146786

[maozao]

wow, killer material collings

good stuff, i gotta learn the zsphere thing. I hope i get to model stuff like that one day

keep it up :)

[collings]

thanks dude here is a new one i did tonight.

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/attachment.php?attachmentid=147052

[batte812]

Hi Collings, great work on thant creature. The last rendering really looks great. Did you render it in Photoshop? I suppose it is easier than texturing it for a 3D application and then render it. Keep going!

[collings]

thanks man ,i did some render passes in Maya ( Lighting, Shadows, spec, reflection, SSS, Occlusion, cavity and fur ) Then i painted over it in PS.

[maozao]

hey collings, i was wondering since i am really bad at unwrapping uvs. how long do you often take to unwrap a character like that? you do it in Maya?

thanks

[collings]

15 minutes, I'm using UvLayout. I can post a shot of the uvs when i'm home if you like.

[maozao]

thanks, i'd love to see those layouts. I never heard of UvLayout before, i'll check it out, but i suppose it's a software :P

i've always done uvs through 3dmax but i never got the hang of it.

[collings]

here it is maozao.

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/1976/layoutwej.jpg

[maozao]

thanks collings, that was helpful

[collings]

Some fun in Photoshop.

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/4898/alienv01.jpg

[Rebeccak]

Really like these ps experiments! Are they just for fun? :)

Who is John McConnell, btw?

[collings]

thanks Rebeccak, yes they are just for fun but i also want to have some of those in my portfolio for when i'm ready to apply for a job at some of the shops in LA.
And John McConnell works as a compositing Supervisor at Flight 33 Productions but he does a lot of photoshop challenges on worth1000.com . I find his stuffs while i was looking for some digital makeup tutorials.

[collings]

Some other quick one :)

http://nicolascollings.com/WIP/thegoon_concept.jpg

http://nicolascollings.com/WIP/BenDaimio_concept.jpg

[collings]

Quick sketches done from symetrical snapshot generated from the soft "youcam" . i absolutely love that technique to find original idea. These photoshop paintings are my first 2 tests , kinda sucks but with some practice as always it's going to be better :)



http://nicolascollings.com/WIP/youcam/Snapshot_20090804_3design.jpg

http://nicolascollings.com/WIP/youcam/Snapshot_20090805_3design.jpg

[Intervain]

haha, I like how the last picture turned out - I was also having some fun with this technique lately but haven't done any paintovers... now I'm tempted :) cool experiments Nick.

[collings]

thanks magda, you should definitely give it a whirl, it's a lot of fun :)
Here is another one, still with the same technique.

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs169.snc1/6334_131212641893_584551893_3147545_3554287_n.jpg

[collings]

update of the night ^^ That technique is awesome to practice imagination :)

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs169.snc1/6334_131675321893_584551893_3154552_6749903_n.jpg

[namnocilis]

wow! love the photoshop works.. also that concept sketches you made out of that symmetry generater software.. really great! i feel like taking some of those sketches and practice sculpting.. hehe! too good!

[collings]

thanks man :) here is my sketch of the night. kinda like this one

http://nicolascollings.com/WIP/youcam/Snapshot_20090804_2design.jpg

[collings]

another qick one , flying creature thhis time :)

http://www.nicolascollings.com/WIP/2dDesign_FlyingCreature.jpg

[collings]

new one from sunday and tonight.

http://conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=748749&stc=1&d=1249962185

[vikramvr]

Love your recent stuff....Absolutely brilliant..

[alenah]

.. me too, love your recent PS experiments :)

[collings]

thank you fellows :)

here is a new one , need to practice more often tho.

http://nicolascollings.com/WIP/concept_oct09.jpg

[JM-art]

Hi there collings, just wanted to say that i like your work:thumbsup: .

Cheers.

[NR43]

There's a nice feel to those cloths in the last one!

[xsiyou]

I really like the picture. Nice color choices . Cool stuff

[collings]

thanks guys :)
here are some new sketches from last month. not sure if i'm improving a bit or not but anyways i should really practice more often. ^^ C&C are welcome :)

http://nicolascollings.com/WIP/critter_21-10-09_01.jpg

http://nicolascollings.com/WIP/concept_2009-11-09.jpg

http://nicolascollings.com/WIP/critter_21-11-04_01.jpg

http://nicolascollings.com/WIP/concept_4legs_02.jpg

[JM-art]

hey, great sketches, i realy like them, i´m doing some weird animals sketches these days too but i like yours more. There is a great book that for me at least is very inspiring, is "THE WILDLIFE OF STAR WARS A GUIDE FIELD". Some realy amazing concept of weird criatures in there.

Cheers, and keep drawing and posting, a pleasure to see your concepts.

[Intervain]

hey cool ideas Nick, I like the second character in particular! Would be nice to see him in 3d :)

[Gord-MacDonald]

great work - very cool ideas

[collings]

thank you guys :)

here is an other quick one from a movie screengrab, SP around 1h30.

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/6607/20091206supernatural01.jpg

[collings]

Damn that's hard ! i know the eyes are completely off , i'll try to make sure the proportion are ok in the next one. :/

Color study from a rembrandt painting. SP around 2h30.

http://www.nicolascollings.com/Study2D/2009_12_07_rembrandt01.jpg

[monicaitt]

I love your concepts! Great work! :buttrock:
Also, great work on those models for Assassin's Creed 2.
:bowdown:
A-mazing.

[collings]

Here are 2 others, around 1-2 hours . This is too hard with colors so i'm gonna stick with only the value to start off. :/

http://www.nicolascollings.com/Study2D/2009_12_07_Bougereau01.jpg

http://www.nicolascollings.com/Study2D/2009_12_08_rembrandt02.jpg

[AmrutRaju]

Cool color study portraits -collings :cool:

[razz]

You may try just doing the line work, because it's drawing that seems to be the problem. Then paint it black and white and after that color it. Far less to think about when doing it in these stages. Really great to see you grasping the 2d realm :)

[collings]

thank you guys ;)

This morning i crossed a girl on my way to work. She had an interesting look so here is my attempt on painting her. The feet looks way off ahah but anyways it was fun to do.

http://www.nicolascollings.com/Study2D/2009_12_09_Chick01.jpg

[NR43]

Great stuff to be seen here lately!

your last one remembers me of Toulouse-Lautrec, who would sometimes scribble a quick figure sketch on paper inspired by a certain line of a certain pose, or a person's appearance whom he had met earlier that day, etc...

When this occurs, it's a lovely feeling to try and use that info in a sketch.
In fact, it's a drug :D

[collings]

here is another study after a rembrandt painting.

http://www.nicolascollings.com/Study2D/2009_12_10_rembrandt01.jpg

[mister3d]

thank you guys ;)

This morning i crossed a girl on my way to work. She had an interesting look so here is my attempt on painting her. The feet looks way off ahah but anyways it was fun to do.

http://www.nicolascollings.com/Study2D/2009_12_09_Chick01.jpg
I think she needs some more balance, as her legs are not straight, it would be logical if she would stand on one of them, with her heel center crossing the center of her mass vertically.
Good master studies!

[collings]

you're absolutely right i just check my ref and the pose is completly off, i should have made accurate construction lines before to start the painting. will pay attention to that on my next try.

[collings]

Study after Fantin-Latour's painting

http://www.nicolascollings.com/Study2D/2009_12_11_Fantin-Latour.jpg

[collings]

after Fantin-Latour
http://www.nicolascollings.com/Study2D/2009_12_12_Fantin-Latour.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ee5K3enY4Bg/SyQHBCq_HRI/AAAAAAAAACA/dVLEror5bww/s1600-h/2009_12_12_Fantin-Latour.jpg (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ee5K3enY4Bg/SyQHBCq_HRI/AAAAAAAAACA/dVLEror5bww/s1600-h/2009_12_12_Fantin-Latour.jpg)

[collings]

Troso Study after VElazquez

http://www.nicolascollings.com/Study2D/2009_12_12_Velazquez.jpg

[KarthikAL]

collings great studies:thumbsup:.

[collings]

Here are some life drawings from last week.

http://conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=881332&stc=1&d=1263679821

http://conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=881334&stc=1&d=1263679932

and a torso study after caravaggio.

http://conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=883521&stc=1&d=1263878777

[collings]

study from the night after Velázquez

http://www.nicolascollings.com/WIP/2010_01_21_Velazquez.jpg

[collings]

another one from tonight after a Lord Frederick Leighton's painting.

http://www.nicolascollings.com/WIP/2010_01_21_Leighton.jpg

[nielot]

Hi

great sketchbook
great painting !!

looking forward to see moreeeee :D

[collings]

thank you nielot

here is another one from B&W photo reference.

http://www.nicolascollings.com/WIP/2010_01_22_photo2.jpg

[collings]

another one done on a peaceful Sunday.

http://www.nicolascollings.com/WIP/2010_01_24_Caravaggio.jpg

[NR43]

Great studies.

I was in a bookstore yesterday where they had this book:
Caravaggio: The Complete Paintings (Hardcover) by Sebastian Schutze.


It's a huge book (50cm tall, 6cm thick) and it's got these huge detail pictures of all Caravaggio's paintings. I didn't buy it because it was over my budget at 99€, but if you can afford it, I can highly recommend it. :)

[JM-art]

Hey very good works, great anatomy, colours, volume...and not overworked paintings.

Keep the inspiring art work.


Cheers!

[ShaneHudson]

This is an outstanding sketchbook! I am going to try painting from some of the artists you have painted from.

[razz]

Hey, where's the 3d stuff?! But great studies in 2d here, mate. Good way to learn more about the anatomy. Can you feel how knowing 3d helps you draw and paint? It sure should.
Sunday well spent with that last one :)
Show us more!

[collings]

thank you guys :)
NR43: i dig Caravaggio's painting, thanks for sharing the book i didn't know that one.

razz: it sure helps mate, but still, it's damn difficult to get the volumes right in 2d ^^ it looks either to flat or to apparent etc, i find it difficult to be precise. As for my 3d stuff , i started working on that beast a few weeks ago :) But you know what... i got my first freelance gig as a creature designer so i'll be busy for the next few month working on that great project during my free time :cool:

http://www.nicolascollings.com/3dmaquettes/images/021_WolfBeast.jpg

First render test
http://www.cgfeedback.com/cgfeedback/attachment.php?attachmentid=134&d=1260121270

[JM-art]

Hey, congratulations for that first gig, you must be very happy with that. It would be great to see the finished work, though the changes are not high (unless for some time i supose).

by the way great criature this last one.

Cheers.

[razz]

Oh, look, I just needed to complain a little and here's an amazing 3d monster :D Lovin' it. Makes me remember that I shouldn't stop doing 3d. Congrats on getting freelance work! That's about time, with your skill...Hope you'll have time and energy to do something for yourself and still post here.

[collings]

Congrats on getting freelance work! That's about time, with your skill...Hope you'll have time and energy to do something for yourself and still post here.

thanks man, actually i've never looking for getting any freelance gigs because i always have been full-time employed and still am actually. But i accepted this one because the project is really interesting.

and yes, i'll still get the time to keep working on my personnal works :arteest:

[Gord-MacDonald]

nice studies

[collings]

thank you Gord-Macdonald.:)

Here is a drawing study after Oberhardt
http://nicolascollings.com/Study2D/2010_02_06_Oberhardt.jpg

[dscavenger]

cool thread...liked the works..

[collings]

thanks man, here is a couple more from last night.

http://nicolascollings.com/Study2D/2010_02_08_Oberhardt.jpg

[collings]

Evening life drawing session at the studio.

http://www.nicolascollings.com/Lifedrawings/images/LifeDrawings_30.jpg

http://www.nicolascollings.com/Lifedrawings/images/LifeDrawings_31.jpg

[NR43]

Firm and confident linework, beautiful!

It's really nice to see so much activity in your thread lately.

[gregoo23]

Your sketchbook is awesome. I also checked your work at Ubisoft and it's really great !
I really like your recent digital painting studies and your life drawings !
Keep them coming, good job.

[collings]

thank you guys :)

thought i'd share this torso study i did during the 3-days workshop on anatomy i followed this week. it was given by scott eaton and that was really awesome very usefull workshop.

http://www.nicolascollings.com/WIP/masterclass_scotteaton1.jpg

[razz]

Great way to learn more about the body! Should do that myself. It's quite hard to rotate the torso on canvas with a mouse click :D Nice torso sculpt, Collings. Not the superhero, every muscle visible type of sculpt, I like it.

[collings]

thanks razz :)

i practiced a bit of 2d again this week-end. i'm still doing studies from other artist's work but soon enought i'll do my own stuffs ^^

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ee5K3enY4Bg/S9zAgvfNphI/AAAAAAAAAEY/hd6YHrwY2sc/s1600/2010_05_01_BernardoCavallino.jpg

this one is from a still of the movie Jennifer's Body.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ee5K3enY4Bg/S9zyb-9aL3I/AAAAAAAAAEg/Iw1Fu9EH-Rc/s1600/2010_05_01_Jennifer's+Body.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ee5K3enY4Bg/S9z4iUYuktI/AAAAAAAAAEo/uHIFKNgQPNg/s1600/2010_04_29_Oberhardt.jpg

This one is a study of a aaron mcbride's painting, i just dig his works and wanted to take the time to learn more from him by doing a reproduction of this specific painting.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ee5K3enY4Bg/S94W8BYztJI/AAAAAAAAAEw/BAtsx2pxRbw/s1600/2010_05_02_AMB.jpg


still from ref.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ee5K3enY4Bg/S-DjTJ8cVZI/AAAAAAAAAFc/wpTmTbHyIS0/s1600/2010_05_03_jaguar.jpg

[collings]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ee5K3enY4Bg/S-TEml1SOPI/AAAAAAAAAFs/-GEtqH0o-z0/s1600/LifeDrawings_33.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ee5K3enY4Bg/S-TEmBw4DLI/AAAAAAAAAFk/wINfT7fm9JQ/s1600/LifeDrawings_32.jpg

[ratheesh300]

Hai Nicolas,
Great inspirational stuffs man ! pleasure to watch.
keep updating:wavey:

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