Further Progress on Picture

Short on sweet with this entry I'm afraid.  Just an update of what I've got done so far.  More colour has been laid down although its not been smoothed down or given any texture yet.

Kharn Progress

Thought I'd better get back to my own art stuff so here is some progress of my current project.  The basic colour has been applied with a bit more work done on the head.  Still all very basic but I'm now starting to concentrate on its form, and it is starting to take shape nicely.

Been a busy week, what with my Birthday and things beside, so I've only really got around to drawing again.  I seem to have the idea in my head that I want to take up trail running too...........I need more hours in my life to do everything that I want to do!  Been looking at running shoes on the Internet and researching the ones that are right for me.  It's amazing the amount of shoes out there and more amazing at how many hours this looking at the Internet takes out of my days!

Hopefully show you more soon :)

Jez

Pete Knifton - Blood Bowl



More artists I hear you cry?!  Oh yes, I'm afraid so.  It probably more a shameless attempt to disguise the fact that I haven't done much of my own art work lately. Guilty as charged.  So why this artist of all other? Well Pete Kniftton is to me a huge influence in my childhood. Huge.  More than I'd like to admit as I'm letting out a very geeky side to my childhood.........OK a bit of my adulthood too.

Like quite a few boys of my age at the time we were enveloped in the games of warhammer from Games Workshop. The game of Blood Bowl was one of their title games that was more a specialist than mainstream game but I loved it.  I knew the rules like the back of my hand and could play a mean game.  What I remember most though is reading through the rule books over and over, its stories and images captivated me.  It was Kniftons' artwork that adorned many of the pages of these books.  I would try copying them replicating them with some efficiency.  Its just a style I love.

Relevant then don't you think that I have chosen to do a comic book on this very subject some twenty years after playing my first few games.  Pete's artwork is very apparent in my art and style as the imaginary he used is also stuck in my mind.  I know I'm not alone in this.  You can see more of these pictures and other artists interpretations at http://www.bloodbowl.org/

I don't imagine for one minute that I can better these sort of images but in the spirit of what I enjoyed and still do enjoy I want to create and draw something with a similar feel.  Watch this space!!

Maciej Kuciara - Artist

Today I thought I'd show you another artists work that I really like.  Maciej Kuciara, a name I'm not entirely sure I can pronouce correctly, is a concept artist who is employed by underdog.  He has worked on various games and designs for them, the most current and most known at the moment being Crisis 2. He's been proffesional for about seven years now.

I adore his various styles from the quick painterly effects to the intricate detailed cities and streets he does.  By far my favourite is the one below with the lady in the snow which he just titled 'Winter'.  anyway enough of my waffle here are a few pictures to look at.  For a better look you can also see his art on his own website, http://www.maciejkuciara.com/ or his gallery pages on CGHUB, http://www.maciej.cghub.com/