[A]

This is a first go over for an idea i had of some troopers going up to the front. They're replacements for casualties, and aren't looking forward to being in the "meat grinder".....

I sketched with reference (Nam photo) in pencil, now I'm working it up in PhotoShop.

Any hints? Mostly I'm looking for help or suggestions about the (poor) PS technique....

Cheers, A.

[n8]

lookin good if i must say so myself =)
cant wait to see the finished product, keep up the good work

[jzero]

Hey, man, I think you've got some good stuff going here.

I don't know what you fee is lacking in your phtoshop style, but I think the helmet on the guy is quite good, the reflections and lines give a nice rendered shape while maintaining a graphic quality. You may be thinking you need to have a more photorealistic style, but I disagree. I think you have a good painting/drawing blend technique (and I'm trying to work on the same thing).

Keep going!

/jzero

[CrakBEENie]

i agree, i like the style...finish that thing up mang......nice work so far

[Pat]

Wow, that's sweet. My only complaint is it's not finished! :P I think if you work the entire piece with the same brush style it's gonna rock. It vaguely reminds me of something Bilal might do. His color work has a lot of visible hatch lines which really give it a lot of form and vitality.

Keep up the good work.

-Pat

[A]

Thanks guys, it's really interesting that you seem to like the style with the combined linework and painting, as many of the comments I have had in the past for other works have been that I should get rid of the linework! I tyhink that maybe because this is pencil lines, and therefore a lot softer than the ink lines I often use, that it has a better effect.

Thanks again for the encouragement, stay tuned for updates shortly. Wednesday (tomorrow) night here is normally my best drawing/ painting night as they play 6 hours straight of heavy metal, black metal, power metal, etc. on one of the radio stations! I can just tune in, zone out, and DRAW!