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Isric · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2001 1:52 pm

Here are a few pages I scanned. This may give some of you a better look as to what it is i'm trying to accomplish.

Isric · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2001 1:53 pm

micke · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2001 1:55 pm

These are simply awesome, Isric!
You are alot more flexible than me, that's for sure..

Fallen · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2001 1:57 pm

Love your style Isric. It's like Disney, but far cooler. ( i especially dig the bald dude with the tattoos on his head.

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Frost · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2001 1:57 pm

Excellent Isric!

Rob M · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2001 2:00 pm

Oooooooooooooohhhh....

I love your characters Isric. Great job on the anatomy too.
How old are you again?

Isric · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2001 2:03 pm

*tries to hide the fact that he's blushing* I turned 18 a few months back. Thanks for the feedback boyohs! Mucho's appreciated.

toast! · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2001 2:04 pm

your characters have a lot of charism; two thumbs up !

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Fallen · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2001 2:06 pm

18!!.......bastard.

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micke · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2001 2:07 pm

Bastard

mellowsmoothe · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2001 2:21 pm

i second that motion...bastard. looks like you have a bit of disney influence. yeah well good riddens, i say...dammit. oh yeah nice work by the way.

Rob M · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2001 2:25 pm

That's what I thought!
Damn you!

You have way more talent than I.
Any art classes or training?

Isric · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2001 2:26 pm

BASTARD?

Sweet, thanks guys. I'm not a bastard though! Not really. I'd be a bastard if I didn't work to get where I am. But I've been busting my ass since I was 12.

daz199 · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2001 2:27 pm

ooooh nice
can i colour one??

Icannon · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2001 2:28 pm

(in agreement with the others) .. have you ever taken a shot at animation, isric?

Bizarde · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2001 2:31 pm

Awesome stuff Isric, what can i say more

I'm really curious to know what you intend to do with your life?
In my oppinion, with your talent you should go to work in big animation studios.
Your style is more closer to D.W. "Prince of Egipt" characters, than the Disney image.
You are cool.

~bizarde

Rob M · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2001 2:31 pm

...and what about that training?

Did you go to classes, read figure drawing books, etc, or are you entirely self taught?

Isric · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2001 2:42 pm

*inhales*

Here's a small bio on me:
My name is Matthew Rhodes, the oldest of three artistic children. Being the oldest I have always been the trailblazer, art being no exception. I have tried art classes, but have never stayed past the first few lessons. I am self-taught, learning from comic books, pausing disney movies and making quick sketches, and when I could handle that I started drawing from real life and abandoned comic art to learn my OWN style. Since then, I have graduated from High School, done contract illustration, and developed my stuff as far as I can.
Right now, I've quite my 9to5 grocery store job to work %100 in illustration. I'm pounding out the details on a project with an author named Tad Williams (he wrote Otherland) and trying to find more work. I want to be an illustrator full time, devoting my life to it entirely because I have never felt the kind of joy that comes from getting that paycheck and a 'well done' nod.

*bbbrrreeeeeaaatthhhhheee*
*sigh*
And thats it. I have done a few hand drawn animation things, but they've disapeared. I would love to be a character designer. And If there is anyone out there who is looking for someone like me, I'm avaliable.
Hope that answers a few questions!

Bilbo · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2001 2:45 pm

[jealous] Bastard! [/jealous]

Joachim · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2001 2:53 pm

Absolutely stunning Isric, I'm blown away!! I think you have always had a great style and charisma in your drawing, and lately they have just gotten better and more solid than ever.
You deserve a beating for the fact that your have just turned 18.

Make very sure to keep an increasing quality like this, and find new ways and new challenges when you start to feel that the skills and style stagnates...-then you will be famous before you've reached 25, I'm sure.

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Lukias · Guest Member #

These are fantastico!.
You have a knack for expression, which is a bastard (apparently quite like yourself) of a thing to achieve.

PS Pausing animation prog's.....hmmm good idea.

eclipse · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2001 3:54 pm

Hey Isric, which Tad Williams are you working on? Can you reveal any more details?

Olve · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2001 4:02 pm

Oh yeah. You'll be getting somewhere!
Keep it up!
I like a lot!

Olve

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Brue · Guest Member #

I certainly hope you get famous Matt

you already know my reasoning behind that one....
Great Sketches..great style...
I always hate the things i draw because i seem to compare my stuff to yours..its a bad habit..i know. But its just soooo good.Anyway..talk to you soon..i'm sure

hehehe, i just noticed a self portrait in there...i think...cool
-Brue

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GreenPeach · Guest Member #

If only we were all bastards?

Gecko · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2001 4:39 pm

Great stuff :)

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g:tech · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2001 5:04 pm

You've always been tied for first as my favorite artist on sijun, Isric. (alongside spooge, etc).

Your stuff has a life to it. A living feeling. Very solid, intriguing, and charming.

Good luck with getting a character designing job. You totally deserve it, man.

peace,

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edible snowman · member Member # Joined: 12 Sep 2000 Posts: 998

hey those are great! just out of curiosity, how much work did you actually do? im a couple years younger than you, so i'm thinking if i work enough at it i might actually be good by the time i graduate. maybe some day i too will be a bastard...

kombosagi · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2001 7:12 pm

fo shizzle! haha

Lemur God · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2001 8:11 pm

SWEET YORUK IN HEAVEN! Dang! Nice stuffs.

And I READ that Otherworld book. Good stuff. Looked for the sequal, had to order it, forgot...you reminded me though. That was good stuffs. Any book i finish that is that big has to be good, eh?

Good job mate!

You can't realy get too many pats on the back, thats what I say, so heres another. Dear Yoruk, where did I put my talent. It has to be around here SOMEWHERE!

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Anyone have any spare talent they can pass me?