Sijun Forums :: View topic - Starwars illustrations + random work illustrations.

micke · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2003 5:22 am

Hi there! I really should hang out here more often..The quality on the artwork that's been posted here lately has been amazing!
I've been pretty busy with work + privatelife, but that dont mean that i've been lazy..It's just that i have to wait to release any artwork until the customer releases their game, book, magazine etc..
Also been busy assembling my own Boba Fett costume, he he..Pics soon!

Here's a couple of illustrations that i did some time ago
for the Stwarwars roleplaying book called the ultimate alien anthology.

Some other random work things that i dont think i have posted before:

Hope you'll like them:)

-Mikael

-HoodZ- · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2003 5:31 am

heya micke nice to see that your still around! nice set of characters ya got there

Isric · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2003 5:47 am

It is so good to see new work from you. It's been ages! These are great, really expressive, great texture, and as always I love your coloring style and how well it works with your linework. Can't wait to see that costume
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ceenda · member Member # Joined: 27 Jun 2000 Posts: 2030

Awesome stuff micke, it's nice to have you posting here again!

The air pilot guy rules. Very Happy

Max · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2003 6:03 am

that are hella impressive paintings!
great to see some new artworks from you
the long blue alien (?) woman is still the best one - I loved this character in the movie too

Matthew · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2003 6:39 am

Yea thank you for posting these, supernice. :)
Have you made all line-art in the computer?

Matthew

UkiTakuMuki · member Member # Joined: 20 Nov 2002 Posts: 156

reminds me of that intro from MIB animation series

wonderful work... most impressive lineart!!!

micke · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2003 9:53 am

Hoodz:
Yeah, nice to be back and still see some familliar faces around:)Thanks.
Isric: Thanks, Man! Costume is coming along real slow..Takes time, but i do have a couple of progress pics so i will post them later. I'm about 50% done i think..I feel a bit stuck with the cartoony colouring. It feels like i have'nt been painting for decades:/
Ceenda:Thanks:)
Max:Thanks! You mean the one with the long neck? It should have been a bit longer:/
Matthew: Nope. I hate to do linework in Photoshop. It feels so stiff somehow, so i still use my trusty Pen(or pencil). Thanks:)
UkiTakuMuki:Never seen the MIB aniomation series. Thanks.

I probably add a couple of more pics in a while. Gotta search through my harddrive..

Thanks again for your kind words:)
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gLitterbug · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2003 12:46 pm

Hey Micke, indeed nice to see you�re still alive, kickin and still visiting.

Great work, like ceenda I�m a big fan of that pilot guy, he�s awesome!

Your costume rocks too, how did you make the helmet and plates??

Matthew · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2003 1:01 pm

Wow, is the Boba fett gear made by you? truly great reference. :)

Matthew

gezstar · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2003 2:56 pm

Really cool - I love your style Smile

UkiTakuMuki · member Member # Joined: 20 Nov 2002 Posts: 156

oh man i didnt get tosee those paintings!!

shit those are incredible too! i love pilot guy more than the poster... could it be the colours? :p bah, i wouldnt know for shit anyway.

boba fetttttttttt ;0~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~

your costume work rocks!!! u use vacuuform technique for the helmet!?

Bishop_Six · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2003 5:13 pm

Really great stuff, Micke. I've always loved your Boba Fett paintings. And that costume is coming along gorgeously. Did you do the paint on that yourself?!

Gecko · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2003 5:26 pm

hoi!
it's been so long since you posted i didn't even remember micke posting any more. damn hehe, nice costume, i have no idea how you could build that yourself :).
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tilokani · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2003 6:24 pm

Speechless. Linework and colouring go together like spagetti and meatballs.

Two questions though:

1. Do you work with CMYK colours? Or do you stick wiht RGB for your lineart work?

2. I noticed your line work is smooth as a baby's bottom. I've noticed when I work with pen and ink, the lines loose their smoothness when scanned. Or even on paper, they don't look as sharp, or as crisp as your lines. How do you do?
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Sightunseen · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2003 8:06 pm

I love your Zabraks, they are very awesome, I can tell what most of the star wars characters are, but some of them I'm not so sure about, I can remember Plo Koon, a Twi'Lek jedi girl (I cannot remember her name) several Zabrak, and what I think is a Bothan.

Anyways, fantastic work.
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Anthony · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2003 9:08 pm

Hey Micke! Your art's looking more polished than ever, if that's even possible. Gotta dig that line work, and the coloring just keeps getting more stylish. Hope ya hang around for a bit! Smile

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SolarC · Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2003 10:05 pm

Very nice, all of them!

micke · Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2003 1:10 am

gLitterbug: Thanks, man:) The pilot guy was made for a gamecompany as a idea for a character, but i guess the idea did'nt fall through.

Matthew:Not all of it..The undersuit was made by a girl that i know.
Most of the armor and hardparts came in raw vacuformed plastic parts or molded resin. I've trimmed, cut primed and painted eveything myself.
The helmet seen in the photos is sold and replaced by a new better one.
It's being assembled and paintedat the moment.

geztar: Thanks:)

UkiTakuMuki: Thanks!

Bishop_Six:Thanks!. Yes i painted everything myself. I got down 95%of all the scratches right, he heee. I'm sucha geek!

Gecko: Hey there! Yep too long ago. Have'nt buildt everything myself. Mostly glueing, trimming and painting. The raw hard parts were made by
a couple of other talented artisians.

tilokani: Interesting question:
1. Both really..Sometimes i just keep the linework in RGBb for the hell of it. Well, most of the time there is. It makes it look a little more "homemade" if you know what i mean, wich i think looks nice.
2. I try to be a sclean as i can on paper first, but most of all these characters were drawn pretty big (1 character-1 A4 paper), so when seen in a smaller size they appear more clean. Playing around with brightness, contrasts helps alot too:)

Sightunseen: Thanks:)

Anthony: Will try, Anthony..Love this place:) Thanks!

Solarc: Thanks, man

-Mikael

Malachi Maloney · Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2003 9:56 am

Damn fine work there, micke. Smile

~M~
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Snake Grunger · Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2003 2:22 pm

Hi Micke, long time no see..

Glad to see you're making good use of the Wacom pen. Smile

Thanks for sharing these.

Francis.

Frost · Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2003 8:51 pm

Micke's back too? Wow. =)
Ditto what the other before me have said.
Welcome back.

hwslut · member Member # Joined: 18 Jun 2001 Posts: 100

Great work, Micke. Like everyone else, I've really missed your posts too.

It really does seem like everyone is flocking back to Sijun... where it all began. *Sniff*, I'm getting misty again.