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Aleksi
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Hi,
Here are two characters designs done for one of my current personnal project which I like a lot. It's about taking some old cult cartoon characters and making them modern and actual.
A thrilling exercice.
I've already posted a Captain Herlock :
http://www.aneyeoni.com/ART/Illustrations/Aleksi-CaptainHerlock01.511_800.jpg
Now, it's Ulysse 31 and Cobra.
The deal is to keep the linkness with the old characters but making them looking more adult and "realistic". Same thing for the story and character development. I'll post more about this point as soon as I can.
I've recently gone to Auvers sur oise, the french village where Vincent Van Gogh lived and died.
A small tribute :
Since some months, I've also rediscovered the pleasure to draw for myself, in a sketchbook dedicated to pure experimentation.
This Lion From Asia was done at the Museum of Asian Art in Paris (Guimet Museum):
This is a transformed study. In reality the Lion was lying horizontaly, I've used the observation exercice trying to change it.
This one was inspired by a child's drawing :
And some stranger sketches :
Different from my COLD FEAR stuff  |
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The Real Mark
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| Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 3:56 am |
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| Awesome work man, they look great! |
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sparth
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Capt. Fred
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| Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 10:47 am |
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| really nice drawing perspective/foreshortening business on the first one. you can feel the differences surfaces, love it, love the em all. |
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-Tepox-
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| Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 12:08 pm |
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Excellent work as always from you, Aleksi. What Pencils you prefer? I always have problem to get my darks dark (black)  |
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ansu
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| Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 12:31 pm |
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I love the way you do the shading. It looks really good. I love how you draw those characters and make them look raw, stylish and hella good!
Your drawings are candy for the eye. Thank you for posting them. |
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B0b
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| Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 2:50 pm |
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nice got ULYSSE 31 on DVD order  |
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Aleksi
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| Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 4:10 am |
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Thanks everybody !
Sparth : really glad you like them
Cap.Fred : same thing !
Tepox : criterium HB and 2B. it depends. You can use Photoshop to fix your B&W contrasts  |
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Heysoos
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del3030
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| Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 3:42 pm |
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all great, i love the first one though. its like you know that guy would kick your ass, awesome stuff man.
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dank orchid is coming soon |
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