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Jason · Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2001 11:19 am

Character concept. Its some of what I have been doing in my spair time. Betweeen work and... uh?... and work. Please I crit, I could use the improvement.

jason
www.fordanimation.com

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v1510nAry · Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2001 11:27 am

damn this marker piccys are wicked..

mabye there is a bit to much armour around is right elbow

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GreenPeach · Guest Member #

Very cool. The Aztec/Mayan aesthetic is such a great resource.

Lukias · Guest Member #

Very cool.
All you marker guys are making me jeolous.

The staff holding arm is too bent and cartoony considering the rest the pic. Some harder lines and more direct angles should meld it in more.
I really dig the little details and nic-naks you've added. Nice work.

Jason · Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2001 1:30 pm

Milk Man: My marker skills are deffinetly not in the field of were ed or fengs are but thats why i keep practicing, practicing, practicing. =) I appresiate the tips. I checked out some of that guys work (Doug Chang), hes got some sweet action goin down.

Thanks to Hanna for those ever so sweet coments. Seeing how she is my girl friend she knows how I feel about Disney. Here is a pic she modeld for.

ITs tough some times to draw a person who moves around alot, espesialy a little wiggle worm like herself. =)

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hannah · Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2001 12:06 am

WOW!!!!! When did you have time to do this one??!!!! I love it. The detail on the armour is amazing. Did anyone ever tell you, you should work for Disney?!!

TheMilkMan · Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2001 12:25 am

Hmm jason...the line work in this one is isnt as good as your first but I still like it. Your first one to me looked like a good disney concept art without being TO DISNEY!
Probebly just personal preference...I like the way vortex and ed lee do there marker work ( doug chiang ) style. I think that maybe your line work needs to be a little tightter unless you are going for that loose disney style concept ??

Jason · Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2001 9:59 am

ANY sugestions from any who work with markers alot? I would most deffinatly appresiate the pointers and any sugestions you might have. please! Mind sharing your knowlage?

Jason · Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2001 2:36 pm

I'm doing a series of illustrations and concept art in conjunction with a story I have. I hope to display it as kind of an on line comic book sort of thing. But with out the comic book look. A story with illustrations to go along with it.
I am also working on trying my skills out as a concept artist. That's really the direction I would love to go with my carere. SO, I need the practice.

thanks for askin.

Skeezer · Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2001 12:30 am

Hey, these are cool.

I notice you use the markers more as a way to deliniate color rather than shadow. It works. I prefer to use them to show shadow more. Using a variety of shades of gray work well. I try to color the entire image and then build layers of darkness over it. You can deliniate the color by simply upping the darkness factor or lowering it.

Hope that makes sense or is helpfull.

I really like the mayan/aztec/egyptian. he's really cool. What are these concepts for? Are they just exercises, or do you have a story you're basing these on?

-Skeez

Simon Gustafsson · Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2001 2:00 am

Heyee!
That drawing of the female.
its fabulous!
Maybe these Marker things aint so bad afterall...

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Alan Tew · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2001 10:15 pm

I rikey. I feel the same way Lukias does about it...

Are there good marker how-to sites online? I've always been interested, but I think I'd need a starting point first...

-Alan 2.
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Lomi · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2001 11:56 pm

very nice jason (sounds funny to say that since my real name is also jason

)

keep it up you've got alot of talent, dont let it go to waste

Farwalker · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2001 11:57 am

I always like seeing your concept work Jason! The pose you gave him really works nicely. I'm still trying to get markers right. But I do agree, a bit more shading with the markers would make the character stand out more.

Keep up the great work!

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Gambit · Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2001 10:32 am

Another great piece of art!

The armor is very convincing and the tattoo on the face fits perfectly.

Great job...

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Jason · Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2001 6:45 pm

Still doodling in this style. I have to draw alot for work so im not getting as much time as id like.
But what i do is scribble out a ruff idea and then go in with the black and ink out what it is I see in the scribbles. Its kid of fun.
Any coments? feel free to post. Im also open to emails from people who just need a friend. I need a friend. We all need friends. -group hug-
jason
www.fordanimation.com

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Lukias · Guest Member #

NICE. He's pretty!.

How small is that pic or how fat is that marker?.

Jezebel · Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2001 10:08 pm

Jason you do some amazing work! I really love looking at the stuff you post. Keep up the good work

Beth

Visionary · Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2001 11:24 pm

Yeah - sent you an E-mail - get back to me on it you goof! Sent you that tank image I did.

-Visionary

fuddo · member Member # Joined: 20 Mar 2001 Posts: 53

Absolutly creams my "concept art" http://b.postmypic.com/b.nsf/Z/shooting3QYSE/$file/shooting3.jpg

gj man

Jason · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2001 10:22 am

fuddo- Thanks for putting your link there. The pic is coming along nicely. I think you need to start posting some of your work up. But i would say that that picture of the guy shooting would go under works in progress section. He needs a face. let me see it when you done =) Keep it up dude. we only get better with practice.

Jez- Two smily faces?

GreenPeach · Guest Member #

J

This last pic is so pro! I love the way the dark lines float over the wash marker. very painterly. good effect.

ceenda · member Member # Joined: 27 Jun 2000 Posts: 2030

Jason, these are well swift! Nice clean design. My only crit is that there could be a greater sense of depth to bring the characters 'out' a bit more. Nice work!

BTW - Sorry for going mad-ass a while back.

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neebhore · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2001 11:15 am

I think they are all great, my only crit is on the very first one, his left hand (our right) looks kinda awkward to me, as if it needs to be further to the right, other than that... Great!

I love his expression.

[edit]- Just out of interest, those of you who use markers, what sort do you use? Where would i go about accumulating some? I'm looking to move on in that direction.

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fuddo · member Member # Joined: 20 Mar 2001 Posts: 53

Its ok. I just wanted to show how incredible your work was compared to my meager offerings. I can take it down if you want?