Mankinds Present...

Merry Christmas to all of you!!! :)

jfgr wonder wasp...

This flying thread with the cheesiest name ever (yeah, we had fun here!) will be the boss for the second level Goldwood.

For those of you interested, I changed the overall way to make those renderings here, making 95% of the wonder wasp in only two layers, background and boss, and only simply painting, no traditional sketch or so as underlay. 

As usual, let me state that this is a non commercial fan project! 

the zebra and the raccoon...

Yeah, a zebra and a raccoon drinking cocktails together as requested from www.ravenina.com
Bit out of my comfort zone, but it works ok I guess.

Took about 5-7h...

lurking...

Do I have to mention that I don't like camping that much? :D
Not one of my good days for painting, and got a muscle tension in the shoulder, so this took way too long. But at least, did a small speedy today... 

About 1-2h... 

daily speedapinting 037...

Nothing special, I am still not over the "creature lurking in the dark" scene... Expect something more detailed to come soon! But for now just a small tiny sketch...

Somewhere about 20-30 min I guess...

haunted house...

Happy Halloween to all of you!!! :)

House is a texture from www.cgtextures.com, rest is brushed. 
Took about 4h I guess, but had a break and didn't hurry. ;)

daily speedpainting 036...

The usual let's-see-what-will-happen-painting. Nothing special, again, just practicing depth in landscape a bit.

Somewhere between 1h and 2h of relaxed playing around.

jfgr missile drone concept...

The Missile Drone, a slow but powerful enemy in Jet Force Gemini Resurrection.

As usual, let me state that this is a non commercial fan project!

Update 29.10.2012: We agreed that the body feels too empty, I therefore added some more tech-parts. 

jfgr missile drone sketchbook...

Some rough sketches for the next enemy drone in Jet Force Gemini Resurrection, the missile drone. Equipped with a huge missile launcher it will be a slow but capable foe. 
Made those today in my sketchbook while sitting around and waiting downtown. Not my usual style of presentation, but it I thought it works better when seen in the book. :)

As usual, let me state that this is a non commercial fan project!

daily speedpainting 035 steps...

Just uploaded this coz it really shows quite well how unplanned my sketches start and how much I change in the process, just letting stuff happen till I see where it could possibly go. 

As usual, hope it helps you and me getting better! :)

daily speedpainting 035...

Nothing special. Still sick, but you know, as long as I do something... Keep up the routine, practice...

About 2h with a lot of playing around...

daily speedpainting 034 steps... 

Hope it helps to understand how it is done as well as to tell me all the places I have to improve! :)

daily speedpainting 034...

Sketch of a mech in an urban warzone... I can tell I still have a cold and lack some focus here... :(
Deeply inspired by the amazing Leventep! His recent piece "Mecha Spider" was stuck in my head for days, so I tried something in this mood to practice. I totally admire his loose way to start a painting, and how he manages to keep this atmosphere and depth also in the most detailed scenes! All things I still have to learn... 

Here you will find his stunning work. Please check it out!!! 

http://leventep.deviantart.com/#/d5h837k

About 90 min... 

daily speedpainting 031 032 033...

Have a nasty cold right now, so just not able to focus properly on the more detailed stuff I actually wanted to do this week. :(
So just some speedies I made in the last time. Nothing big, but at least practice... 

The usual amount of time... 

daily speedpainting 030...

Todays little speedy, nothing big. Turned out to be a winter landscape. 

About something between 30-45 min, not quite sure. 

daily speedpainting 029...

The usual evening sketch, this time a tiny study of a cataract. I want to come back to this sometime, never tried it before.

About an hour with lots of playing around and trying stuff.

daily speedpainting 028...

Just been asked if I can make a mech coming out of the mist in 10 min... Well, challenge accepted!!! :D

Ok, took 12-15 for adjusting light and contrast a bit... 

daily speedpainting 027...

10 min commercial break while watching TV... ;)

daily speedpainting 025 026... 

Nothing too inspired or planned, actually just doodling around, seeing what would happen... ^^

About 45 and 15 min... 

daily speedpainting 023 024...


Nothing very inspired, just not a good work flow today, but hey, made something, practice, and hopefully getting better. 


First about 1-2 h, second maybe 30 min... 

daily speedpainting 022...


Tired, but no bed before practice, so a bit of lava landscape. I will have to practice lava again sometime. And I hope I am getting better with rocks...?


About relaxed 45 min... 

daily speedpainting 21...


Small black and white landscape study. Wanted to see if I can get the values right. 


Worked on this for the last few days, whenever there have been a few minutes, and completed it today. Overall I assume 2-3 h of relaxed not hurried playing around. 
Yeah, it took too long... :D

the welcome committee steps... 

Hope this helps some and makes it easier to tell me where I can improve most.

the welcome committee...

Quite unrealistic, but I'd love the first Mars landing to be like this! :D
Wanted to paint this for quite a while, but just didn't have the skills back then... I hope this worked out ok. 
Critic is most welcome! :)

Worked on it for the last few days, but made most of it today... 


Update 10. September 2012:
Changed the one mech closest to the astronauts. Hope it works better now. 

two on two... 


Small Starwars fan-art speedy made for


http://www.bloodwear.de/


About 20-30 min... 

daily speedpainting 020...


And again, just doodling around before bed. I assume this is a robot taking off in a burning city, but not quite sure... ^^


No idea how long this took, but maybe 20 min for all, and again 20 min figuring out what the eyes shall look like! :D

daily speedpainting 019...


Too late and tired to continue my next bigger piece, so just doodling around, and this happened. I still don't know what it is... ^^


Didn't keep track of time either, but somewhere between 30-60 min of relaxed brushing I guess... 

daily speedpainting 018...


Small sketch, just playing around. Ended up with this... 
Practice...


About 30 min...

daily speedpainting 017...


I'm in the "temple-mood", if something like this exists. ^^
Small speedy I made yesterday and today whenever there was a bit time in between... 


I guess it was about 2 h, but I changed the scene so often, no idea how long the final result really took...

daily speedpainting 016...


Just too much small stuff to do today to start something bigger, so at least a small doodle before bed, again starting with no plan at all! :D


about 20 min I assume... 

daily speedpainting 015...


Too tired today to start something bigger (so humid here!), so just a small speedy playing with the brushes. I actually found one or two useful ones! :D


Besides, mecha-thingy doing its job... ^^


30 min I guess... 

stadium...


Congrats to Spain for being European Football Champion... Again!!! 
And thanks for beating Italy 4:0!!! :D


Was a great time again, and yet again, Germany is on a par with the best, just missing the tiny bit of luck... 
Now we just wait for Brazil! ;)


Small speedy, nowhere near my best, and took way too long ( I spent forever with the colours of the sky -.-), but I had to watch a great game of football in between! :)


About a relaxed hour...

Reconsidering...


Playing around while watching football. The old knight-vs-dragon theme...
I'd personally attack! In the other direction... :D


A bit over 2h with lots of trying around...

daily speedpainting 014...


Had a bit of time and was bored, so just started playing around and ended with this... 
Nothing big, nothing special, and I still fail with rocks, but hey, it's practice! :)


About 1h... 

Forsaken Metropolis steps...

Well, just the steps to the final piece.
Hopefully i can help some of you and get some useful advice :)

Forsaken Metropolis...


I took my time with this one, actually just testing out what I can do at the moment. 


Thanks to the amazing Andree Wallin for this great inspiration:


http://andreewallin.deviantart.com/#/d4w6776


And thanks to Jonas de Ro for this helpful tutorial and some personal advice:


http://JonasDeRo.deviantart.com/#/d5292fc


Worked on it on and off for the last four days... 

daily speedpainting 013 steps...


Just the progress from the latest speedy. For once I remembered to take some WIPs.
Maybe it will help some out there, or hopefully give me some feedback how to improve. :)

daily speedpainting 013...


Todays little practice, a lake in the mountains. I have mostly made textures these days, so a little landscape to get back in the mood before some hopefully bigger paintings! :)


About 1-2 h... 

jfgr spawnship boss concept...


This beast will be the first boss in the spawnship, the first level of Jet Force Gemini Resurrection. 
As usual, let me state that this is a non commercial fan project! 


The trailer can be found here: 


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5nSn3hzrr8&feature=youtu.be

Daily speedpainting 011... 


Dunno, 20-30 min I guess, testing some new brushes... 

Megacity darktown...

Another rough sketch of Megacity, just to catch the atmosphere...

About a bit over 1 h...

Don't forget to check and share the link! :)

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/853330793/omegatech-an-ipad-iphone-game

Megacity Industrial Sector 002...

Rough fast sketch, just to show some depth...

About 20 min...

Megacity Industrial Sector 001...

1-2 h...

Don't forget to check and share the link! :)

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/853330793/omegatech-an-ipad-iphone-game

Brambleclaw Queen...

Early moodsketch of the Brambleclaw Queen...

Something between 1 and 2 h... I'm not so good with interior, yet.

AND, if any of you want to see my CEO shaving his samson-like hair bald, please watch, share and support the video! ♥

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/853330793/omegatech-an-ipad-iphone-game

Industrial sector...

Rough colour study for a part of Megacity...

About 45 min...

The Luz Sketches...

Sketches for the players mech, the Luz.

AND, if any of you want to see my CEO shaving his samson-like hair bald, please watch, share and support the video! ♥

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/853330793/omegatech-an-ipad-iphone-game

Welcome home Aspen...

I am allowed now to show some of the concept art I made for OmegaTech! :)

About 4-5 h...

AND, if any of you want to see my CEO shaving his samson-like hair bald, please watch, share and support the video! <3

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/853330793/omegatech-an-ipad-iphone-game

The bunny vs the egg...

Just a small little something for easter. Hope you all have a great day! :)

About 1-2 h...

Luz in action...

I am allowed now to show some of the concept art I made for OmegaTech! :)

This is the first sketch made for the project. About 1-2h.
More will follow soon! :)

AND, if any of you want to see my CEO shaving his samson-like hair bald, please watch, share and support the video! <3

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/853330793/omegatech-an-ipad-iphone-game

Omegatech splashsite pic...

Finally (!!!) I can announce what I have been working on for the last half year! :)

OMEGATECH!!!

I am part of the awesome team at Megaworld Studios now as concept artist, and made the design for the mechs, environment as well as most of the textures.

And the splashsite pic, which I am allowed to show here now!

It is all painted in photoshop with the 3D models from the mechs as underlays. The whole painting is 7087 × 5315 pixels, and details have been made with a 3 pixel brush!

Took me, overall and with some changes about 50 hours, nearly half of it spent on the main mech. Biggest, most detailed pic I ever made until today.

All information about Omegatech, an innovative 3D mech shooter for IOS, can be found here:

http://www.omegatechgame.com

Hope you like it! :)