BlankSlate: May20th : Holy Cow, I posted an update!

[blankslatejoe]

Ok everyone, so my old sketchbook...a little over 2 years running now..is a bit buried and quite frankly I'd rather put aside all that old stuff and start a fresh book. So here goes!

Random doodles:








ZOMBIE PRETEENS!


Concepts and Wips for a 3d project I'm working on:




model w/ texture, about 40-50% complete or so...maybe.


Like my old book, which anyone can view here I plan on making this a mixture of 2d, 3d, and texture painting.

More to follow soon, er.. I hope.

[purb36]

cool man. nice to see an update finally. the 16-64 pieces were great, really awesome for being so small. anyway, congrats on graduating to a new sketchbook, nice pieces, and good luck with the new project. does the chick fly? i hope so; it would suck if she just had boots that heavy just for looks. take care dude.

[Carnifex]

wooo new stuff *subscribe*

i absolutely love that zombie b&w piece. did you use ref for that shoe? it looks kinda different than the rest.
stunning work.

[hito]

Sweet. The zombie one is kicker. Grace? New life model?

More to follow soon, er.. I hope.

There'd better be!

[majinpunisher]

Hey man, fresh sketchbook = cool!

Definitely dig that first doodle. Also the concept for this jet girl thing. The model/texture has come along nice, particularly in the machine legs area. I wanna see the texture flat! Looking to see the detail that you'll add to the rest of the body. Life drawings nice. Cartoon drawings nice. Zombie drawing (homage to cody?) nice.

Is that six-pack guy you? I know you have been the working out WINK!

-Andy

[twistedink13]

Nice work...

[blankslatejoe]

purb: thanks man! Yep, the chick flies, she's got rocket boots and I added a jetpack too.
carnifex: Good eye, you got it, the shoe was the only thing I DID use reference on, so I'm not suprised it feels a little displaced.
noah: new model = possibly.
andy: I'll post the finished flats once I, er, finish them. As I was doodling zombies I was reminded of cody, but then again, who doesn't think of cody when they think of zombies. The six pack guy is definitely NOT me... he's some famous body builder with weird overdeveloped arms, proportional to the rest of him at least. I don't know his name.
twisted -thanks!

So, not much of an update, but I'm finally allowed to post my TQ stuff. Posted here are some of the assetts I worked on. I'm still building a few more presentation pieces, and will show them soon!

[blankslatejoe]

MORE tq stuff...I think this is the last of the weapons...I THINK....it's good to finally show this stuff...







Next time I PROMISE I'll show sketches...

[flex mathews]

holy shit, awesome work. thats alot of texturing. great to see some new stuff.

[Groover McNab]

Damn dude.

Congrats on the game btw

[blankslatejoe]

Janu and Pat - thanks fellas, the work was an odyssey, no pun intended.

Here's some doodles!

[blankslatejoe]

Hey everyone, I finished that cgchat rocketchick comp! Here's the goods!
Finished Shot


Beauty:


Wirey Bits:


Flats:

[Steve-O]

Wow this is some great stuff! It's nice to see some 3D stuff around here! You have a wonderful imagination. Would love to see more

[Groover McNab]

That is an ass that won't quit! Nice rocket girl

Also I wanted to say that your recent pencils have so much more confidence that the old stuff. Good stuff Joe.

[hito]

that, is a seriously awsome outfit.

That is an ass that won't quit!

Makes me realize how much work I need in the texturing department.

[enthombed]

Another great dude i found here, yeap, i really like your stuff, you work with 3D too, great stuff, update more.

Cheers

Icaro

[cotron]

oh wow, never saw this finished model, must have been asleep at the switch... awesome dude!

[blankslatejoe]

Steve-o -Thanks! I've got more updates a-coming!
Janu - I appreciate that man.. .my hesitant linework is something I've been working on...slowly..
noah-but dude, you've come a looong way too.
enthombed -thanks man!
cody - I just finished up the rocketchick a few weeks ago-- you haven't missed much.


This isn't really an update..more of just an announcement: www.30lives.com, my site, is now renovated and up and running again with lots of new and revised artwork. If you have the time, take a look!
www.30lives.com

[hurricane]

great stuff !!
thats alot of textures

cheers !

[Pixeldragoon]

Sweetnaaasss!!!!

Love that rocketchick dude.. great work!

[purb36]

rocket-boots girl is pimp. good Lord, thats a lot of textures!
keep pumpin it out, yo.

[majinpunisher]

Rocket-chick turned out really solid Joe, glad to see it. Just for fun, would you make a render of her in a low-light situation? I wanna see all the thingies glowing.....

hehheh...

[blankslatejoe]

Hey everyone, this is just a quick update to say that I won the most recent cgchat comp with that rocketchick...!

You can view the results here:www.realtimecg.com

andy - ill get on it!
purb, hurricane and pixel - thanks fellas!!

ok i promise promise that my next post will have actual art. I've been too lazy to scan things in.

[asoir]

Well deserved, awesome book.
Those weapons are MESMERIZING.

[Reilly]

Hey Joe! Changing sketchbooks on me, you sneaky bastard!
Nice stuff, man! I really like all those weapons! Right-click-save to "inspiration" folder!
All those items and envirnment pieces for Titansquest are really cool, too, and that rocket chick is awesome! It's good to see that you haven't lost your touch!

Anyway, can't wait for the next update, catch you later, man!

--Reilly

[Mag-Neo]

-WONDERFULL............... What a wonderfull sketchbook here... I know this game /TITAN QUEST/ . I like it so much... I'm so glad to seeing your incredible sketches & awesome 3D models... Keep more posting & BEST WISHES..............

[blankslatejoe]

asoir- thanks!

reilly - thanks, im working on the update--I've got a few sketches and doodles saved up, just haven't had time to scan them all. Congrats on nailing Cable and Deadpool, by the way!

Mag-Neo -thanks! I'm glad you like the game. It was a pleasure to work on it!


This is primarily a news update:

A many of you know, I recently have been chosen as the new contest administrator for CgChat’s realtime section/realtimecg.com competitions.
I’m looking forward to helping the community grow even more over the coming competitions, and would like to invite everyone to check out my first brief and consider entering the competition!

http://www.realtimecg.com/gameart/36/brief/index.htm

For questions, here’s the question thread:
http://www.cgchat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25571


more artwork later!

[blankslatejoe]

FINALLY I got around to scanning and updating this thing. Been mostly doing the 3d, but sometimes I get to sketch. Here's some of the stuff I'm a little happier with from my book:









These next four are from a sketchtrade with KillingPeople, Sectaurs, and Poopinmymouth.








next two are from some reference photos




I'm quite happy with how the little color study came out..was doing an experiment with only a warm color pallette:

[blankslatejoe]

shoot, I just saw the manley announcement about attachments versus IMG tags... I'll have to remember that next time I update

[hito]

Great update!