Unfinished SciFi Scene

Started this some time ago - there's a little back story as to what is going on in the image, but as it's unfinished I'll leave it out and see what you think is going on!

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Approach

Spec Ops approaching the centre of Norilsk.
Early design.

See http://norilskincident.com for more.

Anomalous Fissure

About an hour.
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After the Snows...

"...and then after the silence of winter and the fierce cold of the snow came the thaw. Fog banks twisted our vision and created menace at all angles. The river burst its banks and a rushing torrent smashed it's way through the streets piling rubble in new forms for us to navigate and unearthing hidden wonders we would otherwise have walked right over..."

Quick piece with accompanying blurb.
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Special Operations

 From Norilsk Incident.

This is an early envisionment of the Spec Ops team. Whilst some of the aesthetic values have remained, they look less like Nazi stormtroopers right now - far more streamlined and ninja-like than before.

Still, I figured I should upload it as it's a decent piece!

We've now setup a blog for Norilsk Incident at http://norilskincident.blogspot.com please follow for updates and special features!

Larger version of this piece available to view on DeviantArt: http://cyrus-crashtest.deviantart.com/#/art/Specops-356754758

Marauders

From the Norilsk Incident (see HERE).

An illustrative concept piece of a member of the Marauder faction examining some anomaly amid the rubble of Norilsk whilst his buddy takes the weight off his feet and keeps a lookout.

Support this project by donating!
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/norilsk-incident-four-short-novella-board-game

Also a larger version is now available to view on DeviantArt; http://cyrus-crashtest.deviantart.com/art/Marauders-356173999

Snowy Landscapes

You would have thought with the snow the UK has seen over the last month I'd have had plenty chance to get some reference pictures / sketches done for a piece I'm producing for Our Fair City (http://ourfaircity.com/), sadly York hasnt seen much snow and the few days we did have with it I was stuck in with a bad back.

Anyway, I figured I should do some prep, and heres a couple of them.

Pinhead

A quick version of Pinhead - the main Cenobite from Hellraiser / the original story "The Hellbound Heart".
I referenced a still from the DVD.

25 minutes.

I made a custom 'pin' brush to do this, and now intend a much better version that I'll take longer on.

Clive Barker who penned the original tale and directed the original film is quite an artist too - I suggest you check his facebook page; http://www.facebook.com/officialclivebarker

Sketchdump

Lots of different odds n sods I've done over the last week or so that I'm not sure what to do with...

Features brushed by Shifty J - http://shiftyj.deviantart.com/

Environmental Morphs

Been playing with some of the awesome stock by  http://legends-of-the-west.deviantart.com/

They've been abstracted from the original stock image - in a similar manner to the Creature Morphs that I do.

Hopefully by this weekend I'll have something more 'finalised' for you to enjoy!

Time: twenty minutes approx.

Ion Freighter

Quick conversion of another piece I did earlier today.

20 minutes.

A Few More Environments

These are for nothing in particular - just me getting used to my new WACOM.

The cable sheared off the last one through general wear and tear - thankfully on the latest Bamboo pen they've managed to sort out tha design flaw with the use of s seperate USB cable. It also has a much larger active area - hence me having to get used to it.

About 20 minutes each.

First four images contain elements of photography copyright Jase Brooks 2012. All rights reserved. Used here with permission.

The image below shows how this piece was done - I did two at the same time and chose to 'complete' this one, rather than continue with both (the other not taking my interest as much, and this one was happening far more rapidly!).

Environmental Roughs

These are for the aforementioned RPG project (LINK), though they're little more than useful for me to get into the idea of the atmosphere, scale and shapes of the environments.

Initial stages abstracetd from photography copyright Jase Brooks 2012. Used with permission.

Around 30 - 40 minutes each.

Surface Exploration

This fits in with several previous posts to do with a new project for CRASHNEXUS.

Initial stages abstracted from stock photography copyright Jase Brooks 2012. All rights reserved. Used with permission.
Jase plays bass with Hellbound Hearts - go check em! http://hellboundhearts.com

I'm not sure if it's finished, or if it's a prelim sketch for something bigger -  we shall see!

Time - 80 mins approx.

Searching Through Remnants

A concept piece towards the cover for a tabletop RPG style game that will be coming out sometime soon.

I'll update this post as and when there's something to update with.

Version 2.3

Version 1.1

The Ion Storm Beyond the Hydro-plant

Well, FINALLY managed to paint summat worthwhile...

45 minutes.

Quick Landscapes

Between 25 and 45 minutes each.

Watchtower

Built up from abstractly layering two photos by a friend, then painting upon them addings strokes as I see fit - initially choosing colours from them also.

With thanks to Charlie Stevens for the photos.

1.5 hours.

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