Greg's Artpad

[Mikala]

Just a quicky at work during lunch...well in between eating and drawing.This was done a while back. Maybe I'll post some stuff if others would like.

[Taranis]

cool ..i'd like to see more

[BillS]

You know... I remember when quicky at work during lunch would have meant something TOTALLY different. :)

I like the sketch though to.

[Rigel]

You're quickies are better than my hours of hard work.

More please!

[Woody]

Nice one Greg! :D

[Mikala]

Thanks guys

[Matt]

Absolutely, love to see more :)

[Mikala]

Okay I cleaned this one up a bit as the scan was HORRIBLE.
I ran out of time and almost ran out of paper on this one. Lunchtime should be a hour!

[Rigel]

That looks very nice; I like the work you did on the scales.

[Matt]

Absolutely... love the work on the scales you've done! :) So, how long did it really take you..? ;)

[Mikala]

47 minutes...I had to eat. I went long on the lunch that day...but I deserve it.

[Mikala]

Seasonal pic for closing of the store dates...

[Airwolfnight]

Is that good or is that good. SUPER^^

[Meurig]

It's a bit of a break from the norm but these are great, and front page worthy in my mind. The dragon head especially is brilliant. Are you likely to colour these at any point?

[Mikala]

Thank you for the compliment.
Colour hmmm..I really don't know. They don't really grab me enough for colour but if someone wanted one in colour I'd see what I could do.
Well here's a 3 minute sketch. I'm posting it for others to complete and or modify as a sort of challenge. Do what you wish with it I'd like to see what others might do with it.

[3dSoldier]

Wow nice skill!!

I think drawing is the father of all tecniques!

Congrat.;)

[Mikala]

Thank you 3dSoldier.

[TimMehmet]

Okay I cleaned this one up a bit as the scan was HORRIBLE.
I ran out of time and almost ran out of paper on this one. Lunchtime should be a hour!
PLEASE model this Greg!

[Mikala]

What ya think I'm insane!

[JackDeL]

:tu:Nice work Greg!

[Meurig]

After you've modelled that new dragon ;)

[Mikala]

This site is full of egger's on isn't it :)

[BillS]

What ya think I'm insane!

umm........... Are you really wanting an answer, or was that more rhetorical? :nod:

[Mikala]

Ha depends on the day Bill :)

[TimMehmet]

I think your insanity just about fits the bill for this project. Would make a great showreel piece too...ah cmon :D Iv been waiting for another great organic model to follow along with.

[Mikala]

Hmmmm it would kill two birds with one stone. Modeling in LW and detailing in ZBrush....

[TimMehmet]

Plus a nice concept image to boot, its the whole package man :D

[Mikala]

Well I'll draw up a few more views and see if it grabs me after that.

[Mikala]

Just for laughs.
This was my first computer generated bit of 2d. Drawn with a mouse in MS Paint or PSP when it used to be free....on a 486 or older can't rememeber. I think back in 1996.

[BillS]

And just think... That would have been a "high res" image back then :)

[Mikala]

Yup no kidding!
I was killing the girlfriend at the time computer.

[Aiden Ford]

Wow, it's funny to see such an old pic from you, back in 1996 I was merely 4 yrs. old^^

[BillS]

Raise your hand if you suddenly feel VERY old. :)

[Mikala]

Ya...no...ya....no undecided.

[JackN]

1996? ee gads...

Was still in the IT dept at Sierra maintaining SGI workstations with Alias, Amiga Video Toasters, Macintosh workstations, Novell Servers, Windows NT servers, high end Intel and Dec Alpha PC's (for the time) with SoftImage, Lightwave, and 3D Studio apps.

I look back in wonder at how I kept my sanity. But, the following year would see some cool changes in my career direction.

:)

[ro11ym]

wow thats some awesome works. i've been following your other 3d mesh on the old lwg site, well especially the organic/stargate base ships. i'd say very impressive on the illustration. i'd guess skills come from experience - ahh wellllll... with your case i think its 95 percent talent. great job by the way!

[Elowan]

I like the self-portait the best. You know. The first one.:D:cyclops:

[Mikala]

Not far off Elowan.:wtf: Not far off.

[Elowan]

Not far off Elowan.:wtf: Not far off.

:devil:

[jorjo]

Raise your hand if you suddenly feel VERY old. :)

1996 huh?, that was only a few years ago........ eh? hey, how'd it get to be 8 years on from the whole 2k thing? when I was a kid ! There where summers that lasted longer than that:point:

[Mikala]

Geez man I have a daughter getting married this summer.
Time is flying waaaaay too fast.

[Malcolm Reynolds]

Raise your hand if you suddenly feel VERY old. :)

I don't :) *runs for cover*

[Mikala]

I don't :) *runs for cover*
Bill round up your Pointy stick and I'll bring mine. We gots to go a huntin for that yougun'!

[hal]

Nice work, looking forward to seeing some more.

[Mikala]

Have a bit of a summer cold and had no urge to do anything but somehow this ended up on a page.
Really quick and really rough. Just pencil and erased some of the stray crap in Photoshop before posting.

[vitruvian]

Great Work ! You have a comics penciler style :)

[Darkstone]

Nice work. The first thought I had was Icarium from Steven Erikson's Malazan Book of the Fallen fantasy series.

He has that look... Great job.

[Rigel]

Nice one Greg!

Have I mentioned that you're about to end up on my People To Hate list?

[Mikala]

It's okay Rigel we all have to have goals.
Seriously though thank you all.
I'm not familiar with "Malazan Book of the Fallen" Now I'm curious....

[GordonTarpley]

nice, any updates?

[Mikala]

Sorry but no. I've have been busy.
I'll see if I can get something out tomorrow.

[Epiphany]

You have some seriuos talent.:) That first picture would make a kick-butt Poser character:drool:

[Mikala]

Thank you.
If you want to see some really good stuff head on over to Woody's thread.

[Mikala]

Okay here is a really dirty sketch.

[Rigel]

Cool. I like dragons and wyverns.

[Mikala]

Thanks Rigel.
That reminds me...I owe you a weld bump map don't I?

[Mikala]

Okay here is a new one.Again just a rough.
May build it into a larger piece at some point.

[vitruvian]

The beast penciler master ! Great cat .

[Maph]

Cool stuff, Greg.
Really digging the dragons. You really to put those in modeler or whatever one day. :)
The 'kitty' reminds me of one of our cats when she hasn't been fed for a while. :D

[Mikala]

Thanks people!
I appreciate you dropping in:)

[Rigel]

Thanks Rigel.
That reminds me...I owe you a weld bump map don't I?

A dragon reminds you of that . . . how?

I'd completely forgotten that!

[Mikala]

Well I'm just happy when people stop in and comment.
Something kept nagging me though after reading your comment. Sort of like one of those glimpses you get out the corner of your eye but can't catch in full. Then it hit me!
I get people asking me to do stuff quite often (Not you) and I lose track if I don't make a note of it some where. My apologies in advance to those I've forgotten. :(
So consider me reminded.
PS Yes strange egg I know.Here's a test for you to try out.

[Rigel]

Thanks Greg.

My first test was okay, but it looked really flat.

I may have to try photographing a weld joint someplace.

Funny how everyone has a bump map for rivets, but noone has one for a welding seam! :)

[Mikala]

That is odd as it was made on a 128 gray. It should stand out really quite well.

[Mikala]

Angry ChickenHawk from a scribble.

[Rigel]

Lol

[Epiphany]

Angry ChickenHawk from a scribble.


Love the additude LMAO

[Mikala]

Thanks guys.

[Mikala]

Random scribble taken only so far as to show shapes.
Weird birds.

[bmckain]

Well, that's kind of cool looking, imo. :D

[BillS]

Looks like part of a Boris poster :)

[Rigel]

Looks like part of a Boris poster :)

I was thinking the same thing - reminds of Boris Vallejo sketches.

[Mikala]

Only not near as nice :)
Thanks guys.

[Mikala]

Todays quickie.

[bmckain]

It's admiral FishBah! :p

[Bells of Freedom]

That's a quickie!? Nice . . .

[Mikala]

Yes it is as there is little or no shading or real detail.
I just had an idea to get out of the noggin.
Thanks guys.

[Mikala]

Splashed some colour on it. Just foolin around.

[Mikala]

A little more before breakfast

[Bells of Freedom]

Kind of reminds me of Admiral Ackbar . . . except without the bulging eyes . . . and green and instead of dark red . . . and wearing a helmet instead of a uniform . . . But yeah, other than that, totally Ackbar :)

[Coffin]

Hey Mikala, you definitely have a good understanding of beast/creature anatomy. Do you use references or is it all out of your head? Good stuff! I particularly like your first post of this thread! Great lines in that image!

[Mikala]

Thanks Coffin.
What you see in thread is all out of my head.
When doing commissioned work I will use ref as the customers are usually very particular.

[Coffin]

Good to know, that out of your head work is great!

[Rigel]

That's a rather interesting head you live in, mister.

[Mikala]

That's one way of looking at it :)

[Mikala]

Found an oldie from 3d school and scanned it. Almost a decade old now.
Was so poor I had to draw on the paper for the schools book list. Nope don't miss school at all. Food is good.

[Bells of Freedom]

Nice! Now are those the Greys or the Asgaard? : )

[Mikala]

I had watched an ep of Stargate and was doing the drawing from memory. So yes it was an Asgard just that I did not get it out of my head fast enough to get it right. I waited too many days to draw it.

[Bells of Freedom]

That's ironic as I just started watching the whole series again and yesterday was watching some of the episodes where they first meet the Asgard. I think your drawing is quite accurate. You show a lot of the definition in the head and face that is apparent in the models on screen.

[Mikala]

Thanks. Most of the details are a bit to exaggerated though. The mind plays tricks some times.

[Mikala]

Some quickie sketches of Predator weaponry.
The colour one is not complete.

[Mikala]

Ha! It does not really chop...more like hacks it's way through:wtf:

[Mikala]

I'll throw in some rust for good measure.:)

[Rigel]

sweet

[Mikala]

Thank you.

[Mikala]

A bit of detail from a pic I'm painting.

[Bells of Freedom]

A bit of detail from a pic I'm painting.

Holy wow. Nice work!

[Mikala]

Thanks Bells

[Sokar]

All pics are great^^ Specialy the Santa Claus^^