hello, i will try to keep that thread in hot condition.
in university i am doing drawings and paintings, and don't really have much time to make cg.
but here we go...

smokin hot, what a fantastic design :-) glad to see you start one of these things!

cool! maybe a little more attention to the joints? Keep em come'n dude!

Wow, the rendering on this piece is awesome! Got a very nice hand painted feel to it. Have you tried adding some subtle texture to the metal through special brushes? Cause I really think just a little bit of texture to the armor would really make the image pop. And some discordance in the shadows too.

damn awesome man, love the lightning values and shape, would be awesome to see you tackle this in 3d ;) hows school coming man ? long time no see ;)

Thx for c&c guys.
Johny, all is going fine, thanks bro.
"We'll be together forever, sunny!"

Cool! How the hell did they get up there though?
Only minor crit is that it looks like the statue in the foreground is falling over.

quick one

cool stuff conte! keep it comminnn

nice man! this is my favorite from you yet!

some shitty things.

Man I love Black & White art! Post more! Stuff looks good.

Tower keeper.
quick doodle

cool work conte, dig that helmet design!

as requested, a crit:

a lot of your shapes seem to be related to LoTR inspired designs in one way or another. good sketches, but for a crit i guess i'd like to see more shapes outside what appear to be your comfort zone. not so many jagged shapes (very uruk hai) try some different methods. color can wait, i would still continue mostly monochromatic studies since you're doing well with them.

thanks, gauss, and to everyone!

I really like your brush strokes, really hard but also soft and smudgy, is it mostly one brush? could you describe how to go about getting that setting in your software... Im guessing its painter?

Ged, thanks for reply.
I am using photoshop, and only two brushes
simple round, and custom brush

It's a really great style, man. I like the first sketch very much.

hey conte! awesome stuff you have been working on.
rock on kazakhstan son!

I am curious how you use that custom brush? Do you dab for texture or is it more smeary? Or neither?

quick doodle

very nice doodle, seems youve blocked out all the colours and anatomy really well, are you gonna finish it? thanks for the tips on the PS brushes, I use similar brushes, I guess I just need to get more confident in how I use them .

I like the rider, ya finish that thing it looks cool.