a drawing made for the pure purpose of testing a new workflow with the cintiq. i want to be able to draw standing up so i had to engage in a good drawing session to figure out which shortcuts were best to program in!
artblog of lois van baarle | www.loish.net
a quick digital sketch of Ragnar Þórhallsson from the icelandic band of monsters and men, who i saw in amsterdam last week. i recommend their music to all!
Latest post to deviantart: A commission for the Centre National du Jeu, a French organisation promoting all types of games (boardgames, roleplaying games, etc). A very fun commission to do!
just a quick self portrait to test out the cintiq!
new workspace with cintiq
the cintiq has arrived! i chose a 24HD since the price difference with the 21UX was not that great, yet the quality of the product is said to be much better. it’s gigantic! the package weighed 34 kg. thank god the delivery man was willing to help me drag it up the stairs otherwise i still wouldn’t have it set up by now :]
One downside is that the brightness and contrast of the screen is not as good as my dell screen. it’ll take some getting used to, but is of course worth it! above is a preview of a commission i hope to post soon. and since i was taking pictures of my workspace, i figured i’d show you guys some more:
returned to the mediamarkt to make one more doodle on the cintiq 21UX there… just to test if it is truly compatible with my way of drawing. conclusion? i’m getting one! thanks all for your advice!
old art and layouts
i’ve been getting a lot of requests from people to see my old artwork lately, so i uploaded a ton of it into my picasa account. you’ll find old traditional work (pencils, markers etc), old cgs (photoshop, painter, opencanvas), old layout screencaps and old oekakis there. some of it is embarassingly bad but whatever - i put a ton of work into it so why not put it online? enjoy, i hope!
diagnosis for the arm soreness: an irritated tendon in my forearm. should be fixed with some rest and medication within a week or two! thanks everyone for the concern and urges to see a doctor, it encouraged me to do the right thing :] not excited about drawing less though, but the break is necessary to be able to draw in the weeks following… and i’ve got a pretty awesome project coming up ;)
obviously, when arjen and i stumbled across the amazing cintiq 21UX at the mediamarkt in utrecht (a gigantic electronica store), i had to leave behind a portrait of arjen and some shameless self-promotion. all for kicks, of course.
but it did get me thinking… i really want this thing. it was amazing! should i get it?! anyone out there with tips or experiences to share on the cintiqs?
trying to get a better grip on gesture drawing by doing a lot of speed sketches from photo ref… here are a few.
i’ve been basically attached to a wacom tablet since i got my first one at the age of 16, yet, after 10 years, this is the fist time my arm has been bothering me :/ cramped hands and fingers, ok, but a sore arm? fortunately i haven’t experienced any actual pain as of yet, but soreness is definitely a warning sign, so i’m going to have to draw in short sessions and take tons of breaks until the soreness is totally gone. blah! curse you, body, with its limits and everything. why can’t you just draw all the time, forever?
rediscovered my old colored pencils, sketching madness ensued.
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