John Silva Art

[JohnSilva]

malo, THAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANKS!

Fynn, Hehe, glad to know, thanks!

hulahuga, Thanks man! you're too kind

Sooo, just because i don't update anything here's where i am so far with the orc, i need to still change the weapon and maybe add more armory + last edits and then i'll be fully done its been really fun!

Here it is:

[washka]

Hot catapult stuff man, hot.

[U2644]

Nice composition mate, this is a pretty original piece =D
His foot is still a bit confusing to me tho, especially how the rocks around it work.

[washka]

[Maniac mode on]
You could add to the blade the cutting specular line, with a lill' light speckle.
[Maniac mode off]

And onto the eye. (sorry)

[JohnSilva]

washka Haha thanks man! and also i'm not sure what you mean? i already got speculars on both the blade and the eye.

U2644, Thanks dude! Yeah you're right, i've fixed it now hope it's easier to read



And studies Lightning/mood studies (5-10 min each):



So friends, I'm done with the recording process of this illustration, just need to put it all together and heres a question for you:

-Would you prefer to see a video process with OR without voice over? I'll talking about whats going on and some tips about working for tcg/rpg dudes.

Thanks for taking a look , Crits and Comments always appreciated!

[washka]

This gob...you're da maniac!
Those studies are more than studies, like 5 and 8.

speculars...brightness...hard light...but I ain't sure it'll work with your "flame" lightning.

[JohnSilva]

washka, ooooooh i see what you mean now, you're right i could add some here and there, so thats what i did! that kind of specular reflecting light its only very visible if the surface its very clean/polished, in this case the iron plaques are supose to be very rusty so it will have more mate reflection, BUT it can still slightly reflect specular light so you are right anyway

Btw guys i got an awesome feature at http://slixart.com/theartists/amazin...ohn_silva.aspx go check it out!

So by popular vote, i'll go with voice over the paintover, meanwhile i fixed some stuff, added more metal plaques and darkened areas:

[Perversonality]

The fire sperm in the background are a little distracting. Might be better if there was less flame and more smoke to blend them in a little better

[JohnSilva]

Perversonality, Haha Fire sperm! Yeah well there's mix feelings about it, so i just won't touch it, but i see your point!

Meanwhile I got super inspired by Dark Souls so here's a sketch, perhaps the next personal illustration?


Thanks for looking!

[JohnSilva]

And here's some studies from my Livestream:

[JohnSilva]

Here's 2 thumbnails for my next card, wonder which one he's gonna pick... I'm more looking forward for the left one, what you guys think?

[malo]

Hey John,
Awesome update, mate!! I like both and its really hard to pick a fav. I think the left one has a more psychedelic feel to it - what I like a lot. Muahahahaha
Right one is looking pretty good too. But I think I'm missing some elements on the right side (e.g. screen).
Keep sharing your great work, mate!

[aby arty]

the right one has more appeal due to following the rule of thirds or i should closer than the other image.

the left one is great as it comes out to be more finished and complete, whereas as malo said the left one is missing somethng.

just my 2 cents i hope i helped u nainil the beavers.

[JohnSilva]

malo, Thanks buddy, yeah you got a good point there!

aby arty, Thanks man, yeah that clears things up!

Here's a study done in livestream, i made up some stuff tho

[washka]

Nice tones, like the lightning.
The volumes decomposition/shading is quite interesting too.