I haven't done shading in my sketches for more than 25 years. Always felt like it could put the lines at risk of becoming unreadable. It is strange how we creatively change over time.
sparth
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@Meta. Formerly: Tencent, Microsoft, IDSoftware, Ubisoft, Halo Infinite Art Director, Halo 5, Halo 4, Prince of Persia, Assassin's Creed, RAGE, Author of the STRUCTURA Art Books.
Architecture doodle. Ballpoint pens on paper. Some UNI Jet-stream and Pentel.
Vestige. a brush test morphing into a full sketch. painted while listening to: lan Hawgood - Celia Ashen
wow new art. honestly I have no idea how this one survived, with a power outage literally 10 minutes before I was done, which eradicated 5 crucial layers.
real paper doodles. different pens. I'm ashamed to admit that often the 5 bucks cheap one can compete with premium ink pens. To a certain degree, it's just not about the pen.
Donald Kingsbury sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/kingsb... was born on this day, so here's some related artwork (artist: Sparth, David B Mattingly, Paul Orban and Chris Foss). The 2nd is the cover art for "The Moon Goddess and the Son"; the 3rd from the June 1952 issue of Astounding for "The Ghost Town":
Frank Herbert sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/herber... died on this day, so here are some of his European book covers (Artist: [couldn't identify], Sparth, Manchu and [possibly Wojtek Siudmak?). From Bulgaria, France, France and Poland I think:
First test done with this awesome iPad Feather3d app. I admit having way too much fun there, especially for imaginary architecture layouts. It's also super pleasant to try the surfacing features and patterns. A small learning curve, but once it clicks, everything starts to make sense. #feather3d
Car wheel to body proportion studies. Done in MS surface. I have more line control on devices with a small screen.
i will indeed be in Paris for IAMAG 2025. it will be an honor to discuss concept art related topics and move this art needle forward during this awesome event.
IAMAG@iamag.bsky.social · 2y agoExcited to welcome back Nicolas Sparth Bouvier at IAMAG Master Classes 25 : itsartm.ag/4g8XHFx
Arbiter concept art I did from the time I worked on Halo. I miss that chunky PS brush i used to sketch the Master chief.
I wish I could bake in the sun like this. Oh yea, but ... Seattle.
