et cetera

[hardcore]

most of these are just warm up sketches and whatnot.
updates coming when i get the chance.
leave your thoughts and hope you enjoy

http://home.earthlink.net/~hardcore523/images/fats.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~hardcore523/images/faces.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~hardcore523/images/faces2.jpg

[hardcore]

random page
http://home.earthlink.net/~hardcore523/images/29.jpg

this is an idea i had about walking futuristic cruise ships.
http://home.earthlink.net/~hardcore523/images/sea-treaders.jpg

trying to learn to digi paint
http://home.earthlink.net/~hardcore523/images/striker.jpg

[hardcore]

http://cataclysm-saga.com/bombqueen.jpg

a backcover
http://home.earthlink.net/~hardcore523/images/backcover.jpg

an image thats been lingering in my head for a while
http://home.earthlink.net/~hardcore523/images/shirt-face-.jpg

[Manji]

pretty nice sfuff I really like the forced perspective shots. I look forward to seeing more from you.

[hardcore]

Thanks, Manji!

haven't been drawing much but here is some random sketchbook stuff

http://home.earthlink.net/~hardcore523/images/anatomy.jpg
http://cataclysm-saga.com/horny-goddess.jpg
feet study,
http://home.earthlink.net/~hardcore523/images/feet2.jpg

[hardcore]

http://home.earthlink.net/~hardcore523/images/orco.jpg
http://home.earthlink.net/~hardcore523/images/lesjus.jpg
more struggles with painting
http://home.earthlink.net/~hardcore523/images/strikeforce.jpg

[hardcore]

and finally some character designs.
http://home.earthlink.net/~hardcore523/images/nershipuu-.jpg
http://home.earthlink.net/~hardcore523/images/po.jpg

hmm should probably work on gestures and stuff
until next time

[Dri]

an image thats been lingering in my head for a while
http://home.earthlink.net/~hardcore523/images/shirt-face-.jpg

Very nice! I like that pic that was lingering in your head. Would make a cool Goblin cover.

[G-man_2000]

Your work looks really nice. The Prospective of allot of the piece are really great. All you really need to work on is your backgrounds.

[hardcore]

need to start updating this thing
mostly been doing anatomy studies lately.
no ref for most of them. trying to teach myself not to dely on ref
http://home.earthlink.net/~hardcore523/images/anatomy1.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~hardcore523/images/anatomy2.jpg

troll/lizardman wip
http://home.earthlink.net/~hardcore523/images/matic.jpg

[hardcore]

don't think i posted the finished supergirl
http://www.comicspace.com/armandob/uploaded/7491/1175630558_FJdSMq6BpW.jpg
http://fc05.deviantart.com/fs13/f/2007/092/e/0/The_Power_Cosmic_by_midknight23.jpg

[Jel]

You know, you are very good, and you seem to have a firm grasp of all the basics.

BUT

I think the weakest area in your work is your faces. Especially the proportions. Incidentally, I notice that you haven't drawn that many human faces in the different artworks you've posted.
Watch out for the shape of the nose, and the space between the nose and the mouth particularly, and you should be all set.

Oh, and last thing, I think your pencil work is far superior to your ink work, which I find often muddy, or too thick for the linework.

Keep up the good and hard work, I look forward to your posts.

[Mack]

Great fat guy, and the facial studes are good.:D

[Norman B8s]

I agree with what Jel says: your faces need more work and your inks are a bit boring.
That said, the fluidity and dynamics of your human forms are impressive. The landing woman in that second-to-last pic and the horned, undressed woman are my favourites (although there is something funky going on with the feet there).

Another top-notch sketchblog to add to the subscriptions.
*click click*

[Newlead]

Armando- really good looking stuff. I echo what the others have said about the perspecitve forms, really nice! I like that sequential page in post #6 too!

[hardcore]

i need to practice inking more.
been doing some face studies
http://home.earthlink.net/~melis523/data/faces1.jpg
http://home.earthlink.net/~melis523/data/565.jpg
http://home.earthlink.net/~melis523/data/faces2.jpg

[hardcore]

http://fc00.deviantart.com/fs41/f/2009/031/1/b/bad_guys_by_midknight23.jpg

http://fc09.deviantart.com/fs6/f/2006/352/a/6/assault_1_by_midknight23.jpg
http://fc05.deviantart.com/fs6/f/2006/352/0/2/assault_by_midknight23.jpg

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http://fc05.deviantart.com/fs15/f/2007/108/3/4/Clash_by_midknight23.jpg
http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs13/f/2007/076/0/0/Horny_Goddess_by_midknight23.jpg
http://fc08.deviantart.com/fs15/f/2007/089/f/d/Donatello_by_midknight23.jpg

[Spidey]

Great stuff here. I love the shading on that dark goddess one.

[hardcore]

http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs12/f/2006/321/9/7/Alice_and_the_Caterpillar_by_midknight23.jpg
http://fc08.deviantart.com/fs14/f/2007/050/9/7/Cue_the_Barry_White__baby_by_midknight23.jpg
http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs13/f/2007/038/7/0/Deadpool_by_midknight23.jpg

[hardcore]

http://home.earthlink.net/~shadowstar523/data/p21.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~shadowstar523/data/5.jpg

[hardcore]

http://cataclysm-saga.com/ambrose-.jpg

[hardcore]

http://cataclysm-saga.com/523.jpg

[hardcore]

was bored the other day and re-imagined a couple of childhood characters

http://www.comicspace.com/armandob/uploaded/20466/1210249292_jLuB3r5UaH.jpg

a WIP
http://www.comicspace.com/armandob/uploaded/20466/1210249292_SN4X20ch6Z.jpg

my second attempt at inkwash. still need more practice
thanks for looking
http://www.comicspace.com/armandob/uploaded/7491/1209702046_HvQ8RPt7B6.jpg

[hardcore]

couple of others
thanks again for passing by


http://www.comicspace.com/armandob/uploaded/20466/1210600335_lUQ4bFnZIc.jpg

[hardcore]

playing around with watercolors and photoshop
http://fc08.deviantart.com/fs39/f/2008/326/a/f/cataclysm_2_cover_by_midknight23.jpg

[Mack]

Nice composition on the random page in post #2. Very dynamic.

[Manji]

Wow hardcore you have really come a long way. Love the spidey piece. You still have some areas to work on (stiffness) but wow I am really impressed by your progress. Great work:lml-:

[hardcore]

thanks, Mack!
Thanks, Manji, I'm working on it.

some sequential crap. hope you like


http://comics.drunkduck.com/Cataclysm/pages/06e2c45d573becb20dca1751805ee9a8.jpg

http://comics.drunkduck.com/Cataclysm/pages/b43609bb41eb0dedaf77240f6f59e580.jpg

[hardcore]

updated versions of the ones posted in the other threads

http://fc06.deviantart.com/fs35/f/2008/303/f/6/Istro_by_midknight23.jpg

http://fc04.deviantart.com/fs35/f/2008/303/6/0/Logan_finished_by_midknight23.jpg

[hardcore]

some stuff

http://fc04.deviantart.com/fs38/f/2008/326/f/f/__Berserker___by_midknight23.jpg

http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs39/f/2008/326/c/b/Rib_monster_by_midknight23.jpg

http://fc08.deviantart.com/fs30/f/2009/245/7/0/Infatuation_by_midknight23.jpg

[hardcore]

haven't updated in a while. here are some thing =s i've done in the last few months

http://www.comicspace.com/armandob/uploaded/8385/1250877970_OuQgtUPSj5.jpg

http://www.comicspace.com/armandob/uploaded/8385/1250877970_M5UHwjQghp.jpg

http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs44/f/2009/147/e/6/garlandt_by_midknight23.jpg

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http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs43/f/2009/151/1/b/naked_savage_chick_by_midknight23.jpg

http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs48/f/2009/225/f/e/the_question_by_midknight23.jpg

http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs41/f/2009/007/5/1/Some_guys_about_to_fight_by_midknight23.jpg

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http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs39/i/2008/336/5/9/misty_tree_by_midknight23.jpg

http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs45/f/2009/105/9/6/A_by_midknight23.jpg

http://fc08.deviantart.com/fs47/f/2009/174/6/b/fallen_tower_by_midknight23.jpg

[hardcore]

http://www.comicspace.com/armandob/uploaded/24665/1250878884_uG4bKSxmQp.jpg

http://www.comicspace.com/armandob/uploaded/8385/1250879051_2apYRFMjPy.jpg

http://fc00.deviantart.com/fs28/f/2009/245/e/6/Velocity_by_midknight23.jpg

[Repo Man]

http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs43/f/2009/151/1/b/naked_savage_chick_by_midknight23.jpg

http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs48/f/2009/225/f/e/the_question_by_midknight23.jpg

http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs41/f/2009/007/5/1/Some_guys_about_to_fight_by_midknight23.jpg

All three of these pieces are fantastic!

[Ratcrack]

http://www.comicspace.com/armandob/uploaded/8385/1250877970_OuQgtUPSj5.jpg

Love this!!

[Manji]

You just keep improving by leaps and bounds dude. Only thing I would say you need to focus on a bit more is getting rhythm in your figures but honestly that is starting to show through a bit already. Again leaps and bounds. Keep it up

[hardcore]

Repoman- thanks, man, they were fun to do.

Ratcrack- thanks. i had to redraw that guys torso a few times cause the angle kept screwing up the anatomy

Manji- thanks, appreciate it. i'll keep working on it

couldn't decide which face to go with. i got some practice in so it wasn't all bad
http://www.comicspace.com/armandob/uploaded/8385/1253637755_7EaW0nMylN.jpg

1
http://www.comicspace.com/armandob/uploaded/8385/1253637495_3fHSu5mErY.jpg


2 like this desaturated version more because of the textures that show up on her pants
http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs50/f/2009/264/3/c/those_two_again_by_midknight23.jpg

[Ratcrack]

I'd go with the first face. It's more interesting than the second. The third is a bit too much IMO. All great.

[hardcore]

tried your advice
http://www.comicspace.com/armandob/uploaded/26461/1254071061_oOmTszbchZ.jpg

and gesture practice/studies
http://www.comicspace.com/armandob/uploaded/26461/1254071061_1_Fvezs3kS.jpg

[hardcore]

http://www.comicspace.com/armandob/uploaded/26461/1254071061_QvtTC64P8D.jpghttp://www.comicspace.com/armandob/uploaded/26461/1254071061_jgiwQpZODf.jpghttp://www.comicspace.com/armandob/uploaded/26461/1254071061_KpEfhPCUuG.jpg

[hardcore]

http://www.comicspace.com/armandob/uploaded/26461/1254071061_2BUWP_6AKp.jpghttp://www.comicspace.com/armandob/uploaded/26461/1254071061__rxiWjuVKI.jpghttp://www.comicspace.com/armandob/uploaded/26461/1254071061_TGZIe65fr8.jpg

[hardcore]

for something i'm developing
http://fc00.deviantart.com/fs51/f/2009/280/4/8/aristocrat_by_midknight23.jpg

and psylocke. will probably redraw her
http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs51/f/2009/279/2/8/psylocke_by_midknight23.jpg

[hardcore]

very stiff, but i was mostly focusing on the design of the clothes
http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs50/f/2009/288/0/0/aristocrat_2_by_midknight23.jpg

still having trouble with coloring. added the grayscale.
http://www.comicspace.com/armandob/uploaded/8385/1255652097_ySYdW_POcK.jpghttp://www.comicspace.com/armandob/uploaded/8385/1255630795_SToRfHJrLI.jpg

[Ra Havok]

You show a lot of potential, some rough areas here and there, but you seem to practice systematically enough to improve upon those areas.

[hardcore]

Ra Havok- thanx, man. though lately i've been wondering "why am i doing this?"

wasn't happy with the Psylocke i drew the other day, so did this one while watching some tv last night
http://www.comicspace.com/armandob/uploaded/7491/1255967751_05zQlfb2xp.jpg

something done for fun for conceptart.org.
for more on the character follow the link (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=171264)
http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs50/f/2009/289/2/1/nibru_by_midknight23.jpg

[hardcore]

been looking at tutorials online and practicing colors.
wanted to give this piece another shot.
http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs51/f/2009/316/5/3/Pointy_ears_by_midknight23.jpg


http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs51/f/2009/314/8/5/ka_blooey_by_midknight23.jpg

[hardcore]

colors by Oscar Padilla (Spidey)

http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs51/f/2009/312/5/5/Atomic_Robo_colors_by_midknight23.jpg

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs51/f/2009/315/5/4/big_gun_by_midknight23.jpg

this one is old
http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs51/f/2009/312/b/c/Proof_by_midknight23.jpg

[hardcore]

http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs51/f/2009/302/3/e/aristocrat_3_by_midknight23.jpg

[Spidey]

Good stuff Hardcore.

[hardcore]

thanks, Oscar!

http://www.comicspace.com/armandob/uploaded/7491/1258510981_U_GLZmAQa3.jpg

[hardcore]

more studies
http://www.comicspace.com/armandob/uploaded/26461/1258596295_jC6EPwm5e_.jpg

http://www.comicspace.com/armandob/uploaded/26461/1258586798_IlMhHBu6j1.jpg

http://www.comicspace.com/armandob/uploaded/26461/1258586798_XDZK9qOfPl.jpg

[hardcore]

http://www.comicspace.com/armandob/uploaded/26461/1258587699_36XsxeQUZb.jpg

[hardcore]

shading practice
http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2009/342/d/f/horny_Goddess2_by_midknight23.jpg

[hardcore]

not happy with a few things, especially the eyes.

http://www.armando-batista.com/dita.jpg

[hardcore]

Cataclysm pages...

(http://user.drunkduck.com/armandoB)http://www.comicspace.com/armandob/uploaded/24665/1237306918_Neo5a2HVFs.jpg

http://www.comicspace.com/armandob/uploaded/24665/1237306918_skSBcLeCa9.jpg

http://www.comicspace.com/armandob/uploaded/24665/1237306918_vxXKinH3gk.jpg

[paladis]

Great sequentials, I really like them. One weird thing is that in panel three it seems like the furthest character has a floating head and no body.

Looked at your Deviat, really great stuff man.

[Repo Man]

Great stuff Armando. I've commented on these over at Drunk Duck, but I really dig the action sequence on display in those last three pages you posted. The detail and also the dynamic interplay between the characters, backgrounds, and camera placement are excellent.

[hardcore]

Paladis- thanks for the kind words. that guy has the power to become invisible and phase through objects. if you have the time you should check out the webcomic.

Repoman- thanks, man. I appreciate it!

quick character design sketch...
http://www.comicspace.com/armandob/uploaded/8385/1261266581_1zMKhpJa4E.jpg

[hardcore]

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2009/360/0/b/Solid_Snake_by_midknight23.jpg

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2009/360/b/d/Warlord_by_midknight23.jpg

[hardcore]

http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/014/a/a/kitty_pride_by_midknight23.jpg

pretty terrible. need to do more color studies...
http://www.comicspace.com/armandob/uploaded/8385/1264459916__07OPAscHB.jpg

[hardcore]

dump of some recent stuffs

http://home.earthlink.net/~shadowstar523/data/apple.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~shadowstar523/data/watermelon.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/images/dimitra.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/images/knight.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/images/e.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/images/flying.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/images/mistytree.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/char/ruuk.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/char/vish.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/char/vish2.jpg

[hardcore]

..........

[hardcore]

..............

[hardcore]

http://armando-batista.com/images/fats.jpg


http://armando-batista.com/cc5p24.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/cc5p26.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/cc5p27.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/cc5p28.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/cc5p29.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/cc5p31.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/cc5p32.jpg

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[Dri]

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2009/360/b/d/Warlord_by_midknight23.jpg

Your rendering on Snake (top) is impressive, man, and I totally dig this image (quoted). Nice watermelon study too. I can almost taste it.

[paladis]

Hardcore man, where have you been? You need to post more? Those sequentials are bad ass!

[hardcore]

thanks, guys

another page for the scene
http://armando-batista.com/cc5p33.jpg

and a digi painting i finished the other day
http://armando-batista.com/images/aristocrat4.jpg

[shannonh]

Ok, so now you can digital paint like a master. When you gonna teach us?

[hadesillustrations]

I like your pages man! There's a few areas where you could improve:

P2, panel2: The big dude addressing the crowd breaking panel - that border on him is odd. Find a better way to make him overlap panel 1. It's a decent use of a panel break, but the borders kinda ruins it.

Last page: the action sequence reads as slow and is a bit confusing. It seems the protagonist is blasting the sword guy in the face. If that is to be a high speed sequence (it should be - otherwise sword guy would just punch blaster dude in the face with his left hand) then three tall thin consecutive panels would work better. The way you have it drawn, it reads as having a delay between the catching of the arm and the faceblasting. Blaster dude has no real grip on sword guy's arm so it makes me wonder what's going on - sword guy should pull free or hit blaster dude or shoulder bump him and take another swing.

Hopping on the post sequence - at least one shot of the guy actually jumping would really help sell that whole sequence. You have shots of him landing and losing his balance, but not one leaping pose.

I know this crit is all over the place, but these are the things that popped out to me in order of importance. The action sequence is the hardest to fix as it would require redrawing a good portion of that page, but the other two mends are doable. I know I'm always limited by time constraints, so I just learn from crits and use the kowledge for subsequent pages. I hope some of this helped. I'm done rambling now. :)

[hardcore]

the border bend idea came from Leinel Yu. thought it looked interesting so i thought i'd try it.
http://home.earthlink.net/~shadowstar523/images/pic1.jpg
http://home.earthlink.net/~shadowstar523/images/pic4.jpg
http://home.earthlink.net/~shadowstar523/images/pic6.jpg

you have a point with jumping thing.

he's dislocating his shoulder on the last page.

not going to finish this digi painting because it's terrible
http://home.earthlink.net/~shadowstar523/images/lucreshaa4.jpg

[hardcore]

new stuff
http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/039/d/5/en_garde_by_midknight23-d3936l2.jpg
http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/030/0/2/wolverine__by_midknight23-d38f8fu.jpg
http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/032/c/4/sketch_by_midknight23-d38ecr3.jpg
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[hardcore]

forgot this one
http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/042/1/c/sketch2_by_midknight23-d39bkdz.jpg

[hardcore]

http://armando-batista.com/images/engarde.jpg

semi new stuff
http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/059/8/d/portrait_by_midknight23-d3alvmo.jpg

http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/048/c/b/juggernaut_cart_by_midknight23-d39ryk5.jpg.

http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/093/6/7/seq_by_midknight23-d3d5czt.jpg

http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/108/3/6/seq_by_midknight23-d3d5cu3.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~hardcore523/images/111/iceberg-.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~hardcore523/images/111/redapple-.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~hardcore523/images/111/mountains-.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~hardcore523/images/111/me-.jpg

http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/138/9/f/viltrumite_triumph_by_midknight23-d3gfv1k.jpg

http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/125/7/0/seq_by_midknight23-d3fnyae.jpg

[hardcore]

http://armando-batista.com/sketches/fractal.jpg

wip
http://armando-batista.com/sketches/cave3.jpg

[Hangman]

keep it up! You're gettin better and better!

[alexcat321]

Yeah, your a really good artist. I really love your sequential work, keep it up, especially the digi-paints.

[hardcore]

I'm not very good, but thanks anyways.

http://armando-batista.com/sketches/river.jpg

[Spidey]

I can see major improvements. It's good to be humble, but also be able to recognize when you've made progress.

[hardcore]

eh thanks man.

http://home.earthlink.net/~hardcore523/images/111/sk1.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~hardcore523/images/111/sk2.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~hardcore523/images/111/elephant.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/sketches/englishcoast.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/sketches/waterfall.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/sketches/222/cc6p2-3.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/sketches/222/cc6p4.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/sketches/p1.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/sketches/p2.jpg

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/210/f/6/cinder_witch_by_midknight23-d41ho5z.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/sketches/eye.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/sketches/facestudy.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/sketches/facestudy2.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/sketches/city.jpg

[Mase]

I'm really diggin' the sci-fi story.

[hadesillustrations]

Ditto. It looks like you leveled up man. Nice work!

[Orphangrinder]

Wow, so much cool stuff here. Great studies, and great pages. The pages are a bit overly burdened with text, though, in my opinion. They start to look pretty cramped.

[hardcore]

Mase- thanks, man!

hades- thanks

orphangrinder- yeah, i guess. i've been told my stories are too wordy.


This is a remake of an old drawing from 2006. Just wanted to see what it would look like with my current skill level.
http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/231/0/b/gloomy_staircase_by_midknight23-d46wcwv.jpg

here's the original
http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs10/i/2006/112/a/3/ice_by_midknight23.jpg

[hardcore]

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/240/5/4/cobra_commander_by_midknight23-d486dpa.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/sketches/lighthouse.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/sketches/falls.jpg

[hardcore]

http://armando-batista.com/recent/torture.jpg

[hardcore]

WIP it's an afterlife thing. long story short... after a dark god saw the evil he caused the world he became the embodiment of the underworld and he absorbs souls and shares in their suffering as penance.
http://armando-batista.com/sketches/muustan.jpg

[hardcore]

http://armando-batista.com/sketches/6.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/sketches/7.jpg

[Solace]

I like your pages, but I don't think the rain effect works. Two things that would improve it very quickly is the use of white lines through dark areas (which would also strengthen the background atmosphere), and adding more direction to the droplets. There are a few shots of hair and fabric that show wind direction, and the rain should be influenced by that same wind. Layering the density of the droplets will also help you push the depth of the panels, right now it's almost as if it's raining in front of them and on the horizon, with little to indicate rain in the mid ground.

Here are a few examples of what I mean:

http://cdn.comicartfans.com/Images/Category_10624/subcat_28896/CONAN_RAIN.jpg

http://geekadelphia.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/ult._spidey_rain.jpg

http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqous38yeb1qclj94o1_500.jpg

The rain aside, you seem to be off to a good start, and I'm very interested in seeing the inked results.

[hardcore]

Thanks I'll fix it when I get the chance
http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/272/3/f/night_light_by_midknight23-d4b7liy.jpg

[hardcore]

some other stuff i forgot
http://armando-batista.com/sketches/samurai2.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/sketches/mask.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/sketches/robot.jpg

[hardcore]

http://home.earthlink.net/~hardcore523/images/111/sargentstudy.jpg
http://home.earthlink.net/~hardcore523/images/111/gestures.jpghttp://home.earthlink.net/~hardcore523/images/111/gestures2.jpg

[hardcore]

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/287/2/e/spidey1_by_midknight23-d3kdy47.jpg

http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/179/d/0/spidey2_by_midknight23-d3kdy66.jpg

http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/179/3/d/spidey3_by_midknight23-d3kdy7x.jpg

[NewYorkPicasso]

some other stuff i forgot
http://armando-batista.com/sketches/samurai2.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/sketches/mask.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/sketches/robot.jpg

This is all cool stuff. I'm especially diggin the mechanized titties.

[hardcore]

Thanks
http://armando-batista.com/sketches/upload/caesar.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/sketches/upload/cast.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/sketches/upload/invincible2.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/sketches/upload/orange%20wall.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/sketches/upload/nos.jpg

[hardcore]

Trying to post more regularly.
Lots of faces because I'm not happy with my faces.
Thanks for looking.
http://armando-batista.com/sketches/upload/3.jpg
http://armando-batista.com/sketches/upload/1.jpg
http://armando-batista.com/sketches/upload/2.jpg
http://armando-batista.com/sketches/upload/po.jpg

[Bruce Lee]

That's some sharp looking work, hardcore!

[scmarooney]

Really like those Spiderman pages, hardcore, along with pretty much everything else on this page ;)! Nice job!

[zhuo1005]

Hello. I am a new members of the forum and I have a question to ask you.

[hardcore]

Thanks

http://armando-batista.com/sketches/salamancer/salamanderstudy.jpg
http://armando-batista.com/sketches/salamancer/salamancer3.jpg
http://armando-batista.com/recent/salamancer.jpg

[hardcore]

http://armando-batista.com/sketches/upload/bug.jpg
http://armando-batista.com/sketches/upload/squirrel%20study.jpg
http://armando-batista.com/sketches/upload/sketch.jpg
http://armando-batista.com/sketches/upload/naus.jpg

[hardcore]

http://armando-batista.com/sketches/upload/etain.jpg
http://armando-batista.com/sketches/upload/snowy.jpg
http://armando-batista.com/sketches/upload/sunset.jpg
http://armando-batista.com/sketches/upload/water.jpg

[Electronick]

I'm liking your animal and environmental studies - good work, hardcore!

[Spidey]

Liking the paint studies.

[hardcore]

thanks, guys

some sketches
http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/065/3/c/kurt_wagner_by_midknight23-d4ryztx.jpg
http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/066/5/8/selina_kyle_by_midknight23-d4s0ff5.jpg
http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/067/6/a/kilowog_by_midknight23-d4s4kl2.jpg

http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/066/d/0/toad_with_mohawk_by_midknight23-d4s1you.jpg

[hardcore]

roughs of crap i'm working on.
http://armando-batista.com/sketches/333/blocked%20path.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/sketches/333/dwarf2%202.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/sketches/333/leafar.jpg

[hardcore]

studies
http://armando-batista.com/sketches/333/silent%20hill%3f.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/sketches/333/study.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/sketches/333/tower.jpg

Paizo fanart
http://armando-batista.com/sketches/333/blocked%20path%20.jpg

for this weeks conceptart.org's C.O.W.
http://armando-batista.com/sketches/333/benaus%2011-33-15.jpg

and did this out of boredom
http://armando-batista.com/olyphant.gif

[hardcore]

double post

[hardcore]

http://th04.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2012/092/d/0/sorceress_by_midknight23-d4u8svw.jpg

[hardcore]

http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/093/2/1/tikal_by_midknight23-d4uxprx.jpg

[hardcore]

Photoshop brushset
http://midknight23.deviantart.com/art/brushes-295083691

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/100/c/f/short_tutorial_by_midknight23-d4voocu.jpg

[hardcore]

for the dnd art test link (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Feature.aspx?x=dnd/feature/dndarttest)
http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/107/9/d/the_cook_by_midknight23-d4whii9.jpg

[hardcore]

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/109/2/f/nineveh_by_midknight23-d4wnou5.jpg

[hardcore]

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/130/6/3/ajani_by_midknight23-d4yzp34.jpg

[hardcore]

crappy unfinished Rembrandt study
http://home.earthlink.net/~shadowstar523/images/rembrandt%20study.jpg

[hardcore]

Conan fan art
http://th09.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2012/148/0/0/rogues_in_the_house_by_midknight23-d51apg9.jpg

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/146/5/2/erythraeum_by_midknight23-d4ztlep.jpg

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/138/8/a/isfahan_by_midknight23-d501dmb.jpg

[hardcore]

random pages
http://home.earthlink.net/~melis523/images/%201.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~melis523/images/2.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~melis523/images/3.jpg

[hardcore]

For a challenge on cghub

http://home.earthlink.net/~melis523/images/tarshian3.jpg http://home.earthlink.net/~melis523/images/111.jpg

[hardcore]

http://home.earthlink.net/~melis523/images/-1.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~melis523/images/-2-3.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~melis523/images/-4.jpg

[scmarooney]

Conan fan art
http://th09.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2012/148/0/0/rogues_in_the_house_by_midknight23-d51apg9.jpg

I really like the action and the unconventional posing in this one, hardcore, nice job!

[Senji]

These are all really great paintings, there was a few anatomy issues but they're still painted really well. Urgh I'm feeling the urge to paint after seeing these wonderful art. Good job man, do post more :D

[baron spider]

You've shown a lot of progress since the first page. Especially the paintings. Keep up the hard work.

[hardcore]

thanks for the kind words

the last page to the recent seqs
http://armando-batista.com/upload/-5.jpg

personal concepts
http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2012/239/9/2/the_hermit__s_cave_by_midknight23-d5cowd0.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/upload/av.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/upload/avalanche.jpg

rough costume concepts done for a client. done a few months ago
http://armando-batista.com/upload/heavy%20archetype.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/upload/heavy.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/upload/light%20archetype.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/upload/light.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/upload/ranged%20archetype.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/upload/ranged.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/upload/ranged2.jpg

[hardcore]

added a few more details

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/251/e/4/the_hermit__s_cave_by_midknight23-d5cowd0.jpg

[hardcore]

http://th03.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2012/249/7/f/scott_summers_by_midknight23-d5dfn78.jpg
http://armando-batista.com/sketches/222/eyeless.jpg
http://armando-batista.com/sketches/222/s1.jpg
http://armando-batista.com/sketches/222/s2.jpg

[stoat]

Really love your pencilwork Hardcore,Those figure studies have a great organic quality going on.

[hardcore]

thanks, stoat

texture study. might push them more
http://armando-batista.com/sketches/222/pot.jpg
http://armando-batista.com/sketches/222/iron.jpg

[hardcore]

Went back and worked on this some more
http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/254/1/0/erythraeum_redux_by_midknight23-d5earrx.jpg

[hardcore]

more pages

http://home.earthlink.net/~melis523/data/dd/1.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~melis523/data/dd/2.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~melis523/data/dd/3.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~melis523/data/dd/4.jpg

[MJames]

lots of great work in here, man. you have some really solid design skills.

[hardcore]

Thanks.
texture studies

http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/270/c/b/armor_by_midknight23-d5g24lt.jpg

http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/270/1/8/pot_by_midknight23-d5g24o4.jpg

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/342/a/f/green_eyes_by_midknight23-d5g24td.jpg

[MJames]

she's fantastic. great expression. i like images like this where i find
myself wondering "what's the story here?" strong work.

[hardcore]

Thanks. Her face was inspired by Chris Bachalo's girls. I always liked the doll faces he gives them.


character commission
http://armando-batista.com/dude/face-ideas.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/dude/costumes%201-.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/dude/2-.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/dude/3-.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/dude/final.jpghttp://armando-batista.com/dude/final2.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/dude/dude.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/dude/dude2.jpg

[hardcore]

Feng Zhu inspired
It's really hard to do linework on a wacom :(

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/276/8/0/shitty_ships_by_midknight23-d5gq4bj.jpg

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/276/4/d/shitty_ships_too_by_midknight23-d5gq4eu.jpg

[hardcore]

WIP
"After all the knights and wizards died out the only one left to fight was the village idiot.
He stole some wizardry robes and items and attempted to summon a kraken and that's the last time he was heard from."
http://conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1599569&d=1349369012

[Mack]

Nice concepts hardcore.

[hardcore]

thanks, Mack

final
http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2012/281/d/3/idiot_wizard_by_midknight23-d5h96kg.jpg

[hardcore]

alien sketches
http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/289/1/8/alien_designs_1_by_midknight23-d5i1xcy.jpg

http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/289/b/0/alien_designs_2_by_midknight23-d5i1xhs.jpg

commission for a rave flyer
http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/289/d/1/fairy_flyer_by_midknight23-d5i1xsp.jpg

for a challenge on CGhub.com
http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/290/d/e/parkour_by_midknight23-d5hzt7s.jpg

and did these out of boredom
http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/288/8/b/hardcore_by_midknight23-d5hw6uj.gif

http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/288/5/b/lesjus_by_midknight23-d5hw6ee.gif

[hardcore]

http://th01.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2012/328/1/9/leonardo_by_midknight23-d5iimir.jpg

http://conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1651023&d=1354595158

http://conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1651024&d=1354595161

http://armando-batista.com/upload/1/balls.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/upload/1/cc8p1.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/upload/1/cc8p3.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/upload/1/cc8p9.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/upload/1/cc8p14-15.jpg

[hardcore]

http://armando-batista.com/upload/1/clothes%202.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/upload/1/clothes.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/upload/1/kadalyna.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/upload/1/lady%20tapiia%202.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/upload/1/lady%20tapiia.jpg

[solanki]

Love your stuff man. Very inspiring.

[hardcore]

thanx

http://armando-batista.com/upload/2/ogre.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/upload/2/in%20the%20shadows.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/upload/2/sf1.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/upload/2/a2.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/upload/2/a3.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/upload/2/a4.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/upload/2/a5.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/upload/2/a6.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/upload/2/oracle.jpg

[hardcore]

A character from my comic. He's basically supposed to represent a knight. But since the culture is thousands of years more advanced than us it made sense for him not to be clothed in armor. It's kind of like Kevlar or some type of synthetic cloth thousands of years more advanced. Strong without the clunkiness of metal armor.

http://th03.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2012/364/5/b/downpour_by_midknight23-d5pmxod.jpg

[hardcore]

http://th08.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2013/004/3/3/downpour_by_midknight23-d5pmxod.jpg

WIP
http://conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1683881&d=1358270055

http://th03.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/f/2013/034/8/f/jack_of_diamonds_by_midknight23-d5tpzpi.jpg

http://conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1704747&d=1359919654

http://conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1683875&d=1358270041[/IMG]

http://conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1683878&d=1358270045

http://conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1683879&d=1358270049

http://conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1683880&d=1358270053

[Covel]

Really dynamic figure sketching. Kudos

[Seithe]

I strive to be as excellent as you one day. Must...practice...more! Keep it up!

[hardcore]

thanks

http://th07.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2013/079/b/f/sovereign_by_midknight23-d5ygeaz.jpg

[Angelic.Blight]

Amazing work Hardcore, love the strange characters.

[hardcore]

Thanks!

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2013/085/5/e/tharsis_rise_by_midknight23-d5z4oqx.jpg

[hardcore]

Messing around with hatching after looking at Dave Wilkin's (http://www.davewilkinsart.com/) work.
It's still a work in progress.
And messed around with that environment some more.

http://www.conceptart.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=1754539&stc=1&d=1364582739

http://www.conceptart.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=1754540&stc=1&d=1364582750

[hadesillustrations]

thanks

http://th07.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2013/079/b/f/sovereign_by_midknight23-d5ygeaz.jpg

That's freakin' awesome. Well done!

[hardcore]

Thanx!

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2013/095/0/7/the_thing_by_midknight23-d60in03.jpg

http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2013/095/2/9/atom_eve_by_midknight23-d60imvi.jpg

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2013/093/0/0/snake_eyes_by_midknight23-d60al2z.jpg

http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2013/093/9/d/black_cat_by_midknight23-d60aky0.jpg

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2013/093/1/8/before_the_fall_2_by_midknight23-d60cxiy.jpg

http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2013/090/b/d/before_the_fall_by_midknight23-d5zufdl.jpg

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2013/089/9/5/ruuk_2_by_midknight23-d5zt4m0.gif

[hardcore]

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2013/103/a/4/before_the_fall_3_by_midknight23-d61kh3q.jpg

http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2013/104/6/b/steps_by_midknight23-d61orqc.gif

[hardcore]

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2013/109/c/9/superman_by_midknight23-d6297qq.jpg

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2013/110/4/0/kal_el_by_midknight23-d62d79y.jpg

[hardcore]

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2013/133/4/6/this_is_my_face_by_midknight23-d654q1x.jpg

http://th02.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/f/2013/137/9/9/gladiator_armor_by_midknight23-d65k9dr.jpg

http://armando-batista.com/big/AuroraeSinus2.jpg

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2013/141/3/1/dragon_whisperer_by_midknight23-d663o0x.jpg