dario's studies and sketches

[Dario]

hi everybody!
i thought i may introduce myself a bit more by making a kind of sketchbook here.
hope you enjoy!

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/studies/birdskull.jpg

http://www.8ung.at/dariocoelho/gallery/sketches/universum.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/elamutzi.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/speedpaintings/aguirre.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/speedpaintings/animals.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/aliceboard.jpg

so...here you go. not everything is brand new but the first post should give you an idea of what i aim for. more coming soon!

oh and as you see i prefer traditional medias sometimes. gives me more control over my workflow. the bird skull is painted with oils, the animals down there are painted with gouache.

[Frozan]

wow thats some nice work. i really like it. what ones are photoshop cus dang that style in the 4th one is really solid.

[Taehoon]

I wish I also draw like this... great work. man

[Antimagic]

Glad to see another talented concept artist join gameartisans. Your future critiques will benefit all, especially, me hehe:lucky:

[Dario]

-frozan: thanks for the compliments. i don't use photoshop, so the 4th one is made with painter. i prefer painter because of the simulation of traditional medias. feels more familiar to me...but i don't wan't to start another boring discussion about the pros and contras. ;)

-taehoon: muchas gracias, senhor! i wish i would understand how to model at least a cube...so let's say we're equal.

-antimagic: looking forward for your work! and thanks for the nice comment, i hope my critiques are usefull.

i bought a new sketchbook some days ago and after i spent a day drawing in the park, i scanned the first two pages. hope you dig!

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/anatomela.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/burggarten.jpg

[Hito]

awsome! love the live studies.

[Frozan]

no no totally understandable. :) everyone has there medium ;) thats how i look at it. good work!

[Björn Sörensen]

BAZZING! I thouroughly enjoy your sketches, that third picture is flat out amazing. Great sense of composition and value.

[george.vas]

Looks like a cool park thanks for sharing your sketches...

[Dario]

thank you all for your nice comments!

here are some more sketches from the museum and SONIC THE HEDGEHOG!!! my alltime favourite hero! painted with gouache.


http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/sonic.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/oldmenloveyounggals.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/franshals.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/rubens.jpg

think i will throw in some digital stuff next time... ;)

[Centrifuge]

some really good stuff u got up here. that tv rendering is crazy good! Ill be looking in here for more to come

[xvampire]

wooooww :p
I like those sketches

[Dario]

thanks for the wows :)

im currently studying anatomy. i have to admit its my first serious attempt, but its so helpful to know what youre drawing. so here are some anatomy studies, lifedrawings and random stuff...

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/luca.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/madprof.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/armsup.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/halfportrait.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/corpse.jpg

[xvampire]

anatomy is very fun

u have nice stroke, are u using mechanic or wood pencil?

btw is the ear supposed to be that big?

[EVIL]

Exelent studies, I enjoyed watching these images!

The profile portrait of that african woman with the wierd neck guard with the comment; - emulate your life! - is my favorite..

Thanks for sharing these with us!

[Dario]

-xvampire: im only using a 2b wood pencil. the mechanical doesn't give me as much control as the normal one. sounds weird, but i like the option to be more rough at some points. the ear of that woman could be drawn too big, but i think it quite ok...the upper half of the skull is left and they cut away the whole left side of the face, so i think its an impression caused by that. and still, she had a very small face.

-evil: thanks for sharing your thoughts! amusing that the african woman is one of the few which were drawn without any reference, so thanks for mentioning. :)

i still have some left...

the mighty bammes!

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/bammesking.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/bammesarme.jpg

and bridgman...

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/bridgmanarme.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/bridgmanbeine.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/elabeine.jpg

[Dario]

again, 4 new pieces. :)

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/hotchickshotleg.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/bravestarr.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/twista.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/omas.jpg

[Dario]

an oil portrait of a friend. done from life with shitty lightsources and a nonstillsitting model, but hey...im pretty satisfied with. at least the skintones were what i was going for.

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/studies/erkan.jpg

and three new sketchbook pages.

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/latissimus.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/airbornoma.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/airbornoma2.jpg

[Krimble]

great work man, I love those muscles pics.

[therealjohnwu]

Nice studies! Keep Posting!

[Dario]

hi folks, here are some new sketches and stuff...

http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/4294/fred1go0.jpg

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/2425/fred2qu0.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/ambush.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/paulo.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/people.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/flamengo.jpg

[Rain]

I really like the sleeping pilot one. Only thing missing in there is a wii beside the tv consol:)

[onelung]

very awesome stuff... nice call back to day of the tentacle and earth worm jim!

The ambush is rad.. looking forward to the next 4!

[Kalango]

i love your cartoon style man, and i must say the anatomy studies of yours are very good as well...earth worm jim rox :)

[Marcus Dublin]

Very Inspiring work, I'm speechless!:)

Marcus

[Dario]

big thank you for your friendly comments. :)

new stuffff!
my brother, some other faces and my cute little cat.

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/jurinha.jpg

my mother's dog, while im going for a walk with him. hes really hyper!

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/pauli.jpg

random doodles...

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/camarao.jpg

a quick selfportrait.

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/spaug.jpg

and a little digital study. some proportion-issues, but i apologize by saying i wanted it to be quickly done. :P

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/studies/undertree.jpg

[kongni]

really nice studies. Keep em' coming!
Love the sketchbook madness too:thumb:

[Dario]

thanks kongni!
heres some recent output.

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/concept/airbornboy.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/studies/kinski.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/wolfi.jpg

[Dario]

i was very busy the last days so i couldn't make anything very creative, but i want to show you this little portrait that i intended to paint as tone study. i realised how fast i can get a solid result if i just concentrate on the right tones, so i will definitely do more exercises like this.

http://www.dariocoelho.com/kram/ang1.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/kram/ang2.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/kram/ang3.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/kram/ang4.jpg

additional, heres a drawing i've made for a community activity with the topic "die grau", translated "the grey one". it was fun to render a drawing after such a long time only doing quick sketches.

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/fraugrau.jpg

[Sorenson]

Really nice swamp monster and the w.i.p head looks really good too!

Always a pleasure seeing your work.

[Frozan]

always nice to see ur work flow like on that guy. keep it up

[Dario]

muchas gracias :)

some new stuff...

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/tree1.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/tree2.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/tree3.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/dafmob.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/phoko.jpg

[Japhir]

you are my hero :D i LOVE the wood-guys

[Dario]

i'm very honored, japhir. :)

not really new, but worth to show i guess...
a selfportrait and two sketchbook-pages.

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/illustration/sp07.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/zbrush.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/mood1.jpg

more to come soon...

[Centrifuge]

awesome new stuff as usual. I really like those first 2 tree-like character concepts, nicely done

[peter_john]

great stuff sir! and Herzog / Kinski rule.

[Marcus Dublin]

I'd love to see you take a crack at a full environment piece something similar to a fellow artist here at Kaos, Jason Bennett: http://www.spikytiger.com/portfoliopage/environments.html Keep on rocking dude, as I said earlier your work is inspiring to many!:)

[BuroKun]

I....love....you!

[Frozan]

always amazing work. what goes through your mind when ur doing these lol.

[Defeat]

Intresting work. Might I ask what you use to draw with? Like what type of pencil.

[vinny]

you have so many different styles displayed here and all of them are wonderful to look at as well!

seeing day of the tentacle characters made me excited but i definitely like the wolf/canine head.

good job!

[damagecontrol]

very cool pieces! I love your various studies!

[Dario]

thanks for the comments, folks!

-marcus: i was painting some landscape studies with gouache recently - will show that with the next post. :)

-defeat: i only use a normal 2b wood pencil. sometimes i switch to hb, but that depends on the paper. the softer the paper, the more i need a harder pencil to shade clean.

a little portrait study

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/studies/mogo.jpg

and my first lifedrawing session with my laptop. worth the try! unfortunately i had to explain a lot of people what the heck i am doing with that computer and the funny pencil - so i couldn't concentrate too much after the first two paintings.

15 minutes each pose

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/akte/akt2910.jpg

i hope this is the right translation, but this gorilla buddy here is my first alugraphy. some kind of lithography technique, just with metal plates.

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/alugorilla.jpg

[Dario]

i don't think it's worth to show in a new thread so i'm posting it here in my sketching thread.

an illustration i painted during the last days. my entry for the monthly gnomon contest with the theme "dearly departed". the idea isn't anything special, but it was fun to paint and i could use some new tricks and techniques i was thinking about.

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/illustration/dearlydeparted.jpg

and a detail shot at 100% zoom

http://www.dariocoelho.com/kram/dearlydetail.jpg

[Frozan]

impressive detail with brush work.

[blankslatejoe]

beautiful work, dario!

[Snowfly]

that snowy piece is gorgeous, as is a lot of the other stuff in this thread...yer an inspiration dario, keep posting!

[makoa]

mmmm delicious! very very nice. inspiration to all for sure.

[Dario]

i really appreciate your comments - thanks for taking a look. :)
finally managed to use my scanner and jpg some sketchbook-pages.

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/junglewalker.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/atr.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/losmagicos.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/kunstpan.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/fishywater.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/jungeroemer.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/netz.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/thomas.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/prochnow.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/tikiboard.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/acidtree.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/gland.jpg

oh and here's a study of moviestills i painted a while ago.

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/studies/tropstudy1.jpg

[MM]

man your works are really impressive and the pencil work is excellent. please do keep posting because these are really inspirational.

[Dario]

please do keep posting...

as you wish. :)

two gouache studies i painted yesterday.

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/studies/tula.jpg

and two drawings i've made during some lectures the last weeks. always some strokes forward! the "camarao dormindo" drawing will be painted with gouache soon. a possible cover for my upcoming comic.

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/camaraodormindo.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/matonacidade.jpg

[Ged]

this latest stuff is incredible. I love the way its all so well realised, like in every character there was a clear goal. My sketches go all over the place sometimes and dont look very clear or intentional in some cases. Still got a long way to go, wish I had the time to do more sketching

[wolfy]

do magic with 2b wood pencil :) .....awsome work man ..

[BuroKun]

oh how I envy you so.

[Kalango]

Camarão dormindo ¬¬
Hehe liked it...tho i dont see the shrimp -.-'
Cool Pencil stuff man :) keep it up.

[Sir Rodriguez]

tight sketches b!

[benclark]

I'm totally addicted to this thread. It makes me angry how versatile your skills are

Love the pencil work, keep posting please

[mwgrafx]

I love your work. Absolutely amazing!

[Dario]

thanks for your comments! :)

-ged: honestly, i mostly sketch random stuff too. especially those last two renderings were totally free. in my faster sketches i need to have at least a rough idea of where i'm heading to, but in the end it all come out of random shapes. i think the execution itself seems so easy because i tend to think more about the next line than actually drawing. sometimes... sometimes i rush over the paper like a tornado. depends on the mood as always.

-kalango: olha! esta ai, o camarao dormindo. ;)

-alchemist: versatility can be a curse too sometimes. it's very hard for me to do the same thing over and over again, so i tend to switch style, medium, theme, etc. a lot. because of this it takes longer for me to be specialized or lets say better in one of those areas. i'm just feeling bored quite fast by repeating... and i'm sure it's good to explore new fields.

--

heres an oil painting i did some weeks ago. not much to tell about, just an relaxing exercise.

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/paintings/hancho.jpg

detailshot:

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/paintings/hanchodetail.jpg

two sketches:

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/carjump.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/museo.jpg

two digital studies:

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/studies/lookatme.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/studies/portwein.jpg

and i unfortunately couldn't finish my wii character for the last contest, because i was moving to my new flat, but i decided to work on that project a bit more. i really like the character and the setting i created so let's see how long i'm teased with.

the first color study for "arenui", our surfing shark-hero. :cool:

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/concept/arenui.jpg

and to keep it all together, it's posted in the challenge thread though, but i will keep the project updated here. the sketches i've made so far.

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/arenui1.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/arenu2.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/arenui3.jpg

[Cheshire]

Wow! Great work here. Plus the added bonus of a Gorilla! I do so love gorillas.:thumb:

[faber]

Great works pal!!! I was very impressed during browsing of this thread, amazing stuff!!! How long have you practice??

[Mogster]

you sir, have way too much tralent.. must leach :D

[tokidokizenzen]

Your studies are very thorough and it shows in your finished work.

[angrykid]

awesome stuffs. keep it coming please, even it depressed me.

[faber]

awesome stuffs. keep it coming please, even it depressed me.

Same thing heh:brick:

[jabrikgong]

great work!! :)
cheers

[Dario]

Been a while, huh? :)

Let me thank you all for your nice comments, but don't hesitate to smack some critique into this thread! I would highly appreciate!
Theres a lot of stuff to show, so i'm posting just a smaller collection. Will try to make this thing alive again.

An oil portrait of an old friend of mine and two digital studies.

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/paintings/claus.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/studies/uni1.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/studies/strand.jpg

Sketches:

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/industry.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/kueche.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/pimpshit.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/phazes.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/belvedere1.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/saa.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/aktskiz2.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/belvedere.jpg

http://www.dariocoelho.com/gallery/sketches/schrotti3.jpg

[Mogster]

nice you have a wonderfull clean style, colorful color work. I cant really critique your work yet, cant quite seen anything to realy critique. so I'll just sit and stare for a while.

[onelung]

fantastic stuff per usual. The comic cover looks awesome, cant' wait to see what pops out after paints.

[Mike_K]

Really excellent work! I'd love to see more of the fantasy themed stuff. Your anatomy sketches remind me of George Bridgman.

[EricElwell]

such a nice pencil style! I always love seeing those.