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***brenthollowell*** · (03-14-2012)

stuff

***Piotr Jasielski*** · #2 02-10-2012, 01:32 AM

What happenned to your previous thread?

***brenthollowell*** · #3 02-10-2012, 02:05 AM

(02-10-2012 01:32 AM)Jasielski Wrote: What happenned to your previous thread?

i have been improving a lot lately and am getting more attention than i am used to. a few months ago nobody knew who i was. it was really freaking me out yesterday and i deleted a bunch of my stuff from the web. things are back to normal now and i will update regularly.

***Piotr Jasielski*** · (02-10-2012)

You need to get used to popularity, Brent ;)
If You continue to constantly get better, it's inevitable You'll attract attention. Just keep being humble about your skill, because no matter how good you are there is always someone better out there.

***brenthollowell*** · #5 02-10-2012, 09:33 AM

Migoi ( tibetan for wild man) another name for a yeti

process on the migoi, i like the second to last better than the final i think. i hesitated in posting this one because it reminded me of daves beastman, beast from xmen, and hellboy. i try to just go with it when i am painting and i think i apply things subliminally. i used refs of snow leopards, caribou, primates, and llamas.
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***Seth Lange*** · #6 02-10-2012, 10:45 AM

That last one made my jaw drop brent. You're getting so good so fast.

***brenthollowell*** · #7 02-10-2012, 10:50 AM

(02-10-2012 10:45 AM)Seth Lange Wrote: That last one made my jaw drop brent. You're getting so good so fast.

thanks man, but i really need to get out of my creature portrait comfort zone. its hard to do other stuff because i like doing creatures so much.

***Awynt*** · (02-13-2012)

You're killin' it. Those sphere studies are awesome.

***rainerpetter*** · #9 02-10-2012, 11:04 AM

great works
I like so much the first dragon.

***Piotr Jasielski*** · #10 02-10-2012, 08:13 PM

Last creature looks pretty nice. Maybe a good thing for You would be to keep refining it more and try to bring it to Dave's level of finish.

***Orsvend*** · #11 02-11-2012, 12:56 AM

The yeti is awesome Brent! I think the main difference between Dave and you is that Dave pays more attention to soft vs hard brushwork. Daves stuff is very well balanced, while yours is mostly sharp all over. Id love it if you'd try to make an entire image with JUST the soft round. Make it sharp where its supposed to be sharp by using a SMALL soft round, but use ONLY soft round. It might not look awesome at first, and i dont mean you should always use just soft round, but man you learn ALOT from it.

***brenthollowell*** · #12 02-11-2012, 02:12 AM

(02-11-2012 12:56 AM)Orsvend Wrote: The yeti is awesome Brent! I think the main difference between Dave and you is that Dave pays more attention to soft vs hard brushwork. Daves stuff is very well balanced, while yours is mostly sharp all over. Id love it if you'd try to make an entire image with JUST the soft round. Make it sharp where its supposed to be sharp by using a SMALL soft round, but use ONLY soft round. It might not look awesome at first, and i dont mean you should always use just soft round, but man you learn ALOT from it.

lol, i was talking more about the idea than the execution. i wouldnt dare compare my skill or knowledge of form and lighting to dave. i do 90 percent of my stuff with a soft round then screw it up with custom brushes towards the end.
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***brenthollowell*** · (02-12-2012)

trying to push the design in my creatures, while not relying on custom brushes. used the soft round and 2 layers at a time. this nocturnal primate leaps around the treetops like a frog/lemur, has sloth like hands and a prehensile tail. he also sports a muttonstache.

***yog joshi*** · #14 02-11-2012, 12:59 PM

looks sweet brent! the piece def stands out from your other paintings since u didnt apply texture brushes.

***brenthollowell*** · (03-09-2012)

sketches

***Orsvend*** · #16 02-12-2012, 01:02 AM

Awesome Brent! This is exactly what i wanted to see. Dave used to talk alot about custom brushes and how you shouldn't use them until you could do the exact same thing with a normal soft round. I'ts so easy to overuse them and potentially ruin an otherwise great image. Keep it up!

***Ste Flack*** · #17 02-12-2012, 02:14 AM

Love that last creature Brent, all your hard work is really paying off.

***brenthollowell*** · #18 02-12-2012, 02:44 AM

(02-12-2012 02:14 AM)Ste Flack Wrote: Love that last creature Brent, all your hard work is really paying off.

thanks ste, i really appreciate it.

***Dennis Kutsenko*** · #19 02-12-2012, 05:22 AM

Aww, cmon, don't delete stuff... I liked all of your other work as well. Either way you're doin a great job in here man.

***brenthollowell*** · #20 02-12-2012, 06:06 AM

(02-12-2012 05:22 AM)Dennis Kutsenko Wrote: Aww, cmon, don't delete stuff... I liked all of your other work as well. Either way you're doin a great job in here man.

haha, i just had a bit of a break down. i'm good now