been sick

Hi all,

I've been sick for the past 5 days now. Mostly it's the flu, still sucks cause I've been in bed for most of those days and haven't been able to draw at all.

So in the meantime I've decided to share what I've been working on in the past several months.

So please go to my post on CA.org and leave a comment. I would love to hear what you guys think.

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=173195

F. Ac0sta

portrait Study

Hello,

Haven't posted in a while, been busy working on my portfolio. I bought Coro's allaprima portrait session last night and got inspired to do a quick portrait study. Still need to work some more on getting the likeness but I'm getting there.

You can see the original here by Mikko Reinikainen

Later,

F.Acosta

throw away sketch

hello,

I managed to get some more characters done this week and I'm moving onto some environments and props for the Contemporary pieces I want to have on my portfolio. Expect a website revamp sometime this fall!!

Anyways, I needed a bad guy for my characters and with the help of a coworker we came up with this guy. A fat, mob boss who returns bullets with his nunchackus and wears a designer bulletproof vest. Although he was turning out alright, I thought his design was too simple and he was starting to look too cartoony for me, so I ended up going with something else that was a bit cooler design-wise.

Still wanted to share something with you guys, so here ya go. Hope you like him.

F.Acosta

Busting Out Some Moves

hello,

This past weekend i picked up Maya again. I hadn't used it in a long time and at first it was a bit tricky, but after a while I remembered most of it and felt right at home. I wanted to quickly block in an environment interior to aid me in my paint-overs for my portfolio.

Here are some quick renders I made. I would also like to show some moves that the characters might be able to make in this world. Right now, I'm playing with different ways of showing these different moves. Something new or different that you might see in 20 concept art portfolio applications.

So here's a stab at it, let me know what you think. do you think it's different, cool, etc? Do the moves themselves make sense or are they hard to read?

I would really appreciate any comments and suggestions you might have. Thanks in advance.

F.Acosta

Archer

Hello,

This one started if as a study and because I really liked the pose I just started doodling more and more on top of it and this is the result. I hope it's not too dark. On my monitor it looks ok, but I haven't tested it on different ones. So please let me know if it's too dark.

Also I just wanted to let you know that I finally had the chance to look at Exodyssey, the art book from Steambot Studios, and let me tell you it was well worth the wait!!!
If you are into concept art or movie art books, get this one! Not only does it have lots of great art, it also offer lots of inspiration to draw from. These guys made it in their spare time and you can see the love they put onto all those pieces. I love how they collaborate as team members and it's something I definitely look forward to doing more of in the future.

So hope you are having a good weekend,

See ya,

F.Acosta

Hangar Interior

hello,

Wow 600 views, time to celebrate!!

For the past month I have been working on and off on this interior. I don't normally do environments, but I am trying to get more into my portfolio. So this here is my first environment. Not entirely happy with it, I think it lacks a bit of mood, due to the light source that I chose and due also to the reflective floor.

I definitely learned a lot and will keep it in mind for future environments. Please let me know what you guys think!

later,

F.Acosta

more DW IV goodness

hi,

Here are some more thumbs I made for the DW IV contest. Not sure which one to choose. Trying to go for a Norm Invoker or Stalker. I like bits and pieces from here and there. This week I'll try to mix the things I like and come up with a story for the character. Any one you guys like in particular?

Any CC are more than welcome!

F.Acosta