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Fish Hook Studio » Concept Art http://www.fishhookstudio.com a log of process, ideas, and inspirations : Artwork by Brynn Metheney Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:31:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Fireworks http://www.fishhookstudio.com/2011/07/fireworks/ http://www.fishhookstudio.com/2011/07/fireworks/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 16:45:28 +0000 Brynn Metheney http://www.fishhookstudio.com/?p=1327 Continue reading →]]>

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Here are two new beasties! I’ll post more about them later when I get more info and such.

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I hope everyone (in the states at least) had a happy 4th of July! It was a great weekend for me. I was able to see family and sort of take a break from work. It was a good “re-charge” and I totally needed it. Excited to get back to work though. I have lot’s planned for the next couple months!

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Some quick creature concept sketches for the current CGhub Creature Planets challenge.

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Things have been bittersweet lately. The sketch up above was something I thought I’d finish but it’s been “collecting dust”. I’ve had some really great prospects for a new job coming up soon. I’m really very excited about it! It would definitely be a step up and more in the direction I’d like to go with my career. Of course, as it is with movies and video games, everything is “Non-disclosure”. I can share things as I go along though. I’ve been working closely with Sychey Games recently on a new project they are creating. Here is some artwork that I am allowed to share. Sketches for Plasmagonia™ :

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This project has been a blast to work on so far! Lots and lots of creatures to design. I’ll be sharing more about this project as it moves forward too!

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I suppose (some) of the bitterness of the last couple of weeks would come from the fact that my project, The Morae River, has come to a close. I’ve decided to leave it alone for now. It’s hard to let go of a project that has been such a huge part of my life for the last three years. I feel as though the project has grown stagnant and I’ve fallen into a “system”. Which is always good but I need the project to be more than that. The Morae River taught me so much though. Really, I’m seeing it as somewhat of a jumping off point for my next project. I’ve realized that I’d rather not be in Solturna. Of course, even though I rarely have time to work on personal work my mind needs a place to go so I’ve decided to take on something new a little closer to “home”.

This is a rough banner for my new venture. I’ll be posting more on this project soon but for now it’s very “under construction”. I am really excited for it though. I feel as though it’s closer to the project I envisioned in the first place.

Also a reminder that you can follow my activity and such on Facebook now:

Brynn Metheney – Concept Art & Illustration

I also post sketchbook pages on that page a little more frequently than I do here so check it out! :)

More exciting news coming soon!

]]> http://www.fishhookstudio.com/2011/04/the-red-valley/feed/ 0 You and I http://www.fishhookstudio.com/2010/11/you-and-i/ http://www.fishhookstudio.com/2010/11/you-and-i/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 05:29:26 +0000 Brynn Metheney http://www.fishhookstudio.com/?p=1008 Continue reading →]]> Some recent doodles, drawings, and whatnot….

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Navigator – Commission work (work in progress)

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doodles for Creature Planets

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Work in progress for Dominance War

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Life of the River – Finished for the Morae River – check out the show at Sagebrush here –> The Morae River.com

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work in progress for a collaborative project involving two very talented ladies – Allison Theus and Tiffany Turrill – Which I’m incredibly excited about!

Lots of works in progress for now… they will all get finished. Eventually…

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Next week there will be a small work show entitled: “The Walls” at Periscope Cellars here in Oakland, Ca. I will have four small prints from The Morae River for sale there. There will also be a crafts bazzar where you can fine things like jewelry and small items of the sort! Hope you can come out if you’re in the area! There will be an awesome collection of art and of course, wine!

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This was created for Creature Planets. I’m too busy this month to participate this round but I thought I’d make a quick sketch anyway.

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This was done for Creature Planet’s Dead Flat-Footed Drizzler Topic over on CGHUB. This particular entry was late due to a very complicated day I had yesterday.No matter though, here is the final…

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Male & Female Pygmy Esorifleu

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Finished up the Pygmy Esorifleu for CGHUB’s creature planets. These were lots of fun to do. I’m currently working on the next species for topic # 15 – Viscinian Scavenger. These are just some rough sketches of the overall form that I want the organism to have – following the guidelines provided in the prompt.

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This forum activity has been really good for me. It a lot of fun to help run but its also pushing me to try new things with creature design and even graphics. I’ve been producing the banners for the activity with direction from Shane Watson – CGHUB’s community director.

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In case you’re wondering, I did not paint the actual planet. I use Flaming Pear’s “LunarCell” to produce it. Creating a banner along with stats and a creature for the activity each week can be a lot fo work and so any shortcuts are vital to get things done on time. I did, however, paint the galaxy and produced all of the other graphics on the banners (except for the little icons on the top banner, those are winning entries) Anyway, This has been loads of fun for me and my partner in crime (co-runner of creature planets) - Ogi Grujic. As the activity progresses, I’d like to re-work the layouts of the planet banners and such but for now these seem to be working ok.

Like I mentioned in my post before, I’m wanting to share things that inspire me, things I find funny, and things that I think others should watch. This was a short that brought tears to my eyes. I love how animation is able to span gaps and make you care about lumps of dirt on the moon. Enjoy…

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…and then it got out.

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Sort of at a loss tonight. I’ve been experimenting with painting environments with no luck so far. So to take a break from doing that I painted some quick alien-ish heads to serve as avatars for this blog. I’m hoping to have some more work up soon. I might do more fun things like this for a bit. I’m needing a bit of a break to get some things figured out. I have a trip coming up soon so that should be good separation from my work right now. I’ve been feeling somewhat dry. Anyway, I elaborated one bust a bit for fun…

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So after my ridiculous post last night (which I’ve edited) I decided to put that thought on hold and get some work done! Right now – Fantasy!

“Wyvern Rider” and soon to be finished “Dinner with Gnolls”

more fantasy fun coming soon along with some sci-fi happiness!

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Started doodling today. I think I might finish it…I’m still figuring out the human…(of course)

Anyway, more work coming soon…

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Two Lycaenops rest together in the heat of the afternoon…

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Some sketches and quick finishes from a few weeks prior. I’ve just returned from vacation and am getting back into the swing of things…

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This was for CG hub Creature Challenge – “Dazzling Prancer”. I included a small run-cycle so the creature could be seen from a side view as well.

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Then I got distracted and tried to animate it. I’s not complete (you can see how rough it is and its stops half way through) but I thought it was fun.

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More work coming soon in the human category…

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Just a quick post of my progress…

]]> http://www.fishhookstudio.com/2010/03/lets-prance/feed/ 0 Jupiter http://www.fishhookstudio.com/2010/02/jupiter/ http://www.fishhookstudio.com/2010/02/jupiter/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:25:56 +0000 Brynn Metheney http://www.fishhookstudio.com/?p=540 Continue reading →]]> Two new pieces – one finished, one not.

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This beastie here was done for ConceptArt.org’s C.O.W. – something I don’t usually get to participate in but I found some extra time to work her out.

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This one is for another CGhub Creature Challenge - The Dazzling Prancer. I’m really enjoying drawing these guys and might keep them around for some personal projects.

Meanwhile Im currently working on getting some private commissions done – a tattoo design and a brachiolope. I’m doing both in pencil and I’ll be posting work for both in the coming days.

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Character study for the day….

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