10/29/11

Perdido Street Station

Finally! This was 5-6 weeks worth of a single class this semester. It was quite a sprint! I feel like very often at Art Center there's this push to say "I need to do some animation style" or "I need to do some live-action style" stuff, and for once, I'm happy to not decide on a style, but just sit down and draw whatever came out. This is definitely not an exercise in originality or high-end polish, but I learned a lot about myself from not trying to force myself down any one tunnel. Due to the short time frame, this end result as a lot farther behind then where I had hoped in week 1. Can't wait to get out of school so I can think at my own pace again and hopefully start breaking some new ground, mentally speaking.

EDIT: In case anyone is wondering, I made an enormous error when I did this project years ago- while listening to the audiobook I managed to completely miss the fact that Isaac is, in fact, black, so I had drawn\painted him as white. I took it down until I have time to redesign the character and do it justice. Please accept my apologies for that :(

Thank you all for looking, I hope you enjoy it!

















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20 comments:

  1. ZacharyOctober 29, 2011 at 7:29 PM

    It seems as if you've transitioned into producing consistently professional-levl work...

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  2. AnonymousOctober 29, 2011 at 8:08 PM

    Woah, awesome concept art. Top-notch rendering and beautiful designs. I especially like the bird-character. Great job.

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  3. Annis NaeemOctober 29, 2011 at 9:10 PM

    last painting is tightt. also liking the general look. pretty nice

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  4. Thomas ZentenoOctober 29, 2011 at 11:10 PM

    Awesome progression my friend. It's great to see all of this stuff together!

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  5. JparkedOctober 30, 2011 at 10:21 AM

    beautiful range of work justin!

    Hope all is well

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  6. JustinOctober 30, 2011 at 11:14 AM

    Thanks for the support guys! :)

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  7. AshlynOctober 30, 2011 at 12:15 PM

    Really cool! I love perdido street station, and I think you really captured the look of it :)

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  8. Jason KangOctober 30, 2011 at 1:41 PM

    wow, nice work justin!! i really like the whole cross-genre feel you've got going on here!

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  9. Adam TempleOctober 30, 2011 at 2:25 PM

    Thanks for stopping by Justin! I really love your work aswell. The bug-headed lady here and the environment on the bottom are stellar!

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  10. Robert SimonsOctober 30, 2011 at 2:38 PM

    Woot this stuff is grate Justin your kicking ass man =)

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  11. Ben GreeneOctober 30, 2011 at 7:15 PM

    Dude, these are all great but that layout at the end was my fav! Really great work here. It's obvious you had fun :)

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  12. Betsy BauerOctober 31, 2011 at 5:26 AM

    Crazy awesome as always, sir.

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  13. Tom ScholesNovember 1, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    dope

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  14. Yasemin BaranNovember 2, 2011 at 12:53 AM

    One word: BADASS!!!
    Love your painting style, all those textures add so much life. That man, by the way, looks like you! hehe
    keep up the friggin amazing work Justin! ;)

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  15. Wayne ParkerNovember 2, 2011 at 1:44 PM

    F@ck man, super dope - wow you've come a long way. :D

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  16. Thom TeneryNovember 9, 2011 at 11:24 AM

    Nice work, Justin. It's fun to see an interpretation of Perdido.

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  17. Andrey EgorovNovember 24, 2011 at 5:47 AM

    Fantastic works! Awesome!

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  18. UnknownNovember 30, 2013 at 8:39 AM

    Too clean. Also, Isaac is dark skinned, bro.

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  19. UnknownFebruary 27, 2014 at 3:50 PM

    Brilliant works! Just as I imagined New Crobuzon

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  20. merkezekremSeptember 7, 2016 at 11:13 AM

    The mirrors doesn't seem like they'll work.

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