Art of Buckster

2012-02-15T15:56:00.002-08:00

Just a very quick study from the art process of Nathan Fowkes. I really enjoyed how much more depth I got in the face with this technique. Will try something from life next time.

2012-02-12T06:03:00.000-08:00

This piece started out as a challenge on CGHub but I did not have time to get it done 'til deadline but wanted to finish it none the less.
Very similar to the Water Wizard so I guess this could be part 2 of that series ^^

Enjoy...

2012-02-05T16:12:00.001-08:00

Just a late night speed paint. ^^ I will try to get into the habit of doing a few speeds a week. Hopefully some studies, I really need the practice.

2012-02-05T08:31:00.001-08:00

Ok, so the back is done as well.
Hope you dig...

2012-01-30T15:47:00.000-08:00

Another character concept I am working on, the first in a team of 3 characters for an imagined Diablo like game.
Back is due.
Enjoy...

2012-01-22T03:43:00.000-08:00

Ok, trying out a new tech to speed things up a bit. Using mostly multiply over a touch linear, letting the scribbles inspire the detailing during the multiply phases.
This is roughly 2,5 h I think.

Enjoy.

2012-01-21T05:42:00.000-08:00

I adjusted the face and repositioned the arm a little. The captn is done.
Enjoy...

2012-01-18T15:43:00.000-08:00

A WIP character I am doodling on. Capt Sten.
More to come.

2012-01-14T03:12:00.000-08:00

A piece I felt like I needed to do to get back into the groove after the holidays.

Enjoy...

2012-01-09T16:54:00.000-08:00

The first in a series of paintings about sir Francis. I will post more of the story later but this is the first of five paintings showing the growth of a kid into a legend.

I hope you dig.

2012-01-07T14:15:00.000-08:00

I don't know if I ever did a Star Wars fan art but sometime needs to be the first I reckon.
So here it is, a brute Jedi, think he is dark side, the red color tells me so.
Enjoy...

2011-12-27T23:19:00.000-08:00

A christmas card I made for my little game dev company here in warm Malmö. No snow here, which is a little sad, but christmas was good none the less.
Hope you had a good one!

2011-12-25T16:13:00.000-08:00

A personal piece I did. I feel like I need more illustration practice so here we go.
I hope you dig!

2011-12-16T06:27:00.000-08:00

This is my contribution for the a drawing jam challenge on CGHub. The theme was cavemen.
More of lighting practice piece really.
Enjoy...

2011-12-14T16:45:00.000-08:00

Just a WIP I thought to share.

enjoy...

2011-12-13T16:20:00.000-08:00

Just a little thing I am working on, I want to create a crew... on a space ship... yeah.

Enjoy.

2011-12-01T14:47:00.000-08:00

Ok, so another random portrait ^^ I actually learned a lot doing this one. Also, I recorded parts of my process at: http://www.livestream.com/bucksterlive

Hope you dig!

2011-11-29T15:30:00.001-08:00

I found a sketch lying around in my psd folder and I kind of liked it so finished it.

Enjoy...

2011-11-24T11:37:00.000-08:00

And finally, here it is, the Medic. Was fun, had a good time, and finally the set is complete.

...enjoy

2011-11-23T12:50:00.000-08:00

So got around to doing the back as well. I learned a few things doing this, was great fun. More Futurama redesigns are around the corner.

Enjoy...

2011-11-22T11:10:00.000-08:00

A speedy I threw together for the heck of it. Been watching a lot of A Game of Thrones lately so I guess it is inspired by that.

Hope ya dig.

2011-11-14T15:29:00.000-08:00

I've noticed that my screen is really off in colour display o_O. Will try to fix that in the future, need new comp and new monitor anyhow.

So, this here is an alternative version of Fry from Futurama. Watching the series now and it is pretty awesome indeed.

More re-designs are up, they are going to be modeled later but more on that in the future.

I hope you dig!

2011-11-10T14:41:00.000-08:00

Just a value study, trying to think about keeping the light and dark values separate. I enjoyed this one.

2011-10-22T17:29:00.000-07:00

Long time and no update. It is good though, a lot of work and some more on my spare time. Have gotten some 3d sculpting done as well lately and will probably have some updates on that soonish as well.

I like the hand in this piece.

Enjoy...

2011-08-29T23:08:00.000-07:00

Time for another very overdue update. Job is taking up a lot of at the moment but everything is good in my personal wonderland. I guess this one shares a similar theme to my latest updates, I think there is something I need to get out of my system.

I hope you dig...

2011-07-24T13:56:00.000-07:00

Another fairly quick piece. I felt like I needed to get this one done before work tomorrow. One week in Scottland has been very inspirational indeed but my hand is rusty. I need to get back n the game. Thank you to all of my friends who were patient with me and my mood swings. You are an amazing bunch of friends and I love you all!

Cheers!

2011-07-07T14:29:00.000-07:00

This is a piece that I started as a demonstration of my random process. I kind of liked it so I kept on painting on it for a few hours. Misplaced is the name of it, the bucket I placed in the piece as a personal request.

I hope you dig...

2011-07-03T14:51:00.000-07:00

Time for another update, it has been too long but I am busy and tiered.

This is a piece in dedication to freedom and the importance of my friends. I hope you dig.

enjoy...

2011-06-20T10:15:00.000-07:00

Finally another update. I've been busy with work and moving as well of having my life turned upside down. Things are going well however and I am quite happy here. I've been having this piece in my head for a few days and now I got to it.

Overcast and rain.

Enjoy...

2011-05-30T11:09:00.000-07:00

A lot of changes in a short time. I've moved down to Malmö and today was my first day at work. It went very well and I got to know some of my collegues a little better.

Malmö is nice and warm, feels like a small city somehow. There are some great places to just sit and chill out and the food is really cheap.

So far I've tried Ny Pizza, was good. Jalla Jalla, was amazing.

Now I am just waiting for my wife to join me down here and experience this city with me.

Now, this is the Soldier. Lost track of time and kept noodling at small things but anyhow.

Enjoy...

2011-05-21T13:51:00.000-07:00

Just another quick update of my sculpt :3 Sorry about the crappy compression. I am n00b when it comes to this shizzle.

enjoy

2011-05-21T11:59:00.001-07:00

And now the sniper. I spent some more time on this one, did not want to rush it today.

I hope you dig!

Enjoy.

2011-05-20T11:57:00.000-07:00

The Demoman for your viewing.

Really tiered today, havn't eaten all day so feeling drowsy.

Enjoy...

2011-05-17T11:54:00.000-07:00

The Engineer. Tried to puch myself under 5 hours and I did. Quite sketchy but fine for now.

Hope you dig!

2011-05-15T07:27:00.000-07:00

Ok, so here is the Spy. Not that close to the original TF2 design but hey! This is my version.

Enjoy...

2011-05-13T15:00:00.000-07:00

Another TF2 redesign, the Pyro. My favorite design from the game so it was harder to work on ^^

I hope you dig!

2011-05-11T14:20:00.000-07:00

Another speedie. I really want to push more TF2 concepts but time is slipping though my fingers. Will try to push for one soon enough. This is just a colour play really, jamming with the hues and such.

Enjoy.

2011-05-10T12:08:00.000-07:00

A sculpt update! Working on the Smitty character from earlier posts. The hands are a mass but I will cover them cleverly with gloves later on. Got a ton of stuff to learn but practice makes perfect.

Enjoy...

2011-05-09T13:30:00.000-07:00

I felt a little drained today so did a meditation piece. Just playing with colours and moods. The painting in itself becomes a story and the process soothing.

More TF2 re-design tomorrow probably.

Enjoy.

2011-05-08T11:36:00.000-07:00

Another fairly quick character concept. My friend though the heavy reminded him a lot of the same character class from Team Fortress 2 and though it would be cool to see some more re designs. So I am doing it! It is not an attempt to improve the classes, just a different take. Cant really improve on something so awesome anyhow.¨

This is the Scout!

I've got some major Brink inspiration going but when I find something awesome I always try to incorporate it into my style somehow and evolve as an artist.

Enjoy.

2011-05-07T04:32:00.000-07:00

Ok, this is not meant to be overly pretty just more efficient. Trying to speed up my process somewhat.

The Heavy.

Enjoy

2011-05-06T13:47:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I call this done. I am fiddling with really minor details that doesn't really add anything atm.

Will do more of these and probably a lot faster ^^

Learned tons!

Hope you dig.

2011-05-05T15:02:00.000-07:00

Ok, so now this piece is getting close to finished. Just needs some more on the foliage and details.

Next sitting, fingers crossed.

Enjoy

2011-05-04T15:02:00.000-07:00

A very simple and quick doodle before bedtime. Portal inspired I am but how can I not be?

Enjoy

2011-05-03T15:12:00.000-07:00

Ok, this feels a little awkward but I think it happens to every artist once in a while. I want to draw nude girls... And I was browsing the wonderful Paul Richards blog (http://autodestructdigital.blogspot.com/) and felt like now was the time. He creates the most amazing vixens and I feel like I need to practice just that so here it is, the first of hopefully many more nudies. Ho ho, this was fun. References used :3

Enjoy...

2011-05-02T14:52:00.000-07:00

Another update, things are moving forward with one baby step at a time. I fucked up though and saved the 1200pixel image over my psd so got a tad tiered, will need to polish it back up at reasonable size.

Enjoy

2011-04-29T14:51:00.000-07:00

Ok, getting a tad better now, working on the details in the foreground. Very much a struggle but I feel like I am learning loads.

Enjoy...

2011-04-28T14:56:00.000-07:00

I am back to square one, I need to define what I am painting in values before moving to colour on this one. Not feeling confident enough yet but practice makes perfect I hope.

Enjoy!

2011-04-27T14:59:00.000-07:00

Really quick one, around 20 min.

Enjoy...

2011-04-26T14:32:00.000-07:00

A quickie before bed. Wanted something simple, so I ended up with this.

Hope you dig.

2011-04-21T14:49:00.000-07:00

I hit it with a hammer and changed the format somewhat. Removed some objects from the foreground. Just very quick changes. More to come after easter.

2011-04-19T14:34:00.000-07:00

Here is a WIP I'm doodling away on. Need to change a shitload of things, let the image breathe for a bit and add a lot more colours. Will get better, I promise.

2011-04-18T13:24:00.000-07:00

I am resting my poor wrist tonight and my blog still needs the update so here it is. Some Bloodline Champions art I've done over the last couple of years. Working with Stunlock Studios on this game has given me so much needed experience in the field of concept art.

If you have the time pick up and play the game, it is free.

Developed by Stunlock Studios and published by Funcom.

www.bloodlinechampions.com

enjoy...

2011-04-17T10:47:00.000-07:00

Sanctum is live! Sanctum started as a game mod during a school project and has now finally launched on steam. I did the initial concepts for the game and aided in creating the graphical style for the game. It has since then evolved a lot under new direction and I feel that the team did a great job in keeping the art style for the duration of the project.

To me this piece means a great deal, kind of a closure and I feel honored to have been asked to do this piece for the launch.

Sanctum is created by http://www.coffeestainstudios.com/

I hope you enjoy!

2011-04-16T15:23:00.000-07:00

A quick one. My wife tells me it reminds her of my old traditional stuff, I agree and we are happy.

Enjoy...

2011-04-16T06:35:00.000-07:00

This here is Smithy. A dedication to my uncle who passed from us before his time. I will create a sculpt out of this for practice. I need to learn more before proceeding with my Zack character.

I hope you dig.

2011-04-14T14:18:00.000-07:00

Long time since I did an envo so here it is, a quickie. Inspiered by Sparth, Vyle and the awesomely talented Peter Trappe. If you havn't then check him out!

http://www.petertrappe.com/

There might also be some Star Wars in here.

Enjoy...

2011-04-13T08:47:00.000-07:00

I am sick today so fucked up pretty bad. I saved this file in 1k pixels by accident yesterday and continued through the whole process of completing it in that rez today, damn it was a struggle ^^

Anyhow, it turned out pretty ok none the less.

Enjoy...

2011-04-12T14:57:00.000-07:00

Just a WIP for the sake of keeping this blog going.

More to come on this.

2011-04-11T13:45:00.000-07:00

Another Batman. A little older but still as determined as ever. I love this character so much. Cant wait for Arkham City, ho ho ho.

Enjoy...

2011-04-10T12:22:00.000-07:00

Continued from last post. More military referens building. Piece at the top is of course heavely inspired by the talented Clement Sauve who is unfortunately no longer with us. He is from the famous Bubblegum squad.

More military stuff to come later.

2011-04-09T15:43:00.000-07:00

Ok this stuff is long overdue. I am going to create a set of soilder sketches based on real life photos since military gear and tech is something I am very unfamiliar with. This one got a little rushed and the pose is very undynamic but the general design gets across. I feel like I am going to learn much by doing this so stay tuned if you are interested.

Based off of a KSK photo I found online.

2011-04-07T13:56:00.001-07:00

And here we are. I think it is done, might tweak it a tad later but for now I am happy with it.

Great fun!

Link to the game:

http://www.thesecretworld.com/

Enjoy...

2011-04-06T14:51:00.000-07:00

More polish, things are moving along.

Enjoy...

2011-04-05T14:29:00.000-07:00

Just a polish update. Not rushing this, really enjoying working on this piece atm.

I hope you dig!

2011-04-04T14:30:00.000-07:00

This is a sketch for an imagined cover in the Secret World universe, created by Funcom. This is far from finished but I thought I might as well post some progress shots.

The chick at the bottom is Rose White, already existing within the universe. The middle man is a Dragon member that I intend to draw a few more times in the future and the silhouette at the back is the awesome crow monster from the second cinematic.

I hope you enjoy...

2011-04-03T14:28:00.001-07:00

Another quick update. Nothing fancy.

Enjoy

2011-04-02T14:55:00.000-07:00

Had a shit day so a moody piece. I was thinking of something from the forest, a dancer perhaps?

Under an hour, needed the update.

Enjoy...

2011-04-01T14:47:00.000-07:00

Another piece for fun. I was thinking of gasmasks and classical portraits. Might return to this sometime.

Enjoy...

2011-03-31T14:43:00.000-07:00

Back to basics. My love for deformations and zombies knows no bounds. I dont know how it started but I can bet it has something to do with scary movies in pre-teens.

Enjoy...

2011-03-30T14:08:00.000-07:00

I sculpted some more today but dont really have anything cool to show for it so I did a quickie as an update. Approximatively 1h paint, didn't have a plan at the start but it was fun and good practice. I should do more.

Hopefully more Zack action tomorrow.

A little under the weather today but I hope to be able to get back to work tomorrow.

2011-03-29T14:54:00.000-07:00

This here is Pinpont, another character for the "Live" with it storyline. He is very rushed 'cause I needed an update but still. He is an exterminator, more to come later.

Enjoy...

2011-03-28T13:31:00.000-07:00

Here is another update for the Polycount Brawl contest. It is insane how many cool contributions there are. I am blown away by the skill of todays character modeller. Check them out if you get the chance! http://www.polycount.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=47

Things are moving ahead rather nicely but at a slow pace. Starting to come to terms with the culpting app now though so things are looking up.

I hope you dig this.

2011-03-27T14:21:00.000-07:00

I am a slightly intoxicated posting this and drinking while drawing is almost never a good combination. At least not to me.

I just felt the urge to update my blog today as well so I threw this together. Dunno how I will feel about it tomorrow but for tonight it seems fine. I am just throwing random stuff down without fear and shaping it into something more like a painting. I hope you dig!

Enjoy...

2011-03-26T11:07:00.000-07:00

So here is a first pass of the base body for Zack. It is fun but takes a lot of time so far. Only boring symmetry yet, no real interest. More to come.

Cheers...

2011-03-25T10:19:00.000-07:00

Cant do one without the other, here is Batman for your pleasure.

Enjoy...

2011-03-24T09:56:00.000-07:00

As a nerd and comic book fan I am ashamed to say that I have never depicted Superman before. Now I have so no shame on me anymore.

Enjoy...

2011-03-23T15:03:00.000-07:00

Started sculpting of the basemesh for Zack. Still very low in divisions but it'll get there.

Very unfamiliar with ZBrush so far but fun it is.

Enjoy...

2011-03-22T15:47:00.000-07:00

I was too tiered to continue the Brawl challenge today so I stepped away from it for a few hours and doodled this up.

I hope you dig.

2011-03-21T13:56:00.000-07:00

I've done some tweaks to the Zack model but maya didnt want to let me show you so tomorrow it is. Here is Zacks new face, I hope I dont piss off too many fans by doing this. I like it though :3

Enjoy

2011-03-20T14:26:00.000-07:00

This is another Polycount Brawl update. A rough blockin of the character to see how things are relating to each other in 3d. A lot of tweaking will be made and I will do another concept art pass over this to add some details. There are turntables as well so if you feel like it check out my thread over at PC: http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=82477

Here you go.

2011-03-20T03:43:00.000-07:00

Another update.

A little more regular now and I hope to keep it that way.

This here is the Water Wizard. Inspired by the magical art of Justin Sweet.

Enjoy.

2011-03-19T15:57:00.001-07:00

A quick sketch for tonight. Hilltop!

I am working on the low poly preview version of my Zack atm, it is a pain but I will get through it I hope. Looking forward to the fun parts ^^

Enjoy...

2011-03-18T16:26:00.000-07:00

Ok nothing new on the Brawl front but I managed to get some sketches done. I am really into this guy :http://autodestructdigital.blogspot.com/ at the moment.

His style and productivity is off the charts. Check him out if you've got the time!

Got inspired so I did these little sketches.

Laters...

2011-03-17T14:38:00.000-07:00

Polycount Brawl Update.

Too long since update etx, etc.

Anyhow, There is a contest on Polycount, the Polycount Brawl! http://www.polycount.com/the-brawl-tournament/

It is a contest where you are to take character from a fighting game and reinvent that character in some more or less interesting way.

I thought of characters that I care for in some way or the other and Final Fantasy 7 came to mind as it always seem to do. There also happens to be a fighting game called Ehrgeiz where some of the FF7 cast makes an appearence so here we go.

Zack Fair in a Gears of War inspiered universe, with som added cartoon style. Let us see where this takes us.

Enjoy.

2011-01-16T13:10:00.000-08:00

A quick update!

Obviously mr Vlad was not happy to be shot but it sure beat "living" with it. Not the general publics opinions but then again, opinions are personal.

I hope ya dig!

2011-01-08T16:44:00.000-08:00

Update time!

This time a World of Warcraft style inspiered savage orc. Just to play around for a few.

I hope ya dig.

2010-12-28T14:55:00.000-08:00

Update time!

I am trying to work on simpler designs. Just playing with shapes and stuff, checking what I can do with the same basic character with slightly different approaches. Too tiered to render stuff. I hope ya dig.

enjoy...

2010-12-05T12:08:00.001-08:00

Ok, I am obviously really bad at keeping this thing up to date but I've been very busy with work on Bloodline Champions for the last couple of month.

Anyow, here's a few things I painted on my spare time.

I hope you dig.

I'll soon post some BLC stuff as well. Stay tuned :)

Enjoy...

2010-07-30T10:26:00.000-07:00

Yet again I am slow with the updates but I've get a lot of painting done at work. These are a few doodles and sketches done on my spare time. Just for fun and practice.

Enjoy...

2010-05-04T13:21:00.000-07:00

It has yet again been far too long since I updated with some new pieces but here we go. A few practice and concept pieces I've managed to create on my spare time. Bloodline Champions is keeping me well over my head in work so I am as happy as can be.

///Johan "Buckster" Wahlbäck

2010-01-03T22:28:00.000-08:00

Time for a new update, again overdue but still.

I have been thinking about trying out for Magic the Gathering or WoW trading cards so I did theese pieces for practice.

Enjoy...

2009-11-03T23:36:00.001-08:00

A couple of doodles I've been playing with.

enjoy...

2009-10-08T06:45:00.000-07:00

I am really starting to get interested in 3D modelling and now I've gotten a chance to practice for a class here at the university.
The face is sculpted in ZBrush and the headgear is Sub-D modelling in Maya.

Enjoy...

2009-09-24T13:16:00.001-07:00

A new piece I was trying some new stuff on. A little lighter in the values for a more pleasant impression maybe... I dunno.

Anyhow, enjoy.

2009-09-14T14:53:00.000-07:00

An update is well overdue.

I am currently working on Bloodline Champions (bloodlinechampions.com) and being busy with school as well has kept me very busy.

These are doodles that I've managed to produce on some spare time.

The Zombie pieces are meant as sort of self portraits, I just like the zombie theme.

...enjoy

Sanctum

2009-05-16T03:28:00.000-07:00

These are a selection of the concepts and promotional art I've done for UT3 game mod Sanctum.

At this project I've functioned as the Art Director and Lead Concept Artist.

Promotional Art for Sanctum.

Final Concept of the main character, Skye.

Main character exploratory design sketches.

General Jacksson concept.

General Jacksson exploration concepts.

Main gate concept.

Final concept for the play area.

Final environment overview concept.

Environment Concept.

Random Samples of Art

2009-03-08T04:26:00.000-07:00

These are some random samples of my artwork. Some are speedpaints and some are more finished concepts. If you have any questions regarding any of work don't hesitate to contact me through my e-mail.

Contact:

Johan Wahlbäck

email: johan.buckcjcw@gmail.com

msn: johan.wahlback@hotmail.com