Comments on: Hurakan, God of Storms http://tombabbey.com/sketchblog/?p=45 the sketches and studies of Tom Babbey Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:14:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: tb http://tombabbey.com/sketchblog/?p=45#comment-3976 tb Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:50:23 +0000 http://tombabbey.com/sketchblog/?p=45#comment-3976 Thanks Dan. I'm not a huge fan of pumping a ton of work and time into silhouettes; doing so kind of defeats the purpose, in my mind. The idea behind them is to get several neat, visual "reads" in a short amount of time, take the ones you like, and work them up from there. If you start working out and rendering the exact shape of feathers on the edge of a silhouette, it sort of defeats the purpose and starts to become a rendered character design more than an idea. the time for details and what not comes after these little character-shape explorations. These are just to get a neat, definitive shape that's iconic, interesting, and breaks the mold a little. Thanks Dan. I’m not a huge fan of pumping a ton of work and time into silhouettes; doing so kind of defeats the purpose, in my mind. The idea behind them is to get several neat, visual “reads” in a short amount of time, take the ones you like, and work them up from there. If you start working out and rendering the exact shape of feathers on the edge of a silhouette, it sort of defeats the purpose and starts to become a rendered character design more than an idea.

the time for details and what not comes after these little character-shape explorations. These are just to get a neat, definitive shape that’s iconic, interesting, and breaks the mold a little.

]]> By: Dan Gray http://tombabbey.com/sketchblog/?p=45#comment-3972 Dan Gray Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:34:41 +0000 http://tombabbey.com/sketchblog/?p=45#comment-3972 Interesting how you kept this one so loose, based on the immense detail you put into your illustrations. Compared to the other submissions, I think yours has a more genuine feel to it. Like it was drawn on a cave wall. Interesting how you kept this one so loose, based on the immense detail you put into your illustrations. Compared to the other submissions, I think yours has a more genuine feel to it. Like it was drawn on a cave wall.

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