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@Meta. Formerly: Tencent, Microsoft, IDSoftware, Ubisoft, Halo Infinite Art Director, Halo 5, Halo 4, Prince of Persia, Assassin's Creed, RAGE, Author of the STRUCTURA Art Books.

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Awesome. But do you have a Banjolele? that is what George Formby played during all his career. I bet you need one too. :)

04.03.2026 21:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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I haven't done shading in my sketches for more than 25 years. Always felt like it could put the lines at risk of becoming unreadable. It is strange how we creatively change over time.

04.03.2026 02:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 676 ๐Ÿ” 89 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Loving these โค๏ธ

03.03.2026 18:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks. Simple training sessions.

26.02.2026 16:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pencil. Paper.

26.02.2026 06:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 1122 ๐Ÿ” 190 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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iPhone sketch done in Procreate pocket on my iPhone.

09.12.2025 01:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 562 ๐Ÿ” 88 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Architecture doodle. Ballpoint pens on paper. Some UNI Jet-stream and Pentel.

04.12.2025 04:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 459 ๐Ÿ” 82 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This sketch became a mammoth of a thing

30.11.2025 02:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 678 ๐Ÿ” 110 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Happy halloween and old paintings for thee

31.10.2025 23:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 1036 ๐Ÿ” 195 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

you beat me to it :)

20.05.2025 17:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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older sketches from around 2017.

19.05.2025 23:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 954 ๐Ÿ” 139 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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daily ship practice. different pens.

09.05.2025 03:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 825 ๐Ÿ” 114 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This was done EXCLUSIVELY with the new Loscil in the background. Snatched the cd. Talk about inspiration ...

02.05.2025 14:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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bits of spaceships and machinery. 2025

02.05.2025 06:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 2179 ๐Ÿ” 361 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

stunning โ™ฅ๏ธ

23.04.2025 17:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

stunning!โ™ฅ๏ธ

16.04.2025 04:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Art of Sparth โ†’ bit.ly/2RdzebB

#artist #portfolio #illustration #art

09.04.2025 22:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 305 ๐Ÿ” 39 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Vestige. a brush test morphing into a full sketch. painted while listening to: lan Hawgood - Celia Ashen

08.04.2025 05:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 432 ๐Ÿ” 73 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
Line and watercolour drawings of whimsical mechanical vehicles and such

Line and watercolour drawings of whimsical mechanical vehicles and such

Line and watercolour drawings of whimsical mechanical vehicles and such

Line and watercolour drawings of whimsical mechanical vehicles and such

Line and watercolour drawings of whimsical mechanical vehicles and such

Line and watercolour drawings of whimsical mechanical vehicles and such

Line and watercolour drawings of whimsical mechanical vehicles and such

Line and watercolour drawings of whimsical mechanical vehicles and such

Monday morning mech malarkey

24.03.2025 08:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 3353 ๐Ÿ” 466 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Crazy. Photographic color palette, but/and super imaginative. โค๏ธ

17.03.2025 02:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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wow new art. honestly I have no idea how this one survived, with a power outage literally 10 minutes before I was done, which eradicated 5 crucial layers.

24.02.2025 04:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 1126 ๐Ÿ” 159 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And it is true that these pens can give you a super pleasant feel to write or sketch. But again, it's not going to make you see and sketch better per say.

21.02.2025 18:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well if you go down the road of fancy expensive ink pens, it becomes a slippery slope, as this implies gold nibs and smooth experience on paper etc. Take the Pilot "Vanishing point" series for example.

21.02.2025 18:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

it's great to a certain extant. but when it comes to more complex designs with let's say, many ellipsis, or intricate curves, you might need more underlying volumes and structure.

21.02.2025 05:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

no, I just jump straight on the canvas and make a line and then another. I do "see" in perspective though, because of years of doing that stuff.

21.02.2025 05:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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real paper doodles. different pens. I'm ashamed to admit that often the 5 bucks cheap one can compete with premium ink pens. To a certain degree, it's just not about the pen.

21.02.2025 05:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 549 ๐Ÿ” 56 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Donald Kingsbury sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/kingsb... was born on this day, so here's some related artwork (artist: Sparth, David B Mattingly, Paul Orban and Chris Foss). The 2nd is the cover art for "The Moon Goddess and the Son"; the 3rd from the June 1952 issue of Astounding for "The Ghost Town":

12.02.2025 22:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 47 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Frank Herbert sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/herber... died on this day, so here are some of his European book covers (Artist: [couldn't identify], Sparth, Manchu and [possibly Wojtek Siudmak?). From Bulgaria, France, France and Poland I think:

11.02.2025 19:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 54 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

On a side note, i do not know what you have in store for the future, but I would definitely love to see some sort of "fill' features for painting volumes, as the painting process does take time.
the app is already perfect but can't wait to see anything you guys have in store.

20.02.2025 00:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0