tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32671806497146425702024-11-01T12:35:12.867+00:00This is the online sketchbook of Cyrus Crashtest and covers various ongoing projects, news and features about collaborators and clients alike. Cyrus is available to hire on freelance or contracted basis and can be contacted via the Contact page. Album artwork and design-to-print projects are a speciality. Discounts are available for small businesses and extended contracts. Various graphic-related services are also available. Enjoy!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267180649714642570.post-28559386741829023592014-08-16T14:28:00.000+01:002014-08-16T14:28:07.270+01:00

Been a long time since I've posted, but then earlier this year, the cancer returned to my dad and chewed him up. He died March 7th and I really haven't had much of an inclination to post since then. Anyways, heres a bit of a sketch-dump of bits and bats I've been doing this year. There are some larger versions of some pieces on my DeviantArt account.

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A lost 3D model design I did towards Norilsk Incident. This was far too "anime" in terms of style and design language, though it does reflect the base design concept I finally came up with (those files are also currently lost).

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In the middle of some work for DEADSTATE XL. Here are some early variants. This post will be updated with further progress!

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Started this some time ago - there's a little back story as to what is going on in the image, but as it's unfinished I'll leave it out and see what you think is going on! Larger version available to view on DeviantArt.

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Spec Ops approaching the centre of Norilsk. Early design. See http://norilskincident.com for more.

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About an hour. Larger version on my DeviantArt account.

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"...and then after the silence of winter and the fierce cold of the snow came the thaw. Fog banks twisted our vision and created menace at all angles. The river burst its banks and a rushing torrent smashed it's way through the streets piling rubble in new forms for us to navigate and unearthing hidden wonders we would otherwise have walked right over..." Quick piece with accompanying blurb.

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 From Norilsk Incident. This is an early envisionment of the Spec Ops team. Whilst some of the aesthetic values have remained, they look less like Nazi stormtroopers right now - far more streamlined and ninja-like than before. Still, I figured I should upload it as it's a decent piece! We've now setup a blog for Norilsk Incident at http://norilskincident.blogspot.com please follow for

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From the Norilsk Incident. Armed with standard issue firearms, but equipped with customised and next gen aeronautic and cosmonaut suits, they primarily survive in Norilsk through their understanding of the physics at work in the environment and the high level protection their suits provide against the chemical, radioactive and anomalous hazards. To find out more about Norilsk

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From the Norilsk Incident (see HERE). An illustrative concept piece of a member of the Marauder faction examining some anomaly amid the rubble of Norilsk whilst his buddy takes the weight off his feet and keeps a lookout. Support this project by donating! http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/norilsk-incident-four-short-novella-board-game Also a larger version is now available to view on

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Some months back I previewed some art I did towards a tabletop RPG project. That project has since evolved, mutated and become something more. The initial release is four intertwined novellas telling the story of four factions searching for answers amongst the abandoned city of Norilsk. The novellas are accompanied by a tabletop RPG that allows you to live the world and the lore for yourself.

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You would have thought with the snow the UK has seen over the last month I'd have had plenty chance to get some reference pictures / sketches done for a piece I'm producing for Our Fair City (http://ourfaircity.com/), sadly York hasnt seen much snow and the few days we did have with it I was stuck in with a bad back. Anyway, I figured I should do some prep, and heres a couple of them.

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Here's a snipped down preview of the art for the forthcoming EP; "Intervention" by Pantheon. We've been working hard on this since last year and it's been a refreshingly different experience in producing album art. Their website will be going fully live soon (http://pantheonofficial.com/), and I'll be dropping a more complete preview of the art and some bits on how it came about around the same

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Currently free. FREE I TELL THEE! http://copic.jp/en/sketchbook-ce.html ...and thanks to the man in black (Ian as that is his name) for pointing it out! I'm downloading now, so I'll post any results soon as!

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I've recently begun working with the wonderful free program Sculptris by the makers of ZBrush. It's VERY easy and intuitive to use. You can pick it up HERE.

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Another experimental creature morph / airbrushing. Initial stages abstracted from stock photography by Marcus Ranum - http://www.ranum.com Approx 1hr 20mins. I have a (slightly incomplete) video of the painting as it happened. Will upload when I've sorted it all out. Larger version on DeviantArt - LINK.

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Another piece towards the RPG inspired by Roadside Picnic / Stalker / S.T.A.L.K.E.R. coming soon from http://www.fzideas.com/ Theres a larger version on my DeviantArt account: http://cyrus-crashtest.blogspot.com

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A quick version of Pinhead - the main Cenobite from Hellraiser / the original story "The Hellbound Heart". I referenced a still from the DVD. 25 minutes. I made a custom 'pin' brush to do this, and now intend a much better version that I'll take longer on. Clive Barker who penned the original tale and directed the original film is quite an artist too - I suggest you check his facebook page;

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Lots of different odds n sods I've done over the last week or so that I'm not sure what to do with... Features brushed by Shifty J - http://shiftyj.deviantart.com/

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Another random bit that has ended up looking a bit like something from W40k Features a stock texture copyright Dom Bailey 2012. All rights reserved. Used with permission.

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Been playing with some of the awesome stock by  http://legends-of-the-west.deviantart.com/ They've been abstracted from the original stock image - in a similar manner to the Creature Morphs that I do. Hopefully by this weekend I'll have something more 'finalised' for you to enjoy! Time: twenty minutes approx.

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Quick conversion of another piece I did earlier today. 20 minutes.

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These are for nothing in particular - just me getting used to my new WACOM. The cable sheared off the last one through general wear and tear - thankfully on the latest Bamboo pen they've managed to sort out tha design flaw with the use of s seperate USB cable. It also has a much larger active area - hence me having to get used to it. About 20 minutes each. First four images contain elements of

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These are for the aforementioned RPG project (LINK), though they're little more than useful for me to get into the idea of the atmosphere, scale and shapes of the environments. Initial stages abstracetd from photography copyright Jase Brooks 2012. Used with permission. Around 30 - 40 minutes each.

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