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@sparth.bsky.social

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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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sparth @sparth.bsky.social · May 20

you beat me to it :)

sparth @sparth.bsky.social · May 19

older sketches from around 2017.

sparth @sparth.bsky.social · May 9

daily ship practice. different pens.

sparth @sparth.bsky.social · May 2

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

sparth @sparth.bsky.social · May 2

bits of spaceships and machinery. 2025

sparth @sparth.bsky.social · Apr 23

stunning ♥️

sparth @sparth.bsky.social · Apr 16

stunning!♥️

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Character Design References @characterdesign.bsky.social · Apr 9

The Art of Sparth → bit.ly/2RdzebB

#artist #portfolio #illustration #art

sparth @sparth.bsky.social · Apr 8

Vestige. a brush test morphing into a full sketch. painted while listening to: lan Hawgood - Celia Ashen

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Ian McQue @ianmcque.bsky.social · Mar 24

Monday morning mech malarkey

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

sparth @sparth.bsky.social · Mar 17

Crazy. Photographic color palette, but/and super imaginative. ❤️

sparth @sparth.bsky.social · Feb 24

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.

sparth @sparth.bsky.social · Feb 21

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.

sparth @sparth.bsky.social · Feb 21

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.

sparth @sparth.bsky.social · Feb 21

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.

sparth @sparth.bsky.social · Feb 21

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.

sparth @sparth.bsky.social · Feb 21

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.

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SF Encyclopedia @sfencyclopedia.bsky.social · Feb 12

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":

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SF Encyclopedia @sfencyclopedia.bsky.social · Feb 11

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:

sparth @sparth.bsky.social · Feb 20

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.

sparth @sparth.bsky.social · Feb 19

It is amazing how you managed to push for the best intuitive logic for many features. congratulations. I'm already having more sketches on the way. ♥️

sparth @sparth.bsky.social · Feb 17

First test done with this awesome iPad Feather3d app. I admit having way too much fun there, especially for imaginary architecture layouts. It's also super pleasant to try the surfacing features and patterns. A small learning curve, but once it clicks, everything starts to make sense. #feather3d

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paulchadeisson.bsky.social @paulchadeisson.bsky.social · Jan 7

Hello bluesky!

sparth @sparth.bsky.social · Dec 29

Damn. What software? I'd love to try something like this . Well done ❤️