HOME | DD
BradRigney — EDGE Magazine Cover
Published: 2010-04-24 19:07:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 59176; Favourites: 1900; Downloads: 3175
Redirect to original
Description
Here's another piece Ive had the pleasure of working on for Bungie.I figure its pretty safe to post this low res version since its been on the internet for months.
The one was for an EDGE magazine cover and interior double-page spread, it was an enormous piece to work on clocking in at about 5700 pixels wide.
Some of the background was intentionally left amorphous and loose to accomodate letterhead, I also had to use a cut and paste paint overs on the guns and helicopter due to time contraints (4 days to finish the approved sketch) but the rest was exhaustedly hand-drawn.
Having to do paintovers is something I really hate doing but when it comes to commercial work all bets are off; its not about your unique voice and vision anymore its about delivering what a client expects and has contracted you to do.
Enjoy!
Related content
Comments: 180
it literally feels like my eyes pop and get sucked unto the screen. its nearly not healthy to look at it, it really causes heavy action in the brain.
damn interesting, do you achieve that just with bothering much unto layering objects into an effective rrangement and the effect of blur and sharpness ???
argh 
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
I draw on about 3 layers max, but yeah a lot of it is selecting certain areas and blurring them and then tossing a unsharpen mask on the whole thing after I adjust the global saturation and contrasts.
Glad you dig it
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
thanks so much for sharing mister erm.. cryptcrawler XD
do you recommend using the damn lasso often ? I get weird feelings about it. its so unprecise at a blurred brush (partially painting outside the lasso in tiny bits) that I often wonder how the programs actually interprete selections..
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
undoubtedly one of the most epic halo reach pieces ever.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Im grateful you think so thanks!
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
love the details on the armour and the gunships
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Love your work. Serves as inspiration for many.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Thank you so much, that means a lot!
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
I appreciate that, thanks!
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
looks really great, but also it looks really clean, as you said in your description... as the client expects.
Have you ever thought about repainting it with your complete own style?
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
That is my own complete style, heh.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
I know I say this all the time, but the detail and accuracy of your renderings is breathtaking. The angling of the floor and balance of lighting is really dynamic.
Did you use any 3D models as reference material for this? You've completely nailed the perspective on the figures, and I can only imagine how difficult it must be, given the myriad of angular forms that make up their armour.
You've really knocked the ball out of the park with this one!
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
I had to use 3d on the guns and copter but the rest is hand-drawn, I really had no choice.
Guns and vehicles are very nuts and bolts and extremely time consuming and when you have to produce iconic commercial work for a client like Bungie's Halo IP in 4 days - theres no other way.
Im glad you like it so much thanks!
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Lightinng, texture, contrast... everything... is pretty darn cool. Nice job.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
And there's always a mysterious situation inside your art..
Love the textures on the armor!
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
your most welcome, did the magazine pay you?
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Nope, Bungie commissioned the image and yes they payed me
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Very Nice! Wish Bungie would commission more art work, help us out a bit.
Oh well, congratulations again on the work
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
again your technique is flawless, so much detail and sharpness in the piece! congrats man you're really a great inspiration
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
if i could have guessed, i would have said this was CG. what's your process like?
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
[link]
Thanks for the compliments!
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Thanks for uploading this in super-high res. I love putting my favourite pieces as backgrounds so i can notice and appreciate all the little things
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Its actually in low rez its just a big size.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Looks totally awesome. I dig the lighting and how sharp and real the body armor looks, especially on the man on the left. Very cool!
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Pure awesomeness!! Wonderful dynamism in your composition - it really feels like the middle of a hot gunbattle out of Halo. Kick ass!
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Hey thank you so much for that!
I love your photography and I really admire your generosity with your stock work as well, really kind of you.
I also love the razor-sharp sense of humor, wit and fierce independence you commonly show in your journals - I like your fire.
I hope you can stand those kind of compliments coming from a big fan of Jesus, like me
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
I'll take compliments in the spirit they're given. So thank you right back!
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
this is handpainted in 4 days?????? 
i assume you work with both hands and don't sleep...
incredible! and fav of coz!
👍: 0 ⏩: 2
Yup, I didnt sleep much.
Ill sleep when I die
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
you're insane dude... but rocks!
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Those large shots on conceptart.org are just amazing to look at, thanks for sharing
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Its my pleasure, thanks majora!
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
| Next =>