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This is another proomotional piece for NCsoft Europe.
Done in about two days, it started off with big chalk brush, continuesly tightening up the shapes and details.

I really hope you like this baby guys!

Khan
]]> Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:57:07 +0000 http://chupacabra.cgsociety.org/gallery/639320

A promotional piece done for our hirings and marketing at NCsoft Europe.
All done in Photoshop in about two days.
Hope you guys like it,
Khan
]]> Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:41:48 +0000 http://chupacabra.cgsociety.org/gallery/593355

The goal was to catch the mood and work within the limited range of colors, using chalk brush most of the time.
Final touch-ups were done with the sharpening tool.
Feedback is most welcome!
Best regards,
Khan
]]> Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:52:16 +0000 http://chupacabra.cgsociety.org/gallery/508404

Hello,

This is something that kept me busy for a while now. It's a part in a series of diverse concepts for a music video "Rusty Coins" by Skunk Allstars. I had about ten days to complete all the concepts, storyboards, Co-Direct the shooting, etc.
It was a wild ride and still is. But, the video should hit the MTV soon, so we're all excited about it.
The final result could be seen here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AI_oPOI0Z8

I hope, You guys like it.
C&C's are welcome.
Peace,
Khan
]]> Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:05:01 +0000 http://chupacabra.cgsociety.org/gallery/491908

J. W. Hardin is known as "The Terror of Texas". Most famous for unloading his six shooters through a wall until the guy in the next room stopped snoring.

I used Painter's clupmy brush and palette knife. At the end, i used a bit of pepper spray brush.

And the ugly guy is based on another, even uglier guy: me!
This is sort of a self-portrait. Sort of..

Hope You guys like it and feel free to drop a comment or two.

Best regards,

Khan

]]> Wed, 02 May 2007 08:40:14 +0000 http://chupacabra.cgsociety.org/gallery/465746

This is a CD cover for a wonderfull band playing balkan-gypsy-dub-punk and are called Cowboys of Prekmur. They asked me to do something fragile, positive and fresh. So i put my zombies, cowboys and spaceships aside and made this.]]> Tue, 20 Feb 2007 13:15:36 +0000 http://chupacabra.cgsociety.org/gallery/463537

The 2nd of Daltons.
I just thought, i'd try to go with a different style. Painters Clumpy Oil Brush only.
Hope You like it and hope to hear what You think.

Best regards,

Khan]]> Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:17:18 +0000 http://chupacabra.cgsociety.org/gallery/449517

Some say he is a wandering ghost who lives in prairie.
Some say he drinks blood of his prey.
But none has ever lived long enough to tell it.

I'm staying on the track with my postapocalyptic cowboys.
Here's the guy who kills Billy the Kid.

I hope You like it.

Best regards,

Khan

]]> Wed, 10 Jan 2007 09:59:19 +0000 http://chupacabra.cgsociety.org/gallery/445540

This guy is part of the group of western characters set in a postapocalyptic future. Nothing historical nor political, jut playing around with the idea really...
Hope You like it,
Khan]]> Fri, 29 Dec 2006 19:52:10 +0000 http://chupacabra.cgsociety.org/gallery/445218

]]> Thu, 28 Dec 2006 20:34:30 +0000 http://chupacabra.cgsociety.org/gallery/443968

I just thought, i'll make a postapocalyptic version of that little western bastard.
Hope You'll like it and thanks for feedback.

Best regards,

Kan]]> Sat, 23 Dec 2006 19:47:13 +0000 http://chupacabra.cgsociety.org/gallery/444155

]]> Sun, 24 Dec 2006 18:01:39 +0000 http://chupacabra.cgsociety.org/gallery/379851

This is my entry for "Journey Begins".

The idea is to make a scene of a polar bear, who starts his long journey to find some food. It's deep winter and he is very hungry. The scenery should be a bit scary but at the same time also beautifull.
I watched National Geographics lately and got inspired by a documentary about those amazing creatures. They can travel for weeks(!) to find prey and even then, there is no guarantee of succesful hunt. Their life is brutal and hard and mostly, they walk the path of loneliness. That was my goal; to try to reflect the emptiness of surviving in my image.
I have this thing for snow and frost. Since i was a kid.
I used to skip the school sometimes and go to snow-covered mountains around Sarajewo. And i walked. For hours. Just listening the whispers of the wind that blew over trees and fields.
I loved being completely alone, breathing that sharp frosty air and walk for hours without a certain point to go to.
This fascination is still inside of me. No matter how hard and boring a winter can get, i'm probably the only one around who really enjoys it.
So, looking back at my early days, this image of a bear reflects something very personal, very deep in me. It's the warmest memory of my beloved home that i left as war in Bosnia started. And the bear is probably mirror of myself: just as he starts his journey into uncertainty, so did i left my snowy scapes leaving everything behind me and heading into a unknown future.
Despite the fact that i was obviously a weird kid, i really wanted to stick to this idea. Now, looking back to this challenge, the process of making this image became a long journey itself: i met incredible people and had a chance to build my work together with others, listening very carefully what they said. I also had the chance to share my own knowledge and help others improve their work.
Bottomline, it was an amazing experience that inspired and motivated me a lot. I put my best into it.
I know, all of us here are people of great spirit. That's why i trust you this image.
Best regards and big respect,
]]> Tue, 11 Jul 2006 11:11:24 +0000 http://chupacabra.cgsociety.org/gallery/372385

A scout-spy finds enemy base after a long search over the ice-dust planet. Immediately, he calls his mum to tell her he's not coming to aunt Bertha's birthday party.
My personal project.
Your feedback is welcome.
Best regards,
Khan
]]> Tue, 20 Jun 2006 20:02:18 +0000 http://chupacabra.cgsociety.org/gallery/349051

It was 7 years ago as i graduated at the School of Art and New Media (F&F) in Zurich. And this is one of the paintings that was shown at the final school exhibition.
It was the last time i worked with traditional media. I remember the smell of the colors, the dirt on my hands and jazz playing all the time in our studio. I remember the joy and inspiration spent on this painting. There were no adjustment layers, no curves, no filters. And no ctrl+Z.
After that, i didn't paint or draw for years. And then, one year ago, i worked on a music video and had to make digital backgrounds. I started working with wacom and photoshop and meanwhile, i spend most of my time on the concept art and matte painings. Never getting dirty and never smelling the hypnotical oil colors.
So i put this painting here just to remind myself (and probably many others) how beautifull it was, taking the REAL brush, soaking it into creamy paint, getting dirty and listen to the jazz while everyone else is already sleeping.
Best regards,
Khan]]> Sat, 22 Apr 2006 15:39:10 +0000 http://chupacabra.cgsociety.org/gallery/340486

It's a concept art of a futuristic air battle scene. I avoid going into detail but tried to catch the mood and lighting.
Comments are most welcome.
Khan]]> Sun, 02 Apr 2006 16:23:52 +0000 http://chupacabra.cgsociety.org/gallery/336031

This would be also one of my concepts done while not being able to sleep. I stoped detailing because i really like those strokes and don't want to push it to illustration but want to keep it look like typical concept art.

Hope you like it,

Khan
]]> Sat, 25 Mar 2006 09:23:38 +0000 http://chupacabra.cgsociety.org/gallery/268938

This is a matte painting for music video "Bust Your Head" where artist perform their gig. It is supposed to represent a giant band popularity in a industry-driven society.
I used simple Vue models for perspektive reference but all the rest was hand-drawn.
]]> Fri, 19 Aug 2005 08:30:23 +0000 http://chupacabra.cgsociety.org/gallery/326217

Here's my design of a Troll Hunter. Spikes and blades prevent him from the clinch with the troll and his armor is light, so he can move fast.]]> Tue, 07 Mar 2006 12:58:54 +0000 http://chupacabra.cgsociety.org/gallery/326226

I started a comic and never finished it. It's about a pack of apes, who turn to eat humans after being banished from their natural resorts. Very brutal. And funny. brrrr...]]> Tue, 07 Mar 2006 13:18:38 +0000