Speed Painting Challenge no. 41.

[waheed nasir]

hello there guys...:).

here i bring u the 41st Speed Painting Challenge, starts today and ends on the 16th of March, Thursday.

topic: "Still life". lets have something arty this time, something close to tradional art...:). but with speed. a lot can be painted, like, from a single object to a more complicated composition, having a number of objects. all upto u. it can be anything like, fruit on a table, weapons, your drawing/painting tools, boots, vase of flowers, u name it. what matters is the compositon and the use of colors...:). just looks around yourself and ull find a lot to paint that would suit this topic perfectly...:).

u can post your artwork till the 16th of March. after that, voting starts.

all the best to everyone...cheers...:).

[waheed nasir]

hi again...:), just thought to post one of my speed painting works i did sometime back. i painted this from life at work...:). thought, this might give some ideas.

*this is not votable*.

[artecnl]

interesting topic, what a nice image waheed :D excellent, i hope i can do some enttries this time

[mim]

hi,
nice topic and very nice starter, cya.
mim.Armand :max:

[hnno]

sounds great .....
just got an idea ... can't wait to start :)

[vidshank]

hmm intrsting one u got there waheed...lemme see wot i can come up with

[waheed nasir]

wonderful to see such a nice feedback...:). expecting some amazing stuff this time as well.

:).

[Warin-3DT]

Hi all! I am Warin the 3DTotal Content Manager, I have been looking around this forum for ages but have never posted in this thread before! But this No.41 challenge sounds very interesting so you will see me around for sure!

Who knows, some works might be promoted on Site or in Magazines too! We will see:)

[waheed nasir]

hey warin, so good to have u...:). im sure ull enjoy your visits here....stay around...:).

thanks for droping by... :wave:.

[-t3d-]

Havn't done still life now since i was at school. ( and thats a long long time ago) i quite enjoyed doing this little piece. My quickest so far :crazy: hope you like it.


aprox 2 hours.
paint shop pro 7
wacom
:wave:

[-t3d-]

here's my second entry. this is a cati that sits on my window sill at home, (hope it counts)
aprox 1.5 hours
this time in paintshop x
wacom
:wave:

[artecnl]

hi, nice images T3D well her is my first entry, done in 1 hour 15min. :D in artrage, with my mouse :S hope you like it

[Warin-3DT]

nice work both of you t3d and artecnl!!

[waheed nasir]

wonderful entries...all of them...:).

[stephendm]

Hey All,

Hey Warin...Welcome!

Waheed: Very nice topic....It's been years since I've done a still life picture.....I wasn't very good at it then and going by what I've done so far for this, I'm still not very good but I'm gonna give it my best attempt! Maybe I'll surprise myself :)
I really like your picture a lot - Fantastic style, composition & excellent use of colour.
I have GOT TO give Artrage a try (though I'm sure talent helps) ;)

-t3d-: Your first entry: Overall it's pretty good but I feel the perspective is a bit off. Also you have two different styles in the picture which don't quite fit together....ie...the bottles and glass are sort of a scribbled style but then you have very sharp lines too....the edges of the table and the glass mainly. A few more scribbles/brush strokes to cover the sharp edges and add more texture to the table would fix this right up imo. I remember from a past post of yours, though, you are like me with spending a very long time on a pic - (I can't seem to just throw down some colours in a short time....I need to spend manys the hour to be satisfied with the result). Since you managed to get this result from 2 hours, it's a damn fine attempt.
Well done
I quite like you second entry - Fairly simple and the shading is nice. Tell me you didn't draw each and every spike yourself!? If it's any help...(& you may know this) but you can create your own custom brushes easily enough in Photoshop - just might speed things up even more for for you in future pics.

Artecnl: I'm impressed I gotta say....I can't believe you've painted that with a mouse - NICE JOB! Excellent composition & colour and I love the reflection.

[artecnl]

Thanks Warin, Waheed and Crackerlips, :) im glad you like it, i hope i can do more :D

[Mitch]

Here's my entry. Dunno if it qualifies, my idea behind it, is that they're not dead yet, but they're 'Still Life'..

[waheed nasir]

mitch...:). this is a nice one indeed. but im sorry this doesnt qualify, as its not considered a Still life painting and wont be votable. this is just about the rules u know.
i can see that u got good skills, so why not paint something according to the topic? i would be glad to see u take part in this challenge with a still life paining...:).

see ya...:).

[Mitch]

ok, I'll see what I can do :)

[Warin-3DT]

Thanks for all warm welcome and thanks for your useful critic Crackerlips! Critic is very important for improving.

Try again Mitch...you still have plenty of time! We all look forward to seeing your work here.

cya

[Josiah]

glock workinprogress:


Josiah

[waheed nasir]

hi there everyone...:). let us have only finished paintings here as its a challenge thread and not a WIP. work in progress here creates confusion. u can post more than one piece, but every piece must be all done before posting.

:).

[Josiah]

hi there everyone...:). let us have only finished paintings here as its a challenge thread and not a WIP. work in progress here creates confusion. u can post more than one piece, but every piece must be all done before posting.

:).
Oops, my bad. I am sorry. :o

Only finished ones.........got it!

Josiah :roll:

[hells angel]

my first entry in this section.Always wanted to take part and finally decided to dive in!
I havent done still life since school and im' not a traditional artist so my work might be very amateur....nevertheless...here it is......the coffee mug on my desk!!:)
time: 15 mins
software: gimp.
wacom

[lucashug]

hi
i hope, what i understand the theme...
i make it in 2h20
whit photoshop
and one simple brush.
bye.

[waheed nasir]

hi lucashug, this is good, i like it, but its not going with the given topic Still life, so this wont be votable.
u can see posted paintings above, they are of objects only. seeing your work, im sure u can paint a nice still life. pain some vase, vase with flowers, jug, mug, etc etc. like objects on a table and post it...:).

all the best...:).

[-t3d-]

crackerlips: thank you for pointing out my mistakes, i went back and touched it up a bit. You are so right , i cant seem to throw down colour, i do tend to keep going back over it, just to try and get it right. The bottles and glass are standing on the floor, with the wall behind them.( well thats how its ment to look :) ) My second entry, yes i did all those prickles by hand, i am going to have a go at making some brushes. My son -r3d- made me a signature brush, so i will have to watch him and learn how to do it myself. looking forward to you painting, as i like your style :)

Artecnl: I see yet another good one from you, well done my friend :)

[lucashug]

thank you...
i'm sorry but my english is very bad....
i will try to make a new picture but i have lots of WIP.....
thank you....

[waheed nasir]

hi again lucashug...:). yes, im sure ull be posting a nice Still life. but remember, no WIPs, post a finished painting pls. and u can post more than one..:).
your english is just fine...:).

all the best with your painting.

[Yuri]

Hi world,

Here is my first try ever.
Still have to discover more brushes, don't know which are the best.
Made it within 1 hour on my wacom tablet with PS. I reminded a film with this shot of the helmet. :evil:
Hope it qualifies.
And Artecnl, I like your reflections too.
Hope to try some more work. Cya :wave:

[stephendm]

Shame Mitch.....twas a fine picture - looking forward to another entry from you. :)

Thanks Warin - Glad you agree.....I don't see the point if everyone is going to just praise regardless! I expect the same honest criticism in return. It can only lead to improvement with our skills imo.

Josiah: Looking promising....did you a set up a seperate thread for your wip?

Hells angel: Your picture is fairly simple but very good. It looks ceramic yet painted which I like :)
I would've spent a little more time with it though - Excellent for 15 mins but the background and shadow take away from it a bit.

Lucashug: Again it's a pity this doesn't fit the theme because I really like it. It should be made into a comedy cartoon tv series.... :)

-t3d-: Glad I could be of help - I gotta say, I also like your style very much (thanks btw) Kind of ironic really, me criticising, since a lot of your pics are better than anything I can do ;) Looking forward to your updates.

Yuri: Very imaginative :)
This would qualify as far as I'm concerned and i hope it does but please post up more if possible.

[Josiah]

Josiah: Looking promising....did you a set up a seperate thread for your wip?


No I didn't, but I will. I will post the link soon...

[stephendm]

Cool :)

[DerekSc]

This is a little pewter Boba Fett figure I have on my desk.
I originally started with something more traditional: a bowl of apples. But the pictures I took of them were reeeeally dull and the lighting was horrible... and I can't take any more cause I ate the apples (one of them was rotten, how's that for a sign?).
I originally had another pewter figure with it, but Boba took long enough on his own (about 5 hours, PS:CS1 and a Wacom tablet), so I took the other one out. Cheers!

[Fat64]

A TURNTABLE
with all the glory that comes with speedpaintin'.
- Photoshop CS
- 15 min
Boyah!

[Fat64]

DerekSc: supernice! Looks like a chrome material, and almost like pixelart too. The background looks very gruesome though, too simple perhaps.

[bexrex]

this is a great kickstarter to a long-orocrastinated painting effort. I'm continuing on even after the 16th, to produce One Digi-Painting a Day (or something very very close to that).

See my entry at

http://www.johnuibel.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3011

This is nice way to get my sluggish painting ability in a higher gear. Let me know what you all thinlk.

Thanks!

[DerekSc]

Fat64: hehe, yeah, I agree on the background... unfortunately that's what my desk looks like! :P I had a lamp on right overhead, so I think that's what gave it the ultra-shiney look (it is pretty shiney to start with).
Thanks for the comments! :)

[Fat64]

DerekSc: aight! :) Sometimes reality just doesn't look so nice I suppose.

bexrex: fine looking onions, makes me hungry :X btw, are the colours in the middle compared to the the round elevation different from eachother?

[bexrex]

Yeah, thanks. The whole thing was just subtle shades of white, which was vereeery boring to paint, so I tried to push some of the color (a no-no, yes, yes?) Sounds like it went too far. I should desaturate that central area. Thanks for being my conscience!

Bexrex

[bexrex]

here's my next entry, just finished... please advise on what I can do to make those eyelashes work better!!

http://johnuibel.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3018

Thanks again!!

Bexrex

[bIOHZRd]

here's my next entry, just finished... please advise on what I can do to make those eyelashes work better!!

http://johnuibel.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3018

Thanks again!!

Bexrex
Hmm, that looks nice, but not sure it qualifies as a still life.

To make your eyelashes better, try making them thinner and NOT transparent. I can see through parts of them. Also, maybe a touch of highlights on one side would add a bit of 3d to them (since hair is round).

[waheed nasir]

woho..nice entries friends...:). this one is going to be interesting as well.
i see some nice palette and artistic/painterly treatement of the subject. wonderful...:).

bexrex...your first one is a real treat to watch...:).
the 2nd one is quite nice but im sorry it doest qualify for the challenge, its not a still life.

keep posting friends...remember u can post more than one.

see ya guys...all the best to everyone...:).

[Fat64]

bexrex: Try making them eyelashes thinner the longer away from the origin they are

[misiopuchatek]

:shy: So here is my first digital paint ever :shy:
Well maybe not 'ever' but since A1200 and unforgettable Deluxe Paint :D
Anyway I've just installed new Painter IX demo and here is my attempt so, please, don't laugh too much :P

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/3888/stilllifedigitwaterpnts6pw.jpg

Software - Painter IX
Hardware - Sempron 2500+, 512MB RAM & unfortunately mouse ;)
Method - Digital Watercolor
Painting time - something between 1st and 27th lap of F1 Bahrain GP :D
Waiting for any comments and crits :)

[DerekSc]

misiopuchatek: Looks great! You really got that semi-transparent look on the grapes, the lighting on them is great too. Maybe soften the stem a little to fit with the rest of the feel of the painting? Very well done.

[-t3d-]

Heres my final one for the week, i took more time over this one, it started off as a thought, then a scribble, and about 6.5 hour later after touching up and faffing around with it, i finally finished it. hope you like :shy:

Paintshop Pro X
Aprox 6.5 hours
Wacom.
:wave:

[Fat64]

-t3d-: Dude, nice, I find it very tough creating anything cool in PSP but you manage :D KUDOS! I think the light hits them books neat, but the mouse and keyboard looks sharp in texture compared to other stuff.

[bexrex]

I also am an escapee of my Amiga 3000 and DeluxePaint. That program did things that still no other program (that I know of) can touch.

And a very nice painting. You'll like painter. I like the lack of details in the grapes and the paper texture is right on.

Thanks for the inspiration!
Bexrex

[mim]

HI all, I have a litle time just to post, so I just say awesome works from all :wave:

and this one:
CP.ix in about 20"; thanks, cya, mim.Armand :max:

[misiopuchatek]

Thank You guys :o

Here is my second attempt for today.
Based on Van Gogh - Still Life With Open Bible (http://cgfa.sunsite.dk/gogh/p-gogh22.htm).

http://img459.imageshack.us/img459/9702/vangoghwthopnbibleartistoils9v.jpg

Software - Painter IX
Hardware - Sempron 2500+, 512MB RAM & unfortunately mouse
Method - Artist's Oils
Painting time - bout 3hrs.

Enjoy... I hope :)

[-t3d-]

Fat64 : Thank you for the compliment, i went back and touched up my mistakes, you were right, it was out of context :) , nice work yourself.

[ArcticChill]

Does this count?

http://www.chariot32.com/images/blacktuscani.jpg

[artecnl]

hi everyone, nice entries by now
Mitch nice colors, sowwy for the dq i hope you can do another
Josiah i hope you finish you wip, it look nice
Hells Angel, nice brights, it will be nice if you put more things on that scene
lucashug wow what a nice character :D tits so funny, i hope ypou can do a valid entry too
Yuri. big welcome to the forum :D nice entry
DerekSc nuice character, i like the reflections, im sure you can put more objets on that image :D
Fat64, nice by now, but need some floor or a table :D
misiopuchatek really great to be you first d.paint and the second is so nice too
t3dreally nice second entry, you are doing better and better jobs on digital painting i like it
mim, its nice to be fast, i hope you have some spare time for another image
Articchill thats nice i hope count.

well i have some spare time this sunday, i can't do so much in the week because a got a new Job :D in a publicity Agency, im so nervous cause its my first serious Job as designer, i hope i can do it ok :D

well this is my entry, 3 hours in artrage and ps7 i hope you like it
have a nice week :)

[waheed nasir]

hi there everyone...good to see some wonderful artwork...:).

ArcticChill, its nicely done, but im sorry its not according to the given topic. in simple worlds, take it as stuff kept on a table/shelf/rack etc. pls view other posts in this challenge thread to get ideas.

:).

[Mr-Ru]

my desktop. done in about 20 minutes with photoshop and graphire pen

i could of gone into more detail but it didn't feel right with the solid colours i tried. besides. i wanted a break from trying for photorealisum

[mim]

ArcticChill & artecnl, really really awesome works, congratulation you did really good stufes! :wall:
I start a new wip for this challenge, please say your comments about it, and post your wips also if you want to share, cya, thanks. :kiss: :lurve:
Link is here: http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?p=439786#post439786
mim.Armand :max:

[JHarford]

Hi guys, Good work so far!.
Here is my entry

[misiopuchatek]

artecnl thanks for kind words. Your paint is just amazing... I suppose You're using tablet :)
Good luck with the new job :) You'll be fine :)

[Rusted]

Hi Everyone, I have come here a bit late, this Painting has made Using Photoshop and my Mouse, at night 1 hour and some mins spent.
I hope would be Enjoying.

[Rusted]

Well Everyone has done Great work but partially I would like to Congrate 'Artecnl' that you have done quite nice Job... And Good Wishes for your newly joined Job.
CGStripe has also put Good Entry
Misiopuchatek mim and Others also have fine aproach

[mim]

Good work so far :roll: , and cgstripe you make another awesome work this week, seems great. :roll:
Ok friends, I finish my second attempt this week; I put this here (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?p=439860#post439860) for some times before send it here :shy: , to hear your comments and critics and suggestions about :shout: , it is a boot! :haha: Cya. :lurve:
Link: http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?p=439860#post439860

thanks, mim.Armand :max:

[stephendm]

Hey all,

There's been so many entries since my last post so I won't do individual comments.......I'll just say: everyone's done an excellent job this challenge. :)

Here's my entry anyway - Got extremely bored when doing the table so I hope it doesn't take away from the rest too much. :) Anybody ever tried painting 'wood'? You know what I mean....Uuugggghhhhh :)
Took me approx. 6.5hrs in Photoshop using an Active XP-Pen tablet. Did most of it in one go yesterday and I can hardly write today my hand is so sore....hope it was worth it! :)
Again comments & critics much appreciated

[misiopuchatek]

Oh my crackerlips...I give up...
You guys have real talent...

Here's my third and I think the last one. (click image to see original 1364x1024px)

http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/2212/stilllifehalfgouachedgtlwtrclr.jpg (http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/4351/stilllifefullgouachedgtlwtrclr.jpg)

I like only the apple from this painting :D

As usual
Software - Painter IX
Hardware - Sempron 2500+, 512MB RAM & unfortunately mouse
Method - Digital Waterpaints+Gouache and pencil for sketch :)
Painting time - bout 4hrs.

[Fat64]

Rusted: you picked a pretty unique item, is coul

crackerlips: O_O just awsum work there, like the head of the hammer, but I guess the neck could feel a bit more cylindrical. The batteryclip looks freakin superchromey :D coul stuff!

misiopuchatek: haha, yeah the apple looks damn nice especially with that green in it, the banana looks melted! XD

[stephendm]

Thanks guys - so glad you like it :)

I have to say, misiopuchatek, I like the apple the best out of your painting but the rest is pretty good too. I couldn't see the texturing 'til I looked at the larger version though...gives it a nice canvassy look. I'm terrible at texturing...must download some tutorials.
Tell me how did you make the link to a larger version of your image when posting here? The quality degrades so much by the time they're below or at 100kb?

[misiopuchatek]

Thank You very, very, very much guys :)

Fat64 - what can I do they sold me such a banana... I wish it look like this one -> :dance: :haha:
crackerlips - it is simple just use the bbcode(right?) [*url=url of Your original image][*img]url of Your resized image[*/img][*/url] (of course without the '*')
The quality of both is set to High(8) in Photoshop. It is quite nice for the web :)

[waheed nasir]

fantastic...:). these are some nice still life paintings...good work friends...:).

[-t3d-]

crackerlips: That is so life like, well done. :)
artecnl: Well done my friend, that is good. :)
Loads of good work this week.
I got bored today, so i did another, I must learn to stop faffing around :wall: and start doing them a little faster :shy:
I must admit i have enjoyed this weeks topic. Again, well done to everyone. :wave:

I have this pencil sharpener on my side, it is a clear, bright green one.

Paint shop Pro X
Aprox 5 hours
Wacom

[artecnl]

mim thankyou very much, that shoes look so great, nice my friend :)
misiopuchatek, thanks a lot, i will try to do my best in the new job, and :( i havn't a tablet, i do everything with my old ball mouse, i hope to buy one this year :)
Rusted, thanks man, and my best wishes to you too :) very nice image, i like the metal look in the lighter
t3d thanks a lot, and that reflection on the table looks so nice

great entries by now, :) good luck to all :D

[mim]

Oooooops! :crazy: There is many great works this week; keep up good works all! :cool:

Ok! Now it is my second attempt for this topic, I complete it in wip thread (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?t=40201) in few steps and here is final work you see:
CP.ix in about 2 hours.
Cya :lurve: , mim.Armand :max:

[misiopuchatek]

Man...How did You do that :D
Love it. Lovely colors and style. You have to teach me how to do that :D
What technique did You use? Pastels? Cause I love this effect You have :)
Great job!!

[stephendm]

I'm with you, misiopuchatek.....as I already said in mim's wip thread, it's excellent and I'd love to know the techniques used too. I really love the painted look but I just can't seem to make it look good myself so I resort to other techniques which I don't like to paint as much.

Artecnl's second painting (post#54) is another classic example (don't think I mentioned ...also totally excellent - the technique, colours, and lighting are fantastic :) Did you do that with a mouse too? Unbelievable!) - maybe it's just me but I've got to try out Painter & Artrage and practice a lot -- I must be achieving this technique. :)

Don't suppose anyone would like to put together a tutorial or two and post it up on the 'painted look' technique!!?? Pleeeeeease? :D

[mim]

Thanks friends :o , so thanks for kinda words; I haven’t enough skills really to write a tut I think! :( But here is some of good tutes here (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?t=5694) that I use some of them myself :roll: ; although you need just a search on google to find more and more! :haha: And about my entry as I say in WIP thread also, I paint it in several layers but in each post I clear some of them to achieve a cleaner image for ease understanding what is it!! :hmm: and in next one I back again and work more on and clear some others before post! :( And in final post I drop (merge) all layers after some touches and apply some brush moves to combine them and achieve a paint look! :cool:
You can find progress of that here! (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?t=40201)
thanks again, cya, mim.Armand :max: :wave:

[artecnl]

:D thanks a lot for the words crackerlips, well i just use the oil brush in artrage, i start with the shapes, the composition, later i put the shadows and lights, then i use the blender, and i use ps7 to add detail in brightness , shadows, textures, thats all, just use artrage a lot, i think this is my 3rd paint done in artrage,
however i think you do great jobs, this last one is so realistic, and in the last challenge, i think your image was the best.

pd mim, wow, excellent job, :D i think is the best by now

[stephendm]

Thanks for that, Artecnl - I'm gonna give Artrage a go tonight so, and use your steps as a guide (I'm not sure what 'the blender' is but I'm sure I'll figure it out :) ) Maybe I'll get another entry in before the deadline but it's unlikely. I very much appreciate your 1st place vote in the last challenge :D - so glad you like my paintings :)
Realism looks good and all but I want to be able to paint 'realistic AND painted looking', like yourself and Mim for example, have achieved. I don't know why but it's a quality & technique I really like, I think more so than realism. :)

Mim: Thanks for the tut links - gonna look at those tonight too :D
When I said about someone posting a tutorial though I just meant, for example: your wip, with more frequent update images and a word or two about what you did! It's almost a good enough tut as it is! I have searched the internet a bit but when the exact style I want to achieve is here, why keep looking? :)

[Rusted]

My 2nd and Last Entry for the Chellenge, Every One has done great job.I like to Draw faces but here for the given topic I couldn't draw a face, so I found a way.......
The Software used is Artrage 2.0, Hardware is a Mouse.

[Rusted]

For High resolution 1280x994 of this painting Click Below
http://www.geocities.com/shahan_art/Still_Alive.jpg

[Milan]

Hi every one and well done, every one has loded powerful work good to see .
Crackerlips - You have rendered a nice
this is my for this weeek 10 minut pencil sketch.

[Josiah]

Great entries guys. I regret to inform you guys that I won't be able to enter this one. I really wanted to, but I have had alot of work lately. And school has been hecktec.

guess what though? Yesterday, I got to see the President of USA! :dance: It was wxciting seeing someone who you usually only see on tv. :)

Great entries people. And I will hopefully join the next one!
So don't get all teary-eyed on me now ;P


Josiah

[mim]

Congrates Josiah for yesterday! :roll: Cya next challenge :wave: ( or in voting time? :dunno: )

mim.Armand :max:

[waheed nasir]

hi friends...:). looks like its going to be a tough time again for voters, not an easy job to choose between so many good entries. lets see...:).
one more day is left to submit your works, thats infact a lot of time for a speedpainting...:). it'll be closed at this hour tomorrow.
all the best...:).

just thought to share one of my paintings that i did a few days back. its a still life, titled: Brushes, turps and a paint tube. painted in artrage and painter.
this is not votable.

see ya soon... :wave:.

[misiopuchatek]

Good lord waheed... I just love Your style :lurve:
You're either participating? Sorry I'm asking but this is my first speed painting challenge:D

Last one entry.
Today my spine is trying to kill me... Tomorrow I'll have no time for another.
From great 3dLuVr tutorial. Click image to see original 1000x800.

http://img464.imageshack.us/img464/5640/tomatohalf6zs.jpg (http://img464.imageshack.us/img464/9229/tomatofull9nm.jpg)

Software - Painter IX
Hardware - Sempron 2500+, 512MB RAM & unfortunately mouse
Method - Airbrush and a lot of water :D
Painting time - bout 3.5hrs.

[waheed nasir]

this is good misiopuchatek...:).
i can submit my work, but just to share. these paintings of mine are not votable...:).

:).

[misiopuchatek]

Oh my I can't read...
It's written that Your arts are not votable :xx:
Shame on me :xx: Sorry for that stupid question :xx:
This day is much too long for me:xx:

Thanks for kind word :)

[stephendm]

Rusted: Good idea to get the face into your picture....interesting somber mood got from it. I still can't figure out how people can tolerate painting with a mouse though!? It would annoy me so much. They can give good results but I just couldn't.

Milan: Thanks so much for your comment. Your picture turned out really well considering it only took you ten minutes. I am unable to draw in heavy pencil or charcoal very well since I'm left-handed (My hand smudges what I draw and destroys the page :) )

Josiah: Shame you can't enter. Hope we'll see you in the next challenge.

Waheed: Great picture.....I love the style & technique you use when working in Artrage and painter! Nice One :) I tried both those painting programs for the first time last night and didn't pick them up as quick as I thought I would :( The technique required is completly different to Photoshop (for the results I want anyway).
Your picture inspires me to try again and practice!! :)

misiopuchatek: Cracking picture :) Those tomatoes look super juicy and the surface they're on is so hard and shiny looking. Really fantastic job dude!

[Warin-3DT]

Oh wow! Alots of interesting entires this time! Hurry up! less than 1 more day now;)

[waheed nasir]

Voting Starts.

hi there, u can now start submitting your votes. no more paintings pls....:).

all the best...see ya... :wave:.

[Fat64]

crackerlips gets my vote! freakin awsum picture with the hammer *^_^*

[waheed nasir]

hello fat64...:), uve to vote like 1st, 2nd and 3rd. pls browse last pages of the previous challenge to get the idea or u can wait and see how other submit their votes.

[Fat64]

aight waheed, my bad! =)

1st: crackerlips #63
2nd: artecnl #54
3rd: misiopuchatek #45

[-t3d-]

Great work everyone. So hard to choose, but heres my votes.

1st: crackerlips #63 ( So life like, fantastic)
2nd: artcenl #54 ( I can smell the richness of that fruit)
3rd: misiopuchatek #51 ( great 4 entrys, this is my favorite one, such an ambiant feeling to it)

my little honorable mentions: dereksc #34 and mim #71. Well done to every one else, again great work.

[MutatedHelix]

This is'nt much,but then again,it's my first try... ;P

[MutatedHelix]

:blah: Hmmm..sorry guys... I suppose i should pay more attention.

[DerekSc]

Hi everybody! This turned out a lot better than I expected, and harder to judge.
Since they must be ranked, here is my humble opinion:
1st: crackerlips #63
2nd: mim #71
3rd: misiopuchatek #83 (liked all your entries, this one was my favourite)

I just love the light and depth to your picture, crackerlips, well done.
Thanks for the mention -t3d-, enjoyed all your entries this week, definitely were in the top 5 in my list. You too artecnl, especially #54, really like your style.
See you all in the next challenge.

DerekSc

[artecnl]

hi guys :D here is my voting

1.-mim- i like so much the style,
2.-crackerlips- really so lifelike,
3.- rusted- i like a lot the mood in the lighter scene

have a nice day, see ya in the next challenge :)

[Quackles]

Mutated Helix Hard luck, pal!! Pity too, I really like your picture.. very funky! Next time around, you'll get it in on time, don't let this put you off!

I didn't get a chance to do a picture for this one (probably just as well, I was always terrible at still life!!) but I've been watching! My votes are as follows:

1: Crackerlips: #63 - Very lifelike, particularly the drill
2: Bexrex: #37 - delicious garlic, love your style.
3: CGStripe: #58 - I really like the style of this one too. Love the tag.

Congratulations to all, honorable mentions all round! Even the inadmissable pictures were stunning!

:dance:

[Warin-3DT]

I wonder can I vote? (I am a 3DTotal staff)

[Yuri]

My votes

3: Mim #71 (http://forums.3dtotal.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=92785&stc=1) (saw your WIP, just amazing)
2: Crackerlips #63 (http://forums.3dtotal.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=92743&stc=1) (so realistic !)
1: Artecnl #54 (http://forums.3dtotal.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=92696&stc=1) (Such great lighting, and good mood)

All others keep it up !
Can't wait to see next challenge.

[Josiah]

AWESOME WORK! I will be back for the next round :lame:

1. Crackerlips #63 (http://forums.3dtotal.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=92743&stc=1)

2. Mim #71 (http://forums.3dtotal.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=92785&stc=1)

3. Artecnl #54 (http://forums.3dtotal.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=92696&stc=1)

[waheed nasir]

sure warin u can vote, everyone can...pls go ahead.

:).

[Warin-3DT]

Thanks Waheed!

Its not easy to vote indeed as there are so many nice works! But rule is rule

Here you go.....my vote;

1. Mim #71
2. Crackerlips #63
3. misiopuchatek #83

As I said ''all are great'..keep up great works all!

See you in the next round;)

Warin

[stephendm]

Congratulations to all.....I HATE this voting business - so very difficult to only pick three but here we go after lots of consideration:

1st: Artecnl #54 (Love the colours, technique, lighting, composition....:))

2nd: Mim #71 (Excellent style and colours used. and Seeing it from start to finish in your wip thread makes me appreciate it all the more!)

3rd: DerekSc #34 (Great shading and very detailed. Love the way it looks very heavy and chromey!)

:) Honourable mentions :) : Waheed (I know your paintings aren't votable but I love your work and thought you deserved a mention :)), -t3d-, misiopuchatek, cgstripe.....everyone who entered. Well done y'all :dance:

[waheed nasir]

thank u so much crackerlips, so nice of u...:).

[mim]

I put here my votes (so hard to select!):

1. artecnl for # 54
2. CGStripe for # 58
3. misiopuchatek for # ?!
4. honorable mention to crackerlips#63 & hells angel#24 & all others, hey waheed if your work was votable you was my 1st place truly!

So appreciate to all that vote me; at last we have so nice challenge this week with very great works, keep up your efforts in next one!
cya, mim.Armand :max:

[MutatedHelix]

You guy's have got great work!

Thanks for the Positive Point Quackles! :haha:

Big thumbs up to Threedy :smug:

[waheed nasir]

hi mutatedhelix...), this challenge is over, so no paintings pls (and the topic was Still life, your above painting is not according to that).
u can now submit your votes...:). to get an idea how to vote, pls view some of the previous posts.

:).

[misiopuchatek]

1 -> artecnl #54 (http://forums.3dtotal.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=92696&stc=1)
2 -> mim #71 (http://forums.3dtotal.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=92785&stc=1)
3 -> crackerlips #63 (http://forums.3dtotal.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=92743&stc=1)
HM -> DerekSc #34 (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showpost.php?p=439191&postcount=34) & bexrex #37 (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showpost.php?p=439367&postcount=37)

And special Life Achievement Award goes to waheed nasir-3DT for an amazing style :lurve:

[Fat64]

waiting for the results *SPINNING*

[La Cobra]

amazing artwork all, its bad i couldn´t participate, maby next

votes:
1.-artecln
2.-cgstripe
3.-misiopuchatek

[Milan]

1 crackerlips
2 misiopuchatek

[waheed nasir]

misiopuchatek...thats some wonderful compliment mate...thanks a lot...:), uve just put a smile on my face...:).

milan, what about the 3rd position?

[MutatedHelix]

1 crackerlips
2 misiopuchatek
3.cgstripe

[3djunior]

Oh no, missed this one too :(
Hopefully i will be able to do one next time :dunno:
ok

1: artecnl #54
2:-t3d- #47
3: mim #71

That was hard- there are some very, very nice ones here! :wave:

[waheed nasir]

RESULTS

hello there....:), this was real fun. thanks to everyone for taking part.

here are the results:

crackerlips -- 28
artecnl -- 21
mim -- 18
misiopuchatek -- 10
cgstripe -- 6
bexrex -- 2
-t3d- -- 2
Rusted -- 1
DerekSc -- 1

Congratulations crackerlips...:). please write to cdsupport@3dtotal.com and to Ben-3dt or Tom-3dt, with your postal address and your cd choice, do include the link to this page as well.

thanks again everyone. see u soon in the 42nd challenge...:).

have fun...:).

[mim]

Congratulations crackerlips :)

[Warin-3DT]

Congratulations crackerlips!

[Fat64]

Awsum crackahlipz! =) Best wishes

[stephendm]

Thanks for all your votes and comments guys!
I'm pretty chuffed, I gotta say :)
I've never EVER won anything for any of my artwork before....I'm gonna have BIG SMILES ON MY FACE for quite some time :smug:

:) Everyone did great works in the challenge though :)
Still plenty more practise for me I think but I get to add this to my sig...yay! (When I've figured out how ;))

I'll see you all in the next challenge hopefully - very much looking forward to it!

[Warin-3DT]

Hi Crackerlips!, just want to make you happier...your award is on its way to you now!

Congratulation once more!

Everybody did amazing works!....so 'don't let Crackerlips wins again in the next challenge' ;) (kidding)

Warin
www.3dtotal.com

[artecnl]

a BIIG CONGRATULATIONS¡¡ Crackerlips. well desserved my friend :) see ya in the next one challenge

[mim]

hahahaha :D :evil: , you are exactly a true challenger Warin, I wait & see ! :cool:
also Congrats to you artecnl, you are in 2nd place. :dance:

[artecnl]

hehehe thanks MIM, and congrats to you 3rd plce my friend :D

[waheed nasir]

hey crackerlips...:), atleast now u CANT say that uve never ever won anything for any of your artwork...:).

congrats again...:).

[JHarford]

Congratualtions Crackerlips and everyone involved.
I hope the next challange starts today°!

[stephendm]

:) Thanks a million, Warin....
...also just in case you didn't realise, it seems you 'mis-typed' that last line there - u put in the word "don't" by mistake into your last post ;) lol

Cheers Artecnl - imo your entry was far better than mine ....congratulations making 2nd place :)
Also congratulations to Mim with 3rd place :)

Great work guys - hope I'll see you in the next challenge :)

Thanks again Waheed :) More BIG happy smiles :D :D :D

Thanks cgstripe - much appreciated :)

[Josiah]

Awesome work everyone.

Crackerlips: You have definetly shown yourself to be a very talented artist. I am much looking forward to more of your work. :wave:

Waheed: Is there any chance that we could all vote on the next speed-painting topic? You know how they get to do inthe speed-modeling challenges. I think that it would be fun to all agree on some fun topic.......Just a thought :)

Josiah

[waheed nasir]

alrite, so ill be giving u 3 choices and people can submit their votes, the topic which gets highest numbers, would be the topic for the next challenge, or do let me know how would u like to go. and let me know if people agree to this, or do they want to carry on just the way we do, like they get a topic and start painting.

:).

[stephendm]

Thank you so much for your comment, Josiah :)

I think that sounds like an excellent plan Josiah/Waheed.....ie....3 choices from yourself, Waheed, and we vote on one!

The only thing is I think that if it does go that way, you should shorten the 'voting time' for the choices, to a bit less than usual!? No?

And in future, if anyone has suggestions of what to paint, you could take those into account before giving us the three choices for the following challenge - Otherwise I think there would just be a long thread of suggestions and nobody really agreeing on any particular one!?

Anyone agree/disagree?

[waheed nasir]

i think to make it quick n simple, lets decide on:
i give u 3 choices for the new/next topic, just like i give u 1 as usual. then, a day for people to vote, after that i give u a topic according to the higest marks. this all is going to take place in the last challenge's thread, like, now in this same thread we do all this and then after having the final topic, i make a new thread for the new challenge. so its simple, only one change, instead of 1 topic i give u 3 choices.
so i think lets have it like this, its simple n quick and is not going to complicate things...:).

[Warin-3DT]

:) Thanks a million, Warin....
...also just in case you didn't realise, it seems you 'mis-typed' that last line there - u put in the word "don't" by mistake into your last post ;) lol


Nah, Crackerlips....don't try to be 'too clever' here;)

[Warin-3DT]

I do agree, voting for the next topic of challenge sounds fun and more interesting...let's do that way Waheed....what do you all think?

[stephendm]

Sorry warin!

I did actually mean the " :) Thanks a million, Warin.. " part though. :(

The rest is but jokes ....

...my signature will explain :)
..
...
....
.....
......see :(

[DerekSc]

I like the voting idea (it's the low-poly guys that do the voting, btw), and I agree that Waheed should pick the three topics to vote on. If he's running out of topics (which I doubt he will), he can post a new thread asking for ideas.
Only one thing to add, I find the wait time between contests a little frustrating (I like to have a subject to think about, even if I'm not working on it yet). So if we could get the voting going for about three or four days before the current contest closes, and then start the next one right after the close of the current one, that would be cool. Or at least have the voting for the winner of the current contest, and the voting for the next contest subject going at the same time (not the same thread, just over the same time period).
When the speed modelers close a contest, the next one is up and ready to go. I find that really keeps the interest level up.
Just a suggestion to help move things along, nothing more.

[-t3d-]

waheed nasir-3DT I like it when you give us all 1 choice, we then have to put our thinking caps on and do the best we can.( bit llike the teacher setting out the topic at school :) )
At the same time giving us the choice of 3 might work, but we all have to keep an eye out to what you are giving us, not disapear for a few days then come back. A bit like the voting at the end of our projects, quite a few of us vanish, not sticking around for the voting. Im not nagging honest :). Im happy to go with what you set out my friend.
and as i have just read by dereksc i totaly agree with him, regarding the modelers way of doing it. :)

[-t3d-]

crackerlips I forgot to add, a big well done mate :).

Also well done to artcenl and min

[waheed nasir]

-t3d- wrote:
waheed nasir-3DT I like it when you give us all 1 choice, we then have to put our thinking caps on and do the best we can.


i am happy either way. do as before, giving u guys a topic and u carry on with that, or, give u 3 choices of topics to vote.
but my personal prefernce would be to carry on as before, only because, its a challenge of not only painting artworks but to do the thinking part as well on some situation that suddenly arrives. we as artists, have to do that all the time. things like that happen all the time in pro. work. where we dont get choices. that actually makes things challenging. and when we pass thru that we learn. i hope my friends here get my point...:). but as ive written in the start, im happy either way. so lets hear it from others as well...:).
and about speeding things up, yes, that can be done, we can have the next challenge start during the voting of the last one.

[artecnl]

:D i like the voting topic idea waheed,

pd. thanks crackerlips, and congrats againa :D

[Josiah]

That sounds like a good idea. Waheed: You just pick 3, and we get 1 day to vote. :)

Josiah

[JHarford]

I think picking three as a poll is a great idea, Either way, - whatever picked will spawn great paintings.
The generator over at conceptart.org is pretty nice. Click go and it spurts out something like

'A sea monster attacks a car in the rain holding a red balloon' :D

Well..Hope to see those choices soon Waheed. I'm eager to get on this one.

[mim]

there is no diffrent between these ways for me waheed, but seems in voting way is more contributes and more fun :D

also I suggest a third way that may be so funny: it is that the winner of last challenge give topic for next one or select it from sugestions! :dunno: but in a time limit, for example just one day! :dunno:

anyway I think also the next challenge must be started immediately (as possible :roll: ) after end of other one (strongly recomended!! :haha: )

thanx, mim.Armand :max:

[waheed nasir]

Choices For Next Challenge's Topic.

alrite folks, lets see how it works...:). remember, this will be done (choices and voting for the next challenge's topic), in the ongoing challenge, along with the time of voting for winners. no seperate thread!

here are the choices for the next challenge's topic:

. Spaceship (close up or a midshot, with some planet if u like to add).
.Locomotive/Train. engine has to be there, its upto u to include the whole thing or not. u can even inco operate it with some landscape, on a track.
.Guitar. electric or hollow/spanish, whichever u like to. upto u to make a player playing a guitar or just a guitar.

next challenge is going to start in a day.

see ya...:).

[Asya]

hi,this is my first posting here! :dance:
i would like to vote for Locomotive/Train

[waheed nasir]

welcome asya...:), its good to have u here. stay around and i hope to see u in the coming speed painting challenge. ill be announcing it soon...:).

[stephendm]

Hi Asya....you are most welcome :)

I also vote for the Locomotive/Train

[Josiah]

I like the train idea :)

[DerekSc]

Wow, this is psychic freaky, I was just thinking it'd be cool to do a train!
:)

[Josiah]

The generator over at conceptart.org is pretty nice. Click go and it spurts out something like

'A sea monster attacks a car in the rain holding a red balloon' :D
.
where can I find that?

Sounds cool....
Josiah

[-t3d-]

Yea a train sounds good to me :)..... we had space a little while ago

[mim]

I agree by Locomotive/Train :D ; Guitar sounds good also!
Asya- wellllllcome to hell of challenges!!! :D :D ;D
crackerlips- congrats for your new & funny avatar and signature, you are a exception also! ;D ;D ;D
Josiah- just don't check Gallery section! I check it :) & ther is just some unrelative & unsuit pic!!! :D :D :D
cya, mim.Armand :max:

[artecnl]

:D i wish to do a guitar. i like guitars a lot, train sound good too, but i like the guitar :)

[Asya]

thanks,you all paint very well
i think i could learn a lot from all of you.
and by the way i could improve my english :o

[Fat64]

haha nice topics, we had a speedrun two nights ago among my friends with the topic "goods train", but I like trains so I vote train \o/ train train train

[BuffDady81]

Never tried drawing trains before - so it gets my vote just for the challenge!

Like this idea of voting first - mixing things is up is always fun!

[mim]

wow, when we must fire locomotives? :evil:

[JHarford]

Train

[misiopuchatek]

crackerlips congrats!! Great job.
And congratulations to the rest :)
I hope I'll kick your...brushes in the next challenge :D ;) :kiss:
Bye :wave: