Speed Painting Challenge no. 47.

[waheed nasir]

hello there folks... :wave:. Speed Painting Challenge no. 47 is here....starts today and ends on the 17th of June, 2006, saturday.

Topic: Ninja. u can post upto 3 artworks, but please do mention the one u want to be taken as your final entry for voting.

*editing of an already posted entry is not allowed. only make a post when u are all satisfied with the artwork*.

voting starts after the 17th.

cheers and all the best... :wave:.

[memod]

that sounds interesting, I'll give it a shot and see if I can come up with something worthy posting :)

[artecnl]

hi guys, here is my first try, this one is about 35min, in ps7 and a wacom, ii have so little time, cause work, :S well i hope you like it :)

[kankathoris]

Here's an entry from me for this "Ninja" thing:

Photoshop CS2 + wacom tablet @ 2.25 hours

Not reference, scanned pencil drawing - just improved. and it probably suffered for it! :hmm:

EDIT: I meant to say "improvised" as in "made up on the spur of the moment"

[ximahmoud]

very nice one artecnl... i like the colors very much...well done indeed

kankathoris nice style..

[memod]

artecnl: I like your colours, they build up such a nice contrast. I only have that nitpick that those two sabres look as if they were stuck in his shoulder :D otherwise well done :)

kankathoris: I'd love to see some more surrounding here, to give that character a purpose. but it's good :)

[gaganjain]

artecnl Color use by u are super gr8 artwork

[artecnl]

Thanks for the comments guys, :D i hope to see great entries this week, i think the level of the speed painting challenges is better each contest, i hope to do another one :D have a great day :)!

[kankathoris]

okay, now I've had a night's sleep (such as it was) and come back to take a fresh look at the image I posted. yeech! (grin) My ninja looks more like a mummy than a ninja! (ha!) and his right arm looks like it was a paper cut-out pasted over the top!

ximahmoud - thanks! and memod - you're right, of course, the background really is vague and isn't doing anything for the shot. I'll try another pic later today, this time with a bit more thought put into it.

hey artecnl - thats really nice. Very cool, very slick background. (and in so little time! wow.) It inspires me to try and create a better background! Hummmm - maybe if the composition were pulled just a tad to the left, away from being so very in the center (moving both the character and two corridors so that he's (she's?) still right there staring down the junction of both corridors, at both opponents.) you've already got that nifty video panel coming in on the right to help balance things, too. and I'd love to see just a bit more detail of the foreground ninja (like I'm one to talk!)

[HammerCH22]

Alright - Ninja! I am excited about this one. Will try to do a more painterly painting, and without reference... Should be... interesting.

[Praetoris]

http://www.studio01.se/temp_koncepts/speedpaint_ninja.jpg

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I've never really been much inte the anime/manga style before but I felt like giving it a try.
I like the way the hair turned out and how the drawing is pretty 'rough' but still clean and cartoon-like. The shading could probably need a little touching up though and a bit more contrast probably wouldn't hurt either..but it's still 'just a speedpainting' after all ;)

I might play around some more and add another version later on, but this is my only entry for now.

- Hope you like it

/ Simon

[Kreean]

Hi @ all,

no reference used, Photoshop with Wacom Tablett.
approx. 6,5 hours.
Hope you like it.

@ Praetoris: never into Manga Style? Very good.. would like to see more of it.
He looks like a darker Version of Cloud from Final Fantasy VII. ;)
@ kankathoris: nice style a little bit too grey, but hey at night all cats are grey. Good work. :D
@ artecnl: Great use of colours and I like the Lights... very fast.. :)

[MoKhatib]

hey everybody.... another teasing topic by waheed
really nice entries so far
i'll make time to post my entry later - just 1 i hope -

and when will the 46 challenge voting ends?

[waheed nasir]

hello mokhatib...one can vote till results are announced...ill be doing that soon...:).

[soman007]

hi guys its gr8 contest its going like hot hot!
i will try to post my work best of luck guys go Ahead

[vidshank]

hi guys ...havnt been here for quiet a while...luks like all are rocking as usual..
dunno if i cud participate in this one ..but here is a Lil something frm my side...done long time back...and hence NOT counted for voting

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/7678/samurai5fv.jpg

[ximahmoud]

here is my 1st... 2 hours, photoshop cs, mouse

[homemacai]

Here´s my first entry..it took me 3:30 hours to complete it all... :hurt:
C&c are welcome!
ximahmoud - very nice colours
vidshank - nice conan style ninja

[artecnl]

thats something very great ximahmoud :)
vidshank greattoo great entries

[de4dy]

here's my i really suck at drowing but i try

[ximahmoud]

thanx artecnl..i really appreciate it..

vidshank very nice one...may be you can try something for the challenge that have that feel, it will be really a good one..but one thing in that paint, you may try to smooth the hair a little..

homemacai i like the idea very much and her pose and details are good enough for the time..well done

de4dy it's not that bad ...with some extra work it would've be a good one..just stick to the threedy painting challenges and you will learn more challenge after challenge AM I RIGHT GUYS ??

[noouch]

Neat. This may actually be the first time in a while that I actually enter in a contest...

[Josiah]

de4dy it's not that bad ...with some extra work it would've be a good one..just stick to the threedy painting challenges and you will learn more challenge after challenge AM I RIGHT GUYS ??

Yeah, entering in these challenges are a great way to improve your skills.

I will be posting mine as soon as I finish it :)

Josiah

[homemacai]

if i improve an already posted artwork, and post it again it will count as another art work?

[Praetoris]

if i improve an already posted artwork, and post it again it will count as another art work?

I believe so, you're allowed a max of three entries though

[Kreean]

Sorry homemacai, but Waheed wrote in the Opening Post
that editing of an already posted entry is not allowed. :(

Actually I´m asking myself why nobody comments my picture?
Is it that lame? Or is the Comicstyle not welcome?
Should I stick more to tradidional painting style?
Any advice? :hurt:

[Praetoris]

..but I could be wrong :D

[homemacai]

well....it´s sad... cause i´ve done some nice improvementes on the picture...
Kreean i liked your picture a lot..great lines..i think a glow effect on the lamp wolud be nice...
Praetoris i hope you are right!

[Praetoris]

well....it´s sad... cause i´ve done some nice improvementes on the picture...

Well you could always post it, even if it doesn't count for the competition?

[boristone]

Well, here is my entry. Made in Photoshop 7 and with mouse. A reference was used.

Regards

Boris.

http://boriscornejo.adonde.com/foros/ninjapost.jpg

[Praetoris]

Good stuff Boristone.

- Speaking of reference, how about a rule that says that all used reference needs to be attached in the post as well?

[Kreean]

Thanks homemacai, I appreciate your comment a lot.
After I posted it I saw many things that I could have done better...
More work on the background, some cool flower pattern on the kimono...
... but well... that´s it. Next time I´ll try it better.
And like ximahmoud an Josiah said... challenges are a great way to improve your skills
Make a second one, I´ll do it too

@ homemacai: like your babe too :)
@ vidshank: cool tatoo,gras and rain ... the hair-strands look too thick
@ de4dy: try a second one, you´ll see... you will be better and better each time
@ ximahmoud: Like the background and the colours
@ boristone: Nice, I like the the folds in his dress ... really good... how long did it take?
@ Praetoris: good idea

[boristone]

It took me about 12 hours of work...thanks for your comments.

[homemacai]

Well..even not counting i´m posting the improved image ..with some more 45 minutes of work...shadows and details...
boristone - thath image is great!

[neo_mosher_zion]

normally i havent been doing the speed paintings. but i could pass up paintin a ninja.

maybe ill continue who knows. i know im going to be doing the low poly challanges until i get hired at least hehehe.

anywho heres mine 35 min in corel painter. would have done it faster but my laptop bat crapped out on me half way threw :(.

[Josiah]

Boristone: NO PHOTO EDITING IS ALOUD!

Just taking a picture, putting a photoshop filter on it, and calling it your own is strictly not permitted...... :blah:
And your moon isn't even real....

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/613/ninjathreedy0wc.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://www.liceoberchet.it/ricerche/geo4d_03/Giappone/istituzioni/ninja.jpg

Josiah

[boristone]

A reference is allowed in accordance with the rules. I Drew the picture in a paper, then scanned & then painted looking the reference. Then I elaborate the background. I don't put any filter!!...Just was painted with the normal brush and my mouse...

This is my draw.

http://boriscornejo.adonde.com/foros/ninjadraw.jpg

[DerekSc]

I threw both the real photo and the sketch (and painting) in Photoshop, and they don't line up. The arms and legs are not at the same angle, for one thing. It's pretty close, but the differences are large enough that there's no way it's the same photo with a filter on it. There's no problem using a photo as a reference, and trying to emulate that photo as close as possible. This has been done alot in these competitions, and the way most recommended to get a life like painting, is to actually paint from real life (as opposed to making something up in your head). The grid probably had something to do with how close the pose is. I've used a grid in the past, and it helps get things lined up properly. Some measure with their thumb, others use a ruler, your choice.
So, Boristone, great job, everyone else, a little calm please, and try the Photoshop test yourself next time you suspect filter use.
Great job on all the paintings so far, keep up the good work.

[Josiah]

Okay, sorry. It just looked so close, that I didn't realize that you really took the time and effort to make it.

I hope you forgive my rash acusations. :roll: :)



Josiah

ps: I still think you cheated on the moon ;P

[Praetoris]

This discussion even turned into an excellent example to why we could use the new rule that I suggested. ;) If boristone had attached the photo in his(or her?) first post then we could check if he was filtering or not, plus we'd see how much thought and work he really put into his painting.

Copying a photo straight off isn't very creative or artistic if you ask me, using it as reference is another thing.

my opinion still sticks though
- Good stuff boristone

[boristone]

Thanks for the little trial Dereksc and for my soon absolution...Just a little thing....I don't use the grid of the paper as guide lines....I just drew directly over these quadrangular paper, that if you note, I had to paste three papers for complete the picture.

No problem about it Josiah, you are in your right...and I promise that in the next time I will include the reference pictures too.

Regards to all.

[Sicksurfer]

Hey Kreean!
I like the perspective in your pict and I also like the way that you went with the comic style! YEAH brother! But hey... what does my opinion count for? I mostly do teddy's!
Oh yeah, Ninja teddy is on the way.

[Rico]

my first entry for this. but it's not what i'm searching for, thus another one may come :). keep going!

ps7, wacom, no ref, 2h

[de4dy]

here's my impruvment :)

http://freeweb.siol.net/acdoo/ninja.jpg

[homemacai]

de4dy wich software are you using? maybe if did a draw and then paint if over ..you get some more results you want..but that the way!

[de4dy]

I used Photoshop CS 2
and it was from a drowing pencil one

the drowing
http://freeweb.siol.net/acdoo/slikka.JPG
but i just dont have the hand of a artist i guess

[Jessie_Rivers]

Hi, Friends.
I hope everything is alright. The present artworks are very good. Here is my first contribution at this Speed Painting Challenge. Corel PhotoPaint 12 and PhotoShop CS. 1 hour, 15 minutes, with mouse. I hope you like it.

http://www.myimagehub.com/files/2581/Ninja%202.jpg

To Ximahmoud: Your artwork # 17 is very, very nice, amigo. I like it. It’s perfect.
To Kankathoris: Your artwork # 4 is very nice. Don`t worry for the background. It’s perfect. Good artwork, amigo.
To my friends, “RR” (Reference Rayders): In this case, I used like reference Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe. In special, I took the Marilyn’s Eyes. Then, I put the left eye in the right eye, and vice versa. This creats the effect of Manga’s eyes that I was looking for. Of course, is a “Ninja woman”. More dangerous than a ninja man. ¡Look at the blood in the sabre! I choosed a color range of greens to contrast with the red color of the sabre’s blood. The rest is carpentry…
You’re Welcome…

http://www.myimagehub.com/files/2581/Marilyn.jpg

Jessie Rivers
Independent Republic of Mordor

http://www.myimagehub.com/files/2581/Bandera%20de%20Mordor.jpg

[Turoid]

Seeing some nice work here! Hopefully you guys like mine too :haha:

About 40 minutes, with tablet and reference, ps.


The reference:
http://ackfws.free.fr/download/images/shaolin_si.jpg

[ximahmoud]

nice one rico.. some fine details and it will be a very very good one

amazing as always jessie...well done.

turiod..i like the pose very much, you should fade the colors al ittle bit more and also blur te lines..but still good at this shape

[Turoid]

@ximahmoud: Thanks for the advice! Yeah I'm always having trouble with 'lines'. I just can't decide where to use lines and where to use color. I like these compo's, really learn a lot of them :) You guys are great!

[RBL]

Okay, sorry. It just looked so close, that I didn't realize that you really took the time and effort to make it.

I hope you forgive my rash acusations. :roll: :)



Josiah

ps: I still think you cheated on the moon ;P

Hahahaha! No photo editing is allowed, that´s right, but even the closest reference it´s allowed. :evil:

[waheed nasir]

nice entries folks...all of them. good use of color and some nice poses indeed. a bit of attention on light and shadows would be great. proper lighting and its effect makes a huge difference.
all the best...:).

[dark_maggot]

Thinking about posting a painting here. It took me about 4 hrs to finish it, is that considered speed painting or is it supposed to be a 30 min to 1hr painting?

[DerekSc]

Generally, 1 day is ok, 4 days is not (I think that's the way it's put in the rules). So pretty much anything under 8 hours has been fine in the past. Some are faster than others, and if you just rush out some crap, you're not really learning anything then anyways. So, go ahead and post it, looking forward to seeing it. :)

[waheed nasir]

hi dark_maggot...sure, pls go ahead and post...:).

[Kreean]

Hi @ all,

@ homemacai: nice improvements...
@ rico: cool perspective...
@ Jessie_Rivers: a Kunoichi with Marylin Eyes... nice
@ Turoid: a Shaolin... nice. But i think you should do a second one with a Ninja

Here is my second entry... this time I took a more traditional approach.
Photoshop with a Wacom Graphire... 5 hours, no reference
Actually this is the same Shinobi as in the first entry.
The Paintings in his face are an influence from traditional Japanese Kabuki theater... Hope you like it

[RBL]

20 minutes pencil + fibrepen.

[mikeb87]

1 Hour, Photoshop.
http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/4201/ninja2wu.jpg

[ximahmoud]

krean..very ncie one..the black is working good with other colors.just the part of the face the appear from the mask is too wide..the mask edge should be right beside the eye or it will leave space between the mask and the face and there you should darken this area, if the skin color was a little bit darker it might worked .. but because of the kabuki face style it appeared clearly..but overall the work is great

RBL..great sketch but you should add some digital media to it..

mikeb87..very nice idea..the colors are working fine for a 1 hour painting..just one thing ..HOW CAN HE SEE ? ? ? or is he the blind ninja warrior..but he don look like a ninja to me.. but it's nice anyways

[mikeb87]

mikeb87..very nice idea..the colors are working fine for a 1 hour painting..just one thing ..HOW CAN HE SEE ? ? ? or is he the blind ninja warrior..but he don look like a ninja to me.. but it's nice anyways

he's just practicing and improving their senses as he could be blind :haha:

[Kreean]

@ ximahmoud: Thanks alot. You´re right the lower part of the mask should be higher also the mask
should look more like a triangular. I tried it out and he would had problems keeping the mask on his nose... hehe
The colour was also a problem how keeping the kabuki style (white face) and on the other hand add more detail to the face...
I didn´t know. So I played alot with the Curves Function of PS and kept the best result...
I appreciate every comment alot, it´s a great way to improve the skills and also more than two eyes see more!

@ RBL: Very cool, to bad it´s just a sketch. I would like to see it coloured.
Saw your works on your homepage... Great, Anubarak is my favourtite one.

@ mikeb87: cool... nice colours, good idea. I always liked blind warriors, like classic Zatoichi or Nick (played by Rutger Hauer) from Blind Fury.

[Rico]

i couldn't resist to do another one, as i was really unhappy with my first ninja. here's my entry for this challenge, except i decide to paint a better one ^^

good work rbl and mikeb, very nice

ps7, wacom, no ref, 2,5h

[tubo]

I can't write or speak english but i understand, sometimes ;P

http://www.zero1lab.com/redazione/hornet/ninja.jpg

ciao

[artecnl]

Hi guys, great job everyone, Rico, i like the last one a lot, and Tubo, welcome to the Forum, nice imege,


:D, well here is my final entry, and is the votable entry too, :P done in 3hours with ps7 and a graphire 4 Tablet,
see ya
cheers :)

[Jorel]

Nice work everyone. Here is my first attempt. If I have time will see about another one. C&C welcome.
Edit: 2 and half hrs wacom and cs2.

[memod]

wow guys, you have some really neat entries here....keeping the level high! love especially the ones of mikeb87, rbl, rico, tubo and artecnl, that's awesome stuff.
have been kinda busy this week with another piece, but I hope to enter something until the deadline, too :)

[dark_maggot]

Alright then thanks guys. This may be the only painting that I'll upload so I guess this is my challenge entry.

[csc]

Hi everybody! how are you? Sorry for my lasts posts in the painting vampire, it was my first post.

this is my first ninja.

[csc]

i've fotgot my picture! sorry!

[csc]

i made it in 1h 30 min. with photoshop cs2. have fun! good luck!

[RBL]

Alright then thanks guys. This may be the only painting that I'll upload so I guess this is my challenge entry.
That char reminds me a Magnacarta one, but the likeness is´t too close.

Thanks for the comments.

[Glottis]

great entries everyone :)

Here´s mine:

basically i imagined what´d be the last thing the vitcim´d see :)

... if it were that lucky

[BuffDady81]

Woo Hoo - eventually had enough time to enter after missing a few comps... Just start with with a big well done to all entries so far, theres a nice collection of styles and ideas which is always good.

So here we go - heres my entry, created in photoshop from a scanned pencil sketch using my Wacom. About 30 mins for the sketch and around 2 hrs - 2hrs thirty for photoshop work, give or take as Ive been doing it a bit at a time when Ive had a spare twenty mins.

Tried to give it quite a stylised background to try and add motion to the scene. It may look better with a "proper" background but then I would be going beyond speed painting... Hope you like!!!

[capitan_popo]

awesome entry buffdaddy
:dance:

[boristone]

Excellent work BuffDady!!....very impressive...

[Josiah]

please guys.....show your reference picture.

Buffdaddy: I know what you used for a ref, and you should be the one to post it. You did a great job on this piece, but you need to show a ref.........

Josiah

[homemacai]

buffdaddy...only 2hrs...!? great job

[BuffDady81]

I dont deny I used a reference - what is it with everyone and the use of references all of sudden. If it will keep you happy Josiah when i get to work tomorrow I shall post both the ref and my sketch for you to look at and compare to your hearts content.

[Praetoris]

BuffDady: If you show us your reference (if it had any mentionable 'weight' that is) it'll help us to determine how much work and effort you really put into your entry :)
Like I mentioned before, simply copying a picture straight off isn't very creative nor artistic, at least in my opinion, but it sounds like we'll find out how well made it really is tomorrow ;)

It's a good painting anyhow, I really like the simple yet effective background and his blank and spooky eyes. Kind of reminds me of that Mortal Kombat character...whatever his name was. I think it was "Reptile" or something like that?

[mikeb87]

Here my second Entry, 30 min for the sketch with pencil and 1 hour and a half editing with a wacom and photoshop. Total = 2 hours
the sketch: http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/2476/ninjasketch5je.jpg
The second entry:
http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/8310/ninjavolante40xl.jpg

[Josiah]

Yeah, I am not getting angry at all. I know what the ref is, and I think that you used it very well. You added your own stuff to it. It looks fabulous. :wave:

It is just only fair to show everyone else the ref pic. Okay, no hard feelings........

:) Josiah

[BuffDady81]

who said you were getting angry? I was not having a go - i was just letting you know i will post it!

[Rico]

wow buffdady, very nice. reference or not, it's a good painting. ony that ugly lensflare bothers me, a sef-painted one would have done better imho :)

i agree somehow with josiah it would be welcome to show the reference when used, hence any confusion and discussion could be avoided.

mikeb, that's a really cool one. very good, nice colors, dynamic, well done. keep up!

[utarefson670]

Hello all. This is my first time on Threedy Forums. I decided to have a go at this speed painting contest because it looked like fun and may help me improve my art.

This painting took me 1 hour and 15 minutes:

http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/5272/ninja8qv.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[BuffDady81]

Ok - Here is the ref I used as well as my sketch and some of the development images to show how I created the image. As you can see I have used the body shape and the style of clothes from the original but have tried to add my own interperation on it by mixing the idea with a kind of Sub-Zero from Mortal Kombat look - Well thats what I was going for anyway!!!!

I know what you mean about the lens flare RICO, I just cant help but put them in. I always look at my work and think whats missing.... A lens Flare! It was a bit last minute adding the flare hence why I didnt draw it out myself. But I think it just adds a bit of energy to the piece. I just cant help but love lens flares... I need help! Professional Help! :crazy:

Just a bit of an explanation - I use the sketch to help set out the shape of the figure. I then set this as a multiplication layer and draw blocks of colour and some shading on the layer beneath it. Once I have the basic outline of the shapes in colour i remove the sketch and add details to the figure and sort out any corrections in scale and shape. I find by removing the sketch it helps me to create a more realistic style as I am always tempted to go round everything with a black line if the sketch remains.

[mikeb87]

@BuffDady81: Well, i don't like using references cause sometimes the photo doesn't correspond with the way you are imaging the scene. Now, trying to exchange the sword with the staff, the position of the hand isn't no longer correct. But anyway the pic is very good! i suggest you to try to not use any reference next time, is better :shy:

[BuffDady81]

Fair enough - I am impressed with your work mikeb87 and if you use no ref at all then im very impressed. I used the ref as it was exactly the pose i wanted to create, and without it I dont think the clothes would have looked as good. I dont know what a ninja wears and since I wanted to do a realistic style piece the ref was very handy - otherwise i would have ended up just putting him in a skin tight body suit ( and I am in no way saying that a skin tight body suit is a bad choice, or any one using one is wrong - i aint having a go promise!!!! I dont want to come back on here later and find 20 posts having a go at me! ) It just wasnt what i wanted for my image. it just wouldnt have looked right for the image i wanted to create!

i think think this whole ref argument is something that will just keep on being an issue, its the first time Ive really used it for one of these challenges and personnaly i have nothing against anyone else using one.

I think its just going to have to be something that everyone agrees to disagree about - and fair enough if you do use a ref then you probaly should post it.

I promise to from now on x x x x

[Milan]

well done every one

[ximahmoud]

RICO..that's a very nice paint.. i like the feal of it very much.

Tubo..nice sketch..the paint is good also..but a mask on the face would put it into our subject more ..now it's just a nude girl doing some training..but it's a bretty girl ;)

artecnl.. that's the best one of yours..it's better then the 1st one..the colors, the enviroment, the character and the pose are awsome ... well done amigo

jorel.. nice sketchy style..you should added some details on the girl

dark_maggot.. very nice anime style..i like it.

csc..very very good..i love it..the pose and the light are great..only the light should be more white.. it has this yellow tone..it make it like a sun more then a moon..it should be a moon...don't you agree ??

Glottis..very nice idea.. the look is really evil, you must saw it before, and you lived to talk about it :D

BuffDady81..ver very very good..nothing to comment...just the lens flare and the hand look kinda out of proportions..but it looks awesome overall..good job

mikeb87 ..nice one, i like it more then the 1st one..a background would be great

utarefson670..good one, i like it, may be a belt and some wrinkles on his suit would make him more real..

OKAY GUYS...WITH ALL THIS WONDERFULL ENTRIES I AM FORCED TO DO ANOTHER ONE.. I HOPE IT WILL BE AS GOOD AS YOUR ENTRIES GUYS...WELL DONE ALL

[rawwad]

Great works guys!

here is mine, no ref , 80min, pen, photoshop + tablet

20min pen sketch:
http://img470.imageshack.us/img470/7343/ninjasketch20min2se.th.jpg (http://img470.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ninjasketch20min2se.jpg)

and 60min photoshop + tablet:
http://img470.imageshack.us/img470/4043/ninjarawwad5sz.jpg

[yokunaru]

http://digitalresolve.org/2D/ninjamage.jpg

My Ninja was done in about 2hrs with Photoshop Cs1. I didn't use a sketch this is only with the wacom. I tired a few variations but this is the one that I decided to stick with. I rush it cause I have homework I needed to get to. However I think I will go back and flush this guy out alot more. Anyhow Enjoy! :evil:

http://digitalresolve.org

[ximahmoud]

rawwad.. very nice one.. i like the light very much ..and the highlight on the right fork is very very good..just one thing, the head should be more higher.. even if it was a jumping from high to low pose it still should be higher, in this pose it looks like he did it on purpose but it just a body reflix.. when you jumb from higher places the shoulders go up to prepare for the landing..i am not gonna explain the whole process but it just should be higher ;)...but everything else is great...well done

yokunaru..welcome to the speed painting.. and very nice entry..keep it up

[Glottis]

hehe thanks ximahmoud, yeah.. and I never got my ear back
your pic´s very nice btw

[stephendm]

Hi Guys,

I just can't seem to get much time for painting and commenting recently :( So busy....
I won't go into detail but the pics of the following people stood out the most to me in this challenge so far (ALL the pics entered are pretty damn class though) : Vidshank (though I know this is not voteable - shame), Artecnl, Ximahmoud, homemacai, Rico, Buffdady, Rawwad.....it's gonna be a seriously tough vote!

Excellent stuff y'all. :)

Here's all I managed to get done anyway - NO REF (lets just make that clear now shall we ;)), Photoshop, Intuos3, should've had it finished in 1.5hrs but I did a horrible stupid thing (it's half Photoshop's crappy fault tho)
....about half way through the painting I thought I'd better save it since I hadn't in a long time so I clicked 'file', as you do, but the menu to the left of file opened, obviously, Photoshop went nuts, and 'close' got clicked. When it asked me did I wanna save, instead of clicking 'cancel', I clicked BIG FAT 'NO' without thinking! Aaaaarrrrrgggggghhhhh!! When Photoshop isn't crashing (and not letting me save), this happens! It's amazing what you can get done in 45 minutes and I can never get back what I had....sob! Ok enough feeling sorry for myself :) - including having to do the first half twice anyway, it took about 2.5hrs!
It looked better before I had to resize it - soooo much detail lost...you'll really need to look close!

[Davis]

ah hoi hoi. here's my ninja drawn with pen, then scanned in and colored in photoshop cs2 with a graphire4 tablet. nice one. about one hour for the whole thing.

[Kreean]

Hi @ all.

Just wanted to mention that my second entry is the votable one.
Also I will add the sketches of my pictures after work, due to the reference discussion.

@ Rico: very good background and lights. The Ninja looks quite creepy but what are those stings on his back and his head?
@ tubo: nice perspective. But I don´t see what she has to do with the Ninja topic!?
@ artecnl: great one. good pose, nice scenery, lights and colours. The best one for me.
@ Jorel: hmm... very scetchy, maybe you should work more on the details.
@ dark_maggot: cool, good mixture of manga and French-comic style.
@ csc: funny and good. I like his oversized sword alot.
@ Glottis: I like the expression on his face and the idea of the picture. The right side of his face (the shadowed one) looks odd.
The perspective seems wrong. Also the sword is too shiny, it looks more like neon tube.
@ BuffDady81: Very nice picture. The only point is the wooden stick. Man, that must be heavy.
And I think that it is too thick.
@ mikeb87: Cool. Cowabunga... he looks like some kind of an Evil Teenage Mutant Nija Turtle. Cool.
@ utarefson670: his pose looks quite static and the dress is strange like it is made of thick rubber. but i like the lighting.
@ rawwad: Great man. the lighting is very good. He has a strange pose but the picture is very nice.
@ yokunaru: a little bit blury. the colour of his dress is mixed and the left right shoulder seems to plain. maybe you should add more detail to the drawing.
@ crackerlips: nice one. The background with the trainig ninjas is a cool idea. I like the water in the front of the ninja.
the backlight is a little bit too bright and his right leg too thick. But overall well made.
What do you mean by saying that Artecnl and Vishanks pictures are not votable? Why not?
@ Davis: Nice Shirt and Sword. His nose looks quite thick but maybe he was boxing too much. Cool!

[Rico]

kreean, he's not human, more a cyborg mixed with some creepy aliens with stings on their back ;)

rawwad, davis ,crackerlips -----> great!

[stephendm]

Kreean: Cheers for the comments. I can see where you're coming from but I didn't actually mean Artecnl's wasn't voteable too - just Vidshanks isn't (he says himself in the post #16) .I've edited my post anyway :) The light is a little bit too much in my pic I agree but I painted it a lot darker - when I saved it as a resized jpeg there was WAY too much quality/detail lost so I just did a global brighten on it to try and get back some detail! It kinda wrecked it a bit though.

Thanks Rico - Glad you like :)

[stephendm]

Ooh nearly forgot - Welcome Davis. Really great pic! :)

[Kreean]

@ crackerlips: Yeah, I see. I had a similar problem with my picture.
If I had darkened my picture more I had added more detail to the face but the Mask would be too dark. Actually I made the mistake when I painted the picture in Greytones and later added the colours in an additional Overlay Layer. Maybe I should turn onto another technique...

[stojan_dimov]

Hi everyone! Very nice entries!
This is my first post ever on a speed painting challenge. I did my ninja in Photoshop for 2h. First I sketched it on a paper and then add the colours in photoshop. I hope you like it and of cousre comments are welcome! :D

[Jessie_Rivers]

Hi, Friends.
Here is my second entry (and votable). I hope you like it. Corel Draw 12, Corel PhotoPaint 12 and PhotoShop CS. 2 hours, 15 minutes, with mouse.
To Kreean: Thanks for your opinion about my artwork. On the other hand, your artwork # 56 is very nice. I like it.

http://www.myimagehub.com/files/2581/Ninja%20Baby%20Cover%202.jpg

To my friends, “RR” (Reference Rayders): I used like reference Palomo Nocturno Nº 1’s cover and one file download of internet (to see references below).

http://www.myimagehub.com/files/2581/Palomo%20Nocturno%20refer.jpg

http://www.myimagehub.com/files/2581/Ninja%20refer.jpg

The most important advice I can share with you is to always make sure you enjoy your artwork and have fun with your creation. I though in this when I made Ninja Baby’s cover.

Jessie Rivers
Independent Republic of Mordor

[Kreean]

Hi @ all,

welcome stojan_dimov to the Speedpainting Thread. :)
Her neck is too long, and maybe you should add more detail to your picture.

@ Jessie: Your Baby Ninja is very cool. :D
I like the Idea with the Comic Layout alot.
You have made a very creative and fresh approach to the Ninja Topic.

I mentioned it before. Due to the reference discussion I post the sketches and the steps of each picture. :dunno:

[stojan_dimov]

Thanks Kreean!
You're right, her neck is a bit long!

[Praetoris]

"..and now for something completely different" ;)

http://www.studio01.se/temp_koncepts/speedpaint_ninja02.jpg

Here's my final entry;
I continued doing something with the same style as my first pic..but with a little twist to it.
I feel like I'm doing more of a 'speed-drawing' than a painting though, I usually like spending more time on concepts and ideas than on detailed colours etc :)

1.5-2 hours
Photoshop CS
Wacom Intuos3 A4
no reference

[ximahmoud]

crackerlips..sorry to hear that, it happened to me many time before..now Ctrl+s is the keys that i press every minute while working..it's very hard when you lost a 5 minutes work, it will never be the same when you re do it...but your entry is so far very good, you are right about the darkness in it,, but it looks fine for me...well done

Davis..welcome to the speed painting challenges..yours is ver nice, a mask on the face would be great, it will make him look like a real ninja.

stojan_dimov..nice one but you may consider smooth the lines a little bit.

Jessie_Rivers..that's a unique one .. it's never done before .. very nice idea jessie

Praetoris..it's cool .. i like it, a background will make it more real and some reflection on the mask would be great also.

[Josiah]

ninja

[Sicksurfer]

As usual the standard of work is awesome and so is the topic! YEAH! Anyway here is my entry. I wish I could spend more time on this and who knows, I might. I gave myself 3 hours and it took 3 and a half.
I used Adobe Illustrator and then took the file into Photoshop and messed with it. I kinda wanted a sketchy look so I left most of my construction lines etc in there. I used no reference and based the whole picture on a circle.
I hope you like
PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME!! :dance: :dance: :dance:

[BuffDady81]

Praetoris - Nice Concept, Although i wish you had given your a character a face. I can see the effect you wanted to achievebut the face area just seems to really stand out in the picture. Like the outfit and weapons.

Jessie-Rivers - Good comic style, I like the idea and think you have made good use of your ref material.

Joshia - Nice pose and use of colour.

Sicksurfer - Another nice concept ( spoilt by the logo across the middle ). I like the way you have used the circle idea.

Great work everyone, and thanks for the comments and crits! - Keep it up :dance:

[ximahmoud]

Josiah..very nice style..i like the color tone..well done

Sicksurfer..i just love the pose..the idea is great WELL DONE

[Jessie_Rivers]

Hi, amigos.
To Ximahmoud, BuffDady81 and Kreean: Thanks. Your words oblige me to be better every single day. I appreciate your artworks too.
To Rusted: Where are you? Go out to combat arena. I want to see one work yours, amigo.
Jessie Rivers

Independent Republic of Mordor

http://www.myimagehub.com/files/2581/Ninja%20Baby%20Cover%202.jpg

[Jessie_Rivers]

To Forum Friends:
Excuse me. I sended again mi entry votable instead of my Mordor Flag. I'm so absent-minded. Sorry. :wall:
Jessie Rivers

Independent Republic of Mordor

http://www.myimagehub.com/files/2581/Bandera%20de%20Mordor.jpg

[Jessie_Rivers]

Sorry:
To my friends RR (Reference Raiders): I forgot to tell you that don't exist the superhero "Palomo Nocturno". It's of my invention. Now, you can to tell that Jessie Rivers use reference's images of Jessie Rivers.
Your Welcome :halo:

Jessie Rivers

Independent Republic of Mordor

http://www.myimagehub.com/files/2581/Bandera%20de%20Mordor.jpg

[Sicksurfer]

ooo ta for the feed back ximahmoud.

BuffDady81 - I agree the logo spoils the image but I have had some rather unpleasant experiences so I put that watermark on everything now. I hope you understand :D

[Josiah]

Thanks for the nice replies on my piece....:)

Josiah

[ximahmoud]

OKAY..this is my 2nd, just 2 hours and 20 minutes..PAINTER & PHOTOSHOP...I hardly found the time to do it..the world cup is taking all my time i set to watch the matches and i just can't stop..any way..i skipped a match and did it..

[Jenova]

Love your piece Josiah , like solid snake meets rikimaru.

[Tokatune]

1hr 45 (roughly)

[stephendm]

Praetoris: Your last concept one is really cool! Very unique picture. I do think detail on the face/mask would finish it off nicely! Nice job!

ximahmoud: Glad you like my pic. I usually do save very often but this one time, of course, I didn't. I don't like ctrl+s though as it overwrites your last save. I'm inclined to save a new file every time. Takes a lot of disk space but if I want to go back to a previous point I preferred in my work, I can and also if you only have one save and it becomes corrupt/deleted..etc, it's all gone forever! Disaster!
Your second pic is very good but I'm not quite sure about the texture of the ninja!? Makes it look bit flat. Maybe another different texture over that one would help!? I love the "Ninja Revenge" part the best.

Josiah: Glad you could make this challenge :) Very nice indeed. Great colours, pose and detail. Well done.

Sicksurfer: Fairly simple, detail-wise but the results are awesome. Love the whole circle idea - great pose...turned out really well.

Tokatune: Welcome! Great moody pic. Nice colours and silouttes. One thing though...there are mountain behind the moon! Spoils it a bit. Other than that very good!

[Josiah]

Love your piece Josiah , like solid snake meets rikimaru.
Thank you. I am very happy with how it turned out actually. :)



Josiah: Glad you could make this challenge :) Very nice indeed. Great colours, pose and detail. Well done.


Thanks. I am glad to have been able to join this comp :D

Josiah

[waheed nasir]

hey these are some wonderful entries...nice ninjas folks...:).

[ximahmoud]

i totaly agree crackerlips...i kinda just give it a pattern, i just wanted to finish it anyways and i didn't look at it much after i gave it that pattern..may be i will just remove it and let it go that way..i don think it will be considered as an editing to a posted image..thanx cracker i really respect your opinions..

Tokatune..very good .. i was going to do something very similar in the background of my 2nd post..but i kinda run out of time..great jop

[Andosier]

Hi everyone. I had a go at the ninja for a bit. Using photoshop, a mouse, and very little experience, this is what I ended up with. Just mucking around, but may as well add it as an entry. Time spent: 68 minutes

[Hunchy]

This is my first quick painting. Done in Painter 9 and photoshop. Time 2 hours/

[Hunchy]

sory it was so big. Hears an eayser to see one.

[mikeb87]

Hunchy try to sharpen the pic more, it's too blurred

[MoKhatib]

hey guyz...
some really great etries here..... i was planning to post an entry at this challnge but i couldnt... i was out of country for vication, although i threw out some ninja sketchez but simply couldnt scan them :p
i wonder if waheed could give me another day to post as am going back home today

[waheed nasir]

hi there mokhatib...sure...u got it.

:).

[Lemmy]

Hey all, sweet ninjas. I'll have to give a proper critique later, but nice job to all.

40 min sketch, and 1:30 on the photoshop cs with an intuous 3

[VelenoSangue]

Nice work all.

Here's my last minute sketch. Photoshop CS2 with a Wacom. Aproximately 60 min.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v394/rrimgeaper2/art/ninja.jpg

[Illegal]

didint voting start yesterday? it says 17th and today is 18th.

[waheed nasir]

yes Illegal...but one more day has been given...as mokhatib wanted to submit his entry in a day. its mentioned above...:).

it'll be closed soon.

[art mekanik]

took like 25 minutes photo shop and wacom 3 ....by the way awesome entries .

http://www.tallguystudios.com/sketchbook/images/ninja.jpg

[waheed nasir]

its Time to Vote....no more paintings pls.

see ya... :wave:.

[Jessie_Rivers]

Hi, Friends.
Here is my gift for you (no votable). Corel Draw 12, Corel PhotoPaint 12 and PhotoShop CS. 35 minutes, with mouse.
How I did it?
First, I picked only the image of “Ninja Baby’s cover”.

http://www.myimagehub.com/files/2581/Ninja%20Baby%20Prueba.jpg

Then, I used the filters of Filters’ Galery of PhotoShop Cs.

http://www.myimagehub.com/files/2581/Ninja%20Baby%20Prueba%202.jpg

I choose one part, in special, of the image, I turned it and followed applying color in several parts, until I was satisfied. Then, I followed applying filters.

http://www.myimagehub.com/files/2581/Ninja%20Baby%20%28Cara%20Monstruosa%202%29.GIF

That’s all folks.
Over time: I did one version of this last image in acrylic painting, 1 m x 1m, for my class of Painting at Mordor’s Art School. It stayed very nice.

http://www.myimagehub.com/files/2581/Imagen_250%20prueba.JPG

To Ximahmoud: I understand your dilemma. The World Cup give us the opportunity to be irresponsible every four years with justification, during all one month! HeHeHe. On the other hand I think that your two entries are fabulous. They look like very good movie posters. Do you work in this sector of movie’s business? Very nice, amigo.

My votes: In general, all artworks are very nice. Congratulations to participants. Explaining that my election don`t have nothing to see with the artistic value of the artworks presented here. It’s my personal liking simply.
1.- Ximahmoud # 17 (Fire Ninja)
2.- Josiah # 107 (Ninja)
3.- Kankathoris # 4

Honors (without order of position):
Kreean # 56
artecnl # 64
mikeb87 # 80
BuffDady # 73
Sicksurfer # 108
Ximahmoud # 116
Tokatune # 118

Jessie Rivers
Independent Republic of Mordor

http://www.myimagehub.com/files/2581/Bandera%20de%20Mordor.jpg

[mikeb87]

My votes:
1-Josiah
2-Tokatune
3-ximahmoud

[Rico]

very nice folks.

1. velenosangue
2. artecnl
3. josiah

hm goes to rawwad, rbl, mikeb87, crackerlips, buffdady, artmekanik

[BuffDady81]

1: RICO - Great Concept
2: RAWWAD - Love the style of the image
3: RBL - Nice Sketch.

Well done everyone, great series of images!

[Illegal]

1.artecnl (Best)
2.Josiah
3.Jawwd

Nice entrys folks ;D

[Illegal]

waheed nasir can u make a thread where you post winner paiting's from these challenges.

[La Cobra]

BRavo!, good contst, my favorites

1 artecnl
2 ximahmoud
3 rico

[king-of-retards]

1: Josiah
2:RBL
3: ximahmound

Fabulous entries everyone!

[Robby]

Rico
Josiah
RBL

[pasita n_n]

heyy all :D close competition

1:artencl
2:rawad
3:bufdady
honorable mentios to: josiah, ximahmoud and rico, beautiful entries all

[ximahmoud]

yes jessie .. i do design posters..i didn't design movie posters as a jop before .. but i do them for my portfolio or for fun.. but i design poster, logos, brochures, b-cards, websites interfaces, etc., for work...but i do any 2d thing..in 3d i do architecture modelling for work..but for fun i do some organic modelling but i am not very good at it..i take too much time to finish coz i never have satisfaction of my work, espicialy in 3Ds..by the way in graphic field i work as a free-lancer, my main work is in the IT field (computer maintenance engineer), but i will change this soon..iam really into graphics since the word graphics created ;)...any way..enough talking, here is the votes..

1st Lemmy..#129.....very nice characters and the posing is ver good..well done

2nd buffdady81..#73.....nothing wrong with using a ref.,..when you need to create something you didn't experince before you have to look at something like it after a while you will have it in your head and then you won't have to use a ref., ...nice work man

3rd jessie_rivers #102.... unique style, nobody do like it in this forum..keep it rolling jessie ;)

HM: artecnl, rico, CSC, boristone, sicksurfer, tokatune....

[giggles]

Josiah
Jessie (yours made me laff)
Lemmy
rawad

[kankathoris]

(once again, late to voting!) here's my votes:

#1 - artecnl - post #64

#2 - Josiah - post #107

#3 - BuffDady81 - post #73

Honorable Mention
- Torkatune - post#118
- rawwad - post #90

[capitan_popo]

hey people here are my votes:
1st Rico
2nd Ximanhound
3rd Josiah

also thought of a cool topic for the next speed paiting if not the one after that: death, anything u can think of when u hear that word, what do u think?

[Kreean]

So it´s Voting Time:

#1 artecnl
#2 rawwad
#3 mikeb87

HM´s:
Rico gets the Golden Zombie-UFO for his Undead Alien Ninja
Sicksurfer gets the Silver Circle for his Circle idea.
And the Bronze Diaper goes to Jessie_Rivers for the very fresh idea with the Baby Ninja ;)

@ Tokatune :dunno: ...actually I find that this picture is not a painting.
For me it looks like a collection of different pictures from the web painted black
and then mixed together in a colage, or am I wrong?
The reason is the ninja under the tree - it is the same ninja that was used by boristone
as a reference and posted by Josiah...
Also the background (mountains) that is behind the moon... what can I say.... :dunno:

[waheed nasir]

waheed nasir can u make a thread where you post winner paiting's from these challenges.

ill see to that...:).

[Illegal]

thanks alot ;D

[stephendm]

Nearly thought I wouldn't get to vote - my internet has been down for the past day :cry:

So here it is:
1: Rico
2: Buffdady
3: Rawwad

H.M.'s all round but particularly to Artecnl, Vidshank, Ximahmoud, Homemacai, josiah, Mikeb, Praetoris, Sicksurfer and of course Jessie Rivers :)

Well done guys!

[Josiah]

The reason is the ninja under the tree - it is the same ninja that was used by boristone
as a reference and posted by Josiah...

huh? What's wrong with my painting? I am confused....

Josiah

[boristone]

My vote:

1: BuffDaddy81
2: Rico
3: Rawwad

Regards to all.

[kankathoris]

huh? What's wrong with my painting? I am confused....

Josiah

No, Josiah - I think what he's trying to say is that the little, silhouetted ninja under the tree on the right in Tortatune's pictures looks like the same one that Boristone used for reference,

- and you remember that you posted that same reference picture back in post #36 where you were concerned about it being used as photo-editing, rather than as simple reference.

(I do so hope that I'm not getting myself into trouble by simply trying to clear up that little confusion, tho... :hmm: )

[Kreean]

I´m sorry to have confused you Josiah.
Kankathoris you got the point, that´s the way I ment it.
The Ninja under the tree is exactly the same ninja from the reference.
Also I think that the moon, the bats and the mountains are from pictures.
For me this is a colage not a digital painting...

[Tokatune]

actually the mountains were all painted and then scaled into place. Didnt have time to do all the ninjas so did use a little creative license, but then again i could pull apart some other pictures for their use of reference material. Anyway I enjoyed turning the picture around :)

[Josiah]

aahhhhh....That makes sense. Thanks for clearing it up :)

Josiah

[boristone]

I only hope that you don't think that my picture not is a digital painting....because was made entirely with a draw based in a reference, then painted in photoshop and took me about 12 hours made it.

Regards.

[Kreean]

Boristone you showed us the sketch and you proofed that you painted the picture...
But at Tokatunes picture there are so many different elements that somehow don´t belong together that they let me think that the picture is not painted.
As mentioned before the ninja under the tree is the one from your reference, just mirrored and rotated 10°... and the moon looks like one picture on the NASA site just slightly rotated.
If I´m wrong then I apologize in advance, but it would be only fair to show us the used reference to see how much effort was put into the picture.

[boristone]

Thanks for the explanation Kreean.

[Andosier]

votes
1st: BuffDady81 - Ready to Strike (all round very good)
2nd: Lemmy - Evil Ninja Fellas (nice style)
3rd: homemacai (very nice lighting. Shame that the improved version wasn't the entry)


Great work from everyone on this comp. Lots of really impressive pics for something quick!

[Lemmy]

1st: mikeb87 -great style and form
2nd: dark maggot -i love the style, and outfit
3rd: rico -great mood, i would hate to see that fella in a back alley

[kara_tai]

great entrys :wave:

very good work for all the participants, I like much this forum, and surely challenge will work for the other, these were the images that I liked bye :o

1 artecnl
2 veleno sangue
3 rico

i like a lot all the works but for me this are my favorites.

:dance:

[comingsoon]

1 Veleno Sangue
2 Josiah
3 Lemmy

Good work fellas

[gigahertz]

hello I am new here :hurt: , I believe that there are very good artists here, and it interests much to participate to me, but I believe that already i havn't time, and I wanted to vote here are my favorites :drool:

ximahmoud- the best for me
artecnl- nice concept
rawwad - great light

[Glottis]

1. Artecln

2. Sicksurfer

3. Josiah

[waheed nasir]

hi there folks, next challenge would be arriving in a couple of days. i need some time for things to manage. see ya soon...:).

[waheed nasir]

pls click on the link below for 48th Speed Painting Challenge:

http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?p=471865#post471865

:).

[Josiah]

and the winner is?.........

[waheed nasir]

Results:

here u go:

artecnl : 25.
Josiah : 24.
Rico : 17.

Congratulations artecnl...:), 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...).

thank u folks.

:wave:.

[Rico]

hihi, that was close. gz to artecnl and josiah, good job.

[Josiah]

Lost by 1.......:roll: Good job guys. I'll take the next one! :D So look out!

Josiah

[artecnl]

Thanks to all, :D congratz to all you guys, see ya in the next challenge ;) good luck

[OROCHI]

Well, here is my entry. Made in Photoshop 7 and with mouse. A reference was used.

Regards

Boris.

http://boriscornejo.adonde.com/foros/ninjapost.jpg
I think this one is the reference image you used:
http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/6606/ninjaxlkh2.th.jpg (http://img501.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ninjaxlkh2.jpg)