Speed Painting Challenge no. 49.

[waheed nasir]

hello there friends... :wave:. hope all are doing good.

here, i bring the 49th Speed Painting Challenge, starting today and ends on the 24th of July, monday.
for a change, a rather tough but intersting topic this time...:).
Topic: Beauty And The Beast.
uve to paint 2 figures in there, its upto u how u handle and compose that. elements like focus, depth, light, drama if handled well, can make your work really impressive...and be it painterly...:).

each person can submit upto 3 artworks but kindly do remember to mention your final, votable entry.

Rules: http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?t=24525

voting starts after 24th.

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

[MoKhatib]

ohh yaaa

[MoKhatib]

Hi waheed.. keefak? :)
i was wondering if am to stick with 2 figures only in my painting.
is more or lesse than 2 okay with you?

[MoKhatib]

and what's ur policy with nudity?

[waheed nasir]

hi there mokhatib...im fine...shukran...kaifhaalek?...:). definately no less than 2 figures, as per the title goes. u can go for more than two if u like...:).

please note: Nudity not allowed.

all the best to everyone...:).

[capitan_popo]

cool topic,will try to gert some entries in this one
:dance:

[Rico]

no nudity??? man, think about the beauty of some big natural b**bs :drool:

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ähm, btw one question: how to do a single post? i mean, i'd like to post my speed paint awards in my signature with the link to a single post, but i couldn't find out how? thx.

[CHK]

no nudity??? man, think about the beauty of some big natural b**bs :drool:

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ähm, btw one question: how to do a single post? i mean, i'd like to post my speed paint awards in my signature with the link to a single post, but i couldn't find out how? thx.

Lol!...

[stephendm]

:) This should be good. Shame there's no nudity though....think of the possibilities for a naked beast ;) lol

Rico: Just click the individual post number and just that post will open, then copy the link.

[Glottis]

Wow! now there´s a good concept :D

can´t wait ´till I get time to paint it.

[wargrafix]

Hello to you all, I just got back from work and will be starting in a while. Great theme! Too much ideas ^_^. One small reccommendation, change the rules to allow the posting of work in progress. After the "lightning brush" issue last time, I think it would help prove to others that its their actual work and redeem those unfairly labelled, if so be the case.

Just a suggestion. Good luck all!
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[waheed nasir]

sure wargrafix, if questioned, one can share work in progress as well, but after posting the final artwork or with that. but its not allowed to work on the final post after submitting it. this is not a section for work in progress, so things cant happen according to that.

:).

[Lolita]

http://www.du-artwork.de/sites/graphics/images/Beast.jpg
duration about 2-3 hours, ps cs and painter 8
hope you´ll like it

[Rico]

wow lolita, nice start! good choice of colors, nice composition (althoug not new :) ). she's really beautiful! keep it up!

thx crackerlips.

[wargrafix]

Agreed. I was thinking along the lines of black and white, not semi finished coloured pieces. I'm starting my piece in a few minuites so I guess its time to jump start my brain.
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[MoKhatib]

well done lolita..
i like ur painting.....un expected beast.
the girl is fine but it seems she's avoiding eye contact with her beloved beast :)...she rather look at his forhead not his eyes as he's looking at her's.

over all good start.

[waheed nasir]

welcome lolita...yep, nice start.

:).

[GDA]

Pencil an too little paper... took me about 3h.

[wargrafix]

Here is my first entry. Not sure if its my final choice, so I'll keep the possibilities open. Too many ideas in my head.
Software:Alias Sketchbook pro and Painter
Time: 2 3/4 hours
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[Sicksurfer]

Cool concept with the tigers! Me likes!
Count me in on this one... just gotta find a couple of spare hours:D
Can I do some more teddy bears? heh heh
K

[wargrafix]

Thanks! Yeah, it came along very quickly since I had no reference to work with. I'm doing projects at the same time so I was a little loose with the pencil work.
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[Undertow]

lolita: Very Nice entry the skin tones are done well
GDA: looks good u should give painting it a try
Wargrafix: Would love to see ure other ideas aswell nice concept



Heres my entry, beast from xmen was used as a ref. 40% original size

[wargrafix]

Thanks for the comments. Starting another in a while. What i really getting trouble with is getting the proper colour for skin tones. Freaky orange not very sexy! LOL
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[artecnl]

lolita- nice first one i like the lightning a lot, and i get some inspiration from yours :D
GDA- nice, but you should put some digital on itl like color on photoshop.
wargrafix- i like the idea a lot. nice one
undertow- a lot of time since your last post, very nice style

well not so much entries this challenge, i hope others can do something.
here is my first one, 2 hours on photoshop, with no references :D hope you like it


cheers :D,
by the way congratulations to crackerlips on the last challenge, well done my friend :D

EyC dedicado a mi bb

[CHK]

Nice start all! Especially Lolita!...I'll see if I can do something.

[artecnl]

well i have the day off, and i paint a lot today, here is the second one, 3hours in ps7 with a graphire 4 :D i hope you like it :)
cheers :P

[Annatar]

Newbie to the forum and Photoshop...
Artecnl, the red beauty n beast look amazing. Nice kinda subtle heart shape backdrop.

Hope I can do a fraction as good.

crackerlips : Dont forget Teabag!

[Tokatune]

Just a quick sketch. each part drawn with pen then scanned and worked on.

[stephendm]

Lolita: Very impressive start....Nice colours and characters. Hope to see more from you (in this and future challenges)

GDA: Nice drawing but would like to see colour in it.

Wargrafix: Great idea - I like the colours of the tigers but why did you not colour to the female character? (except her hair) Is that what you meant by trouble getting the right skin tone? Just a suggestion but if you colour it with the orange you mentioned, on a lower layer, you can change the hue or colour balance of just that layer until you're happy with the result. Once the shading/tone is right, it should look and work well.

Sicksurfer: I wanna see that :) .......a freaky, muntant, teddy-bear beast could be just crazy enough to win! How would you beautify the other one though?

Undertow: Welcome back. I said it before and I'll say it again - I like your style! Nice composition, texture and colouring. Are you still using a mouse?

Artecnl: First off, thanks mate for the nice words! :) Congrats to you on second place. It was way too close ;)
I love the figures and red tones in your first entry. Very moody pic (mainly from the expression on the beast's face) I like it a lot.
Nice touch with the heart of light!
I like your second entry even more than the first.....your choice of colour is excellent as always and I love the conposition. Great idea with the robot - he looks awesome!

Annatar: Ah tea! Is there anything it can't do? ;) Welcome

Tokatune: Pretty excellent for a quick sketch. The beast looks so sad and depressed. I'd like to see what happens next in the story....you must do another if you've time. Well done.

[GDA]

thx for the comments! I'd like to color it, but i have no tablet and with mouse I'll die in agony.

I like the idea of the robot very much and of course the first entry is very good!

[wargrafix]

Thanks for the critique crackerlips. I struggled for about half an hour just trying to get a soft pink skin colour I liked, with no success. I'm starting a next one in a while, hoping for better results.
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[ximahmoud]

nice work on the last challenge guys...well done to all of you... i hope i can find time for this one .. iam still working on this cartoon series..and still in the 5th episode and i still have 2 scenes to finish.. and television guys wants it to do the post working, now i can hardly breath..any way i will try to finish soon...and nice entries every one..keep it up guys...

[GEK]

This is my version of "Beauty and Beast"

black pencil on paper ---> photoshop 7.0

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/6530/sorceressyu9.th.jpg (http://img96.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sorceressyu9.jpg)

Is'nt finished,but i hope you like it

[wargrafix]

Nice piece GEK, but nudity may be an issue. There was a discussion at the beginning of the thread and it has been stated the nudity is not allowed.
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[Iryngo]

http://storage.canalblog.com/06/29/148631/5664812.jpg

Around 4 to 5 hours to complete, on Photoshop CS, with my trusty wacom.

[Tokatune]

the beast was created from a very rough scribble doodle in less than 5 mins, he looked sad so decided to put a woman in there who is the object of his affection but is just not noticing him (took about 15mins to get her done) the rest then came from that. refining it and adding the background took the longest all in about 2 hours, but the basics were there in 30-40 mins

[Rico]

Iryngo AWESOME! i simply love it :lurve:

nice entries so far, especially artecnl (as always :) ), lolita, gek
i see, i have to paint one! :hurt:

[GEK]

Nice piece GEK, but nudity may be an issue. There was a discussion at the beginning of the thread and it has been stated the nudity is not allowed.

Ok,i give her a bikini :smug:


@Iryngo: very cool :!!!:

[wargrafix]

No problem GEK. Like I said, its a nice piece. ^_^
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[artecnl]

excellent pieces guys!

Tokatune, nice start Welcome to the forum !
GEK very nice i love the dramatic feeling
Iryngo Welcome to forums! and excellent paint you have there, a lot of style.

:D i hope all of you have a nice day- Cheeers :)

[Evan Smith]

Hi all, good job on all the great entries, lookin good! :) i'm new to these forums and happened upon this challenge so figured i'd try my hand at it :)

It was drawn in pencil, then painted in photoshop. It took 7 hours, 45 mins from concept to completion :)

[Hunchy]

Hears my version of Beauty and the Beast. It took about 7 hours to complet from concept to final painting.

[lickuid]

time - 3:22
medium - Photoshop airbrush, blur,sharpen, smudge

I would've put more detail into it, but I have to go pick up my kid.

quick description... this is my first entry ever, I'm a modeller by trade, I just figured to try this out once. maybe twice. I hope you like it.
I wanted to do something dramatic and subtle because I knew I wouldn't have time to go into great detail. But I wanted to show the strength of a woman (that's why she's not crying) so anyway, I guess this is the one I'll use for judging.

[alidanesh]

Iryngo : very nice entry...I love it ..love it ....nice choosing of color..nice characters....
artecnl : long time that I havent seen Ur nice wokrs....but it seems that U have Improved tones of levels...very nice...
Vaheed Nasir: congrat friend ...U improved the Forum....more people ..more nice entries...
I hope to join next weeks as before...

[artecnl]

alidanesh, wow long time of your last visit, thanks a lot, i think the wacoms helps a lot :D than the mouse, i hope we can see some of your entries :D nice to see you my friend.

[Annatar]

After struggling like mad, indeed like one of Heracles 12 labours, I managed to forge this...

Ok maybe a little bit of an exaggeration....

[Annatar]

Gek: Looking at your picture, for some reason its disturbing but at the same time very cool.

Iryngo: What can I say ... extremely impressive.

lickuid: Great drama and execution of idea... excuse the pun

[Annatar]

GDA: Nice idea, would love to see it developed further.

Wargrafix: You have a possible epic pose on your hands...

Undertow: Very cool. I knew I recognised the stance the Beast was taking from somewhere. Ahh X-Men.

Tokatune: Love the emotion in this. Sad Beast, Oblivious Beauty.

Evan Smith: A very suave looking beast and quite a sleeping beauty

Hunchy: Could that beast get any bigger?!?!!! Definately not wanna meet him on a dark night!

Lolita: Brilliant picture. Gets you wondering whats just happened. Are they happy or sad tears....

Sorry if Ive missed anyone. Work waits for no man/woman....

[lickuid]

Annatar: Thanks a lot, I just got a new concept that I think is pretty good. So I think I'll get to it. :)

I'll spend more time on this one

[wargrafix]

Annatar: The praise means alot. After class today I'll try to complete a piece. Oh and by the way, your piece is a killer! Excellent work.
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[mr.KOON]

Photoshop CS 2 + Genius pen tablet about 2 hours
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f120/phamtungquan/wolfngirl.jpg

hope u like it ^^

[waheed nasir]

wonderful entries i must say...i really like how everyone has brought different ideas to portray the topic...:). thumb up friends.
hey alidanesh...good to see u...hope all is fine...:). it would be great to have u here again.
annatar...i like the idea...:).
i welcome all new friends...:).

[GEK]

Here,another one

http://img156.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ladyflamehh9.jpg

I know,also this contain nudity... but hey,it's summer! :D

I'm joking,is only a old sketch :D



ps: Annatar,very nice job! I dont know why,but i thinked that a version in black and white whit only the rose colored could be cool :hmm:

[Hunchy]

Annatar: I think ive been reading too many Hulk comics. :)

[wargrafix]

Another piece is here. It took about 4 hours. This competition really had some great diverse ideas, Can't wait for the next challenge.
As usual:
Tools: graphire 3, Sketchbook pro + Painter 9
Time : About 4 hours
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[nucron]

hey, I've been away for a while, and have now finally decided to come back. there are some really interesting perspectives on the challenge subject this time around, and as always, some great talent to boot. here's my shot at it. I tried to make it look like one of those old school fantasy pics. took a little longer than I would've liked, and didn't quite turn out how I expected, but oh well. enjoy.


~3 hours 30 minutes, painter 8

[wargrafix]

Hey nucron, great painting! It really evokes the feel of an old time rpg, very stylish.
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[Lemmy]

There are some real sweet entries here. Lots of good ideas too. I'll have to post a critique when I have more time.

A little over four and a half hours. Pencil, Photoshop, and an Intuos 3

[wargrafix]

Nice piece Lemmy. The transparent cloth coloring is really good.
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[3djunior]

Some really good paintings!

Only intended to spend a little bit of time on this, but got kinda carried away- especially endless tweaking, it's always a killer! :o

Hope the time is alright, its around 7(ish) hours in Photoshop- quite a bit of my day munched up.
It was going to be in Artrage, but i couldn't get it to look right :)

Ooh, has anyone tried artrage2?

Miles

[nucron]

ok, since everybody loves feedback, I'm going to give some:

Lolita: great pick and great way to start off the challenge. the composition and colors are good for the most part. personally, I would have liked to see some more contrast - deeper shadows and few bright highlights here and there to really make it pop. also, maybe you could work a bit more on the girl's hand. other than that, great work. oh, and welcome to the forums.

GDA: your idea is interesting, but as you may already know, it just doesn't seem..finished. you mentioned that it seemed like you had too little paper, and you're right, it shows, since the woman's head is a little too big and her body, etc. is scrunched up near the bottom of the page. it might help in the future to do some guidelines before you start drawing, just blocking off simple shapes to show where the head would go, the body, etc., so you don't find yourself running out of space. I used to have the problem all the time - but trust me, guidelines help a lot. but as they say, the more you draw, the more you improve, so can't wait to see what you do in the future. and maybe next time, some color, perhaps?

wargrafix: thank you for your comments on my painting. I really liked yours, too. I'm kind of split between the two of yours. I liked the colors and composition of your first one, but I liked the actual drawing in your second one better. also, as you have said, your first one's kind of unfinished. in the first one, you could work a bit on the girl's anatomy, especially her legs. the second one, the anatomy looks good, but I feel you could have developed the color palette a little more in that one. compositionally, the painting draws my eyes towards the head of the beast, which is probably what should happen, but the colors are conflicting with that. right now the greens of the grass and trees seem too bright and draw my eyes away from the focus of the painting. I hope that helped and/or made sense. but anyway, I like your ideas, and will be looking forward to your stuff in the next challenge.

Undertow: haha, Beast from X-Men, nice. the textures and colors you used here are kind of intersting. almost makes it look like a mix between comic book style and carboard cut-outs or something. you have some cool details in there, too. the only thing I'd say here is maybe tighten up the composition a little. the dark space around the main picture seems kind of extraneous and doesn't mix as well with the shadows as they could. maybe if you darkened the shadows a bit, it would blend together better, and bring the picture together more. but nice work overall, man.

artcnl: hey, nice paintings there. they're both good, but I'm leaning toward the second one. the first one seems like it could have been developed a bit more. the background looks really cool - nice brushwork, contrast, composition, etc. also the background has some nice sharp lines and such. it would have been really nice if you brought some of that into the foreground, because it looks a little bit washed out and fuzzy by comparison. it just seems to lack some definition. but overall the picture seems to work because of the colors. the second one, though, has really come together well. your brushwork is really great, and with the colors you managed to capture the feeling of a tropical location. also, it's a funny and unique idea, with the robot chained to the girl. maybe it's just my sick mind, but the robot's "third leg" kind of looks like a huge penis :hmm:... but anyway, you have some interesting details in there, like how you signed your name on that rock in the background. as always, great work, man.

Tokatune: interesting idea here. most people make the "beast" character look powerful, but here you made hime look like a loser, admiring the "beauty" from afar. visually, the interesting thing about this picture is black lines. the way the lines move around the picture creates some interesting spaces in the picture. I especially like how you handled the plants. also, the color palette works well, with the brightest colors at the focus of the painting. also, it's interesting how the "beauty" and the "beast" seem to share some colors, which kind of connects them even though they are some distance apart. the only things I'd say to improve would be to work with the woman a little bit. on the hand that's holding the book, I think her thumb is coming from the wrong side of her hand and also the details on her face don't seem to match the style of the rest of the painting. but overall, very nice work here.

GEK: wow, both of yours are great! the flowing lines in the first one really create a sense of depth and character in the piece, and the colors work really nicely to enhance the mood. also, as far as I can see, the anatomy looks pretty well accurate. I really like the idea in your second one, too, although it could use some more work. I know you said it was an old sketch, and you may already know there are some problems with it, but there are a few elements that seem unfinished. for example, the hands of the "beast" character in that one don't seem to be going anywhere. perhaps you could have done something with that. but anyway, you have some great ideas and skills, here. nice work! oh, and welcome to the forums.

Iryngo: very cool piece! it's a very interesting style, and the composition is just great. and of course, the idea is very interesting. the design of that robot is very cool - it's like he was designed to look scary but has a sort of innocence about him. kind of reminds me of the movie "Iron Giant" in some ways. maybe I'm just reading into it too much, but it's interesting how the robot seems to have eyes and faces all over his body. I liked the colors you used for the most part, but I kind of feel like there should be more connection between the background and foreground. I know you probably intentionally made the colors in the main part of the scene less contrasting, but maybe a bit deeper shadow would have brought it together a little more. but these are just really small things. overall, it's great. I like the way the little girl is sort of "glowing" in the picture, and how the light radiates outward from her. really professional work here.

Evan Smith: this picture is really well developed. the time you put into it really shows. however, because of this, there are some things that stand out because they are not as well developed as the rest of the painting. for one, the beast looks much more "finished" than the woman. it's really cool how you blended the colors on the beast's skin and, and his pose is really visually interesting and well done. however, the woman, by contrast, is just kind of laying there, and the colors on her face, for example, are not blended as well as they could be. I know she's just sleeping, but perhaps a bit more could have been done with her pose, and maybe her face could use just a tad more work. but overall, its very good work. I like the contrast between the color palette of the beast and the woman. also, you have some nice details, like the slight glow on the woman's arm band. nice work, man. and welcome to the forums!

Hunchy: that's one crazy looking beast there. you have some interesting ideas in there, but it seems like there is a lot more work to be done to really make this piece more complete. first of all, I like how you are not afraid to have really dark contrast in there, but perhaps all the contrast came at the expense of some detail. for example, perhaps more could have been done with the background. also, it seems your style tends towards color blending, so it would be cool to see even more blending between colors to give a greater sense of depth and volume to the characters. however, don't get too carried away with blending. some sharper shadows and highlights drawn with a smaller, more opaque brush would help bring out the colors a bit more. speaking of colors, maybe if there were some brighter colors in there, it would have helped the overall feel of the piece. also it could use some more small details, like fur, etc. perhaps the most important bit of advice I can give here is to work more on the face of the woman. the way it is right now, the chin is massive, and her mouth is too far up, and it looks really weird. since she is the focus of the piece, her face is arguably the most important element of the picture, so it deserves some extra time. anyway, keep painting, and you'll improve, man. oh, and welcome to the forums.

lickuid: interesting ideas in this one. you should definitely try this more than twice, as I think you can improve if you continue. as it is, there is a sense of "story" in you piece. that is, you can look at it, and there is a visual sense of something happening in it, some events unfolding. this is good. now some ways to improve might be to work a bit with the composition. maybe some more elements in the background would help. also, maybe just some slight details in the character in the background, to help bring him into the painting a bit more. perhaps the best way to bring the kind of depth into the picture that the subject matter suggests might be to add some more contrast to the foreground. maybe a few shadows across the face of the woman. also, for the character in the background to be in shadow like that, the light source would need to be coming from behind him. this would effect the way the shadows fall in the picture. also, having light coming from behind a character always adds a bit of drama. overall, nice work, especially for a first entry in a 2D challenge. don't get discouraged. keep at it. nice work so far, though. and welcome to the forums.

Annatar: ha, that's a very unique take on the "Beaty and the Beast" concept there. really great work. a few suggestions: you blended the colors well, but it seems like there could be some more done with the color palette. for one, more contrast may be in order. I like how you blurred the background to bring more attention to the foreground, but it doesn't seem to be enough. the foreground elements seem to sort of get "lost" in the background. maybe if the background was darker or less saturated, this would help the foreground to come out a bit more. and I think GEK might be right - the piece might look really cool if the picture was black and white except for the rose, which you could make blood red. just for kicks, I took your picture into photoshop, made it black and white, and increased the contrast - it really made a difference. the picture looked very dramatic, and with a red rose, it would probably look really sweet. anyway, give it a try, if you like. but nice work, overall man. and welcome to the forums.

mr.KOON: interesting picture here. when I looked at it at first, it looked kind of funny. you have a sort of cartoon-like dog guy, and then a pseudo-anime girl. and yet, overall the piece seems to work. you have an interesting use of colors and highlights here. I especially like the sun in the background and the way the glow comes from it. maybe a few things could be done to improve the composition, like changing the pose a little, and having something in the background other than those random black things. also, it seems like the girl's hand is too big. and why didn't you blend the colors in the girl's hand and wrist like you did in the rest of the painting? it kind of stands out. anyway, this could use some work, but overall there is something about it that makes this painting "work" visually, though I can't quite place it. nice job, and welcome to the forums.

nucron: errr, wait...

Lemmy: haha, cool idea here. punk girl with her pet "beast." I like the colors you used here, and the composition is visually interesting. however, the main problem here is it seems like the colors are a little over-blended. there are no sharp highlights and no truly dark shadows - and I think those things would improve the picture dramatically. also, painting the details in with a smaller brush might help take away that "blended" look. there are some cool things you did with coloring, though, like the way the girl's clothes are sort of see-through - I know that's kind of hard to do, but you did it well. also, a bit more could maybe have been done with the beast's design. for example, his arms just seem to go to the bottom of the picture and disappear into nothing, with no actual hands. maybe some details could have been added with respect to those kinds of things. but again, these are relatively small things. overall this is a cool idea and very well executed. nice work, man.

3djunior: ack, you posted while I was writing. no worries though, here's some feedback for you. interesting idea, there. the way you have the window dividing the painting sort of creates a unique visual composition. it's an interesting style you used. anatomically, everything looks good. maybe a bit more could have been done with the details in the woman's face. it's kind of cool how you have the woman with a bright red dress with deep shadows, and the rest of the picture has a muddy brown/grey tone. it really makes her stand out. however, perhaps there could be more contrast, with deep shadows - like in her dress - throughout the painting. for example, the dude in the background takes up a sizable portion of the picture, but he doesn't have any dark shadows on him except on his face, and this sort of makes him seem like he's not part of the picture. it's interesting the way you made him blurry and less detailed to simulate depth of field, but maybe if you also made him slightly darker and more shadowy using colors, it would heighten the effect. also, perhaps a few more reflective highlights on the window would really help sell the fact that there is glass there. overall, though, this is some nice work, and some nice visual story-telling. good work.



alright, hope I didn't miss anyone. now that everyone hates me for criticizing them, I have to go eat dinner. -ha, but seriously, though, I give criticism only with the greatest respect, and you can take it or leave it. hopefully this helped some people, because it took a while to write. anyway, see you on the forums. peace.

[Lemmy]

Holy crap. That was a ton of feedback. Thanks man, I think I'm gonna take this peace to a more finished state, and I'll definately address those issues.

Critiques are always welcome. It's nice to see a piece through someone elses eyes. Keep it up.

[wargrafix]

Thanks for the interesting critique. Yeah, the anatomy in the first one was tough to get down because of the pose and I was abit afraid of adding colour for her because I could have messed it up. The colours on the second was a bit bright because of the midday look i was going for. The weird thing was, the colour looked darker in painter than in sketchbook, so i needed to play it a bit safe.
I really hope in the next challenge, I might get things a bit better, since I'm still getting used to all the tools. The cool thing was that I worked for both of them without any reference. I found I tend to draw slower and emulate too much the original material when I use references.
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[Evan Smith]

Thanks for the feedback and kind words Nucron :) I agree with what you've said, I've no excuse for the poseof the girl, I just wanted to keep things moving so settled for the first thing i drew haha. was trying to work fast to as I've never done speed painting before but want to become quicker. coloring wise I started off with the beast and as time rolled by i was getting worried about how long it was taking so stepped up the pace a bit and didn't spend as much time comparitively on the beauty.

Following your lead I'll try and do some critiques as well :)

Lolita - I really like this one. I especially like the girls face, and your beast is interesting with that beak of a nose. The only critique I can offer is there should be stronger highlights on the top of the horns given their proximity to your light source.

GDA - I would have like to have seen more of your beast. I like what I can see of him and he looks like he would have been a cool design. I also agree with Nucron blocking out your picture with simple shape before you start detailing can really help with thing like composition, proportions, and perspective.

Wargrafix - I liked both of your pics. The first one although unfinished is very well layed out and is colored nicely. I like the way you did the reflection of the sun on the water. Very good for the amount of time spent :) One thing i feel would really anchor your characters into the scene would be some elongated shadows strecthing out in front of them away from the direction of the sun. Your second pic i really liked your beast. the shaded areas could use some more contrast i think though. also the curve of the girls hand doesn't seem to be following the curve of the beasts muscle where shes holding him. nice scene :)

Undertow - Nice style :) it makes me think stained glass when i look at it for some reason. Perhaps its the background or the blocked off colors, I like it. No real critique except mabey the shoulder of the girl where her arm is raised. it looks a bit off to me.

Artecnl - really nice work on both accounts :) I like the second one better, very well painted and detailed. I like how in the first one you made the background in the shape of a heart, albeit a freakishly disturbing one, good symbolism for the theme :)

Tokatune - I like the worshiping from afar idea you went with on this picture, insteresting take on the premise for the contest as well as a unique look and feel. no real critique to offer except i agree with what nucron said about the hand on the book.

Gek - Really great stuff :) the amount of detail in the beasts face in both pics is excellent and the girls are very well proportioned. mabey crop the first one to get rid of the jagged paint lines at the bottom

Iryngo - Nice work, excellently done. I really like the color work and the effect you achieved on the robot from the light being given off by the girl. I also like the robots expression :) at first i thought mabey more contrast in the shadow areas of the robot, but that would probably ruin the framing effect of the forground, so no real critiques :)

Hunchy - I definately think beast when i look at your guy, mean and tough hehe. :) I agree with Nucron that the girls mouth is up to high on her face. as for the shading, wanted to mention something about your highlights on the beast, it seems you highlighted some parts and not others, like the shoulder and forarm on the left side of the picture they both have areas of lighter shading, but the bicept doesn't, the same with one of his horns which is half highlighted.

Lickuid - very emotionally charged piece, i like your take on the theme.nice work. the expression on her face is good, you can tell the pain she's feeling is more than just physical. mabey add some more detail in the shading particularly on the dress to bring out the folds and wrinkles.

Annatar - cool idea very original :) nicely done beast. A couple of the blades of grass near the bottom left look like they are just hanging there, mabey extend them off the bottom

Mr. Koon - I Like it :) the characters are done well, mabey would have added a stronger edge of highlight on the side closest the sun. not sure what the black things at the bottom are though. really good job for the amount of time spent :)

Nucron - I like your setting :) very cool, and your beast is probably the most unique i've seen. The use of all soft colors really works in this pic as well. Alot of detail in there for the time spent. Not really much to add in way of critique except mabey have her hair blowing in the wind a bit to match the flags in the background. good work :)

Lemmy - One of my fav's :) the attitude and pose of the beauty is awesome. the beast could be developed more though, his details just aren't as 'tight' as the girls in particular near the bottom of the image. great work on the chain to, those kind of things are a pain the detail ;)

3djunior - Nice layout and great expressions on both characters :) the guys shirt looks too bright in comparison to how dark everything else in the background looks mabey more shadowing detail would help as it also looks a bit flat being next to the deep shadows the girl has. The girl is done excelently, no critique on her

:)

[3djunior]

Thanks nucron and Evan Smith!

And, WOW, that was a serious feedback post nucron- very very helpful :)

Yeah, i wasn't very sure about the man in the background, i focused a bit too much on the woman and not enough on him :o
Are we allowed to go back and edit the entries any more, if we keep it as the same entry?

Miles

[Thanos]

Hello everyone.
Great posts and critics so far.
This is my first time in Speedpainting Challenge so i would welcome all kind of critics.
It was done in Photoshop with a Wacom in about 5 hours. I liked the rough feel and didnt want to spent more time refining the forms.
Good luck to everyone.

[GEK]

Wow,this piece hit the target very well... i like it

[Rico]

Buenas! i finally found some time to join this challenge. great entries so far. thanos i like yours a lot!
btw artecnl: which one is your entry for vote?

so here's mine. ps7.0, intuos1, nearly 5h, no ref. enjoy!

[GDA]

Thx for the comments!

I think, next time, I'll have some colors :)

[GEK]

@Rico: Cooool! I don't like the girl,but the monster and the color are so cool! :eek:

[GEK]

This is the final version (or not?) :D

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/4511/sorceressfinal2fz1.jpg

[Rico]

thx gek. what bothers you about the girl?

i like yours very much. the new version is a lot better, good choice of colors, cool mood. but two things:
1. nudity may be an issue with your entry
2. it's not allowed to update an entry. as you postet your pic before it may be breaking the rules.

[Pirotess]

Who's the Beast...?!
http://mitglied.lycos.de/pirotess666/zeichnungen/BaB03-small.jpg (http://mitglied.lycos.de/pirotess666/zeichnungen/BaB03.jpg)

so this is my entry for the challenge, hope you'll like it ^_^

painter 9, graphire, about 5/6 hours
please click the image for a bigger view...

[wargrafix]

Hey, GEK While the pic is nice, I reminded you earlier that nudity was a no-no. I read somewhere in the rules Rico, that if an adjustment was made, it must be considered as a separate entry. So if we are allowed 3 entries, a repost would knock off 2.
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[3djunior]

Hopefully this is alright, i went back and looked at a couple of the crits.

Tweaked it a little bit- but this is defo my entry :)

If it's not alright, i'll remove it, it's up to Waheed really!

same as before + another 15 minutes

Miles

[wargrafix]

Darn....I wonder which one to submit as the final entry. I'm in a state of indecision.
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[GEK]

thx gek. what bothers you about the girl?

i like yours very much. the new version is a lot better, good choice of colors, cool mood. but two things:
1. nudity may be an issue with your entry
2. it's not allowed to update an entry. as you postet your pic before it may be breaking the rules.

TNX!
Simply i think that she (imho) have less detail of the creature-robot,that repeat,is COOL with a great game light-shadow and with saturated color that i like so much! :D

for the two things:
1. No problem,i not do for win,but for the pleasure of compared my piece with the works of good and skilled photoshop/painter artist like you,Iryngo,Thanos and other :D
2. I'm sorry i don't know. I haved see a topic in "low poly contest" when they show the "work in progress"... is for that reason i haved posted a piece don't finished(also this 2° version is'nt complete). Sorry again :D

ps,at all: excuse for my terrible english :dance:

[wargrafix]

While I like the second piece I did, I still feel connected to the first piece. Thus as my final piece, I present "beauty and the beast release 1 (remix)" !

15 mins. adjustments
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[Undertow]

I think i say this for everyone that hasn;t replied yet, thanks for the time taken on the feedback nucron and evan. Very much appreciated

[Annatar]

Thanos: Yeah tis very groovy man!

Wargrafix: Like the second pic. But then I have a softspot for Angels...

3djunior: For some reason I keep thinking Resident Evil... A very atmospheric scene. Not totaly sold on the black sketch lines on her face, but im nitpicking.

MrKoon: Lovely Girl, Cute Puppy.

Rico: Awesome robobeast :D but the girl... seems out of place for some reason. Not sure why...

Lemmy: Love it! Just Love it!! I think its her cheeky smile that sells it. The beast shares a similar smile too (though hardly as cute). I wonder what Freud would say about the horns on the beast...

For all the comments on mine, mucho appreciated!

Sorry again if I missed anyone.
"WORK! Work Harder!" sayeth the boss (and I dont mean Springsteen)
No rest for the wicked... I must have been a ****** Tyrant in a past life...

[Annatar]

All times are GMT +1. The time now is 02:57 PM

Waheed: Just wondering.... is the time on this server correct?
Greenwich meantime is currently 10:25am... even allowing for summertime. But then the minutes should be the same...
Ohh Well....

[waheed nasir]

annatar...yep, it seems correct for me. well, regarding closing this challenge, u have around 8 hours more...:). see ya.

and all the best to everyone.

[Annatar]

Nucron: I know what you mean about the old school Fantasy Pics, I have a art book (somewhere) with Pics having the same feel as what you've done here (except more bare flesh and shiny armour bikinis... always armoured bikinis!). Just wondering... I feel it needs a certain... bite. But then that would take away from the "dreamy look". Just wonder too what Freud would say about the tower in the back ground (course Im one to talk... a Shrink would have a field day with mine).

[Glottis]

well... finally made time to participate :)

But, looking at all the entries here, I´m having second thoughts.

Here´s mine:

A Zerg hydralisk and a Terran Ghost, from Starcraft.

Done in photoshop 5.5 in 30 minutes via Wacom

[waheed nasir]

Voting Time

its time to submit your Votes...no more paintings pls.

going to be tough i guess....all the best...:).

[Glottis]

Yay! I actually made it in time.. surprisingly enough.

But my votes are:

1. Iryngo (welcome to threedy btw)

2. GEK

3. Rico

and congrats to everyone else

[tokai]

Voting Time

its time to submit your Votes...no more paintings pls.

going to be tough i guess....all the best...:).

uh? :)

It's not 25th yet (21:32 GMT, 24th), so I post my entry still... was working on it until now... and quite shocked to see the challenge is over already. :(

I hope its okay :) if not count it as non-entry.


For time-zone conversion stuff its easy to check:
http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc (see sticky in the 3d challenge). Then u can make nothing wrong.

regards,
tokai

[wargrafix]

Well, its time for voting, I suggest the following.

1) Annatar
2) nucron
3) Lemmy

see you all next challenge!
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[GEK]

1) Thanos (is the work that imho is nearest at the theme "Beauty & Beast")

2) Tokai (GREAT use of color,nice girl but i don't like the choose of the frog)

3) Iryngo (Out-theme imho,but to COOOOOL)

[GDA]

1) Tokai
2) Lolita
3) Artecne

[3djunior]

Best vote before i go away! Wooo, well earned holiday rest :)

1:Lolita
2:Artecnl
3:Thanos

Bit of a tough choice, but these 3 really did stand out to me-
but there were some other really strong contenders that bordered :dunno:

~Miles

[La Cobra]

nice one challanges images
the votoes goes to

1 Artencl
2 nucron
3 Iryngo

regards.

[Thanos]

Thinking of the votes was hard...

1. Tokai #87 (great colors! the ant is the lucky one - it didn't get noticed)
2. GEK #71 (excellent drawing and very good color palette)
3. Iryngo #35 (very good composition. I liked the simplicity)

If only i could vote for Rico, artecnl, Tokatune and Lolita too I would be glad.

Great work everyone, keep up!

[Evan Smith]

Had one last look,... :)

#1 Lemmy
#2 Iryngo
#3 Artecnl

[Lemmy]

1. Lolita. Great use of colors, and the composition is very intimate. Great beast design, and a very lovely lady.

2. Thanos. The focused area of details, and the use of color make this a very emotional piece. Kinda reminds me of Boo and Sulley from Monsters Inc.

3. Iryngo. Love the style and colors. The dark foreground helps pop your big ol monster out and frame your bright little lady. That monster looks like he was inspired by something out of a Mega Man game. Who doesn't like Mega Man?

[waheed nasir]

tokai wrote:
I hope its okay if not count it as non-entry.

alrite tokai...counted and votable...:).

but its always good to be at the safe side and submit work a day before the deadline.

[stephendm]

Unfortunately I was unable to get time to enter this one :( but I should hopefully be around for the next one. Anyway twas a tough decision but...

..My votes go to.....

1. Annatar
2. 3djunior
3. Rico

HM's all round!!

Well done y'all! :dance:

[Annatar]

Ohh the voting...
#1 Lemmy
#2 Lolita
#3 Thanos

I think... ARgghhh too hard.

[Annatar]

I had a couple of good ideas for this challenge... I didnt get the chance to try them.
One was of a beautiful woman at a dressing table, her reflection showing the true beast inside.
The second takes an extremely loose take on what is beauty->
"..I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand.."
I thought it could make quite a picture.... "The Beast and Harlot"

[Illegal]

1.GEK
2.Tokai
3.artecnl

[Rico]

1. Iryngo
2. Thanos
3. Evan Smith

[pasita n_n]

:wave:
Hi everyone, great jobs

1 artecnl
2 3djunior
3 rico

[Quackles]

I really enjoyed this topic!!

1. Annatar (Although the rose isn't THAT beastly !!)
2. Mr. Koon (LOVE the wee girl)
3. Evan Smith (if only all beasts had those abs)

[Jorel]

Nice entries all!

1) Lemmy #66
2) Even smith #41
3) lolita #13

[Hunchy]

my vote goes to...

1. artecnl #26
2. Irynog #35
3. Thanos #66

[tokai]

tokai wrote:
I hope its okay if not count it as non-entry.

alrite tokai...counted and votable...:).

but its always good to be at the safe side and submit work a day before the deadline.


thx a lot. I hope the confusion didnt stop anyone from voting for me. ;)



Anyway.. here my votes for my personal favourites (pity we only can vote for 3 ppl, lots of very nice works this week, so choosing was no easy task.) :

1st - nucron - very nice pastell colours, reminds me on old girl+dragon pictures. :)

2nd - GEK - very nice drawing, like the style a lot.

3rd - thanos - very nice and sensitive motive.


I also liked the robot scene by artecnl (very good technical skills), iryngo (also very good technical skills), undertow (nice colors and bg composing), mr.koon (the dog-beast looks a bit like sherlok holmes foor some reason :P ), gda (maybe next time with colours, the motive had potential), tokatune (very nice, artistic style).

regards,
tokai

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Oh.. i almost forgot to mention: very nice post with useful critiques nucron (and evan smith), we need more of that! In modelling challenge you can learn by looking at the models, here in the speedpainting challenge its a bit more difficult, so such feedback for sure can help to improve own view of things.
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[gigahertz]

i like this paints and i take some time to vote

first -artencl-
second- Iryngo-
third- Gek-

aND Hm TO tOKAI, nUCRON, lEMMY tHANOS, GOOD JOB PALS

[ktestetzoglou]

Good work pals!

my votes:

1.Thanos
2.Rico
3.GEK

[Pirotess]

My Votes:

1. Annatar (because you made something different what no one expect with this title :))

2. Lemmy

3. Evan Smith

all others: good jobs too

[mCuzino]

http://storage.canalblog.com/06/29/148631/5664812.jpg

Around 4 to 5 hours to complete, on Photoshop CS, with my trusty wacom.
Nice

[GEK]

When is the next contest?
The 5 august i go at sea(so many many many detush tourist girls :dance: + :drool: ),and i whish know if i have time for another

[waheed nasir]

that would just take a day or two...:) see ya very soon.

[Iryngo]

Nice work, everyone. I'm not around often, yet still enough to say congratulations to all.

[palsy]

my votes are
1 THANOS
2 GEK
3 RICO

[palsy]

my votes are
1 THANOS
2 GEK
3 RICO

Nice Challenge guys :wave:
Palsy

[artecnl]

well close competition :D so nice images, and if i could i chose all first places, here is my favorites, because the details, colors, mood, great job :D
1.-Tokai, very clean
2.-GEK , nice strokes and mood
3.- Iryngo- i like the robot character a lot, maybe more details on foreground and background, :D excellent challenge guys :)

see ya in the next ;)

btw: seems like palsy vote twice its this allowed ?

[waheed nasir]

only one post for votes by palsy will be taken, the first one. they are both the same though.

see ya today with the next challenge...keep watching...:).

[Undertow]

1. Iryngo
2. Rico
3. tokei

[waheed nasir]

Speed Painting Challenge no. 50.

http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?p=483695#post483695

:).

[kara_tai]

passing by and i see interesant artwork, i like this forus, im now getting involve in art and draw courses, i hope one day to do thing like you guys, my personal favorites are
1 artecln
2 gek
3 evan smith
maybe in the new challenge i join to all of you ;)

[Jarratt]

I know the voting is over. Just wanted to add i'm rooting for iryngo and artecln, you two stand out clearly above the rest. You have an excellent grasp on artistic and compositional devices that many overlook. I'm sure you get a kick out of seeing what other people are drawn to, I know I do.

It's unfortunate that these challenges aren't judged by a panel of artists in addition to the popular vote. I'd love to see the results compared.

Good attempts all around, there are several other really great artists (Tokai and Gek jump to mind) that i didn't mention. I look forward to seeing more from everyone.

[waheed nasir]

Results

now this is interesting...:).

here:

Iryngo -- 20.
artecnl -- 20.
GEK -- 17.
Thanos -- 17.
tokai -- 14.

Congratulations to Iryngo and 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...). and pls do mention that u share the first place with another person.

thanks everyone...:).

[Illegal]

Haha! Nice Results! XD

[artecnl]

:D wow my second shared 1st place :D thanks guys
congratulations to Iryngo too ;)

[stephendm]

.::Congratulations Everyone::.

I wondered what would happen in the event of a tie (or two) :)
That's very nice of Threedy to give two prizes!