Speed Painting Challenge no. 53.

[waheed nasir]

hello there...:wave:. here comes the 53rd speed painting challenge. starts today and ends on Saturday, the 7th of October, 2006.

:*poly: Topic: Snowy Landscape/Snowy Mountain Range.

painting snow is always a challenge for most people. its color, form, with a strong sense of cold, etc, is quite tricky to portray well. im sure we are going to have some good artwork this time as well...:).

its upto u to include whatever u like, trees, hut, fields, etc. u can add whatever comes to your mind when u think of a land/mountains covered in snow. just be smart with your ideas...:). take good care of perspective, colors, focus and depth, after all its all about learning stuff and having fun at the same time.

every person is allowed to submit 3 entries, kindly mention the votable one.

voting starts on the 7th of October.

all the best to everyone... :wave:.

[stephendm]

Great Stuff!! Looking forward to this one....I've never painted snow before so it should be interesting!

Cheers Waheed

[balaji_san]

Good Topic waheed :)

[gordon13]

Great idea! Ideas are already rushing into my head!

[wargrafix]

Hmmm, got a whole bunch of interesting concepts waiting to be painted.
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[waheed nasir]

its just great to see such an interest from all of u...this is going to be a wonderful but tough challenge to see.

:).

[Suirebit-3DT]

ah this should be easy and fun :D

[balaji_san]

Waheed this time you should also jump into the contest

[Lukanus]

Hi everyone!

Another "great" topic, where 70-90 % of the canvas is occupated by water...:D
Now I know that I hate too paint sea and snow. :)

Alright, enough complaints. I'm starting with this concept. It took me about 2 -2,5 h in PS + Wacom tablet. "Enjoy" and criticize :) .

Cheers!

http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/6251/zimagp5.th.jpg (http://img117.imageshack.us/my.php?image=zimagp5.jpg)

[conflegs]

Lukanus I like what you've done, good work. My only crit. is that the foot prints seem to stand out too much. Maybe they are too dark or clean looking not sure, but thats just me. Looking foreward to what everyone comes up with.

[artecnl]

that looks great lankanus :D nice topic

here is mine ps cs 1 30 hrs
graphire 4 tablet i have some problems with the look of the snow :dunno: but i im sleepy :D

have a nice day!

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/1186/snowymntnwbqr4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[drained spirit]

good topic

[Suirebit-3DT]

and here is my entry...i wanted to make snow and it ended quite icy...meh....also i didn't had the patience to shape all trees or to shape the snow on all of them. C&C welcomed :)


http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/3770/snowbi4.jpg

[wargrafix]

Lukanus: Its an ok painting but the angle seems a bit generic.

artecnl: Excellent piece. Terrific composition, and colourscheme. Great effect with the shininess of the snow, how did you do that?

Surebit : Awesome; rich clours, composition and lighting. Great set for the start of the competition.
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[frostsnake]

cool stuff!

[waheed nasir]

these are some fine entries...well very done, all of them...:).
artecnl, thats nicely composed.

[efish]

Hello:) Wow, amazing entries so far! I'm not really a drawer, but when I saw the topic I really wanted to try. I started sketching, but I realized it was too hard for me. I still want to post it, so I didn't do it in vain.. However, please leave a comment so I can learn till next time.. Thanks. Good luck. -efish <><

http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/7782/vinterlandsmallcopyfo6.jpg

[warrior11]

nice workx :) ill submit mine soon .....till than good luck

[Palantir]

Hi all.
Here we are with another challenge. ^_^
This time is a cold like ice but also frozen things have hot hearts.
I had think to a comfortable home for an animal of the snowy places.
Follow the track and you will discoverd who is it.
Hope you like it :)

Done in Photoshop CS with TRUST tablet in around 1 hour.
http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/682/challenge53gk2.jpg

kisses
Palantir

[gordon13]

Very nice entries! I really want to have a go at this but I dont know where to start. Does snow have to be drawn first, and then the mountain details after or something else? Any tips would be welcome :)

[warrior11]

This is my first entry. I did it in 15mins well still to do some more on detail. Please do commnet my submission. Thanx

Rep to all

http://img63.imageshack.us/my.php?i...watnightem3.jpg

[Palantir]

Very nice entries! I really want to have a go at this but I dont know where to start. Does snow have to be drawn first, and then the mountain details after or something else? Any tips would be welcome :)

For my work i usually start from visualize an idea in mind (i think for all is the same :P) and then.. i start to do the main shape. starting from a background color i add the main shape first and then i put details with color, shadows and light. Sometimes the shape change because i find something more intresting and i follow the.... heart :P (in this case the iced wind :))


warrior11 very well done :) i like the point of view of your concept. go on with that feeling of panoramic area and if the main subject close to the camera is on focus and the environment far and blurred can be very nice. i imagine it. Go on with wind dear :P this boy must undestead what mean go against the power of the mountain :crazy:

Great work posted here like usual.
Welldone guys! Make the world colored :)

kisses
Palantir

[waheed nasir]

Very nice entries! I really want to have a go at this but I dont know where to start. Does snow have to be drawn first, and then the mountain details after or something else? Any tips would be welcome :)

hi there gordon13...i agree with Palantir. i would suggest, that u go for general shapes of the mountains first (sketchy way), then add snow, again with less details and after u get satisfied with the outcome and composition and the look, u can go for putting details for mountains and snow and for whatever u have there. going step by step, starting with rough/general shapes, anaylising all the way for better composition and for putting enough detail afterwards is always better. atleast thats how i go on...:). an important suggestion would be to think about a good composition first. cause no matter how good u are with colors and treatment, if the initial drawing/painting is not well composed, it wont ever work. remember we handle things according to the requirement, in a speed painting thingi, u dont have to worry about putting realistic details. thats not required.
i think u just give it a go, suit yoursef and just carry on, ull soon make your own workflow and style, if u keep at it, in less time ull get the hang of things...all the best...be bold.
happy painting and all the best gordon13....:).

good to see these wonderful entries...good work friends...:).
Suirebit...looks nice, i like the composition.
efish...thats a good one, how about putting some colors in there?
Palantir...well done, with a nice feel to it. good job.
warrior11...thats nice...it would be great to see some more texture for the snow though.

:).

[dirtyharry]

hi there

cool competition



good luck to everyone

[Stanloshka]

hi very nice posts. :) I cant attach my image :( I dont know why. There is a small trouble with thread I think :(

[gordon13]

Thanks for the help guys! Ill soon start painting something.

[arneoog]

Did this fast little entry :)
Just over one hour... ...Hope you like it :D

http://www.elqx.com/sm/spc_snowy_landscape_done.jpg

I'll maybe do another one too... not sure...

[drained spirit]

Hi,

I did a snowscape. Hope you like it. I am not happy with the trees... but here it is.

Software : Adobe Photoshop CS2
Time: 1hr 45mins

C&C welcome.

http://xs207.xs.to/xs207/06393/snowscape01.jpg

[drained spirit]

Lukanus: great landscape. The image has got a story to say. it's very nice.

artecnl: wow! what a beautiful piece you have here. Like the previous challenge, your painting stands-out. I love the shimmering effect you have in the snow and the whole composition is looking amazing.

suirebit: lovely ambience you have here. very dreamy and fantastical feel. the trees and mountains you have achieved accurately.

efish: from the looks of things it doesn't appear like your sketching skills are in vain at all. Nice landscape. Paint it, it will look great. amazing patient work on the pine trees. Love your avatar by the way :)

palantir: fantastic. Nothing else to say :). you rock.

warrior11: Nice wind effect. keep it up.

arneoog: Great lake effect. Looks nice.

[Lukanus]

Hi again!

Awsome entries so far!

1.Artecnl - good as always, excellent light. Great job...again...:)

2. Suirebit - I like it a lot! superb colours and great mood! :)

3.Efish - very nice sketch, and a winter holidays feeling :D

4.Palantir - awsome stuff! I love the freshness and motion in your entry. Excellent use of colours. It's really great! :drool:

6.warrior11 - I like the idea and scale in your picture.God job. :wave:

7.arneoog - nice one. I like your idea, the water looks good.

8. drained spirit - I like the scale and perspective in your image.Nice one.

Time for another entry. Took about 2,5- 3 h, done with PS.Feel free too c&c.
Regards!

http://images4.fotosik.pl/144/385cb6f14d3efddcm.jpg (http://www.fotosik.pl/showFullSize.php?id=385cb6f14d3efddc)

[Palantir]

Thanks all guys for your comment :)
I always like see works done here. Fantasy, emotion, dreems, feelings ... all is very clear in painted works :)

Nice new entry Lukanus. Nice froozen place for a dark rock skull like that :P
Drained spirit i like to see more snow in your paint :) the camera view is very nice and also the illumination in the far background.
Artecnl your work is always so professional. You are use brushes with high skills and your composition is very well balanced. Very nice :)

I hope to be able to post another entry but i'm pretty busy in that days so i think will be very hard.

Anyway i watch your entry with pleasure.
Welldone to all. :)

[artecnl]

Suirebit- great mood good composition too :)

efish- nice landscape, it will great with color

Palantir- WOW amazing job again, i can feel the cold mood :) really great, i like your strokes a lot thanks for the kind comments :D

Wargrafix-many thankx pal i use a brush fot he brighs in the snow with little dots and white color.

warrior11 simple and nice, nice work

arnogg- nice first entry pal :) maybe some highlights will be nice :)

drained spirit- nice, but you need more contrast, and about the trees maybe you need to work more details like trunks and leaves :) ( tnxs for the comments pal)

Lankanus. really great concept and image i like the DOF and the skeleton head :) nice

tnxs for your comments guys :D

have a nice day!

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[666filth]

hey, this is my first submission here, hope you like it :)

30min of painting in ps cs2

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/9105/snowlx7.jpg

[r99]

here´s mine :)

comments 2 others comin´ as soon as i got time
http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/9012/mountts6.jpg

around 2-3 hours with intuosA3 and PS, no ref used

[arneoog]

Thanks for the replies!
And, WOW, many nice paintings! :D

I did one more, I like snow... ...I live in Norway so I know how it looks :p
Almost one hour in PS7, I couldn't resist making something crash, sorry... :)

Anyway, here it is!
http://www.elqx.com/sm/SPC_snowy_mountain_done.jpg

[warrior11]

thers the pic :)
i really enjoyed makin it still i cought a cold :)

really nice worx out there

http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/4996/snowatnightem3.th.jpg (http://img63.imageshack.us/my.php?image=snowatnightem3.jpg)
http://img63.imageshack.us/my.php?image=snowatnightem3.jpg

[r99]

Okay...time 4 comments...

#9 - Lukanus - A nice one...first time i looked upon i thought something like "whoooo...wish i could take a breath of that icy, crystal-clear air up there..."
#30 - i like the 1st one better...but that sky looks familiar :)

#11 - artecnl - This one blew me. Impressive use of colours (...havin´ an eye on that...watch out :). i´ll take u 4 reference issues ;) ), yet simple. Great one.

#12 - suirebit - left aside the mountains, i like this one, expecially the trees / misty forest...is this a kind of "tree brush" u´ve been using there ? how long did it take u ?

#17 - efish - :D. Keep on playing around :). I first gave uo, too...but accidently -while fooling around with brushes- there was a snow-covered mountain :D.

#19 - palantir - this one is cool :). but taking cover from the wind in there
wouldnt be the best idea, hm ? reminds me of hoth (?).

#27 - arneoog - i don´t know why...the water is cool. it´s the colouring...
#35 - *lol* :). yah...i know...it´s hard to resist :o).sometimes impossible...

#28 - drained spirit - man :). you´re so busy ^^. a little bit "washy"...problem i´m trying 2 get rid of by not using the blur tool. at least at earlier stages of the image... .

#36 - warrior11 - my first try was quite the same :)...but i blew it...you didn´t.

*edit*
jeez...i´m using 2 much smilies, i think... :dance:

[waheed nasir]

hello friends...i did manage this time...:). hope u like it, its all done in a very spontaneous manner, with visible brushwork to have a painterly look, that i love.
just went for suggestions rather than putting all the details, for me it says it all...:). pls view it from some distance of about 4 to 5 ft.
done in artrage, using tablet. ive titled it: Freedom.

:*poly: This (Moderator's) Entry Is Not Votable.

cheers... :wave:.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b269/waheednasir/Freedom-3dtchlnge-waheednas.jpg

[r99]

simply woohoo

[artecnl]

excellent use of strokes and color waheed really great :D

[666filth]

love the colour grade, and the thickness of the snow really works :D

[Hunchy]

Im having truble ataching my pic. Is any one else? And no it is not because the file size is too big.

[AbhishekKr]

Im having truble ataching my pic. Is any one else? And no it is not because the file size is too big.
yup since few days me too facing the same problem, suggest upload urs to some image upload server 'n post the thumbnail view or link here

[Hunchy]

Ok heres my first atempted. It took me about 90min in Painter IX.http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/40552736/

[HA-Jassar]

Hi everyone...
This is my first post here and I must say WOW, cool work guys!
I sure will try to post a work though it's hard to beat such good pieces!
Cheers :haha:
-Jassar

[efish]

Wow. Very many good entries! Thanks for everyone that commented to me. I tried to color it, but I found it very hard. I therefore just colored the hills and the sky.

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/6481/vinterlandhimmelefishch0.jpg

[Rafa 3d]

cual es el problema por el cual no puedo bajar la imágen de mi trabajo?

as it is the problem by which I cannot send the image of my work?

[yahya]

Hi, did it in 45 mins from a ref pic at gettyimages.com image no. 200366333-001

http://www.imageox.com/graphic/thumbs/5577-speed_snow2-th.jpeg (http://www.imageox.com/share/5577-speed_snow2.jpeg)

[mel3414]

@Rafa 3d
Hola´

what exactly doesn´t work?

-> mouseklick on "manage attachements"
-> "search file"
-> "upload"

maybe your file is to big? 200 kb is maximum

[waheed nasir]

thank u so much everyone for your kind comment on my post...:).

welcome to all new people joining in...:).

wonderful entries...keep them coming.

:wave:.

[HA-Jassar]

As I said, there are so many cool images here...well done everyone!
here's my quick painting (1:30 hour, using a small Genius tablet--wish I had a Wacom :cry: ), I couldn't resist making a cartoonish image :crazy: ..I hope you like it
http://pic1.picturetrail.com/VOL1157/4389532/9279433/191687053.jpg
(ever wondered how Askimo people take hot baths?)

Cheers!
-Jassar

[Palantir]

wonderful entry from enyones! Congratulation.
waheed i love how you use color and the ability to mix them together. the environment fog is also very nice and the scene look very impressive. Wonderful :)

I have many ideas in my mind for new entry, i hope to have time to do it.

See you.


kisses
Palantir

[Milan]

waheed very nice strocks
I m trying to uplode my work but it is showing some technical problem. Ok I will post when it will fix

[HA-Jassar]

this is the final image ( to be voted for )
title: Risky Business!
2:30 hours with the same old Genius tablet...hope you like it.

http://pic1.picturetrail.com/VOL1157/4389532/9279433/193141418.jpg

-Jassar

[waheed nasir]

thank u so much for the liking my work...:).

milan...u can use http://www.imageshack.us/ for your uploads, just like few others have done. we are having a little problem with uploading here.

jassar, thats a cute one...a small suggestion would be to avoid having hard edges for stuff at the back/further away. if u blurr those mountains edge a bit, ull get a sense of depth, thats just a small suggestion. this still looks good....i like how he appears so relaxed...:). surely enjoying.

all the best to everyone...:).

[HA-Jassar]

Thanks Waheed for the comment......I fixed it ( don't know how I forgot to blur those mountains lol )
Cheers!
-Jassar

[Milan]

It works today .

[Rafa 3d]

buenos trabajos muchachos!!!

esta es mi primer entrada, y lo he titulado "tierra helada"...

good works boys! this is my first entrance, and I have titled it "frozen earth"...

[ENCHANTER]

wonderful work!!

[balaji_san]

Hello Friends.

Nice to see lots of people in this contest. Great works all around. So Finally i managed to do one. Will try to post 1 more soon.

PS CS + mouse + 2.5 hrs (Split)

http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/8527/mountain1wm4.jpg

[Suirebit-3DT]

Hi everyone, thanks for your positive feedback!
Here is my next step. Hope you will like it;

EDIT: An update is availble, look below please.

Cheers,
S.

[666filth]

balaji_san - wow, amazing atmosphere you managed to create, thats my favourite so far :D

[thomaskrahn]

Hi everyone :)

This is the first time I've participated in one of these challenges. The topic caught my attention and I really wanted to give it a go. Painting time was somewhere near 5 hrs. I could probably have made it a bit faster, but hey.. once you get started :)

No photo reference - painted from memory. I spent some time developing the right technique for the cliffs and the mountains so they were finished quite fast. What really took a lot of time was painting those darned trees and the snow covering them!.... grr!

I hope you like it!
http://www.thomaskrahn.com/Images/Galleryimages/Northern/Alper.jpg


And very nice work everyone! There is some very beautiful work in here.

Best regards,
Thomas

[Suirebit-3DT]

wow this must be the most realistic speedpaint i've seen :D

[balaji_san]

This is awesome stuff thomas :)

[Palantir]

Very nice entry guys!
Thomas your speed paint is very nice. The feeling is perfect. Congratulation :)
You have a very nice memory. I try to use my memory but i don't remember very well how look like the horn of my deer :P
Now i don't know if post my last one :P i'm too shy. eheh

Anyway i did it and so is better post it.
Here my last entry.

Breath of the mountain
http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/4466/challenge53bax3.jpg


kisses
Palantir

[Suirebit-3DT]

Palantir> also very nice :) w00t, tough competition :D
Here's my final, votable entry

Comments are treasured, as always :)

http://img480.imageshack.us/img480/259/snow3kv3.jpg

[HA-Jassar]

That's amazing Thomas! great work.
Cheers :dance:
-Jassar

[lostartist]

First time poster here.
Amazing paintings by all.
Going to try to enter all challanges and see if I cant learn to draw.
I used a wacom and PS not to long time and a hard round brush :dance: .

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a164/l0startist/speedpaints/speedmountin.jpg

[waheed nasir]

wonderful entries everyone...:).

thats a good one thomas, really well done...:).

good to have new guys with us...welcome to the challenge.

[Milan]

very nice thomas . Your visual power is amazing if it is without ref
plantir, suiraebit- Cool entry
lostartist- I havent seen u other work but my suggestion for u is build the power of observating the things with three dimensional view The colour is perfect but only the thing is the third dimensional U have to be carful of .If only this thing u will notice u can achive better result.

[artecnl]

wonderful entries guys amazing thomas :D
Palantir, another great entry
Sureibit- Great mood nice one :)

here is my secont entry, 4 hrs pscs :D


cheers :D¡

http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/1497/snmwmtnwebfe4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[I-NetGraFX]

Here's my version:

http://www.inetgrafx.at/gallery/albums/userpics/58284_1098212308.jpg

2 hours in Painter and Photoshop

[hardtack]

this challenge really made me think of conan. i was very inspired by the snowy vistas early on in the movie. also im really liking the submissions so far. very beautiful thoughts are created by these paintings.

1 hour, 30 mins
photoshop cs


http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/2329/snowysceneiu6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[balaji_san]

Hi Daniel thats really an awesome painting. love the clouds :)

[lostartist]

Ok Milan I will try that next time.
Thank u.

[Suirebit-3DT]

I-netgrafx > I wasn't expecting to see you here...(in the good way) 2h hmmm...isn't it too much for your standard? I'm used with your 30 mins speedpaints from DA :D Anyway, very nice :)

artecnl> There isn't too much snow feeling in that one but apart from that great compostion and depth :)

Damn, with those submissions, the competition got tough...:D

hardtack> good colors, but a little out of scale :)

[Tunka]

Hello Wahid, may you please help me that how can I upload my painting to the
forum.

[wargrafix]

I finally got time to get a piece done this morning. With classes and everything these challenges getting tougher to do. But I guess this why its called a challenge isn't it, lol. I'll try to do another piece if i can before deadline.

Time : 1 1/2 hours
Tools : wacom graphire 3 and painter 9


http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/3417/image006re9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
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[Palantir]

Hello Wahid, may you please help me that how can I upload my painting to the
forum.

Hi Tunka, you can register here --> http://reg.imageshack.us/ and upload your image in that website.
Then you copy the url for Forum and the game is done :)

cheer

[thomaskrahn]

Wow, this an incredible forum. So much feedback :) Thank you everyone.
This is going to be a tough challenge.

Palantir - I think your deer looks quite like the ones I remember :)
Surebit - Awesome mood!
Lostartist - Perhaps you should try adding a few more colours/highlights and work on getting a foreground and a background to really sell the painting?
Artecnl - Fantastic mood. The colours are very well chosen.
Daniel - Beautiful...
Wargrafix - Very well done. Nice colours.

[waheed nasir]

yes Tunka, or u can do the same at www.photobucket.com as well.

:).

[Tunka]

Hallo Palantir, Thanks for your information and as per your information I tried but maybe some problems happened with me. So, please if you give some details. When I paste the URL in (another blog service) it does not work.

[waheed nasir]

hi again tunka...after u upload your image there, u get a url...just copy that url here...;). before putting it here, u can even paste it at the address bar of your explorer then enter to see if your image opens up.

[Tunka]

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n85/Gudla02/Snowfall1.jpg

Hello Wahid (Moderator) - I posted 2 nos. of entry and it will be my votable entry(snowfall1.jpg). Thank you for your and Palantir's co-operation to inform me about image uploading.

[waheed nasir]

thats a nice one tunka...:). it certainly got the feel.

[HA-Jassar]

Good work Wargrafix! I like how you used blue color.
best wishes
-Jassar

[drained spirit]

Hi,

This is my final voteable entry for this challenge.

Title: Yukio's visit
Software: AP CS2
Time: 7hrs 15 mins

http://xs107.xs.to/xs107/06401/YukiosVisit.jpg

[drained spirit]

Waheed: beautiful work. I love your stroke flow. Till now i thought snow

had only one color, but you have changed my mind completely :). Marvelous

camera angle.

efish: Nice glow you got there on you mountains. Liked your sketch, like

your painting better.

yahya: wow, cool texturing. Looks very real. Keep it up.

HA-Jassar: #51, Funny one. Glad i am not an eskimo!
#54, nice action scene. Keep it up.

Milan: # 57, WOW camera angle, Nice snow effect on the buildings. Great

speed paint

Rafa 3d: I love your painting :) It really has a snowy feel to it. Camera

angle is wonderful.

balaji_san: there is no beating this. Your image has a great feel to it.

keep it up.

thomaskrahn: absolutely amazing work. Amazing texturing. I would love to be

here :)

Planatir: good one. The voice of the reindeer. great fur effect on it.

Suirebit: I see you have developed on your previous painting. It looks very

dreamy and wonderful now. Foreground and Bg super!

lostartist: great start dude, nice shading.

artecnl: WOW, i mean WOW, unbelievable, and only 4 hrs. You are a hero!

hardtack: i feel like it's a cartoons background. It's very beautiful. I

like it a lot. Keep it up.

wargrafix: nice compostion.

[hardtack]

man this was such a fun challenge i felt like doing another painting.

this is my official votable entry.

3 hours, 30 minutes
photoshop cs

http://img480.imageshack.us/img480/6514/icycavemi4.jpg

[stephendm]

Just barely got the chance to do this - I may get time to do another before the 7th ...but just in case :)
Don't have any time to comment at the minute but again... I should hopefully soon.
Arrrgh...battery gonna die on laptop...quick...
About 3hrs PS & Painter

Hope you like...

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/5833/snowylandscapeku8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Awesome entries so far guys :)

[wargrafix]

Crackerlips :awesome piece! The sky effects are brilliant, so much so i can actually discern depth. Love the snow- rock blends, perhaps the hardest part of the challenge.
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[wargrafix]

drained spirit: Absolutely brilliant. Subtle colouring in this really helps to convey the scene's strength. Oh, and i love the depth.
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[Tunka]

Hi crackerlips, its a brialiant piece of work

[Tunka]

Hello members, actually this is my firstever painting challange. So, I eagarly wait for C & C. This is my second entry. Best of luck all of you.

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n85/Gudla02/Snowy_landscape1.jpg

[moljnir]

Here's a quick one... couldn't help adding a robot. : )

oh yeah, 1.5 hours in Photoshop

http://mdbworks.net/mike/snow_robot.jpg

[MarshallP]

alright lets see if this works, this is my first post in any contest, it was fun! hope you all enjoy. PS CS2 and wacom grapphire 3, about 3 hours and 15 minutes. : )

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a358/Umilluer/snowy1.jpg

[tuuhia]

hello...it's my 1st post here & my 1st speed painting challenge...hope you like my works ...done in 3.5h with photoshop...C&C are welcom
(also i don't know how to upload image here :( ...i did what i can)

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/9508/snowlandscapechallengehr2.jpg

[AutopsySoldier]

Sup guys? I got my self a wacom tablet a few weeks ago (I'm a 3d guy, not 2d) I got it so creating textures would be easier and also to enter this speed painting compitions you guys have...but jesus man, you guys make it seem so easy..."Oh, ok..new speed painting topic, let's all create amazing work!" lol...so yeah, I just wanted to say that some of you guys are really talented and that all of you make it seem easy...so anyways, good luck to all the entries!

[Annatar]

10 million hours with a mouse in MS Paint...

Ill try and surpass it but I doubt I can

[Annatar]

The City, UFO and King Kong... as well as the scantily clad woman with an Uzi and a sword, are on sub-layers. I went with several layers of falling snow of varying transparency to show depth and texture.

[666filth]

10 million hours with a mouse in MS Paint...

Ill try and surpass it but I doubt I can

lol, gb2/b/

[wargrafix]

Annatar: That one literally made me fall off my chair laughing. I suspected someone would have done the yeti in a snowstorm concept
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[Milan]

Fiends so many great entries this time. I m showing incomplete piece of work . Please comment it .Is it the way to paint or I m painting through the wrong method. to make better what should I do . Please commentFiends so many great entries this time. I m showing incomplete piece of work . Please comment it .Is it the way to paint or I m painting through the wrong method. to make better what should I do . Please comment

http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/8147/mount4fw8.th.jpg (http://img505.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mount4og7.jpg)

[Palantir]

Fiends so many great entries this time. I m showing incomplete piece of work . Please comment it .Is it the way to paint or I m painting through the wrong method. to make better what should I do . Please commentFiends so many great entries this time. I m showing incomplete piece of work . Please comment it .Is it the way to paint or I m painting through the wrong method. to make better what should I do . Please comment

http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/8147/mount4fw8.th.jpg (http://img505.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mount4og7.jpg)

Hi Milan,
in my opinion there is not a way to goon with some work. You need just find your way. I see your speed paint above and i feel your strokes, your brushes and is nice if you focus on that way.
Every person have his personal way and style to go on with an illustration.
Now, you have start that with fast and clear strokes for get your main shape..so... it's ok. :) Just go on a little with your style. Dance your brush on that image and follow your feelings. I'm sure you will get it :)

I like your starting. Go on.


kisses
Palantir

[yahya]

drained spirit : thanks :)

[Annatar]

The view of Anfauglith and the mountains of Dorthonion from Thangorodrim.

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/3654/thangorodrimviewfw5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Annatar]

....For ye who like Tolkiens work....

[Milan]

thank u very much plantir for your suggestion I will concentrate what u suggest

[Suirebit-3DT]

So many entries .... I, myself, lost count of them :D Will be a tough voting :D

[rap]

hi!

i'm trying to upload my entry but there's always an error, is there another way around this?

[Annatar]

Rap: go to http://imageshack.us/

Upload your image and you'll get a choice of links.... use one for forums.
Hmmmm not sure if its a good idea to help you; if memory serves, your entries are too good :D

[rap]

hi!

hope this works!
thank u very much annatar!!!

glad that i had the extra time to finish this piece where i wanted to show a sense of peace and calmness. hope u like it.


http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/1981/tranquilityss4.th.jpg (http://img171.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tranquilityss4.jpg)

[Suirebit-3DT]

ok...that was a mistake annatar :D Happy voting now....I, myself, can't decide because of so many good entries, and it's not even over...:D

[Annatar]

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/8021/dohau4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Way ta go Annatar!

Rap... as I feared, ye did a lovely bit of work....



D'OH!

[Rico]

eh, the quality of this challenges is getting insane! those entries are awesome!

[kishu_sing]

hello people, here is my submission to this contest, made in photoshop 7 in my free time..totally took around 1 hour for each painting

Kishor Singh :shout:


http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/2025/icecliffsxy5.th.jpg (http://img81.imageshack.us/my.php?image=icecliffsxy5.jpg)



http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/9905/cavernfn9.th.jpg (http://img80.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cavernfn9.jpg)

[Suirebit-3DT]

oooook.....I think we need to split this competition in 2 or have 2 winners, 2 second places, 2 third places... :haha:

[HA-Jassar]

Yes! beautifull work! now voting is gunna be a hard thing to do!
-Jassar

[lostartist]

I got some very nice feedback from Milan so I change the composition totaly and gave it a more 3d look and also added some off screen shadows for my man thomaskrahn who by the way have an amazing painting.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a164/l0startist/speedpaints/18copysmall.jpg


I did it very hazty so I might have to go back and do it a bit cleaner again but I have nooo time at the moment :(.

[waheed nasir]

good job everyone...this is great...:). tough voting im sure.

[nucron]

oh, wow, so many good entries in this challenge! I should say, great work, everyone! it is certainly a hard topic to pass up. here's my last-minute attempt at it:

painter 8, 2 hrs.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ronaldraven/snowlandscape-01-small.jpg

[wargrafix]

I'm having horrendous trouble with my net connection. When is the limit to submit entries?
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[headzeppelin]

WOW!! Great job everyone. Unfortunately I wont have time to do this challenge. I started it, exited without saving :o , and didnt have time to do over, oh well. Anyway, I've been really impressed by some of the entries so far. i cant wait to submit in the next challenge. Good Luck!

- HZ

[waheed nasir]

wargrafix...you got one more day, almost. it would be nice to have your entry...:).

[Suirebit-3DT]

na na, you can skip it, we have already too many entries :D (kiding)

[wargrafix]

Thank you very much waheed. Net connection got so bad i could not upload anything, but its resolved. Not my greatest work, but it'll have to do.

Time: 2 1/2 hours
Tools: graphire 3 and painter 9


http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/3214/image007nt4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
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[memod]

okay, here's my entry.... I hope you guys like it. I've seen a bunch of great work in this thread so far =) about 4 hours, photoreference used.
I know, I'm waaay too slow >.<

http://daniel.dp-world.net/speedpaintings/ice.jpg


Daniel

[waheed nasir]

Voting Time.

You can now submit your votes. no more paintings.

:). see ya.

[wargrafix]

Great challenge everyone. This is going to be tough. My second attempt is votable.
1) Suirebit # 67 (I dunno, just something about this pic i liked.)
2) thomaskrahn #63 (increadible piece, almost perfect)
3) artecnl # 11 ( wicked effects!)

HM
kishu_sing, crackerlips, moljnir, balaji_san

Keep rockin' y'all
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[arneoog]

1. memod (#128) (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showpost.php?p=505216&postcount=128)
2. I-NetGraFX (#73) (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showpost.php?p=503784&postcount=73)
3. balaji_san (#60) (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showpost.php?p=503594&postcount=60)

[r99]

1 - #60 - balaji san
2 - #63 - thomas krahn
3 - #96 - moljnir

[HA-Jassar]

It was very hard to choose, but here I go:
1)thomaskrahn #63
2)memod #128
3)I-NetGraFx #73

Good luck to all!

[Mariajak]

So many great paintings to choose from!

1) thomaskrahn #63 (This is fantastic - a dramatic scenery)
2) milan #57 (great style - reminds me of watercolours)
3) crackerlips #91 (wonderful colours - perfect mood)

[Milan]

very very hard to choose
thomaskrahn #63
artecnl # 11
crackerlips #91

[Tunka]

Most of all doing the good job. Realy, hard to choose.
thomaskrahn #63
Palantir #66
I_NetGraFx #73

Good luck to all

[Suirebit-3DT]

W00t a vote for me, thanks wargrafix :) Anyway, I was going to say that there are so many great entries this time that I think I'll pass the voting...there are at least 5 people who deserve to be in the top.

[rap]

this was a nice challenge! so many good entries sent. thanks again annatar for your big help:D

here's my vote:
1. memod #128...really captured the beauty of the moment!
2. thomaskrahn #63...nothing more to say except great work man!
3. artecnl #11...very nice mood and effect!

[balaji_san]

Here's my vote:

1) I_NetGraFx #73
2) thomaskrahn #63
3) artecnl #11

Cheers,
Balaji

[Lukanus]

My votes:

1.rap

2.thomaskrahn

3.I-NetGraFX

Regards.

[artecnl]

voting timeeee :D :D nice challenge and great greeeat really great entries

1.-Thomaskrahn
2.-Memod
3.-rap

hm to all specially inetfrafx, crackerlips, palantir, suirebit

see ya :)

[Annatar]

Waaayyy too many good ones....
1 - Thomaskrahn
2 - Rap
3 - I-Netgrafx

HM - Everyone but especially, Crackerlips, Balaji_san, Artecnl, Palantir, Moljnir oh and Annatar... Wha?! Who cares if self praise is no praise :D

Narf Narf.....

"what are we doing tomorrow night Brain??...."

[stephendm]

Hi Guys,

Unfortunately I never got time for comments and crits but tbh I don't think there would've been much to say other than 'wow', 'sweet', 'NICE!', 'crap' (for me ;))..etc...

..pretty 'excellent' (there's another one :)) stuff this time around everyone. It's a tough vote once more but here's the skinny:

1st - Thomaskrahn
2nd - Moljnir
3rd - Rap

HM's: Annatar (I like all your's...especially post#107, but ESPECIALLY 115 & 100 ;):D), Waheed (goes without saying really!), Artecnl, Palantir, Nucron, I-NetGraFX, Memod....(I'll stop there so I don't have to go typing out everyone's name ;)...you get the idea!!)

Congrats all.

Stephen.

[hardtack]

here are my votes

#1- mjolnir

#2- thomaskrahn

#3- artecnl

and for all the other people who entered, i salute you for rockin some awesome art!!

[waheed nasir]

here u go...

the 54th Speed Painting Challenge:

http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?p=506065#post506065

[thomaskrahn]

Hi all :) So many great entries! It is indeed very hard to choose only 3, but here I go...

1) artecln #11
2) memod #128
3) I_netgrafx #73

Good luck to everyone! :)
Thomas

[waheed nasir]

Results

here u go:

thomaskrahn -- 33.
memod -- 12.
I-NetGraFX -- 10.


Congratulations thomaskrahn..:), 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...).

have fun... :wave:.

[memod]

quite a clear winner I'd say :D congrats Thomas! =)