Speed Painting Challenge no. 59.

[waheed nasir]

hello there everyone... :wave:. hope everybody is good.

Speed painting challenge no. 59 is here. starts today and ends on the 29th of January, 2007.

:*poly: Topic: Portrait.

female or male, its upto u. u can paint your self-portrait or anybody else...:).
whats important is to have all the proportions and anatomy correct. and it would be great if u manage to put some personality/character in there too. again, it has to be in a speedpainting manner, but with realistic/correct anatomy and proportions.
not a fantasy, exaggerated one. and no figure. just a Face/Head...from front.
it would be a great learning experience, that would be very helpful for everyone.
u can even go ahead and add some sort of drama as well, with lighting and all. thats upto u...:).

start painting and posting. voting starts after the 29th of jan.

Imp: only those who take part by submitting their entry/work are allowed to vote, other votes wont be counted. this is a permanent rule, that stays, even if not mentioned in the start of the challenge.


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

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

all the best... :wave:.

[mim]

so nice waheed, although it's hard for me start a realistic portrait cause I don't did that before other than in my own style that isn't realistic infact! but I'll participate for sure ;)
Goodluck to all, mim :D

[artecnl]

nice topic :D aaahhh great :D
cheers.:)

[GDA]

Hiho, took me 4h. First Portrait ever :)

[waheed nasir]

hello GDA, nice one. a slight perspective issue with the eyes/her right eye. and her right eyeball would appear a bit smaller than her left one (which is closer to us).

have fun and stay around...:).

[Jim#1000]

Aunt Georgina made the best hash brownies ever. I wonder where she went off to...

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o256/jim_grib/portrate-1a.jpg

uh, lots of hours (not sure how many as I was doing other stuff and would stop at the tablet and scribble in additions as I passed.) tablet + photoshop

btw. she is fictional, no aunt of mine ever made me hash brownies. :lame:

[hardtack]

this is a self portrait that i did in photoshop cs2 in about 4 hours.



http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/527/selfportraitcopynt4.jpg

[mim]

Nice entries guy n gals so far ;)
Bu I think we have to post a real photograph also! So everyone can see n judge on vote time ;) also everyone can paint a portrait of others as well! :D

:wave:, mim

[waheed nasir]

there is no need to post real/actual photographs, we are not looking for resemblance, your work must be correct in regard to proportions and anatomy (in gerenal) and rules like perspective and othe eliments of art.

so just an artwork would be enough, but if someone wants to post the photograph as well...go ahead. your choice...not a necessity...:).

all the best.

[kuriouz]

Here's a quick one - 2 hrs in painter

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/863/testmo1.jpg

[CrazyDan]

wow, loads of entrys already, guess alot of ppl were waiting to paint something :D.

ill give it ago at the weekend i think :) i need some practice doing faces a bit more.

[HA-Jassar]

WOW, what a hard subject Waheed! I'll try my best at this one..
Cheers

[kuriouz]

Hm... maybe when i have some time i'll clean up my pic.. then again i suppose the whole point of this exercise is speedpainting..

[artecnl]

Hi guys. really nice entries, here is the one i did, is a self portrait , 4 and a half hours on ps cs and a graphire 4 tablet, :D
have a great day¡

[kuriouz]

Good one artecnl! do you normally wear lipstick? ;) haha
great portrait! definitely got my vote

[PsyPuff]

WOW Artecnl, nice one! :))

I'll might paint one of my own...
Is it must be the front of the face, or can I paint a side pic?

[waheed nasir]

great stuff...:).

psypuff...lets have front views only...:). as mentioned in the start.

would be nice to have your entry too...:).

[HA-Jassar]

wow, great job everyone...and congrats for the front page artecnl!
Now, I'm quit surprized from my self, I did this portrait in 3 hours using photoshop, and reviewing a few photos, but this piece was done from scratch...

http://uploader.polorix.net//files/118/my files/Finished Work/portrait-challenge-smaller.jpg

Cheers!

[HA-Jassar]

Oh, and Chinese eyes are sooooo hard to draw!

[vinslikewhoa]

hey everyone, new to this whole forum thing, anyways this is a self portrait done in painter, took about...4 ish hours...i just started using painter about 2 months ago, but i love it, especially with my wacom tablet :smug:

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d70/vinslikewhoa/me1.jpg



anyways everyone have a great day!

[Jim#1000]

self
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o256/jim_grib/portrate-2b-copy.jpg
photoshop, tablet (non wacom.)

[artecnl]

great images
Jim1000 great mood and strokes, NICE¡
ha.hassar-nice one, amybe more contrast
vinslikewhoa- welcome , :D nice one, i like the flow of your strokes
Kuriouz, nice one, i like the style
hardtack, nice one, maybe mor contrast and shadows on hair will be better :D nice :)
GDA, really nice to be your first portrait

:D see ya

[Jim#1000]

nice ones so far you guys and gals. I need all the portraiture practice I can get. my hand/mind's eye is rusty and uncooperative still, but I think its an improvement over my first post.

[vinslikewhoa]

soo hey again, we can post up to 3? well good i have another i had been working on. I love the show heroes, and so i painted the character Hiro, again I used painter. It took about the same amount of time as my other one, 4 ish hours, andd thats it. Everyones entries so far are great :wave: so everyone keep up the good work!

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d70/vinslikewhoa/hiro.jpg

[Jim#1000]

Oh S***! vinslikewhoa good job! Mr Nakamura is totaly reconizeable at first glance! Agian good job with both selection of subject and execution of image no crits here just congrats.

[J0hn]

Some really nice stuff here, keep it up! I signed up since I was in the middle of painting a portrait when I saw this thread, so here's my artistic interpretation of my girlfriend captured during a stapler incident. Used Painter with a bit of tweaking in Photoshop.

http://john.idlecreations.com/img/staple.jpg

ps. she's not normally this stupid :roll:

[tubo]

Illustrator and photoshop. One hour.

http://www.puremr.com/kasia.jpg

[xissburg]

However very nice paintings around here. And I loved the topic. Maybe tomorrow I'll be posting my painting.

Jim#1000: your first is too dark but its a nice one. Your 2nd pting is much better and is realistic ;)
kuriouz: you need more colors and shadows but the anatomy and facial expression are very good
artecnl: one more nice painting of yours ;). It is really very good.
HA-Jassar: the anatomy is good(I just see some problems at eye/brows positions) and a bit more light-shadow work could make it better
vinslikewhoa: your first one has very realistic anatomy and the second has an interesting painting style. nice ones
J0hn: your painting is very nice but the eyes are too big O.O :)

cya

[PsyPuff]

Nice entries so far!!! :)

Well... This is (kind of) me 5/6 yrs old, sketched on paper (half an hour).
I'm sketching on paper 'cause my tablet (Graphire 2) is pretty small and I can't be accurate.
It's pretty big 'cause I scanned it on 300dpi.
Have fun, I'll paint it tomorrow. Bye. :)

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/7446/portraite7xo.th.jpg (http://img201.imageshack.us/my.php?image=portraite7xo.jpg)

[Jim#1000]

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o256/jim_grib/portrate-3a-copy.jpg

NBC theme?...


I did this in a 8 hour period. photoshop tablet

[Elmigu]

Hello, Im new at the forum, this is a portrait of me in my house.
I did it in 2 hours with my wacom tablet.

[Jim#1000]

Hey Elmigu your pic is not showing up. Maybe its just me but could you try uploading it to photobucket or something I would love to see it!

[Jim#1000]

man its quiet in here, where is everyone.

[HA-Jassar]

ok, I fixed the lighting a bit..... this is the votable image...
http://uploader.polorix.net//files/118/portrait-challenge-smaller3.jpg

[HA-Jassar]

oh, and I agree with Jim....pic is not showing>>

Cheers

[nho03]

Hiiii everybody, nice stuff so far.
This is my entry for the speed painting challenge, a portrait of one of the main singers from a funky group called ''earth, wind, and fire''.
Done in painter in about 1 and a half hour.
Hope you like it

[Milan]

artecnl very nice work keep it up

[Milan]

john can y tell who stitched her thumbs
nice entry

[Elmigu]

Im sending a new image hope you can see it.

[J0hn]

Jim #1000, I really like you're entry. Amazing likeness! It's not showing up at the moment though.

Milan, she stapled her own thumbs together! Don't play with staplers kids.

nho03, don't suppose you could scale your entry down a bit? It's huuuuge on my screen!

[chainface]

Great stuff here!
havent posted in a while so ere goes...
really wanted to do this one quick so gave myself a 10 minute limit...
quickest ps paintin ive done to date..more an exercise than anythin!

about 8 minutes sketched directly in photoshop. :evil:

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p26/weehorse/art/portrait1.jpg

[PsyPuff]

Hi guys :)

This is my final and votable entry (30min sketching + 3hrs painting):

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/6127/portraitefinal7qc.th.jpg (http://img212.imageshack.us/my.php?image=portraitefinal7qc.jpg)

It's kinda not what I expect to come out of it but it's pretty good, I enjoyed working on it and I LOVE IT!

Again... Sorry for the huge size 'cause when I resize, it looks pretty bad.

[chainface]

More a the same....

this wan's a selfportrait this time...15 minutes sketched directly in photoshop
hope yez like er! :evil:

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p26/weehorse/art/portait2.jpg

[xissburg]

hi there. I'm a noob at digital painting and this is the result I got, Photoshop CS2, mouse( XD), 5 hours(I dont like it :D, I think it needs more contrast and much more):

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y121/xissburg/speedpaint59.jpg

I want constructive comments that can help me improve the quality of my painting :) but, any comment is appreciated. thanks

[Jim#1000]

xissburg, I really dig your eyebrows and stubble. Im not sure what to say to help you, its a good start (better than my first post =P ). I tend to do something over and over till I get a grasp of what I am doing. I hope that makes sense or helps in some way.

[J0hn]

Xissburg, I think probably your main trouble is you are too neat! I suffer from this same affliction. The best thing I can recommend is that you set yourself a time limit, say, 10 minutes, and then just whack a whole load of colour a rough shading down quickly, thinking about where the light is coming from. I've heard a good tip is to make yourself a plasticine head and light it with candles next to your monitor and draw from that. Once you've got the rough lighting done you can refine away to your heart's content!
But saying all this, your painting aint at all bad, just heavy on the ambient light! Hope all this helps... I'm not a great critique-ist at the best of times.

[waheed nasir]

nice job everyone...i really enjoy varied styles and approaches here...:).

xissburg, for comments that help..sure. in my opinion, u really have to introduce more colors to achieve volume and richness and to get rid of a that inorganic look. only having light and dark tones of one color doesnt do a powerful job. shading is another area where u have to work on, according to the light source. but do think about more colors, like orange, even blues. u can really have a nice realistic result if u use them smartly.
i hope u get my point...:).

all the very best to everyone.

[chainface]

Id agree with what J0hn and nasir are saying here....but same as everything you do, its all about practice!....especially with reference infront of you.
If thats your first digital painting, you dont have much to worry about.
As this is a speed painting challenge, work as fast as you can...dont worry too much about photorealism...if you capture just the essentials, the human brian 'thinks' its seein the rest...Its just personal preference here but im a fan of an loose 'unfinished' and more organic lookin style.
check out a guy called craig mullins..(the true master of digital painting)
www.goodbrush.com
i think seein his work will explain what im saying better!
keep it up, great job.

[pasita n_n]

Hi, everyone very good entrys, a lot of great jobs :wave:

He is my boyfriend (i love you, precioso) :lurve: , I made it in photoshop, and it took me about 4 hours, hope you like it. :o

[artecnl]

Pasita Very good, maybe another backgroung like i said you, :D . I love you too :) kisseees XOXOXO :lurve: :kiss: :kiss: :kiss:

( btw, Pasita is my Girlfriend) :wave: she is a graphic designer too :D

ha jassar, really nice, maybe some contras will be great
Nho,03, a big welcome, nice one, maybe more contrast and highlights will work fine
Milan Thanks a lot :D
Elmigu, very nice mood and colors
chainface, really great, for 8 minutes, really immpresive.
PsyPuff nice one, maybe a backgroung will be nice
xissburg- nice expression, maybe more colors, like waheed said :D WELcome¡

[xissburg]

hey! thanks for the tips and comments ;) . I see I need more colors and a better lighting at there(but I still dont know much about colors). Another problem of this painting is that I didnot use any reference :D(only a sketch I drew and scanned) . . . it makes things harder.

And, I really dont know how to proceed in digital paint exactly! First I do a color palette, fill an entire layer with the midtone of the skin, then with the darker tones I draw the shadows(first with the less dark and then with the more dark tones), and then I do the same for the highlights (with 100% pressure, round hard brush(I dont have a tablet!)). now I go over the picture with 10% to 20% pressure and start dragging the brush and picking more colors after the drags...i do it to smooth the painting. I'm a bit inspired by Linda Bergkvist and her works are very smooth :P, and her tutorials also teach how to make smooth paintings. Do anyone here knows a step-by-step tutorial on digital painting?! If you know please tell me.

Thanks for everyone! cya

[HA-Jassar]

thanks artecnl, I've fixed it...better now? ---- it's in page 3---

[artecnl]

Ha Jassar, yeah look better, but you can use tools like dodge tool to push the limit of contrast. maybe in some areas where lighs hit strong, . nice one:D

[HA-Jassar]

hmmm, good idea :) , I'll try it later because it's 1 am now and I'm too tired..
Cheers!

[chainface]

Cheers Artecnl!!i just find it a more enjoyable way to paint digitally if i try not to think and dwell to long on details....or maybe its just my lack of patience!!:D
xxisburg..here's a wee technique,and philosiphy that takes practice, but its worth explorin' if you want to get into digital painting.

A lot of people, myself included, seem 'guided' or feel its the done thing to use the dodge and burn tools to shade and highlight their work when starting to use photoshop. It is the quickest method really, but it tends to be unrelyable i think.
After studying Craig Mullins work i began to explore using brush opacity....use a paint brush and paint a base colour, then set the brush opacity to roughly 30% and build the next relevant shades and tones up bit by bit...if you dont like the effect of seeing all the brush mark you can always smudge and blur things together...i just find this way allows for more subtle changes and control...just a though and my way of working at times!il shut up now!:D

Chainface. :evil:

[rodriguez]

Hey folks lots of new faces around (pardon the pun) :haha:

good entries from all

here's mine

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/3745/jean2kk2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

2 hours in photoshop

[chainface]

excellent painting rodriguez!!!
lurvin it!

:evil:

[waheed nasir]

kindly take it as an idea on how to carry on (esp. for those who are beginners).

below is the text that im copy pasting, that ive made for this walkthrough

hello there everyone..., sharing my digital painting (a speedy) of Mike Wazowski, a funny character in Monsters, Inc. (2001). with Steps.

painted in photoshop, using tablet, done from life, from a small toy model at work.

my primary concern to paint this, was to share my steps, esp. with beginners, who find it very hard, on how and from where to start and carry on and see the blank white surface/canvas as a very scary thing.

there are 12 steps, from the very start to finish. developing form, dimension, solidity, depth etc. as i go on.

i follow this same procedure for all of my work, its just that some are more finished. u can even take this further ahead till u get your desired result. see it as my personal approach and this is not the only manner of doing it. ive kept some areas very loose, cause my main conern was to show the procedure which is very simple and direct...:).

below are the steps and the final painting.

[waheed nasir]

thats nice rodriguez...:). and i like this actor aswell.

[PsyPuff]

Wow... Really good one Rodriguez! :)

I recognized him, he is a french actor, right? I like him too!

[artecnl]

very nice one rodriguez :D ,
and thenks for the tutorial Waheed¡

[J0hn]

Nice Rodriguez. Jean Reno is instantly recognisable. How did you accomplish this painting? Was it an overpaint?

[rodriguez]

Hey thanks guys glad u like it

John pretty sure painting over a photo is against the rules i just used a photo for reference and painted it from scratch :wave:

[xissburg]

very nice black&white rodriguez! its very realistic ;)

Here is my second entry. It tooks me 8hours(!!!), Photoshop CS2 and mouse:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y121/xissburg/speedpaint_59_2.jpg

I've got a better lighting and contrast this time. Waiting for your comments ;).

Thanks.

[vinslikewhoa]

we have to pick out voteable image by..monday right? i shoulda only done one, i hate trying to choose lol

[mim]

WOW!
Hey really nice works you did here guys (n gals!), I cant follow this challenge for a while but when I see works right now, it really motivates me to do something!
so tnx to all :D
***
this is my refrence I put here, I took it with my phone camera! :smug:
I try to complete it today n probably put some WIP on "SPC WIPs" you can find the link of on my signature ;)

[mim]

Yohhhha!!! :haha:
I did it finally! But I'm not sure is it good by now for post here or not!
I'll really apreciate if you come n say your cooments n suggestions about that then I can post it after improvments! ;) :dunno:
tnx in advance n link is here:
http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?p=529931#post529931

[mim]

sorry about attachment problem on #66 :dunno:, you can see refrence on WIP thread aswell ;)
I did another portrait also thare! :D :smug:
http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?p=529931#post529931
cheers, mim :wave:

[HA-Jassar]

Nice work mim!
Man! this challenge is tough!

[artecnl]

nice wip, and work mim :D great colors on the last one dude ¡

xissburg thats nice, maybe less rigid strokes, work better for you, but overall nice job¡

[PsyPuff]

Xissburg: Nice one, still something is very synthetic about the skin. Liked the hair!

Mim: Great progress, keep on. :)

Artecnl: Can you explain why are you using "i" instead of "!"? (Just curious) :)

[artecnl]

heheh, bad habit i guess :D

[HA-Jassar]

heheh, bad habit i guess :D

LoL!

[mim]

tnx dudes for kind comments ;), really like all your works aswell :shout:
So her I put my finals :smug:!
I will add a hi res on wip thread also ;)

* * * * * * * * * *

here first one::haha:

[mim]

Ok! second one here is! :smug: :haha:
see WIP here! :haha: (http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?t=40201&page=5)

[Annatar]

Pretty much my first try at doing a portrait.
The colour and tone need a little work. OK ALOT of work.

Class work everyone!

[Annatar]

Oh btw.... thats a scar....

[kuriouz]

Its been a while since i last visited here. I have to say, Superb entries!
Anyway i thought i'll come back to my original sketch and paint some colors to it since i recall somebody mentioned that i needed more colors... well fair enough :)

Anyway here is the update.. 3 hours in photoshop. couldn't stand painting anymore after that! so hopefully this is good enough

http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/5757/test2gm6.jpg

Cheers

[PsyPuff]

Marvelous!!! :)

Great painting!

[artecnl]

Great one¡ :D kuriouz, excellent use of colors :)

[mim]

nice work kuriouz ;) you paint with no afraid! I mean with assurance! :D really good for 3h ;)

Annatar, nice work ;) , just blur abit that sharp edges thought! :dunno:

[kuriouz]

thanks alot for the comments guys :D
Painting is hard work (for me!)! I have to admire those that paint on a regular basis

[Jim#1000]

#30 is my entry

[Annatar]

Thanks Mim! Truth be told I was just happy/amazed it looks human (ish)

Getting the skin tone right is a right bast*rd. Any hints, pointers, anyone?

I'd hate to always paint people purple.... I'm not related to Barney!

If only I could paint like....
Melanie Delon
Benita Winckler
Linda Bergkvist -Spoiled, Ladies Of London

if you have never seen their work.... go GO!!! Lookie!!!

[mim]

Thanks Mim! Truth be told I was just happy/amazed it looks human (ish)

Getting the skin tone right is a right bast*rd. Any hints, pointers, anyone?

I'd hate to always paint people purple.... I'm not related to Barney!

If only I could paint like....
Melanie Delon
Benita Winckler
Linda Bergkvist -Spoiled, Ladies Of London

if you have never seen their work.... go GO!!! Lookie!!!
Hey your work is good ;) just I thought contrast between background n portrait is alitlle high, n edges of portrait seems strict :dunno: other than that it's really good man! ;) n you can paint even better than those! if you want really! :dunno:;)

[vinslikewhoa]

my entry is #20, my self portrait :dance:

[rodriguez]

hey guys not sure if its 2 late for an update but thot i'd put it on either way

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/313/jean3mm1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

3 hours photoshop

Waheed if its 2 late i'll just go back 2 the B&W one

[Jim#1000]

#1 rodriguez
#2 vinslikewhoa
#3 mim

I learned allot this one. As always cant wait for the next!

[coma_joe]

hey guys not sure if its 2 late for an update but thot i'd put it on either way

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/313/jean3mm1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

3 hours photoshop

Waheed if its 2 late i'll just go back 2 the B&W one


SWEEEEEET

Have my man babies Rodriguez

[vinslikewhoa]

-1 jim#1000
-2 rodriguez
-3 mim

great job everyone!!

[waheed nasir]

Voting Time

its time to submit your votes pls. no more painting...:).

:*poly: for those who have voted already: kindly wait for the announcement for voting time, only after that people have to submit their votes.
pls sumbit your votes again, so they can be counted. do remember, votes only posted after the announcement would be considered.

:wave:.

[J0hn]

1. Jim#1000
2. Kuriouz
3. vinslikewhoa

[chainface]

Heres my tupence worth.

Jim#1000
Kuriouz
vinslikewhoa

great stuff from everyone tho...class range of styles and approaches!:D

[chainface]

just noticed mines is the exact same as J0hn there...ohh freaky!!! :crazy:

[kuriouz]

Thanks for the vote :)
Here's mine.. alot of good entries for this one, but here is my votes:

vinslikewhoa
artecnl
jim#1000

[PsyPuff]

Tons of entries in this challenge, and great ones indeed!

My votes:

-Rodriguez
-Artecnl
-Vinslikewhoa

[Annatar]

1 - Rodriguez
2 - Jim#1000
3 - Mim (first portrait)


kudoes to all!!

[artecnl]

:D great job guys:

1.-Rodriguez
2.-Mim
3.-kuriouz

:D see ya¡ pals

[xissburg]

1 - rodriguez
2 - Jim# 1000
3 - kuriouz

It was nice to participate this challenge! I've learnt a lot and my painting skills are much better now(of course, I have a LOT to learn and practice yet). Thanks everyone...cya on Speed Painting Challenge #60 ;)

[mim]

1.vinslikewhoa for hiro!
2.chainface for first
3.Jim#1000 for second

goodluck, mim :wave:

[pasita n_n]

:wave:

Hi great jobs

1 Rodriguez
2 Vinslikewhoa
3 Artecnl

[Jim#1000]

cant wait for the next!

[mim]

cant wait for the next!
Hey jim thought you have to resubmit your votes! ;) also about inslikewhoa ;)
tnx for the votes btw ;) :wave:

[waheed nasir]

Speed Painting Challenge no. 60.

http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread.php?p=531369#post531369

see ya there...:).

[Jim#1000]

#1 rodriguez
#2 vinslikewhoa
#3 mim

sorry, been busy.

[rodriguez]

Hey had 2 think about these votes first 2 were easy 3 one gave me a bit of trouble

1 Artecnl
2 Jim#1000
3 Elmigu

See u in the next one for some robot action

[waheed nasir]

Results

here u go:

rodriquez -- 18.
Jim#1000 -- 14.
vinslikewhoa -- 13.

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

thanks and good day everyone... :wave:.

[rodriguez]

Thanks Waheed and Thanks to everybody who voted for me

[artecnl]

congratz Rodriguez :D¡¡¡

[mim]

congratz too Rodri! ;) :D

[kishu_sing]

hello people, here is my submission to this contest, made in photoshop 7 in my free time..totally took around 4/5

[waheed nasir]

hello kishu_sing...thats a good one, but sadly this contest is over, u can scroll up to see the result. first page of every contest has all the dates written. u can take part in on going contest, or future ones. just read the closing dates on the first pages/starting thread.

hope to see your around... :wave:.

[papusmash]

nice artworks

bravo