[Lionel]

Torstein Nordstrand: Thanks for the kind words they mean a lot to me. These are starting to become a bit of a battle I am getting more and more frustrated at my inabitly to see :/. I just can seem to simplify shapes and must go into fine deatils straight aways which is why the colors on my paintings never work together. I spent several hours trying to get one started to day. I got so frustrated I went and watched a wole lot of tv. I had given up but Just before I went to bed I suddenly took it into my head to do one and sat down and painted this in 45 mins. These are become a battle with myself and if it wasn't for trying to post up one a day and your kind words I would have given up by now. Thanks you and everyone else on this journey for giving me the strength to continue.

another quick one 45 mins.

[ChiaNi]

Lionel: You do get better and better. I can see the skill grow in you. I likt this color very much. keep up. I keep trying. Because you are here.

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[Rekz]

hey, great thread. did these yesterday then found this sp topic so figured id post em.

[ChiaNi]

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[ChiaNi]

catch a bad cold. I been sneezeing and runing nose all day.

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[ZippZopp]

[Jezebel]

Sorry Gecko, I'm slow. *grin*

Just a quick thing I whipped out. Looks awful but I don't care because its 3 am! Nyaaah!


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[ChiaNi]

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[Duracel]

faB, i like those multiples on page 14.

ChiaNi those are all really impressive!!

Jezebel, sweet.


Well, its time for my next ones. *is going to paint*
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[Tomasis]

Lionel, im happy that you won the battle Your last image is the best as I have seen of your SP.. greetings and goodluck!

Chiani, I admire your last 4 paintings A LOT! Colours are wonderful!! Its good to see you trying different styles as Android in ConceptArt
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[Duracel]

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[edible snowman]

rekz, in the second picture you look like a young santa claus.

[faB]

haha, I like Rekz's the 1st one is a bit van gogh too
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[ChiaNi]

Duracel:thank you. I like your too. like the way you use stroke and color.

Tomasis: thank you. I find myself like use photoshop and mouse better then painter 7 and tablete.

Cough,sneeaing,headache,sore throat pain, fever, runny nose,nasal congestion, tearing.....etc




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[BloodStone]

Whoa. It's the justgothomefromworkingthegraveyardshiftandimreallytired face.


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[beat]

Lionel: have you tried to change your background a bit ?pure white is a mood killer IMHO. keep it up
edit: btw don't put too much pressure on yourself, having fun while doing these works is the best way to come back at it with a fresh spirit the next day. working every day is good, but the progress you'll make won't be linear anyway, keep that in mind in the "necessary" bad days
Chiani : you are productive! maybe give painter a chance once every drawings, I guess you'll find some tools to your tastes in it. your 9/12 is really expressive

...talking about tired face, bloodstone, here's mine:-)
from photo. started as a sketch for a SP, but changed me plans.

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[ChiaNi]

Beat: thank you so much to talk to me. I love your art. I love to watch your website. wish I can be good as you.

I am not give up painter 7 and tablete that easy. watch you guys master art from this program. I must learn how to handle this new toy.
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[faB]

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[doodle_dude]

sorry direct image linking doesn't seem to work

www.merscher.de.vu/forum/comic_self_1.jpg
www.merscher.de.vu/forum/comic_self_2.jpg

just two quick comic versions. won't go photo-realistic yet as it would look terrible as of my state today

[Mon]

ChiaNi - Awesome! I like them all, but this last dark and moody one hits right home with me. More, please! More! =)

BloodStone - very pretty!

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[Lionel]

Rekz: Nice texture with thous brush strokes

ChiaNi: Looks like you are really starting to master painter. Loved you marker sketches btw . I hope you get better.

ZippZopp: A marked improvement with the last one

Jezebel: Lovely sp I wisth you would wip a quick thing out more often . Wish I could paint hair as well as you.

Tomasis: I lost last night but am back again today . I think I need a good kick up the arse.

Duracel: Wow that won is really cool. I really love the hat you have rendered it just perfectaly.

BloodStone: I really like that one. areally walm expression.

beat: Put a dark background on this one but it was a bit of an afterthough and think it unbalances this pic a bit. I will try to get my colors a bit better balanced in the next. It seems to have been a little less fun recently so I tried relaxing a little more while doing this one and it all came a lot easier. I guess I am getting a little cocky in my old age :/ and expecting a little much. Thanks for the advice. That sp rocks btw I love the little varations in line width.

faB: More keth like headpones . I like headphones as they are much easier to draw than ears

doodle_dude: Nice quick ones .

[Antilles]

So I'm New Here... This thread caught my eye.... and i just happened to already have one...



I just want to say how inspired and amazed I am by some of the work here. Wow.

[Torstein Nordstrand]

Wow, some great newcomers. And Chiani is the head honcho of the SP thread Have you started doing mirrors? And Lionel, that background is kinda off-white for you It looks very good. How about a very few "wisps" of hair with a small brush on top of that big yellow mass?
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[antipro]

here's my second serious attempt at using painter, and it happens to be a self-potrait. a webcam photo was used as reference (taken for this potrait).

it took me a couple hours, which i know is shamefully slow, but hey.. i'm getting there


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[Antilles]

Hye a couple of hours isn't painfully slow.. mine took about that time, too... and yours turned out pretty nice.. nice use of colors, reminds me of dusk. something to look at....

[Duracel]

@bloodstone - really good one, i like to see your next one!

@beat - the last picturelinks of "Legend of the five rings" get a 404Error.
Well, your sketchy-SP is great ... just a few strokes, but really great work.

@faB - as above, great work with just a few strokes ... i habe to try it too

@doodle - great, more as above, im impressed if someone gets a face in some lines. And Number 1 and 2 looks like the same Person!

@Lionel - this one is an improvement! And i agree with Torstein, the hair needs some single strokes.

@Antilles - a little bit faceless, but i like the motion in it.

@Antipro - *uuuuuh cold* well, i like the mood ... and wait for the next attempt.

Well, i wait for my next one too.
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[Socar MYLES]

'Dell'empio che mi trasse al passo
estremo qui attendo la vendetta....'

--Mozart, "Don Giovanni"

(The Rat Queen wants revenge...It is another self-portrait, for practice.)



[EDIT] - AUGH! I just realized I hit auto-levels before I saved it, and the colours were ALL WRONG! I'm such a moron! Anyway, hit refresh to see how it's supposed to be, if you already saw the BAD version.
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[ZippZopp]

some great contributions here!

socar: thats fantastic. i really love the brushwork of it....nice job

antipro: sweet job! looks good. i've been moving quite slow myself lately. i knwo what its like to see awesome speed paintings and it takes so long to do just one.. keep it up though, they get quicker

lionel: thanks for the comments. i like the expression here with this one. plus i love the palette, i'm still too afraid to mess with wider range of color

chiani: awesome portraits!!

fab: looking good man.....looks like you've got the anatomy down.

beat: thats awesome! i love that. very simple, but a great portrait. i love the way you've shaded the chin and nose area. great job

bloodstone; I like!!! the colors are great. and the hair is well done. i always have trouble with hair!

[ChiaNi]

Thank you for all the kind words. you guys make my day.

Lionel: my fever gone. thank you for the greeting. I am still caughing, running nose, and watery eyes.

Torstein Nordstrand: I wish you come back. you know what. you are the star here. you always is the star here. I use mirrow now. not easy because I move all the time. some time answering the phone. come back have to find what I were post. paint with picture is easier.

Antilles: I like it.

ZippZopp: I like this thread. I always see your face. feel like we are friend aleady.

Beat: I like your a lot. I always go to your site lean some skill. hehehe.

Can anybody show me how to "Build" blush in Painter 7? the message pop up all the time drive me crazy.



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[bluetraveller]

Well. This is me when i was alot younger. My brother actually begain this account but I'm taking over!


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