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vebjorn · Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2000 11:41 pm

Hi!

This is my first post since my friend, Joachim was kind enough to tell me about this place;-)
I tried out painter last week, and among things made a portrait of my wife
(I think I inspired Joachim to paint his girlfriend,correct me if I`m wrong, and btw. ...WOW.. awsome work dude!!!)

Since there`s no direct link to the portrait, you`ll have to go to my site:
http://home.telia.no/vebsart

Fire away...
-Veb

kurisu · Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2000 12:23 am

Oh darn, Veb. I had to go all the way to your site...

Very impressive! Nice colors and forms.

Do you find that you approach digital painting very differently from traditional painting (aside from your shoulder ache, and all ;P)?

Welcome to the forum, by the way

- kurisu

Joachim · Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2000 12:24 am

Hey vebj�rn, welcome my friend

Great work as always !

Joachim

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Joachim
web: http://home.sol.no/~jbarrum/

vebjorn · Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2000 12:28 am

Yes, I do approach it differently. When working with traditional media, like oils, I plan everything much more, and always start with the backgrounds.
When working digitally I start with the characters, and just have a rough layout on how the final result since you can more or less change everything when working on the computer. If you don`t plan things well when using oils or acrylics, you`re pretty screwed if your composition is off;-)Or your character is to short etc....

BooMSticK · Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2000 3:19 am

Very very nice.

That portrait is the best painting on your website, in my humble opinion.

Looking forward to see more..

,boomer

[This message has been edited by BooMSticK (edited March 14, 2000).]

micke · Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2000 4:02 am

Hi Vebj�rn!

welcome!

-Micke

SightX · Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2000 4:16 am

Welcome Vebjorn!

As I was looking at your work I noticed that you are a fan of Boris Vallejo? yes? Same style and all. I may be wrong, but if you have never heard of him you should take a look at some of his work, I think you would very much like it.

Your Local X.

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- NSM - SightX

vebjorn · Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2000 4:41 am

Sure..I`ve heard of him;-) I have seen most of his work I think. I like his style. Not up there with Frazetta or Rembrandt, but for commercial fantasy art, one can`t deny his art sells.
But the publishers like this style since it sells. Yep ..sellout (or "popmusic art" as I like to call it) As an magazine editor once told me: "15year old kids don`t like brushmarks or canvas textures, smoother the better"...arrgh.
But for my own projects I like to go a bit more arty farty, like the portrait. Since I then "only" had to please my wife and no art directors or magazine editors.

-Veb

Frost · Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2000 8:47 am

Very nice work Vebjorn! Hmmm, I should get my ass in gear... =)

frost.

NATO · Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2000 9:45 am

Hey, turbo-veb!!

Don't forget to tell the world you learned some of your finest tricks from me..

Hehe - I heard you're going to do an effort in making a better PIG than me.
I'm not sure you can do it, but good luck
and welcome to the forum!

I look forward to seeing your pig-post!

-NATO-
a.k.a. Kim
Tji-hi!