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jamiem · Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2000 8:48 pm

This is my first digital painting (and my first post, hope it works...)

On this pic I used a couple different pictures of Catherine Zeta Jones as reference, though i wasn't aiming for an exact replica of her. I did the face entirely with a mouse, and then I realized I was having a tonne of fun, so purchased a tablet and had even more fun with the hair. Any thoughts and comments are welcome.

Cheers,
jamie

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http://jamie.ice.org

Qory · Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2000 9:17 pm

HOLY SHIAT>>> I like, I like... so that's mostly done with a mouse? Damn, I'm jealous... looks great... the hair at the back of the head could be split up into strands a bit (on the reflections, anyways), if that makes sense... but it looks awesome....

Qory

failsafe · member Member # Joined: 29 Mar 2000 Posts: 63

pic's looking sweet! one suggestion would be to start getting detail into the hair, there's a couple large flat area's that would look really nice with detail added. Other than that it looks great.
good work

Funfetus · Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2000 12:20 am

iCE repraSENTIN'.

w00t.

Looks great, Jamie.

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iCE VGA Division
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Eudoxus · Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2000 4:49 am

Wow, thats purrty, i'm very impressed. You are really talented.

Question: How long have you been doing art
for? And isn't ice.org a group of professional digital artists? One more, how long did that piece take ya'?

Keep up the fantastic work Jamie!

Cheers!

random · Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2000 6:11 am

good work!!.. just add details to hair and eyes.. those eyes are maybe too cartoon-like compared to other things in the pic..and btw. "plica semilunaris" is usually light red or red..(i don't know it's english name but it's that one little thingie in corner of your eye next to nose..

) and maybe nose could have more highlight in it? not sure but test it.. that's good pic!..keep working on!

HumanClay · Guest Member #

Amazing!

iCE is a group of "undergound" artists. They have been around for a LONG time. Their artists are necessarily "professional", but to be in iCE you have to be very talented. They have quite high quality control.. however, I've noticed it slipping as of late. Jamie is a 3D artist by trade (correct me if I'm wrong), everything I've seen from him has been 3D/animation .. and it too has been incredible. I can't believe how great his FIRST attempt at a digital painting looks.

Again, fantastic work!

HumanClay

jamiem · Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2000 6:50 am

Qory & failsafe, I was considering having more detail in the hair at the back of her head, but chose not to. I was trying to concentrate the eye primarily on her face so thought that leaving some detail out on the periphery of the image might help that. I'm not sure if it was successful because I've had a couple of people mention that I need more detail on her hair. Dunno.... thoughts?

Eudoxus, how long have I been doing art? Hrm.... my parents tell me pretty much as soon as I could hold a crayon. I've seen a couple of those pictures still in my parents bedroom, but I haven't included them on my webpage. yet. I've been drawing digitally since my dad built a monochrome apple II back in the early 80s. So since I was about seven or so... For a while I digressed from drawn cg to do 3D rendering, though I'm now getting back to my roots.

ice.org is a group of artists. Not all of us are professional. Some are doctors or programmers, etc... who draw in their spare time. A number of us are professional also. Mostly it's just a bunch of people interested in art joining together for fun and to share back and forth art/ideas.

And the piece didn't take terribly long. I did the face first, and that took me several hours. It would have taken less time with a tablet, but I didn't at that time own one. I was constantly adjusting the pressure in the option box. Once I got my tablet it went much quicker. I would have to say about six hours in total. Give or take one or two.

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geelimp · Guest Member #

Hey Jamiem.. That looks really nice. Can't belive you did that face with a mouse! Really impressive. I like the colors you have used on her skin
very good, keep it up

jamiem · Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2000 7:02 am

HumanClay

Yes, I am a 3d artist by trade. Presently I'm in Toronto at Spin Entertainment working as an Animator and Lighting TD for the upcoming Imax film Cyberworld (yea, bad title, i know...

It isn't really really my first.

I did some digital painting long long ago with Deluxe Paint IIe. Back in the days of the 286 and standard vga... hrm... perhaps I'll put a couple of those on my webpage. They're kinda funny.

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Jamie McCarter
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n8 · Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2000 7:05 am

holly mother of jesus of cousin of joseph of sister of mary god!!....thats bludy brill for first time!!....ive been muking around with this stuff for 6 months and still not half as good as that!!....

Lajun · Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2000 8:17 am

I totaly agree. Jamiem IT's- what's the word. Don't know. but it is . trust me. VERY well done. By a mouse ? .. i know how hard that is. man you rule. So keep'em coming. --- n8 -- pretty good definition there.

// Lajun / LAZ'
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Zor · Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2000 9:17 am

oh look another pic that makes me look utter rubbish

Amazing work dude..in about 3000 years I'll be able to do that !!

//Zor