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Probustion · Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2003 4:16 pm

sorry if a thread like this has been made before.

here's an idea i came up with, i hope some people feel the same like me if i say this could be of some use. post any progress shots. old new, reference or not, anything goes. the idea is to see how everyone works, not only the more experienced ones, and hopefully some good tips will arise from this.

chose this subject because i feel i need practice painting trees and stuff like that, without relying on textured brushes.

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AndyT · Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2003 4:45 pm

I've read about the idea before ... but I don't think there's any more or less recent thread like that.

I like your image.
Maybe foreground, middleground and background could be seperated more.
Especially the background stands out too much IMO.

My contribution: I used reference ... from a movie. I don't think I should put the image here.

Just goes to show that the way I work is REALLY chaotic Embarassed

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Impartial · Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2003 7:39 pm

I figured I would post this here as well. I just posted a larger version of the finished picture (and the progress) in a thread.

Max · Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2003 2:53 am

Steps from a very old copy I made.

FrodoBagginsSteps

PaintSpot · Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2003 2:56 am

This is my improvements over a time period of one year...

Octobre 2002

July 2003

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Grenadine · Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2003 4:13 am

hi! I don't know if this picture is really interesting but I like it, so...
A forest princess step by step!

and the final picture Smile

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Probustion · Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2003 6:56 am

i'm glad this thread is taking off. just how i imagined, so many artists, so many styles, so many techniques. thank you all for contributing. Just a few comments:

Andy: she reminds me a little of Jordana Brewster(fast & the furious). i'm probably not right though. it's nice, but a stronger statement of light is needed

Max: the blurry to sharp technique reminds me of Roberto Campus' tutorials. very nice!

Paintspot: i meant you should post progress shots of one work, to show your technique. it doesn't matter though, great progress you have made!

Grenadine: it's interesting! i learned from the beginning to block in all the shapes first, but it's nice to see painting part after part can also work well.
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see · Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2003 7:34 am

thats an amazing idea having this thread ! Hope that many artists will post.!

I will come up with something too

Max · Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2003 8:36 am

Grenadine: I love it man!!
Probustion: Thank you

Grenadine · Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2003 9:10 am

Thank you Max Kulich! BUT I'm not a maaan!! I'm a girl:)
you'll know it now!! :p thanks for your comment!

Matthew · Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2003 9:48 am

Yeah I agree with what see said above, the coolest idea for a thread in a long time. Very cool stuff indeed, good idea Probustion :)
I could post my tank tutorial but I guess you guys have seen it already so I am just adding text for now.

Keep it up dudes
Matthew

Max · Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2003 10:03 am

Grenadine: Embarassed

I am sorry Very Happy

I have visited your site between. Wonderful!!!

digitaldecoy · Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2003 10:47 am

Here are some WIP-series I originally commented on the digitaldecoy forum (in german...)

Color Blocking Steps A

Bridge - Jake Parker Fanart (never finished)

Missile Mouse - Jake Parker Fanart

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Matthew · Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2003 2:30 pm

Some really impressive stuff digitaldecoy, I remember when you posted that rat character, very impressive. :)
All the other stuff in here is also very impressive so keep up the good work you guys above. :)

I had to do something for this thread so I made a portrait for 1,5 hours, just scribbled around a bit and this is what came out of it. :)

have a nice weekend everyone
Matthew

jerO · Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2003 4:26 pm

i'll just point over here:
http://forums.sijun.com/viewtopic.php?t=19644&highlight=
oldie but goodie.

here's another, with a bunch of steps cut out because this thread is getting huge Smile

what the heck, here's another couple

jerO

Lunatique · Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2003 8:11 pm

Mine's too detailed to be posted as images, so I'll just post a link:
http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/goodies/tutorials/scythe_wolf-tutorial/scythe_wolf-tutorial.htm

Capt. Fred · Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2003 1:41 am

made this a while a go.
the final self portrait is below.

oDD · Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2003 4:24 am

Maybe those will be useful to you...

Tortured Soul

Apocalypse

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Matthew · Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2003 4:30 am

My God this thread is kickass.

oDD - you have a very cool painting tecnique, I love the last one with the machine.

Matthew

AndyT · Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2003 5:12 am

oDD: I love the 2nd image. Cool

I think it would be helpful to see how you work with layers.
Maybe if you can find the time? ... pretty please?

Grenadine: Cool! Looks a lot like Seegmiller's style.
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antx · Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2003 5:44 am

Nice idea for a thread, and very interesting stuff already in here.

Okay, then also one from me. Normally I don�t keep all the steps of a picture once I�m finished with it. But from that one I still had enough:

bM · Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2003 2:52 pm

All drafts (Latest draft and big version shown latest):
Click here to see all bigger versions of the drafts:
http://www.hit.se.org/dump/before_the_war

Current draft 019:

OBS, this is not a finished artwork. Currently in progress Smile

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Torstein Nordstrand · Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2003 8:27 pm

A fine topic, here's hoping even more people join! Wink

Self-portrait using Painter 7's Scratchboard Rake:

Finally, for the curious, here's a link to the Full Resolution JPG
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adev001 · junior member Member # Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 3

this isn't my work, someone else showed it to me...

http://www.devendorf.com/files/referral.gif (1 MB)

Matthew · Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2003 12:21 am

Torstein - That is really impressive. :)

adev001 - pretty neat one, but I think it was over-worked in the end.

This thread should also be a Sticky

Later
Matthew

Sukhoi · Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2003 1:56 am

Torstein: ROCK!!

Probustion · Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2003 3:18 am

Torstein: I've always wondered how you made that piece. Thanks alot for sharing it with us! that goes for all the others too, wonderful job guys!
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oDD · Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2003 7:54 am

Matthew: thanks

Andy: thanks. about the layers - i don't use them too much. Especialy you can see it on the second painting. Most time if i create a new layer it's only beacuse i don't want to mess up the painting, so i'f i don't like what i painted in the last few minutes i delete the layer. If i want to define a shape i paint with a background color around it instead of painting that shape on a seperated layer and than working with masks. This way things don't look as they were gluted to the background. On the first pic i used an overlay layer to change the background color in the beginning, and than again to change the color of the floor. Overlay layer dosen't kill the texture but you don't have too much control over the color so don't use it too much. hope this makes any sense. if you got more specific questions ask.
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Finer · Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2003 11:15 am

Maybe this one is too big?

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Max · Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2003 12:35 am

that's wonderful Finer.
Thanks for sharing these steps!!!