Public PAINTING Sketch thread

[skullmonkeys]

To be a sucessful matte painter I think first of all you need to know how to actually draw and paint before you can get into integrating photos or using 3D models.
To make this thread on-going I think a sketch thread would be nice.
[sijun speedpainters would be right at home i think...but the subject matter will be landscapes and locations here]

So the rules are to basically choose a photo reference and create a sketch drawing of the photo ref. Concentrating on lighting and the overall mood of the ref choosen.

Limit the painting time to less than 2 hours to keep it a sketch. To concentrate on light and mood only, you won't have time for details.

No blending of photo elements.

Have fun :D I will update with few examples of my own in a bit.

[skullmonkeys]

Some examples that I did in the past.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v377/jakekwon/quickpaints.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v444/skullmonkeys/gorge.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v444/skullmonkeys/7.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v444/skullmonkeys/pcity.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v444/skullmonkeys/farm.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v377/jakekwon/gasstation.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v377/jakekwon/Mpath.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v377/jakekwon/BCmont.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v377/jakekwon/rock.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v377/jakekwon/cany.jpg

These aren't very inspireing as some of the master's work here, but you get the idea :wink:

[brad]

http://img89.exs.cx/img89/1449/img40pg.jpg

[skullmonkeys]

Nice work! and thanks for joining brad.
I like all the color variations you put in there.

[homer]

skullmonkeys,
I like the first image the (mountain) and the river too
keep up the good work

[cserbuj]

Fantastic the first image. Nice colors.

I think it is a good idea to pick up that challenge. It looks interesting. I am going to try it, with one photo. As an educational exercise it is very good. I'll post the results....

Regards to everyone.

[brad]

http://img115.exs.cx/img115/6092/img37oe.jpg

[arkhe74]

this is art...realy i like ....
cong...my friend

[plaf]

i like this idea. i'll probably do a lot more of these little quick sketches - pretty good exercise to help you establish a palette.

[edit: these were done without reference, because I can't read or understand the rules posted in the first post of this thread. Or, I can, but .... oh well]

http://www.skjoldbroder.dk/fisse/quick1.jpg
http://www.skjoldbroder.dk/fisse/quick2.jpg
http://www.skjoldbroder.dk/fisse/quick3.jpg

[Jensen]

There we go! I was wondering when a thread like this would get started...took me a while to notice it though, heh. Nice work plaf, brad, skullmonkeys!


http://www.rsad.edu/~pjensen/Jensen_Road.jpg


http://www.rsad.edu/~pjensen/Jensen_HK.jpg

[bcottman]

Yeah I was thinking about starting an ongoing sketch post awhile ago but then ran out of time.
So here are a few I did a while back.
http://www.brentoncottman.com/siteImages/sketches/boatHouse.jpg


http://www.brentoncottman.com/siteImages/sketches/orangeMountains.jpg


http://www.brentoncottman.com/siteImages/sketches/townEvening.jpg
Each sketched from a book set aside my monitor.

[plaf]

a couple of 20 minute quickies. i went to my parents' place this weekend, they live near some gorgeous countryside.

http://www.skjoldbroder.dk/fisse/quicklake2.jpg
http://www.skjoldbroder.dk/fisse/quicklake.jpg

[In Vitro]

My little contribution :D
Good work everybody !!!

http://sillord.free.fr/images/digitalpainting/sky2.jpg

[DMPjedi]

Wow, great work everyone! I'll have to do some stuff this weekend when most of my stress should be eliminated...

[TOLGAHAN]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y160/tolgahang/brushess.jpg

[TOLGAHAN]

quick sketches..

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y160/tolgahang/sample2.jpg

[paco]

Hi, just saw this forum and i liked it a lot, here's my first exercise:
http://www.es700x.com/mattes/es700x_clacueva.jpg

[plaf]

a couple of new ones, both based on the same scenario.

http://www.skjoldbroder.dk/gfx/tutorials/mountains/08.jpg
http://www.skjoldbroder.dk/gfx/tutorials/mountains/09.jpg

http://www.marksoutherland.com/sketch41.jpg

a sketch that never developed

[Asurada]

Very nice work everyone!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v377/jakekwon/no1copy.jpg

[plaf]

yet another one.. god, those gorgeous colours what I stole from an image. Seems so unreal yet so appealing.

http://www.skjoldbroder.dk/fisse/mountains.jpg

[Berlinghieri]

a one hour sketch...
http://img75.echo.cx/img75/9085/sketch2b3ym.jpg

[plaf]

http://www.skjoldbroder.dk/fisse/sea.jpg

[Daniel]

http://www.parsons.com.au/sketch.jpg

[DMPjedi]

This is really my first work of this sort. I don't fully paint in Photoshop much, but it's fun :D This was probably 30-45 minutes of work. I didn't watch the clock :P

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v608/dmpjedi/lightning_house.jpg

Whoa, I just noticed I didn't get the lower right all covered with black :P

[minieffects]

I know I have a ways to go but it sure is fun learning


http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y205/minieffects/crashlanding.jpg

[jsbaxter]

Some color sketches I've done in 15-20 min each

http://www.jb-arts.com/color_sketch/color_test01.jpg

http://www.jb-arts.com/color_sketch/color_test05.jpg

http://www.jb-arts.com/color_sketch/color_test06.jpg

http://www.jb-arts.com/color_sketch/color_test08.jpg

http://www.jb-arts.com/color_sketch/color_test09.jpg

[In Vitro]

I like this thread !!! Great work all

http://sillord.free.fr/images/digitalpainting/land01.jpg

[RayLaVeau]

About an hour PS CS On a mac
Tell me what you think
Cool Thread..Ive been way too busy, and this is exactly what I needed.
I also joined Phillip Straubs Environmental workshop on CG talk..Looking really forward to it
Cool
Rayl

http://img215.echo.cx/img215/5466/anotherattemmptforest8bh.jpg

[plaf]

the idea was to paint this as if you were looking out over a plain on a very small world.
(though it looks a bit like a lens distortion :))

http://www.skjoldbroder.dk/fisse/smallworld.jpg

[Kota]

Hi to everybody! This thread is really fascinaiting! Great work everybody. :)
Well, it's my first post here. It took about 1 h 20 min. Hope you'll like it. :)

http://kotdigit.narod.ru/sketchq.jpg

[wadeammon]

First post, and looking for tips. I'll try hard to follow this thread and keep posting. I am painting scenes to integrate into large/expansive composites, this is my start toward that goal. Thankful for any crit.

http://www.conceptcan.com/concanTraditional/images/panningCountryLandscape.jpg

[Arenas]

Hi, I'm working in a movie taking place in a jungle, here I post the matte sketch for the opening of the movie. I want to show the dawn on the jungle and, later, for the final matte, I will try to find a way to make it without to many 3D trick for the raising mist and other atmospheric FX. I will try to make the scene working with soft X-dissolves between the differnt panels.
critics are very welcome
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y226/Yacintho/AABgdawn1.jpg

[homer]

great job everybody,

Arenas,


It tells the story and it looks beautiful,
In the last painting,
Using some more layers in the left side in front of the big chunk of mist, might help to brick it up so it keeps the effect but not distracting.

you should post this in critic section (http://www.mattepainting.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=27).

[beothian]

Hi all!!! First post here Hope you like it.

http://img247.echo.cx/img247/3903/tnt206zo.jpg

[Arenas]

:wink: I...really love your "touch", look so easy, straight to the point, my dear Beo.
I'm curious to see more of your work :roll: :D

[plaf]

lil 15minute job.
http://www.skjoldbroder.dk/fisse/quickid.jpg

[P.Nagle]

just a quick sketch

http://stu.aii.edu/~pjn361/quick.jpg

[dylan]

This thread could use a kick start. It is a very important topic annd a great way to develop you skills. You will learn a lot more doing 10 decent sketches than you will beating your head against 1 matte painting.
Here is a recent city. Not very realistic, but it was a fun excercise. I did it in a little over 2 hours with no reference.

http://www.dylancolestudio.com/sketches/images/CityPaint78.jpg

And here is a shameless plug for my first dvd on landscape matte painting. This is a sketch that is on the dvd done in about 45 or 50 minutes. I had looked at a few photos a couple hours before doing this, but I had nothing in front of me.

http://www.dylancolestudio.com/sketches/images/Canyon.jpg

[B. Kachel]

Hey Dylan,

Great work as usual. I have always admired your citscape paintings. I noticed that you had said that you didn't use any reference on this particular city painting. I was curious, how do you develop these concepts and what other reference do you use? It is hard for me to develop a concept for this genre of painting, and I was hoping you could shed some light.

Again great work
-Brandon

[Brandon]

i plan to post a couple sketches this weekend.. im taking a break from my current project.

[brad]

dylan,
what was the resolution of the first sketch?

[renderman24]

Hi what a cool thread. Here is my kitchen painted from life in 3 different light situations. I used painter 9

http://www.geocities.com/Paris/2514/nktchn.jpg[/img]

[dylan]

Brandon-when I start the sketches from scratch, I often times just paint large blobs and shapes and see what comes of them. I usually don't have specific plan. Doing something backlit is always easy, because you are mainly dealing with shapes and atnmospheric perspective. I usually work in very muted colors and gradually add bits of saturation.

Brad- 4096 pixels wide

renderman24- great sketches! Nice clean style. You can learn a lot by doing this. There is an artist named Nick Pugh, who has done a ton of these, same kind of scenes. He calls them digital plein air paintings. Take a peek if you get a chance.

[SquarePixel]

hey everyone, thought i'd get invovled and try some painting. This took me a little over an hour, Hope you like it.
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/6565/jryderpaintingsketch0wv.jpg

[Brandon]

did this in about an hour.

http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/2127/sketch7ak.jpg

[Aedilhum]

I decided to do some sketching last night and here's what I came up with.
Probably around 3 hours total for all of them.

Here are a couple of cloud sketches I did with reference.

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/1086/clouds018zp.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/6811/clouds023pi.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

And here are some concepts with a little color reference.

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/3382/concept017ph.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/4218/concept025hm.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

[Brandon]

jared nice stuff!! how do you paint clouds like that? any tips?

[Aedilhum]

Thanks Brandon.
Well one thing I tried with these that I hadn't done before is to make a custom brush for the more wispy clouds and used that at lower opacity. That saved quite a bit of time I think, rather than having to draw out every little wisp. Then for the puffy clouds, up the opacity and use one with a harder edge. For the sky I like to start out by painting in the colors I'm going to use for different parts of the sky and give that a big blur first as a backdrop rather than use a gradient or something.
I think one of the big things is to have reference, even if your not painting it directly from the reference it will give you a better idea of the subtleties in nature that you wouldn't think of on your own.

And is it just me or is imageshack down right now? I can't see any of these images.

Cheers,
Jared

[brad]

20 minutes play with photoshop brushes
http://www.creativespot.org/post/data/500/trees2.jpg

[kd]

both great job jared and brad!

love the clouds also. As Jared said I think making a custom brush helps alot.
and as for brad I've always wanted to have that kind of grundge looking painting. how do you achieve that?

all nice works everyone who submitted. I hope I can submit one too later when I can paint. hahaha

g'job!

[bcottman]

here are a couple of sketches I did recently with book set aside my monitor. I spent about an hour or so on each.

here is a study of an Albert Bierstadt painting.http://artrenewal.org/asp/database/art.asp?aid=80

http://www.brentoncottman.com/siteImages/sketches/AlbertBierstadt-copy01.jpg

and here is a study of a painting by David Roberts.http://artrenewal.org/asp/database/art.asp?aid=422

http://www.brentoncottman.com/siteImages/sketches/afterDavidRoberts01.jpg

Brenton

[renderman24]

Here is a city sketch I did in a few hours using painter 9.

http://www.geocities.com/Paris/2514/NCity1.jpg

[SquarePixel]

Nice stuff bcottman and renderman24! everyone is producing pretty good stuff! :D

[Brandon]

used a photo ahd sketched over.. did it in a hour.
http://www.brandonyoungdesign.com/mountain%20matte%20sketch.jpg

[B. Kachel]

Heres a piece I did a while back. It's a stage in an alien city on Mars. I forgot the name of the story but it was by Ray Brad Berry. I think its the Lost City of Mars.

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/5383/concepttheatrepsd4lp.jpg

[tobiasth]

this is great b.kachel! i like it very much.

[B. Kachel]

Thanks for the post tobiasth.

-Brandon

[SquarePixel]

nice B. Kachel,

Tight! nice composition, are the trumpets like plants? Interesting, maybe you should consider turning this into a matte painting.

[B. Kachel]

thanks, squarepixel. I had actually thought about doing this as a matte painting at one time.

-Brandon

[In Vitro]

Good job everybody !

http://users.teledisnet.be/web/jti07311/sea.jpg

[Ankalagon]

Just a quick painting....
http://www.ella-design.de/benutzer/elio/Grafik/mattepainting.jpg

http://www.marksoutherland.com/mount_sketch.jpg

I gave myself 2 minutes to sketch out the form without worrying about anything else.

THE PROCESS:
1. Lighter background layer
2. Quick Lasso the shape of the ridge
3. Fill the selection with a darker color
4. Choose light source (right side in this case
5. Burn left sides of upward sloping areas
6. Dodge right sides of upward sloping areas
7. Change size of Dodge and burn brushes and work it more

TIPS:
1. Angle your strokes close to the angle of the side you're working on
2. Incorporate more half circular sweeps than straight lines
3. Scribble, zig-zag, and overlap other areas of already burned or dodged portions to blend and create more interest.
4. The looser you work, the more you allow yourself to see it as a whole and not details. After practice, you'll start to see the forms quicker.

[DMPjedi]

That's really cool! I'll have to try that some time :lol:

[I-NetGraFX]

Interesting thread with some nice entries!
.. here are some sketches I did lately with Photoshop CS.
Each one took me about 45 mins up to a day, depending on its level of details and amount of fun :twisted:

a sketch of a post apocalyptic scenery:
http://www.inetgrafx.at/SKETCH-POST-APOCALYPSE-V03.jpg

... more detailed version of it:
http://www.inetgrafx.at/MATTE-POST-APOCALYPSE-V03.jpg

.. loose environment sketch:
http://www.inetgrafx.at/DAILYSKETCH-0030-NEW-HADYAI-V3.jpg

.. here I've started with some detailing:
http://www.inetgrafx.at/DSKETCH-SUNRISE-V03.jpg
http://www.inetgrafx.at/DAILYSKETCH-0037-WATERGATE.jpg

.. concept sketch of an infernal scenery:
http://www.inetgrafx.at/SKETCH-HELL.jpg

.. a worked out / repainted version of it:
http://www.inetgrafx.at/MATTE-HELL.jpg

Canyon scape, my first painting after seeing dylans dvds, which are absolutely excellent by the way. Thanks a lot for sharing your skills, Dylan!! ;)
http://www.inetgrafx.at/DSKETCH-CANYON-V06.jpg

[SquarePixel]

I-NetGraFX,

Nice man, I like them all, great mood.

[DMPjedi]

My first work since I got Dylan's landscape DVD. I really like his techniques, this was done much quicker than I normally work :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v608/dmpjedi/ncaauwe_yellow_canyon.jpg

[SquarePixel]

Hey everyone,

With good work that has been placed here recently I got inspired to do alittle painting. Good job everyone! :D

this took me about 35 min, i just wanted to get color and mood down.

http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/9162/lanscape45painting17un.jpg

[SquarePixel]

Thought i'd do one more, Something just popped in my mind that had to just get out. Hope you like it.

this took me about 45 min

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/5295/beautifulcity45sketch24gi.jpg

[CHS]

My first sketch.Hope you like it. Inspiration, Dusso work.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v144/clovishenrique/imagens/Sketch_Estudo.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v144/clovishenrique/imagens/Sketch_Estudo_2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v144/clovishenrique/imagens/Sketch_Estudo_3.jpg

[drutter]

Hi Everyone,

My contribution, inspired by a demo I saw by Ryan Church. Done in Painter in an hour.

Dan

http://www.rutterdesign.com/Ark.jpg

[jamesvfx]

hey guys great sketches here some of them almost like final paintings, is great to see these art and get ideas and inspirations, here's mine hope u guys like it, some kind of futuristic bay city, clouds are actual photo retouched to get the look I wanted everything else is painted

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/7392/sketchbayzonecity3sl.jpg

[DMPjedi]

I did this one in about 10 minutes or so. It's a rough concept sketch for my fanfilm.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v608/dmpjedi/ulicsdeedssmall.jpg

[DMPjedi]

This new grip I put on my graphire pen is comfy. I just threw together another sketch in 5 minutes. I did this one by just sitting there listening to music and scribbled without thinking. After a bit it started to take shape, it was real fun :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v608/dmpjedi/bwcitysketchsmall.jpg

[Brandon]

I-NetGraFX,
i REALLY like you stuff! your sketches are loose and keep a great engry through oout the entire painting!

[max4ever]

damn dudes :D some sketches here are super cool :D
Dylan, you're the man ;) I-netGraFX duuuude, I know you long time ago and wow, very fast evolution.;)
I've just brought an intuous3, so...let's get the party started :D
Be easy on me, still n00b at painting :D
http://dragos.tigros.ro/2d/tren_mare.jpeg
http://dragos.tigros.ro/civilization.jpg
http://dragos.tigros.ro/canyon_01.jpg
http://dragos.tigros.ro/scarecrow.jpg

[thomaskrahn]

Man you guys are good! Dylan and I-NetGraFX; it's unbelieveable! You get sort of afraid of posting in here...

Well I guess I have to learn it sooner er later. Here's my first try

Cathedral
http://www.thomaskrahn.com/Images/Galleryimages/Underwater/Cathedral.jpg

[thomaskrahn]

I should probably mention that my sketch was done in 1,5 hours, immediatly after watching the first DVD by Dylan Cole... man I'd better start practising!

[SquarePixel]

Dang Thomas,

your improving so fast! You keeping producing good stuff too, and only 17, thats crazy. nice stuff man. :o

[smooth]

good stuff people. Time for me to start posting in this thread. THE MOST IMPORTANT thread about the most important thing....sketching. I love it.
Just got around to getting this down...been lurking in my head for a while. Something about lush jungles to me that is really beautiful with some kind of hidden culture deep within. I guess what I like about them is the fact that it's not polluted by society and I find that beautiful. :) Freduric Church "Scene on magdalena" used as a reference for color and some composition direction. 1hr at 25% zoom view for the whole thing. your looking at the original 100% size I was sketching it at. Didn't want to get in close and get bogged down by details. It's amazing how it looks zoomed out I must say. Plan to turn it into a matte painting as soon as I find time. A few things need adding to it..plan to update it in depth soon.

http://www.eggspectation.ca/images/smooths_work/web/sketch_magdalena.jpg

at 50%

http://www.eggspectation.ca/images/smooths_work/web/sketch_magdalena_50.jpg

[Jensen]

Excellent work everyone. Very very nice.

Here's a sketch that might lead somewhere...we'll see:

http://www.metavisuals.com/Matte/Jensen_Craggenmoore.jpg

[bin]

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[bin]

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[smooth]

Jensen I like your "craggenmoore" painting - very nice. I see an "in progress" version on your website. I'd like to see a progress of that one if you have time. What's painted what photos used etc. Post it here when done! thx.

Bin amazing paintings I especially love the mood and composition of the green cave out-looking the arch. Very cool.

Keep it up guys.

p/s why is this thread in "matte painting challenges"? I think there should be a seperate area for this. Like "wip/sketches". anyway...

+smooth+

[SquarePixel]

Man ive been seeing some really good stuff lately i couldn't help myself, I have homework to do too :( .

i just want to comment smooth, bin, jensen, you guys got me going on your stuff, awsome stuff guys, keep them coming!!! :D

here is an 1hr sketch, just a concept.

http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/7397/ryderjungle6hl.jpg

[rrische]

Hey Jared,
Your cloud sketches are awesome, some of the best PS cloud
paintings I've ever seen!
Could you do us a favor and post your custom brush "footprints"
with your settings? I'd like to play around with that...

[Leeloo]

Here is my first speed painting keeping with the 2 hour limit (kinda ran outta time was my first matte painting ever)

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/rikth1/SpeedPaintingone.jpg

2nd 2 hour painting

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/rikth1/speedpaintmuzzie2.jpg

and my third but I only took like 1 hour 15 on this one....

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/rikth1/muzziespeedpainting3.jpg

photo ref are on the bottoms and these are for a matte painting class....I beleive some of you may know Mr. Stipes..... :) Hi Mr. Stipes :D I posted these in another forum and no one want to say anything so here ya go.....erica a.k.a. RIK

[Aedilhum]

Rick,
Thanks man. I love your work, so a compliment from you is very rewarding.
Yeah, I'm at work right now and did them on my home computer which doesn't have internet, but I'll find them and get them up. And I'll try to remember what settings I used.

And Jensen I really like your sketch. Good ballance of loose depth and detail.
Thanks, Jared

[dstipes]

Hi there Leeloo!

Good posts!


I hope other members of this forum will support, critique and encourage you and the other students of matte painting.

There are a number of students who are members but are shy about posting with professionals.

It inspirational to see the talent of the students who. like you, do post on this site.


David

[Aedilhum]

Well, here is the custom brush I used on my cloud sketches. Nothing much but it does the job. The settings were just the default settings with varying transparency and size I believe.
One thing that I didn't think of before that I just tested out to stop any repitition is the random angle setting, seems to work good.

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/7647/cloud12ey.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Leeloo]

Another 2 hour painting for class...

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/rikth1/matte4muzzie.jpg

I realize there needs to be more detail but it was a 2 hour thing and it is only my fourth one so watch out here I come.....

I really like class..... :lol:

[Leeloo]

OK painting #5
I don't like it one bit GRRRRRRRR

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/rikth1/matte5muzzie.jpg

RIK :twisted:

[wicket]

These are my first speed paintings, the same class as Leeloo :D Great stuff Erica! C&C is always welcome and wanted, how else am I gonna get good! lol Thanks!

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a284/jbryson78/beach.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a284/jbryson78/windmill.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a284/jbryson78/fieldofflowers.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a284/jbryson78/oceansunset.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a284/jbryson78/rockiecliffs.jpg

[Leeloo]

Hey Josh I am glad to finally see someone else from class!!!!!!!
See ya in school... rik

[thomaskrahn]

Hi everyone...

Just wanted to share another sketch I made. This one took a little more than two hours though, mainly because of the vegetation.
I focused on composition and lighting in this one.

http://www.thomaskrahn.com/Images/Galleryimages/Northern/Haiku.jpg

Best regards,
Thomas

http://www.thomaskrahn.com

[wicket]

looks good thomaskrahn, I'm new to all this matte painting stuff and it's always inspirational to see such good work. how do you get your vegitation to look so good, is it a special brush, or just a technique? if so could you please share how you did it? thanks :)

[SquarePixel]

hey everyone,

I'm seeing some great paintings! Great job Leeloo and Thomas!

Heres a 45 min Sketch

http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/2174/jungle20sf.jpg

[Robert]

Hi everyone
It is time to participate. I love the possiblity of learning to matte paint.
So here is my first attempt at the quick sketch painting process. I tried to keep it at two hours.
http://www.coreshadow.com/quicksketch001.jpg
these two images are photos I took and used for reference
http://www.coreshadow.com/project1.jpg
http://www.coreshadow.com/project1a.jpg[/url]

I am here to learn and also to give feedback.
This site is one of the creative things I look forward to at the end of the work day.
Thanks for being here

[jsbaxter]

hi there here is a quick sketch did last night for no reason other than to just have something to do. Sorry there is no acompaning photo..cause there is none. Just started doodling while I was on the phone and next thing you know I have this.
http://www.jb-arts.com/color_sketch/concept.jpg

[Robert]

Hi JB
That is a great doodle. How long did it take? It looks like your pretty familar with your brushes. As for me i spent some of my time finding a work flow plus tring to do a quick sketch from a photo refence which for me right now is a great learning experiance. I am looking forward to getting to a level to create doodles such as yours. And then creating belivable mattes.

[jsbaxter]

it took about an hr and I use primaryly the chalk looking brush various basic round brushes.Trick is have the opacity set to wacom pressure. And for the leaves or tree detail on the mountains..scatter function works awsome. I dont have any special brush packages or anything. Just the basics that come with photoshop. There are plenty in there to mix/match to create brushes for texture and stuff. Also used the generic leaf brush for the top right corner.

[bin]

http://www.chinadv.com/forum/Web/UpFiles/2005/8/30/29244803.jpg
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[bin]

http://www.chinadv.com/forum/Web/UpFiles/2005/8/30/29244803.jpg
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[SquarePixel]

hey everyone heres a 50min sketch, just wanted to get an idea down before I went to sleep.

http://img358.imageshack.us/img358/8454/snowconcept4ne.jpg

[SOE digital]

This is just a quick 2 minute thing I did this morning.
Just got the tablet yesterday so just a few mini-sketches to get the hang of it again.
http://www.soedigital.com/images/smoke.jpg

[Leeloo]

ok another not quite 2 hours... :x

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/rikth1/speedpainting6.jpg

[Leeloo]

Quick blocking out...if I finish I will post....
:evil: thats all I have to say..... :lol:

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/rikth1/speedpainting7muzzie.jpg

[In Vitro]

Nice work everybody :D
http://thaksin-r.com/images/climber1.jpg

[Robert]

I just love everybodys work.
Here's my second attempt.
http://www.coreshadow.com/Landscape001painting.jpg

reference
http://www.coreshadow.com/Landscape001.jpg

[pandora]

:D Hey guys....lovely stuff on this thread!.....this is my first contribution ....I thought I'd start with a hazy low saturated photo....I'm trying to work on capturing light ......this is a hour sketch...


original.....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/pandorablood/b1landscape009.jpg



sketch....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/pandorablood/gray.jpg

, Lidia

[Robert]

Good job pandora!


This is my 3rd two hour sketch.
In a post by dstipes to lukx

"do another version with painting dark tones first.

I would probably start with background and work my way forward to darkest forground colors. I do not think that is as important as the concept of starting with dark tones to register atmospheric effects then doing light colors. "

This is an attempt to follow the directions of that post

http://www.coreshadow.com/Landscape002painting.jpg

reference

http://www.coreshadow.com/Landscape002.jpg

[dstipes]

Robert,

Very nice! I really like those trees!

The results are terrific. What is your reaction to the "dark tones first" approach? Was it easier, harder?

Any suggestions or observations from your painting process?

(I am asking so my students can see and understand how other painters work.)

dstipes :D

[Robert]

Hi dstipes,
Working with the dark tones first, made painting so easy. For me it made the process sooo much more fun.

I started with the sky, and progressed forward from there.

First the sky
http://www.coreshadow.com/01.jpg

then the clouds

http://www.coreshadow.com/02.jpg

each area had its own layer and name

http://www.coreshadow.com/03.jpg

http://www.coreshadow.com/04.jpg

http://www.coreshadow.com/05.jpg

http://www.coreshadow.com/06.jpg

http://www.coreshadow.com/07.jpg

after laying in the flat shapes I went back and started with the mountain and moved forward from there. The last thing I did was the clouds.

http://www.coreshadow.com/08.jpg

http://www.coreshadow.com/09.jpg

http://www.coreshadow.com/10.jpg

http://www.coreshadow.com/11.jpg

http://www.coreshadow.com/12.jpg

I was surprised at how much I was able to accomplished in the suggested two hour limit for this tread.

I hope this was clear enough.

My next attempt will be a cityscape

[dstipes]

Robert,

Very, very cool! (And informative!)

Thank you for the extra effort.


David :D

[pandora]

I did this one tuesday...It's about 2 1/2 hrs...

Thanks! Robert! Your paintings are coming out great! :wink:


This is the original photo....It's from some guy's website can't remember his name....I really like the soft color changes and lighting....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/pandorablood/881523.jpg


mine......I should really remember to put stuff on separate layers like Robert! at least the haze or something.....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/pandorablood/tues_speed.jpg

[tobsche]

Ok Guys , I know you are great people here with a huge knowledge...
but anyway here my first Try ever.......http://www.creativespot.org/post/data/637/sp1.jpg

[MaxLimit]

Hi there, I'm another student of Stipes, and I've only been painting for the last 11 weeks, and I've been nervous to post, but I thought I'd get some feed back.

Same 2 hour limit, and the original with the speed painting are in cronological order from first to most recent.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y178/peterwalthoff/Althoffwk6-2.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y178/peterwalthoff/althoffwk8-2.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y178/peterwalthoff/Althoffwk9-2.jpg


and my most recent was a challenge to do some thick atmospheric perspective...

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y178/peterwalthoff/althoffwk10-2.jpg

[Leeloo]

Hey Peter....finally! I can't belive it took you all quarter to post...cool beans I still love the pier painting looks great :) Keep it up...later Erica

[homer]

Nice Job Peter,
here is a trick to make them a bit more photo realistic...

for example in this image http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y178/peterwalthoff/althoffwk8-2.jpg
copy merge all and paste it on top of the layers
change it to overlay with %50 opacity

in some cases you should use a mask to apply this overlay only in some parts ...

[Robert]

Nice job pandora,tobsche and Peter.

I would like to add a note to my process. What I've learned comes from other artists.I didn't make any of this up. Example, their is a great tutorial on the home page on how to paint mountains. Their is one somewhere on a post on how to paint clouds.

The challenge for me is to apply the experiance of those artists who are willing to share and have already solved the problem.

The other thing for me is the doing, the looking, the drawing, the having of my own expierence.

Post to you soon.

[dstipes]

tobsche, pandora and Peter,

Great job on the speed paintings.

Peter, I'm glad you are sharing your work. Looks good in this forum, doesn't it? Keep it comin'


Tobsche, You did very well with the water and highlights. That is tough to do well! Good work!

Pandora, That is an amazing amount of detail in 2 1/2 hours! You captured the mood and color!

Keep up the good work!

dstipes

[tobsche]

Hello David thanks for you reply , I ´m again on Fire....
but sometimes I also have a question...

The thing is that if, you are at work... so there is no time for expiriments...
So to leaern it´s really cool to make speedpaintings, but also I have to learn make the hole process of mattte also included as a Camera-Mapping in Maya or AfterFx ore something else...

So to learn the hole stuff , I think I should addapt the hole process...
also combine photos and paint.... am I right ??
And I miss a little bit discussions about " What do we do when the matte is finish!! so tecnics about including the matte into motion...

How do you explained that couple of things to your students??

[dstipes]

Hello tobsche,

Experimenting and practice is essential; there is a lot to learn.

Start with relatively simple shots such as replacing a sky or modifying some small part of the scene.

Use photographic reference for detail, lighting, color, and if possible, atmospheric perspective.

Today, many digital matte artists use Photoshop or similar software to image manipulate photos into their matte plates. (A "plate" is the original scene that matte painting will be added to.)

Where you do not have photo imagery you have to create it with painting or 3D digital models or real miniatures. It can be a combination of all techniques.

All of these elements need to have matching lighting, color values and proper shadow values for their placement in depth in the plate.

The speed paintings are useful to build confidence and skill sets, and to educate your eye to color, value, contrast, perspective, lighting and mood.

Look at other artist's matte shots. Does a specific shot work or not work for you? If so why?

Keep reading, researching and experimenting.

(I hope this is answering some of what you are asking.)

David

[MaxLimit]

I'd just like to thank you all for your comments, and I've been looking through here and I've been learning alot... I'm excited to keep with it, and I must say seeing eveyone elses work always helps inspire me to keep at it. thanks again.

[tobsche]

@david

Yes it is , thanks sounds very interessting....
but one thing i mis is the Camera-Mapping..
Ways to animate the matte ??

Always in 3D with CameraMapping ??? or sometimes also Compositing-Sowftware ??

Greetings
Tobsche

[dstipes]

Tobsche,

I suggest getting the basics down first.

However, you might look at these.

http://www.mattepainting.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=53

http://www.newtek.com/products/lightwave/tutorials/rendering/camera_mapping/camera_mapping.html

Also check through the past postings. :)

David

[pandora]

Thank you dstipes!

tobsche : very nice job! you nailed the colors

MaxLimit: Great start, I especially like the 3rd...it passes the squint test! The first has great warm tones....and the second could use a warmer haze, blurring your eyes as you lay down color helps! good job with the plant detail!


K here's one that got pushed way out of the time limit and i almost didn't post but decided to since i learned so much...especially on the buildings.....I often wonder what happens to the local color in different times of day....so here's a very clear day....

photo
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/pandorablood/aVFwN3ZA269.jpg

mine
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/pandorablood/thursday_speed.jpg

[dstipes]

Pandora,

Thank you for posting your village speed painting. Nicly done. How long did you spend on the painting?

If you were to finish the painting .... (I hope you will... :D )

The buildings seem pretty close to my eye. You might take down a couple of the high-lights and add a few straight lines for solid man-made structure look.

The clouds would need some sharper edges.

All that's left is to finish the foreground and split in a live action vintage roadster!

Great job!

dstipes

[HGLR]

Hi all :))

My first sketch"
http://web.orkastudio.com/paint/land.jpg

And reference:
http://web.orkastudio.com/paint/land_ref.jpg

All the best!

[MaxLimit]

Hello again,

I just wanted to say thanks again for the feed back, and HGLR, it’s a fine start, just 11 weeks ago I’d never used a Wacom tablet before and the more you work the better you’ll get, I suggest though when choosing a color pallet, tend to mute your colors a little more than you think is necessary it helps.

Oh here’s a quick painting I did, it’s a bit sentimental, and it’s for my father… Either way I used some old photos of when he and I went fishing as reference but all in all it’s my first attempt to paint something without a verbatim reference…

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y178/peterwalthoff/Fishing1.jpg

[pandora]

Hello....thought I'd post a painting from Saturday....

dstipes: I spent almost 4 hours on it...Thank you so much for the suggestions...I'll definitely fix those parts when i finish it! Its so nice to have someone with fresh eyes, Thanks! :D


HGLR: good start! I agree with MaxLimit about the colors....you seem to have the idea with the far away mountains....its just the big one in the foreground is too saturated....also pay attention to the direction you paint in it makes a difference for obvious things like those waves...keep on doing these exercises and you'll catch on in no time!!

MaxLimit: That's such a beautiful painting :wink:





2hrs, 45mins......this time i set an alarm!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/pandorablood/sat_speed.jpg


original....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/pandorablood/b2scitymisty002.jpg

[smooth]

nice sketches Pandora. I really like the mood of the last one.

+smooth+

[MaxLimit]

pandora, thanks for the compliment, but I just had to ask, you do such small detail work on those last two paintings, they look great, but I'm curious as to how you aproach the tiny brush work... do you add and take away or work in high dpi with locked transparency and a very tiny brush ... I'm really quite amazed at some of the line control.

[pandora]

Thanks smooth! These sketches are getting quite addictive to do....I'm learning so much about how to approach painting....

MaxLimit: I work at the size it is or a little bigger....and I zoom out till there is only a thumbnail left, then I block in all the shapes and local colors......then I zoom in and out as I work to get the right perspective and composition....once all is in place i move around and add detail until it builds up......I like to use a simple hard brush with space all the way down and set to opacity....I do mess with the amounts of flow or opacity to get texture......usually its very rough quick splotches of color then i blend with a larger brush set on under 40% of either flow or opacity.....I do change my approach with each painting though....I mess around with all the brushes till i find something that works trying to find a faster better way of doing it......I want to be able to block stuff in very fast.....I admit i took way too long on my 3rd post......I tend to get caught up in detail which isn't always the best thing for these! oh well I'm learning! oh! and I also used the chalk brush, and a special potatoe skin brush i made! whatever gets the job done right!! but other than that I just paint like I would traditionally except way faster since we don't have to wait for paint to dry! :lol:

[renderizer]

Ok, this is my first attempt at sketching, so please go easy on me, will ya? :D

What really killed my was to try and get the clouds right, which obviously didn't work at all...someone here with a decent tutorial on painting soft, wispy clouds?

Ah, yes - lest I forget: the whole thing took me...er...well...a couple of hours anyway...


Reference:

http://www.slashcafe.com/images_new/mountain_reference.jpg


Sketch:

http://www.slashcafe.com/images_new/mountain_sketch.jpg

[rrische]

Wow! This is great! Really nice texture on the snow surfaces.
Very subtle and cool.
Yes....wispy clouds.....hmmm.
I don't have time right now to do it, but I want to make a little
demo about creating a sky using masks (friskets) pulled off of
cloud photography. This bypasses the whole issue of having to
create brushes that will accomplish this.
Needless to say, this is a great way to control your edges- always
a difficult task with PS brushes....

[renderizer]

Thanks for your comments!


Looking forward to see you cloud creation demo.

Still, I'd love to learn how to hand-paint proper clouds. When I look at my reference image, there is such a vast amount of detail, I just don't find the right point to start from.

It's like a shark trying to pick out one fish from a school of mackerel - you just get lost. So to speak...

[smooth]

I have to test this but...try subtracting/erasing from them using a scatter brush technique coupled with smudging. I think it will work better than using the scattering to CREATE clouds...but lightly subtracting from them using the PS brush engine and a little smudging should look close. I've also used the warp transform to get great shapes.

Still waiting for those damn dual core macs to be released...i'm dying to get a computer for home use so I can REALLY start DMP-ing! @##$

+smooth+

[renderizer]

I know, this is no WIP thread, and it's essentially about sketching things out, not about compositing tricks, but please bear with me...

Just to cap this off: I have experimeted a bit with pulling mattes from the different channels of the reference image in order to get better clouds, and this is what I ended up with:

http://www.slashcafe.com/images_new/mountain_sketch_new.jpg

[P.Nagle]

1st one, 10 min sketch study...dont really like this one

http://stu.aii.edu/~pjn361/quick2.jpg

2nd one, about 25 minutes...it was fun

http://stu.aii.edu/~pjn361/study.jpg

cheers,
Pat Nagle

[jo_3d]

Found this site yesterday and it just inspired me to open up photoshop and press new! Mostly using it to create uv maps and photo manips, but really enjoyed doing some sketching from photos.
I love impressionism and I'd love to have some of these sketches hung up on my walls, brilliant work all round guys!

[kd]

my first practice... you guys are all so great! I'm trying to learn from watching you guys! thanks!!!

http://hinst.net/~daniel/practice%20paint%20copy.jpg

original picture was a nz sceneray but it's a book and i don't have a scanner. sorry!

[lightwell]

http://www.lightwell.co.uk/stuff/jimmannmountain.jpg

Ever since this thread appeared I have been desperate to have a go too. Finally got the required 2 hours together today and picked a photo from the web to go at.

Haven't had this much fun in ages!

Its based on a photo by Jef Maion that can be found at
http://www.maion.com/photography/alps/mountains_p40.html

Jim

[renderizer]

Yes! Pretty cool painting you have there!

Mountains obviously really offer a lot in terms of shape, light and colour.


I'd still love to see different people having a go at the same reference image...would be interesting to see (and maybe even discuss) the different approaches (and how people perceive the reference image).

Anyway: this thread is a rocker!

[renderizer]

Ok, so here's my second attempt, yet this time I started from scratch, without a reference image - obviously...

Took me about 2 hrs or so.


http://www.slashcafe.com/images_new/forest_sketch_01.jpg

[guypapyrus]

Hello, all, first time poster here :)

My first serious try at sketching a landscape from a photo, source image found here:

http://www.imageafter.com/image.php?ima ... ownload=no (http://www.imageafter.com/image.php?image=b2landscapes081.jpg&download=no)

http://www.andrewtaranto.com/pictures/posts/Mountains-1.jpg

Best,
Andrew

[terryhamel]

Hi everybody. I've been following mp.org since it went online, mainly because I was so impressed with Dylan's work from the last few years and I found that he graced this site occasionally. Since the fusion of computer technology into movies, hard/software accessibility and the internet, MP has become an interest of mine that I recently decided to learn how to (digitally) paint - with the anonymous coaching from experts, of course. I started working on a 4k res matte paining, but it was coming along so tediously that I had to rethink my approach - hence, my obervance of this thread. So, here are my first three 45 minute photo reference sketches - all done with an optical mouse until I get a tablet. :wink:

http://terry.fiske.ky/45-min-color-sketch1.jpg
http://terry.fiske.ky/45-min-color-sketch2.jpg
http://terry.fiske.ky/45-min-color-sketch3.jpg

-Terry Hamel

[vassya]

Hello,

This is something I've created from scratch this time.
The approximate work time is 2 hours.
Basically I would like to get some feedback/critics.
What needs to be improved about light ?
What needs to be improved regarding color ?
Any advice is welcome.
http://www.creativespot.org/post/data/655/medium/01.jpg[/img]

[lightwell]

Looks impressive, can we see a bigger version?

[vassya]

http://www.creativespot.org/post/showph ... 33&cat=655 (http://www.creativespot.org/post/showphoto.php?photo=1833&cat=655)
http://www.creativespot.org/post/showph ... 31&cat=655 (http://www.creativespot.org/post/showphoto.php?photo=1831&cat=655)


Thank you for answering
Iwill try to post big image.
http://www.creativespot.org/post/data/655/medium/peyzage-riviere.jpg

[guypapyrus]

Hello,

This is something I've created from scratch this time.
The approximate work time is 2 hours.
Basically I would like to get some feedback/critics.
What needs to be improved about light ?
What needs to be improved regarding color ?
Any advice is welcome.

Some beautiful images, Vassya. I really don't have any complaints with the landscape; with your cityscape, my only complaint would be the way the sky and water are lit pretty uniformly, and perhaps a little too brightly. The city itself is beautifully executed, though.

Best,
Andrew

[vassya]

Thank you very much for this words.
I will try for the nexts examples to be more attentif for the lights.
I am really beginner for the mattes end critics very important for me.


Sinserely,
Vassya
What you think about this
http://www.creativespot.org/post/data/500/medium/01.jpg
http://www.creativespot.org/post/showph ... &ppuser=96 (http://www.creativespot.org/post/showphoto.php?photo=1834&cat=500&ppuser=96)

[SquarePixel]

great paintings everyone!

very nice vassya,

i like this one, there my be alittle too much contrast in those clouds in the left background. Looking good man!

--Its been awhile everyone, just wanted to share a couple of speedies.


http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/7271/cityinthevalley17oi.jpg

http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/8415/windysnow7ar.jpg

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/794/traincave25pv.jpg

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/2584/sasmuriforest2cl.jpg

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/1918/upstairs25co.jpg



http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/8146/environmentconcept23hd.jpg


this one isn't really a speed painting, but i thought i would share it with everyone.
http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/7830/gryetree3jd.jpg

[vassya]

I like your painting.
The lights very nice
Forground end background we can read very well.
Somthimes when i see yours paintings i think about the mattes Peter Ellenshaw who working for Disney.
Just in the number 1 the little mountain just a little in the same plan whit castle.
Maybe just a little more the lights an the castle
I like very much the train end snow.
Really sorry for my english.

Sincerly
Vassya

[mykhol]

the sketches i have seen here are amazing!!

i have just got my wacom Intuos3 tablet today so heres my first sketch painting.
didnt take me long to do at all really. been staring at it for ages though trying to think of light. but i dont know enough about lighting to do much to it. Got some good new brushes for clouds today aswell.

http://www.creativespot.org/post/data/640/medium/look_to_the_skysigned.jpg

[vassya]

Hello it's lasts two images which i made
One from photo end one just some imagination
http://www.creativespot.org/post/data/664/medium/ville.jpg
http://www.creativespot.org/post/data/664/medium/ville-1.jpg
I think that image whit water it's not so finished.

[terryhamel]

Nice work, everyone.

Here's a few more of my color sketches. By viewing these as a whole, it's apparent that some days I'm hot and other days I should be outside. These were done in 45 minutes. Again, all of these were done with an optical mouse.

http://terry.fiske.ky/45-min-color-sketch4.jpg
http://terry.fiske.ky/45-min-color-sketch5.jpg
http://terry.fiske.ky/45-min-color-sketch6.jpg

This one was coming along well, so I spent more time on it - 2 hours. Obviously, I need to work on my edges for detailing - too much blur and blending going on - but overall one of my best of the lot so far.

http://terry.fiske.ky/color-sketch7.jpg

[Robert]

great stuff everybody.
My last 3 posts were landscapes. So here is my first cityscape.
I am really learning a lot about color. My sence of color and what I get when I use the color-picker is so different. I tend so see color more saturated than what is really there. pretty cool to know that.
Post to you soon


http://www.coreshadow.com/cityscapepaint001%20copy.jpg

reference

http://www.coreshadow.com/cityscape001%20copy.jpg

[thenextside]

This is the first thing I have posted in this thread. I was just paying around during some down time at work and came up with this. The perspective is pretty extreme I know.
Hope you like it.
http://www.thenextside.com/images/portfolio/images/cavern01.jpg

[bin]

http://www.nowcg.com/bbs/attachments/forumid_27/5555_9tkn0zx5js7W.jpg
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[vassya]

Very very nices works.
Amazing.
Very dinamik.
Nice colors end composition.

[vassya]

[quote="thenextside"]This is the first thing I have posted in this thread. I was just paying around during some down time at work and came up with this. The perspective is pretty extreme I know.
Hope you like it.


Very nice work.
Wanderful.

[ecsdesign]

Bin and Tim, nice stuff. These were done as part of our speed painting thread at work.

http://www.ecsdesignvfx.com/personal/images/downfall01.jpg

http://www.ecsdesignvfx.com/personal/images/forgotten01.jpg
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[renderizer]

Wow! I absolutely love these paintings!

Especially the 2nd - great sense of space, and the blooming highlight on top of the building is perfect - congrats!

[thenextside]

ECS,
Nice work. I like the white church in your second piece. Nice colour. It would have been cool if you hade something mid ground between the cross and church to the left of the frame. Maybe the rest of the grave yard or something. Really nice.
Cheers,
Tim

[vassya]

ECS bravo !
Realiy nice work
The church is very great stuff



just little sketch, i dont know why but i think that my 2 little sketches is not very cinematografique. I feel this but i cannot explain why.
http://www.creativespot.org/post/data/664/medium/03.jpg
http://www.creativespot.org/post/data/664/medium/bronepoezd.jpg

[mykhol]

My second sketch painting. Enjoyed this one. Not too sure about certain elements of it though but what the hey.

http://www.creativespot.org/post/data/640/Magical_Forest.jpg

[thenextside]

Vassya I think perhaps if you indecated some things in the distance it would add depth to your image. Everything is more or less at the same distance from camera and then there is nothing beyond. Just a thought. Nice work!

[vassya]

Vassya I think perhaps if you indecated some things in the distance it would add depth to your image. Everything is more or less at the same distance from camera and then there is nothing beyond. Just a thought. Nice work!

Thank you very mutch for andsver I think you are absolutly right.
I think that i must to give some more mood end press less an brush.
I use chark brash whith too muth "flux" ,sorry i dont know how is in english,
end too much color piker.
End i must to work more whit reference photos.
Again thanks a lot for your remarks
Your works in your site is AMAZING.
How its possible to create this- for me in this moment- its absolutly unknowwed.

[thenextside]

Vassya wrote: Your works in your site is AMAZING.
How its possible to create this- for me in this moment- its absolutly unknowwed.

Vassya, Thank you for your kind words. It's just time and practice and some good direction. Have you seen the Dylan Cole DVDs?
http://www.mattepainting.org/forum/view ... bde97b3de0 (http://www.mattepainting.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=5086&PHPSESSID=cb07a3b7fc89fde2707e4dbde97b3de0)
They really helped me a lot!
Cheers,
Tim

[vassya]

Thanks again,Tim!
Yes .I work with DVD of Dylan
It's very very instructive . Dylan is realy great matte-painter.
I dont have the last DVD of Dylan " The advanced mattepainting"
But i have the others.End it's help me too.
I was begining just few weeks ago to try to pain in PShop.
End thanks you for you encouragment.
May be one day it's will be more easy for me to feel the depth end collors in painting.
It's time end work. The work end time.
Vassya

[mykhol]

Went for a Bob Ross style painting here. :)

http://www.creativespot.org/post/data/640/snow_mountian_small.jpg

[Robert]

After doing 4 quicksketches from reference photos(which I really learned from)I finally had to try a concept quick sketch.

http://www.coreshadow.com/quicksketch003%20copy.jpg

any comments are welcome. What would need to be done to make this portfolio ready???? :D

[vassya]

[quote="Robert"]After doing 4 quicksketches from reference photos(which I really learned from)I finally had to try a concept quick sketch.

any comments are welcome. What would need to be done to make this portfolio ready???? :D[/quote


I like the ambiance, atmosphere, The colors is nice.
I am not proffessional but i think that the opions from others members of forum is very important.
Thank you.

http://www.creativespot.org/post/data/666/medium/05.jpg

[annis987]

er... :? Hi:P
I'm new here... First post. Great work all!
instead of spamming, I guess I will just submit a speedpainting as of late;

http://xs47.xs.to/pics/05383/Speedpaint_19_by_annisahmad.jpg

[RobbyS]

http://www.dtp-art.de/assets/images/SPACEPORT_20002.jpg

painted within 2 hours - following Christian Lorenz Scheurer. My first posting here... this is a very nice community!

[vassya]

painted within 2 hours - following Christian Lorenz Scheurer. My first posting here... this is a very nice community![/quote]

Good work
Me too work whith DVD Christian end i think it's really very good DVD.
Thanks for Christian.
http://www.creativespot.org/post/data/671/medium/02.jpg

http://www.creativespot.org/post/data/671/medium/city.jpg

http://www.creativespot.org/post/data/671/medium/1.jpg

[RobbyS]

Jap - thanks to Christian, Dylan and the other sharing their know how with us.

vassya, your paintings are good work too - most I like the one in the middle...e.d. the second

[vassya]

Jap - thanks to Christian, Dylan and the other sharing their know how with us.

vassya, your paintings are good work too - most I like the one in the middle...e.d. the second



Thank you very much for all your reponses in another topik also.
Thanks for tips for the shadows.
It's good to chare, to have the some good advices.
You are very active member to forum.
A very soon.
Vassya
[/i][/b]

[RobbyS]

Thx vassya!

@ Robert my namesake: your sketch reminds me a little of Christian Lorenz Scheurers 'destroyed town' on his first Gnomon DVD... at this moment I'm working on the same kind of painting to build up a background. I think you have to put in more details, more lights and little spots of warm colour like red or orange in the front.

[vassya]

Thx vassya!

@ Robert my namesake: your sketch reminds me a little of Christian Lorenz Scheurers 'destroyed town' on his first Gnomon DVD... at this moment I'm working on the same kind of painting to build up a background. I think you have to put in more details, more lights and little spots of warm colour like red or orange in the front.

Hello
Yes whith detals i have some problem again end with lights also.
I think i must to work more whith photo to look to try.

http://www.creativespot.org/post/data/674/medium/foretmer.jpg

[pkorion8]

http://ic1.deviantart.com/fs8/f/2005/294/5/1/3.JPG

glad to share here :).....15 min quick sketch practice

[bin]

http://www.nowcg.com/bbs/attachments/month_0510/1111_MymTNDKcSTIc.jpg
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hi all,i feel a delicacy about my picture(color and lighting)hope you give me some idea about it.
if you paint your notion on my picture,that's great!thanks~
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[RobbyS]

Hi bin,

your work is very well! I like it but the spots on the left. A nice atmosphere and maybe you can try to put a warm eye catcher in it.

[vassya]

Hello
i think exactly same like Robert.
I love this picture but a little some warm colors.Just little.
Nice brushes.I like ambience.I like the cold spot.
Bravo.

End i would to say that this topik is really super.

[bin]

RobbyS & vassya,thx 4 ur advice, i'll complete it soon
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[bin]

http://www.chinadv.com/forum/Web/UpFiles/2005/10/22/45574167.jpg
http://www.nowcg.com/bbs/attachments/month_0510/55555555555555_VLi3F07OuLNd.jpg
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[vassya]

It's very good for me.
The second one we can feel the cold -winter -snow
I wold like to put some worm clothes when i see this
Very nice.
Atmosphere is very good.

[vassya]

Actually i'll try make some in Painter app.

I hope that it's possible to make very simmilar like in the Photoshop.
I hope.
We will see.

[annis987]

just another old painting done with photoshop
http://xs50.xs.to/pics/05411/plane1-s.jpg

and another doodle
http://xs50.xs.to/pics/05412/canyonship-s.jpg

[vassya]

This is PS
Before i working a lot with Painter 5 end i find i'ts a wanderfoul apps.
But i very frustrated with Painter 8. My computer 2 Go Mac have difficult with Painter 8. Affichage , layers it's working not so very well.End i'am very very frustrated. I hope that peoples of Corel working for make somthing professional.
It's Ps for this moment

http://www.creativespot.org/post/data/674/medium/city_3.jpg

[bin]

assya and annis987,good works.
Annis'last looks very good.
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[Leopoldo]

Hi everyone,

I got really intrigued about doing speed paintings and tried some. Great fun! Most of these are 1 hour to an hour and 20 minutes. Standard hard brush and soft brush in Photoshop 7 and CS. (the bruhes are laggy in CS and not in 7. Any tips on that btw?)

Any ways, hope you like them. Thoughts, constructive crits and tips are welcome of course. Thank you twelvefield for the beautiful photo inspiration!

http://www.fabpics.com/mp/arizona.jpg

http://www.fabpics.com/mp/panda_alley.jpg

http://www.fabpics.com/mp/storm_sea.jpg

http://www.fabpics.com/mp/thai_sub.jpg

http://www.fabpics.com/mp/jungle_base.jpg

http://www.fabpics.com/mp/riverdusk.jpg


Leopoldo – portfolio www.fabpics.com (http://www.fabpics.com)

[vassya]

WANDERFOUL

Easy,speed, very good stuff.
The lights end mood very beautiful

Bravo

[vassya]

This is first try in Painter 9
I think it's is very good soft for concept painting

http://www.creativespot.org/post/data/674/medium/cyty_4.jpg

[annis987]

vassya> awesome work!!
leo> great effort and work!

http://xs53.xs.to/pics/05443/vegetationnshiop-s.jpg

[annis987]

mm...
another one
http://xs53.xs.to/pics/05443/earth2-s.jpg

[annis987]

where's everyone gone to?

another concept painting.
My style's evolving greatly. I decided not to tail styles of other artists, and just let myself float.
this one took about an hour and a half
http://xs54.xs.to/pics/05452/tower3-s.jpg

[tyson859]

http://www.tysonstudios.com/trees.jpg
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[ubergrafix]

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c315/ubergrafix/fieryskylitle.jpg

Started as a quickie.. Ended up about 8 hours...
Based on a Frederick Church Painting..

I always have trouble with water.... Any tips?[/img]

[Pere Balsach]

My 2 cents
1h more or less

Hope you like it

http://www.creativespot.org/post/data/500/round_rock03_final_low.jpg

[BPhelmet]

so many very nice paintings, i wish i can be that good :(

well, here's my humble first try :D

http://img327.imageshack.us/img327/1677/mountains13ua.jpg

[eev76]

I never used this program before.
But, it looks like Painter 9 is really good soft for painting,
is it even might be better the Photoshop CS2?

[BPhelmet]

a sketch done following Dylan's tutorial DVD

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/747/dcoletut10zd.th.jpg (http://img509.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dcoletut10zd.jpg)

[renderizer]

I never used this program before.
But, it looks like Painter 9 is really good soft for painting,
is it even might be better the Photoshop CS2?

Well...after all, that's what the application was made for: painting.

Hence the name...

[eev76]

Thanks for answer.

Matte paintings in Star Wars 3, I mean planet of Coruscant images,
http://www.dusso.com/index.html
:shock:
It looks to me that he was using combination of painting programs like Painter or Photoshop with 3D software like Maya, cause how in another way he can do all those highlighted parts of buildings, glow and keep such a great sense of perspective of the city buildings.

Any other ideas or suggestions how it was done
and what he used to do so.

[renderizer]

Take a look at this article, and you'll find at least some answers, I guess:


http://vfxworld.com/?atype=articles&id=2508

[AA]

Thought I'll share a recent speed painting. Great work everyone !

http://www.alpaltiner.com/forum/alp_sketch_21.jpg

[AA]

Another very recent one from a comic book I am getting ready to publish soon. The Concept/speed paint for one of the panels.

http://www.alpaltiner.com/forum/alp_book_preview_13.jpg

[tyson859]

http://www.tysonstudios.com/pyramid.jpg
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[ecsdesign]

Nice work Alp, i checked out your forums- interesting stuff.

Here's a quick environ study...

http://www.ecsdesignvfx.com/concept/images/storm01.jpg
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[evan]

Very nice painting Evan!

[AA]

Thanks Evan, likewise, very nice sketch ! Also great stuff on your website, really like the concept section.


Little more time spend then a speedy, but I wanted to share another panel from my comic book project " The Unknown" which will be in stores next year. I am almost done with the first issue. Painted using Painter and Photoshop 4000x2315

http://www.alpaltiner.com/forum/unknown_page13_p004.jpg

[El Rafo]

... and here is mine, I looked at a picture for depth reference but changed the palete and shape

http://raphael.lacoste.free.fr/CGforum/mountains_sketch.jpg

[Daniel]

A paint over from one of Alp Altiner's sketches
http://daniel.parsons.com.au/images/alp_paint_over.jpg

To see original sketch go to: http://www.laborganika.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1953#1953

[Daniel]

Playing with some Dylan Cole styles. No Ref - 30min

http://daniel.parsons.com.au/images/city.jpg

[AA]

Very cool Daniel. The overpaint looks great. Couple of loose, and quick early morning speedy's from me


http://www.alpaltiner.com/forum/alp_sketch_24.jpg

http://www.alpaltiner.com/forum/alp_sketch_25.jpg

http://www.alpaltiner.com/forum/alp_sketch_23.jpg

[MaxLimit]

I've been gousting around here for a while, and i have to say there is alot of good work being posted, and sadly to say i haven't been painting much lately, but after getting a chance to see Rick's presentation at our school I figured I'd dust off the old waacom and give speed painting another go.

so here's a 2 hr speed painting I did just before the holiday.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y178/peterwalthoff/newtrycopy.jpg

[Daniel]

another quick speedy, no ref

Cool speedies Alp

http://daniel.parsons.com.au/images/stormy.jpg

[Robert]

Another 2 hr. cityscape using reference. What do you think?

http://www.coreshadow.com/unicityscape001.jpg

refernce

http://www.coreshadow.com/Uni001.jpg

Hi Daniel
Can you tell how you are using your perspective. I assume your horizion
is at the water level and that the veiwer is walking up hill towards the city?

Yo Max
Good to see your post. That is where I am at in terms of learning. I am finding that colors are less saturated than what I think they are. And only having 2 hrs it is amazing to see how much can be accomplished.

Alp!
how short is a quick early morning speedy for you?
Thank you for posting. What I was able to take from your work is the use of solid value shapes , use of a strong silloette and so much more.
Thanks again. I gotta go

[Daniel]

Hi Robert,

Yep, your right, horizon is at the waterline and the viewer is looking up hill. Im pretty slack though when it comes to speed painings and using perspective. Maybe I should go back to using references? :?

[Eisner]

http://www.guerrilla.uk.com/justin/Mountain_top.jpg

[Robert]

Eisner! Your post has just blown me away.I love your composition,the use of value ,brush textures,depth,etc. Your quick sketch reminds me of an artist Paul Felix who does these wonderful tonal studies with pencil. You can find his work in Disney's "Tarzan " making of book.

I wonder, what would happen if you were to put a touch of complement just past the squiggle there at the base of the mountain or maybe just above and to the left of the squiggle?

Here is my feeble attempt, using your composition as a learning tool

http://www.coreshadow.com/quick001a.jpg

[Brandon]

pretty quick one here. good stuff here!
http://www.brandonyoungdesign.com/downloads/ENVRI_lowres.jpg


-B[/img]

[shiv_d]

ok guys, i am simply blown away by the quality of work here...and with such unbelievably talented ppl here like Dylan Cole(christ, i love your dvds :D) it was very intimidating indeed for me to post my work here.

i'm attaching a quick painting i did using a tablet at work. its my first ever attempt at a digital painting...done in phtoshop in an hour. its very rough...i didn't want to detail it...the purpose of the painting was to establish a mood, composition and tonal range.

i've never digitally painted anything ever before(am more technically oriented). heck, i've never even painted before so to say :) so, pls go easy on me! :lol:

all you guys here inspired me to even attempt to paint!

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/6696/myfirstpaintingstretched0nj.jpg

[Brandon]

hey shiv,
don't be afraid to just plop opaque colors down don't worry about blending things at first just get your design and composition down. the rest will come in time

[Brandon]

another quicky
http://www.brandonyoungdesign.com/downloads/painting%20sketch_cloudlowres.jpg

[shiv_d]

hey shiv,
don't be afraid to just plop opaque colors down don't worry about blending things at first just get your design and composition down. the rest will come in time

thanks man, valuable advice, will keep that in mind.

i like your work :)

another quick one i did...this took almost 2 hours:)

http://img427.imageshack.us/img427/4986/shivpaintcopy9dr.jpg

[3dimentia]

http://myspace-005.vo.llnwd.net/00110/50/07/110277005_l.jpg

this one took a few hours. Not done....too soft.

http://myspace-884.vo.llnwd.net/00110/48/86/110276884_l.jpg
Never finished it, but started it, hour and a half or so there.

[RayLaVeau]

Heres a bunch of environment paintings Ive done over the last couple of months all done in couple of hours or less and from my head

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-10/1098055/Chinny2.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-10/1098055/factory.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-10/1098055/industry.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-10/1098055/gojnbluenight.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-10/1098055/Newanolugus.jpg



This one was a project for the environmental concept art class on cgnetworks with Phillip Straub

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-10/1098055/ray2.jpg

[Dream Artisan]

Hi Ray! Good to see your posts here. I do remember that last one ;-)

My fav is the third one--love the lighting and composition. I would recommend you make that as tight as the one from the class and you'll have a great piece.

Tom

[RayLaVeau]

Hey Tom, Ya I remember your stuff as well, Thanks for props, Ive been soo busy lately, but I will be tightening up a few of those
This is great thread
Talk to you later
Ray

[shiv_d]

ok guys...i wanted to something disney style...this one took around 3-4 hours! again just keeping it loose...wasn't pressing for realism. i think i am a bit proud of this as an amateur painter :)

http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/4337/shivchristmaspainting2fk.jpg[/img]

[tost]

Amazing work all. Here's my first post, 3h photoshop.

http://www.timost.be/forums/woodfrog600.jpg

[tost]

And this was my first try in corel painter, a few months ago. Very flat :)

http://www.timost.be/forums/FirstPainter.jpg

[annis987]

sketch for a book cover;
http://xs59.xs.to/pics/05502/bookcoverspeed-s.jpg


random sp;
http://xs58.xs.to/pics/05496/bridge.jpg

[shiv_d]

ok, another one :) this one took over 5 hours!

http://img333.imageshack.us/img333/4494/shivcanyon7bq.jpg

[amaan]

hello everyone. this is my first post in this thread. just tried my first ever speed paint. took about an hour. It's not that great, but sharing anyway :)

http://warpedspace.org/wips/FrozenLake.jpg

[amaan]

here's another quick one-- about 90 minutes.

http://www.cgexpanse.com/phpBB2/files/mount_speed2_135.jpg

[Vogonpoet]

http://students.ou.edu/B/Jordan.T.Boyd-1/mountainsoverwater.jpg

I got so frustrated that I decided that everything should be foggy.

45 min.

[VIshyP]

ok guys here is mine, photoshop and wacom 1.5 hr.

http://img459.imageshack.us/img459/5301/earth7qo.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[VIshyP]

and one more , this took me 15 minutes

http://img461.imageshack.us/img461/8513/newlayout5ex.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[shiv_d]

a quick concept painting of flying through icebergs...was going for kinda mystical look :)

http://img472.imageshack.us/img472/6505/shiviceberg1ah.jpg

[annis987]

nice work guys!
haven't posted in this thread lately :P. So here's some speedies.

all are around 1.2 housr each

http://xs61.xs.to/pics/05524/lightness2-s.jpg
http://xs60.xs.to/pics/05510/sci-fi2-s.jpg
http://xs58.xs.to/pics/05496/bridge.jpg

[Fuji]

Hi,
I just wanted to say thank-you to the webmasters and the community.
Last week, I wanted to inform me about pen tablets and hit this site at google and read me through the forum. One thread more interesting as the other. ;)

I’m a 19 years old student and live in northern-germany and please forgive me for my bad English.

Yesterday arrived me my wacom (graphire4) and I could start to draw.
This is my first picture – 2 h work.
With no clouds and a foreground, which have no details and looks crappy.
The next will be better, I hope.

http://okermassive.de/bilder/sketch/1Versuch.jpg

[shiv_d]

a real quick one...around 1 and a half hours! :)

http://img463.imageshack.us/img463/1381/shivlandscape20fh.jpg

[shiv_d]

around 1 and a half to 2 hours...of course had reference :) its supposed to be niagra falls :)

http://img453.imageshack.us/img453/3658/shivwaterfall8xd.jpg

[shiv_d]

ok...i am putting up a concept painting i did of an ice-cave at work. around 1 to 1 and a half hours :) i kinda like this one :D

EDIT: ok...i changed it a bit...added more detail, more sharpness...and blended colors more.

UPDATED IMAGE:

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/1870/shivicecave9ge0uw.jpg

[wpiggy]

From scratch, PS CS2, Wacom ArtZII 6x8,
1.5 hours

http://www.thefreeimagehosting.com/Uploads/Images/3803370312500cliff.jpg (http://www.thefreeimagehosting.com/)

[shiv_d]

good work wpiggy.