Speed Painting II

If I was any good, or could find some sort of guide/tutorial, then I'd be jumping at the chance to contribute.

I know there'll be some people willing. Look at the number of current members who posted in the first thread.

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These ones you've just posted are amazing!

Am I right in saying that the castle is based upon one of the Crazy Counts castles somewhere in Germany or around that area?

New stuff. I should start posting daily, but I'm too lazy to scan so often. Make me.

Lenny, thanks. Not sure where that castle is located, I just picked a random photo on my computer for reference for that one. As for tutorials, I suppose the best thing you could do is to just grab a pencil and start drawing things you see around you. That is, fruits, plants, buildings, people, anything you come across. Build a visual library. Even if you won't remember how to draw a specific person you're practicing, you'll still improve over-all.

I guess this place has a couple of cool painting tutorials and such:

www.sumaleth.com/links

Hmm, a month since this page started apparently. Funky, but I'm not working hard enough.

Oh well, here we go.

Doodle:




From life:










From ref:

A dead body? Interesting...

And I like the hands. Interesting to see you contort them into different positions.

Where do you get your inspiration for those you don't draw from life or reference?

EDIT: Okie Dokie. I'll give it a shot. And I'll have a look at that site.

I'm pretty sure that the castle was one of the Crazy Counts. I'll try and find it.

EDIT 2: King Ludwig II of Germany - also known as Mad King Ludwig.

Spent all his gold building 5 absolutely amazing castles. His state ran out of money before the 5th was completed.

He was from Bavaria after all.

EDIT 3: I like these. Not as fun as Triple posts though.

http://www.gregoryferdinandsen.com/M...Down%20(2).jpg

Recognise that pic?

It's of King Ludwig II's Hohenschwangau Castle.

Very cool find Lenny, I like that view of the castle. My inspiration for the things I don't draw from life or reference? It depends, sometimes I just want to try to get a certain idea down, so I blob color randomly onto a canvas until something I like appears. Imagining what you want to draw and projecting the image in your mind onto the paper before drawing it seems to help a lot too. Usually I start off by looking at an object of some kind, and then I work from that shape and build on new things from there. It's kind of hard to explain.








Wonkiest feet of 2006:



Stuff from today, I really like how the first one came out for some reason:



Buncha' blind contours:












Scary:


Some more studies:

Hehehehe...you've moved on from hands to feet.

This 'blind contours' thing looks interesting. I'm probably wrong in saying this, but is it when you don't look at what you're drawing at all? Instead you feel the contours of the person's face (in this case) and draw what you feel?

whoa that's some nice improvement chruser. I've been getting into drawing again lately aswell. I'll post some stuff later.

Some quick poses sketches with ref




so far the only "painting" I've done, altough it isnt exactly done, there's still alot of rough edges on it. with ref.


stuff i did today, no ref


I've got some more on my pc but alot was lost due to me being stupid. Also have some more classic studies on paper, but I dont have a scanner.

I havent really started painting yet, as I want to get the basics of the body in first. But the skull exercise has given me at least the confidence to start painting more stuff real soon.

I've also started with maya 3d so it's kind of switching between different stuff all the time but it's alot fun learning it all, especially when you start seeing improvement.

I've been playing with Maya...well when I say playing, I mean it's been bullying me into submission. After a few months I've finally worked out how one draws the curves...but that's it.

It looks like everyone likes to draw hands and arms...the skull's very good too.

See Chruser, you've already got one person willing to post in a new Speed Painting thread.

Cool, more participation.
undeadzombieguy: Thanks, I like the arms, and the gestures look promising. Be careful with using too soft brushes for paintings, they're easy to take into habit. Harder brushes require you to understand the planes (and therefore, form) a little better. Keep it up!


Some recent stuff, mostly studies from ref/life. Paintdrawdoodle to post:



Hogarth planes:












Some Bridgman studies:






Marker experiments (mostly from life):
















Experiments gone horribly awry:






Quick sketches from Spooge ref:



Yup, that's all for now. Feel free to crit.

Your eyes are getting better.