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Blaze
Speedpaint 4-18
Time: 5 Hours.
I think a few speedpaints might help me loosen up a little, and help refine my technique.
I normally spend weeks on the large pictures I do, but I think it is easy to over-work things, and waste time re-doing things. So, I took a different approach with this piece, and finished it within the day!
Whoo!![:D]( ":D (Big Grin)")
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Time: 5 Hours.
I think a few speedpaints might help me loosen up a little, and help refine my technique.
I normally spend weeks on the large pictures I do, but I think it is easy to over-work things, and waste time re-doing things. So, I took a different approach with this piece, and finished it within the day!
Whoo!
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Nesting Grounds
I'm finished with the speedpaint I've been working on recently.
I guess it's a bit less speedy than my last one, but not by too much, and I think I've been able to increase the level of detail and scope of the piece.![:)]( ":) (Smile)")
This one took about 6.5 hours, not including the time to make a basic sketch. That's a LOT faster than my longer pieces.
The process was recorded at [link]
These speedpaints are going to be great practice and a lot of fun.![:)]( ":) (Smile)")
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I guess it's a bit less speedy than my last one, but not by too much, and I think I've been able to increase the level of detail and scope of the piece.
This one took about 6.5 hours, not including the time to make a basic sketch. That's a LOT faster than my longer pieces.
The process was recorded at [link]
These speedpaints are going to be great practice and a lot of fun.
:origin()/pre00/1938/th/pre/i/2013/118/1/5/nesting_grounds_by_chromamancer-d63c3zm.jpg)
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Fisher
Speedpaint for 4-30.
Time spent: ~3.5 hours
The process for this piece was recorded on Livestream, too.
I thought I'd mix it up a bit on this one.
It's been a while since I've drawn a gryphon, so it was rather fun. I feel rusty, but that's what practice is for!![:)]( ":) (Smile)")
I'm still rather pleased with the finished result of this piece, though. The canvas was a nice change of pace, after so many landscape sized pieces.
I think I'm improving with this speedpaint technique, as well.![:D]( ":D (Big Grin)")
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Time spent: ~3.5 hours
The process for this piece was recorded on Livestream, too.
I thought I'd mix it up a bit on this one.
It's been a while since I've drawn a gryphon, so it was rather fun. I feel rusty, but that's what practice is for!
I'm still rather pleased with the finished result of this piece, though. The canvas was a nice change of pace, after so many landscape sized pieces.
I think I'm improving with this speedpaint technique, as well.
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Bookwyrm
Speedpaint 5/7/13
Time: 4:16
For this speedpaint, I decided to revisit an older piece of mine. I really like the idea, but I thought I could do much better with it now, compared to a few years ago.
I think it turned out much better. The process behind this piece has been saved, on Livestream. [link]
The awesomely punny title was suggested in the livestream by Tempo. [link]
I'm rather pleased with the result. It hardly seems like a speedpaint, in a way.![:)]( ":) (Smile)")
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Time: 4:16
For this speedpaint, I decided to revisit an older piece of mine. I really like the idea, but I thought I could do much better with it now, compared to a few years ago.
I think it turned out much better. The process behind this piece has been saved, on Livestream. [link]
The awesomely punny title was suggested in the livestream by Tempo. [link]
I'm rather pleased with the result. It hardly seems like a speedpaint, in a way.
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Black Flame of Calamity
When playing Monster Hunter 3U, I was a bit disappointed at first that some of the epic monsters that I'm familiar with aren't in the game...
Then I fought the Dire Miralis.![;)]( ";) (Wink)")
It was so striking that I had to make some fanart.
This started as a speedpaint, but it had potential to be rather epic, so I decided to keep working on it longer.
Getting the sense of scale right was the biggest challenge with this piece, since the Dire Miralis is very large.
In the end, this one probably took around 15 hours, so it was still much faster than my longer pieces, but I'm quite pleased with the result. The lighting and coloring were a lot of fun to work with, too.
Sadly, because of some network issues, the whole process for this piece wasn't recorded on Livestream, but I'll definitely be streaming some more speedpaints on there, in the future.![:)]( ":) (Smile)")
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Then I fought the Dire Miralis.
It was so striking that I had to make some fanart.
This started as a speedpaint, but it had potential to be rather epic, so I decided to keep working on it longer.
Getting the sense of scale right was the biggest challenge with this piece, since the Dire Miralis is very large.
In the end, this one probably took around 15 hours, so it was still much faster than my longer pieces, but I'm quite pleased with the result. The lighting and coloring were a lot of fun to work with, too.
Sadly, because of some network issues, the whole process for this piece wasn't recorded on Livestream, but I'll definitely be streaming some more speedpaints on there, in the future.
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Sky Race
Time for a sky race!
This is another that started as a speedpaint, but I spent a bit more time on it, since I liked the idea. It probably took around 8 hours, so still much faster than my longer pieces.
It was a bit frustrating to get the contrast right on this piece, but I'm pleased with it in the end. Maybe I'll re-visit the idea someday, too.
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This is another that started as a speedpaint, but I spent a bit more time on it, since I liked the idea. It probably took around 8 hours, so still much faster than my longer pieces.
It was a bit frustrating to get the contrast right on this piece, but I'm pleased with it in the end. Maybe I'll re-visit the idea someday, too.
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Green Dragon Mask
EDIT:
SOLD in the Art Auction at Convergence 2014
This mask won Best Amateur Piece and I am SO PROUD.![:D]( ":D (Big Grin)")
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This is one of the projects I've been working on recently.
A few months ago, I saw a really neat leather dragon mask online, made by Zarathus. I thought it was cool, so I decided to try making something myself.
It's been quite some time since I made my Guilmon costume, so it felt really good to make something physical again. This was my first time trying anything like this, and my first time working with leather, so I had to study up a bit.
The majority of the mask was made with leather, but I also have some mesh, to line the eye sockets, craft foam, and plastic horns. The teeth are made with apoxy, so they are a hard resin and feel very tooth like. The jaw is articulated and easy to move, and the eyes have LEDs for lighting, as well. It is breathable enough that I can wear it for quite a while without fatigue setting in. Overall, I had fun working with all kinds of new materials.
It wasn't an easy process, though. Despite planning and making a test run out of craft foam, I had to re-do major portions of the mask a few times. This took much longer and used much more leather than it would have, if I knew what I was doing from the start, but I'm really proud of my final result.![:)]( ":) (Smile)")
It was a really fun project, and it had some great reactions at the Renaissance Festival this year. I'll probably wear it around at cons sometimes, too.
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SOLD in the Art Auction at Convergence 2014
This mask won Best Amateur Piece and I am SO PROUD.
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This is one of the projects I've been working on recently.
A few months ago, I saw a really neat leather dragon mask online, made by Zarathus. I thought it was cool, so I decided to try making something myself.
It's been quite some time since I made my Guilmon costume, so it felt really good to make something physical again. This was my first time trying anything like this, and my first time working with leather, so I had to study up a bit.
The majority of the mask was made with leather, but I also have some mesh, to line the eye sockets, craft foam, and plastic horns. The teeth are made with apoxy, so they are a hard resin and feel very tooth like. The jaw is articulated and easy to move, and the eyes have LEDs for lighting, as well. It is breathable enough that I can wear it for quite a while without fatigue setting in. Overall, I had fun working with all kinds of new materials.
It wasn't an easy process, though. Despite planning and making a test run out of craft foam, I had to re-do major portions of the mask a few times. This took much longer and used much more leather than it would have, if I knew what I was doing from the start, but I'm really proud of my final result.
It was a really fun project, and it had some great reactions at the Renaissance Festival this year. I'll probably wear it around at cons sometimes, too.
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