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Another spontaneous pic; Line-art done by someone one on dA.
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Tech. detail: Painter IX and Wacom Graphire, Gimp 2 for tweaks; no references used, aside from the line-art and reference for the basic character design; about 7 hours of work in total.
No idea who holds the copyrights for the "Van Helsing" movie... But it's not me. :P
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Tech. detail: Painter IX and Wacom Graphire, Gimp 2 for tweaks; no references used, aside from the line-art and reference for the basic character design; about 7 hours of work in total.
No idea who holds the copyrights for the "Van Helsing" movie... But it's not me. :P
Category Artwork (Digital) / Human
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 800 x 625px
File Size 95 kB
The technicality of it is nice and all and it looked like some photo or a design-art from the movie dvd-extras so I didn't notice it until now... and of course because it's not furry :S The painting style you use is interesting because it kinda creates textures to the surfaces too.
I'm just wondering why do you do so much color-work when usually you color pieces by others. Are you bored of doing your own linework or do you feel you are already good enough in that so you're practicing that you don't feel so confident in or something?
I'm just wondering why do you do so much color-work when usually you color pieces by others. Are you bored of doing your own linework or do you feel you are already good enough in that so you're practicing that you don't feel so confident in or something?
>The technicality of it is nice and all and it looked like some photo or a design-art from the movie dvd-extras so I didn't notice it until now... and of course because it's not furry :S
Heh... I'll take it as a compliment. I wanted to do my own version of the character, instead of just copying every detail - But none the less I did try to make it fit in with the basic style and atmosphere of the movie.
>The painting style you use is interesting because it kinda creates textures to the surfaces too.
Back when I used openCanvas I always had to apply various textures and effects, to make the final picture more life-like. In Painter most of these things just happen along the way, during the painting process.
>I'm just wondering why do you do so much color-work when usually you color pieces by others. Are you bored of doing your own linework or do you feel you are already good enough in that so you're practicing that you don't feel so confident in or something?
Hm... Not sure I can answer that in a few lines... The short version would be, that colouring/ painting generally just seems more fun to me. And when someone else already took care of the line-art I can focus on lighting and colours and don't have to worry much about other aspects of the picture.
Mind you, doing fairly quick sketches is fun - I just don't like to spend too much time on that step of the process, for any number of reasons.
I wish I could just paint everything from scratch, like I do with most backgrounds or other simple content, but for more complex imagery line-art is still a "necessary evil" for me.
Heh... I'll take it as a compliment. I wanted to do my own version of the character, instead of just copying every detail - But none the less I did try to make it fit in with the basic style and atmosphere of the movie.
>The painting style you use is interesting because it kinda creates textures to the surfaces too.
Back when I used openCanvas I always had to apply various textures and effects, to make the final picture more life-like. In Painter most of these things just happen along the way, during the painting process.
>I'm just wondering why do you do so much color-work when usually you color pieces by others. Are you bored of doing your own linework or do you feel you are already good enough in that so you're practicing that you don't feel so confident in or something?
Hm... Not sure I can answer that in a few lines... The short version would be, that colouring/ painting generally just seems more fun to me. And when someone else already took care of the line-art I can focus on lighting and colours and don't have to worry much about other aspects of the picture.
Mind you, doing fairly quick sketches is fun - I just don't like to spend too much time on that step of the process, for any number of reasons.
I wish I could just paint everything from scratch, like I do with most backgrounds or other simple content, but for more complex imagery line-art is still a "necessary evil" for me.
7 hours is spontaneous?
Well, the effort and time shows through in the workmanship, as usual. Details, down to the littlest string on the bow and that Clint Eastwood squint in one eye, are so sweet, they can make the sugar-rasberry pie I'm eating right now seem bitter by comparasion! (Hey, c'mon I already worked out this morning.) This is some professional-ass shit right here.
And, this may just be me, but I get the sense that the guy in this pic is some kinda melding of Hugh Jackman and Anthony Hopkins, the other guy who played Helsing.
Well, the effort and time shows through in the workmanship, as usual. Details, down to the littlest string on the bow and that Clint Eastwood squint in one eye, are so sweet, they can make the sugar-rasberry pie I'm eating right now seem bitter by comparasion! (Hey, c'mon I already worked out this morning.) This is some professional-ass shit right here.
And, this may just be me, but I get the sense that the guy in this pic is some kinda melding of Hugh Jackman and Anthony Hopkins, the other guy who played Helsing.
Well, I guess I meant the decision to do this was very spontaneous. But actually, even the work-time could be considered "spontaneous", compared to some pictures I'm working on or did before.
And yeah, you might just be right about his looks. I think I made him look older than he looks in the movie - Partly because he's usually portrayed older, in most Dracula/ Vampire movies I've seen, and partly because I just tend to like my characters a little more on the older side. :P I think at least a bit of Esteban Cortez made its way into the picture, as well. ( The guy in one of my recently posted portraits. ) I was quite amused when I realized how similar he and Van Helsing are, visually and in general.
And yeah, you might just be right about his looks. I think I made him look older than he looks in the movie - Partly because he's usually portrayed older, in most Dracula/ Vampire movies I've seen, and partly because I just tend to like my characters a little more on the older side. :P I think at least a bit of Esteban Cortez made its way into the picture, as well. ( The guy in one of my recently posted portraits. ) I was quite amused when I realized how similar he and Van Helsing are, visually and in general.
There IS a ressemblance between Van Helsing and Estaban, now that you mention...
Well, that Dracula IS a tricky motherfucker, so you'd probably need someone with experience to take him down. And that's likely why Hopkins kicked some ass while that loser Keanu was captured and held hostage by those nympho vamp girls.
(Wait, did I say "loser"? I meant "Lucky son of a bitch.")
Well, that Dracula IS a tricky motherfucker, so you'd probably need someone with experience to take him down. And that's likely why Hopkins kicked some ass while that loser Keanu was captured and held hostage by those nympho vamp girls.
(Wait, did I say "loser"? I meant "Lucky son of a bitch.")
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