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Prairie Sky

James verDoorn — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:33:29 GMT

Where has everybody gone? This site is becoming a ghost town.... Come on people, let's see some work here!

Here's a recent work. Not nearly as abstract as I usually do but certainly not photographic either.

All comments welcome.

Jim

Purple Iris

kennychaffin — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:16:34 GMT

Purple Iris painted with Painter 11 approximately 1600 x 1100 - painted traditionally on a single layer (but background is separate) using Airbrushes.

Girl in the Sun

James verDoorn — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:00:27 GMT

This is another in a series of family photos. Unfortunately we do not know her name.... but the photo looks like it was taken sometime in the late 30’s or early 1940’s.

I think who ever took this photo had a great sense of composition. Most people taking snapshots would have just centered her in the frame.

The challenge here was to maintain the composition yet still make the trees and the grass interesting to the viewer.

Photo to follow. Comments welcome.

Jim

Sunflower Power

kennychaffin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:32:44 GMT

Finished up this one a couple of weeks back after working on and off on it for about a year.

Painter 11 - Real Pastel Brushes.

Full version In my gallery here: http://www.kacweb.com/cgibin/emAlbum.cgi?cmd=show_image&path=Art%20Gallery/Digital%20Artwork&img=2&tn=1

Rorch'Arts

Scala — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:05:49 GMT

Actually I'm doing some new research with Painter inspired by Rorchard , I called them "Rorch'Arts" . The idea is simple abstarction till it reminds me something . First sample

The Boss...

Haste yee back — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:49:37 GMT

Okay, so this is the boss of the Happy Valley Home for the confused, frustrated and half a bubble off plumb...

Haste yee back ;-)

Buddha Hands

yuman — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:39:00 GMT

Initial source was tiny crop from my photo of statue in Kamakura, Japan. Crop turned to grayscale then via layers developed ink outlines, accents and color blocks. Played with various filters then used Pens, Oils (including Helen-Chierego Smeary Impression) brushes. Quite a number of merging and folding together of layers to final product.

A couple of recent things done in Painter 11

JohnMalcolm1970 — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 17:58:16 GMT

Hi. I thought I'd post a couple of the most recent things I've finished in Painter here.

Oops... can only attach one pic per post. If you want to see bigger versions of these then they should be on my website: www.johnmalcolm1970.co.uk

Youth

yuman — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 01:40:47 GMT

Designed and painted in Painter primarily using Liquid Ink. The completed painting had a Bas Relief created and applied in Photoshop. The image was then brought back into Painter and a Blender Blur and a final Texture of Small Dots applied in selected areas. The presented image is the best available of this final approach as Painter chocked and would not save. I did manage to force it to save this jpg of the finished product; just not the layered riff.

something just isn't right

beardedlady — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:59:14 GMT

There is something just not right about this painting I am working on. Is her head too big?

imaginary lakeland scene

devonman — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:31:03 GMT

Recently purchased painter 11 and did this scene using digital watercolour. Any comments and advice accepted.

The Patriarch 2

James verDoorn — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:47:48 GMT

I frequently do multiple versions of an image and when I do they usually become more abstract and more "painterly". This second version of The Patriarch illustrates that point.

As always, all comments appreciated.

Jim

Squirrel at Lunch

Edie — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 02:36:32 GMT

One of my latest paintings, created in Painter.

The Patriarch

James verDoorn — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 20:43:16 GMT

This is my wife's great grandfather. It is taken from an old family photo circa 1905. There were quite a number of people in that photo... I assume it was a family reunion... most of whom we don't know who they are, but this guy was seated in the center, a position of authority and respect.

I won't post the photo yet because someday I'll do a painting of the whole group.

All comments are welcome.

Jim

PS: there doesn't seem to be much activity here any more.... we need more people posting

Tiger Lily

kennychaffin — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 17:43:23 GMT

This is a Tiger Lily done with Painter 11 - Real Pastel Brushes. It is approx 2500 x 2300. Probably 40 hours give or take. Used my own reference photo. I did the background on one layer and the flower itself on one layer....pretty much the traditional painting approach.

Graphic Novel study...

Haste yee back — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:53:25 GMT

This guy dispenses meds at the Happy Valley Home for the confused, frustrated and half a bubble off plumb... Haste yee back ;-)

Red Eyed Tree Frog

kennychaffin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:37:08 GMT

Red Eyed Tree Frog

Painter 11 - Pastel Brushes, various papers/textures, blenders approx 1600 x 1200 about 20 hours or so...

Angus the Nova Scotia Duck Toller

Edie — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 02:29:53 GMT

Another first, I have been chalenging myself with subjects I have never painted before, it is quite fun!

American Bison

James verDoorn — Fri, 14 May 2010 21:58:42 GMT

These magnificent animals once numbered in the hundreds of thousands and dominated the American midwest. They were hunted, almost to extinction by the new European immigrants.

Back in the 1950’s there were only a few thousand left. Today they have made a come back but mostly in domesticated herds. It’s a sad commentary on our history and in many ways a metaphor of the history of Native Americans.

In this image I have tried to move beyond the subject to reflect both the physical power and the sobering story of the American Bison.

Comments welcome,

Jim

Artwork for a card game I am desiging.

redcap — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:46:24 GMT

I am new here and just thought I would start to post some artwork I have been working on for a card game I am designing. With the shear amount of work I have to do I have to keep my paintings down to about 2 hours per image, so the style needs to be quick yet understandable.

Here are three of my works.

Sunday Morning Coming Down

kennychaffin — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:12:12 GMT

Recently Completed after getting my new computer (and getting re-inspired)

This was done with Painter 11 Oil Pastels (but I initially started it using Acrylics) It is approx 5600 x 3700 pixels -- all painted traditionally on a single layer (other than background with is separate) and is from a reference photograph I took of a nearby church at Sunrise.

Got a question...

Haste yee back — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 17:25:07 GMT

Been visiting the site Concept Art, and I find a number of the artists there use Photoshop. I've never used, nor owned and don't know anything about photoshop. QUESTION... in conjunction with Painter, what does photoshop add to creating your digital images? My newbie understanding - obviously wrong - photoshop is for photographers. So, how do concept artists use Photoshop and why? Even my John Derry's, Essentials of Painter, has cursory training in PS. Am I missing something?

Haste yee back ;-)

Portrait of Geronimo

James verDoorn — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:27:59 GMT

An interpretation of a portrait of Geronimo.

The photo was taken in 1906 - one year after Geronimo rode in President Theodore Roosevelt's inaugural parade and three years before his death.

Photo to follow

I'll try this...

Haste yee back — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:04:36 GMT

This one frightened my wife... started out as an anonomous portrait, then I dabbled with the F-X brushed!

Haste yee back ;-)

more digitals...

Haste yee back — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 22:58:01 GMT