CgTalk Daily Sketch 256 "Romance"

[killian]

a bit odd i know....

30 mins photoshop

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/philipbrown77/robot.jpg

[Sagii]

I am seeing a pattern here... are you in love roberto? :love:

[The Damned]

lol, very true Sagi... and very suspicious.

Good one killian... :thumbsup:


EDIT: Decided to change the picture I think. Try something else more original.

BTW Killian I think Sagi is referring to the topic titles lately, (Love is.., Red, and Romance...)

[pulver]

Had not much time but It has been some days sins my last sketch...

20min photoshop

http://jocar009.thg.se/romantik.jpg

I thougt the same thing sagi_13:)

[Maidith]

Photoshop 7, 1/2 to 1 hour, no refs. actually the lady was supposed to smile, I don't know why she turned out so sad. ^^;

http://img95.exs.cx/img95/7271/romance8in.jpg

[killian]

I am seeing a pattern here... are you in love roberto? :love:

Sorry, i dont understand, mine was the first post in this topic, how can there be a pattern? If its from an older thread do you think you could post a link so i can see?

I really need some more practice, not done these for a long time http://www.aspencomics.com/community/smileys/smiley5.gif

[RustyNail]

1min , mouse lol

http://www.duo-county.com/~kaos/romance_DEAD.jpg

[Goro]

killian I think she meant the last three DSG topics

Love is....
red
and Romance

[crazy3dman]

Ahh, what could be more romantic than the Knights of the Round Table?

The small painting is by an artist named Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale which I used as reference to help me a little with the pose.

No time for color today. Got to get to work.

Photoshop-Wacom- about 1hour 30min

http://www.crazy3dman.com/daily_sketch/C3DM_dsg256.jpg

http://www.crazy3dman.com/daily_sketch/ref.gif

[killian]

thanks Goro, now i feel silly :blush:

[woox]

Luckily back to school and enough time to do sketches:
Photoshop CS, about 2h

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v332/mmayrhoferr/romance.jpg

Wow, your lineart is great Crazy3dman!

[Art2]

killian I think she meant the last three DSG topics

Love is....
red
and Romance

Are you sure it didn't start with 'yep...it's a guy' :)... :D

[slowgolde]

About 1:20 in photoshop with a Wacom. Inspired by Giger!

http://www.ch3.gr/net/davehunt.jpg

[Cyanid]

Are you sure it didn't start with 'yep...it's a guy' :)... :D

lmfao! :D

[Her0d]

Not very much time lately, so here's a quick one (15 min, Photoshop):

http://ci.com.pl/%7Estf/gfx/romance.jpg
...now lets just wait some years...

[crazy3dman]

Her0d - Ha Ha that's great. Cute. Very nice loose sketch.

[Her0d]

Crazy3dMan: thanks. I just realized that doing the 15-minute sketch during the coffee break at work can be nearly as satisfying as 2-3 hour painting session at home :)

[elmasfeo]

crazy3dman, that's great! I love it!

This one was other of the ideas I got for the "love is..."
http://www.telefonica.net/web2/chapuceros/sketches/corazonend.jpg

I don't know how long... probably between 1h and 1:30h...

[crazy3dman]

elmasfeo - ouch! That must have been the work of Evil Cupid. :D

[yonna]

ps/wacom/20min

Romance is not only about "happy couples" and "red roses". Its also a painting style that appeals strongly on the emotions. This is a bit experimental interpretation of monet:
http://img234.exs.cx/img234/9321/romance5vq.jpg

[beebie]

http://www.thai3dviz.com/nut/littleromance.jpg

ps/mouse/1 hr
It's my first time here.

[Enayla]

Ooo, gorgeous work :} This thread promises to be another wonderful one.

Anyway, I thought - what is more romantic than a couple locked together until they crumble to dust?

http://www.furiae.com/images/romance.jpg

Photoshop, a little over two hours, wacom tablet. Referencing lightly from a photo I snapped for an entirely different painting for my book :}

[Silverwyvern]

Enayla... wow... ..wow. Will you let me move into your basement and be your apprentice? ;)



I'll defrag your system for you.. and make tea.. and I know how to bake black forest cake!

[Thany]

Wow Enyala: This is your best work yet! Absolutely amazing! :bowdown:

[InAction]

Oh my Enayla, you sure know how to make something look like you want it should. Or atleast, from my point of view. :thumbsup:

[yonna]

Enayla: det är jätte-bra !!!

and much thanks for the eye tutorial. (im at step 35 nearly finished)
http://img193.exs.cx/img193/9093/oog7gg.jpg

[andrewley]

Enayla that is breathtaking!

[SpeccySteve]

Two hours..!?:eek:

I couldn't do that in two months..stunning work as usual.

[Goro]

Damn...Enayla....what can I say...it's absolutely stunning....
And so different from your other work....I love this!!!

1 hour Photoshop wacom used poseref for the couple.
http://www.area-56.de/pics/cgtalk/sketchgroup/romance.jpg

[Enayla]

Wow :blush:

That's a lot of replies so quickly o.O Thany, InAction, andrewley and SpeccySteve - thank you so much :} I'm at the sketch forum to learn and try to loosen my painting a little bit (as well as getting my inspiration back). You guys are really helping me along :}

I'm happy you like it. I think I overworked it a little too much. I still have such a problem 'stopping' at the right point instead of just going on and going on.

And Jånnis - awesome, I'm so glad to see you've had use of the gif I made :D the eye is looking great!

Heheh, and Silver - my basement is pretty scary, you sure you really want to?

[Enayla]

Goro! Thank you :} And oh MAN that's an awesome painting! I just love the feel to that one, romantic indeed!

[Lingon]

This turned out to be more than just a sketch. I got caught by the subject and time ran away. I made this in about 3-4 hours in photoshop.
When I started sketching I didn't have a clue where I was going, but the more I painted the more I knew what it would turn into.

My 14 year old sister died in the tsunami the 26th december 2004. She would have turned 15 the 29th, she never did.
This picture is in the memory of her. I dedicate this picture to my sister Moa and her boyfriend Nisse, he survived the disaster.
I'm sorry if this isn't really a sketch but I just had to do it this way.

To Live
http://anblo016.thg.se/sketch/leva_cgtalk.jpg

You are always within me Moa.
"Till Moa och Nisse Jag älskar er!"

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Enayla: That's the most beautiful and greatest piece of sketch I've ever seen. It's and honor to have you here. Hälsningar!

[Xillion]

Heheh, and Silver - my basement is pretty scary, you sure you really want to?

Sure he wants to! Cause I myself would love too...you know, you're the reason I decided to join this community!!! To learn from you! ^_^

[DesireeJReynolds]

I second what Xillion said! And I have said it before.... I joined because of Linda!

And this is great, because I was just checking the furiae site for (rare) updates... now I can see some of her other work here in the sketch forums! Whee!

[DreamMaster]

Enayla: That's damn so amazing! Can i move in the basement with Silver? I'll worship you if it's required! All HAIL TO ENAYLA!

That's what I dream of becoming... like you! :o Help me out pleeeease... pretty please with cherry on the top!

[DesireeJReynolds]

heh I am suddenly reminded of Men in Black II.... with all the little critters in the locker... ;)

so lets all move into her basement! Im with you guys!

[Enayla]

You guys are starting to freak me out :surprised Maybe I can build a fight club of my own in the basement? trick you into making nitrogen in bath tubs and walk around shouting that you're not unique snow flakes? :D If so, I'm in! you're all welcome, if you can pass the test on my porch, first!


Lingon - I am so, so, so sorry to hear about your sister. What a wonderful thing of you to do, dedicating a painting to her, it's beautiful :] *big hugs*

[InAction]

Wow :blush:

That's a lot of replies so quickly o.O Thany, InAction, andrewley and SpeccySteve - thank you so much :} I'm at the sketch forum to learn and try to loosen my painting a little bit (as well as getting my inspiration back). You guys are really helping me along :}

I'm glad that we 'fans' are actually helping you along. Because, what can be more positive of us cheering you on while you make new awesome pictures and we get the chance to see them? Couldn't be better in my eyes. :)


I'm sorry about your sis Lingon, as I said on MSN. :(

[Pymics3]

Enayla,

That picture is fantastic. If we all move in can we go to support groups together and get free coffee and donuts? I'll pay to live in your dirty basement, hows about that? :)

Lingon, I loved your picture. It gave me a cold feeling, sort of like after watching the movie "ghost" really cool to do a picture in memory of your sis.

[Dynasty]

Super nice entry guys. I just decided to join the DSG group :bounce: since I really want to learn to use photoshop. This is my first time using photoshop hope you like it . 35 mins/wacom/ps http://img228.exs.cx/img228/3742/handwip2copy5nx.th.jpg (http://img228.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img228&image=handwip2copy5nx.jpg)

[killian]

I think Enayla's basement would make a great topic for us all to sketch.

great sketches everyone!!

Enayla i love all your sketches, they are what inspired me to start participating again, so long since i joined, but great fun.

[Thany]

Goro: Love your work man! Another artist I can admire.

[Sagii]

Lingon- I am so very sorry for your loss. Your sketch is beautiful,.. it made me cry thinking of the lost girl and the ended romance. Thank you for sharing with us.

[crazy3dman]

Lingon - Very sorry about your sister. The painting is beautiful, and a wonderful tribute.

[daw]

Good work everyone!
There are some real great work here

DaveH, Enayla, Goro - damn!... I wish I co.. if I only co.. damn!!!

Lingon - sorry to here about your sister - I really like the mood in your sketch!

about an hour in PS with wacom
http://www.dplays.se/256.jpg

[Thany]

About an hour in Photoshop. wanted to go for a different look. I'm always trying new styles. My fave type of art is still concept paintings though.

http://monkey.trouble-free.net/~thany/temp/romance.jpg

[crazy3dman]

Thany - I feel like I'm starting to repeat myself, but man that is so good! The leaves are awesome. The details are fantastic. It took me a minute to notice the castle. I love that when there is that "ah ha" moment when you notice something that you didn't notice at first.

You are putting together quite a portfolio.

Ahh and I just noticed the birds in the sky. :)

[jamiehunter]

wow! amazing work, everyone! shame i cant take part in this one, cos' it's a right corker! (that means its good :))

[Art2]

Thany, very beautiful work mate!
Very romantic Goro! Looks a bit like your Vision of SanJuan painting, maybe... that's Roberto :)
Anayla, very sensual and 'forever', hotdamn... btw I would remove your photo from the 'show your picture' thread (if you haven't already), 'cos when the guys here see how you look like, man ...

Lingon, I'm sorry for your loss. Very beautiful painting, just like your lil sister I guess.

[MustardWash]

45 min / photoshop / wacom / Goros brushes :)

romance
http://www.drakegraphicdesign.com/cgtalk/romance.jpg

[Enayla]

Thany -- consider me stunned, that's just awesome!

daw -- really, really pretty. Love the colours.

MustardWash -- so cute :D :D :D

Art2 -- oh, hush you, there's nothing special with my old mug :] thanks though!

[fcint]

Hello everybody!

My name is Carlos felipe León and I've finally decided to grab that wacom and do something serious!

I'm from Colombia and this is a painting of the most romantic place I've ever seen. It's on the north coast, a little lake called the "enchanted lake" the best thing about this place is it has bioluminicent plankton (is that how it's spelled?). Anyway this is my first ever painting, and I really want to keep at it so I can learn to use color and light. I usually just draw. Please tell me what you think about this so I can improve.

Thanks a lot!!

scanned pencil drawing, painted in photoshop with a wacom tablet (no references).
Time: 5 hours 40 minutes (my back hurts)

http://img218.exs.cx/img218/329/romancecolor0fp.jpg

[DreamMaster]

Lingon: I'm sorry to hear about that :( i'm sure that artwork will mean a lot to her and her bf. :)

[fcint]

I think I'm going to have to work a LOT faster and better. You guys make incredible things in no time!

Anyway does anyone know where I can upload my images so that they appear right on the chat screen? I tried a couple of places but it didn't work...

Thank you!

[CodeNothing]

"Romance"
-That moment you realise love passed you by...

photoshop and pencil sketch. somehwere around 2 hours. Used a reference photo of myself and a bunch of google trains and stations as reference photos.

http://img187.exs.cx/img187/7476/romance8ew.jpg

awsome work with this subject!!!

um, can i come to the basement too? :)

[crazy3dman]

fcint - Welcome. Very nice first painting, and no reference! Very nice. The lighting overall is nice. I especially like the light on the clouds. Keep posting I can't wait to see more.

CodeNothing - These topics lately really seem to be bringing out something extra. This ranks up there as one of my favorite DSG sketches. I really like the combination of loose sketch lines and painting. The emotion in his (your?) face is subtle but powerful.

[kengi]

great work everybody. nice thing this daily challenge! keep up posting guys :)

did i make it? what time is it now in usa? :)

my first daily sketch attempt...

romance with feromons :P
1,5 hour photoshop cs, no ref.

[CodeNothing]

Nice work Kengi! and dont wory, we're not that strict about deadlines. :thumbsup:

Crazy 3D- Thanks! I realy like how the quality of this one came out. I think im going to do more pencil sketches first. It seems to help my structure A LOT! (and yea, thats me in the pic) :)

Carlos- Nice to have another talented artist at the DSG!

Enayla - Gorgeous painting and amazing concept! You have my vote for SOTW

Thany - awsome man! reminds me of old school Fairytales

[kengi]

thanks CodeNothing, i've updated my image when you said about deadlines and strictness :)
btw. great rendering of your face! nicely done. very good colors too!

Enayla, i've fall in love with you :love:
romance :deal: ?
;)

Her0d, i like that kind of simple sketch, really good one.

Thany, your picture remainds me some of the romantic gaspar friedrich paintings. great mood!

:applause:

[Enayla]

Whee, the pace here has suddenly picked up :} Wonderful artists coming out of the woodworks -

fcint - lovely picture :)

CoreNothing - the mood in yours is, wow, just eerily vivid. Stunning image.

Kengi - such a smooth, calm, beautiful (sad? it feels sad) feel to this one :} Love it.

Oh, and everyone's welcome to my basement. The lights turn off every five minutes though and plunge the place into pitch blackness, I hope you won't mind. Oh, and you'll have to clean my place and take my cat for walks and dance for me when I'm bored. Yay! :bounce:

[Sagii]

yup wonderful artists everywhere.. incredible work.. and then there is me... :cry: oh well.

[robinayles]

Lingon- what a wonderful tribute! I'm so very sorry about your loss. Thank you for sharing this tribute with the group.

Enayla - Your basement might get a little crowded, but I've seen pics of lots of these guys and most of them are HUNKS! So you can count me in on the basement gig! :)

A note to everyone about the threads this week, Love is...red...romance, etc. Didn't anyone notice that this is the week of Valentine's Day? Maybe that's just an American thing? I heard once that it was a made-up holiday that the greeting card companies invented. I wouldn't be surprised. But whatever the reason, Thank you Roberto! The group couldn't go on without you, and this has been an amazing week for sketches!

Thany - that ROCKS!

[Octothreat]

oh man...

I'm going to save myself a great number of lungfuls of air and just congratulate everybody at once on their sketches...

1 hour (?) painter

The romance of a young child's daydreams
http://img85.exs.cx/img85/4231/romance3fr.jpg

[babillya]

Wow, i cant beleive some of the work im seeing in here and in the last few dailys. Incredible! enayla is out of control! and so is thany, nice work from crazy3dman and codenothing. EVerybodys turning in awesome work.

[embryotic]

What awesome work everyone - so many quality pieces for this Topic - Aren't you all such a romantic bunch! ha ha :love:

[RobertoOrtiz]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/robertoortiz/cgtalk/space.jpgPhotoshop 2 hours
PS thanks Robinayles, you made my day.
:)

[Silverwyvern]

Heh.. I dunno.. blackness.. there's prolly spiders too... big black ones..

And for the last time, I'm a girl.. is it my avatar? is it too masculine??

[crazy3dman]

Heh.. I dunno.. blackness.. there's prolly spiders too... big black ones..

And for the last time, I'm a girl.. is it my avatar? is it too masculine??

You would think www.cindymccluskey.com would kind of give it away.:)

[CodeNothing]

Maybe that's just an American thing? I heard once that it was a made-up holiday that the greeting card companies invented. I wouldn't be surprised. But whatever the reason, Thank you Roberto!
Thany - that ROCKS!

This is the history of valentines day as i heard it....

Back it the day, the european armies would only allow single men to be soldiers because single men made better fighters. They didnt have there minds on wifes and kids just the army and fighting.
So anyway, There was one priest named... (something) Valentine. And he would marry these soldiers in private against the churches orders.

so one day he gets turned in. And he is sentanced to death.

apparently he had a love of his life as well and wrote letters to her from prison. and the night before his execution he wrote his last love letter to her and signed it, "from, your Valentine"

and the love story was told through the generations and evolved into what we now know as "Valentines Day"

i have no idea if thats the truth, but thats what i was told. I should look into it more someday. :)

[InAction]

Art2 -- oh, hush you, there's nothing special with my old mug :] thanks though!

But Art2 is right. What do you think will happend if all the artists *cough*GEEKs!*cough* will se your 'old mug', damn you will recieve alot of letters.:love:

Edit*
Hmm, damn, you are one of those peoples who can be called 'perfect'. :arteest:

[Xillion]

great work everybody. nice thing this daily challenge! keep up posting guys :)

did i make it? what time is it now in usa? :)

my first daily sketch attempt...

romance with feromons :P
1,5 hour photoshop cs, no ref.

Hi kengi, can you please give some me some detail on what brushes you used ? I like very much your piece!!!

[Goro]

Thnx Enayla! I appreciate your kind words.

Thnx Thany! Some really great sketches from you lately.
I love your work as well! Go Go Go!!

Everybody rock on! :bounce:

[kengi]

Xillion, ive used simple roundbrush with opacity and flow jitter pen pressured. hardness 100% as main brush for this one. and a little of my customs nothing special. then i've used smudge (normal brush hardnes set to 0%), than again normal brush and some noise filters, and again brush mixing. i've attached some of my brushes, i've used them also for grand space opera. all brushes used here for the romance are included :).

[daw]

Thanks Enayla, actually it's a mush larger composition from the beginning,
with the couple, that now is skydiving, sitting on the hood of that vehicle
you see partly of now and drinking vino and watching the sunset...

but sometimes things turnout different than you expect :shrug:
I guess I'm not ready for those big ones yet...


Thany I like that one, especially the purple leaves.

[robinayles]

This is the history of valentines day as i heard it....

Back it the day, the european armies would only allow single men to be soldiers because single men made better fighters. They didnt have there minds on wifes and kids just the army and fighting.
So anyway, There was one priest named... (something) Valentine. And he would marry these soldiers in private against the churches orders.

so one day he gets turned in. And he is sentanced to death.

apparently he had a love of his life as well and wrote letters to her from prison. and the night before his execution he wrote his last love letter to her and signed it, "from, your Valentine"

and the love story was told through the generations and evolved into what we now know as "Valentines Day"

i have no idea if thats the truth, but thats what i was told. I should look into it more someday. :)

I think I heard that story before too...guess some research is in order.

Roberto - glad to have made your day! This DSG often makes mine! Thanks again.

Silverwyvern - I know you are a "girl" - is somebody calling you "Man" again? I know there are a few females in the group...you, me Enayla, Alice, Queensoul and I know I'm forgetting a couple more. We may be few...but we are mighty! :)

[RobertNitiredjo]

Acrylic on paper, 8 hrs.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v725/RobNitiredjo/pariscopy.jpg

[TheTon]

Silverwyvern, Robinayles, Enayla, Alice, Queensoul, Sagi13, and any other ladies we have in our little group, we love you.

This ones for you...
It represents all of us male sketchers serenading you at the foot of your glorious tower of womanhood... :love:

http://img89.exs.cx/img89/7316/romance4uj.jpg

Photoshop 30-40 mins

[Silverwyvern]

Tower of womanhood?? I thought it was just an apartment building.. I really gotta look into that. ;)

[Jasel]

Hey fcint: from another Colombian, bienvenido al grupo! Nice pic; not sure I've heard about the place though...
For your image hosting needs I'd recommend imageshack (http://imageshack.us/). It has worked fine for me so far.

Some very nice pieces on this topic, keep it up everyone!

[TheTon]

"Ahhh Cindy," He said, " the tower of womanhood - be it an apartment block, a semi-detached bungalow or indeed the circular monolith of suffering and imprisonment that the fairytale creates - all represent to me a seemingly impenetratable outer, which, once conquered, offer a veritable Eden of delight and pleasure to the valiant knight whom defies it..."

Then, he took her in her arms, pulled her close to his aching heart and kissed her, like she had never been kissed before.

The End



Excerpt From " The Ancient and The Valiant" by TheTon. Published by Dailysketch Group. © 2005

[MVP]

down boy.

myik, nwergh.

[Opeth]

Hi everyone!
Since i'm wacomless i can't join in :( but ur all doing a excellent job here.'

Linda - i don't know if there's any point in even posting a reply... Amazing material, and concept and all of the other aspects that a painting can possibly be precieved from are just as great. Don't take this negatively, but every picture u post, i immediately send to a friend of mine (who draws amazing, and she's a big fan of yours too) and we just spend 15 minutes cursing you and feeling bad for ourselves, and exclaiming sentences like "A ****ING HOUR AND A HALF! CAN'T BE!!" or "I'M NEVER DRAWING AGAIN!" or (and this actually usually come from HER) "does she have a boyfriend?!" or "HER WACOM MUST BE ENCHANTED!" etc.etc.... anyway - gj hehe

Goro - Dude i haven't replied to any of your stuff in a long time, so lemme make this a concentrated reply - you're really really good man!!
I think that you're image, on this thread, has absolutely captured the ESSENCE of the word romance. it is by far the best in this thread regarding the topic. kudos and good luck on ur final presentation in uni, or whatever it is.. i'm not really that knowlegable when it comes to high academic studies :)

[MtFR]

Hmm... I looked through this topic and thought - why don't I take 5 minutes off and draw something goro-and-enayla-killer. So I did. And I didn't even need a tablet. So here you are dudes, meet your doom (3) and eat your hearts out :)

http://img76.exs.cx/img76/9029/cgtalkromance4cv.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

2 hours, Photoshop 7, mouse ('cause I don't *have* a tablet :) ).

Some really nice drawings in this topic, congratulations to all, especially Enayla and Goro (did you guys follow some art school or something?)

[cecile]

10 minutes

http://www.geocities.com/cecileplattner/animation/romance.jpg

[Branko]

Lingon, that is incrediably touching.
I hope yours sis is swimming on the moon as we speak, tsunami's be damned ;)

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