CgTalk Daily Sketch 444 "Art of war" (THE PLEDGE 4/7)

[kaylon]

OooOo first up ....

It's the first thing that popped into my head...but..least there are no Ogre's in this one.

Photoshop 20mins

PLEDGE 4/7



http://img366.imageshack.us/img366/5425/artofwar1py.jpg

K.

[LoTekK]

Oooh, good one, Kaylon.

Mine's a silly one.
http://www.lotekk.com/files/dsg-444.jpg
45 minutes, Photoshop CS2

[erilaz]

Oooh, good one, Kaylon.

Mine's a silly one.

45 minutes, Photoshop CS2

I really needed that laugh LoTekK! That is brilliant! I literally laughed out loud!:D Great job!
Kaylon, great use of epic sized perspective. Nice space!

[erilaz]

PLEDGE 4/7
http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/7089/artofwar014sz.jpg

I spent most of the time trying to work out colours on this one. Colour-blindness is frustrating! :D
About 1.5 hrs PS

[Cyanid]

http://bushido.boonzaayer.nl/artwar.jpg

1:20 Hr | PSP | Wacom

[ButchMakora]

hard theme as i can see the amount of posts here. so - here's my version - out of pledge, just an idea:

http://www.ljplus.ru/img2/b/u/butchmakora/artofwar.jpg

10 min pen, 1 hour Photoshop 6 + mouse

[umbrellasky]

Nice work Kaylon! Interesting atmosphere to yours :)


Slightly inspired by Harry Potter and how the characters in portraits move around from one portrait to another.

Time: 1 hour

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v700/enialadam/art-of-war.jpg

Pledge 4/7

[JeroenDStout]

http://reallife.jeroenstout.net/09.jpg

"Such... vibrant colours."

Photoshop, about an hour. Sweet Yurok, atomic weapons are ironic; they're terrible but so pretty, somehow.

[a-m-a]

hard theme as i can see the amount of posts here. so - here's my version - out of pledge, just an idea:
10 min pen, 1 hour Photoshop 6 + mouse
I in a shock! It is really excellent! Alexey you do{make} not comic successes! Так держать!

[lungx]

ps; wacom; 2 hours i think. so much to learn...

http://www.lungx.nl/cgtalk/artwar.jpg

critique? yes please :)

[rawwad]

Nice work everyone :thumbsup:

Here is mine, 2h , PS, Genius tablet.

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/7206/10fin6kv.jpg

PLEDGE 4/7

[lungx]

wow, really nice rawwad!

[rawwad]

Thanks lungx :)

[HellBoy]

heres mine,


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/mwarsame/artofwar.jpg

Don't ask the point

PS + Mouse = 45MIN MAX

[djtrousdale]

Pencil, GIMP, 1:30
Pledge 4/7

I used no reference on this. Forgive me if the uniforms aren't exactly right...

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b364/djtrousdale/444ArtofWar.jpg

[umbrellasky]

Hexaditidom: heehee, ncie work :)

[Gord-MacDonald]

PS - 25 minute

*edit*
added colour and people
20 min

http://cg2020.com/dailysketch/From2005jul15/UndoWar1.jpg

Gord

[yAdam]

Good stuff from everyone! I thought this one was pretty difficult, couldn't think of anything.

PLEDGE 4/7. Painter IX. just over an hour.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y77/yAdam1/artofwar.jpg

[Cyanid]

http://bushido.boonzaayer.nl/artwar3.jpg
done a 2nd one, 1:10 HR PSP7

used a ref, a thumbnail...looks like it was an oilpainting, someone knows it?

[djtrousdale]

Thanks enialadam, I liked your idea too. Wouldn't it be called the War of Art?

[jebas]

Like so many others, I was finding this one difficult too. Eventually, I came up with the idea of airplane nose art. I'm not real happy with it, but I have made it past the hump for the pledge.

http://jebas.no-ip.info/%7Ejeff/art/noseart.jpg

Pledge 4/7
After several false starts, it was roughly1.5 hours with GIMP.

Kaylon: That idea was awe inspiring. I would love to see a completed work of it.
Hexaditidom: Two points to you. You made water come out my nose while I was laughing.
Cyanid: I love the recruitment poster.

[HellBoy]

Hexaditidom, ur getting better man, keep up

[erilaz]

Cyanid, loving your brushwork recently. Nice diversity of styles.:arteest:

[djtrousdale]

:) Thanks again guys, I'm glad I found a style that works. I was very pleased with today's, maybe tomorrow's will be even better.

Nice idea Gord! If only we could just undo it all...

[doomdragon]

3...2...1...ART! - Take cover
http://www.doomdragon.de/dailysketch/artofwar.jpg
1h pse
PLEDGE 4/7

[jebas]

DoomDragon: I bow to superior skill at the absurd. :bowdown: However, I do have one question. Doesn't it get expensive replacing the table with each new art project?

[doomdragon]

DoomDragon: I bow to superior skill at the absurd. :bowdown: However, I do have one question. Doesn't it get expensive replacing the table with each new art project?

Hehe, thx. Well... the table is considered collateral damage. :D

[danielh68]

PS:30mins.

http://www.danielhelzer.com/sketches/sketch44.jpg

[Martin_B]

Hate to post after danielh68. That's a good 30 minut sketch.


Here comes mine. Around 40-50 minutes. And I'm still playing with painter. I can't say I'm proud.
http://www.berring.se/martin/bilder/CGT/war.JPG
pledge 4/7

[squirpy]

danielh68: I love that. Great colors.


photoshop and artrage. Dunno how long.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v83/thesparky/artofwar2.jpg

Just what came into my head with the topic name. Not really sure if it relates directly...

[Crunktastic]

It's been far too long since I've posted in here...

Painter/1 hour

http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/4630/artofwar0th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/)

[BrittanyRichardson]

good work, everyone! :thumbsup:


meh... I couldn't think of anything to do so, I think I'm gonna skip this one. :shrug:

[danielh68]

Great work everyone.

Martin B - Nice cool/warm temperatures. Also like the oily quality to you work.

Squirby - Very imaginative piece. Also like the loose background.

Cyanid - I've seen that piece before too. I can't think of the name though. Anyhow, great work.

[anibal187]

I see this topic as a large scale Risk game.
The pledge 4/7
45 mins. Photoshop.

http://www.prodigyweb.net.mx/punkhead/artofwar.jpg

[venomai]

Hey everyone, beginner here.
First post at the daily sketch forum - I'm hoping to improve a bit by trying these daily practices. :D


http://img398.imageshack.us/img398/2852/finalgod9kk.jpg (http://imageshack.us/)

I used a great brush from Smashmethod for the blood - I was kinda in a rush to finish it and hop off to sleep. :shrug:

[DreamMaster]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y1/beauty7/artofwar.jpg
Painter IX for painting and Photoshop CS for SUBTLE texturing on it. 1 hour and 15 min or 30 min. Wasn't paying attention to the time. I actually enjoyed painting that one lol. I was experimenting with different brushes.. this time.. oil painting. lol Ok that guy is trying to paint the dying scene and that airplane is shooting at him.... and at me too. Lucky, I survived and this artwork has survived. Whew! Unfortunately, HE didn't make it. :/

If anybody have any suggestions to help my sketches to improve, please don't feel afraid to say so. I love hard and mean criqitues. :D

[ButchMakora]

kaylon: nice idea, concept realization.. good chances to be the winner ;)
erilaz: simple and emotional - nice work!
a-m-a: thanks, i like this one too! and where's yours?
lungx: use textures carefully, first - learn more about coloyring and shadows.. i think..
rawwad: i'm on my way to your skill-levels... i think your art here - is the sketch of the week
Hexaditidom: really fun ;)
doomdragon: original idea! somebody! let the Oscar in!

[Harry021]

Hi all; here's my sketch, Photoshop CS, 1 hr:
http://tinypic.com/b3q0bt.jpg (http://tinypic.com/b3q0bt.jpg)
(http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=8/23501273482.jpg&s=x2)

[xodibox]

Here's mine

photoshop, graphire3, 1:15hr

http://www.quickbrownfox.ca/DSG/temple.jpg

[TobyArt]

Pledge 4/7 Photoshop, 1:53:28(timed to the second baby!)
First time really painting in Photoshop, huge props to the free brushes from
Goru in the Sketch tutorials, hints and brushes area and all the tutorials
http://home.comcast.net/%7Ezyrinx99/WeeklySketches/artofwar.jpg

[GauntMan]

90 minutes or so - Wacom Tablet, Microsoft Acrylic Beta/GIMP;

This started out as a cowboy with brushes instead of a gun (Draw!), but turned into something else.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v671/gauntman/sketch/sketch444.jpg

A tricky topic, and some very nice interpretations.

Zyrinx - nice rain, thoughtful composition;

xodibox - good architechture; I like the bonzai tree...

squirpy - this image grabbed me for some reason; excellent motion and color selection

danielh68 - moody, and I am always a sucker for war elephants!

[Cyanid]

squirpy: nice image, great dynamics, you have a good rendering style. Work on your anatomics and you will be gorgeous.
daniel68: nice as always, I like the mood in your pictures.
martin_B: somehow I like this image, the colors are pretty good. Besides the face it is a really nice image with a nice mood. It reminds me to impressionistic painters. keep it up!

[AmyScott-Murray]

Cyanid - lovely texture !

Rawwad - wow! in 2 hours!!

doomdragon - lol :)

xodibox - lovely :)

Sorry I really don't have much time to do mine today.

http://www.grannys-attic.co.uk/images/amy's/artofwar.jpg

photoshop, 15 mins, pledge 4/7

[Erikoinen]

My Art of War. Took it kind of literally. :p

PS, 1h

http://koti.mbnet.fi/teimo/erikoinen/quick%20pics%202005/25.jpg

The pledge 4/7

[TobyArt]

Wow, tricky subject great ideas.

Cyanid (http://forums.cgsociety.org/member.php?u=76714) - Beautiful.
enialadam (http://forums.cgsociety.org/member.php?u=160816) - Love the idea
danielh68 (http://forums.cgsociety.org/member.php?u=54948) - Wonderful chaos
Erikoinen (http://forums.cgsociety.org/member.php?u=34226) - Great texture

[Art2]

1h 50m

Some will live and others will die, that's the art of war...

http://www.marlonart.nl/web/sketch101.jpg

Pledge 4/7

[evakristjans]

Mine's crap for now :P

PS, 20 mins

http://www.ravenrogue.com/dailysketch/444.jpg

Pledge 4/7

[augustus]

http://august.f2o.org/temp/artofwar.jpg

~½ hour, ArtRage, Painter.

[jmBoekestein]

Nice one augustus. :)

I couldn't find any inspiration, thought about similar topics, but no spark for me.
Just gonna grab another topic.

[Bahaya]

http://www.keyemura.net/2d/pics/Keyartofwar.jpg

PS,Wacom: 30 min

[Gord-MacDonald]

Hey everyone, beginner here.
First post at the daily sketch forum - I'm hoping to improve a bit by trying these daily practices. :D

I used a great brush from Smashmethod for the blood - I was kinda in a rush to finish it and hop off to sleep. :shrug:

Really nice work - welcome to DSG!

Gord

[electricsketchbook]

Oh well, I messed this one up and didn't have enough time to try to fix it. It was supposed to be a guy strung up and riddled with #2 lead pencils ( I felt they were the most recognizable.) I didn't get to doing the blood around the wounds but I wanted to post what I had.

Some great work shown up here :thumbsup:

Painter 9; 1 hour 20 min
http://homepage.mac.com/kanefamily/.Pictures/Sketches/art_of_war.jpg

[RobertoOrtiz]

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/robertoortiz1/cgtalk/blood.jpg
psp 1 hour THE PLEDGE 4/7

[a-m-a]

Lol, RobertoOrtiz, We think equally?
Day of meditations, 35 minutes of drawing and 10 minutes of editing
http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/8809/artofwarwebcopy6zh.jpg

http://img368.imageshack.us/my.php?image=artofwarwebcopy6zh.jpg
He is the African soldier prepares for terrible fight with an another's tribe

[Aidenn]

If there is something i suck more at than hands and action poses it's the background. ;)
Sketch: 1h 15m
Gimp: 15m

The Pledge 4/7 (will...make...it...:P)

http://almea.neostrada.pl/war.jpg

... and onto the next Pledge

[anilduran]

A soldier only can see reality of himself from a mirror inside of a civils eye...

painter+photoshop ---1 hour....
thanks...

http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/3066/cgtalk035fo.jpg

[Her0d]

Quick doodle in Photoshop, 30 minutes :/
http://img280.imageshack.us/img280/4361/artwar3qj.jpg

(reference used (Boticelli's "Birth of Venus" :-))

[paperclip]

THE PLEDGE 4/7

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/415/artofwar5jf.jpg

[Zeitwolf]

Open Canvas, 10 minutes (today)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/odinsregen/sketches/artofwar.jpg
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/odinsregen/sketches/artofwar.jpg)

[Imagus]

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a268/Imagus/DailySketch/444-ArtOfWar.jpg

A traditional painter battles against the new technology that threatens to overrun his world.

Pencil on typing paper, colored in Photoshop with a mouse.

Drawing: ~30 minutes
Photoshop: ~30 minutes
Total: ~1 hour

I like the way this one came out... I've gotten a little more used to mouse-painting in Photoshop, and the scene worked well. I also worked out the concept as I drew it... started with the soldier with the paint, then the barbed wire fence, then the explosion, the technology, and his paintings. A different way of working for me... I usually have the scene planned out beforehand.

Image was completed on time, but posted late due to image prep.

PLEDGE 4/7 (seventh pledge sketch completed)

[ButchMakora]

a-m-a : i can see progressive steps in your works. simple using of more than 2 colors already made a deep improve to your works! don't be shy - you KNOW HOW and you CAN use colours! just jump over your shyness

anil6tr - i think i'll vote for SOTW about this work, really amazing!

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