The Mixtape: The Anatomy Art of Pusha V

[the rookie]

Damn!! :D that's pretty clean man!!! great job, I've been busy as all hell, but had to check it out, nice work and love the touch up done on Bangkok model painting

[pushav]

Sorry for the long wait. I was been busy recently.

This time around I have been playing around with more organic brushes in photoshop7

Portrait of Gabrielle Union total time 30 mins......

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/gab2small.jpg

[SpiritDreamer]

Hey....Pushav....:thumbsup:

I like that experiment with brushes....not as refined as the last few, but has an expressionistic
style to it....like the different shades of browns used on skin, and also that green around her eyes and skin....maybe a little green highlight in the pearls hanging from her ear also and
could soften that edge of her neck, just a little...minor stuff....:)
Nice to see you back by the way.....NICE JOB...keep experimenting....:thumbsup:

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Glenn

[pushav]

Thanks for the advice spiritdreamer.

Here are 2 more that I managed to do.

Blended tones with airbrush
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/gab2smallremixed.jpg

Natural brushes used such as chalks ans sable brushes
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/gab2smallremixed2.jpg

[pushav]

This was a painting done after an artist named Pino....

I tried to go for a looser style this time around.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapepinoharmonysmall.jpg

[Rebeccak]

Wow, pushav,

If you keep this up, you're definitely going to earn yourself the 'level~up' award. :) Good work!

Cheers, :)

~Rebeccak

[the rookie]

Wow you're moving right along, and yup pino art's gallery is pretty powerful, rich color and the power of over using light and brighter colors, even if you look close to the paintings you'll see how he uses bounced light and a high glare where object and items are hit with light, I got a chance to see on of his paintings up close here in Arizona, I took a drive for a whole day to look at it and they wanted $3000 for it and it was a artisit hand touched and not a reprint(they kill me with reprints asking for $1500 dollars)

Great work V, now I need to play catch up (been busy thoe) :D!! cheers!!

[SpiritDreamer]

HEY....WOW....:applause: REALLY NICE

This is the way for you to go when it comes to painting....just my opinion.
You got it just right....can be real loose everywhere, as long as you pay a lot of attension
to the detail of hands, wrist,forarms, face and neck...which you have...GREAT JOB...PUSHAV..:thumbsup:

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Glenn

[pushav]

SpiritDreamer-Heh Heh Looks like I finally got it right after many attempts and my fail John Sargent wannabe strokes on the paintings in the past. Plus painter played a nice role in that painting lol. I had to start up the program once more. I love that opaque round brush that I customized with a clear impasto added to it. (It adds impasto without adding paint. I know that it is cheap and dirty but I have to fool people that I can paint with impasto on lol. Maybe I said to much.) I used a palette knife that I created in photoshop for her head to get that complete but not complete look like Sargent's and Pino's work. I could have done better. I did not think that I was able to pull it off in photoshop but it worked.:thumbsup:

Rookie-I always wanted to buy his art books but at 100 bucks, I will pass lol. One day I may.

Rebecca-We can skip the level ups, I want to be Knighted lol. Just kidding. I will shoot for that level up. Maybe this painting is good enough for the anatomy spotlight best of personal antomy sketchbook thread.


I feel like doing another one real quick to post soon. I wish that there was a site with larger pino artwork on it. Most of the sites had his work at a small resolution. Thanks for the comments everyone.:D

[SpiritDreamer]

Hey ...Stick with PAINTER....much better program for painters and painting....That is what you

told me, a long time ago....now it is my turn to tell you the same thing..:scream:

WHAT GOES AROUND ... COMES AROUND ...LOL...:thumbsup:
KEEP GOING...Pushav...time and talent are on your side...it's just a matter of practice and time.:arteest:
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Glenn

[pushav]

SpiritDreamer-Yeah painter is for painters lol:thumbsup:. I am using it again after I finish the setup in photoshop then the slam dunk comes when I open up painter. Yep time is on my side right now.

Here is another one that I just finished a few minutes ago.....

Morningbreeze by Pino. Repainted by Me.....

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapepinomorningbreezesmall.jpg

[SpiritDreamer]

Pushav....Looks like you've found your groove...stay in there....brush work is BEAUTIFUL..nice

relaxed flow to it, but full of energy at the same time. the painting has atmosphere...AIR..:thumbsup:
Like the variety of brush work also...nice edges on figure....keep those brushes you used on
that one in a safe place, like their made out of gold...:)
AMAZEING PROGRESS....:thumbsup: :applause:

CAN'T WAIT TO SEE MORE..:scream:

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Glenn

[pushav]

SpiritDreamer- Lol made out of gold. It is more like bronze lol. I constantly make brushes because I am not satisfied with my brushes after a while until I learn their potential.

I painted this on Sunday and I fell out of the groove.......
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapepinospringflowerssmall.jpg

I painted this just a few minutes ago. Looks like Papi got his swagger back. The groove is back.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapepinoreflectionssmall.jpg

[Rebeccak]

Nice work, pushav. :) Keep it up!

[SpiritDreamer]

GREAT.....Pushav....Looks like your really getting a feel for it now...after a while, it becomes as
easy as frosting a cake,...the colors become like flavors of sweet frosting, spread around
creating beautiful eye candy LOL....:)
Keep going, they are getting better with each one, I think you will see that after a while, you will slip out of the grove less and less,..and those sour notes will become distant memories.
CAN'T WAIT TO SEE MORE....:thumbsup:

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Glenn

[pushav]

Thanks for the comments.

Spiritdreamer- Lol eye candy. Right now it looks like I am creating "Sour jolly ranchers" lol. I will be there one day. Maybe I need a better tablet one day.

Here is my latest....... I messed up on the face :shrug:

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapepinoangelicasmall.jpg

[SpiritDreamer]

KEEP GOING ......Pushav.....they will rarely be all perfect, but there will always be perfect parts in each of them..:)

I notice, that SOMETIMES you draw the face....lips and eyes in detail, ...when all that is needed is an impression....sometimes less is more....does that make sense.

Watch the hand....that one is a little small ....pay and give a lot of attention to the wrist, and
how the hand conects to it.....just minor stuff, but it counts.
You are getting it totally right on more and more of your recent works, and that is what it is all about. you have really developed a nice style of painting, on these last figures...now it is just a matter of getting the little kinks out....HANG IN THERE...each mistake is just something to learn from...:thumbsup:

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Glenn

[Cyanid]

very nice sketchbook, good colors, nice anatomy.
the brushwork in the backgrounds is awesome, maybe use that style/method in the characters too?

[Rebeccak]

Pushav,

Would love to see you do a Sargent copy. I really think you might get a lot out of it. The brushstrokes Sargent uses are quite condusive to the types of brushstrokes you are getting in your digital paintings. Looking forward to seeing more of your work. :)

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

[Monster_General]

Really good , maan how you guys do realistic colours like that :applause:

[pushav]

Spiritdreamer-Yeah the hand is too small lol. I painted it zoomed in that is how I messed up on that.

Cyanid-I sort of do use the same style of brush style in my fictional characters. Thanks for the compliment.

Rebecca-You wish is my command *Bamf* (that is from x-men comics)

Monster_General-I made a swatch in photoshop that has colors from real skin. I found pictures of people with different skintones and ethnic backgrounds and used the eyedropper tool to save the new color in photoshop anlong with the using the alt key from time to time lol.

Cyanid here is a character concept speedpainting that I came up with......
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapeultweaponmay12-2006.jpg

Here is my John Sargent Master copy....
I changed the picture a bit and added my own flare to the picture.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapeladymeyseythompsonsmall.jpg

P.S. thanks for the stars:thumbsup:
Time to celebrate:beer:

[Rebeccak]

Ah, nice work with the face on the Sargent copy! :) The dress is a bit undeveloped, do you plan to work on this further?

Cheers, :)

~Rebeccak

[SpiritDreamer]

Hey ...Pushav.....nice job on that Sargent copy....good one to practice doing that great looking
fabric that he does so well...have not seen the original, but I can imagine that,.. that dress has a
real nice shine and shimmer to it...if you can master that effect, it will really pay off later..:)
That painting that you put as the cover for your portfolio, really looks GREAT there..good choice...:thumbsup: ..

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Glenn

[pushav]

Rebecca- I might try to retouch on the dress. I still have the .psd document.

Spiritdreamer- Yeah I was trying to make the dress kind of like the painting. I may have to take this into painter and try to blend it some.

Here is my first attempt at Zbrush to make a face. This is what I came up with. I still have to learn more functions in the program to make more ralistic models.
Total time...30mins
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapezbrushdemonhead.jpg

[SpiritDreamer]

HEY....GREAT...you got Z BRUSH....:bounce: :thumbsup: :scream::eek: .... :)

I think that sculpting will really help you to see forms and planes on the human figure better,
and will really help you take your painting skills further. I also think it is time for you to invest in the Burn Hogarth books...His method of seeing the human figure, is custom fit to the Z BRUSH
It is more of a sculpting and sculpters method of depicting the human form...after all, he learned his method from studying Michielanglo, who was a scultper first, and a painter second.
Drawing the HUMAN HEAD by Burne Hogarth is the one you should start with I think...You can
get it real cheap..used on the internet...Google or albrigis I think the other one is called. It
will really help you out a lot...just like it does me...:)
I also think it is a good idea to stay away from the sub devide when you start your Z BRUSH
SCULPTURES...sub devide last, and do the details last...GET the PLANES down FIRST...
All of those FACETS created by the mesh...are great for creating the planes...kind of like
the blocking in method you use when painting...after you block the face or figure in with PLANES, then hit the sub devide, and everything will be right, and you won't have to add a lot to the piece, and won't end up with a lumpy out of proportion mess.
Start out with a solid foundation of planed surfaces first...block in method...always use this method ..just as if you were carving a piece of wood. or any kind of sculpture ...YOU ALWAYS...ROUGH IT IN ..OR BLOCK IT IN ...FIRST....:thumbsup:
REALLY glad you got that Z BRUSH ...Pushav...now we can learn it together, and mess up at
the same time...:scream:
Talk to you later

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Glenn

[pushav]

I fell off for a second ude to being out of town. I hope my zbrush2 render of a demonhead did not scare anyone off.:shrug:

Here is another Sargent Master Copy...
And yes another new brush was used. I like this one better than the other one I used on my other previous paintings.:buttrock:
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapesargentJacquesBarentonsmall.jpg

[demented]

Hey

Wow dude - really enjoying the ps stuff. Using distinctive brushes has helped you to establish a distinctive style - loving it. Only advice I can give you now is to refine your style - but you most likely know that. Demon looks great, maybe needs some broken/bent horns.

Love your style dude - master copies look awesome.
Thanx for sharing,

- d.

[pushav]

demented- Thanks for the compliments. :thumbsup:

Here is a quick update to the Sargent Master copy. I tweaked the painting a bit. Enjoy.:bounce:
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapesargentJacquesBarentonrage.jpg

[SpiritDreamer]

:) PUSHAV.....BEAUTIFUL.......:thumbsup: :applause:

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Glenn

[pushav]

Spiritdreamer- Thanks

Another Pino Mastercopy in photoshop7............

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapepinofirstglancesmall.jpg

[Cyanid]

now that last one is what I mean. Those clothes are really awesome! the rough-pastel look on the dress is great!
the conceptcharacter you drew is ok, but needs some work...and some more warm hues.

[SpiritDreamer]

:) Pushav.....They just keep getting BETTER AND BETTER....MY FAVORITE SO FAR....PERFECT.:thumbsup: :applause:



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Glenn

[Rebeccak]

Keep up the great work, pushav! :thumbsup:

Cheers, :)

~Rebeccak

[pushav]

Thanks for the compliments everyone. I wonder if I could submit this to the cgsociety finished 2d forum. I dunno if it will qualify since this painting was referenced from another artist's work.
Rebecca- how about that level up award:D I think this one is worthy.

Here is another Pino Master copy done in photoshop7. I left out certain elements (like a basket on the table ans pictureframes) from the original to set this one apart from Pino's work. I liked how this one turned out. I was experimenting with different brushes. To me it kind of looks like a craig mullins painting.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapepinoafterdinnersmall.jpg

[demented]

Yo Pushav

Awesome work man - really like the works after Pino - very strong. It seems you are also reaping the benefits of playing around with brushes - these last are very distinct, brushes have been used very very well - somehow makes me think of fingerprints.

Keep updating man - really great stuff bro.

- d.

[razz]

To me it looks awesome :D Very nice master copies you have there, Pushav. Amazing brushwork. Very inspirational stuff for me, keep it coming :bounce:

[depleteD]

Man Verdell I'm so impressed with your ability to communicate light.

[pushav]

Thanks for the comments everyone.
DepleteD- Me inspire you? Wow I thought that I would never inspire anyone with my work. Thanks for the compliment.:thumbsup:
Demented- Lol Fingerprints lol. I used a manga screentone brush I created to paint the dots on the table.
Razz- Thank you very much. I am always trying to improve my brushwork.

Playing around with the same style a bit more. I may have overdone the texture work on this one....
A Sorolla master copy in photoshop7.....
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapesorollaraabmansmall.jpg

[SpiritDreamer]

:) Hey ...Pushav....I like the textures myself....but don't shortchange the painting...needs to
have the two hands ...one playing with the fingers of the other...kind of a nervus uneasy
hand gesture, Helps creat the mood and emotion of the person, ...the hands can tell the story, more than anything else, SOMETIMES ....And it needs that white glistening highlight on the vase, figure , wall ect. Really makes
you feel the heat of the bright sun, and brings those warm colors to life..:)
KEEP GOING STRONG....Pushav....:bounce: :thumbsup:

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Glenn

[se7en-z3r0]

The master copies are lookin great pusha V! Its cool to see how you have captured the essence of the images with so few strokes. Awesome.

[pushav]

Spiritdreamer- you caught me lol. I knew that I painted one hand and did not add the other finger of the other hand on his lap. I messed up on that painting but decided to finish it anyway.
se7en-z3r0-Thank you very much. I like to finish paintings in one sitting.

Here is another mastercopy from the 017 workshop here......
Photoshop7 and 1hour and 30mins. time....

Wip steps
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapeblackbashibazouktut1.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapeblackbashibazouktut2.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapeblackbashibazouktut3.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapeblackbashibazouktut4.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapeblackbashibazouktut5.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapeblackbashibazouktut6.jpg

[Rebeccak]

pushav,

Good progress here, my overall comment is that the figure seems a bit smushed ~ you might try elongating the figure and letting the proportions breathe a bit more.

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

[pushav]

It has been a loooooong time. I have been super busy and I still am. this is what I have so far on the zorn painting...........

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/wip/mixtapezornmonasofar.jpg

[Rebeccak]

Great start to this piece, pushav, hope to see you take it further, and not leave it as a speedie. :)

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

[zhuzhu]

wow~! man~! you did a great job~~~! i like the last one most, looks great~! keep going on~!

[xiannc]

Hey Pushav,
You have definitely taught me a thing or two about color as I have been looking at your work Keep up the great stuff.

-Christian

[Cyanid]

nice work on your mastercopy's

good sense of color

[pushav]

Sorry that I have not finished the painting yet. Lately I have been working on an art piece for a client and also working on my car (i am trying to learn how to work on it.) And I have been playing on x box live on forza motorsport and ghost recon2 s.s.(old games but fun). Man it is hot in my house. I will finish the painting when temperatures cool off some. Painting in a hot room on a hot computer = not fun lol.:thumbsup:

Rebeccak-Lol i will finish it soon.:D
zhuzhu-Whoa did zhuzhu just appear in my thread and gave me a compliment.:bounce: Thanks.

xiannc & Cyanid-I am glad that you guys like my colors. I am still trying to learn more about putting colors together myself.:thumbsup:

[SpiritDreamer]

HEY...Pushav....sorry to see you had to leave that master copy unfinished, but I know what you are talking about with the heat thing...in the same position myself...TOO HOT..sweat keeps getting on my glasses..LOL
I was an auto mechanic for nine years....many years ago....all I can say is CARS ..S _ _ K. LOL
How is your Z BRUSH GOING.....been waiting to see something from you using Z BRUSH ..:shrug:
Hope this heat lightens up soon, ...will be nice to paint, without drowning in sweat...:scream: :)

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Glenn

[pushav]

Yes temperatures have cooled down. So I decided to paint inbetween Halo2 matches and this is waht i have done so far....... I should have put more effort into this.

the zorn painting.......
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapezornmona.jpg

Done after one of zhuzhu's paintings just for fun to knock the rust off some........ Sorry about the size but I wanted to show you guys my texture work on the painting
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapezhuzhupaintfemaleface.jpg

[SpiritDreamer]

HEY....Pushav...:thumbsup:

Your catureing that style that your going after nicely....you might want to vary the size and varity of your brush in the painting a little more....like on the young girls portrait you just painted, ...her dress
could be done with just a couple of very broad strokes...same on her hair. ect. You don't want to end up with a spaghetti look, where too many of the strokes are the same size and varity. When you notice the strokes more than the subject, it is not good. Just a little something to think about
in your future paintings
LOOKING GOOD....KEEP PUSHING IT...:thumbsup:
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Glenn

[pushav]

Sorry for the lack of updates. here is my new painting from the mastercopy thread

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapevelazquezsmaller2.jpg

[Rebeccak]

pushav,

You're making nice strides here! Keep it up! :)

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

[the rookie]

Nice work V!! :D!! You're coming along wit speed :D!!

[pushav]

Good News everyone, I am coming back. Sorry for no updates. I have been practicing on drawing with pencil and pens on paper again. I was just to lazy to scan my work. I will try to put on an update by this weekend.:thumbsup:

[SpiritDreamer]

HEY....PUSHAV.... :thumbsup:

[pushav]

Sorry for the lack of updates. I have been tied down with Art History homework and typing up 5 page papers and taking photos for my photography class. Who would have thought that I would be taking pictures. I enjoy developing and printing film. I will post some of my photo work another day. I reved up photoshop once more and I was studing some of Ashley Wood's textures in his paintings and I wanted to see if I could do something like it in photoshop and this is what I came up with.

Here is an old sketch painting that I posted in my thread a while ago.......
The Original........
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapeultweaponmay12-2006.jpg

And here is my remastered version with texture added........
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapeultweaponclonebrush.jpg

Interesting......

I am getting new ideas for the future.
Time for me to make a return.........:buttrock:*powers up the wacom*

[pushav]

I am back creating art once more. I have a little free time to stop by and show you guys some more of my stuff.........

I was practicing in photoshop. Pino painting was used as a reference.....
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapepinopractice.jpg

Painter 7 sketch.......
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapegeishamightsketch.jpg

Photoshop color added.........
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapegeishamight.jpg

Portrait Painting of my classmate in photo class. She begged me to paint her.........
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapegwen.jpg

I have some sketches coming next time.
Enjoy!
Post your crits and comments. I enjoy reading what others have to say about my work.

[the rookie]

lol :Db V!! i see i see, nice work, great work, keep going (I see you like pino lol!!! great great keep going!!!)

[SpiritDreamer]

HEY...Pushav...:thumbsup:

GREAT TO SEE YOU BACK...:applause: :scream:
I like those last three posted...really caught a good expression with emotion on the last one, nice job on that one....Top one is also really nice..face came out nice along with the body,..like the brush work, and use of color.....I don't usually go for the cartoons, but really like your
LADY Akiko...She's a real eye catcher, with additude...:scream:
KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK..Pushav....Waiting to see more...:thumbsup:
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Glenn

[deco-3d]

Pusha,

Wow, I just went through your whole thread - what amazing progress you've made, it's great to see the progression, I like each new painting more than the last. Thanks for sharing your work, it's so inspirational to see how much progress can be made with practice!


Abby

[pushav]

Thanks for the comments everyone....

Rookie- Lol I had tons of pino work on my hard drive until i reinstalled my windows xp pro just so i could use my painter 9 lol.

Spiritdreamer-That was an experiment between 3 different programs. I like the style also.

Deco-3d-Welcome to my thread. Yes I have improved tons. I did not think that it was going to be possible but Rebecca forced me to make an anatomy thread to practice my work and it is just now paying off lol. I normally draw until 3 a.m. everyday despite having school in the morning. I am glad that you went through the entire thread.


Here is my latest doodle.
I made this in my new opencanvas 4.06 english version.
I am starting to get the hang of this program and creating my own brushes. This programe reminds you of painter and photoshop. It is simpler to use than painter and it is cheap.
OPENCANVAS ENGLISH WEBSITE (http://forums.cgsociety.org/www.portalgraphics.net/en/)

Done in like 10 mins
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapeglamorfacesmall.jpg


And here is the workshop mastercopy that i am working on in painter IX. I normally paint like this in photoshop but painter 9 has nicer ghost brushing compared to 7.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/003wipstep1.jpg

What a way for me to end 2006.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
Well not for me yet lol. I still have like 30 more mins.

[pushav]

Here is a photoshop quickie from the workshop here

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtape007ragemastercopy.jpg

[SpiritDreamer]

HEY...Pushav....:thumbsup:
I like your beginning of that standing figure...think a closeup fineshed version of her face, crossed hands and wrist would
be a nice addition to your portfollio....she has a really nice serene looking face.Would make a nice painting just by itself I think..JUST A THOUGHT..:)
On the bottom one,....you might want to soften up the outter edges of her face a little..:)
HEY.....HAPPY NEW YEAR....:scream: HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT ONE....:thumbsup: :bounce:
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Glenn

[pushav]

Thanks for the comments.

Well it looks like someone took away one of my stars. I can't please everyone. Lol.
I am taking a break from digital painting due to my lack of inspiration in my own paintings so now i am picking back up the pencil and drawing once more. Lets see if I can get that star back soon.
Good news i just got a new scanner, 160 gig hardrive for my art, and new software. I am set now.

This is my quick sketch of Mugen from Samurai Champloo.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/sketches/mixtapefallingmugensketch.jpg

Here are the digital inks
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/sketches/mixtapefallingmugenversion2.jpg

Here is a quick cast sheet that I made. This was drawn on 11x17 paper.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/sketches/mixtapecastsmall.jpg

And old never seen painting...........
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapedjladytribepaintingsmall.jpg

[Zephyri]

Hey Verdell, nice to come and have a browse through this thread again, thanks for your comments on my own. Your master copies have definitely got stronger, the last couple, even the beginnings of the Leighton one, are looking great. And man, you've got me wanting to draw Mugen now... he's such an awesome character, from an awesome show, nice job on the action, it defintely suits him! And the boy on the character sheet has a nifty pose too, caught my eye!
Keep up the great work!

[SpiritDreamer]

HEY...Pushav..:thumbsup:

LONG TIME NO SEE...:shrug: What happened the :twisted: get the best of you..:eek: :scream:
Was thinking that if you are lacking for an inspiration for somthing worthy to paint, maybe a selfportrait might just do the trick:bounce: :eek: just a thought:)
Hey,I like that last set posted,.. middle one the best..great collection of expressions...:thumbsup:
KEEP POSTING, you know how it is, you snooze, you loose...:scream:
TAKE CARE
Glenn

[pushav]

Sorry for the lack of updates. I have been practicing in illustrator and i had to redo my operating system. I will try to update more often.

Normally i would do this in photoshop but i felt like using painter for a change.

My latest speed paint. Total time 40mins. I may do another version of this.
Done from a reference photo of a model..........Done in painter9

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapesolomodelcom105019.jpg

[pushav]

I am a bit rusty from not painting in a while.
This is an unfinished speed paint done in photoshop7
I have to get my swagger back...............
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapeamandamodelsmall.jpg

[SpiritDreamer]

HEY...Pushav...:)

You might want to be leary of falling into a fad,like speed painting, they are usually short lived, just like in the music world...gets to the point with them, where everyones stuff starts looking and sounding the same.
I have seen over a short period of time on this forum, a trend that is leading to a massive amount of unfinished ,unpolished works done in the name and for the sake of speed.
Has gotten to the point, where you can't tell if a clear layer was put on top of a master work,photo or whatever, and then just traced, and abtracted using speedy colorful brushstrokes.
This is not the case in your case, i'm sure but is worth mentioning none the less, because when imatation of style becomes the goal, individual style becomes extinct.
Expertice, ends up being substituted with abstraction...a condition that has led from clssical painting being rejected, and replaced by pure white canvases with nothing on them except hype, that sell for a million dollars.
Remindes me of a child who says...it's just too hard, so I will just paint the way I want to, skip the hard part, and call it beautiful and finished, so that I can hurry to the next one, and do the same thing on it over and over again...not much of a challenge, and for sure not much knowlage gained..just an avoidance of the facts..no pain, no gain....a wisdom that has become replaced with and by speed.
Just voicing a personal opinion here...has to do with the story of the hare and the tortoise....:)
Everyone runs the race in thier own manner...what counts is THE FINISH...:scream:
GOOD TO SEE YOU POSTING AGAIN ..Pushav...:thumbsup:
TAKE CARE
Glenn

[pushav]

Yeah I had to get back to speed painting just to get back into the flow of using my wacom tablet once more. Recently I have been drawing stuff and got rusty at painting. I started on a mastercopy but I quit painting on it due to the mastercopies being the same old stuff to me. Yeah some people trace big time but on my more detailed photos I put in time to try to get proportions right. I usually zoom in to get the likeness. I do have some animated gif images to show my progress on some of my work but the image hosting place messes with the gif file and it doesn't look right when I preview the image.

A new painting...........Ps7
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapecoloredfishsmall.jpg

Another Pino study painting...........Ps7
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapepinoh2small.jpg

[Rebeccak]

Good stuff dude - keep pushing those studies. You seem to have a spark there, and it will be nice when you really go for a full painting and invest in it. Can't wait to see that. ;)

[pushav]

Looooooooooooooooong time no post from me.
I am currently working on a cheesy and stupid web comic.
Her is a drawing of page 3 which is a s[lash page. I added in some random text for this thread and my other sites so I could upload it.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapeburgerdude.jpg

Enjoy.

[pushav]

Sorry for the lack of updates..... I had to clean up my computer because I ran out of room on my hard drive. I have more stuff coming soon.

[pushav]

This is my latest work of art.
Darth Vader!
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapevaderhelmetplusrefsmall.jpg

Man it is hot outside.

[pushav]

Random sketch on printer paper. The grayscale was done by a mouse.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/sketches/mixtapescarypencildogmonsterthingsm.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/sketches/mixtapescarypencildogmonsterthin-1.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/sketches/mixtapescarypencildogmonsterthin-2.jpg

[batte812]

Hi Verdell, great progress in your sketchbook. It's very interesting to see you looking for your personel style. I like the looseness you have in the Pino studies. Keep going!

[pushav]

Hi Verdell, great progress in your sketchbook. It's very interesting to see you looking for your personel style. I like the looseness you have in the Pino studies. Keep going!


Thank you very much. Fans seem to love my take on some of Pino's work. I have more that I am going to do. Right now I am in the process of making more brushes for my photoshop 7 to help texturize some of my work.

[pushav]

I amlost forgot how to do my Pino work due to not doing one in a while. I also know that this pic has anatomy issues also. I had to remake some brushes and I made some new ones to add to the style. This is just a warm up for the better pino work.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapepinoelegantseductionpractice.jpg

[SpiritDreamer]

HEY ....Pushav....:bounce: :thumbsup: :scream: :)

GREAT TO SEE YOU JUMP BACK INTO THE MASTER STUDIES..:applause:
That's where you will learn and progress the most I think...MORE WORK DOING THESE,...BUT ..HEY,...NO PAIN,....NO GAIN ...:twisted: :scream: :)
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO ...MORE ..:thumbsup:
TAKE CARE
Glenn

[pushav]

HEY ....Pushav....:bounce: :thumbsup: :scream: :)

GREAT TO SEE YOU JUMP BACK INTO THE MASTER STUDIES..:applause:
That's where you will learn and progress the most I think...MORE WORK DOING THESE,...BUT ..HEY,...NO PAIN,....NO GAIN ...:twisted: :scream: :)
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO ...MORE ..:thumbsup:
TAKE CARE
Glenn

I have another pino coming. I was working on it at 3 am the same day I was doing the warmup. And the next one will be better a whole lot better lol.
Thanks for the comment.

Here is a digital sketch done with my so called digital Micron lol.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapedarladarkbookcoversmall.jpg

I kind of tried to get a retro book cover feel to this sketch. I should re-do this and turn it into a real painting and submit it to the cgtalk gallery.
Enjoy Until the next pino coming soon. Leave your crits or comments.

[pushav]

My monitor went out and I just got a new one. Looks like i missed out on a lot.

[pushav]

Woosh! Here is a random image I had laying around on my hard drive
drawn on 11x17 paper and inked with a gel pen and toned in manga studio ex 3
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/sketches/mixtapemangastudiopractice.jpg

Crits? Enjoy and merry xmas to all.

[pushav]

I have to re-focus back on my art once more. Plus I am test driving my new pc that I put together that is waaaaaaaay faster than my old intel garbage. Amd for life. It is good to be back ith amd lol.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapespeedfacejune10-2008.jpg

The saga continues..........
Post comments.
Thank you.

[SpiritDreamer]

HEY..Pushav..:wavey: Great to have you back on board..:thumbsup:
Looking forward to seeing in what direction you take, now that your back..:)
TAKE CARE
Glenn

[pushav]

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/speedpaint/mixtapemegangoodpainting.jpg

Done in photoshop cs2 with my wacom tablet. Yeah I upgraded my photoshop but still use my ps7 brushes in the new one. This is the first full painting on my new built computer. I built this on the livingroom floor lol. I also just got this new sata hard drive and it is quick! More art coming from me soon! I am not dead lol

Crits comments?
Done with the basic round brush. No other tools used.

I was also playing around in zbrush and suck at it lol and went bat to photoshop and painter for now lol.

[pushav]

I have some 3d work coming soon...
I am practicing on it now...

[pushav]

I made this in zbrush
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/wip/mixtapeskullzbrush.jpg
Enjoy

[pushav]

Bad news I got a virus on my PC and lost some art I think.........
I will try to come with some new stuff soon

[pushav]

Here is a quickie testing out my new tablet gray scaling.......
photoshop cs2
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/pusha-v/sketches/mixtapewarriorelfwomantest.jpg

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