Women.lizards, Le Chen (2D)

[Elsie]

What - the - hell :eek:!

That is unbelieveable...wonderful colours and incredibly realistic. I had to look a few times to make sure it wasn't a photo! Really lovely stuff. I hope you've submitted this to Expose! Beautiful work.

[xric7]

fantastic!!i love this!!so beautiful.:applause:

[kbarts]

Miraculous! 5 star! Congratulation! this is the best portrait i have ever seen!:bowdown:

[umbrellasky]

wow! Amazing details. I love the colours and the lighting. Wonderful!

[AndyH]

Whoa! That is just stunning! Unbeliavably good! The colours, the pose, the composition, the skin, the jewlery - its just eye candy in the extreme!
Surely the cage and flowers in the foreground is a photograph? It looks too good!

Without dbout, 5 stars for you!

[slickgreekgeo]

Unbelievable work, 5 stars.

[jmBoekestein]

Incredible... Spot on rendering of just about anything in there, she looks so alive man! Awesome!!!

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[BluePulse]

:scream: Best painting I have seen on this site. Well, one of the best anyhow. The detail is stunning. The colors on the liz. remarkable. Well done. I'm going to send myself to my room now and practice.

[iChiaz]

Fantastic done! :thumbsup:

[jiuge1111]

dear Feixin , this is wonderful ! i could stare at the detail for hours , good choice of the texture , color and lighting ! ^___^ keep up good job !

[Zog]

Whoa! It's perfect, I can't believe how many little details you put in there!

[Kaspaas]

Front page material for sure. Linda Bergkvist would be proud of this pic I'm sure :) The only problem with this image is that it makes us ordinary artists look real crap :banghead: If I could give you 10 stars I would. Fantastic

[Digitalpaint]

What a beautiful painting this is. Would love to see some close up's of the face and the jewels
5* :thumbsup:

[gaianix]

woooooow amazingGGGGGgggggggg shot:argh: :bowdown:

[rawwad]

WoW! Briliant artwork! Excellent render and idea, love it very much 2x 5stars :bowdown:

[ElKrullo]

Well, all I can do is to agree with everyone else... :)

Incredible job!

[MLongfield]

Honestly, this looks like it was done with a combination of different photos. There are quite a few places where things are of lower quality than the rest of the piece: the Chameleon, the shadow of that thing on the wall is low quality and being cast in the wrong direction compaired to the light source, the cloth under the cage (to the left) is also low quality. There are some other things too.

If you can show a work in progress then I'll believe this wasn't photo manipulation. But if you trully did paint this then I'm impressed.

[Mythmaker]

Crikey! That is niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice! I really appreciate the work you've put into the details:arteest:

[JoyStar]

...do it in painter? only painter?...you're a master!! very rich of details...I am without words...Wonderful work! ....no less than 5 stars!:arteest:

[prophecy313]

Wow! Amazing job!! great rendering and very smooth transition of colors and shadows! Keep up the fantastic work!!!:bowdown:

[BlooD2oo1]

Wonderfull!! Impressive face! I love it.

[elnady]

OMG

This is Fantastic ,the skin is really nice

[Zeoyn]

No words.

Just 6 stars!! :arteest:

[regarded warrior]

Wowowowow!! Just perfect! I love it very much

[SeifoSid]

I'm having trouble believing its a painting, but if it is, 5 stars.

[lildragon]

Simply awespiring!!

{PLUGGED}

-t

[unwrap]

Amazing painting, congrats :arteest:!

[cLos71]

Marvelous work. Looking forward to future posts. C.

[DDS]

incredible, no words.

[digital-bobert]

beautiful work! please post more soon!

[rawgon]

Ohhh! increadibly beautyfull thing

[mv]

Sooo beautiful picture, just... everything!

:bowdown::bowdown::bowdown::bowdown::bowdown:

bang ji le!

[3deyeball]

This is a great painting. It has the excellent details as well as great color and lighting,
no wonder you from GuangZhou fine art Univ. Congratulations!

[inkyspot]

I did a double-take when I realized that this wasn't 3D. Wonderful attention to detail, composition, and that somewhat melancholy expression on her face. She comes off to me a royality.

Bravo

No criques, just accolades. :bowdown:

[Myliobatidae]

masterpiece !!

[JoZeF-3D]

Stunning!!! Great Sense Of Detail!! Definitely 5++ Stars!!



Pj

[Tad]

I'd like to see more of your work if you have it to show?

[ashrumm]

absolutely amazing!! This is great yes i would also like to see more of your work!!

[my tom]

just wow! :eek:

[Staszek]

i almost feel smell of this lady - amazing work - i really love it!! 5 stars ofcourse

[Saeed]

WOW very nice work :thumbsup: :applause:

[Joscci]

Well, absolutely without question the most photoreal painting have seen yet.

Incredible attention to detail. :thumbsup: Would love to see some in-progress shots, because quite honestly, this is too good to be true.

In either case, fantastic!

Cheers.

[alexfalchi]

wow super work!! like real! :thumbsup:

[tatiana]

The detail is beautifully done on the jewelry and flowers, and the lighting of the woman's hands and face are excellent - that must have taken a long time to complete!

The only elements that don't quite have the finished look like the rest of your painting (and I only really noticed it at the larger size after clicking the image) is the cord that ties her hair back, the chameleon (the light and shadows in particular) and the odd shadowing of the painting on the wall. Maybe it is the references that you used to help you compose the painting?

I do look forward to your next digital painting! This one was very nice. :)

t

[supersteve3d]

Truly inspiring... :bowdown:

[rock995]

After seeing this stunning image, I went to visit your other postings, Faicean.

Less than a year ago, you posted your image "Kry" here:

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=232854

The difference in execution of these two paintings is like night and day with this new painting
far, far superior to the others.

Light-years of difference actually.

The others look like they were built up more or less "traditionally" while this one...this one is
...well, I don't think I've ever seen anything like it. Words fail me and I've seen some wonderful work when lurking around--looking but never commenting--in this forum.

Did you "build" this image the same way as your others? Because if you did indeed construct the image as do most artists, you have surpassed any 2D artist I've seen, including the wonderful, wonderful Linda Bergkvist. whom I did not think could be topped.

So, if you don't mind my asking...what's the secret to your amazing progress in less than one short year?

[amfantasy]

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: (5 stars)

[ice0425]

hey man~really nice ,beautiful pic, i'm very llike it~~
***** 5 stars~
Cheers http://forums.cgsociety.org/images/icons/icon7.gif

[blaize]

really amazing ( same as previous 50 replys XD )

but a few points i think could be improved.

the rope that used to tie the hair together kinda lacks dept.. it's almost like it's in sketch state and ready be detailed.. it's to light.

there are some rather hard edges in the eye area.. maybe it's makeup though..

I have trouble trying to find the position of the light in this scene.. when i think i located it, some shadows wont match up.. mainly the shadows around the painting on the wall.

some pieces of the painting are absolutely amazing, ultra realistic... but other pieces, like the painting on the wall (the frame), the body is the cameleon, the right hand.
they kinda seem to be in a different state, a state yet to be detailed.

Not sure why i post this though.. people who just post their work and dont reply.. they kinda annoy me... ah well

[mindofka]

Speachless! :surprised

[freddy7133d]

The detail is AMAZING!! really great work...Great colors too..:thumbsup:

[johngloid]

After seeing this stunning image, I went to visit your other postings, Faicean.

Less than a year ago, you posted your image "Kry" here:

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=232854

The difference in execution of these two paintings is like night and day with this new painting
far, far superior to the others.

Light-years of difference actually.

The others look like they were built up more or less "traditionally" while this one...this one is
...well, I don't think I've ever seen anything like it. Words fail me and I've seen some wonderful work when lurking around--looking but never commenting--in this forum.

Did you "build" this image the same way as your others? Because if you did indeed construct the image as do most artists, you have surpassed any 2D artist I've seen, including the wonderful, wonderful Linda Bergkvist. whom I did not think could be topped.

So, if you don't mind my asking...what's the secret to your amazing progress in less than one short year?


My guess is it's mostly photo images with quite a bit of paintover/filters to achieve the "painterly" look.

If someone thinks this was painted from hand, they are from another planet.

[rock995]

My guess is it's mostly photo images with quite a bit of paintover/filters to achieve the "painterly" look.

If someone thinks this was painted from hand, they are from another planet.

My sentiments exactly only you didn't bother to sugarcoat it like I did.

rock

[Echolee0515]

....so cool~~~i love it!:drool: Especially work!5*................

[TRHaDEs]

yes ,reall good digital painting works ,but really be different from your last works ,hehe ,
Originally Posted by rock995
After seeing this stunning image, I went to visit your other postings, Faicean.

Less than a year ago, you posted your image "Kry" here:

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=232854

The difference in execution of these two paintings is like night and day with this new painting
far, far superior to the others.

Light-years of difference actually.

The others look like they were built up more or less "traditionally" while this one...this one is
...well, I don't think I've ever seen anything like it. Words fail me and I've seen some wonderful work when lurking around--looking but never commenting--in this forum.

Did you "build" this image the same way as your others? Because if you did indeed construct the image as do most artists, you have surpassed any 2D artist I've seen, including the wonderful, wonderful Linda Bergkvist. whom I did not think could be topped.

So, if you don't mind my asking...what's the secret to your amazing progress in less than one short year?



The same question with me ,but this wroks really amazing fantastic and stunning,hope to see ur new works soon ,keep the good works up~

[Trower]

??????????

[roqsteady]

i dont underdtand how you went from those old painting to this painting that f'n amazing...

its gorgeous especially cause i love asian culture

[angel]

wow, fantastic job. I love it:thumbsup:

[SirNeo]

Wow, this is piece of art! 5stars!

[LadyAkuma]

I simply adore the lighting the the colors of this piece and all the beautiful detail of the jewlery. My fav part is the Chameleon.

Even if this is a paintover of photographs or photmanipulation (I seriously can't tell since I am still a digital newbie) it's still a wonderful piece of artwork in my eyes. I don't see why this would be a problem if s/he is the copyright owner of the photos. :/

[Intonater]

Really nice work! Excellent detail

[Aloriael]

I think it's so pretty that it got you a witch hunt group....sigh

[shahen.J]

I must say very impressive. I have seen many pieces of art in my field and I am very impressed you must be the teacher at your university rite?

[thistly]

I'm usually a big fan of very realistic pieces, but to be quite honest this looks like you've used shortcuts and relied too heavily on reference, and that you don't actually understand fully what it is you're painting.
Its sharp, sterile style lacks the soul and expressivness that makes portrait paintings so wonderful.

That, and the cut+pasted looking parts (shadow falling the wrong way on wall, peculiar & inauthentic looking squiggly thing on her forehead, flat unrealistic shading of the chameleon) make me wonder about the authenticity :\
You don't see masterful quality and awkwardly noobish stuff in the very same image unless something's up, mate.
Hope I'm wrong, of course.

[kiboSVK]

great image awesome painting great realistic look 5* :thumbsup:

[brushoff]

Yep - Truly insane Painter work Le Chen!

Would love to see some info about your lead up and process for such a painting. What type of reference did you use? - What brushes etc in Painter?

Cheers

Roger the Shrubber

[ShinChanPu]

Looking at your works and dates...
http://www.cgnetworks.com/gallerycrits/152636/152636_1110993827_medium.jpghttp://www.cgnetworks.com/gallerycrits/152636/152636_1111758355_medium.jpghttp://features.cgsociety.org/gallerycrits/152636/152636_1123090417_medium.jpg
http://features.cgsociety.org/gallerycrits/152636/152636_1141056058_medium.jpg

I have no doubt you are so lucky to have top-notch teachers at GuangZhou Fine Arts University. I wish I could say the same... :sad:

Maybe CGSociety should ask you to share your skills in a making off article. That would be very interesting for all of us.

[Mythmaker]

Who let the trolls out?! Jeez!

Of course it is possible to paint this well - particularly if you're using references.

Anyone who says otherwise is just showing their ignorance - I've seen even more realism done in oils!

This doesn't look like a manip/paintover to me - just a well composed, carefully painted piece.... not perfect, but bloody good.

[okiko]

:applause:
I am to impress by the details of this composition
it's very-very beautiful

[Lamster]

That's damn good work you got there.

Terence

[crisady]

Just amazing.
Great colours, great details... everything is at superlative.
A wonderful piece of art. Congratulation.

[Trower]

??????????

[superhooman]

Once a plagiarist, always a plagiarist.

Considering this user has been busted twice in the past for paintovers and plagiarism, I'll take this "painting" with a grain of salt.

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=256078

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=232854

The fact that he's been allowed to continue posting on this forum after clearly plagiarising a Royo painting mystifies me. What's even more mysterious is why this so called artist continues to even post here after being busted... I know I'd go hide in a dark corner if that happened to me.

[waheednasir]

nice work...:). not quite sure of what is going on, but it looks nice. there is one major thing that i dont agree with, the shadow on the wall thrown by that hanging piece is not right. it must be on the other side of the piece seeing the light on the lady.

:).

[Mythmaker]

Heh! So... it could be a fake after all! :rolleyes:

I just get annoyed when people automatically assume that highly realistic pieces must be fake just because they're so accomplished. There are no limits - but it takes skill and patience to achieve such heights.

[Pentagramma]

Once a plagiarist, always a plagiarist.

Considering this user has been busted twice in the past for paintovers and plagiarism, I'll take this "painting" with a grain of salt.

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=256078

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=232854

The fact that he's been allowed to continue posting on this forum after clearly plagiarising a Royo painting mystifies me. What's even more mysterious is why this so called artist continues to even post here after being busted... I know I'd go hide in a dark corner if that happened to me.

What a shame, mr. Le Chen. :hmm:

[Rebeccak]

Hi there Faicean,

Just to settle the matter in the best way possible, please post the photographic reference which you used for your piece. It was my mistake for having validated your image without requesting photo reference, so I apologize for the controversy this has caused.

I'm sure that if you post photographic reference (which is a typical request which I ought to have made) this will settle the matter nicely. :)

Until that time, there is really no need for further discussion regarding the image's validity.

Cheers, :)

~Rebeccak

[thistly]

Alright, after seeing those other threads I honestly think this guy should be banned.
He's been caught numerous times before, not only for copying commercial glamour photography, (which is what this painting looks like) but for copying paintings by iconic artists like Brom and Royo.
Shameful.

Pretty damned funny that people in this thread were comparing him to Linda Bergkvist in any way, and even calling this guy more skilled! Sure, he makes pretty and very realistic images, but they ain't HIS.
Linda can paint extremely well on her own, and shoots her OWN reference when she needs it.

Jeez, some of you guys are so gullible.
Calling (rightful) suspicion "trolling" and "witch-hunting"? :curious:
If is wasn't for people realising this was too good to be true and digging around, he'd be getting away with plagiarism.

[ShinChanPu]

Alright, after seeing those other threads I honestly think this guy should be banned.


I agree. If we want to keep this board serious and fair is a MUST.



If is wasn't for people realising this was too good to be true and digging around, he'd be getting away with plagiarism.


Well, I wasn't meaning that this work -or any other- is so good that is not possible to be done fairly. There are real skilled artist around able to achieve this quality or better. The point is it seems to me very improbable that the same artist can improve so much in few months... unless using the Neo's Martial Arts Learning Program System. LOL

[enumasam]

O.O!!! Really hard to believe it not a photo...the details are so good...and the lighting seems perfect...

[Mythmaker]

Jeez, some of you guys are so gullible.
Calling (rightful) suspicion "trolling" and "witch-hunting"? :curious:
If is wasn't for people realising this was too good to be true and digging around, he'd be getting away with plagiarism.

I'm not against people digging around to expose frauds - but as I explained, what upsets me is those who accuse without evidence just because an image is highly realistic. - Linda's had loads of comments like that in the past.

Based on what others have dug-up, I wouldn't be suprised if this is a fake. But it doesn't change the point - some decided it was fake just because it was realistic. Hence the 'trolls'! :shrug:

[TRHaDEs]

Are you exactly Chinese?Simply give the Chinese shameful, the previous work is the fact for plagiarize already, your this work is really very good, but compare to fall with your previous work bad too far, you have can prove is you make the painting of process and the structure diagram?I hope sincerely that that is you the body of personal level now, otherwise hereafter do not lose face here, that will make the person feel disgusted:sad: :shrug:

[seccad]

exellent! :eek:

[MapleIceCream]

my friend chen ask me to translate his words into English.and send his part of WIP here,thanks.

"hey guys~le chen's back here.that's so sorry I'm late,and so glad to hear your different voice.your suspicion is

the real affirmation to me:le chen,from guangzhou.china.thanks to each one who were doubtful of me,thank you very

much.by the way,

no matter what u guess,I will continue my road,my paint journey.in fact,I really consulted some photo,like the

woman's eardrops | necklace and wearing.but I didn't use those material to compose this work.

somebody said,my work before is so worse from this one,and no one can grow fast like this.that's becaue of my

attitude,really.time is the god,I spend 2 monce on this work,so this time you feel suprise.hehe,believe me,I will

give you more suprise aftertime,I promise.

if you have more question,please leave your message.and best wishes from me:le chen,from china."

[MapleIceCream]

http://bbs.chinavfx.net/attachments/200603/01184134-df1.jpg

http://bbs.chinavfx.net/attachments/200603/01184003-eeee.jpg

http://bbs.chinavfx.net/attachments/200603/01183913-ccc.jpg

http://bbs.chinavfx.net/attachments/200603/01183834-ddd.jpg

[MapleIceCream]

http://bbs.chinavfx.net/attachments/200603/01183741-ddd.jpg

http://bbs.chinavfx.net/attachments/200603/01183557-200631123045015.jpg

http://bbs.chinavfx.net/attachments/200603/01183529-{85882078-F1C1-4F02-A25A-AD7D4F507C29}0.jpg

http://bbs.chinavfx.net/attachments/200603/01183518-{655B60EA-BB09-43D3-B829-3E178699FCF5}0.jpg

[MapleIceCream]

hehe~this work's model is le chen's girlfriend.

[Faicean]

Thanks Maple_lau ! Thanks your different voice!

[chicken club]

Hi, can you post your photographic reference so we can clearly see if it's overpainted?
thanks...

[jhoyle85]

Great portrait, fantastic colors, outstanding everything!

[BluePulse]

Why this isn't on the front page and made choice gallery is mind-boggling. I'm stumped. My $.02!

[tatiana]

Why this isn't on the front page and made choice gallery is mind-boggling. I'm stumped. My $.02!

It was on the front page for a bit. Read thru the thread and maybe there's more information about it? I need to do that myself. I was hoping there would be more info posted later on the technique of how the digital illustration was done.

t

[BluePulse]

Well after running through some of these posts maybe I spoke too soon. I'll pick up my briefcase and move on.:shrug:

[M0E]

Amazing work! There is nothing more to say. :thumbsup:

REGARDS

[Absinthe-Graphics]

Awesome work ! Most excellent !! The details of the painting are so well done. :thumbsup: :bounce: :applause:

[chicken club]

...so this time you feel suprise.hehe,believe me,I will

give you more suprise aftertime,I promise.

after having a look at your previous post and see those 2 bad "fake/copy/paintover" you've done we just can be very doubt full and suspicious about this painting... you've been proven cheater two times here and you come back again saying you're going to surprise us? are you shame less?
The only way for me to trust you is that you post your photo reference... you have been asked to do so but you don't do it...
so come on, surprise me

[ralphmanning]

Absolutely beautifully painted. Interesting, yet successful colour combination. No crit, very nice work! Five stars. :applause:

EDIT:Once a plagiarist, always a plagiarist.

Considering this user has been busted twice in the past for paintovers and plagiarism, I'll take this "painting" with a grain of salt.

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=256078

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=232854

The fact that he's been allowed to continue posting on this forum after clearly plagiarising a Royo painting mystifies me. What's even more mysterious is why this so called artist continues to even post here after being busted... I know I'd go hide in a dark corner if that happened to me.Disappointing - Having done it not once, but twice before! Hmm, very low. :( Nice to see those close-ups and that 'wip', but I'm not convinced until I see a more substantial WIP and/or your photographic reference. I like to think it's genuine, and if proven so, you have my apology.

[Sm3287]

Beautiful, she looks so real, good job! :thumbsup:

[thistly]

if you have more question,please leave your message.

ok, Le Chen, I don't mean to nag, but I have a few questions.

MapleIceCream, it would be great if you would translate for him if necessary :)

- Why did you paint over the art of Gerard Brom, Luis Royo and others, and never credit them in your descriptions? Do you realise this is theft, and not an acceptable practice?
I rather doubt this is some kind of cultural misunderstanding ;)

- Can we please see the photo references you used, so we know if this is or isn't a paintover like your previous works posted? This has been asked many times already.

- This one isn't a question. but anyway.
If you have actually moved up from art theft and paintovers, and have truly gained this amazing amount of skill in a matter of months, then congratulations, that's a marvellous achievement! And all the best for your future career!

[MVDB]

So sorry I missed this master piece!
But better late then never, right?

MASSIVE IMPRESSIVE!

:thumbsup: ***** :thumbsup:

[mangual]

Um.... yea, that is nice.

[JM_JM]

This community is being sullied with fraudulent work!
Support the concept of the following thread.

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?p=3178314#post3178314

[wlidea]

我英语不好.可是也大体看明白了大家的争论..我真心希望Le Chen可以把Painter分层文件的截图,用的一些参考图片和可以证明的东西放上来澄清一下... :sad:

我想作为一个中国人,在这样一个世界性论坛里面出现对我们中国人的怀疑是一种极大的耻辱....

如果你真的象前面人说的那样,我真的不知道说什么好.....希望你以后不要在来这里了.........

近年来越来越多的中国艺术家的优秀作品在这里出现,我真的从心里高兴...不想因为这事情叫外国人看扁所有来自中国的艺术家..对所有来这里的中国人产生坏印象..... :sad:
你既然写了china在自己名字下面,就要对这5个字母负责....不要给中国人丢脸...

[Faicean]

I have made possible partially enlarged map to you read is not painting your own most clear! How did the two women before I was watching magazine painting, but let us take a closer look at those brushwork is next to a painting of a! Sure "Kry> following the female is a reference to Ms. master, but you will not see is that synthetic? ？ Please look to those brushwork, I re-tune the level of a year ago, the female part is that more women good painting and painting much! ！ ！ While you may say that it is copied, I yours, but please refrain from personal attacks! How China can not say more!
Furthermore, the study does not copy some other people's painting good pictures can progress? ？ Many women are also elements in this piece lizards accumulated, and I own many material collected together to produce this piece of art, if you say what is the reference photo, I can tell you!Helping lizards are found in the reptile online, like reptile friends can go to see where we can give the inspiration of many a kind monster which ornaments in jewellery book collection, which happen to buy your own view! Good material to be in their own intentions to accumulate, so good ideas and good elements in the computer before blindly find the loopholes not seen others more time to find suitable element for creative, so people want to do is CG!
I have to say on so many, I express limited ability, if you please bear with me stimulated words! I can only say that I like painting, I will continue to work painting!

[MapleIceCream]

you're trickster!you deceived me!what should I say Mr chen?

what should I say to you my "friend"!!!

what's this?tell me what's this?can you explain this photo of girl?give me suprise ok?my "friend"!!!

http://www.chinadv.com/forum/Web/UpFiles/2006/3/4/33116305.jpg

[3dmiao]

TO Le chen
check photo as training is ok, but U MUST show us the original images, then we could know what have U done! and please advert to the forum rule too.:curious:

[leigh]

Busted! This is now the third paintover/plagiarised image you've posted on this site.

Let this serve as a warning to others that this sort of behaviour is not tolerated on this forum.