Hanzz Is Awake Too !

[screenpainter]

super top notch work as always. glad you are back in the saddle. :)

[hanzz]

Thanks mate.I'm all taken up (timewise) by live drawing gigs, these days. Very poor in time to do digitals, but I try as much as possible.

Anyone interested in seeing my live work, please visit my website (http://hanzz.be) or blog (http://hanzzcaricatures.blogspot.com/)
I am trying some stuff out though, maybe you'll find some of it in here. We'll see.....

Thanks for having a peek everyone!:D:D

[hanzz]

Finally got round to doing one .... Here's Alfred. Hope you like it.....

[coops]

He sure looks great and lovely to see you posting again:)

[Boxy]

Brilliant! :)

[D Akey]

Nice!. . .

[hanzz]

Thanks dear friends, I havn't drawn stuff like this since forever I guess !

[pat1940]

Wonderful work, love viewing it, waiting for more

[byroncallas]

You remain ever the genius with these Hanzz. This one is wonderful.

[tylerzachary]

Just barely, but still, hope you like my efforts. I have some more pictures , the only thing is...where the did I put them ?:D


Morgan Freeman just reminded me about "Red" from The Shawshank Redemption. It was the first thing that came to my mind when I saw this picture.
Really nice, like it!

[hanzz]

Thanks Pat, tylerzachary and Byron.

[jibes]

Nice job on the caricatures paintings! You do great work!

[jonwood]

Nice work as always Hanzz..

[hanzz]

Thanks Jibes and Jonwood.

[hanzz]

Here's some paintings I made during Beta Testing with AR4.

[Lindae]

Hanzz,
these are just amazing caricatures! L

[hanzz]

Thanks Lindae.
Here's one I just finished. AR4. Anne Hathaway.
This is just a screenshot, using the stenciltool as a ruler to make a "watermark". The whole picture (sketch to finished) was done using the chalk tool.

[Alexandra]

Hanzz, these are amazing. They look as if they could walk right out of the drawing.

[hanzz]

Thanks ,Alexandra.

[coops]

These are great Hanzz and its always a joy to view your work:)

[hanzz]

Thanks so much, dear Coops.

[katya2902]

i like it all very muchhttp://www2.ambientdesign.com/forums/images/icons/icon14.png

[kenmo]

Hanzz your work is stunning... Always enjoy your threads....

[Aunt_Betsy]

Just Fantastic!!! You have such an amazing talent!

[Lima]

Really nice work.

[hanzz]

Thanks so much, Lime, Aunt_Betsy,Kenmo, and Katya:cool:

[Caesar]

Although I don't think I know (or I'm not much acquainted with) the people you portraid in these last bunch I'm as always utmost impressed by Your mastery, dear Hanzz!

[byroncallas]

Hanzz, catching up here with your thread, these recent are wonderful. Love the Hataway, especially after her winning the award last night. This one is quite the hoot - you nailed her pretty darn good. You work is always so top notch. :)

[hanzz]

Thank you so much, Byroncallas and Caesar !:cool:

[pai]

hello Hanzz,

it's a great journey to view through this thread again and your latest works are as great as usual. I like some of your screen capture on the Artrage work interface and your work process. It kind of refreshing my mind on how to use it again (I hope)

I especially like the paintings of Leslie Nielsen and Anne Hathaway :) Even though I haven't watched a movie for years. The last time I watched her in movie was Devil Wears Prada, but I really like the latest short hair look of her as well as I knew she was in a new movie Les Misérables. I watched the actual Les Misérables play back in 1986.

Hope to see more of your works in AR4 :)

[hanzz]

Dear dear Pai, How great it is to hear back from you !! You really made my day !!
Thanks for your kind words, I really hope to see some of your paintings again.:cool:

[pai]

Yes :) :) so happy to be back and see so many friends still here.

I will when I install the Wacom driver soon, as well as you show me more your "screen capture" ...haha :p

[hanzz]

I have been doing some Cartoons about safety for a firm over here.
I don't show them normally, but just to let you know I am still awake, here's one I just finished.
Safety on heights...

[pai]

oops, Hanzz, are you sure that man is awake? yes, safety is very important at work, so keep stay awake :o

[byroncallas]

That's a hoot Hanzz. I'm sure you've a happy client. :)

[hanzz]

Thanks Pai and Byroncallas, they sure were happy with it.

[hanzz]

Here's the poster of the Caricature festival in France. They selected my painting I did in ArtRage4 to use as eyecatcher.

73946

If you'dd like to visit the website of the festival, find it here (http://hanzz.be/SALON_SAMER.html)
Maybe I'll meet some of you there? This is a lousy picture, showing the poster, here's the picture to see as it should be..

73947

[D Akey]

As ever. Really clever.

[hanzz]

Thanks D Akey, he's going red, like the wine....
The background is a simple AR4 two-colour gradient ....

[Caesar]

Once again, it's him! Maybe a little disgusted ...:D

[hanzz]

Thanks Ceasar

[coops]

Brilliant work once again:)

[kenmo]

Always enjoy seeing your imagination at work... :D:D:D:D

[Alexandra]

Oh, he is one of my favorite actors, and your funny illustration-excellent Hanzz.

[hanzz]

Thanks Coops, Alexandra and Kenmo.:cool:

[pai]

Congrats Hanzz of your work on the festival poster :) I knew him by watching a movie called "Green Card" long time ago because he is huge..haha

[byroncallas]

I'm a little behind here Hanzz, but this sure caught my eye trying to catch up on the threads. Terrific, AND CONGRATS. :)

[hanzz]

Been away from here for a while.

Much of my time is taken up for a big exposition in my country of 80 of my works in the European Cartoon Centre.I am very honoured to it.
The major part of the expo are Artrage paintings. The other are done in Inkist and 'real world' drawings...
(website here : http://www.ecc-kruishoutem.be/index_ENG.htm )

I am now very busy doing a children's colour ,games ,and puzzle + comic book for a comical duo.
The faces are them as a caricature.

77029

[Boxy]

Brilliant! :)

[hanzz]

Thanks, Boxy

[copespeak]

Stunning work! I really love your caricatures on your website. :cool:

[Alexandra]

Great, what a treat!

[coops]

Always enjoy your work, well done once again:)

[hanzz]

Thanks so much, Coops, Alexandra,and Copespeak.:cool:

[hanzz]

message deleted by hanzz

[D Akey]

Way to make an exit!

Live long and prosper and keep awake too. Great stuff. . . er. . . Hanzz. . . HANZZ.BE!!!!!! GOOD!!!!!

[Caesar]

I saw her picture and she's obviously her! Welcome back in here, dear Master!

[Boxy]

Great picture Hanzz. It would be a shame if it was the last. :(
Keep on creating my friend.
Sav

[hanzz]

Thanks everyone. Boxy, we'll meet again for sure ;)
This will probably be my last painting shared here.
Take care, and remember : a day without laughing is a day you didn't live.

[Boxy]

Sound advice, I'm smiling as I type. And as they say, see you around. :D

[HarlequiNQB]

Wow, these are amazing :) Instantly recognizable and beautifully rendered. I like a good caricature, and I like these very much indeed.

[hanzz]

Hello All.... After 6 years turned back to digital... To find out I forgot all there was that I used to play with.
Just ordered the upgrade to version 6, it looks like I'm going to have to re-learn the whole program !
So it could be a while before you'll see any posts of me ....
Thought I'd let those who'll remember me know that I'm back !

[D Akey]

Hello All.... After 6 years turned back to digital... To find out I forgot all there was that I used to play with.
Just ordered the upgrade to version 6, it looks like I'm going to have to re-learn the whole program !
So it could be a while before you'll see any posts of me ....
Thought I'd let those who'll remember me know that I'm back !

This is very exciting news Hanzz! So glad you (and your lady also hopefully) are well and ready to attack ArtRage to bend it to your distorted will to the enjoyment and delight of all.

I would think that the learning curve will be a whole lot less steep this time compared with the first time you learned it. You already have your moves down. But let us know what you think of any new features they may have added over the last 6 years.

You can be like a human time capsule astronaut.

:cool::cool::cool::cool::cool:

[hanzz]

We are well, thanks my friend ! I am diving in, head first! Hope to show off a little bit soon.. See you soon !

[hanzz]

I have some difficulties with the stickerbrush.. I posted the problem in the support part of this site..

[hanzz]

Here's a first, done with the pastel tool. I am still waiting to be able to download AR6. (payed by bank transfer, that's why I have to wait)
Still no luck with my sticker brush tool, so I did this in the soft pastel. hope you like it.
As you can see, I have to get back in the flow.
Got a bit rusty over the years... But it 'll come back soon !

100183

[D Akey]

It may seem like you're rusty to you, but on the audience side, it looks really well done to me.

You've still got a great sense of caricature like you did at the most practiced point of your doing them before.

But since I'm not really up on present day celebrities, who is she?

I can tell this is going to be a very fun ride watching your creations appear as you get back into it. I can't wait for "your check to clear" so you can get going with the latest version of ArtRage. Plus, I'm most curious about how you're going to integrate the various tools into your workflow. For example, in this one, would you have used the sticker spray for the texture in her jacket? Or were you going to use it for creating a painterly style?

Anyway, welcome back indeed.

[hanzz]

Forgot to add.... this is Billy Eilish... If you don't know the bird, never mind, neither do I . I only know she's famous amongst the younger generation..
Just got mail, and I am busy downloading the new version right now. I used one of the standard fur brushes for the jacket. Thanks for the heads up !

[Enug]

Looking forward to seeing more Hanzz. I'm in the older age group too and don't recognise the young woman either.;);)

[hanzz]

Maybe it's best to keep not knowing her:cool:. Thanks Enug

[Fashmir]

Glad to see you here Hanzz! I'm not frequent here myself anymore, but I have such fond memories of the early days of the forum.

[hanzz]

Hello Fashmir. Glad to see you are still around. Just learning the ropes again...
Here's my latest effort...Former King of Spain. Juan Carlos...

100213

[D Akey]

Fantastic, Hanzz! Super craftsmanship and delightful distortion. . . or as we say, down the opera, "BRAVO!"

:cool::cool::cool::cool::cool:

[Enug]

You have an amazing talent Hanzz!

[hanzz]

Thanks D Akey and Enug

[hanzz]

Caricature of Donaldovic , all done in AR6 with the airbrushtool. Now I would like to learn about the Custom Brush. Any pointers to great tutorials ?
Thanks

100226

[D Akey]

I guess that's the trick of it -- to ferret out that iconic expression that really is something of a trade mark -- if the subject has one or more.

This is so Donald Trump. For me there's some definite editorial snap to it, where so much can be read into the expression, particularly if one has followed when he employs it. But it's not leading the viewer to a conclusion about him, unless they already have an opinion about him. If you like him it works as light-hearted. If you disdain him it also works as a lampoon that would satisfy that audience.

Another delightful caricature that makes one rove around the face to enjoy the mechanics of what you've done after that eye-opening first impression.

:cool::cool::cool::cool::cool:

[Enug]

Certainly looks just like the man. Airbrush is my favourite tool. As for custom brush tutorials - I don't think there any tutorials on how to use it only how to make your own. I have some useful presets I have downloaded.

https://www.steveelliottart.co.uk/artrage

Our own Darkownt has generously provided some brushes also. https://forums.artrage.com/showthread.php?53966-DOs-SquareMess-Brushes-(brushes-6-8-of-8)&highlight=square+mess+brushes

You might find more if you browse the Art Supplies/Download forum.

[hanzz]

Thanks, D Akey.
Thanks Enug, I'll take a look..

[hanzz]

I am almost halfway this caricature of Charlie Watts... I'm sccared to start the clothes. I just hope I don't ruin it by doing this...still, I will learn doing it ...

At least I'm having fun !!
100263

[D Akey]

The cool part of digital is you can save versions. You can save a copy as is, and then try stuff out. I can't imagine you not doing a great job on his threads.

Love the expression. I don't think Charlie ever had a change of expression during his career. So you could put any attire on him all the way back.

Nice "stony" expression, Hanzz. Well done, even in mid-stream.

:cool::cool::cool::cool::cool:

[Enug]

The skin texture is superb!

[hanzz]

Thanks for the advise, D Akey. Thanks Enug.

[hanzz]

Finished ! What a great program this is !!!!!
100270
100271

[Enug]

Yes, I agree Hanzz but it still needs a great artist like you to drive it!;) Amazing work as usual.

[D Akey]

The threads look like a good fit. Well tailored and all. But sort of conservative for an old rocker. That in itself is worth a grin.

You're back in the saddle, Hanzz! Glad you like the program. I knew you'd get the hang of it in lightning speed.

:cool::cool::cool::cool::cool:

[hanzz]

Thanks D Akey,and Enug.
Pitty the forum is a bit slow in users these days. We knew other times,didn't we..

[hanzz]

This is Vincent Cassel (oceans 12&13 movies) all done in AR6, with the airbrush tool.

100315

[Enug]

Quite a twinkle in his eye.:cool::cool::cool:

[D Akey]

Thanks D Akey,and Enug.
Pitty the forum is a bit slow in users these days. We knew other times,didn't we..

Indeed we did, Hanzz. People tend to go where people and activity is. When ArtRage started it was unique and captured people's aspirations to do Art in a unique way -- especially for people who had Art on their bucket list. There was excitement around people getting to explore something they had put aside while life priorities got in the way.

Somebody also pointed out that the universe of mobile devices exploded and changed how people interacted. Plus there are a whole lot of programs that appeared on the scene and that thinned the AR user base. AR also switched their aim to the casual user market and since the professional companies collected around Photoshop and so on, the pros had to follow that route as it was how one got hired.

I remember the flag waving discovery of people looking at AR as a personal cause like when the Amiga computer and MAC people were nearly fanatical about building a huge user base. Remember when people were trying on a personal level in getting AR into schools and so forth. And we were all riding high on that wave of enthusiasm. Was a whole lot of fun.

Anyway, glad you're enjoying doing caricatures still. You've always stood out as one of the top artists in the forums.

This latest one is really cool! Very distorted but still clearly the person. Always like a magic act.

[sabena]

Hi Hanz you are master of the caricatures those are fanstastic congratulations for you work :) :)

[hanzz]

Thanks sabena

[hanzz]

Brad Pitt Caricature. Hope you like it ArtRage 6, Airbrush tool

100421

[D Akey]

Ha! Good one Hanzz.

You really keyed in and exaggerated the lower portion of the head which is particularly distinctive with that lad. I also really like the hair as well. Very smooth curves. That detail gives it that highly polished look of artistry. Another winner.

:cool::cool::cool::cool::cool:

[Enug]

It's amazing how you can distort the features and yet we can identify the character immediately. A great skill!

[hanzz]

Thanks so much,DAKEY and Enug