Weeks' digital sketchbook & "lab" !

[Weeks]

Hi everyone,
Happy to come back to the forum.

Well, i've decided to group few of my digital paintings or illustrations in the same thread to be more visible and to compare the evolution.

This one is the first i ever done. Not completly finished but started with Painter and still on it with AR3.

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Weeks

[Weeks]

Hello IrishRose,

Thank you for your warm words.. :)

Here is another part of the painting ?

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[Weeks]

Last close up.. ;)

A lot of work about the textures.

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[Weeks]

Juan de Parera...

It's the best i can do with this Velazquez Masterpiece... :eek:

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[Alexandra]

Outstanding!!!!!!!:)

[speggie]

YEAH !!!!!!!!!!!!!! .............weeks nice to see ya matey ...the old master covers another ..hee .well pleased to see ya still painting .......:):)

[hinket]

Man, I've been studying this for more than 10 minutes, and I don't know what to say other than it's marvelous!

Would love to see what you would do with the Velazquez "Venus at Her Mirror." :)

[hanzz]

Welcome back,and back with a BANG ! that's for sure !.A real AR-masterpiece.

[Dany51]

Very good work on textures and use of the airbrush,
is the copy of Velazquez a tracing image ?
In any case is well done !:)

[Weeks]

Hi Dany51, thank you.

Did you say : Tracing ? Oh, no, no, no...:D

I never use the tracing process.
I'll show in a next post, the way i paint with digital tools. :)

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Weeks

[Weeks]

Hello Hanz :)

Still there Heye...
Happy to read you. I have a couple of weeks to spend so...
I'm there back to the tools...

See you,

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[Weeks]

Thank you Hinket for the kinds words.

I like so much to "re"paint our Masters' masterpieces.
For me it is one of the best way to learn how to paint and in my case, how to use the digital tools like AR3 or/and Painter.

With "Juan" i'm not completly satisfied, because the reference i had was a bad one
I have another one that i'll post soon and i'll show diff steps.
;)

I hope that it'll help.

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[Weeks]

Heye Speegie :)

Thank you so much for the words. Oh, you know, i do my best, and the Masters are still the Masters. I never forget.;)

But your question was good, i thought i could stop to paint. Now it's just for the pleasure.

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[Weeks]

Nice to meet you Alexandra and thank you.:o

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Weeks

ps : i have a little prob with the JPG conversion, from AR3 snapshot to PS.
The result is a bit to "orange" comparing to the original...?
I'll shake this out.

[Evart]

The texture reminds me of fabric, very well defined and detailed. Awesome work!

[kev2grey]

Fantastic portrait work:)

[jibes]

This is so well done! Very nice!

[SCP]

Amazing study.:)

[Dany51]

I never use the tracing process.
I'll show in a next post, the way i paint with digital tools. :)Hi Weeks, is the first time I see your work , I hope you don't mind for the question.
good idea to show short or long tutorials on the subject.

If you don't mind, I will have a suggestion to have :why you don't open a project like "remember the old masters" or "we all love the old masters" os some thing of the kind.

The best artists was doing copies from another great artists, is a good thing to do, I am sure that there are some potential interest from some members artists.

You say :
I like so much to "re"paint our Masters' masterpieces.
For me it is one of the best way to learn how to paint and in my case, how to use the digital tools like AR3 or/and Painter.,
I totally agree with you .


ps : i have a little prob with the JPG conversion, from AR3 snapshot to PS.
The result is a bit to "orange" comparing to the original...?
I'll shake this out. Well, still, you are not out of Velazquez colors.

Do you know this reference ? : Juan-de-Pareja (http://www.diegovelazquez.org/Juan-de-Pareja-c.-1650.html)

I like his self portrait :

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Diego_Vel%C3%A1zquez.jpg

Thank you to remember me Diego Velazquez .:)


http://www.diegovelazquez.org/Juan-de-Pareja-c.-1650.html

[Eileen724]

This is my first pleasure, Weeks, to see your artwork and what a pleasure it is! This is so very well done that words simply escape me! The level of detail with the textures and colors is simply remarkable. You've done this master proud!

I was so intrigue with your work, I just had to go check out this master, Diego Velazquez, and I just fell in love with his incredible work - stunning in every way. This is one of the things I love about this forum and viewing others paintings because I also get introduced to some of the old masters' works where I would have never have done on my own. Thanks for sharing and I am so glad you're back to share your talent with us!!!

[Weeks]

Eileen, Thank you so much for the words. :o

I guess we have, each of us in this forum, to contribute to something like what you discribed.

Velazquez is one of my favorites Masters and i am happy this digital painting provide something more than just a reproduction.

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Weeks

[Lima]

Fantastic and impressive:eek::eek::eek: work. Really well done, congratulations.

[Weeks]

Thank you Orianelima,

Hi Dany, It was a good idea to complete about Velazquez. Usefull..
;) Of course i don't mind. See you.

Thank you SCP,

Thank you Jibes,

Thank you Key2Grey,

Thank you Evart, so much.

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[Weeks]

Just to illustrate what i said before, i would like to (re)show a part of my AR digital painting process...

This one was posted few years ago, but i'm still trying to get it better with AR3.

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1 step : a rough background and a rough sketch..

[Weeks]

Step 2 and 3 : finishing the sketch and begining to paint roughly and freely... (block colors).

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[Weeks]

And so on...

;)

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[Weeks]

With ArtRage 3, i'm able to finish nicely the painting of the cat i begun few year ago :)

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[Weeks]

Very last version... Need to work on the fur of the body...

:)

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[ENCHANTER]

hey man, good to see you around again....excellent as always!!!

best

:D

[Weeks]

Hi Enchanter, nice to see you there. :)

Thanks for the words..

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[Weeks]

Hello there,

New step with AR3.

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[Weeks]

Another part of the shot... ;)

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[Sketchism71]

Awesome work Weeks! Thanks for the showing the steps to your amazing work!:eek:;)

[Weeks]

Hello, :)

One word to say that i progress..

Ok, ;) It's not so important but... The pleasure is complete. :)

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Weeks

[FireFytingNut]

WOW WOW Weeks! Amazing work you do! Gorgeous! Well done on ALL of it! Seeing those steps shown and the outcomes is just incredible. I wish I had a bit of your talent!

[Weeks]

Hi Sketchism : thank you very much. If that helps... :)

Hi FireFytinNut : :) Thank you.

A friend of mine use to say, the best is to come...
Well, i'm not so sure when i see the world's out of breath... :o

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Weeks

[Weeks]

Hi, :)
Awaiting the end of the last shot...
here is a new one.

Pre-Sketch in Painter and AR3...
The next is coming ;)
The idea is how to begin "abstract" and to finish "realistic"...

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Weeks

[AT-TA]

Weeks,this is the masterpiece and such lovely, soft texture you've achieved in the program, love it. And thank you for your generosity and sharing with us your steps.

[mannafig]

I can't believe I had missed this I can't decide which one I love the most they are all breathtaking works of art.:):)

[waheednasir]

interesting thread to browse thru..:).

[LPBaker]

Very inspiring to see how you paint, and the end results are wonderful! Thanks for sharing your technique, hope you'll continue to do so :)

~ Lindsay

[kev2grey]

Thank you Weeks, for posting these WIP shots. Love thoughs eyes on the cat:)

[Weeks]

Thank you Kev2Grey. These WIP shots needs time to come out, but i'm happy with that.

LPBaker : thank you. I'm glad if these exemples helps...

Hi Waheed, how are you mate ?
I'm happy to see you out there with great paintings, as usual... So keep posting, please. ;)

Oh, thank you Mannafig, thank you for the words :o

Hello AT-TA it's not a big deal to show few steps of my own... The most important is to improve that piece of software : AR3... And to show the result.

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Weeks

[Weeks]

Hi Folks,
You know what ? I have a problem. It's very difficult for me to turn the page off and specialy with the paintings i have done with AR.

Awaiting the end of my two last shots, let me show you a first scribble i did, few year ago with AR2 :

[Weeks]

So, i decided to repaint few things, begining with the head of the girl.
Everything was done with AR3...

The shot is not completly finish, but i'm still on it :)

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Weeks
ps : i hope that i don't show off ;)

[SCP]

Hi Weeks,your cat looks wonderful,the eyes are really well done.Your latest painting really appeals to me,looks fantastic! Keep up the great work.:):):):)

[Weeks]

Hello, :)

Here is an old AR2 rough shot repaint with AR3, just to try out all the new amazing features...

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[Weeks]

Thank you SCP for the words and the support :)

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[mannafig]

Hi Weeks your latest works are brilliant I love coming to see what new ones you have done:):)

[Weeks]

Thank you so much Mannafig. :o:)

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[Weeks]

Lets come back to an earlier shot in progress i've done.

Still a lot of work to do but i didn't resist to show you a part of this Vermeer ' masterpiece. ;)

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Weeks

[Weeks]

Hi,

Because this thread is my artbook, i would like to (re)post my very first AR shot...

Parrots and Co done with AR 2 four years ago :)

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Weeks

[mannafig]

Beautiful some great work on the feathers:):)

[Belvrog]

Great work weeks. Stunning. :)

[Weeks]

Thank you Blevrog :)

Thank you Mannafig :)

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Weeks

[Weeks]

Still on the move with Vermeer.. ;)

A lot of work about the textures... Quit difficult!

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[Weeks]

An old portrait i did with AR2.5 last year.

To complete my artbook. :)

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[Weeks]

Hi there :)

The Vermeer is not finish yet, but here is a rough shot to improve AR3.

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Weeks

[mannafig]

I am really enjoying your art book you have a fantastic talent:):)

[Weeks]

Hi Mannafig, thank you for the support...:):o

Here is the entire rough version, a kind of "concept art something..." ;)
And One from the begining..

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Weeks

ps : Artrage 3 is a-ma-zing... Believe me

[byroncallas]

Not sure how I missed his thread. Incredible work.

[coops]

Totally mind blowing. Such wonderful paintings.:)

[jonwood]

great work........

[Weeks]

Hi Jonwood, ;) thanks.
Hi, Coops, i'm happy you like my work, thank you.:)
Hi ByronCallas, Thanks Dude...

Well, "La jeune fille à la perle" from Vermeer is done...!
A lot of work for this MasterStudie..

Hope you like it.

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Weeks

[Lima]

Amazing Weeks. Bravo:eek::eek::eek:

[Weeks]

Hi Orianelima, Thank you so much. :)

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[Weeks]

Hello,

Well, i wasn't happy enough with the last background ' version... :p

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[Eileen724]

Each and everyone of your paintings are so compelling and so full of passion, I am in awe of your artistic talent, Weeks. I am so glad I came back into this thread to see more of your incredible works! You are truly an inspiration!!!

[Alexandra]

WOWA! Excellence!:):):):):)

[Weeks]

Hi Alexandra, thank you very much,

Hi, Eileen, it's a great pleasure to read you :o Thanks for the words.

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Weeks

[L Skylar Brown]

Weeks - This is Supurb!!! What great style and technique!!

[Weeks]

Hello Skylar,

Thanks for the words ;-)

New shot in progress...

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[coops]

Weeks when I opened up your painting gosh it was like someone looking straight at me, infact straight through me. Wow what an effect. Fantastic,you did a great job here.

[Weeks]

Hello Coops, thank you. This part is from a (old) portrait i'm finishing right now and the goal is to able to recreate the pencil/chalk rendering via the Artrage digital way of... Not so easy but in progress.

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[kenmo]

Wow Weeks... this thread is awesome and so inspiring... Your art & paintings are incredible...

Cheers

Ken

[Weeks]

Hi Kenmo, thank you so much.:o:o

I the thread can help.. :)

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Weeks

[Weeks]

Hello there, :)

A rough sketch for a next Painting.
Here, we can begin to improve the AR3 skills..

Hope you like this rough in progress...

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Weeks

[Lima]

Weeks, fantastic... amazing painting.:eek: Congratulations.

[mannafig]

:eek::eek:Outstanding Weeks your works are amazing to look at:):):eek::eek:
If I can get to be half as good as you I would be ecstatic:):)

[justjean]

WOW, what a trip, thanks for sharing, they are all wonderful but love your use of colour and then again I love your black and white, looks like it's scratchboard work. When I grow young again Iwoould love to be able to paint like you :D

[Weeks]

Orianelima, thank you Man,

Mannafig, :o:o thank you for the words.. I'm sure everyone can progress so quickly with AR3, it is just time invested..

JustJean, :o:o thank you too. It's not to late to do our best. So don't think to be young.. We are young forever... :):)

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Weeks

[LPBaker]

Weeks, your "rough" works are better than my "good" ones! Looking forward to seeing how they progress :)

[Dany51]

I like very much your sketch Weeks, I hope to see the finished work,
You did create a mystery atmosphere , good contrast and colors !

[Weeks]

Hi LPBaker, thank you for your nice comments..
In the meantime, you shoudn't say what you're saying about your paintings.

Every one can express himself as he can... And the time do the rest.. :)

Dany, thank you so much. I do my best to finish, but i cannot work for only one painting.. I need to play with lot of more in the same time. A way to "refresh" the inspiration and the motivation... :o

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[sabena]

Hi

I like your style is complete and fantastic :)

[Weeks]

Thank you Sabena :)

For me, there is just one thing : try and try again...

Here is a new shot of a portrait i begun few year ago and that i've posted earlier in this thread.
The goal is to simulate chalk, pastels, in a realistic way...

Not easy at all. :o

But still, there's a lot of work to do.

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Weeks

[sabena]

Be continue this is great:D:D:D

[Weeks]

Hi Sabena, Thank you for the support :)

Don't you know, my best friend is coming from your country...
I know him since i was 4...;)

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[AT-TA]

Very good work, weeks. :)

[SimonLoche]

Excellent work! Grats!

[Weeks]

Thank you so much AT-TA for the comment... :) See you.

Hi Simon, happy to read your words.. Thanks a lot.
Un p'tit mot pour le compatriote... :p
J'adore ton style...:)

Keep goin' on

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Weeks

[coops]

Your paintings are fantastic, I love the way you paint eyes. Excellent again Weeks:)

[Weeks]

Thank you so much Coops, i'm happy you like that one.

Here is the "last" AR3 version. I'm not completly satisfied but it's time to give up;)

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[Weeks]

Well, a new Masterpiece from one of my favorite painter.

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[Weeks]

A new part of...

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[Weeks]

Hello :)

Concept still in progress...

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[coops]

All of them are wonderful Weeks, as I have said before you paint eyes brilliantly:)

[Lima]

Terrific Weeks:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:Brilliant. Congratulations.

[alkratzer]

Beautiful work -- outstanding!

[Caesar]

You have many masterpieces in progress! Your talent seem really at an outstanding level. I'd be glad to see them finished soon. Who's the artist and the painting You were referring to as emulating him in the last page pls?
I still cannot guess right ... Thanks!

[mannafig]

Again outstanding work Weeks I am always so impressed when I look at the levels of detail that you apply to your paintings:):)

[Alexandra]

Fantastic in every way. I enjoyed your art immensely Weeks.:)

[Weeks]

Alexandra, thank you for the support :o

Mannafig, :o thank you :o:o

Ceasar, thank you so much. Yes, i have a bunch of masterpieces to finish, but i want to involve in my own "concept art" now...
Midtime for one, midtime for the other.

Here is a new Velazquez painting...
"Le Souper"... "Supper"...
But i need so much time to finish it. It was started a little while ago, with Painter... But all the new rendering is done with AR3.

Alkratzer, thank you dude.

Orianelima, :o:o thank you so much Sir,

Coops, thanks for the nice comments.

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[Weeks]

A new portrait (composition)...

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[Weeks]

In progress...

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[Caesar]

Dear weeks, when You feel discouraged with the great masters, just think that many of their paintings took weeks or even years to be completed and the use of their disciples too ...
Only absolutely great and very valuable paintings come anyway from You, both Your studies on a top masters, such as Velasquez or Your own conceptual artpieces!
Here in Rome there's a unique Caravaggio exhibition up to June, with his paintings from all over the world, a master the young Velasquez learned from when he lived, painted and looked at his paintings in Naples.

[Alexandra]

Not only a visual delight, but a teaching lesson as well with your art. Thank you for sharing your beautiful talent dear weeks!:)

[Lando]

Wow! Week you gave us a lesson, I never saw it on this forum have no words except thank you! That is all.

[D Akey]

Yes indeed. Very generous. And of course your style is always so polished with almost caricatured distortions which make it all the more intriguing to look at. Well done. . . yet again. Great stuff. :):):):):)

[Weeks]

Hi D Akey, thank you so much. I do my best to progress (not so easy ;)) and to improve AR. There is a tool behind a hand.

Lando, thank you. I hope that i'll show new stuff soon as possible.

Alexandra, thank you. Because you are talking about a "teaching lesson", i would like to try something.. See below :)

Hi Ceasar :). Thank you for the words and the talent behind...
I'm absolutely agree with you when you explain so well, the necessity to take example about the relation we must have, as "painter" or disciples, with the time. It's because i need like everyone more o less time to complete a painting, that i have to begin new of them in the meantime.
Concerning Carafaggio (i adore this Master precisely because he was one of Velazquez Godfather) i think that i'll try to paint one of his masterpiece very soon. The exibition you're talking is a pure "merveille".. You are a lucky man... :)

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Weeks

[screenpainter]

amazing collection of work here... really fantastic portraits. your use of textures is wonderful and inspiring. your thread was joyful to look and educational. loved to see your craftsmanship and your dedication to classic skills. beautiful work.

[jonwood]

you do some fantastic painting...:)

[EB]

My attention and focus has been quite limited for sometime due to the stress of all the health issues going on around me.
It was to such a degree that viewing your on going thread seemed like a mountain even though it is such a minor task. I had been tapping most of my mental resources just to get threw the day.
I viewed this thread up to the cat painting before and I thought I had left a comment. I am feeling better now and I looked at and enjoyed all your brilliant very well painted images in the thread.

[ENCHANTER]

im always impressed with your character studies, and the paintings following the great ones always leaves me speechless knowing that you done this in digital software especially one that costs about £60:D

[ENCHANTER]

by the way, was it you that done the Bee and the landscape picture a few years ago...i keep meaning to ask:D

[Weeks]

Hello Enchanter, :o thank you my friend.. I do what i can with what i have.
But knowing where we come from with AR team... It's not so bad...;)

EB, :o:o thank your for the kind words. I'm happy you feel better now and if those can help... :)
Take care of you.

JonWood, thank you so much :)

Gzairborne, thank you. You know what, i have to open my range with another kind of paintings... but the next below is still a portrait.. :p

Here is a speed/quick BW portrait... ;)

Best to all of you,

Weeks

[Weeks]

The last BW quick shot becomes that one...
A test with a green "juice"...

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[Weeks]

Hi ArtRagers...

I missed you all :)

Well, i'm a little bit late, i didn't finish that one. (still in progress)
I hope to come back soon.

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Weeks

[Weeks]

Here is "old" new masterpiece of Ingres, i'm working on with Painter (the sketch/proportion/juice) and Artrage for the "textures" and the rendering process.

Not finish, as always... :o

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[Weeks]

Normal Rockwell is one of my favorites..

I begun this studies on Feb 02 2010 with ArtRage, posted in this thread, kind of abstract shot ;)

Still in progress.

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[Weeks]

To be continued... :o

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[coops]

Wow Weeks thats awesome work:)

[byroncallas]

This is an awesome thread with outstanding work. I'm going to spend more time with it - there is so much great material to take in. Keep this one alive. :):):)

[waheednasir]

very good. very very nice thread to browse and enjoy..:).

[screenpainter]

your replication of Norman Rockwell is really amazing. great job. the colors are rich and beautiful.

[Weeks]

Hi,

Thank you Coops, for the words. :)
Byron, i'll try to do my best. Thank you.
Whaheed, nice to hear from you. Best,
Gzairborne, thank you man. I have to finish it now.:D

See you all.

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Weeks

[Weeks]

Hello out there, ;)

Here is a "try" of my own.
Done with Artrage, i wanted to improve the "texture" tool.

I have few suggestions to tell to the team :)

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Weeks

[Caesar]

A really versatile and masterful use of tools and talent!

[Weeks]

Thank you Caesar,

Nice compliments as always...

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[Sketchism71]

Fantastic new additions to an amazing thread Weeks!:eek::D:D

[Weeks]

Thank you Sketchism71,

A great pleasure for compliments :)

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[Weeks]

Something to finish... :rolleyes:
Very difficult to capture the light...

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[eighty+]

Cor Blimey Weeks thanks always wondererd what that disc was but looking at your stuff with it showing made me go and find it now I know how other's have been doing detail You've given me a third hand Thanks
I might even cotton on how to use layer's next if the Reaper gives me time :D:D:D:D:D:D:D----E/S

[Weeks]

Eighty+... My pleasure :)

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Weeks

[justjean]

Wonderful , just wonderful

[Weeks]

:o:o:o Thank you JustJean...

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Weeks

[silvy]

Take a look on this thread(I've missed:o) and:eek::eek::eek::eek:
Un maestro:)

[Weeks]

Hello Dear Silvy,

Thank you for the words... :o

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Weeks

[Weeks]

Hello

Here is another shot : kind of quick rough painting with lot of textures...
Comments are welcome. :o

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Weeks

[Caesar]

You're a master and an explorer in painting! Great additions!

[javier]

Wow, a really interesting thread and very good reference to painting, congratulations.

[Weeks]

Thank you Javier for the congrats.

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Weeks

[Sketchism71]

You're a master and an explorer in painting! Great additions!

I agree with Caesar on this. Your latest is Stunning!:eek:

[Weeks]

Thank you. :)

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[Weeks]

Here is a new Masterpiece from Leon Bonnat i'm working on.

LBonnat is a GREAT painter.

I would like to show few steps of my process

1° - because it's a masterpiece, i have to respect the proportions of the original painting. But the prob is that i missed a tool with Artrage that i found with Painter. (a sugg for a next ver of Artrage ;)
The technique is one of the Michelangelo's : how to paint fresco.. ?

A Grid ...!!! So :

- I use 2 computers (A and B) with 2 versions of the same software "Painter" and 1 version of Artrage on the PowerMac
- I download a jpeg version of the painting that i found on the net, in the Comp B (often very bad definition, unfortunately)
- I choose the same grid and i begin to rough the painting in the Comp A

2° - When it is done, i apply a " red juice" (in that case with Painter, but i could do it with Artrage if i had a grid that i described) and a first white chalk layer.

3° - I export the rough in Artrage (PS) and i begin to render...
It would be more efficient if i had that intelligent grid that i'm looking for... ;)

Still en progress...

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Weeks

[Caesar]

A quite ingenious and complex method honouring the great masters. I have much admiration because I tend to be absolutely undisciplined when painting, also when I'm in awe in front of a great painter's masterpiece.
Your outcome is stunning once again and always, irrespective of the inspiring master, style and even when You paint by Yourself.
You provide always great care and superb quality in Your artpieces!

[coops]

Wow looking great Weeks and good seeing how you get there. Looking forward to seeing it completed:)

[Weeks]

Thank you Coops, for the kind words.

Here is a new rough from a sketch i did lately from scratch with Sketchbook pro and painted with AR3.

Looking for textures... :)

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Weeks

[Lima]

Weeks, I visited all your thread. You are a master:eek::eek::eek:. Hats off to you. Congratulations.

[screenpainter]

Weeks, amazing thread! it is like a free art course. your work is always exceptional. your textures and use of color are brilliant.

[byroncallas]

Weeks - great to see your thread back at the top again, with more of your ever outstanding work. The latest additions are knockouts. Agree with Albert, this thread is a free course with much to offer. :)

[AT-TA]

How could i miss this wonderful thread, weeks.... i am ashamed of myself.. woww this is how i would like to paint in the future... love texture and visible brush strokes... i can read the emotions in them... and this is fantastic...must go back to have a look at all pics you have posted. Thanks for showing us howto's i really appreciate them.

[MacPix]

This is an outstanding thread! Your work is always fabulous!

[Weeks]

@MacPix : thank you mate

@AT-TA : no, no... :o:o Very proud of your comments... Thanks

@Byroncallas : i missed this forum and all the folks out there...Thank you

@Gzairborne : thank you so much, i'm speechless.. :o:o

@Lima : :o:o:o we are just here to learn, me the first on the list.

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Weeks

[Caesar]

I cannot completely guess the tool You used, but this is great and somehow similar to some Frank Brangwyn illustration style. Awefully good!

[Weeks]

Hello Caesar, thank for the very nice you post, everytime.

I don't use a specific tool. I just try and mix each of them, like i would do with natural tools.

Here is a new rough.. Still a lot of work to do. :)

Best,

Weeks

[mannafig]

Amazing work dear Weeks you never cease to amaze or inspire me.:):)

[Weeks]

Day after day, i'm trying to progress on each masterpiece i've started.
Velazquez, earliar in this thread.

I'm very close to the end of this painting.

Best to everyone, :)

Weeks

[Weeks]

Thank you Mannafig,
If it can help ...:)

Best,

Weeks

[Alexandra]

Outstanding Weeks, your work is so powerful and moving. Thank you for sharing with us.

[Weeks]

A concept i begun last year...
I'm trying new directions : more SciFI :D

But not so easy...

Still in progress

Weeks

[Weeks]

Thank you Alexandra... :o:o:o

Best,

Weeks

[coops]

Looking good Weeks, looking forward to seeing the end result:)

[Weeks]

Thank you Coops...

Here is a little update for a "concept" in progress :)

Best,

Weeks

[mannafig]

Fantastic dear Weeks:):)

[Caesar]

Your laboraty is a real fine art museum, deer Weeks! Congratulations!

[Alexandra]

Pure eye candy. Love them all Weeks, outstanding talent!

[Sketchism71]

Outstanding work weeks! I love how you apply texture and create form, almost in an impressionistic way yet the overall image becomes detailed. You are a fantastic artist!

[lobanw]

wow, this is realy fantastic work. You really take it all the way.

[Weeks]

Oh my Gosh... :o:o:o:o

Thank you Lobanw, i do my best ;)
Thank you Sketchism71 :o well,
Thank you Alexandra : pure eye Candy :o
Thank you so much Ceasar : your comments helps me, but it's just few strokes of paint ;)
Than you Mannafig : :)

Here is a new try... In progress :)

Best,

Weeks

[Caesar]

Dear Weeks, such a result with just few strokes tells even more eloquently of Your capability! I like very much the impasto effect You got on this last painting, whose figure is absolutely amazing, by the way, and I wish I knew how to easily get something vaguely similar indeed.
Beyond You excellent great masters studies, Your concept artpieces are really artful too.

[Weeks]

Hehe :) Caesar...

To answer your kind words and your kind attitude for everyone out there in this forum, i would like to contribute if i can and show few quick steps in a little tutorial. There is no purpose except something about using AR3, my own way.

My english is not good enough to give details, but i'm sure it'll be ok. :)

For me, the most important is to try out every tools you find and to test...
The subject is a very well know character© ;)

- 1° creating a base with nothing
- 2° on another layer, using the sticker tool, very powerful, to create "noise"
- 3° for me, the most important, to work with the layer texture tool to change the "background" of the layer

[Weeks]

4° - a new layer with noise
5° - the sketch, the scribble or something...

[Caesar]

Dear Weeks, thank you very much, dear friend! I didn't dare to expect such an exquisite courtesy and secret revelation!
Don't worry about English, it's not may native language neither and, in case, You may use any mix of Italian, French, some German and a little Spanish if You wish to express Yourself (whichever or whatever You feel easier to use) :p
I'm going to print it too and start soon having some fun testing Your teaching!

[Weeks]

6° - the idea is to add "digital flesh"..:cool:
7° - and to play with the canvas texture..

[Weeks]

8° - playing with the tone
9° - adding texture and so on... :)

[Caesar]

WOW! Thank You so much! How many interesting lessons! :eek::cool:
Thank you so much!

[Weeks]

10° - every tools, eventualy, creating your own
11° - and looking for textures...

I would like to propose a suggestion to the team, a very important and missing tool about the textures. I guess not complicated to program :o
but very, very usefull...

A tool where you could store, on the canvas, all the textures available.
A tool that you could move around.
A tool with the one you could, that way, zoom in and out each texture, rotate and superpose 2 layers of textures max, and use with all the diff kind of brushes... More usefull than Painter and PS together :D

Think about it... :eek:

[Weeks]

Now, i have a version that is a sort of "draft" version.
This is the base to try another directions or just to finish the painting

I'll wait a certain amount of time before to change things...
Looking for the light (for me the most difficult), new textures, new rendering.

That why for me, it's important to paint masterpieces, just to learn with great masters...

Best, :)

Weeks

[mannafig]

WOW such an insight this is great Weeks:):)

[Weeks]

Thank you Mannafig, well, i'll push this as far as i can :)

Best,

Weeks

[coops]

These are all powerful and really well painted Weeks, well done:)

[Lima]

Day after day, i'm trying to progress on each masterpiece i've started.
Velazquez, earliar in this thread.

I'm very close to the end of this painting.

Best to everyone, :)

Weeks
Fantastic painting. I wonder a beautiful canvas giclee prints of it, framed and hung elegantly on the wall of any room.:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

[Caesar]

My heartfelt thanks again, dear Weeks!

[Weeks]

@Caesar : my pleasure,
@Lima : :o Thank you for the kinds words
@Coops : the job was to show something.. So i did it ;)

Now, i have to finish this tutorial, but i'm not ready...

[Weeks]

Back to concepts... (composition)

"This guy have seen a lot..." :eek:

In progress...

Best,

Weeks

[javier]

A great work that you have, thanks for showing

[Weeks]

Thank you Javier :)
All my jobs are in... Progress

So...

Best,

Weeks

[byroncallas]

You remind me of Degas - always fixing his masterpieces. The work here is stunning, and what came before on it was stunning. This remains one of my favorite threads in the forum. Continuous inspiration and instruction. Great work. :)

[Caesar]

More and more impressive outcomes and textures! Awesome!

[Weeks]

ByronCallas : Degas... ? :o Whaouuu... i'm very proud, tank you, but i guess the only thing we could have shared would for him and for me, the same number of hours by day :rolleyes: 24 hours... :):)
But you know, i work hard :D
The only way to learn.

Caesar : thank you man, Ar3 is very powerful and there's a lot of stuff to improve.

Here is the suite... Still in progress.

;)

Best,

Weeks

[homiedude180]

My god! Your stuff is amazing!

[AT-TA]

Weeks, i love everything you have posted here. Like your palette, textures, expressions int the portraits... and brush strokes so finely readable. :)

[coops]

I love looking in on this thread Weeks, its always exciting to see what you have painted and I am never disappointed. Well done again:)

[Weeks]

Hello Coops : thank you for the comments, it is very stimulating

Hi AT-TA : :o thank you for your congratulations

Homiedude180 : what a nice nickname :) : thank you so much

The best to everyone,

Weeks

[mannafig]

Vader turned out fantastic Weeks and the others as always are just amazing I love coming to browse this thread:):)

[Weeks]

Thank you Mannafig ; I'm still on the move with that one, but to change my mind, i wanted to show how to make new stuff with old one... :D

Best,

Weeks

[Weeks]

Here is the "old" one... The base,

And the last version...

Best,

Weeks

[Weeks]

Hi there,
I missed you all... :)

I have big problem ! I never stop to paint the same shot.
Here is the "last" version of an old one.

Best,

Weeks

[D Akey]

Very rich. But you've always excelled at faces.

Was that game you were working on ever get published? Was it 'Clue' or something? You were playing it rather close to the vest.

[Color_soup]

Have to keep this as it's too much to learn and explore.. I never see works like them before.. It's hardly believe it's digital, or not done by photoshop or painters, I mean those populer applications..

[Weeks]

Hi D Akey, thank you for the words.
Well, we know each other in this forum since few years now, and all the guys from the start of the Artrage journey share something special together, i'm sure. :o That's why i appreciate your question.
About the project i had, it was movie projects actually, with a company in Europe and we did few things but because of the banks and the global crisis, we've decided to stop all the process involved until we could see something more optimistic. We bought a Red Camera and different tools for "nothing" :mad:
That being said, Digital painting now is a hobby... Until the moment...;)

Color_soup, thank you so much.
No, no, every paintings are done with AR :D except when it is indicated, Sometimes, few tools are missing, but the Team works very hard to provide them...

Best,

Weeks

[Weeks]

Another try... More abstract.

Best,

Weeks

[SCP]

I have always been a fan of your work,great additions,love you Darth Vader and also your bold portraits.;):):):):):)

[Weeks]

SCP, thank you so much. :o

Darth Vador soon...

Best,

Weeks

[Caesar]

WOW! I'm so glad You're back so as to enjoy and learn from Your spectacular artistry!

[Weeks]

Hi Ceasar,
Glad to see you :) I have few days off, so...
Arghh !
A new test for me to improve the "soul" of Artrage...
Not so happy about, but i'm still posting it.:D

Best,

Weeks

[Rowena]

WOW... You are seriously talented - such excellent painting!
It shouldn't be long before you are working on some great project again. I would imagine the Movie industry would love you - I hope you have a good agent as you certainly have much talent to offer. :cool:

[Alexandra]

Another WOW from me too! Always a pleasure Weeks.

[pat1940]

Outstanding work, a pleasure to view:):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

[screenpainter]

you have great colors and values in your work. pleasure to see your work again. especially the portraits always amaze me. super!!!

[coops]

As always outstanding work and a pleasure to view:)

[kenmo]

Great thread....

[silvy]

Great talent and skill!! Congratulations:):eek::)

[Weeks]

Silvy, :o thank you,
Kenmo, :o, thanks,
Coops, thank you, i do my best, :o
Sreenpainter, thank you so much, i need to practice more.;)
Pat1940, :o:o thank you very much,
Alexandra, :o my pleasure,
Rowena, :):o:), thank you,

Well, for this new one, i would like to give an advice : if you cross this guy, ...... Ruuuunnnn... !!! :p:p:p :D:D:D :eek::eek::eek:

Best,

Weeks
ps : special thanks to SmokyStencils ;)

[Alexandra]

I certainly would, look at that evil grin.... great work dear Weeks!

[Weeks]

Thanks you Alexandra.
You know, i'm not completely satisfied with that frame, but as i said, that thread is my digital lab :D

Best,

Weeks

[Weeks]

Another try... :o

From this first to the other.

Best,

Weeks

[Syl49]

You're work is simply stunning....! Thank you kindly for this wonderful thread....wow!
Syl

[Weeks]

Thank you so much Syl49 :o:)

I still have lot of work to do ;)

Best,

Weeks

[Weeks]

The Dark Vador "step by step" is finished ?

From this to that... :D

Best,

Weeks

[screenpainter]

great additions... wow, on the completion of Dark Vader. excellence!

[MSIE]

your paintings are wonderful :)

Dark Vador looks so real - incredible!!! :eek: thanks for showing the steps!

[SCP]

Wow Weeks the final Darth is amazing!!!:eek::cool::cool::cool:
also the portait additions are stunning!;):):)

[Caesar]

You attained perfection on You last one, but I also like very much the lady just before, reminding me the style of Gustave Moreau. (Have a look here in case http://www.google.it/images?hl=it&source=hp&q=moreau+painter&gbv=2&oq=moreau+painter&aq=f&aqi=g-L1&aql=&gs_sm=3&gs_upl=1187l4312l0l4671l14l13l0l3l3l1l360l2017l0.2 .4.2l8l0&oi=image_result_group&sa=X)

[coops]

Wonderful!!!!!:)

[Weeks]

Thank you Coops for the support and the nice words.
My dear Ceasar, :o:o thank you.
For me, the best way to paint and to paint digitaly is to learn with the Masters. It wasn't Moreau but a mix of influences. This new one is a reply to your last one. ;)
SCP, thank you so much. Darth for me, is not completly finished...
MSIE : :o:o thank you very much.
ScreenPainter, hi and thank you.

Best,

Weeks

[gxhpainter2]

weeks..what a wonderfully rich and textural painting.. I like the parallel lines that define shape and contour and the weathered colors and bright blues make a dramatic work... really a very special piece as all yours are.. quite a change from the smooth chrome and plastic of Darth to the weathered leather of an ancient warrior. :):):cool:

[silvy]

Wonderful work:):) the last add, love this style.

[pat1940]

Fantastic paintings Weeks, lots of talent there:):):)

[Sketchism71]

This thread is full of awesomeness!:D

[Weeks]

Sketchism71, thank you so much, but i like your work too ;)
Pat1940, :o:o thanks a lot for the words.
Silvy, mhmmm thank you so much, :o
GxhPainter, well, i like the idea to be able to paint things different, love to learn what the Masterpieces teach us, but love to try out news styles, new concepts and new tools. This thread is a lab and thank you for your nice comment.

Best,

Weeks

[Alexandra]

I've missed so many, wow-wonderful work Weeks. Wow!

[Caesar]

Another absolutely wonderful and stunning "mess" of Yours! :eek::cool::):):):):):)
He looks like a Japanese Kamikaze!:rolleyes::)

[Weeks]

Alexandra, thank you so much for the words.
Caesar, héyé my friend, nice words. Thank you.

I'm starting a new "shot in progress". I don't know exactly what to do with it at this point...

Best,

Weeks

[Borilius]

I wonder how i missed this thread for so long - awesome stuff, very inspiring!

[Caesar]

Even Your black and white drawing are extraordinary, dear Weeks!:eek::cool::):):):):):)

[EB]

Always so well done


Earle

[screenpainter]

your drawing and use of textures and color is like a master painter. the whole thread is a treasure. I love seeing someone really using sticker brushes as texture for portraits. you are the best advertisement for texture brushes ever. and an amazing contemporary painter.

[coops]

Great work on the black and white picture Weeks, well done:)

[Weeks]

Coops, so good to read you :)
Screanpainter, :o:o thank you. It's true that for me digital painting is possible with textures and "digital flesh". I guess AR3 could be better than it is right now,... Wait and see.
Thank you Earle, :)
Ceasar, thank you man, i do my best, and i'm happy to submit my work, my digital attempt to you all, and i'm very sensible to your comments. ;)
Borilius, oh thank you mate, i like your work too :)

Here is a old quick "beta" painting i did that i have repainted today. All about textures.

Best,

Weeks

[Belvrog]

Hi Weeks, just browsed through your thread. Have missed it for a long time it seems. Truly inspiring thread. Love your attention to details and the way you produce texture in your work. Congrats on this last post - it has a strong visual impact,I particularly like how your texture of the background simultaneously strengthens the perspective and resembles the defining shapes of the cloths. Its contrasts and lighting do the rest, just great!

[SCP]

Wow awesome textures and lighting, always a pleasure to look at your work.;):):):):)

[Caesar]

Spectacular style and outstanding image. The contrasting yellow and purple are magnificent. I guess You developped quite a number of brushes and stickers! :eek::cool::):):):):):)

[jacktar51]

Hello Weeks...Great thread you have here,its amazing that you use almost identical basic idea of under-painting,then painting light over dark paint,very old and well tested procedure in oil painting..I use similar technique,but very much simpler,using roller or chalk in a very small size to begin with, and increasing the size for detail as the picture progresses...very nice to see your technique,I think I still have quite a lot to learn,thanks for showing your way on this thread,excellent work Weeks......Jack.

[Weeks]

Caesar, thank you my friend for the comment :)
I have a bunch of brushes, but i still have a prob with the speed of my machine. Maybe our BigTeam leaders (no offense :o ) could do something to improve the multithreading process. Even i have a MacPro 8 core, it's a mess, and specialy (sorry for that) when i compare with the other softs Painter or Sketchbook pro. Because of that, i have to work with file 1000 x 600px...
In that last painting, i didn't use, strangly, a special sticker.. :D
It was the "stylo Feutre" with parameters on a layer with transparency. ;)

SCP, thank you for visiting the topic and for the comments.

Belvrog, nice to see you there. Yes, for me, this thread is a lab. I can improve the level of the paintings but i can test things out just to see how it works for everyone.
In my opinion, we should spend more time on each paintings, because digital art needs time to get better and better. But i admit it is a great pleasure to get good comments and support from the community, as soon as the job is done. But the world is looking at us :D

That being said, here is a new masterpiece i'm working on since a certain time. It is another art from a Master that i adore : Velazquez !

Of course, it is in progress :D:D:D

ps : i have to say that i use 2 softs for that : Painter for the structure of the painting and the firt "juice" and AR3 for the rendering and texturing.

"message to ArtRageTeam : i miss new tools and power" :D

Best,

Weeks

[pat1940]

Weeks, I just love your thread, such great paintings and wonderful textures:):):):):):):):):):):)

[Caesar]

I recognised immediately this most famous Velasquez and I must say that this WIP shows, simultaneously, a stunning fidelity to the original painting as well as an original interpretation Your personality gave to it. It may be considered pretty finished also at this stage, so good is already the overall balance.

[coops]

My what a fine painting that is Weeks, the glass is exceptionally painted, very well done:)

[Lima]

Weeks, you are a very talented artist.