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PostPosted: 09-08-2016 08:26 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Ok, so I'm going to attempt to do an oil painting using Tim's Vermeer technique.

My goal is to do a video game scene and I just went out to buy the supplies and now I'm trying to think of what I should do. I have 2 7 x 14 canvases I'll be painting on and I'm trying to think up some ideas of what to draw. I'm thinking I might even capture a screen from GTA V or some other game I own and paint that. If you've got any clever ideas let me know, I may try that instead. I actually have some experience using this method as I replicated illustrations when I was younger, I got pretty good at it but I've never dabbled in color or with oil paints.

I'll be working on setting up the vermeer device tonight.




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PostPosted: 09-08-2016 08:36 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


i would buy one from you



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PostPosted: 09-08-2016 08:42 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Well... you might be able to! This one is going to be a test to see how difficult (I expect it to be hard) it is vs time it takes etc...

If I can do this one relatively well, I was thinking of taking requests. I was even thinking of doing things like meeting people in game, taking a screenshot and then doing an oil painting of the screenshot I took of the client which would be kinda neat. This is all depending on how good it looks though which I'm at this stage expecting it to look like utter crap so low expectations for now.




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PostPosted: 09-08-2016 08:44 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


very good ideas!



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PostPosted: 09-08-2016 09:38 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


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PostPosted: 09-08-2016 09:53 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I'd personally go for something from a game like Ico.




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PostPosted: 09-08-2016 10:02 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I think I might be going the one below. On Friday's I typically play poker with friends but I go early and we jam out to some Trials Fusion before the game. It's become somewhat a tradition. That same guy recently started painting which got me to buy the canvas and paints I got today. So as an homage I think I might give this one to him when I'm done.



edit: I do like the tetris one though tbh...




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PostPosted: 09-08-2016 10:39 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


You've never painted before? Can't wait to see the finished product...




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PostPosted: 09-08-2016 10:47 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


dony you remember his comic illustrations xer0s? they were good

paper mario!

zelda!

icons ey!

DooM! oh yea!



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PostPosted: 09-08-2016 10:51 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Wasn't that eonix/methyd?




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nopers



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Actually plained that wasn't me. I haven't done anything mario/zelda or video game in general but I do draw illustrations.



That ones mine and don't mind the people at the bottom I never finished them. I did that in about 20 minutes so I could see how difficult it would be to color something via photoshop. The drawing was done by hand and scanned in though. I have much better stuff I've just never scanned it.

But yeah, never done oil painting before so we'll see what happens.

Edit: I should also add that the technique I'm using doesn't require any painting skills. It's mostly about being consistent and picky about details.




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PostPosted: 09-08-2016 11:04 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


yea i know that lol

those were some of MY ideas!



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PostPosted: 09-08-2016 11:34 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


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PostPosted: 09-08-2016 12:06 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


dubz wrote:
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:olo:



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PostPosted: 09-08-2016 09:35 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Do a nice portrait of Hunter or something



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PostPosted: 09-09-2016 10:55 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Started the painting after much setting up. That first time the brush touches the canvas is probably the worst moment. I'm going to be taking pics and documenting the whole process so I'll post them up here when I have enough to show off. One thing I feel strongly about is that I do not want to outline the painting prior to applying the paint. It's a bit of a contrast and not what you'd usually do but I'm hoping it'll create an effect on the final image.




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PostPosted: 09-09-2016 11:07 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


*anticipation intensifies*




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PostPosted: 09-09-2016 12:33 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


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PostPosted: 09-09-2016 04:04 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


HM-PuFFNSTuFF wrote:
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Brings back memories, ahh the good ole days



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PostPosted: 09-09-2016 05:58 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


You can't stand on peoples' heads in FPS games these days. :(



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PostPosted: 09-10-2016 09:07 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


damn. whatd they call that, building a tower?
those were great. dm17 all the way up to quad.
now that's people working together, to achieve a common goal.

I vote the human stack. by far. that would be unprecedented, mindblowing community



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PostPosted: 09-10-2016 02:40 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote










Happy with the progress thus far.




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PostPosted: 09-10-2016 02:45 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


One more to show the up to date progress.




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PostPosted: 09-10-2016 07:11 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Interesting technique.




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PostPosted: 09-10-2016 08:22 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


So, essentially what you're doing is a fancy way of tracing a picture?

I mean, that's kind of neat, but I think if you're going to paint something you should use your creativity to bring a picture to life, not just be a human photocopier.



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PostPosted: 09-10-2016 08:35 PM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


It's definitely not on the same level as tracing a picture. It's actually kinda hard. It might even be easier if I was just creating it myself. There's something about this that fascinates me though. I've also never painted, ever. So this makes matching colors a bit easier.




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PostPosted: 09-11-2016 12:40 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Is there any reason your workspace seems to be a cardboard box?




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PostPosted: 09-11-2016 02:34 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


To control the light and avoid spatter on furniture?

If it looks stupid and it works, it's not stupid.




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PostPosted: 09-11-2016 02:36 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Is there any reason those answers seem to be sensible ones?




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PostPosted: 09-11-2016 05:46 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Also I can move the entire thing without having to worry about moving individual pieces. It's a bit of a chore to get that mirror aligned.




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PostPosted: 09-11-2016 08:02 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


That's looking cool Kracus :up:

What oils are you using?



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PostPosted: 09-11-2016 10:48 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Linseed oil I found at a hobby shop, pretty inexpensive but I've learned that white is used a lot!




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