"Acrylics... Loosely based on "a Dragon Awakens"

[GoldenSuzaku]

Wow! How long did that take in real time?

[pedrinbadboy]

this is insane bro..

[80sThrasher666]

Awesome, amazing, incredible, magnificent, beautiful, godlike!!!

[AdamScottBriones]

@80sThrasher666 the 6 words that barely describes her artwork

[liessdasnicht]

omg i love that

[NinjaPiratFish]

I so wish I could do this.

[RikkeProductions]

That. Is. UNBELIEVEABLE! OMG you are amazing at this kind of stuff... I'm speechless.. That is an incredible talent! I wish I could do that, I draw - and I like it, and some people say that I'm good at it, but compared to this... It's just ugly doodles... I'm so jealous and yet really excited for you! Can't explain it.. You'll come far in life with this kind of talent that only few people are lucky to have.. ;) You are truly a gifted person.. :D

[Ganon40000]

O.O

[Deliphonon]

Wow! I wish I could paint like you - you're incredible

[Yggdrasilproject]

i always thought the dragons on world of warcraft were digital... not any more!

[duieb]

awsome work man! can you make a tutorial about drawing fantasy (dragons, knights etc) with acrylics? that would be most helpful. thx.

[10rickb]

traditional

[salvador8702]

fuck dude...i mean seriously...im 100 percent honest when i say you are the best artist ive ever seen, and this is coming from a guy who appreciates michael angelo and leo da VInci ...waaaaaaaaaaaayy better than they were

[maac]

beast!

[KikoArteManhas]

fuck!

[theakuma0341]

One of the greatest drawing tutorial vids I ever seen in Youtube.

[DiacoZoo]

dude......youre a beast

[TheMangaaReal]

I want to be able to draw like this, this is beautiful

[zainronaldo]

you r amazing man !!!!!

[coolkym122]

traditional win!!!! oh my gosh! this was amazing! you are a really great artist dude!!! I only hope to paint as well as you one day! thanks! :)

[WesleyJimmievz591]

ehm ich hab was unanständiges entdeckt

[thangho2]

Man thiz is so F****in' Cool!

[deathbringerdk]

Another master piece :D

[JGirDesu]

With greatness comes resentment.

[JGirDesu]

umm... Where'd you learn your techniques?

[theitaful]

Perfect!

[TheMermaid4ever]

OMFG!!! :D awesum!

[Kaczuszkamomo]

Traditional ! :D

[joemeenie]

22 people are pissed they can't operate in both traditional and digital media

[Dillychu]

I love you!

[M110nkey]

This is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ooooo coool

[Gabezen101]

Near the middle I thought the Leg was coming out of his mouth.

[TheGamerzUK]

thats fuking awsome

[zackfairs25]

funking hell 3hrs omg that would take me 3 mounths 2 mounths just to get good a drawing and the other mounth copying that

[MeNyouNuss]

the funny thing is there is no music and it still made me continue to the end XD

[TheMONKEYMAN827]

you are an artist!

[LaffertySketchCards]

Super inspiring, nice video!

Jeff

[yachiru0peanut]

..you,sir..inspire me! 

[Kockadek]

Awsome!

[solonar11]

WOW!

[esparda07]

It was drawings like this that made me believe in monsters.

[SweetBlood298]

HOW!?!??! HOW GOSH DARNIT HOOOWWW D: it's so amazing TT~TT

[SunderedMoon]

Paint always looks so much better then digital

[thaiboxer1978]

Amazing....wow... Do you not draw in pencil first? What type of board are you working on? Keep it old school, traditional media is always better than digital!

[musicLOVE4ever1]

wha-wha-wha0-wha whaaa?! wha!! *mind explodes*

[necride85]

epic painting.. great

[dodoingoodmood]

I wish i can draw like you

[MrDirkin]

awesome



[troodonte1]

that is wtf i am talking about,

[MrKurokiwi]

22 peoples scared that dragon.

[wannabeyngwie]

i dont care what anyone says simply puut that was awesome. im in awe. grats

[AndreasJohannessen]

Do you use drawing board for your digital pictures in Photoshop?

[nuke97]

I love the use of green. It gives your composition an intresting atmosphere/feel.

[BigScarab90]

dont matter what technique you use here, it looks totally wicked regardless

[drakcarowo]

respect total *o*

[Cerbero3333333]

I LOVE ACRLILICCC!!!!!!!!!!! u're the best in any drawing style u always make wonderfull drawings

[sakura8112]

omfg awsome :D i think the traditional is better

[mimimarcus]

i think i just fall in love.

[momto4boys100]

hey im good at dragons but can you give me a tip on the wings, that would be very helpful.

[missmarsrockstar101]

wow i thought that dragon was going to eat me!!!

[Dracilla112]

I feel i've become to reliant on digital art...I really need to start doing traditional paintings again, and you might just have given me a kickstarts I needed :D

[LuDDicH901]

traditional kicks digitals ass every day of the week! or maybe its because im a retard when it comes to digital stuff... awesome stuff!

[Theslaskman]

Sometimes i skip forward in your vids but then i see that it looks soo moore awsome so i skip back again too see it. XD Im skipping all the time its so wasome

[SeyyidKing]

great work man keep going ur a master of hands :P u shud sell ur picutre's and painting u earn alot of money of it nice man 5/5 keep going#

[sputterfilmx]

i want to go buy acrilic paint now X3

[Sylviascloud]

Wonderful art creating! As an artist you inspire me to try acrylics again. I used to fight the fast drying aspect. Don't you feel though it forces you to layer, back to front, whereas oils let you flow into the back and foregrounds? thanks

[Crimsonriven]

I wish I could paint with even a fraction of this brilliance

[Nick90ization]

22 people dont even know how to draw a line correctly

[reetskeetreet]

Incredible painting! As an artist I have ask, because I'm not familiar with acrylics. I'm more of a modern artist and have been wanting to move to something more detailed, i use oils. Do you wash out the acrylics for wider areas? And use more opaque acrylics for the detail? I've only used them once and found them hard to work with. 

[NadageminiArt]

woooooooooooooooooooooooow wooooooooooooooooow woooooooooooow very great job!!!! bvery very very very beatifull!!!

[JinBambino28]

EFFING SICK!!! NICE!!

[observerofexistence]

you should try cosmic paintings

[katielucky100]

Thats true talent use it for God!!!:)

[taytayrocks2music]

I have 5 things to say... OMG

OMG

OMG

OMG

Hi

[XXxCrazyCatXX]

OOOOOHHH MYYY!! This is so PERFEEECT!!! awesome!!

The two. The traditional and the digital!

[wolfalucardlord]

two words

BAD

ASS

[Nargok18]

If i had your skills for one day, i would be the happiest man on earth. I wish ive gone to art school. Keep Rollin!

[EmeraldStarwolf]

you raped my eyes.

[M3gaM4th]

Godzilla?!

Actually epic man. :)

[shikawad]

AMAZING!

[DoktorBaum]

I like this one more than the digital version, but both are GREAT!

[Klespyrio]

How would I go about learning to do something like this? Or some of the things in your other videos?

[artemorbid]

you are awesome!

[skeleslushy]

what brushes did you use? i can never get the details small enough

[MadPumpkinGames]

This is absolutely fantastic, all of my acrylic work is non canvas (I sculpt too). This is a piece I would buy.

[ThoughtsFew]

I want the traditional one on a shirt that be so freakin' awesome.

[XxDyingCharityxX]

zomg, i can't acutally believed what i just watched, this is amazing !!

[ekconrad]

i think the traditional is a little bit better than the digital dragon!

[kevin97448]

wow

[cory101ke]

i got respect cus u can paint to just photoshop is not art

[adamm1123]

Just stopping it at around 2:00 Minutes would be easily be an awesome drawing/painting let alone improving it even further.

[imran8206]

I though u using photoshop O_O

[KRAZY13omber]

@imran8206 this is an acrylics video based on his photoshop one a dragon awakens

[demonaxl]

u are genius whit pc and artist whit hand great video :D

[SierraMurray]

Wow! You are amazing wether you're on the computer or just painting. Do you have a deviantART account? Then, you could post your pictures for other artists to see! (just a thought)

[heetjebert]

dragons become a litlle bit original..

but they fucking rock!!

[TheBamChug]

This dragon scares me! Bad ass drawing dude!

[xXFIODRAGONXx]

WTF you are the best drawer ive ever seen you gotta get rich if you would sell your stuff I WANT THIS TO BE MY WALLPAPER

[AWishToAsgard]

Hey there, I just wanted to say how inspirational your videos are and what a delight they are to watch. Fantasy art has always captured my imagination, especially classic fantasy such as dragons and werewolves. Your work is stunning, and just by watching your videos I've felt I have learnt something, and for that I thank you. Art is such a gift, and to inspire others through your visions, I think you deserve a pat on the back. Keep up the wonderful work.

[TolSatha]

I would cut my finger off for that painting. absolutely beautyfull

[EDDIEVANSUNRAIS]

è una truffa

[HuskyRonan]

Traditional or Digital, your a god. Very good patience to take your time to draw and take frames on your epic creation.

[refathsalam]

21 people are jealous

[Aoife211]

Hii..... I want to try out acrylics (after digital, pencils and watercolors) as a new media and it was always a challenge for me, I've always thought acrylics are the "true, serious art" which is kinda stereotyped but anyways :) so far everywhere I looked the people were talking about the colors drying very fast... so what happens when they dry on canvas? or is it just slowing you down?

(we could assume I can manage to keep them moisturized on the palette via spraying them with water)

[HeadLinesProductions]

i dont no how ppl paint so good

[TargouniusKILLER]

if i give yo NaN$ will you live with me?

[Locko2115]

21 people had their parents eaten by this dragon :)

[Hotwolv14]

I.LOVE.IT!!!!!!!!!!

[TheMeikalainen]

This is the sickest shit i have ever seen.

[offwithriss]

@TheMeikalainen ye liek how teh faaaak

[TheRemarkablyVicious]

i tend to think the one done by hand looks better in this case :) the colors look, funny as it sounds, less atificial and the dragon itself looks less blurry. then again with the digital you could have wanted that :D but i like the hand done one better ^^

[PatratelulVerde]

i love you

[Athril]

I suddenly feel very inspired to keep on drawing, but also discouraged that I will probably never be able to create something as detailed, precise and pretty as this!

[KookiesCartoons]

Is it ok if I TRY to do anything as awesome? :3

[asse080]

the thing ive noticed about you is that you paint and paint, and we can very early on see the dragon, and what its like, but all over sudden you bring some lighting, or some water, or a certain color into it, and it just becomes even more awesome

[alejandrothefader]

@cgsbs, man since you like focusing on bad comment's i'm not going to hate but im going to be a bit sceptic about your hand drawing skills, which although great, pale in front of your computer ones! i think you should master the dark tones and the colour blend more in your live paintings.. take your "dragon awakes" digital painting and see for yourself where you lack the colours connecting and blending the bright with the dark tones the right way here... i hope you understand what i said...(tbc)

[alejandrothefader]

@cgbs im not a specialist in art language and i don't know how to express myself in the right terms, especially in english, but i think i was clear.... btw, i don't know how to draw anything more than graffiti in a pc program, so i really admire your pc based drawings... keep it up.... you really got it..... try drawing a snake or smth.... the scales should be a bit different and interesting to draw, if you haven't already ;)

[cgsbgs]

@alejandrothefader I appreciate what you are saying. It's completely subjective, though. Some feel that acrylic version blows away the digital, while others feel opposite. I will say that the contrast you point to has little to do with one capability over another, but rather more of individual distinction of the piece. That is to say, those details are deliberate. I believe if I painted this to be an acrylic version of the digital one exactly, the acrylic one would come out better.

[alejandrothefader]

@cgsbgs ok, i get what you re referring to, but what i wanted to point out exactly is that while the pallette of colours you use is the same (a bit brighter in the acrilic version) the way you worked on the colour contrast and the focal points, although similar, it's better in the digital one, and that comes from three things i think, one is the detail you got to a smaller scale in the digital, the affinity you have towards digital painting and smth else i haven't quite discerned!

[cgsbgs]

@alejandrothefader I hear ya. But I actually dislike the color depth and lack of rigidness in the digital version. I love the gritty rawness of the contrasts in the paint done with a brush. I remember I used to hate that about my airbrush work-- it looked virtually identical to the digital painting above. If anything, I feel like that technique lacks more than the brush work, which is more raw and challenging. (those fast drying, non-blendable paints! ;-) )Thanks for your kind comments.

[alejandrothefader]

@cgsbgs no prob man, keep up te good work! i can understand now what you say about the brush work, but what the ideal color balance may be for you or what you may want to see from your hand is different from what i would like to see in a painting... for example i like equilibrated mat contrast with one bright point and dark backgrownd for dark drawings and full brightness for shiny paintings hey, btw, do you know anything about manga or comics?

[cgsbgs]

@alejandrothefader no... not manga. but I have recently done a row of Star Wars comics...

[alejandrothefader]

@cgsbgs hmmm, so could you briefely explain me the process of writing a comic? cause i have got a great plot, goot drawing skills but noever done so :P and i would also like a link or instructions to your comic if it's somewhere oute in the internet posted ;) thanks in advance

[PaDDYx2011x]

@cgsbgs Man that has got to be the best comment thread ever, full grammar and using high vocabulary. Finaly a comment thread where im not thinking '' He not going to school? '' and actually agreeing and respecting you opinions. Thank you

[AckermannPhilip]

@alejandrothefader I do enjoy the acrylic version more. It has got more sharp contrast, and less "bloom" . To paint like that with acrylics needs a lot of skills.

[alejandrothefader]

i mean, im a hand painter, with no experience at painting with pc programs, and i fell i could paint better and more detailed the acrilic version of your dragon, but i could never reach the detail you get on your pc prog one even trying to, nor the richnes of the tone... i think that has to do with the process you are acustommed to and the possibilities of the pc.... but i may be wrong, i can't know until i master digital art.... you still gock it though, keep it up!

[sainifizzle]

was the video shot in Stop Motion style

[goldthunder9]

You TOTALLy should make your own Magic The Gathering Cards !!!!!

hehehe... ok, now srsly.

I bet MTG's would totaly let you design their cards...

That's so cool...

[Pabloaguilaralvarez]

hi, great job dude, i would like to know what paper did u use?,and are those flat brushes?

[Nevizations]

scales are such a pain in the ass to paint... bravo :)

[Dracilla112]

....people like you make me feel so awed and depressed at the same time! xD One day....maybe i'll be that good... xD pfft!

[pokemonfreak12100]

.....than i look down at my paper...........

[ATomiCxFuSiionZ]

wtf how the fuck do u draw like that

[Garrone666]

if this is not a fake then you are a genius :O

[AznLikeThat]

I think they kinda look the same. But i prefer Traditional way. In other ways i like it. :D Awesome painting.. :D

[babybrooke2001]

U should make how to's on painting and stuff

[RubiixCat]

i can;t draint like that :( but i can draw with pencil :D

[InnovationalFilms]

I like how you use acrylic like watercolor or even graphite. Who says you can't when it looks so damn good

[funGODfun]

Awesome painting, but you could never do that with your feet.

(Will you make a painting using your feet now? :P )

Awesome painting skills!

[ikie12343]

epic painting

[Mutt1961]

Your drawing skills are obviously amazing but the thing I key into, as an artist myself, is your masterful use of color. Your reflected light, atmospheric-perspective color choices, etc. Like I said - Masterful!!

[SkirtWulf]

You make this look so damn easy O___O

But I love watching you draw!

Amazing works!

[MrAbsolutedance]

It sure is an awesome painting but you often forget to give the eyes a pupil. Besides that you are awesome at drawing and painting!

[Sassysnaple21]

what did you use to paint it on?

[Sassysnaple21]

I feel like traditional is hard only because if you mess up there is no step back button, but you are very good in both.

[wowgwaion]

Wow, I wish i could draw like that :o I always try to, but I just can't :P

[Yokimosho]

WWAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! how the heck dd u freakin do that -_______-

[Evciakens]

O-M-G! I want to kiss your fingers O_____o. You are soooo talented !

[brwneyedlove]

damn... i could never in my life draw anything close to that. pure god gift talent you got man. hell draw me a tattoo. lol

[yikespuppy321]

were you born bad ass, or did you also go to an art school?

[Wollf1996]

omg....haw do you do that... is amazing...i know haw to draw dragons but paint one...awesome :D

[TheSwedishSvensken]

YOU DID THIS IN 3 FUCKING HOURS? THATS FUCKING AMAZING!!!!!!!

[h0b0ch1c]

Dude, I wasn't it expecting to turn out that good. Loved this. It's not my own style of working but seeing how you constructed it made me see through the illusion of how I expect your style to be constructed, if that makes any sense. You made a style that seems imposible for me to accomplish, seem possible. good work.

[MemfoMafian]

its kinda hard to tell wich turns out better between digital and traditional, their two different paintings, yet a 'painting' is always better for in person, but holy cow dude your a wizard on all this.

[Madeiras14]

like... awwwweeeeesssssommmmme! O.O

[missielloyd]

DUDE THIS IT AMAZING!!!

[BeyondTheReckoning]

I want to see what this guy can do with a good airbrush setup.

[ebthegeek]

Nice. Real nice. I have GOT to take some classes and get in on this! This looks almost like oil. You have a good hand! I like the hand painting more than digital...just adds a more personal organic feel to it.

[ebthegeek]

Nice. Real nice. I have GOT to take some classes and get in on this!

[fcwinkler]

i cant decide

put them in the same picture

[TheJackattack54]

i like the traditional one a little better but the digital one is also really good

i just wish i could draw it

[jopotski]

You just pissed me off with your epicness! PLS BE MY MASTER! T.T \m/

[iRsAllNight]

digital<3

[glitterpixel]

A-M-A-Z-I-N-G

[BassChanter]

EYEGASM!

[dcook22]

Anyone with anything negative to say about the way you create your art is a loser and a douche. You are obviously incredibly talented and the idea that you created this piece of art simply to shoot down your detractors is both awesome and unfortunate at the same time. I respect your moxie and kind desire to show them you CAN succeed through traditional media, but it's unfortunate that there are enough bitches out there that you felt you had to do this. You're awesome and inspirational. fantastic

[jagjagjag009]

@dcook22 who has something negative to say? Its a masterpiece.....

[13LuckKy1]

HOW IN THE WORLD CAN HE DO THAT???? i wish i was that good.. but im still a beginner...

[TheOrca333]

@13LuckKy1 me too :(

[13LuckKy1]

@TheOrca333 it makes me sad sometimes and amazed at the same time... :'(



[13LuckKy1]

HOW IN THE WORLD CAN HE DO THAT???? i wish i was that good.. but im still a beginner...

[cybermasterdza]

I could do that! It would take about 3 years, and many tries though.

[botenfalke]

traditional artwork is way more impressing to me, because its not as easy as digital artwork, I think..

but that doesn't mean that I don't like digital drawings ^^

[1musicfreakz]

all i can say is dude which one was the digital one i jus couldn't figure it out ubtil i saw the headings..

[ratte626]

wow O.o

[krabbydudex]

The good old fashioned way .....

Much better than digital (i owe respect for artist who do on pc) in my personal opinnion keep the excellent work bro!

[Tedsta101]

Does anybody know if the artist paints from different pictures or out of his head? Either way it's amazing, but if he paints entirely from his head that's just phenominal.

[rumppan]

skills, damn u'r good :)

[jagjagjag009]

iin the begining i was not impressed. And when you added color to the picture it was ruined. But when all the details you added with the black color. The picture got an amazing depth and he became "alive". It went from mediocre to amazing. Thumbs up for paper and not a computer