Kara (Corel Painter 12 + Wacom Intuos 4)

9 Hours 2 Minutes
Painter 12
Intuos4 Large

The recording excludes the time I took between breaks. In fact, I had 9 separate recordings for this as I've spread it out doing about 1 hour of painting a day across 2 weeks. So don't be mistaken that I've sat in front of my computer for a full 9 hours without lifting my butt. Haha. I would love to indulge in the painting process for that amount of duration, but I just don't have the stamina to do that.

As I proceed, I slowly take on more and more challenging task. This time round, I attempted to draw 5 subjects in one painting. It's time consuming, yes, but it's also very rewarding to see how far I can stretch myself. Spending 9 hours on one painting is by far my personal record.

One reason for making such video is for myself to relook into my painting habit/style. For many times, I couldn't grasp my subject, and have to paint over several times. I hope to cut down this wasted time as much as possible.

I don't use clone painting technique, as I only use eyeing method. (Similar to tradition painting style) Some videos on the net you might find artist demonstates clone painting. Though some didn't explicitly announce it, you might notice that their subjects could come through like a picture with fewer brush strokes. The most obvious advantage of such painting videos would be that they do not have to worry about choosing the correct colours or painting at the correct spot as each stroke they make is simply just bringing out the picture underneath the white drawing space. (You can think of is as rubbing off the white top layer to show the picture below.) Find out more under "Cloning technique with Photoshop" or simply go to this link for a quick understanding: http://www.graphic-design.com/DTG/Graphics/painter_WOW/photo-painting.html

Here's a quick demo of an example of clone painting/painting from picture: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Em47CAlmimk&NR=1

However, having that said, there are some artists such as Chris Scalf here who does amazing photorealism: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu27-8x6yxw

You can see that he's not using clone painting because he uses colour blocks to slowly build his subjects. Clone painting technique usually '"paint" with several colours at once. In a way, Chris Scalf's painting does make sense as we watch him build his subjects with custom colours. Clone painting sometimes give me a feeling of "Hey, that stroke doesn't make any sense!"

Another technique to really tell the difference is to compare with the reference photo. Usually you can see that the painting itself has some minor distortion. Well, once you understand the two types of artist out there, you'll be able to appreciate better of the art they produce. The two techniques requires different thinkings in order to paint. Typically in terms of creating speed painting videos, one would be "How do I paint out the realism with the colours on my brush?" and the other would be "How could I plan each stroke so that it doesn't look like clone-painting." Both ideas achieves the point of showing that the painting is done from scratch. Just that sometimes it's hard to tell the difference between the two :I When there's a time constrain, clone-painting definitely wins the bet.

In my view, it's not the end product of photorealism that is important, it is the process of walking towards it. In the past, i do wonder "What is the point of creating a photo from a photo reference when i have the photo in the first place?" Yes, for illustrating an idea, probably it's pointless. It is the journey towards it that is the thing which creates the Wow-ness to people. That's one of the reason why I enjoy creating these speed painting. i enjoy doing and watching the process of a painting turn alive from scratch. Speeding up a video does just that. :)

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[Beez1985]

Thanks guys :D

[Yellowknight888]

Is intuos 4 very responsive and precise? I have a bamboo fun but the precision is really bad, i can't even draw a precise line I have in mind.

[Beez1985]

@Yellowknight888

Yup, I've used a Bamboo fun, the feel and sensitivity just can't match up with Intuos series. It's for the professionals for several reasons :) And the price is professional too...

[syard]

Estupendo trabajo, felicitaciones, realmente eres un gran artista

[Beez1985]

@syard

¡Muchas gracias!

[jcbcreatives]

Hi . This to watch was fantastic . I've not painted for ages and you have just spurred me on to get out and do some . Really enjoyed this thanks best . Jo

[Beez1985]

@jcbcreatives

Thanks! Great to hear that you're picking up the brush again!! :D

[TheSpikeweee]

Awsome gift you have

[666abee]

you are soo good.. ;3

[Scriel]

Absolutely fabulous. I have to agree with jcbcreatives, it is inspiring.

[AZTEKPREDATOR]

SOOO sick!

[axisbuatoom]

real nice amazing skill