Donato Giancola: The Mechanic: NOW AVAILABLE! [Archive]

MassiveDVD

July 6th, 2009, 08:10 PM

5 hours long, $60
Download - 1280x720, Quicktime - Available Now
DVD - NTSC, Coming soon

purchase: http://www.payloadz.com/go?id=1155866
trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2sgl1N6hE8

Join 18 time Chesley Award winner Donato Giancola in his Brooklyn studio for three days as he creates his latest space masterpiece, The Mechanic.

Donato begins the DVD by taking photographic reference, used to add a high degree of realism and detail to his thumbnail sketch. Work on the the actual oil painting gives him opportunity to cover everything from the delicate subtleties of portraiture to eye-popping metallic surfaces. Throughout the video Donato generously passes on his years of experience and ends by inviting the viewer to surpass his own accomplishments. Massive Black and ConceptArt.Org welcome the viewer to rise to the occasion!

Ian Barker

July 6th, 2009, 08:55 PM

I'm not familiar with this artist, but looks like a very cool pic. Is it Photoshop?

OldJake666

July 6th, 2009, 09:05 PM

Oils... this will be great!

Elwell

July 6th, 2009, 09:26 PM

I'm not familiar with this artist,
Behold! (http://www.donatoart.com/gallery.html)

Victor B

July 6th, 2009, 09:57 PM

Woooooooooow, I just got Coro's HD , I need to start a ca. dwnld budget. Thanks for all th e hard work guys.

Noah Bradley

July 6th, 2009, 10:00 PM

AHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

*gasp*

Ahhhhhhhhhh!

*heaving*

So excited! :)

themissinglink

July 6th, 2009, 11:58 PM

Holy crap I cant wait, I was at the Illustration Master Class 3 weeks ago and Donato announced that he was coming out with a CA dvd though he didnt say when. Is it going to be several hours like Dan's? and is it going to cover his drawing or is it just strictly oil painting?

Theking78

July 7th, 2009, 12:58 AM

This can't be true...... it's a dream for me to see how Donato Gianicola can create his beautiful paintings!
Thank you very much MB!

Darkside

July 8th, 2009, 10:36 AM

oh sweeeeeet

Shantih

July 8th, 2009, 10:59 AM

Jeezy creezy.

Nickillus

July 8th, 2009, 11:04 AM

Donato is a phenomenal artist with a hugely impressive body of traditional artwork under his belt. Well worth looking into if you're not familiar with his output. He has that WOOOOOOOW factor with the majority of his offerings. He's done some absolutley beautiful work based on LOTR. Classic and memorable. Also some more recent works like dead mermaids washed up on the beach. Just jaw dropping stuff!

lyon

July 8th, 2009, 03:46 PM

Brilliant! Cannot wait.

Zaknafain

July 8th, 2009, 07:01 PM

fuck yeah!

biplav kumar

July 9th, 2009, 12:27 AM

cool..

Divine Oblivion

July 11th, 2009, 08:04 PM

Do freaking WANT. :D Can't wait for this one!

Kamikazebob

July 11th, 2009, 10:12 PM

I'm impatient for a trailer now. Cant wait.

Serpian

July 13th, 2009, 02:31 PM

Yes. I want.

DBMiller

September 6th, 2009, 09:33 AM

Any more news on this one? DBMiller

bookmarkmaster

September 7th, 2009, 03:08 PM

Noah Bradley

September 9th, 2009, 09:29 AM

Any word on a release date? I can't wait for this one. :)

MassiveDVD

September 9th, 2009, 03:49 PM

Thanks for your interest everyone.

It's going to be 5 hours long. It begins with a photo shoot of his model and ends with a final painting.

The editing is finished... now it's just a matter of cleaning up audio, making menus, getting proofs of the DVD, and so forth. This process can take awhile, unfortunately, so my guess is that the release date will be the week after next. We'll have a couple other solid releases between now and then, though.

The video was shot in HD, but it looks like there's not enough demand to release it on BluRay so right now it's looking to be DVD or downloadable.

Cheers. :)

Noah Bradley

September 9th, 2009, 06:02 PM

:)

:D

Ian Barker

September 9th, 2009, 09:41 PM

Sounds great. Can't wait to see what other videos are in store.

DBMiller

September 10th, 2009, 11:01 AM

Very, very sweet!

escape2mars

September 11th, 2009, 04:08 AM

So excited about this. I've always been curious about his technique. His oils have such a beautiful glow.

joespadaford

September 26th, 2009, 01:44 PM

I went to Syracuse just after he graduated... he's a legend there. Roger Demuth, his teacher has a print of his student work... yeah its pretty much as good as his pro work. Also he did a comic for a school comic book for fun...yeah, it looked like it was at way higher caliber than the rest of us. So needless to say, I have been waiting a while to see his work.

DeckardSolo

October 2nd, 2009, 09:08 AM

Oooh...can't wait. When when when? I love Donato's work...especially his scifi subject matter. Reminds me so much of an old favorite - Jim Burns. I wonder if there was any connection there.

Noah Bradley

October 2nd, 2009, 11:04 AM

It's been a few weeks now. Any better estimation of a release date now?

You can note my nervous excitement about this video. :D

Spirit

October 2nd, 2009, 01:55 PM

Wow, how had I not heard of him before! His work is... well, mind blowing! This is definately on the long list of things im going to be buying from this site, thats for sure :D
Thank you for posting the link, Elwell! I love that he has his finished works, and also for many of them his initial sketches etc, I love to see how other artists came up with their ideas!

Darkside

October 9th, 2009, 04:43 PM

hey guys, any news on this one? Like Noah, I´m terrible exited getting my hands on that :)

MassiveDVD

October 9th, 2009, 10:31 PM

hey guys, any news on this one? Like Noah, I´m terrible exited getting my hands on that :)

It's pretty much done. We're just going through the final proofing stage and that sort of thing. It will definitely be out by the end of the month, probably a week or so sooner.

Noah Bradley

October 9th, 2009, 11:08 PM

Sweet. Guess this will be my birthday present to myself. ;)

Darkside

October 10th, 2009, 06:18 AM

awesome news :) thanks for all the work you guys do!

DBMiller

October 10th, 2009, 07:54 AM

Sweet. Guess this will be my birthday present to myself. ;)

Me too. Mine's today, so it will be a late gift to self.

MassiveDVD

October 27th, 2009, 02:31 AM

Trailer's up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2sgl1N6hE8

Ian Barker

October 27th, 2009, 02:41 AM

Trailer looks great! Even though I don't currently have any oils I may have to pick this up.

Sidharth Chaturvedi

October 27th, 2009, 04:00 AM

Trailer's up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2sgl1N6hE8

:yum: Oh hell yes.

Noah Bradley

October 27th, 2009, 10:43 AM

:D

SO AWESOME!

You have my money as soon as you release this. :)

Spirit

October 27th, 2009, 02:25 PM

This is going to be amazing... I'll definately be buying this one, along with so many others I still need to buy! My bank account is definitely going to be feeling the strain :D

Darkside

October 27th, 2009, 05:14 PM

oh man, I cannot wait hehe, feeling like a little child before birthday!!!

tobbA

October 27th, 2009, 06:27 PM

Definately getting this... Even if oils is pretty much unexplored territory for me.

MassiveDVD

October 27th, 2009, 07:50 PM

http://www.payloadz.com/go?id=1155866

Can't wait to hear what you guys think. It's 5 hours... $60, 720p HD. The DVD (standard def) will be coming out in the next couple of weeks at the same price, but the download version is available now.

Ian Barker

October 27th, 2009, 08:42 PM

5 hours!! Oh man... really want to get this! We'll see how the budget works out this week.

Noah Bradley

October 27th, 2009, 09:32 PM

Downloading now. :)

Given the leap my art made after watching Dan Dos Santos' video, I can only imagine it'll happen again watching this.

Thanks to everyone involved in making this.

Craig D

October 28th, 2009, 12:27 AM

Chapters 1-3 were great
but the file titled chapters 4-6 starts at chapter 6 and chapters 4 and 5 are no where to be found.
Help please!

themissinglink

October 28th, 2009, 12:45 AM

MassiveDVD

October 28th, 2009, 02:34 AM

Chapters 1-3 were great
but the file titled chapters 4-6 starts at chapter 6 and chapters 4 and 5 are no where to be found.
Help please!

It will be sorted tomorrow. An older file was uploaded somehow. Sorry. :)

MassiveDVD

October 28th, 2009, 02:36 AM

question about the dvd vs the download. If I buy the download and later want to get the dvd do I have to buy it again? When will the dvd be out? I am going to illuxcon in mid November and Donato is supposed to be there, will he have some dvd's there to sell? Can I purchase the download and then get the dvd at illuxcon if I show some sort of proof of purchase?

They're not interchangeable. So, yes, you would have to buy it again. He should have his DVDs to sell by mid November but as of yet they haven't been manufactured.

Penumbra

October 28th, 2009, 03:12 AM

Thanks for addressing this as I have the same issue with the download.

That's odd. If that's the case it will be fixed first thing tomorrow.

MassiveDVD

October 28th, 2009, 12:17 PM

Ok. There's a new file called Donato_4to5.zip and I renamed the other file so that it's just chapter 6. Old links will still work. ALL SYSTEMS GO!! :)

Sorry again for the mix-up and feel free to drop me a line if you're still having difficulties.

Noah Bradley

October 28th, 2009, 02:48 PM

Thanks for being on top of this. I'm anxious to continue watching him work. It's been great so far.

Darkside

October 28th, 2009, 03:12 PM

ahh, good that I checked back here :) I thought you just cut it out hehe
I´ll watch the rest, but it was an awesome journey. very solid information non-stop and this guy just knows what he does. magnificent painter!

buy it :yayca:

DSillustration

October 29th, 2009, 11:34 PM

I'm so jazzed about this.
I can't wait to watch it.

Intervain

October 30th, 2009, 07:23 AM

OMG I'm such a fan of Donato's work - can't wait to watch this :) :sungod:

Kek

October 30th, 2009, 06:20 PM

Thanks Donato and Missive Black, this was fantastic!

Intervain

October 30th, 2009, 07:47 PM

I've only just watched the first 2 parts today but I have to say just part 1 alone was worth all the money - wonderful presentation. Donato's a really good teacher. Thanks guys!

WeAreLegion

October 30th, 2009, 08:48 PM

That doth beith paint and neyith photoshop?
This doth beith heresy!

Sidharth Chaturvedi

November 3rd, 2009, 02:32 AM

This was so, so informative and it was such a pleasure to hear Donato talk (for so long) about his methods, the business and art in general. Thanks a lot, Donato :). This has been one of my favorite downloads so far.

Dustwind

November 3rd, 2009, 08:55 PM

Wonderful demo. I love the painting too.

Hybridstar

November 15th, 2009, 04:46 AM

Awesome download. I've been a fan of Donato since my student days and it was a real pleasure to see his process. What i found confusing was that when he applied water to the image side of the paper why the printer ink didnt run? is it just the fact its on a strathmore paper or is the ink waterproof? Anyone know?

Sascha Thau

November 18th, 2009, 09:38 AM

Finally bought it and loved it. A very insightful view into the work habits of Donato Giancola. Thanks for sharing, Donato!

And thanks to massive black for this perfect work! Sound ist top notch, pictures are clear and sharp, the editing is to the point -> strike!

Serpian

November 29th, 2009, 03:47 PM

I just finished watching this. It was a very interesting and illuminating experience! Thank you for taking your time to produce this! The Mechanic is definitely one of my favourite paintings of yours now. That one of the Hobbit that was showed in the video is great too. On a technical note, this video shows that Massive DVD have solved some of the problems with sound they had in earlier videos, and also learned that background music can be very annoying when someones talking (this is true of the Zhanglu videos as well, the music there isn't annoying at all). So that's great!

Only a small crit about the painting itself. It wasn't until you actually painted the magnet and talked about it that i realized it's supposed to touch the torpedo tube. All along, looking at the finished painting, I had read it as the tube being several meters behind the mechanic, just outside the oval entrance to the loading bay. And when you added that structure going from beneath the tube to in front of her feet, you confused me completely. Now I don't know how to read the tube at all!
Other than that, the painting is absolutely lovely, I love the roundness of the head, and the shiny metal is just gorgeous, especially on the scratched shoulder. And the star field! So beautiful!

Regarding what you said about San Diego Comic Con, I really hope I can make it to one of those some time and meet you and all my other heroes! Thanks again!

Galaran

January 1st, 2010, 07:26 PM

Is the dvd will still be released or it has been cancelled ?

Thanks !

Spirit

January 11th, 2010, 02:20 PM

I have only watched the first two parts so far, and I'll edit this once I have finished watching it all. It's been very interesting to watch, and there are a lot of things I never knew artists actually used or did to achieve the best effects in their paintings.
Donato makes it look so easy as well! When he is picking his colours, to me it seems like he is just picking them at random, but of course he has a lot of experience, and knows what he is doing. I also like how he describes his mixed paints as "mud" :P and how he explains why he is using certain colours, and explaining how it will affect the rest of the painting. It has linked a lot of knowledge from Jason's composition video for me, and shown me how other artists use this knowledge in their work.

I also have to agree that with no music in the background, it is a lot easier to focus on what the artist is saying and how he is working. Also I could hear Donato speak clearer than I have been able to in previous videos. The camera picture is very sharp and clear too, so we can see the values and subtle shifts when he is decribing them, and the secondary camera to show his palette when he mixes is very helpful as well.
Thank you for taking the time to produce this! :D