Teen Challenge 182: Master Copy!

[Andrew Sonea]

Teen Challenge 182: Master Copy



Topic
This week's topic is Master Copy. This is an exercise that is super useful in learning, very fun, and ridiculously humbling. Choose a painting by one of your favourite artists and do a copy of it in any medium you choose. Please DO NOT trace, grid, or colour pick from the original. I want this to be an exercise that tests your skills, not one in who has the most patience to be a photocopier without any information entering the brain. Obviously I can't really enforce the no tracing, gridding or colour picking, so it will have to be on an honour system type thing (well, I can tell if you trace probably, but still...).

Also I will ask that people please post the painting they are copying as well so others can compare.

If you don't know any artists to copy, start here:
http://www.artrenewal.org/articles/M...ar_Artists.php

Wikimedia also has a very good collection of hi-res art images, so try checking out there if you are having trouble getting a good image to copy


Focus
This weeks focus is accuracy. Get your copy to look like the original! You have two weeks so no excuses!


Deadline
The deadline is Sunday 4th of November, 23:59 GMT

[Platinguard]

Interesting, I am assuming then our own stylisation of the same piece is not possible then? Also are you wanting it so it can be portraits, or full compositions or what. Do they have to be from CA and do we have to know them e.g can I just use some of my favourite concept work for a game I like, not knowing them but liking what they do? Sorry for all the questions! haha

[Andrew Sonea]

Interesting, I am assuming then our own stylisation of the same piece is not possible then? Also are you wanting it so it can be portraits, or full compositions or what. Do they have to be from CA and do we have to know them e.g can I just use some of my favourite concept work for a game I like, not knowing them but liking what they do? Sorry for all the questions! haha

Yeah, don't stylize this one. Paint it the way they did as it's the best way to learn. And you can choose anyone to do a study of, whether it be an Old Master, a contemporary painter, an illustrator, a concept artist, whatever. If you don't know who did a piece of concept art by the way, you can probably find out who did it by doing a bit of research into who works for that company/who worked on that game or whatever. It's probably a good idea to find out their name so you can find more of their work too.

[Platinguard]

Thanks Andrew, will look into it. Will be good for my painting practice!

[Forrest_I]

Doin mine of the great Brad Rigney I think everyone should do this one, it's a great exercise to do

[80vain08]

i'll try going with one from dave rapoza

[Lo-L0]

I'm interesting, but i do not know the artist and why not impose a painter to see how each perceive.

[Templar101]

Ooh nice idea! I'll have a go at this one and hopefully finish in time My artist is well a group of artists called Geliografic. I like a lot of their work, so this is a good excuse to copy some of it!

[William Scott]

my wip (i shall reveal the artist later ) :]

[Creusa]

Are fragments also acceptable? /speaking of old master piecies

[William Scott]

Hmmm, the challenge is 2 weeks long this time? I finished early then if thats the case. Might aswell do another one

[Andrew Sonea]

Creusa: Yes, studies of a section of a painting are still acceptable.

William: Yup, do another one--remember that you can only enter one into the final poll though. You could also spend longer on the first one. Chances are if you finished this quickly you can still put more time and effort in to make it even better.

[Kamiru_]

I mainly focus at color and anatomy. Oh and am I the only one doing a piece from an old master ;_;?

[William Scott]

I mainly focus at color and anatomy. Oh and am I the only one doing a piece from an old master ;_;?

I am finishing up a painting that was originally done in 1822 if thats old enough for ya. Im probably gonna try out a piece from 1642 later on today. So your not the only one doing one from an old master.

[DvrJeroen]

Kamiru, I'm gonna do a Rubens from 1610
But goddamn, It's hard as f*ck

[DvrJeroen]

I might have underestimated this :p

WIP

[Clovie]

Doing one by Sargent. I can't quite get the colours right. =(

[William Scott]

Decided to push myself more, i believe im almost finished with the hardest part which is laying down the base colors, now its time for refinement (sorry for the big pic)

[Kamiru_]

Cool work everyone!

new wip, the colors are pretty hard to get right. Oh and I have no idea how I'm gonna do all the leaves.

[DvrJeroen]

Final



Wips

[Templar101]

Getting a bit closer- doing this has inspired me to get going on a still life of my own!
(Original with my work attached

[JackGriffin]

Helloo everyone! Heres my almost final, I've got to touch it up a bit further but heres where I am at the moment.

[Clovie]

Colours are still not quite right, but getting a bit closer I think.
And nice work everyone.

[Kishire]

I chose to do mine with a piece by Yoji Shinkawa, really love that inky style.

[Shahan]

Wow, the Finals thread for this is amazing.

[JackGriffin]

Will there be a poll anytime? I'm still new here so I have no idea how things work.