BUZZZ II - Jan 12 oils/ acrylics / pencil

**buzzz3d** · January 8th, 2006, 07:36 AM

Hi guys,
Switched DSL-providers recently and I didn't want to update all the links in my old sketchbook so I'm starting a new one.
My old pictures are archived here
if anyone is interested.

Van has inspired me to start trying out oils so I'm doing those at the moment.
I like them very much so you'll probable see more oils coming in the near future.

Cheers!

**fooxoo** · January 8th, 2006, 07:45 AM

Neattt!!! The child is lovely, great atmoshpere!

**Icey** · January 8th, 2006, 08:37 AM

the indian girl is awsome!!

the child misses the contrast... it's too pale... But the expresion is great!

**Erilaz** · January 8th, 2006, 09:05 AM

Great to see a a fresh book Buzzz! Love the face!

It would be nice to see a little more contrast in the child painting, but I actually quite like it the way it is!

**gizmodus** · January 8th, 2006, 10:23 AM

Great start in your new sketchbook!

The indian girl looks so vivid and her accessoires and eyes are beautifully painted. As far as the low contrast in the second picture I have to concede the others, though. The sky and the atmosphere are very nice instead...

I see, I have to try oils, too. If only the equipment wasn't so expensive...

**crazy3dman** · January 8th, 2006, 10:54 AM

Well, I'd say the try-out is a success. They are both really nice. How much time did you spend on those?

**dCepT** · January 8th, 2006, 02:02 PM

Oh shit! The indian girl is definately my favourite! Love her eyes! I'm grabbin' that one for my inspirationfolder, aight?

I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with in here! Looking hella good so far!

d-C

**buzzz3d** · February 19th, 2006, 10:12 AM

Thanks guys, been a while.

Will reply later, small update here:

**buzzz3d** · February 27th, 2006, 02:56 PM

Foxoo: Thanks!

Icey: Thanks, I wanted to keep a muted palette in this one, that why the colors are like that.

Erilaz: Hey thanks! Photo flattens the colors a bit

gizmodus: Thanks!. About the equipment, it shouldn't have to be very expensive, I use hoghair brushes for most of my work, and for the paint you can start with a limited palette and expand your colors as you like later.
For me it is a lot more satisfying to finish a traditional painting compared to a digital one.

crazy3dman: Thanks. Hard to say how long since I worked on and off on them. Wild guess would be about 16 hours each.

dCepT: Always good to see your comments!

That fat kid: Hey thanks man, more will come

Updated and final version of this one:

Closeup of hands:

Crappy speedpaint:

Poortvliet study:

**dCepT** · February 28th, 2006, 08:32 AM

Lighting on that tiger rawks!

Small crit on the kid... the transfer from her ear to her cheek is a bit harsh... looks like the ear is loose and glued on (not really but you get the idea..hehe... ) Just a little bit of a smoother transfer would kick ass...

Awesome stuff all round, bro!

Keep 'em coming!

d-C

**T-Raktor** · February 28th, 2006, 08:34 AM

Yup, very nice. And i like that panther, neat work. Keep it up.

**Ganbat-Bad** · February 28th, 2006, 08:43 AM

Cool works.

**asoir** · February 28th, 2006, 08:58 AM

Your first image is mindblowing, great speedpaint too, keep posting!

**buzzz3d** · March 4th, 2006, 05:09 AM

Asoir, Ganbat-Bad, T-Raktor: Thanks guys. Much appreciated.

dCepT: Thanks. You have a point there with the ear. I checked the ref photo and it has a small edge there too but the transition is a bit smoother.
Can't do much about it anymore since it has to be varnished this weekend.

2 steps from a WIP that is going to be on the wall in our livingroom.
80x60cm, acrylics for the first steps and now I'm painting over in oils.

Sorry for the lightdifferences (first one taken with artificial light)

**buzzz3d** · March 6th, 2006, 05:31 AM

Another update on the tiger

**buzzz3d** · April 23rd, 2006, 04:06 PM

**Zaknafain** · April 23rd, 2006, 04:08 PM

I like the last one. However you can see to much of the underpainting. The dog looks transparent.

**guilefine** · April 23rd, 2006, 04:12 PM

Thats a very nice painting of a dog i really like it. It has a who is the dog behind the face kinda thing going on

**chuy605** · April 23rd, 2006, 04:15 PM

lot of good paintings.

**blog** · April 23rd, 2006, 04:17 PM

Nice painting of a dog! I like the way you left the detail and strongest highlights for the head!

**buzzz3d** · May 3rd, 2006, 10:21 AM

Zaknafain: Thanks, good point.
guilefine: Thanks.
chuy605:Thanks.
blog: Thanks. Yeah, I wanted the head to be the focal point.

Tiger update with a few Photoshop tweaks: (whiskers, highlights, purple BG)

**Psycho1** · May 20th, 2006, 09:19 AM

I'm not a big fan of oil paintings... but that one with the oriental girl is awesome!!! i realy like your work!

**buzzz3d** · August 3rd, 2006, 08:04 AM

Psycho1: Thanks. I like oils

Been away too long, hope I can pick up the pace again.
Some pencil/watercolour studies for a start:

And that tiger painting on the easel:

**elisa** · August 3rd, 2006, 08:30 AM

oh...your works gives me a lots of inspiration! very nice paintings, and great update with the watercolors. Keep it up! I will keep an eye on this thread

**dCepT** · August 19th, 2006, 08:02 PM

Awesome stuff! The eyes on them animals look really wet and alive! Thanks for the kick in the ass! I'm gonna do some oils as well... probably wont be fast going though... but I'll get 'em up when I have something to show for

d-C

**Seedling** · August 19th, 2006, 08:15 PM

Hey, a fellow oil painter! Cool. You've made a lot of progress between those first paintings and your sideways tiger.

I recommend that you start working from sources other than photographs, especially when you did not take those photographs yourself. You are good enough with the paints that you don't need to rely on photos so heavily.

**Listing** · August 20th, 2006, 02:05 AM

Nice paintings. Good color. You probably shouldn't rely so much on photos.

**Burning Eyes** · August 20th, 2006, 10:10 AM

i feel photos are sometimes necessary... like with a child that wont stop moving, or with animals... cmon would u buy a tiger just to do a painting!? lol i love it all man, glad u are updating

**Seedling** · August 20th, 2006, 08:58 PM

Originally Posted by Burning Eyes

i feel photos are sometimes necessary... like with a child that wont stop moving, or with animals... cmon would u buy a tiger just to do a painting!? lol i love it all man, glad u are updating

There’s a problem with making direct copies of photos, though. Unless you take the photo, you do not own the rights to it, which means you aren’t permitted to make money selling paintings that are copies of other peoples’ photos unless you have their permission to do so. So, when it comes to painting tigers and profiting from it, a painter has two choices: he can learn to paint tigers primarily from imagination, or he can take his own photos.