2D Two birds and a post...

[Taron]

Oddly enough, the first thing I ever post here is a painting, haha. Ah well...just had it at hand!

Software: ArtRage2

I'm currently in an ArtRage frenzy, since I fell in love with it about 3 weeks ago, now. I've done a number of speed paintings with it, but this one took about 5 hours, which is certainly not a speedy anymore. I havn't been trained in traditional arts, which always makes me admire every skillfully executed painting twice as much. Nor have I ever spend any reasonable amount of time to study photos or other paintings enough to have any kind of confidence. This, like almost everything I do, has been done without reference, so it's very lose in terms of realism. But I like it somehow...

[Jelmer]

Hey Taron, that looks great mate, i like the tree's and clouds in the background a lot, it has a very painterly feel to it as well! The only thing i don't like so much is the part on the right, it looks a bit like rock but it's too undefined i think, certainly if you compare it to the level of detail you've done for the trees and birds.

[TE_]

wow,, i wish i had these skills in painting ,, its great,,, good job

[chickentech]

So you made that with out any reference or any real training in art. I for one who has been drawing forever can only say one thing, and that is WOW. I really like how you made the light shine in just that small area with the post and made all the rest kind of dark. I greatly enjoy this stile of art. Great job.

[geldslaw]

Thank you for sharing your work, its inspiring to me seeing as how I've only been drawing a short while and realise that there are not enough hours in the day to do what youi want.

I thought about what you said about doing the painting without reference; did you mean you didn't take it from eality and that it was a blend of different places? Did you make a reference sketch or just created it as you went along?

I've got millions of other questions but I'll wait hahahaha, fantastic piece of work, I love that classical tone, really nice and rich

[DAKLOL]

wow, thats awsome! you know what would be ever more awsome?... make a tutorial how you did it

[TE_]

Originally Posted by DAKLOL

wow, thats awsome! you know what would be ever more awsome?... make a tutorial how you did it

heh,, a tutorial would be nice,, but for this we need more talent as a tutorial

[Motammad]

this is sweet as bro.
I really like paintings although im not very fond of doing it myself.
GJ Aye!

[gandoza]

very good painting
can you post a simple toturial for this great work
congs

[CU441ES]

NICE!!! I love this! I was playing around with artrage free on my brothers laptop and did a tree, i think its ok for a person who has only actually tried something serious once Here it is