a digital life painting

[fredflickstone]

this is one of the students at our school, another great up an comer...I did this digital image of him in painter 8, done with gouache and the palette knife settings...Painter 8 is so freekin cool...http://www.rev-art.com/lemenimages/aaron1.jpg

[DragonGX]

man that is awesome.

what kind of tablet do you use?

[fredflickstone]

4 x 5 intuos 2 , and I think I did this one on the house tablet, the big one the 9 x 12 and thanks for likin it...;)

[Tedsuo]

Now that's digital. Awesome colors. After seeing your color theory tutorial, it's nice to see it in action. :)

I currently use Painter 6. Is Painter 8 worth the upgrade?

[fredflickstone]

you bet, get it, you will find it is much more Photoshop, this time around...and better tools. Plus the brushes are easy to access and change...oh man, I cant wait to see what you do with it....friggin amazing.

I might just totally switch from photoshop to it...its that good.

[I.was.ink]

Painter 8 is pretty damn cool

Fred, this is the coolest thing ever. I have so much to learn from you.

:)

[AmadorL]

Hi Ron after reading your previous post on color theory I started looking around for some of your work. Well here I am an I got a RED X...I can' see anything... I am sure i will eventually get to see it.

Amador

[fredflickstone]

Yes, the site I am on doesnt let too many go look at what I have, without me paying through the nose...so its down till August 1....so dumb...

[fredflickstone]

they are back...

[Tedsuo]

Ahhh I can see!

[fredflickstone]

yes, it works...whooohooo...now, somebody ping this please just to let me know it works, it does from here, but then you all conuldnt see them before and I could...so...thank you
:chug:

[empyrean]

Hey Ron,

Yes, I can see your images now, and they're inspiring and fabulous, as your stuff always is for me. Thanks for sharing!

- empyrean / Rich

[fredflickstone]

thanks alot you guys. I havent been arounf the last few days, I just lost my pup, well, dog...11 years old...its a dog...I took it hard and I am still getting over it.

THanks for all the great support on the work, I hope to help out a little more around here when I fully lapse out of my fog.

Thanks again.


Ron

[Tedsuo]

Very sorry to hear that Ron. I've lost many pets in my life, and it never gets any easier.

Thanks for being an inspiration. Hope you feel better.

-T

[Francis]

Nice - that's not Eli is it?

P.S. Sorry to hear about doggie...

[pleX]

Wow sorry to hear that man, I have a yorkshire terrie, I dont know how I'll react if he dies, I'll be devastated :( I feel for ya
Anyways... your piece reminds me of Robinson Crusoe ? somehow, dont ask why :) Great job with the colors

[Rohan]

yeah :) very nice job on capturing on his expression, looks like he was working on a painting or drawing at the time.very impressive. I also appreciate your funked out strokes that add vitality without distracting too much from the whole. I do notice though that the subordinated area of his neck and beard below the chin, seem a little off proportionally, when compared to the cohesiveness of the rest of the head, but I guess that's the challenge of life-study. How long did this one take may I ask?