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Flay's Flailings (NSFW/NSF56K)

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  • FlayFlay Registered User regular
    The good news is work has finished for the year, so I have a little more time to study. The bad news is it's christmas so all that time will be eaten up anyway.

    Prompt: Geological Anomaly, 30 minutes

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  • MightyhogMightyhog Registered User regular
    I really dig your linear work: the medieval warrior, the Proko studies. You've been posting a lot of speed paints that (I only assume) aren't built on top of underdrawings, and I'm sort of curious to see these talents merge! This piece seems closest to what I picture.
    I admire the way you've set yourself to the speed paints, though.

  • FlayFlay Registered User regular
    edited December 2016
    Big dump today. I got out of the habit of posting spitpaints thanks to the holidays, but I've still been doing them every day.

    Prompt: Fuel for Winter

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    Prompt: Vulture Swordsman (really half-assed, because it was very late)

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    Prompt: Volcanic landscape (also half-assed, because it was very early)

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    Prompt: Shortcut

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    Prompt: Steel Flesh

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    Prompt: Sci-Fi Scientist. Away from home for this one. This was the point when I realised that drawing characters scares me, but it's also something that I'd really like to be better at. I've resolved to focus on drawing them for a little while, even if the results aren't great.

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    Prompt: Hero of the Arena

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    Prompt: Snowbeard

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    I feel like my more recent spitpaints are much less imaginative. I'm trying to keep things simple, so that I can focus on technique over narrative, but I still think I could produce some more unique designs than these.

    Anyway crits always appreciated!

    Flay on
  • tapeslingertapeslinger Space Unicorn Slush Ranger Social Justice Rebel ScumRegistered User regular
    I actually really like this most recent batch, Flay! The "shortcut" one in particular is really whimsical and I think conveys a ton of meaning in a short space. I do feel like some of the character stuff is less dynamic but that's hard to change in a 30-minute spitpaint aside from choosing more dynamic posing out of the gate, which can really complicate your composition. I do think you've really done well in making the format of a spitpaint project (the short time and random subject matter) work well for you, though!

  • LampLamp Registered User regular
    The shortcut one really stood out to me, too. Such a fun idea. I'm really admiring your creative vision on some of these!

  • FlayFlay Registered User regular
    Thanks guys! Yeah I'm not happy with that character stuff, but hopefully it improves with time.

    Anyway I got out of the habit of posting these thanks to new years, but I'm back now:

    Prompt: Burning Pitch

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  • FlayFlay Registered User regular
    Prompt: Outlaws

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    Prompt: Rhino Skin

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    And a 45 minute back study

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    Starting to get back into the swing of things

  • FlayFlay Registered User regular
    Prompt: Middle of Nowhere

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    Prompt: Gleaming Scales

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  • FlayFlay Registered User regular
    Prompt: I Don't Want to Go

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  • FlayFlay Registered User regular
    Prompt: Animal Doctor

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    Prompt: Fireball

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  • tapeslingertapeslinger Space Unicorn Slush Ranger Social Justice Rebel ScumRegistered User regular
    omg doctor corgi
    the cutest

  • FlayFlay Registered User regular
    edited January 2017
    Dr. Corgi is the pride of the hospital!

    Here's another spitpaint, prompt: Birch Trees

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    Also a chameleon/lighting study
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    Flay on
  • FlayFlay Registered User regular
    edited July 2017
    Shaking off the rust

    Daily spitpaint: Polar Bear Meeting

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    Flay on
  • FlayFlay Registered User regular
    edited July 2017
    Daily spitpaint: mushroom trees

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    Flay on
  • IrukaIruka Registered User, Moderator mod
    Flay!!

    Nice to see you back at it. That polar bear nose looks great. It hasn't taken long for these little studies to start improving, I hope you keep it rolling.

  • FlayFlay Registered User regular
    Thanks Iruka! I'll try to keep it up. Man I feel like I've forgotten everything

  • FlayFlay Registered User regular
    edited July 2017
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    30 minutes, prompt: good zombie

    Also taking my first stab at sculpting

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    Flay on
  • FlayFlay Registered User regular
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    30 minutes, prompt: The Sculptor

    Had an idea, but I don't think I stuck the landing

  • FlayFlay Registered User regular
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    30 minutes, prompt: Mermaid

  • FlayFlay Registered User regular
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    30 minutes, prompt: Secret Door

    A couple of days break because I went snowboarding

  • FlayFlay Registered User regular
    edited August 2017
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    30 minutes, prompt: Root System

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    30 minutes, prompt: Futurism

    Flay on
  • FlayFlay Registered User regular
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    30 minutes, prompt: Lasso Master

  • IrukaIruka Registered User, Moderator mod
    really, really like the tree roots, and the dogwood forest from a few posts back. In general these little paintings are fun.

    The secret door some perspective issues, I cant tell whats supposed to be happening with the ground. You are getting solid concepts down in 30 minutes though, I'm really impressed by the general quality of these thumbnails, it feels like the theme you are trying to get across in each one are clearly represented.

    I cant remember if you are gunning for some particular type of work? Are you just in general improvement mode, at the moment?

  • FlayFlay Registered User regular
    Cheers Iruka. I'm gunning for a career as a concept artist for games, but I don't have the portfolio to start applying yet. Keep getting distracted from making something refined

    I've been doing a bunch of 30-45 min film studies lately (part of my digital painting class), but I haven't been posting them because they're honestly pretty bad. I feel like I'm starting to make some progress though.

    Here's week 1

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    And here's week 5

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  • IrukaIruka Registered User, Moderator mod
    Oh thats right, I forgot that you're at school.

    It's super hard to put out portfolio worthy work when you are in the middle of trying to gain a lot of basic skills a once. Everyone has times when they are studying and not really putting out their most refined work, I wouldn't worry about it too much.

    If it's not part of your course work, though, I'd really recommend at least starting to write down Ideas/Goals for the types of companies you might want to apply to, and what work would help you get with them particularly. One of my own major failings was never spending the time to learn how I could actually fit into the industry and actually pushing myself towards that portfolio on a constant and consistent basis.

  • FlayFlay Registered User regular
    edited September 2017
    That's a good idea, I did a similar thing a little while ago, but I should go back to it.

    Here's a 60 minute study from today:

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    Flay on
  • FlayFlay Registered User regular
    45 minute study from today

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  • FlayFlay Registered User regular
    60 minute study

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  • FlayFlay Registered User regular
    45 minute study. That nose is all kinds of messed up

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  • FlayFlay Registered User regular
    An image that I'm working on

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    And a 45 minute study from today

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  • FlayFlay Registered User regular
    50 minute study

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  • FlayFlay Registered User regular
    Hey guys, had some health issues that prevented me from doing much art, but I'm back now!

    Currently I'm working through the fundamentals of lighting on Schoolism, here's exercise no. 2

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    Crits appreciated, as always

  • IrukaIruka Registered User, Moderator mod
    Flaaaayy!

    I'm glad you're feeling better! Also, awesome to see you going through the schoolism class! Working on fundamentals is a great way to get back into the swing of things, I could stand for a few studies myself. I hope you keep going with it, and posting!

  • FlayFlay Registered User regular
    Irukaaaaaaa

    Sup

    Yeah the fundamentals of lighting course has been great. I've been kind of disappointed with schoolism in the past. The Dice Tsutsumi course didn't gel with me and Nathan Fowkes just talks so incredibly slowly, but Nielson is excellent

  • IrukaIruka Registered User, Moderator mod
    oh, I've not heard much about the dice Tsutsumi course, I'd love to hear your thoughts. I think Fowkes lectures are obnoxious (slow, full of alot of rah rah about the industry instead of useful content) but his feedback sessions were worth watching. I eventually started fast forwarding through his lectures.

    I feel like I see the most successful student work from Neilson, and though his lectures are a bit of a pain for me to follow because of how heavily technical they are, I really appreciate the depth of his knowledge on light.

  • FlayFlay Registered User regular
    edited February 2018
    The Dice Tsutsumi stuff seemed fine, I just didn't respond to it. I only saw about one and a half lessons though, because I was borrowing a friend's account and their subscription ran out

    So your mileage will vary. I personally really like digging into technical stuff, so Nielson works for me, and Tsutsumi might work for you

    Flay on
  • FlayFlay Registered User regular
    edited February 2018
    Exercise 3 coming along, not sure how to take this one any further

    Note that I did NOT paint the background, and a ref was provided for the reflection

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    Flay on
  • FlayFlay Registered User regular
    Took a second stab at the first two exercises

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  • SublimusSublimus Artist. nowhereRegistered User regular
    Dang dude! Looking good! (I have no real crit, so enjoy the ass pats :P )

  • FlayFlay Registered User regular
    edited March 2018
    Made an attempt at painting a bracelet, hated it:

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    Tried again:

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    Flay on
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