Speedpainting for progression

 Almost all digital painters know what speed painting is and I am sure that speed painting is even practiced by other painters as well. There are no real rules when it comes to digital speed painting except do it fast as possible. A speed painting can take from anywhere from 15 minutes to paint to 2 hours, although some people like to take as long as 3 hours. There are plenty of arguments out there what the max time for a speed painting, but in reality --- it is all relative to the size or complexity of composition of the painting. Some ask why do a speed painting other than the reason for showing off. Well there are a variety of reasons. First off, time is money and if you can create a quite composition in as little as time possible then you can save time and earn more money. Another good reason to do speed painting is it is intense training designed to sharpen the compositional skills of the artist. Being able to speed paint is also vital for visual development in a variety of industries because visual development is about getting out images fast in order to communicate a visual idea that we as artists have in our heads. Lastly from my own experience some of my best portraits and other paintings have started off as a speed painting but which I just moved forward on. The reason I believe this to be so is because I am not thinking of what I want or need to do but instead I react and counter react as a speed painting I am doing develops.  Also when I am working on a speed painting I usually like having some kind of loose photo reference(s) as this allows me to react without having to think to much.












Before (1 Hour Speedpaint)

 After (2 Hours more)

Before (1 Hour Speedpaint)









 After (8 Hours more)

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Fanart with Loving Care

 I am a serious illustrator and fanart work is not always taken seriously. Why do you ask? That is something I can't really explain because so many people have different reasons why it shouldn't. However even those that feel that it shouldn't be taking seriously still like to look at fanart, especially when it was done with care and skill. In addition, if an artist does some fanart I find usually the skill they develop from its practice increases quite a bit if they are a true fan. Although I haven't done a piece of fanwork in a long time I have done a lot in the past in order to hone my skills as an illustrator and digital painter. Doing fanart for practice is a great way to pass the time and as well as connecting with other fans. I have no favorite but the top one is a wish I hope would come true even though Christopher Nolan always says he won't do another Batman. As you can see my choices in what I like to watch ranges quite a lot and this is just the tip of the iceberg.

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