Speed Painting and Creativity

This was my first attempt at the speed painting that we set up and although I feel I may of miss interpret the word given, I'm happy with this attempt.

The word we were given was Omnipresent and it was 45 Min's long. I automatically thought of omnipotent and thought of the all seeing eye out of Lord of the Rings. But I was mainly focused on the use of tools and not so much the drawing itself. I think as I do more of these speed paintings, I will be able to start and look at better composition and detail.

I have started to grasp the ability of using the opacity on the brushes to show nice shades of colour that overlap without the use of multiply as sometimes this can cause you some problems.

I think that it is really working my brain not only on improving skills but also how creative I can be on my ideas for the image. As I said on my previous blog I can only continue as I have. Just keep drawing and be creative as much as possible.

It is fun to see how other people take the word and the different images that arise. I think that the sessions of speed painting should continue and that people should keep an account of their own work on their blog or in a specific file on their computer so as to be able to give themselves feedback and catalogue their progress.

This was a picture which I did in the same way but I had not got the confidence with the tools to make this as I had planned but it still portrays my idea.

I'm waiting to become more competent with photoshop so as I can do a final piece for Chris's projects. This was an idea for a final piece that was from the organic project.

I'm working at the moment on a solution to a problem I have hit on the mechanical project. I cant get past an idea I had as I like the idea but cant see it as a 3D object. I'm stuck drawing the same thing over and over but not progressing it to anywhere.

I feel I may be able to try a solution to the problem after having a conversation with Joel. I decided that maybe I would benefit from making it out of clay or Plasticine as when I tryed to explain how I saw it I used my hands and described individual components.

After I finish building it in 3D, If it is successful I will Photograph it and work over the image in photoshop till I learn the shape and know how to move it on to the next stage.

Till next time cya!