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Personal Matte Painting, containing dozens of photos, most of them i took myself. ]]> Sat, 10 Nov 2007 18:27:05 +0000 http://derwolpertinger.cgsociety.org/gallery/502873

Long time no update here so i thought it's about time. Unfortunately i don't have much time to paint at the moment, so here's a speedy, about 2 hours i guess. I'll hopefully upload more new speedpaintings in the days to come. ]]> Sat, 02 Jun 2007 09:05:26 +0000 http://derwolpertinger.cgsociety.org/gallery/446828

Hi all,
i'm glad that i finished this piece just in time for submission to the Digital Art Masters Book, it hopefully gets in there. I painted it while having a bad cold, that wasn't a lot of fun occassionally, but most of the time it was. This image is somehow a further exploration of my Falls Environment Concept i painted some time ago, i really wanted to show the scene from a different point of view. The people living there do believe that the deep falls are the gate to another world, that's why they honour reputable persons with a special monthly funeral ceremony where their corpses are send down the river and the fall in burning coffins. It is a pretty wealthy folk, so i've decided on a very detailed architecture with elements of precious materials like gold or copper. All handpainted in Photoshop CS2, no photo elements.
Well, that's all, i hope you like it and comment on it. On the other hand i'm always open for critique, too.
Thanks for looking.

Here are a few detail shots:







]]> Wed, 03 Jan 2007 00:30:20 +0000 http://derwolpertinger.cgsociety.org/gallery/443803

Hi all,
this is an illustration for the short story "The non-seller" ("Der Ladenhüter") that will be published in an upcoming SF/Fantasy magazine. My approach to this painting was a bit different than usual as i chose to build a very rough 3d blockmodel to aid me with the difficult wide angle 3 point perspective. If i'm honest, it was tricky anyway in some parts because i changed the layout in some places later. The rough model was then used as a guide in Photoshop. Well, that's pretty much it, otherwise i've not used any photoelements, everything is handpainted, mostly with 4-5 custombrushes. Adding all those little details was a hell lot of fun, that's why i'd like to show you some of them up close below. I hop you like the painting and take the time to comment and/or crit. Thanks.

[url http://www.derwolpertinger.de/cgpics/Pandora-Detail-01.jpg]Detail 1[/url]
[url http://www.derwolpertinger.de/cgpics/Pandora-Detail-02.jpg]Detail 2[/url]
[url http://www.derwolpertinger.de/cgpics/Pandora-Detail-03.jpg]Detail 3[/url]
[url http://www.derwolpertinger.de/cgpics/Pandora-Detail-04.jpg]Detail 4[/url]]]> Sat, 23 Dec 2006 02:02:33 +0000 http://derwolpertinger.cgsociety.org/gallery/441169

Another Speedpainting, about 6,5 hours. Testing new brushes and techniques, the image is mainly about the rocks, but as the scene felt a bit naked i quickly added the dragons, gotta learn some more dragon anatomy though.]]> Thu, 14 Dec 2006 23:35:52 +0000 http://derwolpertinger.cgsociety.org/gallery/440775

Hey all,

here's my latest painting, took about 9 hours in PS CS, entirely handpainted. It all started with a certain colour palette i had in mind and then evolved into the image you are looking at. I'm a bit too tired to write more, so bear with me if i just leave by saying that any critique and comment is greatly appreciated.
Thanks for looking.]]> Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:34:24 +0000 http://derwolpertinger.cgsociety.org/gallery/440771

Desert Speedpainting, 6,5 h. I used no reference, so painting the dunes was quite hard but a great learning experience.]]> Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:23:34 +0000 http://derwolpertinger.cgsociety.org/gallery/440764

Some very unusual topic for me but i am currently trying to break my habits, that's very refreshing and you can learn loads by doing so. Other than that i want to concentrate a bit more on chracter concepts anyway. This one was a quick speedpaint where i have also used a different approach than usual as i made a digital line drawing before starting to throw some paint on the canvas.]]> Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:00:23 +0000 http://derwolpertinger.cgsociety.org/gallery/436069

Hi all,

i got a bit bored of all those low light, dusk, dawn lighting themes i've used in recent paintings, so i decided to get my hands on a day scene. I have chosen a mountain scenery in mid autumn, and somehow had these 1950-60s postcards in mind while painting it. Don't know if you know these though. They had a certain colour to them because they were selectively handcoloured photographs. Well, whatever, as always PS CS2 with my wacom. I hope you like it and tell me if you do so or if you don't, thanks a lot.

Björn]]> Fri, 01 Dec 2006 11:02:11 +0000 http://derwolpertinger.cgsociety.org/gallery/431563

Hi all, this is really some new stuff from me, essentially my first character i am showing to you, i am training to get better at it. This nice little fellow is the ruler of a mystic forest and you are about to be judged by him. Took about 10 hours in Photoshop CS2 with my lovely Wacom Intuos2 which is slowly breaking apart, got to wait for that Intuos4. So i hope you like the painting and tell me what you think about it, be it positive or negative, doesn't matter. Thanks guys and gals.

Cheers,

Björn]]> Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:57:20 +0000 http://derwolpertinger.cgsociety.org/gallery/431562

Speedpainting, about 3h, tested new brushes here]]> Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:43:03 +0000 http://derwolpertinger.cgsociety.org/gallery/427119

Hi all,
here's my newest painting with which i took a break from my recent emphasis on future, technical stuff. The architecture is inspired by Asian buildings but i tried to mix it with other styles to create something new. As always, 100% handpainted in PS CS 2. I hope you like it and would really like to hear your opinions on it. Thanks!

Cheers, Bjoern]]> Wed, 08 Nov 2006 21:27:37 +0000 http://derwolpertinger.cgsociety.org/gallery/422408

Speedpainting 2 1/2 h, had a lot of fun with this one, it really just flowed ]]> Fri, 27 Oct 2006 22:11:11 +0000 http://derwolpertinger.cgsociety.org/gallery/422407

Speedpainting 1h 15min]]> Fri, 27 Oct 2006 22:09:33 +0000 http://derwolpertinger.cgsociety.org/gallery/422406

Speedpainting - 1h]]> Fri, 27 Oct 2006 22:08:10 +0000 http://derwolpertinger.cgsociety.org/gallery/421812

Hi,
this is my newest painting, depicting a flying city on a planet where it is impossible to build architecture on the ground because of great heat. There are quite some jet engines to be able to constantly adjust the position. Painted in Photoshop CS in about 13 h. Hope you like it, c&c is welcome.

Cheers,

Björn]]> Thu, 26 Oct 2006 13:58:30 +0000 http://derwolpertinger.cgsociety.org/gallery/417412

Hi there,

just finished this piece, it started out as a test of a newly created rockbrush and evolved into this painting. If you look closely there are a few settlers exploring this Arches Scape, maybe looking for precious resources. The painting was mainly created on one layer, because it started as a test, damn i could really have made my life easier with a few layers. It took about 6-8 h, don't really know cause i worked on it a few times the last days.
Well, as always i hope you like it and have some c&c for me. Thanks.]]> Sat, 14 Oct 2006 21:10:39 +0000 http://derwolpertinger.cgsociety.org/gallery/417400

about 1 h, note to myself: i really have to train anatomy a lot more]]> Sat, 14 Oct 2006 20:34:36 +0000 http://derwolpertinger.cgsociety.org/gallery/410891

Another futuristic apocalypse city scene. Painted in about 6 hours in Photoshop, started out as a speedpainting but was too much fun to stop. Hope you like it! In case you do tell me and in case you have some crit then i'll also like to hear about it. Thanks,

Björn]]> Thu, 28 Sep 2006 23:49:52 +0000 http://derwolpertinger.cgsociety.org/gallery/410885

spy robot speedpainting, was quite a lot of fun]]> Thu, 28 Sep 2006 23:15:19 +0000 http://derwolpertinger.cgsociety.org/gallery/410888

In this painting i've concentrated on the quality of light, in this case the early morning light in a forest. The trees were especially a lot of fun to create, i really wanted to convey the feeling of every tree having its unique character.]]> Thu, 28 Sep 2006 23:32:23 +0000 http://derwolpertinger.cgsociety.org/gallery/398204

Hi there,
just had quite a lot of fun with this piece. Well, it obviously shows some futuristic scene, maybe on another planet with no atmosphere human beings are able to live in. I've also not done a lot of architectural stuff yet, so it was a learning process for sure paired with a great amount of fun, but i already said that, right? Nothing much more to say except that it's painted in photoshop with a lot of custom brushes, and finally textured a bit to achieve the worn look. Comments and critique are as always very welcome. Thanks for watching.]]> Sun, 27 Aug 2006 22:35:42 +0000 http://derwolpertinger.cgsociety.org/gallery/388268

Hi,
i've just finished painting this image, it is going to be used as a postcard motif by the german illustration organisation and by myself for promotional purposes. Entirely handpainted in PS CS2 after a quick pencil sketch i've done a few days ago in my sketchbook. I've concentrated on getting a bit faster lately, i'm pretty satisfied with fnishing this one in 15 hours, although i had 12 hours in mind at the beginning. Thanks for looking, hope you like it. If not I'm always open for critique for sure.

cheers,
Björn]]> Tue, 01 Aug 2006 14:09:22 +0000 http://derwolpertinger.cgsociety.org/gallery/382084

Hi, i've not painted much in the last few weeks, i was kind of blocked. So i am pretty glad that i managed to paint again and hopefully have crushed the blockade with this painting. It shows an explorer in the deep rainforest figthing his way through the bushes to discover formerly unkown cultures and tribes. Completely hand painted in PS CS, with no reference. I had an especially hard time with the anatomy of the guy, but i hopefully got it right now. I really have to train painting figures, in case someone knows a good book or website to help me get better at this, don't hesitate to tell me.
Well, hope you like the painting, as always, any crit and comment welcome.

Cheers, Björn]]> Sun, 16 Jul 2006 21:54:48 +0000 http://derwolpertinger.cgsociety.org/gallery/340656

You may ask, "What the hell does this girl do in the rainy night on a rotten rooftop in the city?", well, it's up to you what the story behind this is.The image was entirely handpainted in Photoshop.
Hope you like, c&c is as always welcome.

And here you'll find a Hires Version:

http://www.derwolpertinger.de/cgpics/citygirl_hr.jpg]]> Mon, 03 Apr 2006 00:18:42 +0000 http://derwolpertinger.cgsociety.org/gallery/340627

Some volcano research laboratories just getting into serious trouble. Entirely handpainted in Photoshop.]]> Sun, 02 Apr 2006 23:15:10 +0000 http://derwolpertinger.cgsociety.org/gallery/340621

Underwater concept shot of a mysterious scene, completely handpainted in Photoshop.]]> Sun, 02 Apr 2006 23:08:25 +0000 http://derwolpertinger.cgsociety.org/gallery/340604

Environment concept for a castle with surrounding landscape, the fortress is just about to be attacked by the nice guy on the beast and his troops. Image was entirely hand painted in Photoshop.]]> Sun, 02 Apr 2006 22:51:11 +0000