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Published: 2012-09-21 23:17:15 +0000 UTC; Views: 1205; Favourites: 22; Downloads: 16
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Description Woohoo, finally finished!
Took me ages to complete this one -_- I always linger way too much on stupid details...
Anyway, called this one Spirit of the 60's because this is kind of what I imagine the 60's to have been like. Just cruising through the desert with your hotrod and some mates and your girl with good music coming out of your speakers.
Mostly inspired by this song . It's not from the 60's, I know, and I don't care

btw, this is the first drawing that I finished in Photoshop CS6 First I always used GIMP but I started Design school a couple weeks ago and school gave us a sweet discount on the entire CS6 package.

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Used both for the guy and the girl in the front.
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Comments: 16

FreakyLaurent [2013-01-20 11:23:30 +0000 UTC]

Very nice !!

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PhanThom-art In reply to FreakyLaurent [2013-01-20 12:23:50 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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thatnickid [2013-01-13 08:53:08 +0000 UTC]

hmm ok I'll do this one because it seem's to be your best (very well done BTW)
Ok sooooo
first thing is first your perspective is great, your colours are mad (except that bright white in the distance should never go to pure white unless is a primary light source)
but the only real thing that doesn't make this painting perfect is the composition.
this is like were to place things and were to draw the eye
so you've got this great perspective pushing every thing into the distance and the nothing there.
your focal matter is just pulled to the side and off the screen.
some bits are wasted like he left hand side of the image is a big vertical rectangle of just nothing for the viewer to see.
so for you next one maybe start with a sketch and thing were you want people to look, like which this is the 3 or 4 main points your are going to detail and want the person to look, and then draw the sketch so that there is a nice flow from end to end of middle the end or what ever.
Look up a thing called rule of thirds it will blow your mind if you haven't already read it, I know it blew mine .
and any other stuff I will crit with some of your other ones in a bit


(dont be discouraged its still a nice painting)

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PhanThom-art In reply to thatnickid [2013-01-15 16:56:18 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the comment! I'll definitely look up that rule of thirds, thanks for the advice!

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thatnickid In reply to PhanThom-art [2013-01-15 23:12:20 +0000 UTC]

Oh and dude since then I made a tutorial on composition :<<<<

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hefeigal [2012-09-28 21:49:36 +0000 UTC]

Nicely done, especially with the colors!

The proportions are done very well, and the foreshortening is perfect! You have a nice technique for shading, and the clouds are done very well!
Though I think that a car or store in the distance would balance out the vibrant colors on the right, I really like this piece! The yellow painted on the road really stands out!

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PhanThom-art In reply to hefeigal [2012-09-29 19:15:43 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for all the compliments! I deliberately didn't paint anything else in the background and just let the road disappear in the horizon to give a feeling of freedom, just cruising along in the desert on the open road

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hefeigal In reply to PhanThom-art [2012-09-29 19:17:11 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

Yeah, I see what you did now...

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DoodlesAndPictures [2012-09-27 02:41:12 +0000 UTC]

Wow! This is really good! You definitely got down that 60's vibe! The clouds are just awesome and I love the sky gradient; it looks pretty realistic! Also the detail that you put into the road with the cracks is awesome too! However, (I'm not too sure what they're called) the rock structures you have going on seem to be pretty much duplicates, especially the one in the middle and the one off to the left. Since I haven't ever been to the desert I'm not 100% sure how these structures were carved by nature, but either way, I think it would be good to get some more variation in rock structure there. Also you duplicated your men in this picture; they're both muscular, both have black hair and hair style, both have the same shirt, pants. Also I feel like the farther away man either has too small of hips or his shirt just poofed out and made his waist seem bigger than his hips. Also, since it's bright out, maybe the car's windshields would have some shine to them? Talking about the cars, I love the attention to detail in the spokes and the hints of different engine parts. A small detail you could have included some tire track marks to further push the realism. But other wise good job! Hope you're enjoying design school!

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f1utterby3 [2012-09-25 00:11:57 +0000 UTC]

Your color palette for this piece is completely spot on. The dusty oranges and browns with the blue sky really add onto this picture. And I like the details in the road, particularly the cracks, it really gives texture. I think the only thing I would like to see more is highlights on the gas sign and structure. It's the only thing that doesn't pop as much as the rest of the piece. Great work!

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PhanThom-art In reply to f1utterby3 [2012-09-25 09:27:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for the advice and the compliments! I looked at a lot of pictures of the american desert to get the right colors for the sky and the sand. I would have liked to maybe add some more details to the gas station but unfortunately I couldn't find as much pictures of gas stations from the 60's so I kind of had to wing it. However, personally I don't mind about the gas station because now the focus is more on the road and the open desert symbolizing a feeling of freedom that I wanted this painting to have from the moment I got the idea for it.
Again, thanks a lot for the comment! It was particularly satisfying to hear that I got the colors right since color is such an important part of every painting and the kind of atmosphere and feeling you want it to have.

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f1utterby3 In reply to PhanThom-art [2012-09-29 23:39:52 +0000 UTC]

Ah yeah, that does make sense. I think the gas station was a really minor thing for me, and I do agree that the slight lack of detail on it really does emphasize on the rest of the scene!

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SBCheeseCake [2012-09-24 20:06:10 +0000 UTC]

omg awesome!i would never have the patience to do this -_-

good job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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PhanThom-art In reply to SBCheeseCake [2012-09-24 20:39:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for the comment and the fave! Great to hear that you like it!

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SBCheeseCake In reply to PhanThom-art [2012-09-24 22:54:27 +0000 UTC]

NP

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Gobbistar [2012-09-23 02:09:20 +0000 UTC]

Life on the highway,wind in your hair, exploring the land...*sigh* truly it will be fun.

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