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Description FAQ at the bottom, and don't feel left out if I don't answer your question if the answer is already in there...

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I start almost everyday with a speed paint to warm up the wacom board. I often film these speedies, to keep track on my process and see what I am doing right/wrong. I thought I might wanna start share these with you.

These are SPEED paints. I have a timer I set for 20 min, so most of my speed paints are around 20 min. If a speed paint takes more than 1 hour, I don't think it's a speed paint anymore, then it's an illustration.

I sometimes use my speed paints as start ups for other work, and it's kind of sweet to have a huge folder with "sketches" to choose and pick from if you're running low on ideas some times.

also, there are always things you see as soon as the time is up, that you realize you should have done different, and there are always loads of stuff you miss or do wrong. But the important thing is just to nail something, a feeling and basic design in 20 min. This one is done in 20 min.

FAQ:

Q: you should have music on your clips?
A: I record these as a quick note. I simply dont have time to put music over it, and edit these. It takes enough time already to make them and upload them on a daily basis

Q: What program/tablet do you use?
A: Photoshop CS6 and and a wacom Intous 4.

Q: Where did you get your custom brushes?
A: from everywhere. friends and internetz, a mix

Q: Can you share your brushes?
A. I will try to put together a pack and share/post via my homepage in the future, I will not email you specifically with my brush-pack. No, regardless how many times you ask.

Q: Do you know when you start what it will be?
A: No, almost never. I go with the flow and it often changes under the process. Thats why it often turn out like poop. sometimes it take 85% of the time to just find some interesting to take further.

Q. At *insert random number* min/sec in the clip, you do this and that and I cant really see what is happening, do you mind to tell me about and explain it all?
A. No I am sorry no (I don't have the time to sit and write x number of ppl personal tutorials etc - further on, there will be properly done video tutorials from me). What you probably is asking me is the coloring thing I often do. It is just color on a separate layer on top of the image and then I go thru the different layer blend-modes.

Q. You should have commentary over your clip?
A. I will make proper full length tutorial further on. these are just quick uploads.

Q. You should work for gaming Industry?
A. I do

Q. Why just all this speedies?
A. read above info again - for more work:

www.torvenius.com
www.facebook.com/torvenius
torvenius.tumblr.com
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Comments: 29

raimenaken [2013-04-23 00:54:41 +0000 UTC]

Love your style and technique...

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torvenius In reply to raimenaken [2013-09-04 16:22:26 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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BMW-Concepts [2013-03-27 23:36:00 +0000 UTC]

beastly inks man

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torvenius In reply to BMW-Concepts [2013-09-03 16:33:38 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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Sagittarius-A-star [2013-03-04 22:41:35 +0000 UTC]

Samurais are awesome. You should illustrate a story someday, these kind of paintings would look so cool in some story about samurai warriors...

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torvenius In reply to Sagittarius-A-star [2013-03-12 11:31:40 +0000 UTC]

i really want to

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blackrain8 [2013-02-28 16:56:02 +0000 UTC]

Worthy of being a book or comic cover, just need some kanji on there in blood XD

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torvenius In reply to blackrain8 [2013-03-01 08:34:57 +0000 UTC]

hehe thanx!

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Number14 [2013-02-28 07:30:50 +0000 UTC]

Reminds me of Animatrix Samurai

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torvenius In reply to Number14 [2013-03-01 08:34:58 +0000 UTC]

cool

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Nemanja604 [2013-02-27 23:47:37 +0000 UTC]

Man, every time i look at your works im more and more impressed.
EVERY TIME!

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torvenius In reply to Nemanja604 [2013-03-01 08:35:00 +0000 UTC]

thanx!

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squawky1234 [2013-02-25 21:03:01 +0000 UTC]

I like to see that your inspiration has come again.
Hooza!

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torvenius In reply to squawky1234 [2013-03-01 08:35:01 +0000 UTC]

thanx!

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nerddork [2013-02-25 18:41:56 +0000 UTC]

your so good im so jealous

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torvenius In reply to nerddork [2013-03-01 08:35:02 +0000 UTC]

thanx!

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AlexPascenko [2013-02-25 17:44:18 +0000 UTC]

love this!

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torvenius In reply to AlexPascenko [2013-03-01 08:35:05 +0000 UTC]

thanx mate!

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lonesoldier54 [2013-02-25 17:40:14 +0000 UTC]

This is uber on so many levels!!

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torvenius In reply to lonesoldier54 [2013-03-01 08:35:06 +0000 UTC]

thanx!

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RaiDei [2013-02-25 15:40:18 +0000 UTC]

This is really tight man

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torvenius In reply to RaiDei [2013-03-01 08:35:07 +0000 UTC]

thanx!

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torvenius [2013-02-25 14:55:08 +0000 UTC]

big thanx

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AESTHEDDICT [2013-02-25 14:31:40 +0000 UTC]

Damn Great work! I really like the look of the helmet and the armor.

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torvenius In reply to AESTHEDDICT [2013-03-01 08:35:08 +0000 UTC]

thanx!

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fairstranger [2013-02-25 10:53:48 +0000 UTC]

Great work. It would seen form the FAQ that you don't use any reference for these speed paints...that being the case, how do you come up with such a great looking Samurai? Memories of previous studies or what?

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torvenius In reply to fairstranger [2013-02-25 14:54:59 +0000 UTC]

thanx,
nope no time for reference during speedies and, I like tha fact that I start with a blank canvas and a blank mind. then make things up as I go during those 20 min. sometimes i find something after 5 sec sometimes after 14 min. and yes, i guess, stuff i've seen before and already looked at.

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ufficiosulretro [2013-02-25 10:14:38 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing. I love how turn out with white/black lines.
Thanks for sharing the questions

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torvenius In reply to ufficiosulretro [2013-02-25 14:53:19 +0000 UTC]

glad u like it

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