Pete's paintings thread!

[Bubba]

Serious talent there, Mr President :D

[Formalhaut]

Very awesome stuff!

[Fynn]

Very dig.

Though personally, recently I'm finding that I much prefer traditional media, even if your digital work is just as stunning ;)

[Pete for President]

Thanks everybody, much appreciated ;D

[Pete for President]

I found this guy doing Bob Ross like things (http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu1ZAYIKICo) but he has a lot better knack for lighting and I basically learned I should tone down my colours more when doing oil paints to make them less cartoony bright and get more natural lighting/shading. Pretty stoked on this result, although I do admit I roughly just copied what he did in the video.

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[Freya]

Oh wow, that looks great! I'll look into that guy cause i've been trying my own landscape stuff lately.

[Pete for President]

Oh wow, that looks great! I'll look into that guy cause i've been trying my own landscape stuff lately.

Ya he's good! While Bob Ross is a great entry step to make fairly quick and easy landscapes, this guy Kevin Hill usually has a little more aim to what he wants to make, and then thinks about how he's going to make that. It's like he has a bit more structure and reasoning to it, and I find that very useful! Happy painting ;D

[Pete for President]

New digital piece ;D

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[Formalhaut]

That sky, damn. Good work Pete!

[Miss Mae]

I want you to come and paint the walls in my house. <3

[Pete for President]

That sky, damn. Good work Pete!

Thank you so much :p


I want you to come and paint the walls in my house. <3

Haha thanks! I've actually never painted a mural :ohdear: it's on the list though!

[Formalhaut]

Do you take commissions? :p (I'm only half joking, by the way)

[Pete for President]

Do you take commissions? :p (I'm only half joking, by the way)

Haha! Can't say I've ever done a commission for paintings, but I've done them with drawings before. It also kinda depends on what needs to be in it. I am terrible at portraits and would not be confident doing them! Landscapes however, I'd be cool with that ;D

[Miss Mae]

Jiro and I are still keen to pay you whatever for you paint whatever (probably another of your ships). In all seriousness.

[Formalhaut]

I'm serious as well; I'm seriously considering a piece for a friend's birthday now. :D

[Pete for President]

Jiro and I are still keen to pay you whatever for you paint whatever (probably another of your ships). In all seriousness.

I haven't done a ship in a long while! Maybe I'll do one and then you can tell me if you like it or not ;D


I'm serious as well; I'm seriously considering a piece for a friend's birthday now. :D

The idea is really a compliment on itself! I'd be happy to do a commission :)

[Miss Mae]

Jiro and I are still keen to pay you whatever for you paint whatever (probably another of your ships). In all seriousness.

I haven't done a ship in a long while! Maybe I'll do one and then you can tell me if you like it or not ;D


Sounds good!

:praisethesun:

[Pete for President]

Some new works : ) Still no ship but I want to do one soon! I got a great idea for it ;D

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[Fynn]

:O

[Pete for President]

I made a new Dark Souls fan art!

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Let me know what you think ;D

[Freya]

ooooo I like the yellow orange and green accents in that one. The border is darker and the green gives it a more calming feel to go with that darker and then BAM yellow and a little bit of orange. It really pulls the eye, that and the line work/shapes, to the yellow. Like if I cover the yellow with my hand the pictures likes nice and calming but with the extra color and lighting it gives the image more depth. It looks more like it's a fire in a fire-less world!

Good stuff!

Sorry if that's more in depth than normal, it just really resonated with me haha

[Bubba]

This picture actually made me feel really uneasy. The uncertainty of the tower in the background covered in mist and the other grim surroundings. At first, the yellow and orange colours in the centre seem inviting, a little respite in a world of darkness. The more I look at them though, the more I seem to distrust it as a haven. It's like there is nowhere safe here. Very reminiscent of Dark Souls!

Your pictures invoke so much emotion Pete. Fantastic stuff, really great.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Pete, you're a really great artist. Don't break those wrists snow boarding!

[Slothy]

Someday I'll be successful and buy some art from you. Dark souls art obviously.

[Rin Heartilly]

Gorgeous art as always! I hope one day I can make art even half as beautiful as yours! :love:

[Pete for President]

ooooo I like the yellow orange and green accents in that one. The border is darker and the green gives it a more calming feel to go with that darker and then BAM yellow and a little bit of orange. It really pulls the eye, that and the line work/shapes, to the yellow. Like if I cover the yellow with my hand the pictures likes nice and calming but with the extra color and lighting it gives the image more depth. It looks more like it's a fire in a fire-less world!

Good stuff!

Sorry if that's more in depth than normal, it just really resonated with me haha

I like that it's more in depth than normal! I am really glad you like the piece and that it resonated ;D That might be the biggest compliment you can give an artist now that I think of it : )


This picture actually made me feel really uneasy. The uncertainty of the tower in the background covered in mist and the other grim surroundings. At first, the yellow and orange colours in the centre seem inviting, a little respite in a world of darkness. The more I look at them though, the more I seem to distrust it as a haven. It's like there is nowhere safe here. Very reminiscent of Dark Souls!

Your pictures invoke so much emotion Pete. Fantastic stuff, really great.

Thank you for the kind words Bubba! Glad to hear the vibe in the piece fits the original game : ) I'll be back soon with more ;D


Pete, you're a really great artist. Don't break those wrists snow boarding!

I'll try and be safe ;D


Someday I'll be successful and buy some art from you. Dark souls art obviously.

Any time brother! I have an idea for another Dark Souls piece involving Oswald the Pardoner and the Painted World :shifty:


Gorgeous art as always! I hope one day I can make art even half as beautiful as yours! :love:

Thank you so much! Practice is the only secret to getting good at anything :D

Sorry for taking so long to respond. You guys are wonderful! <3

[Pete for President]

I still had a couple of oil paintings lying around which I was never able to take decent pictures of, but yesterday I finally got around to photographing them. Hope you enjoy : )

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[Freya]

Beautiful as always! Your skill impresses me. I love these oil paintings though!

[Formalhaut]

They're absolutely gorgeous!

[Rocket Edge]

Your gift with landscape is to a true professional standard! Excellent!

[Bubba]

Fabulous stuff again :D

[Pete for President]

Thank you everybody! I've had lot's of time on my hands so I made 2 new ones last week. I finally got around to trying out the idea I had for a ship. Hope you enjoy;

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[harmonixer]

These are all so beautiful! Well done.

[Pete for President]

These are all so beautiful! Well done.

Thank you! Much appreciated ;D

[Formalhaut]

Lovely! I love the effect with the sky in the first one, what did you do to create that?

[Pete for President]

Lovely! I love the effect with the sky in the first one, what did you do to create that?

It's a very easy oil painting trick, but it does require

First paint the entire canvas black with black acrylic and let it dry completely. Then add the following oil paint colours wildly (as in; it doesn't have to be precise at all!): Indian Yellow where you want the sun to be, Alyzarin Crimson (red) in a ring around the yellow, followed up by a ring of Pthalo blue around the red. Use lot's of paint! Important stuff: these oil colours are transparent colours, meaning that when you put them on the black canvas it still looks very dark. With a clean brush blend all that together in circles starting in the yellow, working all the way outwards.

Then grab a small brush full of white and just smack some on wildly, starting in the yellow and working outward. When the brush runs out of white, wipe it quickly with some paper towel, load it up with more white, apply again. When you think there's enough white on it blend it all with a clean dry brush for added effect. The transparent colours mix with the white and will start to show very brightly.

I love this trick, it's really easy and needs very little precision.

Bob Ross shows and explains it way better in this video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nox3vRVZUUs

[Formalhaut]

I'm sure that sounds delightfully simple for someone who has done painting for years. :lol:

Actually, I don't think I've asked you what got you into art and painting yet.

[Pete for President]

I'm sure that sounds delightfully simple for someone who has done painting for years. :lol:

Actually, I don't think I've asked you what got you into art and painting yet.

;D

I always used to doodle in my schoolbooks as a kid, but serious drawing and sketching didn't start until I was 19-20. Seeing the artworks on sites like Deviantart made me want to get good at it too. My drawings were always black and white though and eventually I got tired of it and wanted to try colours. That started off digitally in Photoshop, then watercolours, then acrylics (I took a painting mini-course in university), all with moderate success. After watching Bob Ross for breakfast about 2 months straight I just had to try oil painting and following the afro-man's tutorials made it surprisingly easy to pick up! It's just a lot of fun :p

[Pete for President]

Working on a new digital piece and it shall have ruins!

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[Freya]

oooo I look forward to seeing the results!

[Pete for President]

oooo I look forward to seeing the results!

Here it is ;D

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I'm really excited about this one. Mainly because I've never really done any nighttime scenes, and also because I feel like I learned a whole lot about texturing stone and walls;

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;D

[Freya]

Holy shit. That was just not what I was expecting! It looks great! I just thought it'd be some cool ruins but that's a great night time piece!

[Pete for President]

Big thanks to everyone who nominated and voted for me in the Ciddies! :D

Here's a new one;

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[Lyndis Highwind]

Wow! It's so epic looking! I really like it.

[Formalhaut]

Breathtaking. I love the desolate landscape interrupted by the pale green/blue floating island jutting out to get your attention. Surprisingly calming, looking at it.

[Pete for President]

Thanks guys :D more soon!

[Pete for President]

New stuff ;D Fiddled with the lighting for hours and hours. Hope it turned out good!

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[Formalhaut]

Is that a piano in the distance? It really gives it a creepy, mysterious vibe. I love how the light streams in through the treetops.

Excellent work!

[Fynn]

Omg, that looks like a background ripped straight out of Icewind Dale! D:

[Pete for President]

Is that a piano in the distance? It really gives it a creepy, mysterious vibe. I love how the light streams in through the treetops.

Excellent work!

Thank you! It is a piano indeed! People have commented on it "is that a couch?" But im glad it does kinda show!


Omg, that looks like a background ripped straight out of Icewind Dale! D:

What is icewind dale? Is this a good or bad thing? :0

[Formalhaut]

Oh, Icewind Dale? With Fynn, a very good thing, trust me.

And I gotta be honest, I did think it was a couch at first glance, until I saw the white keys and then cottoned on to the fact that it was a piano.

[Bubba]

Yeah, I thought it was a couch at first too! Then I thought "why would there be a couch there?" I looked closer and realised it's clearly a piano. Then I thought "why would there be a piano there?". Then I thought "I don't even know where 'there' is so why not?"

Once again, I find myself deep in thought when looking at your paintings, Pete. Excellent work!

[Formalhaut]

Once again, I find myself deep in thought when looking at your paintings, Pete. Excellent work!

Pete's paintings evoke hard, deep questions about the world around us, like: "is that a couch?" and "why is there a piano in the forest?" and "If someone plays the piano when no-one is listening, does the piano even exists?"

[Pete for President]

Thanks for the kind words guys, glad it's evoking thoughts one way or another :p

I've been feeling very productive lately, here's another piece!

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[Formalhaut]

It's very haunting, again! Is that like a stone lantern in the centre image? I like it, gives it a sense of opposition against the imposing gloom.

[Pete for President]

It's very haunting, again! Is that like a stone lantern in the centre image? I like it, gives it a sense of opposition against the imposing gloom.

Thanks! It's a lantern indeed ;D despite the gloom I tried to make it lively nonetheless with all kinds of plants and shrooms growing on it. Here's a zoomed in bit; 70510

[Pete for President]

I've revised the piano piece to be much lighter, and I added lots more details in the leaves, lay of the land and some other stuff. Way more satisfied with this version compared to the old one : )

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[Bubba]

I much prefer the lighter tone! Also, very glad you left the sofa in ;)

The lighting and colour on the lantern picture are fantastic :D

[Pete for President]

I much prefer the lighter tone! Also, very glad you left the sofa in ;)

The lighting and colour on the lantern picture are fantastic :D

Thanks ;D

[Pete for President]

I'm in Indonesia and feeling tropical! Made this in between surf sessions : )

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[krissy]

i just wanted to tell you you're amazing

[Pete for President]

i just wanted to tell you you're amazing

Thank you so much! You are amazing too!

[Pete for President]

New piece in time for the ciddies ;D It's a castle.

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[Pete for President]

New one! Might not be my most detailed piece but I kinda just got over it working on it ;p

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[BreakfastGrilledCheese]

Ooooh, Pete! I always come back here to your thread for inspiration. Your work is just so rich! I love it! <3

[Pete for President]

Thanks bro :)

Here's a new piece and it's probably my new favourite. I've put a lot of thought into it and it's based of a bit of lyrics of a song I wrote about a year ago. It goes "I left my instruments on these barren rocks, returned guitars to be one with woods and bark". The guitar in the piece is my guitar that's resting in a case back at home. I've used it playing in rock bands for about 10 years. That was before started living the travellers' life about 4 years ago and that's also when the band split up. So in a way my guitar is now retired, although one day I will start a band again. Can't wait for the day :)

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[Bubba]

if Zelda had guitars instead of swords...

The Master Gibson!

I love this :D

[Pete for President]

if Zelda had guitars instead of swords...

The Master Gibson!

I love this :D

It's legendary! :p

[chionos]

Holy fuck man, I love that. Fucking beautiful.