I did this as an excercise for the purpose of, quite simply, practice. It's been a while since I attempted anything photo-real... It's very good to do this kind of thing because it strengthens your freehand drawing abilities, as well as developing an eye for detail. Freehand drawn in photoshop... More
I did this as an excercise for the purpose of, quite simply, practice. It's been a while since I attempted anything photo-real... It's very good to do this kind of thing because it strengthens your freehand drawing abilities, as well as developing an eye for detail. Freehand drawn in photoshop cs2 (from a reference photo off to the side) with a wacom tablet. time-lapsed... real time was about 3 and a half hours. UPDATE: For the people that think this is fake-- simply do a little research. It's as easy as clicking on my username to see the list of all of my other videos. There you will find an array of different subjects and different mediums... Including photo real techniques with real paint. It it's a pretty reasonable conclusion that if I can do the things I do with real paint-- why would I feel the need or insecurity to fake it with the "less impressive" digital mediums? Why waste my time? You could also consider the efforts it would take to fake such a thing- consider the layering of the shadows and gradients... Look at how carefully it is done in these vids. There is a visible build-up of LAYERS of tones shadows and colors. To fake something like that would take so much effort, why would a guy who can do all of the other OBVIOUS traditional medium paintings on the same channel waste his time? TO MANY PEOPLE ASK: Why "photorealism"? Why not just use a camera? The answer is simple. I've made the point many times in my replies, comments and descriptions. But I'll make it clearer here for those who do not understand: It's for practice. It is the same as a musician practicing scales, so that he can write better songs...Or even a musician who plays a song from another famous musician on a CD-- also to make himself better... To inspire/aspire to become better at the craft/skill. It's the same with the art. Sure I am just acting like a human camera and re-creating every detail and color I see-- but that's where the conditioning is. Same as that musician that is replicating the sounds of a scale or someone else's song. (Why not just say to the musician, "why bother playing that song? Just put in the CD?" ) The fact that it is all freehand and controlled by my judgement makes it so valuable to attempt.... I have to be able to see and recognize exact tones of color, and be able to recreate it with extreme accuracy from scratch. I must be able to recognize every detail and the consistency that makes that detail REAL. It strengthens my abilities to be able to create works of art that come from my imagination. Aside from practice, it is also a very commonly sought skill in the commercial trades to be able to mimic real-life with art. In addition to that, it does entertain the majority. So there you go. Less
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emperorpsymon Says:
May 25, 2012 - I WISH I had the attention span to do this!
DiasNoSense Says:
Apr 15, 2012 - Why u don't die?
TuveuxduP1 Says:
Apr 13, 2012 - I GOT ONLY ONE FOKING QUESYTION CHRIS SCALf : i STARTED doing the same stuff the only prob is ==> you'r looks like realistic , mine looks realistic but more like a painting so ==> DO YOU USE DEFAULT BRUSHES ??? if yes wich ones plzz???
TuveuxduP1 Says:
Apr 13, 2012 - Hello, i started sped painting rzal ppl too, and i found a technique that i love and i noticed that it was almost chris scalf's , and if use this technique its because its the easier and the funnier because you just put colors with no sketching and the result looks like a photo :) i posted a video of me drawing but i made a new one of eminem coming soon
Noonkip Says:
Apr 11, 2012 - This only took you 3 and a half hours? Hot damn. You get shit done.
PishProductions1 Says:
Apr 3, 2012 - epic.
suzieake Says:
Apr 1, 2012 - You shouldn't have to explain why you do photo realism... people should just see this, and appreciate it for it's beauty. No one questioned the old artistic masters for painting in realism, in fact, those who could manage it were highly regarded!
WaterLily728 Says:
Apr 1, 2012 - It's interesting how you don't start off with a basic sketch and just get right into the detail. I used to do the same thing, but I found it really hard to finish a drawing that way... Do you have a reason for following that technique?
lezenfilms Says:
Mar 31, 2012 - The closest I ever came to this was taping me erasing a photograph and playing the video backwards.
SchokoBeccus Says:
Mar 26, 2012 - First:This is a great picture!! Seccond:If you are from Germany:Hey cool ich komme auch aus deutschland!!=) If you aren't from germany:....... .... WTF
POLcgAnimation Says:
Mar 25, 2012 - I had been trying to draw and paint like you but I couldn't. Today, I read your story. Thank you Chriss. Your story is a strong life lesson for me. You are very generous to share this with us. Now, I really think humility is the key. Working every day, maybe one day I'll find the way. Thank you again, Chris
dorklethorpe Says:
Mar 20, 2012 - Quick question, please. How the fuck?
WildCardFive Says:
Mar 13, 2012 - the hair above the right ear is too blurry. Therefore, you fail utterly and completely and have no talent whatsoever. I'm kidding, obviously. This is stunning.
Jess212011 Says:
Mar 4, 2012 - I cant believe people would think this is fake, there's no way around it but pure talent. People saying that are obviously talentless fools.
mokphoto Says:
Mar 2, 2012 - it is hard to get an audience on youtube. although everyone writes 'check out my channel', i think you should do that (i do that aswell). check out my channel about photography and comedy! Thank you!
keoni29 Says:
Feb 26, 2012 - Now draw a photorealistic piece of paper.
TuveuxduP1 Says:
Feb 23, 2012 - stfu big asshole, hair are perfect, all the drawing is perfect
MrTirill3 Says:
Feb 20, 2012 - It looks like a freking person!
jikjakdude Says:
Feb 19, 2012 - WOW!! Great
GuSyoGa97 Says:
Feb 17, 2012 - oh my god
pokemonrock2 Says:
Feb 12, 2012 - your like god... you can create people
playmarinel Says:
Jan 25, 2012 - Molt currat el tema, felicitats i feliç any nou!
erdbeerbus Says:
Jan 22, 2012 - E X C E L L E N T. thumbs up!
criceHNS Says:
Jan 22, 2012 - he just copied the real photo in the end, foesho
LickMyMuscle Says:
Jan 15, 2012 - A.S.I.A.N