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IRON MAN Speed Painting by Nico di Mattia

Jan 13, '08 1:18 PM
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A couple of months ago I posted several Photoshop Speed Painting Videos by Nico Di Mattia (Click Here to View Previous Post). Today, I'm sharing with you his latest work wherein he paints his own interpretation of Iron Man donning the upcoming 2008 Movie Mark-3 Armor.

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ryderaquino wrote on Jan 13

this guy is a freak of nature! wahhh! astig!

bleau72 wrote on Jan 13

I think we're on the same page bro! The realism of Nico Di Mattia's digital paintings never ceases to awe!

mabelledj wrote on Jan 13

that has got to be one of the most awesome things I've seen so far! thanks for sharing!

j4ever wrote on Jan 13

Halimaw!!! I'm not worthy. Kill me now!!!

comicbookgeek wrote on Jan 13

I. AM. IRON. MAN. I wish I'm half as good as Di Mattia. Just curious though.. The video wasn't done in real-time right? Then why is it called speed painting? Is it because it still is relatively done in a short time? He he.

ryderaquino wrote on Jan 13

wow, if it was real time this guy is the FLASH!!! i think the guy does do it fast though...

j4ever wrote on Jan 13

Speed painting doesn't literally mean fast painting.

bleau72 wrote on Jan 13, edited on Jan 14

According to Nicco Di Mattia:
"There are actually many definitions of this kind of art, but actually on the Internet, Speed Paintings are known as a time-lapse video featuring the construction of an image. It is primarily a digital art form whereby the image is hand-drawn and rendered using a tablet and graphics editor such as Photoshop or Painter. The artist may use his imagination or take direct inspiration from a live scene, but will typically choose to recreate an image depicted in a photograph. Whilst the image is in production, every single action on the computer screen is automatically captured and compiled into a real-time video. That recording, which begins with a blank background and ends with the completed piece, then undergoes an editing process. The video is accelerated by a factor of between forty and sixty, components are added or removed and it is also given an appropriate soundtrack. The finished SpeedPainting, which may have taken the artist more than five hours altogether, will usually last little more than three and a half minutes – the average length of a song. In a few words: it's the “Behind the Scenes” of an illustration."

It took him six hours and 14 layers on Photoshop to create this Iron Man artwork from scratch. In my very limited photoshop experience, I'd say that's awesomely fast! =)

ryderaquino wrote on Jan 13

bleau72 said

It took him six hours and 14 layers on Photoshop to create this Iron Man artwork from scratch. In my very limited photoshop experience, I'd say that's awesomely fast! =)

wow, that's fast. within work hours is always fast. hahaha

comicbookgeek wrote on Jan 14

My first question was rhetorical, of course. So yes, it is done in a relatively short time.. He he. Thanks Bleau, very informative! ^_^

bleau72 wrote on Jan 14, edited on Jan 14

comicbookgeek said

My first question was rhetorical, of course.

Thanks for throwing in that rhetorical question though! I can't help but post Di Mattia's explanation. I wish I could do something like that from scratch. =)

It's such a joy to bask in the realism of his artworks. His concept Camaro illustration below proves this point.

click photo to enlarge.

comicbookgeek wrote on Jan 14

Woowww... I crazzz this guy. Haha :D

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