Monthly Art Challenge – July 2024 – Still life from another world

[Welume]

Oh no, it’s an alien infestation!
It’s my first time doing something for the monthly challenge (or rather my first time not forgetting about it) but not only I liked the theme, I liked the optional challenge as well, which I did succeed at!
I had to disable undo shortcut, muscle memory is way too strong with this one haha

[PurpleEden]

Love the Lord of the Rings vibe!!!

[VictorVonVoe]

I made this fantasy vanitas inspired painting about a knight coming home after a battle and relaxing while surrounded by his spoils.

I never did a still life in my entire life, so I had to do a quick google search to find out what it was . I tried the no undo challenge and was doing OK until I hit the undo history docker by accident and reversed my progress (this is the only time anything was undone). I literally felt sick after failing, at least I tried .

I painted everything on one layer which is something I never tried before and I even learned how to underpaint and improved my overall painting ability. I was learning with every stroke! Thanks @Brinck for this challenge, I really learned a lot from this!

For those interested in the brushes I used:
g) Dry Bristles (I mainly used this)
h) Charcoal 13 Comp Soft
y) Texture Big
DEEVAD Spray
c4) Thin Brush Regular
c) Pencil-4 Soft
b) Airbrush Soft
g) Dry Textured Creases
vb2DI - Scatter Sharp (T)
vb2DG - Scatter Soft (T)

Here are the references I used:
• Vanitas still life with a violin, silver incense burner, globe, sword, box of jewelry, and manuscripts (1696) - Edwaert Collier
• Wooden chair - Jakob Becker
• Skeletro della Testa di Fecco (Three Animal Skulls) - Luigi Balugani
• Girl with Burning Candle (ca 1699-1706) - Godfried Schalcken
• A Vanitas with books, a skull, a candle and various objects on a table - Gerrit van Vucht
• A still life with a skull, a music book, a snuffed-out candle, a bouquet of dying flowers and other vanitas objects on a table - Simon Renard de Saint-André
• Still Life with Lighted Candle (1627) - Pieter Claesz
• Still Life with Cheese (c. 1615) - Floris Claesz. van Dijck
• Tobacco Still Life (1637) - Willem Claesz Heda
• Still Life with Chickens and Eggs (1640 - 1660) - Giovanni Battista Recco
• Still Life with Apples and Grapes - Arthur-Alfred Brunel de Neuville
• A Vanitas Still-Life with a Skull, a Book and Roses (ca 1630) -Jan Davidsz de Heem

[Corentin]

I finished my second entry, if you want to check!

[dragonscales]

Great job adding age to the wood. Makes if feel lived in.

[VictorVonVoe]

Thank you! I tried my best not to make it look like a basic IKEA table.

[ACE_ART]

I would’ve done a bit better on the final details, but I don’t really have anymore time to work on it due to my personal life. I hope you guys like it!

(Btw, I did not do the one layer challenge)

[VictorVonVoe]

That’s a really creative take on a still life. I like what you did with the teeth and eyes

[ACE_ART]

Thank you!

[Sersem]

I tried to get away, but it’s still an orange

[VictorVonVoe]

I really like the shapes you came up with here.for this fantastical fruit. Also, you can think of it like this, the color blue + an orange = a Blorange.

[edgarej]

@Corentin did you learn latin by yourself or in college?

[Corentin]

In college/university. I studied Classics and Philosophy. Learned drawing and painting by myself.

[Mikl]

Here we go!

[ACE_ART]

We both thought of the eyeball plant!!!

[Elixiah]

Me too!

[KRITAKOUGAR]

This is Fantastic! Really tells a story!

[KRITAKOUGAR]

I’d imagine this “still life” would not be so entirely still!