Speed Painting 19: Nelson Mandela

With the recent death of Nelson Mandela, I felt I should do one more caricature styled speed painting illustration before jumping on a different style for the upcoming months. Most should know what his accomplishments are, both good and bad. If not, try reading a book. Or I can give you a quick rough idea of course. A basic background pictures taken to simply add something rather than just having a white background.

I put a prison behind his back since he was in jail for 27 years and it's past him, and what he had to look forward afterwards was people cheering for him.. loving him.. to the point where he became the President of South Africa for 5 years and then quit after his first term. I gave him an earing illustrating South Africa as a map. I also put what I consider his best quote in regards to what he learned, achieved and something applicable to society nowadays as well.

Speed Painting 18: Rob Ford

So I decided make the first Canadian topic about.. well yes, our own pride and glory, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. I normally have to explain most of my thought process but regarding this man, everything is as blatant as it can be in this youtube speed painting. The seems to have been involved, in drugs, alcohol, potentially prostitutes. I also heard an interesting interview before making this illustrating of Mayor Rob Ford, with one of the most ridiculous responses I have ever heard from a politician. I don't want to spoil the surprise, so watch until the end.. and make sure the sound and captions are on.

Speed Painting 17: Breaking Bad

Breaking Bad. One of the greatest shows ever made. I made a different scenario for this youtube speed painting illustration, with my type of circumstances added in there. I don't want to say anymore however, since I wouldn't want to spoil this masterpiece to the people that watch it.

The video doesn't work if you use a cellphone apparently, because Youtube is not allowing it for this one video.

Speed Painting 16: Halloween

With Halloween coming up at the end of the month, I thought I may as well make a speed painting about a holiday. It's one of the funnest holidays out there for kids and adults in some cases as well. I wanted to create a character that would embody Halloween, but in a more creepy manner.

He only appears during Halloween. He has a multiple personality disorder, one where his emotions differentiate between happy and celebratory to sad and a serial killer. A creature created by many different aspects that embody Halloween. While his two heads are comprised of pumpkin material, his body is that of a mummy. You know he is coming since green fireflies will start appearing by the dozen, and then you better hope he is in a good mood, or he will kill you and then eat you.

Speed Painting 15: Person of Interest

You are being watched. This is the theme of the tv show Person of Interest. Cameras everywhere, listening and watching everything everyone does. Watch_Dogs, a new videogame is all about using technology to take advantage of the situation and control an entire city. It shows how easily the current technology can be manipulated. Add Edward Snowden's whistle blowing which confirmed that America is spying on every single citizen, which made my decision quite easy to make a speed painting about Person of Interest. The series also starts this month.

Enjoy the video. I worked a bit more on Adobe AE for both effects at the end and played with the music quite a bit.

Speed Painting 14: Batman vs Superman

The new Man of Steel 2 movie has been announced, and it has been revealed that Batman will play a major role in it. In its introduction, they quoted part of Frank Miller's comic where Batman and Superman fight one another, likely foreshadowing that the two will fight at least at some point during the movie. This is how I came with a basic idea of the two going against one another for my next speed painting. Now before Superman fanboys start raging about how Superman will always win, just stop. Batman is a much better character and always will be then Mr. "I have 0 flaws and every superpower they could think of when they made me". I used an outline and caricature style for this illustration, moreso for experimentation and to get out of my comfort zone. The green light at the top is supposed to give an idea of Green Lantern getting involved on what looks to be a city in massive chaos, trying to stop Lex Luthor. As we know, the Green Lantern movie that should have never been made was made, so I included him in here. Ryan Reynolds was born to play the Flash, not Hal Jordan.

Speed Painting 13: Star Wars

Hey guys, a new month and as always, a new speed painting coming out on the first day. I chose to illustrate Star Wars and have a detailed paragraph explaining what I was trying to convey. Hope you guys enjoy it, cheers!



So I finally watched all 6 Star Wars movies and decided to make a speed painting about it (yes I live in a cave, that's why I've never watched them all). An ex boss of mine was a huge Star Wars fan and I wanted to make a poster for him, and I thought might as well make it a speed painting while I'm at it. I've been checking out Dan Luvisi's pop culture work recently and may have subconsciously been innovated to make a Star Wars variation of such nature, where I make a gangster realistic style Star Wars crew (if you call that realistic...). I've put a lot of Easter eggs in this illustration, the question is can you find them all?