Workshop – The Workshop

September workshop time! For this month the topic will be “THE WORKSHOP”

I know, right?! This month we’re going to focus on the craft of creation. Is it a painter’s studio? A toymakers tinker shop? Maybe a certain computer workstation, even? This isn’t strictly environment focused as you could make the creator, prop tools, a single creation, etc so long as you can work it into the theme.

Starting today feel free to post your progress in #the-workshop where you can give and receive focused critiques. There aren’t any specific limits to triangles or texture size, but keeping a target in mind to work towards is still a good idea.

Pick a target to work towards and gather reference. We’d like to see reference from so that we can more accurately critique your work. That being said, your reference can be from anything from a game to a traditional painting. Just something to help establish your goals.

Lastly, have fun, good luck!

Workshop: Summer

July workshop time! For this month the topic will be “Summer”.

Starting today feel free to post your progress in #the-workshop where you can give and receive focused critiques. This months topic is pretty open so make sure to have fun with it! What does summer mean to you? Is it the beach, surfing, and sandcastles? Maybe it’s watermelon and ice cream trucks? Whatever it may be, make something fun for these hot months. There aren’t any specific limits to triangles or texture size, but keeping a target in mind to work towards is still a good idea.

Pick a target to work towards and gather reference. We’d like to see reference from so that we can more accurately critique your work. That being said, your reference can be from anything from a game to a traditional painting. Just something to help establish your goals.

Lastly, have fun, good luck!

Written by Nickelbeer

CHANGES IN THE HANDPAINTER’S GUILD

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Bring in the HP Guild
Starter Edition PACK

In our current way to innovate the server, we’re ready to bring forth the new shape of the HPG!

From now on, the HPG will be known as the ‘Starter Edition’. This will be the starter content for every artist ! We want to recognize your value as artists and the time you invest in here, and we will be converting the Server in a Live Service.

We are also introducing a Server Currency, the HPoints!! You can purchase those points with a small fee and unlock many benefits. But let’s discover the new editions!

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Workshop: Character Bust

We’ve had two months of sprints, so now it is time for a larger workshop! For the month of March we’re going back to the more traditional month long workshop. These longer workshops will be more in depth and allow you to focus on one project as opposed to multiple short turnarounds.

For this month we’re going to create a character bust. This is commonly from torso/shoulders up, but feel free to make it how you want. You can go as simple or complex as you desire with constraints so long as the end product is diffuse only (Alpha is ok too.) As for the character that’s up to you as well. It can be a rouge’ish humanoid, a sultry robot, or even a dog that fancies himself a chef!

Feel free to post your progress in #the-workshop where you can give and receive focused critiques. Don’t forget to gather and show reference so that we can more accurately critique your work. That being said, your reference does not have to match what you’re making but is more of a style guide so we know where you would like to land.

If you’re unsure about the Workshop and what’s allowed, you can contact the @Guild Associate ! Also, check the pinned messages in #the-workshop for complimentary models you can use if you want to get started right away.

Lastly, have fun, good luck!

Written by Nickelbeer

New Channel Added!

Hello there everyone! Quick little guild announcement for you lot.

Today we’re going to be opening the #chest-of-resources channel, this will be a place to share things like models, textures and usefull software (No piracy please!) with the community!

We will be uploading some of the HP guild workshop models we supply, have a texture or mesh you’d like to pass onto the community? Go ahead and start sharing!

Written by Traggey

Tutorial Collection 2.0 Beta

Hey guildies! We’ve updated our tutorial collection page to a new site! http://bit.ly/HP_Guild_Tuts It is in Beta because it is not publicly available or searchable yet. The zeef owners need to approve it first. But feel free to share it with friends and to your social networks!

It is now:

  • Easier to go thru the tutorials.
  • You can suggest tutorial links that will be reviewed and most likely approved! Click the plus symbol on the page to do that.
  • If you hover your cursor over the links, it will reveal: Price / Image or Video Format / Programs Used.
Written by Azaraen

Workshop: Stone

It’s workshop time! As promised we’re going to start off the new year right with our very first Sprint format.

January’s theme will be STONE with a weekly focus of:

  • Week 1 – Tiling surface
  • Week 2 – Weapon
  • Week 3 – Well
  • Week 4 – Relief

Starting on January 1st feel free to post your progress in #the-workshop where you can give and receive focused critiques. Keep your projects simple! The goal is to practice new things, learn, and move on. Your objects can be made of more than stone but try to keep to the 70/20/10 rule, with 70 being the focus. A stone weapon might have a leather grip. The well might have a wooden bucket.

Pick a target to work towards and gather reference. We want to see reference from so that we can more accurately critique your work. That being said, your reference can be from anything from a game to a traditional painting.

Lastly, have fun, good luck, and let’s all have a HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Written by Nickelbeer

Inspiration for March

Welcome to another round of the Art Inspiration Newsletter! It’s been a month since the last one, so I have ALOT to show this time. (sorry, not sorry) In summation of what happened over the last month, GDC 2017 happened and we our 1st Handpainter’s Guild meetup in San Francisco! It was awesome to meet other guildies in person, and I can’t wait to have another one! Maybe…at BlizzCon 2017??

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We have also recently moved the guild from Slack to Discord! If you have been waiting to join us, now is the best time! We have a healthy and active community, and our love for handpainted gameart is going strong! Don’t worry if you are a beginner or English is not your main language, we are a super friendly group of guys and gals. Link to join is here: http://bit.ly/HPG_Discord

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For the last bit of news, we have announced our latest Workshop! It is a very special one. This time we are including non-guild members in our fun & publicly celebrating Overwatch’s 1st Year Anniversary.

You can find more Workshop Details at Polycount!

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NOW…. on the art!!

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Sangyun Yang


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Chris MALUKAÏ


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Hans Hirth


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Shuohan zhou


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Hans Hirth


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Nikita Zhuravlev


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yang jie


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dong chengchao


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Blair Armitage


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Lance Wilkinson


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Genevieve St-Michel


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Lucas Fernandes



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Warren Goff Animation Reel 2017 from Warren Goff on Vimeo.



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Fanny Vergne


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Ht Jiang


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Airborn Studios







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Jordan Kerbow


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Linus Traggey Asplund


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elfTree

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Maeve Broadbin


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Esther Love


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Inspiration from week 2/23

Hello Readers & Guildmates! We have another amazing round of art for the month of February! Every time I do this, I am amazed at the skill and beauty I find from these artists.

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A huge note for the community: The Game Developers Conference is less than a week away! It’s a great place to learn, network, and get a major boost of motivation. If you are going, Becca Hallstedt (her work is featured in this article) wrote a “GDC for Dummies” article that I recommend everybody read. The guild will be at the conference and we will be spreading the word of our community! If you could spread the word with us, we would be incredibly grateful.

Guild News: Workshop #9 is well under way! The theme is Baked Good and Sweet Treats! Come join us if you are a beginner artist wanting to learn how to handpaint in a low stress environment or a veteran interested in flexing your muscles!

Now on to the art!

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Sangwook Kang


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Greg Mirles


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vlad ost


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Zug Zug


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Ashleigh Warner


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Scott Kletzka


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odon pachi






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Laurynas Jurgila





Minionart has ALOT of really really neat tutorials. I highly recommend checking out their twitter and patreon to see more!


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Peter Gandia


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Dave Lopez


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Becca Hallstedt


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JiEun Moon


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Jacob Wheat


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Ancelmo Toledo – Drakata


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Nick Gunn


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Zion Ellis


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