Post #282320 by Tiki Shark Art on Thu, Feb 1, 2007 12:08 AM

Grog - I'm honored. (prints Will be available one day...)
Mctiki - Can you be my body guard and follow me around, and like push people out of the way and stuff? Cool!
Sneakytiki - Thank you!
Hewy - I not answering cause I've been told that a little bit of mystery is better than spelling things out. And becuase you mentioned the bubbles again.
Sam! Love your stuff! You art master you! I really like your web site too. Hypnotiki is awesome! my other fav is the Kona Club sign. I can't believe you finger paint!
Hodadhank - I'm glad to hear you think so. I'm a bit nervous - what if I don't sell enough to justify the cost? (worry worry)
Frostiki -Are you like bucking for grog's old job?
Clarita - Thank you!
Isle Conch - Weeeeellll, Ken said that when I was sick with this cold that I should take a bunch of cold medicine and sketch while I was all doped up. And it sort of worked! Go ahead kids, try it at home, it's fun!

So, here's the screwy start.
THE Transfer of the sketch to the canvas. Well, I always screw up getting the sketch on the canvas looking as good as the sketch on the paper. I've never figured out a good way to do this yet. I COULD do it the easy way buy a "Lucy" and be a good ILLUSTRATOR and just project the sketch onto the canvas and draw it on perfectly - but I'm sort of cheep and a few ARTIST friends who paint a lot told me "Hey, be an artist and Just free hand draw it on!"
Riiight...

So, now I'm getting all artsy and I decided I would try to be like Todd Schorr and "tone" my canvas with a "Wash" of Raw Sienna.
Of course, I screwed it by messing up the sketch I was trying to transfer to the "toned" canvas. First, Instead of sketching in pencil like I normally do, I tried sketing over the wash with a darker wash of Raw Umber. Problem, I messed up the brushy Raw Umber sketch. So I had to go back over my "tone Wash" with white gesso, then wait for that to dry, then "tone wash" it again. Then sketch it again.
Of course, I screwed it up again.

Man, I've drawn that stupid puppy twice, and gesso-ed over it twice (just not cute and Keen enough yet). Once over the "fire pit" (it was too high up). And twice over the tiki - (He was leaning - then I got the perspective on his face wrong) Now, I'm just working the tiki up with some of the Raw Umber mixed with white. Meaning I'm just sliding into the Raw Umber tonal under painting.

Do you think Todd Schorr goes through all this? Probably not. Actually I think Todd Schorr is so good now that he just farts and great art magically appears.

Thanks for wataching, and Aloha from the Big Island!

Tiki Shark

[ Edited by: Tiki Shark Art 2007-02-01 22:13 ]