Post #297032 by Jungalero on Thu, Apr 5, 2007 8:02 AM

Hey,

TSA – I love Shag! For me his use of a limited palette, and the combination of colours he chooses, is one of the most appealing aspects of his work. Yeah, the background of the last piece was kind of inspired by Shag - that flat “graphic” style - but using various tones of the same colour, which is always a pretty safe bet. It seems to work well and hopefully isn’t too derivative (heh, heh).

It is interesting to see other artist’s technique (I’ve been keenly following your thread); I need to get into the habit of recording the different stages. At the moment I’m getting a bit “back to basics” with my drawing, particularly when it comes to looking at building form, etc, so I haven’t been doing much Tiki stuff in the past few weeks. One thing I love about Todd Schorr’s work is that the objects in his paintings look so solid, to me he’s “the master” technique-wise, particularly when it comes to using acrylics.

Also, I decided to take your advice and threw the TV out the window, Motley Crue style:

It seemed to make sense at the time, although, on reflection, maybe the bandana was a mistake.

Fres-tiki & Benzart – thanks for the encouragement.
greentikipat – yeah, there’s always something to get in the way and take up valuable painting time, I’m really trying to be a bit more disciplined when it comes to that. I’m loving your latest piece, by the way.
Sneakytiki – Thanks for the comments. I see what you mean; I hadn’t looked at it like that. I might try to lighten that outline in Photoshop and see how that looks. Where would we be without some constructive criticism?

Mahalo,
Jungalero