TSA
Joined: Aug 31, 2006
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TSA
LLt, Thanks! And I owe it all to my tiki-mentor. (to find out who dat is, check the article about my art show in the current issue of Tiki Magazine)
frostiki - I'm hoping to dish up some fishy food with this painting!
Big Ho-daddy Ried~ Really good questions. I know there are real answers to that question, and probably several of the very talented artist on TC know all about it, but instead I'll just give you what I know. And, well I do an under painting cause, er, basically, I read that Todd Schorr does that. And he's my hero. (or at least one of my art heroes) Also, for me, I found that the under painting really helps me get the contrast correct. Color has always been tuff for me - so the mono color under painting helps me get the contrast correct first. Helping the composition. It also helps me sort of Pre-render the objects, and I can work out the tough lighting things. Cause It's less intimidating to screw up on the under painting. Of course the reverse of that is if you NAIL something in the under painting, you are fully given a chance to screw it up when you build up your colors over it. I know that building up layers of color washes has something to do with creating an inner glow to the objects in the painting. I'm not sure if I've gotten to that stage yet. I just try to remember that when you get to the color "over" painting, that darks are to be transparent, and lights are to be opaque. Hope that helps.
So, after a VERY busy week of tee shirt designs and new towel creation, I actually got a little canvas time it today! Yahoo!
Aloha from the active volcano!
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