Little lost Tiki's Art Chronicles and Stuffs! Page 70!A brief Return,BUT! Some new pieces to Delight YOU!!! - Other Crafts

LLT little lost tiki Tiki Socialite Orange,CA-right near the Circle! Joined: Jun 12, 2006 Posts: 7763	LLT little lost tiki Posted posted on Sun, Jul 29, 2007 9:59 PM Hello again! Had a little bit of dinner and got "Cannibal Island" all prepped and ready to send up North! So, I had mentioned a month or two back that i had received a commission of four canvases,each one a different stage of life,all depicting a journey ,inspired by some of my oarsmen pieces...well, i finally started it! The tricky part was a request by the patron to have a subtle picture of the oarsman built into the background,so when 2 canvases are placed together,you can read the background as well! Quite the challenge,but who else is insane enough to tackle such an epic theme and undertaking? :wink: Anyways, here's what was sketched up for the background earlier.... the top sketch is for the "birth/middle-age" canvases,and the bottom two are the "old age/death" canvases....the major problem is fitting the background subtle picture into the composition and have it"blend" in with the main painting on the surface....confused? Let me show you.... Here's my sketches for the first canvas "birth" on the left...note the swooping angle of the composition and how the prow of the boat can be used for the "sweeping downward" area... Also note, how the oarsman's head in the "background" picture will be located where the sun is.... The way to fit these perfectly was a problem, as i didn't want to use my opaque projector,as i wanted to freehand it on there (there's a certain freshness it gets....makes it a bit harder,but worth it!) So I figgured, i'd get the underpainting done,photograph it,print it out,and draw out the top composition over it to try out some options..... Anyways,as if you aren't confused enough already... here's the underpainting image so far.... that's 2 3 by 3 foot canvases,taped together on the back with mucho strong electrical tape... That way,I can get the continuity of the image dialed! here's the head the hands (they still need a lil bit more working out...argh!) the oar I kept the style for this a bit loose,,,it's gonna get covered in areas,blended ,etc. so no big loss.... Prow and the side of the canoe so far... More progress to come! I just need some time to chainsmoke and stare at it intensely.... Over and Out! :)

Hello again!
Had a little bit of dinner and got "Cannibal Island" all prepped and ready to send up North!
So, I had mentioned a month or two back that i had received a commission of four canvases,each one a different stage of life,all depicting a journey ,inspired by some of my oarsmen pieces...well, i finally started it! The tricky part was a request by the patron to have a subtle picture of the oarsman built into the background,so when 2 canvases are placed together,you can read the background as well! Quite the challenge,but who else is insane enough to tackle such an epic theme and undertaking? :wink: Anyways, here's what was sketched up for the background earlier....

the top sketch is for the "birth/middle-age" canvases,and the bottom two are the "old age/death" canvases....the major problem is fitting the background subtle picture into the composition and have it"blend" in with the main painting on the surface....confused?
Let me show you....
Here's my sketches for the first canvas "birth" on the left...note the swooping angle of the composition and how the prow of the boat can be used for the "sweeping downward" area...
Also note, how the oarsman's head in the "background" picture will be located where the sun is....

The way to fit these perfectly was a problem, as i didn't want to use my opaque projector,as i wanted to freehand it on there (there's a certain freshness it gets....makes it a bit harder,but worth it!) So I figgured, i'd get the underpainting done,photograph it,print it out,and draw out the top composition over it to try out some options.....
Anyways,as if you aren't confused enough already...
here's the underpainting image so far....

that's 2 3 by 3 foot canvases,taped together on the back with mucho strong electrical tape...
That way,I can get the continuity of the image dialed!
here's the head

the hands (they still need a lil bit more working out...argh!)

the oar

I kept the style for this a bit loose,,,it's gonna get covered in areas,blended ,etc.
so no big loss....
Prow

and the side of the canoe so far...

More progress to come! I just need some time to chainsmoke and stare at it intensely....
Over and Out! :)

Post #321864 by little lost tiki on Sun, Jul 29, 2007 9:59 PM