Post #357361 by Tiki Shark Art on Sat, Jan 26, 2008 5:32 PM

I'm still in the middle of painting number 13 - but, I thought I'd post this other piece I have been working on - since it's almost finished.

After seeing Artosaurs's amazing "pulp" drawings, I wanted to do something with a similar feeling. I sketched up an idea, but it kept being put aside for more pressing work. Days would pass. And, every so often I'd take it out and resketch it.

And since I loved seeing everyone else's rough sketches, here's all mine.

Here's the first rough. You can see the word's "Waikiki Mystery" at the top. Even though I knew I wanted this to be a purely Black and White illustration, I was going for a pulp novel cover kinda thing.

Now, the couple are no longer on a roof, but at street level. I wanted to have a "period" car in there.

Here's a study of the couple. I wanted them to look like a Hula Girl and a tough guy out of an old Honolulu detective story.

I got the Tiki in the sky looking right, but was still struggling with the couple. Now the guy has a tiki pendent.

Here I had scanned the image and flipped it so I could correct any right/left weirdness. The sign above the door has the word KAPU on it. You'll also notice there is no more wind. I thought this lost the movement the earlier drawing had.

Got rid of the wrist watch, and changed his tattoo into a big Tiki. But, not happy with his face still.

Then I changed the guy to look more like a cross between one of the vintage Hot Rod gear-heads you might meet at Bob's Big Boy on Riverside Drive in Burbank on a Friday night, and... Elvis!

Transferred to 11" x 14" Bristol board and...now the inking! It's been a while since I "inked, so I'm a tad rusty.
Should be done this week end!

Mahalo!

Tiki Shark

http://www.myspace.com/Lotus_Land

[ Edited by: Tiki Shark Art 2008-01-26 17:35 ]

[ Edited by: Tiki Shark Art 2008-01-26 17:37 ]