The Lurid low-brow Tiki-Art of Brad (tiki-shark) Parker - Other Crafts

H hewey Tiki Socialite Sydney, Australia Joined: Sep 14, 2004 Posts: 4283	H hewey Posted posted on Wed, Apr 23, 2008 5:42 PM Yeh, Im much preferring the monochrome look. I love how they have very different vibes, just through the use of colour - eg. the blue evokes a feeling of a cool night with light breeze, the kind of night where the clouds move across the sky quickly, revealing patches of stars as they move. The green has a real tropical feel, like a sticky humid jungle in the middle of the day, where it's that enclosed you're just surrounded by green. The sepia one has a cool moody vintage feel. A red/orane print one would have a great volcano vibe. I think I like the look of the blue one the best. The night vibe works the best, seeing as the main light source is coming from the tikis feet, not from the sun. The small light accents on the guys hat suggest tiny bits of moonlight is also lighting the scene, and this also makes sense given the blue background too (like a landscape under moonlight). On 2008-04-23 16:19, JenTiki wrote: I would like it better if you did what someone else suggested and maybe put some shapes in the background to give it that "foliage" look. Yeh, thats a top idea :D Would also address the issue of the background looking "flat" too. p.s. - I second the vote for a close-up of the green mist ghoul! Yeh, I 3rd that! :D :D and how about a size reference in the pic, so we can appreciate the detail?

Yeh, Im much preferring the monochrome look. I love how they have very different vibes, just through the use of colour - eg. the blue evokes a feeling of a cool night with light breeze, the kind of night where the clouds move across the sky quickly, revealing patches of stars as they move. The green has a real tropical feel, like a sticky humid jungle in the middle of the day, where it's that enclosed you're just surrounded by green. The sepia one has a cool moody vintage feel. A red/orane print one would have a great volcano vibe.

I think I like the look of the blue one the best. The night vibe works the best, seeing as the main light source is coming from the tikis feet, not from the sun. The small light accents on the guys hat suggest tiny bits of moonlight is also lighting the scene, and this also makes sense given the blue background too (like a landscape under moonlight).

On 2008-04-23 16:19, JenTiki wrote:
I would like it better if you did what someone else suggested and maybe put some shapes in the background to give it that "foliage" look.

Yeh, thats a top idea :D Would also address the issue of the background looking "flat" too.

p.s. - I second the vote for a close-up of the green mist ghoul!

Yeh, I 3rd that! :D :D and how about a size reference in the pic, so we can appreciate the detail?

Post #375752 by hewey on Wed, Apr 23, 2008 5:42 PM