Post #415430 by THOR's on Sat, Oct 25, 2008 8:58 PM

Aloha All!

I decided to just start farting around with this medium of darkness. I have done a few in the past...but I really want to get this down, eventually and have fun!! Thanks to some other artists like Heather Watts and Robb Hamel and their velvet passion. It is too much fun to not jump in to. Here are the first experiments I have done at the end of the day this week after painting the regular stuff for the Gallery.

I just painted stuff that was fun..intending them to be learning experiences so that I could really do some more "serious" paintings next. Subject matter is inspired by this time of year.... I am learning TONS by jumping in and experimenting!! I love thinking with light..and darkness is the perfect background for the magic of light to dance upon... Questions and suggestions welcome!!

Special thanks to Robb for encouraging all TC artists to add to the "blood" of velvet painting revival.

![](http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b8ce04b3127ccec527210bc33500000040O08AcNWjdo0atge3nwM/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/)  
this was on "velveteen"...a little too much luster to the velvet....but those seeing this test in person said the swore there was light "inside' the painting! So contrast is starting to work!  Test smudges above...in oil and acrylic tests.

![](http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b8ce04b3127ccec526f390e38b00000040O08AcNWjdo0atge3nwM/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/)  
I set  plastic early 60's devil head that used to hold candy for kids.  It was the same design that inspired the Twilight Zone episode with the fortune teller napkin dispenser in the diner.  Anyways..just looked at it and free painted..making up the light.  I am not thrilled with it...  It needed better design of light and core shadows...  Diamond eye was fairly effective as painted.  This as on velveteen too...  So...not the ideal surface.

![](http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b8ce04b3127ccec5277507c31300000040O08AcNWjdo0atge3nwM/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D720/ry%3D480/)  
Beginning of test on better velvet I got downtown.  Upholstery grade velvet.  
Lot's of dust specks.  You can see my chalk sketch in some areas.  this one will have a gecko that's tongue is stuck to a lunar moth orbiting the candle.

I am learning more..but feel this is over worked a bit. my goal is to get a fresh, effortless feel to the brushstrokes and surface.  This will take doing more and getting the feel down more and more.

That's all...more to come in weeks to come....







[ Edited by: THOR's  2008-11-09 21:29 ]