Post #416363 by THOR's on Thu, Oct 30, 2008 12:48 PM

Thanks Lil' Lost!! OceaOtica..That's one of the best complements I could have! I had a painting instructor at Art Center named Jack Lynwood. He was one of the main illustrators for the boxes of the Aurora models and he was incredible. He used to teach about knowing light and color and perspective out of the head..with nothing to look at at times. He would get a platic model and have to make it look like it was a real thing in a real setting...with all the drama and lighting invented. He also had a saying that relates to velvet in this case more than ever. He used to say...The sign of a great painter is that they can look at something or imagine something and understand that what seperates an amature from a pro is not WHAT to paint...but what NOT to paint in a subject. The viewers eye fills in things more than we realize if you hit the right notes and punches...even if loose. Velvet cries for this..the more black, raw velvet exposed in the shadows and negative areas..the fresher and more impacting the image becomes I am discovering.

Happy Halloween!