Post #520351 by little lost tiki on Sat, Mar 27, 2010 12:32 PM

OOOOOkay!
Step-by-step comin atcha
in a Cold-Blooded fashion!

You're gonna need
a sheet of masonite
some brushes
some cel vinyl paint
or acrylic-but it will be a harder road...
and an adventuresome spirit!

Today we'll be tackling one of them abstract styled pieces
and show ya all the thought and work
that goes into one...

first...the fun part..
just lay down some colors you like
brush em all around
don't let the paint GLOP in area
that will create a BUMP on the surface...

allow time to dry...
the fun part is you can work on 3-4 of these surfaces
so as not to waste any paint
but also to allow the other one(s) to dry....

see what the colors and shapes suggest to YOU
and sketch it out lightly on the surface with a watercolor/water-soluble pencil...
white is usually the best color
as it contrasts the most with the colors used in the piece.....

Here's a closeup..
now just LIGHTLY sketch this out
this is to give you a guide where to add any additional colors..

Here it is with some color added to areas..
it always helps during this phase to balance with color
what is not balance compositionally
kind of a compositional balancing act....
with these abstracts
it's all about quick thinking and fast instinct
during these early stages..
later it gets more technical..

NOTE:
if you start a piece and it appears finished after a certain stage
or you like how it looks at a certain stage
STOP!
go to the next piece
that one might just be perfect where it is.....

Here is the white areas and a little bit more colored in...

CLOSEUP!
after the fills
you can reinforce shadows
add a color where it's needed
introduce a new color
etc...
You can still see the water-soluble white pencil markings on there..
those wipe off with....WATER.

Didja notice the PNG Babalu drum in the foreground?
:)

After you've gotten it to a point where 75% of the color is where you want it to be
it's time for the BLACKLINE!
This is the funnest part
because
half is containment and outlines of objects
and the other half is following a line where it goes..
it the line leads....follow
if you hesitate,it will show....
believe you me
it will show!

You can go where thou wilt
with your lines
you can go totally abstract
you can just do a few lines
or a whole bunch!

I prefer to outline something
then see how it "fits" into the painting

I then start thickening lines in areas for shadows and add subtle little fills or highlights from the ground colors provided..

Like So!

and parts of the painting appear more pictorial than other ,more abstracted areas..

Then more highlights
more tints of color and.......

IT"S DONE!
"the Headhunter Village"
Cel Vinyl on masonite
private collection

There you have it!
Hope you had as much fun as I did!
:)
Thanks fer visitin!