Hello friends and Ohana!
Got some great step-by-steps a lil lower down a bit...
Decided to take a recent village piece and...
Expand upon it...
But you'll see....
first....
Sai-baba!
Woodburning is a blast!
But like jason mentioned...the headaches can bug!)
I liked the idea of the comic-tragedy
and hoped to capture that...Thanks again for the visit.
I am forever in awe of the creations coming out of your clayboy mansion!
Jason-Yeah... the Lost Head just kind of wandered in and out of different styles..
a dreamlike landscape and a stark more "real" kind of head...
Glad you like it!
Hopefully you and Monica can make it to Oasis and the "Beyond the Reef"
Tiki Magazine show at the Freaky Boutiki!
MeHeadhunter-Sorry about your nausea...I would prefer that my humble efforts
would elicit more positive results like inspiration and motivation and smiles..
Fancy talents,as you call them
are the result of YEARS of doing it
of remaining dedicated
of making sacrifice
of doing research
of reading,learning,and listening to
artists of the past
and peers and friends of the present..
If you want something
you gotta put in the time and earn it...
The Doomed Crew is pretty funny...You should see it in person!
Will PM you in a few days about the Lonely head
but right now i wanna post this step-by-step
then gets my bootio to the studio
y'unnerstand...
:)
Thanks to all y'alls that come by fer a spell...
It's fun and inspiring to hear your thoughts on these
i only gots one brain
and the more quality brains in the soup
the more delicious!
Remember this piece?
"the Mid-Day Hut"
cel vinyl and acrylic on masonite
private collection
Well, i had a great Bamboo Ben frame/wood construction that was leftover from
my "Paint for BooBen's Garage Sale" pile and deserved something special...
Well, i decided to create a WHOLE VILLAGE and give it a bit more atmosphere!
Ah! The joys of developing a theme/concept!
So.... first thing needing to get done
is to gesso the wood
let it dry
and give it a light sanding
and another coat
(this was to fill in any dings and dents on the wood...)
Have a babywipe/wet paper towel/old t-shirt at hand in case any gesso gets on the bamboo
After all that prep-work
just went for it!
sketching the huts out and seeing where it would lead....
Used a water-soluble pencil for the initial sketching
that way you can wipe off lines you don't like...
It helps to refer to some hut photographs
as well as previous successful hut paintings and studies...
but sometimes it's also a good thing to let them soak in
and then put them away
and let your inner-style translate it..
Would've photographed those stages
but the lines wouldn't of showed up in the photo
and a white gessoed piece of wood with a bamboo frame
ain't too exciting...
so we skip that step
and progress to the next...
Light washes of acrylic and cel-vinyl filling in the hut,palms,sky,etc..
the front of the big hut
the front of the meeting house
a lil basic background hut
(to establish this as a village
There had to be a community,common and ceremonial dwelling in this one...
to represent the social structure,kind of...
So concludes DAY ONE a 10-hour jam with an unnecessary painting
whilst neglecting a giant David and Goliath
and a few other commissions and stuff...
Gotta strike when the iron's hot,i guess....
DAY TWO....the 14-hour day!
After getting all that filled in
it was time to start some of the rough shading
to give the structures weight
and to start getting a topography around the village
put it INTO a world,so to speak...
also took some time with
the masks and carvings
and palms
Used the watered-down turquoise to make some shadows in the huts
on the ground/to create a sense of thatching being layered and whatnot
Also used washes of mustard and browns and ochres
to create the depth on the front of this..
and finally....the RAW UMBERRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
This is the step where the "blackline" of these pieces is done
as well as washes of said same color to achieve/reinforce the shadows...
Also, you may notice some mountains in the background...
This was starting to have that "Hey ken! You might need to really UUMPH this one.it's got that feel"
so, by creating more distance, the world became bigger,more encompassing
YAY.
Here's some of the front of the meeting house...
a close-up just for YOU!
the ceremonial house...again playing with the transparency/wonky feel of these pieces
almost like dreams are piercing thru into that world
like breaking down the physical and spirit worlds
who knows?
Here's a close-up of the landscape being developed
and part of the porch on the meeting house....
GET OFFA MAH HEAD!
:lol:
Here's a last and parting detail until next time!
Gotta go! It's almost 12:30 and i need to get to STUDIO!
BAYH NOW!
and thank you again for visiting and leaving notes and simply looking....
BUT WAIT! THERE's MORE!!!
After a good 10 hours today at the studio
Here is some more progress on the thatched roof and vegematation!
and some hours later...
lines/shadow/repeat....
Adding washes of Raw umber thickens up some shadows
Also note some of the progress in the background
very subtle
don't wanna steal emphasis on the huts,mind you...
and another close-up
just to show y'all how,despite the initial roughness
it's coming together to my surprise!
Now... this is IT until next time!
Ciaoloha!
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[ Edited by: little lost tiki 2010-06-07 08:05 ]
