Post #590259 by little lost tiki on Sun, May 22, 2011 11:10 PM

Brad-Thanks my friend!
Your latest is GORGEOUS!
Especially the orchids!
TIKI JEDI MASTER!
and a mag cover and article!
Glad you're finally gettin what you've deserved and worked so hard for!
Totally thought of you during the Art JAm...
wish you were closer!
Next time you can make it down here
I'll gather up the tribe for one!
Miss you Buds!

Well....sorry for the wait...i was talking to TikiShark...
Hope that wasn't too rude...

ANYWAYS....
Have a "Journey" looming in the future i should finish
and a 5 foot pew commission and 8 Bible-based pieces
and possibly MOasis/goin Primitive
startin to get serious about getting the website up and full o' art
and another SECRET event to prep for during the summer
and rumor has it..
maybe some new mugs or something...
etc. etc. ad infinitum ...
Man! if i didn't have this day job i could actually get stuff done!
but i would have to like the taste of cardboard and book pages
and live in a box....
and that ain't gonna happen!
Ever try to hang paintings in a cardboard box?
it ain't pretty!
Anyways....
"MOONBIRD" is Finished!
Layers and Layers....
Here!
I'll show you some of the progress shots
(Too Busy to post-so i just shot...you know how it is when you get on a ROLL!)

Here you can see the initial colored pencil shading to split up the planes and give it a initial depth...

Some areas i rendered the shadows
other areas,the light....

Here you can see how rough it looks close-up,but i think this is actually BIGGER than actual size!
Man! That was a lotta areas to render
Sometimes you'd catch one that got away
and then have to hunt for that color and fill it in! :)

This is before all the lighting on the fishies.

Here's the Palms before they got their colored pencil shading...
After all the colored pencil was finished
it was sealed with a matte acrylic varnish
and worked over after that with cel vinyl
(it stuck just right on the surface)
and then it was DONE!
so her it is.....

"MoonBird"
Acrylic,cel-vinyl,and colored pencil on masonite
16x20
private collection

Here you can see the additional layers scumbled over the pencil shading
and,of course,the night needed stars
which were rendered over the entombed colored pencil layer..
a good view of the contrast on the cape and paddle
that was an initial red acrylic base
with a brick red colored pencil for shading
the palms also ..
an indigo colored pencil layer
sealed,and then rendered over with a happy bright green....

Above is a closer shot of the moonBoid...
after the initial indigo shadowing
i went in with white and the same blue of the ocean and lit it a bit more feathery-ish...
Also,you can see the white and lime green grass over the initial grass texture
to give it a multilayered look
as well as enhance the shadows more...

Here's a close-up of the palm and especially the grass..
very stylized,but it adds a welcome texture,i think! :)

and lastly..Close-up of the fishlies and to give you an idea of the water...
Well,this one was a fun diversion...

and speaking of diversions..
While awaiting for this to dry
i thought i'd just wing something....
So,after consulting yon sketchbooke
i banged out...
"Frenchy"
acrylic and cel=vinyl on masonite
16x20

Here's a close-up
so you can see the initial pencil under the sloppy layers..

i kinda like it messy
but bias is one of my stronger traits!
:)
Talk with y'alls soon!
and again....Mahalos for all the lovely things you say and bring to this thread!
it'a a prime motivator!