Greetings Fellow TCers...
been working feverishly on studies for a secret project
that will be revealed before Halloween and
1)has nothing really to do with Halloween
2)i think you'll really enjoy it
once i am able to share the whole process from start to finis
(which i am VERBOTEN to do until said clandestine project is finished)
Anyways, i have 2 new ones for this thread...
They are not step-by-steps
BUT are completed pieces with DETAILS
and therein lies the rub....
the OTHER CRAFTS section is for step-by-steps and instructions.....
SO,i figgered that i would post some close-ups of essential areas in these pieces
to give you a peek into how i achieve the illusion of depth and other fun eyeball wowsers...
But first,let me reply to some friends...
tigertail-Aloha! No progress pics on these two,as i was in a FOCUSHAZE and banged out a bunch of pieces two weekends ago so i could still post pieces here on a regular basis while continuing with the secret project.....
SO while it looks like kinny is diligently working on a painting a week,he really banged out 5 in a weekend BUT,on the surface it will look as tho i am on a regular painting schedule
WHILE SECRETLY working on a SECRET PROJECT
unbeknowest to most foolish humans.....
anyways....
Thanks for the Blair vids...it's always a delight to see her work
and i always discover a new piece or two
every time our paths cross...
i think the kinship we share is love
love for our craft
our imaginative worlds
and the beings that populate them....
and you're right,the Boo frames make them look like real art! :)
Somethin about them....it's his mana in each one,i think! :)
Thanks again for all the thoughts and yes! DO give raw umber a whirl.....
i think you'll dig it....
zerostreet-SHUCKS! you're makin me blush....i'll try to do more in the future
the more artists out there with more knowledge of their craft and genre
can only improve the whole scene.Mahalos!
Brad! Thank you my friend...There's a weird feeling in the Invocation
JUST LIKE AN INVOCATION,i imagine!
Dontcha love it when that happens?
Kinda like you nailing that wave in your tigershark piece....
it's always a tickle being able to be able to share
amongst ourselves...
this art gang we have here on TC....
You're always so giving with your step-by-steps
and thoughts
and your artistic honesty
That is what makes your works ring so true.....
looking forward to next year and all the kudos awaiting you!
Robb-that was my attempt at a deconstruction of an actual Tiki mug
when i went on a 75 mug concept sketchbook jag
(that i will share someday once i get some of the primo ones in the works)
Here is the original sketch
and thank you for the Luminous comment,chum.
If anyone should know,it is you!
and great article and eye-dazzling photos of your work in the newest Tiki Magazine!
Congrats!
Doug! Thanks buddy!
It always feels good when all you heavy hitters come in here and are well-pleased
with your oft-times annoying and spastic misfit artist-friend! i tell ya, that raw umber against that blue and yellow was like all POW!!!!
Truck Turner-next on the film-list for the next ARTJAM!
well, here;s a piece i posted last week
but here's some details of it
all up close so you can see the brushies and all that
"the Elusive Straw"
acrylic and cel-vinyl on wood
with a PERFECT Bamboo Ben frame!
Here's the Ku and waterfall display in the back
A close-up of the frustrated pufferfish
and how i achieved the inner and outer lighting on him
A lil PNG style mug
(if i ever created him in real life i WOULD tone down the colors,mind you...)
Here's a funny lil cannibal mug i gleaned from a 3 year old sketchbook entry
His expression is Precious!
NOM NOM NOM!
and one of them little Maori monkeys....
with the arms cleverly placed where the ears should be
to enhance the effect
(there's a tad of transparency on this one
where it meets cannibal boy
and the flowers floating in the drink....)
and here's a BRAND new one (to you)
"Midnight Oasis"
acrylic and cel-vinyl on wood
with another PERFECT Bamboo Ben frame!
Tried a slightly different palette on this one
especially the use of BLACK instead of raw umber
for the outlines..
this one gets a little more abstract
as you will see in the details
so COME ON!
Let's step to this!
Here's the Ku sentinel,outside and awaiting any visitors..
by applying washes to the edges of the black line-it created a low field of depth
in contrast to his right
which attempts to extend the plane of the picture surface farther back
Here's one of the two huts
this one with a fish globe lamp
hanging out front
i allowed the clouds and landscape to peek thru the hut
and lit those areas as if they were a part of the hut
a tried and true EYE MESSER UPPER at the right times....
Here's the sky and the moon
Very light washes were used on the moon
to brighten it
and recede it into the sky
more Naples yellow was used in this piece
than white...used very little white
here's the other hut
with a shield greeter up top
and two happy tiki pillars
supporting the porch....
and here's a bigger close-up
to show you the details of the interior
Well,not really details
more like suggestions of the interior
this was done by use of washes and
light drybrush over the ALMOST dry areas
figgin painstaking
but the intensity only took about 20 minutes..
Welpers...that's it
gotta work tomorrow!
Night Crew!
and mahalos for your comments and visits!
:)
