Post #612172 by little lost tiki on Sun, Oct 30, 2011 11:57 PM

On 2011-10-29 12:47, Tiki Shark Art wrote:
oh that goofy Puffy fish! Always drinking and dreaming!
BEE-u-teefull piece!

MAhalo Brad!
i hope you're finding each painting easier and more joyous! That Betty Boop?nod to Fleischer piece is STRIKING so far!
i want those Tikis in my home! :)

On 2011-10-29 15:22, davidleslie wrote:
Ken, I love that the Puffer finally got some liquid nourishment! He is usually just hangin'! Great work, mon ami!

Thanks David!the poor guy!
This whole series he's been straining for just a sip.
Figured it was time to reward him for his patience....

On 2011-10-29 20:11, MadDogMike wrote:
Kinny, next time I'm up there I'll bring some mud so you can BREAK FREE from 2D!
BREAK FREE from 2D!
BREAK FREE from 2D!
BREAK FREE from 2D!

Hey Mike!
Have you ever seen my clay work....One word....WEETAWDED! :lol:
I'm a much better drawerer and paint guy...
of course,I'd love to work with somebody to get these produced....

On 2011-10-30 11:38, tigertail777 wrote:
Beautiful as always LLT. Puffy finally got a drink! Hilarious. :)

Aloha Tigertail! Glad you like it so far...
Finally jammed and got it done and the pufferfish is finally brought into the land of the real and can enjoy his long-awaited drink! :)

Thanks for visitin,all you leave comments and all you who just like to peek in and leave with a smile!
Here is the third session and the final piece with close-ups....

as you can see,that raw umber darkens and adds depth as well as gives it a nice warmth,especially in washes over the darker turquoise...

Here's the right side of the painting,showing more work on the grains of the table,and the netting above and some fleshing out of the leaves and some flowers dribbled in there...
i alternated between washes of raw umber and turquoise on the mugs,separating them from the table's texture and appearance....

Slowly building up the sun shield and the stone wall and the O-Wrong-O Bowl...

Here's a close-up of the turquoise,grey,and raw umber for the rocks and the washy shield and inviting drink.

Here's a shot showing the flat vs dimensional lighting of the glass float balls,and the backlighting of the stone wall
exaggerated for dramatic intensity,of course....

Here's a shot to see the pufferfish so far... and the buildup and radiating depth of the lighting...

Here's a zoom-in of Dopey Gope and the Omni Hut-ish guy...note the blue in the shadows on parts of him....it looks real good in person
and the eye optically blends in in person
in a most delightful way! :)

Mopey still needs a little more texturing and that umbrella needs a lil work....

a little more work on the Bowl,but still not enough....

FAST FORWARD to tonight...
It's DONE!

May i introduce...

"Straw for the Pufferfish"
acrylic and cel-vinyl on wood
with a thick-ass Bamboo Ben frame
private collection

just the painting part...

DETAILS! DETAILS!

Here is our little friend,the anti-hero of this series...
the pufferfish!

as you can see,i've finished the flowers and added more richness to the lighting,even including a white glowing center for giggles! :)

Here's the finished O-Wrong-O Bowl
with an added wood texture and more work on the flowers and drink
and a deepening of the shadows...

Warrior Boy is quite happy at how he turned out...
i just realized...he doesn't even have a straw in him!
What a non-conformist!

Here's Mopey all finished with his umbrella,a little more texture
and some additional lighting on the right...

Dopey Gope turned out better than i had expected...
i really like his expression and the wooden roughness of this mug...

and here's little sun shield
bidding you a warm and sleep-filled evening!
Thanks for visiting!
:)

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[ Edited by: little lost tiki 2011-11-08 07:23 ]