Post #646802 by Tiki Shark Art on Sat, Aug 4, 2012 12:06 AM

Aloha Tiki Tribe!
Step 5.) (I think, or is this still step 3?) re-drawing the sketch on the canvas.

Re-creating the drawing on the canvas. Almost all done. The Aloha shirt needs to be done (a BIG project on it's own) plus the reflections of spirit-sharks in the classic car's glossy body. These can be GREAT things to look at if done right, but are gonna take a bunch of work.

And..... just WHERE is the LIGHT going to be coming from?
1.) There is a sunset. 2.) There are interior lights in the TIKI lounge. 3.) Mystical magic light flaring from the tropical Mickey-mouse-Finn raised in a toast by the zombie! 4.) Then, there is the Mark Ryden / Todd Schorr general Low-brow lighting that always seeps down from the upper left of the canvas as of from some clear sky. Of course, 5.) I could make the Tiki pendant around the Zombie's neck glow with "magic-tiki-ju-ju light". And verious glowing skull eyes and red bat eyes, and head lights...more like "light high-lights". Lots o' work - still!

As I hoped, by re-drawing it by hand, many little things got added that were not in the original sketch. And somethings were, I hope, improved.

Now the color.

Now the challenge to make it an eye candy delightful swirl of beautiful and unique things to gawk at, and not a big mess. Color may solve this - plus the proper use of lights and darks. What is the focus? One thing? Or several things, all pointing the viewer to the next thing to look at. Is it an unending circle of fun things to eyeball till you are hypnotized by this strange tropical hawaii-world-that-never was? That's the goal. ...not a big confusing mess of weird things all screaming for your attention until you get a head ache.

So, wish me luck!

Aloha!
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