Post #661160 by Tiki Shark Art on Mon, Dec 10, 2012 10:33 PM

Aloha Tiki Tribe!
So I'm still painting the "Body Glove Sea Creature Painting"

step 14... getting the twilight sky and moon rise looking right. I want a warm red/orange moon so the creature can be blue and green and stand out. So, shading with acrylic paint can be really tough , if you are seeking to hide your brush strokes. Which , for some strange reason I get into this thing about wanting to do... in skies at least... So, red moon, to red sky, fade to purple sky at edges of painting to give the comp a dramatic spot light sorta' look (which I dig). Acrylic is a bear ...and it's taken me days of making layers and layers of little brush strokes to get it starting to look like a proper transition.
I darkened the creature, so he'll be more shadow, with blue/green touches of light on his monsterous dripping form as he stalks outa' the sea... I was about to fall asleep last night and I grabbed my sketch book and roughed out the idea to have just a little light across the creatures eyes... like in the old horror movies... we shall see how it comes out... more to come...
ALOHA!