Post #692651 by tigertail777 on Fri, Sep 6, 2013 5:44 AM

Well I felt a little overwhelmed with all the minute details I still had to get done and it took me a while to get into the groove, but once I did I boogied down the road. I really did not feel up to tackling the second harp strings, so I decided to do the other piece that I knew was going to be a pain: the pillar.

But first, I noticed something that needed correcting. I erroneously thought that the stripes I did before were alternating red,green, and tan. I looked closer at one of the photos and noticed there was one more color: blue. So the order should be: red, green, tan, BLUE. A fairly easy fix turning one set of green stripes blue, just time consuming.

It does make the picture work better though. I see now that it is part of the intended color scheme of the original painter, because those colors are used throughout the theatre design.

Next I started the general basic pillar with a start to shading and light to give it dimension.

Then the really time consuming part; sketching in all those tiny hieroglyphic details on the pillar, and trying to make sure they stay in correct proportion. I had to erase and start over a few times.

You may have noticed I also blocked in the audience seats, and front stage to get a better idea of the lighting overall.
After that I started in on the basic dividing lines and some of the simpler hieroglyphic foundation colors. To really give volume I made the far side shades darker, and the side facing the theater screen lighter.

Then I started in on the more intricate black details and outlines.

After a little while I got into the zone and really went to town.

I saw that it needed more light reflection from off the screen, so added more brightness to that side and made the other darker. I also deepened the theater stage, and added reflection on the stage from the movie. I studied it for a while, then added a bit of yellow tinged light to the dark side shining off the pillar by the wall sconce. It still didn't seem right. Then I realized I didn't have light bounce or proper shadow on the inside of the arch. I fixed that and called it a night.

And that is where our camel caravan stops for now. Take a break and relax in the oasis until we meet again.

And once again thank you Wendy for the paints! :)

And... OH YES! I almost forgot, I just launched a Facebook fan page for my art! There will be some redundancy of what is posted here, but also all new projects I don't post on here such as a Scooby Doo villians card project I recently did. Head on over to https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tiki-Tiger-Studios/524934474245882 and like the page to follow along. :)

[ Edited by: tigertail777 2013-09-06 06:10 ]