Post #744343 by Tiki Shark Art on Fri, Jun 5, 2015 11:57 PM

Aloha tiki Tribe!

An early drawing of the painting in progress...
Working on my NIGHT MARCHERS painting again.

Here's an early sketch on the NM I'm working on right now.

I've been having some trouble making him look how I wanted him to, so re-sketched him facing the way I needed him to.
Changed the feet, and am now really working out the lighting on this figure. Complex! First he's in front of a bright light source - a sunset, and closer a pit with what could be LAVA lighting it from below. so he is back lite.

But I need to see him so I have a light coming from above and to the left (this seems to be classic "Low-Brow" lighting, like you see used ion Robert Williams, Todd Schorr, and Ryden paintings.

Current challenges is working after lower back surgery. So Working while in pain is …uh…interesting.
I also am using a new ART TOOL!
OH BOY!
Just to show how I really am still learning this "painting-thang"…

The very nice folks at the one (1 ) Art supply store here in Kona helped me out the other day:
I told them I was having trouble painting, and had a big art show coming up and could they help out with any hints.

I needed something to help me not smear wet paintings while I worked on them. - this thing I've seen Todd Schorr using while he paints. A stick that you rest your hand on while you paint, so you don't smear the wet part. Which up till now I've always done! Imagine having to repaint the thing you're painting cause you keep rubbing it with your hand, but that's the only what I knew how to paint, I had to rest my hand on the paper , canvas or what ever I was drawing or painting on. this thing, keeps your hand off the surface. But it takes a little getting used to. Was VERY weird at first, but now, I think I'm getting the hang of it.

Here it is. A stick with a soft end to rest on the canvas.
More laters!