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Photo Realism Tiki Painting by James Owens

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Swanky posted on 08/02/2013

James Owens has been flexing his painting muscle by doing some photo realistic stuff lately. He came to the Hideaway a few weeks ago and took some pictures of my mug collection. This painting is the result.

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TikiTacky posted on 08/02/2013

That's fantastic! What is the medium?

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Atomic Tiki Punk posted on 08/02/2013

Thanks Swanky! I dig James Owens vintage & pinup style.

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SandraDee posted on 08/02/2013

That is the absolute best tiki mug painting I have ever seen. Thanks for sharing!

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danlovestikis posted on 08/03/2013

I would have thought that was the photograph. It would be great if he did step by steps on the "other crafts" page. I'd love to watch his technique. Wendy

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tikilongbeach posted on 08/03/2013

That's an amazing picture! You must be very happy with how it turned out.

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Cheese Pirate posted on 08/03/2013

Wow, that's absolutely brilliant! I second Wendy, it'd be great to see step by steps.

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Trader Gino posted on 08/03/2013

THUD!. . . Bravo on the piece!

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Swanky posted on 08/05/2013

It is oil.

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DtroitDinosaur posted on 08/05/2013

Hey Swanky thanks for posting this.
Just to let everyone know it is oil on canvas 24 x 36 inches.
If you would like a little insight into how it's done you can check out an article I wrote for "My Ride Is Me". The nice folks over there asked me to do a tutorial and this article is what I came up with.

http://www.myrideisme.com/Blog/hot-rod-art-by-james-owens/

Thank you all for the kind words.
A big thank you to Swanky for letting me photograph his collection.

Jim O.

P.S. I use the same techniques for the photo real work. The only difference is that a lot more time is taken to refine each brush stroke rather than letting the brush strokes show.

[ Edited by: DtroitDinosaur 2013-08-05 11:38 ]

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Zombie Oasis posted on 08/06/2013

Had to double take that it was a painting and not a photo! Great work, can't wait to check out your tutorial.

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