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What in the heck is a windup merchant? I was just curious about his popularity as compared to stats. No reason to get your panties in a twist.
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Hey all,
So, I was finally able to get Jose down on canvas yesterday, in all of his squiggly glory: http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...psw1ttt3en.jpg As I might have mentioned before, all of the markings on the canvas mean something to me. In a way, they kind of work together to act like a contour map, delineating changes in color, value, temperature, or any other weird notes I might make to myself. I know that it probably just seems like a cacophony of weirdness, but trust me, it all makes sense in my head. I think. After spray fixing the drawing, I added a colored ground to work off of: http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...psddtocpzz.jpg I use this ground for a few reasons. For one, it kills the stark whiteness of the gesso, so I'm able to work on a medium valued color that doesn't completely drive me crazy when I'm trying to pay attention to a proper value scale. Also, I can create certain atmospheric effects with it, letting it show through more transparent areas, or keeping an overall tonality to the piece. In this case, I went with a warmish brown mixture, which will be nice to work from while trying to create the impression of a night game. Anywho, from here, it's gotta dry for a few days and then I can start blocking the sucker in. Stay tuned!! And of course, if you have any questions or comments, feel free to share 'em. Graig |
That is awesome, thank you for sharing the process.
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Very cool. Almost topographic in nature.
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One word..........................WOW!
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Thanks, guys. I'm hoping the ride will be somewhat enjoyable for everyone following!
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Hey all,
I started to block in Jose this morning, and here are the results: http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...pstnjk3duq.jpg http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ps0rtuxqmu.jpg As you can probably tell, the first layers of oil paint tend to be a bit transparent, so the drawing is still pretty visible under most of it. In his face, however, I've made 2 or 3 passes, so it had a bit more meat and form to it. In other words, it's a bit closer to being finished. Closer, but still not close. So during these first stages, I'm just concentrating on getting down some basic color and value relationships, and filling up the entire canvas with a block-in. Detail isn't really concerning me at this point - that stuff all comes later. Still MUCH to do. But in the meantime, if you have questions or comments, fire away! Graig |
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Bautista's beard IS painted on...I KNEW it! ;)
Thanks for taking us through the process again. It is very cool to see the painting take shape. |
Loving the progress thus far Graig! Really pleased to see you turning your talents to they real beasts in the East! ;)
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