Back and Feeling Inspired...

I have made it back from my vacation and I am feeling inspired.  Hopefully, I will have a little luck in getting some of this stuff out of my brain and onto some canvas this week.

Stay tuned....

Calm, Quiet, and Peaceful...

Not that this is really painting related, but I promised I would keep up on the blog and artwork, so I am going serene in this installment with a picture I took at dusk of the pond about 5 feet from my house.

I performed some small edits with Photoshop to add grainy effects and manipulated the color and lighting slightly, but just to give it the qualities I thought would enhance the image.

I hope to be back to my normal routine after i get back from my trip; hopefully I will feel inspired when I return.

A Voyage into Vector

With only my trusty drawing tablet (PC), a few miscellaneous butterfly and floral vector packs (EPS files), and Adobe Illustrator, I set off on a quest of digital design proportions. 

I had originally planned to make a paisley, tattoo inspiring, design for a friend of mine, but then got aggravated at my computer design skills and  a few other outside sources, but today was the day I threw some of those insecurities out the window, and took the inspiration I had when I was making breakfast and got to work.

Since this was a computer design project, I only have the finished product to share, so here it is:

For uploading purposes, this is a lower quality JPG, versus the Illustrator original.

Monster and Mommy Project - Issue #3

So, it is time for Mommy to pick up the brush...Trusty acrylics at my side...Brushes and paper palettes on the desk...I am ready to go...

Zee Painter

Face One - Initial Pigment

Face One - Initial Pigment

 

Face One & Two - Initial Pigment

 

Face One & Two - Initial Pigment

 

 Face One & Two - Initial Pigment and Shadings

 Face One & Two - Initial Pigment and Shadings

 

 Face One & Two - Initial Pigment and Shadings

 

And...

That's where I made it tonight.  I hope to get back into the oils and finishing this up over the weekend and into next week.

 

Monster and Mommy Project - Issue #2

For the next installment of this project, we have the monster's addition of more paints as well as Mommy's pencil sketch of her work.  I will probably add paints later this week or over the weekend.  We shall see how busy my week turns out to be!

Anyway, here it is:

Until next edition, that's what we got!!! =)

Subtlety in the Layers

Naruto and D. Gray-Man finally took to being dry, so it was "game on" time for me to begin with a second layer. 

I had about an hour to kill on Friday, so I decided Naruto needed some sprucing up.  Since I knew I wanted to work on the skin tones and some of the more subtle things before getting into the other elements of this piece, this seemed like the perfect time killer to work with.

Now, I have a few pictures to upload, but you will have to pay careful attention, since this layer will be less noticeable that the initial layer, for obvious reasons (lol).

Here goes (I will try to list some of the changes):

At the start, I wanted to add an extra layer of highlight pigment to the skin.  This continues for a few pictures.

Highlight Pigment

Highlight Pigment

Highlight Pigment

Highlight Pigment

Highlight Pigment (Around Ears too)

Highlight and low light in the green tones.

Continued...

Added Together...

Added Together...

Added Together...

Greens...Accents around the "Hidden Leaf" and Neck)

Greens...Accents around the "Hidden Leaf" and Neck)

New coat of black background

The inspiration for the details of the "Sage Mode" eye (Always good to consult nature for ideas on how to make things look more natural lol)

Layer Two Result of Frog Eye

Together Again...

Together Again...

Highlighted Accents for Nine-Tails (Including "Hidden Leaf)

Highlighted Accents for Nine-Tails (Including "Hidden Leaf)
Faces Together

As Far as I got...Full Canvas

Layer Two - Complete-ish

Monster and Mommy Project - Issue #1

Since my daughter (a.k.a. The Monster) has taken to the art world, we decided to do a collaborative project, or what I lovingly refer to as the Monster and Mommy Painting.

During the week, I let her begin "her side" of the canvas, but I may be getting a bit ahead of myself...

First of all, the project is this:

A shared canvas, acrylic paints, a piece of tape, and some pencils.  I took a spare canvas of a decent size and split it in two with the tape; a monster side and a mommy side.  Each of us will produce a piece of our own choosing, then draw and paint on our respective sides.  So, the result of her side thus far is below!

I am going to preface this with, "She rocks!"

Yes, an alien space craft picking up some farm animals with a very disapproving farmer looking at the scene!

More entries to come on this little side project.  This will be framed and proudly displayed in my how when it is complete; just in case you were wondering (lol).