Sunday, December 10, 2006

The Process....



Rarely do I sketch before starting something. Usually I just keep making strokes until I see something. This was a comissioned piece, as per his description. the sketch was done before I knew what they looked like. The woman was pretty close. The reds were inspired by Dave`s "Microscapes". I had fun doing it, and I just may get back in to fleshing out ideas before starting. I`m curious to see other Alfa processes....

8 comments:

TheBlueMask said...

oh yeah, the guy had lost a ton of weight from the pic he sent me to work with. So I called him on it, and told him it wasn`t my fault!

J C said...

IT'S INTERESTING TO SEE THE CHANGES IN THE IMAGE FROM IMAGE TO IMAGE. ALL THESE PIECES TOGETHER MAKE A DIALOGUE.

I think that my favorite is the drawing. well rendered! (sorry about the caps)

TheBlueMask said...

yeah, the drawing is with thanks from you contouring guys. I`m still learning to loosen up from you. I`ve never been an "eraser" per say, but to build on the fluidity (is that a word?) of the style is getting fun.
Very much like banging out a song. Usually the earlier versions end up being the best. Capturing an emotion?
I`d really like to see other peoples stages if they have any.

D.Macri said...

Nice work. This picture is wierd in a good way I think.

Anonymous said...

I'm curious why the drawing depicts a boy and girl, kinda sweet in a way, and then the painting takes on a very mature quality.

Perv.

Anonymous said...

I was thinking that the drawing of the boy looked like justin's son

TheBlueMask said...

I had no idea how the guy looked when I did the sketch. Is he bald? fat? tall? short? ect So I went with a very neutral boy.

Ted said...

MR J,

This is a great painting. It looks like it's fairly small too, so nice work with the details. I also love the strangeness of the sky and how it makes the blue green pop. The addition of the left foreground tree is a nice touch, it frames in that side nicely.