"Latronis at Play"Sorry everyone, I've had a rough time getting back into the swing of painting. I took a little time off after my show opened and for some reason it was really hard to get myself back into gear after that. I spent the majority of this week working on the image above as a part of The Hives big anniversary show. Last year some of the Hive's regulars were asked to design themselves an avatar for the fictitious world of Hiveland, and this year we were asked to expand upon our character further with an action scene of love or war. Obviously I chose war.
This painting was actually a lot harder to do than I had originally estimated. I ended up reworking the drawing something like four times to get everything how I wanted it (and even now there are a lot of things I'd like to change). In the end though, doing stuff like this gives me a chance to play with new techniques and ideas. The background for example was a neat trick I found online, where you use plastic wrap to create shapes in paint washes. Plus the blood lasers were a ton of fun to do and actually made me giggle throughout the entire painting process ( although that could have been the sleep deprivation), I love the way blood fires out of wounds like a geyser in samurai films and anime and I thought it was a fun image to use in a painting.
But as you may have guessed, I ended up way behind on my words of the day. On at least one day I have a legitimate excuse (of sorts). On wednesday I went with my girlfriend and a few friends to a live taping of THE PRICE IS RIGHT! which was a world shattering experience. I highly suggest you go if you're ever in the area, sure you have to be in line at like 5:30 in the morning, and tapings not til 1:30, but whatever, you get to be on TV and act like a total spaz which is exactly what I did. Seriously, tune in to the Price is Right on April 21st to see me flail around like a coked up yeti all over your tiny television screen. It should be hilarious.
Anyway, here's all the scrabble-fodder I missed out on this week. My apologies for the delay ...
This painting was actually a lot harder to do than I had originally estimated. I ended up reworking the drawing something like four times to get everything how I wanted it (and even now there are a lot of things I'd like to change). In the end though, doing stuff like this gives me a chance to play with new techniques and ideas. The background for example was a neat trick I found online, where you use plastic wrap to create shapes in paint washes. Plus the blood lasers were a ton of fun to do and actually made me giggle throughout the entire painting process ( although that could have been the sleep deprivation), I love the way blood fires out of wounds like a geyser in samurai films and anime and I thought it was a fun image to use in a painting.
But as you may have guessed, I ended up way behind on my words of the day. On at least one day I have a legitimate excuse (of sorts). On wednesday I went with my girlfriend and a few friends to a live taping of THE PRICE IS RIGHT! which was a world shattering experience. I highly suggest you go if you're ever in the area, sure you have to be in line at like 5:30 in the morning, and tapings not til 1:30, but whatever, you get to be on TV and act like a total spaz which is exactly what I did. Seriously, tune in to the Price is Right on April 21st to see me flail around like a coked up yeti all over your tiny television screen. It should be hilarious.
Anyway, here's all the scrabble-fodder I missed out on this week. My apologies for the delay ...
I should be returning to a more predictable updating pattern shortly, but don't hold your breath.
1 comment:
Did you sell the limpid one? If not, can I buy it from you. I really like it...
Post a Comment