I have a book of cajun folk tales, most of which seem to have been
invented in order to scare kids into obedience. As you'd expect, a lot
of them are swamp-based. One of my favourites is a character called
Half-Man, who is a man cut in half length-ways, therefore having only
one leg and one arm. He gets about by bending backwards and holding his
leg to make himself into a wheel (a lot like the yoga position of the
same name, only with less limbs). In the version I read he accompanied
this by the words 'Ooga booga, I'm gonna gitcha!' which adds a bit of
comedy to what is actually a pretty horrific image. Anyway, this isn't
half man, this is just some kind of swamp-dwelling aberration with which
I wouldn't dream of scaring any kids. Not that it would. Kids today are
tough.
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Beaten bloody by rainbows
Thursday 9 August 2012
Horse
I took this about as far as I wanted to. Always a bit difficult to
know when to stop. I usually regret making something that looks too
smooth; I like to see the brush marks (even if they are digital). So, my
initial intention was to do a horse and rider. I lived in America for a
year and I was impressed and awed -even a little cowed- by the
magnitude of the land. I visited Joshua Tree and Yosemite and
Yellowstone national parks, and I thought a lot about the settlers. I'm
also a big Cormac McCarthy fan and I enjoyed the Lonesome Dove books by
Larry McMurphy. I wanted to do a character dwarfed by a vast hostile
environment, who might be surviving or might be fading.
I've included that version here... But I actually prefer the one with just the horse. I could probably have done a better job painting the man, but I also think the picture is more interesting without him- I prefer the horse as the protagonist! But I think its interesting to see both.
Riderless
With Rider
I've included that version here... But I actually prefer the one with just the horse. I could probably have done a better job painting the man, but I also think the picture is more interesting without him- I prefer the horse as the protagonist! But I think its interesting to see both.
Riderless
With Rider
Labels:
Art,
Character,
Comics,
Digital art,
Illustration,
painting
Saturday 4 August 2012
Man with Red Hair
Continuing to practise digital painting... Somehow this bloke came out
looking like a warrior of some sort. I guess it was inevitable- that's
what happens when you start digital painting, isn't it? Before you know
it I'll be onto dragons, elves and unicorns. Oh well... I just wanted to
have a crack at some cloth and some hair so this was as good a way to
go about it as any.
Tuesday 31 July 2012
Monday 30 July 2012
Digital Portrait
This is my first attempt at a digital portrait. The brushes are all too conventional, but its a start! Took around 4 hours.
Sunday 29 July 2012
Observational Drawings Part02
Observational drawings done over two visits to the National Gallery. The image is called Perseus Turning Phineao and his Followers to Stone, and the artist is Luca Giordano. During one, a tour came past, and explained that this image was displayed in the dining room of the man who comissioned it as a warning to people not to mess with him. Gotta love art with a message. I tried hard, but not everybody is in exactly the right place! The guys on the left have got into a bit of confusion with their hands and spears. Will try harder next time!
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