Pete Mc Nally's Blog. No More Monsters… •November 4, 2013 • Leave a Comment Colour version of the vampire speed sculpt from last week, the usual mix of 3dsmax, Mudbox and VRay. I removed the blood from the black and white version, it was a bit icky for this image. More Monsters… •October 31, 2013 • 4 Comments Quick one from last night, clearer in colour but I haven’t nailed the lighting yet Hallowe’en ’13… •October 29, 2013 • 2 Comments This week is Hallowe’en and the theme is Monsters over on the Irish Sketch Society’s page.
Modelled in 3dsmax, rendered in VRay with a little sculpting in Mudbox. Pixelled out… •October 7, 2013 • Leave a Comment This is the last of the pixel art for a while. The image below was a quick mess around at lunchtime in work based off a Deadpool sculpt I had been working on previously, although you couldn’t tell from the final render. Pixel Trix Plus… •October 3, 2013 • Leave a Comment Pixel trix… •September 30, 2013 • Leave a Comment Here’s the Chief sculpt as it currently stands Mech or Break… Matthew Cusick : Paintings &Collage : Map Works - StumbleUpon. WATERCOLOR : Marion Bolognesi - StumbleUpon. Seriously Cool Watercolor Paintings. Original Abstract Tree Painting Textured Red by ChristineKrainock - StumbleUpon. Extraordinary Brush-Less Paintings.
Amy Shackleton, who is only 25-years-old, is a unique artist. While her paintings use tons and tons of paint, she doesn't use paintbrushes to create them! Rather, she squeezes paint onto canvases and then allows the paint to naturally drip. She then rotates the canvas to control the direction of the drips, making her paintings appear natural yet controlled.
The subjects of many of her paintings are also quite interesting. We were so intrigued by her process that we decided to ask Amy some questions. When did you first know that you wanted to become a professional artist? As a child, I taught myself the basics by drawing and sketching in my free time. Your process is so unique. I worked on unstretched canvas at first, so the surface was flexible and I could move it whichever way I wanted. How long does each piece take from start to finish? How do you stay creative? At first I looked to other artists for inspiration to try and find out what my style was. What's next in store for you? Art Supplies Every Artist Should Own - Art Questions Answered. Many of these tools may not be considered traditional “art supplies”, but they will make life as an artist easier, no matter what type of artist the person may be.
Lighting Good lighting is a must for any artist. Northern light is said to be the best to paint with. This is because light coming through a north facing window is consistent and makes colors look their correct value. Good lighting, though, can be achieved with artificial light. Viewfinder Cropping a landscape or still-life for an interesting composition is an important step to any drawing or painting. A Viewfinder. Pencils for Drawing and Sketching No matter what type of art the artist creates, a pencil usually comes into play. Sketchbook As mentioned above, artists use sketchbooks to plan their finished art pieces. Sketchbooks are simply books of blank paper with a cover. K to enhance your skills as an artist read: How to Start and Keep a Sketchbook.
Mahl Stick. Personal project part 2. I am finally ready to write the second part of my Personal Project story, well its more of a visual story so lots of photos. I talked about how I was interested in creating a "decayed" surface to work on and how my experiments with image transfer I had discovered a quite exciting way to produce the look of old billboards and peeling advertisements. I wanted to use this as a metaphor for the tricks that memory can play on us. What we think we remember has changed and the details have been lost over time, also how we can misinterpret an event and weave this faulty myth into our psyche or personal story.
Something overheard in childhood for instance that has a very profound on our idea of who we are or where we come from can be so easily misunderstood. Here are the layers of image I was talking about that I peeled away before they were properly dry so that the edges decayed. Here finally is what I did with my paper birds. Below is the quilt and me at the exhibition.
Thanks for looking. xxxx.
Mindset. How To Stretch Your Own Canvas. By Marion Boddy-Evans Most painters will agree that there's nothing like painting on canvas. But pre-stretched and primed canvases can be expensive, which means that all too often we keep our canvases for 'good' paintings. By stretching your own canvas, you can not only save money, but get something you're willing to experiment on. You also get a canvas that's exactly the size you're after. You'll need the following supplies from an art store: A length of canvas (unprimed or primed). The first step is to join the stretchers.
Roll out your canvas, put the frame on top of it, then cut it to size, remembering that the canvas has to fold over the outside edge of the stretchers. Stretch Canvas with Logic, Not Randomly The most important things to remember when attaching your canvas to the stretchers is to work from the middle outwards and in opposites. Continue reading below our video Play Video Move to the opposite side, pull the canvas taught, and staple the middle in place. Leann's Imaginarium. Acrylic gel medium transfers, gel medium transfers, etc. How to do a transfer: 1. Take your surface and make sure it is relatively clean. Then figure out what image you are using and where you want it to go.
You can apply the medium either to the surface or directly onto the image. From here on, I will refer to the vehicle as "medium" although that can include gel medium, gesso, acrylic paint or any combination of anything acrylic. 2. If you are applying the medium to the surface, you could use a brush and get a very precise area to be filled with the image. If you are applying the medium to the image, it works good just with your finger. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Art Journaling, Art Journal Prompt January Day 22 Layered Gel Medium Transfers. Art Journaling Art Journal Prompt January Day 22 milliande art journals online , a record of art journal pages and up to date art journals created Art Journal Prompt for Day 22 ~ " Layered Transfers " FPlay with layered Gel Medium Transfers on your art journaling pages ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Art Journaling Art Journal Prompt January Day 22 Video 1 Art Journaling Art Journal Prompt January Day 22 Video 2 Video 3 Here Close up views of my Art Journal Pages I like the unpredicatable layering effects that can be achieved in mixed media backgrounds... here I played with lyering gel medium transfers over each other ... starting with a base layer of a magazine picture that had a lot of pattern in it .. like the ladies dress in the fashion magazine I then added a second gel medium transfer on top of the first gel transfer ... some cut out roses from a magazine to collage on top ... as the layers stay transparent in a gel medium transfer the first layer will show through from underneath.