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Man in interesting shed - WIP stages

 Man in his interesting shed - WIP stages

Created during the last month or so of 2021 this painting shows a man sitting in his garden shed, modified at a living space with comfortable armchairs and a wood burner for winter evenings. Many interesting knick-knacks are displayed on the walls.

The picture above shows WIP stages of the artwork. In the first panel can be see the drawing, done in brown acrylic paint on a brown wash. After this some colour is added in the form of underpainting, which is basically a foundation layer for future layers added later. This foundation layer has been done in acrylics, painted thinly (rather than oils), something not normally done but time was restricted. Moving on to the third (bottom left) panel oil paint has been added to some sections. This layer is painted with thicker paint and to the correct colour and tonal values required. Finally the last panel shows the completed painting. It is sized at 33” x23” and painted on primed mounting board.

By following this link the artwork can be seen in greater detail.

Artist David McDiarmid portrait

Painted in spring 2022 this portrait features an artist working on his sculpture. His name is David McDiarmid and is based in Southampton, UK. The piece shown is "Lucifer", with gold leaf being applied to the face.Painted on mounting board sized at 33" x 23" approx in oils.

The artwork can be seen in greater detail on this link.
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A small snippet of an interior with figure painting...

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A small snippet of a New Forest based painting...

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Cows resting at Boltons Bench Lyndhurst New Forest - WIP stages

Created in July 2021, this oil painting shows a view of Boltons Bench, an area just outside the small town of Lyndhurst, situated in the New Forest, Hampshire, UK. The picture above shows four stages of the paintings creation. Starting with the first panel, the elements of the composition that make up the scene have been drawn in brown acrylic on a brown wash. In the second panel, diluted oil paint has been applied to give an indication of colours and tonal information. Its applied thinly, using a medium like paint thinner or similar, and because its thin the paint dries quickly over a few days. Moving on to the third panel the final layers have partly been applied. Here the paint is much thicker and is the correct colour and tone is used over the thinly painted layer. Finally as seen in the last panel the painting, sized at 20” x 16” and done on mounting board is finished.

The artwork can be seen in better clarity on this link.

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A small snippet of a military based illustration...

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Ancient alien astronaut with damaged space craft - WIP stages

3 stages of the creation of the artwork.

Painted during May 2021 this digital illustration, created using 'Auto sketchbook pro', depicts a sci-fi scene. A long dead alien astronaut is drifting with his damaged ship in to a field of space inhabited with large, long tentacled monsters.

The panel above shows three stages of the creation leading to the completed illustration. In the first panel the original sketch can be seen in a reasonably cleaned up version. Moving to the second panel the drawing has had rough colour areas and details added to indicate tone and hues. At this stage the image is a small size document, with 1200px on the longest edge, and has been done on an android tablet. The next stage is to export the file to a desktop PC, enlarge the image up so that the longest side is now 6000px. This becomes the start of the final artwork where the imagery is reworked/ painted and refined so that it can be printed up to many sizes without loss of quality. The last panel shows the finished illustration, and can be seen in greater detail on this link. 

 

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 A small snippet of a princess illustration...

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Victorian author at writing desk with giant cat - WIP stages

3 stages in the creation of the surreal author illustration.

Digitally painted in late winter 2021, this surreal illustration shows an author sitting at his writing desk while being spied upon by a large black cat.

In the picture above can be seen three stages of the completion of the illustration with the first stage showing the initial drawing using 'Auto Sketchbook Pro' software. The second panel presents the image with colour roughly indicated as well as tones and light values. At this stage the image is a small one, with a size of 1500px along the longest edge. After a time of development the image is then worked up to a final image as shown in the final panel. Here the image is now 6000px along the longest edge and the elements have largely been repainted with the earlier stage acting like a guide. More detail and finer painting is required at this larger size.

The finished surreal image of a author at his desk can be seen in greater detail on this link.

 

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Tower Bridge as seen from Butler's Wharf - WIP stages

Stages of painting the image of Tower Bridge, London.

Tower Bridge, a world famous landmark is portrayed in this painting, created during late 2020. Tower bridge is situated in the city of London, UK and spans the river Thames, linking the north and south sides.

The painting is done in oils on mounting board, sized at 33” x 23”. The photograph above shows various stages of the work under progress. In the first panel the initial drawing can be seen, done in brown acrylic paint on top of a lighter brown wash. It is based on a photograph taken a number of years ago. The tug boat was repositioned to create a more pleasing composition. The second panel displays how colour paint has been applied to create a basic idea of tonal and colour placement within the composition. The paint is diluted with a special thinner for this task and is dry after a few days, and this becomes the underpainting. One part of the panel does show one of the towers partly painted with a further stage applied, which is the next stage as shown in panel 3, where the paint is applied thickly without being diluted. Details are painted in and the colours are more truer to the intended outcome. The final, fourth panel shows the final, finished artwork. Here all of the paint is applied thickly. In addition a glazing layer was applied on top of the paint to emphasize some colour and tonal adjustments, and to help create a more vibrant painting. Glazing is when a small amount of oil colour paint is added to a medium, in this case one which is like a thick, transparent oil to create something akin to stained glass. Basically the colour of something in the painting has its colour boosted or empathised to create extra depth.

The finished London landscape painting can be seen on this link. 

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The young Dinosaurs of Avignon after Picasso - WIP stages

Stages of WIP on the 'Picaso' dinosaur illustration

This digital illustration is based on a famous painting by Picasso, named “Les Demoiselles d'Avignon”, painted in 1907 at the start of the Cubist movement. Dinosaurs have replaced the nude human figures in this pastiche, created in 'Auto Sketchbook Pro' during March 2021. The photo above shows three stages of the creation of the illustration. In the first panel is the initial rough drawing, done on a small sized (pixel) document. It is not traced off the original painting but redrawn, as the dimensions of the original work was too constrictive and needed to be longer length ways to accommodate some dinosaurs. The second panel indicates where colours have been roughly applied, based on the original painting, with some details being indicated. At this stage the document is still only at a small size. However the final panel shows the final, finished illustration which had been enlarged from the small document to one which is 6000px on the longest edge, and then repainted to a higher standard with details added. In addition the colours of the figures have been tinted to reflect different dinosaur colours, rather than the flesh colours in the original Picasso painting.

The dinosaur illustration can be seen in detail by following this link.

 

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