howy's new artwork thread

[Nikita]

Shouldn't it be blue?


Blue would be cool, but red, or even black, would be cooler. :)

[howyadoin]

Blue would be cool, but red, or even black, would be cooler. :)I dunno. Blue with white stripes - or white with blue stripes - are classic colour combos for Mustangs.


On an unrelated note, the Magic Bus piece continues:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/Magic_Bus_02.jpg

[howyadoin]

And... finished.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/Magic_Bus_03.jpg

[howyadoin]

Okay, now it's really finished - adjusted the colour and did the colour transitions around the stripes in the background:


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/Magic_Bus.jpg

[elheffe]

Okay, now it's really finished - adjusted the colour and did the colour transitions around the stripes in the background:

Another great piece, Bret. What would be cool is a "coming" one showing the front of the bus and then a "going" one with the back of the bus.

[Nikita]

I dunno. Blue with white stripes - or white with blue stripes - are classic colour combos for Mustangs.


On an unrelated note, the Magic Bus piece continues:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/Magic_Bus_02.jpg



Sometimes, ya gotta mix it up and just get crazy. :D

Maybe I'll draw a Mustang and you can color it for me since I'm terrible at coloring.

[howyadoin]

Another great piece, Bret. What would be cool is a "coming" one showing the front of the bus and then a "going" one with the back of the bus.Thank, buddy. I probably would if I had any reference material.

I should also add that the whole time I was growing up, I wished he still had that old bus.

[howyadoin]

Sometimes, ya gotta mix it up and just get crazy. :D

Maybe I'll draw a Mustang and you can color it for me since I'm terrible at coloring.I'm willing if you are. Bring it on.

[howyadoin]

The beginnings of a pair of new pieces:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/Dolphins_01.jpg

(It'll make more sense later, I swear.)

[howyadoin]

The two dolphin pics:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/DolphinLeft_01.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/DolphinRight_01.jpg

[Solaris]

I totally cracked up over the magic bus, especially when I saw the bottles on the hood. :D Love it, especially the finished concept... reminds me of some posters I had when I was a 70's kid. Your Dad's gonna LOVE it. (And yep, you started the song in my head the minute I saw it!)

I'm gonna be interested to see where you go with the dolphins... I love dolphins. Did a fantasy version of a dolphin myself a long while back. I'm curious to see where this one goes from here.

BTW, I know exactly where I'm gonna hang the Algorhythms poster, once we get the walls finished: Our basement has a large room with a fireplace (never been used---yet!); we're buying a pool table from a friend (next bonus, I hope!) will put it in that room---and we're gonna hang some cool stuff on the walls there, especially that poster. :D

[howyadoin]

I totally cracked up over the magic bus, especially when I saw the bottles on the hood. :D Love it, especially the finished concept... reminds me of some posters I had when I was a 70's kid. Your Dad's gonna LOVE it. (And yep, you started the song in my head the minute I saw it!)Yeah, I'm pretty happy with that one, too. I should be getting it back from the printer any day now - they're doing it on metallic paper, so it'll look kinda like the old rock posters on Mylar you could buy back when we were impressionable teenagers.
I'm gonna be interested to see where you go with the dolphins... I love dolphins. Did a fantasy version of a dolphin myself a long while back. I'm curious to see where this one goes from here.I think the dolphins are pretty much finished, actually. There may be some fine tuning, but that's about it. I'm pretty happy with how the ink resist technique worked fairly well.

(Cool tutorial on the technique here (http://www.wetcanvas.com/Articles2/17097/662/), by the way.)
BTW, I know exactly where I'm gonna hang the Algorhythms poster, once we get the walls finished: Our basement has a large room with a fireplace (never been used---yet!); we're buying a pool table from a friend (next bonus, I hope!) will put it in that room---and we're gonna hang some cool stuff on the walls there, especially that poster.Excellent. Of course I'll want to see pictures once you've got it hung up.

[clayholio]

I love seeing the step-by-step process on your stuff. Nice work on the Magic Bus poster especially!

[howyadoin]

I love seeing the step-by-step process on your stuff. Nice work on the Magic Bus poster especially!Thank you, sah. I'm obsessed with the creative process, so I kinda just assume everybody else is, too.

And that poster should be coming back from the printer tomorrow. Can't wait to see my dad's reaction.

[howyadoin]

First project of 2007 officially underway:


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/Astrochick_01.jpg

[Roquefort Raider]

Aaaah... the golden age of sci-fi... Pretty ladies in tight outfits and fishbowl helmets...

I look forward to see this one evolving.

[howyadoin]

Aaaah... the golden age of sci-fi... Pretty ladies in tight outfits and fishbowl helmets...

I look forward to see this one evolving.I've been slacking off on this the past few days, but hopefully I'll make some headway over the next couple days.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

First project of 2007 officially underway:

Oh yeah. Me likin' this one. I'm keeping an eye on this.

Great thread howy, you're a very talented man.

[howyadoin]

Oh yeah. Me likin' this one. I'm keeping an eye on this.

Great thread howy, you're a very talented man.Thank you, sir. I feel like I've got a big year ahead of me.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

That's great. Good luck dude.

[howyadoin]

The beginnings of my next piece:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/Seahorse_01.jpg

(Yes, I usually work on a few at a time.)

This is both a rough colour study and the first stage of the ink resist (http://www.wetcanvas.com/Articles2/17097/662) technique.

[howyadoin]

Next steps in the ink resist technique:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/Seahorse_02.jpg

Basically, all the white areas have been covered in a couple layers of gouache. I'll be laying down a coat of India ink over the whole thing, and then when it's dry, I'll take a toothbrush and hot water to the picture. The gouache, being water-soluble, will wash off, taking the ink with it. But in the areas without the gouache, the ink will still adhere to the board, and at least some of the existing watercolour underneath it all should be preserved, as well.

[Roquefort Raider]

That's an interesting technique but it takes guts to use it... I can easily see how I would mess it up!

Your seahorse design looks good. I'd see it on the cover of a biology book!

[howyadoin]

That's an interesting technique but it takes guts to use it... I can easily see how I would mess it up!Yeah, I've done it twice now, and I've gone into it both times fully expecting to destroy the art. Maybe it gets easier after awhile.
Your seahorse design looks good. I'd see it on the cover of a biology book!Thanks. I didn't do a huge amount of research, but that was mainly because I found a few decent reference photos right off the bat.

Anyhow, the majority of it's done now. Just a matter of fine-tuning from here:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/Seahorse_03.jpg

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Awesome. Like Roquefort said, using that technique takes some balls, and you got some pretty neat results.

[Jaye]

I really like the results, too.

I had read about that technique, but it seems way too messy and risky for me. I'm glad to see how well it worked on the water, the crackliness gives it more depth, but also a fossilized look. Well done!

-Jaye

[howyadoin]

I really like the results, too.

I had read about that technique, but it seems way too messy and risky for me. I'm glad to see how well it worked on the water, the crackliness gives it more depth, but also a fossilized look. Well done!Thank you very much. I should point out, though, that the water was done separately and didn't use the ink resist. I just crumpled up some paper, glued it to some art board, and painted it with watercolour.

[Jaye]

Oh, its such a new technique to me, I thought it was used in the background. The seahorse was the only part with the resist? I like that a lot, too. I was just taken in by your crumpled paper effect. Like a kid playing with the box and not the toy, eh?

[howyadoin]

Oh, its such a new technique to me, I thought it was used in the background. The seahorse was the only part with the resist? I like that a lot, too. I was just taken in by your crumpled paper effect. Like a kid playing with the box and not the toy, eh?Hah. Exactly.

Oh, and here's the finished piece:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/Seahorse.jpg

[howyadoin]

Just for the hell of it:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/Etcetera/Bretutog.jpg

My oldest surviving "art", from when I was 4 years old.

[elheffe]

Just for the hell of it:
My oldest surviving "art", from when I was 4 years old.
Started doing mixed media at a early age, didn't you?

[StarsAndGarters]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/Seahorse.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/Etcetera/Bretutog.jpg

Would you be offended if I said I saw similarities? The 4-year-old you looks like he's mimicking your style today. Something about the angles of the hair on the horse and the spine-ities on the seahorse. And your color selection.

[howyadoin]

Would you be offended if I said I saw similarities? The 4-year-old you looks like he's mimicking your style today. Something about the angles of the hair on the horse and the spine-ities on the seahorse. And your color selection.Hilarious. The colour palette's damn near exactly the same.

[K'Nort]

Is that a lion or a hyena?

[howyadoin]

Is that a lion or a hyena?The 4-legged animal with the star on it? That's a horse.

[Reverend Smooth]

Socute. ^^ What's the orangey thing behind it?

The seahorse would make a great tattoo.

[K'Nort]

The 4-legged animal with the star on it? That's a horse.

No, the other one. The orange one on the left with a mane.

[howyadoin]

No, the other one. The orange one on the left with a mane.Ah. That's supposed to be an Indian chief. In the hand to our left he's carrying a baby (I vaguely remember that I'd just learned the word "papoose"), and in the other some kind of a weapon.

The seahorse would make a great tattoo.Y'know, that's not a bad idea at all.

[Reverend Smooth]

Y'know, that's not a bad idea at all.*beams* If you know the local shops, a lot of them will buy designs.

[howyadoin]

Started doing mixed media at a early age, didn't you?Hah. Yeah, right from the start, I guess.

Who knew?

[Nikita]

Wow, you were a really decent artist at only four-years-old. (I was still drawing stick-men back then)

Digging the seahorse.

[howyadoin]

Wow, you were a really decent artist at only four-years-old.Maybe. But I didn't get much better till a looooong time later.

Digging the seahorse.I like it more every time I see it. Everybody's lovin' the background.

[howyadoin]

Next one underway:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/Flames_01.jpg

This one will be entirely traditional media. No Photoshop involved.

[howyadoin]

Tightened up the linework on the new piece:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/Flames_02.jpg

[howyadoin]

Work progresses on the new painting:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/Flames_06.jpg

I need a title for it, though. Something that's a reference to a song title with "fire" or "flames" in it.

Suggestions?

[howyadoin]

Other than varnishing, I think the background's finished:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/Flames_07.jpg

[Winslow]

I like the finishing touches on that one, came out nicely.

No clue for a title, the only thing I could think of was "Cold Day in Hell" because of the blue pallet.

[howyadoin]

I like the finishing touches on that one, came out nicely.

No clue for a title, the only thing I could think of was "Cold Day in Hell" because of the blue pallet.Keep in mind it's just the background that's finished - I still have to paint the flames, and they'll be yellow/orange/red.

[howyadoin]

Latest painting developments:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/Flames_09.jpg

The orange areas will be done in gold leaf at the end of the project. And the white areas will be various shades of yellow, orange and red acrylic.

[howyadoin]

Just finished laying down the ceramic stucco texture gel. Might be able to finish this thing in the next day or so.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/Flames_10.jpg

Here's a closeup to show the texture a little better:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/Flames_11.jpg

[666MasterOfPuppets]

You're a freakin' monster ;). It's looking REALLY neat.

[howyadoin]

Hey, thanks a lot. I'm havin' a ball with this one. Can't wait to see what it'll look like with the gold leaf on it.

[howyadoin]

Almost finished:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/Flames_14.jpg

[howyadoin]

Managed to pull off a couple of macro shots to show the texture:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/Flames_15.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/Flames_16.jpg

[howyadoin]

Barring any fine detail work, this baby's finished:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/Flames_18.jpg

Hopefully I can get the good photos shot in the next couple days.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Awesome. Did you manage to get a title for this one? I was thinking about something like "flames of gold". Simple, yeah, but I think it's OK.

[howyadoin]

Awesome. Did you manage to get a title for this one? I was thinking about something like "flames of gold". Simple, yeah, but I think it's OK.Thank you. A couple friends and I were sitting up late drinking the other night, and one of them said the painting reminded him of three witches dancing around a fire. From that it became "Three Sisters".

[davidbovey]

Nice texturing, I just bought a whole bunch of painting supplies over the weekend... including several different types of palette knives. Makes me want to break them in :)

[howyadoin]

Nice texturing, I just bought a whole bunch of painting supplies over the weekend... including several different types of palette knives. Makes me want to break them in Do it, man. Painting with a knife is a blast.

[Ontir]

That's quite nice, Howy.

[cable guy]

I love the texture in the closeups.

All the versions are great though.

I like the name too.

[howyadoin]

Thanks, guys. Here's the final photo:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/Three_Sisters.jpg

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Thank you. A couple friends and I were sitting up late drinking the other night, and one of them said the painting reminded him of three witches dancing around a fire. From that it became "Three Sisters".

Yeah, that name sounds cool. It makes sense. And it's nice to see that you nail several styles and techniques. I guess you never get bored.

[howyadoin]

Phirebrush #46 is up:

http://phirebrush.com/issues.php?iid=46&cat=artwork

I've got 4 of the lizard series in it.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

I had no idea that online mag existed. Thanx for the link.

[howyadoin]

I had no idea that online mag existed. Thanx for the link.You're welcome. They're well worth checking out.

[howyadoin]

Oh, and Brian Cronin is a swell guy. Check this (http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/02/02/this-artist-is-good-bret-taylor) out.

[Chris Nowlin]

Oh, and Brian Cronin is a swell guy. Check this (http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/02/02/this-artist-is-good-bret-taylor) out.

He was just trying to give his opinions on a swell artist

[howyadoin]

He was just trying to give his opinions on a swell artistIt's all subjective.

[howyadoin]

Another new one begun:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/Frankie_01.jpg

[Roquefort Raider]

Something Brian didn't mention is how productive you can be, without compromising on creativity or quality. It's just amazing that you can keep that pace and conserve your enthusiasm.

A few comic-book pros who let months go by without managing to finish a single 20-pages comic could learn a lot from you!

[howyadoin]

Something Brian didn't mention is how productive you can be, without compromising on creativity or quality. It's just amazing that you can keep that pace and conserve your enthusiasm.

A few comic-book pros who let months go by without managing to finish a single 20-pages comic could learn a lot from you!Thanks, Ben. But that's more a case of obsession than work ethic, I think.

[howyadoin]

So here's the final layout of the Frankenstein painting:


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/Frankie_02.jpg

[Rallura]

So here's the final layout of the Frankenstein painting:




That is just awesome.

[howyadoin]

That is just awesome.Thank you.

And my God, it's good to see you.

[Rallura]

Thank you.

And my God, it's good to see you.


You're welcome.

I missed you tons. I will be on a lot more now I have my laptop. Except for now when I have to go to bed in ten minutes.

[howyadoin]

You're welcome.

I missed you tons. I will be on a lot more now I have my laptop. Except for now when I have to go to bed in ten minutes.Promises, promises.

[Rallura]

Promises, promises.

Look, I am back already!

[howyadoin]

Look, I am back already!It's like all I have to do is say your name three times.

[Rallura]

It's like all I have to do is say your name three times.

Are you implying I am Biggie Smalls?

[howyadoin]

Started doing the underpainting:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/Frankie_03.jpg

This'll eventually make sense, I swear.

[Rallura]

I've seen underpainting before. I think I even remember what kinds of effects you can get from underpainting.

[howyadoin]

Background's partly done:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/Frankie_04.jpg

And I've started sketching in the face, obviously.

[howyadoin]

Nearly finished:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/Frankie_05.jpg

[howyadoin]

I'm really getting into acrylic these days. If I keep doing pieces with fairly simple compositions so I can explore technique and texture, I wonder if I could turn a new one out every week or so?

[Roquefort Raider]

I wonder if I could turn a new one out every week or so?


You're like a kind of anti J-Bolt!

[Jaye]

Me too, I've only done two acrylic peices lately, but its what I look forward to most. Nothing will ever replace ink, but acrylic is my favorite paint now.

[howyadoin]

Other than a signature, thus might be finished:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/Frankie_07.jpg

I've been toying with the idea of laying down a green glaze over the face, but I think I'll leave it alone for a couple days and decide then.




Now I've gottta start somethin' else, I guess.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Excellent. Looking forward to your next creation.

[howyadoin]

Excellent. Looking forward to your next creation.Thanks, man. Me too.

[Gene M.]

Like I said over on Rita's, that's a bitchin' Frankenstein.

[Captain_Video]

I love that you went with the Karloff Frankensteins Monster and that he looks so happy, sort of reminds me of Herman Munster...perhaps on his pre wedding day stag party.

Huge Frankensteins Monster fan.

Thumbs up ( not that you needed a critique, you know you are damn good at this )

[Rallura]

Most awesome!

[howyadoin]

Thanks, everybody. You guys rock.

[Rallura]

Thanks, everybody. You guys rock.

Yes we do, we are frakking amazing at sitting around admiring people who have talent.

[howyadoin]

Yes we do, we are frakking amazing at sitting around admiring people who have talent.I should hire an entourage of admirers.

[Rallura]

I should hire an entourage of admirers.

Waitaminute. I could be getting paid for this?

[howyadoin]

Waitaminute. I could be getting paid for this?I've said too much.

[howyadoin]

Started the next one today. Nothing to show yet, though - I'm still building up layers of molding paste and gesso on the canvas. Everything is still pretty much white at this point.

[howyadoin]

Here's the beiginning of the new one:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/Checker_01.jpg

Most of that is just underpainting at this point.

[howyadoin]

This is so much fun it oughta be illegal.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/156/388821841_52066c3ab3_o.jpg

[StarsAndGarters]

Good gravy, the texture! It's like cake frosting. Awesome.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

This is so much fun it oughta be illegal.



*LOL*

And I agree with StarsAndGarters. Loving the textures. It seems you're focused on working with them right now, which is something nice.

[howyadoin]

Good gravy, the texture! It's like cake frosting. Awesome.That's some crazy shit, huh? I'm starting to get curious just how thick I can layer the stuff on.

And I agree with StarsAndGarters. Loving the textures. It seems you're focused on working with them right now, which is something nice.Yeah, it's nice to start out the year trying some new shit. And I'm obviously just scratching the surface of what's possible yet.

On a tangential note, I occasionally scan my paint palette when cool patterns start to emerge on it. Have a look at this one:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/Palettes/palette_feb13.jpg

[Rallura]

Pretty frigging cool. And I can't find the reference I want, but, it can go pretty damn thick.

[howyadoin]

Progress:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/Checker_03.jpg

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Yeah, it's nice to start out the year trying some new shit. And I'm obviously just scratching the surface of what's possible yet.

On a tangential note, I occasionally scan my paint palette when cool patterns start to emerge on it. Have a look at this one:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/Palettes/palette_feb13.jpg

That's looking freakin' great. Art really can be anywhere.

[Rallura]

You're making me homesick...

[howyadoin]

The taxi thing's almost finished. SHould have a new photo up before the weekend.

In the meantime:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/GibsonSG_01.jpg

[howyadoin]

Last night's progress on the Checker:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/Checker_04.jpg

Applied the orange glaze, built up the texture on the doorhandle. Nearly done now.

[JadeDragon]

That Frankenstein is way freaking cool!

Jeeze...I gotta check in more often! Excellent. ~~~Patrick

[howyadoin]

That Frankenstein is way freaking cool!

Jeeze...I gotta check in more often! Excellent. ~~~PatrickHigh praise indeed, my friend. Thanks for stoppin' by.

[howyadoin]

More close-ups of the Checker painting:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/161/392690751_762988249c_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/156/392691214_685dc151a5_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/177/392691699_e13ca6e449_o.jpg

[howyadoin]

More:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/GibsonSG_02.jpg

[StarsAndGarters]

More:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/GibsonSG_02.jpg

Now that's a guitar worthy of immortalizing in one of your paintings. I can't wait to see what you do with it.

[howyadoin]

Now that's a guitar worthy of immortalizing in one of your paintings. I can't wait to see what you do with it.I love the SG. One of the all-time greats.

And I've got some crazy shit in mind for this one - for the body of the guitar I'm gonna glue down some Japanese paper and then layer on a bunch of clear gel on top, and then start playing with coloured glazes over all that. Thinking about using bits of aluminum foil on the pickups, and possibly wire for the strings, too.

[howyadoin]

More fun with texture:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/GibsonSG_03.jpg

[Rallura]

Paint is just so cool.

[howyadoin]

Paint is just so cool.Ain't that the truth?

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/173/396102037_eee4d1fe95_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/187/396102183_c624c0b5dc_o.jpg

[JadeDragon]

Oh yeah...thats turnin out real nice! Theres something about a real piece of 3-dimensional art that is special...its a dying thing in this day of pixelated originals.

Very cool, Howya! Thanks for the progressions!~~~Patrick

[howyadoin]

Oh yeah...thats turnin out real nice! Theres something about a real piece of 3-dimensional art that is special...its a dying thing in this day of pixelated originals.

Very cool, Howya! Thanks for the progressions!~~~PatrickYou're very welcome, my friend. This makes 4 "analog" paintings in a row for me in the past 3 weeks. I'm really diggin' the acrylics now that I know some of the shit you can do with them.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

And it seems that you learned those things very well, howya. Loving the textures in those paintings.

[howyadoin]

Y'know, I've been planning to come back and completely redo this picture for months now. But I opened it up just now and y'know what? I think it's finished:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/Liquor%20Bottles/Appleton.jpg

[Kara Zor El]

That bottle makes me thirsty. It's so bountiful. I'd say it was finished too. Nice job.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Y'know, I've been planning to come back and completely redo this picture for months now. But I opened it up just now and y'know what? I think it's finished:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/Liquor%20Bottles/Appleton.jpg

And you were thinking this needed work?

You, sir, are a showoff. ;) Great, great job there.

[howyadoin]

Thanks, folks. I'd almost forgotten about this one, but I was thinking I'd at least need to redo the black linework. Instead, all I did was open the file, change the year from 2006 to 2007, and save it.

[Nikita]

Progress:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/Checker_03.jpg





Ah, that's nice. I love how you experiment so much with different textures on certain mediums. I love the "heavy, thick" feeling of certain paints, expecially oils and acrylics.

This has the feel of creamy peanut butter that's been spread along the surface. Your paintings are creamy goodness. :D

[howyadoin]

Ah, that's nice. I love how you experiment so much with different textures on certain mediums. I love the "heavy, thick" feeling of certain paints, expecially oils and acrylics.

This has the feel of creamy peanut butter that's been spread along the surface. Your paintings are creamy goodness.Hah. It's probably all those years of making peanut butter sandwiches that taught me how to paint with a knife.

In other news, this one's nearly done:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/GibsonSG_07.jpg

[StarsAndGarters]

Hah. It's probably all those years of making peanut butter sandwiches that taught me how to paint with a knife.

In other news, this one's nearly done:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/GibsonSG_07.jpg

Awesome! I like the color scheme you chose, plus you reference another classic color scheme with the background. You really grasped the curves, especially the obliques on the edges.

And that whammy bar just jumps out and asks for it.

[howyadoin]

Awesome! I like the color scheme you chose, plus you reference another classic color scheme with the background. You really grasped the curves, especially the obliques on the edges.

And that whammy bar just jumps out and asks for it.Thanks, Gus. I nearly changed the colour scheme a couple times, but now I'm glad I didn't.

And the whammy bar is almost a quarter-inch thick, so yeah, it stands out.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Damn, that guitar looks stunning.

You, sir, are a very talented man.

[spazzy mcghee]

the guitar is pretty good, but I really like the edges of the bricks. Almost seems like I could reach out and feel the texture.

[howyadoin]

Thanks, guys.

And here's another new one underway:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/Killick_01.jpg

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Hmmm... Most intriguing.

[howyadoin]

Hey, Phirebrush #47 (http://www.phirebrush.com/issues.php?iid=47) is up. I've got three pieces on this page (http://www.phirebrush.com/issues.php?iid=47&cat=artwork&rs=18&ob=author&obd=ASC), which, incidentally, also features the work of the lovely and talented Mr. Gene Marsh.

[Roquefort Raider]

Score two for the Never Ending Forum! Well done, gentlemen!

[howyadoin]

Updates - the Gibson painting is done:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/GibsonSG_08.jpg

And the killick (essentially a low-tech, low-cost anchor) is coming along:


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/Killick_02.jpg

[howyadoin]

Further developments (pardon my shitty photography):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/Killick_03.jpg

[howyadoin]

Macro detail:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/188/411131334_d9b764b446_o.jpg

[Kara Zor El]

I thought this was going to be a really dark picture at first but it's got a real healthy feel to it.

Do you put exhibitions of your work on?

[howyadoin]

I thought this was going to be a really dark picture at first but it's got a real healthy feel to it.The dark stuff was just the underpainting - something I've just started to get a handle on in the past month or so.

Do you put exhibitions of your work on?Not so far, but I would like to. I think my goal for this year will be to get some of my work on display in local restaurants, for starters.

[Kara Zor El]

The dark stuff was just the underpainting - something I've just started to get a handle on in the past month or so.

Yeah, I'm onto it. Something I never really did. Too much of a rush.

Not so far, but I would like to. I think my goal for this year will be to get some of my work on display in local restaurants, for starters.

You should definitely try and get an exhibition up. Do the restaurants and local theatres, coffee bars but book a place in a gallery. If they are anything like the ones over here, you'll probably have like a 1 - 2 year waiting list. That gives you the time and inspiration to work toward filling it out with your best stuff. I think you would do well and sell a few paintings. Then you work toward the next one.

How are you finding your subjects? Is it stuff around the house? Like the guitar or do you go out looking for stuff? Lots is obviously from your imagination.

[howyadoin]

How are you finding your subjects? Is it stuff around the house? Like the guitar or do you go out looking for stuff? Lots is obviously from your imagination.A few years back I took all my random thumbnails, post-it notes and scraps of ideas, and stuck them into a blank hardcover book. Then every time I'd pick that book up, I'd think of modifications to some of the ideas, or they'd spin off new concepts altogether. Now that book's so crammed with stuff, I started a second one. Plus, when I'm doing research for pictures, I'll often see something that triggers something else entirely.

So basically, there's no dearth of ideas. I've got roughly 80 folders in my Projects folder on the computer - most of them, obviously, just in the research phase. Some of them just aren't ready to hatch yet, and a lot of them probably never will.

But with this latest series, I find I'm bypassing a ot of the old concepts I have kicking around. It's usually while I'm painting that I get inspiration for the next piece(s).

[howyadoin]

Moving right along:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/Killick_05.jpg

[See? Double You!!]

Good stuff! I like the car!

[howyadoin]

Final versions of three paintings, courtesy of imagemaker photographic studio (http://imps.ca/working2):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/Checker.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/Frankie.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/GibsonSG.jpg

[howyadoin]

Another texture close-up from the killick painting:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/Killick_06.jpg

This one's nearly finished, too.

[howyadoin]

Starting a new painting tonight. Key words: robot girl.

[howyadoin]

Here's the rough pencils on canvas:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/Robochick_01.jpg

(Yes, she'll eventually have nipples. I just don't think I can show them here.)

[Kara Zor El]

The Fembot is going to be amazing I can tell already. I've loved Fembots since seeing Metropolis as a kid.

If you show the nipples it won't be pornographic. Unless people have a very weird idea of what porn is. It'll be art.
I sent an email to one of the moderators on this forum ages ago, asking if it would be ok to post a picture showing nipples, in my thread but I never got a reply. They're pretty ugly witches nipples, and I can't imagine anyone thinking they're pornographic but who knows maybe it will get deleted later, as I've bit the bullet and posted it.

You could try an email to the mods, maybe the man with the highest posts on CBR will get a reply.

I hope you post it with nipples, because I want to see it as it should be and because it's art not porn.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Agreed.

The robot girl looks very, very promising, howya. Can't wait to see the finished piece.

[Roquefort Raider]

If you show the nipples it won't be pornographic.


That's true. Batman's nipples in Batman and Robin might have been obscene, but they weren't pornographic. :)

[Jaye]

The Fembot is going to be amazing I can tell already. I've loved Fembots since seeing Metropolis as a kid.

If you show the nipples it won't be pornographic. Unless people have a very weird idea of what porn is. It'll be art.
I sent an email to one of the moderators on this forum ages ago, asking if it would be ok to post a picture showing nipples, in my thread but I never got a reply. They're pretty ugly witches nipples, and I can't imagine anyone thinking they're pornographic but who knows maybe it will get deleted later, as I've bit the bullet and posted it.

You could try an email to the mods, maybe the man with the highest posts on CBR will get a reply.

I hope you post it with nipples, because I want to see it as it should be and because it's art not porn.

I was on vacation that week, though I don't think I got the PM.

Either case, any nudity should be a link to an image offsite with a note saying its not safe for work. Or you could black it out, either way.

-Jaye

[howyadoin]

Hah. Nothing like using the words "nipples" and "robot" together to get responses around here.

[howyadoin]

The killick's nearly done:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/Killick_07.jpg

Just need to pick away at a few small details and add a signature.

[Roquefort Raider]

Very nice indeed. Both the texture and choice of colors look great. Plus I've learned a new word!

I love this type of image that seems to have a lot to tell, but lets us build our own stories around it. They create atmosphere and mood. Your recent pieces have all been impressive, and all the more so for using a new technical approach!

[Kara Zor El]

Beautiful painting. Got great energy. Soothing you know?

[howyadoin]

Refining the fembot a little:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/Fembot_03.jpg

[howyadoin]

Finally hung up all the latest paintings today:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/133/416894824_7de1b0fa15_o.jpg

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Two thumbs up, howya. I'm eagerly waiting to see that fembot of yours.

[Jaye]

They look gorgeous on the wall.
Those new photos are great quality, too.
Nice work.

[Roquefort Raider]

Man, I want a wall just like that one!

The pieces look great, Howie. I hope you'll keep working with acrylics in addition to other techniques.

[howyadoin]

Two thumbs up, howya. I'm eagerly waiting to see that fembot of yours.Thanks, me too.

They look gorgeous on the wall.
Those new photos are great quality, too.
Nice work.High praise indeed. I've decided I'm gonna use the entranceway as a separate gallery just for the acrylic stuff, since it's such a departure for my other work.

Man, I want a wall just like that one!

The pieces look great, Howie. I hope you'll keep working with acrylics in addition to other techniques.Oh, don't worry. There's plenty more acrylic pieces where those came from. It really feels like a turning point for me.

[howyadoin]

So I had a nutty idea the other day regarding the fembot: I think I'll have her standing in the jungle, just so I can contrast the organic plant life with her more mechanical appearance.

[Matthew K.]

Finally hung up all the latest paintings today:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/133/416894824_7de1b0fa15_o.jpg

nice work.

the texture of your painting & cropping styles rock


as does your nifty signature :) (i riffed it a bit)

[666MasterOfPuppets]

So I had a nutty idea the other day regarding the fembot: I think I'll have her standing in the jungle, just so I can contrast the organic plant life with her more mechanical appearance.

Interesting. It will be nice to see how you tackle that.

[howyadoin]

Thanks, guys. And in the meantime, another one begun:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/DrOlds_01.jpg

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Thanks, guys. And in the meantime, another one begun:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/DrOlds_01.jpg

Oh yeah. This is going to rock.

[Jaye]

Ooh, I like the jungle idea. And I look forward to the latest one, even in sketch stage that car is hawt.

-Jaye

[Nikita]

Finally hung up all the latest paintings today:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/133/416894824_7de1b0fa15_o.jpg



Ah, there's that fembot. Nice work dude! Can't wait to see her finished.

Damn, you are so good. Those paintings look awesome hung up on the wall.


Question, how do you decide how to price your artwork? For example, those paintings on the wall, how do you figure out what they are worth to you? (just curious)

[Cam63]

Good stuff.

I'm impressed.

[howyadoin]

Good stuff.

I'm impressed.Thank you, sir. Always good to hear from ya.

[Nate C.]

I LOVEthe taxi painting.

[howyadoin]

So here's the fembot painting again:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/177/432144626_8d764b9cb1_o.jpg

The black you're seeing is wet gesso as the underpainting for the background. I'm currently applying blue/green paint mixed with stucco gel over it.

[howyadoin]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/163/432952274_a40a95bc4a_o.jpg

[howyadoin]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/174/433977496_37bb515309_o.jpg

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Already looking awesome, howy. Can't wait for you to post the finished piece.

EDIT: P.S.: you're a talented bastard. ;):D

[howyadoin]

Much progress tonight. Too tired to snap a picture right now, but hopefully in the morning before I leave for work...

[howyadoin]

Caution: Robot Nipples! Not worksafe!

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/159/436495488_50e871b2b0_o.jpg

[JadeDragon]

Caution: Robot Nipples! Not worksafe!

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/159/436495488_50e871b2b0_o.jpg

Love the Golden Halo!

Nice nips too. ;)

keep going!~~~P

[howyadoin]

Love the Golden Halo!

Nice nips too. ;)

keep going!~~~PSince you asked so nicely:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/188/439449200_0cb52c6129_o.jpg

Once again, Robot Nipple Warning!

[Roquefort Raider]

Lookin' good!!!

I was surprised when you started that one in acrylic. Now I'm glad you did!

[howyadoin]

Lookin' good!!!

I was surprised when you started that one in acrylic. Now I'm glad you did!Thanks, Ben. Just outta curiosity, what surprised you about the acrylics?

[howyadoin]

More progress:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/208/441437852_3fd5013368_o.jpg

[mgs]

Man, losing the thread where I created this one is killin' me:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/rockroll_girls.jpg

that was a great one, Howy. ;)

[mgs]

More progress:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/208/441437852_3fd5013368_o.jpg

ah, cool. :) In that first one, I thought you were going to make one a Phillips head and the other a standard:http://farm1.static.flickr.com/159/436495488_50e871b2b0_o.jpg

[howyadoin]

that was a great one, Howy.Thanks, buddy. Seems like a million years ago now.

[mgs]

Thanks, buddy. Seems like a million years ago now.

yuppers. I was gone fer a while too. And I came back and CBR changed it's boards all again, and on an offnote, seems like a lot of people disappeared from the place.

[Roquefort Raider]

Thanks, Ben. Just outta curiosity, what surprised you about the acrylics?

Probably just intellectual laziness on my part... Seeing how your pencil work on the robot lady was already pretty sharp, and how robots and high-tech go hand in hand, I just assumed you would render the piece with photoshop coloring.

Seeing how beautiful she looks right now in acrylic, I'm really happy to have guessed wrong. The elegance of the linework remains, but the lady now has an earthiness, a concrete presence, that computer coloring usually can't confer as well as classical methods. (Yes, my bias for tradtional media shows... sorry).

It's a good thing that you're equally adept at so many techniques!

[howyadoin]

Phirebrush #48 (http://www.phirebrush.com/issues.php?iid=48) is up. I got another three pieces in, and once again I'm sharing a page with Gene Marsh:

http://www.phirebrush.com/issues.php?iid=48&cat=artwork&rs=54&ob=author&obd=ASC

And if you proceed to the next page, you'll find a couple entries by our own former moderator, the lovely and talented Jaye:

http://www.phirebrush.com/issues.php?iid=48&cat=artwork&rs=72&ob=author&obd=ASC

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Congrats man. And the fembot is coming along just great.

[Jaye]

Phirebrush #48 (http://www.phirebrush.com/issues.php?iid=48) is up. I got another three pieces in, and once again I'm sharing a page with Gene Marsh:

http://www.phirebrush.com/issues.php?iid=48&cat=artwork&rs=54&ob=author&obd=ASC

And if you proceed to the next page, you'll find a couple entries by our own former moderator, the lovely and talented Jaye:

http://www.phirebrush.com/issues.php?iid=48&cat=artwork&rs=72&ob=author&obd=ASC

Hoooey! I didn't even know I got in 'til I read your thread.
Thanks!

Your stuff looks great.

[howyadoin]

Hoooey! I didn't even know I got in 'til I read your thread.
Thanks!

Your stuff looks great.And likewise to you, my friend.

[howyadoin]

The fembot's nearly finished, and another painting has begun:


http://farm1.static.flickr.com/228/448049071_d9026fa6ab_o.jpg

[howyadoin]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/193/448044712_d454331a95_o.jpg

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Hmmmm... Looking forward to this one. What does it mean?

[howyadoin]

Hmmmm... Looking forward to this one. What does it mean?Hopefully this'll ring a bell:

http://library.galciv2.com/mvlib/ss/serenity.jpg

[howyadoin]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/208/448778447_b2f8291f14_o.jpg


http://farm1.static.flickr.com/194/448774442_ec9213c01f_o.jpg

[howyadoin]

The fembot painting nears completion:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/448960663_7d48275df4_o.jpg

[mgs]

whoa!!! O.O sooo textury.....and colorful!! :D It's gonna be sick when you finish it howy!

[howyadoin]

So I bought this book on acrylics today:

http://www.amazon.com/New-Acrylics-R.../dp/0823031594 (http://www.amazon.com/New-Acrylics-Rheni-Tauchid/dp/0823031594)

It's practically art porn - textures and techniques that are just pure eye candy. Lots of close-ups like the ones I've been showing of my recent paintings, and with mind-blowing colour. My mind is just whirling with the possibilities.

Already found a new way to treat the background in the Serenity piece.

[howyadoin]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/249/450314975_6d723f6f4d_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/224/450315213_12d0b3bd69_o.jpg

[howyadoin]

Way the hell outta focus, but here's a closeup of the fembot painting:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/251/454969135_7b81f399c7_o.jpg

[Clint Barton]

You ever do anything with masonry (brick and cement)? Kind of heavy, but in the South here, there's a great deal of that going on with home construction, for example.

There's a myriad of colours you can chose to use for your cement as well...including an admixture for reducing water damage and salts/minerals (which leave those white streaks down buildings).

[howyadoin]

You ever do anything with masonry (brick and cement)? Kind of heavy, but in the South here, there's a great deal of that going on with home construction, for example.

There's a myriad of colours you can chose to use for your cement as well...including an admixture for reducing water damage and salts/minerals (which leave those white streaks down buildings).Never tried it, but it sounds intriguing. I suspect that somewhere in the next couple years I'll gravitate towards much bigger pieces. Maybe concrete will be part of that.

[howyadoin]

More potentially non-work-safe nipply-robot photography:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/186/455459881_6e8a6e2b54_o.jpg

[StarsAndGarters]

More potentially non-work-safe nipply-robot photography:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/186/455459881_6e8a6e2b54_o.jpg

I like it Howy.

I'd be curious to see a profile look at it to better understand the texture you're putting into it.

[howyadoin]

I like it Howy.

I'd be curious to see a profile look at it to better understand the texture you're putting into it.Thanks, Gus. There's not much texture to see in the yellow/orange areas of the robot; I'm slowing building up layers of clear gloss over those areas, so by the time I'm finished, they'll be pretty flat.

They'll have a shitload of depth to them, though.

[Nikita]

More potentially non-work-safe nipply-robot photography:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/186/455459881_6e8a6e2b54_o.jpg



Ok, my original praise sounded a little too "wow", so I'm toning it down a bit. But seriously, she turned out awesome.

[howyadoin]

Ok, my original praise sounded a little too "wow", so I'm toning it down a bit. But seriously, she turned out awesome.Damn, now I wish I'd seen what you said in the first place.

One way or another, my thanks, though. And I dig the avatar.

And here's further developments on the Serenity piece:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/231/456360805_4bc2606aac_o.jpg

[666MasterOfPuppets]

More potentially non-work-safe nipply-robot photography:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/186/455459881_6e8a6e2b54_o.jpg

Wow. Just WOW. It turned out even better than I thought.

[howyadoin]

Wow. Just WOW. It turned out even better than I thought.Thanks, man. It's still not entirely finished, but it's almost there.

[Roquefort Raider]

It's still not entirely finished, but it's almost there.

And it's gorgeous already!!!

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Exactly what I was going to say.

[howyadoin]

Thanks, guys. And here's the latest step in the Serenity piece:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/204/459072459_bdb3b6971b_o.jpg

I'm midway through creating a faux-metallic finish on the background.

[howyadoin]

More closeups:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/218/459416392_a8d74d4fd2_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/211/459426207_329459ed59_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/206/459416946_09e064c7b6_o.jpg

[howyadoin]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/250/459518307_a7cb05ae79_o.jpg

[howyadoin]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/240/460264205_1899d05914_o.jpg

[howyadoin]

Okay, here's where the Serenity piece stands at this point:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/216/467590581_5288ea78ba_o.jpg

Mostly just fine-tuning left to do at this point.


The fembot's nearly done, too. But since I put an iridescent gold glaze over the yellow areas, I can't photograph it worth a goddamn.

[Jaye]

The Serenity thing is gorgeous so far.

I've has issues scanning/photographing iridescent white painted things. The images were such crap compared to the real effect, I didn't bother posting it online at all.

But there has got to be a way. Besides re-coloring it in photoshop.

-Jaye

[howyadoin]

The Serenity thing is gorgeous so far.

I've has issues scanning/photographing iridescent white painted things. The images were such crap compared to the real effect, I didn't bother posting it online at all.

But there has got to be a way. Besides re-coloring it in photoshop.Well, I've got friends who are pro photographers, so when the pieces are finished, I leave matters in their capable hands. Up till that point, though, it's all down to me and my meagre photography skills. I'm definitely learning, but it's a slow process.

Oh, and thanks.

[Nikita]

Damn, now I wish I'd seen what you said in the first place.

One way or another, my thanks, though. And I dig the avatar.

And here's further developments on the Serenity piece:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/231/456360805_4bc2606aac_o.jpg



Heh. I went a little overboard on using the word "wow" too much in my original post.

She turned out very cool.

The Serenity painting is coming along nicely.

[JadeDragon]

Im really diggin the new 3-D work, Howya!

SERENITY NOW!~~~~Patrick

[howyadoin]

Heh. I went a little overboard on using the word "wow" too much in my original post.

She turned out very cool.

The Serenity painting is coming along nicely.Thanks. I'm getting them both photographed tomorrow, so I should have the finished pics up soon.

In the meantime, here's a close-up of the fembot's face:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/205/472132618_f74c93fec6_o.jpg

Im really diggin the new 3-D work, Howya!

SERENITY NOW!~~~~PatrickYou can't stop the signal.

[howyadoin]

Serenity, finished:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/203/473243474_7fcc070ab6_o.jpg

[howyadoin]

Fembot, also finished:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/229/473258662_fd666f6c72_o.jpg

WARNING: robot nipples! Avert your eyes, children and other easily-offended people!

[Roquefort Raider]

Fembot, also finished:


Very, very nice!

The choice of colors is great: I think most people would have gone with a straight overall golden look, but this is much better.

This lady has all the retro charm of a 1940s Astounding cover, but with a modern sensibility. I love it!

(The Serenity painting is also beautiful. Do the kanji actually spell "serenity"?)

[howyadoin]

Very, very nice!

The choice of colors is great: I think most people would have gone with a straight overall golden look, but this is much better.

This lady has all the retro charm of a 1940s Astounding cover, but with a modern sensibility. I love it!Thanks, Ben.

(The Serenity painting is also beautiful. Do the kanji actually spell "serenity"?)If it doesn't, I'm suing Joss Whedon.

[Roquefort Raider]

That's a reason to love Battlestar Galactica. I have no doubt that it's written "Galactica" on the ship.

Heh! We asked the same question in Karate class. Our belts are shipped from Japan, with our own name written on it in kanji characters. But how to tell if that's really what they say? I dread to think it might be "Some idiotic gaijin shelled good money for this! Nyah-nyah!!!"

[Jaye]

Holy crap, those both came out awesome!
Congrats. Cool pictures, too. Nice to see the metallicness come through.

-Jaye

[Nikita]

Very nice, very nice. Your paintings really do have a 3-D look to them sometimes with the thicker textures. I like your color choices for both paintings. Have you ever done large wall murals? I bet your stuff would look great on a much larger scale.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Kudos, howy. The fembot piece is my fave. BTW, is that what you're gonna call it?

[howyadoin]

Thanks, folks.

Oh, and yet another Phirebrush (http://www.phirebrush.com) is up. My newest pieces are on this page:

http://www.phirebrush.com/issues.php?iid=49&cat=artwork&rs=54&ob=author&obd=ASC

[howyadoin]

New work in progress:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/PG_01.jpg

Drawing skills are a wee bit rusty at the moment.

[howyadoin]

Phase II:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/PG_02.jpg

[howyadoin]

And... done:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/PowerGirl.jpg

[Winslow]

Very cool Howy.

As I mentioned in RITAs, I like the large frame (big shoulders, arms and hips which balance her other large portions of anatomy). :D

What did you use for inking and coloring on this one?

[thespianphryne]

It's amazing what a difference just one line will do. You know how there was talk on Rita's about how how her expression changed from the pencil to the ink? I figured out what it is for me - it's her left eye. In the pencil it was clear and round, and the eyebrow arched cleanly over the eye giving her a saucily challenging I "I dare you to come hither" expression. In the ink when you tweaked her hair a bit, you gave the eyelid a downward flourish at the outside corner of her eye and then her expression took on a more narrow-eyed "bitch, please!" expression.


-Das

[666MasterOfPuppets]

You call that "rusty"???? Show-off! ;)

[howyadoin]

Very cool Howy.

As I mentioned in RITAs, I like the large frame (big shoulders, arms and hips which balance her other large portions of anatomy). :D

What did you use for inking and coloring on this one?Thanks. The arms look pretty puny when I sketched them relatively normally-sized, so the anatomy kinda grew from there.

To give you and idea of just how well-developed Power Girl is, though, I based the drawing primarily on a photo of a ridiculously-endowed porn star, and then made the boobs even bigger.

Oh, and all the work was done in marker on this one.
It's amazing what a difference just one line will do. You know how there was talk on Rita's about how how her expression changed from the pencil to the ink? I figured out what it is for me - it's her left eye. In the pencil it was clear and round, and the eyebrow arched cleanly over the eye giving her a saucily challenging I "I dare you to come hither" expression. In the ink when you tweaked her hair a bit, you gave the eyelid a downward flourish at the outside corner of her eye and then her expression took on a more narrow-eyed "bitch, please!" expression.To be honest, I just found that her initial expression looked a little... mentally challenged, shall we say.

You call that "rusty"???? Show-off!The blue pencil sketch is pretty sloppy, and that wasn't at all deliberate. I had some trouble laying down steady ink lines, too.

Out of practice...

[StarsAndGarters]

That's awesome, Howy! You totally nailed Power Girl. I mean, did her right. I mean... you know what I mean. Good job.

Boobs!

[howyadoin]

Just for the hell of it, here's a shot of the mug I use for cleaning my paintbrushes:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/228/501676995_80a8b376e8_o.jpg

Been slowly covering it with bits of leftover paint. Pretty soon, only the handle will be exposed.

[Roquefort Raider]

Talk about a nice mug shot!

[Winslow]

To give you and idea of just how well-developed Power Girl is, though, I based the drawing primarily on a photo of a ridiculously-endowed porn star, and then made the boobs even bigger.

heh.

Yeah, I just scaled her boobs with her head, and they're almost the same size. Not too many women built like that.

What's funny, is that because it's in a comic style, it doesn't look bizarre. I'm not sure what to think of that.

[howyadoin]

What's funny, is that because it's in a comic style, it doesn't look bizarre. I'm not sure what to think of that.Yeah, it almost weirded me out, too. It definitely says something about comic art, but I've no idea what.

[Shades0077]

That Serenity piece kicks enough ass that I am stealing it for my new desktop background.

[Winslow]

Yeah, it almost weirded me out, too. It definitely says something about comic art, but I've no idea what.

I mentioned this in RITAs, but whenever I sketch a woman, I end up down sizing the breasts because I draw them so ridiculously too big in the first draft.

I wonder what people will think 30 or 40 years from now when they look back at comic art.

So I can sympathize with Eisner and the whole controversy regarding his depiction of Ebony White. It probably looked normal to him.

[howyadoin]

More photography:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/199/502729109_c922da6758_o.jpg

This creature is still sitting outside my window right now.

[howyadoin]

Finally, more progress on Winslow's Oldsmobile piece:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/DrOlds_02.jpg

[Winslow]

Finally, more progress on Winslow's Oldsmobile piece:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/howyadoin/In%20Progress/DrOlds_02.jpg

Sweet.

But the boobs on Dr. Oldsmobile are too small. ;)