And Hussie waits for no man. Well...no, he makes everyone else wait. In agony. COMPLETE AGONY. Let me tell you....about ANDREW HUSSIE.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SJbq5j3ANM&feature=related
Andrew Hussie is an immortal who drinks the blood of cats to stay young and draws comics. Okay really, he's not much for sharing, so you can't really go on the word of others, or Hussie himself. Internet people tend to be private or full out. (Which starts to make me wonder why I keep choosing inspirations from online. OH WELL)
This is [S] Make Her Pay. A flash from the infamous webcomic, Homestuck. It was done in Photoshop (version unknown) and Flash (version unknown). The flash runs 3 minutes and 15 seconds long. I really like how he uses less lines when it comes to the characters in the flash. There is also lush backgrounds, and shows his dedication, seeing as how there are so many different backgrounds used and then how detailed they are, even if they are only shown for a few seconds.
Now how can this be related back to painting? Well, it seems to be a favorite of mine, which is digital painting. I like how precise digital painting can get. and the amount of colours you can use. And with fantasy settings, the colours can go everywhere and the limits are only what you set for yourself. So for a sci-fi/fantasy, my gawd, it is crazy awesome. (Oh look, I'm getting off topic) Anyways, any kind of painting, tells a great story, it is just a bit more fun when it includes music and it's moving.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Rembrandt -ing the good times
Awful puns ahoy, ye landlubbers.
This week's artist is none other than ye olde Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn. (wow what a name)
An Old Man in Military Costume.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/images/2008/12/01/rembrandt_old_man_2.jpg
An olde soul who lived way back in the 1600s, a time known as the Dutch Golden Age. (Yup, dutch, people) Anyhow, Rembrandt was a widely known painter and etcher (printmaker).
Like many stereotypical artists, his life was filled with tragedy. Which later fueled his art, and some of his greatest pieces were of biblical figures and historical figures. He also did self portraits. But what was quite unique about Rembrandt's works was that he did so without vanity and with the upmost sincerity. And not just in his self portraits, but in all of his pieces.
This particular piece was done in oil and on a 26x24 panel. An Old Man in Military Costume shows many elements of design, such as the value. The value on this painting is darker, but still warm. There is also the differences in textures, such as the fabrics, which are right next to the metal breastplate, and then on the top of his hat, the long feather. Not to mention how the shadows carry, just so differently on each object, very accurately.
I believe this particular piece relates to the field of art because it is a painting, haha. But I chose this one, well...I'm not really a fan of Rembrandt's work overall. But, I love good shadows and it's very neat seeing how military men were painted and viewed by different artists.
This week's artist is none other than ye olde Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn. (wow what a name)
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/images/2008/12/01/rembrandt_old_man_2.jpg
An olde soul who lived way back in the 1600s, a time known as the Dutch Golden Age. (Yup, dutch, people) Anyhow, Rembrandt was a widely known painter and etcher (printmaker).
Like many stereotypical artists, his life was filled with tragedy. Which later fueled his art, and some of his greatest pieces were of biblical figures and historical figures. He also did self portraits. But what was quite unique about Rembrandt's works was that he did so without vanity and with the upmost sincerity. And not just in his self portraits, but in all of his pieces.
This particular piece was done in oil and on a 26x24 panel. An Old Man in Military Costume shows many elements of design, such as the value. The value on this painting is darker, but still warm. There is also the differences in textures, such as the fabrics, which are right next to the metal breastplate, and then on the top of his hat, the long feather. Not to mention how the shadows carry, just so differently on each object, very accurately.
I believe this particular piece relates to the field of art because it is a painting, haha. But I chose this one, well...I'm not really a fan of Rembrandt's work overall. But, I love good shadows and it's very neat seeing how military men were painted and viewed by different artists.
Monday, September 5, 2011
Now to Weaver a New Tale
Oh goodness, will the bad puns never end? You got that right. Clearly you are not looking at the right blog then. And I also realize, as time goes on and the more people I will put up.....well......I hope I don't get in trouble for having this blog!
Anyways, this week's artist is the lovely Miss E.K. Weaver. With a very lovely piece of hers, Brave As We Were.
http://bigbigtruck.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=96#/d1oqq9s
http://bigbigtruck.deviantart.com/
Miss E.K. Weaver is an illustrator and....hmm, to quote her website "E.K. Weaver was born during disco and grew up in a town full of rockets. She briefly slipped into and out of the Bible Belt and now lives in Austin, Texas with her husband Brett, two dopey dogs, a cat who likes everyone, and a cat who hates everyone. She has been drawing since childhood, and really should be better at it than she is now." (E.K.Weaver)
She is currently working on a long term (and long awaited on my part) comic known as The Less than Epic Adventures of TJ and Amal. Brave As We Were is a piece associated with it, featuring the two main characters TJ and Amal.
This piece is 1200x545, and was made in Photoshop (version unknown). Miss Weaver has a very nice control of colour and shading, and has excellent background skills. Her pieces have nice composition, with an off center focal point in this one. The value of colour is gradual and fades from light to dark, the closer to the bottom it is, helping give perspective to the sky.
I really like this piece because it is a more.....realistic digital painting. And has many things..."in focus" I suppose I could say. A lot of times, what ends up happening to artists that have characters and stories, many of them have the character and a colour background, or the character is smack in the middle and takes up most of the piece. Miss Weaver varies her art up with off center pieces like this. And well, I'm a sucker for a great background, and a bigger sucker for nicely done clouds.
Anyways, this week's artist is the lovely Miss E.K. Weaver. With a very lovely piece of hers, Brave As We Were.
http://bigbigtruck.deviantart.com/
Miss E.K. Weaver is an illustrator and....hmm, to quote her website "E.K. Weaver was born during disco and grew up in a town full of rockets. She briefly slipped into and out of the Bible Belt and now lives in Austin, Texas with her husband Brett, two dopey dogs, a cat who likes everyone, and a cat who hates everyone. She has been drawing since childhood, and really should be better at it than she is now." (E.K.Weaver)
She is currently working on a long term (and long awaited on my part) comic known as The Less than Epic Adventures of TJ and Amal. Brave As We Were is a piece associated with it, featuring the two main characters TJ and Amal.
This piece is 1200x545, and was made in Photoshop (version unknown). Miss Weaver has a very nice control of colour and shading, and has excellent background skills. Her pieces have nice composition, with an off center focal point in this one. The value of colour is gradual and fades from light to dark, the closer to the bottom it is, helping give perspective to the sky.
I really like this piece because it is a more.....realistic digital painting. And has many things..."in focus" I suppose I could say. A lot of times, what ends up happening to artists that have characters and stories, many of them have the character and a colour background, or the character is smack in the middle and takes up most of the piece. Miss Weaver varies her art up with off center pieces like this. And well, I'm a sucker for a great background, and a bigger sucker for nicely done clouds.
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