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General Discussions => Hobbies => Painting and Drawing => Topic started by: Sly on March 03, 2011, 08:36:15 AM

Title: Sly's picture dump
Post by: Sly on March 03, 2011, 08:36:15 AM
is the name of my blog!  Where I dump pictures!

http://sketchbooksly.blogspot.com/2011/03/final.html (http://sketchbooksly.blogspot.com/2011/03/final.html)
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-EatXMMwxu7s%2FTW76PsvP_lI%2FAAAAAAAAAIg%2FeoZhwqu8-rU%2Fs1600%2Ffinal.jpg&hash=cf4a73517ebf6a0e3885d5353e108a8223b1878f)

Here's one I just finished last night that I'm very happy with... and it's trans related so I thought you might be interested in seeing it.
Title: Re: Sly's picture dump
Post by: Sly on March 11, 2011, 11:10:53 AM
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F4.bp.blogspot.com%2F-eUFOOoJ69IQ%2FTXmdt1dR5fI%2FAAAAAAAAAJg%2FIEr5S8xCxBk%2Fs1600%2Fjordinessa.jpg&hash=5c3b2c5f865591225ad2691f10f250ee35c82457)
Did this for some friends... the one on the right is trans :p

(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-IJU1StztaqM%2FTXsD23uV8ZI%2FAAAAAAAAAJo%2FZ-XY_ImfGJQ%2Fs1600%2Fsean.jpg&hash=bb4162229239c4bba7cf4876f9c613ec833a61f3)
And another...
Title: Re: Sly's picture dump
Post by: NathanW on March 12, 2011, 05:43:26 AM
I really like the colours that you have used.
I also like the purpleish background in the second picture :D
What did you use for the colours?
Title: Re: Sly's picture dump
Post by: Sly on March 13, 2011, 01:25:45 PM
Haha thanks!  Those two are digital.  I drew them in Paint Tool SAI, and did the backgrounds in Photoshop.

I did a bunch of pictures in that style last year, too.  http://sketchbooksly.blogspot.com/2010/12/possessed-by-christmas-spirit.html (http://sketchbooksly.blogspot.com/2010/12/possessed-by-christmas-spirit.html)
Title: Re: Sly's picture dump
Post by: Sly on March 13, 2011, 07:16:22 PM
I went out for coffee earlier today... it was sunny when I left, but started storming while I was there.  I wasn't at all dressed for rain so I had to just wait it out.  Drew people while I was waiting!

(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-S94EtLYVVpI%2FTX1RUZWMocI%2FAAAAAAAAAJw%2FCFmy0FDgpMs%2Fs1600%2Fcoffee.jpg&hash=24ca589a87fbdc93b32bfbe8c1b9bcf5cd1dddbb)
Title: Re: Sly's picture dump
Post by: thestory on March 13, 2011, 11:06:02 PM
Very nice. Good eye for general aesthetics. I especially like how you play with such vibrant colors.
I'm going to have to follow your work if ya don't mind.
Title: Re: Sly's picture dump
Post by: NathanW on March 14, 2011, 02:08:55 PM
Ok :) ah paint tool sai one of the reasons why I regret of switching my pc to a mac.
Title: Re: Sly's picture dump
Post by: Sly on March 16, 2011, 11:05:59 PM
Heh thanks Kamren.

So I have a few muses that I like to draw.  One that keeps appearing in my sketchbooks is these mask wearing, extremely elongated people... although this one seems to be a headless spirit of some kind that just has a floating mask.  Whatever.  I love exaggerating anatomy in weird ways like this.
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F3.bp.blogspot.com%2F-5fO_qyklSZ8%2FTYGFhGCznTI%2FAAAAAAAAAJ4%2FT6GW1yqOrHg%2Fs1600%2Fmask2.jpg&hash=9e34bc120da425c5bc2f2e0423aaa1b1afe54231)
Title: Re: Sly's picture dump
Post by: Alex37 on March 16, 2011, 11:12:48 PM
Quote from: Sylvester on March 16, 2011, 11:05:59 PM
So I have a few muses that I like to draw.  One that keeps appearing in my sketchbooks is these mask wearing, extremely elongated people... although this one seems to be a headless spirit of some kind that just has a floating mask.  Whatever.  I love exaggerating anatomy in weird ways like this.
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F3.bp.blogspot.com%2F-5fO_qyklSZ8%2FTYGFhGCznTI%2FAAAAAAAAAJ4%2FT6GW1yqOrHg%2Fs1600%2Fmask2.jpg&hash=9e34bc120da425c5bc2f2e0423aaa1b1afe54231)

woah i love this one!  the colors, the... heh, i'm not a graphic artists... but i like how the trees are drawn, and the texture of the bushes, and the placement of the spirit and the mask especially!  the headless spirit thing is cool- it resonates somehow with me :)
Title: Re: Sly's picture dump
Post by: Sly on March 22, 2011, 04:21:12 PM
Here's another one done in acrylics.

(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-YS--_mCec5E%2FTYkPUaTEKmI%2FAAAAAAAAALA%2F93c8qB5fYh0%2Fs1600%2Fpaint4.jpg&hash=21866189e1364f7d26f62c3744e15c08f1b32b70)

I also made a blog post (http://sketchbooksly.blogspot.com/2011/03/my-painting-process.html) with some progress pictures and explaining how I paint...
Title: Re: Sly's picture dump
Post by: asher on March 23, 2011, 03:33:00 AM
I love this new one a lot! The texture in the acrylics really adds to your stylization. Nice work :)
Title: Re: Sly's picture dump
Post by: Espenoah on March 23, 2011, 03:52:26 AM
Wow, I really love your style! It's very unique and really interesting to look at.
And I love your blog post on how you paint with acrylics. I've been itching to paint lately, and your art just makes me wanna scratch it more. If only I had a canvas...
Title: Re: Sly's picture dump
Post by: Sly on April 06, 2011, 09:09:24 PM
One thing I've learned about paint is that it doesn't easily come out of clothes.  So I thought, why not paint a shirt?

(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fa6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net%2Fhphotos-ak-snc6%2F216000_146318988768864_100001722914697_278100_6410893_n.jpg&hash=c03998e95576dc5082a5629d756e5db0271b4699)
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fa6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net%2Fhphotos-ak-snc6%2F216395_146327612101335_100001722914697_278123_5183703_n.jpg&hash=b069f765d5833767c90694aa3af19d582cb95dbc)

I want to wear it at Pride... which is still a ways off.  But I'm excited to be going for the first time this year.
Title: Re: Sly's picture dump
Post by: wheat thins are delicious on April 06, 2011, 09:21:14 PM
Quote from: Sylvester on March 22, 2011, 04:21:12 PM
Here's another one done in acrylics.

(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-YS--_mCec5E%2FTYkPUaTEKmI%2FAAAAAAAAALA%2F93c8qB5fYh0%2Fs1600%2Fpaint4.jpg&hash=21866189e1364f7d26f62c3744e15c08f1b32b70)

I also made a blog post (http://sketchbooksly.blogspot.com/2011/03/my-painting-process.html) with some progress pictures and explaining how I paint...


Love this painting.  Would def put something like that up on my walls.