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Of course I love horses, but right now I could easily pass some time on one of those chairs staring at the water and flowers.
Thanks much! Only one artist I became familiar from the 'photorealist' era (70s-80s) i could say one artist technique proved faultless, that of Chuck Ren. With one's nose a foot from his original, not a single brushstroke nor any airbrush flood detectable. A work to dismay and inspire. For me over the years, this admiration of mine gave way to impressionist/abstract fields with several other sucessful laying claim to that including late artist Richard Schmid or Pino who still pull down six figures. You guys I'm sure could school me on the market these days. Thanks for the comment-s!I thought this was a photograph, not a painting!
Wow!
Fantastic job.
Small town life.
We don't even have mail delivery.
We have to rent a PO Box.
What's up with that?
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@YouOnlyLiveTwice
I thought you may find this interesting.
I've done several collaborations with artists. One problem I had was pitching ideas and having them understand.
It wasted a lot of money.
I guess one good thing about A.I. is that it isn't as expensive to do mock ups.
I write stories and I've been sitting on this one a long time.
I want to make a mural and borders that could go around a child's bedroom.
Parents are tired of Sesame Street and Winnie The Pooh so I wanted to give them an alternative.
I figured A.I. could get close and a real artist could bring it home.
@YouOnlyLiveTwice
Check in with me, I have questions.
I thought you may find this interesting.
I've done several collaborations with artists. One problem I had was pitching ideas and having them understand.
It wasted a lot of money.
I guess one good thing about A.I. is that it isn't as expensive to do mock ups.
I write stories and I've been sitting on this one a long time.
I want to make a mural and borders that could go around a child's bedroom.
Parents are tired of Sesame Street and Winnie The Pooh so I wanted to give them an alternative.
I figured A.I. could get close and a real artist could bring it home.
@YouOnlyLiveTwice
Check in with me, I have questions.
For the record the difference of results from working in plein air verses some very good artwork can be astounding. I once went down and sacrificed a 1/4-pounder right there on my workbench and was surprised how much more accurate the hues. Don't worry though, I've made good on several 1/4-pounders since then.I always thought those tasted better than a Big MacMy problem, is that I cannot take too much repetition. I literally cannot force myself to do the same things over and over. Some people really don't like that. It is what it is.
They were pretty good to us on repetition and dispersed duplicates amongst all four of us if need be, a rare occasion.
Just a reminder this thread was started with the intention of posting and talking about actual art with a side of photography, meaning fine art photography as per the definition of art. Maybe I was not specific enough about the photo side of things, but perhaps if someone wishes to make memes and jokes and write short stories, they could start their own thread because that was not the intention of this thread, which I started at the suggestion of Eli1.
There is also a thread for AI in the op. Link provided.
Not meant to discourage or disparage anyone, but it would be nice to participate with the above items in mind.
Thanks!
There is also a thread for AI in the op. Link provided.
Not meant to discourage or disparage anyone, but it would be nice to participate with the above items in mind.
Thanks!
For the record the difference of results from working in plein air verses some very good artwork can be astounding. I once went down and sacrificed a 1/4-pounder right there on my workbench and was surprised how much more accurate the hues. Don't worry though, I've made good on several 1/4-pounders since then.
LOL re the 1/4 pounder. Outdoor work is a whole other thing; I never really got into plein air myself but I really like the frames (haha). I've done a number of murals on walls for people but have gotten away from that.
The theme of loss of innocence is also of particular interest to me.
Anyone got anything to share on that topic in terms of artwork?
Here's one about hugging your inner child.
All of those colors around the child are scars that you wear on the face from the journey. The wind blows on your face and throws dust, debris and transforms you from a helpless child to hardened veteran who wants to go back to that inner child and just give him a hug.
Anyone got anything to share on that topic in terms of artwork?
Here's one about hugging your inner child.
All of those colors around the child are scars that you wear on the face from the journey. The wind blows on your face and throws dust, debris and transforms you from a helpless child to hardened veteran who wants to go back to that inner child and just give him a hug.
Do the white eyes mean anything to you?
What grabbed my attention were their shadows and I immediately thought: children robbed of a childhood.
If by chance, any old "Wall Dogs" are following the techniques shown in this thread, especially those of us who knew we were not earning a living while "getting away with murder" (sloppy craftmanship) out on location, hats off to you, especially, workers of the 'set-backs' 20x100 among others! But to that special cream of the crop whom the industry coined back in the 1970s, "The Super Realist", these were a special lot who pushed an astounding amount of paint at an expeditious pace. I happened to work with one, my friend Jos. I have him on film the day he painted two elderly portraits (3-foot tall heads) in 1:05 hrs. They called him Jos-o-matic.
He and I developed a facilitator to get things rolling right along. I really don't remember the ratio, but it wouldn't matter if it were water-based or oil. If water-based just us a little water in some suitable extender. If oil, then use a little 100% mineral spirits in linseed oil (preferably white refined). This is applied before and after color in the process to extend set time. Run some test through a chemical hand-sprayer providing your supplier isn't supplying you with some pretty anemic paint viscosities to begin with $$$!
Then came the day. they wanted to put our half-tone fields to the test. Who did they pick for this gem, yep, your's truly. It wouldn't surprise me if they were running wagers on this one, quite unusual. It was a success, a run of the mill advertisement, 10' x 40' with the exception of its field being an even transition of a bright lemon Yellow on top to a rich dark purple on bottom. I recall that day as disregarding the in-house artwork and devised my 2-foot sectional colors to be a smooth exchange as possible, as I recall obviously, yellow, orange, red, blue, purple. Those of you who have been muralist for an extended time know how to achieve an even transition, each hue has to be placed in full view by percentages. Not covering one by fogging or glazing over, you'll ruin your potential!
I don't care if it's spray or brush, each color has to be pulled into the next, building that up as you go. But even with my handy spray bottle concoction, those bulletin colors are made as fast-setting. And do yourself a favor and get a brush/roller spinner to freshen up or clean out your 4" finishing mop to smooth out licks of the brush. I would have a 3" brush in each of the five colors.
My technique; Snap your 2-foot lines and spray 5' or 6' wide swaths, two sections down. but only lay in the sectional color 4' to 5' wide. What you want to end up with is the faintest amount of he lower hue reaching half way into the above color. I do this by crosshatch brushstrokes going from one end to the other staying on track as I make my way into the next line of crosshatch. Its exhausting at first but youth is on your side!! Depending on the quality of your paint will dictate how much spray you'll use.
Ha! I say "no glaze", yet one day saved a botched field of over 700 sq ft. Enjoy!
That didn't make any sense, my bad. Had to have been Navy Blue as the bottom color. Thank you!
How about this one?
I consider this a piece of loss of innocence too but in historical terms.
These men knew that they could die and some of them did during the construction of these buildings during that era, but they were determined, brave and hard working people.
If you try to pull that off today there would be lawyers crawling like vultures. They have turned the society into an annoying place where a lot of people are like "i'm gonna sue your mom, i'm gonna sue your dad, i'm gonna sue your 3rd cousin for not specifying the terms of my work conditions which i didn't read because i'm too lazy"
In a group of 2 people now, 3 are lawyers.
I consider this a piece of loss of innocence too but in historical terms.
These men knew that they could die and some of them did during the construction of these buildings during that era, but they were determined, brave and hard working people.
If you try to pull that off today there would be lawyers crawling like vultures. They have turned the society into an annoying place where a lot of people are like "i'm gonna sue your mom, i'm gonna sue your dad, i'm gonna sue your 3rd cousin for not specifying the terms of my work conditions which i didn't read because i'm too lazy"
In a group of 2 people now, 3 are lawyers.
I've seen this picture before and always marvel and how brave people can be -- but to them, it was just an ordinary day -- making a living, putting food on the table for their families.
I can't look at that picture too long at a time, because seeing those guys at such a vast height with absolutely no safety equipment -- knowing some during that time didn't make it home to their families -- makes my palms start to sweat with anxiety.
I love dogs! This is amazing! Stained glass work seems to be rare. I went to a Cathedral outside Cincinnati and its stained glass windows were amazing. They said the were priceless partly because no one does that kind of work anymore.