Sunday, April 19, 2009

work long and perspire

Drawing and Painting, paint yourself as an existing character wearing a costume, include a hand and a background.

oh man this project was a roller coaster! i really struggled with it and i thought id show you just how bad it got. i seriously thought i woke up and had all of my abilities to paint stolen while i slept. (btw, i choose sulu)
Attempt number 1, oil on canvas
Painting: Fail
Gangrene: Win
Attempt number 2: acrylic on canvas
Painting: Fail
Oompa Loompa: Win
Attempt number 3: acrylic on canvas
Painting: Epic Fail
WTF: Win
here are some detailed closeups to combat the abundance of failures
oil on canvas, 12x16

7 comments:

  1. omg this turned out amazing!!! honestly it was soooo worth re doing it!

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  2. lol this is super cute- mt

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  3. This turned out sooo well yigi, totally worth redoing it. Your final looks amazing, I love that hand!! And the teeth! :D

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  5. Yessss this rules. I love Star Trek.

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  6. haha this post made me laugh out loud, love you boy. the final is spectacular. i saw you on In Fashion today!

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  7. in fashion? was it the matthew williams line?

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