Friday 30 July 2010
Thursday 29 July 2010
Wednesday 28 July 2010
Lasso Painting
I've always had an appreciation for the Looney Tunes background artists of the 40s and 50s, One artist who springs to mind is Paul Julian. Julian's use of colour and perspective resulted in a truly cinematic and engaging stage for characters like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck Porky Pig and many others.
So, what's that got to do with Lasso Painting? A recent summer trip to California I took with my wife seems to be inspiring a series of paintings based on the 1000s of photos we took between us. I enjoy painting the detailed and generally more time consuming illustrations, but for practice I've decided to get into the habit of quickly illustrating less complicated backgrounds/characters using only the Lasso tool and a single brush in Photoshop. Stay tuned for 'Lasso Paintings'
So, what's that got to do with Lasso Painting? A recent summer trip to California I took with my wife seems to be inspiring a series of paintings based on the 1000s of photos we took between us. I enjoy painting the detailed and generally more time consuming illustrations, but for practice I've decided to get into the habit of quickly illustrating less complicated backgrounds/characters using only the Lasso tool and a single brush in Photoshop. Stay tuned for 'Lasso Paintings'
Tuesday 27 July 2010
Dirt Racer
This Key fame painting is part of a series of designs I'm currently working on. The idea being the cars compete in an endurance dirt race where anything goes - the last car standing wins. The 'Hero' car featured is based on a 1966 Ford Mustang, I'll be posting developed ideas soon so stay tuned...
Sunday 25 July 2010
Mr. Toad
Following the theme of Off Roaders, this painting was specifically inspired by a shot my wife took in San Francisco of 'Mr. Toad's Tour bus' and the 7hr drive to Vegas - Photoshop
GO FOR IT!
I've always been fascinated by cars and speed ever since my Uncle bought a radio controlled Tamiya Sand Scorcher 2WD Off-Road Racer back from art college some 30 years ago! Yes, it's been that long Jeff!
The Red Planet
I painted this landscape after taking a helicopter ride into the Grand Canyon during our American road trip.
Saturday 24 July 2010
Bird's eye view
Friday 23 July 2010
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