andy’s art blog

Starting to get the hang of edges… landscapes will be the real test though.

Hey, first post of the new decade, happy 2010 everyone!
So here’s a scribble test of a little handdrawn animation I’m working on - handdrawn over a 3D projection mapped background. I’m really having fun getting fast, kinetic movement, something I haven’t done so much hitherto. Hopefully will have some updates of the shot coming soon.

(image links to quicktime movie)

This was probably the most comfortable I’ve felt painting with oils so far, just focused and enjoying the challenge. I’m happy with the drawing, and I think the texture in the skirt ruffles works quite well. Doing these Degas studies has me itching to do some wax sculptures of my own; yet another medium to try out :)

I really enjoyed this one, mainly because Degas’ sculptures are just so brilliant to look at and study. I love the exuberance and joyousness in them; loose but still completely controlled and articulate.

Using just four colours - ivory black, titanium white, cad red and yellow ochre helped a lot… apparently Zorn used this limited palette often and I can see why. You can still keep temperature relationships correct (cooling with black and white, warming with red and yellow ochre), even if the exact colours are not accurate. Great for figure work and sculpture studies like this where drawing and values are the main concern.