putting on some spiritual armor work in progress by allisonbender
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Please forgive the working title , I couldn't help myself!
Ok don't have much to say today, (and they all exclaim..... A resounding .... Thank God!!) ;)
I spent about 2 hrs last nite on this and 2 hours today, because of some of the smaller details and the fact that it was painted wet into wet, I was forced to use a mall stick, a very clumsy and nessesary, evil little tool!! ;)
(serves me right for choosing to work in such a slow drying medium)
Same pallette as mentioned before, except for the addition of allizarion crimson, which is mixed with mars black for the darkest darks, I don't like to use pure black , as it seems to visually cut a hole in a canvas ! While speaking of black, my preference is mars black for warm paintings and ivory black for cooler paintings.
One of the problems ascosiated with working without a reference.... is folds in clothing... THEY ARE SO HARD FOR ME TO FAKE!! I hate the right sleeve ... finally gave up on it for now.
Might cut the sleave off a sweatshirt and have Trina photograph me .
tom
p.s. I found an amazing brush cleaner, made by Cleanstrip: it will even remove hardened paint, and the fumes have an interesting and fun side effect, they make me.... giggle,.... so now i'm keeping an open can of it right beside my easel, just for fun! ;)
Wow ... it's a good thing I didn't have a lot to say!!!! Thanks again to all of you for watching and your gracious comments!!!!
Comments (37)
ARTWITHIN
The metal looks great, and the red shade and tones are super as well. Now, where do I get that cleaner, I need a lot of giggles. ;)))
bmac62
It all looks A-1 to me. The eight metal strips that make up the breast plate look great. The shiny reflectiveness is superb.
lizzibell
Beautiful...
Seaview123
Good looking colored pencil work. Excellent image.
vintorix
What have been most interesting for me in this series have been the realization that real painters do a sketch before starting with the oil colors. And whats special with Allison is that he doesn't need any reference to draw the hill. If I need a hill, I not only need one reference, I need two (2), picking the best hill stuff from both in order to produce the best hill imaginable.
shadownet
Wow I am once again just left amazed. The armor looks really great. What I can't figure out is how you got it so that I can see my reflection in it when I zoom in! ;O)
Faemike55
Great work. Looking forward to finished piece
Savage_dragon
Excellent metallic quality. I like the folds. Nice! ")
groegnitram
folds, metal, the wall and their shadows, it all works so fine together. i mean there are often enough parts in an image difficult to integrate into it because of too much black, or lack of depth, or the opposite. it looks great so far, without a doubt, atmosphere and mood comes more and more alive!
tryky5carla
Excuse my English ! I favourite all etape for your scene, because I want to have all untill the final. Great work !!!
miwi
Klasse progress; looking forward to finished piece!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Miska7
It gets better each time we see it. Very nice work!
CaptainNeatoman
Holy crap dude. If your work isn't in a famous museum in 200 years, it'll be a crime. Great stuff.
decie
4 hours well spent your getting there dont end up like me i just have to do the lot i an hour lol
Marinette
Great work !!!:)
gomboy
your work is splendid as well as an important subject matter.
dianas..creations
Tom this is coming along just beautifully! You are doing a fantastic job on every inch! Watch out with those fumes though, you might post a painting full of giggles...:)
blinkings
Very clever.
rayag
BRAVO!!!Looks perfect!very interesting.
Hendesse
Outstanding work, looks fantastic. Superb!!
kahun.hida
兵士の休息を感じる素晴らしい作品！！！！！
Kerbad
very nice indeed, brill
fractalinda
Wonderful progress on this awesome and timely composition. I wish you a joyous Resurrection day, Tom!
RMaverick
Such brilliant work! The various stages reflect the nature of a true artist. Your insight into the many aspects of the medium add a very personal quality to the piece as well. You have been blessed with a gift and your visions are awesome. Keep sharing for all the right reasons......... Many blessings to you this Easter!
giovanino
happy easter to you and your family
mel841
Wonderful progression! Thank you for sharing your process! Amazing image!!
FS
You did a great work!
theprojectionist
Looking good Tom,all the very best with it
greensleeves81
The armature shows how sharp you are. Well, I know I cannot go beyond 'shadow net'. Cut sleeves for a referance !!!!!!!!! I like ur observation about black colour. and good information. p.s. Now I got the meaning of the title.
FadeWillow
I just adore the way you create textures - the red cloth and specialy the stone wall are just superb, keep up the fantastic work Fade