Velvet Underground
Feb 072010
Jan 042010
Watercolor portrayal of a subjects can be tricky business. Lighting helps a lot in reference photos used while painting. In the particular portrait I asked for light conditions to be positioned linearly to the left and right of the baby. The result is a nice shadow the light cast on the form that can really bring visual information to the portrait.
This is a early scan of the painting after roughing in the background and the flesh tones
Jul 262009
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May 142009
The process is simple, send me some photos of the subject. When taking these photos try to keep the camera at an eye level with the animal. This technique will produce a more natural posture. Also take several form different angles, if you take pictures of your pet like my wife does you probably have several good shots already.
Portraits are a great way of remembering a pet even after to has passed away. I keep the watercolor of Ramsess on my desk by my computer, I sure did love that dog. I made him the co-star in my graphic novel Faustition, he was a natural model.
Jan 082009
Sep 242008
Sep 052008
I have been doing a lot of recent portrait painting using watercolor. I started using a watercolor canvass that is pre-stretched. The results are fantastic. Portrait work commissions in watercolor start at $250 per subject in the painting. If a landscape is involved in the portrait add another $250-500. It is pretty general and strait forward really; send some photos that you like to me via e-mail or snail mail, wedding photos, engagement photos, children photos, dog or cat photos. I draw everything from scratch and we can pretty much combine photos any way you would like. I will be posting some step by step in the near future.
