thanks budo!
i'm almost done with this one!
https://i.imgur.com/NOiemT9.jpeg
it's painted over the top of this one, from a couple years ago
https://i.imgur.com/ynOtbMf.png
― z_tbd, Monday, 3 June 2024 23:26 (three weeks ago) link
awesome!
― corrs unplugged, Tuesday, 4 June 2024 06:47 (three weeks ago) link
Some real bangers here I hadn't seen yet. Thank you for the updates!
― H.P, Tuesday, 4 June 2024 09:08 (three weeks ago) link
BTW, worth saying that this thread is an incredible (INCREDIBLE!) body of work. Took a scroll to the start and wowie-zowie you've got a collection here!
― H.P, Tuesday, 4 June 2024 09:19 (three weeks ago) link
thank you H.P.! a scroll down memory lane is an arduous task in this thread, although photobucket/tinypic getting bought out and then taking all the images down probably helps a little. i believe the first image in this thread (and my first gif) was tom cruise eating shit on a loop! hopefully i saved that one somewhere, it was cutting edge gfx ;)
i think i finally finished the big one, so i'm getting ready to try to take some photos and document before it goes...above my bed i guess. a 70"x40" is a tough sell anywhere, lol, even my own apartment.
speaking of, sorry for a good news post but it's been a months-long process but i finally got my new studio space built up and ready to go at my new place! it's a very small room, but it has a window, a fan, nice light in the afternoons and evenings, close access to a sink, and a nice big mirror that's hung up at an angle to make it useful for figure references. also got a part-time job that's set up to just barely pay my living expenses and maximize the time i get to spend doing what i want to do (art and music).
― z_tbd, Wednesday, 5 June 2024 16:09 (three weeks ago) link
i am out of paper towels, which means i'm done with this fucking painting *cheers*
https://i.imgur.com/xBlsCsJ.jpeg
― z_tbd, Wednesday, 5 June 2024 18:25 (three weeks ago) link
i assume the paper towels were for wiping the sweat off your brow
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Wednesday, 5 June 2024 19:39 (three weeks ago) link
looks great, kinda spooky
thank you!
paper towels are my cheap and lazy ass system to semi-clean brushes, really just re-using the same 3 or 4 brushes and palette knives for pretty much everything, so i'm always wiping them clean and dabbing excess paint left and right
― z_tbd, Wednesday, 5 June 2024 20:08 (three weeks ago) link
Love your color.
― il lavoro mi rovina la giornata (PBKR), Thursday, 6 June 2024 00:20 (two weeks ago) link
appreciate it! so of course this has no color, yet:
https://i.imgur.com/9n4EOVM.jpeg
i'm probably going to add some color to it this afternoon, but it's just charcoal on a piece of drawing paper so i'm not sure it can withstand much more than oil pastels. i might add just a splash of color somewhere and then use fixative to keep the charcoal where it is now. i like how gritty and messy it is right now!
https://i.imgur.com/ZlfHUjC.jpeg
― z_tbd, Sunday, 23 June 2024 17:29 (three days ago) link
oh yes I love that as it is
― corrs unplugged, Monday, 24 June 2024 07:35 (two days ago) link
welp, i went ahead and added a bunch of color! i accidentally used a patch of oil pastels (instead of chalk) which changed everything. i've been using a little kit of oil pastels i got a year ago, trying to use every single little piece all the way down to the nubb before moving on
https://i.imgur.com/S5wjb8y.jpeg
― z_tbd, Tuesday, 25 June 2024 18:21 (yesterday) link