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On the Bones of Giants
Aye, the hills are built upon the bones of giants, lad….
As promised, here is my first painting conducted with M.Graham watercolors which are very rich paints. They produce beautiful washes and layer very well. The honey humectant used in the paint’s formulation keeps the pigments supple on the palette which facilitates easy washes.
So far, they have proven a joy to work with and I can’t wait to kit out the studio with them.
This was done on 4×6 cold-press watercolor paper.
I released episode 76 of the Ninja Mountain Podcast yesterday. I am sprinkling in what little recording I was able to do at GenCon over these next two episodes.
It was a strange experience being too busy to leave my booth. Last year, I was able to wander the art show and get all kinds of recording done, but this year I had to remain at the table most of the time to meet customers. This is not a complaint, but I would have loved to have gotten more material at the con for our listeners.
Ah well. Can’t do it all.
I’ll be back next week with new artwork to share!
Composition looks awesome.. and the concept is very cool. I think you could do more to pop out those heads though.. add more contrast color or anything to the focal point and I think this would be a finished piece vs. a sketch.
Really really nice work.. I think you’ve captures some great mood and mystery here.
riq.
Thanks, Tariq.
I’m on the fence about popping those heads out of the misty background at the moment.
I’m still partial to the muted values of the background and the heads sort of emerging softly from it. Hmmm…..
If I give the heads too much focus, I fear they will start to come forward spatially and hurt the depth of the scene. Guess I should break out the lab coat and get down to some experimentation…
Thanks!
—Jeremy