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The "Lurid" Tiki Art of Brad (Tiki Shark) Parker |
Tiki Shark Art
Grand Member (6 years) 
Joined: Aug 31, 2006
Posts: 2821
From: The volcanic Big Island of Hawaii
|  Posted: 2011-11-07 1:45 pm Permalink
ALOHA TIKI TRIBE!
cy - thanks. I always find the in progress shots of other artists the most interesting too...
zerostreet - Big Mahalo!
little lost tiki - Thanks! It was fun painting them, after I got over the idea I had to make them look like real orchids, and then easy after I got the idea to make them Orchids from outer space, or another dimension...
here's the next step in "Hawaiian Eye" letting this one look more painterly, so I'm not hiding my brush strokes. I reworked the comp a bit, and got the building a little more worked out.
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umeone
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Aug 26, 2005
Posts: 145 | Posted: 2011-11-08 04:45 am Permalink
Aloha Tiki Shark Art, love your work and have to tell you the Wanderer touches my heart. Great job!
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Tiki Shark Art
Grand Member (6 years)
Joined: Aug 31, 2006
Posts: 2821
From: The volcanic Big Island of Hawaii
| Posted: 2011-11-08 12:21 pm Permalink
ALOHA TIKI TRIBE!
umeone - Thanks so much!
Here's the next step...
worked out the building some more, working on the lettering (always tricky) and got the zombie/skeleton lurking in the up stairs window done. More to come...
Aloha!
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tigertail777
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Nov 25, 2004
Posts: 523
From: Oregon
| Posted: 2011-11-09 11:28 am Permalink
I don't know if it's just me...or that skeleton hanging out the window, but so far this one is shaping up to be even more surreal than your usual stuff. I just discovered Hawaiian Eye a little while ago and am working my way through the first season, so I dig the connection you have going there. 
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Tiki Shark Art
Grand Member (6 years)
Joined: Aug 31, 2006
Posts: 2821
From: The volcanic Big Island of Hawaii
| Posted: 2011-11-10 3:24 pm Permalink
Aloha Tiki Tribe!
tigertail777 - Ahhhh, yeah, I think you are right. As I get a better command of what the heck I'm doing, I seem to drifting into more pop-surreal, or guess I should say poly-pop-surrealism. I hope I'm creating a distinct style.
Step 4.) Worked out the building abit more, Smoothed the figure a tad.
Here's a closer look.
ALoha!
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zerostreet
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Joined: Feb 06, 2010
Posts: 1712
From: http://www.zerostreet.com
| Posted: 2011-11-10 4:10 pm Permalink
Nice Brad! Loving this one so far! I can't ever see a Private "eye" on a door without thinking of the Little Rascals for some reason! 
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Tiki Shark Art
Grand Member (6 years)
Joined: Aug 31, 2006
Posts: 2821
From: The volcanic Big Island of Hawaii
| Posted: 2011-11-15 1:54 pm Permalink
ALOHA TIKI TRIBE!
zerostreet - Oh yeah! THATS where that is from! Spanky!
Step 5:
More detail on the building. Added in the trees, and another tiki (can't have too many of those!) Roughed in his Aloha Shirt.
Here's a close up.
ALOHA!
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Tiki Shark Art
Grand Member (6 years)
Joined: Aug 31, 2006
Posts: 2821
From: The volcanic Big Island of Hawaii
| Posted: 2011-11-17 6:48 pm Permalink
ALOHA TIKI TRIBE!
Step 6: I evened up the tiki's eyes a little - I noticed one was a bit off. Then started to lay in some light semi transparent tones on the tiki-man. The idea will be to have him in warm tones so he stands out from the cool blue and green of the night background. I think they will have to be red orange yelllow, and magenta. More to come!
ALOHA!
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umeone
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Aug 26, 2005
Posts: 145 | Posted: 2011-11-20 11:47 am Permalink
Wow, this is just fantastic and your lettering is great! I love seeing the progression. Beautiful work!
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Tiki Shark Art
Grand Member (6 years)
Joined: Aug 31, 2006
Posts: 2821
From: The volcanic Big Island of Hawaii
| Posted: 2011-12-01 9:19 pm Permalink
ALOHA TIKI TRIBE!
umeone - thanks! Yeah, lettering is REAL tricky for me. I keep retouching it as I go (cause I'm so bad at it) till it looks good nuff!
Step 7: laying in warmer tones on the Detective Tiki so he pops out of the cool blue green night. How loud should his shirt get? Hmmm good question!
More later!
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Chuck Tatum is Tiki
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Joined: May 12, 2011
Posts: 1674
From: Southern Cailifornia
| Posted: 2011-12-01 9:46 pm Permalink
Brad you need to have all those Hawaiian Shirts you have been painting made into
the real thing, cause I would wear em!
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Tiki Shark Art
Grand Member (6 years)
Joined: Aug 31, 2006
Posts: 2821
From: The volcanic Big Island of Hawaii
| Posted: 2011-12-02 4:47 pm Permalink
ALOHA TIKI TRIBE!
Chuck Tatum is Tiki, thanks! This one is a bit overly colorful maybe. I thing I may tone it down after I get it more finished. Had to move the tiki's foot over to the left, add on a bit more torso, so his head didn't look like it was too off center.
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little lost tiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 12, 2006
Posts: 7463
From: Orange,CA-right near the Circle!
| Posted: 2011-12-02 5:03 pm Permalink
aw MAN! a cat in the friggin MOON!
that fellow's lookin quite happy and the piece is coming along splendidly!
don't tone down the shirt too much...
is beautiful!
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Chuck Tatum is Tiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: May 12, 2011
Posts: 1674
From: Southern Cailifornia
| Posted: 2011-12-02 5:49 pm Permalink
I Digg It!
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Tiki Shark Art
Grand Member (6 years)
Joined: Aug 31, 2006
Posts: 2821
From: The volcanic Big Island of Hawaii
| Posted: 2011-12-02 7:11 pm Permalink
ALOHA TIKI TRIBE!
LLT - thanks! The cat moon was fun, not sure if it was going to work, but seems ok. the shirt is still in prog , I will take your input to heart, as always.
Chuck - Mahalo!
Last shot as a bit bad here's a better one
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