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TikiMango
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Joined: Jun 17, 2008
Posts: 798
From: Satellite Beach, FL
|  Posted: 2008-08-05 8:13 pm Permalink
Completed my first Cook Island painting, a distraction from my other things.
12x12
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Dirk Yates
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From: Palm Springs, CA
| Posted: 2008-08-07 11:04 pm Permalink
Great painting!!! Acrylic?
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TikiMango
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From: Satellite Beach, FL
| Posted: 2008-08-08 06:10 am Permalink
Mahalo. Yes, all acrylics. I enjoy the fact that they dry fast, of course having never worked with oils I don't know if fast drying is a good thing or not. I also like that clean-up only takes water, so there's no strong chemical odors.
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surfintiki
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From: S. Chatham, MA
| Posted: 2008-08-08 08:46 am Permalink
Beautiful, I like your style!
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Dirk Yates
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From: Palm Springs, CA
| Posted: 2008-08-08 11:38 am Permalink
From my experience, I would say stick with acrylics. Cant wait to see more of your work!!!
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TikiMango
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From: Satellite Beach, FL
| Posted: 2008-11-07 5:01 pm Permalink
I haven't been too active lately, work seems to be sapping my energy. After seeing Schmaltz' Marquesan Canoe carving at the "In Search of Tiki" museum show at Forest Lawn I was inspired to paint a canoe full o' rowers. Acrylics, 16x20. Sorry for the bad lighting, the colors are more bright than shown and really pop under a color wheel.
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TikiMango
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From: Satellite Beach, FL
| Posted: 2008-11-16 5:50 pm Permalink
I decided to give the velvet thing a try. I wasn't sure where to buy black velvet for painting, and didn't want to mail order a huge amount in case things didn't work out. I went to Jo-Ann's fabrics and bought a yard of "royal velvet". Let me tell you, there are so many variables when it comes to velvets, I had no idea what to get. I figure I'll try painting on a yard of everything as time allows until I find something that works. This velvet is really plush, and I'm sticking with acrylics for now, as I want to retain some of my comfort zone.
Quick and dirty, just to get a feel. I am not a master of light.
Not very detailed, or large (5x7), just testing the waters.
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IsleConch
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Joined: Jun 04, 2006
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From: Satellite Beach, FL
| Posted: 2008-11-16 8:55 pm Permalink
Great works of art TM...I've always liked the velvet myself. I enjoyed lookin' all your paintings.
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Sneakytiki
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From: Boise, Idaho
| Posted: 2008-11-18 01:03 am Permalink
I like your style, the marquesan is da bombz, ditto the canoe!
PS killer frame on the B Velvet piece there.
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little lost tiki
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From: Orange,CA-right near the Circle!
| Posted: 2008-11-18 07:55 am Permalink
Dang Mango!
Cook Islands/Marquesan Rowers/and a VELVET!
BEAUTIMOUS!
Dang Boi! You are pumping out the jams!
Stick with acrylic-it likes you!
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TikiMango
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Joined: Jun 17, 2008
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From: Satellite Beach, FL
| Posted: 2008-11-18 4:54 pm Permalink
Thanks for all the positive support! Here's my second velvet painting. I find it hard to get any details on velvet, I think it is more the suggestion of shape than actually providing details. I wasn't able to sketch on the velvet as I normally do on canvas. I tried sketching with a white colored pencil, but it didn't really help things so I just free-handed as best as I could. Maybe I should use chalk? This is a pretty ugly wahine. If nudity is not allowed, please let me know and I'll take it down.
Velvet adhesive-spayed to a piece of bristol board, final size 8x10 (you can make out the edge if looking hard enough). I think I know why most folks use oils on velvet, it was really limiting to try to blend with acrylics and try not to clot up the velvet.
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TikiMango
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From: Satellite Beach, FL
| Posted: 2008-11-20 5:04 pm Permalink
I have moved images of this Moai relief plate to my new carving thread.
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Sneakytiki
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From: Boise, Idaho
| Posted: 2008-11-21 01:00 am Permalink
Mang,
i didn't even notice anything amiss about the nose til u mentioned it, and still it isn't bad, alot of the Moai I see have a sorta upturned schnauz.
I think this bas relief turned out GREAT!
Nice one!
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Coco Joe
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Joined: Sep 27, 2008
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From: Los Angeles
| Posted: 2008-11-21 5:59 pm Permalink
NICE!!!
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The Sperm Whale
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Joined: Aug 23, 2004
Posts: 1538
From: Lakewood California
| Posted: 2008-11-21 10:31 pm Permalink
This is my first time looking at your thread. And I really like your work!! It was nice to meet you at Damon's tonight. Thanks for posting!!
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