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Paul Day Clemens' Tiki Art |
Enchanted Tiki Guy
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Aug 14, 2008
Posts: 105
From: West Hollywood, CA
|  Posted: 2008-09-06 3:39 pm Permalink
Paul, these paintings are just breathtaking! I love the color schemes you used as well! Excellent my friend!
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Easter Island Elvis
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Sep 07, 2008
Posts: 96
From: San Diego, Tikifornia
| Posted: 2008-09-08 12:54 pm Permalink
Paul, those pieces are great! That After Hours one is my favorite. I really like the way you use the bright/neon colors. Great job!
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KreepyTiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 18, 2007
Posts: 193 | Posted: 2008-09-08 2:04 pm Permalink
Thanks for all the kind words and encouragement! (The fragile egos of us artists need that once in a while to keep a goin'!  )
And mahalos for takin' a peek!
Cheers! 
Castaway Clemens
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KreepyTiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 18, 2007
Posts: 193 | Posted: 2008-09-09 02:16 am Permalink
Regarding prints of my work...
I've been experimenting. And while I can't yet afford to do lithos or giclees, I've been getting surprisingly good results with first doing a CMYK conversion on Photoshop and then doing a high-end laser print on glossy card stock.
I think folks should be pretty okay with that. And, of course, I'll charge accordingly -- i.e., NOT what a litho or giclee would bring.
Cheers!
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KreepyTiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 18, 2007
Posts: 193 | Posted: 2008-09-09 02:18 am Permalink
Okay -- here's my new one --
I call it "Lickatiki"...
...'cause it takes a lickin' and keeps on tikin'! (Sorry!  )
Cheers! 
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[ This Message was edited by: KreepyTiki 2008-09-09 14:01 ]
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MadDogMike
Grand Member (3 years) 
Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6389
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2008-09-09 07:36 am Permalink
Lickatiki! Have mercy!!! I need a cold shower 
I play with graphics a bit (nothing like this) and I too prefer Paintshop Pro (I think I have version 5 or 6), much better than Photo Shop. I'm sure you know, but the reason that the new versions of Paintshop are jacked up is because they sold out to Corel 
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Jeff Central
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Joined: Jul 23, 2002
Posts: 1527
From: Columbus, Ohio
| Posted: 2008-09-09 07:49 am Permalink
Great stuff Paul!!
Keep up the good work.
I think I need a cold shower too! 
Cheers and Mahalo,
Jeff
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KreepyTiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 18, 2007
Posts: 193 | Posted: 2008-09-09 10:20 am Permalink
Thanks, guys!
And now I think I'll go and jump in a cold shower MYSELF before thrusting myself into my next piece... Uhhh, errr, what I MEANT to say was...
Oh, forget I even POSTED this!
Cheers!
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Tiki Shark Art
Grand Member (6 years) 
Joined: Aug 31, 2006
Posts: 2755
From: The volcanic Big Island of Hawaii
| Posted: 2008-09-09 8:23 pm Permalink
KREEPYTIKI~
I was all about to blather on about how an artist of your talent should turn away from the mouse and pick up the brush, but then looking at how good your last e-LICK-tronic painting is, well.. just keep making da' art! X-cellent lickin!
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KreepyTiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 18, 2007
Posts: 193 | Posted: 2008-09-10 08:36 am Permalink
Thanks for your post, Tiki Shark! VERY appreciated!
And here's a revised version of "Lickatiki" in which I brought out the features of my tiki a lot more and made a few other barely noticeable alterations as well.
Some friends and I are going to be using this image on some business cards for a project we have in development, and the original tiki just doesn't read well when it's reduced down to that small a size.
What do YOU folks think? I'm kinda split on which version I like best.
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MadDogMike
Grand Member (3 years)
Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6389
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2008-09-10 09:31 am Permalink
I like the highlighted tiki better. The only way it could get any better now was if she was twins!!! 
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Clay, the oldest and most divine art media;
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Jeff Central
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 23, 2002
Posts: 1527
From: Columbus, Ohio
| Posted: 2008-09-10 10:10 am Permalink
Now there's a business card!!!!!! 
Cheers and Mahalo,
Jeff
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KreepyTiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 18, 2007
Posts: 193 | Posted: 2008-09-10 12:02 pm Permalink
Hey MadDog!
Far out! Talk about a "double-header"!
Weirdly, I've used that mirror technique before on a few of my other figure and head-study pieces, but hadn't thought of doing it with this one. Anyway, your "twin" idea is pretty damn koolamundo! And so here's my own, further developed version...
And if you don't mind, I'd like to "appropriate" the concept for possible use in my upcoming project (which I can't talk about just yet). After all, the original artwork IS mine!
Also, after some consideration, I've come to agree with you about the highlighted version --the other one just gets too overshadowed by the girl's half of the painting.
Cheers and Mahalos!
Castaway Clemens
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Tiki Trav
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Joined: Sep 25, 2006
Posts: 631
From: NSW Central Coast, Australia
| Posted: 2008-09-10 12:14 pm Permalink
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MadDogMike
Grand Member (3 years)
Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6389
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2008-09-10 12:17 pm Permalink
By all means  . Your refined version is much better than my 5 minute massacre of your artwork
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Clay, the oldest and most divine art media;
"And now, from the clay of the ground, the Lord God formed man" Genesis 2:7
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