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MadDogMike
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From: The Anvil of the Sun
|  Posted: 2010-05-08 10:05 pm Permalink
Zero, pardon my ignorance - but are these done digitally or in paint? Whatever it is, I love your style 
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zerostreet
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Posts: 1677 | Posted: 2010-05-09 05:13 am Permalink
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On 2010-05-08 22:05, MadDogMike wrote:
Zero, pardon my ignorance - but are these done digitally or in paint? Whatever it is, I love your style
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Thanks Mike!
I start with a sketch on paper. Sometimes detailed, sometimes not. I believe the sketch for this latest is a few pages back in this thread. Then I work almost exclusively digital. I also on occasion use photographs I take to layer in textures. For example, on this latest illustration part of the texture you see in the foreground Tiki is one of the trees outside my house. In some of my pieces you can see my palms and papaya trees as textures in the backgrounds. I am itching to do some acrylic originals. I haven't painted on canvas in MANY years and it's calling to me!
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zerostreet
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Posts: 1677 | Posted: 2010-05-10 7:36 pm Permalink
Made some changes here and there and have begun to lay in lots of detail! Using my backyard as reference (living in HOT South Florida has it's benfits! )
WestADad, you may like to know that this one is now tentatively titled "Cosmo At The Moon Palace"
Figure I have about 2 weeks or so to go!
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WestADad
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From: Tornado Alley
| Posted: 2010-05-13 09:24 am Permalink
Oh yeah! He just keeps getting better and better. Can't wait!
Chris
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zerostreet
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Posts: 1677 | Posted: 2010-05-16 7:45 pm Permalink
I'm calling this one done! Here is Cosmo At The Moon Palace! Thanks to Chris (WestADad) for suggesting the name Cosmo! To view a higher quality image of this go to tikitower! http://tikitower.com/?p=427 and click to enlarge!
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Tiki Tower
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Zerostreet Illustrations
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WestADad
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| Posted: 2010-05-17 05:33 am Permalink
It's all you Robert! Cosmo is awesome. Totally love it, down to the smallest details.
Chris
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zerostreet
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Posts: 1677 | Posted: 2010-05-17 05:36 am Permalink
Thanks Chris! Hope you checked it out at my website. Usually when I upload an image to TC it looses a lot of quality...especially in term of contrast.
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WestADad
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From: Tornado Alley
| Posted: 2010-05-17 05:59 am Permalink
Yep, I went there and got a close-up look. Fantastic!
Chris
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zerostreet
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Posts: 1677 | Posted: 2010-05-18 05:44 am Permalink
Not quite sure what I will work on next. Toying around with doing a 3D illustration...
Here's something new from the sketchbook.
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Robb Hamel
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| Posted: 2010-05-18 06:47 am Permalink
"Cosmo at the Moon Palace" is incredible, I really dig the sivery moonlight. And the overall concept is sooo unusual/original!
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zerostreet
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Posts: 1677 | Posted: 2010-05-18 07:36 am Permalink
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On 2010-05-18 06:47, Robb Hamel wrote:
"Cosmo at the Moon Palace" is incredible, I really dig the sivery moonlight. And the overall concept is sooo unusual/original!
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Wow! Thanks Robb! Very flattering to read your comments!
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zerostreet
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Posts: 1677 | Posted: 2010-05-19 7:08 pm Permalink
Ok, decided on a sketch I had of an underwater Tiki and a mermaid as my next piece. Here it is in its very first stage.
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zerostreet
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Posts: 1677 | Posted: 2010-05-20 07:52 am Permalink
As I work on the mermaid & Tiki posted above, I would love to know what everyone thinks of this idea.
I was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY and even though my family moved to South Florida when I was very young, I still love Brooklyn and am quite wistful of it. So....I came up with the following idea and would love to know what everyone thinks of this somewhat displaced Tiki. I may tackle this after the mermaid illustration.
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Tiki Tower
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Zerostreet Illustrations
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WestADad
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From: Tornado Alley
| Posted: 2010-05-21 1:00 pm Permalink
I like the City Tiki concept so far.
Chris
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Tiki Shark Art
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| Posted: 2010-05-21 2:12 pm Permalink
Nice work!
Love the moon palace. U iz good!
However, I think you are right, the canvas is calling... It'd be good to see what you can do with analog art. I come from a back ground of digital art - like since the 80's until just 5 years ago. I wish I had put brush to canvas seriously long ago.
Computers are great art tools, and the only way to go if you are doing commercial illustration. That said.... fine art gallery patrons prefer originals on canvas. Your talent level says you could rawk with the big boys in the poly-pop art world. I say go for it.
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- Honolulu Magazine "The Best Of" 2012 Issue
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