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good ol' days... step by step
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good ol' days... step by step
for fun, I decided to post a step by step of a large mural I'll be painting soon.
I know about computers, some, but certain jobs require certain skills.
The mural is to honor the first merchant in a new town called Lodi, around 1875.
Imagine, a town built around a railroad. The rendering will also include a few other businesses that followed,
all located on Sacramento Street. This mural will be the first in addition to those created during
the Head West Walldog meet, 2 years ago, and will be approx 50' x 14'.
The first rough concept was created on the computer using a Letterhead Font and
either some Jackson or Butler elements. Once the mural was approved and funding arrived,
I wanted to draw a larger to-scale version, which is 34" x 9''. With this size, I'll be painting
a watercolor study prior to painting on the wall.
While drawing the new and improved version (with no offense to three parties mentioned earlier),
I remembered... there was no computers in them days. So, the new sketch is rendered with the
good ol' days style of draw, cut and paste. After all, I like to take care of things personally.
I'll add a few updates as they become available, until then keep your eyes and your heart open.
Aho.
first computer concept
help him back to the drawing board
oh, one more thing, when your gettin a shave...
make sure the right man's wearing the jacket.
I know about computers, some, but certain jobs require certain skills.
The mural is to honor the first merchant in a new town called Lodi, around 1875.
Imagine, a town built around a railroad. The rendering will also include a few other businesses that followed,
all located on Sacramento Street. This mural will be the first in addition to those created during
the Head West Walldog meet, 2 years ago, and will be approx 50' x 14'.
The first rough concept was created on the computer using a Letterhead Font and
either some Jackson or Butler elements. Once the mural was approved and funding arrived,
I wanted to draw a larger to-scale version, which is 34" x 9''. With this size, I'll be painting
a watercolor study prior to painting on the wall.
While drawing the new and improved version (with no offense to three parties mentioned earlier),
I remembered... there was no computers in them days. So, the new sketch is rendered with the
good ol' days style of draw, cut and paste. After all, I like to take care of things personally.
I'll add a few updates as they become available, until then keep your eyes and your heart open.
Aho.
first computer concept
help him back to the drawing board
oh, one more thing, when your gettin a shave...
make sure the right man's wearing the jacket.
Last edited by Tony Segale on Thu Aug 07, 2008 9:10 pm, edited 1 time in total.
and he took that golden hair and made a sweater for baby bear.
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There never was any good ole days....
A good long step-by-step sounds pretty good right about now.
So you do that cousin, you get those watercolors right out.
I'll be lookin' over my shoulder the rest of my days, waitin' for the updates.
So you keep on as you are and we'll look forward to learnin' some things!
At least that Town of Lodi knows, when your lookin' for a new mural...
make sure the right man's sportin' the brush!
Remember boys!...when the spirit is willin', the flesh has the
strength of ten!
Aho!
-WB
So you do that cousin, you get those watercolors right out.
I'll be lookin' over my shoulder the rest of my days, waitin' for the updates.
So you keep on as you are and we'll look forward to learnin' some things!
At least that Town of Lodi knows, when your lookin' for a new mural...
make sure the right man's sportin' the brush!
Remember boys!...when the spirit is willin', the flesh has the
strength of ten!
Aho!
-WB
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good point, Billy Bob...
them new fangled cameras were around in them days to take the picture...
however, it will be painted into the mural, not a digi-print.
In the new sketch, I sketched the decorative oval on tracing paper to
reproduce two of the same, and hand cut the opening for the photos.
I did use the help of a copier to enlarge the photos to the sizes I wanted.
I'll be transferring all art to watercolor paper soon, and I'll include that
step-by-step.
If the risks are little, the rewards are little.
them new fangled cameras were around in them days to take the picture...
however, it will be painted into the mural, not a digi-print.
In the new sketch, I sketched the decorative oval on tracing paper to
reproduce two of the same, and hand cut the opening for the photos.
I did use the help of a copier to enlarge the photos to the sizes I wanted.
I'll be transferring all art to watercolor paper soon, and I'll include that
step-by-step.
If the risks are little, the rewards are little.
and he took that golden hair and made a sweater for baby bear.
http://www.tonysegale.com
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...Tony, your art has alot of potential, and obviously much time has been spent creating it. I realize that this is a new mural, and not a reproduction of what an 'old' advertising sign would look like. In the era you want to portray, commercial wall dogs would (probably) not have been inclined to paint versions of photographs on brick or wood walls. Using pre designed clip art may have been pretty rare too. ...Much of the art being designed these days for the 'new' wall dog and L'head meets does include photos though. Photographs (and tiny copy) can add a TON of work to a wall project, but if you're really into painting it, and have the time, go for it. I just think that there could be a design solution that has the historical references you want, is less busy, and is (somewhat) more simple to execute.
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Billy Bob,
there's charcoal in that sketch
and Sharpies, too.
I tried hard.
there's charcoal in that sketch
and Sharpies, too.
I tried hard.
and he took that golden hair and made a sweater for baby bear.
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While photgraphic representation was not done, there was a wall painter here in Colorado gold mining towns of Black Hawk, Central City, Idaho Springs, Georgetown and Breckenridge who did similar artwork although more stylized. I particularly remember one where he had done the name of the establishment with the picture of the interior to show that they had a huge stock, so you would know they could sell you anything you needed. Remember that with a lower literacy rate, their audience would get the message in pictures. You might call them story walls too. When both Georgetown and Idaho Springs were restoring for tourists in the 1950's, Dad and I repainted many of those originals. The scrolls and dingbats are similar to the flavor of those early painters.
I will be interested in seeing the finished project.
I will be interested in seeing the finished project.
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Tony,
I like the hand drawn one, too.
Actually, I believe you will see quite a few renderings in the old atkinson plates. He just did "shorthand" roughs of what would be painted renderings in the final signs, probably off some sort of photo he had in front of him. Also, a huge pecrcentage of the old 1880-1920 letterheads and billheads had some sort of rendering, such as an old building or factory scene. Of course, they weren't "photographs", but stylized litho etchings of the time.
Your "sketch" appears to me to just be the basis of what you will be simplifying and rendering to make this sign project do-able. Carry on!
Thanks for taking the time and energy to document it here for the site.
Mike Jackson
I like the hand drawn one, too.
Actually, I believe you will see quite a few renderings in the old atkinson plates. He just did "shorthand" roughs of what would be painted renderings in the final signs, probably off some sort of photo he had in front of him. Also, a huge pecrcentage of the old 1880-1920 letterheads and billheads had some sort of rendering, such as an old building or factory scene. Of course, they weren't "photographs", but stylized litho etchings of the time.
Your "sketch" appears to me to just be the basis of what you will be simplifying and rendering to make this sign project do-able. Carry on!
Thanks for taking the time and energy to document it here for the site.
Mike Jackson
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Vintage Ornamental Clip art
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Golden Era Studios
Vintage Ornamental Clip art
Jackson Hole, WY
Photography site:
Teton Images
Jackson Hole photography blog:
Best of the Tetons
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Camera Obscura
Sorry guys i can not help myself!
There are photographic renderings for more than 2500 years.
The only question is how photographic is it?
I must post this......:
"The beginning… Well, the beginning of photography can be relationated with invention of camera obscura, which tracks can be found in Chinese philosopher Mo-Ti (5th century BC!). He noticed the phenomenon of inverted image formed by light as they passed through a pinhole into the darkened room, which he gaved name of “collecting place” or “locked treasure room”. So, you can consider photography as a gift from our mother nature – inventions are sometimes nothing but the discovery of obvious things nature offers us.
In 4th century BC, Aristotle projected the shape of partially eclipsed sun on the ground… through the holes in a sieve. I am not quite sure while he understood the mechanism of light projection; I would say that he was a curious observer and he rather knew ‘how’ and not ‘why’.
Alhazen, an Islamic scholar, was the first to experiment and to gave the full description of the principle. He experimented with five lanterns outside a room with a small hole.
The device itself was clearly described by Leonardo da Vinci in 1490. Those days, camera obscura was a large room and its use was rather limited to astrology. For example, Dutch scientist Reinerus Gemma-Frisius used it to observe a solar eclipse in 1544. In 16th century, a convex lens is added into the aperture for the sake of improving the image quality and the mirror to reflect it down onto a viewing surface, later. The world of arts appreciated the invention as Giovanni Battista Della Porta recommended its use as an aid for drawing for artists in his 1558 book Magiae Naturalis.
Nevertheless, the term of ‘camera obcura’ was given by German astronomer Johannes Kepler. For astronomical aplications he used a portable tent camera which he used for surveying in Upper Austria in the early 17th century. The utility, as we know it today, is a box with a hole, in its simpliest version, or lens which lets the light rays come in.
From now on, the development of camera obscura took two directions. First, as an entertainment tool, there were several camera obscura rooms in places of unique beauty.
The second track of the invention development was its application in arts. As a drawing tool, used by such names as Canaletto, camera obscura was not so far, but not so close either, from what we know today as photographic camera."
I knew about the Camera Obscure during my Art History days and the art historians find it still a shame to admit that probably the best painters during the last 3 centuries learnt about this tool to copy the dimensions and details of the 'real' world on 2D. Our famed Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer is one of them:
http://girl-with-a-pearl-earring.20m.co ... bscura.htm.
Pricipal basics of Camera Obscura.
Italian princpipals of the Camera Obscura in the year 1544!
Camea Obscura booth.
Think he know's it all Erik
There are photographic renderings for more than 2500 years.
The only question is how photographic is it?
I must post this......:
"The beginning… Well, the beginning of photography can be relationated with invention of camera obscura, which tracks can be found in Chinese philosopher Mo-Ti (5th century BC!). He noticed the phenomenon of inverted image formed by light as they passed through a pinhole into the darkened room, which he gaved name of “collecting place” or “locked treasure room”. So, you can consider photography as a gift from our mother nature – inventions are sometimes nothing but the discovery of obvious things nature offers us.
In 4th century BC, Aristotle projected the shape of partially eclipsed sun on the ground… through the holes in a sieve. I am not quite sure while he understood the mechanism of light projection; I would say that he was a curious observer and he rather knew ‘how’ and not ‘why’.
Alhazen, an Islamic scholar, was the first to experiment and to gave the full description of the principle. He experimented with five lanterns outside a room with a small hole.
The device itself was clearly described by Leonardo da Vinci in 1490. Those days, camera obscura was a large room and its use was rather limited to astrology. For example, Dutch scientist Reinerus Gemma-Frisius used it to observe a solar eclipse in 1544. In 16th century, a convex lens is added into the aperture for the sake of improving the image quality and the mirror to reflect it down onto a viewing surface, later. The world of arts appreciated the invention as Giovanni Battista Della Porta recommended its use as an aid for drawing for artists in his 1558 book Magiae Naturalis.
Nevertheless, the term of ‘camera obcura’ was given by German astronomer Johannes Kepler. For astronomical aplications he used a portable tent camera which he used for surveying in Upper Austria in the early 17th century. The utility, as we know it today, is a box with a hole, in its simpliest version, or lens which lets the light rays come in.
From now on, the development of camera obscura took two directions. First, as an entertainment tool, there were several camera obscura rooms in places of unique beauty.
The second track of the invention development was its application in arts. As a drawing tool, used by such names as Canaletto, camera obscura was not so far, but not so close either, from what we know today as photographic camera."
I knew about the Camera Obscure during my Art History days and the art historians find it still a shame to admit that probably the best painters during the last 3 centuries learnt about this tool to copy the dimensions and details of the 'real' world on 2D. Our famed Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer is one of them:
http://girl-with-a-pearl-earring.20m.co ... bscura.htm.
Pricipal basics of Camera Obscura.
Italian princpipals of the Camera Obscura in the year 1544!
Camea Obscura booth.
Think he know's it all Erik
Realizing we are in the 2nd renaissance of the arts.
Learn, copy and trying to improve...
Still in the learning phase
Amsterdam Netherlands
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Learn, copy and trying to improve...
Still in the learning phase
Amsterdam Netherlands
www.ferrywinkler.nl
www.schitterend.eu
www.facebook.com/Schitterend.eu
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Well, I didn't expect so much interest.
Thanks for the historical timeline, Erik, very interesting.
Sometimes a man's life depends on a mere scrap of information.
Perhaps I need to explain, when I begin a project like this, I always let the design evolve.
A man has to change sometime. And many times, I change some of the elements to
improve the overall layout and theme. When I was asked by the Art Advisory Board what colors I'll being using,
I never gave a firm commitment. That, too, can change as it develops.
That is why I'll be rendering this design now in pen first, and watercolor second.
In these two pics, you see the tracing paper rolled over the entire design.
Now I can begin the pen work, What I do here, will be what I transfer to the watercolor board.
The fun part of this process is, even in this old grainy photo, I can make out the brackets of the C.O.Ivory sign
as it is attached to the flag pole, building and supporting posts. Also, there is a Wells Fargo & Co Express sign on top of his building.
The exact year is 1876. And the horse drawn wagons have a canvas roof and side, with the sides in the rolled-up position.
A devasting fire occurred here about 20 years later. Photos after rebuilding with new brick structures,
show the flag pole still stand and retained to honor Mr Ivory.
This will be a long process, no hurry, the important thing is it will be up for a long, long time.
I need this piece to not only stand along with the other nine masterpieces, but make a statement of its own, as well.
But you know, the thing is, once I get paid, I always see the job through.
begin the pen work
as it develops...
now time for weekend projects...landscape therapy.
Aho
Thanks for the historical timeline, Erik, very interesting.
Sometimes a man's life depends on a mere scrap of information.
Perhaps I need to explain, when I begin a project like this, I always let the design evolve.
A man has to change sometime. And many times, I change some of the elements to
improve the overall layout and theme. When I was asked by the Art Advisory Board what colors I'll being using,
I never gave a firm commitment. That, too, can change as it develops.
That is why I'll be rendering this design now in pen first, and watercolor second.
In these two pics, you see the tracing paper rolled over the entire design.
Now I can begin the pen work, What I do here, will be what I transfer to the watercolor board.
The fun part of this process is, even in this old grainy photo, I can make out the brackets of the C.O.Ivory sign
as it is attached to the flag pole, building and supporting posts. Also, there is a Wells Fargo & Co Express sign on top of his building.
The exact year is 1876. And the horse drawn wagons have a canvas roof and side, with the sides in the rolled-up position.
A devasting fire occurred here about 20 years later. Photos after rebuilding with new brick structures,
show the flag pole still stand and retained to honor Mr Ivory.
This will be a long process, no hurry, the important thing is it will be up for a long, long time.
I need this piece to not only stand along with the other nine masterpieces, but make a statement of its own, as well.
But you know, the thing is, once I get paid, I always see the job through.
begin the pen work
as it develops...
now time for weekend projects...landscape therapy.
Aho
and he took that golden hair and made a sweater for baby bear.
http://www.tonysegale.com
http://www.tonysegale.wordpress.com
http://www.tonysegale.com
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Looking good Tony. We'll be keepin an eye on this.
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It's going to be a beauty Tony. You just keep raising the bar!
I just checked on your mural the other day, the locals love it as do the owners of the store it is on. I'm really glad we decided to do them on the panels as there are some major changes upcoming in downtown Moose Jaw. Yours won't be affected but some others may be moved. There has been a lot of talk about how the Letterhead Group improved the face of the murals project.
I just checked on your mural the other day, the locals love it as do the owners of the store it is on. I'm really glad we decided to do them on the panels as there are some major changes upcoming in downtown Moose Jaw. Yours won't be affected but some others may be moved. There has been a lot of talk about how the Letterhead Group improved the face of the murals project.
I believe there is no shame in failure. Rather, the shame lies in the loss of all the things that might have been, but for the fear of failure.
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Thanks for all the nice comments.
Kelly, the watercolor maquette I created for the Chinese Mural in Moose Jaw, acquired a first place ribbon in Watercolor division of the annual Spring Art Show at Mondavi Woodbridge Winery here last March.
That is why I plan on creating watercolor renderings in the future, rather enjoy that medium.
Anyway, I got a little distracted from my step by step last week. A 100' x 8' mural I completed at the end of March '08, never had a colored rendering created prior to painting, just colored markers sketch.
I had promised the PALS organization (People Assisting the Lodi Shelter, animal shelter) that I would create a piece which they can auction off as a fundraiser.
Well, I got the call the mural dedication was last Saturday, 8/16, so I put one project on hold to finish the other.
This was painted on five 12"x30" aluminum panels left over from the large mural funded by City of Lodi's Art in Public Places.
It was painted with Benjamin Moore exterior latex.
I'll be back to my step by step this week.
(its still fixed to the layout table under the PALS panels)
You know, the thing is, once I get paid, I always see the job thru.
Aho
Kelly, the watercolor maquette I created for the Chinese Mural in Moose Jaw, acquired a first place ribbon in Watercolor division of the annual Spring Art Show at Mondavi Woodbridge Winery here last March.
That is why I plan on creating watercolor renderings in the future, rather enjoy that medium.
Anyway, I got a little distracted from my step by step last week. A 100' x 8' mural I completed at the end of March '08, never had a colored rendering created prior to painting, just colored markers sketch.
I had promised the PALS organization (People Assisting the Lodi Shelter, animal shelter) that I would create a piece which they can auction off as a fundraiser.
Well, I got the call the mural dedication was last Saturday, 8/16, so I put one project on hold to finish the other.
This was painted on five 12"x30" aluminum panels left over from the large mural funded by City of Lodi's Art in Public Places.
It was painted with Benjamin Moore exterior latex.
I'll be back to my step by step this week.
(its still fixed to the layout table under the PALS panels)
You know, the thing is, once I get paid, I always see the job thru.
Aho
and he took that golden hair and made a sweater for baby bear.
http://www.tonysegale.com
http://www.tonysegale.wordpress.com
http://www.tonysegale.com
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"Outside of evil, what else have you managed to do?
It seems to me you once had a mural someplace."
Finshed the 'pen and ink' step of the mural layout.
ink on tracing paper overlapping the pasted concept
slide a piece of paper between the two...tracing and pasted concept.
here you can see a few elements i left out, and couple new ones I added.
I do like to keep my options open, create as I draw.
added pen lines for visualizing the gray stucco wall the mural will be painted on
Now, I'll put this on hold for a day, finish a large watercolor...
Adiós, half-soldiers.
It seems to me you once had a mural someplace."
Finshed the 'pen and ink' step of the mural layout.
ink on tracing paper overlapping the pasted concept
slide a piece of paper between the two...tracing and pasted concept.
here you can see a few elements i left out, and couple new ones I added.
I do like to keep my options open, create as I draw.
added pen lines for visualizing the gray stucco wall the mural will be painted on
Now, I'll put this on hold for a day, finish a large watercolor...
Adiós, half-soldiers.
and he took that golden hair and made a sweater for baby bear.
http://www.tonysegale.com
http://www.tonysegale.wordpress.com
http://www.tonysegale.com
http://www.tonysegale.wordpress.com
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Looking real nice. How much time do you have into this so far? I sometimes put more time into a layout than the actual job for personal satistaction reasons, not really getting compensated for the extra time. These drafts and your painted versions will be keepsakes I'm sure. Again, very nice work Tony.
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you're only wasting time...
Good question, Jerry. This project is funded by the City's Art in Public Places. The City Council was very excited after the Head West Walldog project and wanted to add more.
This is the first addition, and a lot of time has been spent meeting with the building owner ( many occassions to acquire consent), the AiPP committee and finally a City Council meeting.
Plus the research time including meeting with the local historian, scanning through several binders of old photos, scanning a couple dozen of those photos and finally selcecting the pieces that fit.
I would say that total time has been at the least 30 hours.
The original 'draft' concept came in about 3 hours. Then reworking and choosing various elemnets I wanted to use, or thought might fit, another 6 hours.
(I forgot to mention, I purchased several rolls of paper at a local estate sale, that is what was used for the cut and paste concept I used to trace. The rolls were 18" x 80' Glendale shelf and lining or general use paper,
including one roll of MyLady white bond. I figured it be good for pattern paper also. seven rolls for a dollar)
I believe I have about 20-24 hours in the pen and ink layout on tracing paper.
The compensation for the job is worth the time I'll be spending on this project, from drawing board to site cleanup.
Now, it's time to transfer the pen and ink work to the watercolour paper. I'll be using Arches 260lb cold press, heavy enough not to need stretching.
The size is 26" x 41", sometimes referred to as 'elephant ear'. Here you see the wc paper mounted to a piece of 1/2" black gatorfaom, 28x44,
with the tracing paper pen and ink layout hinged on top of the wc paper.
The extra paper below the drawing will be useful for color samples and techique tests.
(The watercolour painting will be auction off after the completed mural.)
Next, I pull out my roll of blue Saral wax free paper and slide a piece between the papers, and I'm ready to begin the transfer process.
I'm pretty excited about the paints I decided to use on the wall...
yesterday, I stopped in the local Benjamin Moore paint store and they gave me a fan deck and swatch books of BM's newest line of exterior paint called Benjamin Moore Aura.
It cost a little more than their other high quality line but the coverage is less... some darks required in the past 3 coats, now only two and it is self priming!
The colors, called "affinity colors", are very subdued, muddy or historic looking.. very much remind me of the Keim color spectrum.
I think I found my 'general' color palette.
That's enough for now, back to the drawing board, its gettin late!
This is the first addition, and a lot of time has been spent meeting with the building owner ( many occassions to acquire consent), the AiPP committee and finally a City Council meeting.
Plus the research time including meeting with the local historian, scanning through several binders of old photos, scanning a couple dozen of those photos and finally selcecting the pieces that fit.
I would say that total time has been at the least 30 hours.
The original 'draft' concept came in about 3 hours. Then reworking and choosing various elemnets I wanted to use, or thought might fit, another 6 hours.
(I forgot to mention, I purchased several rolls of paper at a local estate sale, that is what was used for the cut and paste concept I used to trace. The rolls were 18" x 80' Glendale shelf and lining or general use paper,
including one roll of MyLady white bond. I figured it be good for pattern paper also. seven rolls for a dollar)
I believe I have about 20-24 hours in the pen and ink layout on tracing paper.
The compensation for the job is worth the time I'll be spending on this project, from drawing board to site cleanup.
Now, it's time to transfer the pen and ink work to the watercolour paper. I'll be using Arches 260lb cold press, heavy enough not to need stretching.
The size is 26" x 41", sometimes referred to as 'elephant ear'. Here you see the wc paper mounted to a piece of 1/2" black gatorfaom, 28x44,
with the tracing paper pen and ink layout hinged on top of the wc paper.
The extra paper below the drawing will be useful for color samples and techique tests.
(The watercolour painting will be auction off after the completed mural.)
Next, I pull out my roll of blue Saral wax free paper and slide a piece between the papers, and I'm ready to begin the transfer process.
I'm pretty excited about the paints I decided to use on the wall...
yesterday, I stopped in the local Benjamin Moore paint store and they gave me a fan deck and swatch books of BM's newest line of exterior paint called Benjamin Moore Aura.
It cost a little more than their other high quality line but the coverage is less... some darks required in the past 3 coats, now only two and it is self priming!
The colors, called "affinity colors", are very subdued, muddy or historic looking.. very much remind me of the Keim color spectrum.
I think I found my 'general' color palette.
That's enough for now, back to the drawing board, its gettin late!
and he took that golden hair and made a sweater for baby bear.
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You D D D B....
Seven rolls for a buck...sounds like robbery.
How many hours is that? I wouldn't know, cause I don't add.
...Thanks for the behind the scenes peek at this project.
I've followed along, and I enjoy it....
SWM...
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How many hours is that? I wouldn't know, cause I don't add.
...Thanks for the behind the scenes peek at this project.
I've followed along, and I enjoy it....
SWM...
-BB
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after 5.5 hours of transfer drawing the layout to the watercolour paper,
magic... the design appears.
any unwanted blue from arm rest smudges are easily lifted with a kneaded eraser,
pressing into the marks like using silly putty
this shows the color chart of the new BenjaminMoore paint line next to the layout
Duncan, this will be painted on a wall located 1.5 blocks from Grandpa Dan's and close to Gary Anderson's.
From wh ere you worked on GDan's, walk up Walnut St., east, towards Sacramento St (street with parking garage and the Oatis mural), turn right and you'll see the big wall.
Any and all of you WDawgs from the Lodi meet, and those who couldn't make it, are always welcome to come and tour the murals, and we'll grab a pint.
Mark has been here twice since the meet in '06.
Now, back to relaxing and swinging the watercolours....
no hurry, the important thing is there's a holiday.
Aho
magic... the design appears.
any unwanted blue from arm rest smudges are easily lifted with a kneaded eraser,
pressing into the marks like using silly putty
this shows the color chart of the new BenjaminMoore paint line next to the layout
Duncan, this will be painted on a wall located 1.5 blocks from Grandpa Dan's and close to Gary Anderson's.
From wh ere you worked on GDan's, walk up Walnut St., east, towards Sacramento St (street with parking garage and the Oatis mural), turn right and you'll see the big wall.
Any and all of you WDawgs from the Lodi meet, and those who couldn't make it, are always welcome to come and tour the murals, and we'll grab a pint.
Mark has been here twice since the meet in '06.
Now, back to relaxing and swinging the watercolours....
no hurry, the important thing is there's a holiday.
Aho
and he took that golden hair and made a sweater for baby bear.
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Don't rush me!
Ready to begin watercolour process.
area setup with pen layout in sight...
mixed a gray and washed aroung the mural, to represent the color of the wall
Ready to begin watercolour process.
area setup with pen layout in sight...
mixed a gray and washed aroung the mural, to represent the color of the wall
and he took that golden hair and made a sweater for baby bear.
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getting lost in the clouds with some color, painting the flag and main text.
normally with watercolour, you want to paint light to dark, but I like to cut in some of my darkest areas first,
as you see the trees, then I proceed to letter the small sign.
all my colors are painted in the bottom area of the paper for reference,
and all colors are mixed, not straight as they come from the tubes.
and he took that golden hair and made a sweater for baby bear.
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with the main scene completed, I'll move on to the two secondary images
and with these two finished, I'll move next to the leaf designs and borders
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now, I'll complete the rest of the frame and borders, trying to choose colors that contrast to the scenes
and then finish the entire maquette with a darker wash of gray around it to further 'pop' the image
and then finish the entire maquette with a darker wash of gray around it to further 'pop' the image
and he took that golden hair and made a sweater for baby bear.
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here is a closeup of all three street scenes
the first, the main scene measures 5 3/4" x 17" on the paper
story telling text will be lettered in the bottom wood molding
the two ovals are 3 3/4" x 6"
story titles will be lettered in each scroll
the first, the main scene measures 5 3/4" x 17" on the paper
story telling text will be lettered in the bottom wood molding
the two ovals are 3 3/4" x 6"
story titles will be lettered in each scroll
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the flag is an important part of the mural.
this entire block of buildings were lost in a devasting fire around 1898 and the only landmark which remained for a few years after was the 'Ivory Flag Pole'.
It was later removed after completion of the mission style arch which is adorned with the gilded california grizzly.
now that the full colored maquette is complete, I can make colored copies to take to the site,
plan my attack and have all my colors premixed and ready to go.
I will continue to provide step by step at the wall site, weather permitting.
this entire block of buildings were lost in a devasting fire around 1898 and the only landmark which remained for a few years after was the 'Ivory Flag Pole'.
It was later removed after completion of the mission style arch which is adorned with the gilded california grizzly.
now that the full colored maquette is complete, I can make colored copies to take to the site,
plan my attack and have all my colors premixed and ready to go.
I will continue to provide step by step at the wall site, weather permitting.
and he took that golden hair and made a sweater for baby bear.
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ha-ha-ha!
He is no fool, our dead friend!
during the month of October,
I participated in the Lodi Artist's Open Studio Tour.
Instead of asking guests to sign a book,
I offered index cards for their info to be dropped in a jar for a raffle.
In the spirit of keeping the 'good ol' days' in the west alive,
the prize was a copy of the movie 'Once Upon a Time in the West'
and a copy of an Artists's Proof of the oiriginal 26"x42" watercolor.
I was glad to make this nice lucky lady happy.
He is no fool, our dead friend!
during the month of October,
I participated in the Lodi Artist's Open Studio Tour.
Instead of asking guests to sign a book,
I offered index cards for their info to be dropped in a jar for a raffle.
In the spirit of keeping the 'good ol' days' in the west alive,
the prize was a copy of the movie 'Once Upon a Time in the West'
and a copy of an Artists's Proof of the oiriginal 26"x42" watercolor.
I was glad to make this nice lucky lady happy.
and he took that golden hair and made a sweater for baby bear.
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