tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132807322024-03-23T14:29:07.005-04:00Drawrings, etc.A small sampling of how I spend my time.Rick Lovellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437378441435183750noreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13280732.post-46530666607509262272016-10-15T17:41:00.001-04:002016-10-15T17:41:36.287-04:00Steampunk Octopus<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Rick Lovellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437378441435183750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13280732.post-39780378605716322572015-02-09T21:03:00.004-05:002015-02-09T21:03:58.602-05:00A few new pieces...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Acrylics on panel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Duke Ellington; watercolor and gouache on Bristol paper, for "The Greenbook Chronicles"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Muddy Waters; acrylics, watercolors, oil wash and colored pencils, for "The Greenbook Chronicles"</span></td></tr>
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<br />Rick Lovellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437378441435183750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13280732.post-71067170944126926842013-11-20T22:53:00.001-05:002013-11-22T18:36:10.109-05:00Playing with art supplies.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Demos from Materials and Techniques II this fall quarter. I love this class because its a chance to use stuff I don't typically use. It also lets me step away from the computer and get my hands dirty.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watercolor over acrylics on watercolor paper.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Same as above with Photoshop.</td></tr>
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A demo piece from a couple of quarters ago.<br />
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<br />Rick Lovellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437378441435183750noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13280732.post-23501939493977687982013-05-28T22:38:00.001-04:002013-05-28T22:42:49.491-04:00Biker Frog Demo<div style="margin: 0; overflow: hidden; padding: 0; width: 500px;">
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A demo I did for my Acrylic Techniques class this quarter; Spring 2013, SCAD-Atlanta Illustration. It involves a technique called grisaille, in which a monochromatic, tonal painting is done first, then glazes of color are added. The technique usually involves oils, but this is all acrylics on a gessoed panel.Rick Lovellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437378441435183750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13280732.post-35420027408214657262013-05-28T22:36:00.001-04:002013-05-28T22:44:37.199-04:00Lyle Lovett Demo<div style="margin: 0; overflow: hidden; padding: 0; width: 500px;">
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A demo I did for my Materials and Techniques 2 class this week; Spring 2013, SCAD-Atlanta Illustration. It's a variation on the layer isolation technique used by many illustrators including Mark English and C.F. Payne.Rick Lovellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437378441435183750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13280732.post-75416279455027977682013-03-02T18:21:00.001-05:002013-03-02T18:21:24.863-05:00A cold day at the zooGoni Montes and I have many of the same grad students in our classes, so we all took a field trip to the Atlanta Zoo yesterday. Early March in Atlanta can be really pleasant or really bitter. It was closer to the bitter side, but some of the more robust animals were out in the open and we had a good time despite the chilly weather. Here are a few of the sketches from the trip...<br />
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<br />Rick Lovellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437378441435183750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13280732.post-74294836185614029022012-06-09T22:45:00.002-04:002012-06-10T11:49:38.294-04:00Clapton PortraitI started this piece several weeks ago as a demo in my watercolor class. It uses Burt Silverman's technique of transparent watercolors and gouache on plate (or smooth) Bristol paper.<br />
The process is quite interesting and allows for an additive and
subtractive approach to painting in watercolors, and the results often
resemble oil washes rather than watercolors. <br />
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I know it's a huge jump from stage three to the finished painting, because I failed to document it as often as I should have. Click on the finished version below to see a larger image.<br />
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Then, a few days later, <a href="http://www.goniart.com/" target="_blank">Goñi Montes</a>' class was about to do a portrait project using a layer isolation technique. He asked me to do a demo of that process so again, I went to my old friend Marty Feldman and drew up a caricature. He's one guy who is an actual, living caricature, so making his eyes look too big and too wacky isn't easy. At any rate, here's how it turned out...<br />
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<br />I scanned a page from my sketchbook and played with it in Photoshop to see where I could take it. I had been looking at a few Klimt pieces and was inspired to try some digital gold leaf.
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<br />Here is the sketchbook scan. The drawing is done with Tuscan Red and Cream Prismacolor pencils on brown craft paper.
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<br />Rick Lovellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437378441435183750noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13280732.post-14902690995562653462011-07-23T18:20:00.003-04:002011-07-23T18:40:01.166-04:00Yonah Mountain Crush FestHere is a recent commission for a North Georgia vineyard called Yonah Mountain, named after the prominent geological feature with exposed granite scars amid the rolling hills of Cleveland, GA.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/5967826543/" title="CrushFest_2011Postcard_PRESS.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6122/5967826543_5cc8733f9a.jpg" alt="CrushFest_2011Postcard_PRESS.jpg" height="500" width="384" /></a><br />This is the poster; Jeff Holman is the designer and he's responsible for the very nice type design.<br /><br />Originally, the idea was to create an extreme horizontal that would serve as an outdoor board, as well as a vertical piece that would serve as the poster. So, I had to work in the outdoor board orientation which was 5 feet wide by 2.5 feet high at 300dpi, so it was quite a beefy file. Turns out it won't be used as an outdoor board, but as a smaller scale road sign leading to the event...<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/5967826489/" title="CrushFestRoadSign_PROOF2.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6015/5967826489_f66fc20171.jpg" alt="CrushFestRoadSign_PROOF2.jpg" height="333" width="500" /></a><br />The artwork was a bit richer and saturated than this, but Jeff added a texture effect which reduced the contrast and made it look even more like a vintage piece. I like the result.Rick Lovellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437378441435183750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13280732.post-3200974304801222712011-03-23T17:16:00.002-04:002011-03-23T17:28:08.232-04:00Watercolor test pieceOne of my favorite artists and illustrators is Burton Silverman. I have a few of his books but they mostly deal with oils and drawing. Then I saw he had a book called "Breaking the Rules of Watercolor", and the images were stunning. It looks more like oils than watercolor, and I was very curious about his process so I bought the book.<br />I am teaching a watercolor illustration course this spring, so I wanted to try a piece or two using his suggestions, and I'm very happy with the first trial piece...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/5554209842/" title="Elvis_Costello.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5253/5554209842_123313bc7a_o.jpg" width="432" height="539" alt="Elvis_Costello.jpg" /></a><br />Two things make this technique different from traditional watercolor; the surface is 3-ply Strathmore Plate Bristol paper. Very slick surface, harder than hot press watercolor paper. The colors slide on the paper and don't penetrate so deeply into the fibers, which means you can lift colors off to reveal the lighter areas of the image with a moist paper towel or a damp brush. The second thing is the addition of a bit of opaque white gouache to add a bit of haze, or semi-transparency to the color. It tends to deaden the vibrancy a bit, and makes things feel less garish than purely transparent colors can be. It will take lots of paintings to really get used to the feel of the paper, and to learn what can and can not be done with this technique, but so far, I'm pleased and intrigued with the possibilities.Rick Lovellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437378441435183750noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13280732.post-88371355711139564152011-02-28T18:20:00.026-05:002011-02-28T21:26:39.063-05:00Merry Down Cider transfer demoThis is a technique that involves using acquired imagery such as old engravings, scans and photographs, and transferring them to the substrate using acrylic mediums or acetone, or simply collaging printed materials to your artwork and painting over them with acrylics.<br />A little background; <a href="http://www.merrydown.co.uk/index.php">Merry Down</a> is a hard cider beverage from England. Their <a href="http://www.merrydown.co.uk/adverts.php">advertising imagery always involves images that can be viewed right-side-up, or upside-down</a>. Typically, the right-side version shows a happy drinker with a full glass of Merry Down. The upside-down version shows a sad drinker with an empty glass. I've used this idea as an assignment for some of my techniques classes because it involves clever and fun imagery, and necessitates thinking ahead several steps to make everything come out right.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/5486739311/" title="MerryDown_demo.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5099/5486739311_4861cc8d4f_z.jpg" width="432" height="580" alt="MerryDown_demo.jpg" /></a><br />This is the final, after the type was added. I am going to take you through the major steps of this process...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/5486858249/" title="sketch_scan.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5177/5486858249_354ab4a439_z.jpg" width="432" height="576" alt="sketch_scan.jpg" /></a><br />This is the thumbnail I used as a rough guide for the piece. I wanted to keep it a bit unfinished which would allow for a bit of flexibility in the development of the image.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/5487334180/" title="DSC_01.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5216/5487334180_2578169860_o.jpg" width="432" height="570" alt="DSC_01.jpg" /></a><br />The substrate is a 12 X 16" piece of Luan; birch plywood about 1/4" thick. I "stained" the surface with acrylics and water, using burnt umber and burnt sienna to get a warm walnut color. After lightly sanding the surface, I painted on two coats of Liquitex Matte Medium thinned with a little water. I then transferred the sketch using an Artograph opaque projector. I used a compass to draw perfect curves, by the way.<br />After the drawing was transferred, I used Scotch soft release painter's tape to tape off the margins, and to roughly mask off the center capsule shape that would be the robot's head; I used the tape to carefully define the sides of the shape, but needed to leave the curved areas at the top and bottom visible, so I cut the tape short in order to see the lines. I used liquid masking fluid to mask off the curved areas, and carefully painted in the fluid up to the edge of the compass curves.<br />Once everything was masked off, I used acrylic paint to paint in the warm cream tone for the background. It seemed too stark and even, so I mixed a slightly darker ocher and scumbled it in around the edge of the masked area and where the beer taps would go.<br />I removed the masking fluid and tape, and then used a ruler to find the center-line of the "face". I drew a light line at that point, and used a compass set to the same radius as the goggles inside and outside diameters, and using a drafting pen with fluid acrylic paint, drew the perfect circles where the goggle transfers would go.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/5486739005/" title="DSC_02.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5098/5486739005_004ca30d8a_z.jpg" width="432" height="550" alt="DSC_02.jpg" /></a><br />I painted the rims of the goggles with a yellowish tone that would resemble brass when finished, and a sky blue for the eyes. You have to remember that this acrylic transfer technique leaves only the toner of the laser print behind, so any area that appears white on the print will become transparent in the transfer; the underpainting determines the color of the lighter values of the transfer. I added a bit of tonal modulation in the brass rings, but that may not be necessary... I get a bit obsessive about these things.<br />I scanned a book of engravings to get some of the elements in this piece, and I did some internet image searching to get the rest; the beer glasses, the beer taps and the robot hands were found online. The rings of the goggles were a scan of the bottom of a can of mixed nuts...anything is fair game!<br />The elements here were printed on a monochrome laser printer on plain bond paper and cut out with an X-Acto knife. I laid them out toner-side up to get a sense of how the sizes were going to work.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/5486739047/" title="DSC_03.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5133/5486739047_fbd547cbb2_z.jpg" width="432" height="558" alt="DSC_03.jpg" /></a><br />This shows the elements roughly "dry-fitted" before being glued down permanently.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/5487334262/" title="DSC_04.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5099/5487334262_8779fb16d0_z.jpg" width="432" height="574" alt="DSC_04.jpg" /></a><br />I did some Photoshop work on the beer glasses to make one look almost empty. These would be simply printed with an inkjet printer, cut out and glued on the artwork using matte medium.<br />I then painted a generous amount of matte medium on the panel where the black and white transfer elements were to go and also painted medium on the toner side of the cut-out prints to ensure good adhesion. The pieces were placed face-down on the artwork and were carefully burnished down using a bone folder, trying to avoid getting any medium on the back of the prints which would make the pulp removal process much more difficult. Notice I taped down the robot hand prints to make sure they would be perfectly positioned with the glass when the transfers were done.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/5486739117/" title="DSC_05.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5173/5486739117_ce7a346dff.jpg" width="432" height="289" alt="DSC_05.jpg" /></a><br />This shows the robot hands after the medium has dried and the transfer process has begun; after several hours of drying time (preferably overnight), the back of the prints are wet with clean water. Dip your fingers into the water and begin to gently rub the back of the prints. The paper pulp will begin to pill up and rub off. Continue wetting and rubbing the prints until the paper pulp has been rubbed away. It's almost impossible to get every last remnant of the paper pulp off, but if you are patient and persistent, you can get 90% of the pulp off and retain all of the detail in your transferred print. You will see that if you rub too hard, you run the risk of ruining your transfer. If you stop too soon, you will end up with a cloudy image that has too much pulp remaining.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/5486739143/" title="DSC_06.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5180/5486739143_9e01e013d6.jpg" width="432" height="289" alt="DSC_06.jpg" /></a><br />You can see the pulp that has pilled up with continued rubbing, and you can clearly see the difference in the tap, which has been rubbed for several minutes, and the goggles which have only been wet at this point.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/5487334324/" title="DSC_07.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5055/5487334324_6210b009a1_z.jpg" width="432" height="560" alt="DSC_07.jpg" /></a><br />The rubbing is complete; all of the elements have been transferred using the acrylic medium technique. Some areas were a bit cloudy because I was worried that I might begin to rub off the transferred toner, so I stopped a bit too soon. To counteract that a bit, you can paint a coat of matte medium and water on the transfers and they get a bit less cloudy.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/5487334352/" title="DSC_08.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5176/5487334352_45637c19e1_z.jpg" width="432" height="621" alt="DSC_08.jpg" /></a><br />At this point, the transfers are done and the painting can begin. You'll notice that in the lighter chrome areas of the beer tap, the ochre background color shows through. In some areas that's great, because the colors all integrate with the background. But it needs some cooler colors and some highlights to look like metal, so I'm painting in some blues on top, some oranges underneath to reflect the color of the beer, and some white highlights to add some sparkle. Notice I'm trying to angle the highlight brush strokes to mimic the knerling on the fixtures. Nothing is perfect here, but why should it be? This is a painting, and the imperfections add to the character of the piece.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/5487334458/" title="DSC_09.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5011/5487334458_600cbd0401_z.jpg" width="432" height="556" alt="DSC_09.jpg" /></a><br />So now I'm painting the top and bottom of this robot's metal head; iron on the "down" side and brass on the "Merry" side. I painted a flat tone to begin with, and then slowly built up darks and lights to give it a hand-hammered look, with lots of imperfections. The brushwork is very loose and impressionistic. I've also painted the eyes a combination of dark blue and light blue, with black pupils and several catch lights. Note that the catch lights, or sparkles in and around the eyes line up on a consistent bias; this implies a single, specific light source and makes it look more realistic.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/5486739381/" title="DSC_10.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5297/5486739381_ca6ebc94e0_b.jpg" width="432" height="645" alt="DSC_10.jpg" /></a><br />The two noses go on next; I wanted one to be metal and the other to me more retro, so I went with a leather look. The eyes seemed uninteresting, so I added an orange ring around the pupils.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/5487334526/" title="DSC_11.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5296/5487334526_c9be1f2be0_z.jpg" width="432" height="559" alt="DSC_11.jpg" /></a><br />Now it's time for the "grin". I saw this as a hinged, slotted metal piece, reminiscent of a knight's jousting helmet. Rather than try to laboriously hand paint around the the precise rectangles and the gentle gradation from light in the center to darker at the sides, I decided to make a frisket (mask) out of canary tracing paper and rubber cement. I covered most of the artwork with the tracing paper to which several coats of rubber cement had been applied, and cut out the part to be painted with an X-Acto knife. I removed the frisket and, using a 1" flat brush, quickly painted in the metal grin with shades of blue-gray. I carefully replaced that the frisket that had been removed, and then removed the rectangles that make up the slots, or "teeth" of the grin. I used thinned black acrylic ink and a 1/2" flat brush to darken those slots.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/5487334554/" title="DSC_12.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5054/5487334554_14d8eafb87_z.jpg" width="432" height="562" alt="DSC_12.jpg" /></a><br />After the frisket was removed, I painted in the highlights on the slots, and added a rolled edge to the top and bottom of the metal grin. I also painted in some bolts on the side so the piece can swing up and down. The last step was to paint in the details of the robot hands which were not very clear in the transfers.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/5486739311/" title="MerryDown_demo.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5099/5486739311_4861cc8d4f_z.jpg" width="432" height="580" alt="MerryDown_demo.jpg" /></a><br />Here is the finished piece with type; this is the happy "Merry" view...<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/5487334378/" title="MerryDown_Down.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5051/5487334378_ee88e73b07_z.jpg" width="432" height="580" alt="MerryDown_Down.jpg" /></a><br />And here is the unhappy "Down" view.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cheers!</span></span>Rick Lovellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437378441435183750noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13280732.post-861563163747855382010-11-24T15:56:00.004-05:002010-11-24T19:36:55.417-05:00Pastels: Slue Foot Sue<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/5204606887/" title="Slue-Foot_Sue_web.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5082/5204606887_bca4054514_z.jpg" alt="Slue-Foot_Sue_web.jpg" height="640" width="422" /></a><br />This is a demo I did last quarter for my Techniques 1 class. I didn't quite finish it in class, so I took some time this week to complete it. The technique involves using 90# or 140#cold press watercolor paper, and laying down watercolors that are roughly complimentary to what the intended final colors in pastels will be. It creates an interesting underlying color and texture that makes the piece more active and visually more interesting that the standard pastel piece on colored paper. It seems to lend itself nicely to simpler, stylized visuals like children's book illustrations.<br />Here are a few progress images showing the underpainting in complimentary watercolors, then the build-up of pastels over the top of the painting.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/5205203338/" title="Sue_paint_steps.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4085/5205203338_4318de87f8_o.jpg" alt="Sue_paint_steps.jpg" height="215" width="432" /></a><br />This is the watercolor part; the colors aren't pure compliments, just colors that are ball-park compliments, or that will simply look nice when the pastels overlay them.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/5204606953/" title="Sue_pastel_steps.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4087/5204606953_3fb4c268a1.jpg" alt="Sue_pastel_steps.jpg" height="213" width="432" /></a><br />And this is the buildup of pastels. It's a fun process that doesn't require masterful watercolor skills to get a good result.Rick Lovellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437378441435183750noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13280732.post-71708028574729525432010-11-09T19:25:00.011-05:002010-11-15T21:22:45.018-05:00WIP: Thom YorkeThis is a demo for one of my techniques classes. It's an acrylic texture layer with watercolors for the finish work. This first state is just the acrylics (except for the darker hair at the temples which is watercolor; I was moving too fast and not scanning as often as I should)...<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/5162909542/" title="thom_yorke_1.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1192/5162909542_d3533ca5a3_z.jpg" alt="thom_yorke_1.jpg" width="432" height="538" /></a><br />I taped off the central vertical area with painters tape and loosely laid in an acrylic mixture of burnt sienna and ultramarine blue. The runny paint was pressed into the Fabriano 300# hot press watercolor paper with a piece of plastic bag ( wax paper works better but I forgot to bring it in). Lifting the plastic creates unpredictable textures and breaks in the value, leaving behind a very organic tonal base on which to paint in watercolors.<br />(I should have scanned it at this stage but didn't think about it until it was too late.)<br />Once the central area was dry, I cut a frisket of canary tracing paper and rubber cement to reveal the darker overcoat area. I repeated the acrylics and plastic bag process to create a darker textured area for the coat. I used pthalo blue and burnt sienna for a greener tint. The frisket wasn't perfect; some paint oozed under the frisket onto his chin and hand. The chin area will be quite dark so it isn't a problem, but I had to fix his hand with opaque acrylics. Not sure how that will effect the watercolors in that area...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/5162303119/" title="thom_yorke_2.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1210/5162303119_93f01925cf_z.jpg" alt="thom_yorke_2.jpg" width="432" height="538" /></a><br />Here I've just begun the watercolor painting, working slowly with thin glazes of color to begin to flesh out the features and to bring out the form. All of the detail will be held within that vertical central band of darker tones.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/5179901939/" title="thom_yorke_3.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4107/5179901939_c12867cc8a_z.jpg" alt="thom_yorke_3.jpg" width="432" height="540" /></a><br />A bit more detail in watercolor, working slowly from light to dark, wet to dry.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/5179901975/" title="thom_yorke_4.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1002/5179901975_fbccfcacbe_z.jpg" alt="thom_yorke_4.jpg" width="432" height="543" /></a><br />Adding some darks to the overcoat, and bringing out more of the form in the face.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/5180502292/" title="Thom_Yorke_5.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4087/5180502292_3d16151efd_z.jpg" alt="Thom_Yorke_5.jpg" width="432" height="542" /></a><br />I went back and taped off the center column again so I can deepen the value and add more detail to the overcoat in that middle area. A bit more red in the hair, and red around the eyes, with little details here and there. This is all traditional to this point.<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/5179935545/" title="Thom_Yorke_Final.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4131/5179935545_1a2f8e518c_z.jpg" alt="Thom_Yorke_Final.jpg" width="432" height="543" /></a></span><br />This is the final piece with some enhancements in Photoshop. I darkened the coat in the central area to frame the hand and face, and built some more contrast in the face with a soft light layer. I also cleaned up some ragged edges.Rick Lovellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437378441435183750noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13280732.post-88983640366026667602010-10-15T10:45:00.004-04:002010-10-15T10:54:39.551-04:00Asylum; WIPThe Illustration Department at SCAD-Atlanta where I teach has a club called the Illustration Asylum. This is a sketch and an unfinished color version that I've been playing with as a possible logo for the club. There is already a logo in use so I'd stopped working on it, but I was encouraged to finish it so here's what I have so far.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/5083418719/" title="sketch.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4124/5083418719_14c954e091_o.jpg" alt="sketch.jpg" width="404" height="437" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">sketch; graphite on bristol board</span><br /><br />I still have to work out how I'm going to handle the word ILLUSTRATION at the top.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/5084013302/" title="asylum.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4104/5084013302_c76d224887.jpg" alt="asylum.jpg" width="432" height="340" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">work in progress, roughly half-way finished. Photoshop</span><br /><br />I'll post more as it progresses.Rick Lovellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437378441435183750noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13280732.post-24361381431362119152010-03-27T20:24:00.003-04:002010-03-27T20:29:01.727-04:00Rescue<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/4467835899/" title="lion+mouse.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2787/4467835899_e5467ab86f_o.jpg" width="414" height="418" alt="lion+mouse.jpg" /></a><br />This piece was auctioned at an animal rescue fundraiser last year, and I'm happy to say it helped pay for having several animals spayed and neutered.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/4467835767/sizes/o/">Larger version here.</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mixed media on illustration board.</span></span>Rick Lovellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437378441435183750noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13280732.post-51498536760708047872010-01-24T12:28:00.002-05:002010-01-24T12:30:37.815-05:00Clumsy<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/4301098840/" title="pelikan.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4301098840_b80b3a1989.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="pelikan.jpg" /></a><br />There is nothing clumsier on land than a pelican. In the air is another story - dignity and grace with the attitude of a fighter pilot.Rick Lovellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437378441435183750noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13280732.post-20643766772344014322010-01-23T22:26:00.005-05:002010-03-27T20:57:13.156-04:00Annibel Lee rough<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/4299543648/" title="Annabel_Lee_sketch_small.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4299543648_6bfe5ca05a.jpg" alt="Annabel_Lee_sketch_small.jpg" height="327" width="500" /></a><br />Two rough sketches for Annibel Lee; the one on the left shows the dead figure of Annibel framed by the moon, and standing before the sea with the wind blowing her hair. She is holding a chambered nautilus shell as a reference to the demons of the deep that await her arrival.<br />The sketch on the right depicts her under the water, with the demons of the deep dragging her down to their lair.<br />Any preference?<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/4374832656/" title="annabel_lee_final.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2724/4374832656_fcc824d780.jpg" width="381" height="500" alt="annabel_lee_final.jpg" /></a><br />This is the semi-final painting. Not sure it's done... gonna look at it for a while and then decide where to go with it.Rick Lovellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437378441435183750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13280732.post-68239690081797157542009-12-21T21:09:00.003-05:002009-12-21T21:36:13.743-05:00Undone<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/4204432745/" title="undone.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2573/4204432745_60ca08de6f_o.jpg" alt="undone.jpg" height="545" width="396" /></a>Rick Lovellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437378441435183750noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13280732.post-91694352376631149632009-12-11T11:33:00.004-05:002009-12-11T11:38:21.763-05:00Hatch<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/4176230005/" title="Hatch.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2798/4176230005_9f12e64fbb_o.jpg" alt="Hatch.jpg" height="495" width="396" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Detail of a murder mystery book cover entitled "Endangered Species" by Nevada Barr, published by Harper Collins / Avon.<br />To see the entire piece, </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2698/4176229963_467f512103_o.jpg">click here</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">.</span><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">acrylics on illustration board</span></span>Rick Lovellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437378441435183750noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13280732.post-26901226275722103332009-12-04T11:25:00.003-05:002009-12-04T11:29:34.834-05:00Crunchy<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/4157532011/" title="crunchy.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4003/4157532011_dc8e5ce573_o.jpg" alt="crunchy.jpg" height="478" width="396" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Detail from a Macy's poster I did a few years ago. It's acrylics on illustration board. To see the entire piece, </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2602/4158293168_7fa74f0de3_o.jpg">click here</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">.</span>Rick Lovellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437378441435183750noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13280732.post-61591515589401449852009-11-22T22:13:00.003-05:002009-11-22T22:41:11.317-05:00Experiment<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/4127031374/" title="the_boss.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2501/4127031374_14a75be025.jpg" width="343" height="500" alt="the_boss.jpg" /></a><br />This is an attempt at a technique that <a href="http://sampaints.com/">Sam Weber</a> demonstrated last winter at the Arts Forum. It involves doing something akin to a monoprint with acrylics, then painting the values and detail with watercolors. Mine was only marginally successful with these materials, so I did some fairly major tweaking in Photoshop.<br />Here are a few steps after the initial acrylic monoprint was done. It begins after a little of the face was started with watercolors. I wanted to document the acrylic part but it goes really fast and there's no time to stop and photograph it in progress.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/4127094074/" title="steps_vert.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2515/4127094074_f7efe393b7_o.jpg" width="134" height="800" alt="steps_vert.jpg" /></a>Rick Lovellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437378441435183750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13280732.post-424795264476626212009-11-20T18:07:00.002-05:002009-11-20T18:13:39.540-05:00Music<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/riclov/4120950048/" title="frog_quartet_small.jpg by riclov, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2640/4120950048_1a2c92dd41.jpg" width="500" height="300" alt="frog_quartet_small.jpg" /></a><br />This is a piece I did for a very good friend who plays violin for the <a href="http://www.atlantasymphony.org/home.aspx">Atlanta Symphony Orchestra</a>. She runs an amazing summer chamber music program for very talented high-school kids in Atlanta called <a href="http://www.franklinpond.org/">Franklin Pond Chamber Music</a>. The group meets at her home, which is actually on a pond that is a frog haven, so the frog quartet was a natural theme. It was done entirely in Photoshop, aside from the instruments which I photographed and composited in to the artwork.Rick Lovellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437378441435183750noreply@blogger.com15