#90 Oil Colors! or The Secretary Bird

"Fantastic headgear" was the assignment, but instead of giving a person an amazing hat, I gave them amazing hair... or feathers. 

"brak"

So here's some shots of the progress:

Value Study

using a C.F. Payne under-painting technique

"kraw"

Your palette shows a lot about you.

Working with oils again is like riding a bike.  A rusty, decrepit bike. I'm going to have to do lots and lots of practice painting if I want to get the hang of it again!

I looked toward the great Maxfield Parrish  and Phil Hale for how they handled color and form

Phil Hale

Maxfield Parrish

Maxfield Parrish

#79 Carl, the space rancher

Finished piece for 3D illustration.  Yes, he's a falcon of sorts.  I'm decently happy with how it turned out, despite the real lack of effort put into it... more sculpey practice, here I come!

It may look primitive for galactic travel, but it packs a lazer punch, boy.

Haha kinda crappy photos, but you get the idea.  By the way, metallic paint is WAY too fun!

#71 Charcoallll

Some new commercial figure drawings... I now know the power of vine charcoal :D

"I am king of the dwarves. Gwarr!"

Also here's a sculpture I've been working on (when I can)...

Its a cowboy birdman from the future