finished artwork thread

Stefano · 25-10-2006, 11:07 AM

seeing that we have a sketch thread, think we should have a finished artwork one also. Work can be either shown in context or separate. No reason why it shouldn't be either illustration or photography so long as it's commissioned.

should maybe include the name of the client and usage

any thoughts?

pullingpictures · 25-10-2006, 11:37 AM

we do this over on the aoi site - i think its a great idea

here is one i did recently fro my own band Aces Wild

Here is the prelim sketch for this cover

Then I worked it up a bit

I had the idea of making a card featuring each member of the band- heres me

Its a bit like that bit in Reservoir Dogs, in this case instead of everyone wanting to be Mr Black i had to decide who was going to be the Ace of Spades( the coolest card!)

In the end the singer got that! I took Hearts simply cos no-one else would want it

Heres the final( i think) cover

some details lost in optimising..but you get the idea

pullingpictures · 25-10-2006, 11:38 AM

and here is the whole thing-itll wrap around the cd

.::Gavin::. · 25-10-2006, 11:46 AM

Nice work..looks great

pullingpictures · 25-10-2006, 12:03 PM

Thanks gavin

Gazoontite · 25-10-2006, 12:07 PM

An oldie, oil on card

pullingpictures · 25-10-2006, 12:21 PM

ooh, real paint!

very nice

Gazoontite · 25-10-2006, 12:25 PM

Cheers

Yeah I prefer the trad methods, proably cos Im useless at digital painting.

Stefano · 25-10-2006, 01:40 PM

I think this has only just gone live.
Currently on buses around Dublin for Spin 103.8

pullingpictures · 25-10-2006, 02:00 PM

a-moos-ing

sorry, its great !

Stefano · 25-10-2006, 03:04 PM

A recent lino-cut

puddlefish · 26-10-2006, 06:02 AM

here are some i did just before i left for oz. been too busy travelling to do any since, but soon....

sorry about the tan colour on the side of every image, they're formatted for my site. they're also not great because i had to really rush them!!!

Gazoontite · 26-10-2006, 07:53 AM

Sheeeite muslims! Amazing work man. Is that Oil or acrylic?

Stefano · 26-10-2006, 11:29 AM

very nice pudlefish, what was it for?

weelittlejohnny · 26-10-2006, 02:11 PM

I have this illustration scan at different intervals...

And this photographic one...

puddlefish · 27-10-2006, 08:55 AM

thanks guys! they're acrylic, for private commission. it was a weird little sideline i used to do, and may do again.

Arty · 27-10-2006, 12:59 PM

There's a weekly sketchathon on the AOI site. Someone names a theme and you go from there. This is one I did this morning. The theme was worn on the head. Mostly you think of hats but this seemed just as appropriate. French looking guy thinking about his paperwork.

Stefano · 31-10-2006, 11:06 AM

various bits for this years MS readathon

Stefano · 03-11-2006, 07:26 PM

for a children's book I'm working on

Stefano · 07-11-2006, 10:35 AM

Artwork done a few months back but just printed.
For AXA home insurance brochure cover

KevinMcSherry · 10-11-2006, 11:03 AM

From today's Irish Times

waccachica · 10-11-2006, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KevinMcSherry

From today's Irish Times

Lovely. What article is it for? I'm guessing something to do with property / moving house.

Stefano · 10-11-2006, 11:16 AM

very nice Kev

KevinMcSherry · 13-11-2006, 10:06 AM

Sorry for not replying sooner Wacc. It was for an article on moving mortgage vendors. It'd be wrapping chips by now if it wasn't a cadmium poisoning risk. Kevin

puddlefish · 13-11-2006, 12:29 PM

nice stuff guys, that axa piece is really nice stefano, didn't you do some similar stuff for them before?

Stefano · 13-11-2006, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by puddlefish

nice stuff guys, that axa piece is really nice stefano, didn't you do some similar stuff for them before?

Thanks puddlefish. Here's the one I did last year for car insurance.
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gav beattie · 13-11-2006, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stefano

I got these images for use in a City Council thing we were laying out,
thought they were great.

gav beattie · 13-11-2006, 04:33 PM

pullingpictures · 13-11-2006, 05:30 PM

nice one gav

gav beattie · 13-11-2006, 11:17 PM

Cheers. I did it for guys I've never met, they just emailed me and asked if I'd be into it. They sent me a load of posters and even took photos of the posters up at various spots around Hollywood.

Stefano · 14-11-2006, 08:27 AM

Nice one GB.
Looks great

KevinMcSherry · 14-11-2006, 11:33 AM

This is one I did for a crowd in the U.S. of States. It's the first time I used an acrylic medium, too. Mmmm smoooooooth.

puddlefish · 14-11-2006, 02:32 PM

hey kevin, what type of medium did you use, and how did you find it? i've always had trouble with them.

i'm experimenting with a brand of aussie acrylics that will stay workable as long as you use a water spray every half hour or so. taking a while to get used to though, not sure if it suits me.

PAG · 15-11-2006, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by puddlefish

hey kevin, what type of medium did you use, and how did you find it? i've always had trouble with them.

i'm experimenting with a brand of aussie acrylics that will stay workable as long as you use a water spray every half hour or so. taking a while to get used to though, not sure if it suits me.

Sorry to gatecrash your question

A "(gel) retarding medium" is designed to slow down the drying time of acrylics, however this can sometimes add more transparency (and I find it sometimes hard to control).

KevinMcSherry · 15-11-2006, 11:13 AM

Hi Puddler. I used a Talens glossy medium on that one and had a bit of trouble with reflection on the scan. I went out and got a Liquitex matte medium which works fine. What kind of problems were you having? I find it works well when finnessing skin tones; and it does retard drying a little. Not sure I like the sound of spraying water over compositions mid-work - any acrylic would work the same way, no? Is it very different in feel [apart from working upside-down]?

25-10-2006, 11:07 AM	#1
Stefano Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Dublin Posts: 458	finished artwork thread seeing that we have a sketch thread, think we should have a finished artwork one also. Work can be either shown in context or separate. No reason why it shouldn't be either illustration or photography so long as it's commissioned. should maybe include the name of the client and usage any thoughts?

25-10-2006, 01:40 PM	#9
Stefano Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Dublin Posts: 458	Cash Cow I think this has only just gone live. Currently on buses around Dublin for Spin 103.8

25-10-2006, 03:04 PM	#11
Stefano Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Dublin Posts: 458	medieval trumpeter A recent lino-cut

27-10-2006, 12:59 PM	#17
Arty Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: France. Posts: 325	There's a weekly sketchathon on the AOI site. Someone names a theme and you go from there. This is one I did this morning. The theme was worn on the head. Mostly you think of hats but this seemed just as appropriate. French looking guy thinking about his paperwork. Last edited by Arty; 27-10-2006 at 01:01 PM.

31-10-2006, 11:06 AM	#18
Stefano Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Dublin Posts: 458	MS Readathon various bits for this years MS readathon

25-10-2006, 11:37 AM	#2
pullingpictures Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 568	we do this over on the aoi site - i think its a great idea here is one i did recently fro my own band Aces Wild Here is the prelim sketch for this cover Then I worked it up a bit I had the idea of making a card featuring each member of the band- heres me Its a bit like that bit in Reservoir Dogs, in this case instead of everyone wanting to be Mr Black i had to decide who was going to be the Ace of Spades( the coolest card!) In the end the singer got that! I took Hearts simply cos no-one else would want it Heres the final( i think) cover some details lost in optimising..but you get the idea

25-10-2006, 11:38 AM	#3
pullingpictures Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 568	and here is the whole thing-itll wrap around the cd

25-10-2006, 11:46 AM	#4
.::Gavin::. Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 5,317	Nice work..looks great

25-10-2006, 12:03 PM	#5
pullingpictures Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 568	Thanks gavin

25-10-2006, 12:07 PM	#6
Gazoontite Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sharks? Brilliant. Nazis? Rubbish. Posts: 3,242	An oldie, oil on card

25-10-2006, 12:21 PM	#7
pullingpictures Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 568	ooh, real paint! very nice

25-10-2006, 12:25 PM	#8
Gazoontite Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sharks? Brilliant. Nazis? Rubbish. Posts: 3,242	Cheers Yeah I prefer the trad methods, proably cos Im useless at digital painting.

25-10-2006, 02:00 PM	#10
pullingpictures Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 568	a-moos-ing sorry, its great !

26-10-2006, 06:02 AM	#12
puddlefish Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 346	here are some i did just before i left for oz. been too busy travelling to do any since, but soon.... sorry about the tan colour on the side of every image, they're formatted for my site. they're also not great because i had to really rush them!!!

26-10-2006, 07:53 AM	#13
Gazoontite Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sharks? Brilliant. Nazis? Rubbish. Posts: 3,242	Sheeeite muslims! Amazing work man. Is that Oil or acrylic?

26-10-2006, 11:29 AM	#14
Stefano Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Dublin Posts: 458	very nice pudlefish, what was it for?

26-10-2006, 02:11 PM	#15
weelittlejohnny Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,049	I have this illustration scan at different intervals... And this photographic one...

27-10-2006, 08:55 AM	#16
puddlefish Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 346	thanks guys! they're acrylic, for private commission. it was a weird little sideline i used to do, and may do again.

03-11-2006, 07:26 PM	#19
Stefano Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Dublin Posts: 458	for a children's book I'm working on

07-11-2006, 10:35 AM	#20
Stefano Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Dublin Posts: 458	Artwork done a few months back but just printed. For AXA home insurance brochure cover

10-11-2006, 11:03 AM	#21
KevinMcSherry Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Dublin Posts: 219	From today's Irish Times

10-11-2006, 11:16 AM	#23
Stefano Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Dublin Posts: 458	very nice Kev

13-11-2006, 10:06 AM	#24
KevinMcSherry Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Dublin Posts: 219	Sorry for not replying sooner Wacc. It was for an article on moving mortgage vendors. It'd be wrapping chips by now if it wasn't a cadmium poisoning risk. Kevin

13-11-2006, 12:29 PM	#25
puddlefish Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 346	nice stuff guys, that axa piece is really nice stefano, didn't you do some similar stuff for them before?

13-11-2006, 04:33 PM	#28
gav beattie Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 321	Gigposter

13-11-2006, 05:30 PM	#29
pullingpictures Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 568	nice one gav

13-11-2006, 11:17 PM	#30
gav beattie Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 321	Cheers. I did it for guys I've never met, they just emailed me and asked if I'd be into it. They sent me a load of posters and even took photos of the posters up at various spots around Hollywood.

14-11-2006, 08:27 AM	#31
Stefano Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Dublin Posts: 458	Nice one GB. Looks great

14-11-2006, 11:33 AM	#32
KevinMcSherry Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Dublin Posts: 219	This is one I did for a crowd in the U.S. of States. It's the first time I used an acrylic medium, too. Mmmm smoooooooth.

14-11-2006, 02:32 PM	#33
puddlefish Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 346	hey kevin, what type of medium did you use, and how did you find it? i've always had trouble with them. i'm experimenting with a brand of aussie acrylics that will stay workable as long as you use a water spray every half hour or so. taking a while to get used to though, not sure if it suits me.

15-11-2006, 11:13 AM	#35
KevinMcSherry Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Dublin Posts: 219	Hi Puddler. I used a Talens glossy medium on that one and had a bit of trouble with reflection on the scan. I went out and got a Liquitex matte medium which works fine. What kind of problems were you having? I find it works well when finnessing skin tones; and it does retard drying a little. Not sure I like the sound of spraying water over compositions mid-work - any acrylic would work the same way, no? Is it very different in feel [apart from working upside-down]?

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