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No One Saw It Coming by *AdamHunterPeck:iconAdamHunterPeck:


©2007-2008 *AdamHunterPeck
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Submitted: May 12, 2007
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acrylic on gessoed board, 2007

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*Zargap:iconZargap: May 12, 2007, 10:47:38 AM
OH NOES!

I wish the pic was a little bigger. I love the retro feel of the robot and the car. The fuzzy/blurryness makes it remind me of a children's book cover.

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*Raskadow:iconRaskadow: May 12, 2007, 11:24:07 PM
Excellent work. Your paintings are great. How do you blend the paint? Could you explain your process to me?
`loish:iconloish: May 19, 2007, 12:30:23 PM
beautiful piece, my favorite in your gallery! i love these slightly retro-ish colors and the whole composition. the car is so cool and i love the lighting, it's kind of hazy. impressive that you did it with acrylic too, i have a hard time with non-digital mediums... seems you've mastered both.
*AdamHunterPeck:iconAdamHunterPeck: May 22, 2007, 11:41:36 PM
Thank you, yes I can explain this one. (It's different than my usual process, but one which I think I'll be using more in the future.)

- I started sketching quite small, basically a black and white silhouette thumbnail. If something that tiny is clear and recognizable, then it will work when it's finished.
- I toned the whole thing a slightly-green mid-grey.
- I did the painting in greyscale first (using acrylics, just mixing white and ivory black). This was a lot easier and faster than a usual painting. In terms of blending, I sometimes blend quickly during the short time when thick acrylic is still wet, but more often I drybrush to create an illusion of blending. For drybrushing, I think it helps that my surface has a crazy mountainous gessoed texture.
- Once it was a finished greyscale painting, I glazed watered-down colors over their respective areas. Really, the only places I layered glazes were the buildings (brick) and the robot's eye. I probably slopped around some really really watered-down browns all over the place too, and the occassional light green. The best thing about this glazing process is that, if you put a glaze down and don't like it, it's easy to wipe away because it's so watery, yet you've still got the architecture of the painting underneath.
*AdamHunterPeck:iconAdamHunterPeck: May 22, 2007, 11:42:45 PM
Thank you kindly Miss Loish, but you're the master.
*Raskadow:iconRaskadow: May 30, 2007, 9:08:03 AM
Thank you that was helpful. I just finished a small piece that uses a similar technique. [link]
~Angel-courtesan:iconAngel-courtesan: Jun 7, 2007, 1:44:02 AM
this reminds me of Sky Captain - great atmosphere and softness.

Love the composition.
=GiRBeRRy:iconGiRBeRRy: Jun 7, 2007, 4:30:33 PM
this is so nice! i luv this it's so vintage looking! great job!

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~murve33:iconmurve33: Jun 21, 2007, 4:55:56 PM
Holy Crap! That kicks unimaginable amounts of Ass!
*stressedjenny:iconstressedjenny: Jul 20, 2007, 12:50:42 AM
My goodness, this is great! I love the style, it's so appealing. Beautiful work!

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