tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751429.post4455652245548658443..comments2023-10-21T05:56:16.979-07:00Comments on Mold Breaker: a shiny eyed gryphon greets a woman on hills burned by the sunMr Goodsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11990879366082004882noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751429.post-37099471860857645532008-07-16T23:05:00.000-07:002008-07-16T23:05:00.000-07:00I'll write any of those book titles ... maybe ...I'll write any of those book titles ... maybe all of 'em. DIBS!!!Tom Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05765899174118074957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751429.post-82432352276897375622008-07-16T12:40:00.000-07:002008-07-16T12:40:00.000-07:00Ellis, I checked out the others--yours is clearly ...Ellis, I checked out the others--yours is clearly the best!<br><br>But I heart all of the Heaving Ironers, too.Davis Chinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16168954208679712542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751429.post-82180933129690643642008-07-16T10:31:00.000-07:002008-07-16T10:31:00.000-07:00the title now works as a link to the other takes o...the title now works as a link to the other takes on the themeMr Goodsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990879366082004882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751429.post-30538183634639214562008-07-16T10:22:00.000-07:002008-07-16T10:22:00.000-07:00Gold makes you feel good. Green makes you queezy.Gold makes you feel good. Green makes you queezy.Mr Goodsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990879366082004882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751429.post-35794767670928088272008-07-15T21:45:00.000-07:002008-07-15T21:45:00.000-07:00OK, you made it more...golden?Am I just crocked, o...OK, you made it more...<i>golden?</i><br><br>Am I just crocked, or was the original dead-bug green so much worse than the gold? <br><br>Honestly, I like the green better. But I can see how the gold might be more marketable (cover illustration for a book like, "The Golden Gryphon" or, "Desert Mistress" or "The SkinnyBitch's Guide to Finding Your Inner Gryphon")( I only use the b*tch word in reference to appaling and popular book of the same name).<br><br>And Ellis...I heart you. Man hug.Davis Chinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16168954208679712542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751429.post-80770285840773328162008-07-15T00:41:00.000-07:002008-07-15T00:41:00.000-07:00Very pretty lighting!Very pretty lighting!Kali Fontecchiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11203562437910689569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751429.post-67056204245831146272008-07-15T00:05:00.000-07:002008-07-15T00:05:00.000-07:00We had a similar program at Rockstar that lasted f...We had a similar program at Rockstar that lasted for a session or two, but I think a core group of VTP (Very Talented Peeps) wanted to take their quick works to that 3-hour level and it wasn't going to work for so many participants. The group evolved into a sandbox that I'm not playing in, but I'm quite content to play in the sandbox that is my sketchbook (and TAG, of course).Tom Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05765899174118074957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751429.post-51533710812259190082008-07-14T20:53:00.000-07:002008-07-14T20:53:00.000-07:00Rick. All these paintings use the same steps. Firs...Rick. All these paintings use the same steps. First I paint in gray. I basically doodle it into being. I spend most of the time on the tonal painting/drawing of it all. Making color picks to do erasures and such.<br>Then I spend about ten minutes colorizing it , then going up one layer for additional "paint into" action. Then I flatten it. This one I used lens flare 3 times. Once in each gryphon eye. Once behind it. It's got so may things i'd change it would be a bore to list them. But they are a fun way to spend a lunch.<br><br>I haven't done one yet I think would be worth the extra 3 or more hours to polish upMr Goodsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990879366082004882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751429.post-11955050276733852852008-07-14T19:55:00.000-07:002008-07-14T19:55:00.000-07:00Yes! Great composition!You seem to be getting mor...Yes! Great composition!<br><br>You seem to be getting more and more into these images with every week. Are you sketching the whole thing all over or are you working from element to element?rickarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730754739317666560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751429.post-89675516057923764642008-07-14T18:56:00.000-07:002008-07-14T18:56:00.000-07:00Yeah, these things are just getting to the point w...Yeah, these things are just getting to the point where you might start thinking about edges. It would take a long time to ever look finished.<br><br>I assume the title will eventually take you to the other Ironworks takes on the random sentence. Had some other people outdo me on composition.<br><br>I'm going to ask about the Walle cinematic DVD before I leave tonightMr Goodsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990879366082004882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751429.post-64728834041264592422008-07-14T17:03:00.000-07:002008-07-14T17:03:00.000-07:00--excuse me--"Gryphon."--excuse me--<i><b>"Gryphon."</b></i>Davis Chinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16168954208679712542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18751429.post-89904997666819052532008-07-14T17:01:00.000-07:002008-07-14T17:01:00.000-07:00Damn, El--yr paintings are looking awesome! I real...Damn, El--yr paintings are looking awesome! I really love this one. <br><br>Things that I dig esp'ly (as if you care):<br>1. the palette<br>2. composition<br>3. sun effect<br>4. the "serious cartooniness" of the figures, esp. the Griffon--he's got a physical presence, yet there's this slightly dopey cartooniness just lurking beneath the surface, and for me that gives him a compelling tension. The female has a bit of this, but she looks less developed. I know you are on a time deadline. But I like her vertical versus his horizontal.<br><br>The medium looks like digi-watercolor. It works, and that's coming from a skeptic. Maybe because you're not focusing on edges per se, but are instead just letting your tonal transitions emerge from the layering...sorry if that sounds both stupid and hi-falutin'.<br><br>LOVE IT.Davis Chinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16168954208679712542noreply@blogger.com