one_two's sketchbook

[cgmythology]

Very impressive update! The colors and background in general are huge improvement, they read much more clearer now and I love the subtle color variations. Great job!

[one_two]

darktiste, thanks, it's not a study, I painted a sketch for this painting a year ago. I did use some ref.  
CG, thanks man!

[one_two]

WIP__

[cgmythology]

Looking better and better! It reads with a lot more clarity now, keep it up!

[one_two]

Hi guys and girls! Recently finished a sketch for another oil painting.

[RottenPocket]

Just a regular bunch of people having a good ol' time - I like it.

Really keen to see it in Oil - how large will it be? You have quite a lot of face detail here.

Question - Does the Satyr-figure have additional ankle joints?

[darktiste]

I am always surprise by the amount of people you can frame into a scene.

[cgmythology]

Oh, that's absolutely fantastic! Loving the composition and all the figure work is aces. Looking forward to seeing it painted in oil!

[Crowbit]

crazy amount of effort into this. looking sick ^^

[one_two]

RottenPocket, thanks, it's gonna be 82 x 123 cm which is roughly 32,2 x 48,4 in inches. The Satyr does have some extra joints. 
Darktiste, hold my beer
CG, thanks man, really keen on painting it in oils
Crowbit, thanks, it took a while to paint it
So here's another preparatory drawing for yet another oil painting I'm planning to make. Had lots of fun painting it. Took about 2,5 months to actually finish it. The painting size for this one is going to be 84 x 107 cm which is 33 x 42,1 in inches.

[Ortani]

Wooooaaahhh! What a massive piece, I'm in awe with the amount detail and interaction/poses you have in this artwork . I admire your patience, this must have taken so long! I'm wondering what your biggest challenge was when you painted/planned this piece?

[one_two]

Ortani, thanks for such an emotional reaction! It took quiet some time, that's true. My biggest challenge was the perspective I chose for this painting. It's a view from above so it was hard to find references with appropriate angles and poses for these characters. Had to analyze lot's of images to draw them. Another was armor and its variety. Again, lots of searching for ref and so on and so forth..but I had lot's of fun doing it and I am happy with the result. It's something new for me. I don't usually paint action figures, moreover in 3-point perspective using view from above. 

I returned to oil painting recently and will post some WIPs of the painting I started last year.

[darktiste]

Now i can only imagine what a timelapse of that greyscale piece would look like.

[one_two]

[one_two]

psh.psh

[Artloader]

Wow that battle scene is amazing dude! I especially love the facial expressions on those guys!

[Ortani]

Ortani, thanks for such an emotional reaction! It took quiet some time, that's true. My biggest challenge was the perspective I chose for this painting. It's a view from above so it was hard to find references with appropriate angles and poses for these characters. Had to analyze lot's of images to draw them. Another was armor and its variety. Again, lots of searching for ref and so on and so forth..but I had lot's of fun doing it and I am happy with the result. It's something new for me. I don't usually paint action figures, moreover in 3-point perspective using view from above. 

I returned to oil painting recently and will post some WIPs of the painting I started last year.

Yeah! it's a ton to consider, it's awesome that you managed to pull it off even though you don't have much experiance with action shots, thanks for answering my question! :D

[one_two]

Artloader, thanks for leaving a comment!
Ortani, thanks, you're welcome!

[ButtercupSaiyan]

Some suits I did last year.

I really like these suit designs! They're really cool! Did they ever get used for anything or drawn again?

Also the latest creation is absolutely stunning, the dress and the details of the buildings and statues just take my breath away. I don't usually have an emotional reaction to art but something about it makes me want to linger in the space in a way a lot of cozy art doesn't hit for me. It has a real physicality. May I ask the dimensions of this piece and your personal feelings on using oil?

I just started taking an oils class myself, and I'm still unsure if I want to invest in more linseed oil/gamsol/gamblin oils given how long it can take a piece to dry and the necessity of storing them--I think I'll have to work small and use a vertical rack I found in the closet. So if you have any thoughts on the medium, I'd love to hear your experiences with like sizing, storage, that sort of thing.

[one_two]

ButtercupSaiyan, thanks, I drew these designs 7 years ago and it was for fun mainly, didn't use them for anything.

Thanks for your feedback, I'm glad the latest painting has some sort of effect of it's own. The dimensions are 67 cm  (height) and 55 cm (width). I enjoy using oil paints. I think it's a very versatile medium in terms of application. You can paint thick or thin, use glazing and scumbling. Oils allow to make nice blending/transitions. I have no issue with drying time, it's more of an advantage in my opinion, because I have time to make big changes hours after a painting session. So yeah, oils are great!
What do you mean when you say "invest" in linseed oil/gamsol/gamblin? Linseed oil acts as a binder in any type of oil paints. Gamsol is a trademark as well as Gamblin. If you want to thin your paints you can use different solvents . I use linseed oil because I like the consistency of the paint more as opposed to thinning with turpentine or white-spirit which makes them more like watercolor. I use turpentine to clean my pallete and brushes. Then I wash my brushes with soap and apply some hair wax on them to make them last a little longer. Sometimes I use a mixture of damar varnish, linseed oil and turpentine and apply it on a specific area on a painting in a thin layer. It freshens dried paint and helps with glazes. Works fine for me. 
The storage isn't that sophisticated really. You can hang a painting on a wall if that's an option. If not, a rack is ok. Just make sure the humidity of the air is somewhat stable (60% is ok I think) because usually linen looses it's tension after some time due to changes in air humidity/temperature. I don't use ready made canvases you can buy in art stores. So maybe they behave a little bit differently. Linen is not that static if air conditions/temperature are changing.