rushgoober Posted August 1, 2005 Author Share Posted August 1, 2005 QUOTE (dweezil @ Aug 1 2005, 12:09 PM) Another technique that has sold well for me. Especially for commercial items such as cards. Pen and Ink has got to be one of my favorite medium to work in. The beauty of any art is that you can acheive unique results making one image in one style(technique) and the same image with another style (technique);each beautiful on its own. Hatching -Fine parallel lines Crosshatching - uses layers of hatching placed at an angle. Scumbling and Random Hatching -often called the 'brillo pad' technique, scumbling uses layers of small calligraphic, scribbled marks to build up value and texture. Random hatching uses layers of short, straight marks. *Note-Scumbling is a popular technique in oil/arcrylic painting Cross hatch http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/create/images/linear_crosshatchinggrad.jpg This was done with a Bic ballpoint pen: http://www.traipse.com/crosshatching/large/crosshatch_4.jpg http://www.traipse.com/crosshatching/large/crosshatch_12.jpg Mixed-scumbling and cross hatching http://www.biddingtons.com/content/images/cchelldetaillarge.jpg http://www.biddingtons.com/content/images/ccsoulstattoo.jpg Mixed technique- http://inkart.net/art/wildlife/framed/BluePoisonDartFrog/Blue-Poison-Dart-Frog.gif Pen and Ink is NOT limited to black and white. You can get fine ink pens in almost any color and nib size now. http://www.maguiregallery.com/kenna/images/pen-ink-red.jpg Mixed media(paint and ink)-lots of cool results from this. Another idea is to paint with your ink and then come in and do fine details with the pen. http://www.robinsbest.com/gallery_files/houseboat_web.jpg All ink http://www.isenbarg.com/OEMastiffHeadInkWPG.jpg thanks for pointing out different techniques - it's all really fascinating. these are really great pictures, btw - are any of them yours??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweezil Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 I also apprenticed as a silversmith for a time. That was awesome. I learnt many techniques including enameling and granulation. I learned how to plate in silver and nickle. Did you know that silver plating involves cyanide?? Engraving/silversmithing is something I want to take up again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-13 Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 QUOTE (dweezil @ Aug 1 2005, 10:15 AM) I also apprenticed as a silversmith for a time. That was awesome. I learnt many techniques including enameling and granulation. I learned how to plate in silver and nickle. Did you know that silver plating involves cyanide?? Engraving/silversmithing is something I want to take up again. Cool!!!!!...my friend is going to ACAD for Blacksmithing...will be buying a lot of swords from him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweezil Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 QUOTE (rushgoober @ Aug 1 2005, 11:15 AM) thanks for pointing out different techniques - it's all really fascinating. these are really great pictures, btw - are any of them yours??? I've never posted any of my art. I always wonder if the person who bought it will suddenly wake up and demand their money back One day I might. In the meantime, I've sold all my supplies except my pastels, inks and paper. Needed some $$ and also didn't want to haul all my stuff to England. I hope they sell paint, brushes and canvas in England Or Huck will have a cranky wife on his hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweezil Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 QUOTE (D-13 @ Aug 1 2005, 11:20 AM) QUOTE (dweezil @ Aug 1 2005, 10:15 AM) I also apprenticed as a silversmith for a time. That was awesome. I learnt many techniques including enameling and granulation. I learned how to plate in silver and nickle. Did you know that silver plating involves cyanide?? Engraving/silversmithing is something I want to take up again. Cool!!!!!...my friend is going to ACAD for Blacksmithing...will be buying a lot of swords from him... There are probably 3 steel engravers in Alberta right now. I think there is one in High River? Depending on the grade of steel and how it was tempered; it is very very difficult to engrave on it. Most of the stuff you see on knives and guns in the stores is done by machine. Hand engraving is a dying art, but you can see the difference. Machines like straight lines and exact circles with uniform depth. Hand engraving will give you that something extra and personality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullysue Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 QUOTE (dweezil @ Jul 31 2005, 09:14 PM) btw, i have seen a lot of matisse in person, and while it's an improvement for sure over images in books, i'm still not wild about him, but i do respect his work... [/quote] Yes. Mixed media and collage is impossible to appreciate except in reality. For me, Matisse represents the chaotic simplicity of life. If that makes sense. Not crazy about his stuff, but intrigued. I'm trying desperately to find images of the whole Jazz series by Mattise. It really does follow Dweezil's comment on chaotic simplicity. His work is very basic in it's lines while emitting a great deal of fluid motion. (I need to actually do some work while I'm at work. But, I'll keep looking.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted August 1, 2005 Author Share Posted August 1, 2005 i just found this cool German artist online named Frank M. Lewecke (born 1966) - not the best ever, but pretty cool - very remiscient of 50's & 60's science-fiction book art which i really love: http://www.spacelands.de/gallery/images/glacial.jpg http://www.spacelands.de/gallery/images/risinggreen.jpg http://www.spacelands.de/gallery/images/mica.jpg http://www.spacelands.de/gallery/images/colonnade.jpg http://www.spacelands.de/gallery/images/nemesis.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softfilter Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/spirit3trails/hopper.jpg EDWARD HOPPER- NEW YORK MOVIE 1939 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softfilter Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/spirit3trails/cape_cod_evening.jpg EDWARD HOPPER-CAPE COD EVENING 1939,Love his work most famous for NIGHTHAWKS 1942. His themes of alienation and loneliness draw you into the paintings. Wonder what these people are thinking in these isolated cityscapes and empty countrysides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alsgalpal Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 QUOTE (softfilter @ Aug 2 2005, 11:56 AM) http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/spirit3trails/cape_cod_evening.jpg EDWARD HOPPER-CAPE COD EVENING 1939,Love his work most famous for NIGHTHAWKS 1942. His themes of alienation and loneliness draw you into the paintings. Wonder what these people are thinking in these isolated cityscapes and empty countrysides. That is so fantastic!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted August 2, 2005 Author Share Posted August 2, 2005 Edward Hopper isn't my very favorite, but i definitely admire his work. These are probably his two most well known pieces: http://www.arquitrave.com/imagenes/Hopper77.jpg http://www.poster.net/hopper-edward/hopper-edward-rooms-by-the-sea-7900199.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted August 3, 2005 Author Share Posted August 3, 2005 how could we forgot roger dean? famous for his work on album covers, especially with YES. some amazing stuff: http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/rushgoober/roger_dean001.jpg http://www.viafanzine.yan.com.br/imagens2/dean2.jpg http://www.homeforlife.co.uk/images/Willowater%20Images/image005.jpg http://mural.uv.es/amgalvi/aeropuerto.jpg http://www.earth-and-fire.nl/pics/deanhoes.jpg http://tralfaz-archives.com/coverart/G/greensladef.jpg http://www.jon.hinchliffe.name/graphics/rd%20talesfromtopographicoceans.jpg http://www.glasshammer.com/images/coversmall.jpg http://www.asunam.com/images/sydney_bridge1.jpg http://www.amwaw.edu.pl/~pzlotko/midnight.jpg http://7parabian.com/Images/dragon/Dean/MornDrag.JPG http://www.homeforlife.co.uk/images/Willowater%20Images/image016.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweezil Posted August 6, 2005 Share Posted August 6, 2005 With so many peeps into optical illusions, you have to check out this art site. Not really optical illusions, but if you're into staring at your screen, this is for you. There is also non-staring art here as well http://dantesworld.net/ Stare at the shifting hues...http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v636/palominodweezil/icon_meditate.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted August 7, 2005 Author Share Posted August 7, 2005 (edited) ok, my last favorite artist (alright, i have one more up my sleeve after this) is rene magritte - a well known belgian surrealist (1898-1967). he was very different than many of the surrealists in that many of them tended to paint more amorphous shapes, colors and objects, and even though they had concepts behind them, one often couldn't tell what any given painting was supposed to be. it had to be enjoyed purely for its aesthetic values. magritte painted concepts, he did it in a very surreal way, but it's always very appartent what he was painting, and there was consequently a lot of humor in his work to go with the profoundness of the images. i was lucky enough to see some of his works at an exhibition a few years back, and some of it is amazingly striking in person, very evocative of deep emotions and forgotten memories: http://images.allposters.com/images/AWI/f931-magritte.jpg http://www.atara.net/magritte/30s/md_time-transfixed.jpg http://images.art.com/images/PRODUCTS/large/10091000/10091039.jpg http://nolimetangere.freeblog.hu/Files/magritte_homesickness.1940.jpg http://www.atara.net/magritte/50s/castle-pyrenees.jpg http://www.uazg.hr/likovna-kultura/images26/magritte-trahison-des-images.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/rushgoober/magritte2.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/rushgoober/magritte1.jpg http://www.hopkinsfan.net/ld/nook/PersonalValues.jpg Edited August 7, 2005 by rushgoober Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted August 13, 2005 Author Share Posted August 13, 2005 ok, now this is REALLY the last favorite artist of mine i can think of, and this time it's one that most everyone is probably familiar with. Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972), more commonly known as "M.C. Escher," was a Dutch graphic artist that made some of the most well-known mind boggling images in existence. I'd be surprised if you've never seen at least one of the following before: http://www.mcescher.com/Gallery/ital-bmp/LW268.jpg http://www.mcescher.com/Gallery/ital-bmp/LW132.jpg http://www.mcescher.com/Gallery/switz-bmp/LW305.jpg http://www.mcescher.com/Gallery/back-bmp/LW334.jpg http://www.mcescher.com/Gallery/back-bmp/LW375.jpg http://www.mcescher.com/Gallery/recogn-bmp/LW409.jpg http://www.mcescher.com/Gallery/recogn-bmp/LW426.jpg http://www.mcescher.com/Gallery/recogn-bmp/LW428.jpg http://www.mcescher.com/Gallery/recogn-bmp/LW435.jpg http://www.mcescher.com/Gallery/recogn-bmp/LW439.jpg http://www.globalgallery.com/images/esc-e2.jpg http://www.globalgallery.com/images/esc-e9.jpg http://www.globalgallery.com/images/esc-e13.jpg http://www.globalgallery.com/images/esc-e33.jpg http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~sotiris/images/escher/escher_relativity.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rush! Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 Wow, all of these paintings are incredible. I also share an interest in Salvador Dali. Some of his surreal works are incredible. I've also seen some of Matisse's work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrenalineRush Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 This is probably my favorite Dali painting, The Temptation of St. Anthony http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c363/FBhockeyplaya44/Dali_Temptation_of_St_Anthony.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush! Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 Another one of my favorites: Rene Magritte (1898-1967): http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/62/The_Difficult_Crossing.jpg "The Difficult Crossing" - 1926 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Maggass.jpg "The Murderer Threatened" - 1927 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/59/The_Human_Condition_1935.jpg "The Human Condition" - 1935 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3b/On_the_Threshold_of_Liberty_1937.jpg "On The Threshold Of Liberty" - 1937 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/71/Golconde.jpg "Golconde" - 1953 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted April 14, 2007 Author Share Posted April 14, 2007 QUOTE (Rush! @ Apr 13 2007, 05:51 PM) Another one of my favorites: Rene Magritte (1898-1967): http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/62/The_Difficult_Crossing.jpg "The Difficult Crossing" - 1926 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Maggass.jpg "The Murderer Threatened" - 1927 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/59/The_Human_Condition_1935.jpg "The Human Condition" - 1935 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3b/On_the_Threshold_of_Liberty_1937.jpg "On The Threshold Of Liberty" - 1937 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/71/Golconde.jpg "Golconde" - 1953 I was lucky enough to see a Magritte show at the Museum of Modern Art in New York about 10-12 years ago. His work is INCREDIBLE in person... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrenalineRush Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 This is a really cool Magritte one. http://www.mcs.csuhayward.edu/~malek/Surrealism/magritte1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted December 26, 2008 Author Share Posted December 26, 2008 i was having a really nice convo with rhyv and mara about artists we love on chat, so i thought i'd this puppy here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riv Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 QUOTE (Rush! @ Apr 13 2007, 08:51 PM) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/71/Golconde.jpg "Golconde" - 1953 It's raining men, hallelujah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaye Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 QUOTE (rushgoober @ Aug 13 2005, 03:08 PM) ok, now this is REALLY the last favorite artist of mine i can think of, and this time it's one that most everyone is probably familiar with. Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972), more commonly known as "M.C. Escher," was a Dutch graphic artist that made some of the most well-known mind boggling images in existence. My fave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaye Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 QUOTE (rushgoober @ Aug 3 2005, 03:11 AM)how could we forgot roger dean? Second fave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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