grep Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 (edited) Cool starman - wood? This one's pretty embarrassing - I thought I'd try my hand at acrylics. A painter I am not. I vaguely remember an art teacher saying something to me like, "son, some folks have the talent, and some folks don't . . . " http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w47/msspielm1/IMG_20150813_023900070_zpsypupvonc.jpg Are you kidding? This is fracking awesome. Nice work, man!!!! Edit: Your art teacher is an ass - tell him I said so. A teacher should never be discouraging. Edited August 19, 2015 by grep 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted August 19, 2015 Author Share Posted August 19, 2015 nope What am I doing wrong ? I can't see them now, either. Not sure what happened there. I'll see about reposting the photos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted August 19, 2015 Author Share Posted August 19, 2015 Cool starman - wood? This one's pretty embarrassing - I thought I'd try my hand at acrylics. A painter I am not. I vaguely remember an art teacher saying something to me like, "son, some folks have the talent, and some folks don't . . . " http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w47/msspielm1/IMG_20150813_023900070_zpsypupvonc.jpg Are you kidding? This is fracking awesome. Nice work, man!!!! Edit: Your art teacher is an ass - tell him I said so. A teacher should never be discouraging.Thanks, grep! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted August 19, 2015 Author Share Posted August 19, 2015 (edited) http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w47/msspielm1/IMG_20150812_231757057_zpsxe8fyme7.jpghttp://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w47/msspielm1/IMG_20150812_231702253_zps5q692izd.jpghttp://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w47/msspielm1/Mark%20guitar%207_zps8oj3rdc7.jpgJust reposting these since they disappeared from my original post. The blurry image at the bottom I think I did in high school - some clippings from magazines surrounding a weird drawing of the starman. My eye for the human body's proportions was (and still is) pretty screwy. Edited August 19, 2015 by toymaker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w47/msspielm1/IMG_20150812_231757057_zpsxe8fyme7.jpghttp://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w47/msspielm1/IMG_20150812_231702253_zps5q692izd.jpghttp://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w47/msspielm1/Mark%20guitar%207_zps8oj3rdc7.jpgJust reposting these since they disappeared from my original post. The blurry image at the bottom I think I did in high school - some clippings from magazines surrounding a weird drawing of the starman. My eye for the human body's proportions was (and still is) pretty screwy. Love the Hemispheres box ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted August 19, 2015 Author Share Posted August 19, 2015 Love the Hemispheres box ! Thanks - I remember finishing the box part and then realizing the friggin' lid was going to cover the tops of the R and h! Fairly easy fix, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grep Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 What Toymaker isn't telling us is that the box is really a singularity.... a black hole. Open the lid and you get sucked into Dionysus land. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertrobyn Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w47/msspielm1/IMG_20150812_231757057_zpsxe8fyme7.jpghttp://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w47/msspielm1/IMG_20150812_231702253_zps5q692izd.jpghttp://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w47/msspielm1/Mark%20guitar%207_zps8oj3rdc7.jpgJust reposting these since they disappeared from my original post. The blurry image at the bottom I think I did in high school - some clippings from magazines surrounding a weird drawing of the starman. My eye for the human body's proportions was (and still is) pretty screwy.Can you tell me how you did the box it is awesome?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patjnev Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Cool starman - wood? This one's pretty embarrassing - I thought I'd try my hand at acrylics. A painter I am not. I vaguely remember an art teacher saying something to me like, "son, some folks have the talent, and some folks don't . . . " http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w47/msspielm1/IMG_20150813_023900070_zpsypupvonc.jpg Hey! thats a cool painting of Jimmy Page ! J/K I think its great . Your story reminds me of the time I took a classical guitar lesson . I forget what I played for him . Maybe it was the trees into and he sat stone faces and said " You said you knew how to play the guitar " I ended the lesson and never went back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted August 19, 2015 Author Share Posted August 19, 2015 Can you tell me how you did the box it is awesome?? Hmmm . . . I can tell you how I think I did it, because it was a while back. The box is I think just a little 5" gift box that you can pick up at a lot of dollar stores. I painted the whole thing blue first (I think I must have decided not to use the lighter blue for the whole box because it was too much?). I'm pretty sure I penciled in the outlines of the letters, then brushed on the red, and finally used a black sharpie or something to outline the letters. The paints are just cheapo bottles of craft paint that you can usually also find at dollar stores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted August 19, 2015 Author Share Posted August 19, 2015 Cool starman - wood? This one's pretty embarrassing - I thought I'd try my hand at acrylics. A painter I am not. I vaguely remember an art teacher saying something to me like, "son, some folks have the talent, and some folks don't . . . " http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w47/msspielm1/IMG_20150813_023900070_zpsypupvonc.jpg Hey! thats a cool painting of Jimmy Page ! J/K I think its great . Your story reminds me of the time I took a classical guitar lesson . I forget what I played for him . Maybe it was the trees into and he sat stone faces and said " You said you knew how to play the guitar " I ended the lesson and never went back. It could be Page! One thing that bugs me about the painting is Geddy's nose, which is too upturned and perky. One of these days I might try to give it more of a hook-nose treatment - the Geddy nose we all know and love. I'd also like to make it look like he's not playing with oven gloves. Probably, though, I'll just leave it be, because if I start dicking with it I'll make it worse. Your story about the classical guitar instructor makes me wonder how guys like that make a living. There's just no call for it. You've gone to the guy to learn something, and the first thing he does is say something cruel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMCXII Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 I write this funky little parody. Bit about a girl and a dog Does she bite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vital signz Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Cool starman - wood? This one's pretty embarrassing - I thought I'd try my hand at acrylics. A painter I am not. I vaguely remember an art teacher saying something to me like, "son, some folks have the talent, and some folks don't . . . " http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w47/msspielm1/IMG_20150813_023900070_zpsypupvonc.jpg What's wrong with this painting? There' a bit of abstraction there, but that doesn't make it bad. Phooey on your art teacher--keep painting! Oh, please. That looks better than stuff I've seen on the walls at the Art Institute of Chicago. I reallllyyyy like this! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jomboni Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 I posted this in another thread, but my girlfriend made me these coasters for Valentine's Day :dweez: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 I posted this in another thread, but my girlfriend made me these coasters for Valentine's Day :dweez:Way cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushman14 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 :) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GorillaStrangiato Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Today is my birthday and had to post this. My wife drew this for me and gave it to me for my birthday present. So awesome! http://i.imgur.com/tWyI8Gw.jpg 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted November 16, 2015 Author Share Posted November 16, 2015 Holy Crap - that's amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Holy Crap - that's amazing.Too right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catherine Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Holy Crap - that's amazing. I second that!! Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Today is my birthday and had to post this. My wife drew this for me and gave it to me for my birthday present. So awesome! http://i.imgur.com/tWyI8Gw.jpg Stunning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertrobyn Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Today is my birthday and had to post this. My wife drew this for me and gave it to me for my birthday present. So awesome! http://i.imgur.com/tWyI8Gw.jpgYou have a super duper good woman!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Today is my birthday and had to post this. My wife drew this for me and gave it to me for my birthday present. So awesome! http://i.imgur.com/tWyI8Gw.jpg Fantastic !!! And a belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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