Just passing the time until I’m able to scan some newer stuff in.

Following the thread of Last Man Standing art on here (a daunting thought, for sure) here’s a quickie from me, with some process shots.

Some background:I had planned a rather extravagant futuristic city-scape with a foreground figure to  “tell my story”. It was going to be a fantastic portfolio piece, at least in my head (and the reference turned out rather nice as well). The holidays and health issues rapidly ate up my time, however, and I quickly realized that my planned image was impossible to create in the time allotted, especially given my primarily traditional working method. I was back to the proverbial drawing board. One night, while shoveling snow from my airport landing strip of a driveway when my snowblower quit on me, the idea hit me. Maybe it was my high-school love of Escher’s pseudo-surrealism or just the muse striking me, but I realized that “underneath it all” could be the painting itself, rather than the scene depicted. It also allowed me to work quick and somewhat loose in my painting, as long as the drawing was solid.

About 5 hours of drawing trying to get the self-portrait somewhat “correct” (detail shot):

For the painting, I put down the oils and went back to the old acrylic and airbrush method, primarily for speed of drying (and the background patterns were much easier to do in airbrush w/ stencils). Painted in one sitting, about 6-8 hours.

Took the painting into photoshop to composite it with the drawing and add all the paint peeling effects:

And finally, after a great crit by a close friend on the lack of focal point and the suggestion that perhaps the drawing could “glow” a little…

Admittedly far from my strongest piece (given my reliance on my weak digital skills for the finish), but I was rather pleased given that everything was completed in a roughly 24 hour period.

…I’m posting my LMS entry too!! This was a really fun pic to do! :)

Hayllow, Gayzes and Gayls ! [ that's for you, Adam ! :mrgreen: ]

Here’s my entry for Last Man Standing, mixed media illustration, as usual.

Take care,

Julien.

Prelim Sketch for a personal painting on the sidelines. Pencil with digital overlay.

Howdy gang. Glad to be a part of this.

Here’s something I started over the summer and have been thinking of revisiting:

I doodle lots of silly and random stuff just to get the art engines started. Here’s a couple of those drawings.

An editorial illustration for the release of “I’m Not There” movie in France.

[photography, xerox, collage, acrylic, wallpaper, photoshop-40 per 60 cm]