i-m-a-g-i-n-efx-august

Artist insight Add emotion
points of interest: A tale of two species
red is cool
Although the robot is mostly
painted in warm tones of red and
yellow, there are cooler versions
of these colours that can be
utilised to turn form and modify
the temperature of the colour as
it passes from light into shadow.
Frame it
For me, architectural forms are always in
service to the design of my story. Notice
how the background and chair structures
help to frame the interaction between
human and robot – the lines lead you toward
the central focus of the painting.
Materials
PaPer
n Strathmore toned
drawing paper
Paint
n Holbien, Rembrandt,
Winsor & Newton,
Utrecht and Old
Holland oil paints
n Golden acrylic paints
BruSheS
n Sable watercolour
rounds sizes 0-2
(great for small details)
n Sable Filberts,
sizes 6-12
More than tattoos
The predator/prey relationship between the animals
within the tattoos reinforces the roles playing out
between robot and human. The organic design to
the tattoos helps to increase the tension between
the living forms versus the geometric mechanics of
the robot and environment.
add depth
with details
I stress out about
what the rug should
carry as a pattern
almost as much as
I do on what the
tattoos should be!
These thoughtful
inclusions in the
secondary objects
and backgrounds
provide wonderful
narrative depth to
your art.
August 2017
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