Friday, June 22, 2007

In Deadly Peril. Part 2

Here's a sort of progression. The one on the left side is the underpainting, which essentially establishes the values in acrylic washes. Acrylic doesn't reactivate with water so it's safe to apply a transparent medium like concentrated watercolor (or colored ink) on top, these are used to apply the more superficial colors as you can see with the final on the right.

I paint the study simultaneously, using it as a testing ground for the colors.
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20 comments:

  1. SHANE PRIGMOREJune 22, 2007 at 11:30 AM

    Awsome stuff man. I'm glad you have a blog now. And Yeah I bought way to many of those Golden book prints at Disneyland.Too cool.

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  2. Mike ThompsonJune 22, 2007 at 12:12 PM

    Love seeing the process, Bill. Nice work.

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  3. monkeyfeatherJune 22, 2007 at 12:33 PM

    This is a real stunner Bill. Gorgeous work all around.

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  4. James BakerJune 22, 2007 at 3:44 PM

    Thanks so much for showing these, Bill.

    OK, here is a dumb question; why not do the whole thing in the acrylics? IS it because the water colour is more vivid?

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  5. CalJune 22, 2007 at 7:41 PM

    Awesome stuff! Can't wait to see more your work!

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  6. sauerJune 23, 2007 at 8:31 AM

    that's beautiful!!

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  7. bpresingJune 23, 2007 at 10:22 AM

    Thanks everybody. It means alot getting praise from such talented people as yourselves.
    To answer your question Jamie, I could do the whole thing in acylics (and have many times) but I have discovered that concentrated watercolor is very vivid (and transparent), and can be extremly vivid especially the less you water it down. It is also possible to lay it down in very flat tones as well.

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  8. R.DressJune 23, 2007 at 4:53 PM

    Dang! Came out great man!!!!

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  9. ClintonJune 23, 2007 at 5:42 PM

    It's cool to know you have a blog, Bill :D I like your artwork a lot.

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  10. Jason NewkirkJune 23, 2007 at 8:17 PM

    even your scraps are amazing..

    :D

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  11. UnknownJune 24, 2007 at 7:49 AM

    Beautiful stuff Bill. As always

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  12. the doodlersJune 24, 2007 at 8:31 PM

    Glorious. Good to see your process too. Thanks.

    We'll add your link to our blog.

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  13. Matt JonesJune 25, 2007 at 4:22 AM

    Fascinating to see your process-thanks!

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  14. AlexJune 25, 2007 at 8:13 AM

    Nice work! You've a precious style, mr. Thanks for the work in progress.

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  15. Kei AcederaJune 25, 2007 at 9:32 AM

    Reall great technique! Thanks for sharing this!

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  16. Marcelo VignaliJune 25, 2007 at 12:22 PM

    Watercolor, I love the medium! Beautiful job.

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  17. JustinJune 25, 2007 at 11:15 PM

    Absolutely adore this. Color palate, shapes, everything. You are deadly with these watercolors. Can't wait to see more.
    -Justin

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  18. Adrian MolinaJune 26, 2007 at 10:33 AM

    Really inspiring Bill! love how sharp you are with the colors!

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  19. paulhdJune 26, 2007 at 12:57 PM

    Such cool process work, it's almost hypnotic.

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  20. DanJune 26, 2007 at 7:14 PM

    Incredible stuff Bill. Inspiring to say the least.

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