This stuff isn't necessarily funny, it's just something for me to share. See, sometimes I feel like the process is more interesting than the final product. I often feel that way, actually. And so I like to display my work with some small trace of evidence of the process. For instance, this entire blog connects to my other blog where the idea for this image originated. I like to show my large paintings with my shitty little zine-style comic books. I'll ruminate on this a bit more later, but for now, here are some images of process...
I like to think of this part of the process as being similar to the way dancers get body massages before they perform. Paying a lot of attention to the muscles and what's underneath, soothing and smoothing, slowly building up with anticipation and excitement. Uncle Muscles says "YES!"
Soldiers ready for battle.
Lots of color testing gets done in photoshop, but I need to physically try things out too. This little thing would be excellent as a painting. There are just too many options some times.
I like to bully myself sometimes when I make my work. Here's what happens when you rush yourself just a little. You end up making mistakes. I laid the transfer image upside down and didn't realize it until I started to brush the acetone over it. I removed the pages, gessoed over them, and decided that the scar I had given myself was really cool. This one stays as-is.
Here's the moment of expectation right before the color gets added. Again, this would be wonderful on it's own just like this. After I do what I'm about to do, this image will never look the same again. It's a bit tragic that this sculpture is gonna get squashed. But I'm getting bored of this image, so maybe the next one will be left unfinished.
I like to think of this part of the process as being similar to the way dancers get body massages before they perform. Paying a lot of attention to the muscles and what's underneath, soothing and smoothing, slowly building up with anticipation and excitement. Uncle Muscles says "YES!"
Soldiers ready for battle.
Lots of color testing gets done in photoshop, but I need to physically try things out too. This little thing would be excellent as a painting. There are just too many options some times.
I like to bully myself sometimes when I make my work. Here's what happens when you rush yourself just a little. You end up making mistakes. I laid the transfer image upside down and didn't realize it until I started to brush the acetone over it. I removed the pages, gessoed over them, and decided that the scar I had given myself was really cool. This one stays as-is.
Here's the moment of expectation right before the color gets added. Again, this would be wonderful on it's own just like this. After I do what I'm about to do, this image will never look the same again. It's a bit tragic that this sculpture is gonna get squashed. But I'm getting bored of this image, so maybe the next one will be left unfinished.
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