It beats drawing travelers on subways. That's fun, too, but sometimes my "model" leaves at the next station.
Tune in next time for "Back to the Suture," a good old-fashioned horror story.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Art Lover
Some mistake me for a cold-hearted woman, but I very much love people -- especially specific ones. I greatly appreciate the few friends who take the time to get to know me, and I enjoy having them over to relax, drink tea, watch TV, read comics and do whatever they want (except drugs). I want people to feel comfortable in my home, it's a great place to chill out and escape to a different world. If someone hangs out with me long enough, I'll probably turn him or her into artwork.
It beats drawing travelers on subways. That's fun, too, but sometimes my "model" leaves at the next station.
Tune in next time for "Back to the Suture," a good old-fashioned horror story.
It beats drawing travelers on subways. That's fun, too, but sometimes my "model" leaves at the next station.
Tune in next time for "Back to the Suture," a good old-fashioned horror story.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Just Three Colors
Here's a little video of me mixing colors and painting, with a soundtrack by Joe Raposo. I hope you enjoy this awesome music.
Some people like my color palette. I only use three colors, plus white, to mix all the colors I need. Just like in the Sesame Street song. The song makes it sound so easy, and it really is. Nobody needs to spend hundreds of dollars buying a long list of oil paints at the art supply store. Here's my M.O., in case the video was hard to follow (it's fast). I start out with blue, yellow and red and make orange, green and purple. Then I mix the color complements (yellow and purple, red and green and orange and blue) to make colorful grays, which I soften up with a lot of white.
It's easier to paint when everything is in the same color family. It's really easy to put a blue-ish orange against an orange-ish blue to build up shadows, and slap a pure orange or blue next to it to make a small detail pop out. I've done this with all my paintings lately...maybe it's the only way I know how to paint.
I think that's how Wayne Thiebaud does it, too.
I've explained my color mixing strategy before, but I'm not sure how many readers go back 50 entries to read my older stuff.
See you next time, hopefully with portraits.
Some people like my color palette. I only use three colors, plus white, to mix all the colors I need. Just like in the Sesame Street song. The song makes it sound so easy, and it really is. Nobody needs to spend hundreds of dollars buying a long list of oil paints at the art supply store. Here's my M.O., in case the video was hard to follow (it's fast). I start out with blue, yellow and red and make orange, green and purple. Then I mix the color complements (yellow and purple, red and green and orange and blue) to make colorful grays, which I soften up with a lot of white.
It's easier to paint when everything is in the same color family. It's really easy to put a blue-ish orange against an orange-ish blue to build up shadows, and slap a pure orange or blue next to it to make a small detail pop out. I've done this with all my paintings lately...maybe it's the only way I know how to paint.
I think that's how Wayne Thiebaud does it, too.
I've explained my color mixing strategy before, but I'm not sure how many readers go back 50 entries to read my older stuff.
See you next time, hopefully with portraits.
Friday, October 1, 2010
Bang-Shang-A-Lang
"Ram-Bam-A-Lam" (c) 2010, Chrissy Spallone
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