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[Flap-doodlez]

Hey how ya guys doin. I was just thinking all I ever post in this forum are random doodles from various classes I've taken. So I figured I'd make a thread of work I've actually spent some time on.

This was my third attempt at an oil painting (and my first two being landscapes). So even though it has its weak spots I'm still fairly pleased with the end result. (Although the sketch beneath all that paint was the most badass one I've ever made... damn I wish I had scanned that into the computer before I started painting). I chose to paint on an 11 x 11 inch piece of wood rather than traditional canvas because I liked the texture and I thought the cracks gave it character. This was an assignment for a class in which we were supposed to depict how we imagined a popular story. I asked if that included films as well and my professor said yes as long as it was a well known movie. I based this on the final scene in Fight Club. I was trying to show the two men are really the same guy without using any overplayed cliche'. So I made the men connected at the hand. I thought it was a nice very subtle way to get my poit across but it forced me to put my seated man in a somewhat awkward position which is why he ended up with less detail and looking slightly out of place. Wow I seam to be rambling on and on and I'm sure most of you won't read this whole thing so I'll end it here and just say more to come. (artwork that is)

[SirSeraphdeFallen]

that is a nice piece

[DooDooMeaT]

The guys face is out of place...may be it is to sharp

[mooguy]

Oils are really hard to draw with. Did you make an outline with pencil? It looks very nice. Even though there are some cracks because of oils make the piece look even nicer. Sort of like...Maybe the "ye olde" time period like they would paint in a church or castle...Only...They didn't have 55mm back then. :P

[MrMacro]

At 2/6/08 03:09 PM, Flap-doodlez wrote: poit

HAHAHAHA you said poit HAHAHAHA

but seriously that is an alright pice of art.

[MrMacro]

At 2/6/08 03:09 PM, Flap-doodlez wrote: poit

HAHAHAHAHAHA you said point HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

but seriously good art.

[PrinceFlea]

Hey this is an pretty interesting peice you got their though I Have never really seen Fight Club before.
The style of your painting kind of reminds me abit of an mix of edvard munch and some other 20th century modern artists which makes it bring an classic look and just the way your painting has cracks makes it appear more griddy.

[raveninskyprime]

Very well done and interesting piece, but why the gun?

[Flap-doodlez]

At 2/6/08 04:55 PM, SirSeraphdeFallen wrote: that is a nice piece

why thank you

Oils are really hard to draw with. Did you make an outline with pencil? It looks very nice. Even though there are some cracks because of oils make the piece look even nicer. Sort of like...Maybe the "ye olde" time period like they would paint in a church or castle...Only...They didn't have 55mm back then. :P

haha yeah don't rember learning about 55mm in history class. yes I did pencil it underneath (and really liked how it looked) and your right oils are pretty hard to do detail work with but what I like about them is they are very forgiving. If you don't like something it's very easy to cover it up with oils.

Hey this is an pretty interesting peice you got their though I Have never really seen Fight Club before.
The style of your painting kind of reminds me abit of an mix of edvard munch and some other 20th century modern artists which makes it bring an classic look and just the way your painting has cracks makes it appear more griddy.

well sorry if the painting ruined part of the movie for you lol. I'm honored to be compared to munch I'm a big fan of textures in a painting.

Very well done and interesting piece, but why the gun?

Well the gun was a big part of the scene from Fight Club that I was emulating so without it something would be missing.

[Flap-doodlez]

hope this looks alright on here cause I had to take the image quality waaaaay down to get it on the site.

This is some inking I did as an exercise in different mark making techniques. we were supposed to take an image and abstract it but not beyond recognition. I took a brain and drew something eating away at kind of like a cancer. This was my result. I've got 2 alternate versions as well aa the original photo reference if anyone is interested in seeing those. Maybe I'll post them in the morning.

[Cyberdevil]

At 2/6/08 03:09 PM, Flap-doodlez wrote: Hey how ya guys doin.

Doing great!

I was just thinking all I ever post in this forum are random doodles from various classes I've taken.

Great idea :)

This was my third attempt

Looks pretty amazing! A very different style than most artworks on here, and a great motive as well. Buildings burning in the background, a big empty space and then two mortals bent on avenge. Good colors, nice dark color scheme. It's easy to see you spent a lot of time on this too, looks great.

[Flap-doodlez]

Looks pretty amazing! A very different style than most artworks on here, and a great motive as well. Buildings burning in the background, a big empty space and then two mortals bent on avenge. Good colors, nice dark color scheme. It's easy to see you spent a lot of time on this too, looks great.

Thanks. It took about 3 weeks of solid working 3-4 hours a day. I don't feel like doing the math to see how many hours that was because I just woke up.

[Flap-doodlez]

an alternate idea for the brain... didn't like this one so much

[Flap-doodlez]

My second idea for the brain. I liked this one but it wasn't abstracted enough

[Flap-doodlez]

and this is the reference picture that started it all...

stay tuned for more artwork. I'm going to try to upload at least one a day until I run out of stuff to put in here.

[Flap-doodlez]

this was never intended as a project for a class but merely a result of me experimenting with left over photo paper from a photagraphy class I was taking at the time.

[Cyberdevil]

At 2/7/08 02:10 PM, Flap-doodlez wrote: My second idea for the brain. I liked this one but it wasn't abstracted enough

NIce, I like this one more than the previous. Looks neater somehow, nice and simple.

[Flap-doodlez]

Icarus from greek mythology. done with marker on layered sheets of clear plastic. still needs a layer with heavier, more detailed shading. I had high ambitions for this project but it ended up being quite rushed... hey not all of 'em can be winners.

[Flap-doodlez]

haven't posted in awhile so I figured I'd throw a few older works in here because the are smaller and easier to scan than my newer stuff. This was only my second attempt at pen and ink. This was done in class over the course of about 2 hours w/ my butane lighter as a reference.

[Flap-doodlez]

this one is very old... maybe 2002. The first time I ever tried out water colors.

[Flap-doodlez]

well, I showed my second attempt at ink so I might as well post my first attempt too.

[Flap-doodlez]

A collection of my favorite Muppets

sorry if this is too light to see well. This is a sketch I did up while making a christmas present for my nephew. The final product was done in ink, full color, and I had it framed. I'd show you guys that version but it's hanging on my nephew's wall.

[Flap-doodlez]

good news. I finally got around to getting some batteries for my digital camera so I'll be able to post some photos of my artwork that is too big for the scanner. I'll probably start tomorow.

[Cyberdevil]

At 2/8/08 02:20 PM, Flap-doodlez wrote: Icarus from greek mythology.

Looks great! The style in this one was a bit different from the prequells, no outlines, lighter colors, white background, it looks good . . .

[Flap-doodlez]

Looks great! The style in this one was a bit different from the prequells, no outlines, lighter colors, white background, it looks good . . .

thank you. I actually did have a layer that had outlines but I felt it totally ruined the piece so I removed it.

[Flap-doodlez]

hey guys, it's been awhile since I posted anything. (been busy with some shit) Here's some older stuff that I just got around to putting on the 'ol computer.

This was my first oil painting ever... actually, come to think of it, this may be my first painting in general.

[Flap-doodlez]

this here was my second attempt at oil painting. done later that year (2002 or 2003 I believe) It's meant to be the same coastline as my first oil piece (obviously after going through some changes).

[Flap-doodlez]

This was done more recently. This is done with watercolors and I experimented by scattering salt onto the backround while the paint was still wet. the salt made certain parts dry faster which gave it some texture. This piece was supposed to be crazy, colorful, and convey a sense of motion. It was intended to constrast my next piece which I will post shortly.

[Flap-doodlez]

this is my contrast picture to my rabbit post.

the whole idea a "tortoise and the hare" sort of thing.
points of contrast were:
1. quick animal vs slow animal
2. picture that shows movement vs a static representation
3. vivid color vs black and white
4. more of a stylised representation vs a more literal representation
5. watercolor vs pen and ink

[Flap-doodlez]

the two together