Tree Frog #2

[Caterwallin']

I wanted to complete a Tree Frog, so here it is!

This is airbrushed Acrylic on a 12" X 16" Cresent Hi Line 218 illustration board. I used Medea ComArt Transparent pre-mixed arbrush media. I used Mylar single sided frosted drafting film for masks. When I needed to protect the entire painting, I used Stans idea of some plastic, 4 mil, clear, drop cloth with a hole cut in it and taped to the painting with blue 3m painters tape. This worked fantasticly!!!!

Most highlights and textures were created with erasers. Not one single "Hairy Stick" touched this painting!

Sorry for the poor photography! There is a glare that I could not seem to avoid!
Enjoy!

Sam

[jbest]

wow sam looks great. i like how you where able to make it look wet. can i ask how you whent about it?

josh

[ProfessorGreibowitz]

Cold.... slimy.... wet..... oh, I was describing the frog, not you, Sam! LOL!


hahaha


Um, it's very froggy. I have no critique except if I did have one (hehehe) it's just that the thing he is standing on seems slightly blurry and out of focus. But that is my only "complaint". Not a deal. In fact it actually adds to the clarity of the frog (contrast, you know).

Very nice irises. Did you use white or just leave the board showing and what eraser to get the iris "slats"? I can't erase that fine. Or is that razor? Or is it just airbrush with white left over? That's my guess now that I looked again.

Ah, you managed to suppress the urge to dump a whole color cup of dark purple on it. Gooooood. hehehehhee So, my psychology sessions did work. LOL! I'll send you the bill.



Well, I'm glad to see a) a great frog and b) you using illustration board!!!!!

(look who's talking! Mr. Posterchild for Posterboard).

I wish I could do some color stuff. :( Patience, Tim..... heheh

Holla atcha, boy. (heheheheheheheheh yes, I'm full of it. got ALL WEEKEND - fri, sat and sun) to PAINT!!!!! MUHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHA



Tim

[Milo]

Sorry for the poor photography! There is a glare that I could not seem to avoid!
Sam

Great piece Sam! Thanks for sharing. I get back did a Ball and he paints an entire frog!

Thanks again
Milo

[HF AIRBRUSH]

Hey Sam looks great...
you did a great job on the wet look...

henk

[Penny220]

Hey Sam, he's SUCH a CUTIE! Small works comp. for this one?

[kdkbrown]

Sam,

Fantastic work as aways! Please share how you created the wet look.

Donna

[Caterwallin']

Sorry Gang! I've been out and about today!

Thanks Josh!!

Thanks Timmo! Your right, I was going for the "not so real looking with a contrasting foreground and background" look!!! LOL!!! Tim I have hundreds of erasers! My fav is a Faber & Castell Touchmatic! It is awesome! But I can't find refills for it and that makes me very sad.......... For that Iris, I used a Faber & Castell eraser stick. It sharpens like a pencil and takes out most of the pigment but it leaves a hard edge. Then I used a Sanford Magic Rub pencil type eraser. You have to peel off the paper and then use your Xacto knife to make a wedge or chisel cut. This allows fine application and will soften the edges made by the other eraser. I finish with my fav Touchmatic, and violin, you have the nice soft striations of the Iris!

Thanks Milo!!! I may have more time to devote to painting than most! I also love to paint so much, that it's about all I do! I have no family or distractions! I would like to see your Ball!

Dank Henk! Ik hield van uw zundappwebsite! Hoe oud zijn uw jongens?

Thanks Penster! This is going into a small competition that goes on in my hallway year round! It's called the closet! LOL!

Donna! I thought I had lost you! Thanks for the comps!

Water on objects causes light to diffuse and to reflect. Diffused light, through water tends to lighten the color of the surface on which it sits. Reflected light on a wet surface tends to drown out the color of surface and appear very bright or almost white.
The secret to the wet look is to alter the tonal value of the color of the object according to the origin of the light source. A completely red apple will lighten in color as you move your eye towards the area that is reflecting the light. If you want this to appear wet, you lighten this area significantly and leave harder edges between the values! Then you add very bright areas! Since water on an uneven or textured surface is not even, then it will reflect the same light source many times. So highlight in groups. If the surface is flat, the water will bead and only reflect the light source once!

No was that a great explanation or what! Actually, I have NO CLUE as to what I'm talking about!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sam
SFTS

[jbest]

The secret to the wet look is to alter the tonal value of the color of the object according to the origin of the light source. A completely red apple will lighten in color as you move your eye towards the area that is reflecting the light. If you want this to appear wet, you lighten this area significantly and leave harder edges between the values! Then you add very bright areas! Since water on an uneven or textured surface is not even, then it will reflect the same light source many times. So highlight in groups. If the surface is flat, the water will bead and only reflect the light source once!
Sam
SFTS

cool thanks alot Sam goin to try it out on my next painting :)

josh

[ABStan]

Hey Sam,

Glad I could help with the little tip on the cello drop sheet. You did a fantastic job there on the frog. :clap: :clap:

Stan

[Caterwallin']

Thanks Josh, I hope that will help!

Thanks Stan, I will use your technique from now on!!!!!

Sam

[Leaflin]

was that a great explanation or what! Actually, I have NO CLUE as to what I'm talking about!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sam
SFTS

ROFLOL http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/17-Feb-2004/1471-ROFLMAO.gif

Sam you frog is fantastic!
ribbit, ribbit