WetCanvas
Home Member Services Content Areas Tools Info Center WC Partners Shop Help
Channels:
Search for:
in:

Welcome to the WetCanvas forums. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions, articles and access our other FREE features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload your own photos and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!

If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please visit our help center.

Go Back   WetCanvas > Explore Media > Oil Painting
Reload this Page Red Dirt Legend (WIP)
User Name
Password
Register Mark Forums Read

Salute to our Partners
WC! Sponsors

Our Sponsors
Reply
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »
Page 1 of 4 1 234 >
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1   Report Bad Post  
Old 01-30-2013, 02:27 PM
CoyJohnson's Avatar
CoyJohnson CoyJohnson is offline
Senior Member
Oklahoma
  
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 296
 
Hails from United States
Red Dirt Legend (WIP)
Hello WC friends. I'm working on a 48"x60" oil painting of Brandon Jenkins "Red Dirt Legend". He is one of my favorite red dirt country artists. A close friend of mine is his cousin, and he hooked me up with Brandon for photo shoot to reference for this painting. I took about a dozen pics and I'm referencing 3 for this piece. Brandon is a super nice guy, very down to earth.
My pallet for mixing the flesh tones. Red, blue, yellow, brown, white...






Messy studio shot...










This is where I'm at now, next up for me is his arm tattoos...
__________________
Oklahoma artist
Reply With Quote
  #2   Report Bad Post  
Old 01-30-2013, 02:50 PM
Bellaskye's Avatar
Bellaskye Bellaskye is offline
Veteran Member
  
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 519
 
Re: Red Dirt Legend (WIP)
Wow! Impressive! Can't wait to see the finished painting! Do you always work this large for portraits?
Reply With Quote
  #3   Report Bad Post  
Old 01-30-2013, 02:56 PM
Alan P. in OC's Avatar
Alan P. in OC Alan P. in OC is offline
Enthusiast
Huntington Beach, CA
  
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 1,469
 
Hails from United States
Re: Red Dirt Legend (WIP)
Great work so far, love the progression shots. You seem to get great coverage with 1 layer of paint, but it doesn't look like it's applied thickly; I rarely see this quality of work without painting in layers. Superb!
Reply With Quote
  #4   Report Bad Post  
Old 01-30-2013, 03:56 PM
Freesail's Avatar
Freesail Freesail is online now
Lord of the Arts
East Coast USA
  
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 2,622
 
Hails from United States
Re: Red Dirt Legend (WIP)
Love it, fantastic work.
__________________
Solvent = Leaner Oil = Fatter

Drawing is the basis of art. A bad painter cannot draw. But one who draws well can always paint. (Arshile Gorky)
Reply With Quote
  #5   Report Bad Post  
Old 01-30-2013, 03:58 PM
CoyJohnson's Avatar
CoyJohnson CoyJohnson is offline
Senior Member
Oklahoma
  
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 296
 
Hails from United States
Re: Red Dirt Legend (WIP)
Thanks Bellaskye, This is my first painting of this size. I have done one 36"x48" before, but most previous work isn't large scale.

Alan, thanks for the kind words! I will be adding layers, and I have applied a few as I go. The paint is not very thick at this point, I will build it up some later on.
__________________
Oklahoma artist
Reply With Quote
  #6   Report Bad Post  
Old 01-30-2013, 04:10 PM
Adam Huffer Adam Huffer is offline
New Member
Coatesville, Indiana
  
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 45
 
Hails from United States
Re: Red Dirt Legend (WIP)
gotta love that red dirt! i am in shock by how realll that looks. i just got into the finearts again and didn't realize this kind of detail was even possible. glad your reppin Oklahoma very well!... i just moved from OKC in November.
Reply With Quote
  #7   Report Bad Post  
Old 01-30-2013, 04:30 PM
CoyJohnson's Avatar
CoyJohnson CoyJohnson is offline
Senior Member
Oklahoma
  
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 296
 
Hails from United States
Re: Red Dirt Legend (WIP)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Adam Huffer
gotta love that red dirt! i am in shock by how realll that looks. i just got into the finearts again and didn't realize this kind of detail was even possible. glad your reppin Oklahoma very well!... i just moved from OKC in November.

Thanks Adam, welcome to Wet Canvas, glad you're back into art...
__________________
Oklahoma artist
Reply With Quote
  #8   Report Bad Post  
Old 01-30-2013, 04:40 PM
birdhs's Avatar
birdhs birdhs is offline
WC! Guide
Chattanooga, TN
  
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 12,062
 
Hails from United States
Re: Red Dirt Legend (WIP)
Showing us a step by step is so helpful.

but I was not expecting that beard! (have no idea who this person is, I am a classical music guy) I love the way you rendered it.

Thanx so much for showing this to us

Greggo
__________________
Click here for>> WC FAQS <<for New Members
- Link to Birdhs' Illustrated Books, galleries, and articles http://campsawduststudios.com
Reply With Quote
  #9   Report Bad Post  
Old 01-30-2013, 05:38 PM
Terry Lynn's Avatar
Terry Lynn Terry Lynn is offline
Senior Member
Toronto
  
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 475
 
Hails from Canada
Re: Red Dirt Legend (WIP)
Love the progression photos. As I type this I keep scrolling back to the top to look at them again. This is soo good
__________________
Terry Lynn

Do not stare directly at the sun, unless it stares at you first. Then standard staring contest rules apply.
Reply With Quote
  #10   Report Bad Post  
Old 01-30-2013, 05:40 PM
burntlight's Avatar
burntlight burntlight is offline
Senior Member
Kansas City
  
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 210
 
Hails from United States
Re: Red Dirt Legend (WIP)
That is incredible. The figure looks so real against the blue background. I also noticed the unicursal hexagram he's wearing at the neck and wonder if he's a Thelemite.
Reply With Quote
  #11   Report Bad Post  
Old 01-30-2013, 05:51 PM
CoyJohnson's Avatar
CoyJohnson CoyJohnson is offline
Senior Member
Oklahoma
  
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 296
 
Hails from United States
Re: Red Dirt Legend (WIP)
Thanks freesail, Greggo, Terry Lynn, burntlight, I'm pretty sure he is a Thelemite...
__________________
Oklahoma artist
Reply With Quote
  #12   Report Bad Post  
Old 01-30-2013, 06:21 PM
ABRAHADABRA ABRAHADABRA is offline
New Member
  
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 19
 
Re: Red Dirt Legend (WIP)
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law!

how great that natural law works in art as well, no?


Excellent work. Astounding. I'm very interested in how you progress across the canvas, seemingly finishing as you go! wow. ( i would love to see a timelapse vid of your work!)
Keep it up!

93s!
Last edited by ABRAHADABRA : 01-30-2013 at 06:23 PM.
Reply With Quote
  #13   Report Bad Post  
Old 01-30-2013, 06:49 PM
Coastal's Avatar
Coastal Coastal is offline
Veteran Member
Long Beach Ca
  
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 517
 
Hails from United States
Re: Red Dirt Legend (WIP)
Coy, absolute killer painting!

If ya ever get the chance show that painting of Jimi
__________________
John
http://coastalscene.blogspot.com/

Reply With Quote
  #14   Report Bad Post  
Old 01-30-2013, 07:44 PM
CoyJohnson's Avatar
CoyJohnson CoyJohnson is offline
Senior Member
Oklahoma
  
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 296
 
Hails from United States
Re: Red Dirt Legend (WIP)
Thanks Abrahadabra.

Coastal, here ya go...
A bit of a glare sorry.
__________________
Oklahoma artist
Reply With Quote
  #15   Report Bad Post  
Old 01-30-2013, 08:37 PM
Coastal's Avatar
Coastal Coastal is offline
Veteran Member
Long Beach Ca
  
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 517
 
Hails from United States
Re: Red Dirt Legend (WIP)
Wowzers

Great work!

Thanks for posting
__________________
John
http://coastalscene.blogspot.com/

Reply With Quote

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Google Sponsored Links
Sponsored Links
Featured Links

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 06:20 AM.

Contact Us - WetCanvas - Archive - Top

Copyright 1998-2013, F+W Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved.