Slight detour…
Okay, I still have a day before I leave for San Diego. I live in Boulder City, just outside Las Vegas; hence, it’s about a 5-hour drive… Meanwhile, I’ve set aside a little leisure time to paint. I recently started painting again after a long hiatus. I was very happy to see that I managed to improve in the interim, particularly with digital paint. I’m self-taught, so any improvement is always welcome. Here’s a new one I started last night -
2 hours invested.
When I use Painter, I tend to rough things in very sloppily, then refine part by part. The composition and exact subject are spontaneous (although I am attempting to paint a series of 12 “modern pin-ups”). This particular one was inspired by Emilie Autumn and the Victoriandustrial music scene. Victoriandustrial, as best I can describe, is a cross between Goth and Industrial Electronica. The painting needs another 10 or 15 hours before it’s finished…