Painting layout post

Maybe you'll recognize the face from the sketches I posted earlier. I was rather taken by the idea and I'm hoping to get a painting out of it in time for a gallery showing in a couple weeks. I'm nervous since its my first gallery show, even if its group. So many things that could change and struggling with what do change about it. But I like it so I'm putting it up for public perusal before I start on the physical piece.

It also doubles as a fun character portrait for my World of Darkness game, making a changeling... maybe a muse. 

National Self Portrait Day

A day late as I've been doing the last couple of years, but I like it! I'll have to speak to my plastic surgeon about some jaw alignments, but imagery is sometimes about beautification, right? Its also awkward doing a somewhat realistic treatment on top of a sloppy drawing because there's always going to be things like, "My eyes are too close. My lips should be bigger. My jaw isn't that chiseled." Laziness gives its just results. Two-hours in photoshop from a mirror sketch and cellphone picture.

Flesh/Muscle Study

Ah, new study from a photograph. I was really dissatisfied with the initial stages and then I started working into it a bit more with layer "glazes" and smaller brushes to get some more interesting brush strokes going on with a unified value transition. Also practically erotica.