Here’s a quick look into the process I used to make a recent acrylic painting. In this case, it’s a 16-inch by 20-inch, somewhat cartoonish representation of Manhattan as seen from the corner of Central Park. Standing above Wollman Rink in early winter looking southeast, to be exact.
The first thing is to snap a picture and draw from that, or go right to the spot, whip out a sketch pad, and draw directly from life. The latter is better (has more personality, and as Sam Jackson said in Pulp Fiction “personality goes a long way.”), but I like to work in a quiet space with fewer distractions, so I drew from a picture. Once the sketch was made on paper, I transferred it using a good old Sharpie onto a stretched, primed, 1.5-inch thick canvas already painted with a base coat of warm, light grey.
Then I started blocking the light and dark hues….
And some details plus more blocking….
And more details and fifty or so shades of grey….
And then the final touches and the black lines that I love. Voilà! Fine cartoon art.
I wanted it to have a mid-century feel to it, like the backgrounds of the 1950s and ’60s Bugs Bunny cartoons. A little loose, a little distorted. Not quite as much as below, but some.
(And a big thanks to Ruben M. for the commission!)
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Gorgeous! I love seeing behind the layers to get a glimpse of your process. So cool to follow along, and the end result is beautiful. Bravo, El Teeberino!
Thanks, Rob. I want you to see the video of it, too. It’s not great, but I got it done. It’s on my artist page. Just posted it a couple days ago. Check it out and tell me how I could do the next one better!
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