First post: Mat

[gigawot]

This is pretty much finished, but any crits are welcome

http://paulbalchin.com.hosting.domaindirect.com/wot/imagery/pb_wot_006.gif

[Jacob]

Excellent work like always, Paul. I suppose some constructive criticism would be in order but frakly, I find this style of art abit out of my liege to criticise :eek:

I must say, with the diversity of style you use, you're really hard to place in a compartment (that my be poor English?)

Would you happen to have this picture in a larger format?

[gigawot]

Thanks Jacob. I'm a big believer in "try anything once." I've found recently that my interest in Impressionism has skyrocketed and the idea of minimalist painting really attractive.

Here's a detail at 100%

http://paulbalchin.com.hosting.domaindirect.com/forum/mat_detail.gif

[Sajhe]

nice pic, i'll take it!


:)

[TrollocSmasher]

Excellent use of the paint. It's really nice to see one of the characters in an abstract style. Great Job.

[gigawot]

Sajhe, TrollocSmasher >> Thanks :)

[KevBrinks]

how do you edit pictures like that as you draw them? can you clean up the pastel after you use it?

[gigawot]

I'm not quite sure what you mean, but generally you can clean up the "sloppy" parts you've left behind using a color the same as the canvas -- in this case white.