mmmm, cold turkey sandwiches are good. Other than that, what else do I have to tell you about? Ah yes, there's the business of this art stuff...
In my last post, I'd mentioned that the Shadows piece was done as a sort of 'test piece.' So onto the real piece then... The substrate for this piece is a cabinet door taken from the front of one of those large TV entertainment center deals. So basically a piece of particle board. My first step was to paint the door black. Next I painted the Shadows stencil onto the upper left corner of the door.
I forgot to mention something about that Shadows stencil in my last post. Did you notice that there's some fluctuation in the paint behind the seated figure? That was intentional and it was done using a second background stencil to add some texture. I kinda experimented a bit with it. I held the background stencil loosely above the surface of the door while I went about spraying the Shadows stencil and I moved it about as I made passes with the blue paint. Actually, I also changed blues with each pass as well. Rather than being a one color, solid blue, it's three hues mixed. It's kinda hard to see that in the pics, but it's clear when you see the piece in person.
So after that was done, I made an outline of the area where the second stencil would be placed: in the lower right hand corner of the frame. I then got out a wood chisel and scratched some textures around that outline...and that's what you're seeing over on the right.
In my last post, I'd mentioned that the Shadows piece was done as a sort of 'test piece.' So onto the real piece then... The substrate for this piece is a cabinet door taken from the front of one of those large TV entertainment center deals. So basically a piece of particle board. My first step was to paint the door black. Next I painted the Shadows stencil onto the upper left corner of the door.
I forgot to mention something about that Shadows stencil in my last post. Did you notice that there's some fluctuation in the paint behind the seated figure? That was intentional and it was done using a second background stencil to add some texture. I kinda experimented a bit with it. I held the background stencil loosely above the surface of the door while I went about spraying the Shadows stencil and I moved it about as I made passes with the blue paint. Actually, I also changed blues with each pass as well. Rather than being a one color, solid blue, it's three hues mixed. It's kinda hard to see that in the pics, but it's clear when you see the piece in person.
So after that was done, I made an outline of the area where the second stencil would be placed: in the lower right hand corner of the frame. I then got out a wood chisel and scratched some textures around that outline...and that's what you're seeing over on the right.
Posted at 9:51 PM on Thursday, November 25, 2004
I started working / manipulating a creepy silhouette image I found. This is sort of a preliminary, test-spray piece before I begin the "actual work". I'm pretty happy with how this turned out though and I'm probably going to be sending it out as a trade with another artist.
It's actually only one square: over on the right, it's pictured right-side up and upside down so that image would be clearer. It was done on a 12x12 inch floor tile.
I started working / manipulating a creepy silhouette image I found. This is sort of a preliminary, test-spray piece before I begin the "actual work". I'm pretty happy with how this turned out though and I'm probably going to be sending it out as a trade with another artist.
It's actually only one square: over on the right, it's pictured right-side up and upside down so that image would be clearer. It was done on a 12x12 inch floor tile.
Posted at 1:29 PM on Friday, November 19, 2004
So in the world of stencils, there seems to be a love/hate relationship with the image of Che (Ernesto Guevara). A third of the stenciling community becomes irate at the suggestion of creating a Che stencil and death from paper cuts to ya' if you create one. There's the 1/3 who, although they couldn't tell you who Che was or what he did, understand his now iconic image somehow equates to revolution and rebelliousness. And then there's the last third that really can't be arsed to care. I was pretty much in that category. Whatever.
Recently, more and more new stencilers seem to be appearing. Which is cool. Alot of 'em are young, too. Who knows, there may be a yet undeveloped version of Logan Hicks, Klutch, Shepard Fairey and Banksy among their "class." What's not cool is lack of originality that comes with a wave of "youngsters." There's always an influx of "overplayed" (as the old-folk would say) images: gas masks, soldiers, and of course a hoard a Che stencils.
So over to the right is my reminder to the new influx of stencilers to at least try and create something new. It's Che, wearing a Che shirt thinking of all the other stencil possibilities. Everything is stenciled except the text in the lower thought bubble. The text reads:
"It's OK to think about other stencils, We'll still be friends... <3, Ernie"
The techy stuff: To create Ernie, I first made a white halo/aura by spraying around the negative (cut/out) of his stencil. Next, I lined up the stencil of silhouette with my negative space Che. I then sprayed that black. Here's what it looks like after at that point. Of course I finished it off by laying in and lining up the detailed layer over the black.
I then cut some ovals all quick-like to create the 'thought bubbles' and lastly I added the drips. My industry trade secret: to get controlled drips that follow the contour of a shape, as they do on the ovals, I make a paper funnel. While the painting is standing up / leaning against a wall, I spray into the funnel and move it along the edge of the shape once the paint starts to flow through.
So in the world of stencils, there seems to be a love/hate relationship with the image of Che (Ernesto Guevara). A third of the stenciling community becomes irate at the suggestion of creating a Che stencil and death from paper cuts to ya' if you create one. There's the 1/3 who, although they couldn't tell you who Che was or what he did, understand his now iconic image somehow equates to revolution and rebelliousness. And then there's the last third that really can't be arsed to care. I was pretty much in that category. Whatever.
Recently, more and more new stencilers seem to be appearing. Which is cool. Alot of 'em are young, too. Who knows, there may be a yet undeveloped version of Logan Hicks, Klutch, Shepard Fairey and Banksy among their "class." What's not cool is lack of originality that comes with a wave of "youngsters." There's always an influx of "overplayed" (as the old-folk would say) images: gas masks, soldiers, and of course a hoard a Che stencils.
So over to the right is my reminder to the new influx of stencilers to at least try and create something new. It's Che, wearing a Che shirt thinking of all the other stencil possibilities. Everything is stenciled except the text in the lower thought bubble. The text reads:
"It's OK to think about other stencils, We'll still be friends... <3, Ernie"
The techy stuff: To create Ernie, I first made a white halo/aura by spraying around the negative (cut/out) of his stencil. Next, I lined up the stencil of silhouette with my negative space Che. I then sprayed that black. Here's what it looks like after at that point. Of course I finished it off by laying in and lining up the detailed layer over the black.
I then cut some ovals all quick-like to create the 'thought bubbles' and lastly I added the drips. My industry trade secret: to get controlled drips that follow the contour of a shape, as they do on the ovals, I make a paper funnel. While the painting is standing up / leaning against a wall, I spray into the funnel and move it along the edge of the shape once the paint starts to flow through.
Posted at 11:14 PM on Thursday, November 11, 2004
Hmmm.
Lots of work related stuff took most of my time (and a trip out to Milwaukee to see a show). I guess I was pretty busy this week- sometimes I don't even notice until Friday rolls around and I realize that I haven't had any time to work on art-related things. So no update on the current stencil project. I got some photocopying done, but no cutting or painting this week.
I did a brief sketch with a few minutes at the end of a lunch hour during the week. So I guess I'll post that....
Hmmm.
Lots of work related stuff took most of my time (and a trip out to Milwaukee to see a show). I guess I was pretty busy this week- sometimes I don't even notice until Friday rolls around and I realize that I haven't had any time to work on art-related things. So no update on the current stencil project. I got some photocopying done, but no cutting or painting this week.
I did a brief sketch with a few minutes at the end of a lunch hour during the week. So I guess I'll post that....