tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1925407703745974242024-02-07T21:27:15.241+00:00Jon Moss CaricatureJon Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317992556775789289noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192540770374597424.post-2546578409238605302010-05-25T21:07:00.014+01:002010-05-25T22:46:05.531+01:00Commercial Sniping - In a few steps<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQnJb23M2Q7dZhdQuf0XHiXKtFVyAqPB3KUMOvau4EAUTnAJSdftYQpr4zm-fdffgWwzI1jmtUmpD_GiLRIAlBgYjHZkRNR_ChfsrZITSuVtd_L8sj0WFaBpGBvAbVSlvEWY5wuMAoUwD_/s1600/Commercial+Sniping+(Screen).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 165px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQnJb23M2Q7dZhdQuf0XHiXKtFVyAqPB3KUMOvau4EAUTnAJSdftYQpr4zm-fdffgWwzI1jmtUmpD_GiLRIAlBgYjHZkRNR_ChfsrZITSuVtd_L8sj0WFaBpGBvAbVSlvEWY5wuMAoUwD_/s320/Commercial+Sniping+(Screen).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475318208020115378" /></a>This is my newest contribution for The Circuit Magazine to accompany part 3 of 3 articles on the history of sniping. After staying relatively loyal to the concept for the first 2 articles I got slightly more adventurous for this one, as you can see. Although the weapon is the British Army's L96A1 sniper rifle!<div><br /></div><div>Anyhow, I just thought I'd post a few shots in progress of my process for creating this piece to accompany the ScreenCast I recorded of the illustration (which you can see on youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojPjantpr5Q )</div><div><br /></div><div>Step 1 - Initial concept thumbnail.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAPjuGveKPh6wsyCxGoFZIKVVrtzi5N8l2uRJ20Rvj03OP_6FPNFrAKsjTMH_WWnrF_HizUoZPkiBbpXoOTMY_uBvE6aKTOOlOtHlvpRqwxC4R3kUCpTzDwDZBGJkjdvALlvml0X1BX3Ha/s1600/Sniper+Pin+Up-+Initial+Concept.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 194px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAPjuGveKPh6wsyCxGoFZIKVVrtzi5N8l2uRJ20Rvj03OP_6FPNFrAKsjTMH_WWnrF_HizUoZPkiBbpXoOTMY_uBvE6aKTOOlOtHlvpRqwxC4R3kUCpTzDwDZBGJkjdvALlvml0X1BX3Ha/s320/Sniper+Pin+Up-+Initial+Concept.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475310496605470658" /></a>After playing around with a few poses I decided to keep as much relevance to the subject and article as possible (considering the lack of it in the character) I went with the traditional prone position but still wanted to emphasise the characters seductive curves, which brings the focus directly onto the buttocks!</div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Step 2 - Defining the Character </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-kvhFN-Jv11pgr3LWtJ20i3wjH-HXzsBifFdsw97v5_wZuxtHD6-e_j-YCzTyFNUQ_kOPmDBBoclJVg2H75zgR_U5opsUF1kIa7-sipjqIgKhdKxuuRqMEk7lN9roh-8Xej3J3-lwO8s7/s320/sniper+pin+up+pencil.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475313354332154258" />Next I decided I wanted an exotic looking female and used photo reference of beautiful curvy women of Caribbean origin. and penciled out my idea and scanned it into photoshop at 600dpi before reducing it to 300 at the painting stage. Notice, I don't really go over board on the sketch and prefer to build it up as I progress through the painting stage.</div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Step 3 - Colour Flats</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQl7scmqBbR9vZx1n6wQbqKJbsOojp-LfGpoCRKr86HJ3Ej1-wH_Jv-9U72pO2ZV3NUlY2pXNUK9BrKuFZ5SNkNKGOESoOamtYzqbEV6p50-oxhL7FfG3mV0bFILqP2KJ8YbTWihdIvY3e/s320/sniper+pin+up+Flats.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475314575895269538" />Using the pen tool to create selections of anatomy and accessories I fill them all with the paint bucket tool and keep th</div><div>em on independent layers to give me greatest flexibility later on.</div><div>In addition I paint in a rough background to link it together and in preparation for choice of light direction.</div><div><br /></div><div>Step 4 - Airbrushing</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq44ahC27Ue_zRG4tyHnhrA4MCtMyxptPLtVBSotkI1J3rZ-bp7Zip6miRQooJlK3w-a9oj71YchBjVjjUmzZHJ7eLeNzROarh52ra4xgmRQyM0bwIL9jaeKCUwWcMNOpaaKl187k8YLDR/s320/sniper+pin+up+Airbrush.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475315756921888802" />Using the selections I'd made earlier by keeping all opposing areas on separate layers I use a large, soft edged brush at a low opacity to first apply shadows and then highlights to pinpoint light direction and start to brin</div><div>g depth to the illustration.</div><div><br /></div><div>Step 5 - Background</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQs-3pGV6k3a5fslJwBxEzFSOe6VcnjDb4cJorUvJptOge4-jgUBUdYSGHeLKxe7aGle2VQ5Nw2PvCZwd-Zc7Y7m9Rs8mz9UW-9EXrRmms-o1h6axbkzwrG5dhQq5bG3pp-66atq-7qxCY/s320/Commercial+Sniping+Access.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475323654163710370" /></div><div>I now decide its time to build up the background and I virtually spin it around and paint it in reverse to the original concept. Again using the pen tool to build the basic structures and then an airbrush to lay colour and light direction down fast before using a more hard edged brush to add some texture. I also work in some accessories such as the goggles on the helmet, the drink, dossier, bino's and ammo tin.</div><div><br /></div><div>Step 6 - Fine details/finishing touches</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 165px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ANd0VLoYhd_JJqb2FA7vV9r9d1IBn_1Yohifhyphenhyphenq3Am4znQNArk7TjBcDmkPDnM9HeEfUMUYofJMnChfQeSAoLEPazARhco5eXhUgEzVwixXo4LvSrpJH3UBsJ3CPLLbVku_KY4NVY2LX/s320/Commercial+Sniping+(Screen).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475302950020354466" />I finish off the painting by adding a few layers of a deep bronzing, orangey colour to the flesh areas. I paint in shadows, foreground foliage, slightly alter the expression and finally add some highly effective camouflage paint to her skin. Now she's hot and ready for action.</div><div><br /></div><div>Acquire, Aim, Squeeze, Kill, Mojito to go!<br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Jon Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317992556775789289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192540770374597424.post-59864125445648964592010-04-09T13:37:00.003+01:002010-04-09T17:40:46.646+01:00Mathew Screen Cast (Callums World)<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyFdOjXnYCAf0Puf5h6nef1ffcEirBMLipDNATV9rfwFr3Ztqmyz0p6FlegdFvNSQbSh0SBNwPMUd-2YonTiQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div>The first of four screen (art) casts recorded during the painting of Callum's World.</div><div>This features Callum's son Mathew. Initial sketch was done with paper and pencil, scanned into Photoshop CS4 at 600dpi with the rendering done at 300dpi in CMYK.</div>Jon Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317992556775789289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192540770374597424.post-74026205481004297712010-04-09T13:10:00.002+01:002010-04-09T13:28:14.089+01:00Callum's World<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbXxpnbwo1Bjl1sBX_p5ZDmGfCebRs3XGf-xudq6cLKqZ-Pk02JIkYsNZc2_s6wV5Gwp98ZBUREo7qWYsmt4PmMhDj_XfxTPTzbOU7uIjFsuDQuElDYxFHfqQUWcOXecdtYtBPlGEnflGC/s1600/Callums+World(Screen).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbXxpnbwo1Bjl1sBX_p5ZDmGfCebRs3XGf-xudq6cLKqZ-Pk02JIkYsNZc2_s6wV5Gwp98ZBUREo7qWYsmt4PmMhDj_XfxTPTzbOU7uIjFsuDQuElDYxFHfqQUWcOXecdtYtBPlGEnflGC/s320/Callums+World(Screen).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458109698890967922" /></a><br />A recent commission I completed for a 50th birthday gift. Callum and his family being the subjects of this caricature. A new first for me with this piece was to record my progress using Screen Cast. It was more a test run to get to know the software and definitely not intended to be a 'How to'. However by recording my painting and then re watching the compiled video I have learnt an awful lot about my technique and have identified lots of areas where I should improve particularly in productivity. Feel free to watch the vids and comment. will be upload soon.Jon Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317992556775789289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192540770374597424.post-20562564039499926312010-03-05T21:01:00.004+00:002010-03-05T21:13:19.842+00:00Roza Shanina<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXLZp3e1bV2QsBvDgEeTzn0ZKun1nNG76v6lP4OSVdi1BvyRd06Hi4he_QF3kgPBhZuB4ERPla_GK95uo9UV68U8KuBCDnF6WAmpBR1r8aUcf35wveHmfBTmY9SdjTY70yXNKD-eilhPHV/s1600-h/Roza+Shanina.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXLZp3e1bV2QsBvDgEeTzn0ZKun1nNG76v6lP4OSVdi1BvyRd06Hi4he_QF3kgPBhZuB4ERPla_GK95uo9UV68U8KuBCDnF6WAmpBR1r8aUcf35wveHmfBTmY9SdjTY70yXNKD-eilhPHV/s320/Roza+Shanina.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445258597613678482" /></a>One hot but deadly chick. Roza Shanina is one of the most famous female snipers in Russian Folklore. Notching, amongst her battlefield kills, 12 enemy snipers. She was one of five siblings who went to fight in the second World War. four of whom, including Roza never returned, dying in combat in the final months of the war. But what she achieved during her short yet impressive sniping legacy will remain engraved in Russian history. My tribute, commissioned for the latest edition of The Circuit magazine.Jon Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317992556775789289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192540770374597424.post-64994545418471596262010-02-13T05:33:00.004+00:002010-02-13T05:45:21.803+00:00Democracy Interrupted<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisaksGN9OD1dknGGm3sbzHmJGZ5Q1OOnMeOC8MQN3HqYjsyHTUelrAUb9d_UsSozihvP4QtV8kiGX06RTXFfNNbiRnLUHET2bFjSd4Mjh2M1e-Z36E9PwQlMzyZ5rqu8fI-uTv7gTnovCX/s1600-h/Democracy+Interrupted+(s).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisaksGN9OD1dknGGm3sbzHmJGZ5Q1OOnMeOC8MQN3HqYjsyHTUelrAUb9d_UsSozihvP4QtV8kiGX06RTXFfNNbiRnLUHET2bFjSd4Mjh2M1e-Z36E9PwQlMzyZ5rqu8fI-uTv7gTnovCX/s320/Democracy+Interrupted+(s).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437597966128288754" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; ">This painting was commissioned by someone working in Afghanistan and he wanted to immortalise his time over there. His request coincided perfectly with the shambles that was the elections and the announcement of Karzai's eventual and somewhat unconstitutional (perhaps?) victory and re-election to President. Hurrah for democracy! Though thats all in the past now, quickly forgotten about and life goes on.</span></div>Jon Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317992556775789289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192540770374597424.post-56542938302131810692010-01-12T11:43:00.002+00:002010-01-12T11:53:08.258+00:00Apparently I do animals now too!mm<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_BdjE8-HgninzpasW1dinJjoWSlNdmemHB8WImGbKTVdkr9QooFaRFTkwKs5Zxilj9s9cmGHoSPjG3goOp2W57LMICIa-mhOzhll2d4y6Du83ArGY_AmKpm0SC5MNMis0oyr9ICfqwQw/s1600-h/Nick+Abbey+Farm(screen).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_BdjE8-HgninzpasW1dinJjoWSlNdmemHB8WImGbKTVdkr9QooFaRFTkwKs5Zxilj9s9cmGHoSPjG3goOp2W57LMICIa-mhOzhll2d4y6Du83ArGY_AmKpm0SC5MNMis0oyr9ICfqwQw/s320/Nick+Abbey+Farm(screen).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425818103109697522" /></a><br />A recent commission I was asked to do of someones Father. I've always tried to steer away from animals and pets when doing caricatures as you often find that they are subject to more meticulous scrutiny than their human counterparts and you rarely ever win. However, I apparently did quite well with this one. I particularly enjoyed the cow,... 'Bluey'!Jon Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317992556775789289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192540770374597424.post-44069419340393286222009-11-30T09:02:00.003+00:002009-11-30T09:11:08.820+00:00The Greatest of English Institutions<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUVIGUW68Irqe9QPi6M_ztRS0sRnBOj8bpRmTWTTtaqEU4gD41pHbsnviQ7WpR3Q_FkOTfWraKK-JTI_3D2GlX3SD7S2NpRX3hQ9HCOC3blrA9MJerUv3lN4mp8YAkAk1cW9a_uY8wAK0i/s1600/Cricket(Sepia).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUVIGUW68Irqe9QPi6M_ztRS0sRnBOj8bpRmTWTTtaqEU4gD41pHbsnviQ7WpR3Q_FkOTfWraKK-JTI_3D2GlX3SD7S2NpRX3hQ9HCOC3blrA9MJerUv3lN4mp8YAkAk1cW9a_uY8wAK0i/s320/Cricket(Sepia).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409820776840432434" /></a><br />Living on a cricket ground and being such a big fan I was delighted to get this request to paint a member of the Hetton Lyons Cricket Team. The vintage gentleman sport in warm sepia glory.Jon Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317992556775789289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192540770374597424.post-29929484255571476732009-11-11T12:51:00.002+00:002009-11-11T13:06:45.476+00:00least we forget 11-11-11<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRhrkEj79K4g8sI1vDWSNHz96ZiHs-DM3xSaO1Jbl3RbDFjL-bRMAQydsk4P0Jr6hjiELPAhH4Q_bC77AB8lxdGjHRK82G-mDkGJ3e0OubHBeBwcUOrgJTehbTKy3W450G2unBye4RttvY/s1600-h/Para+Stand+To.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRhrkEj79K4g8sI1vDWSNHz96ZiHs-DM3xSaO1Jbl3RbDFjL-bRMAQydsk4P0Jr6hjiELPAhH4Q_bC77AB8lxdGjHRK82G-mDkGJ3e0OubHBeBwcUOrgJTehbTKy3W450G2unBye4RttvY/s320/Para+Stand+To.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402828728288501234" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; "><dl style="margin-top: 0.2em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; "><dd style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><i>They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:</i></dd><dd style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><i>Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.</i></dd></dl><dl style="margin-top: 0.2em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; "><dd style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><i>At the going down of the sun and in the morning,</i></dd><dd style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><i>We will remember them.</i></dd><dd style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><i><br /></i></dd><dd style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;">Being ex services myself, remembrance day never passes by without me stopping and taking the time to think of those I've known and worked alongside who sadly aren't here today. You are all in my thoughts. </span></dd><dd style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 0.1em; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;">I've remodelled Bobby Chiu's awesome illustration "the Last Stand" as a dedication to my unit, The Parachute Regiment.</span></dd></dl></span>Jon Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317992556775789289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192540770374597424.post-1209980002272619512009-09-24T14:19:00.002+01:002009-09-24T14:31:14.839+01:00jonmoss Illustration 2.0<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKrpN9A1yCFt26nunQ3gKiYzUGF-44blIy0y3J4uGeAc-YOgi_cx6wRDytjzQw4ni-BnImjkXNeANSHvv7BTGu-ZhlOvA-sjm5taYXzbzo0iajKpqJBoGb5xGViGZezB0Y9tZ1auWbmm2q/s1600-h/screen-capture.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKrpN9A1yCFt26nunQ3gKiYzUGF-44blIy0y3J4uGeAc-YOgi_cx6wRDytjzQw4ni-BnImjkXNeANSHvv7BTGu-ZhlOvA-sjm5taYXzbzo0iajKpqJBoGb5xGViGZezB0Y9tZ1auWbmm2q/s320/screen-capture.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385023344460989010" /></a>To rapturous fanfare and applause the new flash version of my illustration website finally went live on Monday and fingers crossed it seems to be working well and with the absence of any major glitches. Feel free to comment on your user experience particularly if you had visited the old site. I would appreciate all constructive criticism and opinion. The new format should help make it easier to update content and keep the site fresh, particularly with the Blogger and Twitter embedded widgets. Right back to the real work of illustrating, content is king, after all.Jon Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317992556775789289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192540770374597424.post-82538654730060790632009-08-11T20:06:00.003+01:002009-08-11T20:20:16.860+01:00The Motley Project<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-5FqD0ExzH4WaCnEEeksMptcJmROlN6N1dK9-4_xYt0QDbaJpBD5azlE_NVH0bnjgrhc0cd0jogPILPgaj0NneOvrYc93KVLSYfZ0yEwWp9UGXjj_h9p8IyEPiim4bL9qQmfLOooO2GY/s1600-h/MotleyKids.120.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 307px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-5FqD0ExzH4WaCnEEeksMptcJmROlN6N1dK9-4_xYt0QDbaJpBD5azlE_NVH0bnjgrhc0cd0jogPILPgaj0NneOvrYc93KVLSYfZ0yEwWp9UGXjj_h9p8IyEPiim4bL9qQmfLOooO2GY/s320/MotleyKids.120.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368784940796913826" /></a>I've been quite diverse recently taking on many different projects, this being a good example of that. I was asked by proud parents to do a caricature of their 3 beautiful kids. The brief asked for bold, colourful and fun, I soon realized that a traditional caricature wasn't gonna do it. So after toiling away with several different techniques I eventually settled with this 'graffiti style' which seemed to tick all the boxes. I drew all the outlines in Illustrator first then imported to photoshop to add the vector like colouring. I was pleased with the final image, as were the parents, more importantly!Jon Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317992556775789289noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192540770374597424.post-62915662637659072222009-08-11T19:06:00.003+01:002009-08-11T20:03:32.610+01:00British BodyGuard Association Illustration<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvkcqgBo5TqtsmeqEzF3KD-zb4k8fs1aLcLyN2tiTzr71GWq2HNmbxAWSKcNTH6hDZL4cg1FePDlWCqXCqAMovJQ8Nq-k3dsRzgkf7qlvOEnDiZ91o0Dbx17ykfODTvtAZ174gVrQ0vGt/s1600-h/Bouncer_V_BG.120.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvkcqgBo5TqtsmeqEzF3KD-zb4k8fs1aLcLyN2tiTzr71GWq2HNmbxAWSKcNTH6hDZL4cg1FePDlWCqXCqAMovJQ8Nq-k3dsRzgkf7qlvOEnDiZ91o0Dbx17ykfODTvtAZ174gVrQ0vGt/s320/Bouncer_V_BG.120.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368783699575476930" /></a><br />I have an affiliation with an organization called the British BodyGuard association and they commissioned me to do an illustration for an article in their quarterly, industry leading, publication - 'The Circuit' magazine. <div>The article was discussing whether the conventional and stereo typical doorman could fill the shoes of a hostile environment bodyguard.</div><div>The exposure from the illustration has led to many more offers of work and it appears I am now the resident illustrator for the publication! Funny how things happen.</div><div>Anyway, check them out at http://www.the-bba.org.uk/ and if you have any bodyguard needs, you know where to go...</div>Jon Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317992556775789289noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192540770374597424.post-19295935828461075732009-04-16T19:26:00.003+01:002009-04-16T19:43:23.234+01:00Dave the Mong<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguLlXNBN3zq1i8fsFvXqwHNBvKE7HWcvGKiaBk4kWhmOp31mAzAi1zJ8YAdJyjSwA_Ft0R8nlwEwTGvJpd-5D5BmoOgqAC6h7DbX9l-pGzEhO0pT9KY_unkaxJ0P08Y4pYq3Z8aVDZR9yK/s1600-h/Le+Grand+Mong.Onsite.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 305px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguLlXNBN3zq1i8fsFvXqwHNBvKE7HWcvGKiaBk4kWhmOp31mAzAi1zJ8YAdJyjSwA_Ft0R8nlwEwTGvJpd-5D5BmoOgqAC6h7DbX9l-pGzEhO0pT9KY_unkaxJ0P08Y4pYq3Z8aVDZR9yK/s320/Le+Grand+Mong.Onsite.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325361512631859890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZzgCxdXPTEFfgQZaksggcQ9kmESpbgfakwWMiKpcPZnC3AXI4Y3HxXXlrT6hMnuUGqDTB2SzwbDrNUQm0xdu6gr1NMW-CsOT_YM3uhPc8Ifj-SLlSjiJiY1Ue_2gWpjF7zLJhpDjifqb/s1600-h/Le+Grand+Mong.Onsite.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 281px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZzgCxdXPTEFfgQZaksggcQ9kmESpbgfakwWMiKpcPZnC3AXI4Y3HxXXlrT6hMnuUGqDTB2SzwbDrNUQm0xdu6gr1NMW-CsOT_YM3uhPc8Ifj-SLlSjiJiY1Ue_2gWpjF7zLJhpDjifqb/s320/Le+Grand+Mong.Onsite.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325359001547957154" /></a><br /><div>I done this cartoon/caricature of one of my friends. The idea was to ridicule him and open his eyes up to the fact his arms are stupidly out of proportion to the rest of his body. Typically though, he loved it and his ego absorbed it relatively easily. But it still makes me laugh so though I'd share it.</div>Jon Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317992556775789289noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192540770374597424.post-56741366436848706672009-04-15T09:02:00.002+01:002009-04-15T09:09:35.728+01:00Anderson Cooper -Caricature<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjySsOyuU5q3KacFmW3wWKyWa4PuGOODIineQeVQNCp0-CA7D0c379Zw0yZ4HnZLB7M8q2J2AjXXqWBgYXSt_nrJXcr8saSHbhqGvxRQS9LvRun3_5vbFSbmzH3bXqPMIGKM3DknjTpN4bG/s1600-h/Anderson.Cooper.OUT.onsite.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 272px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjySsOyuU5q3KacFmW3wWKyWa4PuGOODIineQeVQNCp0-CA7D0c379Zw0yZ4HnZLB7M8q2J2AjXXqWBgYXSt_nrJXcr8saSHbhqGvxRQS9LvRun3_5vbFSbmzH3bXqPMIGKM3DknjTpN4bG/s320/Anderson.Cooper.OUT.onsite.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324825863081334514" /></a>Anderson Cooper has always refused to comment on his personal life, leading to speculation that he is gay. This uncertainty didn't prevent OUT magazine ranking him second in their Top 50 most powerful gay men. But what is greater? Anderson's desire to put the record straight or a man's ego.... after all who want to be a runner up in whatever category?Jon Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317992556775789289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192540770374597424.post-71375335192064854032009-03-17T17:25:00.005+00:002009-03-17T18:23:06.156+00:00Madking Caricature - Please Draw Me!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMZcit2nKup39hKPBUIith2IhZxCY1Gyq32NvcwVRuma-6-s37gqBgiWTAmXqhuecyrlWDsG0d9Yp8OVUaKGqtE_U9_KZCcL6cbC6b2Sz7D35kk3sIqUon4IRhHmN_dczLMSHR5YVwnYHr/s1600-h/Madking.onsite.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMZcit2nKup39hKPBUIith2IhZxCY1Gyq32NvcwVRuma-6-s37gqBgiWTAmXqhuecyrlWDsG0d9Yp8OVUaKGqtE_U9_KZCcL6cbC6b2Sz7D35kk3sIqUon4IRhHmN_dczLMSHR5YVwnYHr/s320/Madking.onsite.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314223708720648002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJqfCguEyaQxDMnzBzvr9BUDieTx4AcuDdWotS_fEXF_FODnRxyJU9USnEdQT2wbLZNFbE2MwRd1doScaDpov5WklRmOYSYWWV8fUwF_KHstjmi8jZ7d-RaEBUArGp996nYLVG2TGMmj0/s1600-h/Madking.process.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJqfCguEyaQxDMnzBzvr9BUDieTx4AcuDdWotS_fEXF_FODnRxyJU9USnEdQT2wbLZNFbE2MwRd1doScaDpov5WklRmOYSYWWV8fUwF_KHstjmi8jZ7d-RaEBUArGp996nYLVG2TGMmj0/s320/Madking.process.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314219968879588850" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBlGRC1DUHQuKnUfdsxJRCIMtzCEr_N1Et6M77O7mIrgW54VPqfcYcNW39zYWQNCneHHYawFHIm9VkU8ibPFYsir2yeYQsmk7p2U9CkHrrnRTksegfkCMKfg9pRtXRczt1ugrG8OWW06At/s1600-h/Madking.onsite.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"> <div style="text-align: center;text-decoration: underline; "><br /></div></a>A very cool site called 'Please draw me!' is about the close down after I only just discovered it. As the name suggests it is a place for people to go and submit photos of themselves and wait to be drawn whilst they attempt caricatures of the other contributers.<div>Prior to the announcement that the site is to terminate I had already done a bunch of sketches and will be publishing them through my blog, as, when and if I get round to finishing them. Here's one I done of a guy known as Madking.</div><div><br /></div><div>Check out the site before it closes at: <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:13px;">http://www.udgang99.dk/pdm/index.php</span></div><div><br /></div>Jon Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317992556775789289noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192540770374597424.post-28431045539290986322009-03-10T13:12:00.002+00:002009-03-10T15:54:50.967+00:00Anderson Cooper Caricature<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMCJfWhcPjTWRwN8rdjFi9K3tCZd7JfG1LqJIa6QrL36T0MkX7Kuu3EHBkm_A59krfee4gOl_CGZXiIFwlBGqfyWnvPdh3AvkFQbL2WkVGfLhiq7FFRpzvDXySfaiY46McppWR06Hzocsr/s1600-h/AndersonCooper.onsite.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMCJfWhcPjTWRwN8rdjFi9K3tCZd7JfG1LqJIa6QrL36T0MkX7Kuu3EHBkm_A59krfee4gOl_CGZXiIFwlBGqfyWnvPdh3AvkFQbL2WkVGfLhiq7FFRpzvDXySfaiY46McppWR06Hzocsr/s320/AndersonCooper.onsite.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311587974519616882" /></a>Here is the rough value painting of the journalist Anderson Cooper that I'm doing for a personal request. I'll hopefully be posting the final finished piece in the next couple of days.Jon Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317992556775789289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192540770374597424.post-1604085251049245852009-03-01T14:15:00.002+00:002009-03-01T14:18:46.948+00:00Hopkins - Detail<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXJlCC6E_JI0Vjdij17hJXWW6u5FhKhM1MNhdgTf-B-JHxp9YYOhYD9gEEbc7K-gWGy9u8-jE2uFI7brbBuQv2fEV5JRMPKtyj-RiPqnQOIbJ8_Dv5M27UXbptAShJ7dCRVoYAb_JTQJ1/s1600-h/Hopkins_Detail.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 302px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXJlCC6E_JI0Vjdij17hJXWW6u5FhKhM1MNhdgTf-B-JHxp9YYOhYD9gEEbc7K-gWGy9u8-jE2uFI7brbBuQv2fEV5JRMPKtyj-RiPqnQOIbJ8_Dv5M27UXbptAShJ7dCRVoYAb_JTQJ1/s320/Hopkins_Detail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308223223151542402" /></a>Such a fun face to paint!Jon Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317992556775789289noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192540770374597424.post-33794536818893454122009-03-01T12:26:00.003+00:002009-03-01T14:10:08.480+00:00Hopkins - Bedtime Stories - Final<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpPzh5si2RWjpdW60TNioJbEdY2D0aBPL78H4Hw6W57ipg7EfUF_0Wj3ua9iMSRe5V_sMVfeuGKJL_xflbR-2rv6PI3n7znu8LT2AUrhBkgcvZrbFcrHZsACodxlEkY-FroS_cZb263_e/s1600-h/Hopkins_BedtimeStories.onsite.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 296px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpPzh5si2RWjpdW60TNioJbEdY2D0aBPL78H4Hw6W57ipg7EfUF_0Wj3ua9iMSRe5V_sMVfeuGKJL_xflbR-2rv6PI3n7znu8LT2AUrhBkgcvZrbFcrHZsACodxlEkY-FroS_cZb263_e/s320/Hopkins_BedtimeStories.onsite.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308219239760045266" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-size:13px;">Well, here is the finished illustration for my final submission on the caricature course. Little has changed in terms of structure between this and the value painting but I got to have fun working on the details such as the texture of the leather chair and the wrinkles and crease's of Lecter's face.</span>Jon Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317992556775789289noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192540770374597424.post-71280112567018336442009-01-21T08:29:00.004+00:002009-01-21T08:39:32.180+00:00Hannibal- Phase 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYAdddFst6ZQjUE2w8pJf6EppbA7rKoIgnwr0_d150sbLBuUiqE3N8nPRN3aQM7QDQOQV9G_kpeKHHGLFPrAwVqTYT6yDuk2kRsJrdj94WckEMLCJue_q4hXauKDo-kPg0z8VF2Iz9T0F/s1600-h/Hopkins_BedtimeStories_6a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 295px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjYAdddFst6ZQjUE2w8pJf6EppbA7rKoIgnwr0_d150sbLBuUiqE3N8nPRN3aQM7QDQOQV9G_kpeKHHGLFPrAwVqTYT6yDuk2kRsJrdj94WckEMLCJue_q4hXauKDo-kPg0z8VF2Iz9T0F/s320/Hopkins_BedtimeStories_6a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293661897620400946" /></a><br />Phase 2 of my Hannibal picture. Without getting too detailed I done a full black and white value painting. I would have liked to have rendered it to a higher degree but time is against me and today will see him getting some colour applied.<div>I made some structural changes through the painting process most notably to his head. My photo reference was relatively low quality so I put my hand my pocket and paid to download the movie Silence of the Lambs from iTunes and was able to get some good screen grabs, which has really helped. Still toying with the idea of throwing some 'props' into the picture, so dont be surprised if you see a bottle of Chianti in the final.</div>Jon Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317992556775789289noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192540770374597424.post-17674262133346214872009-01-20T16:21:00.001+00:002009-01-20T16:58:19.106+00:00Everything has to start somewhere<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYXKoSXdRX9_4SxEuT1FSlMaq3e14gVUWEWFwIA2A-VW31Hfv-HMvlpMgUCey9xaYKOEb0kKtOTrW0O40xUENQHHnT5kcZvdrulinalbhWiMjsKElu4bjvPFc3-yxfHWmV8WGyNju-7qR/s1600-h/Hopkins_BedtimeStories_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYXKoSXdRX9_4SxEuT1FSlMaq3e14gVUWEWFwIA2A-VW31Hfv-HMvlpMgUCey9xaYKOEb0kKtOTrW0O40xUENQHHnT5kcZvdrulinalbhWiMjsKElu4bjvPFc3-yxfHWmV8WGyNju-7qR/s200/Hopkins_BedtimeStories_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293420174268958226" /></a>Well, its the final week of the Seiler course on Schoolism. After doing a few studies of various celebs I've decided to go with Anthony Hopkins for my finished piece. Here are my modest beginnings and the initial sketch I penned out for the painting I'm currently working on. I should have a black and white 'value' painting up in a few days and god willing the final colour painting by the end of the week.<div><br /></div><div>I'm using photo reference of Hopkins from the film Silence of the Lambs and putting him in more comfortable surroundings and narrating from a child's nursery rhyme book, quite a disturbing thought I'm sure you'll agree</div>Jon Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317992556775789289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192540770374597424.post-59306713068818387772009-01-10T09:59:00.005+00:002009-01-10T10:11:37.641+00:00Initial draft Ideas - Final Assignment<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiv2YSgx9_EOmnc6sFdyHmzlBni9dFkUinX9Op2uaRm7GNVjrlXkEnG-woKVtKhSRfx09KQxjeNe_hUHvrV539hrNZzgFDjTfZGChkXAw2RsWCNQ_7vVZh7sDVgmMMXrJYMCflY4WHSJp3/s1600-h/Hopkins_mono.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 244px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiv2YSgx9_EOmnc6sFdyHmzlBni9dFkUinX9Op2uaRm7GNVjrlXkEnG-woKVtKhSRfx09KQxjeNe_hUHvrV539hrNZzgFDjTfZGChkXAw2RsWCNQ_7vVZh7sDVgmMMXrJYMCflY4WHSJp3/s320/Hopkins_mono.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289603259589539074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_Py39xnOevVOVKguryrUzXvbxo5Zumye8x5sxPXD4cpYO97BEBus9Qob3eSv0_2R636vWIUFVaf2m1MPY0nKtuUMgPQkqv2Krr6Pw3a-oMR3yUdsanq3mtfkDAnDG-Px_W6952SPH5iO/s1600-h/Obama_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 282px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_Py39xnOevVOVKguryrUzXvbxo5Zumye8x5sxPXD4cpYO97BEBus9Qob3eSv0_2R636vWIUFVaf2m1MPY0nKtuUMgPQkqv2Krr6Pw3a-oMR3yUdsanq3mtfkDAnDG-Px_W6952SPH5iO/s320/Obama_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289603256365413362" /></a><br />Here are two ideas I was working on towards my final assignment for the Schoolism course that didn't quite make it past the draft stage. Barack Obama and Anthony Hopkins, I wonder how many times we'll hear their two names together in the future, not too many I suspect.<div>I'm still keen on doing a Hopkins/Hannibal painting but looking at it from other angles. As for Obama its all a bit too cliche at the moment, though I have a feeling we'll all be drawing him a lot more over the coming years. Are caricaturists the only people who will be sad when Bush steps down?</div>Jon Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317992556775789289noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192540770374597424.post-75715069283892890172009-01-04T10:21:00.005+00:002009-01-04T11:44:14.068+00:00Bruce Willis Caricature - Week 5, painting techniques<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzkcBBe7ZYiJmV1NUx33YDNR3QMLd24P8nuSc9xef9HwX56AkDxitLXWp7mfBGGwVLfk8xr68Ig3UallGpwEYoyPhZFNa3g_igeILQDu0reWrFNc0vcA81zbPXRjhZI0wiMp2wgoL0DLt/s1600-h/BruceWillis_SplitComp.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 279px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzkcBBe7ZYiJmV1NUx33YDNR3QMLd24P8nuSc9xef9HwX56AkDxitLXWp7mfBGGwVLfk8xr68Ig3UallGpwEYoyPhZFNa3g_igeILQDu0reWrFNc0vcA81zbPXRjhZI0wiMp2wgoL0DLt/s320/BruceWillis_SplitComp.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287390241180570738" /></a><br />For my Bruce Willis caricature I wanted to work from photo reference which portrayed him as the action man we've come to know him as. So what better than a screen shot straight from Die Hard 4. I loved the lighting in this scene and enjoyed painting it. My process for this, the first full colour caricature in the course, was to do a detailed black and white value painting. I spent the majority of the overall time working on this stage. Next I painted a layer in colorize mode blocking in with my split compilation palette before returning to normal mode and detailing the piece in a direct painting style. After a bit of horizontal flipping and a few structural changes I was now happy he no longer looked like a distorted potato and pleased with the finished result.Jon Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317992556775789289noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192540770374597424.post-43477767042951624852008-12-31T23:42:00.002+00:002008-12-31T23:49:50.144+00:00Dave B - Week 4, Continuing with values<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Fb1DldiCK5WqhVoK-1jnhHpdd8YXYaQPRJJ8vla0XEimAD-2z8NZlAfzrVAzxeHIxtqXHzBzzrfHhjx5UyUy3jsLJ2_jcQ0zs4Nrc8TFeJ57XkitPEWRBWj5RkuRmWLGxxSYp2iqaChD/s1600-h/DaveB_Mono.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Fb1DldiCK5WqhVoK-1jnhHpdd8YXYaQPRJJ8vla0XEimAD-2z8NZlAfzrVAzxeHIxtqXHzBzzrfHhjx5UyUy3jsLJ2_jcQ0zs4Nrc8TFeJ57XkitPEWRBWj5RkuRmWLGxxSYp2iqaChD/s320/DaveB_Mono.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286104729511059794" /></a>This painting of 'citizen' Dave B was done with a monochromatic palette taking the lessons learnt with value painting further.Jon Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317992556775789289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192540770374597424.post-82950995300422120532008-12-31T23:27:00.002+00:002008-12-31T23:40:21.023+00:00Gary Value Painting - week 3<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yNLN-q02fiBlskF8lWyoXZANO9HeLT-gZvGEhnvZ5pxWPgq3bnrJ4iAweAn8OqBwpWLjasjEISLEwQoWqjShCSF-3S0j05IB7x6GPWr-fe5vCvhD0F44g7yOgLM-S5-Rls3W-JFt0h0U/s1600-h/GaryValues.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yNLN-q02fiBlskF8lWyoXZANO9HeLT-gZvGEhnvZ5pxWPgq3bnrJ4iAweAn8OqBwpWLjasjEISLEwQoWqjShCSF-3S0j05IB7x6GPWr-fe5vCvhD0F44g7yOgLM-S5-Rls3W-JFt0h0U/s320/GaryValues.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286100319482532226" /></a>In week 3 of the caricature course Jason articulates the importance he places on getting good and correct values in his work. For the assignment we used a quick pencil sketch he'd done of a friend called gary and built up a value painting in greyscale using photoshop.Jon Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317992556775789289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192540770374597424.post-61065395207540795092008-12-31T23:18:00.002+00:002008-12-31T23:26:47.123+00:00Pope Benedict XVI - Week 2, Understanding Shapes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgf3hjRLVaoD4TnevPF1f7fSkJFHN2-gNFhVz6w0OSmXgsi10JTtrwtB4ZclkG49psW-4DtdGd96xZkQHkVzPFUCGHD5r9mCAyGsgtQK_MxoZePwH_9tXfBtoAACzrBqWFsDiSHDG2o92/s1600-h/Pope_Benedict_XVI.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgf3hjRLVaoD4TnevPF1f7fSkJFHN2-gNFhVz6w0OSmXgsi10JTtrwtB4ZclkG49psW-4DtdGd96xZkQHkVzPFUCGHD5r9mCAyGsgtQK_MxoZePwH_9tXfBtoAACzrBqWFsDiSHDG2o92/s320/Pope_Benedict_XVI.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286097959653728466" /></a>This is my finished rendering of Pope Benedict XVI, done as part of the assignment for week 2, understanding shapes.Jon Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317992556775789289noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192540770374597424.post-5702829584272925462008-12-31T18:51:00.000+00:002008-12-31T19:23:55.000+00:00Tom Hanks Caricature - Week 1, Introduction to Caricature<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLa86Af0KbjkyDOcS-qPhipPiK3H9-p3GPQmrIm0eZfs4NiVMuUQQRNDSvhThA1WoKJiThP96vULSo2XiduxQZmdeshYcHVNePhKXAosU9UeE-uDSLz0LM7qOKXC04seaZ0tHDYlfS1l1r/s1600-h/tom_hanks(B%2BW)2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLa86Af0KbjkyDOcS-qPhipPiK3H9-p3GPQmrIm0eZfs4NiVMuUQQRNDSvhThA1WoKJiThP96vULSo2XiduxQZmdeshYcHVNePhKXAosU9UeE-uDSLz0LM7qOKXC04seaZ0tHDYlfS1l1r/s320/tom_hanks(B%2BW)2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286029291809492034" /></a>Week 1 of Jason's course on schoolism.com titled 'introduction to Caricature'. Each week there is a new video to download where Jason talks you through his techniques and thought process. You then put what you've learned into practice by completing an assignment based around what you saw in the instructional video. Week 1, Jason discusses the weight of a persons face and exaggeration and asks you to sketch the faces of 3 citizen's and a final rendering of celebrity Tom Hanks. So this was my submission. Jon Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15317992556775789289noreply@blogger.com0