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LucBoivin
11-14-2006, 11:50 PM
Here's a painting of one of my favorite actor which I started last night. Working on a 20'' x 20'' pre-mounted gallery ready canvas with two coats of gesso and a good sanding between coats with a 320 grit paper.

Working with Holbein Aeroflash grey and black paint diluted with water (+/- 1:1 ratio). I started working with my new Iwata Micron SB.

I still have qhite a bit of work on all the highlights, skin texture, hat details, shirt, beard and mustache, etc. I'll be working these details with my Xacto blades erasers to scratch the surface as well as my Dremel bit to expose the white of the canvas with various intensities...this is when the painting comes alive!!

Luc
AirTodd
11-15-2006, 01:43 AM
Luc,
I wish I was like you.You must have these lined up.I can't even start one.Good start on this piece.
blinddog 99
11-15-2006, 05:25 AM
Another nice piece Luc, and a great subject! So, you "erase" some elements to achieve your highlights? That is a great tip, I am getting ready to try a realistic portrait like this and have lots of questions.
jason prouty
11-15-2006, 10:45 AM
dude, you're freaky good. When can I take class?
cicioc
11-15-2006, 11:28 AM
killer job like always
beautiful
Skids
11-15-2006, 11:35 AM
Amazing! how much time do you have in that?
LucBoivin
11-15-2006, 12:12 PM
Amazing! how much time do you have in that?

Hi Skid, right now, I have 5 hours on it (without canvas preparation) and I probably see another 5 to complete! I've got some major work to do on the wrinkles!!! Dont like the ones I've done so far.

Thanks

Luc
LucBoivin
11-15-2006, 12:13 PM
dude, you're freaky good. When can I take class?

Just say when!!!...but its a long bus ride from Oregon!!:)

Luc
LucBoivin
11-15-2006, 12:17 PM
Another nice piece Luc, and a great subject! So, you "erase" some elements to achieve your highlights? That is a great tip, I am getting ready to try a realistic portrait like this and have lots of questions.

Hi Blinddog!! Good luck on your painting!!!
Would be happy to answer any of your questions. Sometimes easier on the phone. You can find my # on my website in ''contact'' at www.lucboivin.com or just e-mail me directly.

Luc
LucBoivin
11-15-2006, 12:24 PM
Luc,
I wish I was like you.You must have these lined up.I can't even start one.Good start on this piece.

Thanks AirTodd. Right now, the only thing that could slow me down is a broken compressor!!...and I say slow me down!! I like to think ahead of what will be my next project. I've got this momentum going that I dont want to let go!!!!:)

Like now, even if I have about five hours to go which is at the most two evenings of work, I dont want to have too long of a down time between paintings so I'm already looking for my next subject!!

Luc
PinWerk
11-15-2006, 08:03 PM
oh no jason, i have first dibs on Luc's class.. asked him awhile back to take his lessons lolol... to bad he doesn't go arond doing shows. i'd attend one.:dog:
LucBoivin
11-19-2006, 08:45 PM
Here are some up to date pics.Still not finished.Worked on it for about 4 hours today but not pleased with the forehaed wrinkles. They stand out too much. The best I can do now is to add shadow to darken them.

Luc
cicioc
11-20-2006, 12:36 AM
super work
a litle quation:

the texture of a skin is from erase a litle or its canvas efect?
thx
LucBoivin
11-20-2006, 06:13 AM
super work
a litle quation:

the texture of a skin is from erase a litle or its canvas efect?
thx

Its a bit of both but mostly from erasing.

Thanks

Luc
cicioc
11-20-2006, 08:10 AM
thx luc
i must try this cose i never think at that.
thx a lot
michelancello
11-20-2006, 08:37 AM
My gosh!!! The hat look so real we'd say it's in 3D!!! It goes out the painting! (ça s'dit-tu ça en anglais?)

Just a litle major problem... sorry Luc but I need to be honest, it's for helping you : you didn't took the picture with a D80... :wink2:

Michel
LucBoivin
11-20-2006, 08:44 AM
My gosh!!! The hat look so real we'd say it's in 3D!!! It goes out the painting! (ça s'dit-tu ça en anglais?)

Just a litle major problem... sorry Luc but I need to be honest, it's for helping you : you didn't took the picture with a D80... :wink2:

Michel

Just for that Michel, I'll by my D80 before your's!!!:wink2:

Luc
michelancello
11-20-2006, 08:51 AM
To help everybody to understand the joke I was crying since 6 months because I wanted my cm-sb and to add presure to my wife, I decided to stop painting as long as I don't have it. Luc finaly send me an email on a friday, telling me he bought his cm-sb... before me! That was too much pressure for my wife and she decided to give me the money for my cm-sb! :)

And gess what I want for chrismast? Yes... a Nikon D80! :-) So I asked Luc to buy a D80 so my wife will buy one too! :)

Look forward for my birthday... I'll try a Ferrari! :partyalone:
jason prouty
11-20-2006, 10:03 AM
nice work again luc! I would love to be able to scratch and erase to get those detailed effects. I'm just a bit nervous to take my dremel to a set of bike tins.

great job!
Skids
11-20-2006, 10:55 AM
hmmmm......i wonder! (gets out dremel with cloth attachment.....

I'd take photos, but all i got's this old coolpix 900.....aaaargh!
LucBoivin
11-20-2006, 11:15 AM
nice work again luc! I would love to be able to scratch and erase to get those detailed effects. I'm just a bit nervous to take my dremel to a set of bike tins.

great job!

Thanks but I think I would be nervous as well to take the Dremel bit to some tins!!!

Luc
Skids
11-20-2006, 11:20 AM
man, there may be something there Jason! picture this....white primer and base, layer of light gray, layer of med. gray, layer of dark gray, then cover it all in black....then a dremel with a cloth attachment....hmmmm

sorry for the hijack, please resume your normal viewing, nothing to see here...move along, move along... (hey Clem, can we borrow that straightjacket again???)