Some new stuff in the works...

I'm getting back on this blog and going to show some of the new stuff i'm working on, just a couple samples as teasers (still in progress)...stay tuned.

Stencil How-to

So I decided to go ahead and show the process on how to do a stencil, in this particular case I did a 2 layer stencil. So check it out.

Firstly I'll give a quick run through on how to create imagery for stencils.  If you have a picture trace out the dark shapes in the image. The next step is most difficult because we need to make sure that there are no free-shapes that will not be attached when we cut out the stencil. (I took mine and blew it up for the size of the canvas.) If you do a two layer stencil like mine you want to add a layer for mid-tones in the image.

Step One! - Paint your canvas/wall/whatever you're going to paint on! ( I had a large old canvas laying around to paint so here I covered up what was previously on it.)

Step Two! - If you have a drawing ready to go that is best.  

Step Three! - Paint your first layer (You have options on this one, often times people put down a base layer when doing a single color stencil, I chose to do a solid color canvas instead of doing a base color for the stencil.  Because I made this decision, my first layer is actually what could be a stencil in of itself.)

Step Four! - Paint your second layer

Done! I screwed up a bit because i should have made the hair on top of the head black because now it looks like I'm bald.  Also I think it could have benefitted from a base layer stencil that was the full outline of the image. Nothing's perfect and its an easy fix fortunately!

Happy New Year!

And I hope a great one for everyone.

News-wise the website you can now check out here:

its www.seclarkstudio.com

Please have  a look and let me know what you think, however, do keep in mind this is just a temporary site and i'm working on a fancy website that I hope to have out soon.

Thank you!

Sample! - Drawing from my graphic novel I'm working on!

Save the Bears

Pastel Drawing of Grizzly Bear and a Polar Bear

A Little Outside the Norm

Got set up to do the '09 wine labels for a hobbyist winery called Tretheway.  Less illustration, more graphic design for a change.

A Couple Life Paintings

These were paintings done for a life painting class, Oil