Card Flame WIP - Waiting for the final piece to dry

The scan is pretty ropey but conveys what I have just done - the paint is barely dry, and could do with a few more coats to erase the marker outlines - The concept seems to have worked out okay in 3d so I just need to find an application for it.

LOTS OF CARD

LOTS OF CARD
Originally uploaded by Mr.Burning

The great thing about having two hungry cats is that I have lots of cat food boxes on which I can paint and doodle. The downside is that, as a hoarder, I am fast running out of space to keep the material and then to keep my creations after I have finished. A lot has been dropped at various Birmingham City locations, and elsewhere, as Free Art but this still leaves a lot remaining. i will be distributing this little collection over the next few days and week, freeing up space for me to start on something else.

Stencil Attempt

Attempted stencils 1
Originally uploaded by Mr.Burning

Using my previously made stencils I have made a fairly worrying start. This dismall effort is the result of not liningg up the different stencil forms. I think I will scrounge some more card and make sure that I leave a guide so that I can line the three different stages up. This way I can better assess if I can move forward with this technique.

Assuming that this work pays off I can also utilise screen printing techniques.

Something I just googled is this: www.art-e-zine.co.uk/stentut2.html advising how to make stencils, not too sure if this is the best way, but there is a fair bit of info and should prove fairly useful if I decide to continue down this route

Collaboration 3 - Tappy Turtle

I may be tempted to use another similar sounding name for the turtle soon.


This is my current effort at achieving a turtle shape, Its not coming along as well as I would have hoped for. I have in my mind the turtles and koopas from Mario Bros hazing up my thoughts a well as Ninja Turtles and their ilk.

Maybe I should just go and do some research on Turtle and Tortoise' just to try and get an acurate idea of shape and build before turning my pencils and pens loose.

I am just to impatient.

Collaboration - with my sons

My boys have really gotten the arty bug, I cant really claim much credit since mum is a poet, Uncle is a poet and aspiring artist and grandad was an artisan engraver.

They both come up with weird and wonderful monsters and animals, sometimes after seeing what I am creating, sometimes I have a look at what they are doing and, truth be told, borrow some of their ideas!

John has written a very short three part tale about a lonely Turtle which I am hoping to illustrate in the coming weeks, Johns words and my illustration, it seems right to proceed but am anxious that it keep Johns unencumbered vision and wont be overly complicated or too simplistic.