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Just finished up a colour version of the pretty boy pirate I did at Gencon this year. I tried something new for transfering it.Here's a link to the original for you to check out. It was grey scale marker on bristol.
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I scanned in the original, then printed out a light version on regular paper. I then mounted it on my regular illustration board using acrylic matt medium. This was semi successful. The backing layer worked fine but brushing a top layer over the paper make the paper degrade a bit. I let it try thoroughly and then began working washes over colour over it, starting thin and moving up more and more opaquely. The acrylic reacted oddly to the paper ie didn't sink it and "stick" as well as I'm used to. I had to use more layers and let them dry pretty way before adding more.
Here's the results. I liked being able to work over the shaded copy but the way the paint and paper interacted was difficult. I kinda like the results and am thinking of other ways to approach using a copy as a base. I will have to consider this more....hmm.
The original is for sale for $60 if any one is interested. Prints too
8 1/2x11 acrylic on illustration board paper.
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Comments: 16
I never did tell you I like this picture right?
Well, he's beautiful.
I mean, Ruggedly handsome.
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Hello!! ^^
We have a pirate's group. Would you like to join our group Pirates-JollyRoger ? =^_______^=
BYE!!
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i'm really interested in the technique you used in this, i like the effect a lot. would you mind telling me a little more about how you went about it, I'd like to try it out.
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he's got a stunning face. and chest! lol I'm partial to the scar across his chest. Nice work!
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Hello! You draw very good, you know? I think that yes lol in brief, if you like the pirates, one of my friends writes a story which speaks about it I wanted to ask you if you shall agree to make him a fanart ** made my eyes of cats too cute ** because your drawings are really magnificent and because I shall like seeing her characters drawn by you ^^she has a blog of her story : [link] she is french...but she is speak english ^^
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Very well done. I love the gold and blue contrast, and the way the light hits his hair. I have a difficult time with acrylic... and settings for my characters.
Is he based off of anything in particular?
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Nope, the original sketch was done as a table sketch at last year's Gencon and I wanted to paint it up since I liked him so much
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That's incredible! Inspiration doesn't usually hit me so randomly, though I really wish that it did!
I usually pull my art from characters created for role-playing games, generally our pen-and-paper ones. Dungeons and Dragons, that sort of thing. Never had a great imagination to draw otherwise.
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Oh my, he's HOT! he can take me as hostage any time.. 
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