tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608162432640910852024-03-14T14:30:26.987+00:00Shane Made ArtThe art of Shane SmithShane Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02070585968828729426noreply@blogger.comBlogger118125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960816243264091085.post-14514061505720203562016-02-15T12:00:00.000+00:002018-01-15T23:29:28.729+00:00My blog is moving!This will be my last blog post on blogger as I've migrated the whole thing to my swanky new website over at <a href="http://www.shanemadeart.com/">www.ShaneMadeArt.com</a>.<br />
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I've got nothing against blogger, but I just wanted to consolidate everything into one easily accessible place.<br />
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To go directly to the new blog head to <a href="http://www.shanemadeart.com/blog/">http://www.shanemadeart.com/blog/</a><br />
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www.ShaneMadeArt.comShane Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02070585968828729426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960816243264091085.post-30148352734704243222016-01-19T22:19:00.003+00:002016-01-19T23:12:43.311+00:00Baby dinosaur #dinosaur #illustration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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An old painting I found whilst sorting through my archive for illustrations to put on my new website.<br />
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Based on a sketch I drew on the back of my Son's birthday card a few years back.<br />
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ShaneMadeArt.comShane Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02070585968828729426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960816243264091085.post-72291920691202522452015-12-23T10:33:00.000+00:002015-12-23T10:33:02.413+00:00Christmas in a galaxy far far away... #christmas #starwars<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Shane Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02070585968828729426noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960816243264091085.post-76136231771199314002015-12-18T13:30:00.000+00:002015-12-18T14:28:48.441+00:00Little Oink Christmas illustrationsHere's a selection of Christmas images featuring my new cute character, Little Oink (he's a pig don't you know). No pigs in blankets jokes please.<br />
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Happy Holidays!<br />
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www.ShaneMadeArt.comShane Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02070585968828729426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960816243264091085.post-53378104906927175012015-12-18T12:18:00.002+00:002015-12-18T12:29:04.861+00:00Ruffles the Raccoon Christmas IllustrationsHere's a sample of some of the Christmas illustrations I've created featuring Ruffles, my new cute card character. Love this guy's weird head!<br />
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If you have a special someone with a fondness for cute and fluffy things the cards are now available in Tesco stores across the UK.<br />
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Happy Christmas!<br />
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Shane Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02070585968828729426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960816243264091085.post-37616089687961955392015-11-30T17:30:00.000+00:002015-11-30T17:30:01.198+00:00Little Oink and Ruffles #cute<div>
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I've been working on these guys on and off for the last year, and this Christmas they'll finally get to see the light of day on greetings cards in Tesco stores across the UK, followed by everyday designs early in the new year.<div>
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I'll post a more festive preview soon but, until then, here they are...</div>
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Shane Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02070585968828729426noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960816243264091085.post-38119009207565460622015-04-14T12:00:00.000+01:002015-04-14T12:00:02.856+01:00Sometimes I just NEED to draw Sonic the Hedgehog #sonicthehedgehog #sega #retrogames<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My first videogame character obsession and something (along with the Hero Turtles) I remember copying so much that I can still draw the classic 'pointy finger' pose, featured on the MegaDrive game cover, nearly 25 years later. Good times!<br />
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<br />Shane Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02070585968828729426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960816243264091085.post-58583477591166795752014-12-30T22:31:00.000+00:002014-12-30T23:04:47.177+00:00My greatest creation...plus portrait commission info<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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This is my greatest creation.<br />
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No, not the drawing, but the two little boys - my boys - depicted in it. It was done as a Christmas gift to my lovely Wife (their Mum) and it got the exact tearful reaction I was hoping for, which is often the best confirmation of a good likeness. :)<br />
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I rarely draw portraits, in fact this is my first one in over eight years, but it was such a satisfying piece to work on that I've decided to start accepting portrait commissions!<br />
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So if you, or someone you know, might be interested in an original, one of a kind piece of art featuring a loved one, themselves, or even a pet, meticulously rendered in graphite - I'm your man! <br />
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"How much will it cost?" you may ask. Well, it's always difficult to provide a universal answer to this question as there are so many variables with each commission, so the best thing to do is send a message to Shane@ShaneMadeArt.com listing all of your requirements and we'll take it from there with a free, no obligation, quote. If you're not a fan of good old email then you can always get hold of me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/shanemadeart. </div>
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When you consider the cost of a professional photography shoot and prints, I like to think that my portraits are very good value when you take into account the time and care that goes into each one.</div>
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Get in there quick before the waiting list gets too long! And even if you're not interested at the moment, a share would be very much appreciated.</div>
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P.S. The drawing looks better in real life (my scanner isn't exactly state of the art), but you'll just have to take my word for it!</div>
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Super proud to have this painting included in the stunning coffee table art book "Every Day is Play", now available on Gamepaused.net.<br />
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From an early age I've been pretty obsessed with video games, and this painting has several meanings (as well as a bunch of game references - can you spot them all?);<br />
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1, It depicts how a single controller (in my case my first time was with a NES) can be a gateway into another world for a highly imaginative kid.<br />
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2, It shows how often, when we revisit the things we remember fondly from our past (especially old games), they haven't aged too well and don't live up to the amazing memories we have of them.<br />
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The kid dangling from the wire is me in the early 90's at the height of my obsession - a simpler time when games were 2D, all multiplayer was local and the most important thing in a game was how 'cool' the mascot was. Ahh, good times!<br />
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<br />Shane Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02070585968828729426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960816243264091085.post-45322794319977792992014-09-09T12:00:00.000+01:002014-09-09T12:00:01.366+01:00PSA regarding some recent artwork requests...<span style="background-color: #fffffa; color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">I'm getting a lot of people asking for hi-res versions of my Blue Nose Friends scenes for use as a printable mural, canvas print or other products for a baby's nursery. These might be genuine requests for personal use, but as most of them are similarly worded ("I'd like this for my future child's nursery" etc.), ask for very specific document dimensions and are of South African origin, I have my suspicions as to their sincerity.</span><br style="background-color: #fffffa; color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><br style="background-color: #fffffa; color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fffffa; color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">So, to clarify, I no longer work for Carte Blanche Greetings and am therefore unable to provide (for free or otherwise) a high resolution version of these images. You can try your luck directly with the copyright holder at www.CarteBlancheGreetings.com, but they're even less likely to fall for your stories than I am.</span><br style="background-color: #fffffa; color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><br style="background-color: #fffffa; color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fffffa; color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">If you're a company or individual genuinely seeking to commission a piece of artwork (which doesn't include Tatty Teddy or his Blue Nose Friends) I'm more than happy to discuss this with you (email me at Shane@ShaneMadeArt.com), but please don't pretend to be a parent as a way of obtaining high resolution artwork to use for manufacturing and selling copyright-infringing products. </span><br style="background-color: #fffffa; color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><br style="background-color: #fffffa; color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;" /><span style="background-color: #fffffa; color: #2c3635; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;">It's hard enough for artists to make a living as it is, so to cut financial corners in such a dishonest way is a major jerk move.</span><br />
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A (very) brief video showing some digital painting techniques that I commonly use. This was produced for a recent visit I did to my old school.<br />
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Painted in Photoshop CC, real-time painting time was just over an hour.<br />
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Sometimes it's good to leave characters behind and experiment with painting different materials. This piece was great practice as the different elements allowed for a broad range of subjects to cover. Plus it allowed me to learn more about the game my Nephews are obsessed with!<br />
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This was originally painted for an internal presentation about the Skylanders brand for the company I work for.<br />
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I was obsessed with whales and sharks when I was a kid, I really should draw more of them now I'm supposedly grown up.<br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px;">This range is very much a love letter to my Wife, who inspired the relationship based illustrations as well as the background story (below) and the verse inside—which in its self was a whole new, and very rewarding, experience to write.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px;">But my illustrations would be nothing on cards without the expert graphic design skills of fellow Gemma creative Adam Martin which frames them so perfectly. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefefe; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px;">As previously mentioned, Whittle Mill is currently in Clintons stores across the UK, and will soon be sneaking into Tesco and WH Smith.</span><br />
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<br />Shane Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02070585968828729426noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960816243264091085.post-56392017557989525882014-08-01T14:19:00.000+01:002014-08-04T13:11:30.855+01:00Noah's Park, my card range for Gemma International, has been nominated for a Henries award!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm pleased to announce that Noah's Park, my children's card range for Gemma International has been shortlisted for a Henries award in the 'Best children's range' category!<br />
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The Henries are pretty much the Oscars of the UK greetings card industry, so to have my first ever card range nominated for one is something I'm super proud of. To check out the other finalists head over to <a href="http://bit.ly/1xKbK7G" target="_blank">the article</a>.<br />
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I'll be talking a lot more about Noah's Park in future posts, but in a nutshell the range centres around a group of animals (Noah is the lion) who live on an island zoo which is smack bang in the middle of a theme park. Eventually the plan is to have them leave their island home to explore the various regions of the park.<br />
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The illustrations are heavily inspired by CG animated characters, but are actually painted in photoshop (which takes a while!).<br />
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Can't wait to share more about this fun little character brand!<br />
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www.shanemadeart.comShane Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02070585968828729426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960816243264091085.post-9527613638627809302014-07-28T17:30:00.000+01:002014-07-28T17:30:00.990+01:00Death meets his number one fan...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I like to include elements of story in my illustrations when possible, and this little idea had been floating around in my head for a while so I thought I'd use it as a chance to experiment with a simpler style than I usually use.<br />
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www.ShaneMadeArt.comShane Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02070585968828729426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960816243264091085.post-58817841559617143202014-07-21T13:50:00.000+01:002014-08-11T13:17:43.914+01:00Corporate character designs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Some officey type characters for <a href="http://www.gemma-international.co.uk/" target="_blank">Gemma International's</a> company website.<br />
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www.ShaneMadeArt.comShane Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02070585968828729426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960816243264091085.post-50651116452943282442014-07-08T13:08:00.002+01:002014-07-08T13:30:45.448+01:00Blue Nose Friends toy environment concepts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This will be my last post of artwork from my time at Carte Blanche Greetings.<br />
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I think the forest image above was actually the best thing I did whilst at the company, so it's a good one to close this chapter of my artistic career on.<br />
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Below are some concepts for other such worlds, along with the 'magical doors' which lead to each one.<br />
Seems like a lifetime ago I did these, but it was a really fun project.<br />
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There was a whole new character sub brand I worked on whilst there that I'm dying to show, but as it never made it to market I'll probably never be able to. :(<br />
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SHane<br />
www.ShaneMadeArt.comShane Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02070585968828729426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960816243264091085.post-81796319747439459932014-06-25T14:42:00.000+01:002014-06-25T15:02:12.844+01:00Tatty Teddy / Me to You card illustrations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I got my start in the industry drawing Tatty Teddy (the Me to You bear) for cards back in 2007. <br />
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I believe all of the illustrations are digital now, but back when I was working on the brand everything was done in good old graphite pencil and watercolour. <br />
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This guy is surprisingly difficult to get right, and the small size of the originals (a bear would be drawn at about 3 to 4 inches tall) meant you needed a steady hand and eyes like a bloody hawk in order to get all the tiny 'ticks' of hair right.<br />
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I'll be honest, it was a painstaking process which I don't miss, but it did teach me a lot about drawing characters for greetings cards. I still see them in stores occasionally, which is strange considering some of them were drawn nearly seven years ago.<br />
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Above is a mega sheet of every Tatty Teddy card image I drew during my time at Carte Blanche Greetings, if you spot one in there you want to see in more detail let me know and I'll add it to this post;<br />
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One more CBG post to go!<br />
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<br />Shane Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02070585968828729426noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960816243264091085.post-36973251775687201872013-07-15T14:08:00.003+01:002013-07-15T14:09:13.755+01:00Blue Nose Summer beach<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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As the weather's so amazing at the moment I thought this painting would be approriate. Enjoy the summer while it lasts!<br />
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I feel it's time I closed the blue nose chapter of my illustration career, so I'm only going to post a few more of my Carte Blanche images, after which it'll just be personal work and anything I get approval to post from my current job.<br />
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<br />Shane Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02070585968828729426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960816243264091085.post-73174551869814971822013-07-02T22:29:00.002+01:002013-07-02T22:29:51.466+01:00The Librarians<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My week 4 assignment for <a href="http://n8wragg.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Nate Wragg's</a> course, 'Character Design for Animation' over at the <a href="http://www.cgma2dacademy.com/" target="_blank">CG Master Academy</a>.<br />
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www.ShaneMadeArt.comShane Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02070585968828729426noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960816243264091085.post-47418760064570891092013-06-17T08:00:00.000+01:002013-06-17T14:40:20.186+01:00Pirate Crew of Cthulhu<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My week 3 assignment for <a href="http://n8wragg.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Nate Wragg's</a> course, 'Character Design for Animation' over at the <a href="http://www.cgma2dacademy.com/" target="_blank">CG Master Academy</a>.<br />
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Tried not to include too many pirate clichés with these guys, hence the lack of parrots, hooks and skull and crossbones. <br />
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Loving the course so far - five more assignments to go!<br />
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Shane<br />
www.ShaneMadeArt.comShane Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02070585968828729426noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960816243264091085.post-235453646252146252013-06-10T08:00:00.000+01:002013-07-02T22:45:19.345+01:00Blue Nose Friends Blossom Pond<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A promotional illustration created for the launch of the included characters in plush form. I always enjoy painting water and it was fun experimenting with different colours and levels of transparency in this piece.<br />
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Shane<br />
www.ShaneMadeArt.comShane Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02070585968828729426noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960816243264091085.post-28984785547575577482013-06-03T08:00:00.000+01:002013-06-03T08:00:07.788+01:00Percivile the Impatient<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My week 2 assignment for <a href="http://n8wragg.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Nate Wragg's</a> course, 'Character Design for Animation' over at the <a href="http://www.cgma2dacademy.com/" target="_blank">CG Master Academy</a>.<br />
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www.ShaneMadeArt.comShane Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02070585968828729426noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1960816243264091085.post-53252802515154643492013-05-27T08:00:00.000+01:002014-09-16T14:40:51.621+01:00Dexter's Dinosaurs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When my Son, Dexter, was six months old I started this piece. It marked the start of my first proper oil painting (shameful I know!) so I was full of enthusiasm for a new project, new medium and it was dinosaurs - what could go wrong? Well, as it turns out, oil painting is actually pretty bloody difficult which is why my son has just turned two and I've only just finished it!<br />
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I could make excuses about house moves, job changes, and wrestling with different techniques, but the truth is that I didn't have a dedicated painting space at the time, and the fact that I'm so accustomed to working digitally meant the mere thought of setting up all my materials, mixing colours, being frustrated for several hours and then clearing up again, every time I wanted to paint, was enough to put me off.<br />
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I had messed about with oil colours before but never got much further than a few sketches, the required use of solvents really put me off and is why I didn't touch them again for nearly ten years.<br />
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The discovery of Winsor & Newton Artisan water soluble oil paints is what brought me back, the ability to use water for clean up making everything infinitely more convenient and enabling me to paint without worrying about the health of myself or my family. I would highly recommend them.<br />
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But I finally found a technique that I was happy with and fought through to the bitter end, the painting now hanging proudly on my little boy's bedroom wall.<br />
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Below are some closeups of the individual letters;<br />
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