I dont think that oils are the usual medium for illustration as timelines make acrylic the preferred format. However here is the start of a small job I have undertaken that involves a 22" x 16" canvas orientated in 'portrait' upon which I shall paint four aircraft and a parachutist. The area in the top 1/4 of the canvas is deliberately dark as it will eventually host text, probably yellow, and requires contrast.
The aircraft visible thus far are 2 x Red Arrow Hawks and a single Tornado GR4. The bottom quarter composition remains negotiable although a plan is in place.
Something different to the norm Chas - I'll be interested to see how this comes out.
I enjoyed doing my montage of Phantom plus various Atlantic crossers in Acrylic a while back - it can be fun to tackle something other than the usual recipe.
Looking good already,look forward to follow ups.
I appreciate your interest in this guys; and for sure it is off-piste for me although similar to a pencil work done last year. The next step is to restore the aircraft and parachute drawing by scraping off the overpainted blue with a knife. Due to a high oil content of new paint tubes, it may take a little while to dry and I cannot do much else until then. As dynamic effect is more important then rivets, progress should be good once the background colour is touch dry.
I'll be fascinated to see how this developes.
First came the scalpel, and the delicate job of scraping the overpainted drawing to again reveal the drawings.
Dear God. I've never used oils but, if this is what can be done with them, I'm getting some come payday!!!!
Steady progress and just enough detail to make it interesting without technical accuracy.
I was hoping to have all of the composition drawn thus far concluded today; but I ran out of steam. Painting can be a tiring process I suppose. I now need to finish the last Hawk and get on with commiting to the bottom composition which will all come later in the week.
This painting will eventually serve several elements of next years Cosford Air Show, and although the writing is only pencilled in for effect, this is the first stage of its use in promotion work.
Wow, just wow! I'm a big airshow buff. I had the pleasure of being on several airshow committees while I was in the Jaycees. I had to travel to several shows to meet and greet the performers. :cool: At the time, we were trying to get Fifi but the cost was just too much.
Absolutely stunning!!! Local art shop, you'd better get your oils ready....I'm coming to town!!!
Came out really good Chas - I like that deep blue background offsetting the aircraft .
This is only a pitstop; I now have the ground based elements to include and this will include a certain spotty Jaguar :) i will end up with two workable images, this being the first.
superb work chas can't wait to see the spotty jag !! did you know it is signed by the painter ???? it was if i remember done by jaguar car employees the initials are at the base of the tail in black craftily designed into the spots !!
can back up what chas says about oils , it is a constant learning experience and yep the same colour from difrent manufacturers can have huge difrences for working with just one example is windsor and newton terre vert compared to rowney terre vert they perform so difrent i use them for difrent uses if i remmember correctly one has a yellow backnote and the other a greeny brown !!
14 October, and with the previous work dry and photographs for a 'flyer' taken, it is now time to move onto the final phase. Depicting some of the ground based displays available to the public. There will be many 'open cockpits' in 2013 so I have depicted the well known 'spotty jag' with the cockpit open and I will probably follow it up with a parent taking photographs of children in or near the cockpit. I have also included a display that is actually indoors, that of an ejection seat with a child being strapped in by an airman supervisor. The problem with this one is one of concentration v a happy smiling face, as of course I want to 'sell' everybody having a good time.
....and now I have to be very careful with colour. The orange 'jaguar' colour scheme on the jet has total dominance and the composition could all go wrong if the choice of colour on clothing clashes. The pink arm therefore is for me to sleep on and decide if conflict exists. The remainder of the ejection seat is dark and cool colours enabling the girl and her 'minder' to stand out as required.
Oh wow, wow, wow, wow, WOW!!!!
True to my word, I've just blown the better part of £200 on oils.....albeit Artisan water mixable oils - cheating, I know.
Now I just need to learn how to actually use them!!!
This may be the final update as I believe that the composition is optimised given that there needs to be space for text and logos.
I could keep on tweaking it, but it never was meant to be a Michealangelo simply an incentive to assure people that an air show can be a good family day out. I oiled out the top with a weak glaze of very - very dark blue, almost black hence the appearance change at the top of the canvas.
Definitely great poster material, Chas.