Friday, August 14, 2009

It's time for a (sexy) painting party!

My friend Rita and I hung out last night and we actually did what we said we were going to do - paint! Our watercolor class is starting in a week so I decided to start my first project early so I have something to show and talk to the teacher about on the first day.


This is Godric the octopus! He is going to be my first watercolor painting of the semester... I sketched him out with some colored pencils first just so I have some color placement to follow. Why an octopus you might ask? Well I am not sure.... I have been wanting to paint an octopus for a while but I have never gotten around to it. I started sketching randomly a couple days ago and I drew this weird face with puffy cheeks and a huge head that reminded me of an octopus so that lead to this sketch.

And this is what I have so far! Almost done with the background then I can start painting the octopus.










This is what Rita is working on. The picture she is painting is in the bottom left corner. This is the painting when she first brought it to my house.







BAM! This is how much she got done! It is looking ridiculously good... I wish my camera could pick up more of her colors because the colors are so deep and rich. My most favorite thing about the way Rita paints is her use of color - she isn't afraid of it! I have seen her squeeze paint right from the tube directly onto her paper and it comes out brilliantly! Just look at her palette you can see all the pretty vibrant colors she is using. Can't wait to see this one done.

2 comments:

Ta Tas said...

Godric is the octopus to rule all! Your drawing looks super tats. I can't wait to see him in all his glory!

Chuck said...

S.I.C.K. This painting is going to be EPIC.