May 13, 2008

Meet Tica

Here is part of an image of Tica.
airbrush_tica_portrait.jpg
This was not done with photography, CGI, Photoshop or any digital method. This was done 99% with an airbrush. The other 1% is other traditional illustration methods. More at here: Blair Art Studios
This is a painting completed in February 2005. It was a Portrait Class project that I decided to finish in my spare time after the workshop. It probably took a total of around 65-75 hours to complete. The small images are step by step photographs taken during the painting process, and the large image is the final painting after detail and skin texture are added with an eraser and colored pencil. The main colors are blocked in at the beginning, but refinement is withheld until the very end. Look for a more complete step by step article in an upcoming magazine issue~Dru Blair
The website shows it in various stages of completion. Amazing work! Hat tip to Dodgeblogium for the link! Posted by DaveH at May 13, 2008 10:26 AM