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I've recently (today) rediscovered painting. For the last few years, I sticked mostly to drawing illustrations and different methods of comicmaking, but today I spent most of the day painting and - surprise - I'm having fun doing it. Making a thread about it in here seemed like the next logical step. I don't KNOW why. Maybe because 8:1 seems like the type of comic to attract the type of people that paint.

So, any of you doing any painting? What kind of colours / techniques do you prefer, and what style?

The paintings I made today are gifts for some of my family members, so I tried to paint something I tought they would like having on their wall; it's not neccessary a style or motive I'd paint if I simply painted for fun.


This one's for my Dad. It's a portrait of all his offspring. Inspired by pop art, as you probably can tell... Acrylic on canvas. Unfortunately, I can't seem to be able to take a non-blurry picture of it with my cell phone.


This one is a portrait of my brother and his wife. Didn't turn out quite how I wanted it to, mostly the shading on her face... difficult lighting... and I messed up her chin a bit. But if I'd try to fix it now, I'd probably end up having to redo most of it.
Also, it's acrylic on canvas... with a lot of water.

Anywhoo, let's see them paintings. Or discuss. Or whatever.

Most of my oil paintings have been gifts for my siblings, and they love homestar runner, so I started painting spoofs of famous paintings with homestar runner characters in them. I apologize to those of you who have already seen these:

Neat guys. I'll have to photograph some of my old stuff. And make new stuff.

Those are cool and very good.

My paintings look like ass when I photograph them. I'll do it anyway though.

Heh, those are cool, Nanda.

I need to paint new stuff. Nice work there, Cookie and Nanda.

Col wrote:I need to paint new stuff.

I was hoping you'd eventually post something here!

I need to make some paintings that we could hang on the walls here at home before the end of the year, and I think my Grandma will be asking me to do a still-life for her soon, so I'll hopefully have some things to show in a little while.

Made another one today, this one's for my Mom...



Yeah, I know.

Your paintings look like drawings. Especially your second one. Was this last one on canvas with a lot of water as well? It's pretty neat. I enjoy the texture of it quite a bit.

Col wrote:Your paintings look like drawings. Especially your second one. Was this last one on canvas with a lot of water as well? It's pretty neat. I enjoy the texture of it quite a bit.

Heh, yeah, I noticed the drawing-y look too... I guess I've been drawing for too long. Hm, yes, acrylics on canvas with a lot of water; there's also some thick layers of colours on that last one, but I like to water it out at some parts for the effect.

I've used that method myself in the past. I'll have to look and see if I can find some old paintings where I did that.

Also, you might want to consider trying to scrape the paint away with something before it completely dries for an even more scarred look. Though that can be a tricky one, depending on whether you've got any layers of colors underneath. Something to think about.

Col wrote:Also, you might want to consider trying to scrape the paint away with something before it completely dries for an even more scarred look. Though that can be a tricky one, depending on whether you've got any layers of colors underneath. Something to think about.

Hmm, it sounds interesting, but I think the paint may be too dry for that by now... that and I'm a little scared of ruining it. >_>;

Yeah, I meant for another painting whenever you feel like trying it. That painting for your mom has to be stone dry by now.

Oh, I'm definitely going to try it with some other painting. I'm glad for the tip, not very experienced painter here.

Here's a covver of a magazine I did. The chapters are hard to read though unless actually holding the magazine. I blame lack of forsight when I was painting the image. I guess it turned out okay but I'm not entirely satisfied with it. It's the first "real" water color painting I've made.

Wow, pretty gutsy to use watercolors for your first "real" painting for work. Came out pretty nice though.

When they explained the concept, I thought water colors would look more airy. But I guess I should've done it in acrylic on illustration board. The paper I used was way too coarse so that's why it looks like it was done in crayon.


Thanks. I really like the tree. But when I added the text I though, "Oh crap this is gonna look like crap."

I was thinking map pencil, but it's cool.