Making Of : Hanuman

Hi, I thought I would try to show some of my process. It kind of changes depending on the project. Sometimes I sketch it out, or some times I just start with silhouettes and shapes. If I do a sketch, it is not detailed, it is more about placement, ideas, and rhythms. At first I tried to upload this as a animated GIF file, but eventually I learned that Blogger doesn't support them. So I made a video. It is really poor quality, but I think it still shows the process. I may just post bigger images of the process sided by side next time. You can find the finished version of Hanuman lower on this page. Let me know what you think.

Practice

Hi guys, here is a still life done in Painter X in oils. Enjoy.

Hanuman

Done in Painter X, little bit in Photoshop. Enjoy. C&C welcome.

Margaret

Hi, this is a portrait of someone very special to me. Done in Painter X with oils took about 3 days. Comments & Critiques are welcome.

Gallery Link

Hi Just wanted to let everyone know I have added a link to my gallery on the official Corel Painter Magazine site. The gallery there has been upgraded with a nice Flash Gallery so it looks a little better then my blog. You can find it under Places You Should Go on the right side of the blog.

Sheep Friend

Hi Guys, this is a silly little warm-up sketch of a new little stuffed sheep we got from a friend. I thought he was adorably obese, and deserved the honor of being immortalized :D

Mexican Grill

Hi everyone, this painting was done in painter X and is of a place that I see on a daily basis. I wanted to do something Fall and some kind of landscape so here you go. That and my wife and I love some mexican! C&C welcome.

The Jazzerciser and The Robot

Hi Guys,
This is just a sketch of my wife and I in our Halloween costumes for this year. I would have posted this earlier, but I was working on it and painter crashed on me before I could save. We had a fun time coming up with these.

Close-Up Red Balloon

Red Balloon

Hi Guys, its time to get back to the art. This one is one of those ones that started out one way and ended almost completely different. Done mostly in Painter X with a tiny bit of work in photoshop. Hope you like it.

How did this Happen?

copyright Joey Seawell

Well it finally has happened. I am now a husband to my new beautiful wife Margaret. After years of being together it is both weird and exciting to officially be husband and wife. We got married on a beautiful farm in Mcleansville, NC on September 27, 2008. Thanks to a lot of great close friends and family we were able to have a really great time. Special thanks to the bridal party and family members who helped with the setup, not to mention our great friend Joey who was responsible for all the brilliant pictures surrounding our wedding and for the above image. To see more pictures visit Joey Seawell's blog on the right side of my page under sites to visit. While your at it you should visit his official site for his full portfolio of impressive works at http://www.joeyseawell.com/

and his wife Jessica who is equally a great photographer whose blog is also located to the right of my blog.

Honeymoon part1

Hi everyone, I have been away for awhile on our honeymoon to Jamaica, hence the lack of updates to the blog. It was really a great time, and these are a few of the highlights. The 2nd and 3rd pictures are from a pirate cave we visited which was amazing. You could swim through and come out another side and you could also climb some steps inside (if you have watched the new Count of Monte Cristo movie it was like that). Also did some snorkeling and some horesback riding where we took the horses into the water and also explored a sugar estate. We had a really cool guide whose name was English and he was telling us all about the history of the area and Jamaica.

Honeymoon part2

Most of these are Margarets fine photo skills.

Fortress

Hi, here is a quick sketch in photoshop to get the creative juices flowing, something a little more imaginative. Will probably add some color and tweak some things. Let me know what you guys think.

Tanks!!

Hi Guys, last weekend I joined Margaret's family on a trip to the AAF Tank Museum in Danville Virginia. Let me tell you guys, this is one really extensive collection of military artifacts dating from 1509 to the present. It is one of the most extensive in the world and everyone truly owes it to themselves to make a visit (its not far at all 40mins. from Greesnboro). It is a Giant warehouse with over 100 tanks, and many other artifacts. They actually have one of Eva Braun's dresses (Hitler's wife). Also behind that dashing solider in the picture above to the left, is the wet submarine that was used in the Bond movie "Thunderball", if you care for those things. Visit their website at: http://www.aaftankmuseum.com/Tank_Museum.htm