tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55973598071287787682011-12-25T21:33:19.082ZJason Hickey painting art illustration animation concept design portfolio gamesJasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536095700750384514noreply@blogger.comBlogger1111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597359807128778768.post-72056860674103607502011-12-22T17:45:00.000Z2011-12-22T17:45:24.782Z

More to do but here's the start.

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Hey, After finishing KDA (more news on that later) I had decided to catch up on updating my CV and getting a portfolio site up and running. I found a good free portfolio provider thanks to Andy Matthews (Lead Character Artist at Frontier). You can have a look at my very work in progress site here: http://jason-hickey.daportfolio.com/ About the only thing on there that is ready to be looked at

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New lunch time sketch

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A Hickey twin production form Cobwebgames. Please go here to lend your support. Any bit of cash will help. Thanks a million, I know you'll do the right thing. :)

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Spare time project. Used a photo of my line drawing from a phone so made extra work for myself. Will redo once properly scanned.

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Warm up drawing to get started on Chronicles of Skin Logo which I need a warrior sized head for. This is a self portrait but a bit warriorified. Spent about 1 hr and a half on it. I'm very slow at drawing now, I really need mroe practice. Note I didn't use undo or eraser or layers for this drawing, trying to discipline myself for reral sketching again. At the end it looked a bit wonky so I used

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I`ve done some messing on my new tablet. Still getting used to art rage. Here`s some pis i doodled. one with fede. :)

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Pose from a photo. Changed the lighting, skin tone, make-up and hair (style, length and colour) and tweaked features to make a bit more elegant and strong.

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Night Sky - Acrylic on Board - 1.4 x 0.7 m2 - 55" x 27.5" - For sale

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Low res photo of my painting (acrylic on paster board). For sale if you want it. Unframed.

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Undercoat, still some drawing problems to work out but composition is getting there.

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Just warming up again. Trying to stay loose. From life.

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All finished. Moving on to the head next.

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Sometimes you start painting and enjoy it so much that you're not sure when to stop. I think I may have made this one worse. I did learn a bit about placing colour and shapes even if it ended up worse...

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Here's a work in progress. This is about 15 minutes.

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This one is focusing on mood and abstraction using the unfinished sketch vignette. I am still trying to pull the background into the figure and the figure into the background (tonally) and with my palette. I chose a composition that was a bit desperate but at the same time with some hope. I tried to make it a little biblical in the composition. I actually played around with it at the end to see

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The idea here is to use as much of the background colour in the drawing. Normally it's a mid tone or white but in this case I used black.

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Approved and celebrated on TAD. I'm almost famous!

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It reads a bit more professionally now I think. Maybe it's a a bit dull though?

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Ok I'm about ready to restart TAD again and I'm months behind. Where did I leave off? More or less on that poster which is till causing me headaches. Anyone out there have some advice on typography composition for this? I am struggling. Thanks in advance.

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Upside Down I couldn't think of anything! Agh. This is supposed to be an upside down space ship thing fighting in the atmosphere of some planet with other space ships. I know it's hard to read but that's what happens when you can't think of anything. :) Still it was great fun and I was listening to Justice live while doing it. Total of 25 minutes since I came up with an idea.

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A friend showed me this site earlier that lets you draw in a simple way and records your drawing. I like it! :)

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This was 45 minutes. Everybody dance now. Boom Boom Boom Boom Boom.

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30 minutes of painitng. man it's been too long. Subject meditation. What I learnt? Maybe start painting some surfaces in order to learn about surface texture a bit better.

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From a film (Train de Vie) we can't get on DVD with english subtitles. Why???!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bQmT1EM0Eg

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Didn't take long and I'm too tired to finish (couldn't sleep so tried to draw instead)

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Here's a black and white figure study trying to focus on using vignette al Richard Schmid.

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More update:

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Another update. Having trouble composing the text and picking a palette for it. Probably I will just get a font tomorrow night and start laying it out more professionally.

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Here's the latest colour work and a brief vignette study for TAD colour and composition:

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Here's a value study of my flying balloon boats. They will be rusty colourful metals with slightly transparent paddles or sails depending on what i think looks better at that point. :)

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The news is travelling fast. For anyone who doesn't already know I've been promoted to a senior artist. This goes hand in hand with my recent increase in responsibilities as an art director's assistant for parts of the game we're working on. Anyway enough bragging, let's just say I'm really happy at work at the moment (except for some tech issues we're having this milestone ;) Anyway here is the

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So I've been sick for a while. Sorry for anyone who is following me and looking for updates. I've been out of action due to intense migraines. last week I managed to get rid of the headaches by doing nothing at home. While it was relaxing and I feel good it's time to get back to work. This weekend I finished Stephen Murphy's 40 inch abstract painting and I started ideation on another painting.

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No posts for a while. That's because I've had a migraine for one week and my vision is all blurry. Doctor said I need to calm down so I'm trying my best not to do anything. Once this passes I'll be back to work.

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TAD poster design thumbs

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Here's some composition work. I don't have much time to talk about it but see what you think. It's emotional response with just two values in abstraction.

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I can't draw today which is weird becasue last night I did a lovely drawing of a hand of my Fede. I guess things other than enthusiasm effect your drawing skills. I wonder how sports people remain so consistent..

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Vrooom! Getting grittier and grittier. :) But I kind of like it I think. Give me some time to brood on it..

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Here's a sneak preview of a commission piece I'm doing for a prominent news journalist for the independent TV station TV3 in Ireland. I still need to glaze it to add depth and figure out the complications of transportation without costing too much. I'll also take this time to iron out a rough schedule for the next few weeks: Colour and composition Study: Monday and Wednesday nights I have

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Another weekend and no more updates on Ulysses. I swear I'm going to pull my hair out soon if I don't get back into my schedule. In an effort to remain in the blogsphere I'll just note down a few exciting developments in my artistic life. Firstly: A possibility of an addition of responsibilities in my job role has presented itself. It's early days so let's see how things pan out. Watch this

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More texture and brush experiments. happy with overall image, not happy with only photo collage I used in bottom left corner (flags). probably will take them out and paint something instead.

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Another one. I'm not happy with this as a whole image but I do like some of the brush work and design elements.

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Topic: Voices. 45 minutes, no reference.

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It's hard getting back in to the drawing again. I have so many excuses: Sickness, Milestone delivery and travel. But none of them are valid. I have been drawing every day for the last 3 days though which is good. Today was the first time I've touched photo shop for 3 weeks. I feel bad just at the thought. Oh well. I'll post later my MADE review and maybe a plan of where to go from now.

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Another update, still lots of details I want to put in but not sure I'll have time before MADE. Also the light on the arm holding the gun is wrong.A side question: Does anyone have a good portfolio layout that they like that I can steal for laying out mine? I was thinking of just looking at the Massive Black books and trying to layout the stuff like they do..And is it ok to just bring a digital

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40 minutes each including coming up with a solution to the given topic.First one: Express LineSecond: High Diver

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I'm happy with the pose and the palette. I will be adding small details here to his clothes: Dirt, Peruvian and Mexican weaving, Make his gun look a bit Japanese along with some conquistador type armour plates on his shoulder, rope, bandages on his arms, some middle eastern touches to the tackle, bit and reins.I was going to add some mythological elements but I felt it would loose it's western

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Yeah the light changed from bright sunny to torrential rain and dark clouds. It was just a warm up sketch anyway so even though it's not finished and is a bit not like me I thought I'd post teh experiments I made with texture and extreme shadows (from imagination).

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Here's the initial sketch and the first colour pass. Please note that colour choices, scale, perspective, composition and proportions may change dramatically for final image.Also note I will be adding a lot of kit on to the horse and on his clothes/belt or whatever I decide he's going to wear under that poncho.If you have any ideas about some things that a wild west Ulysses would carry around

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Here's a loose illustration of the house across the road (done from observation just in case you think I'm still using photos as ref).

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Here's the final version. Ulysses next. Better watch a western first..

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A bit more work on him...Thanks for commenting friends. :)

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Here's my latest creation. It's a Cyclops for my Wild West Ulysses. Composition is almost final, just need to work on the details but I'm keeping this one loose. I like loose and loose likes me. Once I get loose mastered then I can get loose on the details too. :)

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Here's some changes. It took me a while to change it but I'm not even sure any more what i am trying to achieve. Looked at some of the scholarship winners for TAD today. that was a bit difficult to deal with. :( Maybe I'll get there some day.

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It's finished and I like it!Things I don't like: A bit of wonkiness in the face that I can live with.Things I like: It's loose and it's colourful and it's finished.

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Here's a still life and self portrait study from this weekend. This is the first stages. there will be more details and refinement tomorrow.You'll have to click on the thumbnails beow as they're very blurred for some reason..

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536095700750384514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597359807128778768.post-41587379079989314482010-05-12T21:43:00.003+01:002010-05-12T21:51:26.055+01:00

So why am I getting this lovely portfolio together? Well it's to have something to bring along to MADE. I bought the tickets a while ago and they were expensive but hopefully worth it. 4 days in Berlin staying with a friend and going to figure drawing classes, tutorials, presentations and lots of other stuff by some of the greatest concept artists in the world from Massive Black.I'm particularly

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It's true. Sometimes it seems impossible to draw. But with my super new uber plan those days will soon be far behind me. Read below for a detailed account of what I'm getting ready for next month...Week 1: 10th - 16th May1hr daily sketches for every day of the week: Result at end of week: 25 female heads from life, 25 female heads from imaginationStill life paintedCharacter portrait paintedUse

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536095700750384514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597359807128778768.post-63154828160300306972010-05-06T21:27:00.005+01:002010-05-06T21:52:00.858+01:00

"Hell for Leather" is finished Beta and is on the way to the printers as we speak! Here's the last illustration I did over the last week. It's been a while I've been drawing for this game but it seems short and it was painless. I enjoyed every minute of it and it kept me drawing. Especially since I had very specific briefs to work from.Now I'll be going it alone.. If anyone has any suggestions of

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536095700750384514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597359807128778768.post-63611335450476701222010-04-20T12:03:00.002+01:002010-04-20T12:18:17.054+01:00

Another fine illustration for Hell for Leather. Go and look at the post here on Cob Web games to see what my brief was and how I dealt with it. :)

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Hello,Here's some life drawing. the last of it from a couple of weeks ago as the class is now postponed (by me) until the in work projects get a little easier to handle. A couple of people on concept art are saying I am too messy and need to tighten up my lines. I guess they are right, it might force me to draw more in my head instead of working it out on the paper.Perhaps I should have been a

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536095700750384514noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597359807128778768.post-87456205833275964112010-04-12T23:15:00.003+01:002010-04-12T23:17:43.542+01:00

Here's me after work. Look at my dirty hair.Sketched with Wacom on computer from observation in mirror.

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A selection of doodles and observation drawings from travels in Italy in the last weeks. The first is Observation, the 2nd Imagination (kind of). I'll be moving on to Hell for Leather design for the next few weeks so I'll be posting a series of Hell for Leather posts here and on Cobweb Games.Other news: I've been commissioned by a famous journalist to paint a picture for his beautiful luxury

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536095700750384514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597359807128778768.post-71861752924309319652010-04-10T15:17:00.004+01:002010-04-10T15:27:40.627+01:00

Such a long time. I've been posting a little bit on concept art but not much. Here's some life drawings for you to look at for now. I'll be a bit more regular here for at least a couple of weeks as I try to get the art work for Hell For Leather finished. Thanks for reading.

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536095700750384514noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597359807128778768.post-13861231549693156442010-02-05T17:52:00.005Z2010-02-05T18:03:54.039Z

Hey all. Just to duplicate a couple of posts from conceptart.org: I'm bashing away at drawing but I don't feel I'm really getting anywhere. Probably I need to be more consistent and try also to copy some master paintings.Ash gave me some brushes to play around with so hopefully this weekend I'll have some fun with that.Here they are anyway:

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Hey Paulo! Thanks for the invitation. Fede and I are planning a holiday, when is the best time to come to Rio? We really want to come and visit!!!!!For the rest of you here's a sketch I did of an Asian woman as a study of values.

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Today's picture: AppleDigital Painting TutorialHello. I did this last night. I'm planning to paint some onions later and also read over the full manuscript for Hell for Leather.You can check out my sketchbook on ConceptArt.org now anytime you want. I've put a link over there on the right! ----->And I will probably be uploading all my art work up on cobwebgames as well in the art section just to

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536095700750384514noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597359807128778768.post-11022973100278347232010-01-09T19:05:00.008Z2010-01-09T19:26:57.337Z

So here's the first few daily sketches. I have relearned a few key practices (that to be perfectly honest I thought I never would have forgotten in the first place): Light and form...While the portrait of Ms Degli Esposti took more than a day the hand was done on a Wacom at the end of a lunch break and the man looking into the valley took about 2 hours. I know I've got to speed up but I'm happy

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I currently have two projects on th go at the moment.The first is a daily sketch for conceptart.org which I will begin on Monday although I have been warming up the last week by trying to get something finished every lunch time in work. Also to note that on this project I will be more or less exclusively working digitally ie I will not be sketching traditionally. This is to help me to train

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536095700750384514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597359807128778768.post-85158428680489099382009-12-06T20:51:00.016Z2009-12-06T21:16:52.029Z

Hey folks.Here's some of my latest life drawing, I am too lazy to compose them nicely into one sheet so you'll have to just scroll through them (I apologise for the horrible composition on the blog post, it's me versus html and I'm loosing).They're pretty large so click em up and zoom 'round.I'm starting illustrating now for Sebastian's game "Hell for Leather". Check out his site here:

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536095700750384514noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597359807128778768.post-56375482106630826692009-09-20T11:19:00.007+01:002009-09-20T15:00:06.183+01:00

Wednesday nights squished into my company's largest closed room we now have 10 artists a programmer and a writer all huddled around a posed nude trying to remember how to draw. All thanks to me!It went well and I'm proud because I actually got off my arse and did something for once instead of just talking about it.Anyway here are the first classes drawings. There are two large hand drawings which

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536095700750384514noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597359807128778768.post-13028734076106128152009-09-09T22:54:00.005+01:002009-09-12T19:25:31.842+01:00

After some weeks flying in and out of London Stansted, it's been a bit of a blur. But an inspiring blur. Barcelona was buzzing with artistic energy. Art was breathing through the graffiti and the festivals were alive with creativity.London's modern take is a bit more stilted but no less impressive. In between the giant public spaces are an overwhelming plethora of venues to watch the latest art

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536095700750384514noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597359807128778768.post-70141968514685724012009-06-24T19:21:00.005+01:002009-06-25T10:43:29.062+01:00

Chiara is finished and I'm starting on the first of the "Ape Car" series which will be called "La Macchinina Azzurrina". You're going to love these. The tiniest, coolest cars in the world. I'm going to make them my celebrities.So what did I learn from this painting? A lot really. First off the joy of using more paint. It loosens the creative muscles, provides room for happy accidents and allows

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536095700750384514noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597359807128778768.post-83712005325698707312009-06-02T22:34:00.002+01:002009-06-02T22:36:35.460+01:00

Hey all.. Probably no one still reads this. Anyway here's my newest piece. It's just the first coat. Lots more pointilism style painting layers before it's finished. :)

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It's back, thanks to a cunning schedule designed to fool one's self into following one's ambitions instead of lounging around fretting about them (courtesy of my dear brother), J the artist is back on form. With another masterpiece laid out before you all and three more in production all is looking well.I will now stop referring to myself in the third person as this may be psychoanalyzed at a

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536095700750384514noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597359807128778768.post-44205176798817224882008-11-29T10:58:00.003Z2008-11-29T11:48:24.212Z

Change was in the air and old dreams were left aside for another future. New ones sprung in their place and were nurtured in to fruition. When each cool drop of rain runs down my neck I am reminded me that the portico's and protection of Bologna are far away. Here the streets are open offering little in the way of architectural umbrellas but in the same instance there are no barriers, nothing to

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536095700750384514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597359807128778768.post-25982626719311418542008-09-22T15:37:00.007+01:002008-09-22T15:59:42.896+01:00

I just finished putting on the layer of modelling paste and the surface is textured the way I want. I'll sand some areas that are too rough but mostly I think I'll leave the texture. The modelling paste/paint mix is very satisfying to use but because it is made to dry textured it is very thick and not so precise. As you can imagine with this painting I need to be fairly precise and with the thick

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536095700750384514noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597359807128778768.post-13661561659716152812008-09-18T12:38:00.003+01:002008-09-18T12:48:33.757+01:00

So I've finished the basic undercoat. You will notice that I have once more changed my mind and now I'm back to mostly yellow (not for aesthetic reasons but because I think it makes the message I want to say more powerful). If you have a look at this reference picture I'm using, you can see how I want the different coloured areas to appear (more or less) in the finished painting. I will also be

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536095700750384514noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597359807128778768.post-48122438482467591282008-09-16T11:26:00.003+01:002008-09-16T11:29:55.312+01:00

Hey again...3 posts in one day. Sorry for anyone who is obsessive and needs to read everything. I'll keep this one short. This is the style (roughly) of the final painting. I like the bold colours but I will definitely be washing parts of them out and the rust will be less symbolic than in the photoshop version.Off to paint again and apply to more jobs.. Bye!

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536095700750384514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597359807128778768.post-44267723456999891502008-09-16T11:02:00.004+01:002008-09-16T11:25:33.851+01:00

Photots:Largest doughnut I have ever eaten. Also the tastiest..Fede suprised me with a breakfast. Italy is great. Look at all those tiny little cakes.Ok, I forgot to post that blog post earlier so I have actually done the photoshop work now.. I'll post that in a few minutes once I have finished a little bit of an update as to what's going on here.So last time I talked about my life I was all set

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536095700750384514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597359807128778768.post-74314659012117674192008-09-16T10:33:00.002+01:002008-09-16T11:01:31.215+01:00

Hi all. It's been a mad week. I'll tell you more later about that but before I'll give you a sneak peek into how the painting is going.Slowly is the right word for this one but I think the care I have taken will translate well into the final version. For example I have a clear indication of the dark and white areas which are easy to confuse if you just outline them. I also have decided to change

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536095700750384514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597359807128778768.post-3760348832874526622008-09-12T16:37:00.002+01:002008-09-12T16:39:28.451+01:00

Hey all. Sorry about the lack of posts. At the moment I'm organising moving back to the UK so things are on hold. For the moment in case anybody hasn't seen it I'm reposting Lulu Mae. this also for the ease of use for potential employers who don't want to search through Youtube..

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536095700750384514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597359807128778768.post-16828641047698391382008-09-02T18:39:00.005+01:002008-09-03T14:33:25.041+01:00

It was tough to pick one so I picked two. Here's the who and why in brief:Winner 1: Rick with his Iraq picture. I'm going to turn this inside out in a graphic style. This will be abstracted slightly but not beyond comprehension. It will have a strong base colour with a line drawn in dripping paint highlighting the details. Possibly with some flat areas to give a bit of form.Final output: Painting

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536095700750384514noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597359807128778768.post-55032863634732033262008-09-02T18:24:00.003+01:002008-09-02T18:38:25.522+01:00

It's true!Now I'm a resident of Italy, well almost, I still have to wait for the final bureaucracy of proof that I'm actually living in my apartment (via a police raid). So in just a few weeks I'll be signed up to university and I'll start the application process for getting a full driving licence for the moped.In all it took over 3 months for this application to be compiled. The last addition

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536095700750384514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597359807128778768.post-42129210501681149582008-09-01T19:38:00.005+01:002008-09-01T20:07:28.048+01:00

First off thanks to all the entries for the first Art is Hard competition. I'm still debating which of the photo ideas I'm going to paint.. Perhaps I will choose two as there are a couple that gave me ideas as soon as I saw them. I will have decided by tomorrow and I will post which and why along with what I plan to do with the image(s) I choose.Secondly, I have started working in Italy. In case

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536095700750384514noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597359807128778768.post-22033465241613794652008-08-25T18:14:00.005+01:002008-08-25T19:40:31.959+01:00

Da nah! Here it is the first Jason Hickey painting. I have yet to sign it and varnish it and I may touch it up tomorrow if I think it needs it but I think I've done enough with it now to move onto to something different. I learnt a lot from this one. Specifically the techniques of building up strong light, making areas seeem textured with minimal paint and the importance of visble brush stokes

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536095700750384514noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597359807128778768.post-40088794986654652712008-08-19T18:37:00.011+01:002008-08-19T19:07:45.028+01:00

Puglia is great. We just got back this morning from our week camping in the very deep south of Italy. Here's a quick run down of how it went:Fede drove for our 10 hour trip which took about 15 hours. I slept, smoke ate and drank wine and watched the sunset and sunrise and listened to old tapes my friends made for me when I was a teenager. Tapes like "Ould Stuff" and "Prodigy Mix" from Ross, "The

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It's started, the first "Art is Hard" competition.Art is Hard, make it easier for me! And I'll write a footnote about you in my biogrphy when I'm famous.Entry: Send a photo or image to my email or facebook. Only one image per candidate. First image recieved will be considered so don't send more than one and think carefully about which one you want to send!Winner: The best picture (decided by me

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536095700750384514noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597359807128778768.post-2653471084105573362008-08-08T15:59:00.006+01:002008-08-19T17:29:01.377+01:00

Hello, here's the latest update. The painting is based on a photo taken by Sebastian Hickey.I have worked on the "water van", front motorbike, water, road and shines. I still need to finish the road/water. After that it's tidying up details, increasing contrast where needed and putting some kind of yellow wash over the sky. I also want to add some detail to the top right corner, perhaps some

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536095700750384514noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597359807128778768.post-31500801801788670002008-08-08T09:36:00.003+01:002008-08-08T09:48:43.330+01:00

Ciao! So back to painting today, as usual my DVD writer went on the blink yesterday so I lagged behind my schedule.. again. Expect a post or two about the process later today.Check this out. Tee Hee.

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536095700750384514noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597359807128778768.post-37255150529426714492008-08-07T09:13:00.004+01:002008-08-07T10:07:16.337+01:00

Painting on hold until today because of video editing for Cristina and William (I'm doing a honeymoon DVD for them for their wedding present, better late than never) and architectural stuff for BBW. Both of which I have finished this morning.I found this crazy video of Aztec musical instruments. Scary noises. Brrrr! Enjoy it until I get another picture of the painting up here..

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536095700750384514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597359807128778768.post-21351647273908304192008-08-01T18:17:00.002+01:002008-08-01T18:22:40.396+01:00

Hello, here's the latest update, lighting is really bad sorry. I did another layer on the trees and fixed the 2 bikes and van. Next step foreground bike (finish) and road surface, then water from front van, washes for unification and some extra details for composition. Obviously lots of tidying as i go. Interestingly I found out about using thinner, it's glossy even though it's not supposed to be

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536095700750384514noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597359807128778768.post-21980057750593992322008-07-31T15:37:00.001+01:002008-07-31T15:41:11.751+01:00

Here's an update. I messed with the sky and tree line and blocked some areas of the two vans.Don't mind the bad lighting and contrast I'm not editing these pics to have the same light so some versions will look brighter than others depending on the time of day etc.

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536095700750384514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597359807128778768.post-68005179296829939482008-07-31T13:52:00.002+01:002008-07-31T14:05:06.869+01:00

In the true spirit of modern culture there should be no privacy. So here is the first stage of my painting. Watch it progress into a masterpiece or a dismal failure.Stage 1 complete: Primed, penciled and base colours. Super dark so I can layer lighter colours over.Next steps:1- I suppose I'll do an over all clean up: Accurate shapes and forms for "outlines"2- Add more depth in colours, at the

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536095700750384514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597359807128778768.post-55771796511831537082008-07-31T10:54:00.008+01:002008-07-31T11:07:06.354+01:00

OK, this has to be quick, get ready:Was supposed to see Franz Ferdinand, changed mind and went to two day stay at farm, made bread from scratch. Look at slide show. Sang songs, danced, ate, slept, played with donkeys.Went to Ferrara, saw Deus and Interpol. Good music. Annoying guy behind me I wanted to kill. Tom Waits in Milan was amazing, saw Benigni and wife. Concert brill. Milan is dirty. I

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