Red Chair #3 Almost Done

[mbarrick]

Earlier today I finished off the vest. I knew I was going to have trouble with this before I even started. It's the reason I picked this image to work with. Nick wore just about the most difficult to paint clothing imaginable. The vest is shiny silk with a grey-on-grey pattern and the jacket has a very subtle black-on-black brocade pattern. I think at this point I've actually spent more time on the vest than the face and hands.

Here's were it is as of a few minutes ago. The biggest job remaining is adding the pattern to the jacket, then it is jewelry, fingernails, and a few minor tweaks. The colour on this second image is a little closer to life than the top image. I don't spend a lot of time setting these in-progress shots up with proper light so these two images together do a good job of how much the colour can vary from image to image.

Comments

[agentdanak.livejournal.com]

i'm not able to view either picture; they show up as black rectangles.

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

They should be OK now. My server was being surly.

[agentdanak.livejournal.com]

much better, and very nice!

ps - you guys have any free time in may?

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

As long as it's not the Memorial Day weekend - we're going to Convergence in Portland.

[agentdanak.livejournal.com]

nah, it's may the fifth weekend. we still want you to photograph (if you're still interested).

[lilitha.livejournal.com]

Can't wait to see it complete. I like the way you paint textures.

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

Yup, definitely. And that weekend is clear.

[agentdanak.livejournal.com]

what's your nomal fee?

(and yes, it's on orcas, we chose that partially so you two don't have to drive across the damned state of washington and all it's lovely mountains).

[opium.livejournal.com]

looks good!!

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

$800(CAD) is my "normal" wedding rate. Normal never happens, though. This is a bit abnormal because there is going to be seven hours of travel time, gas, and the ferry, but we'll work something out.

[agentdanak.livejournal.com]

what all does that fee include, normally? (and yes, i was considering getting you guys a cabin on the island for your troubles, plus gas and food, or something).

[agentdanak.livejournal.com]

'the island' being orcas.

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I'm pretty pleased with the vest.

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

You'd get a picture CD suitable for TV viewing, high-res TIFF copies of the pictures on disc for printing, and a small print package (the sort of "a few really big ones, or a lot of little ones, or something in-between). Frankly to this point I've been winging the prints and don't have anything set in stone. It's all negotiable.

[vomvamuse.livejournal.com]

Even before I read your comments I thought; "Damn, the vest looks amazing. How did he do that?"

Really. awesome.

[agentdanak.livejournal.com]

i'm going to add you to my filter so we can do some discussing somewhere other than where you should be getting comments on your painting :P

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

Thanks :-)

Mostly I spent a lot of time thinking, "Damn. How am I going to do this?"

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

LOL. There's that whole e-mail thing the good folks at ARPA came up with in the early 1970's.

[agentdanak.livejournal.com]

well, you know. i don't trust that :P

*smirk*

[scorpionturtle.livejournal.com]

nice.

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

Thanks :-)

[mediavictim.livejournal.com]

You should have left it white


Now he doesn't have that columbian drug lord chic to him .... now I have to buy my blow somehere else