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Mar 4, 2009#1

Gusto

So hey.

I just realized that I've never actually posted my completed stuff here. Here's some stuff I'm particularly proud of. All of these and more are available at my deviantArt site.

DRAWINGS (WITH DIGITAL COLOUR)

COLOURS (OTHER PEOPLE'S LINES)

PAINTINGS

OODLES OF DOODLES

Mar 4, 2009#2

Cajungal

I REALLY like the one of the woman looking off into the distance--and the swirly one with the blues and greens.

Nice stuff.

Mar 4, 2009#3

Gusto

Cajungal said:
I REALLY like the one of the woman looking off into the distance--and the swirly one with the blues and greens.

Nice stuff.

Thanks.

Mar 4, 2009#4

Far

Very nice. I've always wanted to learn to paint but everytime I try I tend to use the brushs and paints like markers and never get the effect I'm looking for. Your ability to draw women far surpasses my own and I hate you for it.not really

Mar 4, 2009#5

Gusto

Far said:
Very nice. I've always wanted to learn to paint but everytime I try I tend to use the brushs and paints like markers and never get the effect I'm looking for. Your ability to draw women far surpasses my own and I hate you for it.not really

Really?! I don't think I'm that great at it.

Maybe it's one of those those things where you're just looking at the result, whereas I'm looking at the result, PLUS like 30 discarded sheets of doodled paper.

Mar 4, 2009#6

Far

Noticed something else, you stuff is much more fluid than mine. I especially love the hair. I wish I could draw hair like that.

Mar 4, 2009#7

Gusto

Far said:
Noticed something else, you stuff is much more fluid than mine. I especially love the hair. I wish I could draw hair like that.

Hehe, thanks. I'm pretty proud of the way I do hair.

May 25, 2009#8

Gusto

*returns after 2-3 month hiatus*

Hey guys. After messing around with completely unusable doodles and shit for a couple month I decided to get back into the oil painting game. Since people seemed to enjoy it last time, I'm gonna post my step by step progress on my painting again. This is what it looks like after one session:

May 25, 2009#9

Cajungal

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Pretty... the lighter green part reminds me of fire.

May 25, 2009#10

Ross

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Ahh... beauty in simplicity.

The way you balance your oil paintings spatially and chromatically is excellent. So far, the red one is my favorite, as it has the bold, clean lines, and the image just pops.

May 26, 2009#11

Gusto

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Thanks, guys!

Raspy, you flatter me. Thanks a bunch.

May 26, 2009#12

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Wow, Gusto! I hadn't been in this thread before. That's my loss! You are very good!

How do you get your paintings here? They don't look like photographs.

May 26, 2009#13

Gusto

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Edrondol said:
Wow, Gusto! I hadn't been in this thread before. That's my loss! You are very good!

How do you get your paintings here? They don't look like photographs.

Thanks dogg.

They ARE photographs. I just take them very straight on, in good light, and at a very high resolution.

May 26, 2009#14

Gusto's Drawings and Paintings (UPDATED May 25)

Holy crap! Yeah, them's some great photographs! You should think about doing that, too!

May 26, 2009#15

Gusto

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Edrondol said:
Holy crap! Yeah, them's some great photographs! You should think about doing that, too!

Haha, maybe.

May 26, 2009#16

Allen, who is Quiet

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Have any plans for your wispy green?

May 26, 2009#17

Gusto

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Allen said:
Have any plans for your wispy green?

Yes!

Unfortunately I don't have any more time to work on it until at LEAST tomorrow afternoon. Gives it a little more time to make sure the backdrop is good and dry, and to hammer out the placement/sizing of the foreground.

May 26, 2009#18

Allen, who is Quiet

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Will your plans involve a penis-breathing Godzilla?

May 26, 2009#19

Gusto

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Allen said:
Will your plans involve a penis-breathing Godzilla?

None of my plans will EVER include that.

Stop trying to corrupt my artistic vision.

:Leyla:

May 26, 2009#20

Allen, who is Quiet

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You would know if I were actually trying

May 26, 2009#21

Kitty Sinatra

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Gusto said:
Allen said:

Will your plans involve a penis-breathing Godzilla?

Click to expand...

None of my plans will EVER include that.

You're making a mistake, dude. Penis-breathing Godzillas would make you. You'd be bigger than Manet, Monet and Munet combined.

May 26, 2009#22

Gusto

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Gruebeard said:
Gusto said:

Allen said:

Will your plans involve a penis-breathing Godzilla?

Click to expand...

None of my plans will EVER include that.

Click to expand...

You're making a mistake, dude. Penis-breathing Godzillas would make you. You'd be bigger than Manet, Monet and Munet combined.

I ain't need to sell out like that. It's almost TOO EASY.

May 26, 2009#23

Allen, who is Quiet

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Then the challenge comes from maintaining. You just can't publish penis-breathing Godzillas all the time or else you're just a one-trick pony. You need to ask yourself "What else can Godzillas breathe?" Your entire artistic future hangs precariously on your answer to that question.

May 26, 2009#24

Gusto

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Allen said:
Then the challenge comes from maintaining. You just can't publish penis-breathing Godzillas all the time or else you're just a one-trick pony. You need to ask yourself "What else can Godzillas breathe?" Your entire artistic future hangs precariously on your answer to that question.

Wow.

See, I immediately went to "What else can breathe penises?"

May 26, 2009#25

Allen, who is Quiet

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You have exposed the beauty of the whole career maintenance problem. What if you end up asking the wrong question?

Already this artistic endeavor has turned into a mental exercise of penis-like proportions!

May 26, 2009#26

Gusto

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Allen said:
You have exposed the beauty of the whole career maintenance problem. What if you end up asking the wrong question?

Already this artistic endeavor has turned into a mental exercise of penis-like proportions!

The headache this is gonna cause me is even bigger than my penis.

Allen, if I paint a Godzilla breathing penises, you'd better fucking buy it.

S'all I'm sayin'.

May 26, 2009#27

Allen, who is Quiet

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As with all art, that will depend on if it matches my furniture. :heythere:

But seriously, paint whatever.

May 27, 2009#28

Philosopher B.

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Gusto said:

That is bay-oo-tiful. I like the circular, wispy motion it's got goin' on. Plus green is my favorite color (can't wait 'till the other green painting is done

). I think I'll set this one as my desktop background.

May 27, 2009#29

Gusto

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Philosopher B. said:
I think I'll set this one as my desktop background.

WHAT

That's a first for me. I'm going to cry.

May 27, 2009#30

Philosopher B.

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I did it. Now my desktop looks all sparkly. :zoid:

May 27, 2009#31

Gusto

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Philosopher B. said:
I did it. Now my desktop looks all sparkly.

Haha, there's actually a story there. I did that painting for a friend and she was SO EXCITED to get it that I took a picture and gave it to her while parts of it were still kinda wet.

Feb 19, 2010#32

Gusto

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Updated with 1/8th of my Halforums history artjam submission, 8 Days of Halforums.

This is Juski.

Jun 4, 2010#33

Gusto

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Oh uh hey I suppose I could update this with all the little DnD related sketches I've made over the past couple months! Right!?

And also this drawing of Espy that Amy did and I put a little colour on:

Jun 4, 2010#34

Hylian

Very nice

I wish I had even a fraction of your artistic ability maybe than I could draw something better than a deformed stickman

Jun 4, 2010#35

Krisken

Looking good Gusto, keep it up!

Jun 4, 2010#36

Morphine

I can't believe I hadn't seen this thread.

I love eet!!

Jun 4, 2010#37

Gusto

Thanks for the kind words fellas.

Jun 4, 2010#38

Cajungal

Like em!

That elf-looking person with the dark eyes is really neat.

Jun 4, 2010#39

Gusto

That is Serin! She is a Changeling and in her natural form has gray skin, white hair, and blank eyes with dark circles.

She is Doom's character in our DnD game.

Jun 4, 2010#40

Cajungal

I remember her!!! Man I should listen in on another game soon. I miss my character--the mute halfling who stands there and doesn't do anything.

Jun 4, 2010#41

Gusto

At least you're not dead.

Actually the girl in the other two drawings is my character for Julie's games.

It just got to the point where I had done enough little sketches of DnD characters that I was like "Hey I bet I have a locked art thread somewhere I could update."

Jun 4, 2010#42

Element 117

Jun 4, 2010#43

Null

Yeah, I've got Gusto on my deviantWatch list (which is a positive, unlike how it sounds).

Jun 5, 2010#44

Gusto

B.T. said:
.

Noted!

Jun 5, 2010#45

Hailey Knight

Gusto;395267][QUOTE=B.T. said:
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Noted![/QUOTE]

But not heeded, apparently

Jun 7, 2010#46

Gusto

Because Amy demanded it, here are some of my shitty sketches.

This is me trying to get used to using a tablet, in Paint Shop Pro 8. I think I need to legally obtain a copy of Photoshop again...

Anyway, starting with a reference image to trace, Kurtz-style!

Trying to get it down to a basic form:

And applying my character's details:

Jun 7, 2010#47

Cajungal

lookin good so far

Jun 8, 2010#48

Jay

Kara gots some junk in the trunk! :sneaky:

Jun 8, 2010#49

Gusto

dat asssss

Jun 11, 2010#50

Gusto

So tonight I finished a painting!

The interesting thing about this one is that I kept switching between focusing on the top and bottom, and even sometimes the side edges, and as such, I kept rotating the canvas on the easel. As a result, I can't tell whether it looks better in portrait or landscape, or which side should be on top, or anything!

So here's the picture I took. One of them has the flash on to get a better idea of the colours, but it's clearly still wet and reflective. The other doesn't have the flash so the colours look a little more washed out, but it gives a better idea of the actual brushstrokes. I'll take a better OFFICIAL picture when it's dry.

Jun 14, 2010#51

Gusto

....

So after not getting much or any feedback on this painting on the forum, and getting disappointing reactions IRL, I've decided it's probably not "done"... I feel like a failure.

We'll see...

Jun 14, 2010#52

tegid

Looks good to me, but I like it much better landscape!

Jun 14, 2010#53

Hylian

the top one that has the flash looks better in portrait. But I think the bottom one looks better for landscape. So I think it would depend on the amount of light that would be on the picture.

Jun 14, 2010#54

Gusto

Thanks for the input, fellas, but I think it's gonna end up with the alignment I've posted above, plus a foreground that I'm developing/drawing now.

Jun 14, 2010#55

Cajungal

I like it. It's hard to make out in some areas because of the flash, I guess, but I like the colors and the flame-looking shapes.

Jun 14, 2010#56

Gusto

Alright so I drew a foreground, scanned it, gave it a quick Paintshop colour, and overlaid it to see what the finished product MIGHT look like.

Thoughts?

Jun 14, 2010#57

Cajungal

I think that's pretty sweet. One thing I didn't mention is that I prefer the orientation you have it in now, not landscape. The top is this calm, peaceful bluish/white, and the bottom is hotter colors. I think that's interesting, especially considering the direction she seems to be moving in.

:thumbsup:

I think it's shaping up to be a very beautiful and interesting piece.

Jun 14, 2010#58

Gusto

Thanks!

Now I just need the paint to dry, and then REPLICATE THAT DRAWING IN GLAZES. :Leyla:

Jun 14, 2010#59

Cajungal

Sweet. It looks like she's moving from a peaceful period in her life to a rebellious period that's full of conflict and passion. But you could have been going for something totally different. I bullshit a lot.

Jun 14, 2010#60

Gusto

Cajungal said:
Sweet. It looks like she's moving from a peaceful period in her life to a rebellious period that's full of conflict and passion. But you could have been going for something totally different. I bullshit a lot.

I like it! And this is the alchemy between creator and audience that I want to encourage.

Jun 14, 2010#61

drifter

The one thing I would suggest is I think the piece would benefit from some darker hues, and maybe the judicious application of some complementary colors (local to the top and bottom half). I think that would give it a lot of depth and a subtle oomph, whereas right now the painting seems a little flat (although that may just be my monitor). Of course if you do that, it would push the wavy lines to the foreground, which might visually compete with the lady, and I'm not sure if you want to do that? Anyway, that's my two bits.

Jun 14, 2010#62

Cajungal

^_^ Glad to help. Cannot wait to see more. I hope to one day discuss your work in an intimate gallery drinking wine and eating cheese. ;D

Jun 14, 2010#63

Gusto

drifter said:
The one thing I would suggest is I think the piece would benefit from some darker hues, and maybe the judicious application of some complementary colors (local to the top and bottom half). I think that would give it a lot of depth and a subtle oomph, whereas right now the painting seems a little flat (although that may just be my monitor). Of course if you do that, it would push the wavy lines to the foreground, which might visually compete with the lady, and I'm not sure if you want to do that? Anyway, that's my two bits.

I had considered the same thing actually!

Most of my swirly abstract paintings have very bold contrasts between two or more colours which produces a very intense piece with no real need for a foreground. Having tried to create a more subdued piece this time around, I decided to forgo lots of contrasting colours, which made the painting look flat. A lot of people I showed it to said that it looked incomplete or less interesting than my other work.

My options now are to

a) put in a lot of bold colours to create a fuller-looking painting; or
b) create a non-abstract foreground, like the young lady in my example.

I'm deciding to go with the lady rather than a lot of other strokes because I DO still want this to be a complete painting but different from ones I've made before.

Jun 14, 2010#64

Cajungal

Actually, now that you say that, a slightly darker background might be good.

Jun 20, 2010#65

Gusto

Last night I drew the image on the foreground of my dry canvas, and this morning I went to the local art store to get more mineral spirits, canvases, and a couple tubes of paint.

Tuesday or Wednesday will be foreground painting day, and [probably] Friday will be re-inking/detailing day.

Then I can start a NEW one.

Jun 21, 2010#66

Hylian

Than what are you doing here posting? Get back to painting ya slacker!

Jun 21, 2010#67

Gusto

Hylian said:
Than what are you doing here posting? Get back to painting ya slacker!

:slap:

I'm leaving painting the foreground til tomorrow night at least because I work all day today and tomorrow and I'm otherwise busy tonight. Wednesday I'm off so I have the time and space to do it properly, so that's probably when it'll get done.

Jun 21, 2010#68

Hylian

Jun 21, 2010#69

Gusto

You and Amy are gonna make me cry.

Either pay me to paint something for you or accept that work comes first.

Jun 21, 2010#70

Element 117

Gusto said:
You and Amy are gonna make me cry.

Either pay me to paint something for you or accept that work comes first.

What's your talent worth?

Jun 21, 2010#71

Gusto

B.T.;403019][QUOTE=Gusto said:
You and Amy are gonna make me cry.

Either pay me to paint something for you or accept that work comes first.

What's your talent worth?[/QUOTE]

I've sold two of the paintings on here and their value has only risen since:

48x24", $250CAD

16x20", $180CAD.

Nowadays, for something 16x20" I'd ballpark something approaching $300CAD, or more depending on the subject matter involved.

Of course, all things are negotiable.

Jun 21, 2010#72

Hailey Knight

Damn, that is cool, Gusto.

Jun 21, 2010#73

Element 117

So gusto. How much is your talent worth? Enough to let it wither for a day job and beers with the buds?

Drink alone, and paint more!

Jun 23, 2010#74

Gusto

PROGRESS SHOTS:

Nothing really impressive but here are a couple candid shots of the drawing I did on the background after finding a couple of markers tat actually STICK to oil-based paints. I hope to paint it in tonight.

Also keep in mind that I intend to re-ink everything in a slightly thicker line after painting it.

Jun 23, 2010#75

Element 117

I approve.

*whips you*

paint more!

Jun 23, 2010#76

Cajungal

Looks good so far!

Jun 23, 2010#77

Hylian

It's looking very nice :thumbsup:

Jun 23, 2010#78

Element 117

Dear Gutso: are you drawing/painting every day? Even if only sketches?

Jun 23, 2010#79

Gusto

B.T. said:
Dear Gutso: are you drawing/painting every day? Even if only sketches?

Yeah, actually.

Jun 23, 2010#80

Element 117

post those as you "finish" them.

Jun 23, 2010#81

Gusto

Well most of them are throwaway, really. Just garbage I scribble on temp logs at work when I have a few seconds.

Actually, I was just downstairs doing some of my glazes, came up, answered your question, went back down, and continued.

Results are... mixed. The glazes turned out pretty well but I used too pink a skin tone. Which means I'll need to wait for it to dry and glaze over it with something a bit more white/brown.

Pics to come.

Jun 23, 2010#82

Element 117

Doesnt matter if they are throaw away. Think of it as the little chit from your parole officer proving that you arent letting your muse die a wasted death.

Jun 23, 2010#83

Gusto

Well in the case of my work example above, I can't really take them home.

But thanks for keeping me honest.

Jun 23, 2010#84

Element 117

Snap a picture and post it!

Jun 23, 2010#85

Gusto

Painting done! Skin looks like the appropriate colour now! Pics when it's less shiny and wet.

All that's left now is to re-outline it so that the lines can be seen further than 2 feet away.

Jun 23, 2010#86

ElJuski

I'd buy, but like I said. Fancy rugs and weddings, dogg. Sexy stuff though!

Jun 23, 2010#87

Gusto

Since this work is basically done, I'm trying to decide what to work on next.

If no one's interested in comissioning anything, I might try to remake this image now that I've broken the foreground veil.

I originally intended this to be a painting ANYWAY so maybe I'll come back to it.

Jun 23, 2010#88

Element 117

In contrast with the middle and background, the foreground feels out of place

Jun 23, 2010#89

Gusto

Well it's from years ago, I'm not gonna try to defend it.

I mean that I might make a similar piece with similar colours and hopefully.... do better.

Jun 23, 2010#90

Element 117

Enh. Whitewash it. Start over. Unless of course, you sell it. Somehow it reminds me of the mood I have when I hear the latter bits of

Jun 23, 2010#91

Gusto

Oh excellent I haven't heard that in like forever.

Jun 27, 2010#92

Gusto

Put the final coat on the painting today. Allow a few days to dry, ink over with Sharpie, affix price tag.

Starting to think of what to paint next, any suggestions? I've got a handful of smaller 8x10" canvasses that I might wanna start workin' on.

Jun 27, 2010#93

Element 117

Here's an idea. How about readying 15 pieces for a gallery showing? Get into the local scene, and be seen, etc.

Jun 27, 2010#94

Cajungal

I like that idea.

You have a gift, bud, and you oughta share it!

Jun 27, 2010#95

Gusto

I have seen very little proof so far to suggest that my painting is anything beyond a hobby that occasionally nets me a sale. I dunno if a gallery showing is really in my [near] future.

Jun 28, 2010#96

Element 117

Gusto said:
I have seen very little proof so far to suggest that my painting is anything beyond a hobby that occasionally nets me a sale. I dunno if a gallery showing is really in my [near] future.

Honestly, you have talent, but if you don't believe in your talent, then you're ripping off the people who buy your work already. Maybe you should just man up and try to get into a gallery by Spring 2011, sans excuses.

Jun 28, 2010#97

Cajungal

I figured that showing your work would interest you more since you were so determined to put out more work this summer. Do you not want to show at a gallery because you're not interested in doing that, or because you don't think it will lead to anything?

Jun 28, 2010#98

Gusto

It's not that I don't think that my work is good enough to potentially be shown in a gallery, it's that I don't think a gallery that sees dozens of really great pieces every year would be interested in a whole showing from a guy like me.

Jun 28, 2010#99

Element 117

So what exactly is the gallery rejection process in Canada? They shoot the artist in the street? There is no harm in readying work for a show, and hitting the streets, finding galleries, and answering calls for entry. Except effort, maybe. The worst they can do is shoot you in the stre- I mean, say no. Even if you only show at a local java shoppe, at least your artwork is in front of more eyes.

Jun 28, 2010#100

Gusto

Truth.

I dunno if I like the idea of putting on a whole exhibit, but maybe getting a couple pieces into one of the local youth shows is a better step to take at my stage. Work my way up.

Jun 28, 2010#101

Cajungal

I think you should definitely keep it in mind. That coffee shop idea was a very good one. Some coffee shops in town show local art. It's one of my favorite things about visiting. It's too bad that CC's Coffee Houses pretty much show the same photography prints at each location... it was more interesting when they showed more local art.

Jun 28, 2010#102

Element 117

Maybe we should all campaign to have one painting of Gusto's shown in a local town gallery. All over the world where ever we are?

Jun 28, 2010#103

Gusto

Haha, I like that idea!

Jun 28, 2010#104

Element 117

That would mean hundreds of paintings

Jun 28, 2010#105

Officer_Charon

I'm actually pretty down with that idea...

Bearing in mind that Savannah is an Art School town... step your game up, son!

I definitely dig your work, though

Jun 29, 2010#106

Element 117

Officer_Charon said:
Bearing in mind that Savannah is an Art School town...

HAHAhaha

Jun 29, 2010#107

Gusto

I was gonna start something new tonight but I'm headachey and altogether not feeling that well. Sorry guys.

Jun 29, 2010#108

Element 117

Gusto said:
I was gonna start something new tonight but I'm headachey and altogether not feeling that well. Sorry guys.

Boooo! Get drunk and Paint!

Jun 29, 2010#109

Gusto

B.T.;407312][QUOTE=Gusto said:
I was gonna start something new tonight but I'm headachey and altogether not feeling that well. Sorry guys.

Boooo! Get drunk and Paint![/QUOTE]

That'll be my Thursday night if things don't go to plan. See also: crying and collapsing on the cellar floor in sadness.

Right now, I just think I'm coming down with something...

Jun 29, 2010#110

Gusto

Is anyone interested in commissioning an oil painting from me?

I've recently finished a painting and am looking for something new to work on! If you think you'd be interested in commissioning me for a painting, please let me know!

Prices start at ~$60 CAD for an 8"x10" abstract, and all things are negotiable!

Let a brother know!

Jul 4, 2010#111

Gusto

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Guess not.

I'll be getting to work on 1-3 new paintings sometime this week. And I'm getting really antsy to put the finishing touches on my current painting once it finally fucking dries.

In the meantime, I coloured a sketch of mine:

Jul 4, 2010#112

Cajungal

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Like it.

I like the way you draw hair and eyes.

Jul 4, 2010#113

Gusto

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Thanks.

This one was weird to colour because it was based on a sloppy-ass sketch.

So I decided to go with some sloppy-ass colouring and I guess it works okay.

Jul 6, 2010#114

Shegokigo

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Would like to see some more work, I might be interested in some character artwork.

Jul 6, 2010#115

Gusto

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Shegokigo said:
Would like to see some more work, I might be interested in some character artwork.

Ooooo!

All the examples I have of my work worth showing are on the front page. If it looks like I might be able to provide for you, or if you have any questions about something outside of my displayed "expertise", fire me a PM.

Jul 18, 2010#116

Gusto

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Alright SO.

Progress pics:

Final painting, Vertigo:

Jul 18, 2010#117

Element 117

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It's ok, but you need to paint more. Push yourself farther. This looks... good, but resting on your laurels sense. Try harder!

Jul 18, 2010#118

Wasabi Poptart

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I have to agree with Amy. I love the background, but the woman looks like you rushed to get her on there. It's not a bad painting. I think it's kind of like when I start writing stories after a long time of being away from it. I have to do some exercises to really get my creativity flowing again.

Jul 18, 2010#119

Gusto

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Sigh...

Back to the...

:toocool:

...drawing board.

Jul 18, 2010#120

Element 117

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I can't pos rep you anymore. So instead I'll just sit here. Naked. Paint moar!

Jul 18, 2010#121

Gusto

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Word. New painting begins tomorrow afternoon, after I'm done work.

Jul 19, 2010#122

tegid

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Ahh! I like it more now that I know the semitransparent look was done on purpose. Yes, it's good. I think I'd buy that.

Jul 19, 2010#123

Hylian

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I like the finished pic :thumbsup:

Jul 19, 2010#124

Gusto

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Thanks fellas.

Jul 19, 2010#125

Cajungal

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Agree about the girl looking a little bit rushed. I think that the heavy lines look a little strange against the sort of soft colors. But I still love the idea of it and the emotions that the picture inspires in me. I'm so happy you've been working on your art this summer!

Aug 8, 2010#126

Gusto

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Startin' shit:

Aug 8, 2010#127

Cajungal

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I am intrigued.

Aug 8, 2010#128

Gusto

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It ain't much to look at yet but it is proof that I am working on something.

Aug 8, 2010#129

Hailey Knight

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So Amy won't kill you?

Aug 19, 2010#130

LittleSin

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Gusto! I just got given a ton of oil paint!

Any tips on using these?

Aug 19, 2010#131

Gusto

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Be careful! They stain super easily and are more finicky to use than acrylics. Also you'll need mineral spirits to clean your brushes and to use as a solvent, and probably linseed oil to thin them out. I recommend having a bunch of paper towels lying around to wipe brushes on or clean up solvent if necessary.

Other than that, have fun! Oils spread and mix very nicely and you can really get some crazy shit going on.

Aug 25, 2010#132

Gusto

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Goddamnit!

I have four paintings I wanna work on and not enough time to do ANY.

COME ON WEEKEND.

Sep 5, 2010#133

Gusto

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The cool thing about working on two paintings at once is that all the setup and cleanup is, well, for more than one painting. Especially convenient when you're only working on basic background glazes.

Pics to come when my camera charges.

Sep 5, 2010#134

Gusto

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These are both going to be portraits, which I will start on in earnest once I finish the last background layers, probably sometime in the next couple days.

The green canvas is smaller than what I'm used to working with, only 8x10".

Sep 7, 2010#135

Gusto

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This just came to me the other day and I've had it stuck in my head ever since.

Muse

I hope to use this character more in the future.

Sep 7, 2010#136

Shegokigo

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Wow, I hope you use her more too! :uhhuh:- :thumbsup:

Sep 7, 2010#137

Gusto

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Thanks Shego.

I don't think she's out of my head just yet, so it might be soon!

WHO KNOWS

Sep 7, 2010#138

Hylian

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Very nice :thumbsup:

Sep 8, 2010#139

Gusto

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Thanks bro. :thumbsup:

Sep 8, 2010#140

LittleSin

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I really like it. She looks sweet.

However...her anatomy is a bit off. This might be your style but I am curious as to weather you can draw an accurate representation of the human form. I know that I have difficulty but I've been working on it.

Sep 8, 2010#141

Gusto

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It's an uphill struggle, I know.

Sep 8, 2010#142

Cajungal

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The shoulders are a tad off, like Lilsin kinda touched on, but I like her a lot. I like the gray you used, I like her cute, sort of shy/canaille smile, and I love the way you did her hair.

Sep 15, 2010#143

Gusto

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You are too kind, Miss Seej.

I'm a sucker for sideways half-smiles.

More people...

Still not sure what I'm gonna do with 'em but I've been drawing a lot of people.

Sep 15, 2010#144

Hylian

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Keep up the good work :thumbsup:

Sep 15, 2010#145

Gusto

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I'll try. :thumbsup:

Sep 15, 2010#146

Element 117

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You should be posting more artwork Gusto. Paint more art , post more art. No excuses

Sep 15, 2010#147

Gusto

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You mean... like I just did? What the hell are you talking about!?

Anyway, background's done on this one.

Will draw and start the portrait part on this and the other one as soon as I have a day off, maybe on the weekend.

Sep 15, 2010#148

Element 117

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it's not enough! IT'S NEVER ENOUGH!

Sep 15, 2010#149

MindDetective

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:director:

Sep 15, 2010#150

Gusto

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Sigh.

Oct 14, 2010#151

linglingface

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Loverly work!!
and I agree, POST MORE!

Oct 17, 2010#152

Gusto

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Unfortunately I haven't had time to paint recently. At all. It's all been school and work and socializing. I think there may be a break soon but I don't wanna jinx it. I just wanna get to work on this stuff.

Anyway, thanks for the kind words.

Nov 9, 2010#153

Gusto

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Still no time to paint, but I've been sketching mostly every day. Here's something from this afternoon:

It ain't perfect but I feel like I'm getting somewhere, with poses and hands specifically.

Nov 9, 2010#154

Hylian

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Keep up the good work :thumbsup:

and if it's any consolation it looks much better than anything I could ever hope to draw

Nov 10, 2010#155

Cajungal

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I like the nose. I could never draw a good nose. They always made the person look deformed. She's very cute!

Nov 10, 2010#156

Gusto

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Hmm.

Much like 90% of every drawing I've ever done, I don't even like it the next day.

Shit.

Nov 24, 2010#157

Gusto

Something small from the margins of my DnD notebook. Like most of the doodling I'm somewhat happy with lately it's riddled with my own notes and often on papers that I either can't or shouldn't scan.

Nov 24, 2010#158

Gusto

I was bored.

Nov 25, 2010#159

tegid

Very nice colors!

Nov 25, 2010#160

Gusto

Thanks dude.

Nov 25, 2010#161

Gusto

Finally got the time to do some painting, for the first time since like September.

I'll have to wait until it's dry to do details like eyelashes, hair, eyebrows, eye details, et cetera. But it's nice to have finally worked on it again.

Dec 22, 2010#162

Gusto

Sylvaria in our DnD campaign, a 10 year old with the mysterious ability to levitate:

Dec 22, 2010#163

Bumble the Boy Wonder

I want to learn to draw clothes like you :3

Dec 23, 2010#164

Cajungal

Back when I drew for fun, I could never do the hems of dresses. I like the woman in your painting. I'm really loving the colors you chose, too. I can't wait to see how it turns out. If I had to make one comment--and this might be wrong, because I'm no artist--but the left eye looks a little off, like it's looking a little too far off to the left (or her right) when compared to the other eye. But the shape of the eyes and the shadows around her nose are wonderful.

Dec 23, 2010#165

Gusto

Bumble the Boy Wonder said:
I want to learn to draw clothes like you :3

Thanks man, I'm just starting to get the hang of it myself. (Get it!? Hang of it!? As in drapery? ...I'm a nerd.)

Cajungal said:
but the left eye looks a little off, like it's looking a little too far off to the left (or her right) when compared to the other eye.

I noticed this myself and have since already taken steps to rectify it. Thanks for the kind words and I hope to be able to put some more work in on it over my Christmas holiday.

Dec 23, 2010#166

Jiarn

Absolutely love the green-haired girl picture. Fantastic work. If I could afford it right now, I would totally make some requests.

Dec 23, 2010#167

Gusto

Haha, thanks man, let me know if you ever do!

awesome

Dec 29, 2010#168

Gusto

The Bastard

Tyrdin Non, the fishmonger of Dougan's Hole, who killed Lord Non, the hateful man he thought to be his father.

Dec 29, 2010#169

Biannoshufu

how much figure drawing do you do per day? Do you do anatomical studies, or life drawing?

do you have posemaniacs book marked?

Dec 29, 2010#170

Gusto

None of the above. *sheepish*
Added at: 15:15
As you can probably tell.

Dec 29, 2010#171

Biannoshufu

Time to get on that, then. You have a great sense of line and illustrative style, but I think the underpinnings of your stuff relies too much on derivative understanding of anatomy rather than direct daily practice. If you want to be a world class marathoner, you run every day. If you want your art to "SELL" you draw every day, right?

Dec 29, 2010#172

Gusto

I've just spent the last few minutes looking around at Posemaniacs. The 30 Second Drawing Exercise actually seems like it'll be really useful. I might have to start giving that a shot.

Jan 12, 2011#173

Gusto

Sketches of DnD characters, body parts, poses, et cetera.

Jan 13, 2011#174

Biannoshufu

Better!

Jan 18, 2011#175

fade

If you want notes, your heads are too narrow front to back. General rule of thumb is the same distance front to back as the distance from peak of skull to chin. Lengthen the jawline, too. Though I suspect the problems are related.

Feb 12, 2011#176

Hailey Knight

Your DeviantArt page has ones you should be posting here, Gusto. Like the most recent two.

Feb 12, 2011#177

Gusto

They're in my February Madness Thread. I'll be updating this thread with all the worthwhile pieces at the end of the month, but in the meantime, comment over in that thread, if you please.

Mar 2, 2011#178

Gusto

Here are the worthwhile pieces from my February Madness thread. I've updated the first post with them as well.

Mar 2, 2011#179

TheBrew

Gusto, I really, really like your style.

Plus Scott Pilgrim is always win.

Mar 2, 2011#180

Gusto

Well thank you!

Mar 31, 2011#181

Gusto

Some sketches/notes/rambling for an upcoming painting project. Maybe this gives a little insight into the process....?

Mar 31, 2011#182

Bumble the Boy Wonder

I too would like to revisit my childhood.

Mar 31, 2011#183

Gusto

Ray guns, man, I should be able to draw 'em.

Apr 1, 2011#184

Allen who is Quiet

Gusto, could you write "Space needs bitches" so that the text could fit into a square box, scan that, and then post it? I want it as an avatar.

May 2, 2011#185

Gusto

A thing what I sketched on the back of a chart from work.

May 21, 2011#186

Gusto

After having a couple people approach me to do paintings and finding out that I don't really have the ability to do them, I've decided to get back to work on paintings that I've left fall by the wayside.

May 21, 2011#187

drifter

If you're trying to improve your painting skills, one thing I might suggest working on is your brush strokes. Something one of my teachers told me that has stuck (in concept if not in execution) is that you should try to keep your brush strokes interesting. A vague bit of advice, but one that came to mind looking at your background. Painting from the shoulder can help.

May 21, 2011#188

Gusto

Yeah that background is basically just a placeholder for now but I'm not exactly sure WHAT to do with it.

May 21, 2011#189

phil

Gusto said:
After having a couple people approach me to do paintings and finding out that I don't really have the ability to do them, I've decided to get back to work on paintings that I've left fall by the wayside.

May 22, 2011#190

Gusto

I'm sorry Phil but I may have to cancel on you, or at least delay.

Jun 20, 2011#191

Gusto

A thing that I drew that I might make into a looser more impressionistic painting at some point. After I finish my current painting, of course.

Jul 24, 2011#192

Gusto

More progress. Some limited beginnings on a more interesting background, and you can see the guidlines for the remainder.

Aug 20, 2011#193

Gusto

Good news everyone! Today I finished my painting. Here's a picture of it in the sunlight.

I might take more pictures of it under different lighting, just so it looks like it would actually look inside a house. That might have to wait a few days until I can borrow a camera again.

I'll also be posting/reposting all my progress pictures for this painting over the weekend at my new Facebook Page, Kevin Miller's Oil Paintings.

Aug 22, 2011#194

Gusto

Here's another photo from a different camera, shows off the colours a bit more accurately, I think, but doesn't focus as well... Sigh. One day I'll get a good picture of this painting. I need my OWN camera back.

Aug 22, 2011#195

Morphine

Did I say I love it already? ...well, I LOVE IT!

such an honor to be painted by such a talented hand

Aug 22, 2011#196

Hylian

It looks very nice :thumbsup:

Aug 22, 2011#197

Gusto

Oh, Morfina, you are so kind. I have a great big smile right now!

Aug 22, 2011#198

Cajungal

Beautiful.

I like what you did with the background.

Dec 6, 2011#199

Gusto

A couple sketches.

The first is based on a drawing on deviantArt that I kinda like, the second is cartoons of Community characters and also a self-portrait.

Apr 25, 2012#200

Gusto

A little something in progress.

Apr 28, 2012#201

Cajungal

Ooh what are you planning?

Apr 28, 2012#202

Gusto

A very textured but minimalistic diptych. Basically layering up the white pretty thick, glazing or drybrushing it with a bit of beige towards the bottom half/third, physically carving one continuous crack across the two canvasses, like rock splitting, and painting that a dark red-brown.

This is a commission too, so it's already sold.

May 5, 2012#203

fade

"My god, it's full of etc." should be someone's catch phrase.

May 6, 2012#204

Gusto

fade said:
"My god, it's full of etc." should be someone's catch phrase.

That is so close to my catchphrase that it's not even et cetera.

May 10, 2012#205

Gusto

Here's a good page of some of the sketches I made in February. Check 'em out or don't.

May 10, 2012#206

Bumble the Boy Wonder

Do you guys see that awesome hair on the girl at the bottom?

Strive for that perfection, everyone.

May 11, 2012#207

Cajungal

Nice! The top middle girl's hair is really cool. I like your necks. Hard to explain why...

May 11, 2012#208

Gusto

The hair on the top middle girl is my favourite too.

May 14, 2012#209

Gusto

May 14, 2012#210

Bumble the Boy Wonder

Intriguing....

May 15, 2012#211

LittleSin

I forget, Gusto, do you use acrylics or oils?

May 15, 2012#212

Gusto

Oils.

Aug 7, 2012#213

Gusto

El Progresso!

More to come, hopefully this week.

Aug 7, 2012#214

Bumble the Boy Wonder

Woooo!

Aug 7, 2012#215

Cajungal

Very cool. I like the shape of your branches.

Aug 7, 2012#216

Gusto

Glad to see people still care.

Aug 21, 2012#217

Gusto

Other than a little edgework, I think this one is done.

Sep 23, 2012#218

Gusto

Finished painting on wall, during an overcast afternoon:

During the evening with the room lit:

And a few during a sunny afternoon, where sunlight is coming in from a bay window to the right, and reflecting off the hardwood floor. I like these pictures a lot because they show the texture of the paint much more dramatically:

Nov 24, 2012#219

Gusto

Detail shot of a sketch in progress for a new commission I'm working on for our very own Chad Sexington :

Nov 24, 2012#220

Chad Sexington

Seriously can't even say how excited I am. Haha

Nov 24, 2012#221

Gusto

Chad Sexington said:
Seriously can't even say how excited I am. Haha

Me too man, I like the drawing more every time I see it, which is the opposite of how things usually go.

Jan 4, 2013#222

Gusto

A quick little mock-up sketch of a painting I'll be starting soon. Not Chad Sexington 's, another one.

Jan 4, 2013#223

MindDetective

Coooool. Can't wait to see on canvas.

Jan 14, 2013#224

Gusto

I'll be posting pictures of my progress as I always have, but currently the canvas is just straight up black. Not exactly the most thrilling progress shot, not just yet.

Jan 14, 2013#225

LittleSin

Is it blacker than the blackest black times infinity?

Jan 14, 2013#226

Gusto

LittleSin said:
Is it blacker than the blackest black times infinity?

View attachment 9730

No but if it fit's into your heavy metal worldview, here's a fun little story:

While painting the first coat this weekend, I noticed the paint had kind of a funny smell. I've never used this much black paint EVER so I decided to check out the ingredients. AND I QUOTE:

Medium: linseed oil.
Pigment: amorphous carbon from charred animal bones.

:wololo:

Jan 14, 2013#227

LittleSin

I repeat:

Jan 14, 2013#228

Gusto

I love how those two images don't sync up.

Jan 14, 2013#229

Allen who is Quiet

Black inks and paints often use charcoal gotten from animal bones. Great thing to point out to vegans that have tattoos and don't do research.

Jan 14, 2013#230

Gusto

Allen who is Quiet said:
Black inks and paints often use charcoal gotten from animal bones. Great thing to point out to vegans that have tattoos and don't do research.

Yup. I've been telling my more carnivorous friends that animals have been injured in the production of this painting.

Jan 15, 2013#231

figmentPez

"Why suffer for my art, when I can make animals do it for me?"

Jan 16, 2013#232

Chad Sexington

Gusto said:
Yup. I've been telling my more carnivorous friends that animals have been injured in the production of this painting.

Oh my god I am telling that to my vegetarian friends when I get your painting.

Jan 16, 2013#233

Gusto

Chad Sexington said:
Oh my god I am telling that to my vegetarian friends when I get your painting.

Haha yours is going to be mostly red and yellow, although there will be SOME black. I imagine most colours just use plant dyes, but I can check.

Jan 16, 2013#234

LittleSin

I think a lot of red uses a certain kind of beetle.

Jan 16, 2013#235

Chad Sexington

Gusto said:
Haha yours is going to be mostly red and yellow, although there will be SOME black. I imagine most colours just use plant dyes, but I can check.

Don't try to ruin this your 'facts' and 'science'.

LittleSin said:
I think a lot of red uses a certain kind of beetle.

Yeah! See! You got my back! Sort of! I don't think my vegetarian friends care about bugs.

Jan 17, 2013#236

tegid

Re: carmine (red) dye

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochineal

It seems it's mostly used for cosmetics and food (heh)

Feb 16, 2013#237

Gusto

Did some work on a painting commission I’m working on. Got a new brush which laid down the paint beautifully. Looking forward to working on this more this month!

Feb 16, 2013#238

MindDetective

Oooo...that might be one of my favorites so far.

Feb 16, 2013#239

Gusto

Progress! Another coat needs to be done on the yellow part, fear not, it’ll look less green. But it’s progressing, no one can deny that!

Feb 16, 2013#240

Gusto

Another painting I’m planning for after the two I’m currently commissioned to do! I’ll often scan a loose sketch into Photoshop and play around wit the tablet to come up with a few ideas, as I’ve done here. In this case I printed out one of the digital layers to serve as a stencil for transferring onto canvas.
Kind of a ghetto technique but it gets the job done and will be more necessary for more complex sketches.

Feb 18, 2013#241

Gusto

Finished! There will be more pics uploaded to my Paintings Facebook Page when it’s dry and hung, but there you have it.

Feb 21, 2013#242

Gusto

Hey guys, if you aren't following my Facebook Page for my paintings, you should be.

http://www.facebook.com/KMillerPainting

Apr 8, 2013#243

Gusto

I forgot to upload these final shots but there they are now!

Apr 9, 2013#244

Chad Sexington

Now where's my painting?!

Awesome job, I love it. It looks fantastic. Also your grin reminds me of Adam Scott...

Apr 9, 2013#245

Gusto

Chad Sexington said:
Now where's my painting?!

Awesome job, I love it. It looks fantastic. Also your grin reminds me of Adam Scott...

Working on it. This weekend coming up is the first one I've had free in like 2 months.

Apr 9, 2013#246

Chad Sexington

Gusto said:
Working on it. This weekend coming up is the first one I've had free in like 2 months.

Haha I promise I'm kidding. I am nothing if not patient. Also, I have kidnapped your family and if you do not produce within 48 hours I SHALL SELL THEM TO SOME VERY UNPLEASANT PEOPLE. You know who I mean. People who squeeze the toothpaste tube from the middle, and never clean the soap scum from the dish, even when they're putting in a new bar of soap, which is basically the ideal transitory time. People who begin sentences with "I'm not racist, but..." and wear crocs. VERY UNPLEASANT.

Apr 9, 2013#247

Gusto

Most of those apply to my dad already.

Apr 9, 2013#248

Chad Sexington

Oh.

Oh...

Uhm. Well alright you can have them back then.

Apr 10, 2013#249

Gusto

MY URGES TO PRODUCE ART

HAVE SELDOM BEEN

THIS POWERFUL

I need to save up as much as I can for this, my perhaps most ambitious painting.

Apr 10, 2013#250

Cajungal

Intrigued.

Apr 10, 2013#251

Gusto

Cajungal said:
Intrigued.

PMed.

Apr 10, 2013#252

Chad Sexington

Also intrigued. (So intrigued I pronounced it in-tree-ugg-ed)

Jun 1, 2013#253

Gusto

Jul 13, 2013#254

Gusto

Jul 13, 2013#255

Cajungal

Nice. I like the color you chose to start with. It really fits.

Jul 15, 2013#256

Gusto

Cajungal said:
Nice. I like the color you chose to start with. It really fits.

Thanks Seej.

It's definitely a base coat though, I expect to do one or two more washes at least before starting on the foreground.

Jul 15, 2013#257

Chad Sexington

Yaaaay

Jul 15, 2013#258

Gusto

Chad Sexington said:
Yaaaay

How do you feel about the "I intentionally paintined the upside down in order to create upward-streaking drips" that I've included in the base coats?

Aug 1, 2013#259

Gusto

I have some more progress I've made on the background for this painting, but I'm afraid to post the results.

Doing wash after wash after wash has made some parts look really grimy, and even though I'll soon be covering them with ANOTHER wash and the grimy looking parts will be covered by the opaque foreground, the in-progress piece right now looks kinda shitty as a result.[DOUBLEPOST=1375370039][/DOUBLEPOST]

Gusto said:
How do you feel about the "I intentionally paintined the upside down in order to create upward-streaking drips" that I've included in the base coats?

It's gonna look grreat though, IMO, I should make that clear. Just one of those in-between stages that doesn't look so hot.

Aug 1, 2013#260

Chad Sexington

Gusto said:
How do you feel about the "I intentionally paintined the upside down in order to create upward-streaking drips" that I've included in the base coats?

I don't know how I missed this. I think it's cool! To be honest I have such a dreadful artistic eye, I might have not noticed it, and I'd definitely never have known that's how you made the effect, so having insight into your tricks is neat

I am so excited. So

excited

Aug 1, 2013#261

Gusto

Chad Sexington said:
I don't know how I missed this. I think it's cool! To be honest I have such a dreadful artistic eye, I might have not noticed it, and I'd definitely never have known that's how you made the effect, so having insight into your tricks is neat

I am so excited. So

excited

I thought you were jsut trying to avoid saying something rude!

Aug 1, 2013#262

Chad Sexington

Gusto said:
I thought you were jsut trying to avoid saying something rude!

Oh I am sorry if I gave that impression! Not at all. I am excited like I can't even say and I think that looks great!

Aug 1, 2013#263

Gusto

Chad Sexington said:
Oh I am sorry if I gave that impression! Not at all. I am excited like I can't even say and I think that looks great!

Glad to hear it. I think this'll be a good one. I'm hoping for better weather so I can paint the foreground out in the sunshine on the deck.

Aug 1, 2013#264

Chad Sexington

Gusto said:
Glad to hear it. I think this'll be a good one. I'm hoping for better weather so I can paint the foreground out in the sunshine on the deck.

Painting in the sunshine sounds lovely. I would do that, if I painted.

Aug 1, 2013#265

Gusto

I'm really looking forward to doing the foreground. The execution might be critical but it should be dont in one or two sessions, very quick and fun.

Aug 2, 2013#266

Gusto

Washes on washes on washes.

Aug 3, 2013#267

Chad Sexington

!!!

Aug 3, 2013#268

Gusto

Chad Sexington said:
!!!

Elucidate!

Aug 31, 2013#269

Gusto

@Chad Sexington !!!

I started on flats today!!!

I think you gonna enjoy. All I've done so far is the skin and it's almost enough for me.

Aug 31, 2013#270

Chad Sexington

!!!

Aug 31, 2013#271

Gusto

What I really need is your cell number so I can just text you these things.

Aug 31, 2013#272

Gusto

Chad Sexington said:
!!!

Also I know you're busy but that's the second time you've done that recently, and I really need some better feedback, even if it's not from you!

Aug 31, 2013#273

Gusto

The pre-foreground outline, in kinda washed-out direct sun:

More to come!

Sep 1, 2013#274

Gusto

Now, the first stage of flats. Under a variety of lighting conditions and a few camera angles.

First is in direct sunlight, washed out by my camera.

Second is in my bedroom with very low natural light, lights off, camera flash.

This is the most accurate to how the colours looks in life, taken in the basement again but with the artificial light on.

Sep 1, 2013#275

Gusto

A bit more progress, enough to show that the trim is white and the skin isn't.

Sep 1, 2013#276

Gusto

Sep 1, 2013#277

Gusto

Sep 1, 2013#278

Gusto

If you guys like my stuff then you should follow me on Tumblr, probably!

http://artgusto.tumblr.com/

Sep 2, 2013#279

Gusto

Gusto said:
If you guys like my stuff then you should follow me on Tumblr, probably!

http://artgusto.tumblr.com/

ETA:

Thanks a lot to @Chad Sexington @figmentPez @Zappit @tinabeebz and @Bumble the Boy Wonder for making it all feel worthwhile.

Sep 2, 2013#280

Gusto

Sep 2, 2013#281

Morphine

What happened to the painting you made of one of my pictures? Do you still have it? I really liked it

Kisses to you, Gustito :**

Sep 2, 2013#282

Gusto

Morphine said:
What happened to the painting you made of one of my pictures? Do you still have it? I really liked it
Kisses to you, Gustito :**

I still have it.

Sep 4, 2013#283

Chad Sexington

Wow looking at this pics at this resolution is soooo awesome. Not that I don't love your texts, but I've been without internet since Sunday, so this is an awesome treat

Oct 19, 2013#284

Gusto

My parents recently got a few new TVs that I helped them install. Now our house is full of long, tall, thin cardboard boxes and sheets of styrofoam and so forth.

Sometimes appropriate shipping materials just present themselves.

[DOUBLEPOST=1382216337,1382216305][/DOUBLEPOST]I also have at least one more progress pic that I've sent to Leigh but never posted online. Maybe I'll do that today.

Oct 21, 2013#285

Chad Sexington

I've been showing all the pics off to friends/family; they're excited for me to have it!

Oct 21, 2013#286

Gusto

Oct 23, 2013#287

Gusto

I was hoping for more than zero comments on this...

Oct 23, 2013#288

Chad Sexington

COMMENT!

I know you've already heard my reply via text, but damn it looks great.

My sister really likes the dress flowing, and my best friend loves the orange/dark orange background; his favourite colour is orange and he likes the 'warmth' in the marriage of the two shades.

Oct 23, 2013#289

Gusto

Chad Sexington said:
COMMENT!

I know you've already heard my reply via text, but damn it looks great.

My sister really likes the dress flowing, and my best friend loves the orange/dark orange background; his favourite colour is orange and he likes the 'warmth' in the marriage of the two shades.

I'm glad y'all are liking it. I estimate only a few more hours work necessary on this beast. I hope to have it to you by the end of the year.

Oct 23, 2013#290

Hylian

Sorry for the delay in response (I have been busy with work).

That is an amazing picture, I am truly envious of you abilities!

Oct 23, 2013#291

Gusto

Hylian said:
Sorry for the delay in response (I have been busy with work).

That is an amazing picture, I am truly envious of you abilities!

Thanks Hy Guy.

Nov 20, 2013#292

Gusto

A few detail shots before my next update.

Nov 21, 2013#293

Gusto

Here are a few shots of the painting I'm working on next. I've posted some planning sketches of it earlier, I think:

This one's not on commission for the first time since 2011, so who knows how quickly I'll get it done. I just had my New Years's resolution to do three paintings this year, but it's unlikely I'll finish this in the next 6 weeks.

Nov 21, 2013#294

Cajungal

I love her face. It's a wonderfully carefree expression.

Nov 21, 2013#295

Gusto

Cajungal said:
I love her face. It's a wonderfully carefree expression.

Thank you! I used a few references to get the angles of the chin, neck and shoulders right, but I can take full credit for the face, expression and hair.

Nov 21, 2013#296

Chad Sexington

Oh, I really like that! I second the lovely expression, and I really like the soft curve on her lips, and flow to her hair.

Maybe I'll have more than one Gusto original in my possession..... >.>

Nov 21, 2013#297

Gusto

Chad Sexington said:
Oh, I really like that! I second the lovely expression, and I really like the soft curve on her lips, and flow to her hair.

Maybe I'll have more than one Gusto original in my possession..... >.>

Haha, that'd be welcome! Maybe you can show my progress on this to your friends as well.

Nov 22, 2013#298

Gusto

Nov 22, 2013#299

Chad Sexington

!!!

Maaan Gusto.... You're a damn hero. I am showing this off to my employees right the hell now.

Nov 22, 2013#300

Gusto

Chad Sexington said:
!!!

Maaan Gusto.... You're a damn hero. I am showing this off to my employees right the hell now.

You're gonna love this thing man. Still needs a bit of detailing but it's otherwise finished. Note that these photos don't really show the darks correctly though, which you can tell by looking at her hair. The colours are also a bit less saturated.

But these are just process pictures taken on my cell phone - I intend to take a variety of higher-quality photos of the finished piece before shipping to you.

Dec 7, 2013#301

Gusto

Finished piece, in a few different lighting conditions:

Higher quality photos and detail shots still to come.

Dec 9, 2013#302

Chad Sexington

I'm going to shit myself when that thing arrives.

Dec 9, 2013#303

MindDetective

I hope it comes with a change of underwear!

Dec 9, 2013#304

Chad Sexington

MindDetective said:
I hope it comes with a change of underwear!

It would be courteous of him

Dec 13, 2013#305

Gusto

A few detail shots of the finished piece, unfortunately still with a low-quality camera.

This one's just for funsies.

Dec 13, 2013#306

Chad Sexington

Was showing this painting off again a few nights ago. There's a space on my wall that needs it!

Dec 22, 2013#307

Gusto

The finished piece, in high-quality, with colours corrected as much as my limited Photoshop knowledge will allow me:

Dec 23, 2013#308

Chad Sexington

Horrible! I CHANGE MY MIND AND REJECT IT

SEND IT AWAY

it's amazing. I'm so happy

Feb 3, 2014#309

Gusto

Paging @Chad Sexington :awesome:

Feb 4, 2014#310

Chad Sexington

I am the proud owner of my first piece of commissioned art. I am happier than I can say about it! This is just a phone pic; I'll have to take some with my actual camera.

Feb 9, 2014#311

Gusto

Use what materials are on hand when you get te sudden urge to practice drawing girls wit short hair, that's what I say.

Feb 9, 2014#312

MindDetective

Mmmm...short hair.

Mar 2, 2014#313

Gusto

I've got the house to myself this week so I'm taking the opportunity to work on one of my WIPs, plus starting something new:

Mar 5, 2014#314

Gusto

I finished that painting tonight.

I've been wanting to experiment with doing smaller, faster paintings - much more dashed off and freeform that the big elaborate paintings I've done here previously that take like 3-9 months to do.

Not counting time for setup or cleanup, from finding a reference image and first putting pencil directly to pencil to canvas with no warmup, this whole painting took me about 2.5 hours.

I'm interested to see if I can do something even faster, but I've got actual paid work I should get to first.

Pics will be up when it's dry.

Mar 5, 2014#315

WasabiPoptart

The palette looks very stormy. Can't wait to see the painting!

Mar 8, 2014#316

Gusto

My goal was to use a smaller canvas (9x12") and see how quickly I could finish a less intricate painting. The subject matter ended up being a bit more concrete/complex than my original vision, but not counting setup/cleanup, I was able to finish this painting in 2.5 hours, over the course of 4 sessions.

Here's the first, a 45 minute sketch, with no time spent on warm-ups or practice sketches. Almost half that 45 minutes was spent with the eraser, which is why the sketch looks relatively clean and parts of it already look shaded (pencil on canvas smudges a lot!).

Stay tuned for the rest!

Mar 10, 2014#317

Gusto

These three photos represent about an hour of work, and are the result of @WasabiPoptart 's stormy palette from the other day.

The goal was to add some tone but to keep things relatively flat-looking with not much detail. THAT will come in the next step.

Mar 10, 2014#318

Chad Sexington

Hey. Aren't there supposed to be some other photos round these parts?

Mar 10, 2014#319

Gusto

Wow, I completely forgot. A few are already on my Paintings Page, but here are some shots that @Chad Sexington took of When We Fly in it's new home:

Mar 12, 2014#320

Gusto

The penultimate step in the process. Spot blacks and outlines that help give the previous steps the form they were too flat to give themselves. I contemplated stopping here and calling it done, but I'm glad I didn't. One more to go.

This step, adding the black, took about half an hour.

Mar 14, 2014#321

Gusto

Sneak preview! I'm posting this on my Facebook Paintings page later tonight, and I encourage you to check it out there anyway.

The finished piece, Noise:

I did a couple touch-ups here, following three layers of washes that I didn't give the proper time to dry - you can actually see a couple spots where they "erase" each other. I blotted out most of the wash from the foreground but it's effects are still there - the skin is tinged blue throughout and purple in a few places.

This whole stage took me less than 15 minutes, bringing the entirety of the piece up to 2.5 hours.

Apr 27, 2014#322

Gusto

Gusto said:
Here are a few shots of the painting I'm working on next. I've posted some planning sketches of it earlier, I think:

This one's not on commission for the first time since 2011, so who knows how quickly I'll get it done. I just had my New Years's resolution to do three paintings this year, but it's unlikely I'll finish this in the next 6 weeks.

@Cajungal and @Chad Sexington expressed an interest in this one, so paging them.

I've had some more time to work on this recently so get ready for a few progress updates!

First off, let's add some atmosphere! And since I had to do it in stages, do it in various lighting conditions!

Apr 27, 2014#323

Chad Sexington

Maybe... I'll have two Gusto originals......

Apr 27, 2014#324

Gusto

Chad Sexington said:
Maybe... I'll have two Gusto originals......

I've found your type! Ladies with only a left profile!

Apr 27, 2014#325

Chad Sexington

haha Yes, I never could hide it well.

Apr 30, 2014#326

Gusto

Maybe you see where I'm going with this.

Apr 30, 2014#327

drifter

Her right shoulder/clavicle looks pretty jacked. Is she supposed to be rolling it forward? Also, the sternocleidomastoid attaches to the top of the sternum.

Apr 30, 2014#328

Gusto

drifter said:
Her right shoulder/clavicle looks pretty jacked. Is she supposed to be rolling it forward? Also, the sternocleidomastoid attaches to the top of the sternum.

Fuck.

Apr 30, 2014#329

Gusto

I'm not terribly worried about it. I used a couple reference images and it's looking pretty good now, in its further stage.

May 1, 2014#330

drifter

Gusto said:
I used a couple reference images and it's looking pretty good now

It better. *shakes fist*

May 1, 2014#331

Gusto

drifter said:
It better. *shakes fist*

I have this dreadful feeling you'll still disapprove. This is realtalk - I feel like I blew it.

May 1, 2014#332

drifter

May 3, 2014#333

Gusto

Starting on the foreground, with a bit of shading, knowing that I'm going to touch it up a bit and ultimately want it to look kinda flat.

May 4, 2014#334

Chad Sexington

BLONDE?!?!?!?!

FORGET IT

Seriously, though. Loving the progress photos

May 10, 2014#335

Gusto

Guys this post should show off just how much more I prefer drawing things cartoony than realistic.

This time I shaded the skin a bit more and added a bit more “life” to it. Most notable is the return of the outlines, which I think is a striking look. I can’t help it, I just wanna paint cartoons!

May 10, 2014#336

Chad Sexington

Still, though. Blonde.

I really like the look of the outlines; striking is a good word for it.

May 10, 2014#337

Gusto

Chad Sexington said:
Still, though. Blonde.

I really like the look of the outlines; striking is a good word for it.

If it's any consolation, the next girl painting I do will likely be a redhead.

May 11, 2014#338

Chad Sexington

With tattoos? Because I will need some time alone with that painting.

May 11, 2014#339

Gusto

Chad Sexington said:
With tattoos? Because I will need some time alone with that painting.

I was thinking about it actually...

May 24, 2014#340

Gusto

May 24, 2014#341

Celt Z

It looks great, Gusto! And my stuff, even the realistic, tends to look a bit cartoony as well, so enjoy it as your style.

Jun 8, 2014#342

Gusto

Completing the foreground:

Next step is to add those fantastical elements I like so much.

Jun 9, 2014#343

Cajungal

Like! Very pretty.

Aug 29, 2014#344

Gusto

Fantastical elements, the finished piece:

"Wind"

Oil on canvas, 16x20", 2014.

Aug 29, 2014#345

Hylian

I somehow have missed checking this thread for awhile and I apologize for that. I must say I really love and admire your work and I just wanted to let you know that.

Aug 29, 2014#346

Cajungal

Ohh I love that green! There is something superheroish about it now somehow.

Aug 29, 2014#347

Gusto

Cajungal said:
Ohh I love that green! There is something superheroish about it now somehow.

That's sorta kinda the vibe I was going for! Glad it sorta kinda came through.

Hylian said:
I somehow have missed checking this thread for awhile and I apologize for that. I must say I really love and admire your work and I just wanted to let you know that.

No problem bro! Thanks for the kind words, and glad to have you back! Watch my thread, never miss an update!

Aug 29, 2014#348

Hylian

I actually do have your thread watched I just have been super busy with work and somehow I didn't get around to checking it out :oops:

Jan 10, 2015#349

Gusto

Notepad sketches. I've been doing these often enough lately that I think I would finally be able to justify buying a sketchbook.

Jan 10, 2015#350

fade

You're getting much better. I never was a huge fan of the upper-lip-only style, though. It always looked like the Kim Possible women had moustaches to me.

Jan 10, 2015#351

Gusto

fade said:
You're getting much better. I never was a huge fan of the upper-lip-only style, though. It always looked like the Kim Possible women had moustaches to me.

I like it in a way. From time to time. I definitely get back into the full mouth for the other three pages I've drawn recently.

Jan 11, 2015#352

Gusto

Jan 11, 2015#353

drifter

Hey Gusto, remember before how i mentioned an imaginary grid? I really think you should keep that in mind.

Freckle face is cute, and rather unlike your usual style. Is that from something, or are you experimenting?

Jan 11, 2015#354

Celt Z

The freckled girl makes me think of Merida if she got a hold of a straightening iron.

Jan 11, 2015#355

Gusto

Freckle girl was me trying to ape some Glen Keane style.

[DOUBLEPOST=1421006422,1421006392][/DOUBLEPOST]Also I completely don't remember grid advice, allow me to back up a few pages.

Jan 11, 2015#356

drifter

I'm not super familiar with Glen Keane, but it looks pretty good!

It was from another thread, but basically imagine a grid over the face, so you can better gauge the symmetry.

Jan 13, 2015#357

Gusto

This time featuring my attempts at Emma Watson and Natalie Portman.

Jan 14, 2015#358

Gusto

Last of the sketches for now.

Jan 14, 2015#359

Cajungal

Dang that bottom one is really cool. She's kind of severe-looking, and I love the brows. Great detail around the eyelids.

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