Some of my Art~

[holliwood66]

Here are 3 charcoal sketches/drawings I did as an exercise in textures and shadows (I am especially interested in reflection as I want to do some oil paintings for my house and the materials are expensive to mess up with...):

[soothsayer]

That's f**king great.

[Guest Game of Chance]

Those are pretty fricken sweet.

[Lilith]

good work, got to put the boots by yer closet soooooo perfect for a dressing room type place

[Amerist]

Cowskull!

Aw, now I'm homesick for the Sonoran again.

[saechalyn]

Wow, you're really talented. Nice work!

[holliwood66]

thanks peeps! =) I'm working on it~

here is a flier and poster I designed as well:

[Homicidalheathen]

Seriously, I just found myself mumbling.....'Oh wow' and 'Oh my god'.....that is how good you are.

[JaneDead]

those are fantastic

[kellygrrrrrl]

Yes, those are very very good.

You have an eye for details! :cheerful

[Paper Hearts]

very nice work.

[Brenda Starrr]

Sweet!

[TomCat]

Awesome work. I love the textures of the charcoal that you use. Kudos

[the eternal]

If you ever need a model for figure drawing, let me know. I'd be honored.

[holliwood66]

Hmm! I love drawing people, it's been awhile *I'll have to do some portraits...people are the most fun to capture*

[Aralis]

Very nice! You are very talented. Wish I could draw like that.

[FarrIL]

Wonderful art, I especially love the skull

As for Oil Paints, whenever I paint, that's what I work with the most. If you're worried about messing up, dont be. Just be sure that you have Turpentine or Turpenoid on hand and NEVER paint an oil painting without it. Messing up is not that big of deal as Oil Paints are very forgiving with mistakes. Just wait a while and you can easily paint of the mistake.

Oil Paints are THE best thing to fuss with, whether if they're expensive or not. Practice with them and you'll rarely want to use Acylic or Watercolour.

[holliwood66]

Oil Paints are THE best thing to fuss with, whether if they're expensive or not.  Practice with them and you'll rarely want to use Acylic or Watercolour.

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I bought a basic color set of Grumbacher oils and a small assortment of good brushes. I wish I had the time to take an oil painting class at University *sigh!!* I am hoping that the few books I have and some prior experience with chalk pastels will help. lol - I forgot that even the Master's have paintings underneath masterpieces so I guess messing up is ok~

Thank you for the input everyone =)

[FarrIL]

I bought a basic color set of Grumbacher oils and a small assortment of good brushes. I wish I had the time to take an oil painting class at University *sigh!!* I am hoping that the few books I have and some prior experience with chalk pastels will help. lol - I forgot that even the Master's have paintings underneath masterpieces so I guess messing up is ok~

Thank you for the input everyone  =)

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A word about classes, etc.

I took an oil painting class my senior year in high school and one thing I learned, as for the initial parts of the painting..... go heavy with the turpentine, light with the oils. There are a few methods when mixing Oils with Turpentine......

A: Dip brush into Turpentine, then Oils

B: Vice versa

C: Mix turpentine WITH the Oils on the palette

When you have the basics for the painting all set and put on the canvas, then you can have your fun with the oils and such. I need to take pictures of some of my oil paintings....... 4 of them I did in less than 2 days each..... mind you, shading isnt al that great, but you can tell they're self portraits. <<;