Hone's Cintiq sketchbook...

[Hone]

All the drawings in this sketchbook thread will be made using a Cintiq mostly with Photoshop...

(Added Aug. 31, 2010 - after mid 2010, most entries will be oil paintings, many of which will have been initially composed and laid out using the Cintiq and Photoshop)

[Hone]

My hand with black walnuts - drawing with Photoshop and Citinq

[Kasper_P]

Wow that is some super tight hatching. Keep it up.

[crashMMVII]

I envy you :O

Both for your art and the fact that you have a Cintiq. Lovely work, keep it coming!

[Hone]

Thanks for having a look... I like the idea of a sketchbook thread. I am going to keep adding to this one. Yeah... the Cintiq is quite amazing. Having worked with a tablet for many years, I wasn't sure how I'd react to the Cintiq. I got it a week ago... I'm in love with it. It was love at first stroke... :heart:

[meticulous]

Wow! Very impressive! Guard that Cintiq with your life! Amazing Hatchwork! Would love to see some more! Keep em coming! I'll be back!

[Hone]

One thing I've discovered with the Cintiq is the draw/erase technique. I've used it a bit with tablets as well, but on the Cintiq it seems more like draw/erase on steroids. One Cintiq side button throws the pen tip into draw mode and the button next to it throws it into erase mode. Back and forth with ease, so drawing with eraser is as easy as drawing with pen (pencil). The effects are swift. ...and no smudging or eraser dust... :)

[Pixie Trick]

Beautiful hatching. Some very tight work. I'm looking forward to seeing more.

[Hone]

Self Portrait with Black Walnuts
Drawn using Photoshop and a Wacom Cintiq

Zoom into the drawing (http://honepie.com/zoomify/20090402_SelfWithWalnuts.htm)

[Hone]

An experiment - Two drawings of the same setup described below.

The upper drawing is pencil on paper and made by viewing the set up and the reference photo on a flat screen monitor. There was no tracing or other devices used while making the drawing. Completely eyeballed from the setup and the reference photo.

The lower is a digital Cintiq drawing. I traced a simple contour drawing of the major shapes, and then made the drawing while eyeballing the reference photo, comparing it to the drawing as I proceeded, but not using any tracing technique.


http://honepie.com/tank.drawings/teapot.pencil.jpg

http://honepie.com/tank.drawings/teapot.cintiq.jpg

[drd]

Hone Williams, from RP!

Nice to see you here! Awesome drawings, wish I had a cintiq.

You're like the bridge between worlds.

[Hone]

Hone Williams, from RP!

Nice to see you here! Awesome drawings, wish I had a cintiq.

You're like the bridge between worlds.yepsir... that very Hone...

I suspect very soon, if not already, there will be no need for bridges between traditional and digital artwork... There are so many artists using traditional materials that use digital in some way in the development of their work.

[P]

woaaaw, incredible :O keep up this interesting work

[Hone]

Working on a new group of character sketches for a new large painting in the same style as "The Irreverent Rapture" (http://eyewoo.eyewoo.net/~admin2/) finished over a year ago. Not sure of the title for the new "epic," but I have a more-or-less idea in mind. Sketches done on the Cintiq...

[comixnut]

Awesome stuff! Hope to see more!

[Hone]

Here's another prelim study for characters in the composition to be... an idea from an earlier painting done many years ago

http://honepie.com/tank.drawings/choice2.jpg

[Hone]

Another prelim sketch :

http://honepie.com/tank.drawings/hangblower.jpg

[HTML rulez d00d]

Awesome hatching. i love these.

however, if you're concerned with how a cintiq drawn picture looks to a traditional one when viewed on a computer, you can try scanning your graphite ones in greyscale.

anyway, keep it up. your stuff is great

[Hone]

Awesome hatching. i love these.

however, if you're concerned with how a cintiq drawn picture looks to a traditional one when viewed on a computer, you can try scanning your graphite ones in greyscale.

anyway, keep it up. your stuff is greatYeah, I tried that experiment... it's in this thread. The teapots near the beginning - one done in pencil and scanned, and the other done with the Cintiq - both the same setup. I did not digital enhancement on the pencil scan, so what is seen is pretty much what it actually looks like.

[Gas Chamber]

wow, awesome stuff going on here

[Hone]

More preliminary drawings done with a Cintiq. The totems in the drawing will be about 36" tall in the final painting, which will be 44" X 72"

(note: sorry - the forum software runs all the images together - there are four separate images - the main one and 3 details)

[Huey Yeng]

At first I thought I'm looking at pencil sketching. O_O

Love your tight crosshatching. Since you mention it is digital you must be working at a really high resolution to capture those tiny strokes eh?

I need to try a cintiq in the future. What Cintiq model are you using?

[tokidokizenzen]

What hueyyeng said, I thought they were pencil too! I will not mention the Cintiq.. Doh!

[Mischeviouslittleelf]

Wow, those are tight for digis^^ I like the surreal ideas, but a lot of you stuff looks a little fuzzy to me, try and think about that. Super stuff though, keep at it^^

-E

[Teundeboer]

Very nice work, interesting to see someone hatching when they have the power of a cintiq ^^. Keep it up

[RBeek]

yeah this is so new to me :S doing stuff like this on a digital medium is cwaazy :P Very cool! Keep this stuff coming its a delight :)

[Swanii]

Wow, you really use hatching to your advantage, I've never really used it that much in that way.

[destinyapocalypse]

u have good job they are clear and good

[Hone]

hueyyeng - Thanks... I'm working at a pretty high resoulution. 200ppi on a final composition that will be 44" x 72"

tokidokizenzen "I will not mention the Cintiq.. Doh!" ... not sure I understand ???

Mischeviouslittleelf - fuzzy... well, the images are knocked way down in resolution for display on the web. Also, these are just sketch guides for a final painting. I'll transfer the composition to the panel and then paint over it with oils.

Teundeboer - I actually got the Cintiq specifically to do drawings. Lot of freedom that does not exist with pencil on paper. No smudging, noe eraser dust... and the most spectacular - setting the stylus button to switch the tip from pencil to eraser. That is an incredible advantage.

rogerb and Swanii - give a shot... it is amazingly fun!

destinyapocalypse - Thanks... :)

[Hone]

Here's the finished bottom right corner for the previous character grouping

http://honepie.com/tank.vagaries/totem.05.1.jpg

[Retronym]

Good, tight rendering on these.

Can we see a picture of the space you work in?

[Hone]

Good, tight rendering on these.

Can we see a picture of the space you work in?
Sure thing... (took a look at your sketchbook -- very cool!)

Here's my studio
http://honepie.com/graphics/studio.jpg

...and the Cintiq
http://mojoko.com/stuff/cintiq1.jpg

[phiq]

So envious of your studio... Unique art too! You sure can bust out some sweet renderings.

[Nickillus]

Immaculately done, and some great, quirky ideas too. Lovely to behold.

[Hone]

Thanks :)

Going to do a test oil painting of the last character grouping. So, first I worked out the color sheme digitally.

[Hone]

This is the detail oil painting - 13" x 19". It is painted full size and will be integrated into a composition that is 44" X 72"

http://honepie.com/tank.vagaries/rosePetalBag.oil.jpg

[Bill]

Hey Hone,

Really nice work on those cintiq drawings. I checked your site as well and the skills with the oils are impressive. Nice stuff.

[Hone]

Thanks Bill...

Here's another set of characters for my developing composition... I'm also going to paint this grouping in oil as a test painting

http://honepie.com/tank.vagaries/saxturtle.jpg

[patrickdeza]

your shading is great and the portrait on the cintiq looks damn nice :D
I will leave some stars here :yayca:

-paddy

[Hone]

Stars back atcha paddy... but I couldn't figure out how to leave stars in your sketchbook thread... You got'em if I can figure out how to give. Like your sketchbook...

[Bergulf]

As everyone has already mentioned the hatching is great. It’s very unusual to see anyone who uses that technique in digital media.

I like your concepts with people and object intertwined to create other shapes. Good stuff.

[Chiko]

Very awesome work dude! I'm envious of the Cintiq! Shading is wonderful.

[Hone]

As everyone has already mentioned the hatching is great. It’s very unusual to see anyone who uses that technique in digital media.

I like your concepts with people and object intertwined to create other shapes. Good stuff.Yeah... here's the thing, using Photoshop, set the forward stylus button on erase... and the hatching technique gets put on steroids -- switching instantly back and forth between drawing and erasing. It is the character of digital. Each medium has its own character, and that - for me - is a main one for digital...

It can be set that way with a tablet as well... not just the Cintiq, though I have to say the Cintiq is amazing. When I fist started using it, I was expecting something pretty good. It turned out being one of the few things so far in my life that so far exceeded expectations, I was totally doped. Amazed!

[Passionstar]

the detail in the pencil work is so good, i want a cintiq :(

[corza334]

Awesome work, looks like a traditional pencil sketch!
I too am envious of your work space!

can't wait to see the finished piece

[Hone]

Awesome work, looks like a traditional pencil sketch!
Yes... I set the Photoshop opacity and flow to about 50% and mode to multiply. That way when a line draws over another line, the intersection gets slightly darker like a pencil drawing. Works well with either cintiq or tablet.

[retardedmonkey]

Man, I really like these drawings and paintings! How you use photoshop is great. I wouldn't have said these were digital if I hadn't seen the title of the thread, and read what you used to make them! I just love the way you keep your digital stuff looking so traditional.

Awesome stuff!

[papervampire]

wow, you have some amazing and crazy work in here. i'm so envious of your cintiq, hehe. keep rocking!

[Hone]

Man, I really like these drawings and paintings! How you use photoshop is great. I wouldn't have said these were digital if I hadn't seen the title of the thread, and read what you used to make them! I just love the way you keep your digital stuff looking so traditional.

Awesome stuff!Thanks... I like the traditional look as well, though I do try to make it clear from the work that it is digital - a medium with its own very strong characteristics.

[Marth]

Interesting pictures you have here, makes me wanna plug in my wacom again. The paintings are rather eyecatching.

[Hone]

Thanks Marth... do it. I assume since you need to plug it in, you've been working with traditional media. They work so well together - digital and traditional. :muscle:

[Hone]

Here's a digital color treatment/underpainting for this character grouping done on the Cintiq. Still working on the overall composition for the much larger painting this group will be part of. Dimensions of the group are about 13" x 19"

[Killer-arts]

wow we awesome stuff in here love portraits the portraits in here.

[Hone]

wow we awesome stuff in here love portraits the portraits in here.Thanks :)

Checked your sketchbook. Over the last several years you are improving and developing toward a clear style of your own... Keep it up, for sure 8)

[Mischeviouslittleelf]

Uh, neat studio dude! I myself fancy the intuos, but I guess that is all about taste. Anyhoot, would love to see some life drawings, or maybe an enviro or two^^

-E

[Hone]

...would love to see some life drawings, or maybe an enviro or two^^

-E
Here's a few enviros done quite awhile ago using a Wacom tablet and Photoshop. I'm starting to do some life drawings on the Cintiq... I'll post some later...

http://www.eyewoo.com/eza.fantasy~sci_fi/cityscape.jpg

http://www.eyewoo.com/eza.fantasy~sci_fi/interior.jpg

http://www.eyewoo.com/tank.fantasy/alien_ruins.jpg

[Hone]

For sometime now I've been working on processes for starting a painting digitally and ending up with oil paint. I've pretty much worked out the process that I see using for the foreseeable future. A demo is on my website from the Process option (http://honepie.com/display.ezc.php?mnElm=13&which=2&direc=ezc.process-_start_with_drawing&listFi=ezc.process-_start_with_drawing&sub=ezc.process-_start_with_drawing/demo.html) on my site menu. Check it out and let me know what you think... I'd like to know how other people are using the same or similar techniques

Below is the full composition from which the demo detail was taken. The composition has been drawn on my Cintiq and is still developing, with quite a bit of work left to do. The little red box encloses the demo piece. The full piece will be about 6 feet x 4 feet.

http://honepie.com/tank.vagaries/stages/full.jpg

[Hone]

Next... the composition as of July 24, '09. I'm off on a 3 or 4 week roaming trip through the Western USA, so it'll be awhile before I can get back to it...

[marc_redd]

Oh GOD< this is amazing! I cant wait to see more!

[HAJiME]

I was a bit scared on the first page that everything was going to be quite samey, but wow this page shows so much more! Very talented, great work. More more more!

[Hone]

On my driving trip through the west... I thought I would only have paper and pencil, but driving across Kansas, it occurred to how to set up a remote studio for oil painting... one that could be easily set up in a small room (like a motel or room in a friend's house). So in Denver I supplied myself with the essentials.

Here's the first, a test piece, started and finished in a spare room at my niece's home in Basalt, CO. It's a small pitcher from a photo I took in a museum. I should have made a note about what it is, but, at the time, my only interest was to get a photo for a painting test.

[Hone]

It's been awhile. I been pretty busy setting up a studio in Basalt, CO. Have finally gotten around to some serious oil painting. Here's a WIP detail from a larger version of an earlier oil sketch...

[TravisGore]

Some of those last pieces were just mind blowing. Especially the environmental ones.

[Hone]

Thanks...

I'm going to get back to drawing the layout for the large painting - hopefully soon. I've been setting up a new studio and sort of living in Basalt, Colorado and Phily, driving between the two every other month or so, taking stuff from Phily to Basalt. I should make the final move next summer... and then I'll be able to get back to the layout and large painting. Until then I'm having a good time just doing the small representational still lifes and landscapes.

[towy]

excellent work i love your style and your studio ha : D

[Hone]

excellent work i love your style and your studio ha : DThanks... :sungod:

My new studio that I'm transitioning to in Basalt, Colorado looks like this in a YouTube I made to demonstrate my Hughes 3000 easel I got to grace the place.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1cs9HAtBgU

[Hone]

pretty much finished the Roaring Fork River painting... 13" x 19" on panel

http://honepie.com/tank.oils/RoaringForkNo.01a.jpg

[Helltroll]

Those paintings are lookin pretty awesome, loving the brushwork

[Hone]

Getting back to the development of the large composition I put on hold last July and posted an image of earlier in my sketchbook here. This is the developing detail that lays along the right edge of the composition - sort of Garden of Eden imagery...

http://honepie.com/tank.vagaries/garden.jpg

[Hone]

I'm almost finished with the layout... next is working out the color and then starting the painting on a 44" x 72" panel...

http://mojoko.com/vagaries/full.02.jpg

[Hone]

Working out the color scheme digitally before starting the painting - 44" x 72" ... Will not get to the painting till February as I have to go to Philadelphia for a couple months. When I get back here (Colorado) than I start the oil painting...

http://mojoko.com/vagaries/full.06.jpg

[LieutenantHanz]

Oh wow dad! That looks amazing with the color! However, the only thing that kind of irks me is that I feel the background and the people in the foreground are really really disconnected. You may be going for that sort of 2d feeling, but I think it would look even better if you could somehow create a sense of depth in the background plane. Maybe darken it? Have it appear that the people in the foreground are under spotlight? Who knows.

[Hone]

Good crit... that is one of the main challenges to deal with when doing the oil painting... There are a couple points where the background and foreground interact with each other... the top winged character is part of the "spirit" world and melds into the real world with the bottom winged character. The flat characters are the members of the spirit/marionette world that affect the real world. The background is mostly in their world. The other point of intersection is the series of shadows on the ground, caused by the light in the background.

All in all, it's a challenging thing to pull off and I'm hoping to be able to...

[LieutenantHanz]

843435

Maybe extend the grass beneath the tree so it doesn't look like it's floating in space? Also, I'm assuming the light source is coming from the top right corner, so you could up the contrast on the objects closer to it, and then transition lighter and lighter as you go across, to make things pop? It already pops ALOT though, so that might be going overboard? Gah! Conundrum!

[Hone]

The area you have circled is another area of connection between the back ground or back (spirit) world and the foreground real world. I do still have some thinking to working to do on that area, but I pretty sure it will not get completely worked out until the final oil painting... I'm also planning on moving some studd around in that area when I get the Cintiq set up again at the studio.

See you in about 9 hours...

[Hone]

Working on new paint application techniques before starting the next large painting. Been painting rocks as the practice subject matter...

[Hone]

another rock - 14" x 18"

http://honepie.com/tank.oils/rock04.jpg

http://honepie.com/tank.oils/rock04.1.jpg

[Kim_bot]

Seriously loving those rocks.
I kind of see faces in them but that could just be me.
Great b&w as well

[Hone]

I'm in the process of transposing some of my digital work from several years ago into oil paintings, using a grid system. To get the process started, I'm doing a few full size detail paintings from the larger composition. This is the first finished detail.
15.5" x 17.75"

http://honepie.com/tank.oilsThose/multi_image_det3.jpg

[Hone]

a detail of the detail:

http://honepie.com/tank.oilsThose/multi_image_det3.1.jpg

[soros]

Awesome! Great work! The portrait is really amazing!

[kojot]

Your traditional art works are really nice keep it up :)

[Hone]

Oil painting on panel - 11" x 15 1/2"

"Periwinkle"

http://honepie.com/tank.oils/periwinkle.jpg

Detail::::::::::::::::::::
http://honepie.com/tank.oils/periwinkle.1.jpg

[hücumkedi]

you have huge patience :P :D nice pencils!

[Hone]

you have huge patience :P :D nice pencils!Yep... I have always thought that patience is one of the very important skills or characteristics for an artist.

Thanks on the pencils... actually they are digital drawings done with a Cintiq...

[Dorkthrone]

I'm loving where you're going with your oil paintings. The skill you have with values is remarkable.

[Hone]

Thanks ninjacat... :lineart:

[wreck]

these paintings studies are awesome, keep it up! :D

[Hone]

these paintings studies are awesome, keep it up! :DThanks... :)

[Hone]

more children's blocks.... with a trumpet. Oil on panel - 18 1/2" x 12 3/4"

http://honepie.com/tank.oils/BlocksTrumpet.jpg

Detail:

http://honepie.com/tank.oils/BlocksTrumpet.1.jpg

[andres333]

Amazing art so much skill and it must be great to use a cintiq :P
keep it up
delight us with more good art

[MyioDeSopsia]

It's amazing what you've been doing in PS. Beautiful stuff.

[Hone]

It's amazing what you've been doing in PS. Beautiful stuff.Thanks... I now mostly use PShop and the Cintiq to layout compositions for oil painting. I started out as an oil painter way many years ago and now I'm back to it.... with gusto!

[zou]

hello

your art should be a showcase for the cintiq, really ! i've seen many paintings showcased in the cintiq website, they weren't telling me that there's things that can't be done using tablet (like your hatching work)
your oils are quite amazing too !
thanks for sharing it with us

[richart]

uhhhgg your pieces have so much energy, even if it's just a still life! Amazing!

[am●na,☼nafa&Kash☉fa]

Here's a few enviros done quite awhile ago using a Wacom tablet and Photoshop. I'm starting to do some life drawings on the Cintiq... I'll post some later...

http://www.eyewoo.com/eza.fantasy~sci_fi/cityscape.jpg

http://www.eyewoo.com/eza.fantasy~sci_fi/interior.jpg


thisssssss is cool

[Hone]

hello

your art should be a showcase for the cintiq, really ! i've seen many paintings showcased in the cintiq website, they weren't telling me that there's things that can't be done using tablet (like your hatching work)
your oils are quite amazing too !
thanks for sharing it with usThanks for your comment, as well as others who have had a look... gratifying...

[Hone]

Ornate Block on Tin Foil - 13 3/4" x 13 3/4" oil on linen panel.

(Tin foil - YIKES! ... a pretty good learning process for reflective material. still learning... :-\)

http://honepie.com/tank.oils/OrnateBlockOnTinfoil.jpg

[red123456]

I love your oil paintings totally amazing.

[Hone]

Thanks... :)

[JJacks]

Wow I am so impressed with your most recent painting. I know from experience that tin foil is very hard to portray but you really did a great job. I love the subtle texture on the block.

The painting with the trumpet is so bright and colorful. :) really like that one too!

[N E X T]

Hey !

really cool sketchbook

the oil painting is indeed amazing ;D

[Pixelwalker]

hey!
Whats wrong with the last piece? :D
I saw it and knew that it was this sort of paper! ;)
Amazing picture.
Do more of them! :D

Greetings, Silwynar

[Nick Cato]

your hatch work is amazing! i love it!

[Hone]

your hatch work is amazing! i love it!I'd have to give a lot of credit to the Cintiq. As you may know, it is as easy to hatch with the eraser as it is with the brush, which allows for easy access to a technique that would be far more difficult with traditional materials.

[Hone]

I put together a series of development photos for the Ornate Child's Block on Tin Foil...

http://honepie.com/tank.oils/OrnateBlockOnTinfoil.1.jpg

[Klaus Reinbach III]

Thank you for putting the process up, it's very beautyfull, and interesting to see how you constructed it. Your other Art is great too. =)

[IndigoSummers]

Wow stunning! Love the contrast of the red block on the tinfoil. Beautifully rendered.

Also, thanks for putting up your process! It's very helpful. =).

[Hone]

You are most welcome... I really enjoy seeing other people's processes. I wish more painters would show them...

[Pixelwalker]

The progression looks great!
Thank you for sharing it with us :)
Nice to see how other artists handle this.

sil

[Hone]

I've moved to Colorado where the landscapes are extraordinary, so I'm getting into it. This is a small 8" x 10" one...

http://honepie.com/tank.oils/lndscp002.jpg

[KarylGilbertson]

Thissssss is just what I needed to see, just when I needed to see it. Incredibly inspiring sir, keep posting wonderful things as I will keep coming back to check for more :)

[wasabi89]

Mad Work !

Keep posting !

[Hone]

Thanks for the comments... I'll certainly keep posting. I've pretty much got my new studio up and running... finally... I'm pumped! :pump:

[Hone]

Another landscape - oil on panel 15.75" x 12"... I may do a bit of glazing on it when it's completely dry to move a few areas more into shadow...

There have been several other landscapes between the last shown here and this one. This is the first that I'm starting to feel comfortable with.

http://honepie.com/tank.landscapes/landscape012.jpg

[CRYPT]

nice sketchbook keep up

[PHATandy]

Really amazing painting Hone, your handling of paint is so smooth and delicate. It feels perfect for the small still life paintings.
Keep up the great work.

[Hone]

Thanks for the comments...

[Hone]

Here's another landscape... a bit unusual..

"Breaking Through" oil on panel 12" x 9"

It depicts the sun just breaking through on a cold, snowy, windswept day in Colorado.

http://honepie.com/tank.landscapes/landscape010.jpg

[surus]

Thanks for posting the steps of the cube!

[Hone]

Most welcome... Stages of development are helpful for both the artist and others. Here's another for the Lone Tree No.1

[NeonDuck]

you've got some awesome stuff here, you certainly know how to paint

if you want some constructive criticism, I think you're way too obsessed with getting every little detail right. as a style I can see that working, but at times it hurts your works - I never really know where to look. It can pay to play with the overall level of detail and the values a bit to make an image more effective. decide on a focal point and push everything else back by using broader strokes or slightly darker values

[yanice]

just amazing works :D

[Hone]

you've got some awesome stuff here, you certainly know how to paint

if you want some constructive criticism, I think you're way too obsessed with getting every little detail right. as a style I can see that working, but at times it hurts your works - I never really know where to look. It can pay to play with the overall level of detail and the values a bit to make an image more effective. decide on a focal point and push everything else back by using broader strokes or slightly darker valuesCan't fault the advice. It is what I am working toward.

[Hone]

This is the second in a series based on a "lone tree" theme. 16" x 12" oil on panel.

http://honepie.com/tank.landscapes/landscape014.jpg

[NickyBeats]

stunning oil paintings!! just perfection. the landscapes are really beautiful, and the still lifes are like looking through a window in your eyes to the real image you were looking at. its amazing how tight the details are! really nice work man!

[ex-machina]

Absolutly stunning oil paintings!!! The details, the mood ... WOW

:hatsoff:

[Hone]

Thanks for the comments... I have some more "lone tree" theme paintings in the pipeline...

[insanelight]

Fantastic works man, keep it up!
PS: I love your Country, I really would like to have the chance to visit it one day.

[Hone]

Fantastic works man, keep it up!
PS: I love your Country, I really would like to have the chance to visit it one day.Thanks... :)

Had a look at your sketch book. Cool stuff!!!

[Hone]

This is the third in a series of Lone Tree paintings I'm working on... It's also the largest landscape I've done to date. 18" x 23.5"

http://honepie.com/tank.landscapes/landscape015.jpg

[zou]

hi Hone

your oils are getting much better each time.
Are you in a learning period ? i guess it is.
Are you following a specific book or method coz i'm too try to slowly learn. I would be very happy is you talk more about your process and what you're learning.

by the way thanks for sharing your steps with us.

good luck with your nexts

[Hone]

hi Hone

your oils are getting much better each time.
Are you in a learning period ? i guess it is.
Are you following a specific book or method coz i'm too try to slowly learn. I would be very happy is you talk more about your process and what you're learning.

by the way thanks for sharing your steps with us.

good luck with your nextsYes, I am in a learning mode... I'm coming from 15 years as a commercial illustrator using the digital media. When I retired, I started oil painting. That was about 3 years ago... Still learning. During that 3 years, a lot of my information about oil painting has been picked up from the http://RationalPainting.org website, which is a no nonsense site for serious painters using paint rather than digital. A lot of great information there...

[Hone]

Starting to fool around with some drawing using ArtRage on my iPad... It's not a Cintiq, but it's pretty cool beans...

Using ref photos from my "Heads" library. When I've got the technique down better, I'm going to start doing some from life...

[Hone]

self on the iPad using Artrage...

[alexson]

Amazing work I must say, looked thru the whole tread. I've been thinking of getting an IPad as an easy thing to bring out and do studies from life and whatnot. I'm looking forward to seeing how you handle it. cheers!

[Hone]

Yes... I was quite surprised how well the Artrage app worked on the iPad. I was not a fan of Artrage on the PC.

[Dope Fiend]

Keep posting more stuff from ArtRage!!

And these oil painting are fantastic! Every detail is tended to, I'm extremely impressed

[Andrew Sonea]

Wow, great oils! I am in love with the one in post #125. It is just so beautiful.

Sorry I don't have anything really constructive to add, but I just thought I'd let you know how much a fan I am of your stuff.

[Hone]

Wow, great oils! I am in love with the one in post #125. It is just so beautiful.

Sorry I don't have anything really constructive to add, but I just thought I'd let you know how much a fan I am of your stuff.

Yes... post #125 is my favorite so far. I've really just started doing landscapes since moving from an urban setting (Philly) to Colorado last July (The Great Roaring Fork Valley: Aspen - Basalt - Carbondale - Glenwood Springs). Beautiful landscapes lay around here like graffiti in a city... There's a lot of it!

[snatti]

wow, if i hadn't read how you do these images and saw them online i'd instanly say traditional pen and ink , awsome but looking thro this thread i cannot find any image i love more then on post nr #121
brilllant!

[Brandon Pilcher]

I am very impressed by the almost photo-like quality of your landscape drawings. Keep up the good work!

[RBeek]

i feel like yelling out this is madness.. but noone is helped by that :D Awsome work! Im jelous of your painting skills! ;)

Keep up the awsome work! <3

[Hone]

Here's another iPad drawing. It is of my younger brother... Soon, I'm going to try some life-drawing with full figures on the iPad. That will be quite a different challenge than a single head.

[Hone]

Another iPad/ArtRage app drawing of one of my daughter's best friends, Julia

[Hone]

Turned 70 today... Wow, how great would it have been if there were iPads and digital back when I was 17...

[Hone]

"Waking in a Hotel" 18" x 18" oil on panel

More oil painting

http://honepie.com/tank.oils/hotel_sheets.jpg

[dsacc]

Amazing landscapes! Everything else is great as well; keep it up!

[CrookedHorn]

you oil paintings/process is very beautiful. thank you for sharing

[Hone]

Thanks for the comments... Here is an image showing the stages of development for the painting:

http://honepie.com/tank.oils/hotel_sheets.1.jpg

[Hone]

This is a portrait of a wonderful lady who owns an incredible thrift store and let's me borrow stuff for my still life painting. The portrait is an appreciation gift for her. 20" x 18" oil on panel.

http://honepie.com/tank.port/christine.jpg

[Hone]

Another portrait - this on of my grand niece Ella, and her dog, Nappy.

http://honepie.com/tank.port/ella_pup.jpg

[Hone]

"Pearl Onions in a pot" ... 12" x 16" oil on panel

Also... just opened a gallery/studio in Carbondale, Colorado, 449 Main Street. Stop by if you're in the area...

http://honepie.com/tank.oils/PearlOnionsNoTwo.jpg

[NickyBeats]

amazing work as always!! thats a veeeeery generous gift of you!! she must have been very grateful.

[Hone]

Thanks...

[Hone]

Title: Veiled ... Oil on panel, 16" x 12"

http://honepie.com/tank.oils/veiled.jpg

[Hone]

Detail...

http://honepie.com/tank.oils/veiled.1.jpg

[Velocity Kendall]

Really like this one, its like caspar david friedrich, really nice. interesting progression too, it really came together in the last two nicely!!

http://honepie.com/tank.landscapes/landscape014.jpg

[Hone]

Thanks... that is one of my favorite landscapes as well... being so, I gave it to my lady as a 60th BD gift.