oil painting *updated 11-27*

[daarken]

here is a prelim character sketch for an oil painting i am about to start. its going to be this guy hovering inside of a dark, old hotel hallway. i was thinking of having the lights that are hanging from the ceiling to be swinging because he just hit them...but im not sure yet. please give me any suggestions, thanks!

http://www.daarken.com/boards/hallway.jpg

here is a quick little thumbnail for composition, and so you can get an idea of what im after.
http://www.daarken.com/boards/hallwaythumb.jpg

[I.was.ink]

hey thats really nice. U know what would probably look really good for the hallway. Give it a really cpooky feeling, kinda like the hallway with the candles in the haunted house in Disneyland. Where maybe like only one light is on and the others are flickering. One thing I think would look better is to move the character to the right a bit. More in the center. because of the perspective of the hallway our eyes go towards the middle. And so thats why I suggest that.

If u've seen pics or have Resident evil the remake for gamecube. i think the lighting in that game would help u out. Its very dramatic and scarrier than a talkin buttcheek:)

kinda also reminds me of pshycomantis from Metal gear solid. I hope u've played that. good job. can't wait to see it finished!

[ne obchod]

ooh the drawing is fanstastic. i'm totally digging the scalpel/ice picks. ya think his feet might be too big? i dunno, i'm a loser. we'd all love to see it when its finished, of course.

[SouL]

I'm jealous. Why can't I find a store that sells coats like the one he's wearing?

Be carefull about the lighting?

From the thumbnail it looks like the light would be behind him... leaving everything we see in the shadows. Unless you add you some eerie reflected light being cast on him to bring out the form... I think that might look cool.

*shrug*

[daarken]

thanks for the comments. yeah, the lighting was going to be from behind him, but i think you would still be able to see enough of him. i might put another light in though, not sure.

here is my first step. i decided to use a lift off technique for the first underpainting. lift off can be done using linseed oil as a medium to slow down the drying process. you then coat the whole painting with a layer of oils and linseed oil, and then rub off parts...so it is kind of like a backwards drawing process. after this drys ill be going over it in glazes and dry brushing.

http://www.daarken.com/boards/hallwaystep1.jpg

[Blankfrank]

looking great darken. That's an excellent way of working the painting with the pick-out technique. Your work is always standout.

[Nog]

Ooh! Me like. It's nice to see traditional paintings every once in awhile. I think it would be neat if the fact that dude was hovering would be more ambiguous -- just a slight seperation between his feet and his shadow so that you don't notice it right away. And then when you do you exclaim "Jinkies!"

*nodding sagely*

[amphex]

This looks really promising =)
Im excited!
The character sketch is very creepy, very cool =D, and I love your idea.
I just dont know about the composition..if it were mine, id move the guy over to the right more. But thats just me =)
I cant wait to see this finished!

[Pallen]

You never posted the final result.. pleeeeease do! :)