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Daunted....
Topic Started: Apr 13 2006, 04:40 PM (195 Views)
waxingsteve
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OK, so I have to admit it - I'm daunted :D Jenny, unknown to me, took the album containing all my A6 encaustics to work today. Her new boss liked them, apparently, and has now asked me to do one for him :eek: He wants an A4 landscape, with mountains and lake, and vividly coloured flowers (he's from Ghana and strong, bright colours are very much the norm, apparently). Now, I've never done anything to order in wax and I'm terrified! :o In fact, every time I've had a plan for a pic, it's usually turned out to be something entirely different :r :r And as for getting the bright colours, that's got me really worried! :eek:

Steve :)
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Well, look on it as a challenge. Just think about what you'd like to do beforehand, then just go for it! Sounds a fairly easy subject, though. Why not browse the Internet for African photos of the kind of landscapes they have to gain a bit of inspiration?

If it's any consolation, the most bizarre commission I have had was for a lady who wanted an A3 painting for her mother and step-father's first wedding anniversary. It had to be a pagan theme, with both zodiac signs (one was saggitarius and the other a libran) and had to have a guitar in it, and a pig, because her mother collected pigs!

Amazingly, I managed it and they were well-pleased!

I'm sure, if you take your time, you'll come up with something wonderful, and this will be the first of many more commissions!

Maria x
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:ta: Maria :) I may well have a look for some inspiration :thumbup; That one you had sounds pretty well "outside the box" :r Was the pig playing the guitar? ;) :D

Steve :)
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eeeeekkkkkkk pigs? zodiac signs? id love to see that! have you a piccy of it?

well, Ive painted van claweds to order, and also done some abstracts to order but as you know, landscapes are not my forte! Im sure you will do a brilliant job steve!
mags has done commissions before, looks like they have given you a pretty good idea of what to do, thats more than mags got, she was told the colour and that was about all! :blink: i think she did a couple for them to choose from.....

:thumbup;

looking forward to seeing it when its done steve! :thumbup;
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Found it!

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I called it 'To Have Wings' (a reference to pigs flying if I ever came up with how to get the pig in there.....he IS there if you look carefully!)

Maria x
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well done there maria! lol I saw the piggy in the grass! xx
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:ta: Catherine :) If I get some batteries by the time I've done it, I'll take a pic :D

Maria, I can see the pig but the guitar escapes me - just point to it on the screen, will you ;) :r

Steve :)
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correct me if im wrong, but isnt the figure sat under the tree on the right playing it? :blink: :r
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Got it in one, Catherine! Apparently the 'step-dad' was a guitarist. I modelled the figure in this on a musician friend of mine.

I'm afraid it's not a very good scan though.

Maria x
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Must clean glasses! Must clean glasses" Must clean.... :r :r :r
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:r Should have gone to Specsavers!!! :P

Maria x
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twinthing
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:r :eek: which is brighter green or red? I hate it when they ask that when I have an eye test! :blink: :r
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waxingsteve
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Asda, Maria :r Don't do the production line spec factories ;) :D
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unfortunalty my prescription is so complex ( bit like me! :r ) and I like to have thin lenses and ones that go dark in the sun that I have to go to a smaller opticians in town.......our family have such bad eyesight that my sister( not mags the other one) gets her eye test free! dont spose it will be long before mine get that bad! (been wearing glasses since i was 7) :blink: B)
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Am sure you will manage a wonderful picture Steve,, once the glasses are sorted ;) :ph43r:
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The boss said, soon after he started, that he was looking for an unusual picture for his room. Something that people would say " How is that done?". I said all inocent like, "You'll need encaustic then......". The inevitable reply was "What's that?" I'm sure you all know the rest !!!! :r
So, today I took the album in and showed him. He seemed impressed, but today was a bad day (433 prescriptions) to try to converse with any level of sanity.
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Steve , i'm sure you'll manage admirably. :thumbup; If the one you did on canvas is anything to go by, so much more difficult to do. You'll walk it! :art: :sold: :congrats:
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Well done Steve.

Of all the advice I can offer, I'd say to try and visualise before laying the iron/stylus down.

Have you considered 'roughing up' on PSP, so you have a clear outline on what you want.. (as multiple undo's and messing with paths, etc on screen are easier than correcting things on card)

And if possible, having that visible on screen / printout before freehanding.

I find that useful.

Anyway, I know you'll do well, and he'll be incredibly happy with the fantastic artwork you're sure to provide.

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Col!



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:ta: all :thumbup; You've got more confidence in me than I have :r

Col, I'd have to be able to do graphics on a PC first ;) Never have been able to draw/paint with a mouse :lol: If it's not a standard shape, I'm lost :r

Steve :)
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Steve when i had to do my first commission, I too thought it a very daunting task. But you "ye have little faith" You will be fine and besides you can always ask us if you do some prep work for tips and ideas.

YOU WILL DO A GREAT JOB

Well done for getting a commission. :D


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