a painted engraving

[Brian Hochstrat]

I spend quite of bit of time getting my line art right before I start engraving and have always wanted to use them in some other form of artwork, but never took the time or felt I really had the time. So as with a lot things I just had to decide to do it and make the time. As it turns out it was pretty fun even though most of it was painted between the hours of 5-8 am. You can do so much more with color and brushes than you can with rows of dots. I am still experimenting and figuring things out, but I guess that is what makes it fun. Anyway, this will accompany the the original engraving. Which I will post up when the time comes that I can do so. Anyway, thanks for looking and have a good weekend. Brian

 

[Doc Mark]

Fabulous Brian! Is it mostly airbrush or "regular" brushwork? What size is the "canvas"?

 

[zmankay]

That is some nicely done artwork!

 

[JMiller]

Nice work, same question as Doc.... except, airbrush or tablet?

 

[Brian Hochstrat]

Hi guys, its all digital. I use a combination of corel paint and photoshop. If I had to use traditional media I would never get to it, to much mess and clean up. With digital I can work on it a few minutes here and there as time allows. Another bonus about digital is "command Z", it's like time travel. I wish my hand pieces for engraving were equipped with such a button, but alas no such thing yet. Anyway, its a distraction from my real work, for when I need to do something else for a few minutes, but want to stay productive, I know my painting will never be in the league of Stan Lau or Sakimi Chan, but I'll bet they can't engrave. I guess we all play to our strengths

 

[JMiller]

It's not easy paint digital but, yes a lot more forgiving... do you use a Cintiq? You should check out Donato Giancola or if you like Frank Frazetta's work Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell, their work on anatomy is fantastic, again nice work.

 

[Brian Hochstrat]

I like the intuos, probably because that is what I have gotten used to. Yeah, I think digital is at times discounted, as less, but the same has been said for those pnuematic "Ngrav'n machines". Frazzetta, Vallejo, etc. did some great stuff and inspired a lot of artists.

Anyway I know its not scrolls, but I like doing this kind of work as it helps me find my shortcomings as an artist, anatomy, lighting, perspective, composition and overall ascetics. We can draw scrolls indefinitely but nothing will improve until you can identify what the problems are. All the problems stem from faults in the forementioned topics. Gain knowledge in those areas and you can pilot your own ship and the avoid dogma and bad advice that prevails in all artforms.

Anway, thanks again for taking a look and have a great Labor Day.

 

[sam]

I like it very much Brian. I used to paint digital years ago. Here's one I did around 1998. I also used a Intuos tablet.

 

[Brian Hochstrat]

Very cool. 1998, I thought all computers had green screens back then

Do you still use an intuos or are you on a cintiq?

 

[sam]

Very cool. 1998, I thought all computers had green screens back then

Do you still use an intuos or are you on a cintiq?

They were small screens, that's for sure! I think I painted this on a Dell laptop. The resolution is pretty low so I had to bump it up a bit and it's not so sharp now. Somewhere I have the original Photoshop PSD file for it.

I used a 21" Cintiq for most of my scroll illustrations. Now I have a 13" Cintiq and I miss the larger display. I don't use it much...it's in a desk drawer. I used it for the new Master Engraver logo and then put it away. One day I'll get one of the big ones. They're awesome for this kind of work.

 

[JMiller]

Sam, I would have never thought you would have painted digital.... I would have thought you were strictly a scroll guy as you excel at it but, you really are a renaissance man.

 

[tdelewis]

There are some engraved guns that have been enameled for color enhancement, or at least that is the way they look. Connecticut Shotgun has some shown on their site. Different from your photos but it is combining color with engraving.

 

[Brian Hochstrat]

Sam, I have never tried the cintiq, being I was happy with my intuos, but I'll have to give it a try now...............I hope I hate it, cause' they are not cheap. :thinking:

Yep, like most of the accomplished engravers on this forum, Sam is a talented artist in may different areas.

Creative Art uses enamal work and as does Lee Griffiths, to great effect. However I have chosen a different path to color, by inlaying various alloys.



Ok all, thanks again for taking a look and for the likes and comments. B.

 

[sam]

That's fabulous Brian!!

I'll send you my Cintiq 13 if you want to try it out. You'll love it, but you'll love the full size one even more.

 

[Brian Hochstrat]

Thanks Sam, Yeah if I made the switch I would probably go for the big one, more real estate to move around in.

Did you go smaller for travel purposes?

 

[sam]

Thanks Sam, Yeah if I made the switch I would probably go for the big one, more real estate to move around in.

Did you go smaller for travel purposes?

No. I already have two 27" displays on my desk so I don't have room for a big Cintiq, although I could use one of the big ones as a second display I guess. And I might eventually do that. They're great for photo editing. I tried Wilson Capron's Cintiq 13 when he was here and just had to get one. Don't get me wrong, I do like it, but once you've used the big one you're spoiled. I can still draw on the small one really well though. This was drawn on the Cintiq 13 with Adobe Illustrator and was part of the Master Engraver logo process.