Sneek Peek Sketch For New Art
Here's a rough sketch for a new piece I am doing for the gallery and for prints to sell here at Fian.com. This is called "The Grand Vizier's Garden Party". Hopefully I can start it today if I can get through with some deadlines. I took sketches (the ones with a tan background) from my sketchbook and pasted them in then drew in the rest of the scene. I will print it out then transfer it to a watercolor pad and start the line drawing. I will post the different stages. Stay tuned.
Step By Step Sketch To Final Art for Fantasy Illustration
Here is a step by step from sketch to final art for a watercolor and pen & ink fantasy piece I did to be sold as fine art prints. Its called "Careful With That Axe Eugene", its my interpretation of an old Pink Floyd tune. At first I thought it was jinxed because the first line work attempt ripped when I was tearing it off the Arches watercolor paper block (thank goodness I was going to redo it anyway because I wasn't happy with the line work). Then when I was going through the process of round two, I wasn't "feelin' it yet", and I almost bailed on it but continued to plow through. I finally started to get into it when I hit the homestretch. Sometimes you get to close to the trees to see the forest...or is it the other way around?
I used a Noodlers and Pilot fountain pen with Noodlers ink on 140 lb Arches cold press watercolor paper to create this.
You can purchase a print here.
Click through the pics to see the progressions.
Enjoy!
-Fian
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Fian Arroyo Art In PBS Show
PBS was at the ZaPow art gallery filming a story about the gallery and artists that will air in the fall. I didn't get interviewed but they will have scenes with my art in them and also have scenes with me in them.
There was a write up in The Asheville Citizen Times about the ZaPow gallery yesterday as well. I should be in a pic there and possibly quoted. Media, media, media... gettin' out there with this new art.
Art Nouveau Style Logo Sketch
Here is a sketch for another logo for the wonderful folks at Blue Ridge Adventures. Its a little different than what I usually do but I do like a challenge. They wanted the art noveau style....specifically Alphonse Mucha. The final logo will be created in Adobe Illustrator. I will post the final art later this week.
Lemme know what ya think....thanx!