Happy birthday to The Rots! The Rots turn 10 years old today, and every five years I plan on painting a new version of Rodney in the style I’m currently using when their birthday rolls around. Rodney was the very first Rot I ever drew on June 29, 2006, and has come to symbolize the birth of The Rots. Here’s the …
Rodney @ 10 (in progress 5)
I think Rodney is starting to cooperate now that he knows I’m going to paint him no matter how much he protests. I also think I figured out the warm color I’ve been looking for in the orange mixture I messed with today. I added it to his shirt (you can see that in the bottom photo), in his face …
Rodney @ 10 (in progress 4)
Back at it. I messed with his hair (I grew him some), and the middle image shows a close-up. It’s subtle, but I think it’s (mostly) finished. I also gave him the start of a shirt. I’m not sure yet what color I’m going for, but I hope I’ll know when I find it. In the meantime I’m painting the …
Rodney @ 10 (in progress 3)
I got some more painting done on Rodney: The top image shows the dark underpainting I did to start his eyes, and I cropped everything to give you a better look at the details. In the second image I started lightening up his eyes and also painted a bit more in the background. In the bottom image, his eyes are …
Rodney @ 10 (in progress 2)
I transferred the sketch of Rodney to a piece of 18″x24″ plywood using graphite paper. The top image shows the plywood with the transferred sketch. In the middle photo below I put some basic color down on the background and some preliminary shadows on his face to get an idea of how I want the lighting. In the bottom photo the …
Rodney @ 10 (in progress)
The Rots turn 10 years old this month (they grow up so fast!), and every five years I plan on painting a new version of Rodney in the style I’m currently using when their birthday rolls around. Rodney was the very first Rot I ever drew on June 29, 2006, and has come to symbolize the birth of The Rots: He was …