painting in progress

[cotto clay]

Here is a painting I've been working on in my spare time, its not done yet but is getting close. Its all freehand and I didnt use references so that it would be more stylized. The white areas are just spots that will be painted over next, let me know what you think

[lsabourin]

Cotto, this is fantastic! It has this very nice serene feel to it. Very sharp, Love the style!

L

[OzDesigns]

Cool work,

I wish I could freehand like that! I agree with Isa, sharp work and the style you created is really unique and rich. Great stuff

Oz

[rowie]

Cotto!

Not wanting to get too over the top or anything but WOW!

[foe]

That is quite awesome cotto. Is that on canvass and how big is it? I would like to try a mural on canvass but don't know the first thing about it. Jim

[zero420]

wow all freehand look out we have bob ross (rip) in the house lol that is great work and good imagination

zero420

[yardartnut]

Fantastic!..... I love that style....the leaves are an eye catcher....
Funny thing, when airbrushers see work like that, we have more understanding of what talent it takes to bring out details in a project.I dont just see a project I see time, effort, and heart that goes into it....

Im very impressed with the rich colors, and flow.... I hope you post more.

[cotto clay]

Thanks for the support guys! I wish I could paint like Bob Ross, it would have been finished in half an hour, lol.
Here the technical info: the surface is 4'x4',3/4" MDF(or some sort of hardboard), the paint is createx textile paint with house primer,and the airbrush used is the Iwata Hi-Line HP-CH (with a little bit of Eclipse BCS)
I really appreciate the nice comments and look forward to posting when its done

[KwitcherBitchin]

Looking good, I think I like the sky the most...................Kwit

[cotto clay]

thanks Kwit, the sky is tricky because I have to avoid mixing the yellow with the purple or it turns to mud. Luckily I can always white out and try the blend again...getting there!

[ralph]

very niice, thats the kind of scenery i want to acheive someday!!! I'm having a hell of a time with the leaves for some reason. It just won't click.
Ralph

[cotto clay]

The main trick with the leaves (these ones aren't finished yet) is to have your darkest colour next to your lightest colour. Not everywhere, but where you can, have either a yellow hilight or very pale green ( depending on your lighting) and cut it in with your deepest green, starting the fade again to emerald green and then to your hilight, for the next tier of leaves, and then repeat.

[hairbag]

nice work cotto

lol wtf rowie, you hack into someones huge animated .gif collecton

[Bahamut]

Awesome work cotto, I really like the style of it.

LOL rowie.... where yoiu gettin those from

[brushbyair]

VERY nice work Cotto, kind of reminds me of children books illustration. Your painting shows great brush control and wonderful color concept, looking forward to seeing more posts from you.