Derek Moore
Hayward, CA
Artist/Illustrator/Instructor located in the Bay Area. BFA Painting and Drawing at Academy of Art University. Instructor at Ichen Art Academy.
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So, I am working on a game, so the theme isn't a "facillty", but it is an atrium or level in an ancient-yet technologicallyadvanced society. The main feature is a light-siphon to bring light from the surface into the lower city. I designed the architectural elements, but a modeler made the samples. The perspective was fudged, but I tried to get it decent but not fuss over every minute detail.
I think it comes down to pigment to filler ratio, and how archival the materials are. I notice some pigments perform better with more expensive paint, but I generally agree utrecht or gamblin suffices for most of my painting.
I was wondering if you would elaborate on brushwork or effective mark making in short periods of time. It's not a specific question, but more of a request on your mark making process. For example, "I use a thinned out paint and stumble in the shadows because there isn't a lot of detail. That's not a big priority." Or "I tile in my midtones to model the form more with paint with some medium," or "I'm trying to get a taxi impasto highlight with this high hair brush for texture."
In Watts did you go through grisaille painting before color? Do you think it’s an important step to do that in learning oils, does it make the jump into color “easier” to understand?
I went to Academy of Art University, and there we did grisaille before full color. We introduce one color at a time. The issue is color is like another dimension. Likr black and white is like drawing 2d, and adding color is like trying to draw 3d. Getting used to handling paint and controlling values, edges, and building up your brushwork, in my opinion, are things to prioritize as you slowly introduce color. If you use color, I would start off with a Zorn Pallete: black, white, yellow ocher and an earth red or cad red. The grey mixed up from black and white will act as thr blue in your pallette, and you'll basically work with primary colors.
Do you have any advice on budget lighting for small spaces? I find the most frustrating part for me is the inconsistent or bad lighting in the space I have.
I go to the hardware store and get clamp lights. You can use regular printer paper as a diffuser, and tape the paper over the light. I look for bulbs at the hardware store with daylight or cool light, because tungsten bulbs can make everything orange. There are tripod light stands for cheap online. I would also get an extension cord. You could get everything you need for under $50.
What is a term for the property that a pigment can have, that you need more of that color than the other stronger colos? For example, to mix a neutral grey, you need more yellow paint than purple.
Tinting strength is what I have learned. Like, pthalo green has a high tinting strength.
