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The art and process work of Jon GuinnJon Guinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188822906847545noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396545266611561730.post-29484020738760811392010-12-07T17:07:00.001-08:002010-12-07T17:17:32.190-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4MwnXzT0z7nsJWwX3qwG_np0YVqy0Kd_Rsy1Z1e6uVomhUdTjsmc2G_bnnlR4kIKKFMn0XhokUGaWoCYEC19fhQB4p08e8MeySyCM1IGdNACz4ef3WHDA7juYgD18dOnRf-fJPbmTGdRk/s1600/img013.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 379px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4MwnXzT0z7nsJWwX3qwG_np0YVqy0Kd_Rsy1Z1e6uVomhUdTjsmc2G_bnnlR4kIKKFMn0XhokUGaWoCYEC19fhQB4p08e8MeySyCM1IGdNACz4ef3WHDA7juYgD18dOnRf-fJPbmTGdRk/s400/img013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548112057390886450" border="0" /></a>5x5 Acrylic and color pencil On illustration board<br /><br />Here is the complete Clothing logo. I really like how it turned out. I tried to think of things in league baseball that were different in Sandlot baseball. The game is the same, the behaviors and habits sometimes change. I realized that in league baseball the umpire brushes off homeplate every so often so that it is visible to the players. In sandlot ball there is no umpire and the plate stays dirty save for a few quick attempts to kick the dirt off with your sneakers. I made homeplate dirty in the design. i think it complements not only the theme but the color scheme of the figure and his clothing. <br /><br />It really feels good when you finish a painting and you know for sure that all of the decisions you made in the initial steps were the right ones. This is why the initial steps are the most important ;)Jon Guinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188822906847545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396545266611561730.post-49727007283760863082010-12-07T16:55:00.001-08:002010-12-07T17:06:48.731-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoS3MH_Mdh4ASoGVyaJE-sc1xKUnP-CX7t9Z2a7gQsuVVpomwxU5qont7MuOoC3xnd44GVM140AU2plRKZifjQuKlFA2va21uxswvmH9-dlj7krepaa_7cq91d4tpGMGGPGg9vxukma03q/s1600/img009.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 156px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoS3MH_Mdh4ASoGVyaJE-sc1xKUnP-CX7t9Z2a7gQsuVVpomwxU5qont7MuOoC3xnd44GVM140AU2plRKZifjQuKlFA2va21uxswvmH9-dlj7krepaa_7cq91d4tpGMGGPGg9vxukma03q/s200/img009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548109087055766930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWD8rtTgu-fUcrsUjPrqI9C10TFDsqdFh-jsk7uJNez5q_xNn9L6bT1EVsYagvfvY3OwB8wCvpp59ZGmy0JzhKyw9EdMY9cATMNwAk9JKaLbhXsK86Hd0-UgaO8NHIO8a6Y8CI2EW-75B/s1600/img008.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 148px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWD8rtTgu-fUcrsUjPrqI9C10TFDsqdFh-jsk7uJNez5q_xNn9L6bT1EVsYagvfvY3OwB8wCvpp59ZGmy0JzhKyw9EdMY9cATMNwAk9JKaLbhXsK86Hd0-UgaO8NHIO8a6Y8CI2EW-75B/s200/img008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548108976757083506" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyVQLdv7u5QG8S4_DtNo6ixe0AIopkt0VSVsBzTLBpl8KsoS-r8QLMkgGzsI8QGCEUbgsdGdDqDPLZ23DvFoH0XoStjxO4VAq2DFE2zP4M4cankqhTuDxL1GHgSr3eZDsr-QEz-pXtdaZ6/s1600/img007.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 183px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyVQLdv7u5QG8S4_DtNo6ixe0AIopkt0VSVsBzTLBpl8KsoS-r8QLMkgGzsI8QGCEUbgsdGdDqDPLZ23DvFoH0XoStjxO4VAq2DFE2zP4M4cankqhTuDxL1GHgSr3eZDsr-QEz-pXtdaZ6/s200/img007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548108848639817794" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6ODG_SHOGDZ_YpDDZ94gQUacH8UQuEGwZ53kHNVWi-GX2_AAnzhtsTzOw8Ic48M4Ia3vQPMrizWSOmEmFgPDTgBYnv3VDV2NgE5DIOpsomoP7F8r4NX5rgx6BTljrfIW7mSVrsj38lGF/s1600/img006.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 159px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6ODG_SHOGDZ_YpDDZ94gQUacH8UQuEGwZ53kHNVWi-GX2_AAnzhtsTzOw8Ic48M4Ia3vQPMrizWSOmEmFgPDTgBYnv3VDV2NgE5DIOpsomoP7F8r4NX5rgx6BTljrfIW7mSVrsj38lGF/s200/img006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548108777766367058" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here are a few of the sketches i made after the thumbnails for possible logo designs. I did 10 total but these 4 as well as the one chosen below are my top 5. I really liked the first one but it didn't make the cut at the end. I modeled the boy after the main character from Sandlot, using a movie still as a reference. I liked the hat with the big bill that didn't quite fit him. The two in the middle are nice too but they didn't get picked either because i decided that the figure in the logo shouldn't have his back towards the viewer for composition and design purposes. The face is the most important part of the image. It engages the viewer and gives the viewer a human to identify with.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdiMtKql4bKqxLEbLdO2AuTGvnRUi5vx9Eh56T1Yqk4pSc857qDG7y11twNPXSNCQJbVKm6VDFJALIpP9Gt7C1mOzS69uHxKGl3E6sgUlBH809HQJreUkrXSP3eQ04kd2sDOvjj8VvmDa/s1600/img010.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 158px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdiMtKql4bKqxLEbLdO2AuTGvnRUi5vx9Eh56T1Yqk4pSc857qDG7y11twNPXSNCQJbVKm6VDFJALIpP9Gt7C1mOzS69uHxKGl3E6sgUlBH809HQJreUkrXSP3eQ04kd2sDOvjj8VvmDa/s200/img010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548110075333381314" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCWpqOX8o_QE5n84G1poTSLanXOmzOTypTrBvrvNaOtC5toabfdtycSkOUcx4Mc1yrCqQ5BCbrZtY20fgOEBQ5mxywcM2bnWs4tpQ_Mq3yEKLsYw0bun2HVwazcjtPIBlz2zBtcgqEAri/s1600/img011.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCWpqOX8o_QE5n84G1poTSLanXOmzOTypTrBvrvNaOtC5toabfdtycSkOUcx4Mc1yrCqQ5BCbrZtY20fgOEBQ5mxywcM2bnWs4tpQ_Mq3yEKLsYw0bun2HVwazcjtPIBlz2zBtcgqEAri/s200/img011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548110236871882386" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXjssEo3Z0XYHGd2xM1IowR5OIRvsn-hFQnXlzDbuXLUpUw3_QD8AtsbN-V4CT8cIkD0q7eHWSW-ZwcDcGbbjPX4EQAwsABXcMT0yNQSG599CRcB6sOh11hloVl9AFZ-Vgn2c6jmLoxdp/s1600/img012.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXjssEo3Z0XYHGd2xM1IowR5OIRvsn-hFQnXlzDbuXLUpUw3_QD8AtsbN-V4CT8cIkD0q7eHWSW-ZwcDcGbbjPX4EQAwsABXcMT0yNQSG599CRcB6sOh11hloVl9AFZ-Vgn2c6jmLoxdp/s200/img012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548110349410285826" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is the logo i decided on, which i liked just as much as the first one. I kept the big bill of the hat. It creates this nice cast shadow on his face. Hes got big sleeves on, his shit doesn't fit him, his hat doesn't fit him and his bat is almost bigger than he is. This is a Sandlot kid. He is a good representation of the embodiment of backyard baseball. I'm excited to paint!Jon Guinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188822906847545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396545266611561730.post-24426718338642999872010-12-07T16:50:00.000-08:002010-12-07T16:55:05.809-08:00Clothing LogoCF. Payne gave us an assignment where we had to design a logo for a clothing label. The class was given a list of names Chosen by Mr. Payne himself and we had to pick one and do a clothing logo on that name. I chose the name Sandlot.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_inRosO5hzqSG73aUdz2SUIvBZTgy__y6ZX9tmgAYwpAmvvSuUUYGtFSUY8PnzPfavs_S8bZzIqN0zydnew-OSeEXRhrqmmovja0hL0ZVHdBBIoUjIjXAZVqZPS4ym2vYXjX19WQnqBf/s1600/img005.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_inRosO5hzqSG73aUdz2SUIvBZTgy__y6ZX9tmgAYwpAmvvSuUUYGtFSUY8PnzPfavs_S8bZzIqN0zydnew-OSeEXRhrqmmovja0hL0ZVHdBBIoUjIjXAZVqZPS4ym2vYXjX19WQnqBf/s400/img005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548108339733802002" border="0" /></a><br />My initial thoughts were to do something related to the cult classic kids movie The Sandlot. But it turned out that such an idea was too obvious and generic. But i was positive that i had to stick with the baseball theme.Jon Guinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188822906847545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396545266611561730.post-66827731963613772122010-12-07T16:45:00.000-08:002010-12-07T17:12:34.178-08:00character design cont.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOJw9nIJ1-2iOyd10_M8chvDWhTxwstFDedXc0E2VdjXQE0djdu6YXh48CvCLkkmEi1tBY0nxktEFfYhaJndy1yc8Uip-tEVZwk629g4zupM_9J8EseKHVXXkFs2528WlQ0ycsOvxpI1eU/s1600/img004.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOJw9nIJ1-2iOyd10_M8chvDWhTxwstFDedXc0E2VdjXQE0djdu6YXh48CvCLkkmEi1tBY0nxktEFfYhaJndy1yc8Uip-tEVZwk629g4zupM_9J8EseKHVXXkFs2528WlQ0ycsOvxpI1eU/s400/img004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548107032915504050" border="0" /></a><br />7x7 Acrylic on Board<br /><br />And here is the complete painting. I put a backdrop of the Queensbridge housing projects where she grew up. I wont elaborate on the story, but its something like Maria Full Of Grace meets Juice, Meets Fight Girl..... i guess. Was a fun project. And ill give a shout out to my friend Lauren Gadson for the reference i used for Storm ;).Jon Guinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188822906847545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396545266611561730.post-64869017867400456592010-12-07T16:39:00.000-08:002010-12-07T16:45:15.730-08:00character designSoooooo busy. My illustration class has brought me some promising pieces. The following are sketches done for a character design. We were to make up a character and do a portrait illustration of that character depicting the characters personality through visual storytelling. I went for a female rap artist from Queens NY named Olivia Rain- Alias: "Storm". <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrY71pB5uc6_Jq6wpkTniq8ganEddqXeRx06d7xSHCfsps8C7z_HevR8jkk2NCTRP4ZYVrSZjVXL7zqUhdWppL8Spk3khQysRghm9zcO66uDwoYR5h6E8hnXBdl2OHkQaxTV5ONSZl5eiW/s1600/img001.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrY71pB5uc6_Jq6wpkTniq8ganEddqXeRx06d7xSHCfsps8C7z_HevR8jkk2NCTRP4ZYVrSZjVXL7zqUhdWppL8Spk3khQysRghm9zcO66uDwoYR5h6E8hnXBdl2OHkQaxTV5ONSZl5eiW/s320/img001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548105718970757298" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKDIu4zZzn3si-KcsliumapWpGt1qon801ooVNsYqJuPq4rLkVZZl9kjrrXEwcNxgSbaRroZ_G81s-z_3vTov23ChYqE5lraGFvjRQiw9gtXtPLpQkfdy9K99NNb_yjKhVw12uOf9bqri/s1600/img002.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKDIu4zZzn3si-KcsliumapWpGt1qon801ooVNsYqJuPq4rLkVZZl9kjrrXEwcNxgSbaRroZ_G81s-z_3vTov23ChYqE5lraGFvjRQiw9gtXtPLpQkfdy9K99NNb_yjKhVw12uOf9bqri/s320/img002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548105863551874082" border="0" /></a>Jon Guinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188822906847545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396545266611561730.post-12477009521651144422010-10-20T12:31:00.000-07:002010-10-20T12:42:48.415-07:00Artist copy final<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVswC_r6K8YFQicoJcL_D9AsOVDFT93-sBXz0AQtfIRFLLzdJaPuSf6gb2H0TLdDUm1A1UTxj79GL2qLRJUqLURla_I18Daz_6j2LIGZvYpx23ASXg-BoQ2Wa9VNxtEa-MoPkYRNo28_Cf/s1600/IMG_1819.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 373px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVswC_r6K8YFQicoJcL_D9AsOVDFT93-sBXz0AQtfIRFLLzdJaPuSf6gb2H0TLdDUm1A1UTxj79GL2qLRJUqLURla_I18Daz_6j2LIGZvYpx23ASXg-BoQ2Wa9VNxtEa-MoPkYRNo28_Cf/s320/IMG_1819.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530213439334612578" border="0" /></a><br />5x5 Acrylic on hotpress Illustration Board<br /><br />Here is the result of the artist copy. I had to work fast because of acrylics speedy drying time. I did some slow building but then decided to be a little more brave and go opaque immediately. Lyendecker and Rockwell would have done these paintings in oil so they wouldn't have had to worry about them drying to fast. I am happy with the turn out and it feels good to know that i can work with acrylic in such a manor. I think the most difficult part of the assignment was trying to achieve what C.F. Payne calls the "crisp" quality of Lyendeckers paintings. I really don't know how else to describe it. His paintings have a "realistic" feel but when you look closely the shapes and strokes are very simple. the study of his that i chose to copy was actualy just a sketch! and not a finished painting. which is why you will see much of the underpainting showing in areas like the hat in my copy.Jon Guinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188822906847545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396545266611561730.post-17210570057077781152010-10-20T08:58:00.000-07:002010-10-20T12:31:38.475-07:00Artist Copy assignment<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8kQQSNxQroxIzjP8ShA0AACJHqcHiVb5SfRShriWZ7ug3EQloByHkX4Ob9G8Re6AO30_Q7x1vgLfk-8gvcvYO4-j8zHXhYciHM_lPDHHS24rVFhi4DDDIy9iuiQyHHLi0Rurwsv-238A/s1600/jcl_sketch_grid.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 203px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8kQQSNxQroxIzjP8ShA0AACJHqcHiVb5SfRShriWZ7ug3EQloByHkX4Ob9G8Re6AO30_Q7x1vgLfk-8gvcvYO4-j8zHXhYciHM_lPDHHS24rVFhi4DDDIy9iuiQyHHLi0Rurwsv-238A/s320/jcl_sketch_grid.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530211124207663298" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMkCA36jfkFpgJUgrueAusk2C7uMzJjYvBZ0ELZRoKPShK3AwEoZpki7wKg_sI9xkU0q3WYJVdo4ZXvi_bqjV2fwfG_ig1XzjwOa070DXLhvwRNwNujdOl7xWL8X3dMktvH5OwsjJvBda/s1600/retribution-large.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 207px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMkCA36jfkFpgJUgrueAusk2C7uMzJjYvBZ0ELZRoKPShK3AwEoZpki7wKg_sI9xkU0q3WYJVdo4ZXvi_bqjV2fwfG_ig1XzjwOa070DXLhvwRNwNujdOl7xWL8X3dMktvH5OwsjJvBda/s320/retribution-large.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530211241512785554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Above is an assignment that i got in my "Illustration Styles and Concepts" class. Taught by <a href="http://www.cfpayne.com/portfolio.html">C.F. Payne</a>. We had to choose two artists from a list of classic painters and illustrators and do a copy of a head from one of their pieces. As shown below, i chose head studies by J.C. Lyendecker (top) and Norman Rockwell (bottom). I chose them because they are both pure painters and much of there were has a very illustrative quality. Other artist on the list included Dean Cornwell, John Singer Sargent, Haddon Sunblum and many more.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjen_bHw6Vi3gTwhyFFJoGiooervhIEu3UgMdNhQNR3Zyf0uXjXvpVoliQa5kjpNSJHxCdNt_HlmLehPG7RdnAmzNZVd51w3MCVZjV-LyS6_1qFGQXx6X436k-vQcCU3tPaPwxDcinCpG9-/s1600/IMG_1813.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjen_bHw6Vi3gTwhyFFJoGiooervhIEu3UgMdNhQNR3Zyf0uXjXvpVoliQa5kjpNSJHxCdNt_HlmLehPG7RdnAmzNZVd51w3MCVZjV-LyS6_1qFGQXx6X436k-vQcCU3tPaPwxDcinCpG9-/s320/IMG_1813.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530211572187877890" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here i've got my drawing in and fixed. I'm just getting the value structure figured out with this underpainting, and then doing light washes of color to block in the areas. I always get really excited to paint at this stage. I am working with acrylic.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Jon Guinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188822906847545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396545266611561730.post-34951217575899450722010-09-22T14:11:00.000-07:002010-09-22T14:14:25.120-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicaSge7iYmydL5xx2jvVAxCGpK29eX7NYNakf7YQfJvac7PjfAlnCs4gEtcQJDv-dJKgxqFqTwLzAUgzC2YjFihMQQIDXgiBEImSek2_yw47F4rJjmF5EvSoUKHYcMlGiCdfQ-6ijh97It/s1600/faucetboy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicaSge7iYmydL5xx2jvVAxCGpK29eX7NYNakf7YQfJvac7PjfAlnCs4gEtcQJDv-dJKgxqFqTwLzAUgzC2YjFihMQQIDXgiBEImSek2_yw47F4rJjmF5EvSoUKHYcMlGiCdfQ-6ijh97It/s400/faucetboy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519848533042974978" border="0" /></a><br />"My inability to cry"- acrylic and oil glaze- This is the last piece in storymode Vol. 1 and is dedicated to my friend Jeffery Stevenson who left us early this past summer at the age of 21 in a horrible bike accident. Rest in piece homey.Jon Guinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188822906847545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396545266611561730.post-3496383705111950902010-09-22T14:00:00.000-07:002010-09-22T14:02:11.501-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdFHXigGbYw4AhYknRC6Tki7zf1u7Qmc3nfXQgwhVNsfTbfAydgE8xJ9RTuEw5rRcd8GQNr_Vp14g8qH0HiT8yOhs3RlJPvyWTROF0iq5VXp9cKRV7lHKMT_CByLiMHkEkyyF56TgkVYd/s1600/face.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdFHXigGbYw4AhYknRC6Tki7zf1u7Qmc3nfXQgwhVNsfTbfAydgE8xJ9RTuEw5rRcd8GQNr_Vp14g8qH0HiT8yOhs3RlJPvyWTROF0iq5VXp9cKRV7lHKMT_CByLiMHkEkyyF56TgkVYd/s400/face.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519845957245840354" border="0" /></a><br />untitled. acrylicJon Guinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188822906847545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396545266611561730.post-84624220098369201152010-09-22T13:43:00.000-07:002010-09-22T13:53:02.346-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc6wNUDbBJ3wZGr3cK74HMlNoXzw0bJkmQpagm8UgMhREnEDpjaEtwhCwY3HTs3UmLGen3JoE88ice5x44j_FUKb7FSfkQPhMA0kP2uSIP8C4wgcHnr3EjJfX_VM9lp6Ki5lY3ixiQGOiz/s1600/last.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc6wNUDbBJ3wZGr3cK74HMlNoXzw0bJkmQpagm8UgMhREnEDpjaEtwhCwY3HTs3UmLGen3JoE88ice5x44j_FUKb7FSfkQPhMA0kP2uSIP8C4wgcHnr3EjJfX_VM9lp6Ki5lY3ixiQGOiz/s400/last.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519843523965303554" border="0" /></a><br />"Nothing lasts forever" AcrylicJon Guinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188822906847545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396545266611561730.post-88475760508324657342010-09-22T13:16:00.000-07:002010-09-22T13:17:53.067-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizx8_nmG39ADIr1l8JAHxQh5OwmDjbIol_j9V2qP3bssRJfcHIfuCpBPJ4X6crA4L7UieI-4ImGx0lsmFFoqfJh59YoA9dwOgLSXLiEFJ_Bzha5SUVTx3jCKUYude5258PzEWAPU-zUbC3/s1600/cafe.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizx8_nmG39ADIr1l8JAHxQh5OwmDjbIol_j9V2qP3bssRJfcHIfuCpBPJ4X6crA4L7UieI-4ImGx0lsmFFoqfJh59YoA9dwOgLSXLiEFJ_Bzha5SUVTx3jCKUYude5258PzEWAPU-zUbC3/s400/cafe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519834639001154674" border="0" /></a><br />sketch in cafe, ballpoint penJon Guinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188822906847545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396545266611561730.post-72283850189627470122010-09-22T13:03:00.000-07:002010-09-22T13:04:00.399-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhMaHzTnoVJpui1mHYoTgG7udv_1PSzIeopTxMPDHexShe1BPJ_WfX04CbMkJzb9HJV1eRs6_OiQAwyaRJHmhOHanxrxOB7mMuLYtmWoGprb6gynHscaVdDqjXYusGJFM-FDnlkKhLejt/s1600/the+hunt.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhMaHzTnoVJpui1mHYoTgG7udv_1PSzIeopTxMPDHexShe1BPJ_WfX04CbMkJzb9HJV1eRs6_OiQAwyaRJHmhOHanxrxOB7mMuLYtmWoGprb6gynHscaVdDqjXYusGJFM-FDnlkKhLejt/s400/the+hunt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519831034412849394" border="0" /></a><br />"the hunt" ballpoint penJon Guinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188822906847545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396545266611561730.post-31140139612280894542010-09-22T12:48:00.001-07:002010-09-22T12:54:55.267-07:00Clouds<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhed4HV2kWNAy7zGtk5ulNZgALlx2F1iAUWLOBe1oy7NMrOd02Yurq8T4vktTnCRD1NtRQaOVAZAsqQN0j0n-NmUYTb_mOKsOc1GjyfdsDdr0Bx7qoEEr5BfYtINrQQ8vnaSXAwdHoGz_Mt/s1600/clouds.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 324px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhed4HV2kWNAy7zGtk5ulNZgALlx2F1iAUWLOBe1oy7NMrOd02Yurq8T4vktTnCRD1NtRQaOVAZAsqQN0j0n-NmUYTb_mOKsOc1GjyfdsDdr0Bx7qoEEr5BfYtINrQQ8vnaSXAwdHoGz_Mt/s400/clouds.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519827283050455554" border="0" /></a>"the clouds" acrylic and blue pencil. the fortune says "There appear to be many clouds; but they quickly pass. Lucky Numbers 17,27,24,25,32,38"Jon Guinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188822906847545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396545266611561730.post-89527078956394163662010-09-16T20:10:00.000-07:002010-09-16T20:11:03.730-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7K2wO-q0cZ5ckDdPAyBM3laGl2-DcX7H7sXPgfrpzsDcEiE-OzHb43e3hvNbwyFZK9lbmAA0bAN4ZXbmFXNI9i5nHi7cZnSZwt3iwo4ILBsWxEkCu2wu1eFdQ6msfzT-plKzTVhaeaOc-/s1600/sketch032.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7K2wO-q0cZ5ckDdPAyBM3laGl2-DcX7H7sXPgfrpzsDcEiE-OzHb43e3hvNbwyFZK9lbmAA0bAN4ZXbmFXNI9i5nHi7cZnSZwt3iwo4ILBsWxEkCu2wu1eFdQ6msfzT-plKzTVhaeaOc-/s400/sketch032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517714530488516706" border="0" /></a><br />figures in a cafe. ballpoint pen.Jon Guinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188822906847545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396545266611561730.post-12777872232770280582010-09-16T20:07:00.000-07:002010-09-16T20:09:46.049-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4KCySDcXviuv5pVrbw_jYc-Lx6kqvLatkJk_yQSskVKGrSlBMd8-v7Qr434UQnVImGgpeT2ykbYJeVRZzL62kTro7jHxIDPxniIGGjv02ZgJLowo39flHcQjVGXqDX1bPlGCrHLSVwAY/s1600/sketch031.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ4KCySDcXviuv5pVrbw_jYc-Lx6kqvLatkJk_yQSskVKGrSlBMd8-v7Qr434UQnVImGgpeT2ykbYJeVRZzL62kTro7jHxIDPxniIGGjv02ZgJLowo39flHcQjVGXqDX1bPlGCrHLSVwAY/s400/sketch031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517713955380807650" border="0" /></a><br />head study done in bar. the text below it is a something i wrote about my interaction with the individual who struck up a conversation with me after realizing that i was drawing him. Ballpoint penJon Guinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188822906847545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396545266611561730.post-59836364523560254442010-09-16T20:05:00.000-07:002010-09-16T20:06:41.714-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhIhGCmtNZxwv2rOZNu1ietaMt3DGAgtCeYmqb1_ZPP6x-IQx54efyNhLmQiRI0SUczAGgY3FiBk-caaVuzBIdh1EnxzgHpGgcCjZYPHC8Xex4kvifgft-ypSB6Qyo49CX6KxkxnOzvro/s1600/wii+party.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhIhGCmtNZxwv2rOZNu1ietaMt3DGAgtCeYmqb1_ZPP6x-IQx54efyNhLmQiRI0SUczAGgY3FiBk-caaVuzBIdh1EnxzgHpGgcCjZYPHC8Xex4kvifgft-ypSB6Qyo49CX6KxkxnOzvro/s400/wii+party.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517713456073803218" border="0" /></a><br />"Wii Party", Ballpoint penJon Guinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188822906847545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396545266611561730.post-26712615431168587462010-09-16T20:00:00.000-07:002010-09-16T20:05:06.441-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wMoRg0xoxCcVs6TRmL7OdKS9eORMxB9oRC7i-EFwcsmMEGvlwQwOJnTuNWP-FfY4ziPfcKu8PSzlpoYyVbUOMK-YAEnYEEEJLPbalk61qd4BzezBkZ8L224M06P77AaV1uZz66jG6bUO/s1600/sketch033.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wMoRg0xoxCcVs6TRmL7OdKS9eORMxB9oRC7i-EFwcsmMEGvlwQwOJnTuNWP-FfY4ziPfcKu8PSzlpoYyVbUOMK-YAEnYEEEJLPbalk61qd4BzezBkZ8L224M06P77AaV1uZz66jG6bUO/s400/sketch033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517712790677015346" border="0" /></a><br />"Ambrosius", Ballpoint pen.Jon Guinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188822906847545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396545266611561730.post-54067752662821614692010-09-16T19:58:00.000-07:002010-09-16T19:59:36.099-07:00Storymode Vol. 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC2IlzytA3SXe2hCPKXYiPuGnkLxjFGunaA8opbZMRADAcmSzxzaM1qGB9LQZCn6FrhU7WMbIWJ361UB9grrvSiAONGcVSHrIRZWsdj6lYhiipIoi5pXfKeTfCCw_WD1_N89-WyM5wtzAW/s1600/olive+boy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC2IlzytA3SXe2hCPKXYiPuGnkLxjFGunaA8opbZMRADAcmSzxzaM1qGB9LQZCn6FrhU7WMbIWJ361UB9grrvSiAONGcVSHrIRZWsdj6lYhiipIoi5pXfKeTfCCw_WD1_N89-WyM5wtzAW/s400/olive+boy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517711514881005154" border="0" /></a><br />Acrylic painting on left, and drawing done in Buckeye Donuts on right.Jon Guinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188822906847545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396545266611561730.post-47268055032292674462010-09-10T14:36:00.002-07:002010-09-22T13:41:51.432-07:00Storymode Vol. 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWPKdO8FsRvmqo0vGsx7mgyZFDvjRmmwyyXBCLwdFw84pnSXv0-UlsKBn5cin6c9IxnQNdR04cYhzBFz5qxvrDhl9dhyvLuVi_Xp-2X1Jvn-98FycWoduvZNI8ibM4OaiMq4Shqz7IKlu-/s1600/storymode.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWPKdO8FsRvmqo0vGsx7mgyZFDvjRmmwyyXBCLwdFw84pnSXv0-UlsKBn5cin6c9IxnQNdR04cYhzBFz5qxvrDhl9dhyvLuVi_Xp-2X1Jvn-98FycWoduvZNI8ibM4OaiMq4Shqz7IKlu-/s400/storymode.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519840830679603346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe9jWTWQU6FAuL_ituC70wOFo5bNIDZQkYm8wtBAK6cil30r1ahTiuTLbvDJRVJddneEtiT0njm7umoPYDLVGLPmZ3EAdD86Qqwda5ZtW2G2PhIZw2pq01AkkS-EOsn1L7NF7uJNi7Qlv2/s1600/img007.jpg"><br /></a><br />At the beginning of 09 i began what will some day be a series of moleskine sketchbooks or i should probably say "piece books" which i have given the same title as this blog, "Storymode". The piece book will be daily experiences and art adventures expressed through paintings and drawings. I call it a piece book because i give it a little bit more love and attention than i do my other sketchbooks. The idea came from my childhood of playing many videogames. You start a videogame and it gives you the option of storymode or whatever else. I always prefer storymode. i like being through into an adventure in which i will make new discoveries, meet interesting characters and gain experience! Storymode Vol. 1 is complete, and the following posts are highlights of 2009. Storymode Vol.2 is already a work in progress!Jon Guinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188822906847545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396545266611561730.post-72966806247754204422009-12-21T17:38:00.000-08:002009-12-26T10:27:01.991-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpmQJe7rCJby6JSmubIs3XHbqFSREqG-gMaX10paFSjIKiCromrn4ThXCUROQjGUgXFClPxjoGzuQ04JVp8bMXhco14K4HOejUyVIRBjGr62m-lfKC4xRxx3B3d8mwfvSgA5j7ltszRvHC/s1600-h/daiseyfield008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpmQJe7rCJby6JSmubIs3XHbqFSREqG-gMaX10paFSjIKiCromrn4ThXCUROQjGUgXFClPxjoGzuQ04JVp8bMXhco14K4HOejUyVIRBjGr62m-lfKC4xRxx3B3d8mwfvSgA5j7ltszRvHC/s400/daiseyfield008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417870063233969202" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);">></span> <span style="font-size:85%;">graphite on bristol 7 x 5", re-scaled in photoshop<br />________________________________________<br />Here is another illustration methods project where we were given a little bit of time to go to the library and bring back some reference to class to use for an illustration. on top of these references we collected we were specific reference chosen by the professor which we were required to use. At the library i found a photo of 2 young boys rioting in Afghanistan. They had their backs to each other- one with a sling shot and one throwing a rock. I thought it was a powerful photo and an excellent symbol of camaraderie. The reference i chose from my professor was a photo of a boy standing with his grandfather in a garden of daises. In this project we were told that we must distort the figures in an attempt to come up with interesting shapes and design. I did a bunch of thumbnails and preliminary sketches. The result was the above sketch.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdmuCOlKe_yEXQ0KA3ZEqjWWYWpjDy5EtrjKFSP8gx2Tjndm2x9GFxTZH1xpbacnIcsxswK9ol7qGYzCaaU2o61hCOeC99RQ4Kmk2wpgR4xKx7jIlNuFBnQgr6UaM6QtcCpdKGofazYw5g/s1600-h/free+as+a+bird.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdmuCOlKe_yEXQ0KA3ZEqjWWYWpjDy5EtrjKFSP8gx2Tjndm2x9GFxTZH1xpbacnIcsxswK9ol7qGYzCaaU2o61hCOeC99RQ4Kmk2wpgR4xKx7jIlNuFBnQgr6UaM6QtcCpdKGofazYw5g/s400/free+as+a+bird.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417869288781646546" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);">></span> <span style="font-size:85%;">acrylic on board 12 x 9"<br />____________________<br /><br />It took me a long time to come up with the color scheme for this piece. It was originally going to be a daytime setting with a blue sky. And the daises were going to be the normal color: white, yellow, green, brown. Somewhere along the line of premixing my colors i told myself that this would be boring and so i decided to make it an evening setting, hoping for a more beautiful picturesque look. I thought it would be cool to have the boys silhouetted. I made the flowers and the boys the same color scheme to help with an idea that i had that the boys were defending the flowers, or that the boys themselves were the flowers and thus defending their people from the birds. Also from the sketch i changed the angle and the direction of the Daisey field in the frame of reference. In the sketch i had the Daisey field flat and horizontal. I changed in the painting to have a diagonal swoop motion from the bottom left to the middle right. It created a zig zag diagonal composition with the daisy field slanting up to the right then the boys slingshot slanting up to the left, and lastly the diagonal of the birds moving upward to the right also. When people see this piece they ask me what it means and i dont know what to tell them.<br /></span>Jon Guinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188822906847545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396545266611561730.post-14221297356681151142009-12-20T11:54:00.000-08:002009-12-20T12:19:58.603-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ_7-clgKEuJfTdXUgAtq_YtWD3tDfhNOzS6MgJnxTpw6slReN-_kifzLW9NnpstbbcEqyiD-WynuMZYfsmaxvD6z9em-NLM9aCTB2pRkV3I8lfgWLtJujKdevgOgCP51dcGgkAVl2JuVf/s1600-h/lemonade1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ_7-clgKEuJfTdXUgAtq_YtWD3tDfhNOzS6MgJnxTpw6slReN-_kifzLW9NnpstbbcEqyiD-WynuMZYfsmaxvD6z9em-NLM9aCTB2pRkV3I8lfgWLtJujKdevgOgCP51dcGgkAVl2JuVf/s400/lemonade1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417412263837491074" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);">></span> <span style="font-size:85%;">graphite on bristol, 14 x 8.5"<br />_______________________<br /><br />This is our second Illustration methods class project, and our first full color painting assignment. We had to write down a list of 5 words randomly, and then when we were done we were told to choose a few of those words and make an illustration out of them. My words were choke, city, and cough. I threw an image of my self in a hometown Columbus Ohio city setting. That's the Laveck tower behind me. The little images coming out of my mouth are supposed to be images of boring suburb childhood life. The whole point of the initial idea was that i would be in downtown Columbus choking on memories of my boring suburban childhood. In the drawing i have: a boy playing video games, a girl trying to sell lemonade with no success, a mischievous looking boy riding a bike, a little girl jumping rope, and a cranky old man at the bottom watering his lawn and reading the paper.<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGq7oBGyAzHu6pTVza5ghz4WZCqblljS9QagzgXh4sjKrF_T-mUGaEgaWZFbX3RG8n50LSPts2sIZex2dn0gQQreKA5Gdkbgh1J-MNzpNgx7m2g5ETMims3evSTcmJxSqWTwDOM3v8KXj/s1600-h/citychoke.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvGq7oBGyAzHu6pTVza5ghz4WZCqblljS9QagzgXh4sjKrF_T-mUGaEgaWZFbX3RG8n50LSPts2sIZex2dn0gQQreKA5Gdkbgh1J-MNzpNgx7m2g5ETMims3evSTcmJxSqWTwDOM3v8KXj/s400/citychoke.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417410025118497906" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);">></span> <span style="font-size:85%;">acrylic on board, 14 x 8.5"<br />______________________<br /><br />Before i began the painting i decided to mess around with the composition of the image. i through some pictures of the Laveck tower along with a photo reference of myself choking in photoshop. The positioning of the buildings is flipped horizontal. I think this works better, because the diagnoals of the buildings, especially the one cropped off on the left kind of lead you into the figure. I also painted the figures flesh to be much warmer than its surrounding overcast sky environment so that it would pop out more. In the end i took the ghost images that were coming out of my mouth completely out of the illustration. I even began painting them but decided to paint over them because they were to distracting in the image and was difficult to understand for people that i showed the initial drawing too. I feel like i made the right decision. Thank god for prelimary work.<br /></span>Jon Guinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188822906847545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396545266611561730.post-45136387480820764932009-12-20T11:31:00.000-08:002009-12-20T11:51:51.032-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJiRZzLNYzYTX56gb17L2NM6MZCK-22-ZrmwxYzBFSYrS5Y98WzW4-z79rH879AUjfKFVPXu_2zjamirEeUlaQIa4TiYkqQW-3hm6YPfD2PWX2ZOFvpYzkqUJecPGdKwSrTjZh62L2W2xZ/s1600-h/Ram1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJiRZzLNYzYTX56gb17L2NM6MZCK-22-ZrmwxYzBFSYrS5Y98WzW4-z79rH879AUjfKFVPXu_2zjamirEeUlaQIa4TiYkqQW-3hm6YPfD2PWX2ZOFvpYzkqUJecPGdKwSrTjZh62L2W2xZ/s400/Ram1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417404502631744178" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);">></span> <span style="font-size:85%;">graphite on bristol, 12 x 9"<br />______________________<br /><br />This was the first paint project we got in my illustration methods class at CCAD. Some of my friends call it the "fury project". We had to choose an animal and have a human figure morphing to that animal. The whole idea with this project was to get us used to combining multiple references for an illustration. I chose a Ram. 30 or so thumbnails for ideas. Went to the library and found a few images of a Ram with a strong light source. Chose the best one. Took some photo references of myself with my 2Pac Makaveli hoody on and an airsoft pistol tucked in my waste ( i promise its airsoft). Wont post that reference for obvious reasons. I drew the image out on bristol and made a value study. Copied the completed value study (shown above). Transfered the drawing on to cold press illustration board. Blocked in value, wash, paint etc.<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRAUgNzXShGfVj7gZ79-1g4twjK2zVXbQirmAfZs70fycgBak3qUGPp4qOR1h1HR2C_t7Hn4COYC6PiMDeA-OXC31pr44LjIdq-PzxTb5KyApTVXJD9JwxZ9jE1PqCMiArdR9oH-Qn9Cx/s1600-h/ram+life.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRAUgNzXShGfVj7gZ79-1g4twjK2zVXbQirmAfZs70fycgBak3qUGPp4qOR1h1HR2C_t7Hn4COYC6PiMDeA-OXC31pr44LjIdq-PzxTb5KyApTVXJD9JwxZ9jE1PqCMiArdR9oH-Qn9Cx/s400/ram+life.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417403599851125826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);">></span> <span style="font-size:85%;">"Ram Life", acrylic on board 12 x 9"<br />_____________________________<br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">The ram. A powerful and proud creature, looking for a chance to buck at any oppurtunity that presents itself. No particular reason is neccessary, however territory, pride, ego, and recreation are all possibilities. Such is the life of a ram. Such is also the life of a common street thug.</span>Jon Guinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188822906847545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396545266611561730.post-20434078832963224742009-12-20T11:12:00.000-08:002009-12-20T11:30:24.766-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEfuYdL-BosBrHivQNKlzOJmHUSG0CQPUeN0yn85zgJcVnA2ZA26Q1EESwBY8IZIQgk95kta-s9KohekUQLiRiiEiN6oDNfOqTkni8YdPYfRutggG491WtD2hIVoCqLLBpLlLElfun-APE/s1600-h/bashful.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEfuYdL-BosBrHivQNKlzOJmHUSG0CQPUeN0yn85zgJcVnA2ZA26Q1EESwBY8IZIQgk95kta-s9KohekUQLiRiiEiN6oDNfOqTkni8YdPYfRutggG491WtD2hIVoCqLLBpLlLElfun-APE/s400/bashful.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417400266272310466" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);">></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> oil on board, 12.5 x 7"<br /><br />__________________<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgInBxaG3zSY0WOIQ9UWA2_Hc9Ldg6BoI3ZxjaN8IAVVmtvd6kHIxpw1i7-9B25fZzhAkp926eFLp2Wo32dWVR-1IOzil6tf1UFZC1UqCbKo_jMZ4wmPCEw9qJnDgF500u-Dm-gqwJQvbKo/s1600-h/splash.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 342px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgInBxaG3zSY0WOIQ9UWA2_Hc9Ldg6BoI3ZxjaN8IAVVmtvd6kHIxpw1i7-9B25fZzhAkp926eFLp2Wo32dWVR-1IOzil6tf1UFZC1UqCbKo_jMZ4wmPCEw9qJnDgF500u-Dm-gqwJQvbKo/s400/splash.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417398966755964722" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);">></span> <span style="font-size:85%;">oil on board, 10 x 8"<br />__________________<br /><br />Here we have some quick oil sketches i did over the summer. each of them took about a day rough and dirty. I use a really quick process: drawing, block in, wash, direct paint. I was drawing from references i found on the internet. The reason for this is because it was during the summer break from school and i didn't have any access to live nude models. So i went on the internet and began searching "tasteful nudes" on google (haha). I needed a way to practice painting flesh tones. and this was the best and fastest way to do it. I completely recommend it. Aside from practicing flesh tones, it was also fun to be able to play around with the backgrounds anyway you want to.<br /><br /></span>Jon Guinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188822906847545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396545266611561730.post-30579658386865784732009-12-20T10:47:00.000-08:002009-12-20T11:11:25.680-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMZShwj23x1gtqG_zMMAXwd00PEvVf9svhYARldYkB-B9PKN0rBCNNmmLsaJlh9rnN679t-eDdsBcwajFpClFgRmxSLPxTCJC7p07GeoIcpuKYcBOHXH-cTJjGNzaOSU3VvDxb82sdlZKF/s1600-h/self+portrait.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMZShwj23x1gtqG_zMMAXwd00PEvVf9svhYARldYkB-B9PKN0rBCNNmmLsaJlh9rnN679t-eDdsBcwajFpClFgRmxSLPxTCJC7p07GeoIcpuKYcBOHXH-cTJjGNzaOSU3VvDxb82sdlZKF/s400/self+portrait.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417392288578727106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> <span style="color: rgb(102, 255, 255);">></span> </span>self portrait, oil on cavas 24.5 x 11.5"<br />_______________________________________________________<br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >This is a self portrait i did this past summer 2009. My goal was just to complete a self portrait, because this was something that i've had difficulty doing in the past. </span>Jon Guinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188822906847545noreply@blogger.com0