[Art] WIP - Wandsuna - Mr and Mrs Finch

[moonvoice]

Progress.
The costumes are always a bit time-consuming,
more because I'm not sure what elements I'm going to include;
so it's an organic process.
With the exception of the sleeves, I knew how I wanted them to look. :)

Comments

[elialshadowpine]

That is stunning. I can't wait to see it when it's finished. :)

[moonvoice]

Thank you! :D

[white_rabbit]

What you do with pastels is magical. <3

[moonvoice]

Aw thank you! *blush* I was lucky that I had my Grandpa to teach me a few tricks; though most of the tricks he taught me were about landscaping; so maybe I should try landscaping in pastels again to see how that goes!

[white_rabbit]

I would love to see that. :D Pastels are soooo hard (for me anyways!)

[tangledaxon]

Oh, wow, the color!

[moonvoice]

Pastel pigment makes me so happy. It's the most vividly pigmented medium in the art world; aside from using pure pigment itself. Although it varies per brand. The red in the top Finch's face is Schminke - and that is one of the highest qualities in the world. That's why it's the brightest thing on there. It's pretty much just pure pigment.

I heart pastels.

[silverjackal]

I am completely stuck on Mrs. Finch's left sleeve. It is *incredible*. It's a shame pastels don't ship well, because the richness you bring to these pieces is extraordinary.

[moonvoice]

The sleeve was a hell of a lot of fun (three colours only, whee!), and Mr. Finch's will be similar, except in a slightly different shade of brown. With pastels, you often have to work from the inside out if a piece is done by section, like this. Otherwise it just gets smeared all over the place.

I have shipped a full-sized pastel piece to the UK before, and it actually shipped okay. There's a small amount of dust that comes off in the process, but if it's packed with glassine attached (grainless paper - like baking paper, but smoother), rolled tightly and then attached to the actual postage roll itself to prevent slippage; it does okay. The roll falls out naturally after about a week, on a flat surface, weighed down at the edges (and it falls out completely once framed; because of the nature of pastel paper). And I have a feeling it would also do fine adhered between two pieces of board -> but I actually think that would create a bit more dust loss.

Pastel logistics!

[redsixwing]

Wow, the depth of color on the sleeve. And blue fire foxes, maybe? Eee!

The hard thing is, I see your incredible costumes and then I itch to make them, and I don't think I have that much skill, or time. I'd need to learn piecework, or embroidery, or both.

But oh, how I would love to see one of those full-size.

[redsixwing]

My eyes just threw the switch on me and showed me hatching foxes, rather than blue fire.

Amazing how that works.

[moonvoice]

Oh! That's awesome. I mean they are meant to be hatching; but I love when the eye sees different things. That is awesome.

[moonvoice]

I have this dream that one day I'll have an exhibition where my Wandsuna artwork is in one area, and an artistic textile maker has re-created the costumes in another corner. I'd SO love to wear one. They're kind of shapeless and robe-y, but that's what I like about them too, in a way.

[redsixwing]

That would be awesome.

Robes, sure, but with such detail! The flow of the fabric over a body would give even more depth to them, I think.

[ariestess]

OH wow! This is gorgeous! Pastels, right? Isn't that what you use on the Wandsuna series?

[moonvoice]

Yep, pastels! :D I've used my pencil/pen style twice, but all the rest have been in pastels.

[ariestess]

Thought so, but wanted to make sure...

[lupagreenwolf]

This is going to be fantastic on soooo many levels. What? Did you just decide to not settle on your laurels after the Bronze Forest? I mean, HOW MUCH MORE AWESOME CAN YOU FIT IN ONE PIECE OF ART?

(In other words, I like it :)

[moonvoice]

Heh, glad you like it! I've been wanting to illustrate a Wandsuna piece for SO LONG.

[jensurvivor]

That is really disturbing. I like it.

[moonvoice]

Thank you. :D

[cherrydaiquiri]

Such amazing saturation of colour! I'm loving this one so far.

[moonvoice]

Thanks!

[welshwmn3]

You did this with pastels.

I've worked with pastels before, and have never gotten anywhere near the depth of color or detail you've accomplished here.

It's awe inspiring.

[moonvoice]

I can't take full credit for the depth of colour, I do use really good brands. But as for the detail, my malleable eraser is my bestest ever friend. :D

[goddess_incarnate]

I've passed this picture like four times and every time I look at it - it seems like there are new colors, like the picture is adding more depth to itself! I experience this with oracle and tarot cards too. And a poster I had of a bunch of spiritual stuff. :3

[moonvoice]

Aw thank you! :)