Picasso, Great Artists Steal, the rest just copy! Just doing my thing too!
Well, a semi quote, of Picasso.
So yes, I stole the saying & over the years, I have seen many ideas to steal an idea from to use in my ART!
So needless to say, I am an old man now & having started in the art world at 4 years old, I have endured a lot.
I have also continued to “NEVER STOP LEARNING” & with the advent of computers and that style of art, I have just kept on learning.
In photography, printing graphics in 1989 & on into the 2019 era, I am always learning, even pushing into the video market now.
I started to paint at a young age, but my step-family was not to polite about artists. They were more concerned that I repay whatever it cost to raise me & spent time making sure I was busy running the family business for them while also having a job to cover as much of my costs as possible.
I have to admit, I don’t mind in the long run, I AM THE BETTER PERSON FOR IT!
Most people plop into a chair and grip about life being tough, I just find an answer to problems & KEEP GOING!
Any way, while I have looked at many people’s Photoshop painting styles, something was lacking. After I moved out at 18 yrs old in 1976, I had once again returned to painting. I was self-trained & studied many art forms, learning of styles & developing my own styles.
Well, I have found an add-on to Photoshop that now gives me that freedom in Photoshop to “Create paintings” without it just being a click of a button like a lot is. This is a stroke by stroke, adjustments all the while & using any of my 100s of types of brushes.
“FAUX Graffiti Sailing in the Wind!” is the use of my love for sailing trimarans this new add-on in Photoshop, my love of a heavy paint stroke/palette knife in oil & acrylic paints & my photography.
I first did the painting, then went through my photography to find a wall to put it on for the “graffiti effect”.
Personally, I am jazzed with results & expect to do many more of these types of painting photographic collages.
As Picasso says,
So for those of you who retire early from life, MAY you enjoy it.
Me, if I am working on a creation when I drop dead, So much the better for my happiness!
Enjoy & Happy Creating!