For all the Star Wars fans! The saga continues!

jay80

My DSLR decided to throw its shutter last week, possibly as I may have dropped it!! So I put off uploading any pics.  My phone doesn't have a great camera but I thought sod it.  

Oil on board 11-3/4 x 16-1/2 in.

May the force be with you !

CBG

Big fan of George Lucas' characters and his myth!  Very nice.

tassieguy

I love this. It's a good composition and the colour scheme works really well. The realism is great. 

A_Time_To_Paint

This is great!  I love the scarred armor.  

GTO

The shading form and highlights look great.  

heartofengland

The attitude of the head is great. It adds a lot of life and movement to the figure. Your outer edges are really crisp which works well with the hard surfaces.

My son would have this on his bedroom wall in a shot😉

jay80

Thank you for all the kind comments.

Continuing the theme, another recently completed one.  

Oil on board 16.5 x 10.5 inches.

I give you the Mandalorian!



The saga continues lol!

I feel these two have a distinct pop art feel to them. 

adridri

Great expression on his face 

GTO

Your smooth solid color backgrounds work perfectly.  Are you painting in linen?

jay80

adridri said:

Great expression on his face 

Haha  I know right!!

GTO said:

Your smooth solid color backgrounds work perfectly.  Are you painting in linen?

No, I paint on mdf board, first sized with GAC 100 on all sides and then 3 coats of gesso.

tassieguy

Another beauty. I love the composition and way you do the background. 

GTO

How are you mounting or framing your finished paintings?  How thick is the board?  It looks like it has a texture to it.  Kind of like linen.  How well does the MDF hold up? Do they warp?  

jay80

tassieguy said:

Another beauty. I love the composition and way you do the background. 

Thank you !!

GTO said:

How are you mounting or framing your finished paintings?  How thick is the board?  It looks like it has a texture to it.  Kind of like linen.  How well does the MDF hold up? Do they warp?  

At present, they arent being framed.  I only frame it if I sell it and the client wants it framed.
I use thicknesses from 3mm to 6mm.  So far no issues in longevity and none of my paintings have any warping. The texture I sometimes add with the last coat of gesso, there is no plan to it, if the last coats texture looks good I keep it, otherwise it will get sanded smoother.  

GTO

@jay80. I was scrounging around an old antique store yesterday and ran across this.  Thought you would enjoy it.

jay80

@GTO wow.  Thank you, that is cool. My geek is showing ! 

Allie

I love how you painted the background! the yellow is a great choice and it is so smooth!