Halloween Coffin Box with maniacal laugh when opened!

I just finished this last night and posted it up on my Etsy Shop! Go and have a closer look, the images are much larger and you can see more detail.

                                                                                               ( Click here to see it on Etsy )

"The Pulps"

                                                                         


   I laid down a background wash of red and muddled or dry brushed some black in as an contrasting accent to dirty it up a bit with a 4" L998 Gesso Flat.
 For the eye, wall, blood and knife I used a no. 6 and 8 Royal & Langnickel Flat and Filbert by lightly pulling the paint you get a nice texture look. I learned a nifty little trade secret from a friend on how to achieve straight lines, you just use a ruler as a mahlstick that way you get straight lines every time. The key light or glare on the eyeball and knife blade were achieved by dabbing and gently pulling a half loaded brush just so that it looks like a there is a glimmer. I used a tooth brush with the red color to get a speckled effect around the edges. All of the art except for the type was painted and I added the type in Photoshop. The original was sold, the price was $350. But you can still get a print from my Gallery on Society6 here http://society6.com/monstersrobotsandfinks/The-Pulps-How-far-will-you-let-it-take-you_Print

Just a follow up on the painting I have been working on. It measures 24 inches by 36 inches and is painted with Acrylics on a medium surface Canvas. I just uploaded it on my Art Gallery here... http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/thomas-luca.html It was entitled, "The Princess of Felinicia" which I was going to call it but I thought "The Beast is Never Far from Beauty" had a better ring to it?

Ok, I made some changes thanks to a handful of friends who gave me some helpful criticism.  So here she is almost finished...
                                       from right POV                                  from left POV

Ok, I'll see you in about a week and hopefully I'll have this done? 

Just posted an update for the Tiger painting I've been working on, just a few more things to add and then my Sig and then it's going to be on my Gallery on Fine Art America.

Update: Wed Jul 25, 2012
Just another update for the Tiger painting, just a few more things to add and then it's completed. It's going up on Fine Art America soon.

I just posted new updates for my Tiger Painting and you can see it here: Tiger Painting Update

Thanks for looking.

For my latest works please visit my Gallery on Fine Art America here: Click Me

Wheeeew... it's been a while but I'm back to one of my original blogs and I need to update this post somethin' fierce. Here's a painting I'm working on now, it's an 18 X 24 inch canvas pre-stretched. So far I'm almost finished with the sketch. Criticism is welcome and I would even like to hear some suggestions from artists that have had their work made into Giclee prints.
Like who would you recommend? Or what do I ask the printer to make sure I get the results I want, where's all the cheap but top notch printers hiding at?


Here's the first pic in a series of many to come.

I don't have any experience with Giclee printing so any and all suggestions are appreciated. I heard of one place called PosterPop which I really like but I'm window browsing for the best choice. I'd like to have 500 made but I'm not sure on the size yet or if I could have it printed on gallery wrapped canvas that would be kool? I'm just surfin' the web to see all the possibilities.






Recent Updates: Tue July 10, 2012


Well I just finished laying on the flats or commonly known as "blocking". I'll post an update tomorrow at the latest to show you what it looks like so far. Still lots more to do.
When I am finished with it I will have it for sale on Fine Art America