As you can see, it pissed down with rain the whole time and I was painting on a corrugated iron wall. This made for an extremely pleasant painting experience, especially the waterfall like stream of water gushing down the left side of the A.
I like how the piece came out although I don't know if I nailed it exactly the way it was intended. For example, the lean on the A isn't gangster enough, the cross of the K sits a little high and I really struggle with such bold classic arrows. I found this piece really educational. I think Cecs draws on such a catalogue of classic NYC styles, the kind that look really simple but the subtleties are what really make them actually tough to paint!
Here's a progress video and the finished shot.
Top notch execution of the sketch! Size matters...
ReplyDeletenice bro great over all production...
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ReplyDeleteThanks guys! Did you see me giving the thumbs up to the engine driver? So funny he was real excited and giving us the thumbs up out the window haha
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ReplyDeleteWoah! I wasn't expecting you to paint this one. I felt like it needed the most alteration on the transfer in order to work out some of the kinks but you did a great job with it. You improved on a few awkward spots, like the way the S sits on the bar between the A and the K, and I also dig how you painted it horizontally rather than on a slant. It made the piece taller and it really adds a certain dynamic to it that wasn't present in my sketch. That "W" really has some boogie to it too! The only part that looks a little weird to me is the area where the arrow and the E meet for lunch on top of the K, which is my fault since I should've spaced it out more in my sketch. Other than that, I really dig it and I'm stoked that you decided to paint one of my sketches first! A++++++
ReplyDelete^ yeah that's definitely my least favourite part on my version too.. I really struggled to get that looking right..I think your style is deceptively hard to paint!
ReplyDeleteYeah I think Host said something similar when he painted a sketch I gave him a while back. I don't think that area really looks that bad, it's just a little crammed. You killed it though. Honestly, that's ten times better than how I would've painted it. It's a monster!
ReplyDeleteReally on point Askew! Love that you filmed the whole deal too.
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