Wacky Reference Wednesdays, No. 93
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Labels: Color / Mythos / Painted / Sequential / Wacky Reference Wednesdays
Mythos: Captain America, Page 2 (panel 4 detail). 2008.
Acryla Gouache and gouache on bristol board, 11 x 17".
Here I am tormenting myself (as usual), playing the roles of a scrawny Steve Rogers and his childhood bully, Dougie Huggins. In addition to using myself as a model, I turned to the Charles W. Cushman Photograph Collection for candid historical inspiration.
thanks for the link to that website. never seen photos from the 40's look so vibrant and colorful. excellent reference material.
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Ron Ackins
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that's a helluva slingshot! poor guy
ReplyDeletelove the reference site link too, perfect for any historical pieces.
You look way to happy with that slingshot. And I'll also chime in my thanks for the great link!
ReplyDeleteHappy to share the link, guys. I was surprised to find such a rich collection of color photos from that period. There's a lot more there than I got a chance to use.
ReplyDeleteRon, that's an awesome fastball special piece you've got there.
I must say that after your lecture at RISD I have been taking silly pictures of either myself or friends for reference in my art. You have influenced me greatly! I cant thank you enough. Please visit again soon!
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Paolo!
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Francis, glad to hear it. Photography can be a very useful tool... and reference shots are almost always funny to look at.
ReplyDeleteIf all goes well, I may visit again next year during wintersession. If so, you'll hear it here first.
Just discovered your blog through a friend. I really like the posts showing the live poses that you use for your works.
ReplyDeleteKookaburra, thanks for stopping by. There's definitely more where that came from, so I hope you'll keep coming back. We're almost to our 100th week, so I plan to have some extra-embarrassing photos.
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