Published on ImagineFX 76
That’s right. I also been selected as Artist of the Month for this issue. It’s really exciting, I’ve always desired being published in such a prestigious magazine.
Here’s a link to it in case you want to get a copy.
Posted on 1 November '11 by Alejandro Dini, under News. 6 Comments.
The Red Shoes
Another fairy tale. This time it’s Andersen’s “The Red Shoes”.
This is the scene that struck me the most and I found being the most interesting twist in the story.
In addition, I changed the religious theme of the tale to something more pantheistic.
While working on it I decided to make a little video on how I paint foliage and plants. I suggest you to watch it in Youtube and enlarge it.
Posted on 2 October '11 by Alejandro Dini, under Finished work, Videos. 1 Comment.
Experiment 13
One more entry in my Experiments series.
I’ve always liked aliens, Greys especially. Strangely, I seldom draw them.
Subject aside, with this Experiment I tried a couple of things I haven’t done so far: a white background with a strong light and skin texture.
I had a lot of fun painting skin, wrinkles and cheekbones. When I paint humans I tend not to go that far, firstly because I don’t zoom in that close, but even if I did I think I would end up making them too creepy if I added too many details. But I’ve never really tried, I’m just assuming.
For aliens it’s ok, their skin has to be slightly repugnant and unpleasant. I should do this again, I always enjoy painting organic things.
Posted on 27 September '11 by Alejandro Dini, under Finished work. 1 Comment.
Experiment 12 with video
I’ve done another Experiment, that is quick random paintings I make without any reference nor preparation.
This time I also made a video of the process. I’ve never done it before, so at first I was rather conscious about it and I wonder whether it slowed me down a bit.
When I paint I always get into the “zone” several times through the work, that is a mental state where everything “disappears” except for me and the screen.
However, this time I was more alert because I knew that I was being recorded and that someone would eventually see what I was doing.
Nevertheless it was interesting to work this way and I’d like to do it again.
Here’s the finished image:
And here’s the video. Remember to check Part 2 as well.
Posted on 14 September '11 by Alejandro Dini, under Finished work, Videos. No Comments.
Motivation and Failure
Appropriate topics for me these days. While I think managed to find a good way to motivate myself to work even when I’d be tempted to do nothing at all, I certainly have to learn how to deal with failure, because I’m pretty good at collecting it.
You know, the feeling of let down when you thought things were headed towards the right direction. Even worse, when you did your very best and you find out it wasn’t enough.
I sincerely have to admit that I don’t think that all sorts of failures help us improve. Perhaps some do, most maybe, but not all.
Failure is bitter and it’s up to us to understand why it happened and decide how to deal with it.
But hey, I don’t want to turn this post into a personal delusional rant (so tempting though! I like venting a bit), I just want to share a couple of things about this topic.
First, a little interesting article that might encourage you (or frustrate you even more): Why success always starts with failure.
The second link I want to share is mostly about motivation. It’s a 30 minutes podcast by Bobby Chiu. He talks about his past days, life as an artist and how he motivated himself to push forward. You also get to see how he starts a painting, which is always interesting.
Posted on 8 September '11 by Alejandro Dini, under News. No Comments.
