Hunting the hunter (Pokemon picture and poem: */F - tummy)

[Low_Roads]

Here's another Pokemon picture and poem combination. The picture is of Mew/Jessie, tummy tickling. As last time, there is no tickling content in the poem:

“Enchanted Mew”

I've got some news, an extra too,
For late last night I saw a Mew!
She soared above the ground!
“How can it be?” you ask. It’s true!
“How do you know it was a Mew?”
She made a mewing sound!


“But Mew aren’t with us anymore.
They’ve traveled to some foreign shore
Or back home to the sky.”
I can’t convince a single soul
Of that enchanted glance I stole
And so I say good-bye.

Back to the site of my first view
I’ll go again and wait for Mew.
I hope she won’t be long.
But I would sit my whole life through
To once again behold my Mew
And hear her happy song.

FSJIV

 

[Celtic_Emperor]

Its another good combination, but I personally like the first one better. Its nonetheless a good picture.

 

[Low_Roads]

Thanks for the compliment, Vlad! :happy: I must admit, it was probably an error to employ a "surprise!" motif in this picture, since I'd already used one for Misty. Particularly since I have a large variety of situations planned. Truth is, I'd collected a great deal of visual reference material for Jessie, and wanted to use her quick. This was the most appropriate scenario that occured to me. I was pretty keen to use the Mew poem, too.

 

[nessonite1]

You use such a strange measure (I say strange, I should say "unfamiliar to me") here and in the last one. 😛
What is it you use to color these? It looks almost like crayon but the color is so rich. It's tres cool whatever it is. 😀

 

[Low_Roads]

Thank you, ness! I favor deep, rich, Kalamos-esque hues. But even if I didn't, I'd have to use them. My coloring system is rather make-shift. My brother and I build signs for a living, and we use a program called Flexi-sign Pro in our work. Once I've finished the inks for a particular picture, I scan them into the work computer. Flexi-sign Pro can be used to supply block color to any area that's enclosed by lines (hence the "coloring book" look you may notice in my artwork). After I've printed out a gross copy, colored pencils are applied to supply subtlety: highlights, shading, that "blush" look to the skin, etc. The initial block colors have to be quite dark before the highlights stand out.

Thanks for asking! It was rather fun to explain!

 

[nessonite1]

Wow...no wonder I haven't seen that look anywhere else...you may be the only person ever to have done it that way!

 

[Kalamos]

* Kalamos sternly blushes *

 

[Low_Roads]

Wow...no wonder I haven't seen that look anywhere else...you may be the only person ever to have done it that way!

No one with any sense makes pictures this way! :laughing: It's an awkward system to use. But I can't complain. It sure beats the sketchy, uneven tones I'd achieve otherwise.

Hi Kalamos! A pleasure to hear from you! I've always admired and enjoyed your artistic style, particularly your well-chosen color palette. The reference was well deserved.

 

[Kalamos]

I am happy it turned out well; there's a little story, behind my palette choice. 🙂

...

It's fairly longwinded, so I am not hijacking your thread with my memories. 😀

 

[Low_Roads]

I'd be fascinated to hear your memories, Kalamos! I wouldn't consider it highjacking at all. That goes for nessie too, or anyone else who'd care to enlighten us about their artistic methods or approach. It would be most instructive.

If not here, then perhaps we ought to start a new thread for that specific purpose. Or, this might also be a good continuation for Oni's current art thread ("ATTN: All Artists, I Need Help"). It would seem to fit right in. Please let me know when (and where) you choose to tell the story. I am most interested!

 

[Kalamos]

Right then.

It all started with a plastic model. A bowman. With a jerkin, tatty clothes and a leather helmet.

Up to it, I had always painted my miniatures in dark, toned down, colours.
They were soldiers and warriors, so it made sense if they wore tarnished armours and soiled trappings.

Then, I bought a new set of plastic models, and assembled the pieces into a rogue with a bow.
I could have used my usual palette of blues and stuff.

But I felt like experimenting, so I gave him a flashy red jacket, and tan pants.
It turned out far brighter than anything I had ever painted, and I liked the hues so much, I did a whole band of likely clad rogues.

I also realised I could try and transfer those colours to PSP, my painting program of choice... so, I held that mini up, under a bright light, and carefully selected colour after colour, building up a palette of reds, purples, tans, yellows, and so on.

I expanded it a bit when I started colouring sci-fi stuff as well, as I slowly added new blues and greys.

I still have the basic palette saved up as a bmp file, just in case PSP bites the dust or anything.

Boring story made long. 😉

 

[Low_Roads]

Not boring to me, for very personal reasons! I've collected and painted plastic soldiers myself (see examples below). Yours sound like actual kits, as they require assembly (probably larger scale, too. Mine are simple 54mm soft plastic pieces... "toys", to most folks).

Anyway, your story is interesting and quite instructive (just as I suspected), showing how one discipline can influence another. Sculpture is a neglected venue for tickling art (I've seen some examples, but not many). I'd like to attempt a few tableaus myself some day, maybe figures from modeling clay or Sculpey. It would be an interesting project for later in the summer!

 

[Kalamos]

Well, actually it was a 28mm Warhammer thingie. It was tough painting its eyes...

Those dioramas are fun! Never knew Normans raided Ireland and fought against giants! 🙂

 

[Low_Roads]

Well, actually it was a 28mm Warhammer thingie. It was tough painting its eyes...

At 28mm, I'm not suprised. What did you use, a microscope? :laughing: Those Warhammer minatures are great figures, very detailed. They look spectacular when painted properly, but it's always been beyond me.

 

[Kalamos]

Just call me... nearsighted. 😀 😀 😀

While I don't dig the game itself, those "buildable" minis are really great.
I love customising them, cutting and gluing those tiny bits together into new models.

...

Wow... I should get a life. 🙂

 

[macavity81]

Very nice 🙂
would love to see you draw more with Jessie

 

[Low_Roads]

So very sorry about this really late reply! I had a computer breakdown several weeks ago and am just now getting back online. Thanks so much for your very kind words, Macavity! Jessie is a fun target indeed (the bad girls always are!), and I really would like to create further Pokemon-related art eventually! My Low Roads series eats up the lion's share of my leisure attention these days, but I will do my very best to provide further tickle trouble for Jessie!