See you next week, Saturday February 25th.
Cheers
The Art of Rajesh Bhavnani
ph: 310.692.4433 email: notrajeesh [at] gmail.com
Friday, February 17, 2012
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Studies and Revisions
One of the best ways to learn is to study the masters - artists so good, even other good artists look up to them.
I based this study off a painting by the incomparable Alberto Mielgo.

The next best way to learn, to get better, is to go back and fix your mistakes.
I fixed this old painting up some using Photoshop.

By fixing it, I make it better, which makes me better.
See you January 7th!
I based this study off a painting by the incomparable Alberto Mielgo.

The next best way to learn, to get better, is to go back and fix your mistakes.
I fixed this old painting up some using Photoshop.

By fixing it, I make it better, which makes me better.
See you January 7th!
Friday, December 23, 2011
Monday, December 19, 2011
Orientalism
I usually stick to posting my own work here, but I had to share the wonder that is Orientalism painting.
A few leading artists from that era when Europeans were colonizing the world:
Jean-Léon Gérôme

David Roberts
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John Frederick Lewis

Fernand Cormon

Georges-Antoine Rochegrosse
A few leading artists from that era when Europeans were colonizing the world:
Jean-Léon Gérôme

David Roberts
.jpg)
John Frederick Lewis

Fernand Cormon

Georges-Antoine Rochegrosse
Friday, December 16, 2011
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Monday, December 12, 2011
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Compare and Contrast
Sometimes I use Photoshop to alter my final artwork so I can see different possible versions of the same image.
By seeing different outcomes, I am able to learn more about what makes a pleasing final image to me and incorporate those lessons into the next image I create.
My original:

A super-high-contrasty version:

A darker version with slightly more contrast:

While I feel I learned what I needed to learn about creating volumes and space using simple gradients, it is only after playing with the image in Photoshop that I feel I know what it takes to create a more pleasing composition.
By seeing different outcomes, I am able to learn more about what makes a pleasing final image to me and incorporate those lessons into the next image I create.
My original:

A super-high-contrasty version:

A darker version with slightly more contrast:

While I feel I learned what I needed to learn about creating volumes and space using simple gradients, it is only after playing with the image in Photoshop that I feel I know what it takes to create a more pleasing composition.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
1st Painterly Painting

I'm finally feel a lot closer to doing with oil paint what I can do with Photoshop - loose "painterly" paintings that preserve the brushstrokes and emphasize the planes of lights and darks rather than just blindly copying my reference photo.
The first of many more.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Photoshop Study Again
I find using various media and tools helps me understand the process...and subject better.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Friday, October 28, 2011
No class this Saturday
No class this Saturday, October 29th. See you next week, November 5th. Do your homework!!! ;)
Friday, October 21, 2011
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
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