Gary Ablett Jnr. Painting

[sytadel]

Just completed this oil painting of the son of god, what do you guys reckon?

 

[The Half Back]

Son of God

Looking good.

 

[teddies]

you're a very talented man. Great job

 

[Armadeo]

Bloody outstanding effort. Has this been an interpretation of a photograph by chance?

 

[port_adelaide_1870]

Good job

 

[nameless]

Edit: Original photo below.

 

[doug85]

Nice work.

 

[Armadeo]

Based on this?

Fantastic work.

Good find, I was wondering who the other Eagle was. Was not expecting Swifty.

 

[sytadel]

Bloody outstanding effort. Has this been an interpretation of a photograph by chance?

Yep, the image was quite small so it was pretty hard to re-create it on a 48x60 inch canvas.

 

[Marmozet]

Fantastic mate!

I did a painting last year of Chad Wingard and Ollie Wines celebrating a Power win, but...I think I'd give yours the edge here

 

[nameless]

Yep, the image was quite small so it was pretty hard to re-create it on a 48x60 inch canvas.

Ah very good recreation.

 

[Fitzey]

Amazing work big gun.

 

[Purple Suit]

Great job overall. I think you needed to make swifts neck a lot bigger though.

 

[Feerits Elf]

1. The left biceps needs a bit more of a curve in the lower half. Because of the angle of the shot it appears relatively straight at first glance but if you look closely you'll see there is that slight curve of the muscle. In the painting Gaz looks like he has the biceps of a marathon runner.
2. The right side of Naitanui's face and neck are in shadow, however in the painting the right side of the face is unshadowed.
3. Gaz's bald dome needs more white highlights to reflect the light bouncing off his scone.
4. Gaz's face and brow needs less white highlights. In the painting he looks like he has white whiskers (although Gaz is arguably The Most Interesting Man in the World).
5. Bit of artistic licence taken with the West Coast jumpers. In the photo they are wearing their navy blue strip but in the painting it has magically become royal blue.
6. I know Jarrod Harbrow is on a par with Rolf Harris and Nikolai Yezhov, but that's no reason to paint him out of history!

 

[nameless]

1. The left biceps needs a bit more of a curve in the lower half. Because of the angle of the shot it appears relatively straight at first glance but if you look closely you'll see there is that slight curve of the muscle. In the painting Gaz looks like he has the biceps of a marathon runner.
2. The right side of Naitanui's face and neck are in shadow, however in the painting the right side of the face is unshadowed.
3. Gaz's bald dome needs more white highlights to reflect the light bouncing off his scone.
4. Gaz's face and brow needs less white highlights. In the painting he looks like he has white whiskers (although Gaz is arguably The Most Interesting Man in the World).
5. I know Jarrod Harbrow is on a par with Rolf Harris and Nikolai Yezhov, but that's no reason to paint him out of history!

Piss off

 

[Feerits Elf]

Piss off

Which part do you disagree with?

 

[sytadel]

1. The left biceps needs a bit more of a curve in the lower half. Because of the angle of the shot it appears relatively straight at first glance but if you look closely you'll see there is that slight curve of the muscle. In the painting Gaz looks like he has the biceps of a marathon runner.
2. The right side of Naitanui's face and neck are in shadow, however in the painting the right side of the face is unshadowed.
3. Gaz's bald dome needs more white highlights to reflect the light bouncing off his scone.
4. Gaz's face and brow needs less white highlights. In the painting he looks like he has white whiskers (although Gaz is arguably The Most Interesting Man in the World).
5. Bit of artistic licence taken with the West Coast jumpers. In the photo they are wearing their navy blue strip but in the painting it has magically become royal blue.
6. I know Jarrod Harbrow is on a par with Rolf Harris and Nikolai Yezhov, but that's no reason to paint him out of history!

Definitely, it's far from perfect, could do with a touch up/revisit, but with that said, I wasn't totally going for realism - more-so trying to capture his visceral, explosive play with thick application of paint, and large brush strokes. I wanted to blur out Naitanui & Swift even more than I have, in order to emphasize Gazza as much as possible.

Also, my camera isn't the best and i'm not the greatest at taking a snap. Here's another shot...

 

[Feerits Elf]

Definitely, it's far from perfect, could do with a touch up/revisit, but with that said, I wasn't totally going for realism - more-so trying to capture his visceral, explosive play with thick application of paint, and large brush strokes. I wanted to blur out Naitanui & Swift even more than I have, in order to emphasize Gazza as much as possible.

Is it straightforward to touch up those parts I mentioned? Would be relatively easy to do the shadowing and highlights I reckon.

 

[Donakebab]

 

[Dugdale2Dwyer]

Looks a bit like paul chapman.

 

[Scotland]

Who is the bloke in the background?

 

[Engimal]

I too create oil paintings. Behold:




We should exchange art tips and techniques sometime.

 

[master bate]

I really like the background and the Eagles players. And even the expression on Gaz's face.

The body of Gaz seems really accurate as a copy from the photo, but I think in some ways the photo is a distortion to what we usually see from Gaz. That would be my only criticism.

Pump up his muscles, tighten his jumped, give him a tan and a bit of sheen on his head. He looks a bit pale and gaunt where as I'm sure you'd rather make him look strong and powerful.

 

[teddies]

Looks a bit like paul chapman.

looks a lot more like Gary Ablett.

 

[sytadel]

Is it straightforward to touch up those parts I mentioned? Would be relatively easy to do the shadowing and highlights I reckon.

Absolutely, the paint is still wet so adjustments could easily be made.