New Non-Valiant Painting Commission - Citizen Pain

cliffvanmeter · Post by **cliffvanmeter** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 3:23 pm

I'm doing a painting commission for Mike (mjm00014) that I thought I'd share. This will end up being a 16x20 acrylic painting of Citizen Pain from Violent Messiahs on a hand-made canvas panel. I'll post some shots of the work in progress when I start painting next weekend. In the meantime, here's a peek at the preliminary layout I did.

Clifford VanMeter
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slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 6:12 pm

That is freakin' sweet.....

-slym

Cyberstrike · Post by **Cyberstrike** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 9:15 am

I really enjoyed Violent Messiashs it was a shame that I didn't have the money to buy the rest of it or get the full run.

Or was it cancelled before the final issue shipped?

dave · Post by **dave** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 8:33 pm

what is this? non-valiant art? weird.

Knightt · Post by **Knightt** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 11:21 pm

AWESOME stuff, Cliff... I REALLY look forward to any photos you can provide for the board.

As always, your work is outstanding.

JustCallMeAric · Post by **JustCallMeAric** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 9:58 am

Looks good. Glad youre drawing again

robb77 · Post by **robb77** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 3:29 pm

nice

Mike J · Post by **Mike J** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 10:27 pm

Cliff's a real awesome guy to have do a piece. I haven't seen the finished product yet, but I'm real excited . . . maybe we'll get an update soon.

His pricing is right on point to, I can't tell you how many shows I've been to where some of the artists at the show charge the price of a kidney for some ink =)

If you have some spare change laying around I suggest giving him a ring. I also love the fact he's trying a new character to him

- Mike

cliffvanmeter · Post by **cliffvanmeter** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 1:03 pm

Here's a first look at the work in progress.

More to come.

Clifford VanMeter
<a href="http://artcosmedia.com" target="_blank"> Website</a> | <a href="=http://cliffordblog.com" target="_blank"> Art Blog</a> | <a href="http://blog-arctosmedia.com" target="_blank">Design Blog</a>

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 1:24 pm

Looks good so far.

gavster · Post by **gavster** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 3:06 pm

Looks like its going to be goooooooood!

cliffvanmeter · Post by **cliffvanmeter** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 4:05 pm

I'm digging in. The way I'm working on this is a style called wet-in-wet. So I'm doing sections at a time, piling up layers of paint by applying new paint before the last layers are dry. Since I work in acrylics, I can always go back and add highlights later, after its dry which I'll likely do right at the end, Once I have the whole canvas covered with paint.

Each time I take a break, I'll photo it and post the "wip". Over the next couple of days I'm hoping to finish it.

There are some color subtleties that don't show well. I'm actually using black (ivory black) on black (mars black) in some places. The ivory black is a little more reflective, so when I shoot it it shows up strangely The front of the face and down the arm are good examples.

Clifford VanMeter
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slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 4:12 pm

WAY too flippin' cool... I can't wait to see the final project!

And I bet you could sell a few prints of just the B&W inks.

-slym

cliffvanmeter · Post by **cliffvanmeter** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:59 pm

slym2none wrote:And I bet you could sell a few prints of just the B&W inks. -slym

The inked layout is part of the deal with the client, so he gets it all.

Here's the current state:

Clifford VanMeter
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dellamorte · Post by **dellamorte** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 1:09 pm

very cool. Thanks for taking us along on the journey, Cliff.

Mike J · Post by **Mike J** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 3:31 pm

Mike J · Post by **Mike J** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 10:01 pm

Any updates Cliff

The suspense is KILLING ME

cliffvanmeter · Post by **cliffvanmeter** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 4:40 pm

Whew... Done (I hope).

Clifford VanMeter
<a href="http://artcosmedia.com" target="_blank"> Website</a> | <a href="=http://cliffordblog.com" target="_blank"> Art Blog</a> | <a href="http://blog-arctosmedia.com" target="_blank">Design Blog</a>

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 6:16 pm

Great job, Cliff.

JustCallMeAric · Post by **JustCallMeAric** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 6:39 pm

Pretty cool to see the painting and the inked commission

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 9:54 pm

Nicer than I thought it would come out...

-slym (is jealous)

cliffvanmeter · Post by **cliffvanmeter** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:10 am

slym2none wrote:Nicer than I thought it would come out...

Since I know that with my style of painting preliminary stages often don't reveal much about the finished product, I'll take that as a compliment (I think).

This was a lot of fun. Its actually only my third character piece (X-O, Magnus and now Citizen Pain) and I'm refining my painting style with each new endeavor. I've started a large wildlife piece (I have a gallery show coming up), but I'll definitely be revisiting the Valiant universe with a new painting before long. Maybe Rai up next, though I'm also considering a sexy Tekla painting.

Clifford VanMeter
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New Non-Valiant Painting Commission - Citizen Pain

New Non-Valiant Painting Commission - Citizen Pain

Update: I Just Started Painting!

Another Update: WIP (Work-in-Progress)

Time to Stick a Fork in It.