For right now I'm going to share with you my process of how I steal from other artists better than myself.
When I start a painting it's important to determine what the color range is going to be, and in those harmonies I like to see how other artists rendered some of the same things I'm after.
-Leon Maxime Faivre Death of the princess de lamballe
In this painting here I'm looking at a number of things the artist has done that just blow me away. The light is very much the same kind of light I'm looking to get in my painting. I'm studying the stone, stucco and flesh under this kind of light, how the range of values are pushed to accentuate the point of the picture, how the crowd in the background is done, the softness of the edges, the atmosphere and sense of depth even in a relatively small space...the lessons never end. It's important to study nature yes, but seeing how someone else has solved a problem I'm getting ready to tackle is really helpful.
Another thing I like to do is wander around video game worlds that have a similar feel for the scene I'm wanting to do. In this case Fallout 3 is perfect.
If you take into account how much work that needs to be done for a game from start to finish, the concept all the way through to actually creating the world that you can go walk around in, I think it's a waste not to take advantage of the amazing talent behind these games.
So I go in the game and I walk around, in this case I'm looking at the destruction, as well as the post apocalyptic grey and brown tones used in the destruction. I've used video games to explore perspective, mood, lighting, and whatever else I need for just about every thematic painting I've done. It's not only a lot of fun, but a lot of help too.
Whatever you end up using, seeing what other artists have done to accomplish something similar that you are aiming at, can help you set the bar high for yourself, and get your eye used to seeing art that is on a whole different level.
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