Shortly after my Seattle jaunt I was off to LunaCon. It was my first real convention experience without a table to sit behind. I discovered things like panels, fresh air, lunch, people to talk with, and how an art show check in/out system works. (Also that if you don't follow the "whole dollars only" pricing rules you may get whapped on the head with a stack of papers. Repeatedly.) It was also great to see/meet Eric, Matt, Dan, Marc, Kelly, Hillary, Bill, Joe, Kris, Michael, Dan, Bob, Sue, Patricia, and... so many other people who also have names. I made no promises, right?
And look what my Golden Wyrm painting came back with! A hard worker, that one.
Congats man, you deserve it. That's nice piece. Beautiful use of lighting
ReplyDeleteDon't take this the wrong way Drew, you know how fond I am of this piece, but . . .
ReplyDeleteIt deserves a more impressive frame.
Although you seem to be collecting a lot of ribbons without one so what do I know?
Congrats Drew!... This painting is doing well for you for sure. I'd have to agree about the frame, though I didn't really notice it until Mike pointed it out... Thanks Mike.
ReplyDeleteThanks very much, guys.
ReplyDeleteMike: Framing at all is totally new to me. The main virtue of the one I have is I could get it in the week before GenCon, rather than needing to plan ahead for it. I am starting to loosen up a bit.
Tips would be great.
What did you end up doing for your print? (He sent me these two tests: http://drewbaker.com/frames.jpg) Did you prototype them in Photoshop, or is there a better frame testing program I should try?
Thanks,
--Drew
I went with the bottom frame. Here's a photo of the actual print/mat/frame before I put the glass in:
ReplyDeletehttp://gallery.me.com/mikeaspengren#100072/GoldenWyrm16x20Frame&bgcolor=black
That image you posted I mocked up in Photoshop/Illustrator. I already had the frames so I just took a quick photo and designed the mat in AI.
I've had pretty good luck purchasing frames from
www.pictureframes.com
I doubt they're the cheapest online but they're not bad and I've always been happy with their frames and service. They have a cool feature on the site called "Personal Frame Shop" Where you can upload a small version of your art and see what it would look like in any of their frames.
Hi Drew, my name is Mitza, and I write you because my boyfriend LOVES your painting of Shosuro Dazai (http://www.drewbaker.com/l5r/group21.asp?image=4), and he wants a wallpaper for his computer, but I didn't find wallpapers in your web page.
ReplyDeleteThere is any possibility of get one of that picture in 1920x1080?
Anything that you want ask me, my email is mitza.oyaneder[at]gmail.com
Thank you, thank you, really thank you... :)
Mitza.
PS: Please forgive my pour english.
Hi Mitza,
ReplyDeleteThanks very much. I've put a 1920x1280 copy up for you:
http://www.drewbaker.com/shosuro-dezai-1920.jpg
Enjoy!
--Drew
Thank you VERY MUCH!!!!!....
ReplyDeleteIt's an excellent work and you are an excellent person!!!!
THANK YOU!!!! :D
Mitza.
Wow, great job Drew. Love that painting.
ReplyDeleteLunacon is a great convention, with the Escher motel and all. I got one of those ribbons too, back in '07. I need to get back there. Maybe next year.