April 20th, 2006 by admin
Abstract madras mountains and large format art prints
More Mountain & Clouds - digital painting -2004 - Dan Beck
Somewhere in the middle of the piece showcased yesterday and the one showcased two days prior, was the creation of the above piece.
The hill mountains are swallowed by clouds - a common occurrence here, but one which remains incredible to look at. The treatment of the mountains was like an abstract painting - a madras collage - not so much about how they look as how they look and feel.
This piece is only being offered in a large format. You can see it gets more interesting with each enlargement, but would become ever more exciting with this madras mountain look exposed.
One would think that with the sophistication of computers, one could create digital paintings which would work in a multitude of sizes right off. It can be done, but not always - and for me it has taken experimentation and development.
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April 16th, 2006 by admin
Digital painting template creates special options
Compressed View - Enlarge - Digital Painting for Art Prints
Most of the recent work I have been doing has slightly different dimensions. Last fall, with the desire to get more of a scene portrayed on the paper, I created a template which filled the 13×19" Japanese Watercolor paper which I print on at the house studios. My previous templates were designed to enlarge to more standard proportions - 16×20, 22×28, 24×30, 28×36, and 32×40.
These new works are longer and thinner requiring 18×24, 20×28, and 24×36 inch frames. I had done a few which filled the 13×19" paper similarly, but this new size looks good both small and large and that has been a lot of the challenge for me.
The work above is part of this new size. The print I created at outhouse studios is wonderful - and I know it would look great large as well. I have experimented a lot with the proper pixel sizes - too large of a piece looks lousy small, and of course, too small a piece will never enlarge properly - flexibility for multiple sized work is a great bonus with this medium, but has also been a challenge.
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