Some ART Collages

I am trying to put myself to sleep, which led to spamming my Instagram and Twitter account will collages of some of my finished artworks so far. Some of which were commissioned pieces and all are available as digital prints at the ART shop.

I like the "pencils to finish" series I posted at my IG and Twitter accounts. You kinda appreciate ( at least for me ) the work put into each piece, from pencil to colors ( digital or watercolors ).

I hate sleeping, it is such a waste of precious time. But one has to sleep. Anyways, I am off to sleep now... Do check these ART pieces at the ART shop if you have the time. Thanks as always for dropping by! Until next post guys! CIAO!

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Darth Maul Watercolor and Pens

I just finished this Darth Maul commissioned work illustration. I used this piece to test a new paper / card stock. It's a thick acrylic / oil painting paper of sort. I tested if it could handle heavy watercolor washes. I also used Micron Pens and a brush pen to give it a comics look. Client wanted colors and my usual inking in one piece of art. I think I am sticking to this style for a while. Been doing this watercolor / pens combo since I was a kid after all.

Anyways, this is now available as an ART print at the Art Shop. Link below...

Darth Maul ART Print

Thanks as always for dropping by! Until next post guys! CIAO!

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Rey Painting

I have been doing quick "sketchy" illustrations the past for days for a client ( below ). So I pushed aside a couple of huge commissioned artworks for the meantime. While waiting for client feedback ( different timezone ), I worked on this Rey ( Force Awakens ) watercolor painting.

I did an underpainting of Van Gogh watercolors for the skin and finished off the shirt, hair, light saber and details with Prismacolor Premium colored pencils. This was such a fun piece! I re-learned a lot of stuff! Will be doing a ton more in between commissioned works.

This Rey painting is now available as an ART print at the art shop...link below...

Rey Painting

Anyways, thanks as always for dropping by! Until next post guys! CIAO!

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Endor Watercolor Painting

Inspired by and while waiting for client feedback earlier, I managed to finish this quick watercolor painting of Endor with a Walker. I am enjoying watercolors so much these days as I tend to do them while waiting for client feedbacks and approvals. One of these days, will work on more elaborate watercolor painting.

As usual, this is now available at the ART shop. I replaced the least popular ART print at the shop, as I try to maintain just 50 prints on the site. This is categorized as a painting, much like the other Star Wars paintings I finished recently. Link of the ART print below...

Endor Watercolor ART Print

Aanyways, Thanks as always for dropping by! Until next post guys! CIAO!

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Darth Vader Watercolor Painting

Just finished this Darth Vader watercolor painting. I needed to kill time as I wait for a client feedback ( Timezone problems ). So I decided to start another Star Wars watercolor painting. This is Van Gogh tube watercolors on thick 425gsm 9x12 inch watercolor paper.

This was a fun piece. ART print of this piece is now at the ART SHOP below...

Darth Vader ART Print

Anyways, Thanks as always for dropping by! Until next post guys! CIAO!

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Darth Sidious Watercolor Painting

I just finished this Darth Sidious watercolor painting. This piece would compliment the Yoda piece I just finished yesterday. Wife and kids won't be too enthused when they see this painting for sure!

I like the overall feel of this piece. However I feel I could do better. I had zero reference when drawing Darth Sidious, unlike Yoda. Not too happy with the realism of the image as the lighting is solely base on imagination.

I will be working on a couple of huge commissioned piece later. But will sure to produce more Star Wars watercolor paintings in between commissions.

Anyways, I have to go to sleep now. Thanks as always for dropping by! Ciao!

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Yoda Watercolor Painting

I just finished this Watercolor painting of Yoda. I needed a practice piece before a couple of huge and colored commissioned illustrations. Yoda turned out fine. I like him very much. I am actually glad it is not a commissioned piece, as I get to keep it for a change.

I used Prismacolor watercolor pencils in sketching Yoda. No pencil marks for this painting, as those magical pencils dissolve with water. I then used Van Gogh watercolors and a bit of Prang ( but mostly VanGogh ) in rendering the whole piece. I love water colors so much! They are very relaxing to use! Very watery! LMAO.

Anyways, I made LIMITED digital copies of this painting at the ART SHOP... link below...

YODA DIGITAL PRINT

I enjoyed this so much, thinking of making more Star Wars watercolor paintings in between commissioned work illustrations!

Anyways, Thanks as always for dropping by! Until next post guys! CIAO

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Darth Vader ART

Just finished this Darth Vader INK Painting. I used Vallejo Acrylic Ink to render this piece. I used mainly brushes and ink. Diluted the ink with ordinary tap water for the shading. The black ink has a brownish tint when diluted, but I like the warm effect. This was painted on a 9 x 12 inch 425gsm watercolor paper.

This is now available in very limited copies of 20 at the ART SHOP! Link of the SHOP below...

DARTH VADER ART

Thanks as always for dropping by! Until next post guys! CIAO!

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MPC Frtl StarWars Star Destroyer verDC23

I finished this commissioned work of a StarWars Star Destroyer from MPC ( 1989 made kit ) a couple of weeks ago. The finished model looks deceivingly easy to do, but noooooo... most of the parts does not fit together well. The actual kit feels like resin with some warped parts, a missing part and a ton of gaps.

I had to craft the missing part and replicate those fine details. I also filled the gaps with styrene rods and strips and heated a few parts to force them to fit together. I may be spoiled with working with very well engineered Bandai kits that fits perfectly together, but working on this old kit is not so fun at all. As requested by my client, I also crafted a simple custom asteroid base as the clear transparent base looks so plain for display.

Painting the kit is a different story. I enjoyed painting the kit as it is quick and easy. Painted it with Vallejo paints and weathered this build with Vallejo pigments and washes. I wanted to weather it further but the ultra small scale of the kit would not allow it. Over weathering this scale would make it look like an old toy or simply make it look out of scale.

Anyways, hope you like this build. Thanks as always for dropping by! Until next post guys! Just enjoy the hobby! :)

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Stormtrooper and Sandtrooper with Dewback Mega Vinyl toys crafted by Acube Art Studios

Used MEGA vinyl toy as base for the Sand trooper. Dewback was sculpted from scratch using ball clay.  Dio was inspired by Episode 4: A New Hope scene where Sandtroopers were hunting for the droids C3PO and R2D2 in Tatooine.

  Stormtrooper and Sandtrooper with Dewback Mega Vinyl toys crafted by Acube Art Studios

ACUBE accepts orders and requests of statues of your favorite characters and will produce them for you for reasonable prices. Email ACUBE at...

alex@acubeart.com

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