The New Captain America

Hi everyone! It’s been a while since I posted anything on here – oh no! But that’s changing today!

I’ve been MIA everywhere – here, facebook, youtube, deviant art….I just haven’t been on my computer much and I”m not quiet sure why. Probably because the holiday season just kept me somewhat busy with the shopping, the decorating and the family. Phew…tiring! Plus I’ve been surfing the web on my ipod so really there wasn’t much use for my computer since I mostly just use my computer for blog posts and art stuff and I just haven’t been in the mood to do anything. =/

So here’s my first work of the new year!

I just uploaded the time lapse video for it on Youtube and I got a few comments from friends and I more views from people who didn’t leave comments but whenever I upload a video, I just get on this Youtube high! I watch videos that inspire me to try new things with my videos and I just get so hyper and happy!

I want to make a new video right now! A none art video – maybe another one with me in it like a skit but I don’t know what! I’ll have to think of some ideas but I’m sooo hyped right now! I watched Micheal Buckley – he’s a introbang! xD And I watched Micheal and Goeff from Roosterteeth do some stuff in Saints Row The 3rd – love that pairing! Two of the funniest guys ever!!!

I got some projects I still need to finish and a friend of mine and I are about to start a new one! haha You can’t help when ideas just come to you! But I need to work on finishing project before starting new ones! lol

Let me talk a little bit about this painting though.

I did this in acrylic paint on drawing paper, it’s 18 inches by 24 inches in real life but this one I uploaded is more like 6 by 8 or something so it can fit on the site.

I don’t know how other people paint, and I’m not sure if you can really tell what I do in the video, but I blended the paint with my fingers as if it were oil pastel or graphite or hell, makeup lol! Acrylic paint dries really fast, so once I put the color down – I just dabbed it on – and then I smudged it with my finger. It looks a bit rough when it dries but overall, I’d say it looks pretty well blended. I never did that before, it was just a spur of the moment kind of thing. I hardly ever paint. I can literally remember and can name all the traditional paintings I’ve done because there were so few. I did this one, last year I did a painting of Spawn for my brother (which I forgot to take a picture of. Next time I”m at his house, I’ll get a pic of it and upload it.) And one of a character of mine named Jared I did for my Studio Art class in high school.

I’ve only ever painted in acrylics – I don’t really know why lol What your favorite kind of paint to work with? I really don’t know paint that well so what’s the best and worst in your opinion? Do you know any good blending techniques?

Now don’t let me hog the lime light – how are all of you? How was everyone’s holiday? What have you been working on? =) I hope everyone had a happy holiday and is having a happy new year! ^.^

Here’s the time lapse video! =)

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