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Santa Clarita, California, United States
Jonathan Payne is a freelance artist residing in Santa Clarita, California. His sculptures and paintings focus primarily on creature and character design . He has studied under Jordu Schell (Men In Black, Edward Scissorhands, Avatar), concept sculptor Simon Lee and fine art sculptor John Brown. He prefers to sculpt in oil, polymer and WED clays. Recently he has become consumed with creating an original line of tumorous balls of flesh known as the Fleshlettes. In addition to his macabre "babies" he also enjoys composing fine art sculptures depicting both wildlife and the human form. Jonathan is available for hire as a freelance artist and for individual commissions.

Saturday, July 30, 2005

Matte Painting.


Look at the picture before reading this. Done? Alright, I added all of the snow elements. This photo was of a house in the fall months (or at least on a cloudy day). Overcast days are essential to selling a painting when you're trying to add snow and ice. The same thing goes for pushing the black levels of your image. Additionally I could have held back on so many icecicles. I'm most happy with the snow on the bushes and the snow that blew up through the screens covering the windows (which leaves that kind of sand blasted fringe above the sill).

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