Joseph Mallord William Turner is revered as the master of light and atmosphere. His sublime, luminous skies, swirling seas and dramatic storm clouds can suck the viewer in and transport them through a vortex of paint to some otherworldly experience.
For me, a Turner painting can project far more than the sum of its material parts. More than any other artist of his time, he managed to communicate something ‘sensory’. Personally, this is the reason that I paint. It’s a way of expressing something emotional that I can’t adequately describe with mere words. Turner’s vast repertoire of techniques was in itself a visual vocabulary; an emotive language full of hope and fear, light and shade, complexity and subtlety.
Like Turner, I tend to make loose preliminary sketches outdoors, taking in not just the sights, but all the sensations of the experience and committing them to memory. Back in the studio I can transfer these experiences onto canvas in a more controlled environment.
As you’ll soon discover, Turner’s method of layering glazes with areas of thicker paint requires a great deal of patience. Each layer must be dry before adding the next. This is why I’m always working on several paintings simultaneously. All around my studio there are paintings at various stages, propped or hanging up to dry, waiting for the next layer. Fortunately, thanks to the properties of modern materials, we don’t have to wait quite as long as Turner did!
MATERIALS
OILS
Bu hikaye ImagineFX dergisinin November 2020 sayısından alınmıştır.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Giriş Yap
Bu hikaye ImagineFX dergisinin November 2020 sayısından alınmıştır.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Giriş Yap
PAINT EPIC BATTLES IN TRADITIONAL INK
Warhammer illustrator THOMAS ELLIOTT shows you how to create an epic science fiction fight scene with this step-by-step guide
CONJURE MAGIC ILLUSTRATIONS
Daria Anako demonstrates her process for creating a whimsical piece of art with some spellbinding touches
First Impressions
We discover the early influences that inspired the artist
ZBrush for iPad
GAME CHANGER The desktop version of popular 3D sculpting software ZBrush has been redesigned for iPad - and it's brilliant
BenQ GW2786TC
GET AN EYEFUL Don't scrimp out on your health with a monitor that's kind on the eyes and good for creative tasks
Huion Kamvas Pro 19
TABLET WARS An attractive pen display does an excellent job of balancing price and performance as it sets out to challenge its rivals in the mobile marketplace
DRAGON OFORCEC
Legendary D&D artist Larry Elmore explains the keys to crafting timeless fantasy art.
DUNGEON MASTERS
ImagineFX marks the milestone 50th anniversary of the launch of Dungeons & Dragons with a look at its rich tradition of illustration
Erik Ly
Gamer's haven Why the artist enjoys a maximalist aesthetic more than the minimalist approach.
2D meets 3D: How the workflows are merging
Interdimensional As VFX and animation evolve and tools become more accessible, Tanya Combrinck asks whether the separation between the mediums is reducing