tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125969Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:43:08 +0000http://www.marcobresciani.com/noreply@blogger.com (Marco Bresciani)Blogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125969.post-2005312540806463355Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:26:00 +00002008-07-20T22:43:08.586+02:00paintingBeloved Bastet, mistress of happiness and bounty, twin of the Sun god, slay the evil that afflicts our minds as you slay the serpent Apep. With your graceful stealth anticipate the moves of all who perpetrate cruelties and stay their hands against the children of light. Grant us the joy of song and dance, and ever watch over us in the lonely places in which we must walk. Oil on canvas, 40x30cmhttp://www.marcobresciani.com/2008/07/mistress-of-happiness-and-bounty.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marco Bresciani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125969.post-4494030841958051182Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:54:00 +00002008-07-07T22:06:36.813+02:00paintingA portrait of Dr. John A. Zoidberg, by far the greatest alien character ever. Also to celebrate my return to oil painting. Oil on cardboard, 24 x 18 cmhttp://www.marcobresciani.com/2008/07/oy-vey-zoidberg.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marco Bresciani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125969.post-1895565039416079239Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:09:00 +00002008-06-15T22:39:35.916+02:00martial artYesterday I received my shodan black belt in karate! It was a long journey, started as far as 1981. When I gave up with karate long time ago I thought it was for good. But as they say, karate-do no shugyo wa isssho de aru, it will take you entire life to learn karate. And Oscar Sensei got my name embroidered in katakana on the black belt! http://www.marcobresciani.com/2008/06/shodan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marco Bresciani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125969.post-4310578012684683748Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:07:00 +00002008-04-03T22:27:17.074+02:00inkdrawingA portrait of my favourite model, in her usual morning stance. The print in the background is M.C. Escher "Earth" woodcut, that he made on commission for Eugene & Wily Strens, friends and print collectors, as holiday gifts for New Year 1956. Actually the writing behind Felicia is "Felicitas 1953" Indian ink on paper, 24x33cm Click on image to enlarge http://www.marcobresciani.com/2008/04/felicitas-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marco Bresciani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125969.post-6905069306575490793Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:42:00 +00002008-04-03T22:05:36.146+02:00watercolorElena drifting peacefully in a sea of calmness. Watercolors on paper, 33x24cm Click on image to enlarge http://www.marcobresciani.com/2008/03/sleeping-elena.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marco Bresciani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125969.post-4230680286223781269Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:31:00 +00002008-03-04T00:58:36.166+01:00postdigitaldrawingFrom the time we went to Normandie and Bretagne. Elena standing on the chalky beach of Etretat in a sort of Hokusai-c atmosphere. Ink drawing and Photoshop painting, 33x24cm Click on image to enlarge I fiddled with a pencil drawing of this since last summer, then boldy decided to ink it "so to stop changing it", then scanned into Photoshop and painted with the Old Man Mad with Painting in http://www.marcobresciani.com/2008/03/etretat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marco Bresciani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125969.post-5272210640176933337Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:10:00 +00002008-02-28T18:20:22.875+01:00postdigitalI placed online the manifesto for postdigital art, the new frontier, the break-throught that will change visual arts like oil-painting did in the 15th century. Not simply using digital tools to draw and paint, but to find the new artistic value beyond the doors that these tools are opening.For this purpose I created a dedicated site www.not-oilpainted.org, which so far contains only the http://www.marcobresciani.com/2008/02/manifesto-for-postdigital-art.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marco Bresciani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125969.post-9073794538453251773Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:39:00 +00002008-02-08T15:02:59.163+01:00postdigitalI try to use this space to discuss only my own material, but the collection of Photoshop tutorials I found while browsing Charley Parker's blog Lines and Colors is so interesting that I need to link it. This collection of 100 Photoshop tutorials (for Creating Beautiful Art) gathers a number of techniques that can be applied when painting in digital, keeping in a single place enough knowledge http://www.marcobresciani.com/2008/02/100-photoshop-tutorials.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marco Bresciani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125969.post-6150889942487394901Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:57:00 +00002008-03-04T00:30:45.880+01:00postdigitalAn exercise on Sierpinski carpet and Klee's "Pedagogical Sketchbook" from the Bauhaus years. http://www.marcobresciani.com/2007/09/sierpinski-variation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marco Bresciani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125969.post-6384010712922707507Tue, 04 Sep 2007 18:30:00 +00002008-04-03T22:04:44.158+02:00postdigitalI was not too happy with this drawing of Anna casting a glance of challenge I made months ago, the colours of the background were too soft and Felicia's tuxedo fur not black enough. I am also curious on exploring the path of digital collage, and keen of learning more on my new Wacom Tablet. So I cut out Anna's portrait, and drew again the background complete with Felicia practicting Taijiquan http://www.marcobresciani.com/2007/09/digital-collage-or-sampling-in-drawing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marco Bresciani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125969.post-4355861851940921243Mon, 13 Aug 2007 21:11:00 +00002008-03-04T00:30:31.831+01:00postdigitalOne of the many reasons why digital painting is superior to any traditional media is the ability to assign colours to the exact hue, shade or tint that you want to use. While getting used with my Wacom tablet I wanted to try some of the colour armonies that Johannes Itten described in his book on the Art of Colour. This is a combination of Photoshop's Pen Tool, a 4-colour armony of http://www.marcobresciani.com/2007/08/armony-in-4-colours-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marco Bresciani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125969.post-5938483939867200599Mon, 30 Jul 2007 08:16:00 +00002008-03-04T01:09:03.421+01:00postdigitalAfter a long discussion with the Master of the Temple I decided to get a Wacom tablet to explore the prairies of digital painting. I chose a Wacom Bamboo: not expensive like the professional Intuous serie, and with good technical specs to try some serious step into digital illustration: The drawing area is about a half A4 sheet, the pen has 512 levels of pressure and an accuracy of +/- 0.5 mm. http://www.marcobresciani.com/2007/07/revolution-will-not-be-oil-painted.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marco Bresciani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125969.post-4671069585889916997Mon, 18 Dec 2006 07:21:00 +00002007-09-05T14:38:59.526+02:00postdigitalgraffitisanda"I CELEBRATE myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you" Walt Whitman Ink drawing and Photoshop colouring (Click on image to enlarge) http://www.marcobresciani.com/2006/12/song-of-myself-part-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marco Bresciani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125969.post-873040029895750664Mon, 11 Dec 2006 23:24:00 +00002008-03-04T00:31:08.803+01:00postdigitaldrawingPlaying chess is fun, yet this can be a tricky game for most grownups. And when you are going through your early matches the help of four eyes to spot the consequences of your move can be a real blessing - four eyes see better than two, don't they. What better help then than a skilled hunter like Felicia, with a proverbial, superior sight, to set up an unbeatable defense? Ink drawing and http://www.marcobresciani.com/2006/12/cats-defense.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marco Bresciani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125969.post-7235926691078562442Sat, 18 Nov 2006 17:57:00 +00002007-09-05T14:36:36.910+02:00postdigitaldrawingAn exercise on bichromy, based on a ink drawing made this summer. The idea of restricting the palette to just two colours - black and yellow - come from "5 is the perfect number", an outstanding graphic novel created by Igort. Ink drawing and Photoshop Coloring, 33x24 cm Click on image to enlargehttp://www.marcobresciani.com/2006/11/mindgames.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marco Bresciani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125969.post-116212387641080315Sun, 29 Oct 2006 12:01:00 +00002007-09-05T14:34:48.522+02:00postdigitalmartial artgraffitiFor this kick I started from a couple of pictures of Elena, I wanted to work from a model (with some trick to make her fly...). I made 3 versions of this drawing: the paintbrush and Indian ink sketch, a Photoshop colored line art, and this digital graffiti. I am posting the latter because I think it looks better, and it is also another attempt to use digital painting in a non-canonical way. http://www.marcobresciani.com/2006/10/tobiyokogeri-graffiti.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marco Bresciani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125969.post-116206259125232584Sat, 28 Oct 2006 18:48:00 +00002008-06-15T22:36:33.143+02:00martial artI am putting this together to recap what I did so far with martial arts - quite a back and forth journey, and still far away from destination. 1981-1984: Shotokan Karate (with Fesika - Hiroshi Shirai's Italian federation) These 4 years were ground-setting for my technique. In this period I learnt the building how-to blocks: how to use hips, how to breath, how to shift weight, how to get the http://www.marcobresciani.com/2006/10/martial-arts-resume.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marco Bresciani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125969.post-115971286279358714Sun, 01 Oct 2006 14:21:00 +00002006-11-12T22:49:39.221+01:00drawingHats off, this is the most creative game of the year! Line Rider is a little Flash game, created by fsk as a project for an illustration class. It is a magical balance between semplicity and cleverness, and it is a great fun to play. I showed it to the kids, and I could not get hold of my laptop for almost the whole weekend, while they were playing it again and again and laughing almost to fallhttp://www.marcobresciani.com/2006/10/fun-of-drawing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marco Bresciani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125969.post-115909646783422318Sun, 24 Sep 2006 10:58:00 +00002006-11-12T22:47:45.198+01:00paintingFelicia has a natural talent for modeling, she is quickly becoming my favourite subject. She also provides a good reason for using pure ivory black, a beautiful colour that unfortunately I seldom mix on my palette - its strength takes over too easily on the others. Oil on cardboard, 18x24cm (Click on image to enlarge) Here she is resting upon my piano, below a M.C. Escher woodcut, the Red http://www.marcobresciani.com/2006/09/reflections.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marco Bresciani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125969.post-115827146075765781Thu, 14 Sep 2006 21:39:00 +00002006-11-12T22:46:58.858+01:00watercolorExactly one year ago I was working in Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra state, and the house of many Indian corporations and Bollywood. I visited the house where Mahatma Gandhi was living in the 1920s when he was fighting for the independence of India, and I saw the festival of Ganesh, or Ganapati like He is called here. Watercolours on paper, cm 22x33 (Click on image to enlarge) But this is http://www.marcobresciani.com/2006/09/far-far-away.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marco Bresciani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125969.post-115740207712757145Mon, 04 Sep 2006 20:16:00 +00002006-11-12T22:44:57.998+01:00mountainwatercolorinkAnother drawing from this summer holidays. Actually the snowfall happened last March, but I did not feel like drawing this until last August. And once it was pencilled and inked, I did not find the will to colour it until yesterday. Watercolour and Indian ink on paper, 24x33cm (Click on image to enlarge) A reason for this is that HP just replaced my scanner, which quite unfortunately had a http://www.marcobresciani.com/2006/09/snowfall.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marco Bresciani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125969.post-115727596690175733Sun, 03 Sep 2006 09:28:00 +00002008-06-04T14:51:07.712+02:00mountainwatercolorinkBefore moving up to Brengaz our house in Valtournenche was just in front of the lake of Maen, a shallow reservoir which holds the water from the Marmore river. We often took the kids for a walk around the lake, especially to reach a little playground on the opposite side. This drawing is made after a picture I took some years ago. The children are really young, Alberto is even using a pacifier. http://www.marcobresciani.com/2006/09/footprints.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marco Bresciani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125969.post-115719385710757473Sat, 02 Sep 2006 10:41:00 +00002008-06-04T14:50:42.843+02:00watercolorI made this portrait of Anna in early January, when I was back from a business trip to Prague. After the client meeting I had a couple of hours before flying home. I spent this time visiting the Mucha Museum, dedicated to the work of Alphonse Mucha. Go and see it if you are in Prague. Anyway - I love Mucha's work, I often copy his prints to learn how to draw. So when back at home I made this http://www.marcobresciani.com/2006/09/anna.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marco Bresciani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125969.post-115688897131420890Tue, 29 Aug 2006 21:42:00 +00002007-09-05T14:33:23.715+02:00postdigitalmartial artgraffitiAnother Photoshop graffiti, this time with Elena soloing with double katanas. The "inspiration" is a drawing of Psylocke by Jim Lee from an X-men graphic novel, which I modified to reflect Elena's face and body. Photoshop digital painting Click on image to enlarge As always when copying a master this was a good learning experience, I really saw how complex and sofisticated is the graphic work http://www.marcobresciani.com/2006/08/elena-with-double-swords-graffiti.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marco Bresciani)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27125969.post-115567534488917999Tue, 15 Aug 2006 20:48:00 +00002006-11-12T22:39:56.995+01:00mountainGood excursion today, we followed the trail #23 to the Roisetta Col, just below the top of mount Roisetta. Here the kids are standing at about 2,900 mts, in front of the southern face of Matterhorn, freshly covered from snow - the first snow of the season. The heat wave this year was quite serious, with the thermal zero moving up to 4,500 mts. Two weeks ago the classic way to climb the http://www.marcobresciani.com/2006/08/col-roisetta.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Marco Bresciani)