This is not the finished sky in this work. It is a conceptual sky which I created in PhotoShop. I wish I could guarantee that the real sky should look this good. The paper I am working with is over ten years old and the sizing has deteriorated, so I did this digital sky because I want to have a really good idea where I am going with my celestial composition. I am going to try to restore a more youthful surface by using gel sizing to restore the surface... I hope! I am waiting until the end of the work because i want to paint on as flat a piece of paper as possible. It makes the tight detail work possible when the paper hasn't buckled. The detail section I chose will be the main draw to the eye. The high density of the people in this section creates a sort "fluttering" light effect to capture the viewer's attention. Hopefully the next work will be the completed painting with a sky that looks better than the digital version.
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Julie Mayser 20 Sep 2009
I am waiting impatiently to see the finished product, Stanton... this is a tease, to see parts.... although it still is quite interesting. Love the digital sky, great job! Why are you torturing yourself with this old piece of paper? Is the new WC paper not as good?Anneke Hut 18 Sep 2009
It's beautiful already, Stanton, it's becoming an aweseome painting again!Reba McDonald 18 Sep 2009
Great detail Stanton.jamie winter 18 Sep 2009
excellent work. so detailed and well done. just excellentSharon Gonzalez 18 Sep 2009
IT CERTAINLY IS LOOKING OUTSTANDING AND WONDERFUL, STANTON. I LOVE ALL THE AMAZING DETAIL.