{"id":773,"date":"2018-03-28T23:42:25","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T23:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jameswritinganddesign.com\/wordpress\/?p=773"},"modified":"2018-03-28T23:55:49","modified_gmt":"2018-03-28T23:55:49","slug":"behind-the-curtain-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jameswritinganddesign.com\/content\/behind-the-curtain-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind the Curtain .3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I set the goal of creating one legacy painting for each of my children, and this is my fourth<br \/>\nchild\u2019s fine art piece. I have been working for months on this painting. It was not only the<br \/>\nmost time consuming, but it was the hardest. It is completely hand painted, and each<br \/>\nelement was created specifically for this fine art painting.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Not only was the painting a challenge, but getting reference pictures was challenging. This<br \/>\nchild doesn\u2019t like having her picture taken. She gives the photographer a \u201cdisapproval\u201d look<br \/>\nwhen the camera is aimed at her. To overcome this, I thought we could pretend to be in<br \/>\nanother world. I painted a visual story with colorful words and asked her to add to the story.<br \/>\nShe started forgetting about the camera and started to play. After the day, I sat looking at the<br \/>\npictures and decided to make her fine art piece around what she was most interested in.<br \/>\nShouldn\u2019t every girl have the ability to have a dragon as a friend and find a golden egg?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The video shows a little bit of my process.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1200px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-773-1\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jameswritinganddesign.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Child-4-L.A.James_.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jameswritinganddesign.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Child-4-L.A.James_.mp4\">http:\/\/www.jameswritinganddesign.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Child-4-L.A.James_.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Process<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I am asked how I create my art, and I always have to start with the preface it depends.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some aspects of my art are created digitally.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some aspects are painted on a canvas, and I scan in that image to add to my digital work.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some aspects are created in Illustrator, and I bring that piece into a work.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some aspects are painted in Photoshop.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some aspects are painted in Corel Painter.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some aspects are created with traditional pastels.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some aspects are created with oil paints.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some aspects are created with acrylic paint.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some art pieces are a combination of a few of these techniques.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some art pieces are a combination of all of these techniques.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I think this might be a new sense of the word Mixed Media, but I enjoy it all.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you liked this, you might like seeing how I created another one of my children\u2019s fine art pieces. You can find that here:<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.jameswritinganddesign.com\/wordpress\/creativity-does-not-just-happen\/<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You might also like another behind the scenes video, which you can find here:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.jameswritinganddesign.com\/wordpress\/behind-the-curtain-2\/<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to see some of my other art pieces, some of which are for sale, you can go to:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lajames-store.com\/\">http:\/\/www.lajames-store.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you have any other questions, please post them below, and I will gladly answer them.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I set the goal of creating one legacy painting for each of my children, and this is my fourth child\u2019s fine art piece. I have been working for months on this painting. 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