Thursday, October 1, 2015

Levka Gambo of Dinotopia


This painting is from my 1992 book Dinotopia, A Land Apart from Time.  Will and Sylvia visit Levka Gambo in his Tibetan-inspired hideaway at the top of the Forbidden Mountains.


The technique is a thin, transparent wash of oil over illustration board that has been sealed with acrylic matte medium. To dramatize this scene, I set up a light source behind Levka to silhouette him against the background.
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5 comments:

  1. FabioOctober 1, 2015 at 2:52 PM

    I'm curious, how did you thin down the paint here? I've appreciated the effect in plenty of the illustrations in Dinotopia. Did you use liquin or similar? Or turpentine? Nice one anyway!

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  2. James GurneyOctober 1, 2015 at 2:56 PM

    Thanks, Fabio. Usavo Liquin e Gamsol, tutti e due.

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  3. FabioOctober 1, 2015 at 3:39 PM

    Thanks for the reply James! Nice to know that. Oh, and you know Italian, amazing :D I have to try gamsol one of these days, I am not happy with my generic odorless turps

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  4. Chris BeavenOctober 1, 2015 at 4:49 PM

    I was able to go solvent free with my oil paints. I just use refined linseed oil as a medium and I clean my brushes with Masters soap. But, if I have to use solvent for anything Gamsol is the most safe, I do keep a small can of it.

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  5. KrystalOctober 2, 2015 at 3:33 AM

    you achieve such an atmosphere each time....

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