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NEW BLOGS OR PODCASTS AT CHRISOATLEY.COM EVERY MONDAY!

Last Monday, I had a couple of hours of down-time at Disney.

This happens every now and then, when there is a slight lag in the production pipeline.

Sometimes when this happens, I’ll go ask questions of the art-jedi-masters that I work with, organize my office, play a song on someone’s guitar, pet someone’s dog or play a game of ping pong. Last Monday, I decided to make another painting.

I have been talking on my podcast and on my blog about how I’m trying to loosen up in my painting style. I attempted this a few times with little success, always falling back into my more meditative, detailed methods.

However, it was not until this most recent concept piece that I feel like I really found a successful balance between spontaneity and confidence.

How did this happen? You can read all about it and see all kinds of WIP images on ChrisOatley.com
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~Christennelson Feb 23, 2011  Professional Digital Artist
Hey Chris!!

Love this piece. I appreciate the brushes you have on your site. They have given new inspiration to my digital painting! Much Love!
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~ChrisOatley Mar 14, 2011
AWESOME! So glad to hear! Miss you guys!

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Disney Character Designer & Visual Development Artist shares digital painting tips, career advice & inspiration!

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~WalrusDart Jan 23, 2011
BOO!
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~carefreeze Sep 1, 2009
This is very nice. My favorite part is the man in the back :)

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Paint life with your unique individuality...
not with societies requirements.
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~sojourn78 Aug 20, 2009
I have aboslutely nothing to say about this piece except that it is amazing.
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~AurenGreenleaf Aug 19, 2009  Student Digital Artist
I love the atmosphere you captured with the textures and fog and muted browns. All the diagonal brushstrokes and roughness infuse a really active feeling to it; like this was a quick snapshot rather than a drawing.

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All that is made seems planless to the darkened mind because there are more plans than it looked for

- "Perelandra"
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~ChrisOatley Aug 19, 2009
Wow, thanks! Atmosphere was the main goal. Thanks!

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Disney Character Designer & Visual Development Artist shares digital painting tips, career advice & inspiration!

Get FREE Photoshop brushes, digital painting tips & interviews with animation & comics artists at ChrisOatley.com: [link]
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*comic-chic Aug 18, 2009  Professional
I love this. Reminds me of that old forest painting you gave me back in the day, but you know, better. I love when you use those colors... and I love the backlighting. :w00t:

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"We're too young to realize certain things are impossible. Which is why we will do them anyway." -William Pitt, Amazing Grace
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~Anairellan Aug 17, 2009
This reminds a lot of japanese brush work. Shape and texture are so much more important than rendering of form here. I REALLY like this.

Feels like the cartooning of painting.
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Mood: Eager ~kattelfodder Aug 17, 2009  Professional Digital Artist
I like how you cant tell if its a wolf or just pieces of the forest coming together to get wary travelers!
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