First wave of Constantine Paintings.

Well, I've finished my first two John Constantine paintings. I'm very proud with the outcome of both and seeing them develop has been great. I plan to produce 3 more pieces over half term and prior to producing my fmp (but if they cut into my fmp time I will put them off until after FMP).

Here's a video showing the development of the two pieces, and the images themselves are just beneath it

John Constantine 1

Original Soft Pastel sketch

Final piece

John Constantine 2

Final Piece

 The best way to evaluate these paintings is simultaneously.

Constantine 1 is a much more powerful painting, the colours are brighter and more vibrant and really pop out from the background. This piece was heavily inspired by Fabian Perez's paintings, where the match lit the cigarette and the face. The piece reminds me of a jazz kind of painting (which is a lot different to the punk themes) but it does have a nice quality to it. Constantine 2 is the opposite end of the spectrum, it's a much colder, duller image. I think it's much more reflective and personal than the first one because it shows a much more human side to the character, than the show off in the first painting. I like the contrast in the two pieces because it's a great way of showing reality and humanity in this fictional character, on their own they work great, but together they really break the fictional wall. My favourite of the two is probably the first one, I think the way I captured the light especially with the blue/red contrast between the face and hand works brilliantly. Not that I don't like the second painting (because I do) but the first painting just draws more attention to it and is a more interesting image to look at.