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I Paint With Tea To Create Steampunk Art
I’m a story artist for Disney animation by day but by night I like to unwind with a nice cup of tea...to paint with.
I’ve been a fan of the steampunk style ever since I was introduced to it while working on the film Atlantis the Lost Empire. I was looking for ways to create my own little world within the genre and I discovered that I could create a vintage look by using tea as an art medium.
It took some trial and error to figure out which teas had the best color (earl grey and green tea. Darjeeling is a nice too) once I found the right blend I let it steep for at least 2 hours for maximum saturation. Occasionally I add just a bit of watercolor to bring in some darker values but the tea tends to work great just on its own for my works of art.
I hope you enjoy my drawing ideas as much as I enjoyed creating them, I’m just sorry you can’t experience how good they smell when I was creating these cool paintings. Cheers.
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Marie-Louise Chenois 8 years ago
The octopus is still nammed Otto i guess? (was a previous post on BP some months ago by the same artist)
Petra Christovová 8 years ago
Wow, I wonder how has he achieved those colors. Looks really good.
Poor unfortunate soul 8 years ago
I love the octopus umbrella, octopuses are my favorite animal and I’d love to have one
Gayle Bynum Cardosa 8 years ago
I bookmarked your Etsy store. Your paintings will make great Christmas presents for my great niece who is a Disney lover. Matted and framed. Beautiful work. :-)
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Marie-Louise Chenois 8 years ago
Otto is missing in it, so sad, when he could reach the sea and get back to it's element...Snif.
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Marie-Louise Chenois 8 years ago
Book with a door k**b, so much meaning in it....With the key resting by her side
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Marie-Louise Chenois 8 years ago
Her face is a bit Samurai like on this one....Wondering if she can fight with the guitar...
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Ok Ha-Neul 8 years ago
i love steampunk at it's so cool i wanna cosplay some of these outfits <3<3
Hari Onago 8 years ago
This is incredibly cool. You do have a bias for female characters, I see. Are they more fun to draw?
Kenny Kulbiski 8 years ago
As a person who can't even paint with paint, I'm doubly impressed. This is the kind of thing I look for on Panda.
Oforka Glory 8 years ago
hey Brian Kesinger. love your works but I have to ask. I noticed lots of clocks and keys in most if not all of your paintings, is there a particular reason for this???
Bina Acharya 8 years ago
very talented, something i've never seen, made me smile cause its so beautiful :) i want a tutorial on this art :) they are all so beautiful.
Petra Christovová 8 years ago
Great idea, the colors look natural and nice in one time. I once tried to paint with coffee and wine, but it was not very impressive.
Patrick Lopez 8 years ago
The artist actually created this post, and posted it himself, just as any person who uses BP can do.
Load More Replies... Ok Ha-Neul 8 years ago
i love steampunk at it's so cool i wanna cosplay some of these outfits <3<3
Hari Onago 8 years ago
This is incredibly cool. You do have a bias for female characters, I see. Are they more fun to draw?
Kenny Kulbiski 8 years ago
As a person who can't even paint with paint, I'm doubly impressed. This is the kind of thing I look for on Panda.
Oforka Glory 8 years ago
hey Brian Kesinger. love your works but I have to ask. I noticed lots of clocks and keys in most if not all of your paintings, is there a particular reason for this???
Bina Acharya 8 years ago
very talented, something i've never seen, made me smile cause its so beautiful :) i want a tutorial on this art :) they are all so beautiful.
Petra Christovová 8 years ago
Great idea, the colors look natural and nice in one time. I once tried to paint with coffee and wine, but it was not very impressive.
Patrick Lopez 8 years ago
The artist actually created this post, and posted it himself, just as any person who uses BP can do.
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