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Self Absolution of the Titan: Step 6

Self Absolution of the Titan

With the exception of a few touch-ups (some of the white will need a second coat as soon as it dries…just as the fire did in Winter Evening) and a signature, the new piece is finished. I have decided to leave the background flat black instead of giving it a slight gradation as I originally intended. The only purpose for the gradation would be to add some depth to the composition, but I think it has enough as it is. Also, I really like the striking simplicity of the piece as it is now, especially with the high contrast between the figure and the black background. I think that adding the gradation would actually detract from that. For the same reason, I will be keeping the signature on this piece very subdued.

As with Winter Evening I will have this piece professionally photographed. I will send in a final image at that point, complete with all the touch-ups and the signature. In the mean time, please send in any questions or comments.

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About Bryan Larsen ~

Bryan Larsen

"I was born on February 12, 1975, and have been drawing as long as I can remember. By the time I was in high school, I knew I wanted to be an artist, although at the time I didn't have a clear idea of how exactly I would use my talents to make a living.

"As I continued studying art, I began to suspect that fine visual art was dead. No one seemed interested in teaching students how to draw well, or paint well. More often than not, my own skills exceeded those of my instructors.

"The only field left that seemed to require good drawing, painting, and compositional skills was illustration, and therefore I began studying illustration at Utah State University in Logan, Utah. I became even more convinced that I had made the right decision in staying away from fine art as I endured course after course of required "drawing" and "painting" classes in which instructors required me to draw with "less focus", or use ridiculous materials such as shellac, glue, sand, salt, etc.

"My second year at Utah State, I met Damon Denys. In discussing Art with him I realized that there were other people who believed that technique and subject matter were indispensable components of any work of art. I then decided that I would work to develop my own painting skills with the purpose of creating artwork that I considered worthy of being called Fine Art.

"Since that time, I have studied on my own: Drawing from live models to learn the human form, studying proper painting techniques from any source I could find ample reason to trust, and developing a philosophy of Art based on reason, and life on earth.

"My goal is to portray the heroic and romantic in human nature and human achievement in a realistic style and a modern setting. I place particular emphasis on composition, technique, realistic detail, proper craftsmanship and consistency of style."