31 Days of HELL-O-Ween 2023:
Mars Attacks! (1996)
"Mars Attacks!" was chaotic, malicious fun, with humanity dealing with an invasion of Martians with no known objective aside from playing murderously gleeful pranks and destroying all institutions. I was familiar with the "Mars Attacks!" from the trading cards (alas, I never got to own any of 'em--just saw them printed in the occasional Sci-Fi books and magazines I used to read), and the Tim Burton Movie sort of followed the zany carnage of the cards, although the cards were a lot more gruesome in many ways.
Tons of various stars in the movie, from Jack Nicholson and Glenn Close to Jack Black and Natalie Portman. I do have to admit, the early CGI for the Martians doesn't entirely hold up to modern eyes. I would be curious what Harryhausen-esque stop-motion animated Martians would look like. I can see it even more creepy and unearthly, rather than PS3 graphics version of unrealistic looking effects.
This was done with Acrylic Paint and a palette of: Paynes Gray, Titanium White, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Primary Cyan, Sap Green, Cadmium Yellow, and Cadmium Red Deep.
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STEP ONE: Here is a quick, color breakdown done over some hastily scribbled pencils. It is painted on an 8-1/2" x 11" extra thick cardstock which was primed with a 50/50 mix of gesso and matte medium.
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STEP TWO: And here's a continuation and general tightening up of the painting.
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STEP THREE: It's the finished painting done with lots and lots and lots of back-and-forth.
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Done with Acrylic paint on 8-1/2" x 11" gessoed cardstock.
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