I work now on the visible part of the belly at the right of the elephant. From conventional cracks on the  the top, folds down toward 3 directions while defining the volume of the belly. the cracks are gradually changing in folds. This is the hard part of the work.

The Big One - Work in Progress

The last feet are finished. A large part of it will disappear in the dust: A needed work that will be not in the final painting.

The Big One - Work in progress part 13

At least the elephant is finished, it only remains to install it in its background, this will be the part 14 with a little video bonus …

See also :
The Big One : Part 1 -Part 8 - Part 9 – part 10 – Part 11 – Part 12

As a reminder, “The Big One” is an oil painting of 2.50 meters high and 2 meters wide, representing an elephant in full charge. This is the biggest painting I’ve ever done. Working during the weekend, it is now about a year since I started. I invite you to discover the earlier steps of the painting and small videos that I uploaded.

After the trunk and tusks, I had to do the legs and yhe body of the elephant. I applied a diluted juice that allows me to draw the large volumes (light and shadow) without the details of the cracks.

Work on the left leg

The elephant’s legs skin looks thiner, at least more flexible than on the rest of the body, giving an draped effect , one gets the impression of a sheet stretched between the hip and the base of the foot. One Safari guide explained to me that despite their imposing size elephant produce virtually no noise as they move into the bushes. Their skin absorbs noise, and you hear a slight rubbing.

The Big One - 2,5m x2 m - travail en cours

So I tried to make this draped effect over the left front leg.

Without staying too long on the foot itself, which will disappear in the darkness and the dust later.

See also :
The Big One : Part 1 -Part 8 - Part 9 – part 10 – Part 11

Grand Koudou - 40 x 30 cm

The website which proposed the powerful zoom has closed, that is a shame because I found this feature very interesting. If anyone knows another system easy to implement, I’m interested.

« Great Kudu »

Pencil et Pastel– 40 x 30 cm Original drawing available

To get the price of the drawing, click here

On this subject, I had fun by reworking one of my paintings in stereoscopy. Stereoscopy is an old way to see in “3D” without special glasses.

Well, to be honest, few people can do it. Do you remember those books where you have to squint to see an object in relief? Well it’s the same principle: try to superimpose the 2 images and you should see an “3D” effect :

Just squint to see the painting in 3D

here another simpler one :

Just squint to see the painting in 3D

As each year, and since 5 years, I will present my work on the Salon de la Chasse de Rambouillet 2010. from Friday 26th to Monday 29th of march 2010.

This year, it was planned to move the show, which usually sat on the Hippodrome de Rambouillet, in a more prestigious place :  the park of Château de Rambouillet.

For now, this project is on stand by, some pseudo-environmentalists are lobbying to prevent implantation on the new site. I give you info of any changes.

Find me on my Stand D37 :

If you want to receive one or two invitations, send me an email with an object like last year “Stéphane, You’re the best!”

More info on their website : http://www.salondelachassederambouillet.com/

rough test fromGlen Keane

Glen Keane is character animator for Disney, a lot of Disney movies are from him, for instance Tarzan. I will probably post something on him in the future,but today, I would like to share this litlle treasure of animation with you, that I can’t stop watching.