I choose different clothing for the “Fifties Elvis”. I thought that the clothes I choose before are a bit dark. I picked the light striped coat that you see a lot on photos of Elvis from the Fifties. I’m working on a rough sketch for the Sixties and when that is finished I’m going to
I started another big Elvis project. 24 portraits, size 6″ x 6″ with oil paint. I got the idea for this project from my first small Elvis portrait. The first painting will be from 1954 and the last from 1977. When they are all done I’m going to build a special frame where they fit
A rough sketch of Elvis in the 50’s. I’m not satisfied with the shirt. I’ll have to dive into Elvis’ closet (books) once more to look for something else. Maybe also a jacket with a bit more color. Follow
I made a quick rough sketch of the “Seventies Elvis” with the outfit I decided on earlier. I need to make some more studies, light, folds and creases and the puffy sleeves. Follow
These clothes I want to use for the “Seventies Elvis”. Elvis wore this shirt and belt in 1970 during rehearsals for the movie “That’s the way it is”. Follow
Today I made some pictures for a temporary lay-out of the painting.I made a very quick montage, just to see what it looks like. The clothes are not the clothes I’m going to use on the painting, they are from the different periods. The heads are also not definitive. The proportions are o.k. The background
The first step is to scan some pictures of a standing Elvis. On that scan i put on lines for the proportions that i can transfer to the photos of my model and adjust it in Photoshop. Follow
