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Tobi · Posted: Aug 14, 2011 08:24 Post subject: Re: Mineral Illustration

I must confess that i don't. Actually i only made ONE single mineral drawing about ten years ago as a birthday gift for my uncle, so i don't have it anymore for scanning and publishing it. All my other work was mostly surrealism and some portraits.

But no problem: When i see Turbo's (and the other's) work here, i know that our FMF community doesn't run out of talented artists :-)

Nevertheless i promised myself: If i should find time and mood for drawing again, it will definitively a specimen from my collection that will act as a model to me ;-)

Darren · Joined: 09 Aug 2009 Posts: 91 Location: New Mexico

Really beautiful, Turbo - you captured the luster just superbly!!! Cheers!

Darren

Turbo · Joined: 30 Sep 2009 Posts: 260 Location: Delaware

Thanks, Tobias and Darren!

I finished this one today. I don't consider this one to be a fantasy specimen because it still faithfully depicts celestite. However, the actual specimen (regretfully) does not exist. I simply took two crystals from two different Madagascar celestite specimens I have and brought them together for a nice aesthetic representation. I was wary of embarking on this one because it involved the most manipulation, but decided to go for it since it did not violate my philosophy against creating new species, colors, or unnatural mineral combinations. Enjoy.

Ed Bayley

Turbo · Joined: 30 Sep 2009 Posts: 260 Location: Delaware

Well here is number six. Probably the last one I can do before school starts again. I went looking through my older photos and liked my danburite shot so much I decided to paint it. The original crystal is 4.5cm long. From Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Enjoy.

Ed Bayley

Turbo · Joined: 30 Sep 2009 Posts: 260 Location: Delaware

I found some time to squeeze in another painting with my busy schedule. This is gypsum on halite from Peru.

Turbo · Joined: 30 Sep 2009 Posts: 260 Location: Delaware

Hopefully the color comes up right. It's hard to scan these well. I've wanted to paint an apatite for a long time. This little guy was just over 1cm long.

crocoite · Joined: 06 Feb 2009 Posts: 490 Location: Ballarat, Victoria

Ouch! Stunning. Absolutely stunning!

Turbo · Joined: 30 Sep 2009 Posts: 260 Location: Delaware

This is my latest painting. The subject was a little Thomas Range topaz I picked up at the Delaware show this year.

crocoite · Joined: 06 Feb 2009 Posts: 490 Location: Ballarat, Victoria

Superb! So much detail on a small painting. Well done!

Turbo · Joined: 30 Sep 2009 Posts: 260 Location: Delaware

Thanks! I ruin a fine tip paint brush with each painting.

Turbo · Joined: 30 Sep 2009 Posts: 260 Location: Delaware

Here is the latest. I plan to display all of my paintings at the Delaware Mineralogical Society's Gem, Mineral, and Fossil show in March.

crocoite · Joined: 06 Feb 2009 Posts: 490 Location: Ballarat, Victoria

Really nice, as usual!

Regards
Steve

Turbo · Joined: 30 Sep 2009 Posts: 260 Location: Delaware

Thanks, Steve!

Best,
Ed

Turbo · Joined: 30 Sep 2009 Posts: 260 Location: Delaware

This is one more that I completed yesterday. This is painted from a miniature specimen.

crocoite · Joined: 06 Feb 2009 Posts: 490 Location: Ballarat, Victoria

Stunning again! It is interesting that (I assume) you are leaving blank bits of canvas for your highlights. Pretty much the opposite to mine where the black background is left to give transparency and I paint the highlights.

Well done Ed

Regards
Steve

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