{"id":60,"date":"2017-11-13T03:21:32","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T11:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomashammel.com\/blog\/?p=60"},"modified":"2017-11-13T03:21:32","modified_gmt":"2017-11-13T11:21:32","slug":"legs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomashammel.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/13\/legs\/","title":{"rendered":"Legs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes art has a purpose–it might tell a story, illuminate an issue, or be a call to action. Sometimes it\u2019s so pretentious and heavy-handed it makes you want to puke.
\nOne of my current projects, Legs, is just for fun.<\/p>\n

Taking a cue from some of the Marble<\/a> images, such as,<\/p>\n

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Legs features, disembodied legs twisted into various shapes. No heads, no bodies. But my definition of legs does go up pretty high, so there will also be butts and other bits. Some of the image may be distorted or surreal, but in the end, they\u2019ll all be legs.<\/p>\n

This is my first nude project shot in color. Being slightly color blind (my family might tell you there\u2019s no \u201cslightly\u201d about it) this is something of a challenge, but there aren\u2019t a lot of green people (or so I\u2019ve heard), so I think it will be ok. Give me a scene with trees and grass on the other hand, and who knows what it will turn out like.<\/p>\n

Plus since these images are digitally processed and printed, I can measure the colors as I work with them. Numbers I understand, even when I can\u2019t distinguish all of the colors.<\/p>\n

Here is the first finished image:<\/p>\n

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The background is slightly off-white and the skin should be somewhat pastel. I\u2019ve never been that fond of realism, even in black and white. Please let me know how I did with the colors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sometimes art has a purpose–it might tell a story, illuminate an issue, or be a call to action. Sometimes it\u2019s so pretentious and heavy-handed it makes you want to puke. One of my current projects, Legs, is just for fun. Taking a cue from some of the Marble images, such as, Legs features, disembodied legs … <\/p>\n

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