Craig Everett 🇬🇧 Rourke Van Dal • Urban Artist

[Rourke]

Cheers Jef,

I don't know… I have always had a thing for drawin guns, And the image is about Kids in combat.

Can I just say its a massive compliment to have you posting - love your stuff mate

Cheers

[Harveyn]

Great work rourke.

The bottom half looses me around the forearm. Overall very good but as an image of the 1st photograph only.......excellent.

[Rourke]

Cheers Harveyn, do you mean where the hand is or the leg, or all that area.
I hate doin hands! I know what you mean though a little, I try and hide them if I can (hands that is) a few artists in history have struggled with certain body parts.

but with it being one of my first. I had to say to myself STOP, cos I was frightened of spoiling it, if you know what I mean. I might try again to bring it in more.

Cheers mate

[Jef Aerosol]

Rourke, I understand about the gun, and bigman, i also agree with you... Was not judging... And I just love Rourke's style anyway !

(and thanks a lot for the kind words, mate !)

[Harveyn]

Hi Rourke

Yeah from half way down the forearm to the knuckles on the hand. But seriously even with this it is very good.

Its just I think it would be excellent with that one exception. Put it this way the first image you posted without this element I would buy.

[jynormous]

harveyn said:

Great work rourke.

The bottom half looses me around the forearm. Overall very good but as an image of the 1st photograph only.......excellent.

I too think the right forearm / wrist needs a bit of work. It looks a tad "stretchy" and not as dramatic as the rest of the picture.

Other than that, fantastic work!

[Nuno]

also a minor observation, it appears all of his toes are the same size, the way he is sat they should get smaller from top to bottom

[Deleted]

its quality rourke, keep going with the guns i say.

[Rourke]

Thankyou for all your imput, and I will take it on board when I do the next 1.

I am trying to develop a style of my own, Impressionistic paint strokes and pen work to give it the feel of being scetchy, with suggestions to small details (ie. hands, toes)
I never intended it to be Realism. ;D

[Photoxtc]

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I love this as the image... you could have just stoped right here and it's a much stronger image for me...

Good stuff mate, keep up the good work ;D

[Rourke]

Cheers photoxtc, I might have to do that in the future.
Thanks again

[Matt-lock]

photoxtc said:

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I love this as the image... you could have just stoped right here and it's a much stronger image for me...

Good stuff mate, keep up the good work ;D

Agreed. The face and helmet says it all. But great work!

[Rourke]

Thankyou Matt-lock, looks like I will be doin a Head shot then.
Peaceful xmas.

[bill]

I love it! Good job. Agree with the issues with the lower body, but really like the upper!

[Rourke]

Thankyou bill, you have all been helpful 2me
Peaceful x mas

[top]

See you've been busy Rourke! , lots of good feedback and deservedly so mate..
Keep pursuing your own style, your hard work is paying off & a lot of people really enjoy it- think they know that you graft hard & work your nuts off! great to see an artist so open with his work..gotta lot of respect for you mate..

Keep it up so we can all have an original off ya one day!!!!!!!!!! ;D ;D
Hehe!

[Joe J]

As always your work is amazing Rourke. You are incredibly talented.

The head shot for me says it all.

Dope colour scheme. The highlight in the background gives it depth.
Just a small comment, I think the hand around the trigger might need a little work. But heh... thats just my small opinion.

All the best.

[Rourke]

Cheers Joej and Top, have a brilliant xmas
Just scanned it, you can see a bit more of the detail and paint strokes.





Head shot in the pipeline.
Thanks

[Joe J]

Ha Ha... Love the 'Mom' tat! I didn't notice that before. Spelt the American way too!

Thanks for the new scans... On reflection, I do like the brush strokes around the trigger finger.

I still love the head-shot too.

Great stuff.

[gozgoz]

the fine lines are pen? or a super fine brush?

[Rourke]

gozgoz said:

the fine lines are pen? or a super fine brush?

Thanks for postin

Both really, all white with acrylic paint and I dont use a fine brush use thickish brush but made flat to create fine lines an steady hand. The actual image isnt that big really.

[morrissey1]

I think it's fantastic....but would also agree...that the face and the helmet alone make hte image stronger IMO.....either way, nice work again!

[L.E.T.]

good work! & brilliant colors.

[Rourke]

morrissey1 and L.E.T.

Thankyou for your imput,
peaceful xmas 2ya both

[Daniel Silk]

Beautiful piece mate! Would make a nice print done just like that ;D I guess you could even have it printed on cardboard.

[Rourke]

Cheers Silky, appreciate it mate.
Goodidea
How do you print on cardboard? let us know, I'll consider that. thankyou
Have a peaceful xmas

[Daniel Silk]

rourkevandal said:

Cheers Silky, appreciate it mate.
Goodidea
How do you print on cardboard? let us know, I'll consider that. thankyou
Have a peaceful xmas

ooooo I dunno Thinking about it I guess it might be tricky coz its not gonna be totally flat Surely someone has done it.

ahhhh! I have a Dave Kinsey print done on brown card that looks like cardboard ;D

[Rourke]

I think you might be able to screenprint it, but can some form of screenprinting do a fine halftone, can any body help?
It can;t be done litho cos it goes round a cylinder.

it could be done on that colour card litho though, just not cardboard,
what do you think, Silky?

Cheers again

[Daniel Silk]

rourkevandal said:

I think you might be able to screenprint it, but can some form of screenprinting do a fine halftone, can any body help?
It can;t be done litho cos it goes round a cylinder.

it could be done on that colour card litho though, just not cardboard,
what do you think, Silky?

Cheers again

Im not up on printing stuff but I do like pieces done on cardboard ;D its just add so much character to a piece, that might look a bit plain with a white background. Also adds some texture if you can use some sort of gloss ink

[Rourke]

Very interesting, thankyou silky for your thoughts, I will keep it in mind in the future.
you need to do all you can to sell the image, and what you do it on, is going 2b a prority in the future. I am planning to really gettin in2 painting in 2008.

Maybe I should change the thread name to: can you print fine halfton in screen printing?

I wudnt mind knowing that.

what do you think