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DRAWING PENCILS | COLORED PENCILS | OIL PASTELS|
ACRYLIC PAINTS
WATER COLORS |
TECHNIQUES FOR PROFESSIONAL DESIGN
 James Doddy
Mr. Doddy's visual communication skills as an artist have served many diversified creative challenges for over a quarter of a century. As an art director for an international magazine publisher, his graphic expertise and direction were instrumental in publication design formats, photography, and illustration. During the 1980's while heading up a multi-media group's creative department, he went on to design and execute graphic programs/campaigns for several fortune 500 companies, while also illustrating for children's art products and national fast-food chains. Mr. Doddy continues to teach art at the college level and exhibit his work in shows and galleries. In recent years, while freelancing as a visual communication consultant, Mr. Doddy's focus has been more concentrated on his love for the fine arts. An active member artist of the United States Air Force art program, his creative horizons have broadened. "Mission no.14; the Edge of Compressibility" and "Angels of Avenger Field", two in a series of World War II paintings, today are a permanent part of the Air Force art collection and on display in the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. This honor was bestowed upon him by Dr.Sheila Windnall, Secretary of the Air Force, and General Ronald R. Fogelman.
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 TECHNIQUE
Painting with watercolors can be exciting and the medium allows one to produce art with instant results. My painting of the WASP, Jacquelin Cochran, was done in watercolors. Here is the step-by-step approach I took for the painting. First, I did a pencil drawing on tracing paper, then I transferred the drawing on to 100LB. Strathmore watercolor paper, smooth surface. Next, I wet the watercolor paper and stapled it to corrugated cardboard and allowed it to dry. Once dry, I began painting light warm flesh tints on the face, with cooler shades for the shadows of the face. For the uniform and headgear, I also applied thin washes first. By applying thin washes over the entire artwork I'm able to keep the entire work in color balance. Then I apply stronger color values to finish the painting. Whites are achieved by allowing the pure paper to show through. |
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