For my tenth concentration piece, I chose to do Aztec mythology. This is Xiuhtecuhtli, the god of volcanoes. I decided to go for more of a design approach for this painting rather than a depiction. This piece was done with oil paint on canvas. My favorite part of this was painting in the red heat radiating off of the lava. This was quite the challenge as I'm not the most familiar with oil paints. The most difficult part of this painting was probably the lava that is currently on the volcano, I didn't know how to make it look as if it were flowing, and the easiest part was painting the clouds at the top, as I'm more used to painting clouds.
Firstly, I sketched out the painting with pencil after painting my wash, and then I began filling in the lava body of the god. Once I was finished with that, I used a lot of blacks to paint the background and volcano, afterwards I painted the flowing lava on the volcano. The next few steps are adding small details and blending, such as the clouds at the top, the drops of lava spewing into the air, and making the volcano at the bottom look more believable. I tried my best to make the lava colors very vibrant, as lava is usually very bright. I'm satisfied with how the spewing lava and body looks, and I think the lightning in the back balances the angle of the painting.
Firstly, I sketched out the painting with pencil after painting my wash, and then I began filling in the lava body of the god. Once I was finished with that, I used a lot of blacks to paint the background and volcano, afterwards I painted the flowing lava on the volcano. The next few steps are adding small details and blending, such as the clouds at the top, the drops of lava spewing into the air, and making the volcano at the bottom look more believable. I tried my best to make the lava colors very vibrant, as lava is usually very bright. I'm satisfied with how the spewing lava and body looks, and I think the lightning in the back balances the angle of the painting.