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Edwin Bont
29th of March 2007 (Thu), 13:27
Right now I am working on a series of photo-illustrations, a bit similar to the other illustrations (http://www.edwinbont.nl/gallery/illustration/1/index.html) i made but now I am using oilpaint which makes it look so much better.
I might turn this into a book and/or animation movie.
I love working on this project and to discover new techniques and materials.

This series of illustrations will be about my uncle who died exectly one year ago when he was 81.
The first one will be set in a factoryhall with a stockroom were my uncle used to work his whole live.
When he told me about it I always visualised how it would look like.
So now I am making all these pictures I saw when he told a story.
He was a great uncle and lived in his parents house.
It was the meetingplace for the family on sundaymorning, that was very nice.
Whatever happend I always visited him on sunday, his very strong coffee was a good medicine against a hangover.

#1 Rack, there will be more stuff on the shelfs soon
http://www.edwinbont.nl/forums/Illustraties_Jaap/stelling1.jpg

#2 From sketch (3cm)
http://www.edwinbont.nl/forums/Illustraties_Jaap/schets3.jpg

#3 To finished model
http://www.edwinbont.nl/forums/Illustraties_Jaap/kast1.jpg

#4 The stockroom is getting shape
http://www.edwinbont.nl/forums/Illustraties_Jaap/totaal1.jpg

#5 Now it is time to make the building itself.
http://www.edwinbont.nl/forums/Illustraties_Jaap/totaal3.jpg

#6 Wall and floor detail
http://www.edwinbont.nl/forums/Illustraties_Jaap/hoek.jpg
I had a hard time making the concrete floor, paper would be too smooth.
Then, by accident, I discovered that plaster-filler would give me the right texture.
Although i wanted to make this all out of paper, plaster filler fits well and is very handy.
I use it to glue things and to make things seamless , like the loadingdoc in the next picture.

#7 Fully concentrated while painting
http://www.edwinbont.nl/forums/Illustraties_Jaap/zelf1inillustratie.jpg

#8 And this is what it looks like right now.
Still far from finished.
http://www.edwinbont.nl/forums/Illustraties_Jaap/totaal2.jpg

A few more pictures are on my site: http://www.edwinbont.nl/pages/factory.html
Dale Siscoe
29th of March 2007 (Thu), 13:33
Man, I have seen talent but this is at the top, I admire your creativity, great work !!!
Denovo
29th of March 2007 (Thu), 13:43
Love it, love it, love it.

Truly amazing stuff here man. I loved getting to see your process as you work towards a finished set for your pictures.

I also looked around on your web site for a while. Awesome macro shots and the article on Photo-Illustration is definitely VERY cool.

All of this has definitely inspired me to get creative at home when going out to shoot is too much of a hassle.

I truly appreciate all of the time that goes into your work and it definitely payd off in the end for you.

Best of luck and be sure to keep us posted with your current project.
Davy-Kelly
29th of March 2007 (Thu), 13:52
Seriously nice, that last one looks great!!!
4hero
29th of March 2007 (Thu), 13:56
the attention to detail is second to none! excellent work ;)

Can't wait to see it finished!
gonzophoto
29th of March 2007 (Thu), 14:33
This is truly amazing stuff here. Good work!
kmorgan
29th of March 2007 (Thu), 14:40
Very, very cool!

Kevin
milleker
29th of March 2007 (Thu), 15:39
This is amazing work, I really look forward to seeing your project come together! Good luck!
Anke
29th of March 2007 (Thu), 15:45
What an unbelievably fantastic project!! ..and for a great reason too. I wish you loads of luck and don't forget to keep us all posted.

BTW, I'm very jealous of your artistic ability :D
kuebaldy
29th of March 2007 (Thu), 16:04
This is just fun to watch it unfold. I can't wait to see it finished.
toddb
1st of April 2007 (Sun), 04:02
Photo-Illustration, I really never even thought of doing that with my camera. These are fantastic! I saw one of these in the 3D post area and I didn't have a clue that it wasn't real...it was cooler then real. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your stuff, hopefully more in 3D as well.
RicCharles
1st of April 2007 (Sun), 10:49
Amazing! Truly a work of passion! Can you keep us posted as things move along?
Miniflash
1st of April 2007 (Sun), 18:19
Very cool ~love it
Paul Tinworth
1st of April 2007 (Sun), 19:38
Far, far too clever and artistic!

Good luck with it! :)
nrellas
1st of April 2007 (Sun), 23:46
absolutely fantastic
keep going, keep going, i want to see more
DiscoLizard
1st of April 2007 (Sun), 23:51
Wow! Thanks for sharing this, very interesting.
sblais
2nd of April 2007 (Mon), 10:42
Amazing! Please, keep us posted!
S Taylor
2nd of April 2007 (Mon), 16:26
Amazing work, I loved the other illustrations on your site. Very talented!!
EOS MAN1
3rd of April 2007 (Tue), 18:02
You are truly gifted. Nice work. How big is the construction overall?
Titus213
4th of April 2007 (Wed), 02:03
Now that is really exceptional. The detail is amazing, as is the photography. You are a man of many talents.
dentharg
4th of April 2007 (Wed), 03:06
Eyes wide open here! This is great!
I Like It Sideways
19th of April 2007 (Thu), 22:26
This looks amazing... I can't wait to see how it turns out. Your dedication is incredible
saturnin
19th of April 2007 (Thu), 22:33
very well done...awesome imagination and talent....show us more
Tancor
20th of April 2007 (Fri), 11:28
I'm curious if you had ever been to where he had worked? If you hadn't, it'd be interesting if you could go see it (assuming it is still standing and/or hadn't changed much since he had worked there, or at least see photos of it) once your model is done to see how close your concept from his description meets reality.

-Tony