深堀隆介 Riusuke Fukahori's Layer Technique

Watch the artist apply this technique here: http://youtu.be/21bFpgEfDFM

This video has been upscaled from 576 lines (a European standard) to 720 lines, and so may be played in HD. The otherwise identical "downscaled to 480 lines or less " version is here: http://youtu.be/9c_VvWqD6dY

This video shows the layer technique used by the artist Riusuke Fukahori 深堀隆介. Transparent liquid resin - mixed with a hardener or catalyst - is poured. When the resin has set into a solid, the surface is painted with acrylic paint. By repeating this process, the artist is able to create three dimensional sculptural pieces.

This demonstration only shows the layers being created. The artist also uses more traditional painting skills to enhance the 3D effect. These include representations of shading and reflection, controlling the opacity of the paint to include semi-transparent areas, feathering soft edges, and using the textures of the paint and brush work to mimic the natural veining and fine structures of the goldfish and flora he represents. The overall effect is "photorealistic", or like a full colour hologram.

The goldfish image used in this example is derived from a two dimensional window painting. The original work can be seen here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominicspics/6592891473/in/set-72157628617194683
Many of his three dimensional works created using this technique can be seen in this flickr set here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominicspics/sets/72157628617194683/

ICN Gallery London Webite:
http://www.icn-global.com/
Artist's Website (日本語 Japanese):
http://goldfishing.info/

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Riusuke
• Fukahori
• Layer
• Technique
• 深堀隆介
• Goldfish
• Salvation
• 3D
• three
• dimensional
• painting
• sculpture
• contemporary
• japanese
• art

[caohanlu]

What kind of paints work well directly on resin?

[dominic0s]

@caohanlu - I believe that the paint used is acrylic paint. Unfortunately I do not know what type of casting resin the artist uses.

[Zoill]

Thanks for share this video, but the technic, still a mistery to me ... how many coats of resin are needed to do the fish "sculpture" ?

[dominic0s]

@Zoill - This video is intended to be a simplified illustration of the technique only. I suspect the artist uses very many layers - the sculptural 3D appearance is very powerful. There are some links in the video description to a video of the artist at work, and also to some photographs of his art works.

[terrorista31]

nice video, I want one fish :)

[1809flower]

What talent, I live in awe of people with a gift like this