Obey your master
This is James Hetfield of Metallica doing what he does best in Auckland, New Zealand in 2010.
I painted this from a photo I took using my phone. The photo looked crap - but by the time I cropped it right back, shifted the devil hands to the right (they were obscuring Hetfield), removed Lars who was all blurry, and added some green to the lighting it started coming together.
I stumbled across the cool lighting effect almost by accident, and are glad I did.
I wasn't sure whether I should give Hetfield facial features or not - and decided it had more impact without.
- Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
- Size: 9x12"
- Completed: July 2011
- Status: For sale (info)
- Price: $50.00
Additional details
- Support: Bockingford 13oz cotton canvas
- Paint: Reeves Acrylics
- Coating: Satin varnish
Additional images
This is the reference photo used for this piece.