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PETROPICTOS BY CIRUELO
The Art of Painting on Stone

 
This piece was produced as an assignment for American rock guitarist Steve Vai in 1996.
Click here to see the album cover where it was used.
 

The same piece before and after

1. The stone as it was found on a riverbank. Stones polished by running water or the sea are generally flatter and more rounded than those found on a mountain. The first thing Ciruelo does is to prepare a series of sketches based on what he wants to paint and on what the stone itself suggests.

2. Painting on stone follows the same process as painting on paper or cardboard. The ideal tool is the airbrush so adhesive masks and stencils can be used. As you can see the final result is a three dimensional piece of art; Petropictos is something halfway between a painting and a sculpture.


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