How to paint a Transformer in the style of Chuck Close.I had a spare day at college a while back and did this.
1. Find a picture of your desired Transformer and then grid it.
![Image](http://img227.imagevenue.com/loc9/th_64232_ccgr_001_122_9lo.jpg)
2. Get a canvas or a peice of paper masking taped to some board.
3. Grid said paper or canvas. There MUST be the same amount of squares as on the original gridded picture.
4. Paint the squares in block colour using a mix of the colours in the square on the original picture. For example- original pic- red and black your painting- very dark red.
The end result should be like a pixelated image.
![Image](http://img250.imagevenue.com/loc586/th_64755_ccgr_002_122_586lo.jpg)
5. Now we add the detail, this is done by painting small shapes in the coloured squares to look like the corresponding square on the original pic. Close up its jibberish but back away and you should see it.
![Image](http://img168.imagevenue.com/loc1176/th_65119_ccgr_003_122_1176lo.jpg)
![Image](http://img144.imagevenue.com/loc764/th_65123_ccgr_004_122_764lo.jpg)
![Image](http://img227.imagevenue.com/loc145/th_65159_ccgr_005_122_145lo.jpg)
6. Fill in the back ground squares with more funny shapes.
7. Stand back and appriciate your work.
![Image](http://img215.imagevenue.com/loc572/th_65410_ccgr_006_122_572lo.jpg)
![Image](http://img18.imagevenue.com/loc859/th_65417_ccgr_007_122_859lo.jpg)