Rebel Raptor Studios
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Where colour goes feral
I'm so dam tired of random, unnecessary AI slop all over the internet and I wanted to do something REAL and CREATIVE. I think we, as humans, struggle to feel inspired in this day and age because of all the bullshit that's out there.
Creativity is in danger of becoming "un-special".
You literally cannot believe anything you see or read.. SO... I created Trash Panda Studios! Granted, AI is really necessary and useful in many places (And im a HUGE fan) and also allows us to be creative... but i think its time we get our hands a bit dirty (not in the NYC gangster sense).
Rebel Raptor Studios is a collaborative art project that introduces people to varying forms or artwork in order create something truly epic and unique, that is the exact OPPOSITE of the unnecessary AI slop that's out there. The idea is to inspire creativity and provide a hands on experience for people of ALL ages who want to detach form all the garbage out there and just do something SUPER fun, EXTREMELY creative and ULTRA real!
It started out with a simple graffiti course in New York, run by the dude who invented "Train Graffiti" - basically he weas tagging trains! what a legend, and its grown into this very cool, very interactive project where people get to create meaningful pieces of art that are completely unique and VERY different.
There are a number of mediums to choose from, ranging form spray paint, pour art, splat paint and my personal favourite, UV / fluorescent paint that just makes things look EPIC!!
Graffiti is all about layers
I've grown to learn that Graffiti is all about layer. In order to get the affect you are looking for you need to start with a base and work your way over this base. THis is why I need a zillion cans of paint. The idea is to get your basic design down first and then layer your design starting with darker colours and working your way into lighter colours, focusing on accents and highlights so that your design has contrast.
A big lesson for me is that graffiti is NOT permanent! and nor should it be! its very much in the moment, so ive since sprayed over this design several times because i know not to be too attached. The chaos buny is one of many designs that have been sprayed on this wall, and by this point its under about 10 layers of paint. BUT STILL LIVES ON!
Library of Weird and Wonderful
Over the last couple of years I've had friends and colleagues reach out asking for pieces. i make them as and when i can. Some of them end up being VERY special and they are ALL one of a kind. I've learnt to map themes to the designs, which is fun. There are so many little secrets in each piece, hinting at stories with each person. They are so fun and SO different - And a little weird, but hey, that's what makes them special.
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Punk Rock Rose
Commissioned for a friend on request, this is a mixture of spray paint at the base, with UV paint as an overlay, moved around and positioned using a pallet knife. the piece is totally unique to him as it matches one of his tattoos and has a very special personal message.
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A gift for my gal
A gift for my favorite human! Black canvas with various spray paint overlays.Used base fluorescent paints and then highlighted with lighter fluorescent paint accents. I kept the drip effect because it looks a little more gritty.
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Cooky and Polly Anniversary
A gift for pone of my greatest friends and his wife to celebrate their anniversary. This wasd a base of spray paint with pour art and then attacked it with a hair dryer to spread the paint into the "Spikes" or fan (depending on your interpretation).
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04
Calm and Chaos
This was during a very weird, emotional patch on uncertainty. I was still learning about how I felt about a certain situation so i took it out on the canvas so to speak. This is hanging safely in our lounge in Seattle. it has MANY strong memories.
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Aliens on Acid
I actually still don't know which way is "up" on this one. I saw this cool technique on some video and i HAD to try it. I used a dust pan and pour paint for the pathway and then used spray paint (heavy amounts) to get the drips. Either way, i think this one was a lot of fun and it proudly lives at my friends Seth and Sherena's house.
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Aliens AFTER Acid
YAH, I cant explain this one TBH! I didn't hold back on the drip effect and went a little nuts. I actually have NO idea where this one is, i drunkenly gave it to someone who came over and asked for it. Honestly, I was experimenting and flinging paint everywhere.... I want to try this again!
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Fireworks Closer
Probably one of the more early pieces I dud where i got hold of some VERY thick pour paint and then attempted to move it around, then thought, "Screw this", got hold of the hair dryer (which is now full of paint) and a pallet knife and had a load of fun. There is a very faint spray paint backing to this.
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Cute "AF"
This is an anniversary piece for Lovelet! It hangs proudly on our wall in Seattle and has a UV light positioned underneath it to make it POP in the evenings. This piece was strange because i originally hadn't intended on the drip effect but in leaving it to "do its thing" I really started to like it. The UV light brings a whole new experience.
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Static Noise
I went through this phase where i loved adding metallic paint to pretty much all pieces. A friend asked me for Black, White, Red and Gold.... and obviously i was sold, so this was the outcome. What was funny about this piece is i was running around the yard flapping it about, trying to get that cool "static" effect you see with the black and white.
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Abstract Rose
Zero restraint on this one, which was part of the experiment. What ends up happening a lot of the time is ill do a cool piece for someone and then think... HMM, what if I just F*ck with the process entirely and fling layers of colour onto a canvas with less of a plan. The joy of art is that you get to be creative with no permission required.
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Declaration of Love
I think this was probably one of the most fun pieces i got to do. Another for Lovelet, but this lives in the house in the UK. I LOVE sweary art! I think its my inner desire to provoke people to think a little outside of the lines, which is EXACTLY what this is! This led the charge for a number of other particularly sweary pieces :D #NotSorry
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F*ck Symmetry
Told you I like a sweary piece of art :D This involved a LOT of spray paint and a LOT of UV paint. Whats different here is I used UV Art tape... which was new to me and I think it gives it a cool texture and feel. Genuinely, I just had a LOT of fun with this piece and I kept it because i think it is very much a representation of what goes on in my brain :D
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A Galaxy far, far away
This is an interesting piece because it seems so simple at first but there are many layers to this and because of the light red spray overlay to the deep fluorescent blue the piece actually feels 3D when you see it in person. Its the piece that gets the most "Walk closer" views because of the depth of layering. Its a personal favorite of mine.
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Request a piece
I do take requests! YES! No piece is the same and I don't do prints. Its all hand made, from scratch in Trash Panda Studios (the sketchy art studio garage). I ask you for a theme (hobbies, things you love, "Whats your Thing") and ill base the piece on that. People send me pics of all sorts (nothing sketchy) and i just roll from there... OR you can let me choose the theme, and ill do that based on what i know about YOU!
You don't get to see the piece until it lands up on your front door step. It needs to be a complete surprise! AND there are no edits, no colour changes and no "takesies backsies".... Once its done, its done. I'm not a graphic design company :D The point of the exercise is that YOU have something completely unique that is NOT AI inspired or generated. AND its completely different... because in these crazy times we need a little bit of colourful weird in our lives.
I do need to fund my paint, canvas, equipment and postage fees so pop me a message and lets work out a price that's affordable for YOU! I want this to be accessible to everyone.
Fill in the form below and ill get back to you ASAP!
The Artists
In our Fam we are SO lucky to have some VERY talented and creative people who LOVE to make stuff and experiment. Give us a canvas and we will make something cool! When we see a different medium, we will give it a go and, well, lets see what happens. Some of our creativity crosses over into each others pieces and some end up being totally different.
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Luna Huntingford, a budding and curious artist! She is very willing to experiment and just try stuff out. She takes time on her pieces and colour matching and has an eye for colour splat type overlays on spray backing, making very cool mixed medium pieces. Luna often spends time on the detail of her pieces, moving paint around in very specific patterns. She is also BONKERS (the one who inherited the infamous Huntingford Crazy Gene) and it comes out VERY clearly in her art.
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Lexi Huntingford is a VERY excited and enthusiastic artist who LOVES to create multi textured, multi pattern mixed media pieces with spray paint, acrylic paint and loads of different overlays and patterns with these mediums. She is experimental in many ways, ranging from using many different utensils when creating art to running around the garden swinging wet pieces around to create diverse patterns. She has spent time developing her skills and often spends hours in the studio as her peaceful place.
Adam Huntingford is a creative and experimental artist who has NO problem testing out colour pallets and flinging them onto a canvas. He LOVES spray art and will happily spend time layering colours onto a canvas very carefully moving them around in specific patterns. he LOVES a LOT of paint and is happy to make as much of a mess humanly possible to achieve his outcome and will happily ensure that EVERYTHING around him is covered in paint.... including himself.