Kewpie Mayonnaise

In case you are unfamiliar with this product, it is a Japanese mayonnaise. We thought the red stripes were a great mechanism of attraction, and the really hard text/graphics appearing on the soft mayo was a nice contrast. In reality the package is fairly sloppy/loose; however, with these paintings it is our intent to pinpoint, abstract and reveal the ideal mechanism of attraction for each object, therefore we draw as things as they wish to be not always as they are.

oil on MDF
roughly 4' x 2'

Kewpie step 3

Our painting of the Kewpie mayo should be nearly completed by the end of the week. For now here is a sneak peek at some of the bottle rendering and text/graphics.

Kewpie 2

3. Acrylic wash in
4. Grey oil background

Things are going slowly but surely; we're looking forward to warm weather.

Kewpie 1

1. Start of the pencil drawing
2. Red acrylic paint

Details below of steps between 1 and 2:
1a. Pencil drawing (some colored pencil)
1b. Colored pencil logo & lettering
1b. Acrylic painted logo & lettering

Ingredients: Vegetable oil, Egg Yolk,Vinegar, Salt, Monosodium Glutamate, Spices.
Contains: Egg