Haunted Mansion Stretching Portrait Replication *Update 9/16

[pickingrinnin]

If you do a run of these, I would be very interested!

 

[beatnik]

Really great work - how's the progress on this piece coming?

 

[TK-Fett]

I just saw this, great work man. Keepin an eye on the progress, this is something I will want when finished.

 

[howlingwind13]

Looking great man! PLEASE do a run of these!
Mike

 

[Shyaporn]

The actual painting of this was in one of the episodes of season one of Hollywood Treasure on the SyFy Network. I don't recall if they had any extreme closeups that you could look at if you got a high def copy of the episode, but just thought I'd mention it.

Here is a fairly good YouTube clip of Joe Maddalena talking about the piece, and at around 0:52 there's a slow pan down the painting.

Auction interview Hollywood Treasure's Joe Maddalena: Original Disney Haunted Mansion portrait - YouTube

 

[Stormy320]

Cool project.

 

[AJLoCascio]

Hey guys !

So hypothetically if I were to finish this soon(ish) what size should it be ? The original file is enormous so it could really be printed to almost any size.

I'm no expert on printing to canvas - which is what I would likely offer - perhaps in a couple sizes.

Thoughts ? Feelings ?

-Moony

 

[stoneagebowyer]

No thoughts on printing, sorry, but wanted to thank you for this project. It brings back very fond memories of visiting Disneyland as a kid. I grew up in LA, and we went to that park a lot. Haunted Mansion was always my favorite "E ticket" attraction.

Oddly, I was at Disneyland when an employee was crushed to death in the American Sings attraction, formally the GE Carosel of Progress. I was also in the park when the Yippies took over Tom Sawyer's Island. And I recall some things that are long gone, like the painted desert ride, and the People Movers. I also had a roomie sneak me into the employee only areas when he was working at the park. And, did you know there is a bar in Disneyland?

Dane

 

[smoothrat]

So hypothetically if I were to finish this soon(ish) what size should it be ? The original file is enormous so it could really be printed to almost any size.

-Moony

Just guesstimating based on a couple things hanging in my office, but perhaps a large 20" wide x whatever and a smaller 12-13" wide? Not sure of the proportions, but obviously it'll be a lot longer than it is wide.

 

[Jerseydevil]

Wow, I just stumbled across this thread. This is absolutely amazing. Can't wait to see further progress.

 

[Remo]

That is awesome. I've been on a HM kick recently since we just got back from WDW. It's probably my favorite attraction. I'd be interested if these were being offered.

 

[EvilRocketeer]

So hypothetically if I were to finish this soon(ish) what size should it be ?

sorry to bump this thread from the grave

not sure where you are at with this project, but the original portrait was 42' x 121'

the quicksand portrait was 47' x 116'

 

[AJLoCascio]

Hey I sort of let this fall by the wayside - I wasn't happy with where it was going and I think I can do better, but I've had so many damn projects and so much life to take care of I haven't had the heart to tackle this again just yet. Hopefully one day soon though!

 

[BTTFSpencer]

This would be so great to have.

 

[AJLoCascio]

I agree - damn - I need to find that file and finish this thing!