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The class that taught me the most techniques applicable to comicbooks supriseingly, was a drawing1 class I did 2 years ago. I came to understand truely what line weights was about and also color theory and the color wheel in drawing2. You can see where some of my lines are thinner in certain areas than in others eg. The top of the head, the line completely disappears which gives it the effect of an extreme light source which eminates from just off that location. When I came to understood that concept...it was a good thing. Now I can create depth with just the manipulation of the line thickness (line weights). Art is so funny, so many things to learn that all work together to bring things to life.
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Try that one.. I dunno why it wouldn't come up. Stupid computers. ...And now that I look at this, it seems I've cropped off her hands anyway.. hm.
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It's New Years Day, just like the day before; Same old skies of grey, same empty bottles on the floor. Another year's gone by, and I was thinking once again, How can I take this losing hand and somehow win? Just give me One Good Year To get my feet back on the ground. I've been chasing grace; Grace ain't so easily found One bad hand can devil a man, chase him and carry him down. I've got to get out of here, just give me One Good Year! |
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09-07-2006, 08:14 PM | #165 |
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Rosie, that is an awsome picture! The man reminds me of Aragorn. That is obviously a cornfield. The man is the center of focus in this work. My eyes are drawn to his face. Wonderful piece.
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09-07-2006, 08:24 PM | #166 |
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He made me think of Boromir, which of course made me think of Aragorn similarly holding Boromir.
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Thanks, Huron. I believe that I began the pic with the woman's face, and added the fellow in afterward. But, yes, I think his face is more magnetic. I look at it now and I see this look of suprise, almost, on his face. I was pleased with the expression on his face, if nothing else about the pic. I remember I liked the way the corn-stalks turned out. I borrowed them from a sketch in Country Living, I think it was.
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09-07-2006, 09:44 PM | #168 |
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No one likes drawing hands at first, it's like a universal thing. While I donot hate drawing hands now, it still remains of one the main challenges to getting it right. But I am satisfied with my abilities there now.
...feet too... I hope my earlier answer wasn't too long winded, I just wanted to convey ideas that I gleaned on my journey of learning art.
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09-07-2006, 11:40 PM | #169 |
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Earniel, I love the glowyness of your satyrs. Getting the glow when working with light and shadows seems to be the tricky part, but that piece has lots of it. It's incredibly shiney.
Rosie, that's really good work you did with the pose and getting it to look as if the woman really was being held up by the man. That's a difficult one to get just right. On the topic of hands... it's important when drawing people with only one hand to keep very careful track of which hand you draw and missing. Because regenerating hands via white out is a pain and doesn't really work very well as can be seen here: http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...nderstorms.jpg I find hands easier to draw when they're holding things, like here: http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...yelfladies.jpg Those are my two most recent, this last one is a little over a year old and unfortunately the scan looks a bit washed out, probably because it's mostly pencil while the other two are pencil over marker. http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...el/Faeries.jpg
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It's seems everyone on this board can draw; I probably can't expect less from Tolkien fans...great minds think alike.
Those are pretty cool Lady Marion Magdalena, me like.
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09-07-2006, 11:49 PM | #171 |
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Thanks! They aren't really my best, but I had fun drawing them.
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Actually, the "regenerated" hand looks quite good, IMO, m'lady.
Everyone here is so darn talented. Geez.
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Which brings me to a question for all the artists here: do you sometimes work with reference pictures for folds, poses, hands, lighting, or anything? I find myself doing so more and more and I was wondering if other people do it too? And where do you get them, then? Do you keep clippings or print-outs, just search the 'net for something you need or take the pictures yourself?
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I'll occaisionally do an image search, if I'm drawing something and I haven't the slightest idea of how it should look, or if I do and want confirmation. And I have a reference book for drawing hands. But I never really have the reference in front of me when doing the actual drawing. It distracts me having to constantly look back and forth.
Landscapes or cityscapes are the exception. But that's mainly because I still need to get the hang of perspective and if I don't use a reference it ends up looking somewhat tilted. Not to mention gray and blurry if it's for a background. I'm super-lazy with backgrounds so a lot of my drawings end up having a person done in color standing in a black and white background, which would be a neat effect if I did it totally on purpose, but really it's just because once I finish the character in the drawing I get bored. Anyway... I'm rambling. And I should be getting ready for work. Whee!!!
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Note the hands on this Huorness (Oak Leaf in Autumn Phase). I purposefully made her hands rather branchlike and large.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5.../DelphiOak.jpg I used to have the problem of making hands too small. Like Telcontarion says, trouble with drawing hands is a universal problem. The hand is an elaborate part of the anatomy.
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Some good stuff here, most of which i shall singuarly fail to mention on this ere' post.
But, Eärniel i absolutely love the Satyrs - it's wild and beautiful. Chagall meeets the (just can't remember the name ..it's been bugging me on my tip of the tongue moe fer a couple of minutes) meets Eärniel. (how did you do the stars btw?) I goota run get some food ... will have another butchers in a bit and try and remember! Wonderful! BBx |
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After having just read BB over at PiL mentioning something about some art of yours here, Earniel, of course I had to come by here and check it out. That Satyr painting of yours blows me away. That is a damn beautiful painting, Earniel. I mean, just beautiful. I could keep gazing at it for ages. It has its own spirit. That's the indicator of a truly special work of art, when it comes alive on its own.
Yes, I really, really love your Satyrs. I'd love to be able to view it in real life. That's the kind of picture you can just drift into simply by looking at it for a while, in real life. Like magic. The owl lady was very crisp and detailed, nicely crafted, very pretty but your Satyrs is something else. The Owl lady is craft, but Satyrs is art. Bravissima, bella! Just gorgeous.
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Wow, thanks Lotesse! That's very high praise.
All these nice words from everyone make me blush.
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