Yep... well Hillbilly told me to post this picture I drew or else he'd post it, so I've taken the liberty of posting it. I was really bored yesterday... so here it is. Who else draws pictures? (and do you like this one?)
Last edited by Sarah; 11-01-2004 at 01:44 AM.
Proditio plerumque amatur, proditor odio habetur.
-Plutarch
"You can honestly say that you can settle for a life full of repression and denial?" "And the dinner parties. You can never forget the dinner parties."
Yep... well Hillbilly told me to post this picture I drew or else he'd post it, so I've taken the liberty of posting it. I was really bored yesterday... so here it is. Who else draws pictures? (and do you like this one?)
Hi Sarah,
My initial reactions (always the one you should take notice of) was to be very impressed with the quality of the drawing - I think it's beautiful. However, I have decided not to insult you by leaving it at that, but to add some more constructive comments, as yo are intelligent and mature enough to appreciate them.
I think the hand needs a bit of work - perhaps grab a brother/sister/friend and do some practise drawings from life?
I really like the shading on the cheekbone and temple - perhaps extending this skill to the hollows and contours of the neck would add depth?
Louweasel
"I grew up in Europe, where the history comes from" [Eddie Izzard]
"she might not look like much, kid, but she's got it where it counts"
As for constructive, I would say just a touch more coloring on the skin, just to make it a little more noticable where her arms are and the like. Great stuff.
I hate drawing hands, I avoid it when I can (i.e. hands behind their back, in pocket, etc.)
"Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory." - George S. Patton
Some early American painting experts will tell you that one way to judge the skill and cost of an 1800's oil portrait painting is by the hands.
Since the hands were so difficult to paint, many of the intinerant painters would go around with 3/4 completed male and female paintings, and just add the heads as the client ordered. Painting the hands took much more time to do correctly...so if you see hands, it was almost always done for a much wealthier client.
"Sometimes we, as coaches, get into that dictator mode where you just tell and you don't listen and you don't try to understand them." Tom Izzo, Mich. St.
"Fraud is the creation of trust. And then: its betrayal."
William Black, Ph.D.
Sorta.... I make things move for a living. -Animator. Ill have to dig around and see if I can find some of the illustrations Ive done. I was never much into the drawing still images though. Mostly metals and digital media in art school.
"I live my life a bout at a time. Nothing else matters. Not the mortgage, not the store, not my team and all their bulls***. For those 15 touches or less, I am free."
Some early American painting experts will tell you that one way to judge the skill and cost of an 1800's oil portrait painting is by the hands.
Since the hands were so difficult to paint, many of the intinerant painters would go around with 3/4 completed male and female paintings, and just add the heads as the client ordered. Painting the hands took much more time to do correctly...so if you see hands, it was almost always done for a much wealthier client.
Another interesting bit about painters, if you can almost always tell who painted something be the ears. Its a very complex structure that almost nobody pays much attention to. Most artists tend to develop their own shorthand ear that they draw on all of their portaits.
-B
"I live my life a bout at a time. Nothing else matters. Not the mortgage, not the store, not my team and all their bulls***. For those 15 touches or less, I am free."
Aww! Thank you Louweasel! I enjoy constuctive critisism, I agree that the hand needs work... I hate drawing hands, they always mess me up and throw me off. I'm going to be practicing it eventually... hehehe, the neck was kind of forgotten because I was so intent on getting the hair correct, so I shall look at that.
Iwant2bafencer- I agree that the shading is sparse, but (hehe, there's always a but) I'm just getting used to shading, and placing shad on a human body. I also agree that hands are hard to draw.... I find it funny how they can appear to be so easy and yet they are a pain in the neck to draw.
Proditio plerumque amatur, proditor odio habetur.
-Plutarch
sarah, the drawing is awesome, the hair is well done, my only comment is the hair ornament could use a little life, you put the time into the necklace, but not the tiara thingy. beyond that, the shading was already mentioned, the drawing is excellent
Thank you very much The Mormegil, I agree that the headdress is a bit off... I couldn't figure out the way to get it to look correct. I became a bit frusterated with it and decided to leave it before I ruined the whole picture itself.
Proditio plerumque amatur, proditor odio habetur.
-Plutarch
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