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Post by Graphite on Jul 16, 2013 1:35:38 GMT -11
1# Hugh Dancy as Will Graham from the show Hannibal  |
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Post by Cassie on Jul 16, 2013 5:37:49 GMT -11
That's really good. I like the detail and intensity in the eyes.
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Post by EponaCapaill on Jul 16, 2013 6:43:01 GMT -11
That is so awesome! I'm envious of people who can do that!
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Post by Lightdragon on Jul 16, 2013 17:38:29 GMT -11
nice
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Post by Xentor on Jul 18, 2013 3:42:47 GMT -11
Well done! Hoping to see more of your work!
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Post by Thetis on Jul 20, 2013 17:43:25 GMT -11
Great work. Wish I had your talent!
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Post by Ravens Tears on Jul 24, 2013 18:31:19 GMT -11
Beautiful!
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Post by Graphite on Jul 25, 2013 22:32:36 GMT -11
Cassie - Thank you! Those eyes were a challenge for me, I usually try to stay away from closed eyes because they are so much more tricky to get shape to than open ones. So I am happy the intensity translated! EponaCapaill - Thanks! It comes from lots and lots of practice.  Lightdragon - Thank you. If you have critique, feel free to offer it. I do remember you would give me some nice pointers on MW. Xentor - Thank you very much! You will definitely see more work from me here.  Thetis - Thankyou! It is equal parts hard work and lots of practice! Ravens Tears - Thank you! And here is something slightly different for today; #2 "On Pointe" 
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Post by bronachdruid on Jul 26, 2013 16:30:03 GMT -11
Love the ballet shoes! Beautiful!
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Post by Lightdragon on Jul 27, 2013 3:39:14 GMT -11
Lightdragon - Thank you. If you have critique, feel free to offer it. I do remember you would give me some nice pointers on MW. #2 "On Pointe" ok first off you mastered shading here. very nicely done. don't stop trying to improve on it but you should now work on other aspects like anatomy. this threw me right here. i get lazy sometimes and just rush it and i will sometimes mess up the anatomy. what anatomy books do you use? and what drawing exercises do you use. i don't remember exactly to much on what you said over there. |
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Post by Memnoch on Jul 27, 2013 14:42:48 GMT -11
And here is something slightly different for today; #2 "On Pointe" I had to come in to see if this was random people sharing pencil drawings or if it was your art  With that said, you know I'm a huge fan...this one really stands out as one of my favorites, despite my lack of interest in the subject...The contrasts are amazing. |
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Post by Graphite on Jul 27, 2013 14:44:42 GMT -11
this threw me right here. What is it that threw you, specifically, if I may ask? As for anatomy, I have not been using the book I do have previously. As my work has been first and foremost with portraits I have been focusing on the ever-important shading to really be able to utilize it. I do have "Anatomy For The Artist" with drawings and text by Professor Barcsay who taught applied anatomy at the Budapest Academy of Fine Arts. I just have not utilized it until today. The pointe shoes were done simply on a whim, really... my drawing exercises so far has been almost exclusively focused on portraits, shading and occasionally animals up until the pointe drawing. Now I feel that I do need to move into more anatomy, if not completely pertinent to my business right not, it will perhaps be later. |
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Post by Graphite on Jul 27, 2013 14:49:29 GMT -11
Memnoch said: I had to come in to see if this was random people sharing pencil drawings or if it was your art With that said, you know I'm a huge fan...this one really stands out as one of my favorites, despite my lack of interest in the subject...The contrasts are amazing. Haha, yeah, the title of the thread can be a little misleading, I suppose. Thanks! It was a tricky subject and a tricky matter to get the contrast without getting it to look odd. |
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Post by Memnoch on Jul 27, 2013 14:52:49 GMT -11
Now I'm going to have to call you out...you really should share the penguin and the elephant.
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Post by Graphite on Jul 27, 2013 15:02:32 GMT -11
Now I'm going to have to call you out...you really should share the penguin and the elephant. *snort* Alright. I'll share them. Just have to find them again. I would prefer proper scans, and it would be beneficial since those will be going up on my website portfolio soon too. |
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Post by Lightdragon on Jul 27, 2013 15:45:52 GMT -11
this threw me right here. What is it that threw you, specifically, if I may ask? As for anatomy, I have not been using the book I do have previously. As my work has been first and foremost with portraits I have been focusing on the ever-important shading to really be able to utilize it. I do have "Anatomy For The Artist" with drawings and text by Professor Barcsay who taught applied anatomy at the Budapest Academy of Fine Arts. I just have not utilized it until today. The pointe shoes were done simply on a whim, really... my drawing exercises so far has been almost exclusively focused on portraits, shading and occasionally animals up until the pointe drawing. Now I feel that I do need to move into more anatomy, if not completely pertinent to my business right not, it will perhaps be later. the leg areas. the calf facing the viewers left seems too thick. and almost reversed. the one towards the viewers right is a tad too thick. it becomes noticeable as you did the shading very powerful. and the shoes are excellently done. so the poor anatomy just hit me even more. I researched a Jeno Barcsay who wrote a book by that name. if you just used today then it was a good first attempt. best recommendation is to get a cheap drawing pad. a pad from the children's art sections will do.( I usually get one if I don't have time to get one online or to go to the regular artstores. and the children's artpads are sometimes cheaper.) and just draw for 5 to 15 minutes a sketch of something. this routine should not take you more than a half hour to an hour. sometimes even do one or two minute sketches. another aspect is to research various books like George B. Bridgman and Jack Hamm |
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Post by Graphite on Jul 27, 2013 16:16:16 GMT -11
I did not use the book for that drawing. I have opened it up just now to spend my afternoon reading it and using it as a reference.
I do agree about the left calf having a bit too odd of a curve, even looking at the reference I begun the initial sketch with shows me that. And this is why I post these things in forums where I frequent, to get a new eye on it.
I have kilos upon kilos of cartridge paper around, a gift from an aunt of my husband so I could have plenty of material for sketches and practice. I also have high-quality sketch pads for more serious drawings and the commission works I do.
As I said, never really done a proper drawing of this part of the body before. The legs were more second thought than the shoes, which were my real focal point. It is a flaw of mine, I do sometimes stare myself blind on the thing I want to focus on and then quickly put together the rest. I have an idea on a few changes now, though. So that will be something for my evening bout of more intense drawing.
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Post by Lightdragon on Jul 27, 2013 16:30:35 GMT -11
I did not use the book for that drawing. I have opened it up just now to spend my afternoon reading it and using it as a reference. I do agree about the left calf having a bit too odd of a curve, even looking at the reference I begun the initial sketch with shows me that. And this is why I post these things in forums where I frequent, to get a new eye on it. I have kilos upon kilos of cartridge paper around, a gift from an aunt of my husband so I could have plenty of material for sketches and practice. I also have high-quality sketch pads for more serious drawings and the commission works I do. As I said, never really done a proper drawing of this part of the body before. The legs were more second thought than the shoes, which were my real focal point. It is a flaw of mine, I do sometimes stare myself blind on the thing I want to focus on and then quickly put together the rest. I have an idea on a few changes now, though. So that will be something for my evening bout of more intense drawing. the left one was the real killer. if that was a little better then maybe the right one would be ok. also it looks like you got a ton of paper. but if you ever run out of it then you know where to get more. well this is a very good first attempt. just keep at it and you will improve. |
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Post by Graphite on Jul 27, 2013 17:45:04 GMT -11
#3 Anatomy study - foot no. 1  Starting with my least tried body part first. I usually never, ever draw feet. Because they are tricky and unlike hands, arms and faces are usually covered so I do not get to see a lot of feet. |
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Post by Lightdragon on Jul 27, 2013 18:13:32 GMT -11
#3 Anatomy study - foot no. 1 Starting with my least tried body part first. I usually never, ever draw feet. Because they are tricky and unlike hands, arms and faces are usually covered so I do not get to see a lot of feet. and the connections to the leg and feet. the feet don't have to be that good. that is why you don't really see a lot of books on feet. also i am not sure if this your pic or Jeno Barcsay's print. |
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Post by Graphite on Jul 27, 2013 18:55:06 GMT -11
I took a picture of the drawing I made with the help of some Jeno Barscay prints. I wanted to start at the bottom and work my way up through the body.
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Post by Graphite on Jul 27, 2013 21:07:27 GMT -11
#4 Ankles  |
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Post by Lightdragon on Jul 28, 2013 0:39:40 GMT -11
you still have a way to go at it. but I am seeing a big improvement in the connections. it's a 100% better than the second pic you made anatomy wise.
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Post by Memnoch on Jul 28, 2013 1:40:11 GMT -11
I did not use the book for that drawing. I have opened it up just now to spend my afternoon reading it and using it as a reference. I do agree about the left calf having a bit too odd of a curve, even looking at the reference I begun the initial sketch with shows me that. And this is why I post these things in forums where I frequent, to get a new eye on it. I have kilos upon kilos of cartridge paper around, a gift from an aunt of my husband so I could have plenty of material for sketches and practice. I also have high-quality sketch pads for more serious drawings and the commission works I do. As I said, never really done a proper drawing of this part of the body before. The legs were more second thought than the shoes, which were my real focal point. It is a flaw of mine, I do sometimes stare myself blind on the thing I want to focus on and then quickly put together the rest. I have an idea on a few changes now, though. So that will be something for my evening bout of more intense drawing. I honestly didn't notice the legs because I was drawn to the feet. |
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Post by Lightdragon on Jul 28, 2013 5:28:53 GMT -11
I did not use the book for that drawing. I have opened it up just now to spend my afternoon reading it and using it as a reference. I do agree about the left calf having a bit too odd of a curve, even looking at the reference I begun the initial sketch with shows me that. And this is why I post these things in forums where I frequent, to get a new eye on it. I have kilos upon kilos of cartridge paper around, a gift from an aunt of my husband so I could have plenty of material for sketches and practice. I also have high-quality sketch pads for more serious drawings and the commission works I do. As I said, never really done a proper drawing of this part of the body before. The legs were more second thought than the shoes, which were my real focal point. It is a flaw of mine, I do sometimes stare myself blind on the thing I want to focus on and then quickly put together the rest. I have an idea on a few changes now, though. So that will be something for my evening bout of more intense drawing. I honestly didn't notice the legs because I was drawn to the feet. TBH. the feet I did notice first,but that was like for a few seconds. then I saw the calfs which I was able to catch and that quickly took me away from the shoes. |
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Post by Graphite on Jul 30, 2013 23:40:55 GMT -11
Before you click any of the links I want you to consider the fact that the subject matter is two men, and they are nude. There is nothing graphic going on in the drawing, but some may, unfortunately, have issues with this none the less. If it does make you uncomfortable, don't comment, don't click, spare yourself and me the hassle of having a discussion other than about art. I for one think this is a really sweet scene and as such I am drawing it. In one sense it is a study in emotion as well as anatomy.#5 Pillow Talk, Work.In.Progress
Initial base sketch
Putting some shading in
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Post by Lightdragon on Jul 31, 2013 0:11:39 GMT -11
Before you click any of the links I want you to consider the fact that the subject matter is two men, and they are nude. There is nothing graphic going on in the drawing, but some may, unfortunately, have issues with this none the less. If it does make you uncomfortable, don't comment, don't click, spare yourself and me the hassle of having a discussion other than about art. I for one think this is a really sweet scene and as such I am drawing it. In one sense it is a study in emotion as well as anatomy.#5 Pillow Talk, Work.In.Progress
Initial base sketch
Putting some shading in
Last update for the day
overall the anatomy looks good. also the positionings is posed very nicely and interesting. |
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Post by Graphite on Jul 31, 2013 0:14:53 GMT -11
Before you click any of the links I want you to consider the fact that the subject matter is two men, and they are nude. There is nothing graphic going on in the drawing, but some may, unfortunately, have issues with this none the less. If it does make you uncomfortable, don't comment, don't click, spare yourself and me the hassle of having a discussion other than about art. I for one think this is a really sweet scene and as such I am drawing it. In one sense it is a study in emotion as well as anatomy.#5 Pillow Talk, Work.In.Progress
Initial base sketch
Putting some shading in
Last update for the day
overall the anatomy looks good. also the positionings is posed very nicely and interesting. Thanks. I am going slow with it so that I can get the elements to work together. Perspective, proportion, anatomy, position, emotion... |
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Post by Lightdragon on Jul 31, 2013 0:22:44 GMT -11
overall the anatomy looks good. also the positionings is posed very nicely and interesting. Thanks. I am going slow with it so that I can get the elements to work together. Perspective, proportion, anatomy, position, emotion... agreed. as I would rather waiting around to see the finished product than for you to rush it and make it look like crap. |
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Post by Flaire-FireStar on Aug 3, 2013 12:14:24 GMT -11
Loving the progress on Pillow Talk |
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