Well, I finally dared to pick up a pencil again after Chriss2d's encouraging words...
...and boy, did I ever find out Storn is right. Practice, practice, practice. And I haven't practiced in a while.
I more or less gave up on this as I got stuck seeing too many things wrong with it. For a moment I even thought of just giving up on drawing...
...but that would be kidding myself. I'll probably always want to do something with art. Now I just have to resign myself to the fact that I'd better start drawing again on a regular basis, or risk losing every bit of the touch I might have had (once).
Anyway, I'll show you guys what I'm bitching about...and then head off to try to get back that feeling of 'I must draw!' I had when I was younger.
Cheers,
Asbjørn
__________________ When you have eliminated the impossible, that which remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
When childhood dies, its corpses are called adults and they enter society, one of the politer names of hell. That is why we dread children, even if we love them, they show us the state of our decay.
--What is reality if not an RPG with lots of crappy rules? --
What are you kvetching about?
Anatomy looks pretty good to my untrained eye, except maybe around from the knees down. Something about the right arm is bugging me but I can't put my finger on it. Nice facial expression.
Congrats on choosing another really difficult pose
That hand position, on a rifle or crossbow, is one of the most difficult i tackle on a regular basis.
But the forefinger usually is going down the length of the underside of the stock. Hold a stick, pretend its a crossbow, see for yourself.
And then the fingers do a curling, which is a bitch, because they are moving in direct opposition to the vanishing pt of the stock of the weapon.
the right elbow has to come out towards the camera. The posture is awfully up and down...usually, the spine is going to be either going back a bit, or curling toward the knee and hunching. But rarely up and down.
You did really well on the legs. A kneeling leg going back in space is another really hard thing to pull off and you did it.
Thank you Misguided and Storn for your comments. I guess I overreacted...a lot.
I just want to apologise for the whining in my post. Re-reading it I don't know what got over me to make me post something so melodramatic.
Sorry about that.
Asbjørn
__________________ When you have eliminated the impossible, that which remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
When childhood dies, its corpses are called adults and they enter society, one of the politer names of hell. That is why we dread children, even if we love them, they show us the state of our decay.
--What is reality if not an RPG with lots of crappy rules? --
If you didn't feel like that you wouldn't get the satisfaction when it goes well.
It's good to care that much about what you're doing.
I give up art about three times a day.
A bit of melodrama does you good, occasionally!
Stick with it, there's potential here.
How big is the original?
I was always taught to draw on a really large scale. I don't always do so now, but its the best way to learn IMO.
It's 1:1 scale with what you see on your monitor. I know I should start larger, but I didn't want to go all-out on my first attempt at handling a pencil again.
And I guess you're right Jon. Artists are supposed to be temperamental!
(or atleast it's an easy excuse right now )
Thanks,
Asbjørn
__________________ When you have eliminated the impossible, that which remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
When childhood dies, its corpses are called adults and they enter society, one of the politer names of hell. That is why we dread children, even if we love them, they show us the state of our decay.
--What is reality if not an RPG with lots of crappy rules? --
Last edited by Holy Bear; 02-26-2002 at 11:11 AM..
It's good, what are you complaining about?
The thing that Lewis saw was the right shoulder (his right)should come out more with the bicep joining the deltoid(?) higher up and the pectoral should be outlined a bit more.
As for the size I am very guilty of drawing on a tiny scale. I know it's a bad habit but I just can't help it.
Noel, John, thanks a lot, I really appreciate it. I guess I really overreacted.
But atleast it got me to be less afraid of the pencil to hear you guys, all of you, give comments and very helpful critiques (criticisms? damn my foggy dutch mind...).
So I picked up my pencil again and I think that this time, I regained that sense of 'drawing is fun!' rather than 'this needs to look better!' and to my own surprise...it was immediately easier!
I'm probably breaking all the rules of how to prepare a good piece of art, but I don't care just now...I'm having fun again!
So for the curious, I'm posting the first few lines of my return to drawing with a smile. It doesn't warrant a new thread yet by far, but I guess I can abuse this one a little longer.
Thanks again,
Asbjørn
PS: Jon, you were very right. I started this at about 4 times the size of the previous drawing.
__________________ When you have eliminated the impossible, that which remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
When childhood dies, its corpses are called adults and they enter society, one of the politer names of hell. That is why we dread children, even if we love them, they show us the state of our decay.
--What is reality if not an RPG with lots of crappy rules? --
Last edited by Holy Bear; 02-26-2002 at 01:21 PM..
Hey, this is looking very good, Asbjorn. Very good expression. Where do you go from here on this one? Make sure you try and include a good portion of the menace, in this case the tentacle, in the finished piece, then the scream will make more sense. And always make sure you include hands in the finished drawing or painting. It's never complete without hands. I hope this helps. Please keep us posted as to your progress.
Thanks,
Eric
Editted for obvious grammatical blunders, thanks Jon
No practice = crappy art!
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A big thank you
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