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slushy muddy water
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man lystra that's really good and really sweet
CHiLD-0F-THE-BEAT
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Lystra, that would make a stunning sculpture. 
ladyinthesky
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jimmyblaze1
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Lystra, that would make a stunning sculpture.
oh yeah! for sure
syymphonatic
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OK, so I've finally taken the time to post a bit of work that I've been doing. I haven't posted really in this thread (that I started!!) for a couple years now, so it's long overdue, but this is not even a sampling of all of the weird crap I've been trying out.
This is a hand-painted thingy (as displayed during my critique). I LOVE these paintings soooo much, and I've been doing them non-stop since I discovered my methods, but I only have pics of these because I don't have enough frames in the world to show them all:
(these are really hard to photo, so these are some seriously crappy images. I tried to color balance and sharpen them a little, but you can't fit a size 10 foot into a size 8 shoe no matter what you do to it!).
Here is a weird thing for another project that I liked a lot better before I hung it on my wall:
This was a "final project" for my "digital art" class that was basically photoshop basics 101, but I went all out, and made it into the OSU (ohio state university) art and tech juried exhibition!! yay!! and I was totally on large amounts of prescription pain killers after finger surgery when I made it!! (no- that's not my x-ray).
this is also extremely hard to photo because it's a light box with an image printed on acetate.
and these are some weird little sculptures that I've been trying at home with sculpted wire, plastic wrap, and a heat gun. I'm planning to go REALLY BIG with these, so they will get awesomer 10-fold. But there's a lot of structural planning involved as the size increases, so that won't be anytime soon.
the end for now!
This is a hand-painted thingy (as displayed during my critique). I LOVE these paintings soooo much, and I've been doing them non-stop since I discovered my methods, but I only have pics of these because I don't have enough frames in the world to show them all:
(these are really hard to photo, so these are some seriously crappy images. I tried to color balance and sharpen them a little, but you can't fit a size 10 foot into a size 8 shoe no matter what you do to it!).
Here is a weird thing for another project that I liked a lot better before I hung it on my wall:
This was a "final project" for my "digital art" class that was basically photoshop basics 101, but I went all out, and made it into the OSU (ohio state university) art and tech juried exhibition!! yay!! and I was totally on large amounts of prescription pain killers after finger surgery when I made it!! (no- that's not my x-ray).
this is also extremely hard to photo because it's a light box with an image printed on acetate.
and these are some weird little sculptures that I've been trying at home with sculpted wire, plastic wrap, and a heat gun. I'm planning to go REALLY BIG with these, so they will get awesomer 10-fold. But there's a lot of structural planning involved as the size increases, so that won't be anytime soon.
the end for now!
CHiLD-0F-THE-BEAT
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Here are my first attempts at sketching my own hand in various states. Please be gentle - I can only improve from here!
justsomeguy
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^^
keep it up. have you tried working from the skeleton hand?
keep it up. have you tried working from the skeleton hand?
QuestionEverything
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syympho, I am interested in the technique used for the first paintings. I would love to see them in person, they are very visually appealing. The sculptures on a larger than life scale would be fantastic also.
syymphonatic
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^^I painted watercolors onto aluminum foil, with lots of extra water. then I pressed the foil onto the paper and immediately used a razor to grind charcoal powder onto the wet watercolor. I bled out the extra water with paper towels and blew off the extra charcoal to clean up the white space and to create the paint drips. it's really fun and easy, and all kinds of kitchen materials (wax paper, plastic wrap, etc) do all kinds of different effects, but foil is my favorite.
it's important not to use paper that is too absorbent, though, or else you don't get the same water bleeding look to it.
my mom commissioned me to make her a huge one, but so far, it's only been very successful on a smaller scale.
it's important not to use paper that is too absorbent, though, or else you don't get the same water bleeding look to it.
my mom commissioned me to make her a huge one, but so far, it's only been very successful on a smaller scale.
jam uh weezy
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mmm hands
The first time I tried sketching my hand I cheated and lightly traced the outline. It will come out a bit bigger but it helped me get a good guideline for the proportions. It worked pretty good i think...this was back in 05 according to the picture info. http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w18/ralphwader/bangbang.jpg
what is the skeleton hand? is that like sketching stick figure of your hand first?
Hands are reallly hard to draw. But with that state of mind, improve, you shall!
The first time I tried sketching my hand I cheated and lightly traced the outline. It will come out a bit bigger but it helped me get a good guideline for the proportions. It worked pretty good i think...this was back in 05 according to the picture info. http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w18/ralphwader/bangbang.jpg
what is the skeleton hand? is that like sketching stick figure of your hand first?
justsomeguy
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no i meant have you tried drawing the skeleton of the hand? lol
syymphonatic
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yeah, drawing the skeletal structure is a good way to get an idea of how it all works together.
i LOVE drawing my hands, it's usually the first thing i whip out when i have a spare moment with my sketchbook.
i LOVE drawing my hands, it's usually the first thing i whip out when i have a spare moment with my sketchbook.
ninjadanslarbretabar
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eyes and women curves are more to my liking..
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i suck horrendous amounts of sucking at drawing any type of skeletal figure.
im pretty good at drawing normal hands and stuff like that.
i used to be into drawing those wooden figures standing on the metal poles.
those guys.
anybody else into that stuff?? i haven't done much in a while though.
im pretty good at drawing normal hands and stuff like that.
i used to be into drawing those wooden figures standing on the metal poles.
those guys.
anybody else into that stuff?? i haven't done much in a while though.
qfe!!
QuestionEverything
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Hands are tough to draw. IMO, most people's mistake is focusing too much on the outline. If you start with the inner shapes (from one knuckle to another, from one vein to another, etc.) and get them right they'll form the outline for you. Using skeletons and knowing the anatomy of the human body makes it much easier to draw too; if you know what makes up the outer shape it becomes intuitive. Of course, practice is key.
QuestionEverything
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Have you thought about using actual charcoal powder? I am in love with the stuff and it looks amazing when you just drop it onto a surface. I use it a lot to tone bristol for producing blurry, atmospheric reductive drawings. There is a moment at the beginning of every one when I have just dropped some powder on to the paper that I want to grab my spray fix and leave it as is. :D[/dork]
(on the far right)
Anyway, I definitely would like to see a photo of the large scale one for your mother if you get the kinks worked out.
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