Bear with me guys, I learn slowly
painting has made me more aware of the importance of consciously directed strokes
working with pen is nice since
when I finally use a pencil I appreciate it more
Things I do
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definitely like these
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You learn slowly? are you fucking kidding me? I've seen steady improvement from the first time I saw a piece of yours. These new strokes are lovely, you're not QUITE there yet( some bits are a little hit or miss) but this in itself is a big development.
After this the only thing I could think to say is for you to figure out that "loose" should be an appearance of a piece, not the means of creating it.( one long straight line is more definitive than 2 or 3 sketchy ones etc [ although I think I can see where that's starting to form already in some places])
Also maybe you could try working with a brush or a dip pen so that you can vary line width because I can see in some areas where you wanted a heavier stroke and the only way you could do that with your pen was to go over a line multiple times which would be unnecessary with either of those. -
thanks for bringing up the unnecessary lines forgotten, Im going to focus on a more elegant mark making, progress will be slow but Im hoping to improve on simplicity
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Good stuff mate, and I realize that some of this stuff is just mileage with the pen, which is fantastic- you don't have to be worrying about all of this fancy line stuff ALL the time, if you do you'll start thinking to hard and you won't be as successful. The last sketch of the girl with the arm up is really nice.
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im working on a painting right now, snapshot
mileage mileage process
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woahohoho this is some nice stuff man
Your painting reminds me of a friends style, although you're better :P
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Aw, I really like that that painting. I must ask though, whats your reference if any?
Also, I noticed your brush seems too dry- creates a kinda fuzzy texture that seems out of place. I'd suggest adding more water to brush when you paint so you can get some sharper edges.
Might be a style choice or something, but aesthetically I think it would benefit.
Can't wait to see it finished.
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I think it looks fantastic so far, and can't wait to see updates. Two minor crits: the size of her ear looks a little too large & dark in contrast to the reference, and kind of demands the attention when you look at the figure (at least in my case). Try maybe softening that up a little and reducing the size? And I'd also like to see that vein a little less emphasized as well. But as I said before, these are both minor aesthetic crits and are totally up to you. Great job though, love the palette and I think you captured the look in her eye quite brilliantly.
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I've been paging through the stuff here on the last page for the last several moments. Tripping on little details I hadn't previous seen, and each time coming away with a greater sense of appreciation for everything before me. I like these in a very special way that I do not like many things. They're not just nice to look at, but something I wish I had made.
The painting is coming along nicely. I hope that the cheek gets tweaked, and that you give more light to her eye. Her eyes are so emotive in the reference while not in the painting. Even a minor dab in the corner of her eye can drastically change her expression.
Anyway, thanks for posting.
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dang man, i don't feel like saying anything critical but that you've seriously improved so damn much, and your painting is beautiful
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hey it may not have seemed like it guys but i took all the advice and used it as best i could, i would have scanned the final work in earlier but its in a gallery for the moment but i think i can get it next week.
heres the preliminary for my next painting
its baby me
as evidenced by the last paintings ive taken to doing some preliminary work before i jump into paintings, which has been enormous help- in the past painting has been a stab into the dark, with untold frustration not at my just at my technique but at my reproduction, so im using training wheels (the grid)to remove the unwanted variable.
ever since i started painting ive felt behind in terms of physical painthandling and brushwork, and even in my painting environment (set up), and these have always been the point of my work and will continue to be, im betting that expression will naturally follow from the technique to render what i see in my mind, that what i need to do is understand my tools before i use them for any grand visions, so my focus has been practice practice practice. Sometimes this leaves me feeling creatively hollow (what is the point of this, i'm just reproducing a photograph that i can never reproduce with complete fidelity) but i try to console myself with my progress, try to remember that i need as few variables as possible. i suppose I am scared to waste time, i have only recently realized the enormous amount of time i need to invest in art if i ever want any success, and its terrifying- what else can i do? this is my only skill, i cant just start over with something else, and i dont want to, but unless i continue to be faithful i fear ill always be behind.
therefore im going to continue with these technically oriented paintings, as a way to learn as best i am comfortable with, i have a few more photographs i want to start working on so expect a pretty steady stream of paintings, and chastise me if there isnt
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Man, you've got such an amazing grasp on form. I realize that sounds like a really general statement, but it's something very few artists our age can get. There's this depth to your work that is just so subtle and amazing, it's definitely the one quality I am most envious of in your work. This is especially apparent in [url=http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc223/Retro_Nym/001-9.jpg], as well as the painting, but not as much.
You've got a world of talent, and there's an air of professionalism in your work, even your sketches. You can see that your brain has fully wrapped around the concepts of anatomy and proportion and all that good stuff. Don't doubt yourself man, you're good.
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forgot these:
my theory is that all hands build up an amount of garbage you just have to discharge on the paper at some point so other things can flow freely again; these pages are discharge
feel free to take it all back quark
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Hey in my opinion your ideas are very good ones, that's exactly what im doing, is getting down the technical aspects of painting before I worry about messages. You don't even really need crits right now because I think we've told you your( few) weaknesses and you just need to know that your heading in the right direction and just need to keep painting.
Oh, but to be a hypocrite to what I just said- the drawing of the baby has a head thats a bit squashed and the eyes are too big.- I do that too, especially with babies.
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thanks forgotten
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one layer gesso
one layer raw sienna
conte crayon drawing
now i can do preliminary layers
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Acrylics right?
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yep
i think ive been making the head too squat, the cylinder of it is taller so ill fix that in the painting wont be hard
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how do paint over underdrawing without covering underdrawing and losing self? Has always confused.
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You're always going to lose the drawing at some point. Paint thin at first.
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yeah they dont last
i drag the pencil
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are you going for photorealism of the picture of you as a child?
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assume i am all the time; no point in holding back
its not a primary concern but it is important that the shapes are correct, please help if you see things
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well with the baby drawing.. I really consider redrawing with a little more focus on the face and some other things.. the posture of you turning in the chair..
what I think you should do is srsly stare at this photo and imprint it into your head..
there are just certain things that i would do different.. which I think you should've done..
I really like the way you're approaching things though.. you're keeping good eye at light, and you're keeping most of this clean and organized..
I think you're expressiveness in drawing is very great.. now is the time though where if you want to hone in on realism, now is the time to buckle down and really get into perfecting things
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thank you zach you're correct
heres a painting from the end of 2008
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The face on this is just ace. Just ace, I say! I don't like the folds or limbs quite as much. They seem rendered a bit more murkily than the face. The background is really pretty too.
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thanks david, to be honest i would call this unfinished, since finishing would entail paying the same attention to the rest as i did the face. i skimped and it shows
progress, looking poor, thinking none of this paint will be showing when im through
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