tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87821748582496234522024-03-18T20:18:11.875-07:00Life Drawing Postnate marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515505194980884881noreply@blogger.comBlogger399125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782174858249623452.post-80196880792449660842021-02-18T17:19:00.001-08:002021-02-18T17:19:08.307-08:00The (Not) Rules of Portrait Composition<a href="https://youtu.be/3Plj4uuoDPE">https://youtu.be/3Plj4uuoDPE</a>nate marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515505194980884881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782174858249623452.post-71902927579443478922021-02-04T23:32:00.001-08:002021-02-04T23:32:16.161-08:00Lucian Freud — The Master of the Nude<a href="https://youtu.be/rsS8q9g6sDY">https://youtu.be/rsS8q9g6sDY</a>nate marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515505194980884881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782174858249623452.post-37962460415675796332020-06-06T13:40:00.001-07:002020-06-06T13:40:36.333-07:00Support Black Lives Matter? Here are more ways you can help<a href="https://youtu.be/pK3Ayhp0_fw">https://youtu.be/pK3Ayhp0_fw</a>nate marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515505194980884881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782174858249623452.post-42508479905204832182020-04-03T09:21:00.001-07:002020-04-03T09:21:22.470-07:00william etty artist - Google Search<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=william+etty+artist&tbm=isch&hl=en-us&chips=q:william+etty+artist,g_1:drawing&client=safari&prmd=inv&hl=en-US&ved=2ahUKEwjjqc_E1MzoAhXWnJ4KHfetDsAQ4lYoCXoECAEQEw&biw=375&bih=553">https://www.google.com/search?q=william+etty+artist&tbm=isch&hl=en-us&chips=q:william+etty+artist,g_1:drawing&client=safari&prmd=inv&hl=en-US&ved=2ahUKEwjjqc_E1MzoAhXWnJ4KHfetDsAQ4lYoCXoECAEQEw&biw=375&bih=553</a>nate marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515505194980884881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782174858249623452.post-21643644255829052852018-05-31T09:12:00.001-07:002018-05-31T09:12:59.813-07:00Jim Lee - How To Draw Hands From Different Angles<div><a href="https://youtu.be/raCBPneAArc">https://youtu.be/raCBPneAArc</a></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">-nate<br><br></div></div> nate marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515505194980884881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782174858249623452.post-58003526543569592862018-05-04T14:01:00.001-07:002018-05-04T14:01:44.347-07:00Watts Atelier Friday Night Live: Figure Quicksketch with E.M. Gist<a href="https://youtu.be/qVx1cHBlYgU">https://youtu.be/qVx1cHBlYgU</a>nate marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515505194980884881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782174858249623452.post-2053491441337867822018-04-05T07:17:00.000-07:002018-04-05T08:50:34.353-07:006 Portrait Drawing Mistakes You Will Never Make Again<div> <br> <br> ---- <br> <b><a href="https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-mediums/drawing/pencil-portraits-yim/">6 Portrait Drawing Mistakes You Will Never Make Again</a></b><br> // <b><a href="https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-mediums/drawing/pencil-portraits-yim/">The Drawing Blog</a></b><br> <br> <p>Plus Drawing Eyes, Noses, Mouths and Skin The wise artist approaches the landscape of the face with a good bit of respect. There is so much nuance and subtlety in such a small amount of real estate that you can easily get into "danger" territory and not quite know how you got there. Here are […]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-mediums/drawing/pencil-portraits-yim/">6 Portrait Drawing Mistakes You Will Never Make Again</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.artistsnetwork.com">Artists Network</a>.</p> <br> ---- <br><br> Read in <b><a href="https://feedly.com">my feedly</a></b> </div><div></div>nate marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515505194980884881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782174858249623452.post-51587823165356254482018-01-17T14:08:00.001-08:002018-01-17T14:08:45.770-08:00Eye Candy for Today: Whistler’s Weary<div> <br> <br> ---- <br> <b><a href="http://linesandcolors.com/2018/01/16/eye-candy-for-today-whistlers-weary/">Eye Candy for Today: Whistler's Weary</a></b><br> // <b><a href="http://linesandcolors.com/2018/01/16/eye-candy-for-today-whistlers-weary/">lines and colors</a></b><br> <br> <p><img src="http://www.linesandcolors.com/images/2018-01/whistler_weary_450.jpg" width="450" alt="Weary, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, drypoint eteching /><br /> <a href=" height="3522"><em>Weary</em>, James Abbott McNeill Whistler</p> <p>Link is to zoomable version on Google Art Project; there is also a downloadable version on <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_McNeill_Whistler_-_Weary_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg">Wikimedia Commons</a>; the original is in the collection of the <a href="http://archive.asia.si.edu/collections/edan/object.php?q=fsg_F1898.329">Freer/Sackler Galleries</a>, Smithsonian Museums, DC. </p> <p>Drypoint, third state of six, roughly 8 x 5″ (19 x 13 cm).</p> <p>This is one of <a href="http://linesandcolors.com/2006/03/04/whistlers-etchings/">James Whistler's</a> most famous etchings.</p> <p>A master etcher, Whistler here used the process of drypoint to portray his lover and frequent model Joanna Hiffernan in a moment of repose.</p> <p>Drypoint is a printmaking technique similar to etching that involves scratching lines directly into the plate rather then scratching away a lines in a resist that is then carved by immersion in acid. Drypoint leaves an even softer line than etching, and Whistler's flurry of soft lines give the modeling of the face and hair beautifully soft edges, the printmaking equivalent of a painter's sfumato technique.</p> <p>The hatching across the face looks a bit odd in magnified view, but when viewed at normal size resolves into delicate modeling of the facial features.</p> <p>Despite the obvious attention devoted to the face and upper body, the rest of the composition feels almost casual; the right hand just seems to dissolve into he gesturally indicated folds of the dress, and Whistler hasn't attempted to fully hide the upside-down face in the lower left — that indicates he originally started a different drawing on this plate. (I've turned the face 180° in the images above, bottom.)</p> <p>Like most etchings and drypoints there are multiple versions of the image pulled from various states of the plate. The Freer/Sackler collection includes two more of the fourth state, <a href="http://archive.asia.si.edu/collections/edan/object.php?q=fsg_F1889.28">here</a> and <a href="http://archive.asia.si.edu/collections/edan/object.php?q=fsg_F1905.164">here</a>. The <a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/365015">Metropolitan Museum of Art</a> also has a state 4 pull from the plate. In my brief searching, I've found mostly state 4 versions; there is apparently no known existing print from the sixth state of the plate.</p> <p><a href="http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk/catalogue/search/date_display/index.php?rs=2&xml=sta&year1=1863&year2=">Here is a record of the 5 other states</a> on the University of Glasgow's Whistler etchings catalogue raisonné.</p> <div> </div><a rel="nofollow" data-provider="facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Flinesandcolors.com%2F2018%2F01%2F16%2Feye-candy-for-today-whistlers-weary%2F&t=Eye%20Candy%20for%20Today%3A%20Whistler%E2%80%99s%20Weary&s=100&p[url]=http%3A%2F%2Flinesandcolors.com%2F2018%2F01%2F16%2Feye-candy-for-today-whistlers-weary%2F&p[images][0]=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.linesandcolors.com%2Fimages%2F2018-01%2Fwhistler_weary_450.jpg&p[title]=Eye%20Candy%20for%20Today%3A%20Whistler%E2%80%99s%20Weary" title="Share on Facebook" target="_blank"><!-- incorrect visual --></a><a rel="nofollow" data-provider="twitter" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=http%3A%2F%2Flinesandcolors.com%2F2018%2F01%2F16%2Feye-candy-for-today-whistlers-weary%2F&text=Interesting%20post%20on%20Lines%20and%20Colors" title="Share on Twitter" target="_blank"><!-- incorrect visual --></a><a rel="nofollow" data-provider="google_plus" href="https://plus.google.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Flinesandcolors.com%2F2018%2F01%2F16%2Feye-candy-for-today-whistlers-weary%2F" title="Share on Google+" target="_blank"><!-- incorrect visual --></a><a rel="nofollow" data-provider="reddit" href="http://www.reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Flinesandcolors.com%2F2018%2F01%2F16%2Feye-candy-for-today-whistlers-weary%2F&title=Eye%20Candy%20for%20Today%3A%20Whistler%E2%80%99s%20Weary" title="Share on Reddit" target="_blank"><!-- incorrect visual --></a><a rel="nofollow" data-provider="pinterest" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flinesandcolors.com%2F2018%2F01%2F16%2Feye-candy-for-today-whistlers-weary%2F&media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.linesandcolors.com%2Fimages%2F2018-01%2Fwhistler_weary_450.jpg&description=Eye%20Candy%20for%20Today%3A%20Whistler%E2%80%99s%20Weary" title="Pin it with Pinterest" target="_blank"><!-- incorrect visual --></a><a rel="nofollow" data-provider="linkedin" href="http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinesandcolors.com%2F2018%2F01%2F16%2Feye-candy-for-today-whistlers-weary%2F&title=Eye%20Candy%20for%20Today%3A%20Whistler%E2%80%99s%20Weary" title="Share on Linkedin" target="_blank"><!-- incorrect visual --></a> <br> ---- <br><br> Read in <b><a href="https://feedly.com">my feedly</a></b> </div><br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature">Sent from my iPhone</div>nate marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515505194980884881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782174858249623452.post-35687600780320682692017-11-05T19:40:00.001-08:002017-11-05T19:40:17.488-08:00grizandnorm: Tuesday Tips - A Matter Of Perspective:...<div> <br> <br> ---- <br> <b><a href="http://drawingden.tumblr.com/post/167068340123">grizandnorm: Tuesday Tips - A Matter Of Perspective:...</a></b><br> // <b><a href="http://drawingden.tumblr.com/post/167068340123">How to Art</a></b><br> <br> <img src="http://78.media.tumblr.com/69997ffa1979fcd745913d228939470f/tumblr_ov3i299ghM1tugm28o1_500.jpg"><br><br><p><a href="http://grizandnorm.tumblr.com/post/164487893713/tuesday-tips-a-matter-of-perspective" target="_blank">grizandnorm</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Tuesday Tips - A Matter Of Perspective: understanding the angle you're drawing from means you can extrapolate the forms and sometimes exaggerate them. Think of your eye as a camera with a "fish-eye" lens, especially for a standing figure while you're seating. -norm #grizandnorm #tuesdaytips #100tuesdaytips #amatterofperspective #figuredrawing #lifedrawing</p></blockquote> <br> ---- <br><br> Read in <b><a href="https://feedly.com">my feedly</a></b> </div><br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature">Sent from my iPhone</div>nate marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515505194980884881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782174858249623452.post-4950824476849614792017-11-05T19:17:00.001-08:002017-11-05T19:17:20.500-08:00Different Angles of a Skull - Open Mouth by XeiArt<div> <br> <br> ---- <br> <b><a href="http://drawingden.tumblr.com/post/167121707253">Different Angles of a Skull - Open Mouth by XeiArt</a></b><br> // <b><a href="http://drawingden.tumblr.com/post/167121707253">How to Art</a></b><br> <br> <img src="http://78.media.tumblr.com/697dd887841885d51f9d857c49c579c4/tumblr_oywew3rU5R1u5cavvo1_500.jpg"><br><br><p><a href="https://xeiart.deviantart.com/art/Different-Angles-of-a-Skull-Open-Mouth-371298296" target="_blank">Different Angles of a Skull - Open Mouth</a> by <a href="https://xeiart.deviantart.com" target="_blank">XeiArt</a> </p> <br> ---- <br><br> Read in <b><a href="https://feedly.com">my feedly</a></b> </div><br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature">Sent from my iPhone</div>nate marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515505194980884881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782174858249623452.post-66281365973216009802017-11-05T19:00:00.001-08:002017-11-05T19:00:17.279-08:00Reference Manipulation-Pushing the Pose or Portrait<div> <br> <br> ---- <br> <b><a href="http://muddycolors.blogspot.com/2017/11/reference-manipulation-pushing-pose-or.html">Reference Manipulation-Pushing the Pose or Portrait</a></b><br> // <b><a href="http://muddycolors.blogspot.com/2017/11/reference-manipulation-pushing-pose-or.html">Muddy Colors</a></b><br> <br> <div> I'd like to start off by showing a few examples of two artists who have these awesome side by side images, with their reference to one side and the painting they completed to the other side, great for us to learn from. Norman Rockwell and Gil Elvgren were both fantastic painters, but also, as you can see by the reference, both were beyond capable of embellishing the reference as needed for their story. They were not a "slave" to the reference and worked hard to deliver their story with clarity.</div> <div> <br></div> <div> <br></div> <div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-mH4fgLjT_JmaN97y4hPkvf1IdGdi0qsBx2LLwPxP2IhbmzLe-wKoRL_DCBGathJo5x2JuGB7ySD9V-qVzVTXrw1FjZBcsui43L23a4v_oB59VbzQpB_qIuBt5i4flJeF_H0zH7VNvNE/s1600/2aa.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-mH4fgLjT_JmaN97y4hPkvf1IdGdi0qsBx2LLwPxP2IhbmzLe-wKoRL_DCBGathJo5x2JuGB7ySD9V-qVzVTXrw1FjZBcsui43L23a4v_oB59VbzQpB_qIuBt5i4flJeF_H0zH7VNvNE/s320/2aa.jpg" data-original-width="1497" width="320" data-original-height="996" height="212"></a></div> <br> <div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEieI1gYggLNkMs6Ux-KXY8eKTnEe57Gt5rV1huwabn2OX7QCHy0vdmA_j-65cZ30Wdc-jhSRbp_Sj0wiSOFtCN9sWvA2uppzhRoPOnfkVP5NDxBuA-RDvzCXft6UhjT5iU71Z8TaZjZuY/s1600/4aa.jpg"><img border="0" 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4pH910TUHSKSaz1BaZYCl4zdIWkRfht8JoMEeordbgMgRhxuUO_5JQlvSQpEfav3vdVxf0rgLeWK_UJu0PFSj_cg2Dw_pIlbmypMMoNS-EC9AW8nqLgCO4Lhcpa6tWSGGLy23azRggrf/s1600/normanRockwellReference5.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4pH910TUHSKSaz1BaZYCl4zdIWkRfht8JoMEeordbgMgRhxuUO_5JQlvSQpEfav3vdVxf0rgLeWK_UJu0PFSj_cg2Dw_pIlbmypMMoNS-EC9AW8nqLgCO4Lhcpa6tWSGGLy23azRggrf/s320/normanRockwellReference5.jpg" data-original-width="600" width="320" data-original-height="235" height="125"></a></div> <div> <br></div> <div> </div> <div> <br></div> <div> Few artists can make it all up out of their head and work quickly to define it like Fortuny Motania or Kim Jung Gi, working with a photographic like memory pulling from experience, or having a curiosity and looking anything and everything up at one point in their lives, and then systematically find the reference as they so need it as they work out their images. Some artists can make up some of it and then push the reference in favor of their vision and remove many of the indicators that they took directly from the reference without any changes from it. A few need that reference and cannot complete their piece without it, and then others are totally reliant upon the reference. </div> <div> <br></div> <div> For all the types of artists mentioned above, if the idea is well planned to whatever level of ability in thumbnails, and preliminary drawings and these preliminaries were the inspiration for the photo reference then there should be no problem in finishing the work. But do expect that whoever we shoot is not going to give us 100% of our needs in the imagery since they do not understand our goal 100%. Because of this, regardless of how reliant we are on the reference, try and lean towards your vision in whatever way you possibly can. Remember that what you are making is fiction and what you are referencing from is a placeholder for your concept or your idea (the truth).</div> <div> <br></div> <div> To push the figure or the portrait in a direction we need for our work, a good understanding of the structure or construction of the figure is always handy to help with the what and why part of the design. A descent sense of design, and a confident attitude are helpful as well. Here are a few design tools that can be used to manipulate or influence your drawing and to help capture what "feels" right in your work.</div> <div> <br></div> <div> <br></div> <div> 1.<span> </span> Shapes are pliable and can be manipulated to whatever degree needed. Caricature artists are very good at exploiting these characteristics in people and will push them to every extreme possible. Whether you are using abstraction, shape manipulation, construction, projecting, etc. learn to push and pull shapes to find "your" characters, "your" settings, and "your" staging.</div> <div> <br></div> <div> <br></div> <div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNEjWBENQG2FGL3LzCHENIaEfkhIvQyhoEVndR5EnDEqzBe2QenwEN4ST20v5lzMZAG84M2J92-OJJ3Ha-l04WQmI5pz_zjreLrtDO_Epeb6wkV9lPGmq28Fzld9gFN_-17llETWXwczR/s1600/shape+manipulation.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNEjWBENQG2FGL3LzCHENIaEfkhIvQyhoEVndR5EnDEqzBe2QenwEN4ST20v5lzMZAG84M2J92-OJJ3Ha-l04WQmI5pz_zjreLrtDO_Epeb6wkV9lPGmq28Fzld9gFN_-17llETWXwczR/s320/shape+manipulation.jpg" data-original-width="1346" width="320" data-original-height="1140" height="271"></a></div> <div> <br></div> <div> </div> <div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvBqQz69jsx96l_SOYi97s_tNup8AAsjw91Px_uAmVNNw3dW19o6Qw21917EpFWOHNZfp5_WekBoYB0dr-7hgAlI7elNyLJ-Jhp5oW-ewIjMQHsuBwLZlStxCvkQf4vc27lzV24EsnV9OY/s1600/ref.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvBqQz69jsx96l_SOYi97s_tNup8AAsjw91Px_uAmVNNw3dW19o6Qw21917EpFWOHNZfp5_WekBoYB0dr-7hgAlI7elNyLJ-Jhp5oW-ewIjMQHsuBwLZlStxCvkQf4vc27lzV24EsnV9OY/s320/ref.jpg" data-original-width="360" width="267" data-original-height="430" height="320"></a></div> <div> Stretching the shapes through construction and shape/contour design</div> <br> <div> </div> <div> 2.<span> </span> Use abstraction to help connect shapes, to define form, and to help tie together all the parts within the whole image. Dean Cornwell was a fantastic designer who exploited abstraction to its fullest. You can find it in almost every brush stroke or shape placed on any of his canvases. Finding the abstract connections can be done obsessively with every edge in your painting, or it can be focused just where the viewer should see something very specific before getting lost in the entire piece. It is up to you to choose how much to use in your work.</div> <div> <br></div> <div> <br></div> <div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAd6iuECqibnJ1KUklLXwq8HhZcQkpBOPc7G_idumXypw2Skpm6RWa04zCp5tBrTNxsAJ2bYIHVManK1-qYYX7Ig6iEzqQCBxy5ZBRxlWJrao_YHSJV16PHOfouOzpNTMMSdhMnyLMm0aT/s1600/9974a6a62189e9c6714f0562057ba34b_w600.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAd6iuECqibnJ1KUklLXwq8HhZcQkpBOPc7G_idumXypw2Skpm6RWa04zCp5tBrTNxsAJ2bYIHVManK1-qYYX7Ig6iEzqQCBxy5ZBRxlWJrao_YHSJV16PHOfouOzpNTMMSdhMnyLMm0aT/s320/9974a6a62189e9c6714f0562057ba34b_w600.jpg" data-original-width="600" width="320" data-original-height="419" height="223"></a></div> <br> <div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-24sz4pspq2ZmhCUwKeEp_UOQ4VuEvOgoGqFEatmhpV15RaYDidkViwAEDSKVkB8_uYDKT23iAA5LK2cMHZHRxckWAXntMVlVAsSKrPZi2-f8p7P1dztzL1s9ClVX6NwW6vYe6BhttwKq/s1600/6164846970_96f2398df4_b.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-24sz4pspq2ZmhCUwKeEp_UOQ4VuEvOgoGqFEatmhpV15RaYDidkViwAEDSKVkB8_uYDKT23iAA5LK2cMHZHRxckWAXntMVlVAsSKrPZi2-f8p7P1dztzL1s9ClVX6NwW6vYe6BhttwKq/s320/6164846970_96f2398df4_b.jpg" data-original-width="1024" width="320" data-original-height="480" height="149"></a></div> <br> <div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjoWo8hrHHnN60jxrQ6AVywpjL-0MiWqGSMzD_6N7-bMVkMlkVnlVhEPiqMbfDCs5_i5gPAkej5Yv12RKeqGOuh0ASHyy2OHo-v46Wb1taTBnFMfDfF3iZj2-ZGN4eDB4p1Y8CMW0gteyc/s1600/Sergeant+of+Chausseurs+-++story+by+Phillip+Gibbs+in+Cosmo%252C+Ap.1929+-+1928.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjoWo8hrHHnN60jxrQ6AVywpjL-0MiWqGSMzD_6N7-bMVkMlkVnlVhEPiqMbfDCs5_i5gPAkej5Yv12RKeqGOuh0ASHyy2OHo-v46Wb1taTBnFMfDfF3iZj2-ZGN4eDB4p1Y8CMW0gteyc/s320/Sergeant+of+Chausseurs+-++story+by+Phillip+Gibbs+in+Cosmo%252C+Ap.1929+-+1928.jpg" data-original-width="1500" width="320" data-original-height="807" height="172"></a></div> <div> Pick any edge in these paintings, now follow it beyond where it was painted and see how many more edges or shape breaks align with it. He was a truly amazing abstraction designer.</div> <div> <br></div> <div> <br></div> <div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQlUPYCGL2TYJiR4dOVGadG8nljt_c-kqrCRAXfAnqyTy1q7ffF_BrwlWfMNFN7Sni965Odz_1sCRxFNPR58P6KwKTrSLYxCXLZ0VAN8g-sUahYMdOYH1uLdQ0TcNgn02wNQaxcvGwEPi/s1600/abstraction1.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQlUPYCGL2TYJiR4dOVGadG8nljt_c-kqrCRAXfAnqyTy1q7ffF_BrwlWfMNFN7Sni965Odz_1sCRxFNPR58P6KwKTrSLYxCXLZ0VAN8g-sUahYMdOYH1uLdQ0TcNgn02wNQaxcvGwEPi/s320/abstraction1.jpg" data-original-width="1600" width="320" data-original-height="1227" height="245"></a></div> <br> <div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3qXsjZtEHzIErjlfXr1Ohrf2bgQ76iPTH8CRIglY5DwFFR3-gqyzFS2MjAKw1hqb5eLKBEFLIsqvXgKB-mOtOVe4Sj3oHaeKf7c4hGYHx-tVd1Rf4grZ77LvdiPOU47-WBQbY9qPObPNj/s1600/abstraction+2.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3qXsjZtEHzIErjlfXr1Ohrf2bgQ76iPTH8CRIglY5DwFFR3-gqyzFS2MjAKw1hqb5eLKBEFLIsqvXgKB-mOtOVe4Sj3oHaeKf7c4hGYHx-tVd1Rf4grZ77LvdiPOU47-WBQbY9qPObPNj/s320/abstraction+2.jpg" data-original-width="828" width="244" data-original-height="1082" height="320"></a></div> <div> Here are two drawings using abstraction to design "thru" the forms.</div> <div> <br></div> <div> <br></div> <div> 3.<span> </span>Define for yourself whether your piece is more about a frozen moment in time (decorative) or it is about a story beat (action). This will help define how much work will be involved in finishing the piece and what kind of "tweaking" of the reference there needs to be to achieve this look and feel. Slowing down time in art means defining more characteristics and subtle nuances of surface and texture, where pushing action is creating effect and to achieve this look and feel is through experimental process and a process of elimination of details and sometimes structural forms to give something the look of motion or impact.</div> <div> <br></div> <div> </div> <div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_FEMwnsFaUGWKfBY7AdorqcDlMU3SEyIe1BQ4kgjo-vjiCghd0FAPbJWIyj7494iCaWXOgUEyctLgbI5pfBoAu644gOgefr3gSkvehWAYsInODCuPTgMuOJCDmKI5zLI9B8JTJ_oK5WfG/s1600/design+gradient+sm.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_FEMwnsFaUGWKfBY7AdorqcDlMU3SEyIe1BQ4kgjo-vjiCghd0FAPbJWIyj7494iCaWXOgUEyctLgbI5pfBoAu644gOgefr3gSkvehWAYsInODCuPTgMuOJCDmKI5zLI9B8JTJ_oK5WfG/s320/design+gradient+sm.jpg" data-original-width="535" width="106" data-original-height="1600" height="320"></a></div> <div> Here is a design gradient ranging from decorative to action driven. Where does your work fall in this gradient?</div> <div> <br></div> <div> </div> <div> <div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2e6oBMpEOiUJ0brxBS7e4M4QmrhrcmIuW6AxyF2xW4SyGv9B08Z-WESSOx88LJGbvsi8FZ5O0xUZqJE4Y2KOzCKKVEbqwB3UMRMrW47gbxo4_dOgTc-k5Pfv_E5UOwa9b4Qi0AkUo79N3/s1600/1903+The+Girl+of+Ivancice+pencil%252C+charcoal%252C+watercolour%252C+gouache+%2526+gold+paint+on+board+43.5+x+20+cm.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2e6oBMpEOiUJ0brxBS7e4M4QmrhrcmIuW6AxyF2xW4SyGv9B08Z-WESSOx88LJGbvsi8FZ5O0xUZqJE4Y2KOzCKKVEbqwB3UMRMrW47gbxo4_dOgTc-k5Pfv_E5UOwa9b4Qi0AkUo79N3/s320/1903+The+Girl+of+Ivancice+pencil%252C+charcoal%252C+watercolour%252C+gouache+%2526+gold+paint+on+board+43.5+x+20+cm.jpg" data-original-width="531" width="155" data-original-height="1091" height="320"></a></div> <div> Alphonse Mucha is very much on the Decorative side of the design gradient.</div> <br> <div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH9Qixf1ZaM5hxhzsTJnVmkDK6aOsgeLwo5aBzK2W5ACEOcQd6AEQoNMkN-QW6ftKcQH1sPJmsnMDQmz4rAeU5tcMtPc0NfDMg3MHbu_vtwhpj4BK8n2fr641ld9GrHlVZPfIYYrvKDRls/s1600/DEX5AjvW0AECUXG.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH9Qixf1ZaM5hxhzsTJnVmkDK6aOsgeLwo5aBzK2W5ACEOcQd6AEQoNMkN-QW6ftKcQH1sPJmsnMDQmz4rAeU5tcMtPc0NfDMg3MHbu_vtwhpj4BK8n2fr641ld9GrHlVZPfIYYrvKDRls/s320/DEX5AjvW0AECUXG.jpg" data-original-width="1000" width="320" data-original-height="546" height="174"></a></div> <div> Evsey Moiseenka's painting "The Red's Have Arrived" is very much about the <u>motion</u> of the incoming horses and riders.</div> </div> <div> 4.<span> </span>What kind of character are you creating and how would that individual act in your ideal portrayal of whoever you are illustrating? Cross reference several different individuals to get away from it all coming just from "within" you. Ask your model how they would react to said scenario. Ask others to also act it out for you for their physical input.</div> <div> <br> <br></div> <div> <span></span><span></span></div> <div> <div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHYcK-cCVzS3M2pTCZrIXoBIJ0U7nwLeKa_BxdHURNfg2zIGNEG78bFh6kc0UINHHq_osadX0B3QAQqINbjGrkHOqXIEbh5q66apP6z9jq9PwZdWWvORz1uvHd9dfM4t5ysnvaceEpRzHr/s1600/jump.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHYcK-cCVzS3M2pTCZrIXoBIJ0U7nwLeKa_BxdHURNfg2zIGNEG78bFh6kc0UINHHq_osadX0B3QAQqINbjGrkHOqXIEbh5q66apP6z9jq9PwZdWWvORz1uvHd9dfM4t5ysnvaceEpRzHr/s320/jump.jpg" data-original-width="1600" width="320" data-original-height="494" height="98"></a></div> <div> If you said jump to 6 different people, how would they each react? Do any of these fit your character personality in your image? for your story?</div> <div> <br></div> </div> <div> 5.<span> </span>Take some acting classes not just so you know how to act more and connect with your character through physical portrayal, but to also remind yourself that what you draw is a performance that others (your audience) might connect with on an emotional level. This can and should heighten the awareness of subtlety but also of the physicality in the posing of everything in the art, from the ground the actors stand upon to the smoke the actors blow when they puff on a cigarette. That emotional connection is why we love the piece so much on so many various levels.</div> <div> <br></div> <div> <br></div> <br> <div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFZRZ0oLsTv2WLQlol1E5fW1GW5dn2qQrv-ofERStejr8MygMHurToRQqjWrmJ7yfH4kM5PaigbwIxL4pE8FkABvT831qIf7iCbPmLiiMXbhB_qZ0SzGk_12L_D8OLNm8E8BAk7rlgO7yE/s1600/3f9f00d989c3721d9dc069e7cd5b7002.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFZRZ0oLsTv2WLQlol1E5fW1GW5dn2qQrv-ofERStejr8MygMHurToRQqjWrmJ7yfH4kM5PaigbwIxL4pE8FkABvT831qIf7iCbPmLiiMXbhB_qZ0SzGk_12L_D8OLNm8E8BAk7rlgO7yE/s320/3f9f00d989c3721d9dc069e7cd5b7002.jpg" data-original-width="1600" width="320" data-original-height="1003" height="200"></a></div> <div> <br></div> <div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibYzNK_00QFgCwu4_NdrIny0s9lMnHzNHRkp00JAqM-ngsMGyyl69l50lS4Re93h6qXErc9G8OqEsyob9pN76qWWko8kBGIM09zzkqfItKUwWF7Je9AyKLhEIsiJXY36n6bN8Ej3gQ_F54/s1600/tumblr_ox7azgnlKn1t0xyebo7_1280.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibYzNK_00QFgCwu4_NdrIny0s9lMnHzNHRkp00JAqM-ngsMGyyl69l50lS4Re93h6qXErc9G8OqEsyob9pN76qWWko8kBGIM09zzkqfItKUwWF7Je9AyKLhEIsiJXY36n6bN8Ej3gQ_F54/s320/tumblr_ox7azgnlKn1t0xyebo7_1280.jpg" data-original-width="1280" width="312" data-original-height="1312" height="320"></a></div> <div> Milt Kahl - Fantastic Artist/Actor</div> <br> <div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFMvL0Ep0UbCSlpenLLUMcK28qwk4JdQ2FV7LFKrKkXDbOlF_0LIPzMGeTfE2iJWMTiiIC0FDN8d1L7bzCFuHicaObGmgLt7uVd3JIAYlprIGeum3KAbtaKT_8ufeoFEZpwlW7XFxJtRT/s1600/AlbertDorne.jpeg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFMvL0Ep0UbCSlpenLLUMcK28qwk4JdQ2FV7LFKrKkXDbOlF_0LIPzMGeTfE2iJWMTiiIC0FDN8d1L7bzCFuHicaObGmgLt7uVd3JIAYlprIGeum3KAbtaKT_8ufeoFEZpwlW7XFxJtRT/s320/AlbertDorne.jpeg" data-original-width="942" width="320" data-original-height="640" height="217"></a></div> <br> <div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghD4df7tLEF5c7rHLXd-ZpGtBp1HkB8mBo5RuEqc3zN4KAw1u7ziB7mexbWwdgdnqUC_sWokVeLL-cbKMbnh2XWnwmAWao3noxcmaYWpyN5hF4NrY-cBb9NstZX4EoWFLZnSSlhyphenhyphenS3zP-_/s1600/13164219_10154205909793385_3950382166610216372_n.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghD4df7tLEF5c7rHLXd-ZpGtBp1HkB8mBo5RuEqc3zN4KAw1u7ziB7mexbWwdgdnqUC_sWokVeLL-cbKMbnh2XWnwmAWao3noxcmaYWpyN5hF4NrY-cBb9NstZX4EoWFLZnSSlhyphenhyphenS3zP-_/s320/13164219_10154205909793385_3950382166610216372_n.jpg" data-original-width="471" width="320" data-original-height="320" height="217"></a></div> <div> Al Dorne was fantastic at staging and his caricatures were top notch.</div> <br> <div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoeLOG3mkrHEuTB-bSx6QXETPoc7mRo1fI_Tn0c71nvxGtHDQejBl1acEj7R6D5fjx_alddeuNu0JW41BlvTMPA5eeSwQGlbuFwXcH7Ze5WNfxEoo-doITW_w3BIbstoW3DCiystf4yqvR/s1600/davis-welcometotexas-24x15.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoeLOG3mkrHEuTB-bSx6QXETPoc7mRo1fI_Tn0c71nvxGtHDQejBl1acEj7R6D5fjx_alddeuNu0JW41BlvTMPA5eeSwQGlbuFwXcH7Ze5WNfxEoo-doITW_w3BIbstoW3DCiystf4yqvR/s320/davis-welcometotexas-24x15.jpg" data-original-width="1291" width="320" data-original-height="800" height="198"></a></div> <div> Jack Davis was another fantastic actor behind the pencil.</div> <br> <div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggQWlluEJcftlhqL_zDwUc8sLretQmz7xEErf5lSVgCKRlaZvsDT5x6EJp-lf0chSGTxYekubSUnES-12wbD0PKipt7FWWVBQaDXqAvOguDC66fIzCshCRTbCB8yzpPpgnAxKfeiKHV-CO/s1600/blackeyegirl.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggQWlluEJcftlhqL_zDwUc8sLretQmz7xEErf5lSVgCKRlaZvsDT5x6EJp-lf0chSGTxYekubSUnES-12wbD0PKipt7FWWVBQaDXqAvOguDC66fIzCshCRTbCB8yzpPpgnAxKfeiKHV-CO/s320/blackeyegirl.jpg" data-original-width="1000" width="320" data-original-height="663" height="212"></a></div> <br> <div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJClLr6Whk13xcDner1S-lSmIQq92WGiVvyeYqtRUC2UYSCM4gNxbKrRdpqNvm_VbdeBNJfuY9D8KZm7L0pEzwwJ9YwznV1PGTzJoo-0i_lHsxXPpZaJRl1q_doqlyckI-lzTj7lxB5bK/s1600/norm_well_bday3.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJClLr6Whk13xcDner1S-lSmIQq92WGiVvyeYqtRUC2UYSCM4gNxbKrRdpqNvm_VbdeBNJfuY9D8KZm7L0pEzwwJ9YwznV1PGTzJoo-0i_lHsxXPpZaJRl1q_doqlyckI-lzTj7lxB5bK/s320/norm_well_bday3.jpg" data-original-width="1240" width="320" data-original-height="775" height="200"></a></div> <div> Norman Rockwell, the Master at staging, acting behind the pencil, and directing fantastic narratives.</div> <div> <br></div> <div> <br></div> <div> Please, work hard, learn more and race to a career in time. Put in the mileage that it takes to be a skillful and successful artist. Here are a few wonderful reasons why skill building is a must. Taken from two websites on rating book covers; these happen to be near the very bottom of the lists.</div> <div> <br></div> <div> <br></div> <div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD38yWC6dKkK5YF2bmYn0_b02fZJB5uFMrtfk42ujDiFVCuBhV484j0YHqTX71PGnDSf0BeG9xguVDas_GPej_AbnAYxfp-oANWPwkjWcCHwzJ4XmqAqfOCxGaJdZKC0q4wlEB3RQxt9-H/s1600/38a241cdb033b70d7e42162bb95a3623--book-covers-scifi.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD38yWC6dKkK5YF2bmYn0_b02fZJB5uFMrtfk42ujDiFVCuBhV484j0YHqTX71PGnDSf0BeG9xguVDas_GPej_AbnAYxfp-oANWPwkjWcCHwzJ4XmqAqfOCxGaJdZKC0q4wlEB3RQxt9-H/s320/38a241cdb033b70d7e42162bb95a3623--book-covers-scifi.jpg" data-original-width="608" width="191" data-original-height="1015" height="320"></a></div> <br> <div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5w7a05FQht0HFIHLR_zIqZqGmC0iyowpcVme3dGTADhOKG965DJ4JIC6u6mzbMeFhwHQwBm6o_shnPWZInUn5kmLhiLDM_EQi5_HuXjdMuBZjeNgHWTqXxT9XxCO22Gw-jmpL-1Dw_3Ec/s1600/badfrankensteincover.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5w7a05FQht0HFIHLR_zIqZqGmC0iyowpcVme3dGTADhOKG965DJ4JIC6u6mzbMeFhwHQwBm6o_shnPWZInUn5kmLhiLDM_EQi5_HuXjdMuBZjeNgHWTqXxT9XxCO22Gw-jmpL-1Dw_3Ec/s320/badfrankensteincover.jpg" data-original-width="829" width="199" data-original-height="1331" height="320"></a></div> <br> <div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmOJedsFoHoNhVc_9fBJjDRUipivow879_l9r9S4nYDlY1QNUKJ9lpE58vqHIVbXRDT7YcSmLPzjBY7JtWOARruPJ22WGMXAB0GPvPG2u_jtQURD43IvbgPpwwN-V2_Xu3I8fDICM1ac3T/s1600/paperback10.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmOJedsFoHoNhVc_9fBJjDRUipivow879_l9r9S4nYDlY1QNUKJ9lpE58vqHIVbXRDT7YcSmLPzjBY7JtWOARruPJ22WGMXAB0GPvPG2u_jtQURD43IvbgPpwwN-V2_Xu3I8fDICM1ac3T/s320/paperback10.jpg" data-original-width="500" width="193" data-original-height="828" height="320"></a></div> <br> <div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO9qOsF34eXcgfeXI5bcxI7doxei2co8aq1CIORxCn2vPS6QLY8KroVJUyuMZcsABHiw370b5_WQndVDhpV4BUOlAIIG1JYqJ3wucm7k7onMpY3LZCj59OdymmbitgicEZ1HoyYr1dP2zf/s1600/tumblr_nrx1iaCuZe1rz61imo1_r1_1280.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO9qOsF34eXcgfeXI5bcxI7doxei2co8aq1CIORxCn2vPS6QLY8KroVJUyuMZcsABHiw370b5_WQndVDhpV4BUOlAIIG1JYqJ3wucm7k7onMpY3LZCj59OdymmbitgicEZ1HoyYr1dP2zf/s320/tumblr_nrx1iaCuZe1rz61imo1_r1_1280.jpg" data-original-width="618" width="193" data-original-height="1024" height="320"></a></div> <br> <div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85x55BAGlb5CsFE-K0aDmkuJI7FMLfCBJJBLElozUXxe6mTAM3rirmYQXrY4sxluDV_j5E1TQZAzPfuRBYHoBT_svjpzhTNrLKqH07UMMi1BZd2OKFqn83g_0FlgfzaI-x6zkXO8QwunO/s1600/tumblr_nx45qkHOC01rz61imo1_1280.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85x55BAGlb5CsFE-K0aDmkuJI7FMLfCBJJBLElozUXxe6mTAM3rirmYQXrY4sxluDV_j5E1TQZAzPfuRBYHoBT_svjpzhTNrLKqH07UMMi1BZd2OKFqn83g_0FlgfzaI-x6zkXO8QwunO/s320/tumblr_nx45qkHOC01rz61imo1_1280.jpg" data-original-width="855" width="219" data-original-height="1249" height="320"></a></div> <br> <div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUHVhBCRV-ssrUUNi7vhZT_R_vQ4JPpN_K2DrnpIVO6RMLIa_w9y9yib_qOjqZg0LFZ5VVvgEb9Bk1b-lFLvjxqmOA8lW6EXyJ2l5DXbB69Lu6brFNuI0tYpSmFgRKXJfh8DYZsPdydHX/s1600/vision_of_beasts.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUHVhBCRV-ssrUUNi7vhZT_R_vQ4JPpN_K2DrnpIVO6RMLIa_w9y9yib_qOjqZg0LFZ5VVvgEb9Bk1b-lFLvjxqmOA8lW6EXyJ2l5DXbB69Lu6brFNuI0tYpSmFgRKXJfh8DYZsPdydHX/s320/vision_of_beasts.jpg" data-original-width="894" width="197" data-original-height="1451" height="320"></a></div> <br> <div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8bFJsy_jGJlthOJpubtX9o_3HP89jqXTNK0f-WbVWBTK7wi1i59eW9axlknBWO9MSbPuq09uL2O0DMPhTUS0Bkb1nA9XFa-AYAV-pmVDwMBJjjlzo3-uUQm-98v2b1fw7n9nX_nRm8LO3/s1600/worstscifi_beast_2-768x1024.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8bFJsy_jGJlthOJpubtX9o_3HP89jqXTNK0f-WbVWBTK7wi1i59eW9axlknBWO9MSbPuq09uL2O0DMPhTUS0Bkb1nA9XFa-AYAV-pmVDwMBJjjlzo3-uUQm-98v2b1fw7n9nX_nRm8LO3/s320/worstscifi_beast_2-768x1024.jpg" data-original-width="768" width="240" data-original-height="1024" height="320"></a></div> <div> <br></div> <div> <br></div> <div> <br></div> <div> <br></div> <div> <br></div> <div> <br></div> <div> <br></div> <div> <br></div> <div> Oh, one last beautiful piece to clean your eyes out with. Enjoy.</div> <div> <br></div> <div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfinvzmYHzK20A7FBOHlgbPyANyJjz117z0beDeMv1Ej13KTpa_AYEpNHBtScGjmYHSc1OBiFOOXE0cbZ3JJWz4JCy3I7RD28ab7YBu51fAg_Klum7CQCjINOSCIfXTg2WdozZUXucN9c8/s1600/The-Bohemian-King-P%25C5%2599emysl-Otakar-II.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfinvzmYHzK20A7FBOHlgbPyANyJjz117z0beDeMv1Ej13KTpa_AYEpNHBtScGjmYHSc1OBiFOOXE0cbZ3JJWz4JCy3I7RD28ab7YBu51fAg_Klum7CQCjINOSCIfXTg2WdozZUXucN9c8/s320/The-Bohemian-King-P%25C5%2599emysl-Otakar-II.jpg" data-original-width="1500" width="320" data-original-height="1285" height="274"></a></div> <div> One of the many paintings of "The Slav Epic" by Alphonse Mucha.</div> <br> <br> ---- <br><br> Read in <b><a href="https://feedly.com">my feedly</a></b> </div><br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature">Sent from my iPhone</div>nate marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515505194980884881noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782174858249623452.post-55406964736189581302017-10-15T09:06:00.001-07:002017-10-15T09:06:32.087-07:00The Renaissance Painter Who Made Fantastical Portraits From Food<div> <br> <br> ---- <br> <b><a href="http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/giuseppe-arcimboldo-food-portraits">The Renaissance Painter Who Made Fantastical Portraits From Food</a></b><br> // <b><a href="http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/giuseppe-arcimboldo-food-portraits">Atlas Obscura - Latest Articles and Places</a></b><br> <br> <figure></figure> <p>Looked at one way, Renaissance painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo's "The Vegetable Gardener" (1587-1590) looks like a black bowl overflowing with root vegetables, greens, and one huge onion.</p> <p>But flipped, the painting become something else entirely. The onion has become a plump cheek, while the huge parsnip is a bulbous nose. The bowl is now a hat, perched on what is now obviously a smiling face.</p> <p>Many of Arcimboldo's peers in the 16th century were painting portraits or still lifes, but Arcimboldo had the bright idea of combining the two, creating an instantly recognizable style that inspired 20th century Surrealists.</p> <figure><img alt="article-image" width="auto" src="http://assets.atlasobscura.com/article_images/47216/image.jpg" data-kind="article-image"></figure> <p>Nothing about Arcimboldo's early career as a stained glass and fresco <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/10/arts/design/10arci.html">designer</a> suggested that he'd develop this distinctive style. It wasn't until he landed a cushy post as court portraitist to Emperor Maximilian II of the Holy Roman Empire in 1562 that he started painting, along with typical portraits of court members, his series of composite faces. Often set against pitch-black backgrounds, each composite face is made of animals, objects, or, most famously, food.</p> <figure><img alt="article-image" width="auto" src="http://assets.atlasobscura.com/article_images/47215/image.jpg" data-kind="article-image"></figure> <p>His royal patrons had a taste for the odd and unusual. Emperor Maximilian II and his son Rudolf II were reportedly delighted by Arcimboldo's style. They kept him busy with commissions, including paintings and drawings that <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/24/arts/design/24arcimboldo.html">documented</a> the imperial family's <a href="http://www.kb.se/codex-gigas/eng/Long/handskriftens/rudolf-ii/">collection</a> of artistic works and natural curiosities. These <em>Wunderkammers</em>—compilations of oddities owned by the royal and rich—were the predecessors to museums, and they often focused on novel <a href="https://www.nga.gov/content/dam/ngaweb/Education/learning-resources/an-eye-for-art/AnEyeforArt-GiuseppeArcimboldo.pdf">objects</a> (taxidermied animals, preserved plants, cultural artifacts) brought back by European explorers. Organizing and displaying wild and wonderful objects not only fed the Renaissance appetite for the esoteric, but also exerted power over and made sense of a <a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/kuns/hd_kuns.htm">changing</a> world.</p> <figure><img alt="article-image" width="auto" src="http://assets.atlasobscura.com/article_images/lg/47210/image.jpg" data-kind="article-image"></figure> <p>Undoubtedly influenced by the imperial collections, many of Arcimboldo's food faces featured <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/arcimboldos-feast-for-the-eyes-74732989/">ingredients</a> from the Americas. His 1563 series of paintings depicts the four seasons as male figures, from young Spring to geriatric Winter, using seasonal produce. Along with Spring's literally rosy cheeks and and Winter's lemons, newer additions to Europe's gardens appear. Summer's ear is an an ear of corn, while Autumn's head is a white pumpkin. Both were relatively recent arrivals from the Americas.</p> <figure><img alt="article-image" width="auto" src="http://assets.atlasobscura.com/article_images/47219/image.jpg" data-kind="article-image"></figure> <p>Arcimboldo's whimsical faces sometimes had real-world models, the most famous example being his 1590 painting of Rudolf as Vertumnus, the Roman god of the four seasons. Arcimboldo painted figures made of books, wine-making supplies, and, most eerily, meat. In a style similar to "The Vegetable Gardener<em>," "</em>The Cook" (1570) is a reversible painting. When displayed on one end, it's a haphazard pile of roasted piglet and chicken. Flipped, it's a grotesque face, with a small bird as a deformed-looking nose and a pig's tail as a curl of hair. The silver serving platter becomes a broad hat, decorated with greens and a slice of lemon. At one recent <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/24/arts/design/24arcimboldo.html">exhibition</a> of Arcimboldo's work, mirrors installed beneath the painting showed visitors the flipped version.</p> <figure><img alt="article-image" width="auto" src="http://assets.atlasobscura.com/article_images/lg/47211/image.jpg" data-kind="article-image"></figure> <p>Though Arcimboldo was renowned during his life, his fame didn't last long after his death in 1593. But his work gained prominence in the early 20th century, as his flair for the surreal and allegorical inspired a generation of artists, including <a href="http://www.artnet.com/artists/man-ray/winter-after-arcimboldo-QAVt8AxTbaUwrlXbTKVIuA2">Man Ray </a>and <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=t5IgWas4rJwC&pg=PA19&lpg=PA19&dq=salvador+dali+arcimboldo&source=bl&ots=_ggp5QDTfa&sig=j4rACr6FnWg-qBoC4DYMpeFAMPw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiXtOv0ruTWAhVB8IMKHbnyDFcQ6AEIaDAQ#v=onepage&q=salvador%20dali&f=false">Salvador Dalí</a>.</p> <figure><img alt="article-image" width="auto" src="http://assets.atlasobscura.com/article_images/47217/image.jpg" data-kind="article-image"></figure> <p>Like the plants he portrayed, a long dormancy didn't mean Arcimboldo's whimsical style of painting was dead. It just wasn't yet back in season.</p> <br> ---- <br><br> Read in <b><a href="https://feedly.com">my feedly</a></b> </div><br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature">Sent from my iPhone</div>nate marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515505194980884881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782174858249623452.post-51153480423880164262017-08-30T00:55:00.001-07:002017-08-30T00:55:25.807-07:00Sherry Sander<div> <br> <br> ---- <br> <b><a href="http://andreasdeja.blogspot.com/2017/08/sherry-sanders.html">Sherry Sander</a></b><br> // <b><a href="http://andreasdeja.blogspot.com/2017/08/sherry-sanders.html">Deja View</a></b><br> <br> <div></div><br><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQKQipMzr9dC3kDM_8YuAfHN6n-9KYp4eYxnCdb32LRojIF22oDyAV9eTE2iEXpenOC87BaAbimR_UR8w9BM21A15qFxRKrmB1m0D88FXOt5LAdI7WsuKTI-7W2THNqvvDx9q8vFw8MY/s1600/SS1.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQKQipMzr9dC3kDM_8YuAfHN6n-9KYp4eYxnCdb32LRojIF22oDyAV9eTE2iEXpenOC87BaAbimR_UR8w9BM21A15qFxRKrmB1m0D88FXOt5LAdI7WsuKTI-7W2THNqvvDx9q8vFw8MY/s400/SS1.jpg" data-original-width="1200" width="400" data-original-height="1200" height="400"></a></div><br><br>I love great animal sculptures.<br>Especially when there is movement involved, or when the pose reveals the animal's character.<br>Sherry Sander is an American sculptor who has high standards and emerges through the often uninspired scene of midwestern wildlife art. There is a raw quality to her work that reminds me of Rodin and the great Rembrandt Bugatti. Sander travelled all over the world to study animals, and it is that research that gives her sculptures a beautiful sense of authenticity.<br><br>Here is the link to her website:<br><br><a href="http://www.sherrysanderstudio.com/">http://www.sherrysanderstudio.com</a><br><br><br><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMLI8Z1aLDDmUwwQLHjEy5jCfIeLy9sSCVJrvPsRPpkfcZW36QYrEiX_ur_vGQDTlNX0Ziwo-YxrniRrtzM97TYstBDsPxokmvV-GTeNn0qZt2M1ur8PmpXjnb9PEpVudPArqbQs3VHs/s1600/SS2.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMLI8Z1aLDDmUwwQLHjEy5jCfIeLy9sSCVJrvPsRPpkfcZW36QYrEiX_ur_vGQDTlNX0Ziwo-YxrniRrtzM97TYstBDsPxokmvV-GTeNn0qZt2M1ur8PmpXjnb9PEpVudPArqbQs3VHs/s400/SS2.jpg" data-original-width="768" width="400" data-original-height="768" height="400"></a></div><br><br><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6VveF9GMEQMbkv4c-pT6MUfhCSVSvXBS1_jE1YCCxxw-b1DK2IK7ksWdQHPv_1d7oawx-lK81PxTCCJP0Y7rOMmb2p-Fa0DNPkE3gBiyVuKCXZwo3-uOv0ABGpcy2NIWR4pjS1ov01F8/s1600/SS3.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6VveF9GMEQMbkv4c-pT6MUfhCSVSvXBS1_jE1YCCxxw-b1DK2IK7ksWdQHPv_1d7oawx-lK81PxTCCJP0Y7rOMmb2p-Fa0DNPkE3gBiyVuKCXZwo3-uOv0ABGpcy2NIWR4pjS1ov01F8/s400/SS3.jpg" data-original-width="843" width="400" data-original-height="833" height="395"></a></div><br><br><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwTymLV5VBZowrRcG-iVZH50PSpmRSLz7Sxw1N4V-qRkYqMfgF0mjRS9aq4WMU5XuvEzK3_PxrIvWtExv7r_-kvd6sWEiEjeJBxuHLyUikiqP5YtsU6ppiT_y5lKovTdc4SOO93weTKvQ/s1600/SS4.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwTymLV5VBZowrRcG-iVZH50PSpmRSLz7Sxw1N4V-qRkYqMfgF0mjRS9aq4WMU5XuvEzK3_PxrIvWtExv7r_-kvd6sWEiEjeJBxuHLyUikiqP5YtsU6ppiT_y5lKovTdc4SOO93weTKvQ/s400/SS4.jpg" data-original-width="1280" width="320" data-original-height="1600" height="400"></a></div><div><br></div><br><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzAQI0bWnwWkeU3tGpEcEyvfsDtiWaPcyUe4_N85cERWClT_QrhyzKhnaUslVjZW535POUgmzVKfoQvSvj7MnXAAWwh1GPYDBAWiE1SrA4S4BIjTHFO1SerB0tAB14Xmb9LB8u7h3CM1I/s1600/SS5.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzAQI0bWnwWkeU3tGpEcEyvfsDtiWaPcyUe4_N85cERWClT_QrhyzKhnaUslVjZW535POUgmzVKfoQvSvj7MnXAAWwh1GPYDBAWiE1SrA4S4BIjTHFO1SerB0tAB14Xmb9LB8u7h3CM1I/s400/SS5.jpg" data-original-width="833" width="400" data-original-height="578" height="277"></a></div><br><br><br> <br> ---- <br><br> Read in <b><a href="https://feedly.com">my feedly</a></b> </div><div><br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div>nate marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515505194980884881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782174858249623452.post-51588624939672960012017-08-25T02:07:00.001-07:002017-08-25T02:07:11.215-07:00Hips Tutorial by bokuman Support the artist on Patreon!<div> <br> <br> ---- <br> <b><a href="http://drawingden.tumblr.com/post/164569062883">Hips Tutorial by bokuman Support the artist on Patreon!</a></b><br> // <b><a href="http://drawingden.tumblr.com/post/164569062883">How to Art</a></b><br> <br> <img src="http://68.media.tumblr.com/b5bf2a6315d1418fb2d52790f092dde5/tumblr_ov7gnhUN1s1u5cavvo3_500.jpg"><br> <br><img src="http://68.media.tumblr.com/953840485df1084b32e0525ffc710826/tumblr_ov7gnhUN1s1u5cavvo4_500.jpg"><br> <br><img src="http://68.media.tumblr.com/18bee88a472c7fe0c06e4025886bbd0d/tumblr_ov7gnhUN1s1u5cavvo2_500.jpg"><br> <br><img src="http://68.media.tumblr.com/0eca4ddf3fe6b38b8ffa12f31a06b810/tumblr_ov7gnhUN1s1u5cavvo1_500.jpg"><br> <br><p><a href="https://bokuman.deviantart.com/art/Hips-tutorial-4-700120830" target="_blank">Hips Tutorial</a> by <a href="https://bokuman.deviantart.com" target="_blank">bokuman</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/bokuman" target="_blank"><i>Support the artist on Patreon!</i></a></p> <br> ---- <br><br> Read in <b><a href="https://feedly.com">my feedly</a></b> </div><div><br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div>nate marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515505194980884881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782174858249623452.post-66058311259298584892017-08-25T01:52:00.000-07:002017-08-25T01:53:01.323-07:00Don't forget the second step<div> <br> <br> ---- <br> <b><a href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2017/08/dont-forget-the-second-step.html">Don't forget the second step</a></b><br> // <b><a href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2017/08/dont-forget-the-second-step.html">Seth Godin's Blog on marketing, tribes and respect</a></b><br> <br> <div><p>The first step is learning how to do it. Finding and obtaining the insight and the tools and the techniques you need. Understanding how it works.</p> <p>But step two is easily overlooked. Step two is turning it into a habit. Committing to the practice. Showing up and doing it again and again until you're good at it, and until it's part of who you are and what you do.</p> <p>Most education, most hardware stores, most technology purchases, most doctor visits, most textbooks are about the first step. What a shame that we don't invest just a little more to turn the work into a habit.</p></div> <!-- small visual --> <div><a title="Add to FaceBook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/2/445745232/SethsBlog"><!-- incorrect visual --></a> <a title="Like on Facebook" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/28/445745232/SethsBlog"><!-- incorrect visual --></a> <a title="Share on Google+" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/30/445745232/SethsBlog"><!-- incorrect visual --></a> <a title="Add to LinkedIn" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/16/445745232/SethsBlog"><!-- incorrect visual --></a> <a title="Tweet This" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/24/445745232/SethsBlog"><!-- incorrect visual --></a> <a title="Subscribe by email" href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/_/19/445745232/SethsBlog"><!-- incorrect visual --></a> </div> <br> ---- <br><br> Read in <b><a href="https://feedly.com">my feedly</a></b> </div><div><br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div>nate marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515505194980884881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782174858249623452.post-64155337776162703222017-08-25T01:50:00.001-07:002017-08-25T01:50:50.550-07:00Raphael’s Drawings at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford<div> <br> <br> ---- <br> <b><a href="https://www.blackgate.com/2017/08/23/raphaels-drawings-at-the-ashmolean-museum-oxford/">Raphael's Drawings at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford</a></b><br> // <b><a href="https://www.blackgate.com/2017/08/23/raphaels-drawings-at-the-ashmolean-museum-oxford/">Black Gate</a></b><br> <br> <p align="center"><img sizes="(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px" src="https://www.blackgate.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/23.-Two-Apostles-c-Ashmolean-Museum-University-of-Oxford.jpg" alt="23. Two Apostles (c) Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford" width="550" srcset="https://www.blackgate.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/23.-Two-Apostles-c-Ashmolean-Museum-University-of-Oxford-257x350.jpg 257w, https://www.blackgate.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/23.-Two-Apostles-c-Ashmolean-Museum-University-of-Oxford.jpg 550w" class="wp-image-239001" height="748"></p> <p align="center"><strong>The heads and hands of two apostles, c. 1519–20.<br> Black chalk with over-pounced underdrawing<br> with some white heightening.</strong></p> <p>One of the highlights of my regular stays in Oxford is visiting the Ashmolean Museum. With its fine collections of all periods, especially Medieval Europe and Ancient Egypt, it's a place I and my family keep going back to. It also has excellent special exhibitions. I wrote up last summer's exhibition on <a href="https://www.blackgate.com/2016/08/17/underwater-archaeology-at-the-ashmolean-museum/">Underwater Archaeology</a> for <em>Black Gate</em>, and this year we got to enjoy the treat of studying some little-seen drawings of an Italian Renaissance master.</p> <p><em>Raphael: The Drawings</em> brings together 120 rarely seen works by the Italian master, including 50 from the Ashmolean's collection, the largest and most important group of Raphael drawings in the world. They came to the museum in 1845 following a public appeal to acquire them after the dispersal of the collection of the portrait painter Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769–1830), who had amassed an unrivalled collection of Old Master drawings. A further 25 works are on loan from the Albertina Museum in Vienna, which will show the exhibition in autumn 2017. The remaining drawings come from various international collections.</p> <p><span></span></p> <p align="center"><img sizes="(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px" src="https://www.blackgate.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/18.-Three-Graces-c-The-Royal-Collection-Trust.jpg" alt="The Three Graces" width="550" srcset="https://www.blackgate.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/18.-Three-Graces-c-The-Royal-Collection-Trust-350x271.jpg 350w, https://www.blackgate.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/18.-Three-Graces-c-The-Royal-Collection-Trust.jpg 550w" class="wp-image-238997" height="426"></p> <p align="center"><strong>Study for the Three Graces, c. 1517–18 Red chalk over<br> some blind stylus. © The Royal Collection Trust,<br> HM Queen Elizabeth II.</strong></p> <p>The drawings range in date from Raphael's early career in Umbria through his radically creative years in Florence to the apex of his career in Rome, working on major projects such as the Vatican frescoes.</p> <p>I must admit that as a non-artist much of the subtlety of this exhibition was lost on me. I could only gape at the detail of the lines and the almost magical effect of some of the techniques he used to create shading and light. One of the things I found interesting was how his drawings often had more detail and more refined techniques than his finished paintings, such as the details of the drapery on the Madonna in the <em>Studies for the Madonna of Francis I</em> (c. 1518).</p> <p align="center"><img sizes="(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px" src="https://www.blackgate.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/19.-Madonna-of-Francis-I-c-Gallerie-degli-Uffizi-Gabinetto-dei-Disegni-e-delle-Stampe-Florence.jpg" alt="19. Madonna of Francis I (c) Gallerie degli Uffizi, Gabinetto dei Disegni e delle Stampe, Florence" width="550" srcset="https://www.blackgate.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/19.-Madonna-of-Francis-I-c-Gallerie-degli-Uffizi-Gabinetto-dei-Disegni-e-delle-Stampe-Florence-219x350.jpg 219w, https://www.blackgate.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/19.-Madonna-of-Francis-I-c-Gallerie-degli-Uffizi-Gabinetto-dei-Disegni-e-delle-Stampe-Florence.jpg 550w" class="wp-image-239021" height="880"></p> <p align="center"><strong>Studies for the Madonna of Francis I, c. 1518 Red chalk<br> over blind stylus. </strong><strong>© Gallerie degli Uffizi, Gabinetto<br> dei Disegni e delle Stampe, Florence.</strong></p> <p align="center"><img sizes="(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px" src="https://www.blackgate.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/The_Holy_Family_-_Rafael.jpg" alt="The_Holy_Family_-_Rafael" width="550" srcset="https://www.blackgate.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/The_Holy_Family_-_Rafael-243x350.jpg 243w, https://www.blackgate.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/The_Holy_Family_-_Rafael.jpg 550w" class="wp-image-239037" height="793"></p> <p align="center"><strong>The final painting that same year. Much of the work was<br> possibly done by his workshop assistants and not Raphael<br> himself. Image courtesy Wikimedia Commons.</strong></p> <p align="center"><img alt="15. Putto (c) Teylers Museum, Haarlem" width="550" src="https://www.blackgate.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/15.-Putto-c-Teylers-Museum-Haarlem.jpg" class="wp-image-238993" height="991"></p> <p align="center"><strong>Putto holding the Medici Ring, c. 1513–14 Black chalk with<br> white heightening, later framing lines in black chalk.<br> © Teylers Museum, Haarlem.</strong></p> <p>Raphael used a variety of media including charcoal, earthy chalks, ink, and metalpoint. The exhibition includes a small display of these tools for those of us who can't draw a straight line. I finally found out what gum arabic looks like and what it's used for. It had always been one of those terms I occasionally heard but had never bothered looking up.</p> <p>Raphael himself realized that his drawings were more than mere preliminary sketches. He knew they had artistic value in their own right and presented them to such prestigious figures such as Duke Alfonso d'Este and Albrecht Dürer. We're lucky he did, and we're lucky the recipients realized the value of these drawings too and preserved them.</p> <p><em>Raphael: The Drawings</em> runs to September 3.</p> <p align="center"><img sizes="(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px" src="https://www.blackgate.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/11.-Mother-child-c-Ashmolean-Museum-University-of-Oxford.jpg" alt="11. Mother & child (c) Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford" width="550" srcset="https://www.blackgate.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/11.-Mother-child-c-Ashmolean-Museum-University-of-Oxford-277x350.jpg 277w, https://www.blackgate.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/11.-Mother-child-c-Ashmolean-Museum-University-of-Oxford.jpg 550w" class="wp-image-238989" height="696"></p> <p align="center"><strong>A seated mother embracing her child, c. 1512 Metalpoint with white<br> heightening on grey prepared paper, selectively indented for transfer</strong></p> <p align="center"><img sizes="(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px" src="https://www.blackgate.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1.-Youth-c-Ashmolean-Museum-University-of-Oxford.jpg" alt="1. Youth (c) Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford" width="550" srcset="https://www.blackgate.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1.-Youth-c-Ashmolean-Museum-University-of-Oxford-235x350.jpg 235w, https://www.blackgate.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1.-Youth-c-Ashmolean-Museum-University-of-Oxford.jpg 550w" class="wp-image-238985" height="819"></p> <p align="center"><strong>Portrait of a youth (self-portrait?), c. 1500–1 Black chalk<br> on white heightening, now largely lost.</strong></p> <p><em>Images copyright The Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, unless otherwise noted.</em></p> <hr> <p><em>Sean McLachlan is the author of the historical fantasy novel </em><a rel="nofollow" href="http://a-fwd.com/asin-com=B006ANR3TM&com=amzn.com&sc=w">A Fine Likeness</a><em>, set in Civil War Missouri, and several other titles, including his post-apocalyptic series Toxic World that starts with the novel </em><a rel="nofollow" href="http://a-fwd.com/asin-com=B00I5HHTVS&com=amzn.com&sc=w">Radio Hope</a><em>.</em><em> His historical fantasy novella </em><a href="http://www.blackgate.com/black-gate-online-fiction-the-quintessence-of-absence/">The Quintessence of Absence</a><em>, was published by </em><strong>Black Gate</strong><em>. Find out more about him on his <a href="http://midlistwriter.blogspot.com">blog</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sean-McLachlan/e/B001H6MUQI/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1">Amazon author's page</a>.</em></p> <br> ---- <br><br> Read in <b><a href="https://feedly.com">my feedly</a></b> </div><div><br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div>nate marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515505194980884881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782174858249623452.post-828078319473023342017-08-25T01:48:00.001-07:002017-08-25T01:48:13.884-07:00SHe’s not there, Kent Williams<div> <br> <br> ---- <br> <b><a href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/164589994769">SHe's not there, Kent Williams</a></b><br> // <b><a href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/164589994769">this isn't happiness.</a></b><br> <br> <img src="http://68.media.tumblr.com/47254d5c4ea73a0b34b087b04981f44c/tumblr_ov8dsoE1FE1qz6f9yo1_500.jpg"><br> <br><img src="http://68.media.tumblr.com/3961e762a81d841954f46625eaf3c0c6/tumblr_ov8dsoE1FE1qz6f9yo3_500.jpg"><br> <br><img src="http://68.media.tumblr.com/42f46b0d361f887351069289ebf176e5/tumblr_ov8dsoE1FE1qz6f9yo5_500.jpg"><br> <br><img src="http://68.media.tumblr.com/62eb7bd276bcacc1b63709bcaade00e2/tumblr_ov8dsoE1FE1qz6f9yo2_500.jpg"><br> <br><img src="http://68.media.tumblr.com/842a2a6ff915036022a105f25f134253/tumblr_ov8dsoE1FE1qz6f9yo4_500.jpg"><br> <br><p><a href="http://hifructose.com/2017/08/24/the-intimate-obscured-figures-of-kent-williams/" target="_blank">SHe's not there, Kent Williams</a></p><!-- incorrect visual --> <br> ---- <br><br> Read in <b><a href="https://feedly.com">my feedly</a></b> </div><div><br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div>nate marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515505194980884881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782174858249623452.post-48085655129161633192017-08-23T00:49:00.001-07:002017-08-23T00:49:40.377-07:00Five Tips to Drawing the Figure<div> <br> <br> ---- <br> <b><a href="http://www.artistsnetwork.com/articles/art-demos-techniques/five-tips-to-drawing-the-figure">Five Tips to Drawing the Figure</a></b><br> // <b><a href="http://www.artistsnetwork.com/articles/art-demos-techniques/five-tips-to-drawing-the-figure">Artist's Network</a></b><br> <br> <div class="wp-caption"><img sizes="(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px" src="http://wwwcdn.artistsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/LeSphinx362008T22549.jpg" alt="Figure drawings and sketches by Ilya Repin." width="2000" srcset="http://wwwcdn.artistsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/LeSphinx362008T22549.jpg 2000w, http://wwwcdn.artistsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/LeSphinx362008T22549-300x219.jpg 300w, http://wwwcdn.artistsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/LeSphinx362008T22549-768x561.jpg 768w, http://wwwcdn.artistsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/LeSphinx362008T22549-1024x749.jpg 1024w" class="wp-image-236190" height="1462"><p class="wp-caption-text">Figure drawings and sketches by Ilya Repin. Article contributions from Mark Gottsegen and Bill Tilton</p></div> <h2>Easy Ways of Making Figure Drawings</h2> <p>When you get comfortable creating figure drawings or sketchings, you watch your whole world change. Every person — waiting in line in front of you, sitting at a table across from you at a cafe, on the bus or passing you on the sidewalk — is a figure waiting to be captured in your sketchbook. To put you at ease and in the rhythm, so you can start to fill up page upon page with sketches, here are five tips you will want to learn about simplifying the shapes of the parts of the body. From there, you'll find every figure much easier to draw.</p> <h3>Hands Off</h3> <p>Use your non-drawing hand as a model to practice creating gesture sketches. You can also use an ordinary mitten as a model to capture the essential mass of the hand. Try drawing the mitten in a number of positions, then divide this mass into four fingers.</p> <h3>Out on a Limb</h3> <p>Practice drawing the basic arm and leg structures by thinking of them as cylinders. Initially, ignore any details that change with your viewing angle. Drawing from life is always the best approach, but if you don't have a model handy, try substituting sections of PVC pipe, straws connected by modeling clay or pipe cleaners.</p> <div class="wp-caption"><img sizes="(max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px" src="http://wwwcdn.artistsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/lindacapello.jpg" alt="Sketch by Linda Capello" width="456" srcset="http://wwwcdn.artistsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/lindacapello.jpg 456w, http://wwwcdn.artistsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/lindacapello-300x216.jpg 300w" class="wp-image-236197" height="329"><p class="wp-caption-text">Sketch by Linda Capello</p></div> <h3>Body Art</h3> <p>Use the peanut shape to quickly construct a human or animal figure in any position. Then simply refine this basic shape with details. To better capture this shape, try making a model out of foam rubber, clay or another pliable substance. This model can be twisted or bent into any position for drawing.</p> <h3><b>Happy Feet</b></h3> <p>To get the basic form and positioning for feet, draw them as a three-dimensional, rectangular form similar to a brick. Practice drawing them in perspective and in a variety of positions.</p> <h3><b>Get Ahead</b></h3> <p>Initially, avoid getting enmeshed in the features and other details of the head. Instead, practice representing the head using a ball for the main portion of the skull and a bucket shape for the jaw.</p> <p>When you find yourself doing this automatically, begin lightly indicating the shape and position of the nose, eyes and ears.</p> <p>Once these are in place, draw the nose more definitely and add the mouth, relating its size and placement to the bottom of the nose and the bottom of the chin.</p> <p>Next, add the eyes, relating them to the width of the mouth. Finally, sketch the ears, using the eyes and nose to gauge the proper size and position.</p> <h3>The Best Way Forward</h3> <p>Spend 10 minutes sketching people passing by. Then the next time make it 15 minutes. Then 20. Start tacking on the minutes but the consistent rule is don't stop. Fill the page! And then another! Soon the figure drawings will flow, especially if you couple that sketchbook time with all the lessons and fun exercises Brent Eviston teaches you in <em><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.northlightshop.com/get-started-drawing-the-figure-r6861?utm_source=artistsnetwork.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=arn-cja-bl-170822" target="_blank">Figure Drawing Essentials: Getting Started with Gesture & Shape</a></em>. Get <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.northlightshop.com/get-started-drawing-the-figure-r6861?utm_source=artistsnetwork.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=arn-cja-bl-170822" target="_blank"><em>Figure Drawing Essentials</em></a> now and enjoy!</p> <p>Show off what you've done by tagging your work #artistsnetwork! We are excited to see what you've been working on in the studio and in the pages of your sketchbook!</p> <p><em>Courtney</em></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.artistsnetwork.com/articles/art-demos-techniques/five-tips-to-drawing-the-figure">Five Tips to Drawing the Figure</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.artistsnetwork.com">Artist's Network</a>.</p> <br> ---- <br><br> Read in <b><a href="https://feedly.com">my feedly</a></b> </div><div><br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div>nate marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515505194980884881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782174858249623452.post-50897242443894281932017-08-23T00:47:00.001-07:002017-08-23T00:47:46.471-07:00Figure Drawing Basics: Costumes, Clothes or Nothing At All<div> <br> <br> ---- <br> <b><a href="http://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/drawing/drawing-basics-costumes-clothes-or-nothing-at-all">Figure Drawing Basics: Costumes, Clothes or Nothing At All</a></b><br> // <b><a href="http://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/drawing/drawing-basics-costumes-clothes-or-nothing-at-all">Artist Daily</a></b><br> <br> <h2>To Clothe or Not to Clothe in Figure Drawing?</h2> <figure class="wp-caption"><img sizes="(max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px" src="http://wwwcdn.artistdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/AAQ-FALL-07-11-1s.jpg" alt="Figure drawing by Steven Assael." width="342" srcset="http://wwwcdn.artistdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/AAQ-FALL-07-11-1s.jpg 342w, http://wwwcdn.artistdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/AAQ-FALL-07-11-1s-238x300.jpg 238w" class="wp-image-137549" height="432"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Figure drawing by Steven Assael.</figcaption></figure> <p>We all know that drawing the nude figure is a, if not <i>the</i>, classical way of depicting the human body. You gain so much from those kind of explorations — a sense of gesture, a foundation for <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.artistdaily.com/drawing-anatomy/?utm_source=artistdaily.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ad-mwo-bl-170822-FigureDrawingBasics" target="_blank">drawing anatomy</a>, and a close study of bodily proportions, which are crucial for establishing realism in any figurative representation.</p> <p>But breaking the mold and adding clothing to your <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.artistdaily.com/Human-Figure-Drawing-Tutorial/?utm_source=artistdaily.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ad-mwo-bl-170822-FigureDrawingBasics" target="_blank">figure drawing</a> art can lead to quite a few benefits. You are able to add intrigue to a line drawing or drama to a contour drawing and contribute to the overall message of the piece. It really just gives you a bigger visual vocabulary to work with.</p> <h2>Why Clothing can Lead to Better Figure Drawubgs</h2> <figure class="wp-caption"><img sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" src="http://wwwcdn.artistdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/Julie-Seated_Steven-Assael_2007_Clothing-in-figure-drawing_artistdaily.jpeg" alt="Figure Drawing Basics: Costume, Clothing or Nothing At All | Deciding Whether a Model Should be Clothed or Nude in Figure Drawing | Artist Daily" width="600" srcset="http://wwwcdn.artistdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/Julie-Seated_Steven-Assael_2007_Clothing-in-figure-drawing_artistdaily.jpeg 600w, http://wwwcdn.artistdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/Julie-Seated_Steven-Assael_2007_Clothing-in-figure-drawing_artistdaily-208x300.jpeg 208w" class="wp-image-141265" height="865"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Julie Seated with Hands Clasped by Steven Assael, 2007, drawing, 22 x 15.5.</figcaption></figure> <p>Artist Steven Assael, for example, often creates works with figures in constricting or tight-fitting clothing. He does this as a way to parallel or visually represent the psychological complexities and internal conflicts within everyone.</p> <p>Other times clothing can exaggerate the gesture and movement of a body. A swirling cape can give more force and power to a figure in a street scene, for example. You get a sense of atmosphere that might otherwise be missing without the garment.</p> <p>Clothing can also link a figure drawing to a culture or a time and place. If you are interested in drawings from the past with a more historical bent, or for the future, clothing can enable you to achieve your ends. Adding clothes can make a narrative element clearer to your viewer than a figure whose attire doesn't lend itself to a specific context.</p> <p>However, always remember the gesture and facial features or body position of a figure drawing are really what will make it successful and articulate, not just the clothing worn.</p> <p>So many of us find both challenges and rewards when drawing people, which is why <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.northlightshop.com/drawing-people-for-the-absolute-beginner?utm_source=artistdaily.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ad-mwo-bl-170822-FigureDrawingBasics" target="_blank"><i>Drawing People for the Absolute Beginner</i></a> is a resource that will never gather dust on my bookshelf. It is a foundational manual for anyone who wants to approach figure drawing and drawing people in an easily understood but comprehensive way.</p> <h2>Get Started with Gesture</h2> <p>As one of the most challenging, but exciting, art experiences to engage in, figure drawing takes a lot of practice. Below is a preview of <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.artistsnetwork.tv/courses/figure-drawing-essentials-getting-started-with-gesture-shape?utm_source=artistdaily.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ad-mwo-bl-170822-FigureDrawingBasics" target="_blank">Figure Drawing Essentials: Getting Started with Gesture and Shape</a>. In this trailer, you'll learn quick tips for capturing gesture and shapes in figure drawings.</p> <p><iframe width="560" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/L9IL1I8FwDM" height="315"></iframe></p> <p>Like what you see? You can find the full-length video demonstration on <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.artistsnetwork.tv/catalog" target="_blank">ArtistsNetwork.tv</a> to master fundamental tools and techniques for developing a strong foundation in figure drawing. Enjoy!</p> <p><span>Save</span></p> <p><span>Save</span></p> <p><span>Save</span></p> <p><span>Save</span></p> <p><span>Save</span></p> <p><span>Save</span></p> <p><span>Save</span></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.artistdaily.com/blogs/drawing/drawing-basics-costumes-clothes-or-nothing-at-all">Figure Drawing Basics: Costumes, Clothes or Nothing At All</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.artistdaily.com">ArtistDaily</a>.</p> <br> ---- <br><br> Read in <b><a href="https://feedly.com">my feedly</a></b> </div><div><br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div>nate marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515505194980884881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782174858249623452.post-87281594142226297312017-08-14T06:37:00.001-07:002017-08-14T06:37:19.462-07:00Figure Drawing: Repeating What You Should Already Know<div> <br> <br> ---- <br> <b><a href="http://muddycolors.blogspot.com/2017/08/figure-drawing-repeating-what-you.html">Figure Drawing: Repeating What You Should Already Know</a></b><br> // <b><a href="http://muddycolors.blogspot.com/2017/08/figure-drawing-repeating-what-you.html">Muddy Colors</a></b><br> <br> <div> <span>-By Arnie Fenner</span></div> <br> <div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8G8hjL12TpWDrv3Y7qyMw7U8MJhF22e0ABiRcbWhSAesh7XsyzgM0frJdl6OBkwu5Q6LD3RJ1hADzG6ECo6mEj6yc1QOGmB7EIQNOWwhVgHxiq431sKGiWR0aKVOjHVQoHCeByqSQT7JZ/s1600/e9ff3730cf7956018ace6687a6ece008.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8G8hjL12TpWDrv3Y7qyMw7U8MJhF22e0ABiRcbWhSAesh7XsyzgM0frJdl6OBkwu5Q6LD3RJ1hADzG6ECo6mEj6yc1QOGmB7EIQNOWwhVgHxiq431sKGiWR0aKVOjHVQoHCeByqSQT7JZ/s640/e9ff3730cf7956018ace6687a6ece008.jpg" data-original-width="564" width="640" data-original-height="430" height="486"></a></div> <br> <div> I think a simple truism about being an artist is that, regardless of stature or status, regardless of the number of years spent sitting at the table, easel, or monitor, regardless of degrees from universities or from the School of Hard Knocks...you're always something of a student. And always will be.</div> <br> <div> As an artist, you're never (or should never be) entirely satisfied with "where you're at" and, essentially, are always practicing—striving—to get <i>better </i>at the craft. Every doodle, every scribble or sketch is part of the process, part of being an artist. It doesn't stop: you're always experimenting and exploring and observing and thinking. You're always trying to learn or master techniques; you're always studying color and composition and light and gestures and character and, above all, anatomy. Regardless of personal style or career direction, the ability to draw a convincing human figure is truly the core of being an artist. Continuing to practice at it helps artists maintain their visual and spatial abilities: it's almost a form of calisthenics of skills. Every time the model moves their arm or tilts their head, every time they change their pose, there is something new to see, to understand, and to learn.</div> <br> <div> And, <i>because</i> drawing the figure is fundamental, successfully communicating with and connecting to an audience as a creator—whether the approach is realistic, distorted, cartoonish, or abstract, whether the subjects are people or animals or monsters or landscapes—rests firmly on that foundation. It is the beginning for anything you want to do artistically. As Donato said in <a href="http://muddycolors.blogspot.com/2016/11/life-drawing.html">his post</a> last year on MC, <span>"<span>I find that life drawing is an important way to reconnect with the main subject in much of my work, that of the human figure. The varied forms of expression and the enlightened discovers which occur while drawing helps to fuel my imagination and inform my eye as to what is possible for shape design within characters."</span></span></div> <br> <div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN6qkx0OJMqZMC-jiVOZEqHpgL_CRPr6yCt7X3d1v6CZM76NdvPJWIpooc9SGZlPL2kicV0B9ZDNwDBJ_dpuuoRo2j8KVeI6Ve60AplbtvgI8dXnvEi4UCggVKeuAuZouUVOBucjJPypzR/s1600/46a8877838249a2491dc2f43493e6c20.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN6qkx0OJMqZMC-jiVOZEqHpgL_CRPr6yCt7X3d1v6CZM76NdvPJWIpooc9SGZlPL2kicV0B9ZDNwDBJ_dpuuoRo2j8KVeI6Ve60AplbtvgI8dXnvEi4UCggVKeuAuZouUVOBucjJPypzR/s640/46a8877838249a2491dc2f43493e6c20.jpg" data-original-width="1500" width="640" data-original-height="1088" height="464"></a></div> <br> <div> <b><i>Above:</i></b> A figure drawing by <a href="https://archive.org/details/loomis_FIGURE_draw">Andrew Loomis</a>.</div> <br> <div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98LRbduGPm8oi51O2RxekNLrcVpY_RkZgKXPYfL1L91JnEBFYxbMOqzUoWUdjtWzVHbjZ6Ei0QOljdK_U8BGktcbXPURfutScL_iUyzRTTNvQ44dVt1cRx1PYzcHVtWFTBw6h_eeDZraF/s1600/kgqtolz4_1205140402011.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98LRbduGPm8oi51O2RxekNLrcVpY_RkZgKXPYfL1L91JnEBFYxbMOqzUoWUdjtWzVHbjZ6Ei0QOljdK_U8BGktcbXPURfutScL_iUyzRTTNvQ44dVt1cRx1PYzcHVtWFTBw6h_eeDZraF/s320/kgqtolz4_1205140402011.jpg" data-original-width="845" width="216" data-original-height="1250" height="320"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6wKvn8XKuAeIMNaV8NLoOwt-x30pZW4H-sT1AUbCeHLb-4GtugXcoKwIuga38iL9eFIYYJDE61W1GtCAST16R4MVOB-BSNkkZvnWzfbtINO-_GNe5jOxKDdzdjkrO8cpQJf6zBJjqHpU1/s1600/pogany10-big.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6wKvn8XKuAeIMNaV8NLoOwt-x30pZW4H-sT1AUbCeHLb-4GtugXcoKwIuga38iL9eFIYYJDE61W1GtCAST16R4MVOB-BSNkkZvnWzfbtINO-_GNe5jOxKDdzdjkrO8cpQJf6zBJjqHpU1/s320/pogany10-big.jpg" data-original-width="1200" width="246" data-original-height="1558" height="320"></a></div> <div> <br></div> <div> <b><i>Above left:</i></b> A late-1950s drawing by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Frazetta">Frank Frazetta</a>. <b><i>Above right:</i></b> Drawing by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willy_Pogany">Willy Pogany</a>.</div> <div> <br></div> <div> A highlight of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/spectrumfantasticartlive">Spectrum Fantastic Art Live</a> has been the late-night figure drawing party (with several nude models) generously sponsored by Kansas City's <a href="https://www.theillustrationacademy.com/">The Illustration Academy</a>. Even with pizza (graciously provided by the Aladdin Hotel) and a cash bar, it is a surprisingly <i>serious</i> party; there's relatively little chatter and what there is tends to be in whispers. The focus is on <i>drawing</i>, on getting the most out of the opportunity. I've heard that some have been somewhat intimidated by the intensity of the room, but I've also heard that others were absolutely giddy to be sitting and sketching next to—and getting feedback from—Justin Sweet or Donato or Iain McCaig or Android Jones or Mark English.</div> <div> <br></div> <div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-r0GhotZZErhREyG_kxsim-9cEx6wqdilmQ0vUxeiSpMS8T4Xx5vhjQLYY6GZq7YpjLDFMerBQqZov4Yntz3PrljiAgOyt4jhyphenhyphenSvl9WHNMG9KHWvvGe17J7eoV7zJTfteAl72Vyz59YX/s1600/19222741_1087435148066503_4363566552731448798_o.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-r0GhotZZErhREyG_kxsim-9cEx6wqdilmQ0vUxeiSpMS8T4Xx5vhjQLYY6GZq7YpjLDFMerBQqZov4Yntz3PrljiAgOyt4jhyphenhyphenSvl9WHNMG9KHWvvGe17J7eoV7zJTfteAl72Vyz59YX/s640/19222741_1087435148066503_4363566552731448798_o.jpg" data-original-width="1600" width="640" data-original-height="1067" height="426"></a></div> <div> <br></div> <div> <b><i>Above:</i></b> <a href="https://www.theillustrationacademy.com/john-english/">John English</a> conducting a figure drawing class during The</div> <div> Illustration Academy's 2017 Summer Workshop. Photo by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/illustrationacademy/">Timmy Trabon</a>.</div> <div> <br></div> <div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiUrZQi-ckKfNV05eueRclBBRzrDs79tsk5-Zm7OSRt3DtRPxMvYDruZhQmxgbZt6it_AXkFEAz-eAUquSkSUPvaD7dfUjferNeeqTsw6nvGZKcJ7JJqIJmAR66V2tdFoVJqzTy6fipOsk/s1600/19399605_10155731697278287_6349782074520373924_n.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiUrZQi-ckKfNV05eueRclBBRzrDs79tsk5-Zm7OSRt3DtRPxMvYDruZhQmxgbZt6it_AXkFEAz-eAUquSkSUPvaD7dfUjferNeeqTsw6nvGZKcJ7JJqIJmAR66V2tdFoVJqzTy6fipOsk/s320/19399605_10155731697278287_6349782074520373924_n.jpg" data-original-width="768" width="256" data-original-height="960" height="320"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9GX4lmMGf59YcsMuVlLmMX8s-LAf6nXjVsGOIVp-l2WKauSqjGDOR_Li3BiZiz_ZIYG-2wDqczimYV0ucTTEKXA4oECDuTO6OmyV2PDQ8fizWeLLLMhMwJakI2BkxPCLm0GJ6uujGebm/s1600/19875676_1361680243868728_88180936771789340_n.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9GX4lmMGf59YcsMuVlLmMX8s-LAf6nXjVsGOIVp-l2WKauSqjGDOR_Li3BiZiz_ZIYG-2wDqczimYV0ucTTEKXA4oECDuTO6OmyV2PDQ8fizWeLLLMhMwJakI2BkxPCLm0GJ6uujGebm/s320/19875676_1361680243868728_88180936771789340_n.jpg" data-original-width="720" width="240" data-original-height="960" height="320"></a></div> <br> <div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCbEFXBGx-uH76MdUL_6ZWj61HXySB_H9kJdNKL4O-CL_w4vhtgynzAarNIltox03a2C2VDRytIxtojrQt-WKzVd9jSrqlk_eb2C1Ld67ng2ydFUnwYf7fyuBJkGuBJnhK8_KfgkIUMJ-/s1600/20155642_1117129938430357_7726149064689643918_n.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCbEFXBGx-uH76MdUL_6ZWj61HXySB_H9kJdNKL4O-CL_w4vhtgynzAarNIltox03a2C2VDRytIxtojrQt-WKzVd9jSrqlk_eb2C1Ld67ng2ydFUnwYf7fyuBJkGuBJnhK8_KfgkIUMJ-/s320/20155642_1117129938430357_7726149064689643918_n.jpg" data-original-width="764" width="254" data-original-height="960" height="320"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtjQXylkTz-tSG1mqjKb2o__YqvU6nnFiTl8jpHpJEj6h7rAgo0LlkZDDIs-fAvG27mZUxGe1KFPhd8E7Q_kVdNMfPgZXoOBt90tGkTYCeWOOZam9mzZTnTiPK8tgAXhshYi1lvo_DqRWI/s1600/20046479_1063616560439228_4039430681491454940_n.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtjQXylkTz-tSG1mqjKb2o__YqvU6nnFiTl8jpHpJEj6h7rAgo0LlkZDDIs-fAvG27mZUxGe1KFPhd8E7Q_kVdNMfPgZXoOBt90tGkTYCeWOOZam9mzZTnTiPK8tgAXhshYi1lvo_DqRWI/s320/20046479_1063616560439228_4039430681491454940_n.jpg" data-original-width="707" width="235" data-original-height="959" height="320"></a></div> <div> <br></div> <div> <b><i>Starting clockwise above left:</i></b> <a href="https://www.georgepratt.com/">George Pratt</a>, <a href="http://www.billsienkiewiczart.com/">Bill Sienkiewicz</a>, <a href="http://markenglishonline.com/">Mark English</a>, <a href="https://www.jeffreyalanlove.com/">Jeffrey Alan Love</a>.</div> <div> Figure drawing classes, led and critiqued by the teachers, are an important part of</div> <div> The Illustration Academy's annual workshops. At the conclusion, the instructors' originals</div> <div> (like the samples shown above) are given to the students via a raffle. </div> <div> <br></div> <div> Drawing from life whenever possible should be high on any artist's list—and, of course, the knowledge obtained through the process is applicable to everything you do, whether you work digitally or in traditional media. I talk often about The Illustration Academy because I know them well (they're local, after all), respect the hell out of what they do, have had the opportunity to sit in on their workshops, and have spent time with their instructors over the years. They're devoted to not only helping artists improve their skills but also in helping them achieve their professional goals. Besides actively emphasizing figure drawing in their curriculum—and hosting drawing events as they have at SFAL as a part of their outreach mission—the Academy hires models and sponsors semi-regular sessions open to <i>all</i> artists at the <a href="http://www.interurbanarthouse.org/">Interurban Art House</a> (in one of KC's suburbs) throughout the year. Watching IA's <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/481987842189215/">Facebook page</a> is a good way for people to stay abreast of dates. Naturally, there are similar gatherings all over (like the <a href="https://www.societyillustrators.org/sketch-night">Sketch Nights</a> at the Society of Illustrators in New York every Tuesday and Thursday) and it shouldn't be a surprise that I encourage everyone to take advantage of these opportunities whenever and wherever they're offered. (The social and networking aspects of such gatherings are extremely important to career growth as well.)</div> <div> <br></div> <div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLXLyT8y9IKY3AlImuoiMhg8PsAJ0Wjkl7GBLWZvrCVzWzeiqkK9-7X1xZTLPoJ95X9FN5Vm7xW-apRWlN35JGV9WkMhTkn5QYqTMa7kPXIXOF4iSzgZOAxHLdfIEQUf7TkrmzG9B3GQtY/s1600/20017812_1107946036015414_9168382503551186300_o.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLXLyT8y9IKY3AlImuoiMhg8PsAJ0Wjkl7GBLWZvrCVzWzeiqkK9-7X1xZTLPoJ95X9FN5Vm7xW-apRWlN35JGV9WkMhTkn5QYqTMa7kPXIXOF4iSzgZOAxHLdfIEQUf7TkrmzG9B3GQtY/s640/20017812_1107946036015414_9168382503551186300_o.jpg" data-original-width="1080" width="640" data-original-height="597" height="352"></a></div> <div> <br></div> <div> <b><i>Above:</i></b> George Pratt (on the right) oversees the give-away of the instructors'</div> <div> figure drawings to students. As an aside, let me talk about George for a moment:</div> <div> A renowned comics artist, illustrator, and Fine Artist, his graphic novel</div> <div> <i>Enemy Ace: War Idyl </i>has been translated into nine languages and for a time was</div> <div> required reading at West Point. Besides teaching at the Illustration Academy,</div> <div> George has taught at Pratt and the SVA and is currently an instructor at the Ringling College</div> <div> of Art and Design. The IA's Summer Workshop lasts five weeks (students can sign up for</div> <div> one or all) and features a different group of instructors each week: George and John English</div> <div> teach during all five. And, yes, there are <a href="https://www.theillustrationacademy.com/onlineworkshops/">on-line classes</a> available, too. Anyway, readers</div> <div> can learn a bit more about The Illustration Academy and other great workshop</div> <div> opportunities in my <a href="http://muddycolors.blogspot.com/2017/05/summer-school.html">"Summer School"</a> post some weeks back.</div> <div> <br></div> <div> Depending on location, finances, or other circumstances, I know it can be difficult-to-impossible for some to take part in a figure drawing get-together...but that doesn't mean you can't still practice. Use family members or friends as models and if even <i>that</i> doesn't work out, you might recall that I've previously <a href="http://muddycolors.blogspot.com/2014/12/figure-modeling-resource.html">pointed out</a> various video <a href="http://muddycolors.blogspot.com/2017/02/figure-drawing-resources-redux.html">resources</a> via YouTube that you can use at your own time, pace, and convenience. Like this:</div> <div> <br></div> <div> <iframe allowfullscreen="" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NSvq8FaU7vA?feature=player_embedded" width="320" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NSvq8FaU7vA/0.jpg" height="266"></iframe></div> <div> <br></div> <div> <a href="http://www.jonfoster.com/">Jon Foster</a> says, "Students will ask me, 'When do I know it all? When does it get easier?' And I tell them: Never. It never gets easier. You have to work to make a career and work to maintain it."</div> <div> <br></div> <div> So the Word of the Day is...well, the same as it is everyday: <i>Draw!</i> Or better, the <i>three</i> Words of the Day are: Draw The Figure!</div> <br> ---- <br><br> Read in <b><a href="https://feedly.com">my feedly</a></b> </div><div><br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div>nate marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515505194980884881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782174858249623452.post-2605769502070735302017-08-14T06:35:00.001-07:002017-08-14T06:35:21.707-07:00luffik: Some practice drawings of cartoony lady mouths c: More...<div> <br> <br> ---- <br> <b><a href="http://drawingden.tumblr.com/post/164174903843">luffik: Some practice drawings of cartoony lady mouths c: More...</a></b><br> // <b><a href="http://drawingden.tumblr.com/post/164174903843">How to Art</a></b><br> <br> <img src="http://68.media.tumblr.com/be0fe35136b3f1a2909016e098d5500a/tumblr_oq2xa0LyAV1qj5nx3o1_500.jpg"><br><br><p><a href="http://luffik.tumblr.com/post/160771099134/some-practice-drawings-of-cartoony-lady-mouths-c" target="_blank">luffik</a>:</p><blockquote> <p>Some practice drawings of cartoony lady mouths c:</p> <p><a href="http://luffik.tumblr.com/tagged/mouths" target="_blank">More mouths here>></a></p> <p> <a href="http://luffik.tumblr.com/tagged/art%20practice" target="_blank">More of my art practice stuff here>></a> <br></p> </blockquote> <br> ---- <br><br> Read in <b><a href="https://feedly.com">my feedly</a></b> </div><div><br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div>nate marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515505194980884881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782174858249623452.post-85996891419899525692017-08-13T21:48:00.001-07:002017-08-13T21:48:16.347-07:00How to Draw Facial Expressions: A Quick Guide<div> <br> <br> ---- <br> <b><a href="http://www.artistsnetwork.com/articles/draw-facial-expressions-quick-guide">How to Draw Facial Expressions: A Quick Guide</a></b><br> // <b><a href="http://www.artistsnetwork.com/articles/draw-facial-expressions-quick-guide">Artist's Network</a></b><br> <br> <p>One of the many challenging aspects of drawing is that if you want to learn how to draw a face, it's not really just one subject you need to learn, it's many. This is because faces showing different emotions hardly look the same.</p> <p><img alt="How to Draw Facial Expressions | 6 Facial Expressions to Draw | A Quick Guide for Artists" width="666" src="http://wwwcdn.artistsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/FacialExpressions.gif" class="wp-image-236205" height="720"></p> <p>A happy face looks <em>very </em>different than a sad face, or a surprised face. And on top of this, of course, no two people's faces are the same to begin with. (No one said drawing would be easy!) To help, we're here with advice about how to draw facial expressions that will "wow" your viewer.</p> <p>In this article, you'll discover how the face changes when it takes on six of the most universally recognized emotions: happiness, sadness, fear, surprise, anger and disgust.</p> <p>For a much more in-depth lesson on this topic — including a breakdown of the all-important muscles that create these expressions — check out the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.northlightshop.com/drawing-summer-2017-dr1707?utm_source=artistsnetwork.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=arn-arw-bl-170813-DRsummer17" target="_blank">Summer issue of <em>Drawing </em>magazine</a>. This issue includes an article by veteran instructor <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.jondemartin.com/" target="_blank">Jon deMartin</a>, titled "Expressions of the Face."</p> <h2>Drawing Facial Expressions: Six Essential Emotions</h2> <div class="wp-caption"><img sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" src="http://wwwcdn.artistsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/artists_network_how_to_draw_facial_expressions_1.jpg" alt="How to Draw Facial Expressions | Jon deMartin | Artist's Network" width="600" srcset="http://wwwcdn.artistsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/artists_network_how_to_draw_facial_expressions_1.jpg 663w, http://wwwcdn.artistsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/artists_network_how_to_draw_facial_expressions_1-276x300.jpg 276w" class="wp-image-236151" height="652"><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Neutral Expression</strong>, by Jon deMartin, 2017, red and white chalk on toned paper, 14 x 11. **Information in this post was adapted from an article by Jon deMartin, featured in Drawing magazine.</p></div> <p> </p> <p>The facial muscles can produce an almost infinite number of expressions as they contract or relax. Some expressions are emphatic, others subtle. True expressions are involuntary and convey the emotions a person is feeling. False expressions do not; they can be used as a mask or cover.</p> <p>You can become familiar with facial expressions by using a mirror to look for the action of the muscles on your own face. Many cartoonists keep a mirror handy so they can assume any expression they want when illustrating their characters.</p> <p>To illustrate the most common facial expressions, I created several drawings of Christophe, a model who has a unique ability to transform his face.</p> <p>I first drew Christophe in a neutral state, with no facial muscle contractions or discernible expression (see above). We can compare this neutral face to the subsequent expressive faces to determine what actions and movements have taken place.</p> <h2>Happiness</h2> <div class="wp-caption"><img sizes="(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px" src="http://wwwcdn.artistsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/artists_network_how_to_draw_facial_expressions_2.jpg" alt="How to Draw Facial Expressions | Jon deMartin | Artist's Network" width="599" srcset="http://wwwcdn.artistsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/artists_network_how_to_draw_facial_expressions_2.jpg 666w, http://wwwcdn.artistsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/artists_network_how_to_draw_facial_expressions_2-278x300.jpg 278w" class="wp-image-236152" height="648"><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Happiness</strong>, by Jon deMartin, 2017, red and white chalk on toned paper, 14 x 11.</p></div> <p> </p> <p>When we express happiness, the corners of the mouth are pulled up, out and back. Additionally, the <em>nasolabial furrow </em>— the furrow of skin that passes from the top of the wing of the nose down to the corner of the mouth — is pulled in the same direction as the mouth and is deepened.</p> <p>The fronts of the cheeks are raised and puffed, producing wrinkles under the lower eyelid. The eyes narrow, and the lower face is widened and lifted.</p> <h2>Sadness</h2> <div class="wp-caption"><img sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" src="http://wwwcdn.artistsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/artists_network_how_to_draw_facial_expressions_3.jpg" alt="How to Draw Facial Expressions | Jon deMartin | Artist's Network" width="600" srcset="http://wwwcdn.artistsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/artists_network_how_to_draw_facial_expressions_3.jpg 663w, http://wwwcdn.artistsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/artists_network_how_to_draw_facial_expressions_3-276x300.jpg 276w" class="wp-image-236153" height="652"><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Sadness</strong>, by Jon deMartin, 2017, red and white chalk on toned paper, 14 x 11.</p></div> <p> </p> <p>When we express sadness, the inner ends of the eyebrows are raised and drawn together, which usually inclines the eyebrow. Horizontal skin wrinkles develop on the center of the forehead only.</p> <p>The <em>medial</em> ends of the folds covering the eye — that is, the ends nearer to the middle of the face — are pulled up. The <em>lateral</em> parts of those folds, closer to the edges of the face, are pulled down. The angles of the mouth are pulled down at the corners, lengthening the "long face" of sadness.</p> <h2>Surprise</h2> <div class="wp-caption"><img sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" src="http://wwwcdn.artistsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/artists_network_how_to_draw_facial_expressions_4.jpg" alt="How to Draw Facial Expressions | Jon deMartin | Artist's Network" width="600" srcset="http://wwwcdn.artistsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/artists_network_how_to_draw_facial_expressions_4.jpg 663w, http://wwwcdn.artistsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/artists_network_how_to_draw_facial_expressions_4-276x300.jpg 276w" class="wp-image-236154" height="652"><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Surprise</strong>, by Jon deMartin, 2017, red and white chalk on toned paper, 14 x 11.</p></div> <p> </p> <p>When our faces show surprise, the brows are raised straight up and arched. The upper eyelids are raised in more intense versions of surprise, and the white above the iris shows.</p> <p>The lower jaw drops with the mouth open, the lips relax, and the face lengthens.</p> <h2>Fear</h2> <div class="wp-caption"><img sizes="(max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px" src="http://wwwcdn.artistsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/artists_network_how_to_draw_facial_expressions_5.jpg" alt="How to Draw Facial Expressions | Jon deMartin | Artist's Network" width="597" srcset="http://wwwcdn.artistsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/artists_network_how_to_draw_facial_expressions_5.jpg 663w, http://wwwcdn.artistsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/artists_network_how_to_draw_facial_expressions_5-276x300.jpg 276w" class="wp-image-236155" height="649"><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Fear</strong>, by Jon deMartin, 2017, red and white chalk on toned paper, 14 x 11.</p></div> <p> </p> <p>In fear, the brows are raised and drawn together; they become straight and horizontal, with a kink at the medial ends near the center of the face.</p> <p>Wrinkles develop across the entire forehead. The mouth is usually open. The entire lower face widens and flattens, producing high, rigid folds on the front and sides of the neck.</p> <h2>Anger</h2> <div class="wp-caption"><img sizes="(max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px" src="http://wwwcdn.artistsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/artists_network_how_to_draw_facial_expressions_6.jpg" alt="How to Draw Facial Expressions | Jon deMartin | Artist's Network" width="596" srcset="http://wwwcdn.artistsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/artists_network_how_to_draw_facial_expressions_6.jpg 663w, http://wwwcdn.artistsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/artists_network_how_to_draw_facial_expressions_6-276x300.jpg 276w" class="wp-image-236156" height="647"><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Anger</strong>, by Jon deMartin, 2017, red and white chalk on toned paper, 14 x 11.</p></div> <p> </p> <p>When our muscles express anger, the medial ends of the eyebrows are pulled down and drawn together. The nostrils flare; the mouth squares, exposing the teeth; the lips tense; and the neck becomes engorged.</p> <h2>Disgust</h2> <div class="wp-caption"><img sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" src="http://wwwcdn.artistsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/artists_network_how_to_draw_facial_expressions_7.jpg" alt="How to Draw Facial Expressions | Jon deMartin | Artist's Network" width="600" srcset="http://wwwcdn.artistsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/artists_network_how_to_draw_facial_expressions_7.jpg 663w, http://wwwcdn.artistsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/artists_network_how_to_draw_facial_expressions_7-276x300.jpg 276w" class="wp-image-236157" height="652"><p class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Disgust</strong>, by Jon deMartin, 2017, red and white chalk on toned paper, 14 x 11.</p></div> <p> </p> <p>The last emotion we'll study here is disgust. In this expression, the middle portion of each side of the upper lip is pulled up, and the skin on the bridge of the nose becomes wrinkled.The front of the cheeks rise and bulge, and wrinkles develop below the lower eyelid.</p> <p>Because the lower eyelid is pushed upward by the rising cheek, the eye opening becomes narrower. Extreme contraction of these muscles will part the lips, exposing the upper teeth.</p> <p>Facial expressions, like <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.artistsnetwork.com/subject/portrait-figure/taking-measurements-drawing-torsos-and-more-five-figure-drawing-tips?utm_source=artistsnetwork.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=arn-mwo-bl-170813-FacialExpressions" target="_blank">figure gestures</a>, are fleeting. But with knowledge of the underlying muscles and plenty of thoughtful practice, we can draw them with conviction, widen our creative horizons and convey the entire spectrum of human emotion.</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.artistsnetwork.com/articles/draw-facial-expressions-quick-guide">How to Draw Facial Expressions: A Quick Guide</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.artistsnetwork.com">Artist's Network</a>.</p> <br> ---- <br><br> Read in <b><a href="https://feedly.com">my feedly</a></b> </div><div><br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div>nate marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515505194980884881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782174858249623452.post-89672295482421685842017-08-13T21:47:00.001-07:002017-08-13T21:47:20.826-07:00Photo<div> <br> <br> ---- <br> <b><a href="http://drawingden.tumblr.com/post/164156664648">Photo</a></b><br> // <b><a href="http://drawingden.tumblr.com/post/164156664648">How to Art</a></b><br> <br> <img src="http://68.media.tumblr.com/eb24c96feb08f7ce9896a7426dd56bc8/tumblr_oun9rgpYYk1ux97ydo1_500.jpg"><br><br> <br> ---- <br><br> Read in <b><a href="https://feedly.com">my feedly</a></b> </div><div><br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div>nate marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515505194980884881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782174858249623452.post-47432257994999318172017-08-06T18:52:00.001-07:002017-08-06T18:52:42.008-07:00Tweet by G. Willow Wilson on Twitter<div><table style="border:1px solid black;padding:8px;"><tbody><tr valign="bottom"><td width="48"><img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/853374237033193472/8jck_FXQ_normal.jpg" style="width:48px;height:48px;padding-right:8px;"></td><td><b>G. Willow Wilson (<a href="https://twitter.com/gwillowwilson?refsrc=email&s=11">@GWillowWilson</a>)</b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><div><a href="https://twitter.com/gwillowwilson/status/894246890740383744?refsrc=email&s=11">8/6/17, 10:20 AM</a></div><div>Every artist I've worked with cites horses as the most painfully difficult thing to draw. (I've removed them from scripts!) This is cool. <a href="https://t.co/VzjAJZpfgD"><span>twitter.com/OhMyMangos/sta…</span></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/download?ref_src=MailTweet-iOS">Download</a> the Twitter app </div><div><br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div>nate marcelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515505194980884881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782174858249623452.post-55037133944965736442017-07-17T03:38:00.001-07:002017-07-17T03:38:59.959-07:00Links to first FIFTY 50 How to THINK when you DRAW tutorials!<div> <br> <br> ---- <br> <b><a href="http://theetheringtonbrothers.blogspot.com/2017/07/links-to-first-fifty-50-how-to-think.html">Links to first FIFTY 50 How to THINK when you DRAW tutorials!</a></b><br> // <b><a href="http://theetheringtonbrothers.blogspot.com/2017/07/links-to-first-fifty-50-how-to-think.html">The Etherington Brothers</a></b><br> <br> Hey guys, I wanted to create a single page linking to all of my first 50 tutorials, so that I don't have to link to them all individually in each new tutorial post, so here it is! Enjoy!<br><br>Artwork for EVERY TUTORIAL drawn using pens from <a href="https://www.kuretakeshop.co.uk/index.php/"><b>THESE GUYS.</b></a> <br><br><a href="http://theetheringtonbrothers.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/how-to-think-when-you-draw-rock.html">How to Draw <b>ROCK FORMATIONS</b></a><br><a href="http://theetheringtonbrothers.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/how-to-think-when-you-draw-angry-moody.html">How to Draw</a><b><a href="http://theetheringtonbrothers.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/how-to-think-when-you-draw-angry-moody.html"> ANGRY EXPRESSIONS</a></b><b> </b><br><a href="http://theetheringtonbrothers.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/how-to-think-when-you-draw-vehicles.html">How to Draw</a><b><a href="http://theetheringtonbrothers.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/how-to-think-when-you-draw-vehicles.html"> VEHICLES</a></b><b> </b><br><a href="http://theetheringtonbrothers.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/how-to-think-when-you-draw-sea-water.html">How to Draw<b> WATER</b></a><b> </b><br><a href="http://theetheringtonbrothers.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/how-to-think-when-you-draw-draping.html">How to Draw<b> FABRIC</b></a><br><a href="http://theetheringtonbrothers.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/how-to-think-when-you-draw-horse-heads.html">How to Draw</a><b><b><a href="http://theetheringtonbrothers.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/how-to-think-when-you-draw-horse-heads.html"> HORSE HEADS</a></b><br></b><a href="http://theetheringtonbrothers.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/how-to-think-when-you-draw-vintage.html">How to Draw</a><b><b><a href="http://theetheringtonbrothers.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/how-to-think-when-you-draw-vintage.html"> PLANES</a></b><b> </b><br></b><a href="http://theetheringtonbrothers.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/how-to-think-when-you-draw-smoke-effects.html">How to Draw</a><b><b><a href="http://theetheringtonbrothers.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/how-to-think-when-you-draw-smoke-effects.html"> SMOKE EFFECTS</a> </b><br></b><a href="http://theetheringtonbrothers.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/how-to-think-when-you-draw-feet-and.html">How to Draw</a><b><b><a href="http://theetheringtonbrothers.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/how-to-think-when-you-draw-feet-and.html"> FEET & SHOES</a> </b></b><br><a href="http://theetheringtonbrothers.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/how-to-think-when-you-draw-squirrels.html">How to draw <b>SQUIRRELS</b></a><br><a href="http://theetheringtonbrothers.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/how-to-think-when-you-draw-wooden.html">How to draw <b>WOODEN HOUSES</b></a><br><a href="http://theetheringtonbrothers.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/how-to-think-when-you-draw-bird-heads.html">How to draw <b>BIRD HEADS</b></a><br><a href="http://theetheringtonbrothers.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/how-to-think-when-you-draw-stranski_21.html">How to draw <b>FEMALE HANDS PART ONE</b></a><br><a href="http://theetheringtonbrothers.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/how-to-think-when-you-draw-stranski_26.html">How to draw</a><b><a 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