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Post by defiant1 on Nov 23, 2013 11:34:31 GMT -5
Great job.
df1
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Post by bigw1966 on Nov 26, 2013 12:12:52 GMT -5
Nice work man.
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Post by G on Apr 1, 2015 9:17:42 GMT -5
I'm finally able to do things I haven't been able to do for a long time. I work all night on my job. Originally I went from 11pm - 8am. Now I go from 830 pm - 5am. As part of going to the nightshift, it sometimes would get real slow, but not anymore. Anyway I started drawing as a way to get through the night. This is the 1st picture that I started with last July. I have not been able to draw in a long time. This is the first of numerous drawings I've done finished and I realize this one is not all that great of a drawing . Some things I like about it and some things I dont. I absolutely couldn't do it any justice , bit it's a start. Since then I've been getting a few done here and there this past year and hopefully before too long.
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Post by defiant1 on Apr 1, 2015 19:35:16 GMT -5
I think you have more talent than me as an artist, but this piece has some pitfalls that weaken the overall look. I've seen you do much better. The lines under the eyes probably need to be thinner. I've noticed that the reflection of light on an eye often leaves a white square. Neal Adams uses a triangle and a circles in his self portrait. Either say, the reflection on the eye has a strong contrast with the reflection typically being white to represent the light source. I still feel you need to practice more range on line weights to really make the piece snap. A really solid effort though. I know you are very close to producing some seriously professional art. I'm not letting up on criticism because I want you to know the difference when I think you bare there. One day you'll post something and I'll praise it. Then you can say to yourself..."It's about time that asshole quit criticizing me." LOL! df1
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Post by G on Apr 3, 2015 0:14:37 GMT -5
I don't get upset by your critiques. They're constructive and I know you mean well. I see the weaknesses in the picture too. I'm going to post a few more pictures I did when I find the time. Critique away. I'm trying to improve on things. It comes and goes. I've always felt for lack of a better term, retarded in my artistic abilities. By that I seen people throughout my life who were just naturally gifted and their improvements came quickly where I've always felt stunted in growth and only by sticking with it for years and years has my art improved over a long period of time. But it's always been a slow improvement and only by persistence have I improved. But still I struggle. I often start wondering if I can actually draw something and wonder if I'm capable of doing it at all. And in the end I resemble something considered a solid effort but with flaws. Over time they slowly get better. I think line weights is a struggle with me.
It's the same with me on bass. I had gifted friends who could kick ass on guitar but I struggled on bass. Now after over 30 years of playing I resemble a decent bass player who can learn just about anything if I can practice it. At times I play things note for note and sound excellent but other times I hit wrong notes and sound like shit. But if I have the sound on disc and can play along with it. With practice I learn almost anything I want to except the most truly amazing stuff. But I can play lots of hard things when I learn it. But the growth has always been slow. I'm not a natural by any means. I'm just someone who keeps at it and improvements happen slowly over time. This has always been the case with me both with music and my art. My development has always felt stunted to me where true naturals get it right away.
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Post by defiant1 on Apr 3, 2015 18:44:03 GMT -5
I think everyone has doubts about their abilities. One day they do something really well and the observer/listener doesn't know the difference. People used to compliment my art abilities and I'd think to myself, "you don't know the fuck what you are talking about." Quite often my standards are so high that I can't even meet them. I don't believe in lowering my standards because someone can meet them. df1
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Post by G on Apr 4, 2015 4:42:18 GMT -5
Right after I finished my Hendrix drawing I struggled to think of what to draw next. About that time Robin Williams died. So I turned my attention towards drawing him and came up with this. I was trying to get on a bit of a roll by continuing to draw and was hoping it came out a little better. I post these on my Facebook page and this one was pretty well received. When I look at it I see areas I am happy with and other areas that still kinda bother me. I was feeling sorta good about creating new pieces because I hadn't done anything before these 2 in quite awhile. So it felt good to be back and trying to get into a groove. My job is pretty much a living hell, so I did these pictures while I worked in some ways to keep my sanity and my mind off the misery and in other ways to improve my art and get my portfolio going again. While the areas that bug me about the picture still bother me, I had decided I was going to refocus my attention on my art and let it take me wherever it would. Overall, despite the flaws, I was ☆☆☆decently☆☆☆ happy with this...
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Post by G on Apr 4, 2015 6:02:45 GMT -5
I think everyone has doubts about their abilities. One day they do something really well and the observer/listener doesn't know the difference. People used to compliment my art abilities and I'd think to myself, "you don't know the fuck what you are talking about." Quite often my standards are so high that I can't even meet them. I don't believe in lowering my standards because someone can meet them. df1 This is pretty damn funny if I may say so myself. I never felt the cartoon medium unlike say comic books required a lot of talent to be a great strip. As long as the jokes are funny and the reader can get the message your putting across within the boundaries of your art and not be distracted by it, you've done your job to me as a cartoonist. I've seen a lot of comic strips over the years in newspapers, magazines and other forms of media be quite entertaining and amusing without having tremendous art abilities to begin with. I think you did a really nice job of getting your message across. When I see this I often think you should pick back on it and draw even more strips and get it going again. Your twisted humor and storytelling abilities far overcome any weaknesses in the drawings. When I read this, this art goes along quite well with the jokes/messages you portray.
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Post by defiant1 on Apr 4, 2015 9:08:49 GMT -5
The better I got as an artist, the more people would say they liked my very early art more. I was starting to find a balance right when I quit. This was drawn on a tiny notepad during a plant wide communications meeting where I work.
I have a similar one where the hero of my comic strip is trying to tell his friend that his arch nemesis is evil. His friends says "but he gave me superpowers. I'm strong now". The hero's girlfriend asks if the costume itches inside. The friend says "Yeah." The girlfriend say "He's definitely evil."
My villian is the easiest character to write. If something annoys you or bothers you in a day, it's something he would do on purpose. If you are leaving Walmart and it looks like an 80 year old woman in front of you is scared to make a right turn. If you was frustrated from the wait....it just might be my villain dressed as an 80 year old woman. He's also laughing about it when he sees you in the rearview mirror.
df1
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Post by defiant1 on Apr 4, 2015 11:28:04 GMT -5
Right after I finished my Hendrix drawing I struggled to think of what to draw next. About that time Robin Williams died. So I turned my attention towards drawing him and came up with this. I was trying to get on a bit of a roll by continuing to draw and was hoping it came out a little better. I post these on my Facebook page and this one was pretty well received. When I look at it I see areas I am happy with and other areas that still kinda bother me. I was feeling sorta good about creating new pieces because I hadn't done anything before these 2 in quite awhile. So it felt good to be back and trying to get into a groove. My job is pretty much a living hell, so I did these pictures while I worked in some ways to keep my sanity and my mind off the misery and in other ways to improve my art and get my portfolio going again. While the areas that bug me about the picture still bother me, I had decided I was going to refocus my attention on my art and let it take me wherever it would. Overall, despite the flaws, I was ☆☆☆decently☆☆☆ happy with this... Pretty f'n good. His face is a little narrow, but still pretty good. His face may have been more narrow when he was younger. I don't remember. It's easy to tell who both of these people are. df1
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