anyways, 10 minutes of work
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10 minute sketch of a Bluegill
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Posted 21 July 2011 - 09:14 PM
This is what I do when I get a spare few minutes at work.. I draw. This took me about 10 minutes to do.. not completed yet, but a decent start (it didn't scan in very well..)
anyways, 10 minutes of work
Bluegill drawing.jpg 661.73KB
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anyways, 10 minutes of work
Bluegill drawing.jpg 661.73KB
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Posted 21 July 2011 - 09:30 PM
Nice!
If you want to try something fun and practice your skills, try the "poor-man's camera lucida." Save a photo of your favorite fish from the forum -- photos with all the fins erect work the best. Print them out at a nice working scale and liberally blacken the back of the printed copy with a pencil. Tape it to another piece of paper (or illustration board if you want to get fancy) and trace the major structures, drawing directly on the printed copy with a hard pencil. What you'll wind up with is a crude but accurate carbon copy, and most importantly, a good start for rendering as the lightly traced "copy" can be erased or sharpened as necessary. The best part of this is as you trace, you may also notice fine details that you might not notice if you were just working by eye...
If you want to try something fun and practice your skills, try the "poor-man's camera lucida." Save a photo of your favorite fish from the forum -- photos with all the fins erect work the best. Print them out at a nice working scale and liberally blacken the back of the printed copy with a pencil. Tape it to another piece of paper (or illustration board if you want to get fancy) and trace the major structures, drawing directly on the printed copy with a hard pencil. What you'll wind up with is a crude but accurate carbon copy, and most importantly, a good start for rendering as the lightly traced "copy" can be erased or sharpened as necessary. The best part of this is as you trace, you may also notice fine details that you might not notice if you were just working by eye...
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Posted 21 July 2011 - 09:39 PM
i did this all based on memory, no images or pictures to look at. I am a complete scatter brain and need to find ways to focus thoughts..
I have done your way before for projects back in the day in highschool art.
I have done your way before for projects back in the day in highschool art.
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Posted 22 July 2011 - 08:39 AM
I like to start image using a very out of focus image as a guide. As more details put into drawing, the reference image is brought slowly into focus. Makes so brain not processing so much detail.
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Posted 22 July 2011 - 11:51 AM
You know Dave...
It would make a nice American Currents article how you illustrate a fish. I think many of us would like to see and understand your process.
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It would make a nice American Currents article how you illustrate a fish. I think many of us would like to see and understand your process.
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Posted 01 August 2011 - 11:35 PM
i did this all based on memory, no images or pictures to look at. I am a complete scatter brain and need to find ways to focus thoughts..
I have done your way before for projects back in the day in highschool art.
You haven't seen Dave's art. WAYyy beyond HS. I have a small collection of his stuff - it's the best there is.
Not denigrating your work, I'm just saying that if you're looking for advice, you're in the right place!
Edited by Irate Mormon, 01 August 2011 - 11:38 PM.
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