tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11225940.post860336837701432486..comments2024-03-28T04:12:10.323-04:00Comments on Draw!: Still Life FridayMike Manleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00345070847409367151noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11225940.post-78139178756047588152008-10-25T13:37:00.000-04:002008-10-25T13:37:00.000-04:00Thanks Dave, and that is one of the big reasons fo...Thanks Dave, and that is one of the big reasons for my approach on these drawings. I too can get seduced by details, it's so easy to do especially if I am tired and have a day where I am not sharp. Maybe for some artists it's the opposite, but my years of training are in doing detailed drawing for comics, animation--that is my default setting.<BR/><BR/>So, to remove this temptation I decided by working smaller, details are basically eliminated or added in last and I have to deal with the whole composition; also the eye see the whole composition at once within the cone of vision without moving to take it all in.<BR/><BR/>That is why thumbnails are so key to any type of drawing, painting or storyboard, etc.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I block in the composition and then mass in the 2-3 basic values. Then I start adding more specific details to clarify each object and have to decide how to group/push the values of each object, cast shadow, etc.,in either the dark, light or middle tone.<BR/><BR/>I find going back in with a stump and erasing or rubbing out areas, grouping them, etc., also really helps.<BR/><BR/>On the next one I'll take photos of my process.Mike Manleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00345070847409367151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11225940.post-84209067861360977282008-10-25T12:06:00.000-04:002008-10-25T12:06:00.000-04:00This is a powerful drawing also. The real lesson I...This is a powerful drawing also. The real lesson I take away from your work is how you complete an image. I get so caught up in noodling away at some spot in the drawing that nags at me. Your work is nearly always considered across the whole image and that is very smart.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com