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« on: November 20, 2008, 17:29:04 pm » |
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I thought it might be useful to have a thread in which to rant about various bad habits we've picked up as artfolk, or any particular thing we might think we suck at. Hopefully we'll be able to swap advice; if not, ranting is fun!
Two things of mine:
1) A bit hard to define, but here goes. I'm working on something, it looks okay, and if I'm sensible I should stop right now. But then I enter that phase called 'I think we should dress the snowmen' and go slowly insane fiddling with the picture. This is a particularly good way to ruin faces.
2) I know I've said this before, but does anyone know how to do all that nice calligraphylike outlining by hand so it comes out crisp and smooth and accurate and not like you had to do it with one inked-up thumb? Because I don't.
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Subject: Re: Re: Re: Pets in the buildingDavid, I am unsure what to make of your email. Do you have pets in the apartment or not? Helen To: Helen Bailey
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Pets in the buildingDear Helen, No. I have a goldfish but due to the air conditioner in my apartment being stuck on a constant two degrees celsius, the water in its bowl is iced over and he has not moved for a while so I do not think he is capable of disturbing the neighbours. The ducks in the bathroom are not mine. -- from emailsfromcrazypeople.comAh, dA. Proof that the hedgehog can, in fact, be buggered. -- Terry
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« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2008, 18:32:49 pm » |
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Practice seems to be the key to that last one. I've never mastered it. I don't suppose I ever will. I'm scared of colouring.  |
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« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2008, 23:03:18 pm » |
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Pay Beb in platinum bars Some sort of thumbnail colour sketch might help plan out what's going to be which colour, like the 'draw little stick figures to get the pose right' trick. If you want something easy to practice on, I highly recommend leaving the sodding background out of it.
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Subject: Re: Re: Re: Pets in the buildingDavid, I am unsure what to make of your email. Do you have pets in the apartment or not? Helen To: Helen Bailey
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Pets in the buildingDear Helen, No. I have a goldfish but due to the air conditioner in my apartment being stuck on a constant two degrees celsius, the water in its bowl is iced over and he has not moved for a while so I do not think he is capable of disturbing the neighbours. The ducks in the bathroom are not mine. -- from emailsfromcrazypeople.comAh, dA. Proof that the hedgehog can, in fact, be buggered. -- Terry
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« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2008, 23:04:49 pm » |
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You know, I never actually thought about that... it makes sense though. |
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In the world it is called Tolerance, but in hell it is called Despair, the sin that believes in nothing, cares for nothing, seeks to know nothing, interferes with nothing, enjoys nothing, hates nothing, finds purpose in nothing, lives for nothing, and remains alive because there is nothing for which it will die.
Dorothy L Sayers
once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.
The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody had decided not to see.
Ayn Rand
Parallel Lives current status:
A Road Not Taken: Complete
Where I Belong: Complete
Less than a Pearl: Back on top again...
Make up your mind!!
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« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2009, 13:31:32 pm » |
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I'm scared of colouring. Me, too! I also have trouble with hands. They're my weakness, but I guess it just takes pratice, like you said. Still, I don't think it would hurt to ask if anybody has hints for hands? |
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« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2009, 22:02:54 pm » |
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I have one hint for non-Simpsony hands: when in doubt, draw your own. Life drawing is the ideal way to get used to how the hand is constructed and how it moves, but if you don't have a model around, a mirror can be very helpful. Even if your own hands aren't like the hands you want to draw, it could still be useful for poses, foreshortening and such.
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To: David Thorne
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Pets in the buildingDavid, I am unsure what to make of your email. Do you have pets in the apartment or not? Helen To: Helen Bailey
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Pets in the buildingDear Helen, No. I have a goldfish but due to the air conditioner in my apartment being stuck on a constant two degrees celsius, the water in its bowl is iced over and he has not moved for a while so I do not think he is capable of disturbing the neighbours. The ducks in the bathroom are not mine. -- from emailsfromcrazypeople.comAh, dA. Proof that the hedgehog can, in fact, be buggered. -- Terry
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