How David Sibley Paints (1 Viewer)

solitaryVSong

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• Jan 14, 2010

• #1

Thought someone might be interested in this slideshow of how David Sibley
http://picasaweb.google.com/sibleyart/FerruginousHawkPainting?feat=email#slideshow/5426189010291812050
paints.

I assume most of the people here know who David Sibley is but just in case that's not true: he wrote and illustrated what many consider to be the best American field guide to birds. It's certainly the best in my book though mighty, mighty heavy!

 

colleenc

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• Jan 14, 2010

• #2

thanks Ken, that's the guide I have too, cool link

 

nickderry

C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais.

• Jan 14, 2010

• #3

interesting to see - though I have to be honest - it looks a bit of a mess at that size, maybe I need to judge what I do less and it'll get better. Interesting use of the projector, I've often thought about getting something similar to use.

 

timwootton

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• Jan 14, 2010

• #4

nickderry said:

interesting to see - though I have to be honest - it looks a bit of a mess at that size.

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Ha! - know the feeling; that's what mine look like a any size

 

Strandman

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• Feb 24, 2010

• #5

timwootton said:

Ha! - know the feeling; that's what mine look like a any size

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For anyone curious, a nice recent example of how Sibley draws. A reminder that it isn't mandatory to draw with a soft pencil and effortless-seeming sweepy curves...

Here he is just carefully working it out with a pencil, more little repositioned lines on top until it is looks right.

http://www.sibleyguides.com/2010/02/identification-of-spoon-billed-sandpiper/

 

Woody

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• Feb 24, 2010

• #6

ed keeble said:

A reminder that it isn't mandatory to draw with a soft pencil and effortless-seeming sweepy curves...

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That's a bl**dy relief! B

Mike

 

timwootton

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• Feb 24, 2010

• #7

Great link Ed - and a nice selection of analytical drawings.

 

solitaryVSong

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• Feb 24, 2010

• #8

ed keeble said:

For anyone curious, a nice recent example of how Sibley draws. A reminder that it isn't mandatory to draw with a soft pencil and effortless-seeming sweepy curves...

Here he is just carefully working it out with a pencil, more little repositioned lines on top until it is looks right.

http://www.sibleyguides.com/2010/02/identification-of-spoon-billed-sandpiper/

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You beat me to it Ed! I thought about posting this link the other day then got caught up in other things. What a great link though. I hope Colleen reads it since we were talking about lines that searched for form rather than grasping it immediately on her thread a week or so ago.

 

colleenc

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• Feb 24, 2010

• #9

What a great link:t:, I use his guide, but didn't know anything about him. Besides the relief of being able to scribble til it's right, I was in awe of his ability to really observe the bird, and then to write it so clearly