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timwootton
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Nice work Andrew- good use of colour and shading.
Andrew H
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We all have to start somewhere....
In an effort to try somthing new, My first venture into the world of Acylic on Canvas...This is a step by step 'generic' landscape which Im currently doing in my art class.....
But fear not, all you 'lead' artists out there, you positions as role models are well safe for a long while yet, although I can now understand and appriciate Mikes feel for painting on Board, cant get the detail so well on this stuff yet.....
In an effort to try somthing new, My first venture into the world of Acylic on Canvas...This is a step by step 'generic' landscape which Im currently doing in my art class.....
But fear not, all you 'lead' artists out there, you positions as role models are well safe for a long while yet, although I can now understand and appriciate Mikes feel for painting on Board, cant get the detail so well on this stuff yet.....
JTMB
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Nice colorful start on the landscape, Andrew! I dabbled in acrylics when I started painting a couple years ago, and couldn't get used to the fast dry time and value shift when they dry...so am mostly doing oils and watercolor for my landscapes now. Acrylics do have some nice advantages though - a breeze to clean up compared to oils, just as one example.
Andrew H
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Somthing from the weekend
Grey Lag geese are damn scary thing to try and sketch, hence the easier option of doing the sleepers... I notice they are very 'structual' in the neck area, somthing that the master 'Tim' covers well in his sketches....
Think Ill give these a miss from now on....even the fear of sketching them , made me go small on the page, although the last one at the bottom was about the best effort
Grey Lag geese are damn scary thing to try and sketch, hence the easier option of doing the sleepers... I notice they are very 'structual' in the neck area, somthing that the master 'Tim' covers well in his sketches....
Think Ill give these a miss from now on....even the fear of sketching them , made me go small on the page, although the last one at the bottom was about the best effort
timwootton
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Well done Andrew - some really nice elements to this piece; I like the strong directional brushwork and the beach area works particularly well. Hope there's more to come.
ARTHUR BISHOP
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Its great to see how your sketching is going. You will be giving Mike a few pointers soon
solitaryVSong
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Have to agree with everyone else who likes the greylags. But I'm staying out of the who will be giving who pointers controversy!
Andrew H
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Art Workshop - Birds of Prey
Yesterday, I attended a Workshop, run by my Art Tutor on the subject of Birds of Prey.....First two hours was designed to get people into the idea of sketching Birds from Photographs, bearing in mind some people had never drawn one, let alone seen one in the flesh, close up...so to speak
The first one of a Barn Owl, first time Ive ever attempted to draw one, let alone add colour to it...The second was a Bengal Eagle Owl, done with Charcoal, a medium that I absolutly detest....on a cream background.
Yesterday, I attended a Workshop, run by my Art Tutor on the subject of Birds of Prey.....First two hours was designed to get people into the idea of sketching Birds from Photographs, bearing in mind some people had never drawn one, let alone seen one in the flesh, close up...so to speak
The first one of a Barn Owl, first time Ive ever attempted to draw one, let alone add colour to it...The second was a Bengal Eagle Owl, done with Charcoal, a medium that I absolutly detest....on a cream background.
Andrew H
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Art Workshop - Birds of Prey
The rest of the workshop, some 3 hours, was spent sketching real Birds that were brought in for the occasion. These included a Barn Owl, Perigrine, Bengal Eagle Owl, and a Harris Hawk.
Starting off with the Barn Owl, I found myself making small tentertive marks instead of the flowing lines that I have become to manage in past year or so, The third one was a bit more serious in detail.
The last two were of the Harris Hawk, and with the first, I got hung up on the detail of the head, adding the body as an afterthought. The tutors advice taken, I mapped out the whole body first, then tucked in the head detail, which I must admit, gave better results...
Sadly, neither the Perigrine, nor the Eagle Owl were attempted properly, every time I tried to sketch them, I ended up with demonic eyes staring out of the page
The photos are poor quality as the page underneath can bee seen through, but it gives an idea of my day spent, trying to get some practice of real moving Birds of Prey.
The rest of the workshop, some 3 hours, was spent sketching real Birds that were brought in for the occasion. These included a Barn Owl, Perigrine, Bengal Eagle Owl, and a Harris Hawk.
Starting off with the Barn Owl, I found myself making small tentertive marks instead of the flowing lines that I have become to manage in past year or so, The third one was a bit more serious in detail.
The last two were of the Harris Hawk, and with the first, I got hung up on the detail of the head, adding the body as an afterthought. The tutors advice taken, I mapped out the whole body first, then tucked in the head detail, which I must admit, gave better results...
Sadly, neither the Perigrine, nor the Eagle Owl were attempted properly, every time I tried to sketch them, I ended up with demonic eyes staring out of the page
The photos are poor quality as the page underneath can bee seen through, but it gives an idea of my day spent, trying to get some practice of real moving Birds of Prey.
JTMB
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Sounds like a great workshop, Andrew. Good job on the sketches, even with the charcoal. I chuckled when I heard you reaction to that medium. In my first life drawing class, I had the same feeling - and the instructor started out the first class saying, "Now I know there are some of you here who view charcoal as 'the black sticks of death' but it really is a fun medium." I actually got to enjoy it by the end of the class, although (as with soft pastels, which I can get pretty decent results with) I rarely use it anymore because of the mess. I know a number of folks who think the mess is part of the fun. Not I...!
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