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[timwootton]

Phenominal drawings. Tremedous skill, superb.

 

[ARTHUR BISHOP]

What can I say .Get painting these are superb.

 

[Andrew Ellis]

That first female study is , well just simply beautiful!

 

[nickderry]

Well, I got painting, even though I should be preparing a lesson for tomorrow (and having an early night, the seven o'clock starts begin again tomorrow :C)
Thinking of putting all the resting mallards together for a composition, but for now I have to find a fun and pedagogical way of repeating 'My name is' for 45 minutes.

 

[timwootton]

An absolutely joyous image - torpedoing ducks whirring through each other's wake. Life, action and totally true - it's a horrible block you're having to endure
wonderful.

 

[nickderry]

An absolutely joyous image - torpedoing ducks whirring through each other's wake. Life, action and totally true - it's a horrible block you're having to endure
wonderful.

I'm hoping this one means the block is over, got some black storks to be painting this week and I want it to be a good one.

 

[dryslwyn]

Looking forward- fab sketches!

 

[buzzard12]

Nice to see your artists block inspiring soo much great work while i have been away. Sketches are tremendous. Bathing Mallards are a bit special by the way...

 

[spizaetos]

What should I say now Nick?
All the previous Posts cover my opinion and feelings!
Mallards are always worth to sketch and very challenging subject!

spizaetos

 

[nickderry]

A coffee and a patisserie were enlivened by the presence of some house sparrows today (don't know why I'm talking like a news report, but here's some sketches with what I had available.)

 

[timwootton]

Ha ! Excellent drawing and very funny intro -
Oh, How we speak in these hallow'd corridors of learn'd expressionism! (sounds like b011ocks to me, too! )

 

[nickderry]

Yes, I agree, it sounds like bo11ocks, who would believe that in real life I speak with a strong Wolverhampton accent with occasional Welsh lilt and French sentence structure. Time for bed! Good night all, nos da, bonne nuit.

 

[timwootton]

Gutten Nacht!

 

[neophron]

Hi Nick,

you show beautiful stuff here, there are a lot of nice sketches and watercolours, very fresh and full of live.
Do you manipulate your fotographed paintings or sketches on your PC? I noticed that the white of your paintings is not the real paper white. It's somehow dull. I made some adjustments with Photoshop. I just increased the contrast, are the attached files closer to the originals?

The best way for reproducing a painting is to use RAW (if the digicam support it).

neophron

 

[nickderry]

Thanks neophron, yes these are much closer to what they look like in real life. My problem is that my flat is quite dingy (ecologically awful as I have to work with the lights on in the afternoon) - so photographing the paintings is very difficult. I've only manipulated two of the pictures I've posted, the choughs (I used paint to remove a shine off the acrylic) and that kingfisher that I didn't like had the contrast changed. I'll have to become a little more computer literate as you've got some great results on these adjustments.

 

[neophron]

Here are some explanations:
http://www.dpreview.com/learn/?/Glossary/Digital_Imaging/dynamic_range_01.htm
http://www.dpreview.com/learn/?/Glossary/Digital_Imaging/Gamma_01.htm
http://www.dpreview.com/learn/?/Glossary/Digital_Imaging/White_Balance_01.htm
This is important:
http://www.dpreview.com/learn/?/Glossary/Digital_Imaging/Histogram_01.htm

usefull image software (WIN only):
http://www.irfanview.com/
http://www.allgraphicdesign.com/imageeditingshare.html
http://www.robertstech.com/software.htm

 

[nickderry]

Here are some explanations:
http://www.dpreview.com/learn/?/Glossary/Digital_Imaging/dynamic_range_01.htm
http://www.dpreview.com/learn/?/Glossary/Digital_Imaging/Gamma_01.htm
http://www.dpreview.com/learn/?/Glossary/Digital_Imaging/White_Balance_01.htm
This is important:
http://www.dpreview.com/learn/?/Glossary/Digital_Imaging/Histogram_01.htm

usefull image software (WIN only):
http://www.irfanview.com/
http://www.allgraphicdesign.com/imageeditingshare.html
http://www.robertstech.com/software.htm

Will certainly be having a look! Thankyou very much.

 

[nickderry]

A little bit of painting, felt like doing acrylic. The sky is done, and now I just have to trace some black storks onto the paper and paint them in. But first beer and rugby beckon - a rugby match?! I hardly know myself anymore (well, the beer part sounds familiar!)

 

[jomo]

Mmm, big billowy clouds. I'm already looking forward to this!

 

[peter mathios]

already a great start! Can't wait to see the rest...