Second Figure Myriad -completed-

[AlexAguilar-Rudametkin]

Haha, dude, it's completely fine. Yeah I noticed the pinky was way off. I think the reason why was because it was so foreshortened I forgot to close one eye and I got the double vision overlap, which looks super weird. That and I didn't really use a gesture to make sure everything made sense.

The other hand is okay with me because I have a serious hitch hiker's thumb. It goes back almost ninety degrees. Every time I look at it I think "Kapushwing!" Like a ricocheting bullet.

But thanks so much dude. All of this advice and encouragement is getting me really excited for the portfolio review this weekend. I'll also be attending the eight hour figure drawing workshop too, although Cornie won't be there. I'm going to go all out during that time with all the supplies I'm bringing, so expect tons of experimental fun stuff.

Yesterday I was stressing a lot with neo-pastels in the mall. It just didn't come right, and it was because of the paper, and the lack of an environment to clean my hands and switch to a different medium. It was messy and I had no real control to be loose, because I didn't want to break my super long sticks of them which I should have. I ended frustrated, and then drew some contour which also kind of sucked, and I thought I was having an off day. But then I thought that this is all for learning about myself, my limits and all, and I felt good about that, so I started doing gestures and practicing faces again.

I resorted to drawing around thirty heads in the outside mall I was in and a different mall yesterday. Maybe even more, and it was great fun, and I plan to work on it some more. It was all in the same paper.

My mom even gave me advice to draw bigger heads, which is great since she's throwing out new ideas for me to try! I've had a bad day, and I have school now, so I'll post my stuff once this day is over.

[BubbaGump]

The other hand is okay with me because I have a serious hitch hiker's thumb. It goes back almost ninety degrees. Every time I look at it I think "Kapushwing!" Like a ricocheting bullet.

That's awesome.

[stephen]

hands and horses: the two hardest things to draw on the earth (for me anyway)

[AlexAguilar-Rudametkin]

Here's a fun one I did today:



She didn't reveal her hands and feet, what a coincidence. So I worked with the spine, value, direction of lighting, and using blues for the mid tones and reflected light, red for the core shadows, and white for the highlights. I also included other colors to play with and to draw out different effects to bring an overall emotion and motion into her body, even though she's still.

Forty minutes, NuPastels and Tone Paper.

[stephen]

wow thats pretty nice, is it a chiaroscuro? it looks close anyway. i like the lighting effect, its very impressionistic.

[Tool]

wow thats pretty nice, is it a chiaroscuro? it looks close anyway. i like the lighting effect, its very impressionistic.

I don't think chiaroscuro means whatever it is you think it does.

[AlexAguilar-Rudametkin]

There was Frankenstein lighting, but uh, no not exactly Chiaoscuro. Although I have to say that lighting was a big part of that day. I'll be posting some more soon.

[stephen]

chiaroscuro means a strong contrast between areas of light and dark it was started and used frequently around the baroque era, thank-you very much

[Tool]

That one is using patchy color relationships to break up the form, more than academic transitions from light to dark which is what chiaroscuro is. Impressionistic is another word you tossed in their, its far away from chiaroscuro but maybe closer to that drawing.

[stephen]

thats why i asked if it was one because i wasnt sure. it very well could have been intended as one.

[Tool]

thats why i asked if it was one because i wasnt sure. it very well could have been intended as one.

It would be in the drawing. It's not in the drawing at all. Unless you were asking if he was out of his mind.

[stephen]

what do you mean "not there"?? there is definetly a strong contrast between light and dark look at the shading on the back for craps sake. it goes from a light pink/grey to dark purple/blue. now its already been established thats its sopposed to be a chiaroscuro but i had a just reason to believe the possibility if it was or not!

do you people always have to make a mountain out everything?!?

[Tool]

what do you mean "not there"?? there is definetly a strong contrast between light and dark look at the shading on the back for craps sake. it goes from a light pink/grey to dark purple/blue. now its already been established thats its sopposed to be a chiaroscuro but i had a just reason to believe the possibility if it was or not!

do you people always have to make a mountain out everything?!?

It's not in that image at all. That image uses broad strokes of color to establish the form based on their relationships. That's not even close to what chiaroscuro means. Chiaroscuro does not mean whatever you want it to mean. It's important to use words correctly.

[AlexAguilar-Rudametkin]

In my opinion i'd say it's more of a contrast of color. Chiascuro uses a very dark background with a light source, and is usually super realistic. Whereas mine is more Impressionist as Tool said.

[stephen]

i believe you hes the one who made a big deal out of it

and i was the one who said it was impressionistic by the way