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Published: 2006-03-01 09:04:45 +0000 UTC; Views: 2598; Favourites: 42; Downloads: 71
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this is all prismacolor pencils on textured grey paper (i know the paper doesn't look grey in the scan, i messed with the colors slightly to make the purple show up more)i did this drawing for my portfolio for art college. the one i was considering, MCAD, requires 4 observational drawings, and i pretty much had none so far. so i set up this pretty simple still life, pretty different from my other stuff. the thing the glass is sitting on is a tin lid for prismacolor pencils because i wanted a reflective surface. i decided to make the tin lid bluish and the background a purple gradient. and for some crazy reason i decided to pick an angle to draw the glass with a ridiculous amount of reflections in the water and on the outside of the glass from random things on my desk.but i think it'll look nice in my portfolio, add some variety. this was all drawn from life. honestly before this drawing i thought i had to rely on photo references to get an accurate rendering, but i'm really pleased with how realistic the glass looks. i'm looking forward to doing the rest of my observational drawings. maybe i'll try out my velour paper next.
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all feedback welcome.
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Comments: 32
the little thumbnail for this looked like a photo. 
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Democrats always think the glass is half full. Republicans think it's theirs.
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This is beautifully done my goodness
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nice skecth the transperence green u used is amazing ...
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If weren't for the colours I'd think it was real!
The colours are great though, it really makes the glass jump out!
awesome!
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nice work! 
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nice to see you working on some real world stuff, the reflections and glass feel are very nice....as is the green.
have you had much perspective training yet? you seem to have a pretty good eye for it if you haven't.
perspective is a tough one.....there's alot to know and learn and even when you know the rules its
still hard to see things the way they really are. our eyes tend to trick us in many ways.
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i know you love the green
no, i haven't really had much perspective training. just bits and pieces from high school. i'm glad you think i have good perspective, never really thought so myself. thanks for the nice comment
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your welcome. I've had a lot of art teachers over the years, and some will always find many technical errors as per perspective and things (your glass pic has a few small things I think they might comment on), but the ones I learned the most from always pointed things out for learning purposes, but stressed the importance of style and technique, rather than being overly hung up on technical matters. My favorite teacher used to always say that you should know the rules before you break them.....very important lesson i thought.
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yeah, i know there are a lot of mistakes and having teachers critique my work that much will be weird. in high school the teacher mostly left me alone and let me do my thing. but what i really need is critique to see more of the things that are wrong instead if just being complimented on the good. i think college will be a good experience for me. i appreciate your input jeff
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Definitely half full....great job I like the texture present.
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thanks so much chris.....
good to hear you like it, much gratitude for the fav.
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Wow! For a second there...that actually looked like real glass!
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thank you! i appreciate the fav too
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that looks really great ^_^ i like that the ice looks like its really there, and it adds to how real the glass looks
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well, actually there isn't any ice in the glass. those are just lots of reflections from the tin lid the glass was sitting on and random objects on my desk reflecting on the glass. but your comment is very much appreciated, thanks!
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wierd, i swear it looks like galss ^_^ great job ^_^
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Beck m'dear, you are brilliant. this'll look great in your portfolio, yeah diversity of subject matter is always a good thing. I can imagine an "art teacher" taking issue with the background not being perfectly symmetrical, but then neither was the Mona Lisa's. (daring in it's day for that reason, among others.) how long did you spend on this, any idea?
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on the actual drawing you can't see the strokes in the background or on the bottom. but when i scanned it i had to mess with the colors a little bit to make the purple show up. it took me an hour or two a night over like 3 nights. thank you for the nice comment
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scanning is a tricky business, the strong light inside can make the white of the paper seem brighter than it does under normal lighting to the human eye, or bring up elements that are effectively hidden. sometimes some tweaking and calibrating is called for, some media don't scan too well tho, coloured pencils and acrylic paintings can be troublesome I have found.
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It's always more difficult to draw this kind of objects from life, but you've done an awsome job, I really like the way you did the handle.
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yeah, i think the handle is the best part myself. thank you for your nice comment
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i really like this one
good job
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thank you so much for the fav!!
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