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Published: 2009-11-16 01:44:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 19203; Favourites: 757; Downloads: 376
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working at using white in my drawings. I like the reflected light in this one.arches buff 11"x15"
charcoal
white charcoal and pastel
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Your drawings make me jealous (LOL)
but me and motivated to work more and get similar performance
frankly confess that you're an example for me
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From what I can see on the border, you started with a sheet with pattern on it already? I think that really helps the depth of field in your drawings. Also, white is a great plus! I would like to see more 'dissapearing edge' in your stuff, I think the sharpness of how you work would be really interesting if you played with that.
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Im not quite sure I follow you. I start with a completely blank sheet of arches cover buff. The border you see is created from me taping down the paper to make it easier for me to work with it.
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Hmm, maybe it is just my eyes playing tricks on me, but it looks like the paper you started with had pigment flecks in it? I know the border is created by the tape, I thought it was revealing that the paper had some pigments in it before you started. 
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nope. The flecks you are seeing are probably a result of me being in love with powdered charcoal... which tends to kinda get everywhere.
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I see, that makes sence! Thanks for letting me know. I am an ebony person, myself, charcoal is hard for me to manipulate.. I suppose I am a control freak.
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hey !!
do you work of a photograph?
or is it just from your head?
if you do work of the photograph then do you trace the lines and then work on it ?
i am a big fan, and i really like to understand how you work !!
thanks
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It is from a photograph. I do not, however, trace and would really try to dissuade anyone from tracing. You lose so much character when you draw. Drawing isn't only about trying to achieve an accuracy against what you are observing, it is also about pointing something out with your drawing that may otherwise be unclear.
In otherwords, if you are going to trace then just take a photograph and display that. Drawing and painting, at least in my opinion, are about seeing more and struggling with the human limits of perception and comprehension.
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Agreed! "Drawing isn't only about trying to achieve an accuracy against what you are observing"
i used to trace, but was never happy with it, but then the emphasis was on color and composition. (which is also important)
in my work, the subject matter is never given more importance than the rest of the painting, the totality of the painting is the consolation. its more on the juxtaposition of the two that brings its numerous qualities out.
in your work, most of the emphasis is on the subject matter(portraits), in this situation i would agree with you on submitting a photograph instead of a traced drawing.
if you don't mind me mentioning, when you start a drawing do you quickly draw lines to define the proportions, or do you just start without any lines.
also what do you draw first, e.g. the eyes, nose, chin etc...
it would be very helpful to get some tips from someone who has gained much more experience than me on these matters.
(ofcourse we all have our individual styles and work differently, but its still good to be informed)
thank you
manush
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I can't even tell you how much I love your work, I cant even type right now...
It's sort of like when you watch a great kung fu movie and afterward you're so pumped you want to go kick someone in the head... well I want to pencil someone in the head
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That's so gritty... the texture is amazing! I love this so much.
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amazing work, looks like u covered the entire sheet with charcoal, then used a knead-able eraser to lift off some areas and then finally went back in with the white
really good work
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nah, I can't work like that. It gets to be too much charcoal and too difficult to get the tone you want. I'll have to do a WIP sometime... except I never really draw 2 things the same way. *shrugs*
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well none the less, im always impressed by your stuff
keep em comming
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That would be great, even just to see one way you work on one piece.
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Very nice. How did you do the scratches with charcoal though?
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which scratches are you referring to? Reference a particular area please.
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The nose for instance- the etch looking lines.
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sharpened charcoal pencils and erasers.
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