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scerrycherry — Red Hot Flame

Published: 2004-12-30 04:21:14 +0000 UTC; Views: 945; Favourites: 16; Downloads: 45
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Description Another take on the "Flame" picture in my gallery. At the time, I was in a creative low, and wanted to try out my rag illustration board. I liked the original picture, and hated that I couldn't do any major contrasting to it, in fear of wearing a hole through the paper (and that's heavy weight sketchbook stuff!).

The idea stuck with me, and I tried at a different angle. I spent alot more time on the shading, and haven't gotten to the flames yet. I consider it a work in progress, but everyone else thinks it's finished. I hate that the surface rubs off easy, transporting this thing is a pain! Oh yeah, this is her original horn style! I change it alot



Pencil, Late Fall/Winter 2004
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Comments: 11

Polemia [2008-05-05 13:47:11 +0000 UTC]

wow that contrast is really cool! it is wonderful!

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Nurt [2005-05-26 01:00:29 +0000 UTC]

She looks like something straight out of the Labyrinth! I love the care you've put into it. I too know the pains of smudging-doom.
Curse that doom...curse it!!

You've got great contrast between soft and sharp textures!
The horns look so crisp, and the hair so fluffy!
I have a hard time with textures and contrasts with values.
Keep rocking it until -you- feel she's finished! I have sketches I started years ago and I can still go back and tweak them.

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scerrycherry In reply to Nurt [2005-05-26 01:11:09 +0000 UTC]

have you ever tried using tortillas? Not the kind you eat, there's an art kind, they're paper pencil looking things that make blending a breeze. Also, you should play around with using different numbered pencils (B, H, ect...), it's hard to do at first, but you can create great value shifts, it just takes a while.

All of my friends have seen that movie, except for me. One day, I'm going to watch it. Using a fine mist spray can of hairspray (aquanet does wonders) on art can keep it from smudging, the prob with that is, I never decide on when a picture is finished! aaah!

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Nurt In reply to scerrycherry [2005-05-26 18:11:37 +0000 UTC]

The wonders of hairspray.
Art..tortillas? That is the most wicked-gay thing I've ever heard of! I must begin a quest of them!

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Zerogeo [2005-05-12 03:04:33 +0000 UTC]

WOW

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scerrycherry In reply to Zerogeo [2005-05-12 03:21:45 +0000 UTC]

hehe, thanks!

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VampiricPrince4 [2004-12-30 10:19:55 +0000 UTC]

Well...Although unfinished i love it....I only hope that my abilities take me to something as good one day...I hope you dont mind but im adding this to my favorites.

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scerrycherry In reply to VampiricPrince4 [2004-12-30 18:13:57 +0000 UTC]

Aw....Thank you! I don't mind at all. You should look into the artworks of Frank Frazzetta and Boris Vallejo, though I probably didn't spell their names right. The best advice that I can give: never limit yourself to drawing in one style and sticking to one subject. Try figure studies, still lifes, portraits, different cultural arts, and mediums that you've never used before! Then, the sky's the limit!!!

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VampiricPrince4 In reply to scerrycherry [2004-12-30 21:30:03 +0000 UTC]

Thanks...I do draw in multiple types of art...check out my gallery. There is everything from cars-comic book characters...I will continue drawing to further myself. People like you have inspired me and given me a reason to pick up drawing again. Thanks....

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tragedies-never-fail [2004-12-30 04:23:18 +0000 UTC]

amazingly creepy! i love it!

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scerrycherry In reply to tragedies-never-fail [2005-05-02 01:34:19 +0000 UTC]

thanks ^_^

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