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Post by ktalbot on Apr 12, 2007 22:13:10 GMT
Well I finally finished the Han Solo and Chewbacca drawing, got a bit sidetracked doing the Darth Vader ones, but here it is all done. 9"x13" drawn in 0.5 and 0.7 2B mechanical pencil on smooth surface cartridge paper.
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Post by munkylisa on Apr 13, 2007 0:25:41 GMT
It looks fabulous! The contrast is great. Plus all that fur and dark areas look like they took a long time. Great job. Only thing is something about Han's left eye looks a tad off, it's probably just me though. I'm crazy.
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Post by sinzi on Apr 13, 2007 1:17:23 GMT
Keith good to see this done. I think you did a great job. For me it's not an option using only mecanical pencils. I just use them for details
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Post by Lianne Issa on Apr 13, 2007 9:39:01 GMT
i only use mech pancil too, with softer regular pencil sometimes to really deepen the dark areas. its all personal preference i guess this is really superb, like i said on da i always admire people who constantly challenge themselves, you totally fill the page which is always a good thing. the blurred background i think has been done really very well and cheweys fur! not easy! well done keith!
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Post by klpdesigns on Apr 13, 2007 10:23:58 GMT
All that hair!!! I am struggling with little bits of it and you seem to get it looking so real....Just proves how far I have got to go. Is this one for the auction or your stall? It should sell really well. Its brilliant!! :-)
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Post by shiva on Apr 13, 2007 11:02:20 GMT
Great work on the hair. I like the pose alot. Very powerfull. I do recommand to dimension the hand of harrison a bit. Also I wanna say sharpen some areas. Chewy is done great!
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Post by ktalbot on Apr 15, 2007 1:06:15 GMT
Thanks everyone, it was a reasonable challenge this one, think chey's hair was the worst. I know what youre saying about Hans hand Shiva but the original image was blurry, although I could maybe sharpen it up anyway.
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Post by boyusflare on Apr 15, 2007 8:20:46 GMT
thats a HOST of details! the fur and expression of that creature is very good and so is the angle of the man, its worth the effort!
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Post by ktalbot on Apr 24, 2007 20:03:48 GMT
Ok this is very rough at the minute, just thought I'd share my ideas with you from the start of this one and see where it goes. The basic idea is there but I need to play around with the layout a bit, I think I need to make the dragons head bigger for starters and I'm not entirely happy with its nose area. anyway I'll try and keep uploading updates as it progresses and any suggestions are more than welcome.
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Post by Lianne Issa on Apr 24, 2007 20:06:57 GMT
brilliant Keith, you're also very good when you draw from imagination! i think your right about his head being bigger but while you're still in the ideas process, i would suggest you move his eyes a tiny bit further down his head - i dont know why (it's not like i have seen a real dragon before) but they seem a teeny bit too high (god i hate giving criticism) it really does look good though! nice and racy. are you going to colour it?
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Post by ktalbot on Apr 24, 2007 20:11:43 GMT
Wow quick reply! Thanks Lianne, feel free to offer criticism I usually need it when drawing from imagination. I think you're correct about the eyes, I have a bad habit of doing that with dragons did the same on my last dragon painting until someone pointed it out. What I think I might do is finalise the the drawing then maybe do a finished pencil drawing of it followed by a digital painting. This is the sort of thing I really love doing I'm just not as good at it as I am at doing portraits and stuff. Practice makes perfect though.
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Post by Diarmiud (Rowen) on Apr 25, 2007 4:35:04 GMT
Hi Keith, let me say first off that this is a cool concept! And I agree, a larger dragon head would make it seem all the more menacing.
I hope I don't sound too picky, but there is something a little off with the woman's body. Her torso is twisted a little too much. You can probably notice it if you cover her waist and legs with your hand and see which way her upper body is facing. Now do the opposite and cover her upper body and see where the lower body is facing.
I think it would help to try to visually place her belly button. The rest of the lower body should come easier after that. My thought is that her waist, hips and legs should be more in line with the upper body; closer to the bottom of the page and possibly less of a twist there.
Good luck. I hope I haven't picked at this too much, I know that it's still in the design stage. ;D
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Post by ktalbot on Apr 25, 2007 18:56:51 GMT
Thanks Rowen, I can see what you are saying although I did initally draw the figure from reference, I'll go back and check if I have got it correct or not.
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Post by rachel on Apr 25, 2007 19:02:02 GMT
okies well ur pic isnt working 4 me
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Post by ktalbot on Apr 25, 2007 19:03:35 GMT
Erm ok Rachel I guess from that vomit you don't like my latest sketch then.
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