Any Artists Here?

Zefan · 10 Feb 2007 at 21:29

Chaos said:
Snaz

Cheers!

Chaos · 10 Feb 2007 at 21:34

MasterMike said:
I'd also suggest that people don't think that a book will teach them to draw well.

You obviously havn't heard of Betty Edwards book, heres a typical example the pic on the left is someone drawing themselves by looking in the mirror, the one on the right is them trying again after reading the book.

seaviewuk · 10 Feb 2007 at 21:36

Bes said:
Very nice- wish I could draw

me too

Zefan · 10 Feb 2007 at 21:37

Definitely looks useful Chaos. Thanks again.

MasterMike · 10 Feb 2007 at 21:37

Chaos said:
You obviously havn't heard of Betty Edwards book, heres a typical example the pic on the left is someone drawing themselves by looking in the mirror, the one on the right is them trying again after reading the book.

Probably a fairly extreme and non-typical example, and I highly doubt the person made that drawing, sat, read the book, then immediately drew that one. You can read a book on just about anything and expect it to help, if you're commited enough. But nothing beats just sitting down with pencils and paper and just drawing. You're allowed to make bad drawings, all practice is good.

Chaos · 10 Feb 2007 at 21:45

Seriously thats usually what happens for most folks after reading the book, as they learn to see so there drawing skills completely change.

Theres plenty more examples here -

http://www.drawright.com/gallery.htm

Thats after 5 days getting the same training from the author of the book.

MasterMike · 10 Feb 2007 at 21:49

Chaos said:
Thats after 5 days getting the same training from the author of the book.

In which case, we need an OcUK experiment - someone buy it, who admits they can't draw, and let's see the results after 5 days

ElvisFan · 11 Feb 2007 at 11:52

Meh, pencils..schmencils!

If you can draw, you can draw with anything. Some of my best sketches have been on the cardboard of an empty A4 pad using an old biro.

RetiredGreyFox · 11 Feb 2007 at 12:01

This is absolutely true but when I started High School back in 69 I was so bad at drawing that I regulary got caned for it because the teacher thought I was messing about.
The first drawing I got caned for was a helicopter.
Even my drawings now are like matchstick men and animals usually consist of two oval circles with matchsticks for legs.

gord · 14 Feb 2007 at 00:03

Killa_ken said:
Did you draw that from memory or copied?

Forgot about this thread, apologies. That was from the PC screen, so no not by memory but all freehand.

Cybermyk · 14 Feb 2007 at 01:08

Probably the last thing I drew, I used a propelling pencil, one of those plastic Bic ones. Took under 10 minutes as it was only done quickly for a joke.

I do enjoy drawing but for some reason I don't do it very often.

DB_SamX · 14 Feb 2007 at 02:01

I just get standard pencils from WHSmiths, including their water colour ones...versatile. I suppose they are not that great (and I am a bit rubbish, only got a C at AS) but a few samples done some 5 years ago. Derwent and Faber both good.

Gord^ like the car...smooth; i prefer mine "rougher".

Raikiri · 14 Feb 2007 at 02:39

Random sketch I done quite a while ago, just using some cheap HB iirc. I have just ordered a little set of derwent stuff though with a sketch book from ebay

Cell shaded version of that pic, haven't drawn anything for ages though.