08-16-2017, 08:59 AM
@Tygerson: Thank you for stopping by and for the kind words :).
@Triggerpigking: Yep you're right about those ellipses, more work required here I guess :). As for construction with a pen, if I'm sketching from reference I do minimal construction - maybe a few basic lines and angles but then the rest is careful observation. If I'm constructing from imagination I put in the construction lines but increase the line-weight of any lines I want to emphasize. By the time I put in the shadow shapes using cross hatching - the construction lines aren't so obvious any more.
I haven't posted much lately - I've been busy migrating my website to a free host as I got tired of shelling out the annual fee. Turns out the free host seems to perform just as well as my old paid one :).
I've also been trying to achieve more of a balance in my life - health, family, work and art. I've been a bit too focused on art at the detriment of the other areas and this in turn had a negative affect on me enjoying my art. Now that I've put a bit more effort into my health, family and work, I feel that I'm enjoying my art more which hopefully will mean that I make better art.
Enough of my ramblings - good night and keep on loading those art skills my friends!
@Triggerpigking: Yep you're right about those ellipses, more work required here I guess :). As for construction with a pen, if I'm sketching from reference I do minimal construction - maybe a few basic lines and angles but then the rest is careful observation. If I'm constructing from imagination I put in the construction lines but increase the line-weight of any lines I want to emphasize. By the time I put in the shadow shapes using cross hatching - the construction lines aren't so obvious any more.
I haven't posted much lately - I've been busy migrating my website to a free host as I got tired of shelling out the annual fee. Turns out the free host seems to perform just as well as my old paid one :).
I've also been trying to achieve more of a balance in my life - health, family, work and art. I've been a bit too focused on art at the detriment of the other areas and this in turn had a negative affect on me enjoying my art. Now that I've put a bit more effort into my health, family and work, I feel that I'm enjoying my art more which hopefully will mean that I make better art.
Enough of my ramblings - good night and keep on loading those art skills my friends!
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