Hardy wrote:
I'd contribute but I can't art for shit. I always wanted to be able to draw, but I never did done anything about it.
This may a daft question, but what is the best way to get started? There's things in my head that must be unleashed.
drawing is one of those things that absolutely everyone is capable of. the truth is most people get bogged down in their attempts to be faithful to the vision in their heads and when they don't see immediate results in what they're doing, they get frustrated. that piece above took about 2 weeks before it looked like anything, i made the initial shapes with little marks and after then it was a matter of giving it more depth and form. basically with crosshatching techniques you can make series of diagonal dashes running as you would feel a shadow would fall on an object. ever heard of chiaroscuro? [
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiaroscuro ] those are the principles i think about when giving something form, i'll make stronger, bolder, longer dashes on 'the dark side of the moon' sts, and have less emphasis and unmarked paper where my light hits. don't think you can't do it, i did all of that with a black ballpoint, don't think what you use will make all the difference, it's how you intend on using it. and whether you're willing to let it use you.
what i'd suggest you do, is buy a visual diary [acid free cartridge, you can buy them for not much anywhere that sells stationary really, try target], some Sharpies, some black pens, a REALLY good eraser and some pencils [go 2B for some darkness, these are great for smudging and blending, really good for giving tone in your piece quickly without a lot of labour (for example, you can make definite lines with a 2b, then run your finger along it and make it fuller. try making a closed shape just for practise and trying this principle. if you make a circle and do this carefully and blend upwards or downwards you can make 3d circles really quite easily), the further up in succession that you go in the B's will equal darker grains, try the H series for making initial marks and guides but not indelible ones, same principle, for color pencil with clean lines but blendability, try Prismacolors. they will shatter if you drop them, but for $20 from any good art store they canna be beat for true, not-overly-waxy color to play around with]. as for what you've got in your head, just start with one piece at a time, and let your mind go from there. sometimes its better and more rewarding when you don't force it and you just give in.
actually, materials wise, get the visual diary, and a Progresso. progressos are the BOMB, a graphite pencil that depends on your touch, heavy handed equals darker, smudgable and lighter can still give form but is less heavy on the paper [also more easily correctable]
that was probably no help. sorry hardy honey i tried. i want more money for paint and canvases.
Rob M wrote:sweetcheeks wrote:i did a giger-esque piece ...
wow, yeh really uncanny, I thought it looked like his style. I saw the pic first and thought you had sex on the mind when drawing that. because you know what that looks like to me....
i made it for jason, he likes giger stuff a lot, he wanted to use giger orginal work for posters but i have a problem with biting intellectual property from people on whatever scale, so i made this, we weren't going to use it initially cause it could be considered rude but we had to in the end. we probably would have in any case.
no need to critique this i know it's shit.
fuck that. no unconstructive criticism in this thread please, don't scare the people off, i want to see what the fine, talented folk on this place are doing with their art
go son
s'very cool SWM
