Top: a tree definitely planted. Nice sweep and feel of bark a bit spiraled. Maple? And nice hint of grass--difficult and illusive for me, I often overdo it. Tell me about the things at the base of the tree. Stones? Backpacks? Puffballs?
Two: Nice feel of distance by size.
Three: Love the intriguing "20 W-OPE." Tell me about the thing in front of the fence, that block-like thing.
Four: You put a person in your drawing! Bold! Daring! Courageous! All teachers recommend it. People give proportion and sizing to the other elements. Nice gesture of walking. Surely it must have been a quick look and then a memory drawing. Lots of fun. One teacher suggests you wait for your "actors" to reach the correct spot on the "stage." They almost always do.
LOVE THE TREE...Micah, you've got the perfect style for drawing bark, and shading on trees. I also noticed in your other drawing, most often, you do an excellent job of letting the line "dissapear".... ya know, where you loose the edge in the background. thanks for keeping at it even when i haven't
the tree: don't know what kind - memory does not allow? it seems when i do swoopy-stroked trees i succeed. i should just acknowledge my strengths.
houses: similar tones should really denote similar distances from the viewer, i don't remember why there was such a difference between the two houses. this was another foggy day.
20 w-ope: hope st is where i park. that is a mailbox. or something.
man: yeah, i figured if i took a shot at a person then it couldn't become my unicorn. right? maybe. he was black, that's why his hands are black. don't know what happened to his face.
Interesting comment about similar tones and similar distances. Quite in line with "Aerial Perspective," which says that as objects increase in distance, they become lighter in tone, with less detail and contrast, and--get this--bluer. It shows depth by indicating atmospheric haze.
I first heard it from John F. Carlson, but it's been around since before da Vinci.
I have some things and some other stuff . . . all squarely themeless . . . except for being within view of my car!
Top: a tree definitely planted. Nice sweep and feel of bark a bit spiraled. Maple? And nice hint of grass--difficult and illusive for me, I often overdo it. Tell me about the things at the base of the tree. Stones? Backpacks? Puffballs?
ReplyDeleteTwo: Nice feel of distance by size.
Three: Love the intriguing "20 W-OPE." Tell me about the thing in front of the fence, that block-like thing.
Four: You put a person in your drawing! Bold! Daring! Courageous! All teachers recommend it. People give proportion and sizing to the other elements. Nice gesture of walking. Surely it must have been a quick look and then a memory drawing. Lots of fun. One teacher suggests you wait for your "actors" to reach the correct spot on the "stage." They almost always do.
LOVE THE TREE...Micah, you've got the perfect style for drawing bark, and shading on trees. I also noticed in your other drawing, most often, you do an excellent job of letting the line "dissapear".... ya know, where you loose the edge in the background. thanks for keeping at it even when i haven't
ReplyDeletethe tree: don't know what kind - memory does not allow? it seems when i do swoopy-stroked trees i succeed. i should just acknowledge my strengths.
ReplyDeletehouses: similar tones should really denote similar distances from the viewer, i don't remember why there was such a difference between the two houses. this was another foggy day.
20 w-ope: hope st is where i park. that is a mailbox. or something.
man: yeah, i figured if i took a shot at a person then it couldn't become my unicorn. right? maybe. he was black, that's why his hands are black. don't know what happened to his face.
Interesting comment about similar tones and similar distances. Quite in line with "Aerial Perspective," which says that as objects increase in distance, they become lighter in tone, with less detail and contrast, and--get this--bluer. It shows depth by indicating atmospheric haze.
ReplyDeleteI first heard it from John F. Carlson, but it's been around since before da Vinci.