Art Scraps: John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford
Yeah, I don't know who he was, either, besides being the 7th Earl of Oxford. He doesn't have a page on Wikipedia (although he's listed on the Earls of Oxford page), and a quick Yahoo search reveals a few genealogy entries that confirms that he existed. And had kids.
So why am I drawing him?
Well, interspaced in my art books is a book of "Medieval Knights Paper Soldiers" by A.G. Smith. I happened to grab that book, chose a page and figure at random, and he's what I ent up drawing. So there you go.
I'm including the picture I was drawing from. Some of the differences were intentional, as I didn't find the original pose particularly interesting or dynamic (my first art book was "How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way," don't'cha know?). Some of it is genuine screw-up. But the thing is here... I'm not trying to draw true-to-life or exact-to-source. I am trying to draw a picture that is recognizable as a representation of the source, but looks like I drew it and, to my eyes, looks good. This sketch doesn't thrill me or anything, but its decent enough, and meets my rather lax requirements.
So why am I drawing him?
Well, interspaced in my art books is a book of "Medieval Knights Paper Soldiers" by A.G. Smith. I happened to grab that book, chose a page and figure at random, and he's what I ent up drawing. So there you go.
I'm including the picture I was drawing from. Some of the differences were intentional, as I didn't find the original pose particularly interesting or dynamic (my first art book was "How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way," don't'cha know?). Some of it is genuine screw-up. But the thing is here... I'm not trying to draw true-to-life or exact-to-source. I am trying to draw a picture that is recognizable as a representation of the source, but looks like I drew it and, to my eyes, looks good. This sketch doesn't thrill me or anything, but its decent enough, and meets my rather lax requirements.