Stuff I'm up to, in pictures (2)

[dherblay]

Comments

[scrollgirl]

That's an awesome sketch! I love that we can see the bullet hole in the skull. (At least I assume that's a bullet hole.) Also the plates of the skull. Very cool.

All Bull = No Dozing. Hee! I'd come to Cleveland if I could! Your hobbies are so much more, well, enlightened than mine.

[dherblay]

Of course you can come to Cleveland! It's closer than New York, and aren't you going to have a lot of free time soon?

[scrollgirl]

Only if I get laid off! And it doesn't look to be happening after all, for which I should be grateful. And I am, really.

Alas, Cleveland may be closer than New York (or so you say), but I still don't have time to travel. I end up going into the office on the weekends. :P

[dherblay]

In fact, it's shorter from Cleveland to Toronto than it is from Cleveland to Chicago. (Have I mentioned?: insane.)

[dherblay]

But not unsuspected, I'm sure.

[ladystarlightsj]

Wow! I'm impressed!

[dherblay]

You should be. I'm freaking awesome.

[graffitiandsara]

You are freaking awesome! That shading is beautiful. It really shows that smooth bone texture. I hope you'll be showing more for us!

[dherblay]

Thank you. I really wish I could capture brightness so much more brightly. I kind of want to glue it to porcelain and then erase away the reflective bits until I've abraded the paper and the glue and the porcelain shines through. I suppose though that then it would be hard to carry around in my portfolio case (which I haven't yet bought).

I hope so too, though postings will depend of course on my own satisfaction. So far in class I've drawn a fire hydrant, a pebble, a cabinet and this. This though was the first one I've spent two class sessions on.

The question that comes up is: when will I be moved to draw outside of class? When I end my addiction to Word Twist, that's when!

[rebekahroxanna]

The skull is fantastic! Wow! I am really impressed.

[dherblay]

Thank you!

[deevalish]

It's a very good skull rendering! Did you get to set it up yourself?

[dherblay]

Thank you, actual artist!

I did not get to set up the skull myself; everyone in the class was drawing it. I did however get to choose where to set up my stool (which I think contributed to my success, as the oblique angle adds interest). (Unless I'm misinterpreting the artists' cant.)