[sketches] "Fencing", Gillette, Norrington, G - day 4

[lineae]

Title: Sketches for "Fencing", day 4
by Eve Le Dez (lineae)
Characters: The usual suspects...
Rating: G for the whole series
Disclaimer: No harm meant, no money made. My muses come and go as they like - they just kindly allow me to draw them from time to time. ;) Feedback and constructive criticism is welcome and appreciated.

Comments

[bimo]

Thank you so much for posting these drawings! So fascinating to see your fencers slowly evolving from a stage of "trial and error" to final execution! :-)

[lineae]

You're welcome! :D

Revisiting these drawings is interesting for me as well, because it makes me realise things about my way of working that usually get tuned out while I'm busy drawing... So at least I am able to figure out afterwards what went on during the process, and I can answer questions more easily when people want to know how something works. *g*

Strangely enough, although the knowledge behind it is the same, sometimes it takes many many tries, and on other days it just happens in one go - but you can rarely tell which pictures were difficult from the final result. (Me, on the other hand, I'm always assaulted by memories of what was difficult and what went wrong whenever I look at old pictures.) ;)

[naurring]

Well, to me it looks like fencing as well, so as long as you don't come upon an expert it should be fine :P Looking forward to the finished pic.

[lineae]

Actually, I would really like a fencing expert to look at that one and say, "hmm, yeah, that would work" or "no, not at all, you should have tweaked it in a way to xxx..."
That would really help me learn from my mistakes - here, I'm just as clueless as before, but now I have a pretty to share. *g*

Finished painting is up now! :)

[lineae]

The coloured version is now up, so you can go and have a look... ;)

Actually, I think you'd enjoy the sight of men clad in breeches and stockings like that. Just ask the Navy fangirls around here...

[mrs_norrington]

I'll be glad to see the end result tomorrow. I'll be interested to see your technique in painting too. :)

[lineae]

Well, seeing as this first "sneak-a-peek" week project was so well received ~ I have no doubt I will do it again soon with other details, or working techniques or stuff... ;)
Painting is different, and to take that apart will probably be another five-day run. Just keep an eye on this LJ, then you shouldn't miss anything. :)

[lineae]

Thank you! :)

The clean lines are something I've always loved. All the more so since I've discovered those pigment ink pens that make very fine lines (0.5 and 0.1 mm). And since they're waterproof, there's nothing better to use when you're planning to colour with watercolour paint. :)

As for the anatomical details you pointed out ~ yes, they're very fine indeed, and I'm glad they find your approval. ;) How could I resist, when I have breeches and stockings to work with? *^________^*