Monthly Archives: November 2011

A second attempt

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Guthlac

A second stab at the drawing…getting a bit more of a likeness I think…does this matter ?Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

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When is a good drawing not a good drawing?

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Guthlac

This is one of the silliest questions you can ask yourself as when you try to answer the question context is everything. This drawing is not the best likeness yet it does have a power that far out ways such short comings. In fact very few people w… Continue reading →

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40th President

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Guthlac

Just a bit of fun after days of graft on the human body project – it was nice to do something for relaxation rather than to improve my craft.Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

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Head

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Guthlac

Having got over the frustration I felt at my last life drawing class I started to review the way for for my life drawing and have identified a problem I have with heads – I just don’t draw them big enough. Having identified this I have then set ab… Continue reading →

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Frustration

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Guthlac

This was the third drawing I made at my life drawing class – hence the no. 3 and it was created from a sense of deep frustration. I don’t know why but I started the session with no real energy and this was revealed in the drawings No. 1 & 2. By th… Continue reading →

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Nick Nolte

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Guthlac

JJust warming up for the life drawing class this evening with a sketch of Bruce Banner’s father.Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

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Nicole Kidman

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Guthlac

This represents something of a triumph for me. I have managed to produce something approaching a likeness of Nicole Kidman! I don’t know why but I seem to struggle with beautiful women – I just don’t seem to be able to make the leap from sort of l… Continue reading →

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Tron

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Guthlac

So what exactly is this? Well it is a digital image of a real world drawing manipulated in the virtual world to produce something that could be mistaken as a photograph. This is somewhat apt as it is based on a character from the film Tron Legacy … Continue reading →

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Oil Pastel Sketch

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Guthlac

This is the next stage in the oil pastel experiment. I have finished the sketch and now worked on the drawing in Brushes. This has allowed me to see how I might wish to enhance the colours in the real world when I try again. As with all experiment… Continue reading →

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Life Drawing Class

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Guthlac

Week two of the life drawing class and I must say it is worth every penny. There is no substitute for drawing real people in the flesh for really helping you to develop as an artist.Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

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