Category Archives: General

This is for posts that have no real specific category, such as Art or Photography

Galadriel

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Guthlac
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Decisions Made

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Guthlac

When I set out to create a digital painting of the character Galadriel I wanted to make it a ultra realistic painting of a photo that I had found.   I doubt I would have published the final version for copyright … Continue reading →

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Appreciating Talent

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Guthlac

Every now and then I realise just how exceptionally talented other artists are.  Now before anyone thinks I’m comparing myself to some of the greats of western art I’m not.   So I’m working on the Galadriel digital painting and the … Continue reading →

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Lou Reed

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Guthlac

Still working on this theme – still not got it quite right but after a bit of work it is starting to become interesting…sort of

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Ink

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Guthlac

Well we survived the storm of the decade…actually we weren’t effected at all as the storm probably passed to the south of us.  It is always funny watching all the wet news reporters trying to hide their disappointment that, whilst … Continue reading →

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Ink

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Guthlac

Another experiment with ink.

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Another Hare

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Guthlac

I bought myself some ink the other day and have started to understand how to use it.   The first lesson I’ve learn is that I really do need some nibs – I know that appears self evident but I … Continue reading →

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Galadriel…the journey begins

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Guthlac

I have decided to work on a really complicated painting of Galadriel from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.   It may well take me some time to complete as I have decided to make this a photorealistic digital … Continue reading →

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Hare

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Guthlac

Starting to think about Hares…again.  I was examining many of the paintings of Hares and the one thing that I have noticed is that many artists play fast and loose with the anatomy of the European Hare.   Of course … Continue reading →

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Autumnal

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Guthlac

First things – medical report – still feeling the effects of the autumn bug I’ve picked up – I thought that I was feeling a lot better yesterday and soon found that I wasn’t as well as I thought.  Such … Continue reading →

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