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Pencil drawing

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I'm a big fan of pencil drawing. I do charcoal and graphite although I prefer the latter (thus I have a better set of graphite pencils). My current fling is old sailing vessels, although I've drawn other subjects occasionally.

I do most of my finished drawing on paper that's a little too big to fit on the scanner; however, when I'm suddenly seized by the muse, or just want to do some couple-hours sketching, I have a smaller tablet for that purpose.

Here's a pair of sketches I made over the weekend. These were done with a mechanical pencil (No 2, naturally), and without the help of my kneaded eraser, blender, etc; so they're a bit rough.

frigate2.jpg


frigatef1.jpg


Is anybody else interested in pencil drawing?
 
I am so envious of your talent. I cannot draw a stick man, and when I do, he usually turns around and gives me the bird.

Great stuff.
 
Those are seriously good drawings. I never had aptitude at art when at school, and later did a night class in art. I was not good. All I learned was HB stands for Hard Black.
 
If that was all you learnt, that must have been a seriously bad class/teacher. Any art teacher should have been able to at least show you the basic techniques of drawing - how to measure-up, use negative space,use foreshortening and so on. A teacher who doesn't do any of this is no teacher at all.
If you're still interested in learning, find another class. And make sure it's one for beginners.
And never say you're no good at drawing - with tuition, just about anybody can learn to draw.
 
Those are very nice drawings. I'm glad you posted them.

I've been serious neglecting my drawing and painting since I bought a house a year ago, and had a baby five months ago. I'm scheming ways to get back to it.

Right now, with my sketchbooks, when I afford myself the time, I'm trying to focus on my very rusty figure-drawing skills.




edit: Oh, and a question: Are you drawing from your head, or from models, or from pictures, or do you just occassionally row out into the harbor to do some sketches?
 
sophia8 said:
If that was all you learnt, that must have been a seriously bad class/teacher. Any art teacher should have been able to at least show you the basic techniques of drawing - how to measure-up, use negative space,use foreshortening and so on. A teacher who doesn't do any of this is no teacher at all.
If you're still interested in learning, find another class. And make sure it's one for beginners.
And never say you're no good at drawing - with tuition, just about anybody can learn to draw.
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Also, don't be afraid to experiment with different mediums. I took lots of art in high school and junior high. Not much talent, but enough to have fun. I learned that while I stink with a pencil, I'm pretty decent with oil pastels. Art supplies are pretty good these days, and make fun gifts.

And sculpture is fun, too. They have all kinds of little synthetic clays that you can bake in your oven. My art teacher once had us do sculpture by spreading a paste made of regular glue and sawdust over wire frames--it hardened into a thin wooden shell.

If you just mess around for your own entertainment, you don't have to please anyone but yourself.
 
Very nice sketches. How long did each one take? (only my jealous curiousity).

I've tried at least 5 times to do simple sketches, but my OCD won't allow me.

Keep it up and post here for intersting and honest critique ....


Charlie (drawring challenged) Monoxide
 
If that was all you learnt, that must have been a seriously bad class/teacher. Any art teacher should have been able to at least show you the basic techniques of drawing - how to measure-up, use negative space,use foreshortening and so on. A teacher who doesn't do any of this is no teacher at all.
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I'd really like to think that, but it's not the case, The class was top notch, the Teacher excellent. He spent time with me and I really tried. The result was that I was rubbish. I think it's like playing the piano. Some just can naturally, some take lessons and get the basics and play OK, and some just can not.

You can not just "do" artistic stuff just because you have a good teacher. It has to be in there to be drawn out.

Oh, did I mention these pencil drawings are really good.
 
Very nice indeed, Joshua. Was the decision to leave out the crew a consious one?
 
The drawings, as I said, were done with machanical pencil and "No. 2" graphite (which is actually 2B for all us drawing types). No tortillons are chamois either (which is why the blending looks so rough). Each of them took between 3 and 4 hours to complete, and I did not use any models.

I don't draw mermaids...yet...

And the decision to leave out the crew was probably subconscious, although in retrospect I have yet to see a drawing of a ship (where the ship is the subject) that had crew on it. :D
 
I've just spent a few minutes looking for a drawing of a ship showing the crew, and damn me if you're not right, Joshua! Loads of sailing ships under full sail - but no crews. How odd.
:D :D :D
 
Joshua Korosi said:

Here's a pair of sketches I made over the weekend. These were done with a mechanical pencil (No 2, naturally), and without the help of my kneaded eraser, blender, etc; so they're a bit rough.
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Never mind, Josh. Producing real art is an extremely difficult business and very few people have the requisite talent. However, if it gives you pleasure it's important that you don't give up.
 
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LucyR said:
Never mind, Josh. Producing real art is an extremely difficult business and very few people have the requisite talent. However, if it gives you pleasure it's important that you don't give up.
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Lucy, perhaps you would share some of your drawing talent with us as well?
 
Joshua, those are spectacular drawings, I would hang them in my living room. If they are rough, I didn't notice. Keep at it, its a wonderful talent. I don't draw, myself, but my wife does something similar. She draws with a black ink pen, just making small dots till they form a picture. (pointillist?). She also likes your pictures very much, and thinks you have lots of talent.
Here is an example of her pictures.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/sskeli/DCP02992.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/sskeli/DCP02986.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v312/sskeli/DCP03137.jpg

Good luck with your drawing.
 
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