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Christopher

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Active Since: March 20, 2017
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  • Christopher
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    Getting deep colors with lots of value was challenging, but repeated layering (and drying time between layers!) helped a lot. I also used a "stippling" technique with points of color on the tip of the brush very useful. Initial sketch and watercolor painting based on recent cover of Birds & Blooms. IMG_0717IMG_0718IMG_0716
    in reply to: Filling Your Sketches with Color #811951
  • Christopher
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    Looking at negative spaces has probably made the biggest impact in my drawing. I think switching to a harder lead may help (currently using 0.5 mm HB .. may switch to an "F" or an "H"). BEFORE: IMG_0711 AFTER: IMG_0712
    in reply to: Giving Your Drawings Depth #808849
  • Christopher
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    Almost like paint-by-numbers... I tried drawing each shape, making sure that their sizes, proportions, and locations accurately represented how they were shown in the illustration. Very happy with the results of this exercise. IMG_0706IMG_0706_mod
    in reply to: Drawing What You See – Upside Down Drawing #804898
  • Christopher
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    Easier to draw birds that are more relaxed than the twitchy birds, as I have more than a fraction of a second to make some sketches. The chickadees are too quick for me at this point, but the woodpeckers are more cooperative. IMG_0701
    in reply to: Capturing Behavior – Gesture Drawing #803620
  • Christopher
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    Observations about this exercise with the four photos:
    • Really need to think about matching my drawing speed with my observation speed around the boundary of the subject.
    • Trying to coordinate where I'm drawing on the physical page with the composition and layout of the subect.
    • Need to concentrate on both drawing speed in both horizontal and vertical dimensions across the page.
    Chose a houseplant for the subject of my last drawing. My additional observations:
    • Have to worry about parallax with 3D objects, especially if they are close.
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    in reply to: Focusing on Your Subject – Blind Contour Drawing #803411
  • Christopher
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    Not much green outside this time of year except for evergreens...IMG_06941
    in reply to: The Power of Comparison #802106
  • Christopher
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    IMG_0689 Getting more comfortable with this medium. I do have a question: how do you protect your pencil drawings from smearing?
    in reply to: Illustrating the 3D World #801833
  • Christopher
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    IMG_0675 Need to learn to use the watercolors.. I like them, but they're a bit messy. I think photos have an advantage in getting everything recorded at once, so no details are lost. However, the sketching process makes *me* pay attention to the details as I'm drawing them.
    in reply to: Jump Right in! #801831
  • Christopher
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    IMG_0688
    in reply to: Opening Your Senses #801829
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