Arm
I thought this arm turned out pretty good.
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Maquette
A couple days ago I wanted to do some preliminary work on a drawing I'll be working on soon. I had a very, very specific pose in mind, but because of the number of elements involved, I was having a little trouble. I've gotten pretty good at thumbnailing poses and scenery, but I've still have limitations at it. The pose was very specific, the angle was specific, and the light source had to be very specific- but not in the traditional way- not lighting for shadows, just placing. I decided to try a maquette. In the 50's and 60's, illustrators and painters used them all the time (commercial illustrators and painters, that is). I'm sure artists are using them less and less. I haven't photographed myself (or others, for that matter) for reference in a long, long time because whenever I did I thought the thumbnail was a better reference in the first place. But I liked the marquette and I'll probably use one again. Not for normal drawings, but for money shots
07-17-12
A couple days ago I stopped using Facebook. It was a long time coming. I didn't like it anymore and I didn't really use it. The only thing I ever used it for was a crappy version of e-mail. By "stopped using Facebook", I mean I deleted my account. Just one less unnecessary thing I have to give a crap about. Also, I do have a twitter account, but I don't really use it the way everyone else does. I wanted a changing line of text somewhere and it's easier to use twitter than making a text file and uploading it. I need to update a few things, but probably won't get around to it for a while. I feel like I need to gallery-ize some comic work, panels or something, but I always start feeling like it's a waste of my time that's better spent doing something else. Also, I had a thought last night. I have a problem with telling how much time has passed. Right now, I'm working on a small 3 - 3&1/2 page project. It wouldn't have taken this lo