Blak Smyth's art thread

[Blak Smyth]

[SteelCityBoy]

All that stuff looks pretty awesome shane! I love looking at it! Keep up the great work!

[Blak Smyth]

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[Taki]

Nice little drawing Shane...Love the chick Zombie!! Great Job Brother...keep 'em coming!

[Taki]

Originally Posted by Blak Smyth

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Still one of my favorites for now...

[DPD6030]

Could you nix the girls in my avatar and the Corona and add a mojito and keep the rest? I'm not sure if you save your work and if not no need to bother with changing it.

[Blak Smyth]

[the nub]

Originally Posted by wayner123

I mean no disrespect personally, but I don't see this as art. It's a simple drawing or sketch. It doesn't convey anything to me other than it's a cigar.

IMHO I would go even further and say this is a line drawing with some tonal value added. I think this drawing is the starting stage of something that could be interesting but it is really lacking and unfinished right now.

It's a bit timid in that there is an attempt to add shading but stops with just the shadow. For example, why is the cigar the same value as the background? The actual band is white but we know the cigar is many, many shades darker, so why isn't the cigar represented that way? Think of how you perceive a cigar- what are your first impressions? Color? Then represent these as dark or light. Go back and be bold with your shading.

Wrapper lines are much too prominent also. Do they usually jump out at you when you look at a cigar or do they disappear into the overall color? Detail is important but recognize when they should be present and when they are superfluous.

Straight lines vs. 'jittery'. The outline of the cigar has been carefully drawn to show smooth curves and straight lines whereas the band is the opposite. Do one or the other not both, otherwise the drawing looks disjointed.

If you are going to incorporate shading into your drawings, a valuable lesson for you might be photograph an object, convert it to grey scale on your computer and draw and sketch from that. It will help you to identify value/tone.

Try some drawing exercises such as drawing an object without lifting your pencil or looking at the page. It will help you to see and give confidence to your drawing.

Hope this helps. All IMHO.

[Blak Smyth]

Originally Posted by the nub

IMHO I would go even further and say this is a line drawing with some tonal value added. I think this drawing is the starting stage of something that could be interesting but it is really lacking and unfinished right now.

It's a bit timid in that there is an attempt to add shading but stops with just the shadow. For example, why is the cigar the same value as the background? The actual band is white but we know the cigar is many, many shades darker, so why isn't the cigar represented that way? Think of how you perceive a cigar- what are your first impressions? Color? Then represent these as dark or light. Go back and be bold with your shading.

Wrapper lines are much too prominent also. Do they usually jump out at you when you look at a cigar or do they disappear into the overall color? Detail is important but recognize when they should be present and when they are superfluous.

Straight lines vs. 'jittery'. The outline of the cigar has been carefully drawn to show smooth curves and straight lines whereas the band is the opposite. Do one or the other not both, otherwise the drawing looks disjointed.

If you are going to incorporate shading into your drawings, a valuable lesson for you might be photograph an object, convert it to grey scale on your computer and draw and sketch from that. It will help you to identify value/tone.

Try some drawing exercises such as drawing an object without lifting your pencil or looking at the page. It will help you to see and give confidence to your drawing.

Hope this helps. All IMHO.

Very good info
I see all of your points. I may have to mess around a bit more with this to see if I can improve upon it.

[Taki]

Wow...such criticism, good Lord its just a simple drawing/sketch, last I checked he still has both his ears! Good work Shane, keep 'em coming brother

[Montano]

I think you should work on some 49ers art

Good stuff Bro, you have mad skillz !!

[irratebass]

I can finally see these Shane and wow o' wow do you have talent sir! I loved the artwork on your wife....would make an awesome tattoo.....I may hit you up later this year for a custom piece of work for my next tattoo.

[Blak Smyth]

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[Blak Smyth]

Didn't realize how blurry that last one was

[sevans105]

Great shading on this one. Almost a gothic lovecraft-ian feel to it. The shading and cross-hatching give it some depth and round-ness. Something like this would look great in silver or black paint.....floating bat like over a flat plain that receded off in to the distance. Maybe a dusty dark brown with this image floating in the center.

Just a thought. Definite promise there though.

[Taki]

Very nice brother....

[SteelCityBoy]

Looking good Shane! Can't believe you come up with most of this stuff at work while in meetings!

[NeuRon]

artists come in different forms and have different styles.. talented sir!

[Blak Smyth]

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