(pt 2) explanations and some thoughts on stuff

Monday, February 20, 2006 3:43 AM

I read a really disturbing blog.. All I can say to him is "it's just lines on paper". I might be good at capturing a certain likeness but that doesn't make me a better "artist" than anyone else..it just makes me better trained..it's all hand and eye coordination and that can be learned..also I would suggest looking at the works of artist Vermeer(sp) to see how he handled light.
It's all an illusion just to trick the eye into seeing a third dimension that's not really there..Highlights midtones and shadows..
The way I learned it was by the use of an opaque projecter. the old timers called it camera obscura..project the image onto your paper or canvas and then go over it...eventually your eye will see it that way without the use of the device...and practice, practice, practice...

I'm sorry I'm going on so, but I never had a drawing of mine effect someone so much...

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