didyoung
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new sketch:thinking:
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rod
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Every sketch you post is a winner!
I like everything about this, except the little piggy tail at the bottom does stand out, to my eye, to not be in the vocabulary of the rest of the design. With your excellent understanding of form and balance, it should be no problem to close that gap while remaining in the main style?
Keep 'em coming!
Rod
I like everything about this, except the little piggy tail at the bottom does stand out, to my eye, to not be in the vocabulary of the rest of the design. With your excellent understanding of form and balance, it should be no problem to close that gap while remaining in the main style?
Keep 'em coming!
Rod
Willem Parel
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I second all Rod is saying, but not only the piggytail he mentioned needs something, in my opinion the "walking stick" on the right side is standing out to whole design.
But I admire your designs in general and they are very inspiring to me.
Keep on drawing and showing !!!
But I admire your designs in general and they are very inspiring to me.
Keep on drawing and showing !!!
didyoung
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thank guys
walking stick??? i agree with the piggy tail, but do not see the stick.
walking stick??? i agree with the piggy tail, but do not see the stick.
Willem Parel
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Maybe its my fantasy Shawn or my poor skills of pointing out things but the red lined part is what I saw as a walking stick.
I think the form of the leaf doesn't fit quite good to the rest of the design.
But notice I am a beginner but I try to see and learn (so take it for what it's worth
)rod
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Willem,
My sense is that when Shawn cuts and shades this design, the walking stick will be what it is, a leaf structure that is in context.
Man, I gotta get back up to those big skies of Montana again, Shawn, there's is something up there that's tweaking your muse in just the right direction. These are great designs!
Rod
My sense is that when Shawn cuts and shades this design, the walking stick will be what it is, a leaf structure that is in context.
Man, I gotta get back up to those big skies of Montana again, Shawn, there's is something up there that's tweaking your muse in just the right direction. These are great designs!
Rod
rayf24
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Shawn
As always I like your designs I have a file with your name on it and vist it often to study. I like the pig tail but maybe a little more taper to the end would help as for walking stick as willem said a little tweaking.
You do tempt me into knockoffs though! I need to get the pencil out but my paying job is getting in the way at the moment.
Shawn I have a question did you study under someone or the general style from a particular book or the head ??
ray
As always I like your designs I have a file with your name on it and vist it often to study. I like the pig tail but maybe a little more taper to the end would help as for walking stick as willem said a little tweaking.
You do tempt me into knockoffs though! I need to get the pencil out but my paying job is getting in the way at the moment.
Shawn I have a question did you study under someone or the general style from a particular book or the head ??
ray
didyoung
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rayf24....i daydream a bunch.
i have books and videos (sam,lee,chrisand lynton)....i watch some part of one of these every night.
here is a buckle that i finished .....i drew on the buckle then cut it.
this is a first for myself.
i usually draw erase..:beatup:.draw and erase..:beatup:..transfer and cut.
i did throw in one of those piggy tails.
it is ok:thinking:...thought it would be good practice to try cutting on the fly.
i have books and videos (sam,lee,chrisand lynton)....i watch some part of one of these every night.
here is a buckle that i finished .....i drew on the buckle then cut it.
this is a first for myself.
i usually draw erase..:beatup:.draw and erase..:beatup:..transfer and cut.
i did throw in one of those piggy tails.
it is ok:thinking:...thought it would be good practice to try cutting on the fly.
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bronc
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Very nice Shawn! I think I have some of those pig tails on most all of my overlayed scrolls. Gonna have to think about that now.
Stewart
Stewart
rod
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Shawn,
This is another complete winner, for my eye!
beautiful design and execution. Are you a Western Bright Cutter gone over to single point? No matter, it looks terrific.
Questions:
If this handsome buckle is cut in silver, what are the chances of the wonderful micro shadings outlasting the wear and tear that a buckle normally gets?
Do you always have an abrupt transition leaf to background .... which you achieve with great precision ... or do you sometimes cut a leaned over 'beauty cut' at your boundaries?
Rod
This is another complete winner, for my eye!
beautiful design and execution. Are you a Western Bright Cutter gone over to single point? No matter, it looks terrific.
Questions:
If this handsome buckle is cut in silver, what are the chances of the wonderful micro shadings outlasting the wear and tear that a buckle normally gets?
Do you always have an abrupt transition leaf to background .... which you achieve with great precision ... or do you sometimes cut a leaned over 'beauty cut' at your boundaries?
Rod
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didyoung
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rod
in all truth i just add whatever i can fit in the area.
never give much thought to the type of leaf. i dont know if it is correct, but i try to keep the eye moving looking toward the next section for something of interest.
i think that a border can control the growth of the leaves....twisting and shaping them. the leaf is always trying to escape from its jail cell.....(that was deep)
i enjoy scratching up stuff and hope to get better at it.
my biggest weakness is shading...when i get better at shading an area things will look much better and i hope that will open up some better designs or atleast some more interesting ones.
silver wears and so do the tires on your car. you replace the tires and so i hope that when you wear out the buckle you will order another one.
in all truth i just add whatever i can fit in the area.
never give much thought to the type of leaf. i dont know if it is correct, but i try to keep the eye moving looking toward the next section for something of interest.
i think that a border can control the growth of the leaves....twisting and shaping them. the leaf is always trying to escape from its jail cell.....(that was deep)
i enjoy scratching up stuff and hope to get better at it.
my biggest weakness is shading...when i get better at shading an area things will look much better and i hope that will open up some better designs or atleast some more interesting ones.
silver wears and so do the tires on your car. you replace the tires and so i hope that when you wear out the buckle you will order another one.
Martin Strolz
Elite Cafe Member
It looks nice at first glance.
I would suggest to do the same sketch again, but without inner leafs, just the backbones. Then you can see the problems of this concept clearly. You hide the origin of more than 50 % of your scrolls and some come out of very strange places. e.g. the one right in the center.
Once you have a correct concept of your scroll layout you can start filling that with inner leafs.
Martin
I would suggest to do the same sketch again, but without inner leafs, just the backbones. Then you can see the problems of this concept clearly. You hide the origin of more than 50 % of your scrolls and some come out of very strange places. e.g. the one right in the center.
Once you have a correct concept of your scroll layout you can start filling that with inner leafs.
Martin
didyoung
~ Elite 1000 Member ~
thanks for your concern martin.
i do see the areas that you are talking about.
i do see the areas that you are talking about.
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