December talking meme - 5th Dec
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amberdreamsThis one is for 
alexisjane who asked - What is your most and least favorite things to draw, and what one piece of art (fannish or not) do you really wish you could have done yourself? AJ - this was HARD!!!!!
Starting with the easiest part - most fave thing to draw.
I do tend to doodle a lot of profiles. Always have... But I think my fave thing to draw is simply faces. Which is ironic because I'm actually quite poor at capturing a real likeness. Though if I practice a lot drawing the same face I do get better. When I was at school my obsession was George Harrison and this was the best pic I ever did of him. As you can see, this was attempt number 30!!
I'm still kind of impressed that I drew that when I was 16. Damn. Couldn't do it now!
Least fave - I'm not actually sure! I was going to say backgrounds/scenery, but that is really just laziness rather than dislike. And I kind of like drawing buildings though I don't do it very often. I think this was Litchfield cathedral but I can't quite remember. It was a training course I went on and this was the fab view from my B&B's window!
Ok enough procrastinating - onto the really hard part. One piece of art I wish I'd done (and by that, wish I had even a fraction of the talent required to do it!)
I can't do it. It's utterly impossible to pick just one piece of awesomeness, so I'll give you a couple of fannish ones and throw in a couple of non-fannish pieces as a bonus.
Ok this one is by
maichan - and it's just beautiful. The composition, the subtle colours, the lighting, the detail - it's got everything. You can see it's just rained, but that the sky is brightening up...it's a picture that tells a story that I want to read.
There had to be at least one bypetite_madame in here, right? I would give a substantial portion of my soul to be able to draw like this ridiculously prolific and talented woman. I wanted to put one of her biro masterpieces here but couldn't find a decent picture of the one I really, really would die to complete - a long scroll, some of you may recall seeing it. I didn't save the link or any caps of it and couldn't track it down. So I picked this one instead.
I just love the freedom of the brushstrokes; the unfinished look just adds to the drama and sense of motion.
There are a ton of other artists in fandom I wish I could emulate, these are just two examples of things I just can't do.
Non fan art I wish I could have done - I couldn't keep this to one piece either! It's not so much single works by these artists I wish I could have produced, more that I wish I could either draw as well or in that style.
First is my all time favourite illustrator, Charles Keeping. I've loved his work since I was nine. Dark, imaginative and so full of anguish.
Second another illustrator most of you will know from his work on Lord of the Rings - Alan Lee. His mastery of the pencil is just amazing. He can also do fabulous watercolours, another skill I covet.
And lastly, in contrast, another of my fave artists - Edward Burne Jones.
I love the richness of his oil paintings, the ethereal beauty of his characters, the fabulous colours and depth.
So basically, I wish I could draw and paint in dozens of different styles and was a hundred times as talented as I actually am!! As the mercats would say, simples.
alexisjane who asked - What is your most and least favorite things to draw, and what one piece of art (fannish or not) do you really wish you could have done yourself? AJ - this was HARD!!!!!Starting with the easiest part - most fave thing to draw.
I do tend to doodle a lot of profiles. Always have... But I think my fave thing to draw is simply faces. Which is ironic because I'm actually quite poor at capturing a real likeness. Though if I practice a lot drawing the same face I do get better. When I was at school my obsession was George Harrison and this was the best pic I ever did of him. As you can see, this was attempt number 30!!
I'm still kind of impressed that I drew that when I was 16. Damn. Couldn't do it now!
Least fave - I'm not actually sure! I was going to say backgrounds/scenery, but that is really just laziness rather than dislike. And I kind of like drawing buildings though I don't do it very often. I think this was Litchfield cathedral but I can't quite remember. It was a training course I went on and this was the fab view from my B&B's window!
Ok enough procrastinating - onto the really hard part. One piece of art I wish I'd done (and by that, wish I had even a fraction of the talent required to do it!)
I can't do it. It's utterly impossible to pick just one piece of awesomeness, so I'll give you a couple of fannish ones and throw in a couple of non-fannish pieces as a bonus.
Ok this one is by
maichan - and it's just beautiful. The composition, the subtle colours, the lighting, the detail - it's got everything. You can see it's just rained, but that the sky is brightening up...it's a picture that tells a story that I want to read.There had to be at least one by
petite_madame in here, right? I would give a substantial portion of my soul to be able to draw like this ridiculously prolific and talented woman. I wanted to put one of her biro masterpieces here but couldn't find a decent picture of the one I really, really would die to complete - a long scroll, some of you may recall seeing it. I didn't save the link or any caps of it and couldn't track it down. So I picked this one instead.I just love the freedom of the brushstrokes; the unfinished look just adds to the drama and sense of motion.
There are a ton of other artists in fandom I wish I could emulate, these are just two examples of things I just can't do.
Non fan art I wish I could have done - I couldn't keep this to one piece either! It's not so much single works by these artists I wish I could have produced, more that I wish I could either draw as well or in that style.
First is my all time favourite illustrator, Charles Keeping. I've loved his work since I was nine. Dark, imaginative and so full of anguish.
Second another illustrator most of you will know from his work on Lord of the Rings - Alan Lee. His mastery of the pencil is just amazing. He can also do fabulous watercolours, another skill I covet.
And lastly, in contrast, another of my fave artists - Edward Burne Jones.
I love the richness of his oil paintings, the ethereal beauty of his characters, the fabulous colours and depth.
So basically, I wish I could draw and paint in dozens of different styles and was a hundred times as talented as I actually am!! As the mercats would say, simples.
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Date: 2014-12-05 02:59 pm (UTC)I LOVE your cathedral!!! The detail and perspective are fabulous. And your George is lovely, those soulful eyes.
Your examples of other fanartists - stunning!!!! I've never been artistic like any of y'all, and it was frustrating because my older brother and sister are super talented in that regard. I so enjoy the fanart side of our fandom, it's enormously creative, and that's why I love the challenges where we get to work together.
Thanks for this :-)
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Date: 2014-12-05 10:05 pm (UTC)Yup, I concur totally with all your art envy. Burne Jones is such a favorite, Alan Lee too. Maichan and PM...absolutely willing to offer up my left hand to draw like that (I need the right one to actually do the drawing : )
Thank you for this, Hun xx
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Date: 2014-12-05 10:26 pm (UTC)Buildings are something I can never get into I guess. Anything involving perspective is painful for a lazy ass like me.
I love those two fan arts. Maichan's brings out all kinds of feelings for the first three seasons... and I love the concept art style in Petite Madame's Jared as Bucky.
Those non fan artists are all real deal :)
This is the third time I try to post a comment here. Lj is driving me crazy today. What's it got against German internet...
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Date: 2014-12-06 06:20 am (UTC)Yeah, if Crowley was real, I might be knocking on his door for some talent...
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