I Promised I'd Start A Challenge For April

[DoubleC]

hi Mairi, good eye!!!! I used this image on the internet to free hand the cat

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=cougar+pictures&qpvt=cougar+pictures&FORM=IQFRML&&id=6E8A43E21720B15E5143E3D3825C23E819E6D666&selectedIndex=262#view=detail&id=6E8A43E21720B15E5143E3D3825C23E819E6D666&selectedIndex=0

and I had it bookmarked so I just went back and looked and you're absolutely right. The narrowing is there at the tip and I didn't notice it when I was drawing it. You guys are really teaching ME a lot about perspective! Thanks for your feedback. Cheryl.

[KingDominoQ]

No problem with the feed backs Cheryl, all those years of art class kind of stuck with me I guess... Still haven't decided on what I am going to carve for this challenge... Toss up between an assassin's hidden blade puncturing through the leather or a battering ram through "wood". I think that battering ram would be fun since I could carve some shrapnel/wood chips flying toward the viewer but I am partial to the assassin's hidden blade

[DoubleC]

I've never had any art training Q so the lesson I'm trying to share here is also one I'm trying to learn. I appreciate the feedback from you both on details that should have been obvious but weren't to me. I like both your ideas and think they would be perfect for this. Have you drawn either yet to see which one you like on paper? If so please share them with us. Cheryl

[Jazznow]

After talking to Cheryl in chat some days ago, I decided to do something for the challenge too. I drew a hand that's breaking through the earth of a new grave yesterday. I will see if I can I scan it or make a picture today because I could need a little feedback too

[Jazznow]

Ok here is the draft. Feedback is appreciated although I will start carving this afternoon.

I had to upload the pic to Facebook first, because I can't upload pics from my handy or iPad to leatherworker.net

Best wishes

Jonathan

[DoubleC]

Jonathan your hand is excellent. I didn't know you were going to do a fleshed hand and those are the hardest things to draw I've been told. I've never done one. Where it's coming through doesn't look like the dirt is disturbed enough. It seems like it should be more like a crater around the arm. Like a snake hole, or groundhog hole where it's wider at the rim and the earth is higher there and then it can be matted inside the rim to make it darker there on the 'off side' where we can see inside. I hope this is making sense to you because I'm not sure it is to me I'm still revising so I could be wrong. I'm going to draw a quick sketch like this to see what it looks like. Cheryl

[DoubleC]

I did the arm reverse from yours just because my hand slipped but this is more what I'm talking about. Like the earth is moved out of the way. I know you can do it much better than I did but this was just a quick sketch. Cheryl

[Jazznow]

Hi Cheryl

I know what you mean. I will see what I can do (I already started carving, had a bad day yesterday and needed something to pound my aggressions into, lol). Maybe I can fix this on he fly. I wouldn't make it as strong as in you sketch because the viewpoint in my draft is lower than in your sketch I think, which means you wouldn't see as much ofhe crater.

Correct me if I'm wrong. I'm no artist and no expert in perspective as you can see.

[DoubleC]

No you are right Jonathan I think. I'm learning more about this as we go. Actually you might just be able to do some of the lines I drew without a 'crater' and make them flatter than mine. Just to indicate the earth was disturbed. I'm sorry you had a bad day yesterday Jonathan. I know whatever you do is going to turn out nice because your sketch was excellent. Don't forget some pics of WIP here. I intend to do that when I finally quit revising my picture Cheryl

[RaeNae]

Hiya guys! Cheryl talked me into joining yesterday.

The sketch has been removed until further notice.

Edited April 14, 2013 by RaeNae