tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10773813.post2165794974269131981..comments2024-02-18T10:16:05.322-08:00Comments on Sketches & Stuff: Ringo StarrJim Bumgarnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13348441956911573247noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10773813.post-11075511141137205482007-09-18T10:15:00.000-07:002007-09-18T10:15:00.000-07:00Peter Best...!Anyway, nicely executed and recogniz...Peter Best...!<BR/>Anyway, nicely executed and recognizable even without the description...and I agree: Ringo was a subtle master.R Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10913563663216744174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10773813.post-44690502543271790572007-09-17T19:45:00.000-07:002007-09-17T19:45:00.000-07:00Both portraits are wonderful. Love the darkness o...Both portraits are wonderful. Love the darkness of the charcoal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10773813.post-58068615158904766852007-08-31T02:36:00.000-07:002007-08-31T02:36:00.000-07:00Jim, thanks for your comments! To answer your ques...Jim, thanks for your comments! To answer your question - I don't use an eraser to get highlights if I can avoid it. To do things like stitching, I draw two parallel lines where the stitching will be then I mark inside those lines with little notches about the size of the stitch, just a bit wider, and shade around them. The edges are softened and rounded. It's very easy but looks like a lot more work and fiddling has gone on than really has! ;) I might rub it too with my finger to smudge it if it's too bright. I don't like drawing hair so I try to cheat wherever I can (I don't like drawing negatively!) and try and do the shadows first (usually upside V shapes) and work around them, rather than have to work it all out first. Whiskers, I indicate where they are going with two parallel lines, draw around them and work in making them as thin as I can. This way the paper is still bright white because if you pull out with an eraser the paper can get quite grey and then you can't go back. If you leave it and it needs to be softened you have more control. With hair though I do end up taking out highlights but they are never pure white - I keep pure white for things like the lights in the eyes or the tip of the nose, and only those so that they really stand out. HTH! Thanks for asking, I love talking techniques!Felicity Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11145205761346733464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10773813.post-67144952174262761162007-08-29T19:07:00.000-07:002007-08-29T19:07:00.000-07:00Yes, I'd recognize him anywhere. Spot on!Yes, I'd recognize him anywhere. Spot on!Sherry Pierce Thurnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12949006925160703266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10773813.post-11841617079580727372007-08-29T06:48:00.000-07:002007-08-29T06:48:00.000-07:00Fantastic job Jim; that really looks wonderful. Mi...Fantastic job Jim; that really looks wonderful. <BR/><BR/>Mike<BR/><BR/>www.birdmansart.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10773813.post-35692224383301101382007-08-29T05:21:00.000-07:002007-08-29T05:21:00.000-07:00Lovely job with his features - especially the mout...Lovely job with his features - especially the mouth, and I like the balance between the soft details of his face and the openess in his suit. Really nice job.<BR/><BR/>(oh, and the drummer's name was Tommy Moore)jujhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297173587055224228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10773813.post-49011362510372760662007-08-28T20:30:00.000-07:002007-08-28T20:30:00.000-07:00Wow! Your starr really shines through on this one...Wow! Your starr really shines through on this one! (I think you need to bind your work together in a book) Did someone say... Lulu?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10773813.post-2359410960055192372007-08-28T10:22:00.000-07:002007-08-28T10:22:00.000-07:00Wow! That's an excellent likeness.Wow! That's an excellent likeness.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07437833617051806046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10773813.post-36795660350044580272007-08-28T09:29:00.000-07:002007-08-28T09:29:00.000-07:00Another portrait already - that was quick! ;) Inst...Another portrait already - that was quick! ;) Instantly recognisable, you got that funny expression of his spot on!Felicity Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11145205761346733464noreply@blogger.com