tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80249764120543225962024-02-06T21:31:29.524-05:00StarrpointDrawing and Painting; Sketching and trying to be an active, working artist, and how they relate to my personae, Starrpoint. That person the web inventedStarrpointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04544531971211521686noreply@blogger.comBlogger252125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024976412054322596.post-13801985674955997742018-03-14T16:47:00.000-04:002018-03-14T16:47:48.698-04:00Orange Roses, a BeginningThis winter has been long, cold and snowy.<br />
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Not at all pleasant.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpNcPBd9QW_bPoGk0rv15-yw9h5YNuaFpi2bsC443Qw6Rj99S-s6VsEGijpNQESlO_8Jv4RyvqfuD8CCvjDhxUkoN3Sg-4fc1hGv8DeAEu_pHwupS0z_3QB3BECdk09Yhi4IOJxxJ08FtQ/s1600/Orange+roses+sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1127" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpNcPBd9QW_bPoGk0rv15-yw9h5YNuaFpi2bsC443Qw6Rj99S-s6VsEGijpNQESlO_8Jv4RyvqfuD8CCvjDhxUkoN3Sg-4fc1hGv8DeAEu_pHwupS0z_3QB3BECdk09Yhi4IOJxxJ08FtQ/s320/Orange+roses+sm.jpg" width="225" /></a>However, the sun room has been just that. Sunny. I love working there in natural light. So with the help of many bunches of roses I am working on several still life drawings/paintings in Colored Pencil.<br />
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These orange roses present a real challenge. Orange is not an easy color to work with, and getting all the small shade differences in them to make the roses seem real is not easy. Something that is also presenting a challenge is the leaves. So many minuet value changes. How to work with them and have them come out as leaves, not just blobs of green.<br />
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Like all drawings the initial stages makes one wonder why you started this and if anything will come of it.<br />
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I am working on Colourfix paper, in a neutral gray/blue. This surface has a sanded tooth, much like pastel paper. It can be hard on pencils, but it does hold many, many layers of colored pencil. It is also very durable and allows both blending and burnishing. It will also take many applications of solvents, whether you use mineral spirits or a blending pen. Not all papers do. Some are much more delicate and cannot take multiple layers.<br />
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One of the first things I did was try and locate the highlights of the flowers and leaves and underpaint them with white. This way, when I add the orange these areas will naturally be lighter than the rest of the leaves and petals. I also used crimson red on my darker areas of petals and purple on the darker areas of leaves and stems.<br />
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I do know that the vase and the distortion of the stems in water are going to give me fits, but if there is no challenge, is there any point in continuing?Starrpointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04544531971211521686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024976412054322596.post-41443172886597801422018-02-26T09:00:00.000-05:002018-02-26T09:00:20.354-05:00Flowers for Still Life<div class="MsoNormal">
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Starrpointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04544531971211521686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024976412054322596.post-13457205030511422272018-02-12T09:00:00.000-05:002018-02-12T09:00:20.412-05:00White Rose<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today is bright and sunny after weeks of dull, gray snowy skies.<br />
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I am working on color correcting my white rose drawing. How do you color correct white? In nature or the real world, colors are seldom absolute. Even something that is actually made a single color seldom appears that way. It will have various tints and shade due to the lighting, the complexity of the object and natural contours. As artists we need to be sensitive to this. It is how we get our 2-dimensional drawings to represent a 3-dimensional world.<br />
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So today I color corrected my white rose.<br />
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Actually the white rose is not completely white. They seldom are. They are usually tinted a bit cream, blue or in this case, blush.<br />
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Looking at the heart of the rose I see the blush shading to a deeper pink to peach and coral. I even see a little green and violet in this rose. All of this must be brought out in the finished work.<br />
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But the light is fading--so I need to stop until I can see all the find shading/tints and details.Starrpointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04544531971211521686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024976412054322596.post-23472040423501091162018-02-05T09:00:00.000-05:002018-02-05T09:00:56.637-05:00Working Petal by Petal<div class="MsoNormal">
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it--locating and isolating each in turn. I am trying to work building the
gradual blending from light to dark, noting both the shadows and highlights. As
with all real objects, I have both cast shadows and contour shadows. This is
what gives work depth. As I work I must keep in mind the shape. These petals
are not flat. The go up, around and out. They have dimension. And the challenge
is to show this in each petal. Color and value gradates up and out of the
petals. While there is a natural change from the blush to white, there are also
qualities to these hues. As the petal goes away from me, even the white will
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Starrpointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04544531971211521686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024976412054322596.post-14234441274622923562018-01-29T09:00:00.000-05:002018-01-29T09:00:22.552-05:00White on White on WhiteWorking on the white rose.<br />
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Just as with paints brands, colored pencil names and colors will vary from brand to brand. Light blue from one company may well be a totally different color than light blue from another company.Just how light is light blue? How deep is deep red? Color ranges will be similar but each brand will have its own distinct hues and colors it chooses to put into a pencil.<br />
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Unsurprising this also can apply to white. In truth, white is not an absolute color, but will have qualities all its own. It can be bright, warm, cool, flat, shinny. Titanium white is not the same white as flake white or zinc white.<br />
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This is very good when dealing with white objects. Working with several white and a full range of grays will help to contour and object. Even if the viewer cannot detect where one pencil starts and another leaves off, she will see the object, in this case the rose as having dimension.<br />
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Using different white also helps to alter and manipulate other colors. It is hard to shade from light to dark, but using layers of whites and grays helps you to move the pigments towards the effects you want.<br />
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The order you apply the pencil can make a difference. You get different colors if you layer pink then white than when you put white and top with pink.<br />
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How much also makes a difference. Two light layers will blend differently than a heavy layer. So a heavy layer of white with a light layer of pink will look different from a light white layer and a light pink layer.<br />
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You can also burnish layers with a harder white, like a Venus or Veri-thin pencil instead of the much softer standard prismacolor pencil.<br />
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You might find that although the prismacolor is nice and soft you might find it more useful to use the harder faber-castel white for adding highlights. And the Veri-thin make a much sharper line.<br />
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Getting it right takes work and practice and experimentation. So we all need to take time to play with our colors. Get to know them and how well they play with others.<br />
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Starrpointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04544531971211521686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024976412054322596.post-9633551549244095892018-01-22T09:00:00.000-05:002018-01-22T09:00:00.319-05:00Starting New Colored Pencil DrawingsI am starting several new colored pencil drawings.<br />
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Working on very toothy papers, I do not tend to draw free hand directly on my support. I will select materials, either an idea or a photograph (I only work from my own photos, so this is my work completely). Once I know what subject I want, I will play with it on sketching paper, doing thumbnails with simple designs. ea. I will block in basic shapes, shading etc.<br />
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Note on working with thumbnails. work within the general shape and size aspect of the work you are thinking of doing. Otherwise, the piece might not be as pleasing as you anticipate.<br />
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Once a general idea is done, I will do the more realistic sketch on tracing paper. it is easier to draw and erase on. This is especially true if you decide to draw a complicated image, such as the close up of a flower.<br />
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I will grid this work. Sometimes, as in the white rose I have started, I will print out on standard copy paper the photograph I want to use as the subject. This is reference. I will actually grid this, and use it to draw the design onto the tracing paper.<br />
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Another advantage of drawing on the tracing paper, and then transferring it to the good support is that you always have your starting drawing for reference if you get lost. And with a very complicated, detailed drawing this happens more than you might think. I<br />
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I do number my grid, ea. lower left corner is 0,0 and I mark each row and column along the way.<br />
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If I have a color copy, I also mark this with the exact same grid!<br />
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So now I have several drawing layed out and ready to go.Starrpointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04544531971211521686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024976412054322596.post-45030883591777074482017-06-05T09:00:00.000-04:002017-06-05T09:00:23.376-04:00Critique: Small Round Pot
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Well, its not uncommon to have trouble with any round
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Her “measurements”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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I can tell from the sketch that there were a lot of false
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This is one reason some drawing teachers have students
practice drawing with a pen rather than a pencil. No erasure allowed. When we
erase and redraw over and over we tend to get frustrated, and things get
bigger. More “incorrect”.</div>
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I also see that she got distracted by the shadows and the
patterns on the vase. Distracted too soon by details she lost the overall shape
of the object.</div>
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If you look at the pot, you will notice that it is almost
twice as wide at the top than at the bottom. Also, at this angle, the opening
of the top of the pot is almost 1/3 the overall height of the pot.</div>
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What would have helped? </div>
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A couple of things.</div>
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One, a plumb or center line. Do not be afraid of putting
guidelines in your drawings and sketches. These should be light lines easily
erased. You can use a straight edge, but really any reasonably straight line
will do. Putting in a horizontal base line to indicate the bottom width and a
wider horizontal line for the top of the pot would also help. This would
automatically give you guidance for the correct slop. You can see that she has
her sides almost straight. The pattern got in the way.</div>
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Don’t worry about any pattern when sketching out the shape.
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The strong shadow also became too important. Because of the
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I can see the growing frustration in this sketch.</div>
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Rather than going on and on. I think some sketch lines over her drawing will say it all. I have added a couple if guidelines to this sketch showing how easy the use of centerlines can help.</div>
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Relax.</div>
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Starrpointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04544531971211521686noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024976412054322596.post-63286264925228314202017-05-29T09:00:00.000-04:002017-06-01T18:13:29.320-04:00Now For The Critique<br />
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My niece has just started to draw</div>
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--so I suggested she try to
draw white objects and drawing from life, not photographs.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Her drawing of a spoon.</td></tr>
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I am going to post copies of my niece’s drawings. Remember,
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Working from life gives you a very different
point of view. Yours.</div>
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In art only one point of view matters, the <b>artist’s </b>or
<i><b>yours</b></i>.</div>
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When drawing try not to move around a lot. You will naturally want to. We all want to see what is around the bend. This will give
you access to more of the object, but as you move around, you will find
inaccuracies and distortions creep (or leap!) in your drawings.</div>
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This is what happened here.</div>
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When drawing the oriental spoon, Niece tried to draw more of
the bottom than what she was seeing. This is natural, as your brain knows that the spoon need to hold the soup. She was also distracted by the pattern that was
on the bottom. She brought the pattern up onto the side, where it is more
easily seen. We tend to focus on patterns so she might not even realize that the pattern is confined to the bottom. She also shows a bit of the white which she would not see in the
spoon at the angle she has drawn it. It is always tempting to add what we know,
but restrain yourself to what you are actually seeing at the moment. </div>
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She has
also drawn the bottom of the spoon completely flat. While we all know it is
flat, it has to be to rest easily on the table, we DO NOT SEE IT THAT WAY. At
the angle she is drawing, we see not the flat bottom but a slight gentle curve. </div>
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The sides are a bit wider than the bottom and we can be deceived by that
curvature. Both sides are the same
height, we know this in our heads, but what do we see? Because we are looking
at the spoon at then angle, what we see is that the back side appears to be
taller than the front. In our heads we know this is not so, but THIS IS WHAT WE
SEE. </div>
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Sorry did not mean to shout, but look carefully. Because we are looking
slightly down on the spoon the sloping side closer to us appears smaller, as it
slopes away and down from our vision. The opposite side because of the angle
appears larger because it is sloping up and away or outward. We actually see
more of this side. Also it is well lite and appears lighter. The side closer
is sloping down and under and is darker because of the shadow cast by the upper
edge. This surface has both a cast shadow and a contour shadow. Which is why it
is so dark. The spoon is actually a uniform porcelain white. We also see
contour shadows on the handle which is concave. There are also highlights when
the lamp is glinting off the smooth porcelain. We also have strong lines where
the top and sides meet. These can be softened. You only see a slight blur where
the contour shading begins. A minor detail, the handle at this angle is a
little short. I suspect that niece turned her head a little.</div>
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Does this mean this is a terrible drawing?</div>
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No. We can all see what it is. Most people would be amazed
at how accurate it is. It is a fairly accurate drawing of a white porcelain
Chinese spoon. Very good for a first try. But a good critique gives the artist
something to think about and strive for. Knowing niece. I know she can do
better and will with experience. </div>
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Drawing is like any other skill. It takes time to get really
good at it. Time and a lot of practice!</div>
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We learn to draw by drawing.</div>
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Starrpointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04544531971211521686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024976412054322596.post-85320115023893365012017-05-22T09:00:00.000-04:002017-05-22T09:00:24.564-04:00Drawing White Objects<div class="MsoNormal">
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My niece has just started to draw--so I suggested she try to
draw white objects and drawing from life, not photographs.</div>
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<b>Why White?</b></div>
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One of the best ways to do this is to draw simple white
objects against a white background.<br />
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is no distracting color</i></b></li>
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is no distracting pattern</i></b></li>
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can see value clearly</i></b></li>
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how shading shapes an object</i></b></li>
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the temperature of white</i></b></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Understanding
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<b>White is Not Always White</b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Notice the contour shadows</td></tr>
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When we think of white we think of the absence of color. Not
so! Have you ever gone looking for white paint in a paint store? How many
shades of white are there? White has color. Actually white has all of them! But
lets not get into that. White also has temperature. There are warm and cool
whites. Whites that tend towards the yellow, whites that tend towards the blue.
How does this effect drawing with graphite? Even a white egg will have value
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While it is a challenge to draw, using white objects against
a white background will teach you more than almost any other drawing exercise.
Drawing these from life will help you focus on their true shape and size.
Working with a couple of similarly white objects will also help you learn to
evaluate relative size, placement and even texture. One of the classic drawing
exercises used for many years in drawing classes the world over is drawing a
white bowl of eggs. Or a simple grouping of eggs on a white tablecloth. Many an
art student remember this and shudders!
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Also by drawing white you are not deceived by differences in
color intensity nor distracted by pattern. When you are first learning to draw
( and even after if you are honest) you will find different colors will catch
your eye first or distract you from other objects around it. This is natural.
We all have our own color preferences and sometimes dislikes. When you are
using a monochrome media, like graphite, interpreting these colors into a value
rich drawing can be both rewarding and a little confusing. Learning to judge
which red is brighter, lighter or should be more value rich then the mustard
yellow or purple can lead to really exciting drawing. Learning to focus also on
the contour shading of an object, seeing the small value changes in a solidly
colored object will help you draw that Chinese vase so it looks real, round and
almost popping off the page instead of like a flat cutout.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Where are the edges?</td></tr>
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To draw well, whether it is hyper-realistic or fantasy,
abstract or cartooned, you need to understand the difference between cast
shadows and contour shadow. You can read all you want. You can copy master
drawings, use photographs, but until you do it yourself, from life learning to
make your own judgments, you will not really experience the whole joy and
freedom of drawing. </div>
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Learning the technical side of the art is freeing. Just as
learning the scales when learning to play an instrument gives you the muscle
memory to move with the rhythm of the song learning to see the contour shading
frees you to draw what you see accurately. This makes it easier to manipulate
objects when you want to. Understanding them helps you turn them inside out and
create believable imaginary objects.<br />
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Starrpointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04544531971211521686noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024976412054322596.post-75152879007059652062017-05-17T20:32:00.002-04:002017-05-17T20:32:21.783-04:00This is a Critique Not a Criticism.<div class="MsoNormal">
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A critique looks to analyze. Yes, it will point out the
“faults” or something like that. But it is not supposed to slash, bash or trash
a work. But to look for both the good and bad. The point of a critique is to
improve. Not just the artist who is being critiqued but those that look at the
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Learning to critique both your own and others artwork can
help you as an artist and patron both improve your own work and your
appreciation of artwork in general.</div>
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So this is a critique.</div>
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There is a lot of misunderstanding about critique. And this
is perpetuated by a lot of “art classes”. So often students are made to feel
that they must find something wrong, something to criticize and denigrate in a
work of art. Honest evaluation and
analysis is essential, but active bashing of the art and artist is not. </div>
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“If you can’t say anything good, don’t say anything at all”</div>
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While this is good manners, undeserved praise helps no one.
Honestly is needed here. It is not necessary for a person participating in a
critique to have all the answers. Sometimes simply listening to the artist is
an amazing amount of help. When a piece does not work, and the artist knows it,
putting your finger an just what is wrong is harder than you think. Helpful,
tactful suggestions can unlock the artist’s creative view and lead to a
solution. Or even another leap of creativity.</div>
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OK, enough preaching.</div>
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This is a critique.</div>
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My niece, a lovely, talented girl (she gets it from me) has
recently discovered painting and drawing. She was invited to attend one of
those wine/cheese paint a picture parties. While everyone had a good time,
something for her clicked. </div>
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But she also recognized that these parties, while fun, did
not offer enough. I encouraged her to simply get a few pencils, a sketch pad
and draw. Draw from life. Simple everyday objects. Preferably white. </div>
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Now, those of you experienced in art know the value of
drawing white on white objects. Many of you have fond/hateful memories of
drawing a pile of eggs or marble busts in school. We all did it. But there is
no better way to actually see what you are drawing, undistracted by color,
pattern and texture. White on white helps you see the contrasts and values that
make up and object. You start to see both cast shadows and contour shadows that
you might not have been consciously aware of before. </div>
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So here is the critique. Niece texted me a simple drawing
she did of a white oriental spoon. In the photo is the actual spoon. </div>
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Now for a first effort this is rather good. She placed the
spoon on a white cloth. </div>
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I have never been an advocate of the harsh </div>
critique. Or as I
call it, the drill sargent,s technique of critique. I am not preparing anyone
for war so why act like it. I also find harsh criticism unhelpful. The point of
critique is improvement. Anything that totally discourage or eviscerates a person
really is not helpful. <br />
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The point of a critique is not to elevate the person giving
the critique but the person receiving it.</div>
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Sometimes in schools or in groups people are made to feel if
they do not point out “mistakes” or they cannot put others work down, it
somehow lowers their own work. We do not advance by putting others down but by
improving our own work. When you undertake a critique it should also reflect and
result in improvement in your own work.</div>
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Starrpointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04544531971211521686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024976412054322596.post-5587713548740992332017-05-15T14:00:00.000-04:002017-05-15T14:00:00.155-04:00Giving A Critique<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When asked to give a critique, do you suddenly feel
intimidated? Put on the spot? Almost exposed?</div>
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I could never do that! Why what would I say? I could never
be mean!</div>
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I could never be mean.</div>
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That is the crux of the matter. The idea that critique is or
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Well, it isn’t. The really harsh stuff seldom does anything
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLo0qWtFQPfeUd_mQfPDWaZ9BJ6Mfg-lJD3H87jT2kdUDSepKocB3cm3JtpE71tYCXOUFVah8nyFdCZknqEwAmaBJjhiYo9Bw7TyM98zKm2oOEGeqhVDKOUJTXo6-tx2QRAVfQ9CoUJgc/s1600/tschantz+WhitePearOnPurple.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLo0qWtFQPfeUd_mQfPDWaZ9BJ6Mfg-lJD3H87jT2kdUDSepKocB3cm3JtpE71tYCXOUFVah8nyFdCZknqEwAmaBJjhiYo9Bw7TyM98zKm2oOEGeqhVDKOUJTXo6-tx2QRAVfQ9CoUJgc/s1600/tschantz+WhitePearOnPurple.jpg" /></a>There is a body of thought that truly believes that tearing
someone down is the best way to build them up, make “real artists” of them.</div>
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What it does do is rip them apart in an effort to remake
them in your image.</div>
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So when asked to give a critique, remember it is not a
criticism. Look for both good and bad. Encouragement and suggestions. But
remember they are only suggestions.</div>
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Each artist must work to their own vision.</div>
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Starrpointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04544531971211521686noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024976412054322596.post-77461261200337294792017-02-13T15:00:00.000-05:002017-02-13T15:00:11.097-05:00Brookgreen Landscape <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Brookgreen Gardens is in South Carolina. It is a wonderful place to stroll among beautiful plants and art. It started as a sculpture garden and still displays sculpture among the many exotic planting. It also has a zoo of farm and native animal.<br />
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The price of admission is good for 2 days, and you are welcome to come and sit, sketch and photograph anywhere and for any length of time.<br />
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Well worth a visit if you visit the islands along the coast of South Carolina.<br />
Starrpointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04544531971211521686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024976412054322596.post-83536421313569093312017-02-06T09:00:00.000-05:002017-02-06T09:00:23.974-05:00Many shades of Gray.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Working on this heron, I am using many, many grays.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Working on my Lesser Blue Heron, I am constantly reaching
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">In art, gray is anything but dull. It is essential to any
painting. You cannot work without gray. It is what gives life and depth to any
2-d artwork, what makes it pop or look real.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">But gray has its own intensity and saturation of color. And
it does come in colors! Any pure color can and does have its version of gray.
Warm, cool, French etc. I have a beautiful green-gray and a very useful
rose-gray. Purples lend themselves to fantastic grays. Ask any floral or
landscape artist how they could work without creating the essential grays. Same
with portraits. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">One of the things that makes both graphite and silverpoint
beautiful to me is the vibrancy of the gray tones. </span></div>
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Starrpointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04544531971211521686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024976412054322596.post-87572579589926122512017-01-17T09:00:00.000-05:002017-01-17T09:00:02.896-05:00Landscapes in Colored Pencil<div style="border-image: none;">
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Most I do single subjects in colored pencil. I seldom construct a complete picture, something with a background, mid-ground and foreground. I have to wonder why.</div>
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I am working on a landscape in colored pencil right now. It is of a scene in Brook-green gardens, a public garden in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It is giving me fits. I am simply not used to working on a complete painting in colored pencil. </div>
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But I am finding that I must approach it as I would an oil painting. Even the way I hold the pencils is more like a paint brush, less like a standard pencil. So I am making brushstrokes with my pencils. Blending the colors as I would paint on a canvas.</div>
Starrpointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04544531971211521686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024976412054322596.post-16433570882149200952017-01-10T00:00:00.002-05:002017-01-10T00:01:13.519-05:00Are you afraid of the darks?
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So far I am simply trying to keep the shape of the bird, the location of the major feathers and keep from destroying the drawing. At this point, I am thinking, "why did I start this?" </div>
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Once I get into a project, I am sure it is beyond me and feel like a total failure. </div>
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I am no good, I will never get these detail right, who wants to draw all these features any ways, and why, if I have to do it, I did not simply paint it, It would be easier!</div>
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This is a totally dense picture, and it will take a lot of patience to develop all the layers needed. Not just layers of colored pencil, but layers and layers of details.<br />
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I was working on it more or less as a drawing. Flat, laid out on a table, but that just is not working for me.<br />
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So it is back to the easel, upright and with my pencils held more like a brush. I need to see the entire drawing as it develops. I need to step away and view how each grouping relates to all the other areas of the work. With an oil painting, I would work dark to light, but with colored pencil I will need to work more like a watercolor, light to dark. I am working to locate the major shapes, the large blocks of value, and leaving my areas of light coming through the trees. How to select what to put, what to leave out. <br />
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The trees themselves are presenting more of a challenge. Both the rough texture of the bark along with the mosses and leaves covering all surfaces. These trees are a wealth of color and texture. Not just the bark, although that is challenge enough. These are old trees. They have lived and endured and they show it. Every time I look at them I see what a wide range of colors! From the darkest browns, up through actual white. Highlights and scaring. Mosses and lichens. Texture. What I do not see is actual black, except for the boles. <br />
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Green. Not a simple color under any circumstances, simply explodes here. The Spanish moss ranges from light almost white green down through gray-dark.<br />
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For the small Heron drawing, on a dark toned paper from Colourfix, I am using a combination of studio white pencils, and a clear wax blender pencil from Prisma color. Putting down a layer of pure binder wax, which is what a blender pencil is, will give me a good base to blend in the many, many shades of white/blue and gray that make up this bird.<br />
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On this blue/gray background the pure wax is leaving a coating of white wax that will allow great blending. It will also add to the drama of the finished piece, acting as a reflecting layer underneath the pigmented layers.Starrpointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04544531971211521686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024976412054322596.post-91341815438764479292016-04-18T09:00:00.000-04:002016-04-18T09:00:07.706-04:00Starting New Colored Pencil Pieces Part 2<br />
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For the landscape, I really want the humid, overgrown nature of the landscape to be highlighted. The medium toned paper will set the tone of the light, allowing me to go both darker and lighter. The photo was taken at the Brookgreen Gardens in North Carolina. Here, Many of the iconic plants of the south are on display.<br />
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Building the second layer of color. This surface will take even the cheaper pencils, the studio level and throw-away pencils, so I am using them on the bottom layers.<br />
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Although the complimentary colors are beginning to be covered, their inclusion is adding to the richness of the final colors. This will give much more dimension to the duck than the photograph.<br />
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Starting with sage green colourfix paper, I used white to get the sketch onto the very dark surface. When working on a dark background I do find using vivid and light complementary colors helps to give the focal image more impact.<br />
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Note: Colourfix is a fine tooth Pastel and multi-media paper by Art Spectrum. This is an Australian company, but most on-line fine art retailers will carry it. I got mine from Cheap Joe's in North Carolina.</h4>
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It comes in a wide range of colors, formats and you can now buy the surface in jars to make your own papers. Worth trying for colored pencil.</h4>
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Starting with the dark, I spent time studying the colors of the bird. I used shades of purple for the underpainting, purple, lilac and lavender Primsacolor pencils along with some of my studio whites. <br />
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Already I can see way the duck will stand out in this image, even after I add the yellows and browns to the background vegetation. The duck will be the focal point. Yes I will have to add the details missing from the reference photo. That is ok. I am the artist and I can do this. <br />
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With the purple underpainting, even when I add the browns for the feather colors, it will not be lost in the dark background color. With a good underpainting the colors will be richer and more saturated.<br />
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I think this will be a good drawing.Starrpointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04544531971211521686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024976412054322596.post-23582311621876085072015-10-12T09:00:00.000-04:002015-10-12T09:00:06.530-04:00Drawn-In, Art PartyI enjoy working on artwork with other artists.<br />
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I find it inspires me and challenges me to be the best I can. When alone, I have the tendency to slide, lose focus and get lost in my work.<br />
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Having others in to work with me, or just knowing I will need to show my artwork helps keep me focused.<br />
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So about once a month I invite some of my former students and other local artists to come over and sit in my sunroom and have a draw-in.<br />
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An art making party.<br />
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My enclosed, back porch is the location. With windows on 3 sides it is a bright, airy room even on our frequent, cloudy days. <br />
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With a gas fireplace, even winter afternoons are comfortable.<br />
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Those that meet vary in age and experience. I have high school students and seniors, beginners and teachers. We all bring something to share (we need to keep our strength up!)<br />
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This month 4 of us met. <br />
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Barb, one of my former students, is my age, but lack confidence in herself. She is a gifted artist with a strong desire to draw, but wages a war with life to find even an afternoon to get out her pencils.<br />
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Paulette is a friend who simply loves art. Until recently she never even tried to create art, believing that artistic ability to be some rare and elusive animal. This month we introduced Paulette to charcoal. I think we have a love affair starting.<br />
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Brenda is a art major. A local celebrity in the art world and an experienced watercolorist. She teaches classes each year, introducing others to the satisfaction of expression through watercolor.<br />
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Birds have always fascinated me. They are so different. Rendering feathers is totally different from hair and fur. And their body structures. To totally different depending on life styles, flight patterns, etc. So often when you really look at them you see such primitive body structures that have endured for thousands of years.<br />
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Having done a pelican roosting on a pier, the next one will be a pelican in flight. Here, you will be able to see the structure and breath of the flight feathers, wing span and attitude while it hovers in the wind.<br />
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While these are known as common brown pelicans, I find the range of colors and values on them fascinating. They are not a solid brown, but almost spotted and speckled going from almost a cream white to a brown so dark as to be almost black. the flight feathers are dark on the top, but a beautiful, silvery gray on the underside.<br />
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I had intended to draw it to matt to 11 x 14, a standard mat size, but I rather like the look of it coming out of the background, so will most likely have a custom matt cut, that allows it to come out of the "frame".<br />
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What do you think of a drawn border, bands of dark blue and gold?<br />
Starrpointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04544531971211521686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024976412054322596.post-75574367957424495252015-09-28T08:00:00.000-04:002015-09-28T08:00:01.403-04:00Making a Portrait Look Like Her<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV9PaqAmeSq7eBHjEZXHGXXeoq6XzRU5xMsv9fSTfT0o1cx_ckzhhuSazWVdKci4CG8s8nwMGunIJVwaGumL0Z2hHzcH7Pnha_XiMGQfA1WjioiywJerGJLOG5ZVU19Lu1qOz7jdl-I2Tu/s1600/tschantz-sky+sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV9PaqAmeSq7eBHjEZXHGXXeoq6XzRU5xMsv9fSTfT0o1cx_ckzhhuSazWVdKci4CG8s8nwMGunIJVwaGumL0Z2hHzcH7Pnha_XiMGQfA1WjioiywJerGJLOG5ZVU19Lu1qOz7jdl-I2Tu/s400/tschantz-sky+sm.jpg" width="303" /></a>Finally getting my Horse, Rider and Dog colored pencil painting actually look like the subjects. The horse was easy, the dog a little more, but the tick coloring is a challenge. But getting the rider to look like her was a little more trouble.<br />
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I had not realized just how much she looked like her mother until I tried to draw her. Also, you can plainly see her native American heritage in her bone structure. But finally it is looking like her. Finally both her youth and her heritage are showing in this piece. <br />
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I was interrupted in working on this by the necessity of going out of town on family business. Being interrupted made it hard to get back into the right mind-set for working on it. <br />
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Its funny, but sometimes you can draw for hours and sometimes nothing works. Its a strange gift. <br />
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Just a little more shading and it will be done.<br />
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