Jade Posted July 2, 2004 Posted July 2, 2004 Since i'm a great drawing and painting lover...i wanna know if there're any artists around that would like to share and discuss their works. Feel free to post it here! Here something handle sketched and coloured/modified with Paint shop pro... http://www.sharemation.com/jadedragon/Nem.jpg "With a bit of imagination, kata can be deadly." - Hidy Ochiai
Drunken Monkey Posted July 2, 2004 Posted July 2, 2004 (edited) nothing special. just some old things from my files... http://www.karateforums.com/album_pic.php?pic_id=287 http://www.karateforums.com/album_pic.php?pic_id=286 http://www.karateforums.com/album_pic.php?pic_id=285 laters. monkey. *edited a typo* Edited July 2, 2004 by Drunken Monkey post count is directly related to how much free time you have, not how intelligent you are."When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite."
Jade Posted July 2, 2004 Author Posted July 2, 2004 Nothing special??? They look really good! The face is not an easy particular to draw and you painted them so realistic! "With a bit of imagination, kata can be deadly." - Hidy Ochiai
Patrick Posted July 2, 2004 Posted July 2, 2004 Yeah, I think so, too. Patrick O'Keefe - KarateForums.com AdministratorHave a suggestion or a bit of feedback relating to KarateForums.com? Please contact me!KarateForums.com Articles - KarateForums.com Awards - Member of the Month - User Guidelines
Drunken Monkey Posted July 2, 2004 Posted July 2, 2004 um, thanks.... those three came from a little collection i did of the guys from my foundation course, many, many years ago... i have to say that these three are probably the best looking. the last one was a complete happy accident. i finished the underpainting in about twenty minutes, applied a wash to check for tone and realised that it was practically done. a portrait in half an hour. i have tried but never again have i done one in half an hour. i must've been possessed that day.... i've currently got one on the go seeing as i have a lot of time on my hands right now. it's um, of the girl i mentioned in the true love thread.... i need to finish it before her birthday! maybe you guys will get to see it first.... post count is directly related to how much free time you have, not how intelligent you are."When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite."
Rotten Head Fok Posted July 2, 2004 Posted July 2, 2004 I like to draw, but no where near that talent ! You must be stable and balanced in your foot work, if you have to use your martial knowledge in combat, your intent should be to win. If you do strike, you must release great power! The martial arts are easy to learn, but difficult to correct.
aefibird Posted July 3, 2004 Posted July 3, 2004 Blimey, I wish I could draw as well as you guys. I like drawing, but I'm not at all talented at it. I have great respect for anyone good at art. "Was it really worth it? Only time and death may ever tell..." The Beautiful South - The Rose of My CologneSheffield Steelers!
gheinisch Posted July 3, 2004 Posted July 3, 2004 I envy you guys with talent. I have a cousin who is a fantastic artist and sells his works. I on the other hand have trouble drawing a straight line or making a circle look like a circle. I guess he got all the art genes. You guys keep up the good works, I'll keep trying to get my lines straight. "If your hand goes forth withhold your temper""If your temper goes forth withold your hand"-Gichin Funakoshi
Drunken Monkey Posted July 3, 2004 Posted July 3, 2004 ....... the beauty of a line is in its imperfections. a perfect straight line has no life, no anima (thanks grosse pointers) it just goes along a predetermined path without deviation. the natural line follows every bump, every little imperfection in the paper, sometimes catching on a loose fibre, sometimes smoothing out an odd bump on the surface but in all cases doing something out of the ordinary. the perfect line isn't one that is perfectly straight. the perfect line is the one that captures and exudes the intent of the one holding the object making the line. if all you worry about is that your lines 'don't look right' you might end up missing the beauty of the thing in front of you. i saw, if you want a straight line, use a ruler. if you want a good line, forget about it being straight or not and look at what's in front of you and look at what's behind the thing you're looking at and look at the things around it. don't draw just yet. just look. take in the whole scene. look at everything. light, colour, tone, surfaces, textures, reflections.... the most important part of this is not how you put things down on paper. the important part is what you see and how you see. enjoy what you are looking at. then imagine that joy transfering from pencil, pen, brush, fingertip, whatever it is you are using, onto whatever surface you are working on. if it doesn't look right, who cares? as long as you have enjoyed the whole process i don't care if you paint an orange purple. so go on everybody. go draw! anything. everything. go watch how children draw. they believe totally in the thing that they do. there is an amazing 'honesty' in how they draw things: true free-flowing imagination/representation. it is nearly impossible to imitate. not a straight line is sight. unfortunately, as the kids grow up, the world starts to impose these 'rules' and this life in their pictures start to fade.... and the straight lines start to appear.... can't draw a straight line? i say 'good on you'. you are now ready to begin an amazing drawing. post count is directly related to how much free time you have, not how intelligent you are."When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite."
Luckykboxer Posted July 3, 2004 Posted July 3, 2004 those pictures are all great. I love drawing as well, but somehow i think my stick figures wont get the same reception so ill save you all the pain of having to look at them
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