Community Sketchbook--post your sketches

[tall73]

I enjoy drawing and painting horses. I used charcoal to sketch this study of a Friesian

Very pretty, and good use of values. My understanding is they are sought after horses, do you do much research into the breeds?

 

[tall73]

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My second casein painting, not photographed that well, as it was photographed under artificial light. But it gives at least a picture to view.

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That is a good result, and it looks like a lot of your style still comes through in that medium. So what was your experience like on this one?

 

[LoveDivine]

Very pretty, and good use of values. My understanding is they are sought after horses, do you do much research into the breeds?

Thanks. I do a little research when I draw different breeds. I like to have a lot of reference photos to study. I thought the curly black hair of the Friesian would be fun to draw. My favorite breed is the Arabian.

 

[d taylor]

That is a good result, and it looks like a lot of your style still comes through in that medium. So what was your experience like on this one?

Thank you.

It does but i think i have gotten to now, where it can not help but to have my style. Unless i purposely try to do something different. Here is a small study for a larger Casein painting of the same landscape. Think i may start tonight.

The big difference from Casein than Oil is the drying time Oil is slow and this Casein is fast. But i do like that Casein can be painted over without having to worry about the previous applied paint being lifted up.

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[tall73]

Thank you.

It does but i think i have gotten to now, where it can not help but to have my style. Unless i purposely try to do something different. Here is a small study for a larger Casein painting of the same landscape. Think i may start tonight.

The big difference from Casein than Oil is the drying time Oil is slow and this Casein is fast. But i do like that Casein can be painted over without having to worry about the previous applied paint being lifted up.

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That might be something to try out then, for those times when you want opaque tones, but not the re-activation of gouache.

 

[tall73]

More practice with fabric folds.

 

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[LoveDivine]

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More practice with fabric folds.

Very nice. I find it is difficult to draw folds. Is that a digital piece?

 

[tall73]

Very nice. I find it is difficult to draw folds. Is that a digital piece?

Yes, I drew it mostly on a Nintendo 3d's on colors 3d.

Then I finished it in the android version. There are youtube videos that discuss types of folds, and the type of fabric changes the properties, with thinner fabric being more clingy and thicker having a bit more stiffness and more gradually folding.

 

[d taylor]

This is the finished painting of the study i did in post 887. This is again painted in Casein paint.
Size is around 16x19

 

[tall73]

This is the finished painting of the study i did in post 887. This is again painted in Casein paint.
Size is around 16x19

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The field on the right looks well developed in this version!

 

[tall73]

 

[d taylor]

The field on the right looks well developed in this version!

Yes, i the smaller study one, i did not need to do much color modeling. Just wanted a few colors to see if the scene/composition had possibilities

 

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[Chris V++]

Outstanding work!

 

[Chris V++]

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[Chris V++]

Great portrait. Love the contrast. The highlights in the hair are an especially nice touch

 

[tall73]

Thank you. Some come together quickly like that one, which took less than an hour and seemed to go right. Then others take hours and hours and are a struggle!

This one from yesterday was the struggle type, but came out ok eventually: