Digital Cameras: Recording Progress on Drawing in One Day

[zoobyshoe]

Great zoob!

Thanks!

 

[GeorginaS]

It's ominous, colourfully beautiful, and, in some spots, even human looking. Really interesting piece, Zooby.

 

[rewebster]

nice---its like a cross section of a Munch and a geode/agate at the same time

 

[zoobyshoe]

It's ominous, colourfully beautiful, and, in some spots, even human looking. Really interesting piece, Zooby.

nice---its like a cross section of a Munch and a geode/agate at the same time

Thanks, you two! I had pretty bad artist's block since I finished "Smoke and Mirrors" and this was the first thing I was able to produce since then. I opened my colored pencil box last week and this is what gushed out in uncontained chaos.

 

[rewebster]

why not ?
gushing is a natural process...


how about a portrait in color?

 

[zoobyshoe]

why not ?
gushing is a natural process...

Indeed. It happens.

how about a portrait in color?

It could happen.

 

[GeorginaS]

I have a new Zoobyshoe!

Zoobyshoe creation, that is.

 

[lisab]

Oh wow, very nice, Georgina!

 

[GeorginaS]

Mr. Zooby's work is wonderful! The one in the middle is a brand-new piece.

 

[Denken]

first i want to say that this is amazing and looks almost like a black and white photo and that i wish i could even come close to drawing something like that.
now i have to offer one piece of criticism. You did the face so well and with so much detail that hair looks like it was an after thought. From that originaly photo maybe there really isn't anything to be done about that, but maybe if added in some structure to the hair it would pop out more ...
i don't know its a minor thing, and its honestly the only thing that i think you haven't done absolutely perfect.

-for the original photo in this thread

 

[waht]

What a lovely collection.

 

[Dembadon]

I miss Zoob. Does anyone know what he's been up to?

 

[zoobyshoe]

Updating---->


Portrait Of Katie James:

Black and Grey Prismacolors on Bristol Board, 11 x 14 inches

 

[zoobyshoe]

SteamPunk Surreal:

Black and Grey Prismacolors on Bristol Board, 11 x 14 inches

For those who aren't familiar:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk

 

[zoobyshoe]

The Perplexing Calculus Of Titles And Other Short Stories:

Black and Grey Prismacolors on Bristol Board, with some graphite. 11 x 14 inches

 

[zoobyshoe]

Nereid:

Prismacolors on Bristol Board, 11 x 14 inches

Nereid: noun: 1. (Greek mythology) any of the 50 sea nymphs who were daughters of the sea god Nereus 2. gracious and intelligent former PF mentor

 

[turbo]

WB, Zoobie! I love seeing your work on this forum!

Don't you disappear again. If you do, I'll sic the Supreme Lard on you and you'll be sorry.

 

[Astronuc]

Outstanding work, Zooby!

 

[rhody]

Wow, I have a tear in my eye, goes to show that not giving up hope is a good thing. Those sketches are beautiful, inspiring, way to go Zoob. We (and not just me) missed you. I hope you stay and ease back into our explorations and discussions about fascinating subjects on the brain, you are one reason, not the only one, that inspired me to dig deeper. Today is going to be a good day, I just decided.

Rhody...

P.S. Zoob, I hope you saw this https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=489132".

 

[dlgoff]

Nice to see you back. I love your art.

 

[drizzle]

I love Nereid! So dreamy and sweet.

 

[Evo]

WB zoob! Awesome pictures!

Please stick around, you've been missed by so many.

 

[Triple_D]

Wow! Fantastic work!

 

[Borg]

Great pictures as always Zoobyshoe! :!)

 

[rhody]

Zooby just spotted on the forum, unleash the dogpile... PM's encouraged, go fellow PF'ers, GO !

Rhody...

 

[zoobyshoe]

I recorded another drawing step by step, but including more of the initial linear stages.

The model is Ashley, a girl I met at a coffeehouse a while back:

#1

#2
Her face is actually much wider than it looks in the photo. It's sculpted by the shadow and that shadow blends into the darkness behind her, giving the impression of a narrower face than she actually has. I'm blocking in the actual shape even though it will later be as obscured by shadow as it is in the photo.

#3

#4
Here I've started shading. I shade from left to right because I'm right handed and there's less chance of smudging this way. Eventually I have to lay down a separate piece of paper over the drawing where I rest my arm because the whole thing will have been partly shaded.

#5

#6
Big leap from last one to this one. I got into it and forgot to pause to record progress. With the background darkness added her face now looks as narrow as it does in the reference photo.

#7
Up close you see what reads as smooth tone from a distance is all actually tiny lines:

#8
Second eye shading started.

All the shading needs tuning up, but the face is basically there now. Still, the tuning up takes the most time. On the right I'm going to put "stuff": non-representational chatter whose main function is compositional, but which looks like it might mean something if you only understood it: https://www.physicsforums.com/showpost.php?p=3349106&postcount=366
(People like to rorschach their own meanings onto that sort of thing.)

(Comments are welcome, but notice it's a long post and you don't have to quote the whole thing.)

 

[edward]

That is looking great zoobyshoe. WOW that sure is a long post

 

[Saladsamurai]

Zooby: Awesome work. First thread I have ever subscribed to with the email notifications turned on. That's how great this thread is. I noticed awhile back that GeorginaS managed to get some prints from you. If one were interested, would one PM you about whether this is an option?

Thanks

 

[Dembadon]

Always love seeing your work, zoob. I'm always showing it off to anyone who'll appreciate it.

 

[zoobyshoe]

That is looking great zoobyshoe. WOW that sure is a long post

Thanks, edward! Yeah, it's long. Kind of a poor man's time lapse film.

Zooby: Awesome work. First thread I have ever subscribed to with the email notifications turned on. That's how great this thread is.

Thanks much Salad! Really happy you think it's worth subscribing to!

I noticed awhile back that GeorginaS managed to get some prints from you. If one were interested, would one PM you about whether this is an option?

Georgina didn't buy those prints from me. They're made and sold by "deviantART" which is a humongous website for amateur artists. I'm "zoobyshoe" there as well, so you can google my gallery there. (I don't think I can directly link without breaking a PF spamming rule, cause I do make a tiny profit for each one sold.) I upload them there as huge files, which could print out much larger than the actual original drawings, so you also have the option of downloading the big file from there, resizing however you like, and printing it out yourself if you have a good printer.

Always love seeing your work, zoob. I'm always showing it off to anyone who'll appreciate it.

That's great to hear! Thanks much!

 

[DaveC426913]

Great work Zoob!

 

[dlgoff]

Nice Progress!

 

[drizzle]

... *thinks of emailing a pic to Zshoe*

 

[zoobyshoe]

Great work Zoob!

Thanks much, Dave!

Nice Progress!

Thanks!

... *thinks of emailing a pic to Zshoe*

Uh Oh! I don't have an opening till about 2042.

 

[Gale]

I know it's bad manners to revive an old thread, but I'm going to the MoMA today and I was checking out their website when this was the first thing I saw:

At first I thought maybe Zooby had gotten famous for his artwork, but I don't think it's his. Just strikingly similar, (and apparently famous). I actually like Zooby's work better, but I'm not exactly a connoisseur.

 

[Velikovsky]

Nice work.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Here's a bunch of colored pencil swirly doodles for Gale. The first three have titles, the rest don't have titles yet.

Fanfare for Strings, Sackbutt, and Sidewinder:

Moonsmoke:

Botanical Dementia with Psychosis of the Palette:

Untitled #1:

 

[zoobyshoe]

Untitled #2:

Untitled #3:

Untitled #4:

Untitled #5

 

[drizzle]

I like your portraits and drawings Zshoe! Keep us posted with your work.

Uh Oh! I don't have an opening till about 2042.

What do you mean 2042? Do you realize that I'm going to look 'different' by then?!

 

[AnTiFreeze3]

Zooby, those are great.

 

[NATURE.M]

I'm fairly new to this forum, but great pictures. They surely caught my attention and defiantly showcase your artistic talent.

 

[zoobyshoe]

I like your portraits and drawings Zshoe! Keep us posted with your work.

Will do.

What do you mean 2042? Do you realize that I'm going to look 'different' by then?!

Hmmm. I guess you can send an old picture.

Zooby, those are great.

Thank you, Mr. F!

I'm fairly new to this forum, but great pictures. They surely caught my attention and defiantly showcase your artistic talent.

Thanks much. I guess there's nothing like a defiant showcase to get people's attention.

 

[drizzle]

Will do.

Hmmm. I guess you can send an old picture.

You're serious about 2042! Oh, the agony!

 

[zoobyshoe]

Here's the finished version of the work-in-progress chronicaled here: https://www.physicsforums.com/showpost.php?p=3995071&postcount=377

Night Fall:

 

[dlgoff]

Seeing a drawing in progress to the finish... Awesome.

Thanks for showing us zoobyshoe.

 

[Evo]

A truly gifted artist zoob!

 

[drizzle]

Here's the finished version of the work-in-progress chronicaled here: https://www.physicsforums.com/showpost.php?p=3995071&postcount=377

Night Fall:

I like both the title and the drawing. Perfect.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Seeing a drawing in progress to the finish... Awesome.

Thanks for showing us zoobyshoe.

You're welcome. I never know for certain where any of these are going when I start, so the stages are pretty interesting to me as well.

A truly gifted artist zoob!

Thanks!

I like both the title and the drawing. Perfect.

Thanks! I almost named it two other things, but I'm thinking about a group of drawings about "Night". A guy told me the Greek Goddess of Night was named "Nyx". I googled that and found there is plenty of inspiration for that theme. The next drawing is done; "Nyx, Born of Chaos," but I don't have it scanned to post yet. I used the same model, whose last name, coincidentally, is "Knight".

 

[drizzle]

Hmm, I wonder if Nyx is the root for Onyx; a black gemstone. Can't wait to see your art Zshoe :)

 

[lisab]

:!) Love it, Zoob.