Digital Cameras: Recording Progress on Drawing in One Day

[zoobyshoe]

hey zoob.. not sure to comment...errr...you do this for me? If yes, thanks a lot and feel honored though...If not, I do appreaciate the work not only this but ALL.
You're really a genius zooby ...when is the exhibit?

Well, I drew it a while ago, but never had any title for it, so I named it after you because I appreciate your enthusiasm. a lot of my drawings don't have titles yet, so this is a good opportunity to think some up. The Coffee Cantata becomes a fairly clever title, since you like coffee enough to name yourself "Just coffee, dear." Check this out:
http://www.anecdotage.com/index.php?aid=18769

 

[JCCol]

Zoob I must say that all your drawings where very excellent and great to look at, thank you.

 

[zoobyshoe]

i don't know about my work personally. Seeing all yours made me go back and look at a few of my doodles and sketches. I really love the colored ones and I'm thinking maybe of trying out some color. But i should probably do a regular drawing like I'm used to first.

You ought to try doodling with the colored pencils along with practise with the regular pencils. You have to get real art colored pencils, though. Sanford Prismacolors are the best. Every art store has them. They're expensive and worth every penny. Crayola and other kids colored pencils are crap.

The things with my drawings is that i feel like i can't get any depth. maybe because they're abstract? i wish i could take a drawing class or something. the more i think about it, i could never draw portraits like those. everything i do also looks a bit cartoony. i don't know how to break that.

The strengths you have are that you have a good sense of form and proportion, good lines, and you're not shy. When I was a teenager all my drawings were way too light and sketchy. I was pretty much afraid to commit myself, and they didn't have any depth either. Drawing classes can be really good. I've seen people come out of them with tremendous improvement in their skill. In the meantime a good book is Drawing On The Right Side Of The Brain by Betty Edwards. Most libraries have it.

also, thanks for the piece named for me! course now I'm 18... so is there a Gale #18 coming?!? hehe.

Well, I can tweak that title some more, remove the number, and still have the name "Gale" in it since the drawing looks rather like a gale blowing things around. I'll cogitate on it.

 

[Anttech]

Zoobyshoe: do you hang out here at all?

http://www.deviantart.com

Nice Online community of Artists... I like it especially the graphic design stuff

 

[zoobyshoe]

Zoob I must say that all your drawings where very excellent and great to look at, thank you.

Well, I'm very happy you like them. I appreciate your saying so.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Zoobyshoe: do you hang out here at all?

http://www.deviantart.com

Nice Online community of Artists... I like it especially the graphic design stuff

No, never heard of it. I'll look the site over. (That first page looks a little too anime and goth, though.)

 

[coffee na lang dear]

Well, I drew it a while ago, but never had any title for it, so I named it after you because I appreciate your enthusiasm. a lot of my drawings don't have titles yet, so this is a good opportunity to think some up. The Coffee Cantata becomes a fairly clever title, since you like coffee enough to name yourself "Just coffee, dear." Check this out:
http://www.anecdotage.com/index.php?aid=18769

hahahah... there's just one 'little' comparison between me and Betty though. Betty insists to have her little demitasse of coffee three times a day and I average 7 to 10 cups a day and you can say I'm one hell of a coffeeholic ...but i am

 

[zoobyshoe]

Two For Math Is Hard:

Jessifission:

Jessifusion:

 

[Math Is Hard]

They are beautiful and I am deeply honored!

 

[Cyrus]

Zooby, HOLY SH*7 . I used to draw all the time when I was younger with my best friend. You are F***in AMAZING! Kudos, you have my highest respect, seriously. That is beyond impressive. That takes tallent you can't get with time. Either you have it or you dont, and you do. I should buy one from you, how much you want?

I have set the young Einstein as my background on my computer. I would like to buy it from you, how much you want for it? Actually, if you could make it large, so that I could frame it, say 2'x3' or somewhere around that size, that would be nice. I will put it in my study.

 

[Lisa!]

Wow, how did I miss this thread?
All of them look great, zooby!
( I like the colorful 1s more!)

 

[zoobyshoe]

They are beautiful and I am deeply honored!

And you honor me with your gracious acceptance of the titles.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Zooby, HOLY SH*7 . I used to draw all the time when I was younger with my best friend. You are F***in AMAZING! Kudos, you have my highest respect, seriously. That is beyond impressive. That takes tallent you can't get with time. Either you have it or you dont, and you do. I should buy one from you, how much you want?

I have set the young Einstein as my background on my computer. I would like to buy it from you, how much you want for it? Actually, if you could make it large, so that I could frame it, say 2'x3' or somewhere around that size, that would be nice. I will put it in my study.

Your enthusiasm is much appreciated, cyrus. Glad you like the Einstein! (Lemme cogitate on your offer and get back to you by PM. I want to get a couple more things up that Math told me I should post.)

 

[zoobyshoe]

Math said I should post some pictures she's seen of my old scultpures:

"Giant Mystery Skull"

"Framework"

Two more coming, I'm having trouble with the image size.

 

[zoobyshoe]

"Japan Ascending"

Portrait of Beethoven:

 

[zoobyshoe]

Wow, how did I miss this thread?
All of them look great, zooby!
( I like the colorful 1s more!)

Glad you like those, Lisa!.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Indians!

"Indian With A Hat":

Chief Joseph:

Wolf Robe-A Cheyenne Chief:

 

[Mk]

OMFG Those are all really amazing! Do you sell them? I like Japan Ascending, Beethoven, and the Skull. And Cheif Joeseph. They look most professional.

 

[Evo]

Incredible work zoob, I've added this thread to General Discussion Classics.

 

[Gale]

wow, the sculptures are really amazing. you're wicked talented zoob. all your stuff is sooo neat! I'm so impressed!

 

[zoobyshoe]

Incredible work zoob, I've added this thread to General Discussion Classics.

That's a great honor, Evo, and I understand it to mean you expect the Teddy Ruxpin AND several pounds of chocolate.[/size]

wow, the sculptures are really amazing. you're wicked talented zoob. all your stuff is sooo neat! I'm so impressed!

Thanks Gale. That means a lot since you're one of my favorite people around here. I'm really glad you like them.

 

[Gale]

what do you sculpt out of? i wish i could create stuff like that. I'm like half inspired and half intimidated now. i think I'm just really impatient though. it takes so long to create such beautiful works. you must be pretty disciplined eh?

 

[zoobyshoe]

what do you sculpt out of?

I used to sculpt in plastecine, (oil based clay) then make a flexible mold by painting on layers of liquid latex. You give the latex some body by adding cheese cloth to each layer. With a flexible mold you can make many copies without destroying the mold. The face in "Japan Ascending" was sculpted once, cast three times, and added to the background panels, each copy being painted differently.

i wish i could create stuff like that. I'm like half inspired and half intimidated now. i think I'm just really impatient though. it takes so long to create such beautiful works. you must be pretty disciplined eh?

No, I don't think I'm very disciplined. That implies doing things that have to be done even when you don't feel like it. I did all this stuff cause I wanted to and was probably putting off a lot of stuff I should have been doing if I'd been disciplined. There's a lot of work in all these things, but it's fun work, something like it must be when you make one of your gingerbread villages.

 

[tribdog]

I'm impressed, and that's saying a lot cause everyone knows what I think of you. I would give anything to be an artist. I paint all the time but I really suck at it. You should try pastels, no other medium will give you more vibrant colors. A couple of your paintings are almost pornographic, was that intentional or simply a construct of my own perversions?

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Awesome work Zooby!

Can I have your ear?

 

[Mk]

Teddy Ruxpin AND several pounds of chocolate.

Who is this Teddy Ruxpin charachter anyway?

 

[Cyrus]

Teddy Ruxpin is need to know basis my friend.

 

[Mk]

Several pounds of chocolate is need to have basis for me.

 

[honestrosewater]

I just remembered hearing on a show that when Matisse was bedridden, he would cut out pieces of colored paper and direct helpers on where to paste them on the canvas. That sounded like an interesting process, bedridden or not, and I just thought I'd mention it.

I like your work, zooby. Root System looks strikingly like a neuron to me -- the first time I saw it and still just now. I like the presence of the geometric patterns in 63; I think it makes for a great contrast. I just wish I could see Chopin's sadness. He looks creepy disturbed there; I picture him as more sad disturbed -- in fact, deeply sad, as in whatever else he is, it's really just because he's sad. You captured something in Wolf Robe that reminds me of my grandfather -- it makes me feel like I'm in the presence of a great man. Oh, I know -- it reminds me of this picture too: http://utopia.utexas.edu/project/portraits/f.douglas.jpg (And am I the only one who sees a resemblance between Beethoven and your avatar?)

Anywho, I hope you'll keep posting them as you have them.

 

[zoobyshoe]

I'm impressed, and that's saying a lot cause everyone knows what I think of you

Hehehe. Glad you can separate one thing from the other.

I would give anything to be an artist. I paint all the time but I really suck at it.

I have tried paint, oil, water color, and acrylic, a few times and also suck at it. It's excruciatingly difficult for me to control. I don't have a paint temperment at all. If they didn't happen to make really excellent colored pencils I would probably not work in color at all.

You should try pastels, no other medium will give you more vibrant colors.

Actually, I'm pretty sure the range and saturation of the Sanford Prismacolor colored pencils exceeds that of pastels, though I haven't experimented much with pastels. They have the disadvantage of being a medium at high risk for smudging. You have to treat your unfinished pastels with great care.

A couple of your paintings are almost pornographic, was that intentional or simply a construct of my own perversions?

Total coincidence, though one other person whose seen them, (not a PF'er) has had the same reaction to some. I plagiarize various dynamics off of natural phenomena like patterns in animal fur, butterfly wings, plant and flower colorization, the patterns waves leave in the beach sand, the way different landscapes look in aerial shots, dripped or spilt things, swirly clouds and liquids, all that kind of cool stuff. The net result is that once in a while you end up with an inadvertantly sexual looking suggestion here or there. Since it's art, I suppose it's valid to wonder if that's intentional.

Awesome work Zooby!

Can I have your ear?

No, but I named a drawing after you. After I started this thread I finally finished a drawing I'd started 'bout a year ago and named it after you, but I don't have it photographed and web-ready yet: "Ivan Seeking Searches The Astral Lost And Found". One of my best titles yet. The drawing came out really well, too.