UP-2-IT Loc: RED STICK, LA

The only problem I had with it was that if you overlay the picture with the drawing they match exactly. It's that way on 4 of them I checked.
Nothing agaist the guy, I'll buy him a box of #2's it just seems strange.

PhotoArtsLA Loc: Boynton Beach

I have seen work like this before. Cadden is not the only one doing photorealistic art. Usually it is the tedious recreation of a previously taken photograph, generally projected onto the canvas or paper... and then, the really arduous work begins.

UP-2-IT Loc: RED STICK, LA

Right, it's certainly a form of art. I know I couldn't have the patience to do it.

Lucian Loc: From Wales, living in Ohio

the best way to find out his ability is to watch him do such a sketch from scratch with a subject sitting in front of him. I'm thinking he can only do such a thing when using a photo to work from/trace.

UP-2-IT Loc: RED STICK, LA

If thats tracing he has one steady hand. It was strange when I put the drawing on top of the picture they were an exact match.

Lucian Loc: From Wales, living in Ohio

Generally speaking if you put something on top of an image and it registers exactly, that is the art of tracing, is it not? If you put tracing paper over an image and trace it and see the two next to each other and they look almost exact and then as you stated, you put the traced pencil drawing on top of the image and it registers exactly, would you not call that tracing? If not what would you call it?

Basically when tracing you don't need to have a steady hand any more steady than the next average person, because you slowly go over the lines of the image you have underneath your tracing paper. Or, I suppose you could say that anyone who traces anything would have to have a steady hand, in fact anyone that draws would probably have a steady hand or you would have a squiggly drawing, would you not?

UP-2-IT Loc: RED STICK, LA

[quote=Lucian]Generally speaking if you put something on top of an image and it registers exactly, that is the art of tracing, is it not? If you put tracing paper over an image and trace it and see the two next to each other and they look almost exact and then as you stated, you put the traced pencil drawing on top of the image and it registers exactly, would you not call that tracing? If not what would you call it?

Basically when tracing you don't need to have a steady hand any more steady than the next average person, because you slowly go over the lines of the image you have underneath your tracing paper. Or, I suppose you could say that anyone who traces anything would have to have a steady hand, in fact anyone that draws would probably have a steady hand or you would have a squiggly drawing, would you not?[/quote

Lucian, appreciate your telling me how to trace, could have sworn we learned that back in kindergarten. As far as the tracing part of his talent look at the attached shot and tell me you or anyone could trace this picture so that it matched perfect with the photograph.

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Lucian Loc: From Wales, living in Ohio

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I'd say that is exactly what was done, and of course embelishments of that trace to make it look as close as possible to a B&W photo.

Tracing to such exact and perfect finishes is no stranger to the art world. This was done centuries ago by artists who painted such perfect perspectives and images to such exactling scale. They used huge camera obscura and traced the images inside these domes on large canvas panels. Have you ever done such a thing as a child with a great big cardboard box? I have and it is amazing what you see in the dark, being cast against the opposite wall, like a movie right in front of you if anyone is walking about outside the box.

Others used intricate grid systems as well, centuries ago, that they meticullously traced from onto a canvas, getting exact proportions via this sort of graph paper scheme. So as I said, this form of art is nothing new. As I stated, I would like to see this artist doing his drawings live to see if this is in fact how he is doing it or if he has some sort of photographic mind to work through. Have you seen any of his work being created live by chance, because you don't seem to think he is doing any traciong? So, how do you supposed this is being done and what are you basing that assumption on?

UP-2-IT Loc: RED STICK, LA

Morning Lucien, thanks for your response, if you will go to the originial link and then click on either of the links shown it will take you to a page with a video of him making one of his creations.

Lucian Loc: From Wales, living in Ohio

Ahhh thanks very much I shall have a look at that.