British Bulldog drawing (colourgraph)
Aug 12, 2016 09:51:41 #
Did this for a present for my grandaughter on her 16th birthday.
Aug 12, 2016 14:15:47 #
Love that face.. Great job.. I like that you put a little bit of his collar in the picture.
Aug 13, 2016 07:39:29 #
Amazing! How long does it take you to do one of these? I was finally persuaded to join a senior painting group. I say "finally" because I have no artistic ability, so it took a lot of persuading. I can do something and call it an oil painting, but it will take me months (one day a week) to complete it. The group is all women, by the way, so it's a pleasant two hours. 
Aug 13, 2016 07:48:39 #
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Aug 13, 2016 08:06:44 #
Thanks very much for looking.
TheeGambler wrote:
Love that face.. Great job.. I like that you put a little bit of his collar in the picture.
Aug 13, 2016 08:12:28 #
Thanks for looking Gerry. I normally take around 10-12 hours per image as it's a question of layering and blending, increasing or decrecreasing colour and contrast. The beauty of coloured pencils is thet you can erase bits that are not right and start again. I usually employ the tactic of getting as much colour down and then start to erase and blend. Some of my woek has taken days not just hours e.g. "Grizzly" if you have seen that one I did the water droplets with correction fluid. That art group sounds good do you paint any nude still lifes?
jerryc41 wrote:
Amazing! How long does it take you to do one of these? I was finally persuaded to join a senior painting group. I say "finally" because I have no artistic ability, so it took a lot of persuading. I can do something and call it an oil painting, but it will take me months (one day a week) to complete it. The group is all women, by the way, so it's a pleasant two hours.
Aug 13, 2016 08:12:48 #
Aug 13, 2016 08:13:11 #
That is a great compliment-thank you.
grillmaster5062 wrote:
Outstanding work, brain damage. I almost expect the image to start slobbering!
Aug 13, 2016 09:21:06 #
braindamage wrote:
Thanks for looking Gerry. I normally take around 1... (show quote)
The women in the group are in their 70s and above, so I have desire to see them nude.
Most of the people paint from a photo, calendar pictures, something from a magazine, or just from imagination, etc. One woman's husband is an avid fisherman and takes underwater pics, which she eventually paints. Her paintings look like photographs. Someday, I'll post some of my "artwork." I must say it is totally relaxing
Aug 13, 2016 10:54:04 #
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Aug 13, 2016 11:19:35 #
How do we know that your work is not really a photo and you are just saying it is a drawing? lol
Aug 13, 2016 12:14:40 #
TheeGambler wrote:
I like that you put a little bit of his collar in the picture.
...and it's slightly out of focus!
Aug 13, 2016 12:56:27 #
I bet she loved it! I certainly do. I think your work is outstanding. Please post often. I so enjoy seeing your pictures. Thanks for letting me view your work.
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