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Sh1te!!
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Ok, after the great pics of foinavon and Zorro I give you my stuff lol This is what I have done in the 5 days since i started drawing with a permanent marker and my boys crayons
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A lot of talented people on here...
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Hank, as cartoons go, they're pretty good. Keep it up, your son's smile will be your reward.
Love the Celtic joke Vel, head in hands time unfortunately. |
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Cheers foinavon - they're all characters my boy likes except for the owl, that's just an owl lol I will keep doing them as long as he wants, and hopefully progress to more stuff. I must admit I certainly see how the drawing/painting bug can bite. I feel like this will become a main hobby.
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I'll have a look at those WHS brushes Zorro, they sound very reasonable.
Do you use tear off palettes or normal plastic ones? Finally which brand do you find the best and do you use any additives with it? Thanks for your help. |
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They really are very good, Hank. I love the expressions on some of those faces. Thanks for posting them
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It became a great hobby for me Hank. I have my allotment to look after during spring and summer but the rest of the year, especially during winter time, I play music and paint.
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I have an allotment too foinavon - another thing I am trying to get my boy in to - too many kids don't see much of the outdoors nowadays!
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Why not make a raised bed for him filled with good quality compost? He can take complete responsibility for it, planning what to grow (with your help) and keeping it tidy, weed free and well watered.
At a young age some fast growing plants are essential to keep their attention and don't forget flowers such as nasturtiums (which can be eaten), pot Marigolds which make a tisane, Virginia stock and California Poppies. Also herbs which can be picked for the pot for the whole growing season. Hope you both enjoy gardening. |
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system 3 acrylic is good. but I don't use it
much - never use palettes. I use cardboard off boxes, cut to size with a stanley knife. the oil paint sinks into the cardboard and the paint gets thicker. If you are allergic to solvents you could do away with turps entirely. wipe paint off with rag. using the cheap brushes means you only ruin about three pounds a painting. soap can be used if you want to save the brushes. Hank's output is tremendous, at that rate he'll go past everybody here. with every drawing you find a way next time to do it better and faster. take them into photoshop and colour them.? or paint in accessories. save you in pen ink. |
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Crisp's creation winning by a country mile.
Seriously though, thanks Crisp I don't feel so inferior now. |
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was just colouring Hank's drawing of the girl.
looks like phoebe from dexter's lab. couldn't resist. |
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lol zorro, that is Candace from Phineas and Ferb cartoon - I thought everyone knew that
 btw I really do love your pics - I wish I could have the Laurel and Hardy one |
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just right click - save image -
not seen phineas and ferb. powerpuffs and dexters lab. fan.  |
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zorro/foinavon - if you had to guess what % would you put your art down to 1) natural talent and 2) hard work
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Hank, I was hopeless at art when at school. Also when you enjoy something you can't describe it as hard work. I would describe it differently as follows:
Natural talent 0% Enthusiasm 50% Persistence and practice 50% If you want to achieve something, I mean really want to, then all obstacles dissolve away. The thing which convinced me was when I received Christmas cards painted by disabled people using brushes in their mouths and between their toes. If they can do it then why shouldn't I be able to when I have two hands and all my fingers? Those people are an inspiration to us all. |
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Thanks for the recommendations Zorro.
System 3 aren't all that expensive and Daler Rowney products that I've used are decent quality. I'll have a look in "The Range" next time I go as they often have discounted arts and craft materials. I assume you use the cardboard for oils not acrylics since acrylics dry fast enough as it is. I'll load up another couple of pics tonight to keep this thread going. All of mine are on paper or board so have to submit photos. Haven't tried "painting" with computer programs yet. |
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you can fill up a spray water bottle and wet acrylics
on the palette to stop it drying out. Use kitchen roll cover paints and spray. Keeps it damp. The range has good palette knives and lots of good gear. but you could try home bargains and the pound shop too. Some of their stuff is okay. keep at it Hank. It's all progression. Your drawing skills stop when you stop drawing. Plenty of adults when asked to draw a face draws the same face they drew at age ten. That being the last time they drew. You have to practice. only one in three of my paintings are any good. I might paint over or destroy the poor ones. Computer art is very forgiving with the undo command. Less mess.  |
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 oil painting - 75cm square - 5625 little squares |
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close up view
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Anyone watching this art thing on bbc4? Art and money...half an hour left.
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