Hey look, it's Art!

Meggie moo moo · 06-22-2006, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Kepa

I'm trying to think of words, but all that comes to mind is Holy Roses.
That is astonishing!
Your principal will FLIP!

I am thinking that seeing my principal flip will be very amusing.
Thanks, Keps.

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Originally Posted by Nix

Amazing stuff... makes me want to pick up art again.. but yeah, we won't go into that.... how long did this take you?

Um...
I picked it up on and off for the last 3 days, so maybe five hours? I'm not sure.

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Originally Posted by heisouronlyhope

Whoa this is really cool. All I can do is broken hearts and bleeding hearts.

Thanks. I'm sure you can do more than that. How about non-bleeding hearts? o_O

Nate · 06-22-2006, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Meggie moo moo

For my next project, I am thinking of either finishing the 'Egg-Thing' comic strip I started AGES ago, or going out to op-shops and buying some nic nacs to arrange into a still life composition.

Go for Egg Thing. The way most people (it seems you included) conceive of still life is rather bland, and not at all what the name would suggest. Still life isn't a collection of random objects arranged in a visually pleasing way and then painted / drawn / etc; it's an artistic snapshot of some everyday occurence in life (a "still" of "life"... whoa). If you arrange it for the purpose of drawing it, it's not really still life; you need to look around you for something in your everyday life that is artistic in its natural state and then draw that.

Lightknight · 06-22-2006, 10:31 AM

So.. uh.. I came into this thread to see what about Smod Art was being painted and was planning on making a joke somewhere if one hadn't been said yet.. but that painting is FREAKIN AWESOME. I'll leave it at that.

Meggie moo moo · 06-22-2006, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Nate

The way most people (it seems you included) conceive of still life is rather bland, and not at all what the name would suggest. Still life isn't a collection of random objects arranged in a visually pleasing way and then painted / drawn / etc; it's an artistic snapshot of some everyday occurence in life (a "still" of "life"... whoa). If you arrange it for the purpose of drawing it, it's not really still life; you need to look around you for something in your everyday life that is artistic in its natural state and then draw that.

Not that I'm convicted to oppose your definition of 'still life', but I think what you describe there is technically known as an 'impression' (hence the movement of impressionist art, an artistic snapshot taken from an occurance in the real world). Technically, the term 'still life' pertains to a work depicting the arrangement of inanimate objects. Although, I admit, your definition of the term is quite valid. But if we're getting into technicalities...

Here is a scan of my finished portrait. My scanner was not big enough, so the image is cropped a little.

This sketch was done in about an hour from a photo in a motorbike encyclopaedia:

And this one was very very fun.

nix · 06-22-2006, 03:35 PM

Amazing.... just amazing....

Meggie moo moo · 06-23-2006, 09:05 PM

Here's a sketch I did last night from a photo I found in a book on the camera's history in Australia. It is King George V, when he came out to Australia for the Federation in 1901.

Edit: I forgot to mention that the paper kind of went wavy, so you can see some crimply streaks from the peper when I scanned it.

Meggie moo moo · 06-24-2006, 07:02 AM

Most people here know and love CGR's affable songwriter, Donnie Lawson. He asked me a while ago to make him a CD cover to advertise his music. I am getting a bit worried that I've taken so long, so I'm going to ask everyone here on CGR for ideas. The album name is 90 minutes, so I thought that the image should pertain to time. I would greatly appreciate anyone who can contribute with ideas!

TahoeJeff · 06-24-2006, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Meggie moo moo

Most people here know and love CGR's affable songwriter, Donnie Lawson. He asked me a while ago to make him a CD cover to advertise his music. I am getting a bit worried that I've taken so long, so I'm going to ask everyone here on CGR for ideas. The album name is 90 minutes, so I thought that the image should pertain to time. I would greatly appreciate anyone who can contribute with ideas!

I am worried too. Donnie seems to be MIA as of late.

Oh..and I would love to see more of Egg thing. I want to know Egg Thing. What is he all about? Who is he?

Meggie moo moo · 07-02-2006, 06:09 PM

Last night, in an attempt to break the habbits of my body clock, I pulled an 'all nighter'. I thought I might as well do something productive with my time, and so sprung forth my latest project- one that I am sure the ladies will be pleased with- a portrait of Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Carribbean.
Here is the result:

Hmmm. It looks less good scanned than what it does in reality.

Lightknight · 07-02-2006, 06:36 PM

Well... if it looks completely awesome now... then I'd really have to wonder what it looks like in person...

FTS · 07-06-2006, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Meggie moo moo

Last night, in an attempt to break the habbits of my body clock, I pulled an 'all nighter'. I thought I might as well do something productive with my time, and so sprung forth my latest project- one that I am sure the ladies will be pleased with- a portrait of Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Carribbean.
Here is the result:

Hmmm. It looks less good scanned than what it does in reality.

I love the detail in the bandana, and the beads and stuff. Great work.

**Wesley7777** · 07-06-2006, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Meggie moo moo

Last night, in an attempt to break the habbits of my body clock, I pulled an 'all nighter'. I thought I might as well do something productive with my time, and so sprung forth my latest project- one that I am sure the ladies will be pleased with- a portrait of Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Carribbean.
Here is the result:

Hmmm. It looks less good scanned than what it does in reality.

Holy Cow! that is amazing

Nate · 07-06-2006, 11:46 PM

***?!?!?

You are like a human camera.

Seriously.

bobthecockroach · 07-07-2006, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Meggie moo moo

Hmmm. It looks less good scanned than what it does in reality.

*faints*

HOLY CRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP. That's insane.

**DaGeek** · 07-08-2006, 09:39 PM

First off, my jaw is on the floor... Those are insane. I didn't know it was possible to draw like that! You have blown my mind, that is an incredible talent!

Keep it up, you draw very well!

And for the 90 minutes thing, how about a clock and a half hanging from a large oak tree by rusty chains with a full moon in the sky and a house in the backround? I guess it'd probably be around 11, so there's one light on in the upstairs bedroom. I dunno, just a thought