late night wandering around Market Street….
Archive for July, 2008
Vancouver Island
Posted by tarosan on July 21, 2008
Just back from a week on Vancouver Island. The place is an amazing. A rocky coast covered in giant bonsai sculpted by wind and water. I can’t begin to describe what it’s like walking through the rainforest. Towering trees all around you, the dark interior of the forest, carpets of ferns spotlit by shafts of light, gothic roots wrapped around mossy rocks, steep canyons with ragged clinging pines, waterfalls, caves, lakes choked with iris and lilies…you’ll have to see it for yourself - these sketches hardly do it justice!
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like drawing on oiled baby skin…
Posted by tarosan on July 8, 2008
Hey! yes, more tribal dancers! People might recognize yesterday’s Hand of Kali back as a Medusa. What can I say; I have some obsessions…it’s my sketchbook, they’re going to show up now and then!
I like drawing on trace, so I thought, hey I’ll probably like drawing on vellum even more…I have to say: it is a sensual experience! So smooth and buttery - the graphite just glides on - you can smudge a bit with a finger, and lift back to bare surface with the kneaded eraser…a totally awesome drawing surface! Wasted on draftsmen and cartographers! Plus you can use the translucence and draw on both sides when working out compositions…
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hand of kali…
Posted by tarosan on July 5, 2008
My tablet’s been down for a while (vista nastyness!) - finally re-setup with XP again. Ah, the love hate realtionship with digital! Anyway, this is another (third? fourth?) try testing out custom brushes in photoshop. I think I like what’s happening here (click image to enlarge) - kind of got a ragged, streaky flat brush going - seems to feel more painterly to me.
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