The tools I useDAMG said:
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No kidding, wow, you went all out. I just have a G9 point-and-shoot; I'm not sure how seriously I want to take photography. It is pricey to get into. I'm not a fan of the different accessories (lenses) involved, too much (expensive) jazz to be carrying around.Private Custard said:The tools I useDAMG said:
Olympus E-510 DSLR body
Olympus E-3 DSLR body
Sigma 18-50 f2.8
Sigma 30mm f1.4
Sigma 50-500 (also known as the Bigma!)
Olympus 14-42
Olympus 40-150
Olympus 70-300
Olympus FL-50R wireless flash
And loads of other junk to bolt on to it all!!
Last year was pretty expensive
I started off with the E510 in December 2007(£700 with two lenses), then I bought the 70-300 (£300) and got into bird photography. I survived the entire of last summer with the two oly kit lenses the Sigma 18-50 2.8 (£300) and the 300mm.DAMG said:
Does someone like XKCD?scotth266 said:
For some reason the size gets bonked when I upload it, so you'll probably have to zoom in a bit to see the thing properly. Sorry!
A pun and a sweet bird shoot? Excuse my fowl mouth, but fucking awesome.Private Custard said:
Okay, so when it comes to figure drawing you appear a little stiff. You're lines are straight and fast strokes, but what you need to do is figure (ah the puns) out a way to get all the important lines in within the first 10 seconds of the drawing. I suggest doing 20 second drawings, maybe with your non-drawing hand. It loosens you up a lot, and you'll find that you're drawings go smoother from there. I'm assuming from the first few that you drew mostly with your wrist and that's good for small stuff, but here you want the whole arm to flow. If you're already doing this stuff disregard everything I'm saying, but if not I highly suggest it. It will improve the quality of your work by a staggering amount. Which isn't to say that any of it is bad. You still demonstrate strength in porportions and your almost there on being able to show where the weight is. If you practice at this (particularly with the 20 second stuff) I can guarantee better figure drawings.Labyrinth said:A poultry joke. Oh, and you're welcome to discuss practice and theory here as well.Private Custard said:
Hokay! So I've finished the first bit of the Life Drawing course, and here are some of the drawings done.
Actually, the first two minutes of all my sketches, if they go for longer than that, are spent getting basic figure lines with the whole arm. From there I start working on shape, etc. I'm with you on the more practice thing. That was my first time EVER trying life drawing with a nude model, and charcoal.Fightgarr said:
The thing about taking two minutes to outline it is that it gives you too much time. I know that sounds weird but when you work faster you manage to get the porportions and weight distribution down much better. It sounds counter-intuitive but it really works. If this is your first time, bear in mind the non-drawing hand thing for sure. I hope you keep doing this and keep posting these, it'll be really interesting for me to see how you evolve in terms of figure drawing. Its usually noticeable how much someone's improved after two or three sessions. How long are these drawing sessions. I take 4 hour studios, so I'm generally drawing or painting for 3/4 of it for painting or the entire time for drawing, it gets really tiring on the arms.Labyrinth said:
It was four days this time, starting at 9:30 and finishing at 4:30. It'll be six days in October again, then a gallery display of work after that. The whole thing is a HSC intensive art studio course in a whole bunch of mediums such as life drawing, ceramics, painting, etc.Fightgarr said:
HSC is the Higher School Certificate. Its the final lot of tests students in year 12 have to take. In Lab's case not only does she need to fill out a test testing her knowledge of the artworld but she also has to present a major work.Fightgarr said:
