magisterARTIS In reply to Ogopogo-Shoes [2011-06-15 11:35:50 +0000 UTC]

If I find time, a comment will follow as well, because your work's really intriguing

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

Ogopogo-Shoes In reply to magisterARTIS [2011-06-15 19:18:39 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Coming from someone so dedicated to art I take that as a big compliment.

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

magisterARTIS In reply to JonathanWyke [2010-08-12 17:22:43 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome!

I like the work Fantasy Hero - Urban Elemental a lot: An intriguing composition is combined with a subtle colouring. An important point is that the magician is seen only from behind (makes him more mystical). Is there a certain work you'd like to discuss professionally?

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

JonathanWyke In reply to magisterARTIS [2010-08-12 17:30:37 +0000 UTC]

The positioning of the magician was the most important aspect of the job. It was part of a Hero Games commission, and my thinking for all of them was to keep the identity of the main protagonist hidden if at all possible. The game's purpose is to make the player the hero, so I wanted a figure that the player's own character could be projected onto, rather than just some fella I'd made up.

I'm always happy to discuss any of my pics; I've never been happy with how my work looks, and any advice on how to make it better is gratefully recieved.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

magisterARTIS In reply to JonathanWyke [2010-08-12 17:58:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the information about the commission! You really did a good job!

Concerning "not beeing happy with how your work looks":
Did you ever consider to bring in some radical change? Very important to ask is: How much are you "stuck" in your own style? Your style looks like the product of years of experience, very skillful and refined. On one hand this means "professionalism". On the other hand this means restrictet/limited perspective, repetition of oneself, boredom. If it feels more like the last, some change is necessary. To try something new would mean, at a certain point, to leave behind your well trained skills. This means to be open for failure as well as chances, a leap into the unknown. Would that be an option?

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

JonathanWyke In reply to magisterARTIS [2010-08-12 19:04:06 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

Actually, this style is rather new to me, having only used it for a few years. I needed some illustration for a 48 sheet job, and the client couldn't afford an illustrator, so I drew it in Illustrator. This style's been a development of that. I get annoyed that I can't translate my looser pencils as well as I'd like using vectors. I feel I'm not hitting the marks I should be.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

magisterARTIS In reply to JonathanWyke [2010-08-12 19:20:38 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome Here some further thoughts:

So you don't really identify yourself (as an artist) with this illustration style? If yes I can understand that, because it's most times quite different to develope something in the context of a job or following freely one's own artistic path.

I'd like to have a look at those "looser pencils" to have a comparison to your other works, if that's possible. If there are some of these works online, to which ones do you refer to?
And I've some difficulty to understand: what do you mean by "you can't translate your looser pencils"? You can't establish them as a form of art? You can't bring them on a professional level?

> By the way "illustration" and "art/drawing" isn't the same. While illustration is connected to a certain context that's being illustrated, the "art/drawing" stands totally for itself... of cours the boundaries aren't that clear, but the mindset behind the creation/production is different. So it depens in which cathegory you want to improve your work...

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

JonathanWyke In reply to magisterARTIS [2010-08-13 07:22:15 +0000 UTC]

My pencils certainly aren't for public consumption! When at college I drew in a life-class, I would always draw directly with a dip pen, as I found that absolute certainty was needed when placing each line, and that forced me to really look at how people are put together, and I like to think that shows still in my figure drawing. I find with now 'inking' in Illustrator, the spontenaity is difficult to replicate.

I think I agree with you concerning the differences between art and illustration. An illustrator is by definition working to bring someone else's vision to the fore, whilst an artist has their own agenda. I'm certainly no artist, but I would say I strive to be a better illustrator. This current style has been in development for only three years, and has been forced down a particular path for mostly commercial reasons. I make my living as a graphic designer, with this illustration being initially a simple desire to return to doing some drawing. More recently it's begun to take on a commercial side, although I'm certainly not vain enough to believe I've any great talent at it.

I tend to get pleasure and frustration in roughly equal measure for it, but I think I'm still stubborn enough to continue the style's development until I can do something I'm happy with.

Thanks for this chat, I've enjoyed it tremendously, and I appreciate the time you've spent on it.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

magisterARTIS In reply to JonathanWyke [2010-08-13 13:36:51 +0000 UTC]

My thanks to you as well! Most people don't take the time to explain themselves; I appreciate that.

As long as pleasure and frustration are balanced and you are after all motivated to go on with your creative work, that's more than many people could say

"Artist" is a meaningless title; After all it doesn't tell anything about the quality of someone's work. Just a thought...

I think it's a very good way to draw directly with a dip pen. I understand it when you say the drawings aren't for public consumption. It's your decision after all, what online-image you'd like to create of yourself/your work. But I also suspect that your drawings might be better than you think they are. Even if they don't appear as professional as your illustrations here on DA, they might be more lively, spontaneous, individual/original and therefore more interesting... By working directly you can censor/overwork less. That's what gets lost in working with Illustrator, as you explained above.
I'd ask myself at this point: SHOULD the spontaneity of "analogue drawing" be replicated; at all? Or wouldn't it be more consistent to find a new way WITH the possibilities of Illustrator as a digital tool to find a NEW visual form, that looks spontanous? After all, translations are never as good as the original. Newinterpretations are different; something new.

I guess I've talked/written enough If you find some new techniques or do some experiments you'd like to talk about, let me know. I'd glady take a look at it. As far as I can tell from the works in your galery and your attitude shown in your writing, there's on one hand a very solide/good foundation and on the other hand a lot of potential to work on. (You still made me wonder how your drawings look like.)

In any case good luck with your further work!

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

magisterARTIS In reply to Coma-Trust [2010-08-10 16:27:55 +0000 UTC]

As you might have seen I drifted by your page earlier today; then I allready thought about writing something down. So I've commented on your newest work.

As I see in your galery there are many different techniques, subjects and styles to be found, what I really encourage. Many people get stuck very early in their artistic career. Although I'd like to ask you: Which works do you like most? Is there allready a certain theme/subject evolving you're especially interested in (can be technically, stylistically or content oriented)?

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

Coma-Trust In reply to magisterARTIS [2010-08-11 03:53:52 +0000 UTC]

Yeah I noticed that you had stopped by and I think you're a great person for what you are doing.

I'm not sure really what I want to do. I really like doing comic book styled things (like Superhero stuff), but I always find myself drawn more to serious things like portrait art and surrealism.

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

magisterARTIS In reply to FredericDupain [2010-08-07 14:53:37 +0000 UTC]

It's hard to say what background colour/structure would be the best. Therefore it would be good to "try out" multiple options. Here some suggestions that allow to experiment without directly working on the canvas:

- Print out the photograph of the current version of the painting multiple times and fill in different backgrounds. The scale is not the same, but you get an impression of how the whole picture changes if a certain colour is chosen. Lay out the different versions and see, what works best...

- This can also be done digitally, if you have the technical equipment (Photoshop and Graphic Tablet or something like that).

- An other possibility would be to cut a paper piece that fits the blank part on the canvas and fix it there (with tape). So you can paint in original scale but not onto the canvas allready...

Other questions concerning the background:
- Are background an figure melted together at some point (like in "smoky")? Or are they totally separate?
- Should the background be undefined or would it be an option to add some spacial indications (shades, different areas of colour/structure, maybe some sort of simple and blurry architecture or landscape)?

Maybe that helps a bit...

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

FredericDupain In reply to magisterARTIS [2010-08-07 14:59:26 +0000 UTC]

I thought so lol but is still a defining issue at the beginning I went on an idea as typical Roman Pontius Pilate or Caesar or even Napoleon. may be an artifact in fuzzy would do it but it does not overloaded the canvas. I liked the clean side of the assembly. I do not usually

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

magisterARTIS In reply to FredericDupain [2010-08-07 15:19:56 +0000 UTC]

Overloading wouldn't be good, that's for sure. Therefor the question remains how to put in suptle suggestions of a background without showing any details too clearly... If it's just a glimps, the spectator can imagine on it's own, what exactly it could be.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

FredericDupain In reply to magisterARTIS [2010-08-07 15:24:15 +0000 UTC]

I will let yourself be inspired xd. is often like that that it works best has the instinct

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

magisterARTIS In reply to DCLXVIatMe [2010-08-03 14:16:10 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for dropping by. Concerning the fav you're very welcome. Thanks for the info about the photograph too; I liked a lot the reduced colours. The work seems just not quite "black-and-white". Very interesting.

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

magisterARTIS In reply to FredericDupain [2010-07-30 17:07:20 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome!
I've browsed your galery for some time today and didn't quite know to which work I should comment. The works are very numerous. Is there a certain work you'd like to hear some detailed critique about?

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

FredericDupain In reply to magisterARTIS [2010-07-30 17:34:02 +0000 UTC]

thank you. paints mainly. I welcome your proposal colleague

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

magisterARTIS In reply to FredericDupain [2010-07-30 19:06:12 +0000 UTC]

I hope you find something useful in my comments.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

FredericDupain In reply to magisterARTIS [2010-07-30 22:25:17 +0000 UTC]

they are very relevant and interesting. I really thank you. I really appreciate

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

magisterARTIS In reply to FredericDupain [2010-07-31 10:22:22 +0000 UTC]

good to hear; I'm the commenting is appreciated. Thanks for your feedback too

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

FredericDupain In reply to magisterARTIS [2010-07-31 10:49:59 +0000 UTC]

thank you to you again because I really appreciate your critiques.n please feel free to do as much as you want

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

magisterARTIS In reply to CelestialPainter [2010-07-29 19:18:42 +0000 UTC]

There's allways a first You are very welcome.

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

magisterARTIS In reply to oneortheother [2010-01-05 12:41:08 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the appreciation and the good wishes! Good to hear

I'll try to keep the good spirit up as far as my free time allows it.

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

magisterARTIS In reply to imeden [2009-12-28 09:18:24 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome and thanks for your appreciation and good wishes!
(I hope the comment is useful too at some point )

About DA your observation matches mine: Illustrationists and photograpers are the "main population" here. The interesting point of being here as "professional" is the possibility of a connection to a wider public. The wider public is mostly uninterested and sceptical concerning everything called "contemporary art". On DA the basis of creative working is laied and in this there's some potential to waken the conciousness of some people. A bit idealistic though

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

magisterARTIS In reply to FalluVaud [2009-12-25 11:54:01 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for your post! I haven't been around on DA for quite some time and therefore I just saw the link lately.
The artistic position is rather interesting. There are expressionist colours, pointilist techniques and kitsch motives combined in one. I like the nonfigurative works most though, colours and dynamics brought into focus

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

FalluVaud In reply to magisterARTIS [2010-01-09 08:44:43 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome ^^ I found it very intersting too ^^ I didn't actually notice at first that there were pictures withinthe colors, and hten i made them out and was pleasantly suprised ^^

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

magisterARTIS In reply to sakurablossom01 [2009-10-22 08:08:51 +0000 UTC]

Yes I can and I allready did it. I hope it's helpful.

👍: 0 ⏩: 0