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Amarynceus — Strange Armour
Published: 2006-01-02 01:18:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 2560; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 123
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Heh, this one was a lot of fun. I decided to abandon my usual approach of only drawing "sensible" armour and just let things run free. I'm especially happy with the way the "embossing" technique enabled me to put fine detail on some of the armour plates.The camera didn't mutilate it too badly, either.
Original image: ~5x8", Derwent pencils (F-6B) on Strathmore 100lb Bristol.
EDIT 09 January: Replaced image with cropped, resized and recontrasted file.
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The level of detail is beyond words, so I won't even try.
I am really not carz about the Mercedes sign on he belt but, that's the only thing I would've done differently (not taking into account that yours is GREAT and mine would be sub-par)
Now, could tell me about about this 'embossing' techniques? I'd love to pick-up a new technique to try out.
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lol -- I didn't realize that I had accidently evoked the Mercedes logo in the belt until I had shaded it firmly and it was too late...
"Embossing" in pencil work is quite simple, actually. Have you ever drawn a hard line, erased it completely, then shaded over that area and noticed that there's a faint (or sometimes not so faint) white line cutting through the newly laid graphite? That's the essence of embossing -- the depression left in the surface of the paper from the hard line resists accepting graphite.
I discovered it quite by accident, then found reading in art books that other pencil artists have stumbled upon it as well. It seems to be a quite common "discovery" -- probably because all of us who work with graphite have at one time or another drawn a hard line in error on a piece that we are unwilling to abandon and then discovered this effect.
In drawing, look at the thigh plate on the right (her left leg). To draw those white spiralish decorations, I first drew them with hard pressure with a mechanical pencil, then erased them completely, then shaded.
You can also use a hard object (like a mechanical pencil with the lead retracted, or the backside of a pocket knife blade, or the tip of a pointed nail file) to dig grooves in the paper, but unless you're really sure of what you're doing or are simply adding some random texture to an areay, it's difficult to remember what you've "drawn" with such tools.
If I've been unclear, just ask and I'll try to explain better!
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Thanks a lot! Your explaination was very good and I have already tried it. It worked very well too. I often have situations in my drawings where this technique would come in handy. Now I'll have an extra option.
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very interesting, kinda reminds me of the clasic theater smile/frown faces (anyone know what I mean?). love the sword! her left eye is trying to run away!
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You mean the Tragedy/Comedy faces. I hadn't even thought about those when I did this one, I just felt that they needed to be contrasting in expression...
Yeah, I didn't spend as much time on the face as I ought to have, really. >_>
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This is just so awesome. No one can deny you have amazing talent.
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