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DeLumine — Female Figure in Bikini
Published: 2013-12-06 18:40:26 +0000 UTC; Views: 5253; Favourites: 147; Downloads: 105
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Thank you - and welcome to dA!
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It's a lovely picture, tha shading is gorgeous xx
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Stunning... i like the the way you put the shadows in the plane, really amazing!
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Stunning illustration! May I ask why the hands are unfinished? Phenomenal job either way.
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Thanks. The rationale for why I left the hands 'unfinished' is based on an old technique/theory. Early on I read that leaving some details less finished/unfinished could aid in guiding the eye through the composition. For example, Rembrandt seldom paid as much attention to the hands of his subjects (no, I'm not comparing myself to Rembrandt!) and he, along with others, have also been credited with the concept of choosing between facial elements (usually between the eyes or the mouth) as the primary focus in a portrait. The theory was/is that the human eye and mind will not process all the information presented to it equally or at the same time. So students were taught to choose which they would bring to a higher degree of finish, leaving the other feature to a lesser state of refinement. This, he apparently claimed, strengthened the overall composition and was truer to the eye/mind process of humans. This obviously flies in the face of today's trend of finishing everything completely/equally to such a high degree of completion that the entire surface of a piece contends for our attention. It's kind of like the old observation of how objects in a photograph are out of focus in the background or foreground depending upon where your focal point is.
Hopefully, if done correctly, it can guide the eye to a desired emphasis and appreciation. I'm not sure it worked in this instance and I don't always adhere to this religiously, but it is an element of composition that I experiment with quite often.
JDG
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Interesting. I had never heard of this theory. It makes sense though. I'll try to remember this.
Yes, today's trend of cramming the entire surface with details seems a bit much at times. Especially with the level of detail people achieve with graphite while using a grid to create such a high level of photo-realism. After a while, these pieces (although executed with a great amount of talent) kind of all blend together and the art loses a certain magic. I don't know...that's just my opinion.
Thanks for the info!
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Awesome and very realistic drawing! Stunning work there.
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Eeeeep-Beautiful work 
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