HOME | DD
irethkalt — Structure and Space study
Published: 2007-09-22 02:03:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 960; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 0
Redirect to original
Description
About 12x11" Pencil on nice paper.First new drawing in the 'structures and space' series since the show in April. Since I had the time, I wanted to spend alot of it on one drawing, which will serve as a study for another good-sized painting.
The drawing has been dodged in paintshop to give a better sense of mass and depth. ^_^
Related content
Comments: 18
It looks like an etch-a-sketch landscape! Instant favovrite.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Seems quite cavernous to me. The dizzying layering reminds me greatly of slate rocks on the pacific northwest coast, or a low-res rendering of a natural monument.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
I find rocks very inspiring. 
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
This study is very helpful to look at! I never thought about spacing things out like this. Great work!
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Thank you! I'm glad it was benificial in an instructive way
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
I got lost momentarily in it... very compelling study of composition. ... feels light on top ...not balanced in my eye.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Nifty, the left side looks like a deep valley, the right side is a bit confusing and disorienting though.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Yeah, the right side doesn't quite look right...I did that part rather quick, I think it needs more work lol
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Hehe, well have fun with that. I think it would make me dizzy after a while working on something like that, lol.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
haha, yah, I'd imagine your eyes would start to play tricks on you.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Believe me, I struggled with the notion of making the tops ofeverything visible. Where to begin? I settled on making everything straight on, I haven't pinned it down but doing it this way is very interesting to me, and is by the way a lot easier. I have another drawing where I have more true perspective going on. It seems like I have two modes. Either viewing everything straight on, or from above.
I don't think that I necessarily want to push the illusion of 3D space any more than I have to in order to create a believable space. I want to use fewer words to form a complete thought, if that makes sense. Otherwise, why don't I just paint mountains? Or soap bubbles? I want to take the space out of its context and show it just for itself. Create something, or at least try to, that's new. You said the passage between the two hulking masses is appealing, and that's the hook. It's not "here" that I'm interested in, although here is great. It's "over there" that is so interesting. What is yet to be seen and done.
Sorry to ramble, but thanks for you comment!!
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
No rambling detected. What you're saying makes sense. I look forward to seeing the painting.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
This is nice. It's got some depth to it. The passage between these two hulking masses is appealing. You might want to consider your spatial center a little more. It seems you're using a 1 point perspective where eye level is pretty high to see the tops of the two masses. So, you would see more of the tops of everything, and more recession to the center point. The center is apparently off to the left, right around the opening. Whether you make any changes based on those ideas depends on how hard you want to push the illusion of 3D space; but I like the design and think it will make an exciting painting.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0