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TomHopkinson — Times Square, New York 1
Published: 2009-11-28 13:50:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 15456; Favourites: 98; Downloads: 228
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This is for once not based on one of my own photos, but from Google's street view. Although I'm not entirely sure about using reference other than my own there's something about the impersonal way in which the Google images are captured that seems to make it feel better. As such it's an amazing resource for reference.I would have linked my drawing to the original image, but recently New York's rather old and grainy photos have been updated with sunny shiny, high res ones - about time.
The poor quality of the original image did make drawing this tricky at times, and I kept having to use different images to find out what was going on, what was on the billboards etc. An interesting approach to use, if a little time consuming.
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Hi
Lovely work really nice line. Did some sketches myself when on holiday in New York, I found every square inch of the place packed with detail and just so much to cram on to my page.
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I understand what you mean it being non personal, the human eye and mind is attracted to certain things and this image is mostly void of that kind of focus; it's like looking at a blueprint for a project that's already finished
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Cool! Strictly straight lines everwhere yet it has some personal feeling.
I like the easy "everyday" feeling I'm getting form it.
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Thank you. I try not to make the lines too straight or impersonal, it's a balancing act between loose. expressive lines and the fear that it'll all go wrong.
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Not only detail but has really nice feeling to it. I'm gonna fav it.
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Thanks. That's really what I'm after in translating from a photo, to add a sense of feeling, so that someone who wouldn't look twice at the picture can find something in the drawing.
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When first I look at your artwork it remind me of Patrick Morgan. But when I take closer look you are doing your own expression of way people, vehicle and building look like. Awesome!!
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Wonderful. Drawing is what gives situations and such photographs their meaning.
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Great technique; and I like your working process. The texture the thin lines create is quite lovely, too.
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