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Comments for Green Skirt
Green Skirt: 08/08/07
I started drawing when I was 18 months old. As a younger artist I spent my efforts on trying to draw an entire person. It didn't always work but I tried, often drawing a dozen different people over the course of an evening. I drew people from catalogues (Sears, JC Penny's), film history books (my father's), and out of my imagination (something I still struggle with).
When I am drawing an entire person I often find myself getting lost in the details. Since moving onto Photoshop and Illustrator for most of my drawings (although I do still sometimes draw by hand), I've found the process of drawing full portraits awkward and time consuming. Part of the problem is one of handedness; I'm left handed but I mouse (and therefore draw) right handed. The other problem is one of technology. For the last couple of years I've been doing my drawings on a small iBook with only 1024x768 resolution and a track pad. I could use a mouse but since I'm usually drawing with the machine on my lap, there really isn't room for a mouse.
So a small screen, and a less than ideal set up for ornate drawing, has forced me concentrate on a quick illustrative style. Rather than trying to draw an entire person, I now focus on a piece. A favorite subject of mine are feet. Feet look simple but are tricky. I like the challenge even if the results aren't always what I'm hoping for.
drawing | art | photoshop | illustration
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Comment #1: Thursday, August, 9, 2007 at 11:13:30
Call me crazy, but I love the shoes in this pic. They remind me of some I had as a child."
Comment #2: Friday, August, 10, 2007 at 16:08:45
I prefer to draw using Illustrator rather Photoshop - it's more flexible. Focusing on just parts of a person is actually more interesting anyway. The result looks pretty good to me. "