Ludwigia Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Getting better all the time. Now let's see you top this one! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted April 21, 2019 Author Share Posted April 21, 2019 Thanks, gents. This one will be tough to top in terms of interesting subject. And, Mike, hopefully we are seeing you next weekend? ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 1 hour ago, Kane said: And, Mike, hopefully we are seeing you next weekend? I do wish I could see you all next weekend, but I won't be able to make it this year. Eye problems will keep me away, I'm sorry to say. And keeping with this thread, I wanted to ask you what magnifier you've been using when working on your drawings? I think I'm going to have to change my habits once I get new lenses in my eyes soon. The way I work now I have to take off my glasses and draw with my head about four inches from the paper. Not ideal but it's been working. That will change soon, for the better I hope. I'm thinking I've been planning on getting an Optivisor for prepping and detailed drawing, but the photo you posted looks like it might be something else? Anyway, I hope you all have a terrific weekend! Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted April 21, 2019 Author Share Posted April 21, 2019 15 minutes ago, Pagurus said: I do wish I could see you all next weekend, but I won't be able to make it this year. Eye problems will keep me away, I'm sorry to say. And keeping with this thread, I wanted to ask you what magnifier you've been using when working on your drawings? I think I'm going to have to change my habits once I get new lenses in my eyes soon. The way I work now I have to take off my glasses and draw with my head about four inches from the paper. Not ideal but it's been working. That will change soon, for the better I hope. I'm thinking I've been planning on getting an Optivisor for prepping and detailed drawing, but the photo you posted looks like it might be something else? Anyway, I hope you all have a terrific weekend! Best of luck on the new and improved peeper extensions! Sad you won't be joining us, but if you can't see us very well (or the fossils), then you might have come home with a lot of fuzzy lumps! In terms of magnifier, I have three I rely on: 1) The adjustable lamp has a magnifier on it; 2) those 1950s mad scientist goggles in the picture (they have little directional LED lights, and you can flip each of the lenses up -- each which can be changed from 5x -25x); and, 3) The iPad, which I can use to snap a picture and zoom very close, or when I am drawing from a photo. With the goggles, you need to get up within an inch or two of the specimen, which can be tricky when switching back to the paper. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 Latest... Some small mistakes I can’t fix, sadly, but ok enough for the book. Pencils (HB, H, 3B, 6B), standard white paper. 9 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3depix Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Brilliant drawing! About me My Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snolly50 Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 On 7/31/2018 at 9:13 AM, Northern Sharks said: On 7/31/2018 at 9:06 AM, Walt said: Very good. I like the shadowing. And...what's cursive? Writing "naughty" words. For a rusty artist, I'd say your sketches came out great Kane. As a youngster, my daughter once opined; "My father speaks fluent cursive!" Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, also are remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nivek1969 Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 wow! Incredible drawings! I am an artist as well. I have not attempted drawing any fossils from my collection but have done a couple of ink drawings of Paleolithic stone tools in my collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiseriKing Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 wow I like your last drawing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted May 11, 2019 Author Share Posted May 11, 2019 Thanks, all. And now for something I haven't tried in a very long time: white pencil on black paper. 5 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted May 12, 2019 Author Share Posted May 12, 2019 Another for the book... Mostly just H, with some HB for shadow accenting. 6 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nivek1969 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 stunning talent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 5 hours ago, nivek1969 said: stunning talent! Thank you! Any chance you'll think of letting the ink flow to draw some of your fossils? I know I'd be excited to see what you produce! 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 Nothing more clearly says "don't eat me" like being covered in spines. Pencils: H, HB, 3B, some 6B 12 hours. 6 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nivek1969 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 8 hours ago, Kane said: Thank you! Any chance you'll think of letting the ink flow to draw some of your fossils? I know I'd be excited to see what you produce! I have some older collages that include dinos. I haven't really drawn fossils, just paleolithic tools in my collection. I do want to start drawing fossils, but yours are so snarge good! It is inspiring! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 On 5/11/2019 at 2:23 PM, Kane said: And now for something I haven't tried in a very long time: white pencil on black paper It looks like an ad for a horror movie. Beautiful. As are all the rest, of course. I can barely imagine drawing with white pencil on black paper. I'll have to try it sometime, but drawing everything that isn't there is probably too much for my little brain to handle. Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted May 13, 2019 Author Share Posted May 13, 2019 Just now, Pagurus said: It looks like an ad for a horror movie. Beautiful. As are all the rest, of course. I can barely imagine drawing with white pencil on black paper. I'll have to try it sometime, but drawing everything that isn't there is probably too much for my little brain to handle. Ha! I can picture that... One of those 1950s sci-fi thrillers, "It Came From the Devonian!" You should definitely try the white pencil. It's strange at first to draw light rather than shadow, but saves the hand cramps if drawing something cast heavily in shadow. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted May 19, 2019 Author Share Posted May 19, 2019 Another white on black. I expect to draw two more spiny bugs this coming week. 6 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted May 19, 2019 Author Share Posted May 19, 2019 A tangle of thorny spines. Time: 8.5 hours Materials: Pencils (H, HB, 3B 6B), standard 8.5"x11" white bond paper. If only my pencils could be sharpened to microscopic tips, there would be even more detail. I could spend 8 hours on one square centimetre. 7 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted May 20, 2019 Author Share Posted May 20, 2019 In the hopper... - Boedaspis - COMPLETED 05/22 - Asaphus kowalewskii - COMPLETED 05/26 - Walliserops - IN PROGRESS - an enrollment series - DRAFT STAGE - Pyritized Triarthrus - COMPLETED 05/25 - Cyphaspis - COMPLETED 05/28 - Kettneraspis - DRAFT STAGE Any trilo requests? I’ve clocked 27 pictures so far with a goal of hitting 50 for the year, at which point I’ll scan them and bind them in a glossy book to be sent as gifts to some folks. Of the drawings so far, which should be the cover? ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 Time: 8 hours Materials: pencils (H,HB, 6B, silk black), burnisher, white paper. 7 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Incredible work, my friend. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 Thanks, Tim. It looks a bit better under a white rather than yellow light. I definitely need a new lamp. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted May 26, 2019 Author Share Posted May 26, 2019 Another colour challenge: a pyritized Triarthrus. It would be so easy to just use the gold colouring pencil, but those types of pencils are not suitable to give a more realistic gold colour. So here is the palette I've settled on to be the alchemist and transmute these into gold: 2 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted May 26, 2019 Author Share Posted May 26, 2019 Sadly, there is absolutely no way I can take a picture of a drawing on black paper without parts of it washing out from light or being suffused with noise in shadow. I've included a closeup of the detail to indicate what is really going on, colour-wise. Thanks to @Scylla and @Fossildude19 for the suggestion to take on the gold bugs. 9 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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