I'm not an artist part 2, pencil sketch - 1997

[TOPO]

This is a pencil sketch made in 1997.

Maybe the two somekind-of-serpent-dragons look in a weird perspective, please keep in mind that I'm trying (not as successfully as I wanted) to let people see that the two serpents were only in the madman's head.

http://www.toposolitario.com/topografia/dibujo002.jpg

[Fozzybar]

It's hard to figure out the foreground/background, but i like the story behind this piece very much!

I hope nothing you experienced yourself...:rolleyes:

It's nice to see an image with a story again...though it's old, but better old and interesting than new and boring, eh? ;)

[TOPO]

Originally posted by Fozzybar
[B]It's hard to figure out the foreground/background, but i like the story behind this piece very much!

That's becouse no foreground background anymore, the madman is against a corner of a softened room... the two beings are not there... :eek:

I hope nothing you experienced yourself...:rolleyes:

You hope in vain... I experienced it myself... bad old years... you know. ;)

[Carnifex]

hmm...it's just from my pointa view that the man doesn't look very much like he's leaning against the wall,only the part with his feet seems to,the head and the torso seems to rest in void.
no other crits,very good pic and good story behind

[faithrenee]

You have really great drawing style! I like how the man has a shadow coming from him, and the serpents do not. Good way of implying they are only in his imagination. I don't have a problem with the foreground /background. I think that maybe adding a straightjacket might make it a little stronger. But all and all - a very great piece. Maybe interesting to see in color. But the black and white is very strong.

[hitpawz]

I'd like to see some definitive shading on the padded walls. Soft shadowing to simulate bright lighting. The man's shadow suggests one bright light, stick with that. A textured wall like that would have it's fair share of volume. I'd also like to see a hint of the padding through the dragons, unshaded. Not giving projected images a shadow simply isn't enough to make us believe they're only in his head. As it is, we must pay enough attention to the faces on the masks and are forced into a rather stretched assumption. Perhaps if the masks were more prominent to serve their purpose.

If you hadn't actually told us that the dragons were visions, I wouldn't have any of these critiques save for the background lighting. The design of the dragons are pretty damn cool to me and your thinking is nice. Don't put this one on the shelf until it makes your point.

[enoc]

wow this is a very good sketch i like the emotions good job

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[faithrenee]

hello Topo,

I disagree with making the masks more prominent! Unless you are blind anybody can see they exist. I do not think you should put anymore shading on the walls - it will distract from the focus which is the man.

[Aikisean]

I think it would help if the dragons were slightly transparent. Cool Piece.

[TOPO]

Originally posted by Aikisean
I think it would help if the dragons were slightly transparent. Cool Piece.

¿Transparent?... well it's an idea but it could suggest that the serpent-like-beings are not real... and they are damm real for the man in the softened room. :D

Anyway, the drawing is pretty old (6 years old!) and I don't remember clearly anything about it except that it's the way I felt then.

I know the shadow is not good at all, that time I wasn't able to aply more complex shadows or lights. And the masks, well, I like them as they are, in size and shape.

Thanks everyone for your replies. :)