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Forest
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 Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 9:38 am Post subject: To all the Artists out there.... |
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I am planning on doing a portrait of Torvill and Dean for my friend who is ill currently and lovs them to bits. The only thing is I don't want to do a sterotypical portrait. You know, pencil shading etc.
What I was planning on doing is sketching out their profiles, going over them in ink and then colouring it all in with different coloured and sized triangular segments, varying the tone where needed for shadowing.
Below is this pic I was planning on using.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1825000/images/_1828494_torvilldean150.jpg
Do you think this would work?
Many thanks
~Forest
PS: Hope that made sense |
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Thuriniel
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| Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 12:19 pm Post subject: |
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I think it sounds like a great idea! How thoughtful of you.
Are you planning to paint the triangular segments or actually cut them and paste them out of pieces of colored paper? I have seen this type of pictures (done as if they were a mosaic), and if you get the shadows right, you can get amazing results.
Good luck  !
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Forest
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| Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | I think it sounds like a great idea! How thoughtful of you. |
Ta!
| Quote: | | Are you planning to paint the triangular segments or actually cut them and paste them out of pieces of colored paper? I have seen this type of pictures (done as if they were a mosaic), and if you get the shadows right, you can get amazing results. |
I was planning on using coloured crayons- but good quality ones. ("Karisma") They are excellent for things like this and infact, I used them to do the Jack Sparrow pic on my avatar.
Thanks again. I appreciate it.
~Forest |
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