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"Bird Woman" by Claire M.E. Gibson

SF&F Picture 1 out of 8 by Claire M.E. Gibson

SciFi and Fantasy Art Bird Woman by Claire M.E. Gibson


	This was my first real attempt that worked at seriously drawing a person. I am quite pleased with it, except the shading on the arms could be improved. She is waiting for the Crows and Ravens to pick her up and fly away. (I wish they'd come for me!) I may draw another picture of her with the Crows and Ravens later. A4 135gsm pencil(2B, B, 4B, 6B)

Date	Name	Comment
2 Mar 2004	Mrs Goggins	Loading... All this picture is missing is the bird man! Yay, why did the whales come? Claire M.E. Gibson replies: "I think they got beached. The Birdman is too scary for me to draw!"
6 Mar 2004	Laura Michelle 'Celebanna' Billson	Loading... Ok. I think I see your problem. You're drawing the traditional way - symbollically. I'd like you to try this. Get a real person to stand infront of you, and look at them hard. Don't draw eyes, hand,face, etc, draw the space around the body, then, draw the contours across the various parts. Another thing that might help is getting your hands on an anatomy book. Study it, and learn proportions. This really isn't too bad for a first try.
2 May 2004	Kyle Steeves	Loading... Well, that not to bad. Try doing what Laura said before me with a person or anatomy book. Or much like what I learned from was just look in magazines and other peoples artwork for the way the body looks in diffrent possisions and for shading. I find the most difficult thing besides porportions is the face so getting that right might also take some time to learn but from this you have a very good idea of how it works, but remember the face is best drawn with shadows rather then lines, (I should listen to my own advice sometimes, lol) and mainly just pracitce, you'll inprove quickly. Claire M.E. Gibson replies: "Thankyou for your advise. I hate drawin people, so this has helped me alot."

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About 'Bird Woman':

• Status: OK
• Created by:

Claire M.E. Gibson
• Copyright: ©Claire M.E. Gibson. All rights reserved!

• Keywords: Bird, Woman, Birdwoman, Pencil, Shading
• Categories: Woman, Women
• Techniques: Pencil/Graphite Pen
• Submitted: 2004-02-24 21:14:55
• Views: 246
• Resolution: 200x300

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