Crowd scenes are a bit like tattoos: they can look great, but you need to be a particular kind of crazy to put yourself through the pain of getting them that way, and one careless line can ruin everything.
The one above isn't even finished: I've still got the people in the gallery to draw.
Original size 20cm by 8.
Crazy.
Hey, I too have found, though involved in a rather different enterprise, that "one careless line can ruin everything." Although I have the luxury of just re-writing it.
ReplyDeleteThe trick is spotting it. No, the trick is avoiding every line being rubbish.
The picture, btw, though I am sure you know it, is bloody brilliant. It makes me wonder where you can possibly find the skill to execute such a thing. I have not the tiniest ability in that area, so the process to me seems magical, even a bit spooky.
Keep up the process notes. I for one am watching.
as always, fantastic work sir!
ReplyDeleteWord is starting to spread......can't wait.
ReplyDeleteI know it's modern and Australian and long (PDF of 300+ pages) but this thesis type thing shows several photos of coats of arms above the judge's chair or next to the Judge's private door.
ReplyDeletehttp://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/uploads/approved/adt-QGU20070314.095406/public/02Whole.pdf