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PogArt Ti

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I'm craving to move onto something else, far away from portrait. Actually the nature is my thing, but for some unknown reason I'm mostly stuck to portraiture (😊). I've been considering fewer ideas, ended up on Teddy bear and Halloween skeleton (😉) •The first (portrait view) is a basic sketch of the idea, I've been trying map the mind on the paper... •The second photo (landscape view) is a basic outlines... This is how I like it to be drawn... ●Arches Aquarelle Hot Pressed 640g/m² ●A3 size ●Random graphite pencils, probably charcoal too...

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The skull is under attention 😉 It is first time actually, that I'm attempting drawing the skull, and this is first time I realise how many tinny details is there, apart of the skull bones, there are some scrap pieces of rotted skin still being wrapped over ribs for example, or the rotted fur still attached to the skull ... Probably it would be easier drawing it on larger format for sure.
With Sarah, Phil, Ellen, Rose the dentist, and the granddaughter whose name I forget.

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It's looking quite sinister at the moment!  I shall watch it with due caution as it develops, hoping it won't send me to bed with nightmares...

PogArt Ti

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It's looking quite sinister at the moment!  I shall watch it with due caution as it develops, hoping it won't send me to bed with nightmares...
Robert Jones, NAPA on 23/10/2023 17:06:31
The nature can be and it is brutal, whether we like it or not 😉 So not only the flowers and whispering river dear Robert 😉  Thank you for stepping by (even if it can cause nightmares 😊)...

PogArt Ti

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And some fresh out of desk work to share 😉 (Robert.., are you in bed yet? 😊)

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Anthony Knight

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Crazy subject matter, love it! Looking forward to this one Art!

PogArt Ti

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Crazy subject matter, love it! Looking forward to this one Art!
Anthony Knight on 24/10/2023 06:07:42
It's my dark nature popping out (😆) Beware of watching Anthony, though 😉

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Carol Jones

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Great subject, Pog. Raw nature, love it. The drawing is looking good.

PogArt Ti

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Great subject, Pog. Raw nature, love it. The drawing is looking good.
Carol  Jones on 24/10/2023 08:24:24
Carol thank you for stepping by to leave keen comment for me, and I'm happy that you seem not to be frightened following the progress 😉 Art.

PogArt Ti

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I have been improving the skeleton today, the ribs area... I'm finding it very challenging, because of those subtle curves within, so the shading is a bit overwhelming to make it realistic and 3 dimensional. I'm carry on building up the dark background too.

John Johnston

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A very unusual subject but I can see already that this is going to be an outstanding drawing. I shall watch your progress with much interest. 

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A very unusual subject but I can see already that this is going to be an outstanding drawing. I shall watch your progress with much interest. 
John Johnston on 24/10/2023 19:24:55
Thank you for giving me credits John, but I don't know what I'm doing TBH. I do like black background, I was regretting it most of the time, but since I've convinced myself to do the JACK for my sister - I'm fancy it a lot. Well, the doubt I have is that the portraiture might worked well, and I did it in past too, when making portrait of my friend's mother in law.., but this is a wildlife picture... I have no computer, I didn’t play with it, I haven't tried options on the digital screen to see whether it'll be acceptable or not... I'm facing one direction now - hit or miss... This is why you still can see the empty area at the middle - it's because I'm keep thinking of the next step to take 😉 Thank you John.

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