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Actually, this is my second, not first, crack at it in awhile. It's not finished, but at 4:48 am, I'm pooped and am going to pick up on it tomorrow.

Anybody else do any drawing?

Stoney: That is some truly fine work. Look forward to seeing the end product. Other than the tail it looks a lot like the old style prints of England.

Very nice.
Thanks, Rick

Very Nice!

Nice work let's! You got anymore to share! If anyone else does this let's see your work too.

Here's the original photo of the Pointer: http://i888.photobucket.com/albums/ac90 ... 87ead4.jpg

Just one. I haven't drawn in awhile. I did one before this for a friend, but it didn't come out like he deserved it to. It's amazing how the more color and detail that's in a photo, how my ability to sketch it really deteriorates. you give me a liver Shorthair and it will come out like crap. But, if I have white Pointer then it comes out half decent, like the one above. The first one I did that didn't come out well was a real heavy-ticked Shorthair with some big spots on him. What gets to me most is that the Shorthair is really a nice looking dog, but I just couldn't get him down right... not much detail.

This is the drawing of the Shorthair. I may go back and try to redo it or touch it up.

I use to draw I stopped. This is the last thing I did. I only see the mistakes.

northern cajun wrote:I use to draw I stopped. This is the last thing I did. I only see the mistakes.

That is VERY cool! Love the detail!

No joke, man. That's awesome. I wish I could detail like that. I do a lot of shading to compensate for lack of detail - kind of a sleight of hand, I guess. If I could detail a coat like that I'd be working on a setter right now. I know what you mean about seeing only the faults, too. When you set over a sketch for so long it all kinda starts running together and you can't tell what's nice and what's not and, at least with me, you start to think it all looks bad.



Here's the finished draft of the Pointer.

Very nice!

I use to love drawing. This is one I kept from highschool art class--ugh like '88 or '89. Must've been some kind of scale enlargement. It's not all that great, in looking back on it, but it makes me think maybe I should go practice some and see what I can do. Your post is a little bit inspiring for me and I have plenty of empty sketch books laying around.

Very nice pencil work guys/gals. Not a sketch but I did this sculpture a while back.

wems2371 wrote:Very nice!

I use to love drawing. This is one I kept from highschool art class--ugh like '88 or '89. Must've been some kind of scale enlargement. It's not all that great, in looking back on it, but it makes me think maybe I should go practice some and see what I can do. Your post is a little bit inspiring for me and I have plenty of empty sketch books laying around.

88 or 89....did they have colored pencils back then or was everything black and white?

Another view in bronze.

postoakshorthairs wrote:

wems2371 wrote:Very nice!

I use to love drawing. This is one I kept from highschool art class--ugh like '88 or '89. Must've been some kind of scale enlargement. It's not all that great, in looking back on it, but it makes me think maybe I should go practice some and see what I can do. Your post is a little bit inspiring for me and I have plenty of empty sketch books laying around.

88 or 89....did they have colored pencils back then or was everything black and white?

88 or 89 just ain't that long ago. I spent eight years in the air Force and got out in 73. Dang, she's a young one!

postoakshorthairs wrote:88 or 89....did they have colored pencils back then or was everything black and white?

What?! You're like 2 years younger than me...

LOVE the sculpture SCT.

wems2371 wrote:

postoakshorthairs wrote:88 or 89....did they have colored pencils back then or was everything black and white?

What?! You're like 2 years younger than me...

LOVE the sculpture SCT.

I knew you'd like that!

The sculpture is awesome.

SCT wrote:Another view in bronze.

Hey, what is scupting like? It looks so doggoned difficult, but I've heard that it's a lot easier than it looks.

Do you have any that you sell or is that just a one-of-a-kind?

northern cajun wrote:I use to draw I stopped. This is the last thing I did. I only see the mistakes.

That would look great engraved on the floorplate of a rifle, well done.

I'm jealous of all of you. No artistic ability at all. Can't draw a straight line with a ruler...can't carry a tune in a bucket either.

carla

Stoneface wrote:

SCT wrote:Another view in bronze.

Hey, what is scupting like? It looks so doggoned difficult, but I've heard that it's a lot easier than it looks.

Do you have any that you sell or is that just a one-of-a-kind?

I like to draw and wish I had more time to do it. I love to sculpt and get more satisfaction out of it. I've sold two of this bronze but they are not cheap at $2100. Bronze is very expensive to cast. Is sculpting easy?? Yeah, if you're just pounding clay together. 3 dimensional work is not easy but when it comes together it's awesome. Get some clay and try it. Gotta build an armature first.

Steve

northern cajun wrote:I use to draw I stopped. This is the last thing I did. I only see the mistakes.

That is freaking amazing. Truely a work of art. You are very talented. I can't even draw a stick figure and make it look right.

Love all the art guys and gals: you are some talented folks. Keep em coming.

I can't draw. But on occasion I do carve decoys, just worker blocks. but calming.

Rick.

I used to do clay modelling and then fired the better results....... :roll: Much the same applies to oil painting ........ most of them should have been "fired" too !

Clay is very awkward stuff to work with ,it has very little strength when still wet and needs supporting as you work.







Bill T.

SCT wrote:Very nice pencil work guys/gals. Not a sketch but I did this sculpture a while back.

WOW..!!!! this is unbelievable...

SCT wrote:Another view in bronze.

That is freaking sick!!

Wow you sure have some artistic folks here. That statue is very good.

Anybody else do any drawing?

Not I but my little brother has drawn some fantastic stuff, one he did was a cover of a comic book the incredible hulk. I have a cousin lives out Temecula way does art work, she has done the posters for the wine and ballon fest in napa valley, used her daughter as a model one year, I have a print and a comforter with that one on it.

Some are lucky as she is and makes a good living at it, anything I draw looks like doo doo.

Now if some did a shorthair....

Coming from somebody who is completely artistically impaired I just want to say...............nice work everybody!

Ok... just curious... but what kind of $$$ would it cost to have a sculpture of your own dog done?

Wow, I didn't realize we had so many artists on the forum! Those are all great! I can't draw or sculpt but I am able to get my artistic energy out through fly tying (unfortunately it's not dog related but....) Here's one of my favorite pike flies I made....it's a perch imitation.

Here's a photo of a drawing I did for Mike Branscum. Nice work everyone.

SHORTFAT wrote:Ok... just curious... but what kind of $$$ would it cost to have a sculpture of your own dog done?

Depends what size you wanted, and if you wanted a head bust or full body on point. Probably around $50,000 for a lifesize down to $2,000-$3,000 for a small head bust. You could get it done for much cheaper but I don't know if it would look like your dog (or a dog of any breed). Bronze sculpture is just plain expensive. Kiln dried water based clay would be less.

SCT wrote:Here's a photo of a drawing I did for Mike Branscum. Nice work everyone.

Is that Branscum's Nickel? Nice to put an image to the dog. I have been hearing a lot about that dog.

Actually he's a grandson of Nickel with serious trial potential. He's a full brother to the female pup I'm getting soon.

Steve

Not trying to horn in just be helpful. Here's a picture of Nickel.

There are some talented people here on GDF. I have absolutely zero talent when it comes to anything artistic. I really appreciate it when I see it though.

SCT wrote:Here's a photo of a drawing I did for Mike Branscum. Nice work everyone.

I like that very much.

SCT wrote:SHORTFAT wrote:
Ok... just curious... but what kind of $$$ would it cost to have a sculpture of your own dog done?

Depends what size you wanted, and if you wanted a head bust or full body on point. Probably around $50,000 for a lifesize down to $2,000-$3,000 for a small head bust. You could get it done for much cheaper but I don't know if it would look like your dog (or a dog of any breed). Bronze sculpture is just plain expensive. Kiln dried water based clay would be less.

YIKES! Holy Cow!!! I had no idea! It would be cool to have one of your favorite dog tho' wouldn't it?.. I'll just hafta get out my pocket knife and start widdlin' fer myself!

SCT wrote:

Stoneface wrote:

SCT wrote:Another view in bronze.

Hey, what is scupting like? It looks so doggoned difficult, but I've heard that it's a lot easier than it looks.

Do you have any that you sell or is that just a one-of-a-kind?

I like to draw and wish I had more time to do it. I love to sculpt and get more satisfaction out of it. I've sold two of this bronze but they are not cheap at $2100. Bronze is very expensive to cast. Is sculpting easy?? Yeah, if you're just pounding clay together. 3 dimensional work is not easy but when it comes together it's awesome. Get some clay and try it. Gotta build an armature first.

Steve

How big is the final bronze?

He's about 10" tall at the shoulders.

I think it's even more impressive when you see the picture too. Awesome job Steve.

Stoneface wrote:No joke, man. That's awesome. I wish I could detail like that. I do a lot of shading to compensate for lack of detail - kind of a sleight of hand, I guess. If I could detail a coat like that I'd be working on a setter right now. I know what you mean about seeing only the faults, too. When you set over a sketch for so long it all kinda starts running together and you can't tell what's nice and what's not and, at least with me, you start to think it all looks bad.



Here's the finished draft of the Pointer.

That is awesome, wish I had that talent, well done.

You guys create stuff.
I just kill stuff.
I'm jealous.

Absolutely LOVE that clay sculpture, SCT, and some excellent drawings from the rest of you!

Well I ran across this a while back it amazes me so much Who ever thought you could burn wood to make such phenomenal works of art!!!!
This woman has more talent in her pinky than I have in my whole body.

Take a look around the link below is to her dog work she does lots of wildlife.

http://www.juliebender.com/canine_portfolio.html