/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

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Might as well, been forever since I posted. Shitty photo, haven't had my photographer come out to shoot these yet. Part of series based around early 20th century reconstructive surgery.

>>1566971
Have you ever looked at a person before?

It's pottery from a pottery workhouse. These were all the rage in the 40s going into the early 70s. That is why there isn't an artist's signature. The "drawings" on the sides are more than likely done with stamps, though there were some workhouses that had artists on hand that would do the drawings.

These were made in something similar to a production line. One person would throw the vessel, another do the handle, another would do any surface work, and then someone to glaze it.

What is it that you aren't getting? Working 3d is honestly no different than 2d, except for few techniques. As far as sculpting the figure, proportions and the likes that you would learn while working 2d, stay the same. Break a figure down into shapes and make what you see. Use references, pay attention to what you're looking at. Sketch first and make marquettes.

>>1488342
Plasticine is an oil based clay that will not dry, they may be what you're thinking of. I use this something to sculpt pieces for making molds off of as I do not have to worry about it drying out.

Was going to comment, but it looks like most of the basics are covered here. It is at least enough to get you started. I would stick to modeling clay though if I were you, unless you have access to kilns to fire your work.

I you're looking for more "advanced" techniques or information, just let me know. I've worked in ceramics for quite a long time now, and I work mostly with the figure.

>>1487641
That's the sad part about the way he paints. Some of his paintings I've come across where very nice and actually appeared thought out with a great composition, however this is all lost when the addition of random strokes are applied. The paintings are always lost in uncontrolled chaos.

>>1471067
My work delves around the loss of identity and how it affects the person in question. This is based on a child, or better yet a doll of a child, that has developed Kwashiorkor.

Why markers?

Not sure what you're asking exactly. It's a line drawing on top of a dark background....

>>1469206
Answer me this, what is it that you do not find beautiful about it? What makes it ugly/creepy? I'll even upload another picture where you can see the full piece.

>>1467237
If he can draw/tattoo that, he should be more than capable of coloring it. Any artist that is worth anything should already have a handle on color theory, as well as know how to mix this or that color and make it look how the customer wants it.....

>>1467233
I'm not sure what a technician is, but a tattoo ARTIST, is in fact an artist...

Don't have any recent pictures of what I am currently working on in the studio, so 'll post something from a recent photo shoot of my work.

Had to re-size as well as drop the dpi down, so hopefully that doesn't kill the resolution..

Why wouldn't you trust your tattoo artist to render the colors himself? That's pretty ridiculous that you trusted him to tattoo you, but don't trust him on the colors....

>>1462652
Did you make it smart ass?

If you did, do you have a reasoning for showing it? Can you defend your reasoning?

These can be a couple things, it is kind of hard to tell from the picture.

What I am pretty sure is that these are, is dipped in slip as well as a crater/crackle glaze. At least this is what it looks like.

There are a couple different ways to go about this. First, I will start off that casting slip is not just clay and water. It a formulated recipe of kaolin clays/fillers/fluxes etc. as well as darvan7 or sodium silicate and soda ash, with a specific weight of water then you have to calculate the specific gravity of the defloculation that has occurred to make sure it will cast correctly and in a timely manner. With that said, you can order premade slip if you rather not mix it yourself, as If you don't know what you're doing exactly, you will more than likely mess it up.

The first method would simply be dipping the shoes in the slip over and over again until you have a achieved a thickness that you want. Once these are dry, you will have to bisque fire/do a burn out firing to burn out the shoe that is covered in slip. This has to be done in a gas kiln, as the burning out of the fabric and rubber will severely cut the life out of the elements in a electric kiln.

Once that is done, simply dip it in whatever glaze/finish you want and refire it to the temp of your finish.

Another way is to make plaster mold off of the shoes and slip cast them with the casting slip I spoke of before. The pros of this is that you can essentially make infinite amounts of the shoes, until the mold starts to break down. The con of this is that there are more steps, and making mold, specifically slip casting molds, can be difficult for someone doing it the first time.

Any other questions, just let me know.

>>1461512
No, DA is a joke.

Post here in the sketchbook thread. Look around town to see if there are any studios that offer drawing courses nearby. Typically art schools will have a free figuring drawing class (more so just free time with a model in a group), you could check that out as well and get feedback.

>>1461514
>for some upcoming shows

I'm not posting my website, but I will post a new piece of mine, well one of my detail photos at least. Had a photographer come shoot my work the other day for some upcoming and a possible magazine spread.

>>1461506
Have someone else critique your work then.

>>1461502
That's pretty much it man. You have to have a realization that you are not going to get to your level of perfection without putting in the time to learn and grasp what you're doing. There are no shortcuts, you just have to do it.