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Dax Hansen
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5d
added comment in10C: Major Assignment 2
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100 Years of Solitude
While I loved the storytelling and ‘magic’ of this book, I know I’ve just scratched the surface of the symbolism that in contains. One day when I read through again, I will hopefully have a much more developed statement behind these comps. But for now - words and some symbols mainly around trees and pig tails.
Kimberly Lee-Lewis Adams
4d
One of my favorites. Something new every time I read it.
Dax Hansen
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2mo
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One of my favorite scenes from Moby Dick is when Ishmael wakes up to Queequeg snuggling him. I thought it would be fun to show him with the New Zealand (shrunken) head. However, after re-reading it's clear that the shrunken head was packed away before Queequeg hits the sack. And it was made clear in the assignment instructions - STAY TRUE TO THE NARRATIVE.
So with that, I literally opened my copy to a random chapter and was greeted with Chapters 89/90 - chapters on the Fast-fish/Loose-fish laws where it in essence explains that a whale which is beached or loose, even if pursued by a ship with the crew's harpoons in the whale, it becomes property of the Crown. Then explains that the King gets the head and the Queen gets the tail.
I'm envisioning a designed, graphic feel. Play with division of land/sea, of king/queen and heads/tails.
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27d
@Dax Hansen Both of these approaches are valid. In the sketch with Queequeg- you are taking on the role of an illustrator with a fully narrative approach to the work. I don't know that you need the shrunken head in the image, as the connection between the quilted pattern and tattoos could be very interesting. I may encourage that the entire piece becomes pattern dominant as the first read and the figure's faces pushed to the top corner as a second read. In the alternative approach- you are taking on the role of a designer, using graphic elements as symbols to tell the story. Both work in very interesting, but different ways. Which is the more natural fit for the type of work that you want to make? I've been both in my career and ultimately, these approaches can be blended and paired together quite nicely, but it take an understanding of each of their roles. I'm drawing to the graphic solution as an idea, but it might not hold the page and viewer's interest and much as the illustrative sketch to the right.
![Viacheslav [ki-Vi] Polianskii](https://img-resizer.proko.com/resize/user/avatar/40x40x2/eyJwYXRoIjoidXNlcnMvYXZhdGFycy92dm9wb2wvaW1nXzM0MTYtMzc0MDYxMTMuanBlZyIsIm5hbWUiOiJpbWdfMzQxNiIsIm1pbWUiOiJpbWFnZS9qcGVnIiwid2lkdGgiOjMwMjQsImhlaWdodCI6NDAzMiwiY3JvcCI6WzUzOCw3NjEsMjI0MSwyMjQxXSwiY29sIjoidXNlci9hdmF0YXIifQ--adee2040857cc32ed4e303b24396148e1d987823)
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HAHAH that was a lot of fun, obviously a sense of scale abandoned me when time started to press
and a person quickly changed to a completely different individual, but still, it is a cool task to work on)
I've decided to change materials from time to time to find something ) it didn’t quite work out, but brought a lot of smiles)
As far as interesting goes though - curiously my 8 minute drawing is more accurate than 15 or 30, at some point, I’ve changed his chin and carried the wrong one with me till the end
on the bright side - right eye stays consistent!!👀😂
Though I chose 4min one to add values and form back a bit via the use of calque) - I like the feel of brush and if I wasn’t in a hurry - pretty sure I wouldn’t butcher negative spaces as bad)
Good day and smiles to anyone who reads it.. if someone does 😅
Very cool! Keeping the fur hood element gives it a very interesting dynamic. Well done and all the best!
Eduardo Rubio
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3mo
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I've realized that I tend to elongate shapes in general. I didn't notice it when I did the one-hour drawing, but I did when I saw all the versions together. This tendency persists across them. However, I found the four-minute sketch particularly interesting and used it as the foundation for the rendered version.
Moving forward, I'll be more mindful of this habit—though I may still do it, at least with awareness.
Great exercise!
That's fantastic! It's interesting to see the places that are consistent and those that aren't. Well done.
Dax Hansen
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3mo
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Woof. That was a great exercise. I noticed that the eyes kept drifting slightly higher and to the right with each iteration.
The 30-second sketch was the most interesting, so I created a more illustrative version with references.
Dax Hansen
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3mo
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Didn’t notice the figure on the ground on the first pass, so I threw a little light on the third (man) pass
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3mo
Nice brush work @Dax Hansen You have a bit more value range to go a touch lighter, if you want. You can use some of those highlights to introduce harder edges.
C P
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3mo
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High key thumbnail in acrylic; painted layers of glazes with a bit of negative painting to get contrast;
Dax Hansen
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3mo
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Days of Heaven.
As a kid, I had an Issue of National Geographic which featured the work of N.C. Wyeth illustrations for Treasure Island (a title that only the best illustrators are called to do ;), as well as his son Andrew Wyeth's Christina's World. It haunted me, literally gave me unsettling dreams. Days of Heaven has so much of that visually as well. Incredible film. Talk about images that speak... Anyways, here's my playing with that still.
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3mo
Dax- what a great issue of Nation Geographic! Both amazing artists. Nice work on this image!
