Art - Snake Oil - Mag7 Bingo

[valiha]

This is my second entry for the magnificent Seven Bingo, this time the card in question was "Snake Oil". I found an image on Google that I liked, and since it was fairly complicated, I used the square method of putting it down on paper. I find it most useful when I'm dealing with complex subjects , since I can concentrate on smaller pieces at a time.

Still, I found that I couldn't get his face quite right, so I enlarged and printed the original image, and transferred the facial features by taping the original and my drawing to a window.

I used a ruler for the stick, and scales for the circle. I placed a piece of cardboard down to prevent piercing the paper.

Comments

[todeskun]

This is a beautiful piece! I'm in awe of the depth of shading you have here. As one who can only draw disproportionate stick-figures, I have to say I ove all of the artwork you've shared with us so far.

[valiha]

Thank you, I'm very flattered!

[kayim]

Another gorgeous piece, hon! xx

[valiha]

I'm so happy you think so! :hugs:

[huntersglenn]

Such a life-like drawing! I really like the colors, and am especially fond of the way the snake is used to make the O on the bottle label.

And such wonderful green eyes the man has! Has me wondering if this might be the never mentioned Papa Standish...(grin).

Thanks for sharing.

[valiha]

Thank you! I thought about which colors to use for a long time, and finally settled on green as the main color. Looking at the bottle now, I feel like I should have used the same shade for the word "Snake" as for the snake itself ad "Oil".

Yes! LOL Papa Standish was the first thing that popped into my mind when I saw the original image. :) We know nothing of the man, but it seems plausible that he'd have a hand in somewhat shady deals. After all, Maude implies that what she and Ezra do is a family business of sorts. :)

You're welcome!

[van]

You did an awesome job! The lighting is so good and the shading is spot on. I love how the focus is on his eyes under that hat and the hair and mustache look really good!

[valiha]

Thank you! I've only recently started consciously thinking about light sources and shadows, and I find I must remind myself to keep track of where the light is supposed to be.

I'm happy with the hair and mustache too. :)

[solosundance]

Oh lovely! And yes, definitely a hint of Standish Sr. :D

[valiha]

Thank you! :) Hee, as soon as I saw the photo I said, yep, that's a Standish!

[farad]

OOHHH - nice! I like it! Thanks for sharing!

[valiha]

You're welcome!

[whatistigerbalm]

Naaaaaajs! E, crtanje preko prozora, to me vraća u fakultetske dane! Na grafici smo svi to radili zbog izvrtanja matrice. :D

[valiha]

Hvala! E sad, cilj je da dođem dotle da mi neće trebati prozor da tačno uradim nečije crte lica. Dijeljenje slike na kvadrate mi je zaista puno pomoglo (moram postaviti mačku koju sam nacrtala za Drawing Day na Facebooku).

Šta je bilo sa onom inicijativom da se postavi nešto na DW na svom jeziku? Kod nas su u toku bile renovacije pa nismo imali internet konekciju; je li išta ispalo od toga?

[gemspegasus]

Hi Aida

This is a fabulous drawing of a snake oil salesman. I love the curled up moustache, the detail of the snake oil bottle, well everything about it. it made me think of J. Brooks story, "The Cure." Also the cat drawing was wonderful. And the "Blu River" poem was powerful. Thank you for sharing everything with us.

Take care
hugs
Angela

[black-raven135.livejournal.com]

very nice and very representative of how I envision a snake oil salesman
:D

[dj-aida.livejournal.com]

Thank you, darling!

[pezgirl7.livejournal.com]

That's beautiful! I love the shading, especially on the face. He kinda reminds me of the Wizard of Oz. :)

[dj-aida.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Wow, really? Hmm, I think he does, a little...

[pezgirl7.livejournal.com]

Or maybe I should have said when he was in disguise as The gatekeeper. I think mainly because he's wearing a green jacket and his mustache curls up the same. :)

[dj-aida.livejournal.com]

Got it, I agree! :)

[nikojen.livejournal.com]

Very nice! I love the shading in his coat (is that colored pencil or crayon or...?) and the flippy bits of his hair, somehow, catch my eye. :)

[dj-aida.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I used color pencils, two brands: Derwent Coloursoft and Bruynzeel Sakura. They're both artist grade pencils and next to watercolor, my favorite medium. I have some color pencil art books with really awesome art. I'll see if I can scan some pages and share them here.