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

[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!