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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

challenge of balance

"Speed" and "expression" are very often a challenge of balance when you have to sketch. Do you really need a lot of time and that many lines to express in your sketchbook what you are seeing and feeling? I don´t think so... Here´s an example that made me wonder about this. It was done very quickly with so little information regarding the commuters and the inner space of the Subway waggon they were in. I believe it works... what do you think?

16 comments:

Isabel said...

you shouldn't have told us where it was so that we could have had a guess.
but its pretty evident its the "tube"

veronica lawlor said...

I like it - you caught the body language and expressions of the commuters very well. Speed drawing is my favorite...

gabi campanario said...

good one Richard, what you drew and what you left out both tell the scene very well

i think fast sketching goes especially well when trying to draw people (facial expressions in particular) or motion, with streetscapes you can afford to slow down a bit more. i rarely spend more than 20 or 30 minutes on any single sketch though. that's the way to keep it spontaneous. i keep wanting to spend like an hour straight on one to see what happens

Don McNulty said...

Really works.

Richard Câmara said...

Thanks to you all for letting me know your opinions!

Eduardo Salavisa said...

Penso que é preciso estarmos completamente concentrados. E às vezes fico exausto.

Eduardo Salavisa said...

Penso que é preciso estarmos completamente concentrados. E às vezes fico exausto.

enrique said...

It definitely works

matthew_c said...

Yes, it works well.

Maria said...

Thiss a Great anothar kind of work :-)
Love this kind one and also the detail draw. Depends of the scene and our sentiments in the day.

Richard Câmara said...

Percebo perfeitamente o que queres dizer Eduardo. Mas também acho que pode ser um exercício sem esforço, mais livre e até mais espontâneo... Ou pelo menos tenho tentado que assim seja ;)

Olá Maria,
Muito obrigado pelo teu comentário. Estive a ver os teus cadernos no FLICKR e gostei muito!
Especialmente quando introduzes algum elemento com cor (mesmo sendo digital...)
Parabéns :)

jerry waese said...

speed is essential
you can finesse later if it needs it

I like this

Richard Câmara said...

Hi Jerry,
"you can finesse later..." :)
I like that concept!! Thanks for your comment.

Maria said...

Obrigada :-)))))

Estive tb aa ver seu Blog e gostei de ver...Mts Workshops com J.Catarino
nas Belas-Atrtes, hein?!...Tb andei lá...em Design Equipamento .-)

Cps.
Maria

Richard Câmara said...

Olá Maria,

Desculpa se te respondo pelo USk, mas infelizmente não consegui encontrar o teu email...

Se estiveres com vontade de frequentar qualquer um deles, visto que estão abertos a todos os interessados, tens toda a informação aqui: http://richardcamara.blogspot.com/2009/06/workshop-overbooking.html

Não costumam ser tantos de cada vez, mas desta vez calhou ao mesmo tempo que o "A Riscar Lisboa" (que só acontece 1 vez por ano) e com o facto de eu só poder voltar a estar em Lisboa, provavelmente em 2010...

De maneira que lançaram-se estes desafios para ver quem poderia estar interessado ;)

Até breve
Richard

Maria said...

Ok, obrigada :)

Meu email é marialopes07@gmail.com

Até breve :)

 
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