Uncomfortable is pretty clear in the recommended tools section that students should use a fineliner pen between .4 mm and .6mm. I could be wrong but the Sakura pens are numbered the way you described and 005 is actually.20mm I think. 08 is .5mm. It should give the mm size on each pen (except the brush pen). I don't know why they are numbered that way.
I hope that I am not saying anything that contradicts what Uncomfortable has already said. The biggest revelation for me was when I realized that the boxes don't actually have a "correct" configuration. Here is a quick example I did. I first did the two center boxes at 1 with no indication of how they intersect. Then I photocopied it four times and indicated the intersection four different ways with pictures 2-5. I started with the exact same two boxes but got four different configurations. All of them are "correct" simultaneously. This is why your brain freaks out. It can see all the possibilities. I think this is because we are drawing something abstract where size and distance are not determined by the object itself. There is no external reference. If you drew two people and one was significantly smaller and overlapped by another person, your brain would instinctively know which was forward and which was back. With this exercise, you are making the decision as to which configuration you are going to show. My advice is to start by deciding on a single line of intersection. After that, the other lines are mostly predetermined. For example, in picture 4 I emphasized the top line of the box on the left. This then led to other lines emphasized and I ended up with what I ended up with. All the boxes started with a decision of which box would be forward, back or partially covered. Hope this helps.
Composition is not required for the promptathon. However, even a few simple composition videos off YouTube will go a long way in improving your own art and your appreciation of the art of others.
After watching a few videos, a simple way to study composition is to create small thumbnails of art that you enjoy. So what that means specifically is to make a very quick sketch of a piece of art using either just black and white or black white and grey. Make it small, no more than 2" x 3" (60mm x 90mm). Its not a copy of the original, just the main shapes. You can do them in under a minute. Then, thinking back to those composition videos you just watched, try to analyze the composition of the picture. This works for famous movie scenes too. Good directors are constantly using composition in their shots. It's easy and will really expand your awareness of composition.
If you know the history of that painting, I think Ms Piggy is a shoulder strap down sort of gal.
The Sargeant Ms Piggy is awesome.
I like this one. That's clever
Your right about pushing the values on this one. This was for a promptathon so you only have 24 hours to make it. I used the darkest markers I had at the time. : )
Thank you for your critique as always. I do feel comfortable with using the eclipse for tire part. I also knew even as I drew some of the wheels spokes that they were getting away from me. I made a conscious decision to just keep them in and move forward.
I will have to review the sections you advised. I must admit it has been about 3 1/2 years since I did that section on implicit mark making. I will also admit I'm not sure I understood it then. Maybe the passage of time will help me understand it now.
Thanks again.
So let me reiterate that I think these are really good. I noticed that overall you created a really light value for the flowers. However, in the second and fourth pictures you used some larger sections of solid black that was distracting. I think the eye is naturally drawn to areas of highest contrast so they detracted from the focal point of the drawings. That high contrast works well in the picture with the sunflowers however since the contrast is around the flower center. In the first picture you used much less solid black so it was of more uniform value and also works well.
I'm just learning myself, so I'm no expert. I only said something because they are good and maybe just need a little something more to make them better.
These are really nice. I have a small bit of unsilicited advice but if you don't want it, please ignore this message.
Here we're getting into the subjective - Gerald Brom is one of my favourite artists (and a pretty fantastic novelist!). That said, if I recommended art books just for the beautiful images contained therein, my list of recommendations would be miles long.
The reason this book is close to my heart is because of its introduction, where Brom goes explains in detail just how he went from being an army brat to one of the most highly respected dark fantasy artists in the world today. I believe that one's work is flavoured by their life's experiences, and discovering the roots from which other artists hail can help give one perspective on their own beginnings, and perhaps their eventual destination as well.
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