Use it or Lose it.
recent forays back into the world of oil painting have revealed an interesting phenomenon. while my experience with oils is limited, i've found that i have lost none of my ability to manipulate the paint as i wish. blending, shading, etc. have not been a problem.
however, my basic drawing skills (which have a much deeper root and background) seem to have eroded significantly with lack of use.
this is a most troubling development. without a good basic drawing underneath, a painting is worthless.
recent forays back into the world of oil painting have revealed an interesting phenomenon. while my experience with oils is limited, i've found that i have lost none of my ability to manipulate the paint as i wish. blending, shading, etc. have not been a problem.
however, my basic drawing skills (which have a much deeper root and background) seem to have eroded significantly with lack of use.
this is a most troubling development. without a good basic drawing underneath, a painting is worthless.
Start with simple cartooning, then work in details?
I don't mean to bash Enemy at the Gates or anything; I just think it progressively gets less about truth/realism and more about movie-ness as it goes on.
Was watching some of Jacob's Ladder on TV a couple weeks back. I think it was on Bravo...anyway, way too many commercial breaks or I would've watched the whole thing...very interesting movie, and that rarest of things-- a unique movie. Oh, I've seen the whole thing, btw, years ago, on video...I'm kinda shocked that Bravo has so many fuckin commercials nowadays, if it was indeed them.
Oregon is my jam, for the longest time it was Tight Like That was the jam but as soon as I heard Oregon it was all over