tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post5813686420148311181..comments2024-03-28T03:44:28.896-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Backs of HeadsJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-79265661624817799012008-03-05T03:01:00.000-05:002008-03-05T03:01:00.000-05:00It's beautiful!It's beautiful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-69320851129348344832008-03-04T17:05:00.000-05:002008-03-04T17:05:00.000-05:00Hmm... I think it's almost a more interesting draw...Hmm... I think it's almost a more interesting drawing because I can't see the front of his face. With only this much showing, the imagination gets to figure out what the mans face looks like from the front.<BR/><BR/>I should take a page from your book and accept the challenge of drawing the backs of heads instead of thinking "oh, there's nothing interesting to draw here." <BR/><BR/>Nice sketch!Allyson Lassiterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07318852772715447691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-44141688535387598402008-03-03T14:16:00.000-05:002008-03-03T14:16:00.000-05:00hey so not fair, when I draw the back of heads the...hey so not fair, when I draw the back of heads they do not look that good! Now Ill have to work harder on it. Love the blogg.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-56384644972329930572008-03-03T14:13:00.000-05:002008-03-03T14:13:00.000-05:00I think my sketchbooks are 85% backs-of-heads.I think my sketchbooks are 85% backs-of-heads.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06634354258406911180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-82106185919455655742008-03-03T13:02:00.000-05:002008-03-03T13:02:00.000-05:00I love doing this while I'm in class. It's hard t...I love doing this while I'm in class. It's hard to draw much other than the backs of heads, because a bunch of equally bored and self-conscious college students will certainly notice you staring at them. Haha, the best subjects are the kids who have fallen asleep!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-1204168335003473562008-03-03T11:56:00.000-05:002008-03-03T11:56:00.000-05:00Nicely done!Nicely done!Shawn Escotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16070563436541794913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-61258062681921221242008-03-03T10:37:00.000-05:002008-03-03T10:37:00.000-05:00I'm with you on that. I've gone as far as to bring...I'm with you on that. I've gone as far as to bring my sketchbook to several high-end plays here in Seattle. And sometimes, while sitting a couple rows back from the stage, I've been called out by the characters in the play asking me what I was doing...all in good fun of course, but it's one of the best environments if you can swing it without being too obstructing.<BR/><BR/>Having acted for a few years myself, I'd rather have someone drawing and getting what they need than leaving.<BR/><BR/>BTW your sketch reminded me of David Apatoff's bit he did here on the curve of the cheek:<BR/><BR/>http://illustrationart.blogspot.com/search?q=THE+CURVE+OF+A+CHEEK+<BR/><BR/>=s=Shane Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706984816021430077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-90267717024561423952008-03-03T09:43:00.000-05:002008-03-03T09:43:00.000-05:00I was looking at a lot of backs yesterday as I att...I was looking at a lot of backs yesterday as I attended a concert, and was kicking myself for remembering to bring a pen but no paper to sketch with!<BR/>Your rendering of the gentleman here has a lot of character without showing much of his face.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-25695469256353078612008-03-03T06:29:00.000-05:002008-03-03T06:29:00.000-05:00When I fly, I spend a lot of time in airports wait...When I fly, I spend a lot of time in airports waiting for flights. I finally decided to make use of that time and sketch. Airports have become one of my favorite sketching places. People are usually on the move, so I have maybe 20 seconds (that's long) to capture someone dashing to catch a flight. <BR/><BR/>Sometimes I sit by snack areas and sketch people seated. Howver, I've found that this tends to arouse suspicion. Not something one wants to do in an airport these days! I try to avoid sketching, say, TSA personnel.Michael Chesley Johnson, Artist / Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17003530955203751138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-42715804898234041912008-03-03T03:42:00.000-05:002008-03-03T03:42:00.000-05:00For comic book artist such angles are equally impo...For comic book artist such angles are equally important as the frontal ones.<BR/>Not to mention up and down ones.<BR/>Unfortunately you won't find them often in drawing-human-head books and in live model groups the room is often too small to have the model sit in the center. But a large mirror resolves this problem.<BR/><BR/>I have (brag, brag) a life-size plaster of <A HREF="http://www.abcgallery.com/M/michelangelo/michelangelo27.html" REL="nofollow">Michelangelo's Giuliani De Medici</A>'s head.<BR/>Though slightly styled and idealized, it's a dummy as good as it gets !Erik Bongershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409523352634066030noreply@blogger.com