Herring!

[balaa]

A quick and mostly messy sketchdump. Been pulling alternating 24 hour days due to the newfound time gifted oh so generously by sir insomnia, who is threatening me with a pickled herring as we speak..unfortunate for him I like pickled herring (Its my secret shame, only not to secret now). So I've been sketching mostly since painting requires a less lucid state of mind..most of the time.



First icon for wicked_sairah I love your dog..prolly the only one crazy enough to say that eh?



Next a couple pictures for nanook123 who I've been missing for months. Rotten time difference.
Rough quick unfinished sketch of her character Camaro.

Pretty self explanatory that one. Been meaning to draw a cougari badge for a while but everytime I tried Cougari would run and hide from my pencil.

smooosh..I really hate this sketch XD.

Next a few rather similar concepts for Califur stuffs, most of which I've discarded. Humm I really don't draw nearly enough sinister figures and so the 'villains' theme is really kicking my tail but at the same time forcing me to face the challenge of something different..and that is rather exhilerating.

discarded femme fox. It was going to be a play on the story of little Red riding hood where the wolf is typically the villain, only I thought it might be interesting to switch roles. Alas the idea just wasn't panning out for me.

Another discarded picture. Most of these sketches are rough and dirty mostly because I see the color more vividly and thats hard to convey in pencil

Another idea, I like this one better and will likely color it. The concept is more clear in my mind as I see it in color and with a more cohesive composition.

And a little bit of random:

First concept for a painting, again not much to look at in pencil.

Another wolf..ugh I have this vivid picture of a wolf in an autumn forest littered with leaves. He is climbing down the side of a hill with protruding flat stones emitting a soft blue light. BUT for the life of me I can't get the pose to work as I see it in my head. If someone wants to redline the pose I'd be greatful..sometimes a second fresh perspective really helps you find the way.(mind you the rest of the sketch is full of mistakes but I see them already and will fix them)


the cleaned up concept from above. the wolf would be the weaver of dreams and the owl the one that delivers them.


ehm..I dunno where it came from. I had a 3x4 inch sliver of paper and this just flew out on it. His tongue is licking a pane of glass or somefin.

And finally I blame hibbary for planting the seed of snow owl arctic fox grphons in my brain. This little fella just flopped out of my pencil. Unfortunately he got smooshed on the very bottom of a page and so he kinda looks ducklegged because I had to make him fit. I really ought to just start drawing dead center on every page..but I doubt I will learn.


Finally a link to a finished model sheet for Tau. This beast took me entirely too long!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v90/zBalrogz/TauFinishedModelSheet_sm-1.jpg

Thats all the arts for now! Thank ya for stopping by and commenting, even if I don't get a chance to always reply to all your comments..I ALWAYS appreciate them and they keep me motivated to keep drawing!

Plus a little update on my commission status, As sooon as payment is received I will start and finish these:

Badge Slots:
1. wicked_sairah paid
2. shadowolf paid info received
3. gothic_meezer money order
4. gothic_meezer " info received
5. rockerbot27 info received

Slots:
1.wicked_sairah paid and finished
2.nimirpard paid
3.felix_carni paid

Other commissions still owed:
1. mendo_ sketchu, sorry about the delay!
2. henrieke_kiki I'm lame :/

Comments

Re: I'm amazed!

[bagheera.livejournal.com]

ah, but all human creations are directly or indirectly derived from creations of nature. where be true originality? :)

it doesn't really matter who you reference. it doesn't really matter which big artist gets offended or which rabid fans of their go on a rampage. I know what it is like to be trampled on. and so does she.

but what I am about say will hold true for all time.

the most important aspect of art is to make it meaningful for yourself. it doesn't matter what other people think, where you got your inspirations from, or how you make it "work". if it is meaningful, if it is beautiful - for you, not for anybody else - then that is final.

I rarely ever use reference pictures, from photos or from other artists' works. that doesn't mean I pick up traces of elements I've seen in photos or other artworks. I may see qualities I admire, I may try incoporating those qualities into my work; may be not very successful at first, may be at first it looks like bad imitations; but over time it developes and evolves.

referencing directly from naturalistic photos isn't ALWAYS the best thing to do. it all depends on what kind of work you wish to do. who/what is the best teacher all depends on who you are and what you wish to accomplish. there are times when you wish to look to other artists for ideas, compositions, stylizations.

each and every artist has a very different goal in mind, very different reasons for why they wish to do art. it is thus I have a heightened dislike for art critics in general - it is simply impossible for one to judge another's art accurately, let alone the fact that imposing one's artistic standard upon another is both impossible and, to me, ethically wrong.

I mean if you really want me to push my argument, I can tell you that GoldenWolf imitates Kyoht's style. Goldie does consider herself Kyoht's fan and she does, in her artistic progression, seem to be referencing Kyoht's artistic style and compositions. That doesn't mean Goldie isn't a capable artist and that her art is devoid of originality - there are still qualities that distinguish her work from Kyoht's. I am not a big fan of Goldie's work, but I do respect her accomplishments, and bottom line is, as long as her art is meaningful for her, she shouldn't give a shit about what anybody thinks, including myself.

Same applies to Balaa's art. If you have a problem with her art, you aren't required to look at it. But criticism - when uncalled for - are typically unwanted. I hope for the sake of future pleasantries, the same mistake won't be repeated again.

Re: I'm amazed!

[mbala.livejournal.com]

Your criticism of my personal opinions about art and referencing is uncalled for.

I also did not want to slap Balaa in her face or accuse her, that was solely unintentional, I assure you.

Let's not repeat this mistake again, namely by terminating this thread, ok? :)

Re: I'm amazed!

[xxbalaaxx.livejournal.com]

ahh I figured it was unintentional. And online its sometimes so hard to read the intention of thoughts when written in typed words. So hey no harm done, life goes on!

On a a happier sidenote..HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

I'm amazed!

[mbala.livejournal.com]

It is more difficult to understand each other in written conversation. Let's hope we get to talk IRL the next time. :)

Happy holidays to you, too!