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Jeff Fuchs · 08-12-2003, 04:41 PM

John,

Thanks for taking so much time to reply with illustrations!

I'm definitely going to have to get a new monitor. My 7 year old monitor doesn't display correctly, so I can't adjust my scans to match the original. Several comments have been made about the lack of contrast. Here at the office (new monitor), I can see why they say that. Both of these drawings are on pure white paper, and the blacks are quite dense. The shadowed part of Janice's hair, on both sides of her neck, is very black.

As for the eyeglass thing. I debate with myself whether I should include the refraction or not. I don't know what the consensus is among artists. I'll just have to try it both ways and decide which works better for me. One advantage is that the glasses are implied, and don't have to be rendered in as much detail. I've seen fine portraits that barely hint at the glasses. Taking advantage of optics can help with this.

Image size that you see is about 9"x12". This is the size of my scanner bed. The actual paper is larger. Since I didn't draw backgrounds, only white space was cropped.

And yes, I'm left handed.

Thanks again.

08-12-2003, 04:41 PM	#26
Jeff Fuchs Juried Member Guy who can draw a little Joined: Dec 2002 Location: New Iberia, LA Posts: 546	John, Thanks for taking so much time to reply with illustrations! I'm definitely going to have to get a new monitor. My 7 year old monitor doesn't display correctly, so I can't adjust my scans to match the original. Several comments have been made about the lack of contrast. Here at the office (new monitor), I can see why they say that. Both of these drawings are on pure white paper, and the blacks are quite dense. The shadowed part of Janice's hair, on both sides of her neck, is very black. As for the eyeglass thing. I debate with myself whether I should include the refraction or not. I don't know what the consensus is among artists. I'll just have to try it both ways and decide which works better for me. One advantage is that the glasses are implied, and don't have to be rendered in as much detail. I've seen fine portraits that barely hint at the glasses. Taking advantage of optics can help with this. Image size that you see is about 9"x12". This is the size of my scanner bed. The actual paper is larger. Since I didn't draw backgrounds, only white space was cropped. And yes, I'm left handed. Thanks again.