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Steven Sweeney · 07-26-2006, 08:01 AM

Thanks, Judson. I used to keep some of my early drawings around, just to amuse people. One of my first, of which I was pretty proud, was seen by a friend who laughed and said, "What happened to his head?!" She isn't laughing anymore, but I still don't hold her in the same regard I once did.

Anyway, just as a guide, these drawings came along after what I am conservatively estimating to be 1,000 hours of life drawing, with lots of different models, through many seasons of both weather and life. It wasn't until I reached the 1,000-hour "mark" that I began to be able to manage these. Perhaps I'm slow, but there was no short-cut.

07-26-2006, 08:01 AM	#25
Steven Sweeney Juried Member PT 5+ years Joined: Nov 2001 Location: Stillwater, MN Posts: 1,801	Thanks, Judson. I used to keep some of my early drawings around, just to amuse people. One of my first, of which I was pretty proud, was seen by a friend who laughed and said, "What happened to his head?!" She isn't laughing anymore, but I still don't hold her in the same regard I once did. Anyway, just as a guide, these drawings came along after what I am conservatively estimating to be 1,000 hours of life drawing, with lots of different models, through many seasons of both weather and life. It wasn't until I reached the 1,000-hour "mark" that I began to be able to manage these. Perhaps I'm slow, but there was no short-cut. __________________ Steven Sweeney [email protected] "You must be present to win."