tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84727266901751059922011-04-21T17:51:35.319-07:00Random thoughts by a hopeless dreamer...allysharp86http://www.blogger.com/profile/05627801128029967506noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472726690175105992.post-37334562950061510712007-07-13T21:26:00.000-07:002007-07-14T21:03:58.051-07:00<span style="font-size:100%;">A long time ago (almost 2 years now) I really wanted to be an artist. I thought I was pretty good too. My specialty was graphite pencils and realistic life drawing. I was <span style="font-style: italic;">fairly</span> good at it too! I'd still enjoy a nice illustration job I think, but in reality it's just hard to find them, or rather, hard to get hired with only an AA. I guess I should have stuck around for my BFA but, problems la la la, you know.<br /><br />Anyway, I think I'm going to post a few of my favorite pictures on this thing too. All of my art is at my deviant art site, but these are my favorites</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><table rows="1" align="left" cols="1"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/allysharp86/af1_01a.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/allysharp86/af1_01a.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 189px;" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">I like this drawing for two reasons. The first one being that I think it's really good! And the second is how I came about drawing it. I had miscounted the number of sketches that I had done and I needed only ONE more picture for Monday. (we usually had to do 5-10 p</span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;">er weekend in the sketchbook). Unfortunately, I waited until Monday MORNING to bother re-counting. It's a good thing I did too, because I found my mistake. Anyway, I was really nervous until I saw my room</span><span style="font-size:100%;">mate sleeping and got inspired. So I took the opportunity and drew her feet. There's not much shading because I was in a hurry. I spent more time on getting the proportions right.\<br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></table><table rows="1" align="left" cols="1"></table></span><span style="font-size:100%;"></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><table rows="1" align="left" cols="1"></table></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Total drawing time was around 10-13 minutes. The shading is just pencil smears.<br />And if you're an art nerd, I used Staedtler 4B and a manual sharpener.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/allysharp86/ag3_01p.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 252px;" src="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/allysharp86/ag3_01p.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This was from a live model session. Again, I shaded by smearing some of the graphite</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> on my fingers and then rubbing in the areas. The trick is to use a soft lead, touch the darkest part of your shaded area, and smear out. Now, I've been told by professors time and time again that smearing isn't professional. But, I love the effect it makes. It looks so much better than if I was just to do this with hatching or some other graphite technique.<br /><br />Neato!<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Total Drawing Time - around 15 -20 minutes.<br />I used Staedtler 4B, 2B, and <span style="font-style: italic;">some</span> of a 6B. Manual Sharpener and Staedtler Eraser.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/allysharp86/da-44.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n39/allysharp86/da-44.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Girl Feet! No they're not mine! I spent a little more time on this one. Actually close to 30 minutes. It wasn't for a class, I just wanted to draw something. That was a long time ago! Anyway, the contours, that's an art word for <span style="font-style: italic;">lines</span> are great and the shading makes it all look real.<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> This time I think I used Staedtler 4B only.<br />I really like this one, probably one of my personal favorites.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anyway that's it for this one. Part 2 will have 3 more drawings. That's how I go. 3 per blog. Three is a good number for images!<br /><br />Enjoy!!<br /><br /><br /></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8472726690175105992-3733456295006151071?l=allysharp.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>allysharp86http://www.blogger.com/profile/05627801128029967506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472726690175105992.post-56727895864165217242007-07-11T20:11:00.000-07:002007-07-14T21:05:14.894-07:00Back in May I was in an accident and lost my voice. So now basically I'm waiting 6 months (as per my out of court settlement) until a voice repairing operation. And so now, in July, I have gone almost two full months with no voice. Four months left until I can talk again, I'm not even sure how I will sound, but I honestly can't wait. It has been so hard not being able to communicate with anyone. I've been to a few voice therapy classes over the last two months, and they are starting to show a little progress. I can speak a *little* but it's light whispery sound that isn't very attractive and is somewhat hard to here.<br /><br />I can't discuss major details of what or where it happened (as per the settlement) But if you knew where I worked before, thats where! BUT to put it simply I was hit in the neck, quite hard, and somehow developed what is called Vocal Cord Paralysis when one of the vocal cords stops working. It's kinda weird, at least I had never heard of it before, but it is treatable so It's not the worst thing in the world I guess.<br /><br />So what have I been doing? Well, I settled out of court for a reasonable amount. SO I've basically been doing nothing for eight weeks. I jog a lot. I also do pull ups. I'm also trying to write some things, maybe a book, but I can't really think of anything. I've read a few books, and surfed the web. I havent drawn anything since a few weeks before my accident when I essentially left home for good.<br /><br />Maybe I'll get my voice back before they set a date for an operation - at least I hope so. If you are reading this and you can speak, be sure to USE your voice!! Because I was always kinda quiet, but now I can't speak at all. How ironic. You never appreciate what you have until you've lost it.<br /><br />SOOoo, that's what I'm doing and where I've been. Got any ideas for a book to write? I'm kinda bored!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8472726690175105992-5672789586416521724?l=allysharp.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>allysharp86http://www.blogger.com/profile/05627801128029967506noreply@blogger.com0