CgTalk Daily Sketch 791: NO TIME LIMIT SKETCH: "Love"

[EhsanD]

wow ...:love:
I love love :eek:
hehe .
hey guys hurry ... I think this will be a great challenge .
lets go .

[GregorCZ]

Nice topic, will get started right now.
Good luck to everyone. :thumbsup:

[mindfreak]

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m272/mf33/love_chalenge.jpg



well, one of the many faces of the love i think :D
oops forgot.. photoshop

[EhsanD]

Its just my idea (we understand love when we see separation)
ok this takes me 50 min all in photoshop .
let see .
http://www.creativespot.org/post/data/500/sketch5-lo1.jpg
this is a persian proverb ... standing in long time until grases grows under your feet .
ohh it was hard to say in english:D

[ChristinaRH]

yeah.. about 30 minutes.. Alias sketchbook.. I'm low on creativity today..
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y185/uglypaperdoll/CGtalk/love.jpg
and, yeah it's a he behind her.. I'm just not good on guys

[Ashton]

I think this topic is too open ended to be a useful exercise.

I am waiting for the work shops roberto mentioned a few weeks ago.

[luciferous]

I think this topic is too open ended to be a useful exercise.

I am waiting for the work shops roberto mentioned a few weeks ago.

its not really, you could use this as abit of soul searching, what is love to you? have you ever been in love, are you now?

Its hard to depict but its in no way too open ended

[JimiPhoenix]

I think this topic is too open ended to be a useful exercise.

I am waiting for the work shops roberto mentioned a few weeks ago.

Personally I think every topic is a useful exercise; as do I think trying to get a sketch in every day is useful. What's not useful is waiting around (whether it's for something more agreeable to come along or not). Every bit of practice helps ;)

If you really require a more tightly-focused topic, why not start a sketchbook/progress thread where you request other members suggest a topic for you to do (or simply pick at random from the list of current suggestions here in the DSF)?

[RobertoOrtiz]

Personally I think every topic is a useful exercise; as do I think trying to get a sketch in every day is useful. What's not useful is waiting around (whether it's for something more agreeable to come along or not). Every bit of practice helps ;)

If you really require a more tightly-focused topic, why not start a sketchbook/progress thread where you request other members suggest a topic for you to do (or simply pick at random from the list of current suggestions here in the DSF)?
Well I am back in DC.
I will post the next workshop on Sunday Morning!


-R

[Ashton]

its not really, you could use this as abit of soul searching, what is love to you? have you ever been in love, are you now?

Its hard to depict but its in no way too open ended

Thats all very nice, sure I could make a whole exhibition on the subject. I look forward to other peoples efforts today.

//Personally I think every topic is a useful exercise; as do I think trying to get a sketch in every day is useful. What's not useful is waiting around (whether it's for something more agreeable to come along or not). Every bit of practice helps

I think the results would be better if the subject was clear, like a real art class. Rather than wasting time contemplating love - how about some more edgy topics for a change...
love is a four letter word.

[Arlekin]

generating concepts also needs practice...., or if u siply want to train your eye/hand cordiantion alone then i guess not but as i see it brain needs practice too ...so teher is no too open ended topics .....find your viewing angle or smt like that. Im happy ith this topic but i msut admit this is a tough one to conceptualize.... :)

[danielh68]

I always liked swash-buckling tales where love surfaces from dire circumstances.

2 hrs.

http://www.danielhelzer.com/sketches/sketch211.jpg

[PREDAT0R]

umm my favorite subject. I have to force myself to sketch for this one.

photoshop, 'bout 20-30 mins

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/4744/untitled1xp7.jpg

[JimiPhoenix]

I think the results would be better if the subject was clear, like a real art class. Rather than wasting time contemplating love - how about some more edgy topics for a change...
love is a four letter word.

But it's not a real art class. I mean not as far as I know. I thought the whole idea was for the individual user to interpret a relatively straightforward topic in a personal way whilst improving their skills/workflow/speed in general. Maybe people's motivations are different - some may not want so much to improve as to get their creative juices flowing, or maybe they just feel like sketching something that particular day. Well, I guess none of that really matters too much with regard to the interpretation of the topic and how fixed it should be.

I'm not really sure what you mean by a real art class, but I've been given briefs and assignments in art classes that have been anything but clearly-defined. Last year I was given a subject title, much like with the DSG, 'Structures'. I thought, "Pretty basic."
That was until it was suggested that we try to depict social or chronological structures, which I thought was reaching a bit, if you know what I mean.
Maybe what you mean is something like a life-drawing or still life class, where everyone has the same subject? It's not a bad idea, but I personally wouldn't like to see too many of those challenges popping up. Why? Because...it's still the Daily Sketch Group. That's why I think the simpler the topics the better, entirely because of the huge scope for personal interpretation. Hell, that's part of the reason I'm here. In my opinion (please! it is just MY opinion), people all producing slightly different versions of the same subject would kill the DSG somewhat.

You're right, what you're looking for is a workshop, not the DSG. Please don't mistake my tone - I'm not trying to be defensive or anything, even though I know that's how it's coming across. I just think it says something that you don't even have to go into the main thread to produce something great - the amount of times certain people put out something mindblowing based on their interpretation of a single-word topic and a time limit in the subject line astounds me. Also, once again, browse the recent suggestions and tell me you don't see edgy topics. I guess it's all down to interpretation. The power of the current system is that you can produce something edgy with a topic like 'Fluffy'.

I guess what I'm trying to say, after all of that, is that it's all very well to say you can produce an exhibition on love. I'm sure most of us here could, but nobody's asking us to make an exhibition; just a sketch. You can sit down for two minutes and draw a weirdass heart, or you can spend a few hours on the cover for a romance novel.

How impressive the results are don't have much to do with topic as you seem to think; they're all about what you choose to do with the topic.

Best regards,
- Jimi :)

btw, Roberto, you lucky guy! I would've liked to have hung out with the guys in the Blender booth. Hope it went well! ;)

[OneoftheVoices]

Hey you guys!! Why does love always have to end in arguments?? *sob*

Anyway, i love open ended topics; something for you to wrap your mind around. Being told to paint "a wall" or "an apple" is all well and good, but I feel that there is no...artistry to it.

But I'm not judging, just defining my reasons for being on the DSG - to give my mind something to chew over. Like this topic; I read it last night and I'm still chewing it over...so many ideas...which to choose.... are triptychs allowed? It seems the only way I'll get all these stupid ideas out of my head!!
Nice work by everyone so far!

[RobertoOrtiz]

Peace & love guys
<<peace sign>>

I been away for a week from the forum (thuis the weird postings & lack of plugs.)
I promise I will look in to all your concerns in the next few weeks.
:)



-R

[Ashton]

Ok mate, lets leave it and get back to drawing pictures eh.

Thanks for your comments and concern, I would appreciate
your crit on the future sketches I produce.

I guess I am old and burnt out.

btw

danielh68 - that takes me back, how did you sketch it, did you have
reference, nice gestures. reminds me of the phantom.



But it's not a real art class. I mean not as far as I know. I thought the whole idea was for the individual user to interpret a relatively straightforward topic in a personal way whilst improving their skills/workflow/speed in general. Maybe people's motivations are different - some may not want so much to improve as to get their creative juices flowing, or maybe they just feel like sketching something that particular day. Well, I guess none of that really matters too much with regard to the interpretation of the topic and how fixed it should be.

I'm not really sure what you mean by a real art class, but I've been given briefs and assignments in art classes that have been anything but clearly-defined. Last year I was given a subject title, much like with the DSG, 'Structures'. I thought, "Pretty basic."
That was until it was suggested that we try to depict social or chronological structures, which I thought was reaching a bit, if you know what I mean.
Maybe what you mean is something like a life-drawing or still life class, where everyone has the same subject? It's not a bad idea, but I personally wouldn't like to see too many of those challenges popping up. Why? Because...it's still the Daily Sketch Group. That's why I think the simpler the topics the better, entirely because of the huge scope for personal interpretation. Hell, that's part of the reason I'm here. In my opinion (please! it is just MY opinion), people all producing slightly different versions of the same subject would kill the DSG somewhat.

You're right, what you're looking for is a workshop, not the DSG. Please don't mistake my tone - I'm not trying to be defensive or anything, even though I know that's how it's coming across. I just think it says something that you don't even have to go into the main thread to produce something great - the amount of times certain people put out something mindblowing based on their interpretation of a single-word topic and a time limit in the subject line astounds me. Also, once again, browse the recent suggestions and tell me you don't see edgy topics. I guess it's all down to interpretation. The power of the current system is that you can produce something edgy with a topic like 'Fluffy'.

I guess what I'm trying to say, after all of that, is that it's all very well to say you can produce an exhibition on love. I'm sure most of us here could, but nobody's asking us to make an exhibition; just a sketch. You can sit down for two minutes and draw a weirdass heart, or you can spend a few hours on the cover for a romance novel.

How impressive the results are don't have much to do with topic as you seem to think; they're all about what you choose to do with the topic.

Best regards,
- Jimi :)

btw, Roberto, you lucky guy! I would've liked to have hung out with the guys in the Blender booth. Hope it went well! ;)

[danielh68]

Ashton - no references, just the accumulation of lots and lots of sketching. Thanks for the good word, though. Much appreciated :)

[BrittanyRichardson]

painter ix, wacom, 1 hour

I was thinking along the lines of 'Venus and Adonis'...

http://img454.imageshack.us/img454/3183/lovege8.jpg

[dougtoney]

painter 15 minutes

[xodibox]

PS round about 2 hours.

http://www.quickbrownfox.ca/DSG/love.jpg

[Jeffsimpson]

Ok...I did 2 today, I hope thats ok *checks rules* multiple....ok.

http://www.eciad.ca/~jsimpson/summerart/lve_cg.jpg[/url]
http://www.eciad.ca/~jsimpson/summerart/skulllove.jpg[url="http://www.eciad.ca/~jsimpson/summerart/skulllove.jpg"] (http://www.eciad.ca/~jsimpson/summerart/lve_cg.jpg)

[RobertoOrtiz]

Ok...I did 2 today, I hope thats ok *checks rules* multiple....ok.




You are cool...
BTW AWESOME work!
-R

[luciferous]

I think the results would be better if the subject was clear, like a real art class. Rather than wasting time contemplating love - how about some more edgy topics for a change...
love is a four letter word.

So is edgy, but that seems to be what you want. I dont see how contemplating one of the two ruling emotions of the human condition is a waste of time and especially in art.

Plus sometimes in a brief you will get a vague subject... for example whilst I was doing my animation degree we got an on the spot excercise where we had to pick a word out of a box and go away and do a 30 second animatic based on that word, my word was 'bliss'... now did I whine about it not being clear or did i go away and end up doing a 5 minue short on what I found blissful... you guess

to be honest i find that raising to the challenge, a subject im not sure about or whatever to be alot more rewarding than dismissing something as a waste of time.

And one last thing if you want edgier topics there always the suggestions thread...

and now I'm gona apologise for bting your head off... sorry.

-Shane

[ysvry]

Love , sombody dieing for my sins, is that love? Or the sugar sweet valentines day flavour, ill pass this too as too open ended. ;) Ill do some pasion art laterz, god have i sinned and been forgiven, Amen. (walks away humming one man comes in the name of ........)

[May-lea]

Love is made of butterflies and hurricanes. The butterflies in your belly and the hurricane in your life.

2h30 (but I was interrupted by some chatting in the middle), Photoshop+tablet. I worked on my hair painting :p and this... Is a good example of my old non realistic style. The one you'd find everywhere on my notes when I was still at school
http://www.triskell-productions.com/CGtalk/Love.jpg

[pearson]

I think this topic is too open ended to be a useful exercise. I think the results would be better if the subject was clear, like a real art class. Perhaps what you are looking for is more like this (http://www.sketchbooksessions.com/thedrawingboard/viewforum.php?f=15&sid=4ec91456c5f20f260a1374b904c790e0)? A couple of pictures posted each month or so, and everyone does their own interpretation of one (or more) of the pictures. You can still do whatever you want, you just have a pose to follow. :shrug:

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