Wednesday, August 20, 2008

And now for something completely different


I think this will be my inaugural insect post. A sketchbook drawing pencil on paper maybe 4".

While visiting Prague and the Alphonse Mucha museum, I saw a breathtaking pencil drawing he had done of berries and leaves. It was so simple but so well done and meticulously detailed. I tried to follow that lead with this bug but my lines are nowhere near as perfect as Mucha's.

10 comments:

  1. Joe8:43 AM, August 21, 2008

    That's one of the most inspirational museums I've been to... Love the blog, keep up the good work!

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  2. Kevin Keele11:57 AM, August 21, 2008

    Bugs are cool. Nice sketch.

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  3. Deb Schmit9:59 PM, August 21, 2008

    Just ridin' through...

    Bugs?
    Hmm...why not?

    Love your landscape. Looks like a great background for one of your wonderful figures in black.

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  4. RAPOSO1:31 PM, August 22, 2008

    Hi Dave, it´s me, Fernando Raposo from Brazil. For a long time I did not come here to see your drawings.I am still impressed about the quality and the difficult of your Technical Drawings. You are amazing artist. I like very much your trace and I have a little question about the softwear that you use to make your works.
    Wich program do you use to aplly your technical drawing?
    I am waiting for your answer.

    Bye!!!

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  5. Unknown12:47 AM, August 23, 2008

    Coolio bug drawing! Love the sketchbook drawing below too!

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  6. Anonymous1:54 AM, August 23, 2008

    Well, I haven't seen that drawing by Mucha, but I hardly believe that it was so much better than yours. Your lines are always absolutely good.
    If I can (humbly) give you a suggestion, you seem a bit too "cautious", "over-controlled", sometimes it's good to let oneself go, both in the subject and in the tecnique (I like your "skeleton" drawing). Or maybe you don't post your "daring" works... :)

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  7. Ken2:54 AM, August 24, 2008

    its a superb study!

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  8. David Malan8:27 AM, August 24, 2008

    Thank you very much for the comments.

    Fernando- these drawings are done in my sketchbook using a .3 lead mechanical drafting pencil. Then I just scan it in and use Photoshop to raise the levels a little to darken and thats it.

    Mario-trust me its much better, thanks for the advice I'll try to apply it.

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  9. Shawn Escott6:48 PM, August 25, 2008

    Nice one! That's one ugly, cool looking bug!

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  10. Francisco J. Hernández2:19 PM, April 24, 2009

    Nice drawing !!!. It seems a very little one. I like your line drawings. Regards.

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