“You may question why we do not at once proceed to the finished, smooth, and round form. The answer is that in a drawing or painting, something of the individual procedure and structural quality should remain. When it is too much smoothed down and polished, it becomes entirely factual. The camera can do that.
“In a drawing, however, ‘finish’ is not necessarily art. It is the interpretation and process of individual conception that is art and has value. If you include all the literal facts and actualities, the result will be boring. It is your selection of relevant facts that will create interest.”
–Andrew Loomis, Figure Drawing For All It’s Worth, Chapter III
This book is a gold mine. If you have an interest in drawing, it’s a must have. That is all.
Here’s Tim with the Les Paul Junior. It’s no longer in the basement, it’s behind the counter, for sale at a bargain price.
Tim’s red Marshall. Alas, this one is not for sale.
Soup’s On!
Where have I been? Long story. To make it short– I went on vacation, got sick, then my computer died. Excuses, excuses. But here’s the biggest one: I’ve been working on a new project. A webcomic collaboration with a friend, which we call Unicorn Soup. Check it out! We don’t have much of an archive yet, but it’s steadily growing. It’s updated Thursdays, and is about the realities and fantasies of a couple of fathers who try to balance video game hobbies with families and careers. Working on a regular comic has been fun so far, as I’ve seen steady development in my own ability. Like they say, you want to be good at something, do it every day. I’m actually only doing this once a week, but I think the principle applies. It will just take a bit longer to get good.