I haven't thought much about style. I think I'm impressed by seeing fantasy / movie / game characters. It's definitely one style of drawing I'd love to be able to do.
I've got some tutorial material from a YouTuber called Jazza (aka DrawWithJazza), he released some how to draw books that I've purchased. I keep starting but not finishing another place called DrawABox.
Over the years I've bought so many pencils, coloured pencils, art pads and it's always come to nothing
I’ve watched some Jazza videos though mostly ones where he is messing around rather than any tutorial stuff. If you want to do character design then most are humanoid-ish so I’d recommend looking in to how to draw people and proportions. The one book that always gets recommended for that is Andrew Loomis - Figure drawing for all it’s worth. Loomis has other books for specific things too but that one covers general drawing, proportions, size etc.
The other thing that can help is draw every day. It doesn’t have to be for long, detailed or very good but getting in to sketching something every day is a great way to learn, practice and come up with new ideas.
31 minutes ago, ChaosGladiator said:
Is there anything you can't do Greebs? 🤔 You are most definetly a man of many talents
🤣 I’m a jack of all trades, there’s lots of things I can do alright but very few things I do well. I just like to learn new things all the time, keeps things interesting. So currently learning to 3d model in Blender then I’ll need to learn to make textures. I’m following a tutorial for it at the moment but it’s a massively long tutorial so will be some time before I can post any results.
Rather than fully repost, here’s a link the ones I posted in my ppr the other week as Elliott asked.
Do you have anything you want to draw @Spacedeck Maybe I can point you at some books/tutorials/vidoes on the subject. Sticking with it is the key to success, I hate that it is and I know it’s what everyone says but it is unfortunately true. The black Honda in my link is probably my best work but I’ve been drawing cars properly for over 10 years now. I look back at my early stuff and it’s terrible :lol: I’ll see if I have any early stuff so you can see how terrible I was.
I know I’ve posted some of my photoshop stuff before but I’m currently on a bit of a binge of photoshop and 3D modelling again recently. So with @Impulse posting in his introduction about photoshop too, I thought I’d start this thread up to see who else FG has an artistic touch and somewhere for people to post ip their work too.
I can re post some of my stuff but looking forward to seeing other people’s work too 🙂
I’ll keep an eye out for you then as I’m planning on going next year again.
If you’re taking your camera a few pointers;
- Get the stand pass with your ticket. If you’re going for the full 4 day, being able to sit down is nice and they’ve got covers so even better if it’s raining. They are also tiered so gives you some height to see over the barriers.
- To that end, I’d recommend a long lens if you have one. I think all my actual hill climb photos were with my 55-300mm lens.
Assuming it is the same as this year, the best places I found for photos was (starting at the bottom of the hill)
- On the inside of the corner opposite Hill Pavillion.
- In the Park Grandstands opposite the house or anywhere along the barrier up to the bridge.
- Molecombe corner grandstands.
- Anywhere after the flint wall as you walk up to the rally stage.
- You can get some nice shots up by the top paddock too as the cars park up there. Plus all the rally car pits are up there to look around.
I go as track media, but it's not really a job. I own/shoot for excessive wear. We would like to turn it into a profitable business, but for now I do it for fun. I'd love to see them! Going to Goodwood is definitely a bucket list of mine.
I'd love to go a track day or motorsport event as media as the access you have in so much better. The proble is I'd love to do it at a proper event (like Goodwood, 4hr or Silverstone, F1 etc.) which are all going to be really difficult ones to get media passes for.
I've done both the Revivial and the Festival of Speed and I can't recommend them enough if you're in to your cars. If you're in to your newer cars then probably Festival of Speed but the whole experience of the Revival is unrivaled.
I'll have to dig out my FoS photos as I don't seem to have them to hand but a selection from last years Revival.
Nice pictures @Spacedeck The second is really fantastic.
I’m a bit like you and haven’t used my camera in a while. I always find it harder to motivate myself to go out through winter. Though I never posted my ones from Goodwood so should post them, I know there’s a few car people on here.
So my wife saw this thread and had a few questions. If you’re wanting to upgrade my wife could be curious buying your current camera body but only if it’s full frame. Second, and she’s also curious what 35mm Prime Penske you have. She uses an 85mm f/1.4 prime but wants a 35mm.
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Hi Rob, unfortunately the D5100 is a cropped sensor though shipping to the USA wouldn't be cheap anyway. As for my prime, it is a Nikon 35mm 1.8DX.
@Spacedeck I’m out at the moment so can’t check the box but looking at Manfrotto’s site. I think it’s this one (If it isn’t, it’s one extremely similar).
Man, I can't afford an expensive tripod, any to look out for that usually sell second hand around 30 quid? Someone on OcUK currently selling a cheap tripod for 30 but I'm not even sure... I keep reading good and bad points and it kinda puts me off. Although I know I probably won't find a better one for cheaper.
I can’t say I know of any to specifically recommend as it depends on what comes up for sale. All I can say is go for a branded one and not some cheap one. I had a cheap one when I first started but it wasn’t all that stable and it has quite limited adjustment. My current one was about £60 new and is far more stable and much better quality.
2 hours ago, GazzaGarratt said:
Do you take your camera everywhere Greebs or just on specific photo trips? A friend of mine tends to take his dog for a early in the morning and takes pics everyday on his walk.
A spiders web with morning dew is a pretty good picture to capture.
I’m more towards specific photo trips though where possible I’ll always take my camera just in case.
@Spacedeck From memory, all the bird ones are cropped except the duck one. All the others are as taken. Though depending on the photo some have sight level adjustments etc.
Guess that's where you separate good and bad cameras 🙂
Sort of, as a general rule DSLR’s will just take better quality photos regardless because of the larger sensors in them than standard cameras / phones. However where DSLR’s have a massive advantage is changable lenses. In none of the bird photos was I actually stood that close, I simply was using a zoom lens. Equally changable lenses are also what makes DSLR’s a pain.
With Spacedeck joining and talking about his interest in photography it has spurred me to make this thread as it is also an interest of mine. I'm sure there are others on here too so I thought I'd create this thread to show off you photo's, talk about them or for anyone looking for advice on camera's to composition.
So I guess as I started this thread I should go first so I've been into photography for years finally upgrading to a DSLR about 10-12 years ago. A few different ones until getting to the kit I have below. Though I am thinking of making the change to a 7000 series Nikon but that is more of a shiny new toy itch rather than any actual need. My preferred photography is landscapes or people though as you'll see I take a lot of pictures of birds (the flappy flying kind not the female kind )
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I’ve watched some Jazza videos though mostly ones where he is messing around rather than any tutorial stuff. If you want to do character design then most are humanoid-ish so I’d recommend looking in to how to draw people and proportions. The one book that always gets recommended for that is Andrew Loomis - Figure drawing for all it’s worth. Loomis has other books for specific things too but that one covers general drawing, proportions, size etc.
The other thing that can help is draw every day. It doesn’t have to be for long, detailed or very good but getting in to sketching something every day is a great way to learn, practice and come up with new ideas.
🤣 I’m a jack of all trades, there’s lots of things I can do alright but very few things I do well. I just like to learn new things all the time, keeps things interesting. So currently learning to 3d model in Blender then I’ll need to learn to make textures. I’m following a tutorial for it at the moment but it’s a massively long tutorial so will be some time before I can post any results.
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