Some of my artwork
01-14-2009, 07:02 AM
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Fork Horn
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Some of my artwork
I've gotten back into wildlife artwork since deer season, I gave away the two deer pictures to my father and stepfather as Xmas gifts. The Lynx drawing is the first drawing I have done with the intent on selling it. I'm going to sketch as many as I can this year and then maybe rent a booth at a popular art festival in my area in September.
I have worked with color since the early early 90's and really haven't done much artwork in the last 10 years in general, so I'm rusty but getting better with each one. The backgrounds are kicking my butt though.
Keep in mind these are just pictures of them so the color and contrast are off a tad.
This is a portait of my stepfathers 2 best deer, he shot them in 1984 and the roll of film got ruined so there is no pictures of them, so I got a little creative to right that wrong.
Here is a portrait of the 10 point I got this year.
I'm finishing this one up today, I have some detail work to finish up and I want to try and fix a few shadows, like I said I'm a little rusty.
A lion I did for my wife a few years ago.
I've had an idea for the last few years to start a website/business doing custom work where I draw a portrait of hunters deer. They send me a pic of their antlers and I draw their deer in a similar fashion as above. I haven't followed through with it because I don't think I could make any real profit given the amount of time it takes me these days. If I get back into form and can crank one of these out in 3-4 hours instead of 10-12 I may try and do it. I'm getting quicker with each one but when I get to the background it's likeI hit a wall and go slow as heck. [&:]
Up next is a Grizzly bear with some cubs, then maybe an owl. Well, that concludes my show and tell. [8D]
I have worked with color since the early early 90's and really haven't done much artwork in the last 10 years in general, so I'm rusty but getting better with each one. The backgrounds are kicking my butt though.
Keep in mind these are just pictures of them so the color and contrast are off a tad.
This is a portait of my stepfathers 2 best deer, he shot them in 1984 and the roll of film got ruined so there is no pictures of them, so I got a little creative to right that wrong.
Here is a portrait of the 10 point I got this year.
I'm finishing this one up today, I have some detail work to finish up and I want to try and fix a few shadows, like I said I'm a little rusty.
A lion I did for my wife a few years ago.
I've had an idea for the last few years to start a website/business doing custom work where I draw a portrait of hunters deer. They send me a pic of their antlers and I draw their deer in a similar fashion as above. I haven't followed through with it because I don't think I could make any real profit given the amount of time it takes me these days. If I get back into form and can crank one of these out in 3-4 hours instead of 10-12 I may try and do it. I'm getting quicker with each one but when I get to the background it's likeI hit a wall and go slow as heck. [&:]
Up next is a Grizzly bear with some cubs, then maybe an owl. Well, that concludes my show and tell. [8D]
01-14-2009, 09:48 AM
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Fork Horn
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RE: Some of my artwork
ORIGINAL: scarp262
Thats impressive stuff
Thats impressive stuff
01-14-2009, 03:03 PM
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Giant Nontypical
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RE: Some of my artwork
Some very nice stuff Brent!
One of my oldest friends is a wildlife artist and he even has a half dozen of his works out as prints. I have no artistic ability butI appreciate good stuff. If this is your rusty stuff, you havesome real potential.
One of my oldest friends is a wildlife artist and he even has a half dozen of his works out as prints. I have no artistic ability butI appreciate good stuff. If this is your rusty stuff, you havesome real potential.
01-14-2009, 05:17 PM
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Fork Horn
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RE: Some of my artwork
Thanks guys, looks that Lynx pic may have got me my first customer for custom work. The daughter ofthe Maryland State Record Non Typical wants me to do a portrait as a gift for her father. She saw the pic when my dad printed the e-mail I sent him out. I told her $150.00 is she wanted me to draw the deer and her father, which in my opinion is cheap for 8 hours of my life, maybe more, we'll see.
ORIGINAL: BTBowhunter
Some very nice stuff Brent!
One of my oldest friends is a wildlife artist and he even has a half dozen of his works out as prints. I have no artistic ability butI appreciate good stuff. If this is your rusty stuff, you havesome real potential.
Some very nice stuff Brent!
One of my oldest friends is a wildlife artist and he even has a half dozen of his works out as prints. I have no artistic ability butI appreciate good stuff. If this is your rusty stuff, you havesome real potential.
01-15-2009, 03:59 AM
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Fork Horn
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RE: Some of my artwork
ORIGINAL: Prozacaddict
Thats $18.75 per hour....lol....
I told her $150.00 is she wanted me to draw the deer and her father, which in my opinion is cheap for 8 hours of my life, maybe more, we'll see.
