tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4091815727972324758.post9020044990714531234..comments2008-04-26T16:02:33.954-04:00Pat the Piratehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14970374722875961446noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4091815727972324758.post-59879294888463331302008-04-26T16:02:00.000-04:002008-04-26T16:02:00.000-04:00Thanks Jerry,<BR/><BR/>As I'm sure you've noticed I haven't animated a damn thing lately, but I think I did right to focus on my drawing skills first. I'm starting to get comfortable enough to where I think I can probably pull off a simple animation, but I know what exists in my head & I know my pencil hand can't do it justice quite yet. But it's getting there.<BR/><BR/>I really felt I improved with this one, my other attempts were somewhere between portraits & caricatures, which there's nothing wrong with, but it wasn't what I was going for. This one I felt much more comfortable with the proportions & such, & it just seemed to come a little easier, which is a beautiful thing. It's still not finished in my eyes because I think I can really refine this one & make it worth hanging up, but I had to turn it in to my prof so I won't get to finish it until he's done grading & such. I think a bit more volume in the hair & a last pass on the shading to refine contrasts should really make it special... to me anyway :)<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for the encouragement, I'll have more stuff to show soon.Pat the Piratehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14970374722875961446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4091815727972324758.post-34455785325700701772008-04-26T12:15:00.000-04:002008-04-26T12:15:00.000-04:00Pat,<BR/>I really like this work, you are making excellent progress in your drawings. And I look forward to seeing more in the future.JKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08220309553593320424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4091815727972324758.post-80496877470965978702008-04-11T18:21:00.000-04:002008-04-11T18:21:00.000-04:00Lol.... I'm pretty sure my hair is a lot longer than most people's. :) Last "real" haircut was May, 1998, when my dean told me to cut it or I couldn't walk in graduation lol... gotta love Catholic school rules... The man the religion is based on wouldn't be allowed to attend Catholic school without a haircut.... hmmm.<BR/><BR/>Wow - that got off topic quick! <BR/>Anyway, glad you like the pic, I'm pretty excited about it & think it's definitely my best effort so far. Feels good when things start clicking.Pat the Piratehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14970374722875961446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4091815727972324758.post-23440974487016793892008-04-11T16:13:00.000-04:002008-04-11T16:13:00.000-04:00It looks truly awesome, I think it's your best portaiture that I've seen so far.<BR/><BR/>Also, your hair is a lot longer than mine.willhttp://www.calicomonkey.comnoreply@blogger.com