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That is really good input! Thank you . I was wondering if using a darker value for the hilt and giving it a presence under the water would be productive. The 'blade' of the sword, as composed of the reflected light upon the water, exists in the conceptual world. The pommel exists in the material or rational world and therefore is composed of three dimensions. The hilt is the transition point between those two points and cannot be grasped by a human hand, yet.
I am too used to working from models and props, catches me up everytime when I draw from my head.
"It's pretty cut-throat anywhere near the printing industry..."
This reminded me of a young man in my classes. Very talented, very sweet, we got along well. Funny thing, as we approached graduation, I noticed him eyeing me up several times with a critical, speculative look that just yelled "competition". It's like he suddenly realised that he'd been making friends with the enemy, so to speak. It made me laugh since he is strictly a producer of art and I am primarily a preserver of art, so in my mind there wasn't a conflict. It was kind of flattering to be seen as competition when I am nowhere near his caliber.
I am too used to working from models and props, catches me up everytime when I draw from my head.
"It's pretty cut-throat anywhere near the printing industry..."
This reminded me of a young man in my classes. Very talented, very sweet, we got along well. Funny thing, as we approached graduation, I noticed him eyeing me up several times with a critical, speculative look that just yelled "competition". It's like he suddenly realised that he'd been making friends with the enemy, so to speak. It made me laugh since he is strictly a producer of art and I am primarily a preserver of art, so in my mind there wasn't a conflict. It was kind of flattering to be seen as competition when I am nowhere near his caliber.