We were doing 'crowd scenes' and the tutor suggested I try a battle scene. By coincidence, I'd just drawn a battle scene with pen and ink so I decided to try re-drawing it with the support of Colin the Art, changing the things he suggested. As usual it has photographed badly - contrast around the edges has been lost - but I'm still pretty pleased with it. It's a battle of Elves, Dwarves and orcs. The orcs are losing. Hurray! I'm particularly pleased with Colin's suggestion that I add an elf-archer on foot bottom right, so that the Dwarves become clearly short people (on goats) rather than simply breaking the perspective.
And the rescue that I adopted Rosie from has a christmas card competition, so I decided to make a very unseasonally festive image for that. I don't know if it will be lurchery enough for them, but I tried!
And the rescue that I adopted Rosie from has a christmas card competition, so I decided to make a very unseasonally festive image for that. I don't know if it will be lurchery enough for them, but I tried!
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I wonder if before he met you, Colin the Art would ever have suggested a battle scene as a subject for a crowd scene. I like to imagine that you're broadening his perspective on suitable subject matter to suggest to art classes. :-D
I argue it makes for a bit of variety.
I'm not sure why it makes me think of Eddi of Manhood's End - I suppose because they're both so pleased to see each other.