Comments on: Drawing Flies 52 – 01_Mickey Finn

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:35:53 +0000

Stan-Thanks for the kind comment! You can get proficient by drawing flies everyday! Maybe along this journey we can post a video or two. Thanks for taking the time to comment.

JB-I have that DVD! I will have to dust it off and watch it before next Thursdays fly!

By: JB

JB — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:56:51 +0000

Stan—Thanks for the very kind words about the DF52 art. I think the DVD you’re looking for is “Guerilla Tactics Frowned Upon by Art Teachers.” It’s available anywhere you find illustrators scrambling under a ticking deadline… ;-)

By: Stan Wright

Stan Wright — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 05:51:34 +0000

Great work you guys….
so where can I buy the step by step DVD that teaches me how to do all the wonderful techniques you talk about? My water color class at the senior citizens center hasn’t gotten to the “flys” yet.
You may have a new carear out there just waiting for you….
Art Teacher.

By: JB

JB — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:08:32 +0000

Hi Sherrie—This fly (and I’d guess Jeff’s fly, too) was done “out of head,” with no physical reference fly on the table. Jeff’s version of the Finn is closer to the “traditional” pattern than mine (mine is drawn with a decidedly modern interpretation of the tinsel body). Probably the best way to get a handle on the myriad Finn variations out there (I am also partial the Thunder Creek and some of the Low Water and Tube styles) is to Google or Bing or Yahoo the fly and sift through the search results.

Thanks for following the DF52 project, Sherrie.

By: Sherrie Roberts

Sherrie Roberts — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:37:14 +0000

Love the old school! But where is the photo of the real fly hook! I want to see the real one two. Saw Jeff’s color. Both wonderful!

By: JB

JB — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:43:48 +0000

Jeff—Really like what you did with your time! What was interesting on this end was that the first 15 went by with little fuss (that’s because I sucked it up doing the under-drawing and messing around too much). The second 15 minutes, however, were a blur, and I didn’t get the chance to focus as much. I’ll take a little different approach next week!

Kel—Thanks, love! Appreciate the kind words…

By: Kelley

Kelley — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:30:40 +0000

Timekeeper checking in here! It was hard to leave you alone during the process. I kept wanting to look over your shoulder, but I resisted. Lovely work!

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:20:50 +0000

Sweet Jason! Extremely dynamic drawing, looks like it is swimming through the water column. The 30 minutes does go by fast. I probably spent two minutes just looking at the clock!