Comments on: Drawing Flies 52 – 05_Flashback PT

By: JB

JB — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:31:48 +0000

Marc—Not quite Mach1, but 560 is still fast enough… ;-)

By: marc fauvet

marc fauvet — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:54:50 +0000

hi Jason !

Jeff’s point of 560 mph (that’s 901 kph !) is spot on.
what i really like is the dynamic, ‘living’ aspect of this image. très cool.

cheers,
marc

By: JB

JB — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:51:56 +0000

Lars—Thanks for very nice compliment. I truly appreciate it, my friend.

Dan—Thank you, as well. I am coming around to liking this one more and more now that I have had a night to sleep on it. I see some successful things to use going forward.

The drawings are all scanned, not photographed, thus the mystery of how I manage to photograph them so well ;-) . I scan them at 600 to 900dpi (so I have plenty of data to work with if I need to make them larger for eventual print work), and then downsize to Web resolution for posting here.

By: Dan Knox

Dan Knox — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:22:22 +0000

Jason,
To my unprofessional eye, your drawings are beautiful.

May we assume that we are looking at digital photography of your drawings? If so, that in itself is a true artform and quite appealing–another artform that I have not mastered, I might add. Any insights as to how you do it? I have tried to post a few photos of flies and they leave a lot to be desired.

Blessings,
Dan

By: Lars Bentsen

Lars Bentsen — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:59:13 +0000

Hi J!

Asolutely stunning – no less!!!

Lars

By: JB

JB — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:56:20 +0000

Jeff—Funny, I liked the hook, too, and few other little bits that I thought worked okay. I appreciate the kind words. We’ll have to figure out the next fly!

By: Jeff Kenendy

Jeff Kenendy — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:49:10 +0000

Jason-I am really digging this one! I really like the treatment at the bottom of the hook and the shadow at the hook bend under the tail. Lots of great color and it looks like it is going 560 mph through the water column. Quick simple and effective, just like the pattern itself.

By: JB

JB — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:01:59 +0000

Thanks, luv. It seems that both Jeff and I are dissatisfied with our work on #5, but it’s certainly nice to hear that you like it. I see bits in this drawing that I like, too, but it was “the whole” that eluded me today…

By: Kelley

Kelley — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:51:46 +0000

I really like this one. It has a gentle quality to it, maybe even quiet. I like the washing…