Drawing is nice, very rewarding hobby.

 

Not for me though, I was considered to possess ”raw talent” in elementary school despite my family did not have money for art classes. Everyone assumed I would take the artistic route in high school, but I didn’t. I dived straight into math and science. My downfall with art was being discouraged when I noticed all the art school kids had so much better technique, many ways of drawing my uncultured bydlo ass couldn’t grasp. I gave up, felt like everyone else was lightyears ahead of me and my drawings were childish and crude beside theirs.

 

Don’t compare yourself to others Bernd, only focus on your own development.

I do both, which is kinda convenient because I can utilize art and engineering to make fun things.

 

Although, I'm not an engineer, but I am majoring in physics and math. So I have enough basic knowledge to sort of half ass projects.

Admirable you could combine both.

Didn't know there is such a thing as linocut. Looks very soulfull as a material.

Personally my hands are suitable only for destruction it seems and I can't draw a simple picture, not to say I can't make an engraving, hands are shaking.

 

OP when you'll show us your own works?

yay art thread

Being a "student" isn't an achievement

OP here (different ameriball). Here are some recent examples of drawings from life and photos as well as linocut experiments.

Sorry I didn’t realize this was your work at first. Is this a wood engraving or copper intaglio? Very impressive either way. The ear and throat in particular are very painterly. Can feel the form.

 

This is solid advice although we all miss the mark at times (the temptation can be great). It’s perhaps easier for someone like me who only does art as a hobby to avoid making such comparisons.

 

I’m sorry that circumstances prevented you from studying art. It’s never too late to pick it up as an avocation however.

Solid linocut. I think it's the best material I've seen in my life for some kind of pop culture subjects like the ones Warhol made. Especially hands. Would be easy to depict niggers, lol.

Not my work, just found in Google. It is linocut tho.

Thanks Bernd. I think you’re right, linocut works pretty well for getting across simple, punchy designs such as the one I’ve attached to this post (by some person on Instagram btw, not me). You can even add color by using multiple blocks. It also has the benefit of being much easier to carve than wood.

I saw some originals of Drürer's stuff at an exhibition once in Brisbane. Was very impressive.

Solid minimalism.

Have you seen his original paintings as well?

That’s awesome, I’d love to see Dürer in person someday. Do you remember what sort of works they were?

 

Something that really impressed me to discover was that in addition to engraving and drawing, Dürer was also brilliant at watercolors.

Of course he was also adept with oils

What a world.

I don’t disagree that the lack of emphasis on technical skill in American art schools is troubling (for the record I did not go to art school). However it’s also worth noting that connections and money are huge in the contemporary art world: most of the time you can’t just smear shit on a canvas and break into the gallery circuit unless you’re the daughter of someone important for example.

Coat of arms with a skull, Dürer 1503 (engraving)

Me too stupid to understand all the difficulties that creation of such a work brings.

Every time I pick a tattoo I look after church vitrages, frescoes or engravings. For some reason, despite the complexity of forms, it's pretty easy for anybody skilled enough to reproduce the image on body without loss of clarity. Magnificent techniques.

Me made this only with a kitchen knife.

Pls don't rate

Looks underrated.

very pretty

Nice job Bernd I like it

 

That’s really cool. I imagine it would take a pretty skilled tattooist to reproduce a work by any of the great engravers. You should post some of your tats if you feel comfortable doing so.

 

Attached is a Goltzius engraving, the Farnese Hercules. His unique style of rendering is called the dotted lozenge.

They mostly just had prints and other odds and ends. So I still haven't seen his paintings in the flesh.

Mostly as I mentioned above. Was very impressive.

Franklin Booth was an American illustrator who worked in the first half of the 20th century. His style imitates woodcut prints with pen and ink.

drew a centipede

Thanks

I kinda dig that. Has an almost map-like quality to it.

Thanks Bernd. The map-like quality you mention might be from the techniques I’m using to show lighting (hatching and stippling).

Nice going dude. I've been recently trying to improve my hatching skills, and damn, you're doing really well.

I love this lithograph. Life arising from the depths of obscure matter, 1883. Odilon Redon. Fun fact: Louis Pasteur was a fan of this series, or at least he expressed his approval when he received them in the mail.

 

Thank you Bernd, I’m glad you liked the drawing. In the future I think I will do more studies of engravings (rather than studies from life or photos) in order to improve my hatching skills specifically.

Saint George Standing, 1502. Albrecht Dürer. Love the reflection on his armor