Smoker (etching)

**resurepus** · 06-29-2008, 01:34 PM

Just before I leave for Japan I though I post the latest work. It is an etching 15x20 cm. I've just finished it. This was my first experiment with aquatint. Personally I think it's not that bad

Anyway, no new etchings from me till October (this is when the workshop reopens avter vacations).

Chung Dha · 06-29-2008, 05:37 PM

Wow real nice, yeah i want to excplore old or different techniques to the just printing everything normally.

**rinaldidesigns** · 06-29-2008, 06:08 PM

very nice

(cute animal?) I think you work well in the medium....awesome..

DreamSky · 06-30-2008, 01:05 AM

Having seen your "Morning walk" painting (though the medium was different) I should note that you have a distinctive style. That's a good thing.
Nice work with the aquatint.

gfabian · 06-30-2008, 03:46 AM

Aquatint is always hard to control, nice work

JNT86 · 06-30-2008, 03:27 PM

you definately have a bit of an unpolished style to your work. this could grow into a great "friendly" illustrative style, or be incredibly dark and twisted, if thats what you wanted. right now its halfway there. it just looks a little amateurish still. I also have a little bit of a scribbly non traditional drawing style. i'm tightening mine up by doing sketches of anything and everything 15 minutes a day. the key is to get it looking tighter without loosing your distinctive style.

**resurepus** · 07-02-2008, 10:10 AM

Thank you guys for encouraging comments!

JNT86, you are absolutely right, there is so much work to be done before I can call myself an illustrator or an artist. But I think I am getting there - the last year of biweekly gravure workshops wasn't much (especially for gravure!) and this work is the very first try at aquatint, but I will definitely continue.

I'd like to go keep general darker feel in my works with a slight confusion created by that "friendly"/cute side. But you are right I am still searching for my own style.

kshdzines · 07-04-2008, 11:09 AM

You are just too good...:-) Nice work!

**resurepus** · 07-05-2008, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kshdzines

You are just too good...:-) Nice work!

Come on, tell me the truth!

kshdzines · 07-05-2008, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by resurepus

Come on, tell me the truth!

Ok...you really want the truth?

...."You are just too good!"

Your work is awesome, resurepus. I tell no lies....

06-29-2008, 01:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
resurepus The founder Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toulouse, France Posts: 4,586	Smoker (etching) Just before I leave for Japan I though I post the latest work. It is an etching 15x20 cm. I've just finished it. This was my first experiment with aquatint. Personally I think it's not that bad Anyway, no new etchings from me till October (this is when the workshop reopens avter vacations). Attached Images __________________ some selected paintings: epifanov.ru and my flickr page

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Chung Dha Design Team Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,081	Wow real nice, yeah i want to excplore old or different techniques to the just printing everything normally. __________________ ChungDha.com

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07-02-2008, 10:10 AM	#7 (permalink)
resurepus The founder Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toulouse, France Posts: 4,586	Thank you guys for encouraging comments! JNT86, you are absolutely right, there is so much work to be done before I can call myself an illustrator or an artist. But I think I am getting there - the last year of biweekly gravure workshops wasn't much (especially for gravure!) and this work is the very first try at aquatint, but I will definitely continue. I'd like to go keep general darker feel in my works with a slight confusion created by that "friendly"/cute side. But you are right I am still searching for my own style. __________________ some selected paintings: epifanov.ru and my flickr page

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06-30-2008, 01:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
DreamSky Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 97	Having seen your "Morning walk" painting (though the medium was different) I should note that you have a distinctive style. That's a good thing. Nice work with the aquatint.

06-30-2008, 03:46 AM	#5 (permalink)
gfabian Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 11	Aquatint is always hard to control, nice work

06-30-2008, 03:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
JNT86 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 32	you definately have a bit of an unpolished style to your work. this could grow into a great "friendly" illustrative style, or be incredibly dark and twisted, if thats what you wanted. right now its halfway there. it just looks a little amateurish still. I also have a little bit of a scribbly non traditional drawing style. i'm tightening mine up by doing sketches of anything and everything 15 minutes a day. the key is to get it looking tighter without loosing your distinctive style.

07-04-2008, 11:09 AM	#8 (permalink)
kshdzines Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Loudon, TN US Posts: 62	You are just too good...:-) Nice work!