Have you ever been drawn...

[Orchidea73]

Ah, like propaganda posters? Lithographs perhaps.
comme ça?

Yes!
They made some fantastic works. The ones I have are by Cassandre.

 

[THROBBS]

Yes!
They made some fantastic works. The ones I have are by Cassandre.

Some masterful graphics.

 

[THROBBS]

I have some of the pages from some of my sketchbooks scanned... perhaps I will get to scanning more.
(this small group of them)

*snip*

Of course not all the drawings are nudes, and only a small sampling are "erotic", as most of those have been on plain copier paper, cuz it was more discrete.

 

[THROBBS]

Here's an example of a life drawing, which I later translated to an etching.
cutting and beveling a zing plate, the coating with a resist (like a varnish which "resists" acid). The I use a metal stylus to redraw the figure, scratching through the resist to expose thin lines on the metal. Then into a bath of diluted hydrochloric acid, which eats away the zinc, causing groovy grooves, that will hold ink.

Then I ink the plate and wipe the surface. A dampened piece of paper is laid on the plate and run through a manually cranked press (felt blankets are between the paper and the press roller to aid in pressing the paper into the plate and assuring that the ink is transferred.

(this image also has a bit of aquatint — which involved a second application of acid, applied locally with a brush after powdered rosin is dusted then melted onto the plate. The rosin is cleaned off after the etching)

*snip*

 

[Orchidea73]

I love it. ^ You're very talented Throbbs.

 

[sally_sparrow]

Here's an example of a life drawing, which I later translated to an etching.
cutting and beveling a zing plate, the coating with a resist (like a varnish which "resists" acid). The I use a metal stylus to redraw the figure, scratching through the resist to expose thin lines on the metal. Then into a bath of diluted hydrochloric acid, which eats away the zinc, causing groovy grooves, that will hold ink.

Then I ink the plate and wipe the surface. A dampened piece of paper is laid on the plate and run through a manually cranked press (felt blankets are between the paper and the press roller to aid in pressing the paper into the plate and assuring that the ink is transferred.

(this image also has a bit of aquatint — which involved a second application of acid, applied locally with a brush after powdered rosin is dusted then melted onto the plate. The rosin is cleaned off after the etching)

It's beautiful. Thank you for sharing here.

 

[THROBBS]

I love it. ^ You're very talented Throbbs.

Thank you.
I was reminded of my intaglio prints by your post earlier. I have a small press in the basement, but I haven't had the time to print. (it's been many years now)

It's beautiful. Thank you for sharing here.

Thank you.

 

[Orchidea73]

Thank you.
I was reminded of my intaglio prints by your post earlier. I have a small press in the basement, but I haven't had the time to print. (it's been many years now)

Maybe this is a good time to start...

 

[THROBBS]

Maybe this is a good time to start...

nah. Other priorities... would take a HUGE amount of basement cleaning and I have other projects ahead of printmaking. More likely it will be during "retirement"

I had to move everything from a remote office to home, and have been plugging away at all that, for months.

I've got multiple flat files set up now and "grossly" loaded with old work. I had to sell my drafting table (came to grips that I will not likely need to "draft", though I did use it for freehand drawing and as a general table too)...and on and on....

 

[THROBBS]

Life drawing -ink

*snip*

 

[THROBBS]

another life drawing... water soluble color pencils and a brush.

*snip*


hmmm... a hiccup in the scan there.

 

[Sweet_Lara]

Keep sharing, Throbbs. Nice work

 

[THROBBS]

Keep sharing, Throbbs. Nice work

Thank you, Sweet_Lara.

 

[sally_sparrow]

Life drawing -ink

Love this.

 

[THROBBS]

Love this.

Thank you, sally_sparrow

 

[fsa52]

Thank you, sally_sparrow

I found the sketch!

View attachment 2109371

 

[THROBBS]

I found the sketch!

View attachment 2109371

And now you won't lose it.
That makes for a wonderful keepsake/memory.

 

[THROBBS]

Life drawing -pencil

*snip*

 

[THROBBS]

another life drawing. pen (rollerball)

*snip*

 

[Mrtenant]

I do the drawing usually. My daughter drew me once. She is far better than I am.

 

[Orchidea73]

another life drawing. pen (rollerball)

Beautiful.

 

[THROBBS]

I do the drawing usually. My daughter drew me once. She is far better than I am.

And do you have drawings that you could share in the Visual Artists' Corner?

 

[THROBBS]

Beautiful.

She was. Likely still is. She was in theater and had a wonderful body sense.

 

[Mrtenant]

And do you have drawings that you could share in the Visual Artists' Corner?

I doooooooo

 

[Orchidea73]

She was. Likely still is. She was in theater and had a wonderful body sense.

I love the position of the body and also her facial expression.