So I sketched and sketched and it was hit and miss, but I had missed this frenzy of drawing, searching out the truth in lines and squiggles.
CORRECTION: Landscape Artist of the Year 2025
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C.C.! These are great--I esp'ly like the eyes in the 3rd one down--I think you get a kind of insect-like blankness in them that is so B.B. (& I don't mean that as an insult to either you or B.B.--I love B.B.!).
And of course the final image you submitted is masterful. Love the movement.
I'm like you, I try to work up one image from a variety of sources, or by watching a movie; over at that Caricature3000 group, (as fabulous as the work is), it looks like most folks work from a single photo. Can feel daunting competing with that kind of polish and fixity, tho' I don't find that route as rewarding artistically...
This stuff=very rewarding!
I know exactly what you mean... there are sometimes some fun entries, but it's usually something pretty conservative that wins. It's still fun just trying though, just having something to join in with.
I am in this matter very little concerned with finish or fixity. And I never find one photo enough to go on.
Quite helpful piece of writing, thank you for this article.
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