Teller of Tales
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Teller of Tales
Another Native American scene, teller of Tales. The image was taken from a painting by Martin Grelle.
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Mike Sibley
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Re: Teller of Tales
Welcome to DWM, Michael! You've done a lovely job with this. Especially the prominence of the horses and riders you've achieved against the relatively busy background.
That's helped by the softness of the immediate foreground too, which is something I need to remind myself about
I tend to automatically sharpen the foreground without really thinking about its impact on the whole. It's a good lesson for me 
That's helped by the softness of the immediate foreground too, which is something I need to remind myself about
I tend to automatically sharpen the foreground without really thinking about its impact on the whole. It's a good lesson for me Re: Teller of Tales
Thank you, although you liked the muted foreground I really need to work on getting more detail in it for the future. Either I'm lazy or just not good at it. Practice, practice practice.
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Re: Teller of Tales
Great stuff rideum. What paper and pencils are you using? Did you use a tortillon/paper stump? would love to know your process.
You say you think you need to add more detail? Nah, this works fine! The focus of the work is the three horsemen interacting. And the detail in these men is just right. You have captured the expressions on the men with a subtle use of tone and shade. Each character has a unique reaction expressed simply through these tones and their posture.
Sometimes you can have TOO much detail. Remember you are trying to tell a story, you do not need to add a lot of extraneous detail in the foreground to get the message across. You have achieved the tale well.
You say you think you need to add more detail? Nah, this works fine! The focus of the work is the three horsemen interacting. And the detail in these men is just right. You have captured the expressions on the men with a subtle use of tone and shade. Each character has a unique reaction expressed simply through these tones and their posture.
Sometimes you can have TOO much detail. Remember you are trying to tell a story, you do not need to add a lot of extraneous detail in the foreground to get the message across. You have achieved the tale well.
Re: Teller of Tales
I love the story you've told with this drawing. My eyes are fixed on the three riders, in part because of the strong darks that you've used, and that's exactly where you want the viewer to focus!