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giadrosich — Rhino Head: Preview Sketch
Published: 2012-07-20 13:43:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 1543; Favourites: 33; Downloads: 0
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Original Sketch: 5.5x7.5Medium: Ink
Copyright Notice: Illustration 2012 by Bob Giadrosich/Red Dragonfly Illustration. All Rights Reserved.
Each month this year I'll be bundling six sketches that I've drawn that month and featuring them around the first of the following month. This image is one of the six that will be included with the July group of sketches; a preview, if you will.
January Sketches here: [link]
February Sketches here: [link]
March Sketches here: [link]
April Sketches here: [link]
May Sketches here: [link]
June Sketches here: [link]
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Thanks, Rannvieg! Gotta love old rhino heads, lol. So much texture.
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Definetly! My latest favourite is inside the hippo mouth, but rhino heads is also very nice. I should try and draw it soon!
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As much as I enjoy drawing pretty girls, I love doing texture, whether it's trees or rocks or rough ol' rhino skin, lol. Thanks so much for the fave!
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That's fantastic attention to detail! What did you use to do the crosshatch on the bottom right of the picture? I never managed to make such accurate and slightly curving strokes. Looks like something you'd see on a woodcut
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Thanks, Gilran. For the series of sketches I've been doing this year, I've put away the brush (temporarily) and have gone to a variety of disposable tech pens called Uni Pin Fine Line (made by Mitsubishi Pencil Co). They range in nib size from 0.1 to 0.8 and have a wonderful, thick black application. They are water and fade proof, also. For the sketches in January, I tried a few different manufacturers, but finally settled on the Uni Pin around February because of their affordability, application, and longevity.
Specifically, for the cross-hatch, I probably used the 0.1 and 0.2.
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Thanks! I will definitely try those and decide if it's worth to spend some money on the disposable pens! Before switching to nib pens almost exclusively, I've used Pigma Micron pens. They are convenient, but I found that they don't last very long and after a bit their line quality really suffers.
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Thanks Colin, for the fave on this one! One thing I really enjoy besides doing fantasy is drawing animals.
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your welcome. great work as always
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Hehehe. Rhinos are cuddly, aren't they? I just wanna give 'im a big ol hug! 
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Rhinos are fun! Um...and big. And they probably have a bit of that "big animal funk" going on. Or see well. BUT...give one a few margaritas, and I hear they are the life of the party!
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Wow. You really know what you're doing. I respect you so much!
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Awww. You're very kind, Andrea. Thanks so much.
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Thank, Anthony! Line and texture, line and texture. Oh, and the occasional shadow, lol. That's the way I roll!
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Thanks! I really enjoy looking at those old engravings (both wood and steel) from years ago! I guess you could say that was once one of my prime areas of influence.
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Thanks, Adrian! I love drawing big critters.
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You're very welcome. I'll look foreward to the final version!
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Thanks! I love drawing animals. All the different surfaces and textures really appeal to me.
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nod ...that does not surprise me 
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