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giadrosich In reply to bertnobrain [2018-05-07 04:55:16 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the visit and the kind word, Bert!

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bertnobrain In reply to giadrosich [2018-05-07 13:50:41 +0000 UTC]

no problemo

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giadrosich In reply to Arok1988 [2018-05-07 05:00:05 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the visit, Arok!

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giadrosich In reply to Assink-art [2018-05-07 04:58:38 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, Margriet! This was done during my "the more detail the better" phase, lol. Now, I tend to render a little looser, in that I try to make the line work a little more expressive. Keep up the fine work!

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giadrosich In reply to Denzil007 [2018-05-07 04:59:38 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the kind words, Denzil, and I apologize for the late reply, but sometimes these messages get hidden!

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Denzil007 In reply to giadrosich [2018-06-29 11:42:47 +0000 UTC]

No problem

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giadrosich In reply to Chipmeow [2014-11-06 20:29:02 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much for your visit, Chip!

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Chipmeow In reply to giadrosich [2014-11-06 22:21:36 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome! You are a really great artist!!

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giadrosich In reply to mjk-art [2014-10-20 17:05:21 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the kind words (and the watch). And, yep, Wrightson has been a big influence of mine over the years, as well as another of his influences, Franklin Booth. Love both of their works!

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giadrosich In reply to MirtaFlickorn [2013-10-26 03:31:56 +0000 UTC]

Hi, Marta. I wanted to portray Sherwood in the winter time, so I guess you could say it was snow, lol. Thanks so much for the visit and the fave on this one!

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giadrosich In reply to FredLipari [2013-05-27 22:18:25 +0000 UTC]

Lol. No worries, Fred, but thank you for your kind words! Your own work is quite intricate and detailed! Cartography is a skill that I have never mastered, although I do enjoy tinkering with maps and overviews. Keep up the fine work!

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giadrosich In reply to Trystl [2013-02-08 23:08:40 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much for your visit, Trystl! I have to admit that I don't often do landscapes, either. I much prefer to put people into my images, but I really enjoyed taking a break from that and concentrating on the trees.

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giadrosich In reply to cidemmmm [2012-09-15 19:04:39 +0000 UTC]

The medium, of course, is ink. For the majority of my ink work (this one included), I use a brush, and for the smaller lines, a crow- (or hawk-) quill. Most of the time I like to ink on a hot press illustration board, because of the smooth (almost slick) surface, which gives a much more even line than a surface with texture.

With this one, it is a little deceiving, in that what looks like tree branches are really just "ink lines going nowhere." If you study them real close, you will find that they are just there to fool the eye into seeing branches. In other words, this piece works primarily because of the detail, but upon examination of the detail, one sees the illusion break down. I found this technique after studying the work of Barry Windsor-Smith. He does these wonderful pieces with his characters standing in fields of flowing grasses. Quite daunting in appearance, but when you really look at his work, only the foreground grass actually connects, and the rest is just line work which gives the appearance of grass. Does that make sense?

This piece is actually pretty simple when you look closely. It just took a long time because of all those crazy lines, lol. Now, as far as my process, you can view the following tutorial, submitted in stages to see how I go from a finished pencil, to ink, and then adding color. Both this and another monochrome tutorial are in the folder by the same name on the left hand side (bottom one) in my gallery.

Within Tutorial: [link]

Thanks so much for your interest, Cidemmmm!

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cidemmmm In reply to giadrosich [2012-09-16 07:53:07 +0000 UTC]

THANKS for your great explanation! i'm glad to explore your wonderful works, i appreciate your own style,, congratulions

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giadrosich In reply to faux-fox [2012-08-10 07:42:51 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, FF, for the visit and the word!

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giadrosich In reply to grobles63 [2012-07-13 23:23:35 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much for the kind word and fave on this one, Gil. Needless to say, after this, I'd "gone off" tree branches for a while.

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giadrosich In reply to xmaryxedgex [2012-07-01 10:10:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much, Mary, for your kind words on this one, and of course, the fave!

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giadrosich In reply to kakobrutus [2012-04-13 13:24:14 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! It's an honor!

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giadrosich In reply to Voblin [2012-03-09 17:28:53 +0000 UTC]

Thank you kindly!! One of my favorite subjects to draw is trees!

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giadrosich In reply to writetopaint [2011-12-04 13:09:32 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much, for your kind words and the fave on this one!

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writetopaint In reply to giadrosich [2011-12-08 06:49:47 +0000 UTC]

Welcome.

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giadrosich In reply to Colin-Bentham [2011-10-29 15:31:23 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much for your kind words, Colin! Usually I tend to stick inside the fantasy genre, but with this piece, I tried to "branch out" a little bit...

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Colin-Bentham In reply to giadrosich [2011-10-30 14:03:16 +0000 UTC]

i find it quite inspiring. I started off drawing and painting when i was much older. then I went to Uni and they kind of forced me out of it with all the contemporary bullshit. but i'm trying to get back into it. I really love the old school etching look. I'm trying to recreate it digitally with limited success. So it's great to see people still doing it for real. I am currently doing local buildings and landmarks. maybe I should take a leaf out of your book and illustrate an old story.

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giadrosich In reply to Colin-Bentham [2011-10-31 11:20:05 +0000 UTC]

Well, I absolutely love the old stories, and of course, the illustrators who brought them to life, visually. Folks like Arthur Rackham, Franklin Booth, Maxfield Parrish, Howard Pyle, and N.C. Wyeth are constantly influencing my work. Of course, more current artists I enjoy are Barry Windsor-Smith, Bernie Wrightson, and Jeffry Jones, along with a host of others.

University (ah, the joys of higher learning) Art courses will tend to do that. "Academic" art has never been high on my list of art which is particularly brilliant or in-depth. But, most of them probably would feel the same way about the work that I am producing. From the many folks who have shared their stories about attending University classes, almost all have related that realism (where something is supposed to look like the object or person it is representing) was strictly, and sometimes vehemently, looked down up.

Enjoy, live, and create!

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Colin-Bentham In reply to giadrosich [2011-11-01 14:06:41 +0000 UTC]

I do like Arthur Rackam's style of work. i work similar many years ago as a teenager. unfortunately when i lef home my Father burnt all my work. Anyway there's a few names for me to check out. to thanks for that. at least that gives me a nice little research project to do.

I sometimes wonder if going to uni was a good idea. but here in the UK most galleries won't touch you if you don't have a degree. The course i was on consider the kind of work i'm doing now as illustration and not fine art. funny though, the Royal Academy fine Art course still do traditional figurative work and call it fine art.

its what brings the bacon home at the end of the day. and i've just sold 4 prints this week so i can eat

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