HOME | DD
mollygrue — Abraham Lincoln
Published: 2008-12-18 06:26:33 +0000 UTC; Views: 1878; Favourites: 59; Downloads: 48
Redirect to original
Description
made at 2drawLincoln (c) Illinois
I just recently joined another drawing site, 2draw, which I'm enjoying so far. This portrait turned out rather nicely so I thought I'd share it here as well.
Related content
Comments: 16
Abraham Lincoln, as cited in "The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln," Roy Basler, ed. 1953 New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press:
"I will say, then, that I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races -- that I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of making voters or jurors of negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office, nor to intermarry with white people; and I will say in addition to this that there is a physical difference between the white and black races from living together on terms of social and political equality. And inasmuch as they cannot so live, while they do remain together there must be the position of superior and inferior and I as much as any other man, am in favor of having the superior position assigned to the white race."
An address by Abraham Lincoln at Springfield , Illinois , on June 26, 1857 [Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, Vol II, pp 408-9, Basler, ed.]:
"A separation of the races is the only perfect preventive of amalgamation, but as immediate separation is impossible the next best thing is to keep them apart where they are not already together. Such separation, if ever affected at all, must be effected by colonization. The enterprise is a difficult one, but 'where there is a will there is a way:' and what colonization needs now is a hearty will. Will springs from the two elements of moral and self-interest. Let us be brought to believe it is morally right, and at the same time, favorable to, or at least not against our interest, to transfer the African to his native clime, and we shall find a way to do it, however great the task may be."
Abraham Lincoln, as cited in "The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln," Roy Basler, ed. 1953 New Brunswick, N.J.,: Rutgers University Press:
"Send them to Liberia , to their own native land. But free them and make them politically and socially our equals? My own feelings will not admit this."
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
So ... what's your point?
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
great idea...
i see some possiblities...
thanks for the shove.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Good portrait, well done.
We want the savages back!
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Thanks!
The cannibals are on hiatus because I reached a point where I couldn't add anything to their story. I'm sure that I'll want to work on them again, but it might be in the next year or the next decade. We'll see.
That said, the Lincoln portraits I've been working on are a riff on the savage/civi idea (in particular, the Fat One). In my head anyway. We'll see if they end up offering me a new way into the work.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Maybe those characters are asking to be left to evolve by their own.
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Really fantastic again. I have no idea what these drawing sites are about but I can't deny your results! Lincoln was def a striking individual, and you have, indeed, captured his likeness perfectly!
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
I'm not sure how to describe it to you. There are various drawing sites on the net and the major reason that people use them is for the community aspect, but I've always found that the applets themselves are tools that you can't find anywhere else. I favor shi painter, tegaki and now, lascaux sketch myself.
I can tell you that it's because of these online apps that I've been able to learn how to paint digitally. Because they're sketch programs, you can move through pieces quickly and the community will sometimes provide you with feedback.
But really, I think that the only way you can understand what these programs are about is if you try them for yourself. These are the sites that I frequent (and can recommend):
Ochiba (I've been there for a year. Great group of people.)
Tegaki E (A fun applet that seems to be based more on the layering ideas of Photoshop. Your palette, dimensions and brush sizes are limited, but that's the appeal.)
2draw (which is admittedly very new to me)
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
Hey MG! Thanks for the response. Sorry it took me so long to get back to you. I'll check out those sites and see what their about! Thanks again and Happy Holidays!
G
👍: 0 ⏩: 0
Wow! This is beautiful! I always thought that Lincoln had the most interesting eyes. You captured them beautifully.
👍: 0 ⏩: 1
He isn't beautiful in the conventional sense, but he is striking to look at and I think that's due, in large part, to his intense gaze. I'm glad you like it!
👍: 0 ⏩: 0