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Posted on 30/05/14 11:32:10 AM

brewell
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Steve Caplin wrote:
An odd halo on the young Jesus

Apparently, halos are adjusted by rank. Joseph was given a mere single circlet, while Jesus was given the full admiral treatment.

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Posted on 30/05/14 12:46:14 PM

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Steve Caplin wrote:

Great shadows from srawland, with the scene now definitely lit by that lamp. The scene seems rather foggy around the light, though; best not to just paint yellow over the lit area - and the light itself could be brighter. I don't think I've ever been depicted quite as musclebound as that - it's rather impressive. I'm sorry to see you felt the need to delete the later entries, though, as I thought they were progressing really well. Seriously, I wasn't offended! Always amused to see how I'm treated, and I assure you it's been a lot stronger than that in the past. I do like the remaining entry, though, featuring one of my sculptures and a rather neatly stained T-shirt. But... who's going to get inspiration from Red Bull? Every great artist needs Absinthe! Oh, and of course you're welcome to use the image on your blog. I didn't know you had one, and it's not listed in your profile - what's the address?

Thank you, Steve, for your critique.

For the light, it looked fine as a .psd it only got that foggy look when I converted it to a .jpg. I did erase some of the fog in the later "Pauncy" version.

The body I attached your head to comes from Tommy Mac who hosts a woodworking show called "Rough Cut". I figured if it were me, I'd want my head placed on a young, shapely body and not on a lumpy, saggy one like what I am currently inhabiting.

I'm glad you weren't offended, but Alcoholism is a disease that not only shatters the life of the person afflicted, it also wreaks havoc on the family and friends of the alcoholic. I wasn't just concerned with your feelings.

I have tried Absinthe. A couple of friends took me out for dinner a couple of months after my partner died at a restaurant so high up on a mountain in the Diablo Range that we were looking down on the jets arriving and departing San Jose-Minetta airport. Just before we left one of the couple ordered some Absinthe and gave me a sip. It burned like crazy and then made my mouth numb. Right after he downed it, we jumped in his car and drove careening down the mountainside. I think the car's upholstery still bears the marks of my fingernails.

Thank you for giving permission for me to use the images on my blog. I didn't list it because it's about my progress through your book. Most of the images are either tutorials I have worked on, or Friday Challenge images, so I didn't think anyone here would be interested. But, if you must know it's blog.sarasdesigns.com. I have another entry scheduled to post 8:30 am my time which would be 16:30 your time so you might want to wait until then before viewing it.

-Sara

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Posted on 30/05/14 1:24:56 PM

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Re: Challenge 506: The woodwork shop

srawland wrote:

Thank you for giving permission for me to use the images on my blog. I didn't list it because it's about my progress through your book. Most of the images are either tutorials I have worked on, or Friday Challenge images, so I didn't think anyone here would be interested. But, if you must know it's blog.sarasdesigns.com. I have another entry scheduled to post 8:30 am my time which would be 16:30 your time so you might want to wait until then before viewing it.

-Sara

Sara, what a wonderful blog! So very interesting to see your progress. Compelling reading. And thanks for the generous comments!

Posted on 30/05/14 3:11:03 PM

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Steve Caplin wrote:

Sara, what a wonderful blog! So very interesting to see your progress. Compelling reading. And thanks for the generous comments!

Why thank you. While it's primary purpose is to get me some work, I must confess, I bought your book used. I figure if someone reads my blog and decides to purchase any of your books, I will have made it up to you.

Sara

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Posted on 30/05/14 3:28:16 PM

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srawland wrote:

Why thank you. But I must confess, I bought your book used. I figure if someone reads my blog and decides to purchase any of your books, I will have made it up to you.

Sara

Here's hoping!

Posted on 30/05/14 9:56:09 PM

Frank
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Thanks Steve

Posted on 31/05/14 03:53:11 AM

stefan
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Thanks Steve !

I've told him to do something about the lighting in his workshop.

Posted on 31/05/14 4:03:40 PM

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Nick Curtain wrote:
I struggled to find a suitable man with the right lighting.

Hi Nick

I struggled to find a good fit too. But I find that rather than try and find a figure whose lighting fits it is usually far easier to search out very flat images and light them myself. The wheelwright and wheel in my image were outside on a very flat grey day. The lack of any strong inherent lighting makes it far easier to impose my own to conform to the position of the light source.

Just a thought ...........

Posted on 02/06/14 11:12:39 AM

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Thank you Steve. I realised about the trees after I posted. As far as Geppetto goes..he is a man of short stature. He struggles to get on that stool.

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