Finished at last! This piece took a little over 20 hours across 3 weeks. I’m rather happy with the final result, though I intend for my next piece to be much simpler.
My goal with this piece was to utilize abstraction in the background in a more-intentional way; I believe I have accomplished that here; though I don’t feel I achieved quite what I’m aiming for, but I’m moving in the right direction.
I really enjoyed studying the weapons and how they connect to the baldric (shoulder belt).
I’ve had a desire to incorporate more abstraction into my style. This is another attempt to achieve that. I stuck very closely to the original thumbnail.
Artists, scholars, naturalists . . . prepare to drool. Nicholas Rougeux – expert data visualizer – has taken the incredible works of historical artists and made them effortlessly accessible in an online format. Below I have highlighted his projects that have most captured my fascination.
Discover a vast array of knowledge from 1851 spanning Zoology, Military Sciences, Architecture, Mathematics, and so much more, beautifully depicted by over 13,000 illustrations. The image quality is exquisite and the web-friendly formatting has interwoven the text with the pictures for seamless referencing.
You’ve probably never experienced rocks in this way before. Artistically arranged by colour this collection of high-resolution illustrations makes my mouth water: highly educational and inspirational.
Nicholas presents John Gould’s 537 species of humming-bird illustrations in mesmerising swarms of lively colour. Prepare to get lost in the intricate details of these delicate beauties.
This is a smaller project, but still beautiful and stimulating, especially the posters. I love looking at each of the instruments in their groups. I’m a sucker for gadgets of antiquity.
Please also visit Nicholas’s main website to see more of his mastery: https://www.c82.net/. Each project has comprehensive posters that make great wall art.
Self-portrait, Graphite, November 2022Brush Pen Portraits
Drawabox Exercises
OctopusDobermanBird
Assorted Pieces
Automatic DrawingsBallpoint DrawingsAutomatic Landscapes with TreesLocation StudiesInked VesselsAutomatic Forms
A Few More
Creature Exploration, Crayon, August 2022Queen of Joy and Sorrow, Graphite, February 2022Exploratory Self-portrait, Ink, August 2022Thanks for stopping by!
