drawing of Dorothea Lange's 1936 photograph Magrant Mother
i feel so bad for this woman! she was a widow during the depression and had 3 small kids to take care of (she's also holding a baby, but i couldnt fit him in) this took a while because i did little bits at a time. its also one of the messiest drawings i've done!
this is 4b charc with a little 2b + white charc + q-tips + kneaded gum eraser for the really light parts (her face, hand, etc) and stump only for the cloth because i find that stumps can be streaky and give a rougher texture, which is what i wanted for the clothes.
Okay, so your good at everything...
I'm not really qualified to comment in depth on non photographic stuff, but wow, very nice piece. The brown and black tones give it great visual depth. :-D I give it a zillion stars and a A+
I realy like your interpretation of the photograph.
Your's seems to have a bit more hope in her eyes. Its like this version is taken a bit later and now shes discovered that eventualy the apathy will end and people will care.
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I like the bleakness of the colors
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~snorf
I'm not really qualified to comment in depth on non photographic stuff, but wow, very nice piece. The brown and black tones give it great visual depth. :-D I give it a zillion stars and a A+
Love, Luck, and Lollypops,
The Red Hat Penguin
Your's seems to have a bit more hope in her eyes. Its like this version is taken a bit later and now shes discovered that eventualy the apathy will end and people will care.
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