Stippling artdump

[Tones]

It seems like a scratchboard would be more difficult to do with an x-acto knife, since the goal isn't to cut, and if I remember correctly, the lateral edges aren't very narrow. I'd scan.

Regardless, the stippling project turned out great. I'll need to try it one of these days.

[Nomi]

Yeah, scratching wasn't too fun with the x-acto. Only one direction of strokes worked. Maybe I should try it again with real tools...

[Tones]

A pencil with a sewing needle should work out quite well.

I don't have a scanner, so the digicam must suffice. I would have liked to have worked the negative space better (blending it out smoother), but it was a school project, so time was an issue. It's a little dark, due to my needing to turn the flash off. Should have used better composition... etc, etc...

[JM]

Tones & Nomi, do yourselves a favor & buy some real scratch board tools. The aren't expensive & can be had at any arts & crafts supply store. A good Scratch board nib will totally change the way you work. It makes things very nice. I do Scratch boards from time to time, I may post a few in the near future.

JM

[negitoro]

I like the work and the effort that goes into stippling but the problem I find with it is that it's getting to the point where the effect is lost because the effect looks so much like a photo run through a generic Photoshop filter... or a dithered gif with the levels all jacked up.

[Nomi]

Yeah, I know what you mean. Far too many people that see them online just assume I ran it through photoshop... My empty pen and aching hand/elbow beg to differ.

I don't know, it's more impressive to me in person. I can understand about the effect being lost though. To an extent, I'm really sick of digital art. I miss hard media :-/

[Mzo]

Anyway, I updated a little bit. I've been experimenting with using my left hand (no feeling) to see if it works. So far, not bad considering I have no idea how hard I'm gripping the pen. If this works out, I can stipple for hours with no painful cramping in the hand

Your dead left hand creeps me out =X

[Nomi]

Your dead left hand creeps me out =X

It isn't creepy (not to me, but then again, I've been living with it)

Actually, I find it convenient at times. Say I have to write out an entire xpage essay in school. I can use my left hand, and bam. No cramping! Or I can cook and stuff, and if a little boiling water spills about, no matter, I can't feel it!

Okay, so it is a little creepy. It's just more of a minor pain than anything. I drop stuff so much that my father got rid of all our glass dishware so I wouldn't shatter anymore of it. And food ends up on the floor too often.

But yeah. I was stippling during class today with the left hand, and I'm totally loving this. There's no hand pain and uncomfortable elbow cramp anymore. Win!

[Mzo]

I guess you're ambidextrous, then... anything my left hand ever tried to do would look like ass.

I guess you can use the numbness to your advantage, but you'd better keep an especially careful eye on it. I can imagine it getting hurt, since there won't be any warning sensations to let you know about it.

Still, you touch me with that hand, I'll scream =O

[Tones]

JM, I understand that a true nib is better. A problem with my makeshift solution is that you can only get one width with the scrape.