Helicopter

[Big Frank]

there are people who say there's nothing special about these photorealistic drawing, that anybody can do them

the above image is proof that not anybody can because if they could they would and there would not be so many comments like "amazing"

to create such a work of art (because that is what it is) you need

1. patience, enormous amounts of it
2. perseverance, because it's so easy to lose interest with so much detail
3. a good, no excellent, eye for detail
4. a really good knowledge of the tools in order to reproduce what the eye sees

kudos

[masque]

Only just noticed this one. It would have been a shame to miss it, excellent image.
Derek

[A Wrigley]

Big franks right to a point.
I personally do-these images just to see if it is possible, but sometimes I wonder why myself.
If you have a photograph what's the point.
One example of this is my father who is 84 years old. I told him to have a look at my website.
When I next spoke to him I asked if he had a look and his replay was “where did you get all them photographs from”.
Now I suppose that is a complement but I Just felt like what's the point.
To me the real masters of Xara are people like Ron Duke, BP and many others who's images are not really photo-realistic but just brilliant works of art, I would love to be able to produce work such as theirs. maybe one day, I think I'm just playing at it..
Anyway thanks again for all the wonderful comments Cheers.

[Big Frank]

Now I suppose that is a complement but I Just felt like what's the point.

well i compliment you for the reasons already stated
if it was that easy everybody would be doing it
and they're not
cos it ain't that easy once you realise the work involved

[Psaumure]

Funny thing you menchening that you would like to draw more like BP (who is my personal inspiration for vector drawin) and others, I can imagine what they think when they look at your drawings. I love your work, expecialy thr relisem of it. I place your work up there with all the best. I would love to creat drawings like yours. I look at them and just marvel at all the detail and work it took to put them together. Anyways, keep them comming, you are a real inspiration and I enjoy your work.

Paul

[A Wrigley]

Thanks Paul but your no slouch yourself I love your extrude stuff.Thanks again anyway, if posting our work inspires other well that's all good.

[Biggy Rat]

I Just felt like what's the point.

The point is that your imagination & skill created a beautiful image, not someone with a camera. Yes, it could take someone less than a second to capture a moment, but you took as long as you did to create a moment. You have impressed some very talented people on here & they would know the skill level required to create such work.

[Karateed]

and......there are people that would kill to have the talent you have to create photorealistically as you do.....as has been said, you are an artist.....sometimes using imagination in the tools creates something artful. Humanity has for years been trying to reproduce 'exactly' what they see. Today's tools actually give you the possibility of doing that.....IF....you have the imagination to use the tools the right way.

You sir, do that exquisitly.......and are a superb artist....My goodness that is a most impressive work.....hats off to you.

[pauland]

This really is an old argument - when is a craftsman or artisan an artist?

I don't think the labels matter too much.

[Big Frank]

I don't think the labels matter too much.

I tend to agree with you, there is an elitism about it that doesn't sit right with me, and which shouldn't have a place on these forums.