Quiet Time

**iagman** · 22 January 2013, 11:01 AM

Traced and edited in Xara. Heavy reliance
on Transparency Tool.

**wizard509** · 22 January 2013, 03:47 PM

That's beautiful iagman. If I might make a suggestion though, I think you should distort and maybe offset what is seen through the glasses lenses.

**Rik** · 22 January 2013, 03:58 PM

You're obviously not reading, because, I can see the spectacles on the desk!

Beautifully drawn.

**wizard509** · 22 January 2013, 07:09 PM

I can too but that's not my point.

**iagman** · 22 January 2013, 10:05 PM

Thanks for the suggestion. When I modeled the glasses to get reflections/shadows, the lens had no noticeable
distortion perhaps because the candle holder was too close and the prescription isn't very strong. You are
right, distortion would have increased visual interest; not sure I could have faked it well enough to be convincing.

**SCALEBACK666** · 22 January 2013, 10:31 PM

When I first saw it it looked very realistic.
I don't know how long it took but the result was more than worth it.

**gray** · 24 January 2013, 10:49 PM

I like it, iagman.

**Tabian** · 25 January 2013, 04:03 PM

A really nicely put together still life. The colours and lighting effects are spot on as far as the distortion of the lens goes I would make a bitmap copy of the candle holder and table cloth, draw two ovals to fit inside the lens and fill them with the bitmap copy and enlarge the fill to suit. The candle its’ self looks first rate but I would take another look at the perspective between the candle holder and the book. The brass name plate on the frame is a nice touch.

Best wishes Tabian

**Karateed** · 26 January 2013, 07:35 PM

I must not have that discerning an eye because I thought it looked pretty good. The glasses seem to give enough light reflection to fool one into believing there is some lense distortion, but that's just me. Most of you folks see the details much better than I, mostly because you've been at this much longer than I have.......

At any rate, I love the drawing.....

**a4hire** · 28 January 2013, 05:13 AM

Great work and composition, you said it was traced? traced from a drawing of yours or from a photo? I am looking at the shadow behind the candle on the wall, looks like a persons head in hand thinking maybe? Well thats what I see as the big part of the picture, not the glasses, very nice I like it but how does the shadow get there?