Has been some time since I added some work but here are some examples of my drawing of Avalokiteshvara: the bodhisattva of compassion.
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Has been some time since I added some work but here are some examples of my drawing of Avalokiteshvara: the bodhisattva of compassion.
Very nice!
---Maya
Brilliant Fred!
You must have a lot of patience, Fred.
Brilliant work.
Beautiful stuff, Fred!
Cool Fred. Considering how intricate your works are, I was wondering how long does it take you start to finish to do one?
kind of a wild guess because I have never measured it, but I estimate an image like this one takes about 2 monnth full time.
Exquisite work, Fred. I admire your patience and skill.
Bob.
Very nice.
Very beautiful, intricate work, Fred.
And a fresh version. Dropped the wishfulfilling tree (but too clunky) and detailed the rocks and the water.
What is the actual size Fred?
I draw them on - approximately - A1. The final size is of course dependant on the client's request, although most of them do not print them smaller than A2 in order to retain the detail.
I think I like it better this way Fred
As always, quite beautiful, Fred.
Mike
To my suprise I made the last Xara Outsider: http://outsider.xara.com/art/march14/. So I guess I'll upload some more pictures.
These are wonderful!
The style of shading on the rocks and leaves reminds me of traditional Japanese tattoo.
Do you construct the entire piece as one document, or draw the parts and assemble them as bitmaps at the end?
Why talkgraphics limits attached images to 800x600 is still beyond me -- do you by chance have higher resolution exports that you wouldn't mind posting?
Best,
Jesse
Thanks Jesse!
The shading is based on traditional Tibetan techniques, 'borrowed' from the Chinese - as did the Japanese, so I guess there is a connection.
The image is drawn as one document, obviously with a lot of layers.
I sure like to upload high resolution images on talkgrapgics but it's just impossible. I fear you have to resort to my FB artist page. Just follow the top link in my signature.
Congrats on the Outsider, Fred.
Don't post too high a resolution on your site, Fred. There are those who will download and sell prints of your work.
The iridescent shading of the blossom that's your Facebook profile picture is very impressive too.
I'd always had an intuition that this type of rendering was the classical art style for which Xara was best suited.
(Compared to, say, the technique of Vladimir Konstantinovic, which, while amazing in its own right, seems to be executed despite, rather than because of, the vector nature of the program.)
Not only is the artwork exquisite Fred but so is the sentiment of the drawing. To me, it shows the level of respect we should all have for having our needs met. Beautiful in every sense of the word.
Thanks all!
@Grey, my teacher told me once that his art work is badly scanned, reprinted and sold in India and Nepal for a few rupees in small shops. He thinks - and I agree with him - that it's some kind of repayment for the knowledge of thangka painting, that is passed on through the centuries. Most people there cannot afford to pay for a better image anyway, so this is the only way they can purchase one of our images and enjoy it.
Beyond that, most of my work is printed as high quality giclee prints on paper of canvas, or made into complete thangkas with brocade - for a totally different market.
That's part of a White Tara image done in gold on red - Chinese style. I used lighter shades of simulated gold in the image to emphasize certain parts of the face and to bring more depth into the entire image.Quote:
Originally Posted by jpavel
And just another update.
Beautiful!
Thanks Boy!
And here's another update - slowly getting there. The body now has a very subtle pink shading, hands and feet are painted and I did the final work on the auras. Small one went from yellow to red and some more detail in the outer aura. Still have to do some work on the landscape (adding some small pine trees, not totally happy with the clouds) and the two hunter friends on the left.
After that: adding lots of (virtual) gold.
The final stage is checking the image for small defects, like lines that are not connected or incomplete fills.
Example of gold brocade, embroided on the garments of the deity.
Traditionally, this was done with real 24 carat gold, although nowadays it is sometimes done with cheaper paint.
In my drawings the gold is added as part of the painting, using the reflection in the gold to enhance the 3-dimensional effect of the garments flowing around the body.
I particularly appreciate how you express the elements of traditional visual representation in your vector art (as with the gold brocade contributing to the volume of the garments). As everyone eventually discovers, there are no programmatic shortcuts to skill and experience-- and indeed the diligent hours in which each component of the composition is rendered and put in its proper place.
Your series of work-in-progress images of this piece on Facebook is very interesting as well; I recommend that everyone who hasn't seen them yet follow the link in Fred's signature.
Cheers,
Jesse
Thanks Jesse.
And adding to that: if you have any questions about the techniques I use, feel free to ask.
And the final result. Currently it is with the printer's for a giclee print that will be delivered tomorrow. My better half and I will sew it in a brocade this weekend. :)
*Gets popcorn* ;)
Love your work Fred.
Thanks, Gary. Salt or sugar?
That looks magnificent, Fred.
Must have taken a long time to complete.
It looks great even on .jpg and so will be just better in printed.
It is very beautiful, good to look on it again and again, also the colours seem in some special balance so it not only comes from the symmetry of the drawing
Thanks all for the replies :). This is how it looks after completion as a traditional thangka.
If you like to see how it is assembled, have a look at Making the thangka of Avalokiteshvara.
Fascinating. Thanks for sharing.
There was a reason I had to finish this particularly thangka on time. This photo was taken in the suite of HH the 14th Dalai Lama, during his visit to The Netherlands from 10 to 12 May, 2014.
This was the view from his dinner table while he was having breakfast and lunch. (He does not have dinner, only two meals a day.)
The thangka was offered to him as a gift and is probably in Dharmsala now :)