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  2008

  Dec 20
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  Rudat

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  Souvenir shop window. San Antonio, Texas. http://susanrudat.blogspot.com/
  tags: Rudat | souvenir
   

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  trebor61 12:52 pm on December 20, 2008 | #

  An awful lot going on in this composition and so well done. I like your use of the “darks” to give some value to the other objects. Your drawing must take forever to produce.

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  Nikira 1:01 pm on December 20, 2008 | #

  very interesting.How you work on it? draw from nature in pencil, and finish at home with ink? or using photo as a reference? please, tell a little more about your work process. thank you.

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  renefijten 1:20 pm on December 20, 2008 | #

  beautiful drawn. I love your use of black&white, creating deoth in a few strokes.

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  Rudat 5:35 pm on December 20, 2008 | #

  Always a location pencil sketch first. Unless there is a reasonable place to continue with ink, I finish later. This was sketched while standing on a very busy sidewalk, I couldn’t possibly start and finish here. I took several photos, none from this angle (glass reflection) so this is somewhat improvised. I prefer to work from memory rather than digital photos. My brain seems to hold on to the scene from the pencil sketch. Thanks for asking!

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  renefijten 2:15 am on December 21, 2008 | #

  For me it works the same. Quick sketch in pencil and ink on location, paint later with sometimes a picture as reference. The nice thing is, the drawing then seems to get its own logic, if I draw too long on location I sometimes lose myself in unnecessary details. For you the same?

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  Rudat 4:29 am on December 21, 2008 | #

  Yes, the same for me. Also, if I start from a photo, the spontaneity is not there.

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  gun 8:43 am on December 21, 2008 | #

  I really love your style.
  Graphic but in the same time very lively.

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  Sophie Brown 9:31 am on December 21, 2008 | #

  This one is really whimsical and fun. Not looking back I can think of which of your drawings made the most impression on me anyway, and this is right at the top.

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  Nikira 11:23 am on December 21, 2008 | #

  Thank you for sharing your techniques.I like to start and finish on a spot, but sometimes its not possible, so my ways are similar, except my computer is so slow,that I keep scribbling on something for as long as paper takes it. I love your style, Susan.

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