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Using Conceptual Horse Drawings To Create Unique Digital Drawings:
(for more on drawing the horse, see the horse drawing charts pages)
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This is a concept drawing from one of my horse sculptures. My concept art is usually just line drawings illustrating the main muscle masses and more important details that the sculpture must have. I like to copy my original drawing onto tracing paper in order to preserve the original drawing (my concept drawings are usually covered in clay by the time a sculpture is finished).
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I liked how this horse drawing looked with the mottled background of the tracing paper, so I decided to scan it onto my computer and play with it. After scanning it, I used Photoshop to create the finished image below. By editing the levels, color balance, and adding details to the eye and muscle structure, simple line drawings can transform into an interesting & unique work!
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Turning an Original Drawing Into A Limited Edition:
Printing your artworks:
To keep my artworks affordable, I turn all of my digital drawings, photographs, and pencil drawings into limited editions. I purchased the canon pixma pro 9500 (not the mark II, the earlier version) in January 2008, and the prints from it are spectacular.
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Paper Types:
I researched my printer VERY well before buying it, and every review and website stated that for best results you should use canon papers. After reading some user reviews, I found that many users did not agree. I compared canon papers to other types and I found that for printing black and white drawings (and other images that needed a matte finish, such as watercolor reproductions), Epson matte papers are the best. I've read reviews from others that stated that glossy images didn't print well, so for my glossy images I use Ilford papers with a pearl lustre finish and they always come out looking great. I have found, however, that if an image has a deep black background (covering 50% of the page or more), it can scratch very easily, so you need to be very careful with your prints (that goes for any type of print from any printer).
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The finished drawing.
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The epson matte papers that I use are not art papers, they are premium presentation papers. The are fade resistant for up to 72 years and each print looks as crisp and detailed as the original. The Ilford papers are premium photo papers. These papers are also availabe in 13"x19" format (the pro 9500's largest print size). You can get (1) 11"x14", (1) 12"x16", or (2) 9"x12" prints from this size. For ink refills, I buy from Amazon.com (they're $20-$30 cheaper than the canon website).
Scanning Artworks into a Computer:
I scan my drawings into my computer to create the prints using a Mustek Scan Express A3 1200 Pro scanner. It's a full color, large format scanner that has the same (or better) resolution as many of the professional art scanners but at a fraction of the cost (many art scanners cost in the thousands). I have used this scanner on black and white pencil drawings, and on full-color watercolors and it gives great results.
Some companies will scan your artworks for you:
Editing/Printing:
Once the images are scanned, I use Photoshop CS2 to edit my images. For digital images, they are created almost entirely in photoshop (my rough line drawings are scanned in, given color in Adobe Illustrator, and then exported to Photoshop). My printer comes with software for printing images, but I print straight from photoshop (the printer has Adobe RGB plug-ins).
For more about printing artworks or creating an art website, visit my Web Articles website, which includes articles for building your site, taking better pictures, building a light box for pictures, and more!
More Horse Art by Jen Including Horse Drawings Using This Printing Method:
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Andalusian Horse Drawing
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Untitled Charcoal Horse Head Drawing
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Arabian Horse Drawing
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tags: horse line drawings, horse drawings, digital horse drawings, horse head drawings
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| Handmade Clay Pendants, Earrings, & Other Jewelry | |
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(Coming Soon) Original jewelry designs by clay artist Jen Pratt. Each clay pendant design is handmade and fired. The artist then creates a mold to cast multiples of each design. Clay pendants are then hand cast, fired, and finished by the artist. Every pendant is completely unique - no two are exactly alike! |
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