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NeilF92

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03/29/08 at 05:41 AM

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Been a bit tied up   with exhibition stuff lately. Finally got round to tackling this draw in which has been at the back of my mind all the time.
I like both the FW190 and the Condor so tried a couple of small sketches .
The Fw190 a/c is some 5.5 inches long nose to tail and the Condor fuselage 7.5 in. long .
Used 6H , 2H pencils and a 2B graphite stick on 110 gms Windsor and Newton Cartridge paper.
Made a hash of the swastika on the FW190 - then rediscovered fine dots as the way to initially fill in small   detail like   this.
Not too happy with the results - the "H" pencils caught quite sharply at times and the 2B proved a bit fierce and grainy unless handled very carefully .
Enjoyed doing these even though pencil is not my usual medium - it gets the brain cells going    and looks very pleasing at the   finish.

p.s.
These are freehand sketches from small photographs so not very accurate.

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03/29/08 at 06:02 AM

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The Condor is very nice Neil. It was an especially good looking a/c in its civil versions without the gondolas and turrets; something in the line of a DC-7. It's a shame that there doesn't seem to be much of a market for paintings of civil a/c.

2H pencils do seem to be a bit too hard on the paper. I prefer an HB for general work

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03/29/08 at 08:25 AM

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Couple of nice sketches Neil. I'm with you Don. I do most of my general drawing work with an HB or 2H. I also use 2B for very dark areas, 4H for fine lines, and 7H for just laying in the outline very lightly.

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03/29/08 at 08:29 AM

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Nice sketches Neil! I like viewing things like this. It's almost like looking into someone's mind as a project develops.

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03/29/08 at 08:48 AM

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Neil hi

Nice pencil work, I think the Condor especially would work into a nice painting

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NeilF92

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03/29/08 at 09:11 AM

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Thanks Folks
Pete - I thought the same - the Condor   would make a good painting   -I can see it against  a sunrise / sunset background   -   there's just something appealing about    that image and the lines of the Condor itself. One of those aircraft that captured my imagination   from schoolboy War   comic days.
Thats the fun of   doing these draw -ins - you stumble across ideas that would otherwise pass you   by.
Mark /Don - I think the quality of paper has a lot to do with the poor performance on this one   - I usually manage to lay the pencil quite   evenly but this   proved a bit draggy.
HB is useful but   I find it is a bit too bland   for high contrast work - leading to forced / hard pressed darks   so I like the "B" s   for really strong darks.
Lyle - dont go there !!

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03/30/08 at 07:54 PM

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I like that Condor the best Neil. Could make a wonderful painting.

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