Comments | donferdinand: In New York a month, etc.

donferdinand

In New York a month, etc.

Sep 09, 2007 12:47

Batman can be surprisingly hard to draw for some reason. The mask is the problem. What is it made of? To what degree should the shape and location of the stylized, white, iris-less eyes correspond to the shape and location of actual eyes? Most importantly, how do the ears connect? Batman is all over my sketch book. It seems I draw Batman all the ( Read more... )

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beauseizure September 9 2007, 18:46:44 UTC

We are on the same coast. What's your contact information in New York?

donferdinand September 10 2007, 00:21:10 UTC

Same phone number, 512-934-1797. My address is 31 Hart St. #3, Brooklyn, NY 11206. I live in Bed-Stuy with many (pleasant) roommates. Are you in Boston? Isn't that really far?

beauseizure September 10 2007, 00:23:13 UTC

I'm actually in Hanover, NH now, which, yeah, is really far. But I go to New York every couple of months because it's the center of the universe.

agabrielrose September 15 2007, 12:08:43 UTC

bingo

ping_pong_cow September 9 2007, 18:53:30 UTC

The ears are, indeed, without fail the most difficult element of Batman in every single drawing thereof. This is not particularly helped by the fact that canonical art has virtually no consistency about most of the costume's details. Tall, short, elegant, stubby, towards the front, towards the rear - there's no answer! For what do we toil! I am actually working on Batman as part of a larger piece at the moment so I commiserate fully.

Technically speaking, the mask is made of a condensed matte black graphite compound, somewhat like a ceramic plate, whereas the rest of the cowl is a reinforced plastic. Clearly, a youth spent in studious and productive manner.

donferdinand September 10 2007, 00:17:22 UTC

Wait, the mask is like a stiff helmet basically, and he's not just wearing some kind of S&M leather thing on his face? I refuse to believe that.

awww crystalridge September 9 2007, 23:54:10 UTC

Aw, Anna, that entry made me feel all warm and fuzzy for some reason. I'm glad you are enjoying art school

wewachovia September 10 2007, 01:22:36 UTC

which one are you going to? (SVA, Pratt... etc.)

donferdinand September 10 2007, 18:19:19 UTC

SVA. I attended a "portfolio day" event and applied there because admissions representatives seemed stern.

wewachovia September 11 2007, 13:20:52 UTC

that's awesome. a good friend of mine went there after high school for photography and from everything I've read/heard it sounds like a really cool place to go.

shadowdryad September 10 2007, 02:28:14 UTC

Your life just gets better and better.

I am delighted to learn that "shoot the freak" is real and not just something I imagined or heard about on some stupid network crime drama.

Are the ladies (and/or dudes) like putty in your hands, as your userpic does continue to suggest?

donferdinand September 11 2007, 16:13:29 UTC

Yes -- you essentially pay $5 to shoot a paintball gun at a helmeted amusement park employee who assumes the ceremonial role of the freak. He holds a big board and doesn't move around very much. I shot the man in the face many times (he was wearing protection)! This attraction might not exist for much longer, at least not at Coney Island, as it is being acquired by Disney next season! Disney amusement parks are troubling, but in a less straightforward way.

Also, I am, indeed, often in the presence of rl bitches who simply will not leave me alone. It probably because of my security guard's uniform.