Black Tail Redo

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This is the tweaked version.

It was bugging me.  Have you ever posted something and when you look at it later, it looks wrong? Something was missing. The deer looked a little chopped off at the feet so I added a bit more foreground.

deer, black tail deer, buck, Columbia black tail deer

As it appeared in last weeks post Black Tail In Velvet. What do you think, did it help?

I usually use one of the tricks to get a different view such as looking at it in the mirror, upside down, from across the room, or setting it aside for several days. I guess I have a new one…post it!

44 thoughts on “Black Tail Redo”

    • I asked myself, am I just being nit picky or did it really help the drawing. That is why I posted it again, just so I could get your opinion. I added more grass under his feet and a bit of shading in the grass because the feet looked cut off to me. I don’t think you were being silly, because it was a minor adjustment. Besides, it means the deer is the focal point of the drawing. I find my eyes are drawn to his face. BTW, sorry I didn’t see your comment sooner as I’m a wee bit late responding. :/

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    • I suppose this is the same sort of thing. it’s not the first time I’ve done it. In the past I rescanned the image and quietly swapped it out. This time I thought, maybe I’m being fussy, so I figured I’d ask if it made a difference.

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  7. Have you ever seen those puzzle pictures in the newspaper…usually on the comic page? They give you 2 pictures and you have to find 5-10 differences?
    I kept flipping back and forth on your two pics. lol
    From now on I will be scrutinizing your drawings very carefully to find the missing strokes. 🙂

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    • It’s funny what draws the eye in a piece of art. As the artist I get drawn to what’s bothering me. That’s why I was curious about your input. I didn’t know if it was important to add. When I pull out my sketch book I always go through the older sketches and often tweak them. I think this one was bugging me for a while, but I couldn’t put my finger on it until it was posted. It doesn’t add any more information to the composition, but it gave me a greater sense of completion.

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    • I know, there is nothing like time and a differnent perspective to spot things that need to be changed. I often flip back through my sketch book and tweak things. I will even get a new pen or something, and feel compelled to use it on an old sketch just because I like what it does.

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  13. Its one of the reasons why I put paintings and drawings out on the web. It gives you another perspective on your work, like viewing it in a mirror. Most times, though I find I have to leave stuff out, cut down the field of view and focus on what was interesting me in the first place, so I normally go the other way.
    Nice work.

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    • You’re quite right that posting is like a mirror. I’ve become quite accustomed to changing things after I post them. I know what you mean about having too much. I’ve done some cropping to improve the composition.

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  14. That happens to me more than I care to admit. I usually let my work sit a day between pencil, ink and color. When I work for a long time on something, I no longer really “see” it and need the distance. I am glad you were able to see what you needed to fix it in your own mind.

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