F-15 Jet image

[Kman]

This is a superb illustration. The only detail I see "off" is
the star signia on the side of the aircraft. Proportion-wise
it appears off -- the two triangles composing it seem to
be misaligned.

Great work. Thank you for sharing this.

Ken

[Intbel]

Re-reading this thread gave me food for thought:

Different folks see different things which, while not necessarily wrong, could have been done better.

I am wondering if what we notice are the aspects upon which we pay a lot of attention in our own work and if the things we didn't at first notice are things upon which we do not pay as much attention as we could in our own work?

'Tis worth thinking about when checking one's own work methinks.

[David O'Neil]

I am wondering if what we notice are the aspects upon which we pay a lot of attention in our own work and if the things we didn't at first notice are things upon which we do not pay as much attention as we could in our own work?

I believe the answer involves what *you* believe constitutes your art. There are probably as many types of art as there are artists.

He asked if this illustration looked like a photograph, which is one type of art. From my viewpoint, it cannot. But that is not to say that the illustration is not art--far from it. I feel that the illustration works far better in many ways than an illustration ever would. Ray conveys a certain impression with his drawing that a photograph could not convey. I would bet that 'that impression' is, in a way, Ray's idea of what art should be, and on that note he has succeeded.

In this day and age many people think art has to truly reflect the items in our world. This was not true in the old days, when they tried to represent God in their art. (You would not see God having acne in those drawings.) But art is art, and cannot so easily be defined, and both ages are correct in their own ways.

So, before I get wordy (oops--too late), create the art you are compelled to create. If you feel you must create photorealism, then study physics, and take special note of the world about you, and how objects look, and the physics behind them. If not, create the beautiful art that can be created in other ways. Above all, be true to yourself, and you cannot go wrong.

David (the wordy one today).

[Intbel]

Agreed.
I have never understood the need to create photo-realistic pics 'cos if that is what is wanted then use a photograph in the first place.

Editing pics for clarity or emphasis is a different matter.

Realistic illustration , yes.
In this respect realistic, for me, means believable.
But then, I appreciate much of Pablo Picasso's work.

No two folks perceive things in exactly the same way.
The accomplished artist is able to produce a piece of work which says "This is my interpretation/impression/perception of what I see."

In the aircraft drawing there is a mix of art and technical drawing.
The art can be whatever you want it to be but the tech. drawing needs to be accurate I think.
That said, even within the relatively cold, impersonal realm of tech. drawing there is room for personal expression.

Any art form, by its very nature is subjective - so purely objective analysis or judgement is, I feel, impossible.