tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20746873386041844072011-04-21T16:20:21.432-07:00The greatest knowledge an artist can have is the knowledge of when to stop… This blog is dedicated to the final stroke, the touch that marks completion, the dot that finishes the masterpiece, the smear of a work well done… Ya, you won't find that here... With this blog, I just thought I’d pay homage to the root of all artwork in the form of paintings and sketches…Hammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10319800213708797030noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074687338604184407.post-57040324440344087242009-05-18T03:25:00.000-07:002009-05-18T04:04:16.721-07:00<div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U_I0wwC7yFs/ShE33PmjxgI/AAAAAAAAANI/bJ8JoOP6dt8/s1600-h/Anya+Portrait+websize.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337108455631341058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 261px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U_I0wwC7yFs/ShE33PmjxgI/AAAAAAAAANI/bJ8JoOP6dt8/s400/Anya+Portrait+websize.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">(Click to enlarge picture)<br /></span><br /><div align="left">Portait of my friend, Queenie. Made for her wedding day. So far, my best work. You can read an article surrounding this from my main blog <a href="http://www.hamishjoy.com/2009/05/18/of-brides-and-rsvps/">here</a>.</div><br /><div align="left">:D</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2074687338604184407-5704032444034408724?l=finalstroke.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Hammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10319800213708797030noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074687338604184407.post-243545555496914112007-10-23T06:52:00.001-07:002007-10-23T07:15:52.761-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2308/1598642252_8395ddc256_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2308/1598642252_8395ddc256_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: arial;">Click for larger picture</span></span><br /></div><br />Sure, there's still a long way to go, but so far, this has been my best work. Rather impressive, especially if you don't know that I traced the outline first....<br />:D<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2074687338604184407-24354555549691411?l=finalstroke.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Hammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10319800213708797030noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074687338604184407.post-84432054063421578932007-10-23T06:46:00.000-07:002007-10-23T07:16:31.550-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2396/1597753875_fb23ff35cd_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2396/1597753875_fb23ff35cd_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: arial;">Click for larger picture</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></div><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">"This is the day you will always remember... as the day you ALMOST drew Captain Jack Sparrow."</span><br /><br />I'm too scared to try and fill in the colors... I think I'll leave this one like this... ;)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2074687338604184407-8443205406342157893?l=finalstroke.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Hammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10319800213708797030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074687338604184407.post-51163182520456228222007-10-23T06:42:00.000-07:002007-10-23T07:17:41.109-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2331/1598641030_fa0f520b48_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2331/1598641030_fa0f520b48_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: arial;">Click for larger picture</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></div><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span>Durba Roy was one of my chirpiest classmates back in MBA. I tried a caricature from an old picture of hers, and viola, I end up with this...<br /><br />Now does this actually LOOK like her? I'd like to say so, but harsh critics (comprised of two mutual friends) said "Naaah"<br /><br />But I think there's a semblance of resemblance... That's good enough for me. ;)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2074687338604184407-5116318252045622822?l=finalstroke.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Hammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10319800213708797030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074687338604184407.post-59128699013717304172007-10-23T06:40:00.000-07:002007-10-23T07:18:12.444-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2108/1597753449_7165745204_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2108/1597753449_7165745204_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: arial;">Click for larger picture</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></div><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span>Ok, so it's SUPPOSED to be the young Dustin Hoffman... drew it from Mad's Parody of "All the President's Men"<br />http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2108/1597753449_7165745204_o.jpg<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2074687338604184407-5912869901371730417?l=finalstroke.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Hammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10319800213708797030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074687338604184407.post-11518882368568316312007-10-23T06:35:00.000-07:002007-10-23T07:18:50.280-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2368/1598642764_9c95f97ddd_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2368/1598642764_9c95f97ddd_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: arial;">Click for larger picture</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></div><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span>I am fascinated by caricature... which is part of why I love MAD magazine... I was just doodling around when I got this result... When I say it's not really among my worst works, you get an idea about how I could be rated as an artist...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2074687338604184407-1151888236856831631?l=finalstroke.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Hammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10319800213708797030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074687338604184407.post-46103563937841744032007-10-23T05:51:00.000-07:002007-10-23T07:19:52.193-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2160/1597752589_ad5345fef5_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 433px; height: 309px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2160/1597752589_ad5345fef5_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: arial;">Click for larger picture</span></span><br /></div><p>This is one of my first digital paintings done with my tablet… (Look at that… Makes it sound like right now I have hundreds of pics in my archive… Sheesh, I’m such a showoff)</p> <p>I drew this on my iball tablet… for his birthday this year (2007)<br />I cheated a bit, though… I traced his image first from a digital photo before painting… but shhhh… don’t tell anyone…</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2074687338604184407-4610356393784174403?l=finalstroke.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Hammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10319800213708797030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074687338604184407.post-74958337053674421622007-10-03T06:31:00.000-07:002007-10-23T07:23:43.160-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2074/1598643186_7b1b80e174_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2074/1598643186_7b1b80e174_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">Click for larger picture</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></div><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span>Ok, now... this is a really stupid entry. I drew this to try out my new tablet... Wanted to see how well I could put shades to a painting...<br /><br />Apparently not that well..<br /><br />:D<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2074687338604184407-7495833705367442162?l=finalstroke.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Hammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10319800213708797030noreply@blogger.com0