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leonvw — The Birth of the Venus

Published: 2006-12-19 01:32:17 +0000 UTC; Views: 350; Favourites: 3; Downloads: 2
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Description It's fantastic how I'm terribly, deeply, immensely in love with the female figure (No, not like 'common men'. I find the women's body is much like the same as women's souls. They have perfect ballance between sexuality, maturity and beauty. Like their very souls, that are grown up, though charmingly childish and, of course, very sensual. They are also capable of doing a thousand things at once, and are able of suffering enourmous psychologic pressure without being totally damaged. Summarising, they're perfect.

Now, this is my version of the Birth of the Venus. Like Bouguereau, I preferred to keep a vertical perspective, so I could focus the viewer on Venus' image. Botticelli's preference for the horizontal picture, however, allowed him to add tremendous detail to the scene. In this picture, I tried to suck up some of this detail and make the image clean. The problem with clean images are that they don't show exact reality, so I made some clouds and scenario to disguise the minimalistic simplicity.

Anyway, I'm posting this one, because I intend to remake it after I start with my drawing lessons, so I want (you) to contrast both of them, and see where I'll have upgraded and where I'll still need to improve.

Said this, I truly wish you enjoy this picture as I enjoyed drawing it!
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Comments: 7

xXDillonXx [2006-12-20 00:02:36 +0000 UTC]

Overall I like the layout of the picture. The clouds, although not done, are very good looking. (I'm terrible at clouds) Now onto the woman herself. Her chin is very bulky, almost like a man's chin, I think it should be more round and not as "chisseled". Next up the breasts are too straight forward. If one is facing forward the other should be at a 3/4 perspective. Also on her left leg (one closest to the veiwer) the inner thigh is too skinny. It should be a little bulkier, but not too much. The arms could be more "fluid" because as they are now it looks like they are rigidy. This is no way intended to put you down, because I do like the picture, but there are small details that add up to problems with the picture. I wrote more than I intended but hopefully I helped in someway. Keep on Drawing!

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leonvw In reply to xXDillonXx [2006-12-20 01:40:02 +0000 UTC]

Oh, Thank you very very much for your comment! I'll keep all this in mind in my next drawing, and try to do better! Thank you, also, for commenting at all!! I'll check your page now!

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Glinadaro [2006-12-19 03:14:42 +0000 UTC]

lol You mean you want me to critique it--in detail?

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leonvw In reply to Glinadaro [2006-12-19 05:01:43 +0000 UTC]

Would be nice, yes.

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Glinadaro In reply to leonvw [2006-12-19 05:37:14 +0000 UTC]

Ok, maybe we'll talk about it next time we get on Skype.

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Glinadaro [2006-12-19 02:02:01 +0000 UTC]

I like the layout. It's going to be gorgeous when you're finished with it. ^^

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leonvw In reply to Glinadaro [2006-12-19 02:55:32 +0000 UTC]

If *anyone*'d like to help me with it...

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