Some art of the "Big one" It would be cool if people who have seen one critique and add helpful hints to what they see depicted. If needed.....

Site click here...

COOL stuff. Scott Davis's work is great!!!

That's a nice page on Autumn's site...all those artists are new to me!

Here's a link to another artist...

Paul Smith's Bigfoot Art Slide Show

Here are some very nice paintings by Ray Lee!

Bigfoot-Sasquatch Art

looks like he's got a 2005 calendar for sale that contains these images....

what a great idea!

Hey..he stole my idea!
I have a calander at my squatchgear store down below there!
(OK...shameless plug no. one for the day)
seriously...cool stuff!

OK, I submitted some for possible use at Autums site. We'll see if they are accepted!

I was thinking you should too...alright!

Nice artwork. i wonder what the rules are on possibly using one as an avatar.

Hey man this thread came in handy!

BFRO

I only wish I could create images like that. I was not even aware that there was software that allowed one to draw like that. I could always draw cartoonish images without being taught, but that's as far as it goes for me.

hey all the artwork is nice, i even like your line drawings there bfhunter........

I contacted Richard yesterday via e-mail to correct something in the report concerning the nightmares. The time period for them was 5 years after the encounter. It was my error. The drawings from Paul Smith site are the best I've seen, does anybody know if Paul had a close encounter ? or is this from people who described theirs.

Hi All
First off, thanx to BigfootDad for posting my link! Due to supreme craziness at work, I don't get to post here very often. Zero time, really. A Bigfoot enthusiast and friend (Hi Tim!) e-mailed me to check this out. My, my . . . . looks like I hit the BIG TIME! Posted on the BFRO web site . . .

. . . suddenly I feel so posh . . . .

So. Texan, in response to your question, no, I have never been so fortunate as to have an encounter. I've been both a life long artist and a life long Bigfoot fan. It was ineviteable that someday I would turn my artistic attentions to ol' hairy and scary, and back in 1999 was the first one I ever did to an accomplished level. And THAT one took over a year to reach the final look, as the first versions were too ape/gorilla like. In fact, that is the one that is mentioned in the report!

I've had to rely on two main sources for researching these illustrations. First, I've read EVERY report I could get in front of me. I don't mean to brag, but I have absorbed EVERYTHING that the BFRO site has to offer. Regardless how one feels about that organization personally, one has to admit they provide an invaluable and deep resource pool!

Secondly, I talked to any one and every one I could get in front of me that has had an encounter. I've even met Autumn at a convention a few years back, and took a stab at drawing her encounter, right on the spot. (I don't think she was too impressed . . . I never heard from her again, but I did finish her drawing.)


Also, an observation for Bigfoothunter: NO software out there "allows" one to draw like that. One still has to invest that time, the practice and the stubborness to be able to render to a fair level. Software/computers only make it a little less messy, IMHO.

(I have to laugh a little when someone mentions how "easy" it would be to fake a BF pic using Photoshop. I can pick out a fake with one mouse tied behind my back!)

And if your sketches are any indication of your skill level, Bigfoothunter, you really aren't that far back in the pack . . . you demonstrate an apparently advanced technical ability. You ever think about expanding on that skill? You should! I am impressed.

Lastly, for BF believer, my rule of thumb for giving someone any artwork has always been pretty fundamental: ask and ye shall recieve. Mostly. If I come across some one who simply "appropriated the artwork I go after them. But if they offer the common courtesy of simply asking, well, that's a different tune all together.

Yes, I'm a pro aertist. I make my living doing graphic design and illustration. But that doesn't remove me from the human gene pool, or my willingness to help make others happy with my work. I've given away a ton of artwork in my life, and I expect that to continue.

So. Thanks for the feedback, and yes, it's very cool what Autumn has up on her site! I've looked forward to seeing new emerging "BF" artists, and those that were posted were new to me as well! Awesome!

Gotta run. Keep the faith, all!

Paul Smith
http://www.pasdraws.addr.com/

So I am still not sure how it works, Paul. Do you draw the images free hand and then scan them into a computer or what? (I cannot see someone drawing like that with a mouse)

Also, thanks about my doodles - they are just good enough that you can tell what I was trying to draw. I'd love to learn how to draw muscle tone and take it to more of a level of realism ... any suggestions on where to go from here?

Thanks Paul, I did find your interview on th net yesterday it was very good, the guy interviewing you was a little odd asking redundant questions Thou. I can't believe I missed your work on all the sites I visit. Look forward to seeing more. Thanks again.

Hi Bigfoothunter and Texan;

The fastest way to get comfortable with drawing or rendering the human figure (or ANY figure, for that matter) is to get yourself a pad of regular old tracing paper, a stack of photos of people in various poses, light conditions and drapery, and start tracing them. It's not a great substitute for years of studio and private practice, but it IS a way to familiarize ones self with the form. It'll give you an idea on how difficult proportioning and fore-shortening is, and how tricky it can be. But more than anything else, it'll give you what you need the most: PRACTICE!

The other significant hint I can give you from this distance is to remember, you will not draw and execute a drawing like anyone else. You will never be able to draw like I do. But in reverse, I can't ever draw like you! There in lies the true beauty of artistic expression. It's ALL good!

Lastly, remember the single most important thing about drawing ( . . .or painting, carving, sculpting, composing, designing, etc., etc., etc. . . ) which is . . . .






. . . . drum roll please . . . . .





. . .HAVE FUN WITH IT!

If it ain't fun, why bother doing it?

Texan, glad you found the interview enjoyable. It was fun getting a chance to express myself and my observations concerning BF. I've gotten a lot of feed back both pro and con to my perspectives, which is what dialogue should be. What are your viewpoints on some of those questions?

Hope everyone is well and happy. Or at least on that path.

Later

Paul Smith

Hi again

One last thing. Yes, Bigfoothunter, I do draw with the mouse. It's a little like drawing with a bar of soap, actually. Took a while to get it down, but now I almost always draw with the mouse. I've tried the Waccom stylus, a couple others, but I'm so used to creating things by pushing that mouse around, I couldn't get comfortable with anything else.

So. It can be done. If one is stubborn enough, I guess.

PAS

great! this thread really had some action this week.
Thanks for the posts, Paul! great to hear from you!

and Bigfoothunter, those are very nice sketches! thanks for sharing them!

I just got an email from Cheeseyeti and he directed me to a website for another artist. I love her "totem" image of Sasquatch.
Here's the link...

Sue Coccia's Sasquatch Totem Page

enjoy!

Thought I'd pop one up...

You did that, Maheekat?

That is correct......

Hi Maheekat ( And all!)

That is an impressive sketch! Both you and Bigfoothunter could easily take it to the next level. I've taught art ( . . and continue to teach it . . .. . like now . . . .) and have had many students who had demonstrated the same abilities you both are. What eventually happens is the artist gets a little frustrated with hitting that "glass ceiling" of accomplishment. I went through the same thing. Seemed like years of just getting to a certain level of accomplishment with my drawings, and then I'd look at what other artists would turn out, and know instantly that I had more work to do.

And yes, it is work! The practicing of any artistic discipline is work, no matter how you slice it. But I can tell you from personal experience that it is one of the most gratifying moments in a persons life, when they finally get that particular "finish" on a piece . . . . man, nothing else like it. To me, anyway.

For whatever it's worth, nearly all the examples you two have generously exhibited for our viewing are basically at a far more resolved level than most of the sketches I have done on every one of my Bigfoot illustrations. I think it does come to the knowing what to do next. The only real way to do that by yourself is to continue to experiment. And do so boldly. Expect that many of your experiments wind up in the circular file. Many of mine certainly do!

Keep at it! I love seeing others take a graphic swing at Sas! You guys rock!

Peace

Paul
http://www.pasdraws.addr.com/

Very nice!!

You are not the only one to feel that way.
Very good feeling, looking at a finished piece.

I'd like to take it to this level...this is chalk pastel...but I need to do more sketches of the old Sas first.

Thought yall would like to know Artist Paul Smith has graciously given the BFRO the go ahead to use the two images the youth picked out as a match for report # 9759 in the sightings database. Not only has he done that, but he's offered to resize them for use in the report.

I'm talking to the investigator of that report currently, (it wasn't my report, wish it was!) to see if he agrees for them to be added to the report, which I think would give the report a more thorough look as well as a more complete look since the youth's statement kind of hangs there without a link or anything to the pics he's pointed out.

Thank you to Paul Smith. I'll let you know how this progresses.

Teresa

Very cool!!!!

Whatever happened to Bill Asmussen's site? Last I checked it was down. He's GOOD!

ehhh... well, different strokes, I suppose.

Here are some interesting cartoon drawings...

http://www.beyondbeyond.com/illustration/

Teresa,
the pictures have been added to the report. Thanks again for your time and effort to help do this over the holidays. thanks to Paul for allowing them to be used in my report. It was a good idea on Teresa's part to do this. Thanks again!