tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058774462027111667.post1380474461490960179..comments2023-11-03T11:07:24.965-04:00Comments on Adam Rex: Kauai TurtleAdam Rexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00613641218929467577noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058774462027111667.post-57869853710798516252007-08-20T19:24:00.000-04:002007-08-20T19:24:00.000-04:00Well it's an excellent drawing, however crappy the...Well it's an excellent drawing, however crappy the first version may have been. And however that may have come across, it wasn't meant as a confrontation but a compliment. And having a little turtle anatomy or any anatomy committed to memory isn't exactly cheating, if there is such a thing as cheating. It's called good drafstmanship. All that experience becomes a part of your greater drawing vocabulary, and enriches every drawing you do, and yes, is a tremendous aid to memory.Jed Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833411175703626635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058774462027111667.post-8629579224742489822007-08-13T18:25:00.000-04:002007-08-13T18:25:00.000-04:00Well, sure, Jed. I did recently illustrate a pict...Well, sure, Jed. I did recently illustrate a picture book with a Galapagos tortoise in it, and there's a little overlap there. What I didn't mention, though, was that my initial drawing looked pretty bad, and I refined it after a couple more snokeling jaunts as I saw what I'd done wrong.Adam Rexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00613641218929467577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058774462027111667.post-14620473836125391092007-08-13T15:18:00.000-04:002007-08-13T15:18:00.000-04:00You gots to be shit'in me with this "from memory" ...You gots to be shit'in me with this "from memory" stuff. I imagine you came into this with just a LITTLE turtle anatomy under your belt. A very nice rendering.Jed Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833411175703626635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058774462027111667.post-480254428296819162007-08-10T01:45:00.000-04:002007-08-10T01:45:00.000-04:00Nope, I'm in So Cal but the family has a time shar...Nope, I'm in So Cal but the family has a time share down south in Poipu.Dan Santathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11681652762050490802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058774462027111667.post-36095021001899421162007-08-08T16:25:00.000-04:002007-08-08T16:25:00.000-04:00We stayed in Princeville, so we were mostly around...We stayed in Princeville, so we were mostly around there and Hanalei on the north coast. Also visied Waimea Canyon–just gorgeous.<BR/>You're not from there, are you Dan?Adam Rexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00613641218929467577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058774462027111667.post-5844398254249529492007-08-07T13:31:00.000-04:002007-08-07T13:31:00.000-04:00Nice, are you at Poipu beach? or up north near Pri...Nice, are you at Poipu beach? or up north near Princeville?Dan Santathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11681652762050490802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058774462027111667.post-88677963521681600292007-08-05T15:00:00.000-04:002007-08-05T15:00:00.000-04:00Beautiful, Adam.Beautiful, Adam.Ted Dawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02731194571758245291noreply@blogger.com