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Submitted: February 26
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The Nativeby *ronmonroe

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I have been looking for awhile now for a reference photo of a Native American. I originally wanted to find an image with the full headdress but I kept coming back to this reference. I felt compelled to draw it. So... here it is.
I 'm not sure who was the original photographer. Reference found on Google images:[link]

Thanks to ~bigmagnet [link] for some information on the native in this drawing. The photographer for the reference was Edward Curtis. The Native was named Two Strike. He was a Lakota chief that got his name by knocking two men of their horse in battle. Here is a link with more info on Two Strike. [link]

Tools: Fiber Castell srt pens on smooth bristol

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~bigmagnet May 2, 2013

This is a beautiful versions of one of my favorite images. Edward Curtis took the the original photo and the man in the picture is named Two Strike.

*ronmonroe May 2, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Thanks for the info. I did a little research on Two Strike and learned he was a Lakota chief that got his name by knocking two men of their war horse in battle. [link] Interesting stuff, and I might even do another drawing of him someday, this one with the head dress. I will update this drawing with this newly found information! Thanks again.

~bigmagnet May 3, 2013

No problem. I started a sculpture of Two Strike years ago. One day I'll have to finish it.

*ronmonroe May 4, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

I have always wanted to try sculpture, James. I have done some carvings and messing around a little with cheap clay and actually, I'm not too bad at it. Could you point in the right direction to get more serious about it? Maybe a helpful website?

~bigmagnet May 7, 2013

I can't think of any one website. There's lots of little tidbits spread out over the web, some cool youtube videos I've seen over the years, but nothing specific comes to mind. Mark Alfrey has some really good DVDs for sale. There's a great book called Modelling and Sculpting the Human Figure by Edouard Lanteri that was originally published in 1902. I found that one really helpful. The Stan Winston School looks like it's got some cool lessons on sculpting. Evan Campbell has some cool tutorials here on DA. The other thing I did was just identify which sculptors out there that I really liked, and then studied all of their work that I could find, trying to figure out what it was I liked and how they did it. Good luck!

*ronmonroe 3 days ago Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Wow. Thanks for the informative response. I would have replied earlier but just now noticed your post! I'm more concerned about what kind off clay and how to "fire" it. Can this be done at home if I can afford the equipment? Stuff like that. I'll figure the other stuff out over time. And isn't that the fun of it anyway?

~bigmagnet 3 days ago

I don't fire my stuff and don't know much about that side of it. I use a non-drying clay and make silicone molds that I then make castings from. www.smooth-on.com has lots of reference material about how to use the different materials. They have a youtube channel as well.

*ronmonroe 2 days ago Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Perfect! Thanks so much.

=SweediesArt Apr 12, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

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*ronmonroe Apr 12, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Thank you. It's a nice feature!

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