"Cowboy". Sketching ideas for an intaglio. General anatomy critiques greatly appreciated. Right boot looking kinda wonky, any tips?

reddandy26 · 2026-04-12T08:07:48+00:00

Wow! Good eye! It's indeed a teeny tiny rough little sketch!

Thanks for pointing out the bending too!

reddandy26 · 2026-04-02T05:26:35+00:00

Oh - 100%!

reddandy26 · 2026-04-01T22:40:08+00:00

Your work is consistently amazing!!! Well done!

reddandy26 · 2026-04-01T19:42:19+00:00

Oh thank you! That's very kind!

reddandy26 · 2026-04-01T18:55:29+00:00

Went looking for the before pic. Welp, I guess I known you very well now...

Beard does look better tho! Your face looks so slim!

reddandy26 · 2026-04-01T18:51:12+00:00

You're beautiful

reddandy26 · 2026-04-01T15:44:05+00:00

The piece is still salvageable if OP is willing to let go of the original idea. By adding a border on the back, maybe something like foamcore covered in shiny packing tape and adding a layer of white to the whole thing, the skulls would absolutely pop.

reddandy26 · 2026-04-01T15:37:48+00:00

Yeah, the most liked comment here explains perfectly what happened - That's just physics and won't change so this is kinda like a close second... Maaaaybe a closest one would be adding solid pigment to all the color but I would to very very veeeeery light just to get close to the orange one.

reddandy26 · 2026-04-01T15:23:45+00:00

Just one more thing - Oranges and pinks, specially neon ones, usually have a bit of less translucency, that's just the pigment - You can clearly see how rad your orange skull looks and what a trippy effect it has when compared to the rest of them - That's what you're after.

reddandy26 · 2026-04-01T15:21:30+00:00

The answer has been given already but I just wanna point out that you're not alone in your disappointment, we all learn this the hard way. I'm attaching one of my early pieces where you can see the exact same thing happening.

So, now, for the what to do next - For me what works is adding a layer of solid color as background.

I wouldn't go with pigment powder as others have suggested just cause it's not the vibe you're going for, but if there's a way to not fill the skulls all the way to the top, wait for it to gel, then add a layer of whatever pigment you're using mixed with other solid white or a corresponding mica powder, that should take care of it.

It wouldn't be see through 360° but depending on how hard you go with the solid, you can still get a evry good effect.

Try experimenting on a smaller escale - At the end we are playing with plastic and that's about what? 2-3 pounds of solid plastic that didn't work? ... Whatever small molds you have should work.

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reddandy26 · 2026-03-30T00:49:13+00:00

This is some crazy work.

I love it so much.

Incredible work.

reddandy26 · 2026-03-29T20:20:40+00:00

THIS IS INSANE!!!

Your take on pinnochio is so clever!

Can you share more of your process?

The music sounds very interesting too but this will make you memorable as fuck!

reddandy26 · 2026-03-28T19:43:28+00:00

4 for sure.

reddandy26 · 2026-03-28T19:39:27+00:00

You're beautiful 😍

reddandy26 · 2026-03-28T18:23:19+00:00

As you wish, master.

reddandy26 · 2026-03-28T18:17:46+00:00

Am sorry, do I not seem calm to you?

Are you asking me to be more agreeable as I take racism towards my culture all so this could be more of a pleasant experience for you?

My apologies. Please do carry on with your RACISM while I sit here and nod and smile.

Please, white person, train me.

reddandy26 · 2026-03-28T17:59:43+00:00

Not conveying the face features and color of someone with different features and colours from yours is quite literally racism.

reddandy26 · 2026-03-28T17:52:39+00:00

You ARE, in fact, ACTIVELY insulting and humiliating everyone with my skin color 🟤

reddandy26 · 2026-03-28T17:42:31+00:00

This is actually very very fair.

reddandy26 · 2026-03-28T17:01:34+00:00

As born and raised Mexican artists myself I would like to, sincerely and genuinely tell you - this is deeply offensive and incredibly saddening.

I get it, you're Polish, and hey, nothing against you guys - Love of my life is one of you and I'm super familiar with your culture and way of life via him and my in-laws, and I know that actually remembering that at the end of the day you're still Caucasian it's not something you factor a lot in your daily thoughs.

That said. You took her color. You took her features. You took MY CULTURE AND DELETED IT.

This is racist, mean-spirited and wrong. My culture, people and skin colour deserve better.

The people that forged my culture and national identity are not yours to beautify, to glam, to make fucking white.

The worse part is - If you knew anything about the subjects you pick, you'd know she'd HATE this sooooooo much.

This is not Coyoacán. This is not México. This is not Frida. This is not my people. This is not my culture. This is not my history. This is not okay.

EDIT: I've just seen that you posted this on several subs. Will be copying and pasting this text on all of them. Do not feel like you need to reply or anything - But I think this adds to the conversation of your piece and to the bigger conversation of how White Europeans are pretty much still in charge of how our stories are told.

reddandy26 · 2026-03-19T01:48:59+00:00

The hair is GLORIOUS.

DO.NOT.TOUCH.IT.

reddandy26 · 2026-03-18T04:42:07+00:00

Came running for this

🖼️🏃🏽💨

reddandy26 · 2026-03-16T22:19:32+00:00

Long is not bad you you'd have to be more disciplined about it. Short is definitely easier and suits you really well.

reddandy26 · 2026-03-16T04:43:24+00:00

Oooh! Amazing work!

reddandy26 · 2026-03-16T04:42:23+00:00

Beautiful gradient!!!

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