AN EXPERIMENT ALONG EROTIC LINES - STEP TWO

Here is STEP TWO. I've darkened the lines and, as you can see I have changed the figure's position a bit. The line is cleaner now. I didn't have to boost the contrst as much with this one. I did have to do a bit of clean up but only because my scan plate was dirty. Need to clean that.

I may be overintellectualizing the process of drawing a simple pin-up, but it is fascinating to me how erotic an image I can create with simple lines. I would appreciate feedback on this. What do you think? Is this picture erotic?

Not sure what step three is going to be. I'll have to take some time and think about it.

I've been here and there. I've drawn a lot of pictures. I've written a bit, too. I'm not good at this self-promotion thing. Look, you want to know about me? just visit these websites. Okay? http://mdjackson.deviantart.com http://community.imaginefx.com/fxpose/mdjacksons%5Fportfolio

AN EXPERIMENT ALONG EROTIC LINES

I've been thinking about this for a while. No, not about sex! Well, yes, sex... but not the way you think.

I have always been fascinated at how mere lines on paper can provoke such strong reactions in people. Anyone who knows the history of underground comics, particularly the Air Priates, knows all about that.

But I am really intrigued at how an artist's work can touch the pleasure centers of someone's brains, even to the point of sexual arousal with just a few lines on paper.

I've always been a fan of art that has "clean" lines. Examples of this would be the work of Adam Hughes (http://adamhughes.deviantart.com/) , Chris Saunders (http://alohalilo.deviantart.com/), and most recently
Becca Whita (http://beccawhita.blogspot.com/).

What strikes me about these artists is how their artwork can arouse without being particularly realistic. Especially Saunders and Becca. Their style is cartoony, yet their images are erotic. To me it seems like a contradiction. The more you move away from the real thing (i.e; for a man -- a real naked woman standing in front of him) towards a stylized representation, one would think that the emotional response would be lessened, but that is not the case.

Either way, I thought I would try an experiment in lines, trying to create an erotic image with as few lines as possible. This is going to be a challenge for me because I tend to use a lot of lines and murky shading to get my images across. So here is STEP ONE.

As you can see in the above image I have really only just begun with a basic structure, trying to keep the lines as simple as I can. The lines are also very light. When I scanned it I had to really increase the contrast in Photoshop just so that it was visible.

I will post STEP TWO when it is finished.


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DARK WORLDS 5 - MORE TEASERS

A few more teasers. I've been busy.

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DARK WORLDS 5

I have been busy lately doing illustrations for Dark Worlds Magazine Issue #5 which should be out at the beginning of the summer. I thought I would post a few teasers of what I have done so far.

I've been here and there. I've drawn a lot of pictures. I've written a bit, too. I'm not good at this self-promotion thing. Look, you want to know about me? just visit these websites. Okay? http://mdjackson.deviantart.com http://community.imaginefx.com/fxpose/mdjacksons%5Fportfolio

NEW WEBSITE

It's been up for a while, but I have neglected to tell anybody about it. As Doctor Strangelove says: "Of course, the whole point of a Doomsday Machine is lost, if you *keep* it a *secret*! Why didn't you tell the world, EH?"


Well, I'm telling the world now! My new website is:


http://mdjacksonart.weebly.com/


Go and visit it.


NOW!


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REALMS #2

Realms Issue #2 will be available soon. Look for it because it has an awesome cover done by... Me!

I will post a higher resolution pic and links when they become available.

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Masters of Adventure is finally out!

http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/masters-of-adventure/10299309

Featuring:

"Ms. Found in a Bottle" by Edgar Allan Poe

"Smith and the Pharaohs" by H. Rider Haggard

"The Brazilian Cat" by A. Conan Doyle

"The Grove of Astartoth" by John Buchan

"Tarzan Rescues the Moon" by Edgar Rice Burroughs

"A Thousand Deaths" by Jack London

"A Tropical Horror" by William Hope Hodgson

"The Breath of Allah" by Sax Rohmer

"The People of the Pit" by A. Merritt

"Wings in the Night" by Robert E. Howard

And fully illustrated by myself and G. W. Thomas

Cover by me!

I've been here and there. I've drawn a lot of pictures. I've written a bit, too. I'm not good at this self-promotion thing. Look, you want to know about me? just visit these websites. Okay?
http://mdjackson.deviantart.com
http://community.imaginefx.com/fxpose/mdjacksons%5Fportfolio