Are you kidding? I was having trouble just with the shadows. Trust me if this was a ship in full daylight no way would I attempt it. LOL

I respect your amazing ships Dave. I understand what goes into making them. So glad you like it. XD.

EDIT: Why do they need so much rigging? And how can they possibly remember what they're all for?

There's standing rigging, which is what holds up the masts, and gives them the strength to take the strain, and the running rigging , which operates the spars, and sails. There are halyards, which raise the sails and lower them, and sheets, which control the angles , and the shapes. There is a line for everything. The blocks and tackles are to give mechanical advantage and allow the lines to be manipulated under the stress of wind. At their peak, they were amazing machines. They are beautiful.

Trust you to know. A sailor huh? Well that explains it even more. Me, I just drew what I saw, never could sail (unless my life depended on it.)

I had a boat or two. I've been fascinated by tall ships since I was a kid (back in the jurrasic period). I've made many models of them over the years. My latest are little ones about 3 inches long that I carve and then rig. Ill send ya a pic of one..(if I can remember where I posted the darn thing.)

This is fabulous. Wonderful job and a pleasure to look at.

Absolutely beautiful!

good golly ms molly! Fantastic work sweetcell! So realistic! I love how you can barely see some of the ropes because of the sun!

Awesome - I love looking at all the details with the little people standing at the stern and the rigging and everything. The water looks great as well.

My god the detail in this is amazing, i especially love the sun and how its shining on the top flag thing, perfect :)

homg! wonderful art! *that i can't seem to do at all, haha i wonder why, ahaha sarcasm* the ship pwns all, allllll ALLLLLLL

Thank you all. Silly me I go into these things with the thinking that it'll be so easy, just a whole bunch of sillouettes, course it doesn't help that there are so many ropes, and all those things I drew of which I had no idea what they were. Specially the stuff on the right. I never pick anything easy. I should call myself a detail pimp. LOL.

So glad you like it Poppa, and please do, I'd love to see the pic. And thank you all. The timers about right. When I start to draw I lose touch of time and get engulfed in a piece..... so I never know how long times really passed. Mucho's everybody.

And I have to know DoOp, showing my internet chat ignorance, what does pwns mean? Is that owns?

yes pwn= own= awesome ^_^ gamers language xD....

Ahhh, I thought so, but why a P, wouldn't it be simpler to just go with the O?

Oi, I sound ignerant. LOL

this is incredible! I can smell the salty air..it's wonderful! there aren't words....

this is the most fantastic draw .I say its one for the showcase

Beautiful painting, the details are so carefully and meticulously done. It has a bit of a brooding mood to it, wonder if a storm is brewing.....

Ditto with above. =]

Thank you, I tried to do the sunset in the picture but damn me if I could get the clouds right, but it does set a different mood. I'm hoping to get as good as you DBA... think I'm getting there. So appreciate it Hunter., amagic2u.

BFFL

I saw this and thought of Davinci before I even read who this was for. Amazing work on getting it to look right-awesome

This is awesome! Looked at the ref pic and you did a great job. I like the ring around the sun and how well you captured the lil figures on the deck. Also the water. Well, ok, the whole thing!

See Barb! I told you this was great..see..the art teacher likes it too! Bllffft

I'm proud of this one. You can download it if you want Dave. Please do. I)

I did that the first day!

Haha, glad I could make you smile.

Wow! This is amazing, all those little tiny ropes and lines on the ship, Just wonderful

WOW i love your drawing !! !! ! ! ! ??????????????????????

Well thank you Neato.... Neto sorry. Appreciate it. I'm afraid I don't read Japanese.
And than you catfreeek.

This is awesome, its and incredible picture, u did a wonderful job it looks so real!!

Late Comment.. But DAMN! AMazing! Love the atmosphere bigtime. (Drooling)

This is so awesome, I just had to bring it to the forefront again! The detail is amazing! ;o)