News cartoon about a threatening extinction of the Japanese population if the birth rate decrease persists.
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News cartoon about a threatening extinction of the Japanese population if the birth rate decrease persists.
More: sevensheaven.nl
I was going to say that this is the finished version of the drawing I posted part of a little while back. But now looking at it on the screen I think it could do with more shading; a little sepia to give it an antique feel. That's how I had seen it in my head before I began. Also, I always intended adding a handle because it is supposed to be a drawer full of souvenirs. Or, the handle could have made it look like a suitcase. And, I love that ambiguity.
I'm often asked how long my drawings take. Well, at a guess, this one took a mere fifty hours. To appreciate the obsessive attention to detail click on the drawing and stick your conk in. Please do; FIFTY chuffing hours.
Oh dear, it seems that some of you have having trouble enlarging this image. I'll try to fix it, until then you can see the bigger version HERE.
In the first lesson we covered how to say “Hello, how are you?” and “What is your name?” in German. In this lesson we will look at possible answers to general questions. Phrases in brackets are the pronunciation of the adjacent word. NOTE: In German you may come across an awkward character (ß) it may look like the letter B but actually represents a double s. But this character is now only used in special circumstances. For the sake of this lesson we will use ss instead of ß so you don’t get confused.
The most simple of answers are “Yes” and “No”. Which in German are “Ja” (Ya) and “Nein” (nine).
Out loud or in your head say “Yes” and then “Ja”. Repeat this three times. Do the same with “No” and “Nein”.
If your not sure how to answer something I suggest three phrases. “Maybe” - “Vielleicht” (vee-liked), “I don’t know.” - “Ich weiss nicht.” (Ick vise nickt) or “I don’t understand.” - “Ich vestehe nicht.” (Ick ver-shter-hir nickt). Now these are slightly harder phrases to learn if you are not yet familiar with German. Start by revising “Maybe” and “Vielleicht” over in your head.
It should become clear by looking at the other two phrases that “Ich” means “I”. Also you might have been able to tell that “nicht” is “not”. We have “I do not know.” and “I do not understand”. In German, however, they literally say “I know not.” or “I understand not.”. Once you know “Ich” and “nicht” these phrases should become easier to learn.
All you have to learn now is “weiss” and “vestehe”. “Weiss” meaning “know” and “vestehe” meaning “understand”. Write these words down if this is hard to memorise and use this to revise at various points during the day.
Remember to try and practice these phrases with a partner for more practical learning. Thank-you for reading my article and hopefully you can catch the next lesson.
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War is only started by fools, when does the bloodshed stop?
I wish I could but there seems to be an issue when I attempt to enlarge. I get a cursor instead of a finger!
I wanted to too but its not working for me either. :(
It looks great but I think the handle and shading will add to it. Another 10 hours or so?
Wonderful, as always!
It's fantastic Andrea!! Can't wait for the book, but no pressure here.
Love your attention to detail!
Thanks for letting me know, folks. I'll try to fix it.
Cheers for the lovely comments too.
50 hours very well spent!
Gorgeous! Would love a print.
Looking forward to seeing this drawing with a touch of sepia. I'm in awe of how you are able to put such intricate detail in your art work. - Julie
Nice drawing !
Love your detail. And as a beginner artist too...I can see where 50 hours will be used. Great job!
Hiya, how do you you view the drawing? I tried to click on it to enlarge but isn't working.
looks great!
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You continue to amaze.
Thanks, folks.
Nope, I can't seem to fix it, however, I have put a link on the bottom of the post where you can view it large.
Yeah, I'm sure I could spend another ten hours on this but for now I'll put a little distance between us. We've spent way too much time together recently!
Thank you, all.
Stephen, coming from an artist like yourself, that really makes me very happy.