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Published: 2005-10-11 04:42:50 +0000 UTC; Views: 6396; Favourites: 110; Downloads: 3608
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I loved this photograph. I'd been looking for a definative Ginger Rogers photograph for some time.It's a 1936 publicity photograph, taken by Ernest Bachrach. The costume is from "Shall We Dance", but I'm not sure what relation the photograph is to the film. I don't think it's a costume shot, because the hairstyle and dress, while both in the film, are not shown together. I should have realised that drawing all of those sparkly stones would almost kill me, but I didn't - at least, not until it was too late. I think they look alright now, at all events.
I apologise for the watermarking. I try not to make it too overpowering, but I also want to protect my work.
This probably took about 20 hours, but I lost track.
It's 25cm wide, and 30cm long, on A3 sketching paper, 110gsm.
I used a 0.5 mechanical pencil, with B lead, a solid graphite 8B pencil, tissues, blending stumps and cotton buds.
Levels were tweaked in Photoshop, but it looks pretty close to the original
Comments and favs are always very welcome
enjoy, and have a lovely day
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Thank you!
Just a heads-up back: Many artists will get quite grumpy at you if you just inform them that you're going to be chopping up their work and using it elsewhere as if it was stock (post-modern pop-art notwithstanding). I'm not too bothered in this case, as it is a portrait from an existing photograph that I did not do for any commercial job and you're going to credit, but I certainly wouldn't be letting anyone do that with my illustration or commercial work, and not all artists have the same rules - it's a very grey area. You'll probably save yourself a few grumpy replies/possible take-down notices if you stick to using stock images (following the stock rules, of course).Β
Sorry for the lecture! I hope you'll take it in the spirit in which it is given 
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Point well taken. Thanks for the heads up.
Lance
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Oh, thank you! A lot of portraiture is just determined and dedicated practice - a lot of it.
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Thank you so much, and for the 
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Can you also post the original photo or link it please?
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The original is in a book called Hollywood Stars (Pan Macmillan Australia 2003) but here's a similar photo from the same shoot: [link]
Thanks for the
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Lovely, lovely work here! I was looking through your amazing gallery and was thrilled to death to see Ginger Rogers! She's my favorite actress
Anyway, getting back to the drawing... the details are incredible, from the thumbnail view, you'd think it was a photo! The shadows are absolutely perfect as are all the features. Incredible drawing
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Oh, thank you! Ginger Rogers is definitely up there in my favourite actresses too, she's fabulous.
I'm so glad you like this, and thanks so much for the
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You're very welcome! It's always a pleasure to see someone with your talent drawing subjects like that! Needs to be more of that kind of art in the world! Hehe
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If I'm going to do a portrait, classic stars are my favourite subjects, because there are such striking photos of them. I don't do so many portraits now, though; they're more a practice activity.
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Do you have the link to the original photo? XD
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Sorry, no, I got it from the Kobal Collection book Hollywood Stars, not online. Why?
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Gosh, I thought it was a real photo! 
*faves*
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Thank you, and thanks for the
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Thank you! And thank you for all the
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wow, just stunning. What a woman, one of the best! And what a drawing!!!!
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Thankyou so much! I'm glad you think I did her justice; she deserves it! And thanks for the
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Great style, lovely mix of hard and soft lines and rendering
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Thankyou!
And thanks for the 
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Gorgeous work! That's one of my favorite photographs, too.
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Thankyou so much! It's such a lovely photograph, isn't it?
Thanks for the
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You're more than welcome! Keep up the good work
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Oh my God! This is too PERFECT! You're AMAZING! I've always loved Ginger and I have most of her movies... to have stumbled upon this makes me wanna see all the movies all over again...
again... YOU ARE AMAZING!!!!!
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Oh, thankyou so much! 
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Thanks so much, and thanks for all the
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Thankyou so much, and thanks for the
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Thankyou so much! And thanks also for the
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I just got through watching "Top Hat" and I had to get on Deviantart and find some good pictures of Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. I really love this!! Great Work!!!
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Thankyou, and thanks for the
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Oh, that's really breath-taking. You're really gifted!! I went through your gallery and must admit, that it's very amazing!
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Thankyou so much! I'm glad you like my work. As for your gallery- your flower photography is stunning, so vibrant!
Thankyou for the
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i love it. the hair and the jewelry is amazing. i havent figured out how to render jewlery well yet.
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Thankyou! I hadn't figured out how to draw jewellery before I started this either- I sort of...went along with what I could (and it was torture, believe me, pure torture 
Thanks for the
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i still have problems with hair. the last pic i did was of lucy liu and it didnt turn out so well.
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i love glamour style.. in a fact it;s a pitty that people don;t do such a great stuf like astair,kelly,chasiree,garland and so did... terrible pitty... i like your work very very much
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So do I! And I have some wonderful pictures to work from- nice ones of Gene Kelly and Judy Garland, which I haven't yet attemped- in fact, so many that I want to draw. The list just keeps growing
I'm ever so glad you like my work, thanks so much!
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that is freakishly detailed.
how you manage to draw everything without trailing off to blankness is beyond me
hAHHAHAh
its excellent
i love how you made the light on her hair and face look so luminous.
the hair is amazing
and you must have a nice scanner.
looks wonderful.
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I can probably manage it because I spend most of my time doing uni homework, so the pictures take weeks, and I only too a bit at a time
I loved that lighting, but it was very hard to replicate.
And yes, I love my scanner. It could have been a bit nicer to this picture, but overall it is very nice to me!
Glad you like it, thanks!
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