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Published: 2005-10-31 20:04:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 1014; Favourites: 17; Downloads: 39
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My favourite film.Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler.... right up there with Romeo and Juliette!
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Even though i'm not a huge fan of the film itself, this is lovely work indeed!
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Thankyou my esteemed artisan, your comments are hugely good!
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Ahh, I knew I recognized the thumbnail from somewhere! I personally haven't seen the movie but I'm always reading positive comments about it, so it must be great.
Back to the drawing- it's wonderful! Excellent shading, and I love the hair especially. Did you use charcoal? Well, if you did, can you please tell me how you did get those highlights in the hair? I've only worked with charcoal 1 1/2 times before (one work is still in the making), and I have a pretty hard time with getting any sort of highlights.
Overall, still, excellent portrait; definite fave. Be sure to make more pieces like this.
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Firstly thankyou for the fav and kind comments,
I don't use charcoal too much because of the mess it leaves, not just on me but all over the page!!
I just fancied a go at charcoal-ing, so this happened..
As for the highlights, i just start of by very lightly marking out the general light and dark areas, by barely touching the charcoal to the paper that way it's easier to play about with it till the shapes look right.
Then i gradually build up the dark areas, using one of those rolled-up-paper charcoal smudger things on any bits that get a bit too overpowering.
You can also use chalk to get a good grey shade comparison, to the black..
Hope this is usefull,,, Thanks again... Bea x
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But of course! My first time with charcoal, well, I just use those plain old sticks of them, no pencils (I don't know any real 'art' terms, bear with me here), so by the time I was finished with my picture there was not a free patch of skin on my hand... see, I don't have one of those rolled-up-paper charcoal smudger things, so I just use my fingers, eh, but that's fun, too.
And yes, that's very useful. I will mark lightly the darker and brighter areas. Thanks for your help!
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