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Carliihde ā€” Awareness of Self

Published: 2014-02-28 04:53:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 5857; Favourites: 232; Downloads: 0
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Description self portrait on cardboard done with a pencil, a white colored pencil and a paint pen. The cardboard was pretty warped by the time I got to it because it was the back of my large watercolor drawing pad and I had been using is as an inking practice board for over 2 years. I never really noticed what a great color and texture it had until a few days ago when I started experimenting with value.
It's been a while since I've done artwork on my own. It feels good to pick up the ol' pencil again.

I know the hands look a bit disjointed from the body, and there is some strange shading and warping in the paper, but hopefully we can look past that and appreciate some of the good stuff it has.

comments and critiques are always welcome though

Thanks guys

-Carli

p.s. the red marks aren't blood. Like i said, it's the back of an old drawing pad so it had a lot of random, weird marks on it.
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Comments: 32

gemel22 [2016-06-03 14:46:59 +0000 UTC]

What is the license on this, can i put it on my blog ?

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Carliihde In reply to gemel22 [2016-06-10 22:19:09 +0000 UTC]

you can put it on your blog as long as theres a notation of who it's by (Carli Ihde) and possibly a link to my page?Ā 

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AnastaciaPodarevska [2015-08-26 17:18:01 +0000 UTC]

I actually enjoy the hands. They are perfectly imperfect. Their warped nature makes me think of it as a projection of what's going on in the subjects psyche/emotional state. Wonderful piece!

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Whiteknightofchaos [2014-04-14 06:22:05 +0000 UTC]

This is incredible. Love the fluidness of the lines.

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ashleyrclarke [2014-04-12 19:59:36 +0000 UTC]

Aww

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HelloDearThomas [2014-03-22 18:17:46 +0000 UTC]

this is so awesome, the details, the hand gestures, the emotion... Incredible work!

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Carliihde In reply to HelloDearThomas [2014-04-09 14:01:43 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much

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NickMoscovitz [2014-03-04 22:31:48 +0000 UTC]

I ADORE this work.... This is brilliant !!!!

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Carliihde In reply to NickMoscovitz [2014-04-09 13:59:10 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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moonartluna [2014-03-04 19:53:03 +0000 UTC]

beautiful Ā 

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Carliihde In reply to moonartluna [2014-04-09 13:59:04 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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outsidelogic [2014-03-03 21:05:43 +0000 UTC]

Brilliant!Ā  I LOVE those hands.Ā  They are very expressive...they look like something from Durer.Ā  And the angle on the face gives you a very enigmatic expression.Ā  Beautifully done.

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Carliihde In reply to outsidelogic [2014-04-09 13:58:41 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! My teacher in college always used to tell me that if you can put in the hands in a portrait do it, because sometimes that can be more expressive than the face

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outsidelogic In reply to Carliihde [2014-04-10 22:37:21 +0000 UTC]

That is a GREAT tip!

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TashaNull [2014-03-02 01:49:58 +0000 UTC]

Lovelovelove!

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Carliihde In reply to TashaNull [2014-04-09 13:57:57 +0000 UTC]

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gatorbackradial [2014-03-01 00:29:51 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! The self portrait AND that you posted! Woo!

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Carliihde In reply to gatorbackradial [2014-04-09 13:57:37 +0000 UTC]

ha thanks, I've been busy

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gatorbackradial In reply to Carliihde [2014-04-10 03:39:13 +0000 UTC]

No doubt. If you ever get unbusy enough to go down the commission road again, let me know.

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watersrain [2014-02-28 19:00:39 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous!

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Carliihde In reply to watersrain [2014-04-09 13:57:26 +0000 UTC]

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mokomonkey [2014-02-28 15:25:34 +0000 UTC]

This is incredibly rad. I love the lighting. She really pops out on the page.

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Carliihde In reply to mokomonkey [2014-04-09 13:57:23 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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yzkethrag [2014-02-28 15:21:00 +0000 UTC]

Very nice.

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Carliihde In reply to yzkethrag [2014-04-09 13:57:15 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Listacolypse [2014-02-28 11:32:02 +0000 UTC]

Great pose. The motion is the piece is great, I'm just waiting for her to move.Ā Ā 

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Carliihde In reply to Listacolypse [2014-04-09 13:57:03 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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letsbefrank [2014-02-28 09:21:52 +0000 UTC]

Hey could identify your style straight away on the feed

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Carliihde In reply to letsbefrank [2014-04-09 13:56:54 +0000 UTC]

Thats a great thing!

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letsbefrank In reply to Carliihde [2014-04-23 19:16:01 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, it's important to have a style. I remember when I was young (er) I used to try identify the satire artists in Mad magazine just by their art. Also spent way too many hours copying drawings from there. In South Africa I had limited access to the cool DC comics unfortunately.

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Galacti-gal [2014-02-28 05:09:58 +0000 UTC]

Everything about this is just gorgeous! I absolutely love the pose and how it accentuates the curvature of the neck and the details in the lips/eyes/nose. And the hands... omg the way they are posed and how the light hits them is just so elegant and executed very well

sorry for rambling.... XDĀ 

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Carliihde In reply to Galacti-gal [2014-04-09 13:56:43 +0000 UTC]

Ah, thank you so so much!

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