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Heh, gotta love that moment when a great idea turns into waaay more work than you planned.
This is simply beautiful! The hatching in the background is seriously top-notch.
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Thank you brother, greatly appreciated
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I can definitely tell that a lot of work went into this! I was going to ask how you have the
patience for something like this but since this was an extra special gift I can see how!
Hatching is not the easiest style to work with! Fantastic job!
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There's definitely a "hump", usually somewhere between the pencil-work & final shading; where I think to myself "Crap, what have I gotten myself into *this* time??" *laughs* Especially in ones like this, where there's just such a large portion that I've doomed myself to fill w/ tiny cross-hatches. *grins*
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But the results were definitely worth the trouble! About how large is this work?
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A standard sketchbook page. I generally work that small just to keep these things at a reasonable pace, though reasonable is subjective I guess since they take months to do anyway :-P
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Well it's all the crosshatching that must take ages! It's madness
just to think of all the work put into a piece! You probably work
on several works at the same time.
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It does, absolutely. That's why you see me play w/ negative space on a lot of the pieces inbetween the ones with more hatching. So I don't get burnt out *laughs* I don't work on more than one piece at a time though, I don't think I'd ever finish anything if I did. I'll sometimes do the pencilwork for multiple pieces before starting in on inking them, if I have a queue. But I always ink one illustration to finish before starting ink on the next. I thrive on showing these things off, so I gotta make sure they get finished hehe :-P
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That's a pretty good tip about not working on more than one
piece! I have quite a few drawings I never finished because
I would start too many at one time. I should just write down the ideas!
All the ink works are really suburb and you can tell that a lot of work went into them!
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You should, I'd love to see them!
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I'm learning painting at the moment with some lessons, but as soon as I finish I would love to
work on a few drawings! Not sure if they would be good enough to post though!
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As long as they're finished, they're good enough. All you need is the confidence to post, and there will always be a niche. I could scrutinize my work all day and tell you thousands of things wrong w/ each one of my pieces, even the ones I'm most proud of. But don't let that voice get in my way, I just draw what I like & it attracts like-minded people to support the work. I'm certain yours will do the same
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Thanks so much for the words of wisdom! This really helps.
I should try posting more and also working on my photos more
often!
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the crosshatching is tremendous and overall scene too - I cant help but notice her starry attire though - how she twinkles in the night - excellent work
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Thank you kindly, and for noticing
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I really love this one....it has such a visual depth and atmosphere!
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Thank you!!
The background took a *very* long time to conspire, so I greatly appreciate your appreciation.
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So,tell me...what is the story of this picture?
That would really interest me...
I give you a psychedelic hug
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This is one of the few illustrations of mine that doesn't have an intricate story behind it.
It's a portrait of my wife that I did for our sixth anniversary last year
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i think your wife must be glad to get suh a special potrait! Good work!
How much time did you spent?
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Thank you my friend.
I spend a rediculous amount of time on just about every piece I do, this one took about 7x as long as normal *laughs*
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This is absolutely gorgeous. You are a saint for having the patience to complete all that cross-hatching haha
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I just let my mind drift off while I go at it, it isn't until after I'm done w/ the sitting that I figure how much my hand hurts :-P
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Gorgeous! Cross-hatching is very difficult. It looks great!
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Thank you so much!
I'm not sure that anything I do is difficult, just time consuming. If you have an ungodly amount of hours to devote to your craft, and the ability to focus/unfocus your eyes at will in high repetition, you're good to go
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this is quite excellent... it doesn't surprise me that it took so long to do; I don't think I'd have the patience!
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All I gotz is patience, it's what I use to fill in for lack of actual talent
Thank you for the kindness
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Thank you brother,as outstanding as your own work is I really appreciate the compliment.
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A's so right when she says you outdo yourself every time. Incredible work.
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OMG this is absolutely amazing! I love the posing especially, but it's gorgeous! You outdo yourself every time. And happy early birthday, btw
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I tried to see if there was anything I spotted that I could help.
Needless to say, I failed.
Really good piece, looks super professional.
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Thank you man, I appreciate it.
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