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Dina-Marchiori โ The Last Samurai
Published: 2010-03-02 15:40:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 4691; Favourites: 90; Downloads: 4
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hi everybody! i've drawn this piece for the couple contest
my first contest here since i joined DA...at first i thought about submitting another work about the last scene of twilight [link]
but then i thought it would have been too simple and common so i decided to choose another subject but it was so difficult to find. finally The Last Samurai occurred to my mind and I thought it was perfect
hope you enjoy the portrait, the image is taken from the dvd cover
with this piece i got my first feature from club!
pls check it out!tell me averything u think about it!
EDIT: I uploaded a better quality scan
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I think it's a great film too. My Cruise favourite no doubt ^^ thx for faving!
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Haha me too, no problem
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aww thx! i'm honored to receive a comment from u
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wow, I like the contractions in Tom's face that bring out the emotion really well! Good job!!! I like!
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i'm so very glad u've like it
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wow, now this piece I gotta say I really like!! Especially their hair!!! Beautiful job on the hair and all the ranges you've managed to capture in it!!
Your tones are really nice here! I think you got them down with this piece!
The blending I feel could use more of a gradient so the outline of the shading isn't so easily identifiable.
There seems to be an odd patch of white on Cruise's cheek by his hairline. Almost as though you had erased that area and didn't work it anymore?
Did I mention I loved his hair?
The lady opposite him I feel needs a little more darker tone to her skin. Her nose and top of her forehead has nice shading, but she seems awfully pale and detail-less in her facial shading on the rest of her forehead and cheek and chin area. Again, you've done her hair beautifully as well!!
Once upon a time, when I was first starting out in drawing, I remember someone once telling me never to leave a 'white' area on your page. Not 100% white. To always just touch it with a hint of lead where, with the right shading in the surrounding areas can be made to look like a natural highlight of the skin. With a highlight area of 100% paper white, I personally find it's too much with skin that it makes it look unnatural. Ever since I heard that big of advice years ago, I have always used it in my own drawings and have yet to be disappointed with the end results.
Hope this helps!
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hi! i wanted to start it off saying that it's not absolutely one of the pice in which i put all my efforts on, or at least not on the girl.. i don't really know why but once finished tom i lost my pull to finish the drawing so she's not that detailed as he is...
generally i like some 100% white spots but i have to agree with u, here they doesn't fit so well...but now i'll try to eliminate all the white spots and see how the pice turns out, i'm open to all advices so thx for giving me so much!!! i'm sorry if i'm repetitive but thx so much again for commenting my works
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well you're definitely not the first one to have that happen to
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i'm glad u think i am.. i still don't feel like i'm an artist at all ^^ but people always say that keep on learning all your life long so i think i never will, i only hope i'll get good enough
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Yep, you said it! I feel, that as an artist, as you grow older and exposed to new art and techniques you will always find something new to learn. If you don't, then you're not paying attention
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i've always thought the same thing, sometimes people tell me how much they like my works while i always find something wrong, or st i don't like, st that could have been done better, more skillfully, better shaded, more alike... i don't really now when i'll be able to call myself an artist, cos i think of an artist as someone who can live on their works and i think i'll never be able to, but drawing is my favourite form of fun and i hope i'll never give up on it
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I say that what you label yourself is irrelevant...
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this is incredible. :] great job with the shading and all, it looks so real!
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tom took me a long time to complete... it was funny but i mistook the kind of paper, it would have been better with a smooth one but i quite like the result anyway, it's good that u think it looks realistic
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Cool! I like the composition with the close cropped faces filling the page like that. Your proportions are good, though Tom Cruise's nose does not look quite right. You have a beautiful range of values here. And good use of value changes to show the planes and contours of the faces. It's an excellent piece of work!
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thx a lot i really appreciate your critque
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You're welcome!
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that's so awesome. I'm lost for words (except the ones I had already written)
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thx so much it means a lot that u thought that
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One of my fav movies ever 
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yeah i absolutely loved the film too, certanly one of tom's bests!
thx so much for your compliments on the drawning, thay mean a lot!
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yes, one of tom's bests ever
Oh, you're very welcome, it's amazing, just said the truth
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Really nice use of values here! Best work so far...only suggestion...try to keep the line work to a minimum (around the profile of the woman's face). Use a lighter pencil or a blending stump to create the edge of her face. That will give you a smoother transition.
But, well done!!
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grazie chicca
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Excellent excellent! The expressions are spot on, and your contrasts have improved SO MUCH! This looks great! Love the shadows on his face, and her hair strands. Lovely work, best of luck in the contest!
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thx a lot! yeah i think i improved with the contrast but i'm not fully sutisfied with this drawning, the black parts are not even as i wanted them to be, i'll try with a smooth paper next time hoping it will be better
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Sweet can't wait to see it!
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i'm going to work for another contest about eclipse, the deadline is march 30th so u'll see smt very soon ^^
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Someone else has actually seen one of the best movies made!! Excellent job technically and the emotion is dead on! Good luck with the contest
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thx a lot 
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