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Published: 2005-04-27 06:38:47 +0000 UTC; Views: 12647; Favourites: 192; Downloads: 921
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Medium: graphiteTools: Staedtler Mars Lumograph Graphite pencils (HB-8B), kneaded eraser, illustration board, tissue paper
Size: 11X14"
Time: 7-8 hrs
Description: This is a drawing done from a combination of two photos I took of my sister and I. I really wanted to 'capture the viewers gaze' by creating an intense focus on the eyes. The title is a play on words in a sense. The gaze of my sister and I is essentially captured by the camera and then captured through my pencils, but hopefully our gaze, in turn, captures all of your gazes as well. I had fun with this one, the illustration board surface was pain and the camera didn't accurately pick up the correct shading tonal values so it's a bit warped compared to the original, but I'm happy with it.
You can see a WIP of this in my scraps as well
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Comments: 81
looks very realistic as ussually from you, perfect except one little thing - the hand in left, looks good but not perfect, maybe in real looks better
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Those facial expressions are killer.
Nice work, Genni.
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:wpw: Absolutely beautiful genni, your pencil work is out of this world, you must do an illustration book.
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Very nice work! I've been looking forward to seeing some more of your work!
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wow. this is so amazingly detailed. your shading is beautiful. it looks like a photograph.
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it looks like a frickin photograph!! holy cow, that's AMAZING!!!!!!!
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that scarf must have been a pain! I love it though.....
the intenisty of both your eyes has me mesmerized.
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Your pictures always look like photos! Yet another fav
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yes...what they said. exceptional talent! a fav for sure!
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Exceptional!! I do indeed love the focus on the eyes and the incredible detail in the scarf. Well done!!!
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It's brilliant! I'm especially fascinated by the detail on the scarf. Patience is a virtue, and you've got it down pat. 
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Wow it's great and I realized you were sisters even before reading your comment! I'd like to see the reference picture and how you put them together to realize the composition... it could be a nice WIP to show.
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*jaw drops in amazement*
My dear, the larger thumbnail looks like a photograph! Even the full view looks like a photo at first glance. You really have to look carefully to tell that's a drawing. And in just 8 hours?
*faints*
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absolutely stunning and lively portrait 
wonderful work.. your talent is amazing...
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Another stunning work. You did the scarf nicely, and the nose looks very natural unlike it did in the WIP. You are so talented!
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wow, very nice. from the thumb it looked like a photo. Nice composition. I don't know if it is the scan but I would like to see some white instead of such a very grey image. Contrast is important 
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thanks, and yah, it's the camera that's altered the original contrast in the drawing...
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ah, thats cool. It's just a nature of computers to not be able to pull in the full essence of tradition arts. I don't know if you have any photo editing software but I would try adjusting the levels, a lot of scanners and digital cameras actually have a limit on their ranges from white to black and you can usually fix it with decent results with level adjustments. it's easy to do too.
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