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Published: 2009-03-26 05:15:35 +0000 UTC; Views: 4845; Favourites: 184; Downloads: 0
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I just wanted to do a straight up portrait study. Nothing fancy. Not so much capturing the character as just trying to get a likeness of Jackie Earle Haley in the role.I thought the source would be interesting to work with since the flat expression reminded me of back in the day when I used to draw models from life when I was in college. I always enjoyed the pure exploration of facial features--it's my favorite part of drawing...there's so much discovery involved.
Anyway, I'm not sure if I'm digging it. It took far longer than I had intended. Hurm.
Pastel on tea-stained paper.
P.S.
I find it really interesting that so many people have commented on characterization despite my above explanation.
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im digging it. this is impressive, i fail at pastels. i think it captures what you were going for well, except this looks like a younger version of him due to his bigger eyes and smoother skin. this is beautifu!
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Awwwww... Dis pic just made me do that out-loud and pretty loud 
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Totally. How can you not love a little, ginger sociopath?
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Don't be fooled by his puppy dog expression, he'll murder ya if ya try to hug him. lol
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Awww a sweetly looking Rorschach......I just wanna give him huggles. But then again, he probably just turn around and stab me in the back (literally) *snort*
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I love the expression, I think the bandaid kills it, but that's just me. AH he's just so damn cute here! *huggle only to get pushed away* Fail. lol Great job!
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I actually like that you didn't make him lo0k disgruntled! 
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it's so expressive, and so well done about tecnique! 
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I think this is fascinating because with Walter, nothing is ever blank, even if there's nothing distinctive in his facial expression. The cogs are always turning, and he's always in some kind of mental wrestling match of sorts. But even though you believe this to be a blank expressio on his face, you captured the hidden emotion down underneath perfectly.
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Thanks very much for taking the time to really look and think about this piece. Comments like that make it worth drawing
And I agree with you wholeheartedly.
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Even if you weren't trying to capture the character, it still reminds me of him. Because of his expression, it's sad in a way. This is beautiful, I love the eyes and hair, so many colors.
Great job
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omygosh.
that is simply beautiful!
very magnificent job.
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Great job! You really captured the angles and details of Haley as Kovacs. Although, I have to agree with the other comments, he does look so lovably sad.
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Even with your disclaimer. I see this as the little boy hurt and confused still lurking in the deapths of his heart that brought him to the state of his being when he told Nightowl... "...Never Compromise your Principles... Even in the face of Armagedon."
He was my favorite character. In and out of his "Face"
This is the vulnerability that he could not let the rest of the world see.
It's a wonderful pice.
I love it.
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Now, I never thought I would ever come across a Kovacs picture that would actually appeal to me. But lo and behold, here it be! I think the flatness of his expression is what makes him stand out and get responses about "characterization". There's nothing to obscure the facial elements, so it looks nice and smooth.
Great job!
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Well, thank you very much! I'm glad you can appreciate it for what it is (and that you actually read the artist's comment!)
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DAMNIT
i dont know why, but he ALWAYS reminded me of vincent van gogh @__@
anyways, amzing piece<3
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me too, funnily enough.
and thanks
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Even though you didn't put much emotion into this, it touched me. Deeply. Brilliant.
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I don't want to fav' it because it doesn't seem canon, but I do because this is awesome art.
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To be honest, I rather have someone fav because they think it is awesome art as opposed to just faving because they like the character.
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I know, but my inner fangirl is yelling at me that Rorschach should not be cute! I mean, look at those puppy eyes! They have no business being on his face!
But you did an awesome job and my inner artist is flipping my fangirl the bird.
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If it eases your mind at all, technically, it's not a portrait of Rorschach.
And while he has sad eyes, contrary to others, I don't really have a problem with it since anger and sadness stem from the same place. After all, psychodynamic theory suggests that depression is anger turned inward...and a lot of anger goes hand in hand with defense of projection (attributing the flaws of oneself onto the external world). So he may seem out of character, but who's to say this portrait isn't the capture of a mere moment of introspection?
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WORDS WORDS WORDS
Yeah, it's a picture of Rorschach. It's post littlegirlmutilation, isn't it?
Also, he never had this face in the book (or movie so far as I saw), even when he was getting 'sploded. It was always angry.
HOWEVER IF IT'S A PICTURE OF JACKIE EARLE HALEY PLAYING RORSCHACH THEN IT'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. I noticed he put a lot more emotion into it then there should have been, but it was fine.
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Read my original artist's comment.
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But I don't wanna. I did already and I hate doing things twice.
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My terms are retarded because I'm tired. OOC*, not canon.
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THERE I GO AGAIN. IC**
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Those eyes are so beautiful. Very well captured; amazing work.
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Thank you very much. I appreciate it
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I love all the colors that you captured in the face. Good job.
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I love this so much! What kind of pastels did you use?
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Thanks very much. I use Rembrandt Soft Pastels along with conte and varying types of charcoal.
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I'll have to check those out...thank you!
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You should...although I'll warn you, Rembrandts are pretty pricey...but they are amazing. Once you use them, you'll never go back to cheaper brands.
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Babysitting ahoy! I must have these pastels now!
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amazing job!
love how you captured his expression
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This is a great portrait but he's missing just a hint of batshit insane
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It looks just like him! His expression has a bit of sadness to it...I think it's his eyes. JEH is amazing!
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