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icee-bleuSleek.Homage to Gabriel Moreno (Bic Ballpoint Pen)

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Description Wow, my very first Daily Deviation! This is an extreme honor. Thank you so much for the feature!!!!

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Phew. This drawing was quite a daring move for me. First of all, it was my very first major pen/ink drawing ever. The only other pen stuff I've done is just minor sketches that I forgot about soon after I drew them. Not to mention the fact that the pen I used was intended for writing, not drawing. Second, this is also one of my first times working with surrealism. Again, drawing this was pretty daring on my part. But it was required, since it is a school project. My teacher was inspired by the incredible work of (Gabriel Moreno) and we were assigned to undulate a sense of flow-y movement using a picture of ourselves (yes, that is me, but my hair is spiky in real life) and something from nature to create a narrative. So, otters were what I came up with. Otters are known to be playful and curious, but typically I put on a gloomy expression, so I wanted to show that even though I look unemotional most of the time, I can be playful inside. I used a photo of me as a reference for my face, and I can't find the reference for the otters.....
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Time: Many hours over the span of a few days
Tools: a bic ballpoint pen.... :/
Medium: ink
Techniques: Crosshatching, undulation
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HEY!!! MY FRIEND'S DRAWING IS ALSO UP; IT WAS FOR THE SAME EXACT PROJECT ASSIGNED IN SCHOOL. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE CHECK IT OUT:

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As with all of my drawings, please keep in mind that I'm only 15 before you look for perfection. I don't mind constructive criticism, but please don't go overboard. Thanks!!
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Purchase a print of this drawing:
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Comments: 146

Jdailey1991 [2017-01-23 03:17:05 +0000 UTC]


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Originality
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Comment:  I must say, this is an impressive piece of surrealist art.  Should you decide to color it, it would immediately be too much of an eyesore to even see.  It's also impressive that you decided to use otters for this artwork, since they are usually portrayed as long, lean and slippery.  It works on the flow element that you seemed to be after.  The way the otters were drawn and pattern seems to tell some kind of story in and of itself.  But what is that story?  The abstraction of the otters' patterns will always keep us guessing.  Not at all provocative, but still amazing.



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Lamentine [2014-07-24 18:28:16 +0000 UTC]

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>r>cronym title="Vision marks how well you were able to design and display your concept or idea efficiently.">Vision :bulletblack::bulletblack::bulletblack::bulletblack::bulletblack: :pointr: :star::star::star::star::star-half:
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onym title="Incredibly well drawn for someone your age The otter’s texture reminds me of human hair instead of actual fur, and I like the style you added to them. I like how the boy’s shirt blends in with the otters and how he has the same hair texture as the otters. I can tell that you took your time with your work and pot tons of effort into creating it. I haven’t seen a style like this before, and I want to see more of it. Continue with this style, and continue your artwork, because it’s amazing for a fifteen year old.">:trophy:>Comment:


I don't know why that didn't work, but let's try this instead

Vision - 5 Stars
Originality - 4 Stars
Technique - 4.5 Stars
Impact - 5 Stars

Incredibly well drawn for someone your age The otter’s texture reminds me of human hair instead of actual fur, and I like the style you added to them. I like how the boy’s shirt blends in with the otters and how he has the same hair texture as the otters. I can tell that you took your time with your work and pot tons of effort into creating it. I haven’t seen a style like this before, and I want to see more of it. Continue with this style, and continue your artwork, because it’s amazing for a fifteen year old.

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asheissketchy [2014-03-16 21:24:28 +0000 UTC]

Outstanding use of textures and shading

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AmbergrisElement [2014-03-16 17:41:46 +0000 UTC]

You did an amazing job on all these flowing textures.I also like the way you draw the human and animal heads.

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DJScratch-Rabbit [2013-05-16 02:52:18 +0000 UTC]

woooooo i love me some otters!

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gangstalike [2013-03-11 22:42:50 +0000 UTC]

the textures here are amazing!

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o0Daria0o [2013-03-05 22:15:12 +0000 UTC]

wow, no wonder this got a DD! Great work with the lightning, looka amazing! Awesome job

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Ask-SindreAndSvetki [2013-01-06 19:14:58 +0000 UTC]

((Such wonderful art skills! I would have no patience to do this. Anyways, the ink lines are so perfect! I had to do a project like this once, and I haven't gotten the marks back yet, but yours is much better than mine. The way you shaded with the faces of the person and the otters is so smooth that it doesn't look like ink at all!))

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WillWrightOfDeath [2013-01-06 03:01:34 +0000 UTC]

Love the animals!

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bleedingpure [2013-01-06 01:44:30 +0000 UTC]

very nice!

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DButterfly1969 [2013-01-05 23:58:55 +0000 UTC]

great work. you are very talented. love the lines ans shade. also the idea is really cool

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SageFillyLuna [2013-01-05 23:53:14 +0000 UTC]

this is so awesome

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QuincMSK [2012-12-25 23:49:30 +0000 UTC]

Love the Hair Textures! (and everything's accurate ) - I'm sure everyone does too...

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IIOANA-DOUBLEYE [2012-12-17 20:27:37 +0000 UTC]

prettyyy

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vkonzack [2012-12-17 20:24:26 +0000 UTC]

very well. the expression on her face. impressive

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dietydung [2012-12-17 20:12:24 +0000 UTC]

This is absolutely amazing! And done with a ballpoint pen too! Excellent job, keep it up!

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Dragons-Garden [2012-12-17 20:00:58 +0000 UTC]

This piece is gorgeous! Love all the shapes!

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ArcadyaWave [2012-12-17 19:20:46 +0000 UTC]

it make me feel strange this view,but I like it

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Acrylicdreams [2012-12-17 18:00:24 +0000 UTC]

The textures and lighting in this are really awesome!

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SungjunKim [2012-12-17 16:42:57 +0000 UTC]

amazing

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RafaLeeArt [2012-12-17 13:21:32 +0000 UTC]

Fabulous!!

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etybyte [2012-12-17 07:37:15 +0000 UTC]

. . . . . Holy Crap! . . . . I'm speechless.

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elizarosca [2012-12-17 01:15:11 +0000 UTC]

very interesting

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roamingtigress [2012-12-16 23:00:00 +0000 UTC]

This is fabulous! I love the concept and the textures are just wonderful.

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Brainfruit [2012-12-16 22:21:57 +0000 UTC]

Interesting. Well drawn. I think you would enjoy this guy's work too: [link]

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DeadToysMatte [2012-12-16 21:52:56 +0000 UTC]

beautiful!!!! <3

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NickKartha [2012-12-13 11:57:35 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful especially for ballpoint. I love the concept as well.

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icee-bleu In reply to NickKartha [2012-12-13 22:24:10 +0000 UTC]

thank you!!!

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NickKartha In reply to icee-bleu [2012-12-16 18:30:30 +0000 UTC]

Bitte Schon!!

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aradia1015 [2012-12-13 10:58:25 +0000 UTC]

excellent work Only 15? very talented

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icee-bleu In reply to aradia1015 [2012-12-13 22:23:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!!!

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MabelleArt [2012-12-13 09:53:39 +0000 UTC]

Surrealism FTW!!! Congrats on the DD bro!

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icee-bleu In reply to MabelleArt [2012-12-13 22:23:49 +0000 UTC]

thanks!!

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KingofNote [2012-12-13 06:47:04 +0000 UTC]

The otters have such amazing detail in the flow of the hair, Great job !

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icee-bleu In reply to KingofNote [2012-12-13 22:23:39 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!!!

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Miumeii [2012-12-13 03:34:01 +0000 UTC]

beautiful shading!!
and i love the textures in the otters.

AMAZING!

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icee-bleu In reply to Miumeii [2012-12-13 22:23:17 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!!!

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Jasmine-Jean [2012-12-09 05:01:13 +0000 UTC]

It is nice to see that you are inspired by Gabriel Moreno too - he is one of my favourite artists!!!

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icee-bleu In reply to Jasmine-Jean [2012-12-09 05:09:55 +0000 UTC]

Oh, Gabriel Moreno is one of my favorite artists too!!!! I absolutely love his work
But unfortunately he hasn't been on dA for a while.....

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Jasmine-Jean In reply to icee-bleu [2012-12-09 05:11:58 +0000 UTC]

Really??? I wasn't aware that he was on dA to begin with. What is his dA account?

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icee-bleu In reply to Jasmine-Jean [2012-12-09 05:24:26 +0000 UTC]

Yep!!!! The icon link is in the description of this deviation

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MoonwalkingHorse [2012-11-29 00:29:25 +0000 UTC]

only 15!? What the f*BOOM* and with pen!? good golly...

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icee-bleu In reply to MoonwalkingHorse [2012-12-09 05:08:09 +0000 UTC]

thank you!!!!
ps sorry for the late reply; must've not seen it until now lol

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roamingtigress [2012-11-18 00:11:12 +0000 UTC]

This is just so amazing. I love the concept and the detail and texture is just fantastic.

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icee-bleu In reply to roamingtigress [2012-11-18 01:23:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!!

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roamingtigress In reply to icee-bleu [2012-11-18 01:45:27 +0000 UTC]

You are very welcome

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LaraJese [2012-11-14 21:36:04 +0000 UTC]

Very nicely executed. Love it

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icee-bleu In reply to LaraJese [2012-11-15 00:51:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!!!

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WTANDERSON [2012-11-10 06:49:53 +0000 UTC]

fxckin sweet

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icee-bleu In reply to WTANDERSON [2012-11-10 12:07:02 +0000 UTC]

hehe, thanks!!

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