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Published: 2016-05-16 02:09:41 +0000 UTC; Views: 754; Favourites: 39; Downloads: 0
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Killian Jones (Captain Hook) from Once Upon A Time played by Colin O'DonoghueI'm testing out a new colored pencil technique where you shade in grays then apply color. Well, I liked it too much to color it. I may decide to color it later, but right now I'm pleased. I was kind of impressed that it didn't take me nearly as long to shade in grey colored pencils compared to flesh tones. This piece, while rather on the small side, only took me a few hours to complete. The background is kind of crap. I didn't layer it as much as I should have.
Prismacolor Colored Pencils
30% Cool Grey
50% Cool Grey
70% Cool Grey
90% Cool Grey
Black
White
Reference Photo c-odonoghue.com/pictures/displ…
Edit: I colored it! I'm still considering adding more layers of colored pencils, but here is the work I have so far!
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Hello!
I'm from ProjectComment and I really liked how this piece looked from the thumbnail, so I decided to share my thoughts on it
First Impression
From the thumbnail, it was easily recognizable. You have a very good foundation when it comes to drawing what you see. Overall, you captured all the details of his features well and the expression is his eyes look fierce and alive!
What can use improvement
- Rendering the skin tone under 1 specific light source: It’s hard to tell where the light is mainly coming from due to the white areas on his face. On the reference, the light is coming from the left of Hook’s face (our right in the picture). Only the very edges of the left side of his face should be the brightest, while the right side of his (closest to the viewer and furthest from light) should be less bright. I highly recommend this awesome tutorial about the rules of lighting (although it’s with digital painting, what he explains is applicable with any medium): www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx-Twk… ; It’s a bit long (and only the first part is free), but it explains the essentials very well and even only this first part is enough to make it look even more realistic.
- Because his mouth is too short, it makes his face look a bit odd. The mouth doesn’t look like it’s in the same plane as the rest of his features - it looks more like the mouth is seen from the front while the rest of his features are in the 3/4 position.
I just took a look through the rest of your gallery and you got it done very well here: fav.me/d9znqzx and… Woah! Especially here fav.me/da36hpz
I’m writing this comment as I go through your work and the improvements in each new piece is clear! The skin texture and hair are well defined and the lighting has good variation. The features of Emma’s face are in proper proportions and everything about their heads, face and clothes are rendered very realistically. It’s a huge difference from this earlier piece here!
In your latest work, you captured the realism extremely well! And judging from the dates they were uploaded, you improved tremendously within the same week that you did both pieces!
Final Thoughts
So after seeing your latest piece I think you just might have had more difficulty with this one here than usual at the time and that you’re doing very very well! I think if you did this piece again (or a similar one) it would be even better! You’re latest piece is proof of that! Just keep at it!
I hope my comment was somewhat useful (sorry I wrote a wall of text^^). Keep up the awesome work!
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Hello and thank you for taking time to critique my art! The double light source actually had one that was weaker in the original reference photo but when I altered it to black and white and bumped up the contrast, it came out a bit different in strength. I was only using this piece as a practice run for a new technique for my colored pencils so I didn't plan a lot in the sketching stages and kept my work quick and easy as you can tell by the mouth, nose, and poorly colored background.
I had originally meant to apply color over the greys but I've liked it too much to change it. I'll have to draw something I'm not attached to and try. My other piece, which you referenced above that was done shortly after this one, is a good bit better in terms of anatomy and shading because of the length of time I spent in the planning stage and number of layers of colored pencils I applied.
Thank you very much for all your comments. They are very helpful especially in how you've structure your comments and the content of them. Easy to read, understand, and respond to!
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I'm glad you found my comment helpful! (Sorry for the super late reply >< )
Totally feel the same about liking my work too much to change it. It's hard to prevent that from happening too^^ Unless I insist that the next thing I draw is solely for experimenting with something new, it probably won't be used to experiment on new stuff - and even then I'd change my mind XD
Still, you totally own the medium when you go all out!! I wish you lots of luck and success as you keep working out the new technique! Looking forward to seeing more of your works!
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Hello I'm from ProjectComment .
This is a lovely rendered realistic piece. The overall effect looks similar to stylistic realism. Have you tried just using the black pencil to color and let the white part be uncolored areas. I find that creates richer darks a smoother transitional in tone since the waxy build up from layering wouldn't occur. The face seems a little narrow in my opinion. The eyes especially. Also I felt his left eye seems to have less work done when compared to his right eye. The shading on the face is fine for what you have when compared to the jacket. The jacket's shading isn't done realistically since the white all seem to be the same on it and there isn't really much difference in tone besides mid and light. What was your reference photos by the way? It would be helpful to see it and list it in your comment.
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Hello! I have been attempting realism lately but this was just a practice piece so my personal style bled into it a bit. I haven't tried a black pencil on white, but I have tried white pencil on black paper which was amazing to try. It came out rather well once you get over the anatomy issues. I'm still studying perception and anatomy so your critique helps a lot. Here is the reference photo. c-odonoghue.com/pictures/displ…
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From ProjectComment
I think the overall detailing on this piece is amazing. I really like how the jacket has been drawn, from the way you've captured the light and the various clothing folds and the detailing, especially around the collar. While I'll admit I'm not overly familiar with the show or it's interpretation of Hook, it has a really nice leather feel to it. Likewise the beard and hair are also very nicely done. The overall shape of the hair is excellent and I like how you've managed to portray the individual strands on it and the beard, as well as the way the light is cast on the top of his head. I also think the detailing on the face and neck is nicely done, from the furrowed brow to the portrayal of the muscles in his neck.
I do feel there's something slightly off by the face, namely the nose. When I saw the thumbnail for this, I felt it looked a bit squished and while I don't think it's quite the case now I've seen the full sized version I do still feel it might be off a touch. It looks to me like it's facing the camera a bit too much and maybe should be pointing more towards the stage right of the piece. Granted I'm not great at drawing noses, especially realistic ones so I could be off but I just feel it looks a bit too flat.
The use of greyscaling on this piece is also amazing. I think you captured a great amount of realistic detail with the limited colours and did it in a fashion that makes it seem so simple. Excellent work 
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Hello and thank you for taking time to critique my art! The collar of his coat drove me crazy as well as the nose. I had a hard time trying to get a realistic nose with the colored pencil that the nose that he currently has was one of those 'it just happened, any more fixing will make it worse' kind of things. I've added a link to the original picture if you wish to compare.
I'm really enjoying the greyscale. I originally started it as a new technique I was learning in preparation to add color but I loved the grey way too much to alter it. I might have to draw something I do not like in order to color it.
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You're welcome.
I get you. It's a pain when that sort of thing happens and to be honest it's why I champion the phrase "Done is better than perfect" when I'm working on my own art. Sometimes you just have to roll with something, especially if - as you said - fixing will make it worse.
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That won't stop us from trying to get perfect though.
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Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
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heck yeah i enjoyed it!!! X3
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Hello
I'm not familiar with the character so I looked him up. You did pretty good. he's quite realistic, and really resembles the real person. I have to admit that when I first saw this, I thought it was a depiction of some modern Dracula. The jacket is pretty neat (part of the character as I see from images). His hair is really cool, and it's like I can actually feel the waviness (the texture is well done).
His face is also good. I can see the eye sockets (sorry, I'm personally working on them, so I'm going to notices these minor details). His jaw... hmm... it's good, but it's there is no jaw line. His beard hairs merges with this under his jawline. I think a bit more shadowing of the neck could help in this.
Overall, this pretty good. Makes me wonder who he's glaring at
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I'm so sorry I haven't replied to this just yet. I've been struggling to get through my notifications from my birthday weekend and then my internet went out for a few days so typing on my phone took time. ANYHOW! 
In this photo, he was actually just staring really hard at his future love interest.
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I see. Well keep up the great work
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I personally like simple backgrounds, it does not distract from the center of attention. This is really good and the approach you took to make this was skillful.
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Thank you very much. I was testing out a new technique with my prismacolors. The background was just filler but I did like the shade of grey I used.
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It was nice work, you are very welcome.
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It was really fun to draw and in some way easier than graphite. Glad you enjoyed it.
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It's easy to enjoy such glorious art.
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I'm happy you love it and thank you! It was fun to draw.
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I love the way you draw the face and the expression, it communicates the expression clearly but not too forcefully. Well done!
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Thank you very much! His expression was the bed part of drawing this.
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Ahhhh I love this! It looks like a photo!
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I'm glad you've enjoyed it. I'm trying to work toward hyperrealism so maybe one day this will pale in comparison
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Is there a two main light sources one from left another one from right ? It is nice piece of work, but light for me now is little bit too much. Materiality of work looks good.
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Yes there is two light sources. I tried to show one as a bit weaker. Light sources can be fun to play with but I often have to study a photo for a good while to get it down pat.
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Honestly, I'm not one for realistic drawings, but this blew my MIND!! How can you do so well with just a pencil and sheet of paper?!?! You have mad skill!! Keep up the work!
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I'm glad you enjoyed it. Lots of practice and a ton of studying through tutorials, books, articles, and videos breeds improvement.
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