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Published: 2007-03-25 17:03:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 1428; Favourites: 29; Downloads: 2
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Edit: July 12th 2007okay from getting so many comments about this i thought i better put this up to address it. i said realistically but i did not say realism. not fully. i based it on realism but i did not want something like a photo-realistic drawing i wanted it to have an "artsty" sort of feeling and not a photograph. so i did not shade it AS smooth as a photo-realistic drawing would have. i did that on purpose.
i worked hard on this.. it's probably the first person i've ever drawn realistically. Not so great... but i tried.. hope you like.. please do not bash it.
Thank you so much *gltvisualart for letting me use "Secret" ( [link] )
please message me and get my permission before you use this
technical:
time: 1 hour, 25 minutes
0.7mm mechanical pencil & eraser
on plain printer paper
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no ones looking at my psych pics!!! i need more opinions!!!!!! ><
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HEY I LOOKED AT EM DONT COMPLAIN TO ME!!
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i know, but no one else will...
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i know but if i try to fix it then ill screw it up trust me lol
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I think the individual features are good, just try not to use lines to define the eyes, or at least gradate them outward so as to appear more like a shadow. That's the huge secret to realism, no lines at all. Another trick to make the eyes stand out is to add a tiny pinpoint of light, generally on the pupil or overlapping onto the iris, on the side of the eye where the light is.
My only other advise, to make the shading smoother, is to try cross-hatching. This basically means that you shade very, very lightly in one direction, and then in another direction, and another until you get the value you want. By constantly switching the direction of the shading and adding layers, it will blend more easily and won't have any streaks. If you do end up with streaks, you can usually get rid of them by blending in the opposide direction - like if the streaks go up and down, blend from left to right or right to left. And as I said in the other picture, good quality pencils make a huge difference in the final product. Good quality paper also makes a difference - I don't know the technicalities, but generally drawing paper has a "weight" in pounds, and the greater the weight, the better the quality. I generally use 70-90lb paper.
If this is a first attempt at realism, then you have amazing potential. If you use those tips next time, I don't think it would look like a second try at all, but like a highly experienced artist! I really enjoyed your work and I hope I wasn't too harsh.
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thank you and no but one thing was i wasnt fully trying to FULLY get the effect of realism i wanted it mostly but i wanted a slightly drawing/sketch look so i didnt fully shade it all. i liked it mostly. the paper i don't have much control over. i just get what my mom gets lol. i dont have money lol. as to the pencils i agree to the most part but i also think its the way you use them normally i can't use the amazing quality pencils (partially money and partially the way i hold my pencil and use it) i just use mechanical pencils lol. i can sometimes. but i rather the mechanical pencils. i agree with your critique but certain things i wanted the way it was. but that helps me a lot when i try to get better on full realism pieces.
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Oh, in that case the eyes are perfect!
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lol nice. photo realism isnt always as fun for me lol too structured lol
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oh this is so nicely drawn, great details
love the frame thingi, gives it a extra plus...
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hum, what is being the mask?
I like it a lot. You should try more things like this.
Practise helps a lot.
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Beautiful design in the mask! I luuuuuuv it!!
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beautiful. love the expression of the eyes, and the intricacy of the mask.
the nose, where the mask shadow hits it, looks vaguely odd. (this may just be me.) and the mouth, if that's what I'm seeing through the mask's left eyehole, should not be visible.
well done, tho, especially for a first time drawing realism, in that little time. keep it up with the realistic drawings!
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thank you so much. and naw its a shadow. ill fix it. but its not supposed to be completely the same as the reference.
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not a problem!
okay, coolies. I didn't actually look at the reference, except for to make sure that it wasn't showing there...I draw people a lot. lol.
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they're good to practice precision on -- one must get them exactly right, otherwise it looks really strange and distracting. lol.
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lol yeah. thank you for commenting!
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This is by far my favorite. I LOVE THIS!!
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ah thank you so much!!!
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Awesome job. I think it's a very interesting concept, and your composition is wonderful. (And I think you did a fine job on the person, too. 
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thank you so much!!! 
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wow! really beautiful! I love the feeling of mystery ^^
I have a suggestion though... use a normal pencil when shading of smudge more ^^ more realistic!
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that is a normal pencil >.> i just didn't use the blender that much. i kinda like the rough-ish look.
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By normal I mean not mechanicl ^^ it said mecanicl in your description
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yeah but that has the same lead that would be in a normal pencil. it would do the same thing. i just needed to blend it more using like a tissue or blender stick or something. mechanical and normal had nothing to do with it. or at least not the way i use it. i guess it could.
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I know you used a normal lead ^^
What I mean is the point... the point must not be really sharp when shading...
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true but you can also use kleenex. all hail kleenex!!!! lmao
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lol yuppers its an awesome thing to use to blend heck a q-tip (no idea if thats what its spelled like or not) works too
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I shall have to find these strange things!!
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lol just go to the grocery store!! lol
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this is a very amazingg pieceee. i love the strength you portrayed in her eyes. very very good job
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thnank you so much!!! 
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