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LKBurke29 β Gaia Dreams of Earth
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Pen and ink on 11x14 Strathmore BristolRelated content
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It's so pretty! everytime I look at it I try to find every little detail that you put in. You must have so much patience. o-o
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Thank you!Β I think sometimesΒ the only time I DO have patience is with art.Β I have some pieces that I say just kind of "drew themselves".Β This is one of them - I had an idea and started drawing and then just kept adding and adding as I thought of things.Β
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This is fantastic and impressive. Β You handled all that wildlife extremely well.
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Thanks so much!Β Working on something similar now with an Asian feel and the Chinese Zodiac Animals.Β
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Glad you like her! She was fun to draw
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What tools do you prefer for detailed works like these?
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My favorite pens are with a 005 nib. I used to use Kohinoor Rapidograph (and still have tons of parts, pieces and nibs all over) but now, I buy the Micron 005 .20mm nib permanent ink pens from Sakura of America by the dozen! I run around with a variety of different sizes of nib and brushes, but that size, by far, is my favorite one to use for fine detail.
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THANK YOU! Thank you so much!
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I love the attention to detail! What a beautiful piece!
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Thank you! I did this piece for a contest depicting the Earth Goddess. I started with her face and then just started adding more and more - creating her headdress and hair from things that just popped into my head. Fun to do!
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Your welcome ^^ It certainly paid off!
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Hello
You have been featured in my weekly dA love for everyone! article.
Have a nice day
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Wow - what wonderful work appearing in your feature! It's an honor to be included! Thank you so much!
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This one turned out really well.Β
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Thanks Mike
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The ammount of detail in this is astounding, it's those kinds of drawings that make you stare for a while to contemplate all the elements that compose it.
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Thanks so much for saying! I kind of wanted that feel - where everytime you glanced at it, you might find one tiny thing you didn't see before.
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That's amazing, you definitely have a lot of patience and dedication in you (:
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The detail is just outstanding. Wonderful work!Β
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I appreciate your kind comments! Thank you!
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Thanks so much, ulltraz!
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This was a contest challenge - and I wanted something special - thank you for commenting!
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Ah ~ I'm really in love with your style
Wonderful drawing!
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Thanks so much for saying! She was fun to draw!
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Do you base yourself on pictures?
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Do I use pictures as reference? Sometimes. For the scratchboard portraits, yes, definitely! Sometimes I use 2 or 3 so I can get a good feel of the face I'm working on. For the fantasy stuff - most of that, I dream up (concepts or faces of my OC's)... usually while walking or daydreaming, which I do a lot. I may flip through books or the internet to get a feel of something - like a bird's wing or the spots or stripes of a cat. Also thank goodness I have nice friends and family who don't mind when I say, "Hey, do this" - and I might snap a picture to catch an angle or shadow of an arm or hand. I don't usually have a rough draft - I do a loose pencil sketch blocking out where I generally will put things, and then all the work comes with the inking - so I work holding both - pencils and pens - and I go back and forth between the two. I hope I answered your question!
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Great answer! I loved it!!
It's amazing how people see the world differently⦠when I'm walking around with friends, or watching movies, etc. I'll notice different things!
I'll notice shading, colours, patterns, curves, while most of my friends notice clothes, brands, conversations, looksβ¦
And it's always nice to have people pose for you, because nothing's better than getting a feel of the real deal before transforming into a work of art
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