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By: Nikonthog [link]
Thank you so much for allowing me to draw your excellent photograph!! I've always wanted to draw ballet shoes and your photograph was exactly what I had in mind.
Graphite 2H - 6B
8" x 10"
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It's always when I see artists like you that I realise how unskillful I am!
I know that's a bad thing to say - self criticism and stuff but it's just you're so fantastic at your realism. Your shading, your tonal value, your light?/, composition, even your backgrounds or lack of background is spot on. Your lines and work is so well aligned, so we'll detailed. You've seen every thing in the image and replicated it even better than photo realism but artistically drawn your portrait, anatomies with utmost elegance.
Amazing
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Wow! Β Thank you so much for that! Β You are very kind!!!
Everyone starts out hating what they do ... it takes time (a LOT of time) and practice (a LOT of practice). Β Don't ever give up on yourself - you will get to where you LOVE what you do!!! Β
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You are beyond elxome
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Can i ask?...Do you think about compozition alot when you draw(focal points, rythm, dynamics of the line)?
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I don't, but I really should. Β I just go with what feels right to me at the time. Β Sometimes, like in the case of the original photograph, I don't have to worry about it because the photograph is exactly what I wanted to draw.
I'm starting to think about working on original work, rather than relying on the photograph, so I'm going to have to learn to take those things into account when I work on a drawing ... should be interesting.
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Great work!
Please, check my page out 
Hope you like it..
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WOW - thank you so much!
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Wow - thank you!!
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you're so welcome 
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Love that you left out the detail of the floor as this distracts from the primary subject, or I believe it would have here.
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I love ballet shoes too and you've done a great job!!
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Thank you!! Me too - think it stems from always wishing I could have been a ballerina. I want to practice smooth gradations and try it again ... I want them to look more real. Also, I suddenly have this burning desire to draw feet in high heels - maybe a long buried fetish is coming out????
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The lovely =LilaeaBluecoat was a ballet dancer
Lol, foot fetish is allowed 
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Thank you for sharing the link - her drawings are beautiful!!
I'm moving onto hands (or hand) for the time being - I will come back to heels when I find a photo that moves me (haha!).
I checked out your heel picture - it's awesome! I love the composition - so unexpected!!
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No problem, she's a lovely person too
Oh hands sound good, they're not the easiest thing for sure.
Thank for having a look, I loved drawing it, it was fun!
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What a great compliment!! Thank you!!
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