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RTyson — My Mate Rico, AKA Bozinlove.

Published: 2006-09-02 16:13:17 +0000 UTC; Views: 2638; Favourites: 27; Downloads: 14
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Description This is a drawing I promised to do for my very first watcher since I joined deviantArt four months ago, . He's a real sweety and has been keeping an eye on everything I do, giving me encouragement and making me laugh.

AND he said he'd do one of me in his cool style, so I'm really looking forward to that. (I've got witnesses now Boz'! hehehe!)

Drawn on A4 bristol board using mainly a 2B mechanical pencil, but also H and HB mechanical and 6H, 2H & 7B wooded pencils. blended with a cotton bud (or six) and highlighted with my kneadable eraser.

I can't remember how long I've worked on it as I left it for a while to do a couple of commissions, but at a very rough estimate I'd say probably around 20 hours.

and here's the link to the ref pic I used. [link]

I think that's it, I might tweak it a little more but I'll leave it a couple of days and then look it over.

Oh Boz' if you want the original, send me a note with your postal address.
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Comments: 94

RTyson In reply to ??? [2008-07-12 08:19:07 +0000 UTC]

ooh well I'm sure Boz' would be happy to know he has an admirer

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kimberlykat In reply to RTyson [2008-07-17 17:04:48 +0000 UTC]

Haha!! Definitely!!!

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redneckprincess9000 [2008-03-20 13:58:34 +0000 UTC]

Beautifully done! He does look like a sweetie!

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RTyson In reply to redneckprincess9000 [2008-03-20 16:19:36 +0000 UTC]

thanks! yep he is

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thedancingemu [2007-02-07 23:41:54 +0000 UTC]

WOW. awsome pencil work, the details and shading are amazing. i love the texture in his hair, and how the shadows over his eyes make his expression more intense

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RTyson In reply to thedancingemu [2007-02-10 18:21:57 +0000 UTC]

thanks very much.

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Yamenja [2006-10-14 20:38:59 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful portrait and great likeness!

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RTyson In reply to Yamenja [2006-10-15 11:43:54 +0000 UTC]

thanks very much!

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ladyshawn [2006-09-25 13:18:39 +0000 UTC]

OMG!!! This is amaizing!! The lighting, the shading - the hair!!!!!!!!!! The complextion!! Just so well done!!!

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RTyson In reply to ladyshawn [2006-09-25 19:43:25 +0000 UTC]

thanks! Boz' was so happy when I sent it to him, that made me happy.

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ladyshawn In reply to RTyson [2006-09-26 13:48:13 +0000 UTC]

He's one of my watchers. He seams like a nice guy

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RTyson In reply to ladyshawn [2006-09-26 20:20:21 +0000 UTC]

yeah he's a little cutie-pie

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ladyshawn In reply to RTyson [2006-09-26 20:23:58 +0000 UTC]

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EuroFoxx [2006-09-13 16:09:25 +0000 UTC]

This drawing is amazing! I would reaaaaly love to know how the heck you managed to make the hair look so incredibly real Actually, any tips you want to toss my way would be greatly appreciated

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RTyson In reply to EuroFoxx [2006-09-16 07:24:29 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Foxx if you scroll down my comments you should find an explaination on the hair in my reply to OperationSquirrel. Any other tips, I'd be happy to pass on just send me a note with anything specific you think I might know the answer to. Though after seeing your work I can't think why you'd want to ask you seem to have a pretty good handle on things already.

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EuroFoxx In reply to RTyson [2006-09-16 16:37:44 +0000 UTC]

Hah, nawh. There's always room to get better, and I'll get the extra little tips and tricks anywhere I can. Thanks for the directions, I'll be sure to check out that comment

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RTyson In reply to EuroFoxx [2006-09-16 17:51:15 +0000 UTC]

I agree and you look like just the person to learn from with drawing people in coloured pencil.

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EuroFoxx In reply to RTyson [2006-09-16 18:58:14 +0000 UTC]

I can try to help, but if I can't then there are some other people here who can for sure

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vltz [2006-09-13 13:38:37 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful, sensitive work! Looks alive!
V

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RTyson In reply to vltz [2006-09-16 07:16:37 +0000 UTC]

thanks V.

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horsebackrider15 [2006-09-07 23:20:12 +0000 UTC]

Wow great job!

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RTyson In reply to horsebackrider15 [2006-09-08 15:18:04 +0000 UTC]

thanks Kristy!

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horsebackrider15 In reply to RTyson [2006-09-08 16:39:01 +0000 UTC]

yw!!

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Silent-Dragon [2006-09-07 21:33:45 +0000 UTC]

omg a black hair tutorial! this should be in a museum somewhere...it's that rare lol thank you very much

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RTyson In reply to Silent-Dragon [2006-09-08 15:11:17 +0000 UTC]

lol, you're so very welcome. It just dawned on me when I was drawing this to make the pencil do what the hair does, and it works! Yippee!

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Silent-Dragon In reply to RTyson [2006-09-10 22:18:36 +0000 UTC]

^^ lol yea, im doin a pic with black hair right now , using yours as reference. ill post it if i get the chance and note yu,

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RTyson In reply to Silent-Dragon [2006-09-11 08:46:06 +0000 UTC]

yeah, that'd be cool, thanks! I'd definitely be interested to see how it goes.

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TurtleAya [2006-09-05 09:16:50 +0000 UTC]

wow great drawing, its so nicely done! I love the hair, and the shading on the nose and mouth and around that area, its amazing

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RTyson In reply to TurtleAya [2006-09-05 20:16:11 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Jenna, and for the fave too!

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2Funki4Wheelz [2006-09-04 10:08:28 +0000 UTC]

That came out really well, the hair is a triumph, well done. You really got the nice kindly expression too.

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RTyson In reply to 2Funki4Wheelz [2006-09-04 16:52:39 +0000 UTC]

Thanks louise, he has got such a warm, friendly face and his nature is the same too.

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shalpin [2006-09-03 22:33:13 +0000 UTC]

Nice image from a difficult photo IMO. The strong shadow over the eyes presents a real problem: do you go dark and lose emphasis and detail on the eyes or do you stay light, in which case how do you make the shadowing realistic? You have solved the problem with a deft touch.

Just one tiny thing: could I suggest that you adjust the levels in an image manipulation program. I bet the darks are much darker when you look at it in real life and that we're missing something in this scan or photo.

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RTyson In reply to shalpin [2006-09-04 16:50:33 +0000 UTC]

cheers Steve, great compliment.

I'll try adjusting levels, I worry that I'll make a mess of adjusting and still not get a good image, it's taken me ages to be able to take half decent photos of my drawings.

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shalpin In reply to RTyson [2006-09-05 02:41:26 +0000 UTC]

But you can always save the original and work on a copy.

Taking good photos is hard

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tazfox [2006-09-03 12:39:21 +0000 UTC]

awesome!!!

must favorite^^

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RTyson In reply to tazfox [2006-09-03 18:22:53 +0000 UTC]

woohoo! I'll boogie with you thanks

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currysiek [2006-09-03 10:26:30 +0000 UTC]

;o whoaaa! that's really good, especially his hair. i hate drawing short hair, but you did it so well.. i'm a bit jealous ;d! but only a bit

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RTyson In reply to currysiek [2006-09-03 18:21:52 +0000 UTC]

thanks i thought his hair woild be so hard to draw, but it wasn't, I had fun! I get a bit jealous too sometimes and it's good, it makes me try harder.

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Shivluvzmusic [2006-09-03 10:06:51 +0000 UTC]

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay it s over
Zomfg you ve done great work with the hair Love the nose the most Great work as usual
Hmmm..i should try drawing my friend RTyson next

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RTyson In reply to Shivluvzmusic [2006-09-03 18:18:03 +0000 UTC]

Yay, thanks Shiv! glad you like his nose hehehe.
Oooh yeah draw RTyson, go on do it, do it! Can she have embelishme....twiddly bits...too?? Pleeeaaaasssseeee!

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Shivluvzmusic In reply to RTyson [2006-09-03 21:21:25 +0000 UTC]

of course she can ... and i ve got a photo too ..there she is : [link]

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RTyson In reply to Shivluvzmusic [2006-09-04 16:45:23 +0000 UTC]

yeah VERY funny, that kid's got more chins than a chinese phone book!

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Shivluvzmusic In reply to RTyson [2006-09-04 20:47:13 +0000 UTC]

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Stapic [2006-09-03 05:07:44 +0000 UTC]

that looks amazing hun your always improving im very proud of you keep it up

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RTyson In reply to Stapic [2006-09-03 18:14:28 +0000 UTC]

thanks Kat, I'm VERY proud of your improvement too, let's keep it up together

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luvtodraw [2006-09-03 00:35:30 +0000 UTC]

This time I am truly speechless! All I can say is: Wow!

And: HOLYMAMATHAT'SSO A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!

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RTyson In reply to luvtodraw [2006-09-03 18:12:21 +0000 UTC]

well I really like "Wow!" so thank you oh evil one.

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luvtodraw In reply to RTyson [2006-09-05 20:43:00 +0000 UTC]

The pleasure was on my side

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SuperSorah [2006-09-03 00:26:02 +0000 UTC]

GOOD JOB!!!!!!!!!!! Looks amazing!!!! I love itt! :hugs:

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RTyson In reply to SuperSorah [2006-09-03 18:11:02 +0000 UTC]

s back at you Sarah and thank you.

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