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Published: 2008-04-08 15:43:41 +0000 UTC; Views: 1458; Favourites: 23; Downloads: 12
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Finally finished this.I have received a lot of positive comments on [link] this drawing. I really wasn't that happy with it, though and I thought I could do a lot better. So here it is. My new version.
Again this is rather sketchy and not that detailed, but I'm done with it
I am currently open for commissions like this.
Β© to me, this portrays my own dog, Jacco, a sweet labrador retriever. He's getting rather old now, 9 years almost.
I used regular HB-6B pencils and this took me 5 hours.
I used a reference.
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Haha thanks! 
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En toch zijn ze allemaal heel mooi!
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Geweldig detail ._.
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Haha kom maar een keer langs! XD
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Lol! Waar woon je dan
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Ah lol XD Of course...
Kon zijn dat je ook gewoon een dagje uit was? XD
Ik woon wel wat verder weg XD
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Hehe waar woon jij dan?
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Jeej daar ben ik uh... in September 2007 nog geweest XD
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lol XD tijdje terug dus.
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Jaa voor een concert van Sonata Arctica in 013. Was echt super
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ah nice nice! Ben zelf nog nooit in de 013 zelf geweest
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Gorgeous. 
Perhaps it could just be presented a little better - it's looking a little pale to me, like there should be more depth and life in the drawing - and I don't think it's because of anything wrong with your drawing, since you used a range of different pencils... if you've got a minute, desaturate and auto-contrast it, and maybe fade the auto-contrast to about 70%, and you'll see what I mean. 
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Thank you very much. It means a lot to me
And yes, dogs are amazing like that... I notice that especially labs always have so much expression in their eyes and pose. You can practically see them shining with joy, or annoyed when you're making fun of them, etc...(he actually knows when we do so) I love that.
Thanks again hon
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You're quite welcome dear
Especially labs. Definately! They're such sweet creatures.
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aw ^ ^
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aww, lief hondje..
Jouw schetsen zijn altijd echt supermooi : O
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Thanks :3 Maar die van jou ook!
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this is loads better! and the border does it justice. i like the 'sketchiness' as u put it although i dont think its very sketchy, uv blended the pencil in beautifully.
im thinking of doing a portrait of my uncles sheepdog Sky as a surprise, she's worked on their farm since i was a kid and i helped train her so itd be nice to have a nice memory (old doggy now)
any tips on how to draw dogs? iv never really drawn animals :/
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Thank you very much 
Hmm... Dogs are always very hard, I think so too. I don't think I'm the best person to ask for tips, but I'll try.
Firstly, don't be afraid to spend a lot of time on the drawing, because if you're going to draw all the fur, you just can't avoid spending a lot of time on it. Keep a reference photo near you and keep checking if what you're drawing looks right.
I think that when you draw a living creature, the eyes are the most important thing, they make a drawing come alive. I don't think I really succeeded in this drawing either. It's hard to capture that spirit but definitely worth it when you get it right.
The fur is the hardest thing to do though. Like I said, keep looking at the reference photo and see how the texture of the fur is and where the shadows and where the light is. Be sure to check where the light source is.
And don't give up.
That's the best advice I can offer, I think.
Oh, and I checked your gallery and I
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thanks for the tips, i know what you mean, its just putting it into practise thats hard part - dont worry bout me and the timescale... drawings take me forever coz i never seem to be satisfied with the amount of detail. thas why none of mine are on DA, all 'unfinished'
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She's my favourite writer, actually
Fitz would be terribly hard to draw, especially since drawing realistically without reference is horrible, haha xD And I think Fitz would deserve something realistic. But it's a really good idea. I just might do it some day. ....after I have finished all the rest of my work and my commission
You're welcome
But sometimes I think you just need to let go of a drawing and of the perfectionism in it. I myself am a terrible perfectionist as well and I had the same problem you do, but to try and change that, I started to do real life sketches. In class, actually, bad me. I just draw people in class when they don't notice me. Because they often change poses it means I have to draw fast and look well for any details. Since that I've started to be able to finish things faster.
The funniest thing is that my teachers usually don't even mind when I draw in class.
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yeah one of my mates used to be a hell of a lot worse than me at people and now we are the opposite! she doodles all the time and has rapidly improved whilst im doing art at uni and have concentrated more on patterns and other stuff rather than realism.... silly me! im not doing it next year so will get back to doing some, ill make u proud of me one day, u wait and see! ill upload some drawings soon as i realised when talking to u i have absolutely none on here! cant believe u are so good so young!!!! its untrue! we should do a robin hobb art trade when we both less busy! she is my alltime fav writer and the fitz books overtook lord of the rings which is saying something (as iv read them too many times!)
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Ohh, but becoming better at art is all dependant on practice and practice alone. It's how I learnt it too. Practice and looking at the world around you.
Mmm but do you like what you're doing at your university?
I'd love to see some of your drawings. I checked your gallery but indeed, I didn't see any artwork at all. I'm really curious as to what kind of art you do.
Hahaha I'm flattered 
I'd love to do an art trade with you one day. I've always been wanting to draw Fitz, Nighteyes and the Fool, this would be a perfect time to do it. It also would be a perfectly good excuse to borrow those books from the library again
Oh and by the way, I'll tell you, English is not my first language, so I apologize for any mistakes I make. I have the feeling this comment was not without mistakes hehe. Don't be afraid to point them out to me ^-^ I would like to study English, so I'm always happy to learn something new.
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your english is great! just when you said 'ive always been wanting to draw fitz...' you could/should have said 'ive always wanted' - i think thats all!
well im doing art exam for the next 6 weeks or so but yeah we should definaltely do some
i own the books and whenever i have nothing to read, i just read them again! never get bored of them! have you read the liveship traders? and more importantly, the tawny man series?! aaaaaaah can you feel the love? haha
ill try and get some more stuff on DA that shows how i work, my gallery is a bit flat. ov only just got back online again though so need to update
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Haha thank you very much
Oh good luck!
Hehee we should... And yes, I have read all three series. I don't want to start on her new series though. I just know that I'll be addicted in no time and then I want to keep reading and reading. But the series has not been finished yet and then I won't get to know the ending immediately and I can't handle that when I'm addicted XD I'll probably just wait until she's done writing all of them, lol.
Hehee I'll look at your gallery again once you upload some new stuff ^__^
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cheers, do you mean the soldier son trilogy? all 3 are out here, they are good in a long-winded kind of way but not a patch on the fitz books! still worth a read though but i couldnt read them over and over again like farseer ones. well, i will speak soon then
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Mm I know, but they haven't all been translated into Dutch yet. I suppose I could read the English version too, but they are much harder to find around here.
Lol... I have read a little part of the first book, though, but indeed, it did not immediately catch my eye like the Farseer ones did. Perhaps that's another reason why I stopped reading. I will definitely do it, though, once I get around to it.
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shamans crossing is pretty good but i personally think they go downhill from there. RB always creates flawed characters, at least Fitz was an interesting, loveable one, Nevare... well you have to read them for yourself to decide
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He was very lovable indeed
Nevare isn't so much? Nuu... .__.
I myself am actually writing a book too, fantasy-like. It's always hard, I must admit, to make characters believable. I always give them flaws too, it makes them stronger than when they would be perfect. In this book, the main person actually is on the 'bad' side. The idea sprouted when I read all these fantasy books with perfect main characters, stories where good always destroys evil, etcetera. Those fantasy stories annoy me, they are so standard. It doesn't matter much to me if they are well written then, because in my opinion, good writing starts with a good plot. I think I was eleven at the time, when I decided I wanted to become a writer and that I wanted to change this trend.
I think that it was two years later that I discovered Robin Hobb's books. I think one of the reasons I loved these series so much is because the characters are believable. They're not perfect, they're real. And that was good to see.
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i agree, i love that fitz is so flawed, without that obviously the plot wouldnt work, but also it wouldnt be half as good. its frustrating sometimes because im like "fitzy fitz, why are you so STUPID! dont do that!" but believable yeah. good luck with the writing, if your characters bad, does that mean the 'evil' side wins in the end? thats the only thing that would be wierd (and most likely brilliant) because a lot of books feature evil characters as main parts of the story and follow them but good usually triumphs and they just get killed off or whatnot
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Lol ok this is weird, I'm on a computer at school and the mouse isn't working XD
Yeah, I agree
My character is not really bad, it's just that she believes the wrong thing, she thinks that what she's doing is right. I'm not yet sure about the ending. She won't die, though. I will probably make her do the same thing Fitz did: living in a little hut all alone, in the end. Away from politics and stuff. I think I will not let either good or bad win in the end, haha xD That's far too clichΓ©. What I want to do is write a story that is like a lot of other fantasy stories, but just a little bit different :3
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sounds really good, need some originality in fantasy or its just trash reading which is till ok but not awe-inspiring. i wouldnt mind writig short stories and illustrating them or a book of poetry of something but never seem to get round to it :/
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aww, jacco <3 such a beautiful dog still
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Thank you
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Your welcome
Feel free to check out my works.
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"Again this is rather sketchy and not that detailed."
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