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Temptation

Imagery like this is expected to pull a lot of different feelings out of us pathetic creatures, the majority of which will most likely revolve around temptation. A look like this is bound to attract attention. Ask yourself without thinking too much, “Who’s tempted?” Is it her because of you, or you because of her? I suppose the answer depends on the ego of the viewer. And as it turns out, the circumstance of the viewer determines whether or not temptation is acceptable. How many of us are tempted when we shouldn’t be… and how many of us lie about it.

Jealousy

It makes sense that what makes for temptation in one sex makes for jealousy in the other. I do a lot of my drawing in public, usually at school in between lectures. I find it interesting that every male who makes an inappropriate comment about attractive subjects on my paper first asks, “Is she your girlfriend,” just to make sure he isn’t stepping on any toes, while every female seems to skip the pleasantries and jumps straight into the snide remarks. A fair warning to both men and women: being indirectly obvious about your own flaws, expressing either temptation or jealousy, makes you even uglier than you already think you are.

Etc.

It feels good to finally post this drawing without "WIP" attached to its title. I think I've been to every professional printing house in Toronto and have concluded that not a single one of them are capable of scanning something to look very close to the hard copy. So I finally gave up and had to spend the last two hours scanning this in pieces and putting it together in Photoshop.

Model and original photographer:
Thanks so much to @FixMeKnow for allowing me to use her original photo as a reference. This one has been one of my most enjoyed drawings yet, and so it was easy to devote as much time to it as I did. I also think I've managed to learn alot with this one as it's my first time using any graphite grades other than HB. Check out her gallery to see an excellent selection of original photography (and modelling), including a Daily Deviation Feature. Please note that her account is not stock.

Technical

Being my first ever drawing avec more graphite grades than HB, I tried to use everything to get a feel for it. In total: 4H, 2H, HB, 2B, 4B. Overall I think this image could have come out similar with only 4H and 4B. It's 11 x 14 inches on what is obviously grainy paper (something I need to change). The image was scanned in six pieces because my scanner is too small and, as mentioned, the 'rinting industry' sucks (Gutenberg is undoubtedly rolling in his grave). The pieces were assembled in Photoshop 5.5 with curves and levels altered to smooth out the rough edges. Signature added in Photoshop. Note: If I ever come across a proper place to scan larger images, I will replace this image with a more fitting one. Approximately 50 hours.

Thanks for viewing. Critiques are welcome and encouraged.

Description
Temptation

Imagery like this is expected to pull a lot of different feelings out of us pathetic creatures, the majority of which will most likely revolve around temptation. A look like this is bound to attract attention. Ask yourself without thinking too much, “Who’s tempted?” Is it her because of you, or you because of her? I suppose the answer depends on the ego of the viewer. And as it turns out, the circumstance of the viewer determines whether or not temptation is acceptable. How many of us are tempted when we shouldn’t be… and how many of us lie about it.

Jealousy

It makes sense that what makes for temptation in one sex makes for jealousy in the other. I do a lot of my drawing in public, usually at school in between lectures. I find it interesting that every male who makes an inappropriate comment about attractive subjects on my paper first asks, “Is she your girlfriend,” just to make sure he isn’t stepping on any toes, while every female seems to skip the pleasantries and jumps straight into the snide remarks. A fair warning to both men and women: being indirectly obvious about your own flaws, expressing either temptation or jealousy, makes you even uglier than you already think you are.

Etc.

It feels good to finally post this drawing without "WIP" attached to its title. I think I've been to every professional printing house in Toronto and have concluded that not a single one of them are capable of scanning something to look very close to the hard copy. So I finally gave up and had to spend the last two hours scanning this in pieces and putting it together in Photoshop.

Model and original photographer:
Thanks so much to @FixMeKnow for allowing me to use her original photo as a reference. This one has been one of my most enjoyed drawings yet, and so it was easy to devote as much time to it as I did. I also think I've managed to learn alot with this one as it's my first time using any graphite grades other than HB. Check out her gallery to see an excellent selection of original photography (and modelling), including a Daily Deviation Feature. Please note that her account is not stock.

Technical

Being my first ever drawing avec more graphite grades than HB, I tried to use everything to get a feel for it. In total: 4H, 2H, HB, 2B, 4B. Overall I think this image could have come out similar with only 4H and 4B. It's 11 x 14 inches on what is obviously grainy paper (something I need to change). The image was scanned in six pieces because my scanner is too small and, as mentioned, the 'rinting industry' sucks (Gutenberg is undoubtedly rolling in his grave). The pieces were assembled in Photoshop 5.5 with curves and levels altered to smooth out the rough edges. Signature added in Photoshop. Note: If I ever come across a proper place to scan larger images, I will replace this image with a more fitting one. Approximately 50 hours.

Thanks for viewing. Critiques are welcome and encouraged.