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Published: 2009-05-27 04:11:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 11195; Favourites: 185; Downloads: 183
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It's been my big project this semester while I didn't have my computer to learn how to SKETCH. Natural-born sketchers will have no idea what I'm going on about, but doodling is actually quite difficult. But as I found myself with no computer and frustration with my classes, this became the perfect outlet. I can safely say learning to sketch was my biggest achievement this year!This is part two of four, I'm uploading the observational sketches tonight and the rest tomorrow because I'm too tired to finish formatting.
These are drawings of my best friend, who is a wonderful model (except for the sitting still part.) He is spending the summer trekking across europe and we both wanted to learn to watercolor as well, the first 1/2 of my watercolor notebook is exclusively (boring) studies of his face. The lower left of this collage is the most successful one of those. I will never get tired of drawing Kai because of the weird way his personality and his history (which don't match) merge when he draws. I hope I captured some of this in his portraits...
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where it says "i'm officially converted to these pens" What pens might those be? ^w^
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they're the tombow brand brushpens! really excellent and water solulable so you can do cool stuff with water
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Your friend Kai is a beautiful man with an interesting face+expressions. You're very lucky to get to draw him! I think the first two sketches are my favorite <3
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These are beautiful! It's amazing, sometimes, how much more life and energy a sketch can have than a polished piece of lineart. These are full of life! ^_^
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Nice sketches! It's quite funny, i had almost the same situation once; a very good friend who i used very often as a model. Including the sitting still part
Keep up the good work ^^' i will listen to your advice
i'll start doodling RIGHT AWAAAYYY
oh, before i forget: You're not by any chance Dutch?
Ahoy!
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hmn nope not dutch. What makes you ask/
thank you, and glad you found it useful!
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Thought because of some typical spelling issues... thought they were dutch
No probs. You did a good job there.
Ahoy!
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hahahahaha OUCH
jk. I spell badly because I don't bother to spellcheck, not cause I'm foreign.
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ahaha LOL
I just thought that. Not that I am holy with that or something... My English is far from perfect too. But sometimes I see something that my fellow countrymen also do. As in spelling mistakes, I mean.
Ahoy!
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I personally love sketches as such. It's great to see such pages because it gives insight into an artists technique, and for a fact alove yours. Great work. Even though you said to find it dificult you pull it of great.
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That's totally Kai! I really like the variation in these, and you guys have recently converted me to the tombo brush/pen/thing. I still have to practice a lot more with it. Can't wait to see more!
-Devarius
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mostly, with a watercolor in there. thank you!
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The top two studies are my favorites, but these are all amazing!
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These are really very good! I hope you submit more picture using traditional materials. They tend to be my favorite. 83
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These are just excellent! Amazing capturing of expressions
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I am a sketcher by nature and I'm trying to learn how to finish things.
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wow, gorgeous work. i adore the bottom left- definitely the best.
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These are all amazing - can't wait to see more of your sketches! The way you captured the personality in all of these is just lakjsdfdsfj. really inspiring, makes me want to branch out more
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man the one where you can see his eyes well- friggin awesome
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His face is beautiful! And your sketches rule my world! MOAR PLEASE!
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I love this--I need to work on sketching myself.
What pens are you using?
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Those are wonderful, I really admire anyone who can sketch so loosely and freely but still come up with something great. I need to learn how to sketch myself, I'm too concentrated on detail... 
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These are lovely! I really like the top right picture. He looks very thoughtful/focused. From your drawings he definitely seems like an interesting person. Great job
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Gorgeous studies. You've made the facial features stand out greatly!
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thanks for making me lose the game!!
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