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Published: 2012-06-17 09:08:30 +0000 UTC; Views: 11574; Favourites: 579; Downloads: 10
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Longest drawing I have ever done, almost 3 times longer than my previous longest, which was 60 hours.150 hours of work and 4 pencils from new to a small stump
Drawing of Yifei Liu as Golden Sparrow / Chinatown girl in the movie The Forbidden Kingdom.
I decided early on to change her from looking slightly angry to more calm, which proved to be quite challenging until I found out I could just move a couple of shadows in the lip.
I also made a mistake with her jaw, which in turn make her look a bit thinner than she really is at least in the face.
Drawn on Canson Croquis A3 paper, 56lbs. Though one of problem was that it has some light grain, which was very noticeable when trying to make finer lines, solved that to a extent by layering the whole drawing from 2h and up to the value needed.
Pencils : 2h - h - HB - 2b - 3b -4b
A very soft brush for slight blending, lots of music and a test of patience.
Edit: Scanned for right exposure.
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This is absolutely amazing. If it wasn't for the background I would have thought it was a photo. I can hardly believe it is all done in pencil (well pencils!). The detail of her clothing and her hair are especially impressive.
The only slight suggestion I have is to do more work on the blades of each knife- they look a bit dull. And I'm not sure if it is just me, or the angle of her head but I think her right eye is a bit too high making her face skew.
I have marked you down in originality as obviously she is not your own character but everything else is near perfect. You see this piece and can't help but go 'WOW'.
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Wow! this is wow! I thought this was a photograph, which is why I didnt critique it right away, but WOW! You did an amazing job drawing this! So much detail you put in this! I like that you smudged the background because it brings more attention and focus to the girl e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s⦠" width="15" height="15" alt="
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What can I say about such a magnificent work? Iβm normally not one for kissing ass.
But upon seeing this drawing there isnβt much else I can say. Anyway here goes.
The shading is perfectly done, perhaps a bit more detail on the swords might have worked miracles, but even without that itβs still looking very neat and polished.
I absolutely love the hair, the motion, the vividness, the different shades. The background is blurry, but Iβm pretty sure you did that to make the character stand out more.
Her pose is very much similar as in the movie, and the details in the jacket are just stunning.
So all by all the only thing that I believe could use some more work is the swords(the blade part).
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You are very welcome!
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This is plain awesome! I donΒ΄t know what the guys who wrote the critiques mean by "more details in the blades" and "less hair in the face" (just the hair makes this picture so vivid). Just stunning, at first sight it looks like a photograph. Great job!
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Thanks so much, really appreciate it.
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Many thanks.
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This is, jaw dropping. Truly, you have a wondrous and beautiful mind!
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Thank you very much.
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Ett ord. WOW. Dette er ett nydelig bilde. ^_^
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Tusen takk.
(men det er faktisk en tegning)
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Γ ja selfΓΈlgelig. Dumme meg. Er ikke alltig jeg ser forskjel. ^_^
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Fantastic! Β While browsing your photos, I thought for certain that this was a photograph. Β I had to study it for several seconds to actually believe the words that I was reading -- Drawing! Β WOW! Β Fantastic work!
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Thank you so very much.
I do draw occationally, not that much cause I do not really have too much freetime, but I try to keep up when I can.
That is why I have a lot of unfinished drawings laying around.
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So I looked for a while now on Deviant but i can not find a more realistic pencil drawing than this. The skill is impressive. Absolutly amazing. So stunning. cannot stop making compliments.... 
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Thank you very much for the kind words.
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Wonder which way you are better - whth a camera or pencils.
Which one you do prefer the most.
My salute.
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Thank you
I prefer both really, I can go months just drawing, then change to the camera or mix in between, I just go with the flow really
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Β‘Sorprendente!
Valieron las 150 horas de trabajo...
Te felicito!Β‘*
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That, is a drawing?! Wow, I thought it was a photo when I first looked! Incredible work. The detail is just amazing! 
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Thanks a bunch.
Manually, not eraser work on the hair.
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You're welcome
Wow that just makes it even better!
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Thank you.
Ah yeah, love that movie, and pretty much any Jackie Chan movies, grew up on those.
And lets not forget the Muscles from Brussels, Jean Claude van Damme, though his movies always felt a bit more on the cheesy side.
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VarsΓ₯god, vΓ€l bekomme
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Thank you
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you're welcome!
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thanks so much.
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This is absolutely fantastic! Her clothes are amazing!!
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Hory shet, I thought this was a photo! amazing!!!
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Love such compliments.
Thank you very much.
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absolutely amazing. I think I need a lesson from you in patience
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Thank you very much.
Oh this tested my patience quite heavily, but I stayed calm and gave the whole drawing the attention it needed.
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