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wredwrat — Kung Fu Grand Master
Published: 2004-09-12 14:08:30 +0000 UTC; Views: 2261; Favourites: 19; Downloads: 309
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Started off as just a doodle, which eventually developed into this old dude. Old, wrinkly faces make excellent subjects for form and tonal practice. Quite a bit of fun and a challenge to do too.
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Painter, 2 hours.
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Uwaah! Wrinkles are so hard, but you pull it off beautifully! And it's not just wrinkles; it's the perfect combination of shading and lighting to give him that slight smile with a "twinkle in the eye." He looks like his years have made him wiser, but haven't dampened his empathy with the younger generations, making the kind of person I’d want to teach me kung fu because I know he wouldn’t get impatient with my clumsy ineptness. ^__^ And he’s “cool” too; not a whole lot of senior citizens I know would wear awesome piercings like that, let alone look good with them!
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wooooooooooooow D:. You draw wrinkly old men amazingly well, and that was an utmost compliment. The choice of color combination was really great, the white hair really stands out this way. I love how you can see the individual strands, and how that earring just seemingly jumps out at you. You really managed to convey a sense of ancient wisdom and passive strength in this composition ^-^ I'd say, GREAT work with this one!
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Thanks for the compliment! chuwei! 
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wow... awsome realism. I can't even do simple anime
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Wow... this looks so cool... I love the hair and the beard the most... the coloring on the whole thing though is awsome.
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Damn, nice detail with his hair. And I like his earring!! There are parts of this image that is really realistic. Very good job.
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wow, very cool. it reminds me of the old imort martial arts movies. hence the title, i guess. i really like it!
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xD... DADDY! *POINT GLOMP* bweehee.. *steals eyepatch* >>
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good work with all the wrinkle shading and hair...you definately accomplished making him seem not only old but someone full of wisdom
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I've got an old man character that I would upload, if I could find him... I agree that old men are fun to draw, but something not many know is that they're also fun to role play. A good third of all my D&D characters have been middle aged or older, as opposed to the rest of the young whipper-snappers that are in the party... just swinging their swords at anything that moves.
When you're an old fighter, like this guy, you learn to pick and choose your enemies sparingly. It's a skill they must know, because with all those aches and pains, it hurts to throw a punch.
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looks like my grandpa with a bigger nose... kekekek great stuff
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WHOA. I love it! The shading and b/w is awesome! His expression is nice and kind, and I love his earring. D: Nice work!
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how cool!~ it looks actually just like my uncles old kung fu sensei O.O....*twilight zone theme*
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wow. you handle that painter like I handle my pencils.. Geeeez !!!!
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Even though it's rough and unrefined, you really show a lot of skill in this piece. The hair, especially on the chin is excellent and very 3 dimensional. I also like the forehead.... even though you used large brush strokes, there is the appearance of fine detail.
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I think that's now my favourite old person 
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oh girl you come back, you are so amazing. i gonna favorite this with out mercy.
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Wow, wratty.
And it's twice as cool as any velvet Elvis EVAR!
I really like the detail you've packed into this. What a great exercise!
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Thanks Z! Glad you like him!
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I agree entirely. Old folks aren't given enough credit They're amazingly fun to draw, and even more fun to roleplay! You learn a bit of wisdom roleplaying an old guy... The aged warrior, such as the one illustrated here, must pick and choose his battles sparingly. It's a skill everyone must learn when it hurts three seperate spots in your arm to throw a punch.
Anyways, since seeing this last night, I dug up one of my own aged men. Old Jeb, he was called, for lack of a better name. Maybe he just forgot what his real one was... oh, well. Just come check him out!
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With all those contours and folds, elongated features and just exceeding amounts of character, I can't see why old folks aren't drawn more often-- at least on DA. But then, there are many young people here and they seem to be more inclined to draw idealized folks (myself included). I really just love all the detail that went into your picture! It has a life all its own
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He's adorable. XD Yes, old men can be adorable, too.
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wow very cool conceptXD I really like this character,hip chinese old man ne?XD(teh earring!!) hehe I dunno but he just looks wicked cool!
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Oh...
I wish i could do old peepz... one of my art weaknesses...
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Wow! And just to know what a doodle can turn into. Wicked!
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Awesome...working with highlights like that is a lot of fun isn't it? XD Though it's challenging...I love the design of that earring!
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Withouth any references this is really good! He seems really old and wise and friendly 
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wow, cool, great details and creepy wrinkles
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Heh - this is wicked. Lifting off of straight black, I should definetly try that sometime
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