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Soooo, I have always liked drawing Jack Sparrow... He's a character to draw, and it's always really fun.
Plus, going back and looking at the progression in the past few drawings of him compared to this one is kinda fun too.

I'm very pleased with this drawing.
It actually kind of shocked me how nice it turned out. Haha.
Anyways, I was going to use a different reference photo in the beginning, but I changed my mind at the last minute!

I used regular paper, no fancy art paper for this one.
HB, B, 2B 6B and 8B pencils.
and of course an eraser, pencil sharpener and a blending stump.

I worked a really long time on this, and lost sleep. Haha.
Yeah, I was motivated so I just had to get it done.
The thumbnail looks too much like a photograph, it kinda creeps me out. Full view please.

Anyways, enough babbling.

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Comments: 106

Mart1no777 [2014-04-03 09:24:13 +0000 UTC]

Well, this is just fantastic! 

It's soooooo real!!!

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Kabumbo [2013-07-12 00:27:05 +0000 UTC]

Arr

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clockworkscar [2013-05-21 21:58:32 +0000 UTC]

OH MY GAWD DID YOU DRAW THAT?????

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ChristianCowgirl116 [2013-05-21 00:39:55 +0000 UTC]

You got his expression just right!

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Agnes17 [2012-11-06 09:13:16 +0000 UTC]

I would like to draw like you. Very realistic work.

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Quaddles-Roost [2012-09-15 07:55:33 +0000 UTC]

a fave of course

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SpaceBunny2221 [2012-08-25 19:44:16 +0000 UTC]

Is he doing a trollface?

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Chaosbayne [2012-06-19 15:50:23 +0000 UTC]

Really well done!

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Zhoudi [2012-04-13 16:29:59 +0000 UTC]

fantastic!

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sweetiesh [2012-03-09 20:26:04 +0000 UTC]

please draw more and more bec i love ur drawings! and pls when u draw new one call me to look at them and enjoy about them! realllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllly nice!

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sweetiesh [2012-03-09 20:22:54 +0000 UTC]

wowwwwwwww! really really really really really really nice! love him! and ur point is so great ! master!

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moisessurielart [2012-01-22 04:56:05 +0000 UTC]

Love the texture in the hair and hat, very nice drawing!

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Marlenefm [2012-01-06 18:05:41 +0000 UTC]

Great work! ♥

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ForceChild [2011-11-29 01:54:40 +0000 UTC]

Hmmm How do you get the eyes to look so shiny??

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sense983 [2011-11-28 09:30:36 +0000 UTC]

AMEN IS VERY NICE

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CHP-PL [2011-07-02 12:32:58 +0000 UTC]

Arrrsome !

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DakzpeR [2011-05-28 00:52:26 +0000 UTC]

awesome!!!

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LaisxLeticia [2011-02-05 16:06:19 +0000 UTC]

O-o
OMGGGSS
awesomee!

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Giselle-M [2011-01-30 16:12:45 +0000 UTC]

This beautiful work has been featured here: [link]

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liebedero [2010-12-16 01:13:01 +0000 UTC]

Phenomenal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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xnicoley In reply to liebedero [2011-01-21 04:36:15 +0000 UTC]

thanks very much!

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HelloMonkey12 [2010-08-02 22:47:09 +0000 UTC]

I don't know why, but this makes me laugh!

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AlecWolfe [2010-06-08 10:16:25 +0000 UTC]

wow...simple as that. Good work...

honestly, I was flipping through criticable things and I cocked my head and 'what the...photo?' and yh...i'm really impressed.

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xnicoley In reply to AlecWolfe [2010-06-08 10:52:01 +0000 UTC]

Aww thank you! Haha
Yeah I impressed myself at the thumbnail of this one too
Thanks a lot for the watch as well

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AlecWolfe In reply to xnicoley [2010-06-08 10:57:32 +0000 UTC]

you're very welcome...you're gallery is tons impressive

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Imaginary-worlds [2010-05-11 22:00:03 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!

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MelodicArt [2010-04-15 00:19:47 +0000 UTC]

oh this looks exactly like him. wonderful job

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Kattarinart [2010-04-14 17:31:12 +0000 UTC]

hehe

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CaptainSeawolf [2010-04-14 15:54:53 +0000 UTC]

Again... this is creeping me out how spot on you got him! The little details are just baffling me... man... you put my work to SHAME! Bravo on this!

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xnicoley In reply to CaptainSeawolf [2010-04-14 16:10:01 +0000 UTC]

Aww. Thank you!! That means a lot to me!
I'm glad you enjoy it that much. I do my best to make things as perfect as I can.

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MelodicArt [2010-04-07 00:16:21 +0000 UTC]

haha. it looks like he is saying "AH!" haha. i love it

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Neira7 [2010-04-06 15:50:52 +0000 UTC]

Amazing! All the details... You're really good!

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egypt-gypsie [2010-04-05 20:41:47 +0000 UTC]

This is beautiful!!

Great detail, and you captured his features perfectly

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xnicoley In reply to egypt-gypsie [2010-04-06 14:51:47 +0000 UTC]

haha, I do my best. Thanks!!

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egypt-gypsie In reply to xnicoley [2010-04-06 20:17:53 +0000 UTC]

Np

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GingerNutt [2010-04-04 20:37:54 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow, this looks amazing! You've really captured the expression, nice work on the dreadlocks too! =]

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xnicoley In reply to GingerNutt [2010-04-04 22:52:49 +0000 UTC]

Thanks
I think that's the best job I've done on his dreadlocks on all the drawings I've done of him. and I've done a lot

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GingerNutt In reply to xnicoley [2010-04-05 22:37:36 +0000 UTC]

Yeh you can tell
And I'm not surprised, who wouldn't want to draw him

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argentinian-queen [2010-03-30 14:04:13 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous work on his eyes and hat...however, I think that his beard, eyebrows and hair need a little more of light, mmm like they're too dark, you can notice it's a drawing and doesn't have too much realism as some other parts of your drawing
Also, his skin is perhaps too smooth like some deviants said, adding some wrinkles would suit him perfectly

But well, yay! It's a very good job overall. I like it! That's the reason of my

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xnicoley In reply to argentinian-queen [2010-03-31 02:02:37 +0000 UTC]

haha, yeah I like the hair personally. I make it dark because I like upping the contrast to make it more interesting and not flat and boring looking. I can see what you mean with the beard and such though where it could handle a few lighter strands and such. I understand what you mean on the skin and wrinkles too. I like making things as smooth as possible though, so it'd be tough to add in really, although I could handle it. At least people can tell it's a drawing, I try to make it distinguishable because some people think my drawings are photos, and then don't always check to see that they're not. It's kind of discouraging at times.
Thanks a bunch for your response. :3

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argentinian-queen In reply to xnicoley [2010-04-05 18:12:08 +0000 UTC]

je je thank YOU for taking the time to read it

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MrsJackSparrow11 [2010-03-22 21:10:44 +0000 UTC]

absolutely gorgeous!!! amazing job!

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Tomwaitsdk [2010-03-14 12:53:21 +0000 UTC]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawesome!
He's just amazing!

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xnicoley In reply to Tomwaitsdk [2010-03-14 15:35:13 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much

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Tomwaitsdk In reply to xnicoley [2010-03-14 20:49:07 +0000 UTC]

sorry, my enthusiasm was a bit extrem, but... oh anyway:

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Smashii [2010-03-11 23:36:46 +0000 UTC]

wow this is just so amazing...wow

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FantasticAbyss [2010-03-11 22:30:28 +0000 UTC]

Completely amazing~! ^^

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xnicoley In reply to FantasticAbyss [2010-03-11 23:21:18 +0000 UTC]

thanks a bunch ;D

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FantasticAbyss In reply to xnicoley [2010-03-12 02:58:48 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome! :3

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Vorheart [2010-03-02 15:52:15 +0000 UTC]

First off, it's a really nice drawing. I think you did a good job at capturing his expression. Captain Sparrow always has interesting ones and it's hard not to like them.

I think the critique above mentioned most of the things. Less strength at the end of hair strands (blendeding them more with their background - sort of semi-transparent) would give you an even more realistic look. This is for the top right part, the others look good as they are.

The texture of the hat on the left and right side are a bit different - left looks smooth and right rough. I don't know if this was the same on the reference photo, but it looks a bit strange. Also, the shade of dark on the left side is darker than the shadows on the right side. I think this could look better if either the left shade was a bit mellower (lighter).

And last part, the white and smooth cheek bones make Jack look a few years younger. I think that a bit darker shade in his face with some more details, especially around those cheek bones, would make him look more seasoned. It would also make his eyes stand out more.
I'm looking at the drawing again and I'm not sure if this perception is caused by the large white span on the left side of the hat or just the skin in his face... when I cover the left part of the hat it looks more natural, though still young. The face doesn't have as much contrast as the hat, so that's probably what's bothering me.


Either way, thanks for reading through all of this. And just so you know, I really like the drawing, it looks good. But I also see that you asked for some critique, and I hope what I wrote makes sense and helps you become even better.
Keep it up!

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