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zwoman — The Man Who Sold The World (Kurt Cobain in Biro)

Published: 2015-04-09 15:53:51 +0000 UTC; Views: 2380; Favourites: 122; Downloads: 0
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Description Hot d@mn, I don't know how long it's been since I last visited my DA account.  I've been very busy with work and I lost my drawing mood for almost a year, and that hindered me from finishing my little works in progress.  That's why I'm glad that I finally got to finish this piece. *sigh*  

So this is the finished piece, my first multi-colored ballpoint pen portrait of my favorite rocker of all time, Kurt Donald Cobain. This is also in commemoration of his 21st death anniversary last April 5. 

Materials Used:
- Canson Sketchpad (9x12 inches)
- Multi-colored Ballpoint Pens 
- pencil and eraser for the initial sketch

Oh, and by the way, here's a link to my facebook account: www.facebook.com/pages/ZWoman/… .  Feel free to browse the artworks and like the page.  And this is the reference photo used: queenbookbuff.files.wordpress.…
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Comments: 41

YemaYema [2015-08-22 16:20:57 +0000 UTC]

It is so fantastic.

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KurtIsNirvana [2015-05-03 08:46:10 +0000 UTC]

amazing. and good taste in music to boot.

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Mayeaux [2015-04-12 23:10:03 +0000 UTC]

Well done!

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zwoman In reply to Mayeaux [2015-04-13 00:17:57 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Mayeaux In reply to zwoman [2015-04-14 07:29:47 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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VampInMask [2015-04-11 07:57:52 +0000 UTC]

Hi there!
Your beautiful work has been featured here

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zwoman In reply to VampInMask [2015-04-13 00:17:48 +0000 UTC]

Just saw it.  Thank you so much!  What an honor.

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virnagray [2015-04-11 00:22:36 +0000 UTC]

Amazing!!!

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zwoman In reply to virnagray [2015-04-13 00:15:17 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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virnagray In reply to zwoman [2015-04-13 00:28:46 +0000 UTC]

My pleasure

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DominikScherrer [2015-04-10 20:53:50 +0000 UTC]

Stunning drawing, very nice work on the details!

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zwoman In reply to DominikScherrer [2015-04-13 00:16:10 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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keepcalmanddrinktea1 [2015-04-10 18:44:21 +0000 UTC]

That's really beautiful, you're incredibly talented  

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zwoman In reply to keepcalmanddrinktea1 [2015-04-13 00:17:04 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for appreciating it.  Cheers!

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keepcalmanddrinktea1 In reply to zwoman [2015-04-13 10:43:25 +0000 UTC]

No problem 

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Cindy-R [2015-04-10 16:26:37 +0000 UTC]

Oh it's fantastic! I really like the background with the lightness of his hair! And you caught his espression very exactly

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zwoman In reply to Cindy-R [2015-04-13 00:22:44 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, Cindy! So glad to read a great feedback from an awesome and fellow ballpoint artist such as you.  Kudos to your drawings, dear!

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Cindy-R In reply to zwoman [2015-04-18 19:21:49 +0000 UTC]

Made my day Keep on with your great ballpen drawings! I love your work

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HoshisamaValmor [2015-04-10 13:22:03 +0000 UTC]

this is so good, it looks unreal. It looks like a photo. It's really a masterpiece. And the background is perfectly shaded too

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zwoman In reply to HoshisamaValmor [2015-04-10 15:07:24 +0000 UTC]

THANK YOU. Actually, it was the background that took me forever.  I had a hard time with the shading.  You can see that the consistency of the shading of the background is not that even.  But anyways, I'll try to do better next time.  Thanks again!

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HoshisamaValmor In reply to zwoman [2015-04-10 19:33:24 +0000 UTC]

damn, that background is AMAZING, no matter that it's not as even as you might have wanted. To just achieve what you did is amazing. I always check the background of your drawings because it's so hard to do blurred/shaded backgrounds with ballpoint pen and you do them beautifully. I'm sure it is incredibly time consuming though, and frustrating. The only time I did a big gradient shading, I never really finished it

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zwoman In reply to HoshisamaValmor [2015-04-13 00:25:14 +0000 UTC]

Yes, it is time consuming indeed.  But I guess total patience and the lightness of hand is really the key when it comes to ballpoint drawings.

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nascens [2015-04-10 07:05:13 +0000 UTC]

That's absolutely brilliant! Gorgeousness and gorgeousity <3

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zwoman In reply to nascens [2015-04-10 15:02:17 +0000 UTC]

Wow, thanks so much!  I appreciate it a lot.

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AkumaInocente [2015-04-10 04:25:53 +0000 UTC]

Yeah,I know how you feel, I kinda have the same problem as you have,but i'm sloooooowly getting back my drawing mood and doing some things, I hope yours doesn't go away again xD This is a really nice drawing

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zwoman In reply to AkumaInocente [2015-04-10 15:01:25 +0000 UTC]

I really hope so too.  Thank you so much!  And lots of luck with your drawings as well.  

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AkumaInocente In reply to zwoman [2015-04-11 10:21:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank you ^^

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ventimocha [2015-04-09 17:00:17 +0000 UTC]

How in the f* world did you do this with ballpoint pens? *mind blown*

Welcome back and stick around! Love this!

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zwoman In reply to ventimocha [2015-04-10 02:26:07 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!  I'll do my best to stick around and do more art this time.

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Coutil In reply to ventimocha [2015-04-09 21:13:59 +0000 UTC]

I agree with you! Its absurd, great!

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megaphonnic [2015-04-09 16:40:04 +0000 UTC]

This is all done in Biro?! Goodness gracious that's remarkable! the time and dedication you must've put behind this shows very well, Beautifully done!

Also Kurt rocks ^^

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zwoman In reply to megaphonnic [2015-04-09 17:08:23 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much!  Yes, this is all done using ballpoint pens.  And yes, Kurt definitely rocks. Thank you soooo much for viewing.

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Iridium-and-Osmium [2015-04-09 16:24:02 +0000 UTC]

Yayy! This piece is gorgeous and it's amazing now it's done! I can only imagine what it's like in real life considering it does loose a lot during scanning... But still, I love the colours ^^

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zwoman In reply to Iridium-and-Osmium [2015-04-09 17:05:48 +0000 UTC]

Hi!  Thank you so much!  I'm happy that you're (still) interested in seeing this piece completed. I got very lazy during the past months.  I'll probably update this post with a better quality image tomorrow (during the day because it's 1:03 AM right now where I live).  I'll try using natural light and see if I will be able to get the original quality better.  

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Iridium-and-Osmium In reply to zwoman [2015-04-09 17:08:26 +0000 UTC]

Cool I look forward to it! And I know what you mean about losing the will to draw, sometimes you just need a break to get back some motivation

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zwoman In reply to Iridium-and-Osmium [2015-04-10 02:35:07 +0000 UTC]

I totally agree with you.  By the way, I just updated the deviation.  I placed the drawing by the window and took a snapshot of it using my phone.

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Iridium-and-Osmium In reply to zwoman [2015-04-10 15:54:19 +0000 UTC]

Nice I love it

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AnnDreamy [2015-04-09 15:55:51 +0000 UTC]

Amazing ;D

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zwoman In reply to AnnDreamy [2015-04-09 15:58:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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demetyoubi [2015-04-09 15:54:11 +0000 UTC]

beautiful!

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zwoman In reply to demetyoubi [2015-04-09 15:58:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot!

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