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Published: 2012-03-03 08:40:39 +0000 UTC; Views: 518; Favourites: 12; Downloads: 4
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FINISHED!!! First piece I finished within a two day attempt. I am really happy with my first attempt of realism. This is Poison Ivy found a photo reference a girl cosplaying. I love it! The waist I feel I need to go touch it up a bit.This was a lil challenge with a fellow deviant ~topistops
I am planning on doing a Harley Quinn realism piece so would love to get feed back on this and near future pieces I plan to do.
The actually photo I use was a fellow deviant, photographer so here is the link to their work. [link]
and the actual photo I used which is breathtaking!
[link]
Sara Kerr artwork ©
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She looks very pretty!
Here are a few tips for realism (not in a mean way)
Try avoiding any form for lines. If you look at a person there will not be any outlines; only shadows.
The eyes should not be too big. The face has a few basic rules that apply more or less to everyone. [link] Here is a nice tutorial for proportions
Do not be afraid of using a lot of pencils! My most used ones are 2H, B, 3B, 5B, 6B and 8B. This will give you a lot of different tones and values.
If you feel something about the drawing is off (compared to your reference) then flip the drawing and the reference upside-down. This will allow you to look at it in a much more understanding way. You see the shapes instead of seeing eyes, nose and lips.
I hope some of this was useful
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Thanks!
I do not take your words of wisdom as mean! I take it as your trying to help me and I appreciate that! OMG people already using fireworks... I jumped right now, but anywho, I am always afraid to use the other darker pencils, I use 2h, 4b or something. I gotta grow some man balls and do it! lol upside down mmm I shall try that! Will it work for animals??? [link] this lil bugger is HARD! Well I've never really done animals
You helped me thank you! Llama time!
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Yes the upside-down method will work well for anything. It lets you see the shapes instead of the expected featured
I havent done any animals either.
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Ok I wrote this on a stick it not haha I do that now, if I get advise I wright it down. thank you!
Well I'll try it with the owl piece. I'll let you know if its successful
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Awesome! Oh and I'm not talking about doing the entire drawing that way. Just every now and then to check that it's all right. If I have trouble shading something it usually works better upside-down
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Alright upside down, for help not all the way on doing the piece hah.
Thanks.
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Hope you do not mind but I put you on a journal entry, I made a list of artist I think people should really check out you are in it.
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Mindt?! I'm honoured! 
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sorry " Do you mind" lol typo! Your an amazing artist!
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What..no you spelled it right, I was the one with the typo!
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K thanks I'll work on that!
What would I do without ya bro?
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I really like the hair and the wrinkles on her dress.
Next you should try working on lighting perspective and shadows. Her right side is underneath her but there's not much shadow there besides the bit behind her hair.
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