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ArtistsEscape [2009-12-17 23:31:54 +0000 UTC]

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At first glance it is very realistic. The detail you have in this picture is phenomenal (down to the ribbing of the zipper!). The amount of time spent on this is obvious. You nailed the shadowing, however, for proper critique from others you might want to link the reference picture ( Which can be found here: [link] ) I gotta say, I love the hair and jacket!


The hands (which honestly take me *forever* to do!) are very well done, though a bit thin. The face looks off-- but that is mostly contributed to the gaunt look to the right side of his face and the shortening to his chin. In the future just watch the shading-- too dark and it gives the illusion of deep grooves.

The neck looks a bit like... Jabba the Hutt after losing 2 tons. (In other words it's just a bit saggy..) with a bit less of heavy shading it'd be spot on.

I wish you would have gone into a bit more detail on the left side (our right) of his glasses frame.

Again nicely done, I feel you captured the essence of John Lennon in this.

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blindphoenix In reply to ArtistsEscape [2009-12-18 19:55:50 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the Crit. Yea, i agree the neck and face are off. I couldn't figure out how to fix it. But thanks for taking the time to look and write it up.

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Vermignon [2011-10-05 10:49:09 +0000 UTC]

Beautifull !!!!

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de-vin [2010-06-07 12:47:04 +0000 UTC]

the only thing wrong worth pointing out is his left eye, which looks a bit slanted!
Just relax with your drawings, don't strive too much for total realism after all you're not supposed to re-creating a photgraph! It should be your expression or impression of that photograph that is the point of any drawing, surely!

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blindphoenix In reply to de-vin [2010-07-02 05:43:43 +0000 UTC]

haha, thanks! if you had told me that when i drew this a few years ago, i wouldn't have believed you / wouldn't really have understood. but now i completely know what
you mean, and would do the drawing very differently today.

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de-vin In reply to blindphoenix [2010-07-02 12:20:17 +0000 UTC]

Hey Ryan, thanks for reply, yeah thats what its all about,
we have to develop, thankfully!

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midgetonstilts [2010-01-05 20:13:23 +0000 UTC]

The hair is amazing! I cannot draw hair for the life of me. You did a great job shading too!

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blindphoenix In reply to midgetonstilts [2010-01-06 05:25:55 +0000 UTC]

thanks, i just took the hair small bits at a time, and tried to not think of it as hair but just shadows and shapes. it took a while to look like anything, but when i was done it was like "hey, that works"

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diany-jd [2009-12-18 18:12:34 +0000 UTC]

cool

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ArtByCher [2009-12-18 15:50:26 +0000 UTC]

Excellent tribute to my favorite Beatle

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blindphoenix In reply to ArtByCher [2009-12-18 19:56:47 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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ArtByCher In reply to blindphoenix [2009-12-19 00:12:53 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome

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WoodenFoxx [2009-12-18 05:16:11 +0000 UTC]

this is really wonderful pic =o
no critique from me ^^
this is almoust perfect

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blindphoenix In reply to WoodenFoxx [2009-12-18 19:59:01 +0000 UTC]

thank you very much. I don't think its perfect, but
im glad you like it!

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GoldenScissors [2009-12-17 23:11:34 +0000 UTC]

my heart just skipped a beat.

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blindphoenix In reply to GoldenScissors [2009-12-18 19:58:16 +0000 UTC]

haha. cool. thats good i think.
now if i can just make something so good it gives someone a
heart attack from looking at it ...

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GoldenScissors In reply to blindphoenix [2009-12-19 01:07:28 +0000 UTC]

haha! Well we wouldnt want to get you in trouble do we c;

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blindphoenix In reply to GoldenScissors [2009-12-19 19:23:02 +0000 UTC]

its all for the sake of good art

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EduardoSouza [2009-02-11 13:54:21 +0000 UTC]

Great job. Loved the textures.

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blindphoenix In reply to EduardoSouza [2009-02-11 19:16:48 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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Gothic-Lollita [2009-02-10 13:06:53 +0000 UTC]

Congratulations !! You have been featured in the project 100 Under 100 Favorites . You can find the news article here: [link]

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blindphoenix In reply to Gothic-Lollita [2009-02-10 15:48:02 +0000 UTC]

sweet, thanks so much

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Gothic-Lollita In reply to blindphoenix [2009-02-11 15:01:23 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome

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FloraWhite [2009-02-03 16:14:43 +0000 UTC]

This picture is awesome

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blindphoenix In reply to FloraWhite [2009-02-03 20:05:03 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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khrys-stole-tears [2009-02-03 15:15:25 +0000 UTC]

John is great

and so are you

this is wonderful

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blindphoenix In reply to khrys-stole-tears [2009-02-03 20:05:41 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much!

and john is great!

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