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JessiBellEvans [2011-09-23 17:01:31 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! I love his eyes here! They look so alive!

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BlackBastet [2011-03-25 11:33:08 +0000 UTC]

Very nice portrait. His face is really stunning. Very realistic, especially the eyes, so full life and of emotions.

Shading is not perfect, but a little more practice, and you'll be really great.

Anyway, I like it

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Larkatosa [2011-03-08 09:40:29 +0000 UTC]

I must say that I really love this picture. The anatomy is great by the way. I think your shading could be better. There are a lot of white areas on his face making it look a little flat. You did a great job with the nose though. But I think you should have made the line marking the nose following almost all the way up to his eyebrow.

I have looked through your gallery and I see you have made many beautiful pencil sketches. I think you should buy one or two hard pencils. Maybe a 2H or an H pencil could do. Artists are often advised not to use hard pencils, but I find them very useful to make tiny, tiny details that make the picture and its detail more compact. You don’t have to, but it is an advice.

His eyes are really beautiful. It is the very first thing that you see and they look very alive. I love the way you did his hair, it looks really neat.

It is a very nice pencil sketch, but I think the details could stand out more. The shading and details right now looks very soft and blurry. I think it could be more focused.

I hope I helped anything, I am not a very good artist myself and I seem to ramble about things that don’t really matter. So if nothing of this makes sense, then you can just ignore my crazy rambling.

Love your pencil skills! The first thing I thought was “Why would this user need help? She already got talent.”

Trix

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CommanderEVE [2011-03-02 18:43:59 +0000 UTC]

Nice! 8)This almost looks photo realistic. But I think you need to work on the hair and texture of his face a little more. More shading in the bandanna. i also see pencil lines. try and smooth it out so it looks like a photograph.

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Lokiev [2011-03-01 10:55:42 +0000 UTC]

Very nice. I like the shading done here, and the little details on the hair is good. One thing though - I realize the left of his face doesn't have as much shading, and it looks a little odd, especially since the hair doesn't reflect any bright light or anything that would otherwise take away the detail from the face. I'm thinking maybe a little of the eyebags on the left as well. Also, maybe smooth out the background a little?

Overall, really well done. ;D

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ShadeFolf [2011-03-01 02:31:45 +0000 UTC]

i like the shading in this and it looks very realistic, though i do find that the black part on the left, flattens the image a bit. other wise, good work.

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AHundredWingedWishes [2011-02-28 21:17:58 +0000 UTC]

One thing that I am sure every traditional artist hears when working with pencils is to get darker. Up front seems very washed out compared to some areas.

Also, I do not know what your blending tool is, but I'm assuming it is not a tortillion. You can snag them very very cheaply to bring out a nice gradient where needed. However, you have to work from a smooth foundation, otherwise your lines will show. If you cannot, then you will have to work how I did in my Drawing 1 class. That is you make sure your work is as nice and smooth as possible and work your way up from that. Also remember to take some true white points and work to that. The gleaming of the beads in his hair probably is the closest you will get to it, meaning anything else shouldn't be showing the white of the paper without some layer (even the lightest) of graphite covering it. Essentially, the skin should not have the paper showing through in true form at all. Also, you can take up a few light points if need be using a kneaded eraser. These cannot be used as well on exceptionally dark points, however, but it is a great tool to have around if you want to bring out a few lighter points in an area that is already of the proper shade. Of course, this may be what a putty eraser is, so whoooo knows. Lol.

The trick with hair is to also make sure you always bring the pencil down in the direction of the growth. I think I see some points where this was done, so that is something to keep in mind next time.

TLR -
Buy tortillion & kneaded eraser for the blending of shadows and the bringing out of highlights in some areas.
Always draw the pencil in the direction of hair growth from the scalp
Be as smooth as you can with your pencil work
It never hurts to go darker.

Honestly, this is still a good piece in itself. You can create amazing works using just one shade of pencil, as I know I did for an entire semester. (I believe it was the middle ground between the darkest and lightest pencils) Your work has nowhere to go but up. Best of luck!

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girlXinXtheXdark [2011-02-28 21:05:45 +0000 UTC]

Dude. Wow. You should give this to Johnny Depp.
This is excellent.

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DevilzZzAngel [2011-02-23 23:44:13 +0000 UTC]

WOW! you captured his look very well! The lighting and shading is perfect!
Uhm the only i would say is : make the background a little more smoother-- like blend it more cause you could see lines. Other than that IT IS AMAZING!!!

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MrFixit741 [2011-02-21 17:41:29 +0000 UTC]

one of the best Captain Jacks ( Depps) I have seen...Amazing job!!!!!!

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meeart [2011-02-21 09:04:39 +0000 UTC]

This is awsome.....

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Benjijako [2011-02-20 20:38:44 +0000 UTC]

I cant give you any advice, but it looks great! How many hours did you spend?

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AvatreSkyDragon [2011-02-20 18:39:41 +0000 UTC]

Excellent Work!!

You did very well and you don't over shade the face which is fantastic. I thought it was a real picture at first when I glanced through the deviations.

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