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Published: 2006-11-02 15:47:40 +0000 UTC; Views: 2882; Favourites: 20; Downloads: 13
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I just thought I'd take a picture of me working on Tommy to give you an idea of how big the drawing is.
I'll post one last WIP today so you can see it better. Then next time you see him he'll be finished, I hope!
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so true! i tried drawing a wool pullover (or whatever the word is) and went crazy after 2 cm²... awesome job^^
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my question to you, as an accomplished pencil artist (pronouncing it arteest for this situation), how do you not smudge the pencil working this large? i would imagine it would be near impossible not to lose SOME detail from smudging, but you've proven otherwise. please, do tell!
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I keep the areas I'm not working on covered with A4 sheets of clean paper and always have paper under my drawing hand...I go to great pains to make sure I don't touch the paper surface, because it not only smudges but also transfers the oils in my skin to the paper, which really makes a mess when trying to draw on it. I just take the sheets off when I want to show off! 
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HOLY CRAP!! excuse me while i pick my jaw up off the floor!!!
I can't believe your work! I love the size and I love the way that you have shown pieces of you working on your WIP's. I've been thinking about trying some portrait work and I really like the way you can see your gridding. How do you go about gridding the original picture as well? I"ve never gridded before and I'd like to give it a try!
I'll be watching you!
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ok, I was wondering if it was something like that! I'll have to take a look and see if I can find some.
thank you!!
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lol!! Thanks very much!
I fix a piece of acetate with a grid on it over my ref picture, I used to make my own, but the grid lines wear off eventually, a few months ago though I found these people [link] so I bought a couple of their printed ones.
and thanks for the watch, much appreciated.
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Seeing the artist behind the work AT work is a great touch.
-Mai
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awesome work, how long did this piece take you ?
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Thanks!...I think it was about 70 hours.
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yeah i can see how thats likely ! the detail is exquisit and very fine.
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yep! and they're mine...ALL MINE......mwah..mwhaha... mwahahahahaha.
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omw!! I love big references, I try and draw fairly close to scale, but that is huge towards the reff!! wow!!
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I love drawing big, I can get so much more detail in then.
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Hah, details...they EAT me!
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Neato! Artist at work.
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Oh wow... Don't you move this photo into scraps. It is important... Great to see you at work and yea I hadn't realised how big you work.. mucho impressed.
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Oh okay boss, I wont....glad you find it interesting..thanks for sticking it in your faves.
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S'good... It's an important time taken during the creation of your work.. Not something for the scraps.. Something to be taken out and wondered about in the years to come...Keep at it... I never fail to be amazed at your artists touch... Real magic in front of my eyes...
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Cool shot, really puts it in perspective. Gosh, the photo looks dark there, good job at evening it out.
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Thanks Louise, yeah it is a bit dark, glad you think I made it look good.
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or pretending at least! 
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That is nice 
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the size of the drawing and the reference picture is amazing...you are detailed and accurate in your rendition!
How do you do the gray in the beard, I have looked at it with envy, because I am no where near able to do that...???
Good work and good working...
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Thanks Jonas!
Hmm the beard, I try to draw the hair in the direction it lies but leave gaps where the grey hairs fall. I then go over it all with a bit more precision, adding a bit of tone to the grey and darkening the other hair, if I feel I need more grey hair or highlights, I use my kneadable eraser, shaped to a point to lift off graphite. I usually then leave it for a while to work on another area of the picture and come back to it later, viewing it with fresh eyes to see if I want to adjust it any more.
I hope that makes sense and will be of some help, I find it hard to explain with just words, without being able to demonstrate what I mean.
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thank you...makes sense to me and I am going to try to follow it...
my drawing doesn't have the precision yours does so I will start the steps and see what works.
Thank you again...
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That's very big indeed. I can feel how much efforts you have put into this. You are amazing and have a great patience. keep it up..
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oh thank you Emad, I really appreciate your kind comments as I think that you are amazing too.
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Congratulations! That is truly a large undertaking! Do you use tortillions to blend or just pencil strokes? Also what type of paper do you use?
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Thanks Aggie! I use cotton buds/q-tips for blending, but I don't blend everything, the material in the hat and sweater, for instance, are not blended. I use Bristol Board, it's a very smooth paper.
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daym its pretty big and darn detailed
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I'm not really going to do anything with it, it's going into a portfolio that I'm building. I plan on taking it to some galleries to see if they would be interested in me having an exhibition.
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I forgot that you drew that with a pencil...I thought you had secret powers!
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hehe! yes, it's not really a pencil, it's a wand, but don't tell anyone!
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I must've missed the part when you said you're keeping it! It's such a good drawing I wouldn't part with it either! Great strides on the sweater! Can't wait to see the finish Ruth.
Dina.
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Well he didn't even know I was drawing him 'til I after I'd started it, I'm just trying to build a portfolio to take to galleries at the moment and this is for that.
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I think it's a good decision to use this drawing for your portfolio. It's going to wow the galleries for sure!
I'm working on mine v-e-r-y s-l-o-w-l-y...
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