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Published: 2005-07-09 00:04:44 +0000 UTC; Views: 52936; Favourites: 916; Downloads: 13404
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Sticks and Stones30β x 19β pencil on hot press water color paper.
A simple concept; instead of the usual flowers with their sensual soft shapes, what we undeniably think of as beautiful, I placed some sticks and stones scraped from underneath my deck and filled a beer glass (I drank the beer first). In front I placed two more beer glasses, half filled with water and stuck in just a couple of sticks. The beauty is in the distortions, refractions, and transparencies. With each new layer of glass the sticks changes in detail, sharpness and direction. What first intrigued me was that the refraction of the second largest glass where the water completely hides the sticks and stones in the back glass. Sometimes I draw for just the love of it; this was one of those times.
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Comments: 250
Fabulous concept... beautifully rendered!
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this is a really cool drawing...... i like itΒ
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How on earth do you manage to draw so realistic?? its absolutely perfect! 
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i do Graphgear 1000 by Pentel thanks!
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What can I say that hasn't been said here tens of thousands of times? I have been watching your work on a regular basis over the past seven years and I don't think that I have ever "fave'd" an artwork of yours before. I simply have to admit that I could never pick one work above the other. Frankly, I would have about your whole gallery in my favourites and that just doesn't feel right to me.
You have always been an inspiration for me, Mr. Armin, not only for the precision and care of your pencil strokes. But also for you as a person (as far as I can judge by your written words) and for the subjects that you choose to draw. I do believe that you are one of the best artists alive and while I do believe that the amount of 'views' and 'favourites' do not matter when it comes to art - I do think that you are highly under-appreciated when it comes to deviantArt terms.
So after seven years, I have finally made the move to pick one drawing of yours to 'fave', along with this comment and a official watch, instead of being silent. Your description of the drawing basically tells you why this is my absolute favourite and why I admire your art. Thank you so much for all the pleasure that you have given me (so far), I am really grateful.
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Iessika, I thank you for the kind words, as and artist indeed as a human its gratifying to make a positive difference in someones life even if its a small as a drawing. When i joined DA about ten years ago my idea was to make realistic drawing alright to do, on one end you had anime on the other much more conceptional thinking and either is fine. Today you see many draughtmen (drawers) that are very good and I'm happy to still find DA a great place to be, and a great note like this confirms that 100%.
Armin
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this is awesome! man you do not know what i would give to draw like this.
one day i guess. :]
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ummm... Question!
how long does it take for u to complete one of ur drawings? or
how long do u spend working on one?
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it depends on the drawing the one im doing now will take 1000 hours most take between 400 and 600 some as little as 40 but ive seen people do great things in under an hour so time is not really relevant
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this is too stunning,
im sure if someone wants to be as great as you
at making a drawing so realistic, they have to have a lot of patience
and concentration...it's really too fantastic.
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This is completely amazing. I need to take lessons from you. lol
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The details are so fine that this could very easily be mistaken for a photo. I love the concept. You never cease to amaze and inspire me.
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...man, armin....i'm been reading some of the mail that you get from fools, and i can only say that you are much more patient than i......being very new to DA, i'm wondering when will it be my turn to be called fake and liar, for doing hour upon hour, day after day, the work that sustains me....so far i have 'MET' some very nice, talented people......you are one of my favorites, and i know you are the THE PENCIL KING......don't take to heart rantings from poor souls with very low self esteem.......cheers to you, armin mersmann
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Well Ron I just take all opinions with a grain of salt good and bad. Only I know what Iβm capable of and only I know if I hit the mark or miss it.
I am so happy to see an artist here with a true voice a true artistic language your doing some fantastic work, keep on my friend!
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it almost looks like a photograph-AMAZING!!!! i have to do still life for my honors art project so im just looking around for ideas. yours is very good! keep it up!
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.....your work is beautiful...all of it.....i am constantly amazed at what can be done with pencil and paper....your work constantly inspires me......bravo.....ron norman ...inormal
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a lovely image, but i think that it's the concept that makes it. What a really unusual but highly inventive idea. Thumbs up!
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Wow.
The fractions and the glass. From afar, I thought it was a photo.
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this is fa-law-less., you could walk on it and fall strait through, there are actually no flaws. this is insain! are you just tricking everyone and posting photographs, telling us that there drawings so that we can tell you that there flawless, cause this is flawless. im floored.
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Well Governor Granholm of Michigan his this hanging in here state mansion, damn I hope she doesnβt find out itβs just a Photoshop trickβ¦β¦β¦β¦β¦β¦β¦.LOL
As all are itβs a drawing, remember you see it small on a monitor if you see the real thing you can make out all the little pencil marks, thanks for the good words
Armin
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Your skills....INCREDIBLE! Not even eglish words can describe how I feel when i see this picture! So I will say in in spanish:
EJOLE! QUE DIBUJO MAS PERFECTO! UNA CREATION DE DIOSES...
YOU Drew that with a pencil?!?! Incredible!!~
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You've captured things quite well. I would love to use this as a preview image for a poem so I'm asking for your permission. Of course I'll credit and link you.
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Sure I would be honored, thank you /\\\
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No, the honor is all mine. I'm afraid that the poem would not do any justice to your artwork.
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Like i see it commented by another D.A coleg , i looks like a photo , you have such a great form of freezing the reality in a white paper square.
Ive seen realistic artists before , but nothing compared with this ... realy a great gallery and such a talent
Complements to you
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