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akaLilith — From scratch: Dorian Gray WIP

Published: 2009-09-11 11:32:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 46655; Favourites: 615; Downloads: 44
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Description I'm going overseas next Sunday so I'll be away and inactive for almost 2 months. I hope I can finish this drawing before I go..

When I saw Ben Barnes in Prince Caspian role I thought he's hot but since I'm not a fan of the movie I didn't feel like drawing him. I was so thrilled to know he got the leading role in the movie 'The picture of Dorian Gray', one of my fav gothic novels! Thought I always picture Dorian Gray in the book to be a pretty boy with blond hair I don't mind this darker, hotter version of him!

Now to the drawing.. I use this [link] as the ref.

My WIP is always friggin ugly, that's why I've never posted any of them!! I don't know how to finish one part or one section of a drawing at a time. I always start with the whole face and my drawing never look decent until I'm close to the finish line.

However, people keep asking me how do I start my drawing and how I do the shading and it's so hard to explain with words. So there you go..

And don't worry if the drawing look messy at this stage because that's how all of my drawings looked when I started them.

You can take this as my shading tutorial, if you find it useful..that's it..

Any question please feel free to ask.
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Comments: 115

VinylHustle [2009-09-11 20:57:58 +0000 UTC]

this is quite helpful c:
im excited for the finished product.

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divine--insanity [2009-09-11 20:47:51 +0000 UTC]

Oh my god I love Ben Barnes. I can't wait to see the film. I hear it even involves some man-on-man stuff (not expecting much, the killjoys).

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BrokenHallelujahs [2009-09-11 20:36:40 +0000 UTC]

This is sooooo helpful!! I am just starting to "draw" and be in the art world, and I've been wondering how exactly shading works with pencil. This has inspired me! I want to draw all day and just try all of these things out! Thank you, thank you, thank you! And have fun on your trip! I hope its amazing!

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IndigoSkyes [2009-09-11 20:30:07 +0000 UTC]

I agree; he is hot. Can't wait to see the finished product!
Thanks for the tips!

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lindabowen [2009-09-11 19:35:51 +0000 UTC]

Wow! Thanks so much for sharing your technique. I'd love to work like that but I always end up doing the eyes, nose & mouth first then filling in the rest!

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spiffy-dandy [2009-09-11 18:57:32 +0000 UTC]

thank you for posting this one, it helps a lot!

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Kichigai-Coz [2009-09-11 18:54:23 +0000 UTC]

so glad u decided to do this, cos i really wanna see the film!

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narutoricecake [2009-09-11 18:06:49 +0000 UTC]

I.... LOVE.... YOOOOOOOUUUUU!!!!!

*leaps toward akalith*


noooo, don't go overseas!! i can CHANGE!!!

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NakitaMelo [2009-09-11 17:52:12 +0000 UTC]

The dot thing is a great idea! I'm definitely going to use it now (if you don't mind, that is!)

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PearlStorm [2009-09-11 16:37:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, this is really helpful!

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CloudStrife1993 [2009-09-11 16:10:40 +0000 UTC]

Thanks alot! I knew you could make a nice tutorial/WIP!

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naturalshocks [2009-09-11 15:48:04 +0000 UTC]

I've always been curious about your drawing process and I have to say I'm pretty surprised how messy it actually looks. Hard to believe that all those scribbles end up as a finely polished drawing in the end. This is awesome. I love your little dot system.

Can't wait to see it finished!

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akaLilith In reply to naturalshocks [2009-09-11 16:44:50 +0000 UTC]

LOL..This one is the less messy one to be honest. I know I'm gonna smudge every pencil stroke I make so I never try to make them look neat.

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Esteljf [2009-09-11 15:39:46 +0000 UTC]

Wow that's great! I always have a feeling that my drawings look all messy on this stage, but it's good to know it's pretty normal for the others too.
But it's just kinda sad that you will leave for two months, I will miss your works and talking to you.

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akaLilith In reply to Esteljf [2009-09-11 16:42:52 +0000 UTC]

Aww..I'll miss you too!!

It's good to know your drawings looked the same when you started them.

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Electricgod [2009-09-11 15:34:25 +0000 UTC]

It was really helpful.Thanks a lot

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jeffzz111 [2009-09-11 14:54:32 +0000 UTC]

The shading and blending are often described in othe WIPs but the dot technique in getting the right proportion is something rarely described. Wish there was a measuring/dotting WIP Trade secret i guess
Miss Thai food

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akaLilith In reply to jeffzz111 [2009-09-11 15:16:12 +0000 UTC]

Not that secret really. Just do it like when you creat a line graph and use the border of the picture as axis X and Y.

Yeah I love Thai foods!

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jeffzz111 In reply to akaLilith [2009-09-11 15:21:06 +0000 UTC]

thanks for the tips. Wish you a safe trip to the Thailand next Sunday and have a pleasant holiday.

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akaLilith In reply to jeffzz111 [2009-09-11 15:24:01 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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AloraKitten [2009-09-11 14:53:24 +0000 UTC]

I love seeing process shots like this - great stuff! I find it so interesting to see how different artists work!

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akaLilith In reply to AloraKitten [2009-09-11 15:17:22 +0000 UTC]

So do I. I love looking at people's WIPs.

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AloraKitten In reply to akaLilith [2009-09-12 05:57:22 +0000 UTC]

Sorry to hear about your work love. DA seriously need to work on keeping their rules consistent. It gets so ass backwards sometimes in terms of what they consider in violation. I'm sure you'll be allowed to post it again soon - just try not to get too mad and work civily with them through it. Best of luck!

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KLSADAKO [2009-09-11 14:49:56 +0000 UTC]

wow wow wow, how an u turn that into a photo, I dun think I could ever do it like that ^^

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akaLilith In reply to KLSADAKO [2009-09-11 14:56:01 +0000 UTC]

hehe.. I drew manga when I was younger so I kind of get used to doing it this way. When I started it everyone looked like a cartoon more than a human..

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KLSADAKO In reply to akaLilith [2009-09-11 15:07:56 +0000 UTC]

wow coool, can u draw me in Manga form ^^ that will be cool ^^

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akaLilith In reply to KLSADAKO [2009-09-11 15:19:11 +0000 UTC]

I think I can. Send me your pic and I can try..

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SandraSaar [2009-09-11 14:13:13 +0000 UTC]

Hey, I've never thought of this technique! Thank you so much for posting! And it looks awesome, never mind the messyness!

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akaLilith In reply to SandraSaar [2009-09-11 14:57:25 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! You're already amazing so maybe your technique works better. I'm just too old to try something else.

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SandraSaar In reply to akaLilith [2009-09-11 17:05:44 +0000 UTC]

Oh, and I forgot to mention: your method is probably much better. I should try it someday, see what happens. Grids are annoying...

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SandraSaar In reply to akaLilith [2009-09-11 17:03:38 +0000 UTC]

Aww, thank you.
It's never too late!

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Mr-Ripley [2009-09-11 13:47:15 +0000 UTC]

The dot technique is very interesting, so is the blending with tissue paper. Thanks so much for this tutorial. I'll try this method someday. Will you post the next step till finish? I'd love to see.
Hope you have been fine. And have a good trip this Sunday.

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akaLilith In reply to Mr-Ripley [2009-09-11 14:07:31 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. It's next sunday actually and I'm going to Thailand. Do you live in Bangkok?

I might post more WIP. Depends on how much progress I can make in the next couple of days though.

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Mr-Ripley In reply to akaLilith [2009-09-11 14:15:47 +0000 UTC]

Oh, welcome back to hometown then. No, I don't live in BKK. I'm 200 km. far in the north. in rural area somewhere in Nakhonsawan.

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Svera [2009-09-11 13:33:46 +0000 UTC]

That's the way my work looks, too

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akaLilith In reply to Svera [2009-09-11 14:01:31 +0000 UTC]

Really? Good to know that. I thought your WIPs always look neat and fav-worthy.

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Svera In reply to akaLilith [2009-09-11 14:08:07 +0000 UTC]

And I always think my WIPs look messy

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Loftylady [2009-09-11 13:31:24 +0000 UTC]

Excellent tut! Thank you so much for taking the time to share it in this detail! Very kind of you!

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akaLilith In reply to Loftylady [2009-09-11 14:00:04 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. I just hope it can be helpful cos I'm not good at explaning the techniques.

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ForceChild [2009-09-11 13:00:54 +0000 UTC]

ooh! thanks for showing us! This is going to help me alot on the picture of Hayden Christiansen I'm working on. But about blending tissues; I asked about them one time and I was told that they aren't that good to use. It makes things too "smudgy." Hmm But your pics always turn out good with them.

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akaLilith In reply to ForceChild [2009-09-11 13:18:18 +0000 UTC]

I think it depends on personal styles and preferences. I always smudge everything in sight so there's no such thing as too smudgy for me. Blending with tissues gives you the smoothest effect you can get but you need to be careful not to mess up any details in the process.

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ForceChild In reply to akaLilith [2009-09-16 19:21:57 +0000 UTC]

Ah, ok. I was just wondering really. I'm trying a bit more smuging in my current piece. Hopefully it will go well.

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MarcLeeT [2009-09-11 12:25:45 +0000 UTC]

Find my self always doing a base coat this kind of this way for then any other technique.

Thanks very helpful! hopefully by the time your back I will actually have some drawing on DA

Have a good time off!

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akaLilith In reply to MarcLeeT [2009-09-11 13:12:42 +0000 UTC]

Not until next Sunday.. I have to work everyday next week.

I'm glad you're doing it this way too cos most WIPs I've seen they started working on one section and moved on to another. But because I do it this way my WIP never looks pretty..

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MarcLeeT In reply to akaLilith [2009-09-11 13:20:29 +0000 UTC]

I tried just a small section at a time but seem to be better at building up the entire picture Gradually.

The other tutorials are great as well, only recently been able to get hair sort of life like recently but helped a lot.

I have the opposite problem of trying to find work right now.. until then I'll stick with drawing for a bit

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BenavolutionArt [2009-09-11 12:18:02 +0000 UTC]

this is very cool.

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akaLilith In reply to BenavolutionArt [2009-09-11 13:21:19 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.

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artechx [2009-09-11 12:16:25 +0000 UTC]

Great info it surely helps inspiring artists! ")

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akaLilith In reply to artechx [2009-09-11 13:21:06 +0000 UTC]

I hope so.

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artechx In reply to akaLilith [2009-09-11 13:40:39 +0000 UTC]

certainly! and i never thought of using dots, you're the first one. but mr paullung really has a mysterious drawing technique with only 1 mechanical pencil and thats it....woooosshhh....

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