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'To Have and Have Not'
Published: 2005-09-05 12:46:34 +0000 UTC; Views: 16611; Favourites: 571; Downloads: 704
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Bogart and Bacall.
This is from a publicity photograph for "To Have and Have Not", the only film of their's that I have seen so far.
I'm very pleased with how this turned out- I think it may possibly be my best to date, although it looks a bit better in real life- solid black never scans as well as it should.
I apologise for the watermarking. I wish I didn't have to do it, but I need to protect my work, just in case....
Materials: 0.5 lead #B mechanical pencil, 8B solid graphite pencil, kneadable eraser, plastic eraser, blending stumps, cotton buds, tissues
Size: a little under A3
Time Taken: probably about 20 hours
Enjoy!
Comments and favs are most welcome.Edit: A big generic 'thankyou' to everyone who
s this or another of my pieces. It was a lovely surprise to receive a DD for this, and while I'll endeavor to answer all questions, I just haven't the time to respond to all favs. Homework, you know. So thankyou!
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Comments: 298
great job on this one too. You have good taste in films for sure.
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Thankyou. Old films are definately the best.
Thanks also for the
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Ah I love that movie!!
"You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and... blow."
hehe, very good drawing!
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So do I!
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Amazing! You really have a great control of shading, you know how to get the really dark colors in the picture
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Thanks so much! I noticed long ago that many of the drawings I most admired had lots of darks in them, so I set myself to learn how - I achieve it with many layers of 8B graphite.
Thanks for the 
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No problem! I want to try some more pencil stuff myself...I've done it in the past and enjoy it, but it's hard right now...
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aaawww so romantic and so nicely done!
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That is beautiful! Great contrast! definately a fav!
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Thanks so much. I'm so glad you like the contrast- I love contrast, so I almost always try to put it into my pictures.
Thanks also for the
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Many hrs here! fantastic! it taks patience.....
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Thanks! I'm very pleased with this one! It's hanging on my bedroom wall
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Ooh I just love the feeling captured here, your workmanship is amazing!!!
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Thanks so much. I really wanted to capture the emotion here. Thanks for the
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Great work, I like mood of the picture (not sure I can say "mood" in this sense in english....)
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I get you! I'm glad you like it!
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Have I commented on this yet? I'm not sure.
Anyways, this is fantastic, I envy your skills with shading using a graphite pencil.
Though I'm ashamed to admit I've never seen the movie... ._.;
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Thanks so much! I'm really proud of this. You should see the movie, it's really good.
Oh, and thankyou so much for the
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Ahhhh!!! This is so precious!!!! 
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Thanks so much! I'm very proud of this one! Thankyou for the
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You're very welcome! ^___^
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Absolutely gorgeous work, fantastic job with the values and the lighting and such a great moment between the two of them. Very Classic Hollywood
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Thanks SO much! I'm trying to work on interaction between people - that started with my dance pictures - because you don't get much interaction, except with the viewer, with straight portraits. Classic Hollywood is the best. Thanks so much for the
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It's time for it to be
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Excellent, as always! Waiting to
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Such a tender moment! This piece is stunning; I love the contrasts, the darks and lights and shading. You always do such a wonderful job and I enjoy your subjects as well. Keep it up!
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Thankyou! I love drawing with contrast!
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Well...
Black satin - perfect.
Bogart's hand - so realistic you could touch it.
Details (e.g. the button on his cap) -
... the only bother would be Lauren's left hand. A bit flat IMHO. But that must be the scanner messing with the proportions.
On the whole - I'm SO envious...
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Yes, there wasn't much shading on that hand- there wasn't much shadow, and I didn't want to add any in case I made it too heavy- I wanted her to glow. And then there was the scanner as well....
Sooo glad you like it! Thankyou!
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ooooh! Great shading!! looks just like a photo! I especially like the light shining on her hair.
Some other movies i've seen with them together were Key Largo, and The Big Sleep. Both were pretty good!
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Thankyou! The light effects on her hair were fascinating- I had such fun doing them!
I saw Key Largo to buy once, and didn't get it. I've been kicking myself ever since. The next time I see it, I'm gonna get it!
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I was just admiring this again--you really excelled yourself with the different textures, as well as the likenesses! Perhaps one thing that could use a bit of improvement is the hair on the back of Bogey's head. I'm guessing it looked close to solid black in the reference photo, but I'd take a little artistic license and add a bit of contrast and texture to it.
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Hmmn....I see what you mean. I hadn't noticed that- not that I had forgotten to add texture there, but that it hadn't showed up in the scan. 
BUT! I'm so glad you like it!
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Beautiful picture! I love the old Bogie and Bacall movies.
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So do I! I love most old movies!
So glad you like this! Thanks for adding me to your
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Thanks so much! And thankyou for the
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Thanks also for the
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looks great - check out the big sleep. its meant to be their greatest, or somethign like that...
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I plan to- when I can get my hands on it!
Thanks!
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Awwwww... I think you know how I feel about Bogart.
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Thanks so much! I worked hard on the textures!
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