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Published: 2010-11-25 06:41:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 981; Favourites: 22; Downloads: 0
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This piece is quite possibly the most personal piece I have ever created. It's a self portrait. It describes my battle over the past few months, a battle I am winning.With family issues doing my head in, and battling my own negativity, I have been reconstructing myself.
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This is incredible. The way you did the hands and the teeth are fantastic. I love the quirkiness of it. I am happy to hear you are winning your own personal battle. 
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Thanks love
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I like what you do with ballpoint pen. I hope it all goes well for you, build something nice
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Thanks man. Someone asked me how I can get such light strokes from a pen. I've grown to be able to use a pen much like a pencil, and without sounding too egotistical, I'm quite proud of that. I think I've found my signature style, but I like trying other styles too.
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I've done some work with pen, if your interested how I do fine work.
The way I get fine lines is to curve the paper or create a hill and apply strokes to the crest. I find this prevents the harshness of the ink. I've gotten some extremely fine work in this manner
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Well I'm glad you're winning
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Thank you
The head had to be large enough to fit in detail for the construction, and the hands had to grasp it like a headache
It was drawn with ballpoint pen with extra shading and toning done with ink washes. The amount of ink washes I eventually ended up using kinda warped the paper a little but not too badly (I was drawing it in my visual diary)
Again thank you
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Okay, cool I like the ink wash effect.
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