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Description Finally finished! My latest project from the last two weeks. ^^
I really wanted to do a challenging picture with a lot of detail and this photo struck me as something that would push me to try some new techniques. I just fell in love with the photo shoot style and the intricate fashion design.

This is G-Dragon again, or Jiyong Kwon. His group, Big Bang, just made their comeback a few weeks ago and really raised the standards for the Korean music industry. I have been a fan for a long time and am in complete awe of their originality and creativity. This photoshoot is from the song 'Tonight'. Here's a link if you want to see the video: [link]

They should be debuting in the American industry soon and I'm very excited! This is my tribute to Big Bang for their growth and success.

Reference: [link]

Previous GD fanart: [link]

Time: about 10 hours
Medium: Colored pencils
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Comments: 173

Calmality In reply to ??? [2012-08-08 06:28:25 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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KiriPaz [2012-02-13 15:33:17 +0000 UTC]

my gosh!! this is awesome ! loved it!

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Calmality In reply to KiriPaz [2012-02-14 01:33:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for the support! I really appreciate the watch and lovely comments.

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Kairi-Say-Oke [2012-02-05 04:46:51 +0000 UTC]

Yay bigh bang, this is amazing by the way

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Calmality In reply to Kairi-Say-Oke [2012-02-05 06:04:02 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! I love Big Bang, always great to meet another VIP

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Kairi-Say-Oke In reply to Calmality [2012-02-06 04:23:26 +0000 UTC]

love it, it's so funny, lol, we should make a clube, we can have t-shirts ^^

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Calmality In reply to Kairi-Say-Oke [2012-02-06 04:36:10 +0000 UTC]

That's a great idea, however, there are so many groups for Big Bang. It may be redundant. I can never believe how many k-pop groups there are on DA.

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Kairi-Say-Oke In reply to Calmality [2012-02-06 04:40:12 +0000 UTC]

Yeah I love K-pop but, I wouldn't join a group, then we could have t-shirst that say 'We are not a Big Bang fan club club' there you go, that way we are a big bang club but not a fan club...if that made sence, alot of the time, these things sound better in my head

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Calmality In reply to Kairi-Say-Oke [2012-02-10 22:15:22 +0000 UTC]

That would be an interesting way of going about it. It's like a pseudo fan club. People would be confused as to what they would submit

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Kairi-Say-Oke In reply to Calmality [2012-02-11 07:49:54 +0000 UTC]

lol yeah

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jinxfu [2012-01-18 03:43:17 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful. Its so finely detailed.

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Calmality In reply to jinxfu [2012-01-18 03:48:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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AngeloDiMarco [2011-12-29 02:15:38 +0000 UTC]

wow *O*

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Calmality In reply to AngeloDiMarco [2011-12-29 02:26:17 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Ariipa [2011-10-20 13:46:21 +0000 UTC]

Waw I love this, never heard of the band, now i'm gonna have look.

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Calmality In reply to Ariipa [2011-10-21 00:26:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for such sweet comments! GazettE is a Japanese band, visual kei style music. It's different, but I've been following them for years

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RoaringRabbit [2011-10-06 02:35:04 +0000 UTC]

I love this! and I love G-Dragon <3

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Calmality In reply to RoaringRabbit [2011-10-06 02:40:01 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! I love GD too ^.^

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Ain392 [2011-09-20 18:02:42 +0000 UTC]

G-dargon <3 !! actually I liked how he looked in the music vid with this outfit ..so it was fun seeing this back again ^^
it is very nice done ..10 hours so much ! >.<

May I ask what brand color pencills you use?
I am asking around some people about the brand ...kinda randomm poll ..because soon I will be buying a set ^^
I know this does matters ..coz normal cheap color pencills won't do ..I talk from experience XD

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Calmality In reply to Ain392 [2011-09-20 21:54:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for the thoughtful comment!! I loved this music video too. GD has the best style. He can pull off anything

Of course! Feel free to ask anything. ^^
I use prismacolor mostly, but there are better brands than prismacolor as well. Unfortunately, you get what you pay for in pencils. You're definitely right about that.
Some other brands I may look at are Derwent and Faber-Castell. They are artist professional quality, but prismacolor also falls with those as well. It just depends how much you want to spend and the kind of color you are looking for.
I hope that helps! Best of luck

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Ain392 In reply to Calmality [2011-09-21 20:04:10 +0000 UTC]

yaay for G-Dragon haha ..hmm I really want to see Big bang live T___T where are you from?

ah yes you see I have seen many brands on Da like prismacolors , carand'arche orz smth like that , Koh I noor and Fabercastell.
I think Fabercastell is most used because the quality is better and your pictures turn out smooth.


But the price is a bitch XDDD I think I will buy a set first of 24 pencills I think that should be enough for a try out and besides my level of art doesn't deserve expensive tools yet hahaha poor me XDDD

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Calmality In reply to Ain392 [2011-09-22 03:11:31 +0000 UTC]

I would die to see Big Bang live!
I am from the U.S., Minnesota specifically. So yeah, not too close to South Korea

Exactly! I've heard many good things about all those brands. I've used Fabercastell briefly but I couldn't keep up with the cost (and that was before I was serious about colored pencil work)
The price is such a bitch. I think you have a great idea. I started out with a set of 24 and it worked out fine. I did a few of my earlier works in my gallery with those. Then I found prismacolor for cheap on ebay so it worked out. Best of luck! Just experiment and who knows, maybe you will love it so much you'll buy the 132 set XD Every artist starts somewhere!

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Yukiko-berrie [2011-09-18 05:57:45 +0000 UTC]

Amazing. I have no words !!

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Calmality In reply to Yukiko-berrie [2011-09-18 20:44:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Megane-chan0323 [2011-09-18 05:02:29 +0000 UTC]

OMG!!! THE DETAILS ARE A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What kind of pencil crayons did you use, prismacolors or something else????? AND OMG I FREAGIN LOOOOOVEE GD!!!! Have you ever heard the song Butterfly sang by him??? He was soooo cute in the video xD anyways gud job!

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Calmality In reply to Megane-chan0323 [2011-09-18 05:37:39 +0000 UTC]

wow! Thank you for such a lovely and thought-out comment! I did use prismacolor actually. I went through quite a few of them for this. I FRIGGEN LOOOOVE GD TOO! I LOVE the song Butterfly! It has such a unique MV. He is so talented it hurts. XD He is such a great composer too. Haru Haru and Lies forever will be in my top favorite songs. ^.^

Thanks again! I really truly appreciate the comment!

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Megane-chan0323 In reply to Calmality [2011-09-19 03:27:16 +0000 UTC]

LOL ur welcome. I have another question, sry if this bothers u, does it make a difference when I use a different kind of brand of pencil crayons, like say for example, if you use crayola pencil crayons (the cheapest pencil crayons) would the outcome be the same as when you use prismacolors???

I luuvv Haru Haru and Lies!!!! Actually, Lies was the first k-pop song I listened to. After I listened to most of Big Bang's songs, I discovered other k-pop artists, and now I fell in love with k-pop music, lol this happened just recantly, like last August I think.

I like giving and receiving long and nice comments.

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Calmality In reply to Megane-chan0323 [2011-09-19 03:40:17 +0000 UTC]

It never bothers me! I love when people ask questions, always feel free to ask anything. Pencil brands actually make quite a difference, sadly. I have used crayola when first studying and they work fine for practice. However, cheaper brands use a sort of wax with their color and it makes it very hard to blend and get smooth color. What I would recommend, is buying maybe a few prismacolor pencils individually just to try and experiment. You should notice a difference right away when comparing them. Prismacolor blend much easier, have better quality wood (good for sharpening), and cover the paper more smoothly compared to crayola. Either work, and I've seen some incredibly talented artists using crayola just fine. Unfortunately, the more you spend, the better results you get. There are some even better brands out there that I've tried and love, but they just get so costly. I hope that helps! Let me know if you want to known anything else.

I'm so glad Big Bang introduced you so gracefully into K-pop. I would have to say BoA and DBSK were my first over seven years ago and I will never forget them. Lies has to be...dare I say...My favorite song of all time as of now. It's so beautiful and I love hearing it acoustic on piano or guitar too. I hope you find many more artists to love!

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Megane-chan0323 In reply to Calmality [2011-09-20 21:18:21 +0000 UTC]

YAY long reply I'm so happy

I heard from a lot of people that prismacolors makes a big difference, but I just wanted a very gud explainaition on why that brand is better at colouring, which u basically just answered. Ok thanks , I'll try getting the 10 pack prismacolor pencils.

LOL I luv Lies, especially the mv! xD lmao TOP on the cart made me laugh so hard. And I like how they stalk the girl while they're singing, just like in Haru Haru xD. My faaave k-pop song is Haru Haru, I loved the story in that song. When I read english translation, I literally cried sooo much! Well yeah thank u so much for the reply

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Calmality In reply to Megane-chan0323 [2011-09-20 21:59:09 +0000 UTC]

haha my pleasure!
The brands really do make a difference. Those companies know what they're doing good luck with future projects! A 10 starter pack will be perfect to try. I think you'll be able to see a clear difference when you play around a little bit. Their color materials are much softer than crayola or prang.

It's a total tossup between Haru Haru and Lies for me. I love both songs so much, it's hard to choose. Some people have claimed that Haru Haru is the second part of the Lies story (lyric story, not MV), so I guess that fits. The translations are just beautiful!

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Megane-chan0323 In reply to Calmality [2011-09-21 00:33:24 +0000 UTC]

Ohh really!! , hmm, i nvr heard that rumor abt haru haru being the second part of Lies, hmm... Well I guess I'm still new to the k-pop world

And thank you so much for the llama xD

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Calmality In reply to Megane-chan0323 [2011-09-21 01:22:51 +0000 UTC]

haha yeah, GD said it in the making of Haru Haru video...I think. It's been awhile since I've seen it.
And no problem!

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Black-Vodka [2011-09-16 23:22:44 +0000 UTC]

outstanding

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Calmality In reply to Black-Vodka [2011-09-17 00:55:29 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Harpokrates [2011-09-14 04:26:39 +0000 UTC]

hot damn. thats alot of work! great job

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Calmality In reply to Harpokrates [2011-09-14 04:43:33 +0000 UTC]

aww, thank you so much! The work was definitely worth it because of comments like yours ^.^

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jfkpaint [2011-09-06 03:37:03 +0000 UTC]

I love when I come to your page and see this painting. It's about time I gave it the "fav" treatment, as I've been admiring it for quite some time!

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Calmality In reply to jfkpaint [2011-09-06 04:24:14 +0000 UTC]

Well thank you very much, I really appreciate that.
It's actually done in colored pencil. Took quite some time. I'm so glad you've been admiring it.

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mini-ebil-ninja [2011-08-29 17:30:11 +0000 UTC]

UM, UM.
BIG BANG IS DEBUTING IN AMERICA?
OMG REALLY?
OMG REALLY?
I LOVE THEM SO MUCH, BUT I'M REALLY BAD AT FOLLOWING THEM OTL.
THIS IS AMAZING.
THIS IS SO AMAZING.
IT REALLY LOOKS LIKE HIM.
10 hours WOWMG
♥♥♥

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Calmality In reply to mini-ebil-ninja [2011-08-30 00:41:10 +0000 UTC]

Well, there actually is no official plan now to come here. But it's really only a matter of time. I know 2ne1 was planning on it sometime too. I hope it's sooner than we think!

Thank you for such kind comments, I really appreciate the support and feedback.

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go-ahead-punk [2011-08-17 20:04:34 +0000 UTC]

WHOO HOO!!! G-DRAGON!!! Groovy artwork, man ;3

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Calmality In reply to go-ahead-punk [2011-08-17 23:23:36 +0000 UTC]

Another GD fan?! I love meeting some new VIPs. Thank you so much for the lovely comment

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go-ahead-punk In reply to Calmality [2011-08-18 00:40:55 +0000 UTC]

Heheh YEZZZ :3 My personal BIG BANG member is T.O.P, but G-Dragon is AWESOME and GROOVY too :3 Haha you're very welcome :33

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Calmality In reply to go-ahead-punk [2011-08-18 21:52:26 +0000 UTC]

T.O.P. is my favorite too but GD comes in a close second.
They both have such awesome artistic style.

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go-ahead-punk In reply to Calmality [2011-08-19 00:45:25 +0000 UTC]

I KNOW!!!!! They're SO AWESOME!!!!!

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oti-undercover [2011-08-14 14:59:49 +0000 UTC]

Heeey ... you've been featured here -> New News

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Earleywine [2011-08-12 04:06:59 +0000 UTC]

Very nicely done !

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Calmality In reply to Earleywine [2011-08-12 04:14:45 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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JustLikeThatxD [2011-07-15 14:14:44 +0000 UTC]

oh my godness this is brilliant~!

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Calmality In reply to JustLikeThatxD [2011-07-15 16:06:33 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!!

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