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This portrait features one of my favorite musicians, the multi-talented Camui Gackt.I used a 0.5 Mechanical Pencil only, no smudgers or finger use to soften it - this left it more real & technically challenging too, though this scan is of really poor quality (gomen!) and the scanner cut literal inches off his shoulder & torso. The original drawing is 11.5 X 17 inches and much softer looking in the actual graphite...one day I might scan in a photograph of it so that you can see the whole thing with a truer quality. ^_^
Total time: 18.5 hours.
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Comments: 140
omano-chan [2010-04-05 16:44:11 +0000 UTC]
OMG! It's a real masterpiece! It's stunning! Looks so realistic, his shirt, as if it was real, and all the shadows, are just.... aww, amazing work! And his hair! *run out of words
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MAy I ask how did you manage to leave those parts white? (his face I mean and those lines in his hair)
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EmeraldAbsynth In reply to omano-chan [2010-04-24 02:12:29 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! If I remember right, the lines in his hair were the work of selectively leaving sections untouched, then shading them in softly, and then going over the strong highlights with my gummy eraser for sharp definition. As for his face, that was just carefully shading in the black around what areas I wanted left white. Softer effect. I lucked out with his shirt - the paper's natural texture came out nicely under continuous *light* layering of the graphite, looking like fabric weave.
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EmeraldAbsynth In reply to Neyjour [2010-03-30 19:46:00 +0000 UTC]
Hey, thanks! Always an honour to be featured with such great other artists.
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Silvercresent11 [2008-04-30 06:05:51 +0000 UTC]
OMFG...a 0.5 mechanical pencil only...??? O________________________O WOW!!!!
You are truly talented, I must say. I really envy your skills. And Gackt is awesome!
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EmeraldAbsynth In reply to Silvercresent11 [2008-04-30 20:42:42 +0000 UTC]
Gackt IS awesome...if only he'd come to Canada, which won't happen in a million years.
And never underestimate the power of the clicky pencil my friend - they don't need to be sharpened, so they never interrupt you!
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keesiao [2008-04-30 00:09:23 +0000 UTC]
oh my god....
amazing you're really talented. I love the shadows in his elbow.. and the texture and folds in his shirt.
and god.. amidst all that shadow you can still capture Gackt's features to a T. Love all your Gackt portraits.
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EmeraldAbsynth In reply to keesiao [2008-04-30 01:58:03 +0000 UTC]
Why Thank You, and Thank You again. I am actually very fond of his elbow myself!
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TerraBull [2008-01-04 10:50:20 +0000 UTC]
Frick. Frick. Frick. Frickety, Fricken, Frick.
You mean to tell me.......that~~yew~~~ were able to capture almost all of the aspects of this man's beauty.... With a FRICKEN pencil.
You LIE. You LIE
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Sherzy [2007-11-26 21:12:39 +0000 UTC]
OMG WOW I dunno where to begin I don't I even can. I can't really critique this; it's beyond amazing and smudging O.O
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EmeraldAbsynth In reply to Sherzy [2007-11-27 06:30:07 +0000 UTC]
Haha, that's alright. Thanks much!
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Sherzy In reply to Sherzy [2007-11-26 21:14:03 +0000 UTC]
Sorry dunno what's wrong with my typing today meant to say I don't think I even can and no smudging
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Kat-Triagon [2007-09-16 11:07:02 +0000 UTC]
Wow...just Wow! Its simply amazing! Words cannot discribe it, and I doubt it'd do you any credit even if I tried. *instant fave* Very very well done!
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EmeraldAbsynth In reply to Kat-Triagon [2007-09-17 05:48:30 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! All appreciation is, well....appreciated!
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Kat-Triagon In reply to EmeraldAbsynth [2007-09-17 16:26:43 +0000 UTC]
hehe That's good! ^^ And its not a problem at all!
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EzraShadowstorm [2007-09-10 06:39:54 +0000 UTC]
It's beautifully realistic. I can't critique it, but I can say that it's lovely. :3
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EmeraldAbsynth In reply to EzraShadowstorm [2007-09-13 01:26:14 +0000 UTC]
Thank you very much.
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EzraShadowstorm In reply to EmeraldAbsynth [2007-09-13 08:40:36 +0000 UTC]
You're very welcome.
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aoi-sekirei [2007-07-15 15:55:50 +0000 UTC]
Well...I'm speechless. I wish that I could offer a critique, but I see nothing to critique about this piece. Very very very well done!
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xandreea [2007-06-04 03:47:39 +0000 UTC]
i am speechless. this is one of the most amazing, if not THE MOST amazing drawing of Gackt i have ever seen. you did such a great job.
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EmeraldAbsynth In reply to xandreea [2007-06-07 04:08:38 +0000 UTC]
Thank you. ^_^ People've given it really positive feedback - I'll have to see if I can scan in the full version one day!!
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yume-no-jiyuu [2007-03-18 20:55:48 +0000 UTC]
woah amazing
when I saw the thumbnail I thought it was an original picture or something like that, GREAT JOB ^^
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EmeraldAbsynth In reply to yume-no-jiyuu [2007-03-26 18:06:36 +0000 UTC]
Thank you!! This ones gets mistaken for a lot of things so don't worry about it!!
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WEERDO [2007-01-07 21:36:38 +0000 UTC]
Wow. Amazing. One of the BEST I'VE EVER SEEN. The shading, lighting, and measures are very shocking. It looks 110%/110% REAL! *jealous* XD I'm new here, and i skipped alot of great pics, but this one caught my eye like a water bottle in a pack of pepsi! (lame way to say it, i know, gimme a break) ^_^ (the more i stare at it, the more i believe it IS real and he's about to move. Gackt rox) I love it. Everytime i come to check stuff out at deviantart, yours is the first!
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EmeraldAbsynth In reply to WEERDO [2007-01-08 16:39:21 +0000 UTC]
Thank you!!!!
Always nice to have a fan, for myself and Gackt!!
P.S. Welcome to DeviantART!!!
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WEERDO In reply to EmeraldAbsynth [2007-01-15 02:32:35 +0000 UTC]
You are very welcome. I can draw kiddy types of stuff, i try to make things real, but i always end up making it worse and worse. so i stick to cartoony child like. hey, it's okay. i'm going to start putting my art up, but i need to find ones i'm not afraid to put up first. gotta have a good impression X) i worship your artwork. it's beautiful
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WEERDO [2007-01-07 21:29:02 +0000 UTC]
Wow. Amazing. One of the BEST I'VE EVER SEEN. The shading, lighting, and measures are very shocking. It looks 110%/110% REAL! *jealous* XD I'm new here, and i skipped alot of great pics, but this one caught my eye like a water bottle in a pack of pepsi! (lame way to say it, i know, gimme a break) ^_^ (the more i stare at it, the more i believe it IS real and he's about to move. Gackt rox)
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poprincesses [2006-11-22 10:33:35 +0000 UTC]
oh wow, with just a mech. pencil! this is fabulous work, you did him justice(: !
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the-shutterbug [2006-10-05 06:57:50 +0000 UTC]
I have nothing unique to add, but I'm amazed by your talent. My drawings look like a 3 year old with those fat kindergarten pencils drawing on newsprint with her eyes closed.
Absolutely breathtaking image.
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EmeraldAbsynth In reply to the-shutterbug [2006-10-07 14:02:55 +0000 UTC]
I see you've thought this through....but your photos are so lovely! The "Fire Dancer" shot - was that poi? I know someone who does that and it looks very similar.
Oh, but by the way, thank you!! Glad you like it.
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Jyusi [2006-09-21 20:38:28 +0000 UTC]
oh wow i love gackt. hes one of my favourtie j-pop/rock singers. amazing piece.
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