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Published: 2005-11-02 11:16:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 7661; Favourites: 243; Downloads: 3737
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Well, here it is, finally. I started it back in June, got distacted by a computer game, then by a holiday, then by another computer game, then by my girlfriend, then by work...but yes, it's finished now. Once again the detail is missing in the picture because of constraints in file-size, and the tonage has altered because I had to use a flash on my camera to make the lines clear against the paper.I'm off to write a novel now, as part of National Novel Writng Month (go to nanowrimo.org for more info), and hopefully I'll be around after I've done that. Stay safe, peeps.
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For this I used Edding Profipens, which have a really hard 0.1 head (sometimes I used a 0.3 to fill in areas quicker). I've recently started using Derwent PITT pens because the ink is a bit quicker, but that's at the sacrifice of really tight lines. And then even more recently I've been using Sharpie pens, which bleed a little more into the page, but it's possible to cover ground much quicker with them.
Sorry... I get a bit geeky talking about my pens.
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no worries. i'm a geek about pens myself. although not on this account.
cool pens. must be an UK thing cause i can't find anyone that carries them in the states. i been using Microns for a while now. they're more like the edding ones you described. clean lines but a little dry. as far as the sharpie goes, they're not acid-free so they ruin the paper eventually. at least that's what i know. thanks for the watch.
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Oh jeez... I hadn't thought about the acid part... balls. It'll be fine, I'm sure... lol "I'm a geek about pens" and had forgotten about the acid in them. Shit.
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holy smokes, you got a dd from `zeruch ! i am jack's untempered envy. having said that, this is a very deserving piece
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I was honored just to get the DD -- I hadn't realised that to get one from zeruch was such a big deal. I'm doubly flattered now!
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hehe i dunno if it's a big deal in general, but it would definitely be a big deal for me... have you seen his work?
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Thanks very much
Interesting that you mention the separation -- in this instance it wasn't as 'determined' as it may appear. It's only after this piece that I realsied the benefits of leaving some areas blank: here, it was just a happy accident.
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here, it was just a happy accident.
As all good things in my humble experience.
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This is a szeet piece, reminds me a little of my work, only better.
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Congrats on the DD, yay!!! I loved it when it was a mere ball seed
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I know you did, dear -- I always felt a little bad because I never thought it lived up to the promise of the first detail... but that's only because you said you liked that one so much...
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Well it did live up dear, I am so happy for you, and of course my instincts continue to be on track, which is so reassuring
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I still wish u see the bigger size of this pic to enjoy the every details
keep up the good work
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It does make me look a little insane... thank you
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a little???
lol, its awesome!!!
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I bow to your impeccable taste.
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I am intriged by this work, I have a few questions about it if you would like to answer them that would be cool ^^:
How big is it in real life? and what tools did u use to draw this?
I like it a lot deffinetly a 
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I used Permanent Ink, using 0.1, 0.3 and 0.5mm nibs and a number of thick black permanent markers. It's A2 size, so basically about the same size as four pices of printer paper edge to edge. I also used a compass and pencil right at the very beginning to sketch out the circels, but after that it was freehand all the way.
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I gotta say im very impressed. Im in vienna now, a strange city to me, but im gonna buy some art supplies and get going 
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Start big is my best advice -- tiny pens on massive paper. By the time you're finished people will be so amazed you filled a massive sheet of paper with tiny lines it won't matter whether the lines are any good.
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Hehe that was myplan 
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Fineliners -- I can't remember exactly who by at the moment, but they're very similar to Eddings Profipens. Make sure you use Permanent Ink though -- it won't smear while you're drawing, and won't dissapear over time (unless the paper rots, so I'd suggest getting good solid paper too)
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Amazing. Truly beautiful. I am rife with jealousy.
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Thank you for your kind words. Don't be too quick to jump to jealousy, though -- doing this sort of thing has given me a slight kink in my back and I'm now ripe for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
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I wish I could see a bit closer to make out the small details.
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...everybody says that. Unfortunately I was a little short sighted and the original is now in Houston, as I gave it to my Dad for Christmas...
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I think that's probably a better place for it, I'm sure he loved it.
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He did, but now I'll only see it once a year... BOO
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Or in French: Mon Dieu.
Thank you very much
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Thank you. I don't know how else to reciprocate your kind words.... so Thank You (times twelve)
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You're very welcome. ^_^ Keep up the good work.
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HOLY *beeeeeeeeeeeeeeep* hehe. this is absolutely amazing! i can only imagine how many hours you put into this...there's so much detail! i only wish it were a big bigger so i coudl see every little part of it! b-e-a-utiful
*drew*
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I wish I could get the file-size a bit bigger, but ALAS the original is now in America and I am in England and I can't do anything about it
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oh well, it's still amazing!
*drew*
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