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Published: 2006-04-05 22:24:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 1347; Favourites: 37; Downloads: 197
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Self Portrait done in graphite on Rives BFK---roughly 8x9 in. the background is done with india ink, thanks for viewing.Related content
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Your work is amazing. Im off to art school next fall, so where do you go?
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currently im at the university of alabama, which is not an art school. so im seriously considering transfering to a college more geared toward art, but im still learning alot, and trying to supplement my artistic growth with any outlet or resource i can find. where are you headed? might help me with me decisions...
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Im heading to Massachusetts College of Art in the fall. They are amazing. They offer a lot of different programs. When I visited I got to see some of the finals that they had, and I was completely awe-struck.
I'll probably be pursuing a major in illustration with a direction towards sequential art and comic books.
You should definitely consider it, its a pretty low price, too because its a public college.
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ill look into it for sure. and its good to hear about your interest in sequential art and comics. I grew up on comics, and they sparked my interest in art, so i have a deep affection for them. its great to hear youre so excited about art too and i hope you learn as much as you can, and then get to work! i look forward to seeing some of your future pieces.
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Thank you. Its always nice to have a kindred spirit somewhere. Do you still read comics?
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i do every now and again, to be honest, i mostly looked at comics---i wasnt too invested in their story lines, though some were written well. I learned alot studying panel to panel, and still do today.
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i do every now and again, to be honest, i mostly looked at comics---i wasnt too invested in their story lines, though some were written well. I learned alot studying panel to panel, and still do today.
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i don't mean to scare you but i've staring at this drawing for quite sometime now, it won't allow me to leave it alone
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doesnt scare me at all, im so glad that this piece has involved you so much. thank you for commenting, a comment like that would make any artist quite happy.
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oh your more than welcome, twas a pleasure!
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i just fullviewed and *sigh* im so jealous. i can never draw hair that good. also, i got to thinking and i was wondering if you drew from a picture or the mirror or your imagination.. or a combo?
sry about the multiple comments.. >.<
linds
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first of all thanks for the comment---but to answer your question: although i prefer working from life, i drew this piece from a photograph. and dont apologize, i love multiple comments
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awesome self portrait..
the detail is absolutely fabulous.. kudos for your patience. very nice.
linds
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thanks, i was soooo excited when i logged in today---went from 200 page views to over 1000, lol. i couldnt believe it.
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Nice... you wouldn't mind that I do a self portrait in your pose?
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if my art can inspire any type of creativity than im more than pleased. and dont worry, its not my pose to claim
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this is gorgeous, anyways could you tell me what indian ink is?
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sure, india ink is a smooth black ink. you can use it in a variety of ways, and get a diverse range of line quality---from fine, to bold. you can use it to do strictly line work, or you can add water to it to do washes or to paint a subject. when you add water to it, you generally build up layers to darken, much like watercolor. thats what i did in both this piece and the wonderland piece, but ive also painted landscapes with it, and i find it very fun and easy to use. hope that helped
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thanks a bunch, it cleared up alot of my confusion :wink:
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it's a lovely drawing...i love the attitude it shows^^
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beautiful. Great attention to detail and lovely pose. I love the expression too. You have a lot of talent!
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man u have some sweet ass skills, makes me wanna get back into my realistic drawing again
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That's amazing!!! Very photo-realistic... just GREAT JOB!
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Great self-portriat. The Rives paper is just classy to work on not matter what the media.
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Beautiful details ... love the effect of the indian ink background ... as though you are escaping from the frame ... outside the box kind of thing ... fits with the title really well!
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I agree with everyone, the details are very well done. The whole thing is well done actually
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I love your pose and composition here. The wash in the background is beautiful and your border (and the way you extenve past it) make for a really interesting composition
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Brilliant self-portrait. It resembles Nick Cave a bit
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thanks, ill take the nick cave thing as a complement (not sure who he is though 
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pretty good. i like how u mixed it up. i couldnt even telll at first
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Those details just excel. Very nice. How the guy thinks and the background...they both seem to blend in nicely.
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Nice details and fine form. The shading and expression came out very good. A very thoughtful composition.
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This looks really great. I love the sense of form, great job!
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