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Here I am, today I've found some time for myself and started Marilyn Monroe's portrait.Back to white paper again
Since I will show it on an exhibition in town, it should be finished within a month. Stay tuned.
* Staedtler Clutch pencils (HB and 2B leads)
* Faber-Castell black watercolor pencil
* Arches hot-press watercolor paper
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LucaTedde In reply to ??? [2009-05-28 13:04:20 +0000 UTC]
I use brushes to blend graphite
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marker21 [2008-04-16 04:57:23 +0000 UTC]
wow, your grid/the way you grid is very.... different
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LucaTedde In reply to marker21 [2008-04-16 08:17:08 +0000 UTC]
Yeah I know.. it's a little weird but I like it
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BfME2 [2008-03-19 09:28:26 +0000 UTC]
We already can see that, that's is Marilyn eye.
Good work and good luck for the exhibition
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asussman [2008-03-19 01:48:15 +0000 UTC]
a month? No, i want it within a week! pronto! hahahaha
love the eye. cant wait for the rest.
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LucaTedde In reply to asussman [2008-03-19 08:57:50 +0000 UTC]
thank you so much! I've already sketched the second eye, as I work on its tones I'll submit it here
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Loftylady [2008-03-17 21:47:41 +0000 UTC]
Already looks like her and we have a time limit for your finish...!
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LucaTedde In reply to Loftylady [2008-03-18 10:39:47 +0000 UTC]
yeah I have a deadline!!!!!
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LadyPakter4life [2008-03-17 15:33:54 +0000 UTC]
Looks great so far
I have not forgotten your suggestion of sending Mariah a copy of the portrait to sign but it appears that Mariah is, yet again, very very busy. Next time my mother talks to her agent, I promise I'll let you know, but I don't know how soon that will be.
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LucaTedde In reply to LadyPakter4life [2008-03-17 15:57:02 +0000 UTC]
it's ok.. she must be really busy - her forthcoming album is ready to be launched
thanks for not having forgotten about it!
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tvissoc [2008-03-17 13:39:05 +0000 UTC]
The eye alone could stand as a completed piece. I recognized her eye even before reading the title.
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marskueh [2008-03-17 11:27:23 +0000 UTC]
Ahh...finnally, your Marylin Monroe potrait. It's looking good! I'm marvelled by your technique. slow and steady Luca.
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LucaTedde In reply to marskueh [2008-03-18 10:39:25 +0000 UTC]
Thank you so much! I'll submit a new update in a few days
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DriesVanLommel [2008-03-17 11:10:19 +0000 UTC]
owyeah, I hope its another ref then the drawings we already know ..
wonderful start
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LucaTedde In reply to DriesVanLommel [2008-03-17 11:25:24 +0000 UTC]
eh eh I know dA is over-saturated by Marilyn's portrait.. but I needed a very recognizable subject for the exhibition.. She and Mariah will be the leader pieces
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AURORY [2008-03-17 08:24:36 +0000 UTC]
It's cool man. I cant wait to see the finished pic Keep it up !
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LucaTedde In reply to AURORY [2008-03-17 11:24:24 +0000 UTC]
thank you man! I'll try not to disappoint you all
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Mokomiki [2008-03-17 04:12:18 +0000 UTC]
i can see her features already from her eyes ..good work
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LucaTedde In reply to Mokomiki [2008-03-17 11:23:54 +0000 UTC]
thanks Yeah her eyes were very peculiar.
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Libfly [2008-03-17 03:14:27 +0000 UTC]
giΓ da questo si capisce che sarΓ un capolavoro come al solito!
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LucaTedde In reply to Libfly [2008-03-17 11:23:21 +0000 UTC]
beh.. Γ¨ solo l'inizio.. perΓ² giΓ piace molto anche a me
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lizarts [2008-03-17 02:14:34 +0000 UTC]
As always... I'll be watching. It looks amazing already!
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LucaTedde In reply to Rushlord [2008-03-17 07:15:15 +0000 UTC]
Yes I always use a grid over the reference picture and on the paper. It helps me to keep proportions so I can focus my skills on the rendering without being too much distracted by measuring distances etc. I prefer to spend some time on a preliminary grid instead of being continuously checking if I'm doing this or that feature the right size.
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Rushlord In reply to LucaTedde [2008-03-17 09:16:54 +0000 UTC]
Do you have a special ruler to make a grid?
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LucaTedde In reply to Rushlord [2008-03-17 09:24:05 +0000 UTC]
Absolutely not it's a normal ruler. The particularity of the grid I use is that I don't use just squares but diagonals too.
It looks complicated but it's not!
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Rushlord In reply to LucaTedde [2008-03-17 11:53:52 +0000 UTC]
I tried it once but the squares didn't have the same size in the end .
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shimoda7 [2008-03-16 22:12:11 +0000 UTC]
A month huh? It shouldn't be any problem *cough*
Looks great so far dude!
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LucaTedde In reply to shimoda7 [2008-03-17 07:12:52 +0000 UTC]
yeah *cough* yeah.. eh eh
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Arteddy [2008-03-16 21:39:12 +0000 UTC]
This it's gonna turning out amazing! I hope you all the best at the show
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RobM48 [2008-03-16 21:38:18 +0000 UTC]
Luca........I just love that softness, it really works as a piece on its own.......I am always amazed at how you pencil artists can work and complete a small area at a time and the whole just comes together at the end................I always need to work overall.....balancing, adjusting, reworking........rebalancing etc, etc........
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LucaTedde In reply to RobM48 [2008-03-17 07:12:01 +0000 UTC]
Thank you, there are pencil artists who work just like you.. creating a sketch, adding contrasts and details as they go on with the whole composition. And that is what they teach you in an art academy eh eh eh.. but I haven't got an art training so
I work like I feel comfortable with
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RobM48 In reply to LucaTedde [2008-03-17 18:53:59 +0000 UTC]
I never had any training either......sometimes I think it is so much better than having influences forced upon you.........keep working in your comfort zone....look forward to the finished piece............
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LucaTedde In reply to RobM48 [2008-03-18 10:39:04 +0000 UTC]
yeah sometimes I think it's better this way so that we can express ourselves and use the technique we want without having been too much influenced by a style we doesn't recognize as our "own".
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