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Graphite pencils on A2 smooth Bristol paper.Reference used from the account of faestock.deviantart.com/ and can be found here faestock.deviantart.com/art/Da…
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She looks so photo-realistic. It's like you could actually touch her hair.
Expertly done, Mark.
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Simply stunning. I love the gentle, even shading and all details 
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Thank you. I just adore these Darla stock images ... The fabric, the lighting and hair, everything that inspires me to draw.
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My pleasure!
Yes, her pics are wonderful 
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Thanks, i give the credit to the reference for that.
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You're very kind, thank you.
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Wow!!! (mouth open in awe) Gorgeous work first on the hair and skin tones...very smooth!! Second the folds in the fabric are done just fantastic. I will hang this in my "Masterpiece faves" to marvel at. Stunning Mark!! this totally inspires me. YESSSS larger format = more detail..more like this.
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Thanks Rob, glad you approve
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wow! i'm amazed by the hair, you've managed to convey the shade (& texture) of her hair, the subtle differences in tone are beautiful, the skin looks so soft, and i do love the ruching of her blouse, like a renaissance style drapery. ...yes you have improved (if it's possible to increase perfection).
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Thank you very much Luceene, very much appreciated.
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Superlative drawing, Mark. As others have said, the blouse and hair are especially good. It is with the latter especially where working on large paper really pays dividends.
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Thanks Clive. Deciding to move up to a larger format totally changed and freed the way I draw and I feel more naturally comfortable now plus my eyesight has degraded over the last few years. It's nearly time to swap the table for my easel again soon because I stand all day now looking down at the paper and it's really playing hell with my back and I know that an easel would make me sit down once again. Yes I've got into clothing this year for sure.
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I may already have told you this - I do the preliminary drawing and shading using the floor as my workspace (good light in front of the patio doors and I can get above the drawing with ease). I prop myself on my left elbow and a few months ago my elbow swelled and became somewhat painful to rest on in spite of there being moderate cushioning where I rest it (rug over carpet). I now use a cushion to rest on and the inflammation has subsided. While on the floor I remove my glasses (I am short-sighted); if I keep them on the close work strains my eyes.
When I move to the table to add the finer details and more accurate shading I have to raise my glasses on my nose with a foam pad so that I look at the screen through the bottom part of my varifocals and can look under them for the drawing. Even so a session of more than 1.5 to 2 hours is quite enough for my eyes! The A4 size of my drawing allows me to sit at the table, I am glad to say!
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I used to suffer from the elbow problems too in the past, very painfull at times. I hope you get that under controll. I think if i got down on the floor to work i might not be able to get up again Clive. I do the glasses thing too, it's more than likely the reason i stand at my table ... looking down through my vari's. My back went during this piece so i spent two weeks unable to stand for more than a couple of minutes at a time, very frustrating and painful as i usually spend up to 8 to 10 hrs a day drawing. Getting easier now though. Hey we can honestly say that we suffer for our art lol. Take care my friend.
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My Yoga keeps me supple and mobile - I lead two 1 hour 15 min sessions, one after the other, weekly during term-time, for the U3A.
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Your drawings are beautiful! So realistic! The hair is superb and I love how you render eyes.
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amazing work, love her hair!!!!
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Thank you, oh I came very close to loosing it all on her hair ... Really tricky on this one. So glad it looks ok
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omg..it is gorgeous work
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Fantastic tones and shading! Great detail. Such a gorgeous portrait! WOW
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Thanks bud, glad you like it
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It's absolutely awesome 
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