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Published: 2011-10-28 15:39:44 +0000 UTC; Views: 1551; Favourites: 29; Downloads: 0
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Private commission, posted with permission .. pencil on A4 Bristol. The original reference was not chosen by me and it was taken on a mobile (sigh) A lot of artistic license was used to try to turn it into the best i could. Anyway, they loved it and that's what counts. I like the way she (Chantelle) is holding on tight to her great grandmothers hands. Updated after a couple of minor changes.Related content
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Thanks, it was as good as i could get it. Her mother loved it so 
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Thank you, mobile photo's are not liked by me but the client was very pleased with it
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I can imagine 
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You're very welcome!
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The dreaded 'cellphone' reference!!!
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My friend, you're welcome
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Very good job, espΓ©cially with a cell phone pic as a reference!
You very effectively pulled the view straight at the girl's face!
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Thank you, it was hard because the hands are quite dominant as well but it balances itself out ok, i just need to rework the grannies chest area a little more, to give it a bit more structure
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Thanks william, i need to work on it a little more. The granny could do with a bit more work, she looks a bit flat around the chest area, I did not see it until it was pointed out to me
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ooh iΒ΄m sure u will improve what u need to improve
you use circulism tecnique on the skin, right? it is also apply on the clothes and another no-skin stuff??
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Sometimes yes, it depends .. it is good for laying a foundation to build on like the first watercolour wash of a painting. After that it's all about creating the tone and texture which can be achieved by a variety of techniques. As a rule i will try not to blend my cloth textures to much unless it is a smooth fabric such as silk. The challenge is always about creating the illusion of texture, if it's a smooth texture then smooth your pencil strokes. If it's a rough texture then use rough pencil strokes
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ooohh, i should write this down haha thank u
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ooohh, i should write this down haha thank u
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Thanks, i actually show your drawing "the beginning" and a few others to people who want a baby drawing to give them ideas for a good photo.
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Aw, cute baby! You've done a great job and I love how you've drawn her little hands, the contrast with the older skin is brilliant
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So cute and adorable! I love the look she has. Her hair, eyes, nose and mouth are great!!
Excellent job!
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Thanks, i actually took the head off another photo and stuck it on this body because the expression on it was better than on the original.
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You did WHAT!?!! That's great and it worked very well! I did something a little (poco little) similar to that with a drawing recently. His whole head wasn't in the photo I was using so I got another photo and was able to figure out the top of his head (he was bald and it was for a commission).
Great job!
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Very well done, now wonder they liked it a lot!
Her wondering expression is very well captured, the young vs old skin is very good and the clothes.. just amazing
May I ask what "artistic license" means?
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Thank you, i mean i played around with the tones and lighting in places and did not follow the photograph too closely. As long as i got the likeness and elements of the drawing in place i changed a lot of the darks and lights. On the original photo the light just drowned out all form and tone so i sort of made it up
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Ohh I see! Well that's art and creativity right there ^^
You made it better than it was then, that's the way to go
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This is precious! (I can relate to the necessity of using artistic license. 
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