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MJWilliam — Elegy
Published: 2005-07-04 00:46:39 +0000 UTC; Views: 8876; Favourites: 401; Downloads: 1156
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"Been a long road to followBeen there and gone tomorrow
Without saying goodbye to yesterday
Are the memories I hold still valid?
Or have the tears deluded them?
Maybe this time tomorrow
The rain will cease to follow
And the mist will fade into one more today
Something somewhere out there keeps calling
Am I going home?
Will I hear someone singing solace to the silent moon?
Zero gravity, what's it like?
Am I alone?
Is somebody there beyond these heavy aching feet
Still the road keeps on telling me to go on
Something is pulling me
I feel the gravity of it all."
(Maaya Sakamoto, "Gravity")
Graphite, 11x14".
WIP snapshot: [link]
Detailed tutorial: [link]
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Comments: 91
Thank you so much! It means a lot to know what I do inspired someone. 
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I like the dragons on the hilt especially.
Wonderful artwork.
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One of the better pieces I have seen on DA in terms of detail and skill.
Quite beautiful work.
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I'm speechless, I just love every piece you create! And your technique is so brilliant, it kinda gives me the feeling that you do it very easily, thought I think it's not. The thing that amazes me the most is that you don't just copy the reference image, but you combine a few of them or even draw some details from your head! And I've noticed one specific thing about your drawings - you always draw outlines and I really like it!
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Thank you again, you're too kind! Yes, you noticed correctly about the outlines... Years ago I drew lots of stuff inspired by Art Nouveau, and I've been drawing that way ever since.
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You're welcome! It's really interesting that your drawings are realistic and yet those outlines give them a cartoon like tone.
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A wonderful piece of work... love all the details
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awesome, I love that great attention to details <3
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hiks you make my perspective about object drawing wider
thanks alot my friend
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Beautiful work, Maria.
I don't think there is anything about this image that I do not like, except the fact that I didn't think of it first. Thank you for sharing.
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Fabulous pencil rendering work! I'm stunned..the lighting, and the folds in the shirt etc. etc. Super work! 
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Dude, that's my funeral song. heh. Beautiful sentiment, though
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Beautiful the hair and the hair-style, with the folwers
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Beautiful shading, and just amazing details on those borders, tattooes and sword :-D
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truely beautiful, im not going to be able to listen to that song now without seeing this picture in my head
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Glad you like it, and thank you so much for all the favs!
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WOW!! I love all the detail and shading that you did with this!!! It looks truly awesome, good job!
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uuuaaaauu!!! really really gorgeous!!! it's impressive the way you use the pencil!! and the clearness of the drawing! Did you use any reference?
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Yes I did, there's a tutorial here: [link]
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Oh yes, I'm seeing it ^_^ It's very interesting and useful!
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this is gorgeous. the detail and shading, well just wow. my breath has been taken away
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Gorgeous work. I love your stuff...
I was looking at my watch list this morning and saw a new submission for the Pencil Club, so i thought I'd check it out. Then I decided to have peek at your website, only to realize, I've been to if several times before. I've copied your tutorials down and printed them off to save in my notebook. Thanks for those, and nice job on the artwork.
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This is lovely! I love the detail of...everything--the hair, the earings, the wall, the dragons on the hilt of the sword...wow.
It also must be said: that is a great song--my favorite from the wolf's rain cd--and you captured it beautifully.
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This is the best ting I have seen In a long time! I love it and favor it! You did a great job and deserve all the credit you have gotten and will continue to get!
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holy crap, that's a sword? from the thumb it looked phallic. it completely changes the meaning based on which way you interpret it.
by the way, this is kick-ass. great job! :noem:
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Gah! No, it definitely wasn't supposed to be phallic, but now that you mention it, I can see what you mean.
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Yours is the best out of the six posted today by thepencilclub 27JUL2005
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Absolutely beautiful. Your attention to detail is amazing. Thanks for the WIPS too!
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beaut work! wish my shading technique was as smooth
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