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Lady GaGaDrawn on Bristol
Time taken approx 4 hours in total.
I've not drawn for a long time now and trying to get back to how I was ... Looks like it will take longer than I first thought so many things I need to touch up on.
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Thank you!! 
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Lovely rendering! I can tell you put a great amount of effort and time into this! At first glance I had thought this was a picture in gray-scale rather then an actual drawing.
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Wow what a lovely comment thank you 
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You're welcome!
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this is already looking great! will be even more awesome if your going to touch it up.
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Thank you
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i don't know i can't do portrait well myself but i would guess somewhere around the neck to the shoulder? the white patch at de bottom right of de paper seems distracting XD hope it helps =x
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Yes it does
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I love the tiny details on the ring and your shading is so soft and smooth. What's the difference between using normal plain paper and Bristol Board?
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Thank you
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Okay, thank you for the advice :3
Oh, and you're very welcome!
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No worries! definately try it
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I wish I could do portraits, any advice you may have on how to do them would be helpful! I'm a tattoo atrist so drawings not a prob, it's the faces I have probs with haha. This is amazing!
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Thank you! I think it's just the blending thats the hardest thing to get right I've been drawing for 5 years and when I first started out my portraits were rubbish all blotchy. Then I found bristol board and since drawing on that everything is so smooth and natural also I found blending stumps for the smaller areas. These are not expensive at all! Grab some and try it out. I wouldn't recomment blending with your fingers though because the natural grease in them can leave some quite harsh marks on the paper, try wrapping tissue around your finger while you blend
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You're welcome! Oh I have no probs with blending..I think I have issues with the semetry of the face and at times my depth perception..I just cant seem to get it right..I will grab some blending materials though anything has got to be better then tissues!
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With the depth I'd suggest just layers and layer. instead of working on just one part do the whole thing in layers and then the places that need more depth or distinction go over again work from light to dark and highlight things like lips after with a mechanical eraser
I've never tried it myself but have you tried the squaring up the whole drawing into smaller squares? might work with the semetry?
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Hmm Ill have to try that! My girl wants a portrait done of her, but shes so beautiful I dont wanna fuck it all up, so Ive been trying to get it right for about 2 years..Talk about picky and anal huh? Ill deff try the tips youve suggested. Thank you so much
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You're defo welcome! Never really given any advice or tips before so not sure what I shoudl suggest. Wish you all the luck though I know what you mean ... my partner wants one of him ... I'll draw anyone but him as I worry that he thinks I see him differently than he does? Now that's weird! .
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I know how that goes. I think thats why Im hesiant to draw my girl too..I really do enjoy ur work. I wish I had ur talent! <3
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:} If I can help in anyway or like if you wanted to send the progress of your girl I can maybe give some tips? Good luck with it and hope to see you like some of my future work
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Thank you, if I ever get my scanner back I'll for sure show you my progress. Thank you so much for your help! Of course I'll adore your future work! Always have
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Definately would love to help!
Stuck you on my watch list just incase
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and I shall do the same! Thank you so much!
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Thank you for the return 
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puh-puh-puh-poke her face puh-puh poke her face 
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You can call my what you want Super LJ has a nice ring to it 
Thank you!
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great portrait, i like the shadows, everythind is so smooth
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i'm working on that all the times
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