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Description UPDATE:

I know Sam's eye looks a bit weird, but it was that way in my reference. Anyway, I'm quite happy how this picture turns out so far

Next time I'll upload the finished picture.

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This will be my entry for the 'Drawn to a moment' contest: link

This is a scene from the movie 'Terminator Salvation'. Be aware that there are some spoiler in my (unfortunately very long) description:

In this scene John Connor (leader of the resistance) and Marcus Wright (cyborg) meet for the first time and it doesn't go very well.
I've watched the movie with two guys and both of them had trouble to tell them apart. That's why I started thinking about the resemblance.
I've heard Christian Bale was supposed to play Marcus, but was more interested in the part of Connor, so he got that role while Sam Worthington was offered the role of Marcus. That may be the reason why both of them look so similar. But for me (as a big Terminator fan) it was something more. In the beginning of Terminator 2 you can see adult John Connor planning the war, moving like a machine. I'm pretty sure that I've read or heard somewhere that this acting was on purpose, because it showed he had to be as strong and uncompromising as the machines to become such a successful leader.
So for me the resemblance is kind of a foreshadowing, even if it was unintentional. That's even more interesting in the context of the Terminator Salvation, because in this movie John tries to convince people not to attack Skynet and killing people while doing so, saying that would mean they would become as bad as the machines. But with the knowledge we have about the future in Terminator 2 someone might think that one day he will see something so horrible he loses his human touch.

So I wanted to draw a picture with both of them together and luckily I found a good reference

The title is a quote from the movie Julius Caesar (2002) which has nothing to do with Terminator, I just think it's a good title for this picture

size: 27,5 X 17 cm
tools: pencils from B to 8B, tortillon, eraser, tissue
duration: don't know
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Comments: 122

Svera In reply to ??? [2010-08-28 18:24:42 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Lily-of-Life In reply to Svera [2010-08-29 13:33:24 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome it's amazing!

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AERuvalcaba [2010-08-25 01:47:59 +0000 UTC]

I'm definitely going to fave this! It might help me with my portraits, but I doubt I'll be able to do something THIS GOOD! I LOVE IT! GREAT JOB!!

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Svera In reply to AERuvalcaba [2010-08-25 18:17:06 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

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AERuvalcaba In reply to Svera [2010-08-26 22:24:12 +0000 UTC]

Ur very welcome! I hope to be able to draw like you someday! I'm working on it!

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SandraSaar [2010-08-23 07:00:31 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! Can't wait to see it finished.

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Svera In reply to SandraSaar [2010-08-23 17:58:35 +0000 UTC]

Me too

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PZCherokee [2010-08-23 05:51:59 +0000 UTC]

Eye doesn't look funny to me. It's just still in progress is all. Still epic!

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Svera In reply to PZCherokee [2010-08-23 17:59:07 +0000 UTC]

I'm afraid the eye will stay like this. It just looks this way in the reference

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PZCherokee In reply to Svera [2010-08-24 04:05:40 +0000 UTC]

I hate when that happens. When it seems like you effed up a drawing when really the whole time, a certain eye is crooked, or the lighting makes it too bright, etc. But ppl don't see the ref. So I know what you mean.

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Shacaca [2010-08-23 04:29:31 +0000 UTC]

It's coming allong beautifully girl, your too good

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Svera In reply to Shacaca [2010-08-23 17:59:14 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Shacaca In reply to Svera [2010-08-24 03:27:45 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome girl

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Green0Eyed0Girl [2010-08-22 18:20:46 +0000 UTC]

Whoaaahh!! This looks fu*** AWESOME so far!! Please don't let us wait too long!

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Svera In reply to Green0Eyed0Girl [2010-08-23 17:59:21 +0000 UTC]

I'll do my best

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Livio10 [2010-08-22 02:50:44 +0000 UTC]

holy cow this is amazing!! i'm just baffled with how you keep your paper so clean.... great work by the way, can't wait t see it when its done

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Svera In reply to Livio10 [2010-08-22 17:48:49 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much The trick is to put a paper under your drawing hand, so you don't smudge anything

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Livio10 In reply to Svera [2010-08-23 01:27:15 +0000 UTC]

hmm i've tried that but i still and up making a mess... thanks for the advice though

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Svera In reply to Livio10 [2010-08-23 18:00:23 +0000 UTC]

That's weird, it works perfectly for me

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Livio10 In reply to Svera [2010-08-24 12:56:16 +0000 UTC]

i think its because i sometimes forget to put it there when i'm getting carried away

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Svera In reply to Livio10 [2010-08-25 18:18:02 +0000 UTC]

That can happen I sometimes forget to use it, too.

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MJWilliam [2010-08-22 01:25:24 +0000 UTC]

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Svera In reply to MJWilliam [2010-08-22 17:49:42 +0000 UTC]

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justcarbon [2010-08-22 00:24:03 +0000 UTC]

I'll keep an eye on this
so... what you do is basically draw shadows, blend and then make shadows darker?

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Svera In reply to justcarbon [2010-08-22 17:50:19 +0000 UTC]

Yes, that's how I work

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Pintocua [2010-08-21 20:03:35 +0000 UTC]

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Svera In reply to Pintocua [2010-08-22 17:52:05 +0000 UTC]

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Shelfcloud [2010-08-21 18:31:01 +0000 UTC]

Looking very nice. They eye doesn't look weird; part of the composition in lightsource .

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Svera In reply to Shelfcloud [2010-08-22 17:52:14 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Shelfcloud In reply to Svera [2010-08-23 13:57:20 +0000 UTC]

yw

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sheilashelton [2010-08-21 17:51:06 +0000 UTC]

girl u r on another level ! lol amazing so far!

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Svera In reply to sheilashelton [2010-08-21 18:00:21 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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Sayed-N [2010-08-21 16:40:50 +0000 UTC]

Wonderschon

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Svera In reply to Sayed-N [2010-08-21 18:00:26 +0000 UTC]

Danke

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Sayed-N [2010-08-21 16:40:50 +0000 UTC]

Wonderschon

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jmoneygetdown [2010-08-21 16:13:13 +0000 UTC]

I love that part in the movie! great work

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Svera In reply to jmoneygetdown [2010-08-21 18:00:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

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jmoneygetdown In reply to Svera [2010-08-22 02:02:11 +0000 UTC]

You;re very welcome

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DloriTA [2010-08-21 16:09:46 +0000 UTC]

I can't wait to see it finished

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Svera In reply to DloriTA [2010-08-21 18:00:40 +0000 UTC]

Me too

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ellastasia [2010-08-21 15:58:34 +0000 UTC]

Like pieces of a photograph coming together...

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Svera In reply to ellastasia [2010-08-21 18:00:50 +0000 UTC]

Aww, thank you!

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ellastasia In reply to Svera [2010-08-21 18:15:10 +0000 UTC]

Welcome!!

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BigManKev [2010-08-19 10:15:46 +0000 UTC]

The highlights on the beard and eye are awesome! Impressive!

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Svera In reply to BigManKev [2010-08-21 15:04:02 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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BigManKev In reply to Svera [2010-11-24 12:32:49 +0000 UTC]

Welcome!

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ebrulii [2010-08-18 19:22:14 +0000 UTC]

OMG, ein Werk in Perfektion. Bin schon gespannt wie es aussieht wenn es fertig ist.

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Svera In reply to ebrulii [2010-08-21 15:04:20 +0000 UTC]

Vielen lieben Dank

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vunitpeter [2010-08-18 03:51:54 +0000 UTC]

holy cow this is totally nuts love the attention to detail!!!

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Svera In reply to vunitpeter [2010-08-18 17:06:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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