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August 6, 2009
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EDIT
I got some response that the right eye (in your view) looked a bit to small! I revised it. I made her iris a bit larger and draw a bit more eyelashes!


:iconfinallyplz: I like this plz icon :XD:

OK then please fullview :D!!

Complete handmade graphite pencil drawing! The eyes were made with Faber Castell Polychromos coloured pencils. They´re NOT digitally retouched!!!!

Drawn from the awesome reference from the awesome :iconbenoitpaille: !
Again many thanks to you :thanks:!

Size is A3 Hahnemühle Nostalgie paper with 190 gsm.

Stuff I used:

:bulletred: 4 different blue colours and a bit of bright brown for her eyes.
:bulletred: 3H, B, 2B, 4B and 6B normal graphite pencils.
:bulletred: 0,7mm HB and 2B mechanical pencils. 0,3mm HB and B mechanical pencils.
:bulletred: Sharpened erasers, brushes, q-tips and a tissue

Time: Lol I don´t know! What century do we have? :XD:
Seriously I don´t really know it but I guess between 30 and 40 hrs :)

WIP I: [link]
WIP II: [link]
WIP III: [link]

Hope you like it!
Thanks for looking :D

PS: Oh and I wish you all a happy dA birthday :party: :D
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My first reaction was "wow, just wow!".
But that's not what I want to write in this critique so let's break this down and let me explain it in detail.

First off, I thought I was looking at a photo. Second look fixed this and made my mouth open wide down to the ground. I don't know where to start. The level of detail, the beauty of model, the technique, the application of depth of field? Don't know but all these fall together and create one hell of a piece of art and what is more, it's black and white and that gives you a few more plus points from my side. :meow:

I've been a traditional artist myself but even after 11 years of practice I haven't even closed up on your level from afar.
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I'm not going to say that when I saw this I thought it was a photo, because personally I think a better compliment is that I knew it was a peice of art. It takes skill to make something look exactly like the photo, but it takes more skill to give it an artistic impact. You have definatly acheived this.
First off the eyes, the colouring on them is beautiful and the shine works so well, so life-like. The idea of bold colourful eyes against a black and white face isnt the most original but that doesn't mean it's still not a great idea. I think it's exactly what this picture needed to give it the right dynamics, and it's been done so well.
Some other things I noticed were the hair, which looks so soft, but still you can see the strands. The way the backround blurs gives the picture perfect focus, and the freckles dont look drawn on. theyre not too harsh and they fit in with the skin.

The only problems I can find are with the lips. They are amazing, but I'm being picky because noticing problems is the only way to advance ;P But the little problem I saw was that the creases dont seem to fade out properly, they look a bit too much like pencil strokes.

All in all though, this is a fabulous piece, amazingly detailed and very inspired. An instant fave from me :)

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Mood: Love ~PandoraLewis 1 day ago  Student Traditional Artist
:iconclapclapplz:Amazing.

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Mood: Love ~PandoraLewis 1 day ago  Student Traditional Artist
INCREDIBLE!!! :wow: You're amazing.

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~Skiprat72 3 days ago  New member
I am not clever enough to express how good this pic is
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Mood: Wow! ~ChiaraPi 4 days ago  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Amazing Job!!!!!!!!!
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Mood: Agony ~Clove97 May 6, 2012  New member Student General Artist
Oh God those freckles must've taken forever! I wish I had that kind of patience!

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Mood: Hopeless ~Clove97 May 6, 2012  New member Student General Artist
My God those freckles must have taken forever! I wish I had that kind of patience.

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~Tangled--Thoughts Apr 25, 2012  New member Student General Artist
Looking at this picture just makes me happy, you did an incredible job! I love doing portraits, I hope I'm as good as you someday :P
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*whitetippedwaves Apr 24, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
:wow: This is absolutely stunning. Definitely my new favorite pencil drawing on DA. :heart:

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Mood: Wow! ~xXNaemyXx Apr 10, 2012  New member
It's so lovely *___* I like it better than the original :)
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love love love

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