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My tribute to James Hetfield - Metallica's frontman & leader.Photoshop, painted with a mouse.
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dude that is awesome. that you painted it with a mouse amazes me.
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Gorgeous... you really captured James well
Love the background too, wish I had that skill in photoshop
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thanks! 
nah, there's really nothing special about it, the main thing is practice, practice, practice.
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Practice does help 
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why thank you!
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painted with a MOUSE???
fuck man you are INSANE.
that background is simply stunning D:
and well, if I'd have to start talking about that one man in the front I wouldn't be able to stop so I better keep my mouth shut ^^ hehe
GREAT work. just great.
keep it up!
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wow, thanks again! I'm really glad.
he, aren't we all a bit insane? we are the fans, after all.
yep, I'm especially glad you like the background. 
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no problem, buddy
heh, yep, what wouldn't we do for Metallica?
I've never tried it actually (and I don't think I ever will, I'll keep my tablet *3* )...
OH GOD paint it TWO times??
how much did you work on this one??
I seriously wish I had your patience.
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thanks.
no, never paint with a mouse, when you have a tablet, unless you want to punish yourself really hard.
how long did I work? well, about a month, but with LARGE breaks (for 5-6 days or more). I guess, the total work time would be about a week + 2-3 days.
yep, total repainting happens rather often.
nah, don't be mistaken, I really am disgracefully lazy.
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hehe, the mouse - a masochist's best friend xD
jeez that's a long time. I remember working on my "Minus Human" pic (the one I worked on longest to this day ) for about....2-3 months with weeks-long breaks, even if it didn't take me long to start it
HAH. Backgrounds. If they didn't exist, I would be happy.
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exactly.
well, 2-3 months with breaks is a normal time span for a big picture, I think. your "Minus Human" is definitely worth the time spent on it.
oh yes, goddamn procrastination. there are those days, when you open photoshop or take a pencil and put it all back almost immediately, because there is absolutely no mood for drawing whatsoever. I hate there days, quite depressing.
what is even worse, is that when you have the complete idea of a pic ready in your head, but you can't start drawing it for months. this is the problem I have at this very moment, btw.
yeah, backgrounds are real pain in the ass most of the time. but they do create the mood, so they are worth it.
by the way, I got very interested, did you study art somewhere or are you self-taught?
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at least now your poor hand can rest a bit
and thank you!
ah, I know those days so well.....I pick up my sketchbook and pencil, and I stare at the blank page for about 10 minutes before putting everything back and slouching on the couch xD There is no way to get me drawing if I don't feel like it. Ah, and I know that other feeling too! Sometimes I have the PERFECT idea in my mind but I don't seem able to put the pencil on the paper. With Minus Human it was fantastic, the concept sketch came down so smoothly. By the way, you tell me it takes you ages to start drawing but then you have tons and tons of pics in your gallery...how is that?
really? what concept do you have in mind?
yesss I know and I hate myself profoundly for NEVER being able to finish a big pic. I managed to finish minus human because most of the background was covered up by the big long-haired guy and it was simply a sun with some clouds and lightning
ah, no, no art-school for me 
now it's your turn! I got interested too
P.S. we're clogging DA with comments here xD do you have Facebook? we could talk on there
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I feel sorry for your tablet... how did such a global breakdown happen?? btw, such a strange coincidence! my tablet is also Trust. O_o
yep, hate creative crises. in the worst cases they make you feel worthless and unable to create anything at all.
well, i have about 40 pics, and that isn't tons, to my mind... I'm convinced that real tons should start from about 80 and more.
and yes, it does take me ages to start and finish in case of really big pics I can get distractd by positively anything. not to mention that my real creative bursts usually happen exactly at the time when I need to study hard or smth like that.
wow, I'm so glad that I've inspired you for a big pic.
you're self taught? wow, that's truly impressive! in that case you're really talented and it's me who should envy.
well, as for me, I've had about 10 years at an art-studio. I started at the age of three, and I was EXTREMELY lucky to have an absolutely marvelous teacher. he had an unusual and very effective method of teaching, so I stayed at his studio for as long as I could. I had to leave the studio at about 14, because I went to a quite high-level school, which used to eat up most of my time and brain *but it was worth it, thankfully* and yes, I forgot to mention: at this art-studio I studied mostly painting in gouache, but I also did some serious graphite works in the last couple of years.
*I talk too much about myself
wow, didn't expect to hear this about my english! glad you think so. yours is very well too. If I didn't know you were from Italy, I never would have suspected a thong.
nope, I'm a pure 100% Russian, I just was lucky to have some good teachers and to start learning quite early.
yeah, the comments are multiplyng and growing menacingly big.
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I seriously have no idea, it seems like everything electronic in my room rebelled against me all at once
my tablet worked quite well but apart from being broken I can't find the installation CD with the driver D: my luck ran out.
haha yep, in these days I just feel useless and stay in bed all day feeling depressed
well it's 40 pics but they're all full pics and most of them are very detailed! If you peer in my gallery you might find one or two full pics at the most xD
ah, I know that so well. The creative peak of student artists comes either at 3 am in the morning or when there is an exam coming up. Our brain hates us, I think
hehe thank you 
Seriously, your english is very......english (hope you got the compliment xD ) while mine is maybe a tad more american, but that's 'cause I'm helplessly in love with american culture and the country itself
even though I learned my english in Ireland ( I lived there for 6 years when I was younger ), so I have a thing for Ireland too
wow so you learned english exclusively in school? You must have had some awesome teachers. If I didn't move to Ireland, my english would probably be complete cow shit. I keep my english trained through DA, and also because my school is an international european school, so there are many nationalities going around here. But the last 5 years I've had an english teacher which I didn't like AT ALL. This year I was lucky enough to change and get a new teacher which is complete AWESOME (and comes from Ireland
ah, damn. Facebook is the only thing I use, unfortunately. And I don't think ICQ even exists over here, or maybe it has a different name
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aww, such electronic shit does happen. 
aw yes, all this sitting on a pic 'till 3 am and then having to get up for the first lecture, which is at 9.30am... hate it, but can't help it.
yes, I know what you mean, DA definitely inspires to draw more and get better all the time. when I've just joined DA, I submitted about 22 pics or so, which was the result of the last four years (not much, huh?). and in the last TWO MONTHS, that I've spent on DA, I'fe finished just the same number of pics, and I draw practically every week, while earlier I could easily have half-a-year or even longer breaks.
you don't have any decent art studios there? why, that's a pity! and strange too. 'cause here in Russia we happen to have a stereotype, that Italy is the real country of art, especially painting, sculpture and classical music. *that's because of the renaissance art, I believe*
well, anyway, it's great that you've learnt to draw practically without any help.
why thank you!
I think I have to mention, that most of the credits for my english should go to my mum, because it was her who started to teach me very early.
and yes, it's so very interesting to hear, that you lived it Ireland for a few years! must have been very interesting for you.
that's strange... I was sure, that ICQ exists anywhere, where there's internet. all you have to do is download the installator from their official site... if it works even in Russia, why shouldn't it work in a civilized european country?
but anyway, I think it would be useful to register at Facebook. in Russia we have an almost exact russian clone of the facebook, called Vkontakte, so I guess, facebook will be quite habitual for me.
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ah yes I heard that somewhere, but still I have to wait for my computer to come back before I can try anything
wow 6 months -break? I wonder how you kept your talent going. I have to do constant practice if I want to keep my style the same 0.0 and 22 pics in a month IS a ton, now you've got no excuses
actually, there are many artistic academies here, and Italy really is the country of art, but I've never seen "art studios" like the one you told me about. The academies are like universities, but before that I don't think there are many chances for a student to learn art except in school.
I'd love to hear how you speak!
yes, Ireland is a beautiful, beautiful place! The landscapes are so suggestive...I miss it a lot sometimes. Italy too has wonderful landscapes but they're very different from the irish ones. Even though, I was happy to move back to Italy since I never really made good friends over there....but when I came back here I ended up in a wonderful class and now I have the awesomest friends I could wish for
hehe maybe it's only me that's never heard of it. I think that over here we call it MSN (or maybe that's just different). hehe, when I get my computer back, maybe I'll install it. Bu the way, when you make a facebook account just search for "Bene Hetfield Fiore" 
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good health to your computer then!
well, I've actually no idea, how I managed to stay on the approximately same level after huge breaks... I guess, I have to thank my art-studio teacher for that.
actually, that's 22 pics in TWO months. am I excused?
hm, that's really strange to hear about art education in Italy. it means that you either get a full classical art-edication, or you get no art-education at all (unless you're a determined and successful self-taught). this gives no oportunity for the ordinaty people to get some help in learning the basics, when thay want to... why's that, I wonder. in St-Petersburg there are art-schools (for different forms of art at the same time, like music AND painting, for example) for children and youngsters, which you can attend and leave at will, in almost every district of the city... as far as I know, same goes for Moscow. the levels of these schools are quite different, but at least you have an opportunity to make a good choice.
your english is very good, to my mind, I suppose you also speak fluently.
I totally agree about the original language in films: the translation completely ruins the film, especially when you know, how tha actors' voices really sound.
by the way, since we've started talking about films, do you have any favourite ones?
and yes, russian tv is also a complete shit, I simply don't understand, how people manage to watch it and why the hell do they do it. it's totally brain-exploding. ugh! that's why films, films and once again films on dvd.
wow... going to school in a foreign country without knowing the language? this is an enormous stress! not sure that I would have survived that. great respect for you!
no, I've never moved anywhere (only to the centre of SpB from the suburb), but my parents lived in Moscow for two years, so I went to visit tham every holidays. that's why now a trip to Moscow (600km!) is a totally ordinary thing for me.
that's great to hear, that you've managed to find great friends.
yes, I guess, I'll get myself a facebook accout in the next few days, and I'll definitely look for you there.
and by the way, ICQ should be available practically everywhere, it's quite comfortable and useful. and no, I guess MSN is not the same as ICQ. ICQ is called the same everywhere, it's a trademark, after all.
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I wish I had learned my basics somewhere! I had to do all by myself...maybe if I had gotten some basics I would be a lot better now
NO YOU ARE NOT EXCUSED you still dish out too many pics xD
well, I'm sure that something like art-studios exist somewhere here, but they aren't common and personally I don't know anyone who frequents one
there are some high-schools which concentrate on art, but I don't know what happens in there (anyway, I don't think drawing is given much importance anyway).
You Russians have the solution for everything! xD
well, hehe, actually speaking is what I prefer doing. Yes, writing gives me more time to think about words and syntax, but speaking to me is what shows if you really know the language
hehe I guess russian accent is really strong! And the only cure for speaking slowly is PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE
yep, I was saved by the fact that we have SKY which has the option, for some programs, to switch to the original language. So for example I can watch movies or documentaries in english. But I never tough the italian channels, and never will. I actually like anime, but I don't watch them often. I think Hayao Miazaki's cartoons are wonderful!
ah, yeah...it was a tough year, but only the first one! After that, I started learning english. What I did was stay a year silent in the corner of the class, not talking to anyone and listening a lot, and then a year later I basically burst out and started talking quite fluent english XD
I'm sure you love your city, it looks very beautiful!
yes, I was really lucky. I'm unsociable too at the start, but in the end I manage to open up
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you're still a VERY successful self-taught though.
oh no, I have no excuse, what should I do... I guess I'll draw some more to get out of depression.
no, the one thing we never have a solution for is WHY THE HELL is Russia always in a deep asshole.
oh yes, english with heavy russian accent sounds really scary. I've heard a LOT of it, when I was in junior classes at school. nightmarish.
oh yes, I wish our mentally retarded TV was less retarded and had such a great option.
ah yees, Miadzaki! of all his works I've watched only Totoro, but it was sooo adorable and kind. ^^ and the quality of animation was excellent, which is quite rare in anime. speaking of anime, I also liked Death Note (it has a very sensible plot!, non-typical for anime
WOW, start speaking fluent english after a year of learning?? that's very impressive! you must have mighty linguistic abilities then.
I really should visit Rome someday. and travel through Europe. it's no good sitting in Russia year after year.
I live with my parents right now and I don't think I'll be moving anywhere in the next couple of years. we gat along perfectly well.
hm. I would say that, on the contrary, you create an impression of a very sociable and cheerful person, even according to your comments...
well, I have one VERY good friend, but we don't see each other often these days, 'cause we're at different faculties and have quite different lifestyles. and I also have a bunch of people who I have very good contact with, but I can't call them actual friends. but at least that's way better than what I had 2-3 years ago. I was completely inadequate and asocial.
faculty of psychology has made a normal adequate person out of me.
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Thank you!
YESDRAWDRAWDRAWDRAWDRAW until you drop, it helps!
haha, I'd love to hear russian-english! Also italian english sounds VERY weird. Because of our language, we tend to pronounce the literal sounds of letters, and also it's weird when it comes to pronouncing that sort of soft "u" you find everywhere. Like in the word "fun", we would pronounce it "fan" xD we just don't have that sound here
oh, so fortunately TV isn't total shit everywhere! I'm glad to hear that. By the way, how was Finland? I'd love to visit it
AWWW I've been wanting to watch Totoro for ages, but I never got around to it. You should watch "Howl's moving castle"...it's a masterpiece!! I loved Death Note, but I stopped watching the anime since they were sending it too late at night and I didn't have time to watch it on youtube
well, I stayed a whole year silent, listening and learning, and after that I started speaking english. Of course it wasn't fluent as it is now, but that was the start of it ^^
ah, I should do the same....I've never traveled out of europe! well, not that I travel much anyway....but it would be awesome to travel together! For example, if you ever come to Italy, I could be your travel guide! Apart from Rome, you'd have to visit Tuscany and all its wonderful cities. To me, it's the most beautiful italian region, even if I'm heart-bound to my own native region, Lazio.
I'm glad you have a unite family! However, wouldn't you like to live alone? Sometimes I just feel the urge that I have to escape from home and run off to a place of my own
hehe, thank you! 
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hehe, this is practically what I do these days.
russian-english, you say?
hm, now I'm very curious, how the actual italian accent sounds.
oh, Finland was very nice. when I was there in January, it was about -15/-20 degrees and there were metre-deep snow drifts, just like back in SPb, but the scenery was fantastic and very clean(!), and Helsinki was very pleasant. although it's incredibly small, compared to SPb. the funny thing was the incredible amount of russian tourists in the city centre, I had an impression, that literally every second person is a goddamn compatriot.XD
ah yeas, it was smth like this: [link]
WHOOOO, visit SPb in summer!! that would be simply FANTASTIC. 
however, I'm not sure, but getting the russian Visa may turn out a long process, so I recommend you find out the all essential information in advance.
oh yes, I've heard a great deal about Howl's Moving Castle and even seen loads of cosplays of it's characters, so I'll definitely watch it in the near future.
well, actually, the most interesting part of Death Note is the first 15 episodes. the next 20 feel way too dragged on, just like most anime serials feel. DN should have stopped at the 15th episode.
aha, Naruto is such an idiotic soap-opera. ninja-Santa-Barbara.
yeees, I imagine it would be wonderful to travel with you like that.
noo, I definitely don't want to live alone now. actually, I was forced to live practically alone for two years, because the rest of my family had to move temporarily to Moscow. that was nightmarish. partly because it was a hard time by itself (finishing school, enrolling university, 1st year at uni) and partly because I wasn't accustomed to that situation. they came to visit me every 2-3 weeks in the weekends, but I've had quite hard depression-like states for 2-3 times in that period. that's scary to remember. although I understand that now living alone won't be that scary, I still don't want to try again at all.
*omg, I talk too much about myself again XD*
oh yeah, I definitely know about the meaning of close people.
you know, I envy sociable people at times. they can communicate easily, while I often have to break stupid inner boundaries to do just the same.
you are VERY lucky to be sociable.
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oh, I also forgot to answer: I've never tried working on two big pics at the same time. I'm afraid I'd be too distracted and dispersed to finish both of them decently.
and yes, my current unrealized concept is another big James-related poster-styled pic. I have a whole metaphorical concept I want to place in it, I have some ready ideas os the composition, I've even found a couple of perfect reference pics! I just CAN'T START. these things happen too often to me. =\
btw, I want to try making some big complicated poster-like art, because I'm seriously thinking of earning some money in the future by designing some metal-art like, you know, posters, T-shirts, bags and in the ideal case even the CD-art!
this sounds quite utopian, but I'd very much like to try.
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* suspected a THING, of course! damn english keyboard.
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Another great rendition. Beautiful detail. Wonderful background.
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thank you!
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Oh... My god... Holy...
Wow. You... You're amazing. This actually blew me away. A MOUSE? That only makes the whole damn think that much more impressive.
Holy crap. You deserve a bloody standing ovation O.O
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oh, thanks for such a great comment.
i'm happy you liked this piece so much.
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I could have and should have gone into detail about why it is so great, but I was in shock haha.
It's beautiful.
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I like how you did him. Only the hair doesn't fit so well. Maybe you should use a smaller brush and add more details
The rest is really very nice
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thanks for a nice comment.
yes, maybe I should have added more details to the hair. but since I was painting him with a mouse, I grew extremely tired of all other details and simply forgot about the hair.
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Wow, this is amazing! Please keep up the good work!
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thanx a lot.
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