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Published: 2006-05-22 21:26:41 +0000 UTC; Views: 2838; Favourites: 64; Downloads: 182
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I drew this for my introductory drawing class. I really enjoyed my Drawing I class. It was early in the morning and 2 hours long 3 times a week, but who could say no to drawing? I expected to be totally amateurish compared to other students, but the class really boosted my confidence in my drawing skills and I learned a few things. This assignment's theme was reflection, and we had to have a person in it somewhere. I was surprised with myself that I didn't actually put a person in full detail rather than a reflection of one as I enjoy drawing people so much, but it's also something I like about it, the person is secondary.Just got my digital camera(it rox) today so I took a picture of it. Hope you enjoy it even though it's not anime.
36 x 24(Two 18x12s put together). Done in charcoal. Minor tweaking was done with photoshop to crop it and adjust contrast.
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Hey first of all thanks for all your tutorials I printed them out and painted my walls with them no kidding here.
Secondly - and due to the numerous comments you probably definitely already know - I find this to be insanely amazing falling short (insanitywise) only to your comment that you thought this would be amateurish. Then again I am no expert but this and your tutorials got me so worked up that I can't stop sketching and drawing. 
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This is charcoal? Thats amazing.
Even in a more controlled substance, this is really well done!
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Yep, stick charcoal. I like the smooth, dark grades when drawing : ) If you start off with a ground, filling everything with a middle grey, you have a bit more control... since you can both erase and make things darker.
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I honestly cannot get enough of your gallery ;-;
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Why thank you ^^ You're so very kind
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omg! how did you do that in charcoal on so big an area with 0 smudges? *_*, that is insane!
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I covered the entire drawing with charcoal sticks, so that everything was the same tone, and then I started erasing from that. I used charcoal pencils to get darker values where I needed them and then blended with toilet paper/paper towels/q-tips. Also I used the eraser from my mechanical pencils to erase from smaller areas, and to get really nice hightlights. I used white charcoal where there were glares. :d
This is nothing, I had this one girl who literarly drew without pressing her hand against the paper so her charcoal drawings had no smudging... at all O.O It was amazing.
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I know... and she could draw so well too~! I think she was made of magic or something...
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Such a lovely work of art. But ARG! Is that a crease where you folded your fantabulous drawing in half!?!? I really hope it isn't the case. Resist the urge of wanting to fold you drawings! If it isn't the case, the drawing is still phenomenal, lovely shading, and excellent attention to detail.
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Nice work! Similar to the following work from M.C.Escher
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i thought it was a photo too at first....that just shows how awesome you are....great job
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I'm glad you would say such a thing. Thank you.
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you are welcome....You deserver it you are a great artist.^_^
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WHOA! i thought it was a photograph at first! amazing!
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Thank you so much ^_____^ I'm flattered.
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Excellent contrast. Love that water drop reflection
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Thanks very much. Reflections are hard to draw.^^
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The way you captured light reflecting from within the water droplets is unbelieveable...
And all with just charcoal? I'm speachless.
The details, the softness, the shadows, the opacity; its just awesome. Completely awesome.
Congrats, this is more than extraordinary. I feel that more amazing art has yet to come if this is only from an introductory class. Keep it up!
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Thank you very much ^___^ I'm flattered
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Really nice attention to detail in the water droplets. It really adds that third dimention.
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...oooooooooooooooooohhh........soooooooooooo beautiful...
I don't know what to say *___________*
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That's positively beautiful. I just wish real media wasn't so damn expensive ;-;!!
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Thank you ^^
Yes, real media is expensive, but this really wasn't that bad. I used compressed charcoal which was like 4 dollars for a whole pack, a vinyl eraser--less than a dollar, and some big sheets of paper from a big artpad. So it didn't hit me too hard ^^
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WAAAAAH!!!!!! WHY ARE YOU SO GOOD!?!?!?!?!?
I can never make my values that smooooth....
of course, I'm also really impatient, but....
WAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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XD
Niiiiceee.......
I thought I was the only one that stole the brains of children as they slept and fed them to Rock Lee's carnivorous alter-ego.
>.>
<.<
That's what you said you did, right?
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...well, I steal the essense of talented little children as they sleep....I mean I practice
I used some papertowels and my fingers for the blending 
I'm really pleased you like it. Thank you ^_____^
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what it thats i drawing i thought it aws a pic!!!!!! OMG
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actually,, i like this work of yours way better than the others... great job!
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Thank you. I put a lot of work into this ^___^
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Ah, in the largest bubble, no. It's a reflection of a person. But if you look at the white part rather than the shaded parts, I do se a fish ^^
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*throws away his chracoal* Darnitt Sasha, you've bested me again!
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You use charcoal? I wanna see...
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Ummm...yea.... joke. But I will use charcoal! I'll go do something in charcoal, just 'cause! How about me you and lunch tomarrow?
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Yeah, okay. Minato's 12 sound good? I'll meet you outside. Oh, is Ariel still here? I've never met her.
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awesome shading and i like the idea. XD *stares at it*
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Whooooa, crazy awesome! Puts my realism to shame... XD
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I'm very flattered you would say such a thing. Thank you.
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