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drawn in 13 hours with Lascaux Sketch Classic
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chan2005 (Apr 29, 2006)
attempt at a realistic portrait.. tis taking awhile and mucho space
chan2005 (Apr 29, 2006)
drawn in 1 hour 5 min
chan2005 (Apr 30, 2006)
drawn in 1 hour 15 min
chan2005 (Apr 30, 2006)
drawn in 1 hour 18 min
chan2005 (Apr 30, 2006)
drawn in 34 min
chan2005 (Apr 30, 2006)
drawn in 1 hour 37 min
Deformed (Apr 30, 2006)
Is this the guy that played Gandalf and Magneto?
Juni_gatsu (Apr 30, 2006)
Ian Mckellen rules.
This looks awesome so far, can't wait to see it in finished form, great lighting too.
Pseudonymous (Apr 30, 2006)
Good job so far - I love him!
Zack (Apr 30, 2006)
yep Deformed. His face has a lot of character, very recognizable. I'm looking forward to the finish on this one.
chan2005 (Apr 30, 2006)
drawn in 8 min
Qwerty_Wittle_Fawah (Apr 30, 2006)
RUN! You fools! GANDOLF NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

I love him he is awesome, and your pricture is going to be friggin' sweet! Can't wait to see it finished
Kloxboy (Apr 30, 2006)
He's the man, this is for certain. Looks great so far, keep it up.
Gemmy619 (Apr 30, 2006)
I just know this is gonna turn out excellent, you got every part of his face right and i love the redness on the end of his nose. Finish soon :)
Miss_DJ (Apr 30, 2006)
incredible work so far...the face is awesome...the eyes especially..like you can read the thoughts behind them.
chan2005 (Apr 30, 2006)
drawn in 1 hour 28 min
cheers for all the comments. gettin' there methinks
LisaAnne (Apr 30, 2006)
The expression is great.
me007 (Apr 30, 2006)
Wait... The Magnito dude is Gandalf?... wicked.
chan2005 (Apr 30, 2006)
drawn in 45 min
fleeting_memory (Apr 30, 2006)
I thought it was 'FLY YOU FOOLS!"? Anyway-awesome draw so far-cant wait!
davincipoppalag (May 1, 2006)
Really good work, this looks just like him.
frootcake (May 1, 2006)
damn show me the meaning of haste and finish this. its awesome. i think i've seen the ref. who took the photo?
Mal (May 1, 2006)
This is great , its been said before but you've got the face spot on.
chan2005 (May 1, 2006)
drawn in 1 hour 35 min
chan2005 (May 1, 2006)
drawn in 1 hour 31 min
chan2005 (May 1, 2006)
drawn in 1 hour 10 min
staci (May 1, 2006)
ooo..the hands are exquisite. i love the pink tones in his flesh..excellent portrait!
chan2005 (May 2, 2006)
drawn in 42 min
I'm calling this finished before i completely fail my degree from 2drawing too much. Owe a debt to Artiste really.. i read about her technique using lines and thought i'd give it a go. So after 13 hours of anally placing lines, moving lines, erasing lines, i've ended up with a reasonable portrait. so i'm pretty chuffed.
Childlike_Vampire (May 2, 2006)
And chuffed you very well deserve to be. What a great drawing, and it helps that I'm a fan of the actor as well. Great capture of classy casualness. Really smooth job.
frootcake (May 2, 2006)
really good finish, i'd say it was 99% perfect 1% personal style. he's definitely been on a sunbed or two
Roytje (May 2, 2006)
I love how you did the hands :) Very nice drawing!
concannon (May 2, 2006)
Very very awesome. I'm a fan of Sir Ian's, and you certainly did him justice. I particularly like the photo you chose to draw from. :]
patienceisoverrated (May 2, 2006)
Those hands are amazing. I want to try that line thing now.
Qwerty_Wittle_Fawah (May 2, 2006)
Whatever FM FLY Run its all the same...anyway this is freaking awesome, I love the expression on his face. :)
Sweetcell (May 5, 2006)
This is so amazing, Sir Ian McKellen is a wonderful actor. You did him justice, those hands are amazing as well as his face (with that pink nose and impish smile you'd think he'd been in the grog) but what strikes me is the hair, a hard thing to do. It's brilliant.

Where did artiste remark on line drawing, it's something I'd love to try.
chan2005 (May 5, 2006)
Thanks for all the comments. ya damn straight he's an awesome actor.. screw Gandalf.. Gods and Monsters anyone?

i canny seem to find the comment where Artiste reveals her (it is a her isnt it?) tricks of the trade.. something about lines bein used almost exclusively, keeping opacity down (around 100 or so).. being able to control exactly where u wanna draw.. just give it a go. Everyone should try usin lines! :D its mouse compatible which was the main advantage for me
staci (May 5, 2006)
im so helpful!
Sweetcell (May 5, 2006)
Thank you staci, I remember that one. I'll have to try line art, I always sketch everything out.
Tsukiko (May 29, 2006)
aaaawww!! so sweet :P i love this! very goooood job!
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