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So this was going to be Hugo Weaving (I picked him to draw because the photo had good lighting, not because I'm some LOTR junkie) but because I was sleepy and stupid, I drew him from a strange angle. I noticed the face I was drawing was looking strange so I picked up the Hugo photo and put it next to my drawing so I could compare it, well, I discovered that I had totally distorted Hugo's proportions. As well, it looks like Dennis Quaid. Rather than ditch the effort I figured I'd embrace the mess up and make it look like some Weaving/Quiad love child. I wanted to draw much more detail but because Dennis Quid attacked my drawing, I got pissed and stopped. Hopefully next time I'll remember to look at my reference photo at the correct angle.

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brenndurdrykkur (Dec 15, 2005)

this is absolutely spectacular

Wraith (Sep 5, 2007)

At first Glance, I thought it was Randy Quaid....LOL!

Nah this looks just like the guy that played Agent Smith. Great stuff. Sorry for late comment.

MelissaMissy (Dec 10, 2007)

This is amazing, how could you sit at a computer for 6 hrs+ and draw this? I am utterly amazed.

dorothyblueeyes (May 24, 2014)

it looks great, wonderful colors and lighting; as to those of you who draw and paint from photos a lot; try real people, and real things,scenes, more often. Photos are great, but they have limitations.You can only draw the picture exactly how iit's shown in the photograph. Real people and objects,& scenery are 3 dimensional, and they are harder to draw, but there is nothing like 3-dimensional REALITY to make you excercise your sight-and-drafting muscles. With 3-dimensional reality, you have to decide how you see the person or object; the lighting,color,sizes, ect.Even the style. This is done for you, often in a photo; not in the real, 3-D object. Before photography, artists had to practice SEEING THE OBJECT right from the start.What are the angles & shapes? What is the composition?How much color, dark, light, or shadow? Proportion? Don't think you can let a photograph decide all that for you, every time. With drawing & painting from reality, you make the choices and judgements, but its well worth the work.

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pawillie (May 13, 2014)

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davincipoppalag (May 14, 2014)

coming along well

firecracker (May 18, 2014)

nice bird....I hope you finish it....:)

dorothyblueeyes (May 23, 2014)

PRETTY

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davincipoppalag (May 17, 2014)

just playing around watching jeopardy

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firecracker (May 18, 2014)

Nice playin' around DaVinci.....very pretty flowers!! I like to watch 'jeopardy' too....lol :)

davincipoppalag (May 18, 2014)

thanks fc

firecracker (May 18, 2014)

you're welcome DaVinci....I like 'toops'....lol :)

dorothyblueeyes (May 23, 2014)

LOVELY!!

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HOW DO I UPLOAD SOME OF MY UNFINISHED ART,FROM 4CHAN,TO DO HERE?

dorothyblueeyes (Mar 7, 2014)

HI!! I often go to 4 Chan, their oekaki to briefly do one-time art works, and publish it there; and then save them on my computer. But most of them are NOT FINISHED. CAN I upload them to our aet software HERE, to finish them HERE instead? 4 chan uses the old usual similar ,I think its like ??Chibi-paint-- our experimental chibi-paint or our other older one everyone uses--the old standard. so its from just about the same oekaki software. Why I always go there, to do a quickie drawing, and ...

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My fur baby

Felistorm (Apr 20, 2014)

Attempting a memorial drawing from a photo of my furbaby that passed on this last week.

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dorothyblueeyes (Apr 29, 2014)

I'm sorry for your loss; they are so human. well, predators, but NICE SWEET predators. wow, if I lost my Burmese, it would be awful. Beautiful kitty.

Wraith (edited Apr 29, 2014)

Good Idea Felistorm! I was going to do one of my Dog Chica one day. She was a Chow /Husky mix. She was a yellow/gold color with brown eyes. So I called her Chica Poo. ( Like Pikachu get it?)

mudbutt (Apr 29, 2014)

I was also thinking of doing one of my cat that recently passed, she was a fluffy black kitty with so much love, named Nyne. I really miss her. I'm sorry you lost your cat, too. You did a nice job on your drawing, looks like a beautiful kitty.

Felistorm (May 2, 2014)

Thanks all :) I'd love to see yours if you decide to do them. I figured this was my best way to memorialize him :)

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Axil62 (Apr 20, 2014)

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elly (Apr 20, 2014)

Happy Easter :)

davincipoppalag (Apr 20, 2014)

aww he picked us some flowers.. whattaguy

Wraith (Apr 22, 2014)

Hope yours was fun Dan!