Heya, thought I'd get my own thread again..

.. and show you my newest drawing. The scanner screwed up though, the right side is a bit distorted (in shape I mean).. but oh well. The person on it is Rosa Blasi - she's not really really famous, but I'm her biggest fan haha. She stars on a show called Strong Medicine, and she was in The Grudge for like 5 minutes.. in case you're wondering.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/rosa3.jpg

And here's a drawing I did (and posted) earlier, of the lovely Jorja Fox who you probably know as Sara Sidle from CSI.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/madangelina/jorja.jpg

Aaaand last but not least, a drawing of Anastacia. That I also made and posted before it was gone.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/madangelina/anastacia3.jpg

I missed your old thread so I am glad I found this new one. Your work is great! You are very talented. I love the one Jorja! Nice job.:)

Freaking. Amazing. Those are absolutely perfect! OMG! So much detail! That Rosa one....OMG. *dies* *pet* I wanna take it home with me!

Wow man!

Those are all very good. I especially like the Jorja Fox one. Very nice indeed.
You are quite talented.

Wow man!

Those are all very good. I especially like the Jorja Fox one. Very nice indeed.
You are quite talented.

Yeah i agree lolz, theyre really good have you done any evanescence ones if so id love to see them

Yeah i agree lolz, theyre really good have you done any evanescence ones if so id love to see them

I did a loooooong time ago so it sucks. I'm probably going to do one soon again. My next mission, hehee..

Hiya,

No new drawings yet.. but I did do some graphics and wallpapers. Please leave your reviews :)

+ rosa blasi; might be one of my best ever. it took me ages and I'm quite satisfied with the way it turned out.

+ michelle horn; she was in this film 'hostage' and her performance was amazing I thought. so I made a graphic of her.. these pics might just be the only good ones available though.

+ princess alexia; newborn Dutch princess. thought she was cute and decided to make something with her pics, sort of a congrats/tribute piece.

+ jorja fox; went for simplicity. guess that's all I have to say about it, too, hehee..

+ sara sidle; yeah, jorja fox again really. I like the way the spatter and all turned out. this is a 800x600 version, the regular 1024x768 was too large in filesize to update.

http://www.evboard.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=9915&d=1120075367

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/rosa3.jpg

Amazing wallpapers there. You have a solid graphic design style and sense. I really, really enjoyed the one I re-posted the best.

Outstanding drawing as well. The darkest-darks could be stronger in value (like on a scale of 1 to 10 where 10 is complete darkness) like more value 8s and 9s. Technically wonderful and subtle details abound.

Hope you post more soon.

Your drawings are flippin amazing. They are incredible, outstanding. I was left speechless. That's awesome talent that you have. Don't let that escape from you.

Your wallpapers are awesome too. Those have a lot of talent put into them as well. I can't do stuff like that so be glad you can.

Keep up the awesome work. I hope to see more.:)

Outstanding drawing as well. The darkest-darks could be stronger in value (like on a scale of 1 to 10 where 10 is complete darkness) like more value 8s and 9s. Technically wonderful and subtle details abound.

Well the scanner seems to have made it a bit lighter, the pencil on the actual drawing looks darker than this. But thank you so much for your comments, I have this smile on my face now :)

Your drawings are flippin amazing. They are incredible, outstanding. I was left speechless. That's awesome talent that you have. Don't let that escape from you.

Aww, thank you. Comments like these leave me speechless. I'm glad you like my work :)

Hey!
I don't remember seeing these before... I'd sure would have remembered! Awsomeness!!!
I'm with Orgo, those two are also my favourits, though the Jorja's dead on too, and I simply love how you did her hair :)

Can't wait to see more!

Hey!
I don't remember seeing these before... I'd sure would have remembered! Awsomeness!!!
I'm with Orgo, those two are also my favourits, though the Jorja's dead on too, and I simply love how you did her hair :)

Can't wait to see more!


Hey! I was hoping you'd show up here :) Funny you mention the hair, I'm generally really nervous about how that turns out. Don't wanna get it too scratchy but sometimes I get impatient, hehee..

Hey! I was hoping you'd show up here :) Funny you mention the hair, I'm generally really nervous about how that turns out. Don't wanna get it too scratchy but sometimes I get impatient, hehee..

I think you did great! I like it that you're more daring than, for instance, I am with the dark tones. And the hair looks really natural in Jorja's portrait.
The face though, I have to admit, the first is your best. I don't have a phothoref to compare it too, but every details is really well done!

I'm sorry I didn't show up sooner. I did wonder where you were and I looked :p I'm always very curious about fellow artists' work on Evboard. We're sort of a little sub-community on this board.

C-ya!

I think you did great! I like it that you're more daring than, for instance, I am with the dark tones. And the hair looks really natural in Jorja's portrait.
The face though, I have to admit, the first is your best. I don't have a phothoref to compare it too, but every details is really well done!

I'm sorry I didn't show up sooner. I did wonder where you were and I looked :p I'm always very curious about fellow artists' work on Evboard. We're sort of a little sub-community on this board.

C-ya!

You don't have to be sorry for that! Haha.
The first drawing I posted is my most recent one, took me the longest also. And cuz she's my favorite actress ever I tried extra hard. And the daring-with-dark-tones-part is also quite recent - if you were to check my site http://illuminated.color.nu and check out the earlier drawings, they suck mostly because I didn't shade all that much.

And in case anyone is interested, I heard that Rosa herself thought the drawing was amazing! w00p! *big proud smile*

Aww, thank you. Comments like these leave me speechless. I'm glad you like my work :)

Your welcome. I love your work so much. I'm always pulled back to go look at it some more.:)

hey. your stuff is amazing. you post/ submitted your jorja stuff over at jfo right? i have a feeling i've seen it before

anyway, yeah, you are extremely talented. i'm truly jealous.

Dude those drawings are amazing. I could understand why your name is detail. freak. YOUR ROCK! lol:D

Hey! Thank you for your sweet comments :)

fearlesst15 - yes, my drawing is on JFO as well as two wallpapers and a bunch of avatars :)

Rani_Vampyress - me being a detail freak isn't even necessarily where art is concerned haha. I am called one because I remember stupid details from everything. Down to what someone is wearing on a certain episodes of a TV show lol.

The drawings are so soft and subtle and amazing.
I can't really think of anything else to say - it'd take too long and wouldn't make sense!
Hope you post more soon,

~BlackMagic

I edited my previous message with a progress shot of a new drawing, but it never showed up so.. here it is again, taken after approximately 3 hours (with my phone lol). The drawing might just be my best one yet.. and it's taking me ages! I worked another 2 hours on it after I took this pic but I can't get my phone software to start up right now and I'm too lazy to reboot. Teehee. So that'll come tomorrow..

And I won't tell you who it is just yet, maybe someone of you will recognize her? Otherwise it'll be a surprise..

Thought I'd show you my first (fantasy) manipulation. I was a bit bored. Behold Amy the ice queen..

Edit--> Come on... you're already a veteran, AVOID DOUBLE POSTING PLEASE! ~GilMod

I can't tell who you drew that picture of. But I do know, is that it's awesome, and it has a great look to it.

The Amy graphic that you did is awesome! I love it! It's so cool! :)

wow, Amy as Ice Queen is a little freaky and yet awesome lol. it looks pretty cool actually. <3

Hehee.. thank you.

I made a few icons right after I did the manipulation.. just 6, of Amy. I get bored too fast today. But anyway, feel free to use them.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/evboard%20stuff/amylee001.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/evboard%20stuff/amylee002.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/evboard%20stuff/amylee003.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/evboard%20stuff/amylee004.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/evboard%20stuff/amylee005.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/evboard%20stuff/amylee006.jpg

Booya! Finished my drawing of that girl the other day.. and she's MICHELLE HORN. I used the picture in an earlier graphic of her actually. She's an actress, recently was in the film Hostage with Bruce Willis. She's soooooo amazingly talented, and very friendly (I met her in Oct 2004), and she's only a couple of months older than me.

Anywayz, here it is:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/michellehorn.jpg

Again my scanner slightly distorted the drawing shapes though. *sigh*

Wow!!!

Excellent work here. I especially like the hand and the hose. The 'depth of field' effect you have there is working very well.

The face is also very well rendered. That and the shirt/torso are very well rendered.

Critique-wise I'd say just get in some more darker darks! Again you mentioned the scan was kinda tweaked. I'd rather hold judgement on the value scale unless I saw the actual drawing I guess.

If you have Photoshop try opening the scan in that and go to Image-> Adjustments-> Levels. Move the little arrows if they are in an area where you see no graphing on the line. Basically the far right arrow = whitest-whites and the far left is blackest-blacks. Levels allows you to alter the black to white range of your image. So if it comes out pale you can boost it up.

Anywho, I'm rambling. Awesome Job!!!

A-m-a-z-i-n-g!!!!

That drawing is gorgeous!
And you have a taste for good photorefs as well :)

I love the nose - you do a GREAT job with noses and it's one of the most difficult elements to get. I still struggle with it.

The eyes are just awsome and the lips are perfect!
And i can't believe you had the balls to draw water! :eek: I'd totally stay away from it.

Really REALLY well done! *claps and cheers*

orgo - thank you thank you thank you! I was happy with the hand and top of the hose myself, it was a surprise turnout for me. And her forehead, too, lol. As for the darkness.. I did adjust it a bit, but really merely a bit. If I get the chance I'll try editing it again, try to make it look more like the drawing. The darkest shadows are darker than on this picture... I used mechanical to draw most, and 6B to "help" with shading, getting it darker. And to try and create different textures (which you can especially see next to her hair, there is a little bit of background that is much rougher than the skin and hair).

narya - *claps and cheers right back at ya*
You know.. the water I guess can be compared to that big black amy skirt you did (and amazingly well done, might I add). I just had to do it because the picture was so pretty. But yeah, it took me about an hour to draw just the water area (of the 6 or 7 that the drawing took me in total I think).

I love your picture of Jorja fox! I love her... CSI is amazing and she's a great actress.

You are extremely talented. Do you mind if I use some of your pictures, icons and photos to sketch a bit?

Keep up the talent.... You have the ability to go really far.

Christy

:eek: Oh.. my..gosh! That's so amazing! Where do you get all this talent?! That left me speechless. I don't know what to say. All I can say is that it's awesome as always and it's wonderful, and pretty, and just GREAT! So AWESOME!

I can't wait to see more!:)

LurkerOfShadows - sure, I hope they're useful to you :)

Im_Broken - thank you :-D You're "far too kind" as Jay-Z says in the Numb/Encore lol

Im_Broken - thank you :-D You're "far too kind" as Jay-Z says in the Numb/Encore lol
lol. No problem. You are an amazing artist! :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/michellehorn.jpg

Holy crap! Not only is the drawing amazing but you drew water flowing from a hose pipe! That's a neat trick!

How long have you been drawing for?

Holy crap! Not only is the drawing amazing but you drew water flowing from a hose pipe! That's a neat trick!

How long have you been drawing for?

Thanks :)
As for your question, I don't know if you mean drawing in general or this drawing only so I'll answer both; the drawing took me 6 or 7 hours and I have been drawing all my life.. but I started drawing portraits about 3 years ago I think.

a new drawing.. made it in Italy, the picture is from a dutch newspaper (de Volkskrant). finally figured out how to properly manipulate the scan so that it looks the way the drawing really is ;) as I was drawing it I was reminded of orgo's "darkest darks" comments cause it's a dark face, hehee.. I drew part with 6B and part with mechanical pencil; I tried to create a difference between the blanket and the blouse fabric for instance. I hope you like it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/madangelina/sandraabeba.jpg

That is awesome! Your drawings are incredible. You truly have an awesome talent

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

*jaw drops to the floor*

AMAZING. Holy crap. That's really flippin' good. I don't even have the words to say right now.

That is an amazing piece! You ooze talent, that is all I have to say. Your pieces just blow me away... and your choice of visual references is not only daring, it's great because you go for special.

Well done!!!*two thumbs up + two toes as well* ;)

BTW: have you joined us already at the monthly art thread? Please do! I would love to see what you can come up with.

Holyfreakingdonkeycrap! Wow, you're work is absoloutley amazing! Your latest drawing (the sandra abeja one) Is brilliant. The expression on that baby's face is perfect and the coat looks incredibly realistic.

I really liked your photoshop stuff too. The Ice Queen looks brilliant, tis freaky and gothic looking and I love it! :P
Methinks it's time to change my wallpaper. :D

Yes yes, Narya's right - I'd love to see you do something for that.

Your new one is beautiful.

I still can't believe that the water from the hose looks exactly like water!

Narya, it's so amazing to get these kind of comments from people whose skills I admire. Seriously. Thanks.

I am going to join you in that thread, I made some sketches but haven't gotten far yet.

And Ømæn, that's a creative word! hehee..

Narya, it's so amazing to get these kind of comments from people whose skills I admire. Seriously. Thanks.

Thanks! there really is no reason for "admiration", though. The fact is, I think you've already come much farther than me. I find myself observing and learning. :) I mean this, wholeheartedly. Not only you are much younger, but you already reveal a GREAT sense of proportion, shadding and texture. And it's all natural in your drawings: I can tell, you don't overthink things as you do them.

Plus, I like how you can retain the main aspects of your photoref without bothering too much about surrounding details, making us look precisely where the whole core of the piece is. In your latest, that was the baby's eyes.

Kudos, really.

Thanks! there really is no reason for "admiration", though. The fact is, I think you've already come much farther than me. I find myself observing and learning. :) I mean this, wholeheartedly. Not only you are much younger, but you already reveal a GREAT sense of proportion, shadding and texture. And it's all natural in your drawings: I can tell, you don't overthink things as you do them.

Plus, I like how you can retain the main aspects of your photoref without bothering too much about surrounding details, making us look precisely where the whole core of the piece is. In your latest, that was the baby's eyes.

Kudos, really.

Kudos right back at ya :) Wow, I'm *almost* speechless now.. thank you so much for what you said!

One thing I always notice being completely amazing in your drawings is clothing. Those pictures of Amy like the huge skirt and the big dress and what she wears on the couch, it's jaw-dropping realistic. I can't do that. So we learn from each other :)

And you both leave the rest of us speechless and green of envy. :p

I'd never been in your thread, detail.freak and I'm really impressed! My favorites are the Michelle Horn and your last one. They are awesome. And the water! I'd never ever try, even think of drawing it! hehe.
Really good work, please post more soon. :)

O.M.G

Im waaaaaay too jealous. This is seriosuly good stuff!! would you please please please draw me a picture, i'll be your best friend forever and give you cookies!
Man i wish i could draw like you and orgo. wow omg im just like speechless.
I especially love the michelle horn picture, that water flowing from the hose pipe is amazing!

Keep it up! Dont ever let a talent like that go to waste!!

would you please please please draw me a picture, i'll be your best friend forever and give you cookies!

A picture of what? Cause I might.. heck, I need to sketch and draw more anyway so..

major photoshop work update.. cause I realized I hadn't posted all that much of it yet. and I do it a LOT. for more you can visit my website http://illuminated.color.nu

COLLAGES
[x (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/madangelina/art/vf-charlie-11.jpg)] marg helgenberger
[x (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/madangelina/art/everymorning.jpg)] every morning (ft ioan gruffudd)
[x (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/madangelina/art/suddenlyisee.jpg)] suddenly I see (ft female models)
[x (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/madangelina/art/susanshouse.jpg)] susans house (ft liam neeson)
[x (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/madangelina/art/whenseptemberends.jpg)] when september ends (ft green day)
[x (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/madangelina/art/leftoutsidealone.jpg)] left outside alone (ft anastacia)

COLORIZATIONS
[x (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/madangelina/art/vf-charlie-09.jpg)] happy birthday photoshoot
[x (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/madangelina/art/vf-charlie-10.jpg)] juicy fruit photoshoot
[x (http://www.perfect-nowhere.net/ic/gemma.html)] gemma ward (w/o make-up hehee)
[x (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/madangelina/challenges/michellebranch.jpg)] michelle branch

LJ HEADERS

[x (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/madangelina/art/v10-6feet.jpg)] 6feet (personal lj)
[x (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/madangelina/art/justthethreeofus.jpg)] just the three of us (me & my two best friends, community)

The photoshop stuff that you posted is really cool. I haven't got a chance to check out the site that you also posted. I will make sure that I will check it out though. From what I see so far, everything looks great. Keep up the awesome work.:)

The photoshop stuff that you posted is really cool. I haven't got a chance to check out the site that you also posted. I will make sure that I will check it out though. From what I see so far, everything looks great. Keep up the awesome work.:)

What would I do without your comments.. thanks for puttin' a smile on my face :)

I just made a quite quick (about 3 hours) drawing of miss KT Tunstall - she's got a gig tomorrow in amsterdam and I'm going to try 'n give it to her. And I have a sketchy drawing too, posted below the other one.. took me less than an hour and that's clearly visible imo..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/madangelina/kt-drawing.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/madangelina/kttunstall1.jpg

Nice drawings of Katie, your art is brilliant, I'll check out the rest of your thread soon.

Haha, no way - an advert just came on for her album! Sweet.

Very nice, as always.

What would I do without your comments.. thanks for puttin' a smile on my face :)
No problem. I'm glad you got a smile on your face. :)

Whoa, and wow, and :eek: ........ the new drawings are awesome. I love them. Great job! :D

KT said they were really great! YAY! I held them up at the gig last night and she got them right after the first song. I'm so glad she liked them.

Here's a color drawing - or sketch, really - I did a while ago.. it's kinda.. um.. a picture of the way I feel sometimes. How everything around me is going great, looking beautiful, nothing's wrong.. except for me.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/madangelina/thewayifeel.jpg

Beautiful drawing. I love the colors, and I love the way it looks. You did a great job with it.

Hon, putting this the simple way, you're amazing. I applaud you.

I know how you feel on that one Charlie.

I have about six paintings going like this one right now...mostly just from my gut with little photo referencing.

Just go with the flow and get it all down on paper.

Easier said than done I know but keep at it. That's what makes what we do so difficult.

:)

Hey,
Got a new wallpaper featuring the series Strong Medicine, with my fav actress quite obviously on the foreground hehee. All brushes I used were from hybrid-genesis.com. And I made a bunch of icons with it, too.

1024x768:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/wallpapers/wall15.jpg

800x600:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/wallpapers/s-wall15.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/strongmed013.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/strongmed014.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/strongmed015.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/strongmed016.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/strongmed017.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/strongmed018.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/strongmed019.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/strongmed020.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/strongmed021.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/strongmed022.jpg

orgo - yeah. I'm going through a bit of a challenging time and it's.. I dunno. I can't deal with myself sometimes. somehow everything I start without reference ends up somewhere in this direction.

torey - you're not too bad yourself!

im_broken - thank yoouu :)

Awesome wallpaper. The icons are great too! :D

Thank you!

What I think is funny about those Strong Med icons is that some are completely different from what I usually do, and I would've never made them like this if it weren't for the art piece I used for them. But some of them don't reveal at all that I used an art piece to make them, they look just like another bunch I've made recently. Which I just decided to post here below:

CSI:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/csi018.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/csi019.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/csi020.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/csi021.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/csi022.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/csi023.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/csi024.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/csi025.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/csi026.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/csi027.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/csi028.jpg


CSI:Miami

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/csimiami001.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/csimiami002.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/csimiami003.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/csimiami004.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/csimiami005.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/csimiami006.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/csimiami007.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/csimiami008.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/csimiami009.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/csimiami010.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/csimiami011.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/csimiami012.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/csimiami013.jpg

Muuuu ;__; no comments on my icons?


Ah heck. Move on. I made a sketch of Marg Helgenberger as Catherine Willows - and I mean sketch because it took me 2 hours and I didn't particularly try hard to make it more perfect. Which is visible in her face.. (sorry Marg! You're really a lot prettier than I just made it look!)


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/marg.jpg

hey ya :)

your stuff is awesome. really :D i love the icons you have made and your drawings: just wow.

hehe, dont know what to say more

but keep it up

<3,
nadine

Hey!
It's great work for a two hour piece! The thing about her face is probably the eye on the right.It'a possibly a bit too high and to the side, making her face look assimetrical. Great job on the hair though. Simple and effective!

I love the texture all of your sketches have - it's really cool. Is that something to do with the paper, or... not?!

The icons pwn;)

Hey,

SoundOfSilence - thank you! I appreciate your comments even if you don't know what to say.. I have that too sometimes ;)

Narya - new siggy, prettiness! It really displays your skills! I think the problem in her face is that I didn't get the angle right; her one eye is supposed to be higher than the other, but because I failed at getting the right angle it looks really strange. Aw heck.. just a sketch.

BlackMagic - the texture.. hm. I have sketch book paper with a light texture, and I drew this with a 6B pencil trying not to smudge anything. That gives the texture I guess.

OK.. so I finally have a decent new drawing. It's a cambodian girl of which I unfortunately do not know the name.. the picture was on the cover of our TV guide and it turned out to be taken by the husband of the lady who gave me painting classes for a while. Hehee.

Anyway, here it is:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/evboard%20stuff/visie.jpg


OH yeah and before I forget to say it, both of my websites have new layouts! Links are in my sig. All my art stuff is located at illuminated color, it's a collective now (expose is my graphic portfolio, that's my favorite layout of the bunch, paint the town red is the nondigital art area, square peg is the icon section)

OOOOHHH!!! :eek: I :heart: that drawing!!!
You are so totally amazing with graphite, ya know that? I give you a special thumbs up on the pictures you choose to draw. Very goos artistic insight...

Wonder if I can REP...

Thank you! I usually draw the pictures that draw my attention. So.. yeah. Thumbs up for the people who took the photographs lol!

Thank you! I usually draw the pictures that draw my attention. So.. yeah. Thumbs up for the people who took the photographs lol!
That drawing is too cute,I love it :D

Yeah, I love how you do things from... newspapers and things like that. They're all so... alive. A lot of the time photos kill all realness.
That's really amazing!

My next drawing is going to be from Anastacia's new video. Just decided. I'm addicted. Funny enough she plays a complete freak complete with white jacket and a psych ward isolation type of room. It's so pretty with the song, how a broken relationship (or friendship) can screw someone up like that. Even if it's just for a while.

If you wanna see the video, click here (http://mfile.akamai.com/1689/wmv/bmguk.download.akamai.com/1689/anastacia/pieces_256k.asx) for a stream.

I made a batch of icons using screencaps from this vid, but since I already posted them on my journal I'll just post a link to my entry there: clicky (http://www.livejournal.com/users/fanaticfreak/17025.html#cutid1)

Hey!
I have not seen the video, but it looks interesting so far. I cannot wait to see what you do with the screencaps. :)

Click the link to the journal and you'll see half of it, hehee :) And I already sketched one picture on my notebook in med school cause I was bored lol!

nice, nice :) cant wait till i see the drawing.

<33,
nadine

Here's a link to a picture that I took with my phone. I decided to draw a different picture after all.. it's charcoal on A3. A better quality version will come soon, I took a pic with my dad's camera but now he has it so I can't upload it. The original has been given to Anastacia on Nov 2 by her background singer, yay! I don't know what Anastacia thinks of it though.. hopefully I'll find out.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/30-10-04_1247.jpg


Also, I made a new flash layout for my art website: http://illuminated.color.nu

It is the first time that I have used video clips in flash. It features clips of Lu (Rosa Blasi) and Jonas (Nestor Carbonell) from my favorite series "Strong Medicine". It's going to be cancelled after its current season - in fact, this is the last week that they will be filming - so it's kinda like a tribute. Oh and the music is from the American Beauty soundtrack in case you're wondering.

Whoa!!! That hat is so perfect, it gives me the creeps!!! :D Great job! I love it how you're not afraid to go dark to make the shaddows work. Vunderful!

It had a blast doing that actually.. big and black. whee ^^

Good lord!

I demand a high-rez scan of that drawing and pronto!

The hat alone is value-sex.

Scan! Art! Now!

I'm going with Craig on the hat thing!

It's so real! Just wanna touch it...so shiny...

Good lord!

I demand a high-rez scan of that drawing and pronto!

The hat alone is value-sex.

Scan! Art! Now!
I agree :D The drawing is really really good :D I love it the hat too is kinda shiny XD very good *must have a scan*

heh. well it was too big to scan, so I took a pic with my dads digital camera.. but I have no idea where the *bleep* he put it. its not on his computer. and he's on his way to LA right now so... aargh! teh frustration.

heh. well it was too big to scan, so I took a pic with my dads digital camera.. but I have no idea where the *bleep* he put it. its not on his computer. and he's on his way to LA right now so... aargh! teh frustration.

My advice: scan it in like... 4 pieces. Reduce their size. Then use a pic program to photomerge them (photoshop does it for you with the photomerge option). Fix the light and voilá! :) I did it for a few of mine that did not fit the scanner.

I'll remember that, thanks.. the original has already been given to Anastacia so I can't do it now. hehee.

the pic I took will come when my father comes back, he told me it's on his laptop which he has with him. so that'll be.. tuesday or wednesday. tomorrow I'll scan my newest, which is a pencil drawing of Tia and Tamera Mowry. I met Tamera last year, she had a role on Strong Medicine.

Hello!! I'm impressed about your stuff *drops jaw*,i love those drawings and icons,you are so great! i really enjoyed viewing your thread ;) ,you are an arteest congratulations!:p

I'll remember that, thanks.. the original has already been given to Anastacia so I can't do it now. hehee.

Hey, that is so cool! did you give it to her yourself?
I was at the EMA's and got to be really close to all the stars. Anasticia seemed like a really nice person - the nicest of them all, if you ask me. Very friendly and simple. :)

Hey,
I gave it to her background singer and she passed it on. I saw her the day BEFORE the EMA's in a very small but famous venue called the Paradiso. It was a quite exclusive concert. I've seen and met her a couple of times before tho'.. with any luck I will see her again next week at Domino Day. She is really nice! And funny. And she's got a VOICE! My god. lol.



Got my new drawing scanned.. it's definitely not my best but hey.. they're recognizable lol. I'm gonna send it to them soon, I promised Tamera I would write her anyway. I'll post a link this time cause 1000 px wide inevitably stretches the page...


T I A & T A M E R A (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/tiatamera.jpg)


I'll soon also have some more digital artwork and icons to post..

Oh, wowwy. Your stuff is really amazing. Totally unique style and texture, I love it! Hope to see some more soon,
Amy

Wow, there's so much life in their faces!

Got my new drawing scanned.. it's definitely not my best but hey.. they're recognizable lol. I'm gonna send it to them soon, I promised Tamera I would write her anyway. I'll post a link this time cause 1000 px wide inevitably stretches the page...

I did not get to talk to Anastacia, but both she and Shakira striked me as really nice people. And yes, she had some voice! :)

As for the new work, I can't say I know who they are, but I like the technical work. It is not your best, but the faces are very expressive and you did a good job with the graphite.

You're on a roll, aren't you? :) Care to lend me some of your will... I've been lacking it a lot. *sigh*

Thank you guys! I'm glad you like it. It looks a lil' more like a sketch to me. But anyway.

Narya.. I think its 'cause drawing is becoming more of an outlet to me at the moment, which is why my most recent graphite drawings are a bit more sketchy. Now I feel like doing a "good" one again though.. maybe for Rosa's birthday (Dec 19). I wish I could make her a family portrait cause I know how important her family is to her, but I don't have a picture of them... meh. Anyone have any ideas of what you could draw for an actress besides herself? I already painted her wedding picture once.

And I wanna start painting again. Haven't done it in more than a year.. I keep avoiding it for some reason. Grabbing a pencil is easier than all the stuff I need to paint. Maybe I'm too lazy. Ugh.

I was thinking I could post some more photoshop stuff again.. so here goes.

here is a piece I made for a blend/collage challenge: beautiful freak (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/art/ag-ch16-charlie.jpg)

here is my most recent wallpaper that I am quite content with actually (mind you, it's 1280x1024!): eye for beauty (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/evboard%20stuff/eyeforbeauty.jpg)


and here are some icons of Rosa I recently made:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/rosa058.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/rosa059.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/rosa060.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/rosa061.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/rosa062.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/rosa063.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/rosa064.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/rosa065.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/rosa066.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/rosa067.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/icons/rosa068.jpg

Hey,

I really like the "eye for beauty" wallpaper..it's freshy-fresh.

The only thing I can crit is the black frillies on the middle-top left...it'd be nice to see those more fluid and organic...french curvy kinda frillies.

Sorry for all the weird terms there...do ya know what I mean?

Are you handy with the beizer pen tool in Illustrator? You can make really nice curves like I'm suggesting with that tool.

Anywho...really nice stuff!

TY for the comments! The curly thingies were supposed to be that way, I know what you mean though. In fact I am using that type of swirls in a header I'm making.. (I'll show you guys when that's done, it'll be on my fansite but it has a loooong way to go lol.)
Anyway, I don't use illustrator a whole lot yet but I plan to learn more.. then I can help my dad to design logos and all.. but yeah. So far I'm a big n00b! But I can make smooth curls in Photoshop too.

Wow I haven't been on here in a while! But I've got a new drawing in the works.. here are some progress shots (taken w/ my phone so they look odd and not as dark as it really is):

after 2 hours.. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/15-01-06_2328.jpg) after 4 hours (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/16-01-06_1238.jpg) and after 6 hours. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/16-01-06_1600.jpg)

It's graphite on aquarel paper, hence the texture. And the subject is once again Rosa Blasi. Heh. I think I'm going to try and sell this one to raise money for a charity she supports.. how much should I ask for a drawing, can anyone give me a direction there? This one is on A3 (about 30x40 cm) but I also have drawings that are half that size I'm planning to sell.

Speaking of Rosa - my fansite for her is now her official fan club! She bought the domain http://www.rosafans.com for it and it has a whole new look now with flash :) I'm soooo excited about it! Wishful thinking coming true!

That's... freaking amazing!
And here I was all happy with myself for having improved somewhat in my last drawing (not posted anywhere) and I find this...

WOW!

whoa, you really live up to your name...Damn! i loved how you did her eyes
it was soo lifelike...you captured her beauty therE! GREAT JOB!!! hope there's more:D

Thank you!

Narya - I probably wouldn't have been half as good without your example. So stop whining! LOL j/k What drawing of yours are you talking about tho'? I'm curious to see what could possibly improve.. heh..

You are so fricken amazing at drawing. You have so much talent, and anything you do is awesome. It always looks good. Keep up the fantastic work. :)

I've never been to your thread before, but I'm glad that I stumbled across it! You have some amazing drawings here! I hope to see more soon!
-Alana

Thank you!

Narya - I probably wouldn't have been half as good without your example. So stop whining! LOL j/k What drawing of yours are you talking about tho'? I'm curious to see what could possibly improve.. heh..

What could improve?
Like... everything?! LOL! You know, I have a new hobbie. Walk around Lisbon's downtown and see what those artists that work on the streets can do in an hour. Some of their work is so awesome! I want their technique... :p

When I can do what they can do in an hour, yep, I'll be a happy chick and stop whining. LOL!

Besides, I trully think yours is the best work in this area on the board. :)

Besides, I trully think yours is the best work in this area on the board. :)


*dies* --- thank you!! That coming from you is a huge compliment to me. Really.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/19-01-06_2015.jpg

Another two hours of working on it.. the pic was taken after dark tho' so it's not really good - the contrast is a lil different from the real thing. I think I should be able to finish it in about an hour now. I'm going to try and do that tonight.

Does anyone know what I could ask for this if I'd sell it? I know it's not entirely done but still.. cause I have completely NO idea. Not even a certain price range. I just don't have any experience with those things.

Outstanding work! Really nice value range and very appealing texture. The anatomy is what's most intriguing esp. the hands.

I charge $125 an hour for work like this with a 3 hour minimum rate (that means for example if something only takes me an hour to do I still charge for three hours of work). So figure out how many hours this took to complete then multiply that times your hourly rate and add in any supply costs (paper, pencils,etc).

If that seems too much then adjust the rate. If your new to the market and don't have many clients then I'd say $50 - $75 an hour. You don't want to scare anyone off with sticker shock!

Again, amazing work!

Wow, this is RIDICULOUSLY good stuff!!!! You are overwhelmingly talented, your drawings are actually breathtaking...I can't get over it!! Can't WAIT to see more!!

I've finished it now, it took me 10 hours total (2 more after I took that last pic). I'll try 'n get up in high quality as soon as possible..

Thanks Emma! I'm glad you like it :)

Craig -- thank you so much for your comments! I'm quite happy with the way the hands turned out actually. It was hard to shade them; it'd look stranger and stranger, but the end result made sense haha.

I am entirely new to the market lol cause I've never sold anything before. Even at the cheaper rate you suggested it's 500 bucks, that's a lot in my eyes, haha. I'm not sure where to sell it yet either - I just want to try and raise money for something. Maybe I should sign up at deviant art.. dunno.

:eek: Oh wow, that is absolutely amazing!

What type of paper did you use for it?

That is beautiful! I love it, the sahding and the detail is amazing the hands look great too! I love the style! *prays for a Highres. picture soon*

:eek: Your stuf is awesome! I don't know what to say about it but awesome :) I hope I get to see more :D

Got the hi-res! FINALLY.. spent at least 30 minutes looking for the digital camera driver I needed and getting it to work. lol.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/evboard%20stuff/rosa4.jpg

Wow, I'd buy that.

Seriously, that paper is really interesting, what is it? lol.

Oh sorry, I forgot to answer that! It's aquarelle paper actually. I don't really do watercolors anyway and I thought the texture should make it interesting. It's harder to be precise though, I had to try really hard for the fingers, eyes and lips especially. But for your figure drawing work I can imagine it should be really nice!

:eek: I actually drooled there for a second XD Thta, is so beautiful, you have the look in her eyes on the dot I love it!

*jaw drops* Wow... that is a m a z i n g! :eek:
It's trully beautiful! The hands are flawless, and I love what you did with the hair!

You have the eye, the mind and the hand of a true artist. :)

Thank you!! I'm not patient enough to hair the way I should though. I easily get tired of drawing hair.. eyes are muuuch more fun! I should look for some nomad reference pic haha.

In the meantime I have a crap quality webcam shot of another drawing I did.. it's proof that statistics and analysis are boring to have to study! I hate stats. Ugh.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/evboard%20stuff/elfarodrawing.jpg

Anyway. I also want to try and sell this one - this pic is actually taken at the orphanage I want to raise the money for.
I'll try to scan it tomorrow, I should get back to studying those stupid statistics now. You'd be amazed how much there is to know about 'em *sigh* wish it was tomorrow EVENING already.. then it'll all be over with and I can watch Rosa on her show lol.

Wow, that looks amazing!!!
Am I sympathise... I have Statistics next term/ semester, and next thursday I'm going to take my math analyses II exam. It's so going to hurt...

Don't forget to post a good photo of that drawing when it's completely ready! The kid's hair looks effing real!

You're so good at this, it hurts! LOL!

Very,very nice!

I feel the need to buy all the traditional artists scanners! None of this digital camera nonsense.

Please, please, please scan this. Can't wait to see this last drawing in its full glory!

Hopefully, I'll have some digital drawings from figure drawing class to post soon. I haven't had a chance to sit and draw yet!

Keep up the fantastic work.

(gives reps)

Narya - yeah my goodness stats suck! Good luck with your exams! Mine went alright in the end.. but I am SO glad this uni "torture" day is over! Now I can relax and watch Strong Medicine tonight.. yaaay...

Craig - lol!! My father has a scanner, but he works a lot so I have to wait til he's away from his computer. Which should be tonight, so.. I'll be back later! & TY for the rep!


---- edit ----

Here's the scan:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/evboard%20stuff/elfaro-small.jpg
This is the actual size. It really looks a bit more smooth.. somehow after scanning it I couldn't really get the values the way I wanted them to be.

You do everything so incredibly well, but especially hair, which I suck at. You make it look so easy with all the highlights and stuff. Grr!
What are you using for this one?

Mm... figure drawings from Craig...

Mm... figure drawings from Craig...

LOL yeah I'm impatiently waiting for those too.. but it's your area of expertise I'd say!

The drawing was done on my usual sketchbook paper.. for most of it I used a 6B pencil, but I used a 2B to sharpen it up a bit, especially for the hair. Which took a whole lot of patience really. The entire drawing took me about 4 hours - Rosa's face was done in less than one and the hair took me about twice as long.

wow! For a second i thought it was a photograph, the hair was done was nicely...you must have spent a long ass time drawing that...and you deserve praise!

Hair... hair is a test to one's patience! I used to wish I would finish all the face's shadows so I could do the hair. Now I wish the people I draw didn't have so much hair on their heads. LOL!

You did an amazing job - especially with the shaddows on the forehead and hair. Great highlights too!

You use 6B?? Wow... I seldom use such dark pencils. But maybe I should give is a go one of these days. :)

Yeah I use that one a lot. For my previous drawing I used 6, 7 and 8B actually, hehee... I think they are easier to shade with, but it doesn't get as precise so I always use either a mechanical pencil or some random sharpened HB/2B pencil to add detail.

Funky. I usually use 5B, I don't think I did for the last one though. It depends how lazy I'm feeling.
It's such a beautiful picture, I keep having to look back at it! Still can't get over the hair!

LOL yeah I'm impatiently waiting for those too.. but it's your area of expertise I'd say!Lol, I don't know about that! I just know it's fun and I can't wait for tomorrow.;)
I was looking (again) at the ones on his site, have you checked them out?

I was looking (again) at the ones on his site, have you checked them out?

Absolutely I did. They're amazing. I can't get over that stuff.. my skills are limited to drawing from photographs really. I've been looking for some figure drawing class but no luck so far.

That sucks! I highly recommend it, it's so liberating.

I'd love to see what happens if you can find classes, that'd be really interesting!

I can't post the links but I love the way he does ones like 16, 26, 32 and um all of the others.

Damn! I forgot about your work. I'm having an Evboard artist feast today. It's interesting how your pencil work has a different style to Narya's even though you are both using photos as reference. You've got better too, I've noticed there's more contrast between light and dark in your drawings.

For your information it was your signature that brought me back to the thread. I'm subscribed now.

Aww, thank you! Appreciate it :)

I got myself a deviantart account by the way, it's detailfreak.deviantart.com. So far it just has three drawings though, haha. But it is a good way to show my work to other people and a good place to find inspiration, too.

I just took a look at your drawings and only one word comes to mind: perfection !
The effects of light and shadows, the proportions, the expressions, just everything about them seems to have been done with a perfectionistic approach and that's just the way I like it. Amazing stuff!
Keep up the good work!

Wow, thanks!

I've been a little quiet in here lately but I finally got some inspiration and drew a picture for an OXFAM contest (to win tickets for their 50th anniversary celebration). It's not that special, dunno.. haven't been easily satisfied lately. But anyway.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/evboard%20stuff/hands.jpg

Oh hands!

Nice value range, good anatomy, great foreshortening, and a nice subtle emotive context...

Yep, very nice!

I'm sure you'll do very well with this piece.

*Jaw has gone all the way to Australia.*

That is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen, and that's all I have to say.

EDIT: *Hands you the reps on a plate of cookies.*

LOL that's a funny way to say it. I used to say I could've been on a balcony and my jaw would still have dropped to the floor. Buuuut anyway. I knew you liked hands so I was hoping you'd like it :)

omg cookies.. I can't have them, I'm fasting - no cookies, no candy, no alcohol, until easter! but the reps are welcome lol! thank yaaa...

Save them, they're special ones that won't go off. I've given up chocolate and crisps with a friend, we did it last year too!

:) *Loves hands even more.*

Do you mind if I print it?

No I don't mind, I'm flattered in fact! Go right ahead!

Oh and I totally forgot: Craig, thank you for your comments, they sure put a big proud smile on my face :)

That is gorgeous as well as it's meaning...It looks soo beautiful and detailed.
WOW WOW WOW!!! :D

Hi!
Nice new piece! It's very subtle, but very meaningful too. :)
You keep getting better and better!

look who's talking!!

..

and thank you :) see, I can't handle compliments. I say thanks, start smiling, turn 50 shades of red and then run away basically. teehee.

:eek: Be careful with the running, if you trip and break your arm, I don't know what we'll do!

Guess what... I WON THE CONTEST! Wheee... so now I have two tickets to go to the 50th anniversary of the Dutch part of OXFAM. Huge variety of things to keep myself busy with tomorrow, I can't wait.

I sketched a pic of a two year old with charcoal.. I'll scan it soon!

HEY!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! :D
Me wants to see that scan, soon please!

:eek: Knew you'd do it! Congratulations!
Can't wait to see the new one!

Here's little girl Arwen.. charcoal sketch-ish.. took about 2 hours and the ref was a pic I took w/ my phone so that explains the lack of detail. But surprisingly enought that wasn't the point of this drawing -- I love how the charcoal kept the picture as vibrant as Arwen really is. She is so adorable. And believe it or not, I used to look quite a lot like her when I was little.. hehee..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/evboard%20stuff/arwen.jpg

Oohhh my gooood! That drawing pwns!! The hair and the face look so real! And the girls really watching you...^^ Great job!
<333
Claudine

I agree with that one fan from zwitzerland, it truly pwns! The detail is simply amazing! :)

<3

Wow. You are so gifted. Your drawings are amazing. I would love to see some more

Wow you can really see her personality shining through the drawing, it's awesome!!

Wow, that's the cutest thing! :)
And an amazing job for something that took you so little time to do. Especially given the materials you used.

*two thumbs up*

Thank you guys for all your comments :) I am so glad to hear you like it! I'll post another drawing soon that I made..

That is amazing... how do you not have more green boxes?? I love your work, it is amazing. I could only dream of drawing half of what you do.

Is pencil drawing your favorite medium? I was just wondering what else you do cause I would sure like to see some of that too! :D

Awww, you got that perfect.
It's really hard drawing little peeps without making them look like the older variety!

Yes, I usually work with graphite. Sometimes I try colored pencils or charcoal or even pastel crayons, but I'm most comfortable with plain graphite pencils :) I used to paint, too, but I rarely do that anymore. And I do some digital art, too. Here's my most recent photoshop creation:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/evboard%20stuff/041206ripmyheartout.jpg

resources: sxc.hu, another-no-one.com, 44suburbia.net, magurno.com

Hehe, that's really cool... and groovy.

That looks great! The details are great! (good choice with your username!:D)

Thank you!

Here's a drawing I did with an HB mechanical pencil, took about 5 hours. The woman is a Dutch actress named Ricky Koole, I gave the drawing to her and she loved it. And her boyfriend too, and he's a pretty good guitarist (of singer Anouk among others..) :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/evboard%20stuff/rickykoole.jpg

daaaaaamn pretty! you're really an artist!!!!

Wowie. I started looking at this thread from the beginning, and looked at the first picture and thought 'Nah, that's too good to be a drawing'...but then I realised it was a drawing and my jaw dropped. (Considering I had my chin resting in my hands, that was a considerable feat.) I loved the one of Michelle Horn with the hose; the water is brilliant because it looks EXACTLY like water. That most recent one is also spectacular. I don't even know who most of the people in your drawings are, but I feel like if I met them in the street, I'd recognise them straight away based entirely on your drawings, and that's quite an achievement. Well done! :p

That's amazing. I love the texture the paper gives it.
I'd love to see your stuff in real life!

I love this new one like whoa!!! :D
You have a great eyes for picture references, and your skils are just amazing!
How did you do with the mechanical pencil? Did it give you a hard time or did you find it cool to work with?

O_O Wow, that is amazing! I adore your talents! The little child one is really cute, you are so amazing!

Thank you guys, your comments are muchly appreciated!

that fan from switzerland - what can I say, thanks!! :)

rainbow chaser - you're right, I don't often draw very very well known people. Dakota Fanning and of course teh Amy are on my to-do-sometime list though ;)

Lizzie - back at ya! Well, who knows..

Narya - I like mechanical pencils for their precision mostly. My Michelle Horn drawing (with the hose thing) was also mostly done with one. And I tried to keep this recent drawing softer, sort of experimenting with that.

chii chan - Thank you thank you thank you! :)

That last drawing is just incredibly beautiful and well done!

You honestly are one of the most talented drawers whose work I've seen.
What can I say anymore.. Your drawings are perfect and they have a feeling of life in them.

I can't wait to see more!

Wow. I really appreciate that Siria!! Glad you enjoy my work :)

I've been goofing around with colored pencils recently.. one is a flower that I had on my table but I got tired of drawing it at one point.. the other is a blue bird, it's one of these tin toys you can wind up and it'll go around, I love it! I think the drawing turned out pretty well too considering I hadn't done anything in color for a while.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/evboard%20stuff/spring.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/evboard%20stuff/bluebird.jpg

I like them, they are different, very pretty! The blue bird really reminds me of the story about the king and themockingbird (was it a mockingbird?) Very beautiful!

You + colour which you haven't done for a while = amazing!

Very nice drawings!! The flower looks very real!

Thanks guys!! I'll definitely be goofing around some more, maybe also with crayons or paint or gel pens or whatever..

Thanks guys!! I'll definitely be goofing around some more, maybe also with crayons or paint or gel pens or whatever..

try it all, it will be amazing

Charlie,

I'd like you to try something out since you're in an experimental phase. Do some work like these last two pieces but try this:

Canson Mi-Tientes paper. It comes in loose sheets and also pads. Basically it's pastel paper BUT works incredibly well with Prismacolor pencils.

Actually, you can get not just vibrant colors of that paper but also solid neutral and light, whitish hues somewhat like drawing with graphite on white paper. I'd love to see what you'd do for example with a light-medium gray paper and a very light gray or even a white colored pencil...

Give it a go. I plan on doing a portrait of Narya like that. It's an amazing medium combo once you mess with it a bit.

If you end up trying it, please scan and post whatever you come up with.

Hm... I'll have to look for that, it sounds like a nice idea! I also love working on dark textured papers with pastel crayons btw, might try that soon too. If I get some money to buy the paper, lol.

Hm. I see that colour is becoming trendy ;)
Nice work with the colourpencils, though I think your work is more powerful in b&w.

I used to do nothing in graphite and everything in colour pencils; I might go with you guys, take Craig's advice and go back to colour for a little while.

Can't wait to see what's next!

Omfg, you're soooooooooooooo talented!!!! I love all yourstuff! :)
Your drawings are very very beautiful! *reps ya*!
Keep it up. :)
<3 Kathy

NARYA - yeah I definitely think I am better with graphite.. but its fun to try. It's also fun to mix different techniques into one piece.

ROCK QUEEN - thanks for the reppage!! And you have teh most brilliant avatar ever. Me loves it.

New work.. a sketch of a kid I babysit.. took me 1 1/2 hours. Her parents got back when I just had the outlines done so I did the shading without reference.. requires practice.. but I wasn't really being a detail freak. So heck.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/evboard%20stuff/eva.jpg

Aaaand.. a charcoal + white pastel crayon sketch of a picture of a baby sleeping. Peaceful innit? This took me.. 30 minutes I think. I liked working with shades and highlights.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/evboard%20stuff/peaceful.jpg

My god, there great! I love the second one the best, it's so beautiful and detailed! I love the way the babies hand is clenching together especially. It's just so detailed and...wow.

I really love it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/evboard%20stuff/peaceful.jpgAwwwww, this is sooo cute! I love little baby faces!

What type of paper did you use?

Very nice!

The second study has a great composition and use of media...such a solid focus on values with little fuss...beautiful.

omfg the last ones are brilliant! the child is awesome, you can really sense this happiness of the child..and great shading on the second one!!

Thanks so much guys!! I really appreciate your comments. Suggestions are always welcome btw, just so you know.

Oh and I actually used a piece of cardboard for that sleeping baby picture Liz! haha. I saw it lying around the house ages ago and thought hey.. who knows I might use that someday. And well, so I did. ^_____^;;

Lol, that's fantastic :p
It really works as the midtone.

OMG That's awesome! *sitting in front of the computer and cant close my mouth because of astonished*
I know,my english isn't very well,but I hope,you all know what I wanna say. *hope*

Yes I get your point :) Thank you!!

Here's a drawing I finished FINALLY.. stupid dress! I still don't know why I decided to draw THAT lol but the picture itself was too prettyful not to. Might look familiar cause it was taken by Claudine (http://www.evboard.com/showthread.php?t=30189) ;) And I gotta add, I made this drawing with Lizzie in mind cause I know how she loves hands lol.. so.. surprise for you! lol.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/evboard%20stuff/takemehome.jpg

Charlie I must say, the drawing turned out incredibly!! (you're really a detail freak:D, I mean my fingers, the dress :), and even the fingers of the doll!!) just wow!

I feel very flattered, that an artist like you choses a photo of me to draw it!!

love
claudine

Well hey, the concept is yours, and I love it. You're the one who gave the meaning to the picture - all I did is interpret it in graphite lol..

Holy Flip that is amazing. Everything is perfect, I mean, even the fingerprints look incredible.

Yup, your name says it all :p

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
Omfgzz0rz.

You even have the fingerprint lines :eek:

j0u kill me

EDIT: I'd rep you sooooooo much, but I can't! Someone do it for me and I'll do it later!

That is just f*cking amazing...

I'm pwnd.

That's final.

IAW everyone else...

beautiful work!

Thank you thank you thank you!! Yay I had a total smile on my face today because of you guys, even though I have ev0l exams tomorrow. So there. Thaaaank y000...

Absolutely gorgeous! I love the detail your, name is really very true!

Thanks chii_chan (hey do you watch chobits?)

This morning I heard that the El Faro fundraiser would like to include two drawings of mine in their silent auction!! YAY! I hope they raise some money. I am going to use the one of Rosa Blasi with one of the orphans (the one in my sig) and I am going to draw another picture of a child from there. I'm so excited!

And I recently "stole" my sisters old camera, which is completely suck-ass but better than my phone.. I like taking pictures but I'm no expert. I had two flowers in my room.. one was dying and the other fell apart. Hence:

"flower.." (I know it's not sharp but I like how it turned out eitherway)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/evboard%20stuff/flower.jpg

"..and what's left."

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/evboard%20stuff/andwhatsleft.jpg

Yes I get your point :) Thank you!!

Here's a drawing I finished FINALLY.. stupid dress! I still don't know why I decided to draw THAT lol but the picture itself was too prettyful not to. Might look familiar cause it was taken by Claudine (http://www.evboard.com/showthread.php?t=30189) ;) And I gotta add, I made this drawing with Lizzie in mind cause I know how she loves hands lol.. so.. surprise for you! lol.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/evboard%20stuff/takemehome.jpg

Absolutely beautiful. I would rep you again if I could because you deserve it!

congratulations!! your art deserves it!!:D
the photos of the flowers are beautiful, too!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/evboard%20stuff/andwhatsleft.jpgThis one is really cool. It's like a little mattress for... something small...

congrats on the silent auction and yes, yes I do read/watch chobits, I am done the series...Have you finished it? if you have I would glady disscuss your thoughts on the ending! :) I like the photos really different and pretty.

Claudine Thank you! I'm really curious how it will turn out.. I'll keep you guys updated!

Lizzie I thought it looked soft haha. Great minds think alike.

chii_chan Thanks! About Chobits- I haven't seen all episodes yet but I totally love what I did see! When my best friend comes back in the summer we'll watch the rest of it I think.

I am getting back to Photoshopping lately, I just made myself a new LJ header featuring Charlie Dee (ha! same name!). She's a Dutch singer with a very enviable stunning flash website, http://www.charliedee.nl. Oh and the header looks better on the actual LJ page: http://detailfreak.livejournal.com

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/graphicness/052606charliedee.jpg

Credits: brushes from magurno.com and another-no-one.com, textures from ofthesky.net/tre-xture.html and a pattern from whenitcomes.com. Pictures were googled.

Indeed they do, my friend.

Nice Photoshopperage, I love stuff like that.

EDIT: And I can finally give you the reppage you deserve so much!

That's an amazing design Charile.

You have a very solid sense of design.

You should design some mock cd covers...

Take a look at this design studio's website:

asterikstudio (http://www.asterikstudio.com/)

Specifically the "Print" section. Check out all the bands they designed CD art for including the last Lacuna Coil CD. I'd love to see what you could do with similar design problems.

Ooooooh nice! My fave that I saw was the Norma Jean one on page 3... they sure have some cool stuff and big names on there!! I should give it a try I guess ^^

New picture.. I was trying out my new crayons. Woohoo I'm such a kid! lol. It's Charlie Dee (same girl as on the header graphic I posted). The ref pic is the front of her CD "where do girls come from". I'm gonna see her again tomorrow so I guess I'll give her this. It took me about 30 minutes.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/evboard%20stuff/charliedee.jpg

And sorry for stretchin' the page, I can't adjust width of the image in the code which kinda sucks..

Wooo!

I love the sort of rough, carefree style stuff.

That's really cool. I love all the different colours. They're perfect.

Thanks Lizz0r!

It was sorta experimental but I kinda like the style. It has lots of room for interpretation and therefore goes as fast as you want it to go, and I can stop at any moment basically. The scan didn't come out too good tho' - the paper is actually slightly colored, the recycled-type of paper. So it's a little darker, while the colors look a little softer maybe. Little less "bits and pieces" than on the scan.

that sketch looks very professional!! and you're damn right: it DOES have a nice style:) you created a great shading with the different colors. the woman looks almost thee-dimensional (sp?) :D

great job as always!<3

Thanks, glad you like it too :)

I just gave it to her and she was impressed! She showed everyone in the room haha. Tomorrow she's gonna give me a t-shirt hehee.

OK, my turn to be a sky photographer!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/evboard%20stuff/sunset01.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/evboard%20stuff/sunset02.jpg

And here are two pictures I took of a little girl I babysit named Arwen- the same girl I did a charcoal picture of a while ago :) She was eating yoghurt and being funny. She has the prettiest eyes don't you think?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/evboard%20stuff/arwen01.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/evboard%20stuff/arwen02.jpg

Awww! Messy little kids rule.

I'll edit this later.

I think you should draw that last image of Arwen.

How cool is that her name is Arwen. I wanted to name my daugther Eowyn.
Yeah that didn't go over well with the fam.

Anyway, yeah I'd love to see you interpret the last image with your trademark strong tonal study and crisp details.

It'd make a lovely portfolio piece.

Thanks you two!!

Lizz0r-- yeah she's adorable, messy or not! And she's way easier to photograph than her brother, he'll make a crazy face and run away usually. Teehee..

orgo-- I might do that yeah :) Thanks! And I think Eowyn is a beautiful name... but yeah, I get crazy faces talking about Arwen sometimes. When I hear the name I think of this lil beauty, but most people think of the movie so..

Wow, i love photographs of children that really capture their personalities... And you've done that so well!

I love the last capture of Arwen. She looks so adorable!

omg:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: , ok i got in shock, i dont have words to said that you are awesome
you have talent but a lot of talent and i am proud to see all your drawings pics,avatars, etc
you have a fan here :o , i cant understand how people can do that congratulations, i fell in love with all your drawings

FelicityS-- thank you!! I can capture her (she love the attention lol) but not her brother, he keeps running away when I try to take his picture haha.

myimmortalenemy-- yeah I think she is adorable ;) Last saturday she kept saying my name, and I would answer, and she'd say "hello!" and giggle continue playing. Too cute.

Matise-- I'm glad you like my work!


OK back on topic. I made an illustration yesterday that is going to be in a book! It's a book about music, and for a story about the song "Rocket 88" I was asked to draw one of those cars. So I made a pencil drawing, and edited it in photoshop to make it look like one of those 50s posters. It's probably still going to be photoshopped on an old paper with a little bit of text along the side, but I can show you the drawing and the edited colorized version.

http://www.evboard.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=12676&stc=1&d=1150709763

http://www.evboard.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=12677&stc=1&d=1150709763

Damn man.

Nice job! Congrats on getting published.

Very cool.

That one's a keeper for sure.

Wow! I'm at school so I have to be quick but that's amazing :p *Virtualglomps*

How did that come about then?

Thanks!! Well it's my dads book hehee.. he is quite well known over here as a 'music expert' kinda person.

OMG! Those are kick-a$$ news! Congrats!!!!
The car looks nothing short of amazing. You have such an eye for detail. Purrrfection!!!

Kudos on the pictures as well! Arwen is such a beautiful name... and very original too!

Charlie, you are so consistent with everything you do. From photography to sketches, you amaze me. I certainly cannot find a single flaw within your work. Amazing.

Sweet! That is flawless indeed. I love old cars!

Your work never fails to impress me.

FelicityS-- thank you!! I can capture her (she love the attention lol) but not her brother, he keeps running away when I try to take his picture haha.

myimmortalenemy-- yeah I think she is adorable ;) Last saturday she kept saying my name, and I would answer, and she'd say "hello!" and giggle continue playing. Too cute.

Matise-- I'm glad you like my work!


OK back on topic. I made an illustration yesterday that is going to be in a book! It's a book about music, and for a story about the song "Rocket 88" I was asked to draw one of those cars. So I made a pencil drawing, and edited it in photoshop to make it look like one of those 50s posters. It's probably still going to be photoshopped on an old paper with a little bit of text along the side, but I can show you the drawing and the edited colorized version.

http://www.evboard.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=12676&stc=1&d=1150709763

http://www.evboard.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=12677&stc=1&d=1150709763


damn you're always being so professional!!! your work never stops to amaze me:)


ps: I'm claudine:)

Thanks!! Well it's my dads book hehee.. he is quite well known over here as a 'music expert' kinda person.Lol, that's still awesome XD.

Hey guys,
Thank you so much for all your messages. I'm a bit speechless, I don't know what to say to all of you individually but I do wanna thank you all. It means a lot :) You guys ROCK!

... somebody pass the cheese please. Teehee...

Unfortunately this is where my Paint skillz end -
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v16/xxblack_magicxx/cheese.jpg

(I'm in school again)

XD

BRAVO!!!
Amazing skills... That cheese looks so real... can I have a bite?

*cracks up* Thanks Liz!! Just what I needed ^_~

hahahaha


"Have you got any Limberger?"
"No."
"No, that figures. It was pretty predictable, really. It was an act of purest optimism to pose the question in the first place. Tell me something, do you have any cheese at all?"
"Yes, sir."
"Now I'm going to ask you that question once more, and if you say 'no' I'm going to shoot you through the head. Now, do you have any cheese at all?"
"No."
(shoots him) "What a senseless waste of human life."

Lmao.
I still need to borrow those from my friend.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/xXRigorMortisXx/cheese3.jpg
It's not even your cheese Narya :rolleyes:
jk.
...

*Puts Paint skillz back in the box and goes back to her own thread.*

I was going to do something creative tonight, but my talent has been wasted on cheese.

Ohnos! Don't you waste your droolable talents on cheese ever again you!!

In other words.. hope you can get creative soon again cause your creativeness is always worth seeing. (Even if it's cheese.)

The first sketches are amazing, as good as any sketches i have seen, anything like that i love to see though coz im really bad at drawing. Great quality of shading and stuff.

Hey There ..
It Could Take Me 4ever To Comment On Everything Because Everything Here Is A Masterpiece In It's Own ..
Just : AWESOME :)
I'm So In Love With Your Talent In PS ..
Sweet Regards ..

Wow You Are Really Good! The Drawing Look So Real..

teh update! I just spent 11 hours on an A4 size drawing. one word. circulism. gawd o.O

it's a birthday gift for the lil girl on the picture, she turned a year old today! it was a surprise for her parents and were very happy with it. and the girl is so adorable, too. she had never seen me before but she wanted to sit on my lap when she got out of bed. and spent half an hour unwrapping her gifts with me. kawaii ^__^

*tries to upload file* "Exceeds forum quota by 267.07 MB." -- what the heck?! the file was only 95 MB o.O oh well.. off to photobucket then..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/evboard%20stuff/keesje.jpg

PS sorry for the lousy quality, it was a camera pic cause the scanner is having some serious issues..

Hot damn! That amazing! you are the shading god!! She is so cute, the doll was done really well too! aww ^_^

WOW

You know I've always loved your technique, and this is just incredible.

I really love the doll.

WHOA! Your thread is flipp'n amazing!!


I've been trying to digital Draw/Render and I give you very high credit for what you do!

just brilliant work man.

as usual!

the subtle texture suggestion one the doll's face...less is more!

Your shade work is one of the best I've ever seen, the texture is so smooth and life like. I really thought that was a B&W photograph at first glimpse. Good job!

Pfffft! BlackMagic's cheese is so much better!!! :p

Well, actually... My jaw prety much dropped onto my keyboard when I saw your new piece. That is effing brilliant!!! :eek: Perfect... just perfect...

oh my god, that's out of everything i've ever seen...I'd rep ya sooo much..but I can't:( will you post it on DA, too?

-claudine

Thank you thank you thank you! Woah. You guys make me smile and turn a gazillion shades of red and hide in the corner in shyness until I get bored and start drawing again. Or something like that.

I'm gonna post it on DA too yeah ;) Along with this wallpaper I made. It's huge.. so I made a tiny preview icon to click on. Wahoo.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/evboard%20stuff/rosa095.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/evboard%20stuff/deepestthoughts.jpg)

credits: rosafans.com (my own site) for the rosa pics, whenitcomes.com for the clouds, 44suburbia.com for the subtle grunge.

Where are you on DA? I want to add ya to my friend's list so I can keep track of your drawings here and there ;)

And I have to say it again: gorgeous piece! You have an eye for the reference, and a hand for the pencils. Kudos! :worship:

Thanks! My dA is detailfreak.deviantart.com... I added one of your drawings as a fav ;)

Those are really good. ^^

You are going to go so far.

Please, never, ever stop.




Oh yeah -
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/xXRigorMortisXx/eek2.gif

I don't plan on stopping at all... lucky you :P

I made a quick sketch of one of the new Amy pics last night. Took me an hour exactly. I'm planning on making a good drawing of one of the "repfoto" pics but so far they're too tiny and watermarked. But they're dead drop gorgeous. So I'll have to draw one. This pic was gorgeous but blurred... nice sketch material for me.
Anyhoo, the scanner is still being an ass, so here's a crap phone pic.. I did it with an 8B pencil so it's darker than it looks.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/rosablasiclub/SP_A0197.jpg

(and what the duck is up with the file uploading?!)

Hehe good.

Ooh, pretty! That's awesome.

lol, bring on the HQ versions already!

Nice details on the lips there sir.

Too bad you scanner is being assy. Try nonetheless to get that scanned.

Can't wait to see the drawing of Amy you're planning to do!

I'm not a sir but thanks ;) lol. I'll check today if that thing works already..

Dear Charlie,
This short message is just to let you