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Submitted: February 5, 2012
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Sorrowby *arthawk87

Traditional Art / Drawings / Portraits & Figures

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I think I'm getting the hang of this ink thing . Actually, at the moment, I like painting with ink more than drawing with pencils; it's faster, less messy (I love not having to worry about smudging the annoying pencil dust!), great for creating contrasts, and you don't have to keep sharpening your pencils. So ye be warned; there are more ink paintings to come !

OK, where was I... oh yes. It's Ewan McGregor, one of my favourite actors of all time. Trivial fact: I wanted to draw this reference picture for a very long time, probably for more than 8 years. I didn't wait this long because I waited for my drawing skills to improve (although that would have made a pretty good reason ), but because I forgot about the picture... until about a week ago. I watched I love you, Phillip Morris (crapy movie, b-t-dub) and was reminded again of how great an actor he is. So, naturally, I googled for drawable pictures of him, and that's how I rediscovered this particular one. I immediately knew I had to paint it! And THIS time, I even stapled it to a chipboard .

I'm very content with the result (although the background... meh! Didn't quite turn out the way I had imagined it, but I guess it's OK). The hair was easy to do, and - as I re-found out - hands are actually pretty hard.
Yep, so, hope you like it as well. Comments are greatly appreciated .

Time: I'm guessing about 8 hours
Size: 12.7cm x 18.4cm / 5'' x 7.24''
Materials:
Acuarela paper from Oxford, 240g/m²
HB pencil for sketching
Black ink from Pelikan
Small and medium paint brush
Dip pen
Reference (no idea who the photographer is, but kudos!)

Edit: Can you guys see the thumbnail, or is that only a problem on my computer?
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*N0rks Nov 3, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Oh wow, I really like this one! It shows a lot of emotions, and the strong contrasts between the blacks and whites make it very powerful. Great job.

*arthawk87 Nov 4, 2012 Traditional Artist

Thank you, happy to hear you like it

! Thanks also for adding it to your faves, I appreciate it

*N0rks Nov 5, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

You're welcome, and no problem!

~xNatje Oct 27, 2012 Student Traditional Artist

I like the contrasts!

*arthawk87 Oct 27, 2012 Traditional Artist

Thank you!

~talentedripples Oct 11, 2012

Stop it. Seriously you're killing me here with the skill, the talent, the beauty of this picture. i love his fingers and hair and wrinkles...just about everything I can never get right xD hahaha

*arthawk87 Oct 14, 2012 Traditional Artist

Aww, thank you so much, that's very sweet

~Mangofeline Sep 4, 2012 Student

Very beautiful and expressive!

*arthawk87 Sep 9, 2012 Traditional Artist

Thank you

~Mangofeline Sep 9, 2012 Student

no problem! :3

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