I'll have a check - this is the one for reference used - http://0.tqn.com/d/history1900s/1/0/A/H/1/LouisArmstrong2.jpgI like it, but there's something about the pose thats off for me, do you have a sample of photos? This is a serious request and a donation will be made.
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The face seems a bit barren, bit more shading round the nose and eyes maybe? I'm not an expert like so don't take my suggestion as correct.
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Thanks for the good feedback
- Well, part is finding reference photos which will work with the style (needs to work monochrome atm) but I'm building up more artist pens of colours to start a few of those but don't have enough yet) - the time it takes is totally pendent on the complexity of the design, for example the last one took about 4 hours - an hour finding a good reference picture & preparing it in photo-shop, another hour sketching it - then two hours colouring the layers & adding some final details.Glad you approve
, sometimes if you've been staring at the same things for hours you get blind - helpful to have a view from another perspective lol.
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Donnie Darko Rabbit mask would be great it's the wife's favourite film and her birthday next month, on A3 potrait?
Happy with this as a reference imagine? (just prepped a basic one ready, best mask pic I could find with good tones)
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Perfect all I could find was the mask with the build up of the cast which I doubt would suit the style.
Hehe, I don't have any reds
- got some on order still - only got flesh/brown & grey scales atm.Will probly do another one at some point for Dexter, pretty good to draw.
Yeah, still got a fair way to go to hit the fund raising target - will just need to know what you what/reference picture & such.
Posted all the ones which had been requested last night, so managed to clear up some room to do a few more.
Currently A4 & A3 paper - I used artist ink pads which don't bleed so have to use set sizes currently (as they are basically glorified felt tips).Excellent mate
What sizes can you do?
Drop a few links to reference pics (if you want them landscape/portrait & I'll give you an indication as to how it will look (as I'll create a final reference picture to draw).
They don't normally take too long, but some a little longer than others - currently working on the Donnie Darko one but that should be done by tomorrow (if I get out of work at a reasonable time).
Thanks
, still not that comfortable selling art for personal gain - feels unnatural for some reason, it could end up draining the joy of doing it (admittedly some requests are a bit boring lol).
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Hey Mark,
I'm currently thinking pics like these two atm, altho I'll give the missus final judgement:
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On A3 size. The missus has just moved in and she'll be over joyed having our first picture to hang on the wall, especially if it's our puppy
I'm currently thinking pics like these two atm, altho I'll give the missus final judgement:
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On A3 size. The missus has just moved in and she'll be over joyed having our first picture to hang on the wall, especially if it's our puppy
I'll knock up two different reference pictures for you to pick between (to give you a feel on what It will look like & you can pick from those) - I assume top one portrait, bottom one landscape? as otherwise the bottom would would lose his behind or be very small on a white background lol (would be a shame as it's a good angle!).