Last Showcase of the Year

**darkshark** · 12-20-2006, 09:21 AM

Well, school is finally over, and as alot of you know I showcase my artwork that I've done over the semester. This time around, I made quite an improvement on doing portraits, which was the focus of the class, although my main goal was to make hair look more realistic, along with better proportioning, as that was one of my weaker points. Enjoy .^_^.

The semester started out with some nude models, i thought this one was particularly well done in the structural sense, and because it was done in exactly 7 minutes.

My sad excuse of a Johnny Depp, theres alot of things wrong with this one, but at this point, I'm still trying to figure things out on my own. approx. 2.5 hours to draw

This is more of a test picture more than anything, just to work with hair and how it should flow. approx. 35mins to draw

Various sketches for eye shading approx. 25mins each

And now for my Final for the class, we had to draw the dreaded self portrait, using nothing more than a mirror, so no pictures to look at. This is one of my best pieces to date, simply because of the vast amount of time spent on making it as true-to-life as i could, I spent just under a month working on this, with 30+ hours on it, I believe it was time well spent. I even took it to Kinko's and had copies made lol, just in case the original is ever damaged.

I have alot of other doodles and sketches in-between, but I thought these were the better ones I suppose, and for those of you who haven't seen my other pieces, check out these
http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...ad.php?t=46520
http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...ad.php?t=37931
feedback is appreciated ^_^

Tibs · 12-20-2006, 09:46 AM

Holy **** these are amazing.

dunlop · 12-20-2006, 09:50 AM

Wow. Those are absolutely amazing. My favorites are #2 and #5 with the last one being my favorite. I really like how you have yourself looking away, and there's just something about it. You can draw eyes very well too, and I really like the girl's eye in the 4th drawing.

Nice Work. Keep it up!

dawgbarf · 12-20-2006, 10:33 AM

the last one actually looks like a picture, i'm really jealous of your talent

**TheRapingDragon** · 12-20-2006, 10:46 AM

The last one is the best by far.

You are an awesome artist.

Selinica · 12-20-2006, 10:49 AM

Well done.

I used to be able to draw really well, but that died.

I like the self-portrait the best.

-Sel

SethSquall · 12-20-2006, 01:13 PM

There all amazing but I think the last one is leagues ahead of the rest. That last picture is like photo quality. PHOTO QUALITY. It's insane.

**Reach** · 12-20-2006, 01:46 PM

You're really good at drawing faces. I've always been bad at that.

The last one is pretty incredible. Props for that; the facial portion looks real, with the eye being especially impressive.

Johnny is impressive too. You really screwed up the nose, the lips and the right side of his face XD but the detail in the picture is really great, I am again impressed by the eyes. I see potential in this picture.

Keep up the good work

x3Mamimi · 12-20-2006, 01:50 PM

Oh, the self portrait!
You're beautiful and an artist!

cC@Zz · 12-20-2006, 03:03 PM

Nice job. You're a great artist.

Triplex72 · 12-20-2006, 05:16 PM

Yea, the last one looks very realistic.

meno_rocks123 · 12-20-2006, 05:20 PM

Wow you look good and you're an artist.

_A2P · 12-20-2006, 05:28 PM

I'm sorry for calling you dimwitted.

That is all.

**darkshark** · 12-20-2006, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by _A2P

I'm sorry for calling you dimwitted.

That is all.

lol when was this?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reach

Johnny is impressive too. You really screwed up the nose, the lips and the right side of his face XD but the detail in the picture is really great, I am again impressed by the eyes. I see potential in this picture.

Keep up the good work

I know I screwed him up lol, I was in a hurry to get it done before the end of the class, but at least you can somewhat tell it's Johnny Depp =/
and it was on lower quality paper, I tend not to care as much about mistakes when it's on crappy paper.

ClAsSiC_RoCkEr · 12-20-2006, 11:23 PM

You rawk much sawks, Jamie. I pay absolutely no attention to detail (and I absolutely fail at it). My opinion, you drawl much better than I and that's quite obvious to see

All of the pieces look outstanding and your capability to capture details in an efficient manner is just wow. Good job, but why stop here...? I think I speak for all when I say we want moar plz.

**Shashakiro** · 12-20-2006, 11:52 PM

Breathtaking. You've got some real talent there, Shark.

scorpio1690 · 12-21-2006, 12:22 AM

We have a

!

Honestly, this is just breath taking. The self portrait really shows how much hard work and effort you put into it. I admire how well you draw your eyes.

Grandiagod · 12-21-2006, 01:31 AM

I hate to be one of the crowd, but you're freaking awesome there DS.

The las pic especially blew my mind. Good work. You get a Grandi approval point, for whatever that's worth.

JurseyRider734 · 12-21-2006, 05:18 AM

Nice work 8) I think 4 is really cool, and obviously the last one is really nice. You can tell you put a lot of work in to it. What are the dimensions of the paper on that one? Was it really big and you cut it down?

**darkshark** · 12-21-2006, 05:37 AM

Dimensions were 18x24 on the final, trimmed a bit, but not by much.

12-20-2006, 09:21 AM	#1
darkshark Nothing. Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Pacific Ocean Posts: 4,189	Last Showcase of the Year Well, school is finally over, and as alot of you know I showcase my artwork that I've done over the semester. This time around, I made quite an improvement on doing portraits, which was the focus of the class, although my main goal was to make hair look more realistic, along with better proportioning, as that was one of my weaker points. Enjoy .^_^. The semester started out with some nude models, i thought this one was particularly well done in the structural sense, and because it was done in exactly 7 minutes. My sad excuse of a Johnny Depp, theres alot of things wrong with this one, but at this point, I'm still trying to figure things out on my own. approx. 2.5 hours to draw This is more of a test picture more than anything, just to work with hair and how it should flow. approx. 35mins to draw Various sketches for eye shading approx. 25mins each And now for my Final for the class, we had to draw the dreaded self portrait, using nothing more than a mirror, so no pictures to look at. This is one of my best pieces to date, simply because of the vast amount of time spent on making it as true-to-life as i could, I spent just under a month working on this, with 30+ hours on it, I believe it was time well spent. I even took it to Kinko's and had copies made lol, just in case the original is ever damaged. I have alot of other doodles and sketches in-between, but I thought these were the better ones I suppose, and for those of you who haven't seen my other pieces, check out these http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...ad.php?t=46520 http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...ad.php?t=37931 feedback is appreciated ^_^

12-20-2006, 09:50 AM	#3
dunlop FFR Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 469	Re: Last Showcase of the Year Wow. Those are absolutely amazing. My favorites are #2 and #5 with the last one being my favorite. I really like how you have yourself looking away, and there's just something about it. You can draw eyes very well too, and I really like the girl's eye in the 4th drawing. Nice Work. Keep it up! __________________ The secret to your future lies hidden in your daily routine. The reason most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment.

12-20-2006, 10:33 AM	#4
dawgbarf FFR Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 18	Re: Last Showcase of the Year the last one actually looks like a picture, i'm really jealous of your talent

12-20-2006, 10:49 AM	#6
Selinica FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Canada Age: 40 Posts: 98	Re: Last Showcase of the Year Well done. I used to be able to draw really well, but that died. I like the self-portrait the best. -Sel __________________ I'm licking a SPOON.

12-20-2006, 01:46 PM	#8
Reach FFR Simfile Author Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Age: 37 Posts: 7,471	Re: Last Showcase of the Year You're really good at drawing faces. I've always been bad at that. The last one is pretty incredible. Props for that; the facial portion looks real, with the eye being especially impressive. Johnny is impressive too. You really screwed up the nose, the lips and the right side of his face XD but the detail in the picture is really great, I am again impressed by the eyes. I see potential in this picture. Keep up the good work __________________

12-20-2006, 09:46 AM	#2
Tibs FFR Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: UK Age: 35 Posts: 5,235	Re: Last Showcase of the Year Holy **** these are amazing. __________________ Metal covers of vidya game songs

12-20-2006, 10:46 AM	#5
TheRapingDragon A car crash mind Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 36 Posts: 9,788	Re: Last Showcase of the Year The last one is the best by far. You are an awesome artist.

12-20-2006, 01:50 PM	#9
x3Mamimi FFR Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Age: 32 Posts: 513	Re: Last Showcase of the Year Oh, the self portrait! You're beautiful and an artist! __________________ jwcgator: mah mee mee merlonifan28: fight for my love, mamimi

12-20-2006, 03:03 PM	#10
cC@Zz FFR Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 34 Posts: 1,427	Re: Last Showcase of the Year Nice job. You're a great artist. __________________ There is a 50% chance your pillow will eat you while you are sleeping.

12-20-2006, 05:16 PM	#11
Triplex72 CUSTOMIZED Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Your Imagination Posts: 975	Re: Last Showcase of the Year Yea, the last one looks very realistic. __________________ connect 216.246.109.6:27015

12-20-2006, 05:20 PM	#12
meno_rocks123 FFR Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: in a box on the corner of main and broadway Age: 31 Posts: 2,324	Re: Last Showcase of the Year Wow you look good and you're an artist.

12-20-2006, 05:28 PM	#13
_A2P Banned Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Chicago, Illinois Age: 34 Posts: 434	Re: Last Showcase of the Year I'm sorry for calling you dimwitted. That is all.

12-20-2006, 11:23 PM	#15
ClAsSiC_RoCkEr FFR Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: SHL POP Age: 35 Posts: 375	Re: Last Showcase of the Year You rawk much sawks, Jamie. I pay absolutely no attention to detail (and I absolutely fail at it). My opinion, you drawl much better than I and that's quite obvious to see All of the pieces look outstanding and your capability to capture details in an efficient manner is just wow. Good job, but why stop here...? I think I speak for all when I say we want moar plz. __________________

12-21-2006, 12:22 AM	#17
scorpio1690 FFR Player Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: canada eh? Age: 33 Posts: 4,817	Re: Last Showcase of the Year We have a ! Honestly, this is just breath taking. The self portrait really shows how much hard work and effort you put into it. I admire how well you draw your eyes.

12-21-2006, 01:31 AM	#18
Grandiagod FFR Player Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Feaefaw Age: 35 Posts: 6,122	Re: Last Showcase of the Year I hate to be one of the crowd, but you're freaking awesome there DS. The las pic especially blew my mind. Good work. You get a Grandi approval point, for whatever that's worth. __________________ He who angers you conquers you. ~Elizabeth Kenny

12-21-2006, 05:37 AM	#20
darkshark Nothing. Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Pacific Ocean Posts: 4,189	Re: Last Showcase of the Year Dimensions were 18x24 on the final, trimmed a bit, but not by much.

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