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KidfromKzoo
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[2007-11-11 02:34:25 +0000 UTC]
"KID"
(United States)
# Statistics
Favourites: 469; Deviations: 131; Watchers: 262
Watching: 70; Pageviews: 29567; Comments Made: 4235; Friends: 70
# Interests
Favorite visual artist: Roden, Georgia O'Keefe, Escher, Michelangelo, Robert Brawley, James ValerioFavorite movies: A Few Good Men, Sixth Sense, Baraka, Stranger Than Fiction, Love Actually, Escanaba in da Moonlight
Favorite bands / musical artists: Diana Krall, Melody Gardot, Josh Groban, Madeleine Peyroux, Jim's Big Ego Band
Favorite games: Sudoku
Tools of the Trade: Film photography, white pencil on black paper, color pencil, graphite
Other Interests: Always curious, Hagen Daz "Rum Raisin" ice cream, interesting people are interesting
# About me
I started out drawing stick figures when I was a little kid, just like everybody else. When I was 12 I took a group art class. Steve Pugsley was the instructor. I remember really liking the "follow the edge of the object" drawing exercise. In high school I was the year book photographer for three years. I might have taken an art class but I can't say for sure. In college I had one art class that involved graphite, ink, and acrylic paint mediums. My classmates and instructor said I should change my major but I stayed with health sciences. 27 years later I took Drawing & Composition I at the local community college -- just to see what it was like. I was hooked and took Drawing & Composition II followed by Life Drawing. I haven't had time to take anymore classes in the last four years. I have a pretty rough work schedule now, 40-60 hours a week and I work out of town a lot, but I try and fit in portraits when ever I can. Some are commissions, some are family or acquaintances. At first, I couldn't draw for more than two hours at a time before my brain became mush. Now I can work on a drawing for up to nine hours. Time just stops, it doesn't exist when I draw. I think this is a good sign.Current Residence: The house next to the driveway where my car is parked.
Favourite genre of music: Portugese Jazz
Operating System: Is there really anything other than a Mac?
Skin of choice: Massaged
Favourite cartoon character: Frazz, Zits, Get Fuzzy
Personal Quote: The mind needs to express itself, it's our connection with the past and our link to future.
# Comments
Comments: 146
I loved your work! Congratulations on the great talent
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You are very proficient at black and white pieces. it can be quiet challenging to remove the color, yet keep the mood of a piece, but you seem to have gotten it quiet well!
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Thank you, Anna. I'm sure you will enjoy the challenges of white pencil on black paper. There are many good examples of creative work in my Favourites Folder to show you the possibilities. I'm looking forward to seeing your next drawing.
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Thanks for the fave and comment on my work 
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I'll be looking for your next white pencil drawing.
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Sir! Your collection and gallery is amazing! Thanks for sharing your wonderful art and have a nice day!
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Your collection is amazing thank you for recommending it to me.
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I hope the collection encourages you to explore new possibilities with your white pencil. I look forward to seeing your discoveries.
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Hi! Actually it does, I really appreciate the recommendation on it, I would practice a lot to be that good for sure, thank you very much.
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The portraits are really good works. Although not quite my direction but very nice implementations
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Merci pour ce commentaire... en français ! C'est très intéreesant. Je pense que , désormais, je vais me tourner vers le "black" avec un peu plus d'enthousiasme.
Ce que faisait SOULAGES est très original mais quand même assez austère....
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Je suis sûr que vos découvertes seront incroyables!
I'm sure your discoveries will be amazing!
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I hope you'll be a prophet....
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C'est vrai que lcette oeuvre de S. Richards est superbe ( comme toutes les autres!) Je suis aussi fascinée par le "chiaroScuro". Mon Dieu personnel est Caravaggio, mais, dans ce domaine, G.de le Tour n'est pas mal non plus....
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Awesome white pencil drawings - you were right. Pretty impressive stuff from others, as wel as from you.
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Thanks! I'm looking forward to seeing your creativity.
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I take small Steps in this. But I had to try a portrait in white today. I use a white polychromus pencil and aside from that I found some white pastelpencils, but are there other white pencils that feel a bit more like graphite or something like that ?! I m very new to this ^^
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I started with PrismaColor Blanc/White No. 938. It's wax based. Early on, I was tempted to use the grey pencils but decided to stay with white so I could develop the skill to create a range of grey shades. I took a close look at your drawing and it appears you are using a similar pencil. Stay away from white chalk, it's messy. I've seen some excellent work done with white pastel.
This first drawing is good. You've started out illustrating substance and not using a line to mark the edge. For me, I found my drawings improved 20% from one to the next - even to this day! I suspect the same will be true for you.
There is so much to master. First it's faces, then hands, then anatomy (clothed and nude), then bare feet (still on my list), then textures (plaid is my favorite and my current drawing is stripes), and glass --- more than enough to keep improving!
If you have any questions - just ask.
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Wow, thank you so much for the detailed answer and the feedback on my picture. I am doing so much different stuff lately, to figure out what I like - besides my usual comic-graphic style - both stylewise and on materials and tools. Drawing on black paper, or generally drawing with white on different colors, is way up on this list of interesting things. So I surely will draw more of those and even more surely I will have question on that so I am very grateful for the offer. It is just around 3- 4 month ago that I decided to give up on my recent studies and really try to focus on becoming an artist and I learned so much things in this short period of time.
Have a fine day.
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Getting busier! I have new job, so my free time is becoming limited. As you've noticed, I've just delivered one commission and I'm in the middle of another. Nothing too difficult except it's my first time doing a striped shirt. It should look awesome when it's done.
How's things with you?
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kool congratulations on the new job i bet the shirt will look great especially in black/white contrast. yeah im good. busy with work as always
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You commented on a drawing of mine saying to check your favorites, but I didn't make it into your favorites....I'm too busy looking at your drawings!! They're all so great!
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You're too kind! Keep going, I'm sure you'll be inspired by all the other White on Black artists.
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Thanks! So far the search has always been rewarding.
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Wow! !!!!! I saw amazing works !!!! Fabolous !!! I wonder how is it possible to realized some fantastic pictures with a white pencil on Black!
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Impressed with your work adding you to my watch.
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Visit my Favourites Folder, too. That will have more new stuff than mine.
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Hi Bill,
Welcome to the Inspiring Creation group. Thank you so much for accepting the invite. I am so glad you decided to join and I hope you enjoy being a member.
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The finished picture of Dasha fav.me/dasg1fa
and Happy Newyear
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Amazing - a great composition.
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Thank you for pointing me towards some different types of white on black art. It and your own work are amazing and show just how much detail you can do with it!
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I took at look at your favorite folder and it is astonishing how far people can go with just black and white. Your works are also amazing and I can sense the amount of time it took to draw them. Made me think how much better my drawings could be if I spent more time on them.
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Your comments are very welcomed. I look forward to your discoveries as you explore White on Black art!
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You've got breathtaking skills 
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