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NickMoscovitz
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[2014-01-29 23:46:25 +0000 UTC]
"Collecting Faces"
(United States)
# Statistics
Favourites: 87; Deviations: 4039; Watchers: 188
Watching: 89; Pageviews: 30986; Comments Made: 459; Friends: 89
# Interests
Favorite visual artist: Renaissance MastersFavorite movies: Inception, Shawshank redemption, Back to the future
Favorite TV shows: Seinfeld, Breaking Bad
Favorite bands / musical artists: Rock Classics, Beatles, Pink Floyd
Favorite books: Lord of the Rings, Game of thrones, Ender's Game
Favorite writers: Tolkien, LLr Martin,
Tools of the Trade: Digital Art, Mac, PC, iPhone, Brown Kraft Paper, Micron Pens, Prismacolor pencils
Other Interests: Guita
# About me
All my drawing work here is done by hand with traditional tools on paper - THEN scanned or photographed and enhanced digitally using Photoshop and other digital filtering tools. The digital application is mostly to boost/recolor saturation as well as to create collages and altered layouts. Thus, most of the latest versions of the portraits here are in fact compositions created from at least 2 images of one drawing. In my opinion it still qualifies as traditional work as opposed to digital - but you can call it as you wish.Follow me on Instagram instagram.com/nickmoscovitz/ - Born in Israel, Studied Graphic Design in European Tradition, emigrated to NYC 1980, freelance Graphic Designer and Art Director since then.
I have been drawing portraits all my life. Literally. With some long breaks here and there. At some point, In Tel-Aviv, while sitting in a city park sketching fast portraits for small change (circa 1974), I was approached by a prominent, popular singer who I recognized immediately of course, and he told me, after watching me for a few minutes, and asking how much I charge, that I should charge exactly 20 times more. (I was charging an equivalent of $5 - so he suggested I should charge a $100) - I did. and within 6 months I made A LOT of money, which I lost as fast making a stupid business move.
Since then I knew that I was not a businessman, but rather an artist... So I went to study graphic design. But portraits remain and still are my true passion. I used to try to be as anal and detailed as any of the hyper-realists around here, I have created some magical pieces which won the accolades of many, these were to time consuming, and did nothing to my spirit. My style today is rather sloppy in comparison, but I LOVE IT. I draw very fast, and I don't care at all to finish - in the majority of the cases I achieve reasonable likeness, and when that happens, I am experiencing a high. Other times, when I don't get it right, I just as easy give up and begin anew... I am done with a drawing when I feel it is GOOD ENOUGH for me... I find this determination is not only correct and satisfying, bat also important in preventing me from overdoing my work. It usually works in my favor. I have done well over 3000 portraits, I am sure, and most of them in the last 5 years... I discovered the pleasure of MICRON pens, and Brown Kraft Paper, and since then I cannot stop. almost all my latest portraits are drawn inside ring-bound Brown Kraft stock - and they will stay there as books. Some of the colored portraits here were colored digitally. others with KaranDache and Prismacolor pencils. My favorite artist is Michelangelo and his contemporaries, and I opt to draw like them... one can dream... Whenever I draw I feel connected to some kind of spiritual comforting power, that I like to think of as the spirit of these masters, and I feel close to their greatness, and it fills me with peace. it's fun, really, that I am able to draw so much pleasure this way. Don't get me wrong, I have had quite an interesting life in other aspects of life, including fun, if you catch my drift...
I doodle like a lunatic. When I doodle, I have no rules whatsoever. I just explode with whatever comes out. Sometime I look at what I did and wonder whether it was me... Many times I doodle without looking at the work for long periods, and I am amazed to see that my shapes, the shading, the colors etc, sometime make more sense than if I did monitor my hands...
Hey, I collect faces... send me yours and if you ask me - I may draw your portrait... No charge...
I also like to conceptualize, design images, graphics for branding, marketing, and education, to write, to play my guitar, to sing (no one hears) and to listen to music and audio books... because this way I can still doodle and draw while listening...
I also managed to grab a crazy website domain name... get this: rememberthewebsite.com - cool huh? don't expect to find much there, but it will happen soon.
Ask me anything.
# Comments
Comments: 79
Great gallery! Love your own style of drawing.
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How sweet of you - thanks
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Hey Nick, I just love your work, the collection of faces and especially the doodles.
Cheers, Peter
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You are very kind - I will check out your work attentively
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greetings from one creative mind to another
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Hi Creative - Greeting back
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Your drawings are amazing - I can only hope that, one day, I'll be as good as you
I really love how you do the light and shade, and the hair detail is incredible
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Thanks for the watch Nick!
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BTW, I'm currently offering commissions; if you're curious you can take a peek here ! ;D
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Look so nice indeed, interesting way to use pencils... My watch there! and hope you see my art and maybe watch
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I love your technique 
Keep up the great work and i'm sure soon u will have much more than 16 books on ur shelf - wchich i wish you from the bottom of my heart.Β
Greetings from Poland.
BM
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Thank you so much for your supportive comment. so kind of you.
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thank you for adding me to your watch!Β Β great artwork!
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You've got some really great stuff here, looking forward to seeing more
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Hello! Just wanted to let you know that i love your gallery and i think you're really talented
Could you please check out my stuff too?
I have a few bids up on my ebay here: www.ebay.com/sch/rodneyj3035/mβ¦
Even if youre not interested, could you please just let me know what you think?
Thank you!!
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Your works are amazing and inspiring!
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Thanks - it represents both pride and love
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i liked your story a lot
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Ever visited the QCC Art Gallery in Bayside, Queens?
qcc-art.deviantart.com/
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Thanks... How nice of you
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You're welcome.
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Thanks - how nice of you!!!!
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Thanks!! - so nice of you!!!!
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You're welcome! Keep up the great work!
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I do. Very much...
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Oh you wrote another reply. Just saw it. About what you said, I think you're a bit offended that I talked about your age and about sexuality but, can you ask yourself this: Could you ever appreciate a picture with three muscly, hairy, manly male models the way you appreciate this?
You are a male, that pic touched you in a different way than it touched me. I won't step back about that
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About your comment on that pic we were talking about:
No, I don't think it's on the porn side. I just think it has rather poor artistic quality. I think it's not the artistic hard work that's speaking to you in the picture, rather the bodies are talking to you.
Honestly, every photographer I know who has a solid name would give that pic a maximum 5 out of 10. And they wouldn't block people who give negative feedback on their work like this "artist" did to me, hahah. I was trying to talk to you, and she took away my right to do so, plus she insulted my page, I believe. I had to struggle to answer your question because of that. What does that tell you about this artist that you like so much now?
I love the way you edited the image because some more work went into it and it truely looks more artistic like that. I thought the original image was too simple and common. Lovely edit
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Now we can talk freely. I would never block you. I am sick with flu and have no energy to respond- but I will as soon as I feel a little better. Just this for now: I love debating, and I appreciate the opportunity to learn and to teach, do thanks for that. I totally disagree with what you said, and I respect you and the things you said - later, I will explain more.Β
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Hope you got better! I have a health condition going on, too. It's hard to deal with.
I also love debating so I spare time to respond. Respect you, too. At least you let me talk!
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I am still fighting off flu like symptoms, but it is pesistent and sever - my body is in pain. It will be over in a few days. I promise to continue our chat, and try to prove to you that you were wrong about me. but right now I am just running away from this misery back to sleep.. So hang in there, my debating friend... andl et's keep talking. See you soon.
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Many thanks for the watch Nick, much appreciated.
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