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Published: 2005-01-06 04:58:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 5357; Favourites: 94; Downloads: 439
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Aaliyah once again. I started drawing this about three years ago, shortly after Aaliyah died. I put it was for a while, and when I took it out to work on it, I found that I had lost the reference photo, which I had gotten off the internet. So, it took me a while to find it again, but I finally did, and was able to finish the drawing after all this time.I look through a lot of photos of Aaliyah before choosing this one. It stood out to me because in it, she looks as if she's sleeping, and proverbially, she is "sleeping in death." So, I'm glad it's finally done. I my only regret is that I had to photograph it w/ my digital cam, and a lot of the quality was lost as a result. I'll see if I can take a better picture in the near future, and I'll just replace this one. Let me know what you guys think.
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I placed a border around the image and added her full name on the bottom. I think it looks bettern now. Also the image is a bit bette quality than the previous one (I hope).
βmechanical pencil, and Faber-Castell drawing pencils 2H, 2B, 8B on Bristol Vellum paper
β6-7 hrs, reference photo used.
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Do you have any colourful version of this ?
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No. It's just a pencil drawing, black, white and shades of gray.
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She looks like she's sleeping peacefully. Terrific work. she looks like an angel....obviously.
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rest in peace girl....
u did a very nice job on this
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this may sound trippy but i can see the movement in this! i can see her being nervous about having the photoshoot and her swallowing in that nervousness and focusing on getting a good photo out of the session. i can feel her emotion for the music she is listening to (either out of the headphones or in the background of the shoot). it also looks as if she, at any moment, will open her eyes and start laughing, knowing that she had to be so serious for this pose. a lot of things are showing through in this piece so you should be proud of it!
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Thank you so much.
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Yeah, it still gives me chills knowing that she had that plane crash after shooting "Rock the Boat" and they had that scene where she was swimming up toward the light. It's a shame the world lost someone so talented.
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Thanks. I appreciate the 
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Technically this is very good. The atention to detail, the gloss on her lips, the highlights in her hair. But what I really like is how peaceful she looks.
Great work ^^
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awesome shading and great highlights! excellant work!!
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You are quite the artist. I like this one alot!!!! I like the expression on her face; it's sorta poetic. 
Cya
~Quantum
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thank you. as i've said, before, i took a lot of time choosing the perfect picture to draw. this one just seems appropriate, considering how everyone viewed her and the tragedy of her death.
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Again very good job. I know you listed the materials, but are you sure you didn't use charcol pencils? I just asked cause the contrast of values in the face compared to the hair. Well, whatever you used it still looks great; keep it up
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no, i used faber-castell drawing pencils. They come in different lead hardnesses from 2H (lightest) to 8B (darkest). I used the darker pencils on the hair, and the lighter one's on the face, and that's why there's such a strong contrast.
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Faber-castell pencils, huh? Nice, I never heard of those. They don't sound like something you could pickup at wal-mart lol. Are they similar to ebony pencils???
That reminds me, I have to buy more supplies for my art classes. That includes pencils. Man, I gonna be spending a lot of money this semester......... **sigh**
Cya
~Quantum
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you can get them at arts & crafts stores like Michaels or Hobby Lobby. I don't know if those stores are in your area. If not, you can order them from some online store. The pencils come in a set of 12, and cost about $12. You can also buy them individually, at a little over a dollar a piece.
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Wonderful.....I love it. Everything looks great. The shading....Her hair. I really like her the way you drew her hair^^Absolutely amazing...I would hang this up on my wall
Nice job.
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Its wonderful seeing more and more black women doing something w/ their talent. This pic brought me to tears. I stared at it for about 30 minutes and it still fascinates me. keep up the awesome work. You'll always have a fan out of me.
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It's really cool to hear that my work moved someone on such a way. I took a lot of time choosing a picture of Aaliyah to draw, because I wanted to convey a certain feeling. I'm glad you appreciate it.
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No problem. You did a wonderful job on her and the rest of your gallery. Keep it up
*Use the talents that you posess. The forest would be very quiet if only the best sung*
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beautiful.. omg! I'm finding all these pics of Aaliyah.. it's great..
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i cried so hard when i heard she died.. what a beautiful portrait of her, i've seen a lot who dont do her justice but i gasped when i saw this one! how peaceful she looks here.. its a great dedication and instant fav. great rendering!
x.A
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I truly feel you with the quality loss with a digi cam shot. unfortunately .. submitting artwork that includes our medium is very hard to get the full translation. O well. I get the premise and almost all of the beauty in this render. Remarkably well done!
Allen H.
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Yeah, losing quality is quite frustrating. But using Photoshop, I can adjust the contrast and such to get it to look more like the original piece of art.
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Holy crap i drew that exact pic after she passed....
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Wow, really nice! It always astounds me how other people get skin so smooth and consistent...
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Yes, doing skin tones correctly does take a lot of patience. I tediously shaded in all the values without smudging, then I use tissue to blend it for a smoother texture. Some people use their fingers, but I try not too because the oils from you fingers can damage the quality of the image and make the final piece less archival.
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Utterly amazing!! You captured the picture exactly. I know someone who would love to have that picture in her group. The shading is so soft, and the hair came out great. Excellent job!
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Beautiful portrait of her, great shading and i love the highlights on the lips, they look v glossy!
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Beautiful. Love the hair. R.I.P Aaliyah. Love her songs.
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wow im speachless, U know im a big aaliyah fan! And this is just perfect - U captured the mood of her pose perfectly! Her hair is great....Well done, U've done her proud
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