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Published: 2006-09-10 16:58:03 +0000 UTC; Views: 9008; Favourites: 249; Downloads: 46
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Some of you might remember this one from WIP Graveyard II. I loved the stage it had gotten to but didn't have the incentive to finish it so it got lumped with the other scrappy-dappy-doodles. The response to this one in particular was very unexpected so I decided to finish it for you guys. So if you commented about wanting to see this finished, it's dedicated to you.
It's also dedicated to those of you who watched me because of my trad stuff. I've neglected you guys of late, so hopefully this will make up for it.
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Thanks so much. And cheers for the 
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great job one this one,, i hope i see the other
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When I saw this picture I honestly thought that this was a photo of him. It looks exactly like him! Truly a great peice, you're a wonderful artist.
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Thanks very much...
And cheers for the
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Awesome job on Morgan. Nice to see the transition from graveyard to completed!!!
I love that about holding on to old sketches and such...
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Oh absolutely. I have a box full of 'em. Some are destined never to be finished, some might be lucky...
Thanks for the
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Thanks. And cheers for the
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Fabulous likeness. I love the close crop and the angle from below.
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It is an instant
I love how you done this piece mate :foating:
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He wearing a hat? This from Unforgiven?
Anyhoo .. Great stuffs as always ... Makes me wanna do trad. FAV.
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Cheers dude. Yeah, he's wearing a hat but it was a shot from an old issue of Vanity Fair. I think it was from around '93 so it could have been an Unforgiven promo shot. Nice detective work Mr 'Gaby.
And cheers for the
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This is stunning. I love the way you have picked up the details of his skin.
The details really do take my breath away amazing stuff
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To be honest I don't spend long working on details - with the possible exception of the eyes. I tend to find that putting a few marks in the right place can suggest a lot more detail than is actually there.
And this is only A4 size. I sometimes wonder how long it would take to do something far larger - A3 or A2... and then I think... naaaaaahhh... 
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Hehehehehe yeah I get you with the larger stuff, I started a watercolour several months ago, it is 1 meter by 60 cm's and even though I aint got much left to do I just cannt bring myself to finish it.
Well considereing you say there is not so much detail it certainly fooled me 
Brilliant work
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Do you work on a grid system at all or strictly by eye???
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Personally - and this is strictly a personal opinion - I consider using a grid for pencil work to be cheating. I've never used one. Ever. Not even when I was learning to draw as a kid or in school. I pride myself on drawing by eye and spend the majority of my time sketching out, very lightly, the basic form before working the details.
If the proportions are out by the time I'm adding detail, it gets scrapped. You can see a few of the pieces that went wrong here and here including some info on why I haven't finished each one.
I'm a self-confessed perfectionist, so if it doesn't look exactly like them, I'm not happy with it.
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... wow... yeah natural talent+practice=wow
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I admire your talent so much that it's hard to hate you for having so much more than me 
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It all comes with practice. Unfortunately, you need to start practicing very early. I'm told I started drawing as soon as I was able to pick up a pencil.
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Ya know I love your traditional pieces
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u never fail to impress buddy! makes me wanna go and doo some pencil work myself!
FAV
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Cheers, t-man. Much appreciated.
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not a problem Scouty! keep em coming!
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awesome likeness, great detail, but if you don't mind a little constructive crit, it looks to me that the white portion on the bottom right gives the impression that morgan has an insanely huge afro. do you see it?
Other than that throwing me off, the piece is really well done.
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In the ref photo he's wearing a hat which is obviously where that curved edge comes from. Of course, now I'm picturing him with an afro. 
Glad you like the rest. And I always welcome crits - it's nice to get a completely honest response from time to time - cheers!
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Wow, a real drawing! I thought it was another digital from the first thumb - but this one was obviously a drawing. You are so talented!
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Yep, I can use pencils too! Who'd have thunk it?!
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