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Cerzus69 — Reese Witherspoon
Published: 2009-08-03 01:11:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 5791; Favourites: 54; Downloads: 276
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I wasn't really planning on drawing Reese Witherspoon but I was just looking for images on Google and stumbled upon this and I instantly fell in love with it because of the high contrasts.It was also nice to do as a break from the tiny little portraits for my drawing of Six Feet Under.
Click here for a close up.
Used:
- a4 printer paper
- 2B and H graphite pencils
- kneaded eraser
- tissues and tortillons
- reference image (I would've linked it but I can't find it again, sorry)
- 25 hours over 3 days
EDIT: reference image is here , thanks to !
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Comments: 13
I read on the close-up you asked if it was too light, it's perfect, it balances the rather dark background.
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It was because I always draw the middle tones that I see in the reference too light. That is what I am still practicing on. I am glad that you like it anyway!
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I stand by my word :3
One thing though, depending on what monitor settings and monitor type the way the contrast looks will differ.
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Sure, but the range will mostly always be mapped the same way since the image always uses the full spectrum from pure black to pure white, except maybe if there is some kind of gamma correction.
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True true, but on monitors now a days depending on the angle at which you view something, you will either see the darkest parts as pure black or dark gray, and light grays may disappear at certain angles.
Also, on the old "fat-screens" things always look darker for some reason.
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omg, you have awesome skills!! 
please tell me, how do you blend that the skin and background look so smooth?
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Thank you very much!!
I just put down a layer of graphite, then blend it with a tissue and just add more graphite to spots that are too light, then blend again. Maybe just take some graphite off of some spots that are too dark. Rinse and repeat until satisfied. Thanks for asking!
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thanks for responding!
I'm always interested in amazing techniques
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No problem! Now you know it
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this is amazing...you probably get this a lot but, how did you learn?
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Thanks and also for faving it!
How I learned it.. I taught myself. One day last year I was googling for 'sketch' cause I was bored. I found EclecticAsylumArt on YouTube. I watched his tutorial videos. I also found Linda Huber. I took tips from both of them and just started and I got here through trial and error. Thanks for asking
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