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Acrylic on Canvas112 x 162cm
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Β This is a spectacular image; it is difficult to believe that you drew this up painstakingly by hand instead of merely hopping into the nearest Time Machine and begging Old Homer the Bard for a moment of his time β¦Β Β
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all those hairs ... you must have incredible patience!
excellent piece of work!
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I have no words for how amazing this piece is... x3 So realistic
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so realistic. one can shave the beard! incredible! very, very well done!
congratulations, as well to the well deserved DD!
Stay well!Β
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Very, very impressive work, and with acrylics!? I am stunned.
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Absolutely amazing! Congratulations on your very well deserved DD! 
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Congratulations on your well-deserved DD!!!
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Such level of detail! It looks almost like photograph!
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Wow, thank you for this. Though it's obviously a painting, I can't help but imagine someone went back in time & took a photo of him.
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This is freaking stunning and it's so realistic. The eyes are what captured my attention.
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Impressive! How alive! I would guess this was painted from a live model, as the asymmetry of the eyes is something one would not usually carry so far- but it's one of the thing that make the face alive. The treatment of the hair and beard remind me of the Flemish Old Masters.
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I thought It was a photo. I especially love the eyes.
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This doesn't look like an acrylic painting at all, but more like a photo instead! My friend, you've got skills worthy of praising.
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this is an homeric piece of work. bigger than life. the hair , the beard , all the riddles of the face. and these poignant empty eyes . you are a very dedicated artist. thank you
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Outstanding work. In the classical style of the "old masters". Well done.
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WOW. Β Even just to be able to SEE the face of someone from such an ancient time in your mind is impressive, and then to be able to render it with such convincing detail and even what looks to me like period-accurate clothing (very noticeable given how many anachronisms one sees)...outstanding.
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Wow, what an absolutely stunning, amazingly done, fantastic picture! It's absolutely splendid, and looks incredibly realistic! Just...Wow. 
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Astonishing talent. Truly beautiful. Interesting how a portrait of a person society would label unattractive, suddenly reveals the beauty in this person.Β
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Speechless! Β The tones and aged look of the painting are excellent!
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the details in this are mind blowing. i don't even
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How is it possible to do the beard and hair like this please... Your work is totally beautiful and like the old masters even. Just so talented.
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From what I understand, it's just lots and lots of gentle color layering! Start with your darker tones, then ease your way to midtones, and finally top it off with a few layers of highlights. Knowing how to vary the line weight and direction helps achieve the effect of realism, too!
Here's a slightly more rudimentary version of the same process: www.deviantart.com/art/Hair-tuβ¦
To achieve something like this picture, though, you'd need a lot of patience and knowledge of lighting / how real hair acts to get it to look just right!
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Like I said...so much talent. It's some of the best work other than the great masters I ever see.
I think some people are just born with certain gifts as if inherited from others in the past and do things we mere mortals can't. I know if you do it for years you get good at it for sure but how does some 6 year old get that?? Or some blind person paint masterpieces or the deaf compose the classics??? I have so few answers ut the arts make me believe stronger in God and that some good things so exist in life.
Without the arts...kids and animals I'd be lost in this crummy world of people.
This earth is a masterpiece but man seems to runin just everything anymore.
Thanksa so much for being so kind as to take the time to answer...you're a good person and thanks.
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a neat portrait, wonderfully detailled and so beautifully composed...
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Awesome, realistic portrait of the greatest poet of all times.
Congratulations on the DD!!
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Very well done!Β Congrats on the DD!
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Congratulations on having your piece featured as one of today's Daily Deviations! <3
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