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Published: 2010-02-11 03:44:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 8608; Favourites: 76; Downloads: 848
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another ballpoint pen portrait. this took a really, really long time. i don't feel like the photograph really does it justice, but i guess they never do. and yes, done entirely in black bic ballpoint pens on bristol vellum.comments and critiques are always awesome.
thanks for looking!
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if you want to make believers out of non believerrs then answer the questions asked here about your shading technique you keep saying thank you but you do not answer questions
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I'd like to know how you do the shading too because my ink portraits don't look anything like yours.
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How did you do the shading without cross-hatching?
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im using ballpoint pen just starting can you tell me how to shade other than crosshatching your very good
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Beautiful work. Please keep creating! I love your use of the pen.
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Absolutely brilliant penwork! Glad to find talented ballpoint artists around here!
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I always thought Miss Eliza Dushku was a flat out stunner
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This is simply amazing! Keep drawing like this and you'll go far!
P.S. I love eliza dushku!
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i know how hard it is to draw with ballpoint and you did a great job
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I'm always very impressed by ink portraits this well executed - you show so much control for the softness of the lips and skin and the many layers of color in the hair - 
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I am a ballpoint pen fan too. Yours looks friggen awesome!
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thank you very much. that huge clothespin may be the coolest thing i've ever seen.
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yes it's all pen, thank you very much.
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Whoa. I refuse to believe you did that in ballpoint pen...it's amazing!
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the best compliments are always when people think you're lying. i love that...
thank you!
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Holy crap, you're good!
the shameless self promotion works, doesn't it
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Can't believe the shading is ballpoint pen, too! Impressive dude
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thanks, it's tricky but i'm happy with how it came out.
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This is a pen drawing? I swear, it looks like pencil. The eyes are stunning. You must have the patience of Job, and it shows.
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yes it's a ballpoint pen drawing.
and yes, it was tedious lol. the most frustrating part is working for 4 hours and seeing almost no progress. oh well, i'm always glad when i'm done! thanks for the kind words.
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any favorite papers that you have that work well with the ball point pen
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printer paper works well actually.
for finished drawings i have been using bristol vellum. it's thick and won't bend easily. ink goes on smooth too. they make a bristol smooth which probably works great, but i haven't tried it yet.
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Wow, VERY impressed. Excellent work all around, bravo
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thanks a lot. i think you still hold the title, but just give me some time lol.
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one other question--- what's the size of this drawing?
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it's on 14x17". i didn't use up the whole paper though, i would guess about 12x15".
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very nice for sure--- I've done some work with bb pens and it's nice to find one that will go lightly with you.... and one that can be predictable when you are using it...
what brand or model of bic pen are you using... I'd like to try this one as it seems to work well in the light mode.
once again good job.
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for me the only pens to use are bic pens. i use the "round stic" model with the opaque body. there are other models of bic pens but i'm not sure how well they work. i do know that i would never trust papermate pens on a 30+ hour drawing though. it's a lot better to pay 50 cents extra. one piece of advice that i had to learn the hard way is to use a piece of scratch paper to scribble on if you take a break even for a few seconds, pens clog easily and it sucks getting a black streak on top of delicate shading you've spent a lot of time on.
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thanks a lot for that info. I like to draw with pens a lot but haven't found one that I liked that much. I'll buy a pack and try it again. thanks
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so i love this, but question, is it really fine pointalism and lines, or is it all just shading with the pen?
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it's very light lines. i'm basically barely touching the paper with the pen so it leaves a slight gray line rather than black.
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i didnt think it looked like pointalism,I love drawing in pen, none the less, killer job.
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