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An A3 drawing "Playing guitar" was my first attempt of A3 format.Related content
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Thank you forΒ compliment!!!
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Your most welcome.
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Incredible -- you perfectly nailed the composition, subject matter, and perspective! The guitarist looks so immersed in his song, and the guitar pops right out at you. Beautiful job!
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Thank you for compliment.
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You're welcome; thank you for sharing such lovely work!
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Hi there! I'm here on behalf of #Traditional-Artists to make sure you get all the feedback this piece recieved at our last Critique Night!
I hope it is helpful and you can use it for your future work. 
βI know NOTHING when it comes to painting. It looks extremely well done to me, but the player's right hand is not "right". Other than that all I see is absolutely fantastic as a drawing.β
βThis is a very beautiful piece! I admire your attention to detail, all those little folds on material you've executed and the rich tones of pencil you were able to achieve. It's good that you made the background blurry, so that the eye can focus on the man's figure and his instrument I can almost hear him playing. The only thing that won't stop bugging me is that you could have made some places and shadows darker, the piece would had so much power that way and have this strong impact on the viewer. This is however just a proposition of mine, as I am a big fan of dark pieces with big contrast.β
βFirst A3 Piece! Well done it is different having to upscale and time consuming. You clearly have a good attention to detail and a solid grasp of proportion. At first glance the picture has quite a narrow tonal range increasing this would greatly improve this picture. Deeper blacks and stronger highlights would add much needed depth. This would also allow you to show more gradation in the wrinkles of clothing, giving a smoother finish. Good job with the hands they are always hard to pull off but they are the weakest part of the drawing. With the hand to the left strumming strings the tip of the thumb is too small for the hand. The fingers on the hand holding chord on the guitar neck bend and curve. Remember the fingers are made of straight segments that only bend at the joints. Overall the hands are in proportion to each other and themselves no easy task. A little work on the texture of the hair would not go amiss but that takes a lot of practice. I have to mention the guitar and face are brilliant and as the main focus of the drawing really complete the picture.β
βOh, this is beautiful. You did a wonderful job on this, very skilful and with lots of lovely detail. Technique-wise I can find to fault in it, I think you managed quite well to get over the different textures of the guitar, his clothing and the skin. There are some small bits where it seems like you lost patience a bit: his trousers look somewhat odd although I couldn't say why, maybe it's that she shadows appear more randomly than on the jacket. Then there's his hair. To me it doesn't look like there are single strands, but rather a light mass with some curious dark spots in it. Try to follow the lines of the single strands and be careful where you use harsh contrasts - there are only few in hair. The whole thing is so wonderful it would be a shame if it was spoiled by such little things. Another suggestions is that you have no really dark bits in the background and instead work stronger, darker shadows on the foreground, to capture the viewer's eye. That way, it doesn't wander off to the right because that's the darkest part of the picture. Darken some areas on the player, on the clothes just for reality's sake and especially around the face to highlight it and give it more impact. The expression is done superbly, now it's time to make sure everyone sees thatΒ 
βFirst, I really like two things about this graphite piece straight away. One is the technique itself and the other is the composition. I'll start with the composition. Usually there is a "rule" (and I dislike rules LOL) against having the person looking "out of the picture" so in this case he is past the center point and facing the left. However, the fact you broke this rule gives the whole scene a sense of motion. I feel like he's rocking forward, getting into the music - which I like! I can hear the music by seeing your art. Very powerful effect. I also like your sensitive handling of values, everything is a bit soft and light which I feel works to add more mood to the piece. His facial expression is the first thing I notice, which is perfect - looking down as if just starting or just ending the piece, so in a way I imagine a single chord being strummed. Realism is great in itself, but when the artist makes subtle adjustments to the original photographic reference (like you did in both composition and technique,) it goes beyond a photographic representation and becomes so much more.β
βItβs a very good drawing, and the proportions look good. Thereβs something off about his fingers thatβs playing the guitar. I canβt put my finger on what it is exactly, though. Something that would make this drawing really great is more depth. Darker darks wouldβve give this more depth and a little contrast. The hair could do some practice as well, but overall a really good drawing!!β
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THANK YOU very much to all for so kind of comments you pointed out on my drawing. 
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it's very good, the perspective and detailing are excellent.
I think you might benefit from going darker in the shadows and adding more tone to the mid ranges to give it extra depth....that is if the scan/photo aren't to blame for washing it out.
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Thank you for your comment and also advice....
I'll also try it my next drawings.
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Thank you very much...
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Ooh, nice shading on the guitar, feels like varnished wood ^^
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The pose and clothes are nice^^ Did you used a reference?
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