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Published: 2009-07-06 01:59:44 +0000 UTC; Views: 8575; Favourites: 76; Downloads: 0
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Okay, this image is actually the same series with my second drawing of him, but in a different pose. I have spent one whole month to do this piece (of course not the whole duration, on and off when I'm in the mood).I have given more attention to details here but I haven't reached the level of satisfaction that I would like. I wanted to spend MORE time on it but am not sure what else I can do... In order not to ruin it, I decided to wrap it up.
This piece is very challenging cause I have to capture the reflections on his face and body, which makes it difficult to balance out the tones. Skill wise, I have improved somewhat.
I'm happy with the outcome but this is not my favorite piece, Mario Maurer 4 remains my favorite of all time. The quality may not be as fine as this one but I just like the overall feel of it.
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very nice !what did you used for the face ? its very fine .how did you do it?
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Just HB & 2B pencils. Have to patiently layer to build up the tone.
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did you use other materials for the shading?
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oh my God!!! This is such an awesome pic of Mario!!! I'm going to tweet it. hope you dont mind!! 
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oh my God!!! This is such an awesome pic of Mario!!! I'm going to tweet it. hope you dont mind!!
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wow this is really awesome 
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thank you! please accept my request
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Fantastic texture of the hat and contrast of the hand and its shadows among the face! 
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Thanks... it's my best with details yet. Don't know if I'll ever produce another one... I just hate details...
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Its really fantastic, and am sure you can do better than this...
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this is perfectly done. the light on the face, the hand and the texture in the hat are all wonderful. 
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Thanks... this one took me a long time.
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Very, very impressive! I'm just happily admiring every single detail and such gorgeous shading.
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What an amazing creation from a SO difficult challenge to take !
Of course the shadows and lights were the absolute issues about this pic , but anyway I can't see how better you could have took advantages of it .
It's absolutely amazing .
Your rendrering of the details is perfect , and the balance between the dark and light tones is perfect too! .
As a watcher you just have the need to stare and stare at this piece again and again and I take it for a good sign about its quality lol ! 
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Thank you so much. Your kind words are very affirming. Hope you're feeling better today.
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Thank you so much ! 
But I know that everyone works this way !
I wonder how many more Mario Maurer you intend to do !
You know that I did about 45portraits of Heath Ledger
So I will be here , waiting ....
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I have no idea how many more I'll do on him. There are too many fine pieces of his pictures that I have downloaded from the net and I intend to do most if not all of it. Some poses that I like... I can't find high resolution files. I guess I'll have to continue searching.
Of course, throwing in some different stuffs at times.
Wow, 45 is quite a hard number to catch up with... it'll take me years.
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This is really great, i have a feeling the rest of your gallery will be of same quality so i'm going to look through in a sec, this picture is the first i've seen of your's am i'm looking forward to seeing more,
the hat, the eyebrows, the eye, the hand, everything is done brilliantly,
keep up the great work and take care,
Gazzah
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I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed. This piece is by far... my newest and best work (skill wise) so far (not necessarily my fav piece). Hope that I can keep up the quality... sigh
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i'm sure you will do great, you've made work of almost equal quality so if you carry on taking your time as you have been learning to do you will make many pieces yet
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Thanks... I shall remember to do so.
Take care
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Oh damn lau! are you taking b&W pictures? O_O *shocked*
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No, the original ref pic was found from the net. It's a colored pic. So, I actually find it hard to differentiate the contrast of tones. Very tricky... can't say I did a good job here. The colored pic looks way better.
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Oh c'mon lau! It's amazing! <3
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Okay...okay... I'll lap it all up. Thanks for the affirmation.
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i really like the shadow on his face from his hand!
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i agree with you that your skill has improved a lot!!
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Thanks Michelle. You're one of the reason that I'm getting better. Kudos to you... mentor.
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i know what you mean... you can't exceed your previous drawings all the time and every time you draw something new.. as you know.. but after 5 or 10 drawings done, if you compare them with your old ones you'll notice the improvement..when i see my old drawings, i know i've come a long way..so no pressure!!! just enjoy what you're doing.. ok? buddy? see you!!
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You are absolutely right. Okay, I'll try to reignite the passion and rekindle the fun in drawing. Thanks for the insights. Have a great week ahead
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Oh! wow! This is so nice! I LOVE the highlights, reflection and the shading, especially in his face^^ You really did an awesome job on this one! 
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Aww... thanks for the lovely comment. Glad you liked it.
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No problem 
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