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Published: 2011-06-16 21:44:33 +0000 UTC; Views: 1167; Favourites: 17; Downloads: 44
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Referenced from [link]This is Maya, the lead singer of one of my favorite bands, LM.C, and yes, he is a guy. It's much more obvious when you hear him speak and sing. I'm thinking of doing one with Aiji next.
Most of you probably don't know of LM.C name, but their song Boys and Girls as well as 88 have both been used as theme songs for the anime Hitman Reborn.
I ended up touching it up a bit in photoshop to get the proper colors to come through (my camera really doesn't like contrast when it comes to graphites.
Critique me please!
Edit:
I went back and realized that "Hey, I could fix the width problem with 3 easy clicks in photoshop!" So I went in and adjusted the width of the picture so now the only major problem is that his eyes are too small.
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Thank you so much for the critique! The biggest problem with this was that it went through the camera's filter and then a lot of photoshop bullshit to get it to look right. The paper it was done on was much too big to just scan and it's nearly impossible for me to get decent lighting just check out my other traditional works). I'm still working out the kinks on how to upload pieces like these.
Don't worry, I'm extremely jealous of your digital skills so consider us even.
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BAW, cameras ruin everything, curse them! 
I'm glad the critique was good... Between TV and this frickin' headache (what is WRONG with me lately?) I can't even concentrate 
Pfft aww, dun be jelly, it's just a shitton of practice and caffeine by my side, really
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They do! It's a decent camera, too so there's no reason for it to turn out like it does!
Anyway, I know the feeling. I've got a killer headache right now, too, but if I don't have noise going constantly, I don't feel right. I'm draining a lot of power right now between my laptop and the television. It's like this extremely frustrating situation that I've been cursed with.
Teach me your ways! 
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Bad camera! Slap that bitch!
I've just been feeling icky as hell lately. My knees hurt like fuck (and WHY), lots of headaches, gross skin, stomach problems, chills... it's probably, like, smallpox. Or something. Baaaw.
My ways are simple: give up social life (easier if you never had one), spend all day doodling, sleep during class so you can stay up until three doodling (alternately you can doodle during class), and when on the computer, tutoriaaaaaals. I favorite every tutorial I like into a folder in my faves, if you want to check out what helps me tick
NOW, BEDTIME
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You sound like a walking medical textbook.
I already do that! It's the summer so I have no social life and even when I did, it was just a bunch of people sitting around drawing so no changes there.
When the hell did it become 2 AM?
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I am a medical textbook. I don't walk though. Because my knees hurt.
THEN KEEP AT IT. GO GO GO 
Is it two for you as well? It's two 
NOW.
BED.
GODDAMN IT.
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I feel that the photo has taken a little bit of quality away from the image, it seems to be slightly blurry, and the white is a bit too bright. These days, you can pick up scanners pretty cheap, I recently brought a printer/scanner for 40 bucks. If you have the money, I would advise you to invest in one.
Where you've drawn the glove, the black areas are slightly thicker. This means the it seems like the person is wearing black bands, not like a striped glove.
The mouth is slightly too big and the nose is slightly off center and a bit too short. I feel that the jaw is a bit too wide.
I think you could have either drawn them a bit smaller or used a larger piece of paper as it feels a little crowded.
I think you've done a good job on the chin, the neck, the lollipop and the I really like how you've done the feathery bits.
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there is nothing wrong but you told me that.
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You said my drawing need improvement, I agree. So do you have any tips on how it could be improved?
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color it
what was wrong with mine "invader Muffins"
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It shows a lack anatomical understanding (even for an Invader Zim fan character) as well as basic composition. The head is bizarrely shaped and since there was never a character in the series with a head shaped like that, I can only assume that it was a mistake your behalf. Her (?) face is also skewed rather strangely. Perhaps you should take the time to study perspective of heads. It would help you quite a bit. I'm not entirely sure why there is a random green outline around the body.
Hope that helps.
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Yes,that helps me know that you ARE a bitch like i though in the beginning
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Don't ask for the truth if you don't want to hear it.
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well don't be a bitch if you can't handle it
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Can't handle what? I told you the truth and you threw a tantrum.
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can't handle being a bitch
and you don't know that this is the first time drawing an invader and my best friend in real life /this website/invader zim world helped me
she is an expert
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I doubt that, but you keep thinking whatever makes you feel good about yourself.
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it is true just ask KoKoKokunuts that's her
and you are just a jackass bitch who doesn't fucking know, in there mind filled of shit, how to be polite
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I can very polite to people who are polite to me, but like I said, you seem unable to handle it when people are honest to you so I see no point in continuing this conversation.
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and i can be polite too
how are you today?
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As good as I can be, I suppose. I had my wisdom teeth taken out this past Friday so I'm constantly popping painkillers, antibiotics, and some stuff to keep the swelling down.
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sounds bad I'm a little irritated by my family
sister thinks she's the boss of me and i have to do what she says
dad annoying
mom thinks she has the bad part
hey I'm sorry for what i said you're right sometimes i can't handle the truth can we start over?
if you say "i told you" then I'll be more tick off then anyone, not even my family, has seen me!
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It really sucks. I don't have that problem. I'm the oldest between me and my sister, plus I'm already considered an adult.
Sure. Though, I'll admit, saying "I told you so" is really tempting, right now.
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I love how soft this looks 
Otherwise you did a wonderful job on this piece
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Thanks for the feedback! I hadn't really noticed that about the nose, but I definitely see what you mean. The problem is that the reference pic used to make this wasn't all that good and there wasn't much shadow to go by.
Thanks!
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No problem at all ^_^ and I understand how it feels to use a rough reference picture D: sometimes I just make up my own necessary shadows lol
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Awesome shading, and I like how it's soft! Good proportions keep it UP!!!!
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The value change is soft here, unlike what you normally see with this shading technique. The shadows, rather than smudged all over the place, are right where they need to be; again unlike what I normally see with this technique.
Obviously you have some experience with this style
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It's a frame from that crappy movie "Drop Dead Fred" with that gremlins chick in it.
She made this funny face, and I figured I had to make an icon of it ^^
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I remember that! I never saw the movie, but I watched the Nostalgia Critic's review for it and pointed out that exact scene!
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I saw his review of it, too. I don't know if words can actually describe how terrible the movie actually was, but I'm sure the clips he showed were a good indication 0_0
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His rage towards this movie was hilarious. I would love to be able to do that sort of stuff myself.
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What, movie reviews? I always wondered how one goes about choosing the right clips, etc.
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Yeah. I would love to be able to make a living doing something like that. That has a lot to do with trial and error, though. I have some friends who are Mass Comm majors who would know more about it than me.
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Reaching out to people and making them laugh? Well, there's always a way to do the first thing, so you're halfway there
The medium does matter, I guess, but a smile's a smile!
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Thanks! Tradition art is really where my major strength lies, I think.
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I am a digital artist, but I also do engineering and architecture. I've actually got a job on the table right now, and all that pencilwork is making me stoked for the pencils and inks of the traditionals! Hope you don't mind a new follower.
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I'm pretty much a jack of all trades. I dabble in a lot, but I don't really aim to master everything.
Of course not!
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I love what you did with the outfit and it's the best feature of the drawing. Great job.
Now, yes, I realized that you pointed out the small eyes thing, so I won't go on with that. You could add more depth also, around the eyes, to create a more realistic look that shows that obviously, he has eye sockets. xD
As for the rest, I think it's pretty amazing and you did a great job.
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Well, since you asked for critique, here goes:
I commend your shading skills. You have definitely caught the texture from the original, from the spikes on the collar to the intricate highlights and shadows in the subject's eyes. I can feel the volume of the hands, and the softness of the lips. In fact, I could almost taste that lollipop in the picture, as its subtle details make it more appealing than its original version.
However, I agree with you on one of your comments. The picture feels as if stretched horizontally. This could be due to the eyes. Although you have captured the shape and details of the eyes, its size becomes another case. The eyes here are a little too far from each other - the eyes should be one 'eye' apart. Also, the original has larger, wider eyes (the irises are in an almost complete circle, with the tips hidden), which appears to have a surprised expression - a contrast to this one's more mysterious look.
Still, this is a good work You managed to capture most of the aspects. The next thing to do now is to capture the rest. Keep it up! If the lead singer sees this, he may be quite surprised, if not honored.
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Thank you so much for the feedback!
I honestly think that if I made the eyes bigger, everything else with this picture would be corrected. I'm best at drawing eyes. I always have been. It just only becomes a problem when I have to draw a face to go with the rest of them. I ended up taking this pic at a lower angle since the actual drawing to compensate for the fact that I drew his head too long to being with (just check the WIP of this in my Scrapbook). I'm probably going to be drawing either the guitarist/other lead singer or the bassist (if I can find a pic of him).
The entire time I was drawing this, I was silently cursing the demons who decided to put him in so much black. My poor 8B is never going to be same after that.
Thanks for the kind words!
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Now this is awesome!, really like how you did the eyes, and the shading on the fur is real good too. can't really find any faults except the same problem i have and most artist's, anatomy, which takes a while to get right(ugh its like my main problem to be honest lol) sorry for rambling on soo much haha
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Thanks! I was really worried about how this would turn out, but other than the eyes (which are a bit too small) and the width of his head, I'm pretty satisfied with it.
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See you already knew about the issues lol,(i think the problem with anatomy may be getting your hands to follow your brain/minds-eye exactly.) and your welcome^^
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