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Published: 2009-09-13 22:22:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 3166; Favourites: 101; Downloads: 0
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This is a drawing in memory of Serafim, `MonicaWeasley 's dog, who recently passed away. [link]Finally finished
Took me a long time, and a lot of work, but I think I'm finally done with this drawing.
There's a lot of things I wish I'd done differently when I started the drawing - I'd not have left it for several weeks/a month or two, between doing the sketch and one eye and finishing it. Thing is, I started this drawing after a long period of not having done much photorealism since the chinchilla drawing. So my skills were slightly rusty, and much of the work I did on this drawing after the first part was spent correcting things I'd done to begin with.
the extreme contrast between light and dark areas of this drawing made scanning a bit of a nightmare, but I think it turned out OK eventually.
pencils used - 6b, 4b, 2b, B, HB, 2H, 4H, 7H and 8H (last two mainly for 'indenting'
entering this into *dsoden 's contest [link]
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I'm rather proud of this one, although personally I prefer my chinchilla drawing - but at least now I have one of my favourites of my drawings that I haven't given away!
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yup, it is
I had a couple of people today who had to poke it, and see the graphite rubbing off onto their fingers before they believed me
thankies
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so very amazing! so much detail =
i think she will really really love it
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thankyou
She left me a nice comment, so I think she did like it ^^
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It's lovely, good use of negative space (:
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This is really good 
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yeah, maybe I should get into drawing backgrounds. dunno where to start though, because plain wash grey always seemed rahter boring to me - and blurry backgrounds always eem to end up blurring the detail of the character, when I do them
thankies.
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backgrounds require actually coming up with ideas for myself though
I'm just lazy
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Ahaha, unfortunately a lot of art is up to the imagination.
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Fantastic detail. I really like the shading and the expression. I feel you've definitely done Serafim justice.
Brilliant piece indeed.
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I have... no words. Thank you so much for doing this, it's really important to me that people think about Serafim, not to mention it's incredibly well done
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I saw your journal, and decided there and then that I wanted to draw him for you - before you'd set up the 'Challenge.' I'd been looking for some time to find something that would motivate me enough to start another serious drawing, and then I saw your photos.
I love drawing animals, and it's even better if I can really give something to somebody. I'm glad you like the drawing
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Thank you so much once again, it's very kind of you
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Only criticisme is that the contrast between baclground and figure is cut so cleqbly thqt it loses its 3dness
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mmmm. I don't like to do 'generic blurry grey' backgrounds, and unless I have a clear idea for a relevent background, I'm stuck with stark white. One day I'll get better at ideas for backgrounds... but it is not this day.
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This is wonderful Squanpie!! I truly hope finds some joy and peace in this wonderful art work of her beloved friend Serafim.
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woah this is seriously incredible.
D> your art is flawless.
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haha, I've got a long way to go before I see it like that
thanks
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You're INSANE. You know that? INSANE-ly amazing! :3
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