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SvenjaLiv — Bob Marley

Published: 2009-03-08 14:52:44 +0000 UTC; Views: 1755; Favourites: 31; Downloads: 64
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Description The legend that was, and is, Bob Marley. I love reggae and I've wanted to draw the man for a while now, so last week I just sat down and did it. College work be damned! I didn't pre-sketch anything and didn't check proportions etc, so I'm really happy with how it came out.

My entry for #PortraitPencilArt 's Musician contest.

Media: Charcoal, coloured chalk and watercolour pencil on watercolour paper.
Time: Just over 2 hours.
Reference: [link]

Note: Don't take this and claim it's yours. If you want to use it anywhere, ask permission, and credit me in some form.
Comments: 25

mdandree [2009-04-02 12:04:54 +0000 UTC]

Very well done! My son also did one in charchoal also in about 2 hours. :thumb102183859:

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SvenjaLiv In reply to mdandree [2009-04-02 13:11:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I'm afraid I can't see the picture or the link, because it doesn't let you embed thumbnails in comments...

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mdandree In reply to SvenjaLiv [2009-04-02 14:01:52 +0000 UTC]

Sorry, you can find it in my gallery though.

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SvenjaLiv In reply to mdandree [2009-04-03 01:17:52 +0000 UTC]

I'm having no luck finding it... I'll try again tomorrow!

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mdandree In reply to SvenjaLiv [2009-04-03 13:02:43 +0000 UTC]

Sorry, page 3 of my gallery!

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astarvinartist [2009-03-30 06:28:18 +0000 UTC]

Brilliant, it gets my top vote. Good luck

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SvenjaLiv In reply to astarvinartist [2009-03-30 10:10:00 +0000 UTC]

Oh, hey, wow--thanks very much, for this and the as well!

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d6ominika [2009-03-29 20:31:06 +0000 UTC]

I love it!

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SvenjaLiv In reply to d6ominika [2009-03-30 10:11:04 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much for the comment and , I really appreciate both!

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d6ominika In reply to SvenjaLiv [2009-03-30 16:58:34 +0000 UTC]

My pleasure

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FalconFan [2009-03-11 03:10:48 +0000 UTC]

This is just beautiful--and I knew right away who this was! The dreadlocks look wonderful, and the likeness is perfect! I'm always impressed when someone gets such a great result with charcoal and watercolor--this is so well blended and smoothed. Dark skin is very tough for me to get right--this is done superbly!

FF

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SvenjaLiv In reply to FalconFan [2009-03-11 12:33:24 +0000 UTC]

Yay, you recognised him! Thanks--the texture of the paper helped with the dreadlocks quite a bit. I'm really glad that you like this. His skin doesn't actually look that dark in this reference, but also, the thing is that with dark skin you get more contrast so in a sense it's easier... this reference was very contrasted so it was perfect for charcoal.

Thanks so much for your kind words and the !

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BabyVegeta [2009-03-09 14:23:24 +0000 UTC]

I feel that's very proportionate. Excellent job! I like how it's not completely b&w but that it has modest colours to enhance it.

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SvenjaLiv In reply to BabyVegeta [2009-03-09 18:57:15 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, I'm glad to hear that! I started in black and white, but it needed something more. Good to know that it worked!

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EnigmaticSpirit [2009-03-08 23:03:57 +0000 UTC]

You have good taste

Also draw quite well

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SvenjaLiv In reply to EnigmaticSpirit [2009-03-09 18:56:40 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, reggae is good, right? Also, thanks!

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EnigmaticSpirit In reply to SvenjaLiv [2009-03-09 21:03:31 +0000 UTC]

Indeed 'tis

You're welcome!

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Angelstorm-82 [2009-03-08 22:16:30 +0000 UTC]

Hast ihn sehr gut getroffen

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SvenjaLiv In reply to Angelstorm-82 [2009-03-09 18:56:22 +0000 UTC]

Danke sehr! Und auch fuer den !

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Angelstorm-82 In reply to SvenjaLiv [2009-03-10 00:05:15 +0000 UTC]

Bitte sehr

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juicethehedgehog [2009-03-08 22:00:35 +0000 UTC]

nice work,

makes drawing a lot more fun to not have to worry about trying to make it look perfect

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SvenjaLiv In reply to juicethehedgehog [2009-03-09 18:55:49 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for commenting and the ! Yeah, it's true, the "careless" drawings are often more fun.

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juicethehedgehog In reply to SvenjaLiv [2009-03-09 19:17:21 +0000 UTC]

yeah ^_^....

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Placebo-Inquiry [2009-03-08 15:08:22 +0000 UTC]

Very well done.

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SvenjaLiv In reply to Placebo-Inquiry [2009-03-09 18:55:21 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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