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Charcoal homework assignment for class.

It's drawn from a homework, and the original is slightly shy of 18"X24"

crazyness. Took between 10 and 15 hours to complete, I guess, but I feel a lot more... adept at charcoal now. (I can still use more practice)
I feel, also, like I could finally say 'Yeah" if someone asks if I can do portraiture.

WHO IS THIS GUY!? He reminds me of Albert Einstein, but since it as a homework assignment, I don't know where the source photo came from.

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:iconhyunthesosarian:
Izzat a Hawaii shirt he's wearing? xD Excellent job with making full use of the value range; it makes me jealous. I probably would have taken much longer to finish this-- definitely more than three sessions, if I was the one doing this kind of work. |);

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Avatar by =Foxchibi. She's pretty cool like that.
:iconbuzzybuzz:
Wow this is great, wow.
:iconmeradragon:
I think it's a Hawaiian shirt, but it was dark in the image, so I can't say for sure :D

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English doesn't borrow from other languages; English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over, and sifts through their pockets for loose grammar.
-James Nicoll

I am the butter on the toast of lies!
:iconomnivorous:
God i love charcoal. You did amazing with the details.

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Call the doctor
Call the nurse
This guy's goofy and gettin' worse
:iconragtooth:
you are a truly amazing artist. You have alot of talent, you will go far ^^

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Shark finning to me is worse than the holocaust.....except it's a holocaust that happens everyday
:iconmeradragon:
Why thanks so much for the support :33

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English doesn't borrow from other languages; English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over, and sifts through their pockets for loose grammar.
-James Nicoll

I am the butter on the toast of lies!
:iconmeradragon:
I'm growing to like it a lot more. I used to absolutely hate it, but really, it just requires the proper practice and technique understanding :)

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English doesn't borrow from other languages; English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over, and sifts through their pockets for loose grammar.
-James Nicoll

I am the butter on the toast of lies!
:icondraconic-goth:
wow! excellent work! I'm quite jealous. :P

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You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me.
:iconq09:
Oh, wow. I've always found charcoal so difficult to work with, but you've displayed such fine control of the medium here, I'm quite envious! THe amount of detail you've worked into this piece is amazing - I just love all the wrinkles in his skin, and the leathery feel to it, which is just how you'd imagine it to be.

This piece really makes me miss art class. being pushed to try new things is so good for you, and without that motivation it's all too easy to restrict yourself to things you're familliar with drawing, within your 'comfort zone' - this is precisely my problem. you must have a hell of a lot of talent if you can whip out a piece this good using an unfamiliar medium, not to mention when it's of an unfamiliar subject.
:iconsinister-six:
I totally agree with q09 on this one.... Good work....

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July 31, 2007
125 KB
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618×800

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EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
KODAK C340 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA
1/64 second
F/2.7
6 mm
125
Jul 7, 2007, 8:19:36 AM

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