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Submitted: February 29, 2012
Image Size: 1.6 MB
Resolution: 4514×3104
Submitted with: Sta.sh

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With The Sandmanby *Rockinfroggi

Traditional Art / Drawings / Portraits & Figures

As always, I'm far from happy with this and will try to improve some area's when I've completed some of my commissions.

I had a real struggle with the blanket texture but saying that, with so many long breaks between drawing sessions the whole thing was a struggle.

Edit Due to numerous complaints from whining deviants I've increased the size of this.

Time taken: Roughly 50 hours over about 4 months, 20 bacon sandwiches, 30 cups of coffee and 5 sessions with a psychiatrist.

A4 Mellotex
Staedtler Mars Lumograph & Tombow Mono 100, 5H to 4B
0.3 Mechanical Pencils HB & 2B
Blu-Tac & Tombow Mono eraser.
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Ref used:[link] With kind permission from CathS

WIP

I'm entering this into the Improve Yourself Challenge at

I'm using this both to encourage me to start drawing again, to develop my level of realism, improve my rendering of hair and tackle at least one new texture such as fabric.

Any one found using my work without my permission will be forced to listen to the Barney song on a continuous loop for a full week. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

love 47 47

joy 12 12

wow 31 31

~~mad 0 0~~

~~sad 0 0~~

~~fear 0 0~~

~~neutral 0 0~~

~kornellia2 1 day ago New member

Beautiful... amazing...

~EthanolRabbit 3 days ago New member

The work in progress snippets you have provided - love them

it's my favourite part of working on the piece is when you can see it coming together. I think the hair and the blanket are pretty much flawless - especially how you've said the blanket's texture was so stressful (it certainly looks like it!) But your efforts are as inspiring as the achievments they create