[mesa]

I was thinking about having an oil portrait painted of him. I contacted a local artist, who quoted me $1800 for a 12"x16" painting, and I said to myself, that's crazy!! So I decided to draw him myself. Maybe I'll get around to painting him myself someday. What do you think? I think the proportions are slightly wonky, and I'm not crazy about his neck, but I only spent two hours on it, and I didn't work on the neck a whole lot.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3.../austin119.jpg

 

[AngelBee]

You did a great job

 

[Copper]

Are you self taught? I think you did a great job!!! Do you think maybe using colored pencil would be a good start rather than painting? To me painting is intimidating but I love watercolor pencils, colored pencils and drawing pencils.

NICE JOB!!!

 

[bcblondie]

Aw I love it! Very tallented.

 

[Gentle~Mommy :)]

I love it, you did a great job!

 

[no5no5]

What kind of pencil did you use?

 

[MamaMonica]

That's beautiful! I love your style. It's very expressive.

 

[mesa]

thank you! It was an ordinary yellow #2.

 

[Mary Contrary]

It's beautiful! I love how you captured the expressiveness of his face. Really great job.

 

[no5no5]

Quote:

Originally Posted by mesa thank you! It was an ordinary yellow #2.

I thought so. You need a better pencil. Pick up an ebony pencil, and I think you'll see a real difference. Btw, I thought it was very solid for a first try with a no. 2 pencil.

 

[mesa]

oh, it was just a sketch....I've got a whole set of pencils, I just didn't have them with me.

Thank you!

 

[Ifluffedthree]

It looks great.

 

[frontierpsych]

looking good! It's funny how much perceived value of art can vary. I sell my paintings for a pretty low price, and I'm wondering if that doesn't say to people that I don't value my work, but for a painting that size on a good quality wood board I'd end up charging maybe $180, not $1800! I paint in acrylic though, which is generally somewhat less expensive. I have only been painting under 3 years, but I do a pretty good job of it

 

[Carhootel]

Wow! That's a great sketch!

 

[Krisis]

Holy crap that is AMAZING! I wish I could draw like that! I wish I could draw a straight line! Or even a curvy one! Wow, I am in awe of your awesomeness.

 

[PacificNWMom]

Wow! You have an amazing gift!

 

[TylerVo]

Good texture. The crosshatching lines add to the realistic fur look. Try to add more shadows to create contrast. There isn't a full range of value yet. When you add a full range of value, you create something known as contrast which is a vital principle of design that is often used in art to create good compositions. Careful with the highlights as well. Be sure to remove ALL outlines.