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Published: 2013-08-27 23:45:19 +0000 UTC; Views: 11906; Favourites: 413; Downloads: 0
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Now that I've finished this drawing, I can see what areas I have improved on and what still needs to be worked on. Overall i'm happy with the outcome and the progress I've made from my original drawing of 'Al Pacino' 5 months ago. And the addition of charcoal for the darks and rougher cartridge paper has made a difference. I will probably do the pros and cons of charcoal and cartridge paper in the future.The reason I decided to redraw my 'Al Pacino' portrait fav.me/d5zhsod , that I originally done 5 months ago was for a number of reasons. Firstly I always really liked this drawing and regretted doing it on a small A4 rather than A3, So I was always planning to redraw it on A bigger A3 paper, so now was a good a time as any.
Secondly Its also a really great drawing to test out big contrasts between dark and light. I originally tested this with graphite on this drawing, but now I want to test charcoal and graphite on cartridge paper. And lastly I feel its a good way to see how much I've really improved. And as the original still a good drawing, it will not be easy for me to drastically improve on or beat. And will therefore show me what areas I have to still work on.
The drawing was done on A3 cartridge paper, using graphite and charcoal pencils. Approx 30-35 hoUrs to complete.
Here are some of my other graphite drawings.
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Once more, your efforts are inspiring. Your emotion, attention to detail and realism in your work staggers the imagination. Your Al Pacino is as real to anyone as a photograph done in black and white, and your work with things like wrinkles, age spots, webbing between fingers, and even individual eyelash hairs is amazing.
The shading for the background is nice. It is what can be realistically expected for something like portrait and sets off the picture very nicely.
The originality of this piece is expert. I don't think I've run across another Al-Pacino while exploring, and I don't expect to meet up with one that looks like this, unless I literally bump into the guy. Well done!
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Very nice work! Very detailed. I like the texture of the graphite.
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You are one of my favorite artist on DA and I tried to also do an al pacino drawing nowhere near as good as youres though lol I put a reference to you in the drawing so people would look at youre work more. anyways it would mean a ton to me if you critiqued it. Thanks
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Great piece of work!
Thanks for sharing...
Featured in Daily Inspirations in hangaroundtheweb.com
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I need to learn to get this good, this is perfect
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the subtle details makes a difference in the world. I'm still working on that myself, but you got...By a landslide!!! Β
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I have 1 question... How do u do the white strikes on beard or highlight it? With which type ofΒ pencil?
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Wow, i have no words that's just amazing, lots of details in this.
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How many hours per day you spend to drawing all these portraits ? It's really (really) AWESOME !
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Incredible. Simple incredible, I have no words.
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............................................ sigh
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Your fantastic work has been featured in Friday Night Features .
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Wow.......... *speechless*............
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This is one of the best from your gallery, and it's the certainly the best image to associate you with.
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Thanks a lot. Its going to be the image I have on my business cards etc to.Β
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Anytime, and that's pretty good, great actually. It'll work very well as something pretty iconic to be recognized for.
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Thanks a lot.
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Thanks a lot.
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Thanks a lot.
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O.O i love it. As always you continue to amaze and inspire me! You did a fantastic job with this piece and I can REALLY see how much you have improved (which is crazy because your first drawing was already INCREDIBLE!!) At this rate of progression you will be reaching your goal of hypperrealism in no time at all! I think the charcoal helped a lot, it really added some drama to this one!! Awesome, awesome awesome work!!
Deuces!
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Thanks a lot. The charcoal has definitely added more depth, but like I said its real messy and tough to use. Thanks for the feedback asΒ somedays I feel like i'm getting close to 'hyperrealism' and then other days I feel like i'm a million miles away,Β XD.
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You can see so much emotion through his eyes... it's incredible.Β
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Thanks a lot.
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Thanks a lot.
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It amazes me that you can get this amount of detail and realism with graphite and charcoal! Great job!
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Thanks a lot, i've now realised charcoal is essential for realism art.Β
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You are welcome
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Comparing the two, I think you did better this time, it's a bit darker, the background is better, and I find the skin to look more realistic
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Thanks a lot, skin texture is easier to do on cartridge paper.
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astounding I am simply stunned at how this turned out
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Thanks a lot.
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Holy shiitake! The detail is mind blowingly amazing, I see what you mean about the difference with using cartridge paper. This version is definitely more vibrant and shows how amazing your skills are, can't wait to see the next one you work on, this is jaw dropping amazing my friend.Β Β
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