Thought I would upload the Reference Photo, 3 WIPs and the FINAL

NOTE: the UN-enlarged view is the ACTUAL SIZE of the original drawing

This is the FINAL. I've had a lot of people ask me to do some step scans for Blonde hair, and thought this would be a good one.

Katie Herzig is a Singer-Songwriter from Nashville, and is amazingly talented! She is also part of the highly acclaimed group of Singer-Songwriters known as the "Ten out of Tenn" (Tennessee), along with my son, Andrew Belle. Katie is the one who sang on his song "Static Waves"

See that Music Video HERE: [link]

SIZE: 6.5 x 8 inches
TIME: about 10-12 hours
PAPER: Bristol Smooth 300 series
PENCILS: Staedtler H, HB, F, B, 2B

The ENLARGED VIEW is the EXACT SIZE of the ORIGINAL Drawing

I recently got into the HBO series "Entourage". My fav is Jeremy Piven as "Ari Gold". I loved the shadows and values in the photo!

I met Jeremy Piven's make-up artist on Twitter and she is getting him the image, and maybe the original. How cool is that?!? Imagine if he re-tweets my drawing to his 1.6+MILLION followers lol


SIZE: 7 x 8.5 inches
TIME: 12 hours
PAPER: Strathmore Bristol Smooth 300 series
PENCILS: Staedtler H, HB, F, B, 2B, 3B

Reference Phot0 & WIPS

I have a feeling this is gonna look good ^^

My usual shot I take after half the year has passed, to see how many drawings I have completed, and by the looks of things its not alot, lol...
But hey it's quality over quantity

The top three are framed which would explain what the shine is ^^

At this stage the previous years.. ^^

2010 - 9 Drawings [link]
2009 - 15 Drawings [link]
2008 - 16 Drawings [link]


I'm still on Target for one per month

What a year of drawing for 2011 ^^
I always look forward to taking a shot like this ^^

I didn't draw as many as last year but still feel that I did some good stuff ^^

Overall my plan was to do 12 this year, one per month and I achieved that goal and also 10 of the 12 covered the full A3 sheet of paper, only 2 are in a box ^^

My fave this year is the only one that I drew landscape, I feel that is one of my best EVER ^^

The pic turned out okay, due to the flash of the cam from the poorly lit spare room. The drawings near the front were affected a bit but the ones at the back in the frames were not affected that much ^^


Bye Bye 2010 Bring on 2011 ^^

vanness wu...

need to work more on shadings so that his face will look hmmmm....him XD

in pencils

Taiwanese superstar Vanness Wu back in 2004 when he visited the philippines....

this is a bday gift

i should've used same pencils on his hair for his eyes....
in pencils

almost done!!!!!!!!!!!!im also excited XD

south korean pop star Rain, commission piece

as i said he's the 1st guy on my gallery this year..so he has to look good XD

and for those who are asking where's the ref. pic of this one...it's actually from several ref pix..like 1 for the face, 1 for the shadowing, 1 for the jacket, 1 for the pose and body...

tools:
berkeley pad
pentel water color (tube)
and a marker for the outline of his hair and jacket

and yes pinoy po ako!!!hahahahaha

Thanks for all the nice comments Here is a new update and the last one before I'll upload the final picture

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I'm pretty sure almost no one will know this guy although most of you have certainly seen him before This is Thomas Kretschmann, a german actor. Aside from many appearances in television he also was part of many movies, such as 'King Kong' or 'The pianist' (and he was a big bad in '24' ).

Unfortunately I haven't found a good reference, so I have to make the best out of what I got.

tools: the usual suspects (pencils from B to 8B, eraser pencils, tortillon ...)
time: no idea

Enjoy!

Finally it's finished I wanted to upload it last week, but I didn't like how the background turned out and had to change it a bit.

I hope my mother will like it, I promised it to her last year.


tools: B to 8B pencils, tortillon, eraser pencil, eraser, ordinary paper
time: no idea (but certainly too long ... I started it last summer)
size: DIN A3

steps: here

UPDATE: So, this is the final version and now you know the third charakter is Kahlen I've to say she was the main reason why I've watched the first season.

At first I wanted to call it "Darken Rahl and his women"

And I'm truly sorry it took me so long, I really have a guilty conscience because of that. I try to update more often in the future, but I can't promise anything.

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UPDATE: So, here is the second charakter, our beloved Darken Rahl I had more trouble with him than with Cara, don't know why.

So, who do you think will be the last charakter?

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I'm working on my 'Legend of the Seeker' picture again So far Cara is finished (although I'm not really satisfied with her ... *sigh*), but there are two more characters I want to draw which will complete this picture. You're free to guess who those characters will be

tools: B to 8B pencils, tortillon, eraser pencil, eraser, ordinary paper
time: no idea
size (the complete picture): 50 cm X 23 cm

She is SO. Beautiful. Everything about her In my dreams I look just like that.

Anyway, girl crush over for now!


Staedtler Mars Lumograph pencils (from 2B to 5B) on extra smooth Bristol board, 6 x 8".


Original: [link]

Full piece: [link]

Definitely one of my girl crushes since watching 'Volver'



Original here: [link]

Angelina Jolie
27.5 cm x 37.5 cm paper
b, 5b pencils
eraser
5-6 hours

Sherina Munaf
Canson paper
b, 2b, 4b, 5b, 6b, 8b, EB, EE pencils
2b, hb 0.5 mechanical pencils
eraser

Kate Winslet
a4
b, 5b pencils
eraser

My new work Download it if you want to see more details!

Commissions for Linda.
Size: more than A/3

(commissions info if you interested too:[link])

My facebook page: [link]
Take care!!
Nana

FINAL: [link]

Kellett referenciának párat fotóznom, gondoltam felteszem az egyiket ide is, sose árt...

My facebook page: [link]

Dear new friends! If you want to know latest news about my art, then please click "I like" ! Thank you!
Thanks for looking

Hope you like it
Take care!!

Nana

I dedicate this drawing to who an AMAZING artist and very kind person I hope you like it dear!
Yes, the beaty modell Ileana! As an angel

I very like this minimal style (i see first Ileana's work and Fantastic, i mean) But i can't even so good... :S
I used B, 3B and 6B pencils - Faber Castell offset paper
A/4
Hope you like!

My facebook page: [link]

Edit: Many thanks for you're support and kind comments, fav! It's very very means a lot Feel honored!

EDIT: Just updating with a better scan now I'm in the know how to use my scanner

I think this is probably the first one of many Gerard Butler drawings. How handsome is he though??!!

The title of this is as such, because I am a Paisley Buddie and Mr Butler is also a Paisley buddie. Paisley is the town in Scotland where I live and what I want to know is why have I never seen any men like him around?

I've decided to do a little series of Scottish actors who are quite local to where I stay. Next I think James McAvoy and then Ewan McGregor.

Anyway, I'll stop blabbering now :

Drawing time was around 9-10 hours
Used Mech pencil HB and 2B, 4B and 6B Wooden pencils
Tortillions
Tissue
Blue Tac
Various erasers
Frisket Film (to mask the panels)
Reference pics are from the movies, Law Abiding Citizen and PotO found in random searches.
WIP - [link]

Any comments or feedback are always welcome

Draw-Along number 2 is finished

This is sooo not what I'd normally draw and I loved every minute of it ... thank you so much Emily for allowing to use your beautiful image for this months reference

Materials:
A4 Extra Smooth Bristol
Pencils - 2H, 2B, 4B and 6B
Erasers
Black pigment liner
Time: 9 hours(ish)

The reference is from and I used the draw-along ref and two others -



Thank you very much for taking a look
Paula

There are some WIPs here too -

This is drawn from a reference of Gwyneth Paltrow. I thought she looked beautiful in it. I found it on a random google images search. I'm not sure you can tell it is her mind you

Materials:
Hahnemuhle Nostalgie A4 (I tried this out for the first time on this drawing and I like it very much! Its only 190gsm, which is a shame, but even so, I still like it)
Pencils: H, HB, 2B, 4B and 8B
Erasers
Blue Tac
Ruler (grid)
Around 6-7 hours drawing time.

There is a WIP in my scraps if anyone likes to see.

Academy Award–winning Australian actress. She came to international attention for her role as Elizabeth I of England in the 1998 biopic film Elizabeth, for which she won British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and Golden Globe Awards, and earned her first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Blanchett appeared as the elf queen Galadriel in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy from 2001 to 2003. In 2004, Blanchett's portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator brought her numerous awards, including an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Blanchett's other films include Babel (2006), Notes on a Scandal (2006), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and Robin Hood.

5H, 2H, HB, 2B, 4B, 5b, 6B, 7B, woodless graphite 9B
Kneaded eraser, Pen eraser, Electric eraser
Blending Stump, Makeup Removal Discs
A4 (21x29'7 cm) (8,25" x 11,7")

Video progression: [link]

Blog: [link]
Twitter: [link]
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Youtube Video tutorials: [link]

"When we look out into space, we are looking into our own origins, because we are truly children of the stars. Writen into every atom and every molecule of our bodies is the entire history of the Universe. From The Big Bang to the present day.

Our story is the story of the Universe. Every piece of everyone, of everyone you love, everyone you hate, of the thing you hold most precious, was assembled from the forces of nature in the first few minutes of the life of the Universe. Transformed in the hearts of stars or created in their fiery deaths.

And, when you die those pieces will be returned to the Universe in the endless cycle of death and rebirth.

What a wonderful thing it is to be a part of that Universe! And what a story. What a majestic story!"
Professor Brian Cox - Wonders of Universe

Two hands that mean the world to me. A little present for my parents.

4H, 3H, 2H, H, HB, B, 2B, 3B, 6B
Kneaded eraser
Electric eraser
Mars rasor

Quick charcoal of this american actor and comedian. He first gained national exposure on Saturday Night Live in which he earned an Emmy Award and later went on to star in a number of critically and commercially successful comedic films, including Caddyshack (1980), Ghostbusters (1984), and Groundhog Day (1993). Murray gained additional critical acclaim later in his career, starring in Lost in Translation (2003), that earned him an Academy Award for Best Actor nomination, and a series of films directed by Wes Anderson, including Rushmore (1998), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004).

Charcoal pencil hard, medium and soft
Willow charcoal, Chalk
Kneaded eraser

Blog: [link]
Twitter: [link]
Google Plus: [link]
Youtube Video tutorials: [link]