08-03-2006, 08:25 AM | #1 (permalink) |
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A mother's love
I just finished this portrait of my cousin Randi holding her son, Lucas:
She's getting married this saturday (Lucas will be baptized the same day) and this drawing will be my wedding gift for her and her husband. The size is 12,5 cm x 16,8 cm and the paper is actually newsprint - hence the little, black dots here and there. It took me about 2 - 2½ hours to make it. My back's pretty sore right now but their reaction to this drawing will be worth it!
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08-03-2006, 09:59 AM | #2 (permalink) |
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Oh wow, I'm sure she'll treasure this for many years to come!
What made you decide to use newsprint?
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08-03-2006, 10:11 PM | #9 (permalink) |
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Zhank you all!
Sultana: I'm working for a newspaper so there's plenty of newsprint lying around. I thought it would be nice to try something different, as I usually draw on plain, white paper. Plus, it'll be a funny fact for my cousin to add when she'll be showing the drawing to people for years to come. The lines also appear darker on newsprint which I really like!
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08-14-2006, 07:19 AM | #12 (permalink) |
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^^ She loved it - as did her husband
Funny thing is.. she told me that she had been thinking about having Lucas' portrait done not so long ago and then I give her one. What a coincidence! I wasn't aware of her intentions so I'm really thrilled that I managed to make her one before she got to order one from a local artist - it's much nicer to have a portrait of a family member done by another family member, wouldn't you say?
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08-21-2006, 11:30 PM | #14 (permalink) |
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Very, very cool Nancy. Your eye always impresses me.
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I could use more practice though - I really suck at drawing hair
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08-24-2006, 08:11 PM | #16 (permalink) |
Eat your vegetables
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Actually, the hair was what first struck me as intricate and beautiful about this sketch. Newsprint is my favorite, just be warned, though, that it yellows over time much more than usual sketch paper.
Beautiful work! Spontaneous images of family by family are much better than comissioned work.
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08-27-2006, 12:40 PM | #18 (permalink) |
Eat your vegetables
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Ooo lamination. I should try that on a few of my favorites.
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08-28-2006, 06:00 AM | #19 (permalink) | |
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08-28-2006, 07:33 AM | #21 (permalink) |
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Thank you so much, Mr. Maniac
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