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08-08-2004, 12:27 PM
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Juried Member
Joined: Jul 2004
Location: Sydney, Australia
Posts: 67
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Portrait of Dina
Dina is a friend of mine, an exchange student from Germany. A very cool, stylish and confident person with an attitude. Dressing in black and using a lot of hair wax are her trademarks.
Pencil on paper
Size: 13" X 18"
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08-08-2004, 02:03 PM
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Approved Member
Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 1,730
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Into The Twenty First Century!
Isabel,
This is a very accomplished, wonderful, direct depiction of a dramatic 21st century Woman.
No lace, soft focus, florals. Prickly waxed hair and a direct no nonsense look. I love it!
Bravo!
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08-09-2004, 10:45 AM
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'09 Third Place PSOA Ohio Chapter Competition
Joined: Aug 2003
Location: Cleveland, OH
Posts: 1,483
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Isabel,
This is very powerful! I am enjoying studying your exquisite style, very striking and bold. Can you share with us some of your tools and techniques, what kind of paper, and pencils/charcoal were used? Any stumping? It almost looks like you used a paintbrush for some of the nuances of skin??
Very accomplished piece,
Pat
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08-09-2004, 11:58 AM
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Juried Member
Joined: Jul 2004
Location: Sydney, Australia
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Thank you Patricia and Sharon for the kind words.
Patricia, I used mechanical pencils with 2H and 2B leads for the whole drawing. The paper is Arches Hot Press 300 gsm. As for the smooth blending, I used blending stumps. I painted the background using 2B mechanical pemcil, blended with tissue and blending stump, then used a kneaded eraser to remove some of the graphite.
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08-09-2004, 08:48 PM
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Juried Member
Joined: Aug 2002
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 671
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Isabel, beautiful drawing, everything about it. Incredible handling of graphite. Waiting for more!
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"Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I can accomplish"-Michelangelo
jimmie arroyo
www.jgarroyo.com
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08-09-2004, 10:26 PM
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Juried Member
Joined: Jul 2001
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Posts: 1,734
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Isabel, this really is a marvelous drawing. You have such command of this medium! I hope you will stick around the Forum and give comments, insight and guidance.
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08-19-2004, 11:38 AM
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Associate Member
Joined: Sep 2002
Location: Madison, WI
Posts: 1,567
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Isabel, this is such a strong drawing, she's "in your face" and beautifully rendered.
Jean
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08-19-2004, 07:53 PM
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SOG Member
FT Professional, Author
'03 Finalist, PSofATL
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Joined: Jun 2001
Location: Arizona
Posts: 2,481
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Isabel,
Terrific portrait! You have handled the shadows with a beautiful transparent touch, and have a clean, strong composition as well.
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