Maureen's Drawings New Baby Drawing finished 7/18/05 p.20

[Maureen]

I haven't been called a newbie in quite a while but I'm new here thanks to SG/Simon. Here's an old Homless guy I'm working on. Simon's probably sick of it by now.

http://www.artpapa.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11579

[Helena]

Aiiia.. I don't care if Simon might be sick of it ;) It looks great by now!

[Elena]

Yes it definately will be a great drawing, once you finish it :lol: .
I especially like the eyebrows, and wrinkles and it's really interesting to see how you build the whole pic up.
How much time have you spent on it yet, and what size are you drawing on?

[Maureen]

well I have probably spend a good 25-30 hours so far. there isn't much blending, only with fingers sometimes and very small circles. The white hair and whiskers are going to be the challenge as I am drawing AROUND the hairs and not the hairs themselves. here's an update.


http://www.artpapa.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11601

[trublnde]

WOW!! It looks so realistic. You are really good. I would love to see more of your drawings.

[Maureen]

well thanks and I have a ton of drawings....mostly all sold but a few private pieces. Here's a collage of my grandaughter taken with a digital as the drawing was pretty large and also, Jesus on the cross done in graphite and almond oil

http://www.artpapa.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=10804

http://www.artpapa.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11378

thanks for looking...

[Emszzz]

there soooo cute! :D:D:D it's so beautifull!!! are you doing commisions? you should be :D

[Subject]

Wow! That's just gorgeous, I really like the old guy :) .

[Sg]

Finally ;)

My comment on the last homeless update is on papas allready but I'll write it here as well.

The skintexture is awsome :) And I look forward to see how you will handle the mustache. That negative shading is what I am soo totally doing on my Liv for the moment. All these higlighted hair that needs to be done one by one :roll:

[annie_angel]

http://www.artpapa.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=10804

AW i love this one!!!!!


in the 1st drawing you posted, i love the eyes!

[Maureen]

Thanks Emszzz, Subject, Sg :wink: , Angel for your kind compliments. I have much more but I'm working on the old man mostly. I'll update in a bit.

[Sabas]

i really like it...the eyes and eyebrows stuck out for me the most. your doing and excellent job.

[Golfiscool]

It's beautiful Maureen. I don't understand how you guys (and girls :D ) on artpapa can spend so much time on drawings. I would go insane!! I spend at the most about 9 hours on a drawing and I am so impatient to get it done! Eliezer Gabriel was kind of my drawing teacher though :wink: What was the motivation behind this one can I ask? Did you just want to choose a reference with a difficulty rating of 10 :P ?! Welcome by the way.

[Golfiscool]

p.s. I told you I was going to steal your gangster smiley...you didn't believe me 8)

[Helena]

30 hours :shock: omg.
It was worth it, no question... but I also "hi Brian" would not be patient enough for that... :)

The pics of your grandaughter are awesome! What a cute girl

[Sg]

Duey: only 9 hours? Then you must work 9 times as fast as I do :/ I am really slow. On the horrordrawing I used at least 25-30 hours if not more. And I have allready spent more than 5 hours on the liv drawing and have done the.....ear... and some hair. Fast huh :P ?

Gotta get faster :twisted:

[Helena]

...don't otherwise I will loose my title as the rush queen... :)

[Sg]

...don't otherwise I will loose my title as the rush queen... :)

I guess you allready share that title with someone ;) (Tash?)

[Blanche]

That "lil faces" drawing is just soo cute.. it really made me smile, so sweet and nicely done..
Your old man looks very good too, the details are just amazing :shock:

[Maureen]

BRIAN...MA Man!! How's it going dude!! I see you found your little niche of the corner of the world....wondered where you'd been keeping yourself. I miss you on the pops side of town. Yea I had to get rid of the smiley, man as the new site won't let you copy those cute little HTML cuties in your post anymore. It fits you better anyhow...way better than an old grandma lady like me!! :wink: Come visit more often or maybe I'll hang out here witcha all'

Thanks Helena, Simon :wink: and Blanche!! for all your comments. I appreciate it very much.

Maureen

[tentacle2003]

Amazing work !!! Unbelievable !
I'm planning on drawing a very old woman, but I wasn't brave enough to start it yet :-)

[Maureen]

Thanks Sabas...I missed your post and forgot to reply. Thanks tentacle (Is that your real name? :wink: ) for your wonderful comments.....here's an update on the old man.....

http://www.artpapa.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=11601

[tentacle2003]

Thanks tentacle (Is that your real name? :wink: )

Sounds stupid, but I got used to it. A friend gave me this name years ago, 'cause I can use my right hand as well as my left hand when writing :-)
I'm jealous when I see your drawing :-)

[tentacle2003]

BTW my real name is Andreas :)

[Golfiscool]

He's really good, you should see some of his drawings maureen. Yeah I have been at this forum for a really long time, since like last summer. Eliezer was the one that introduced me to artpapa but I think this forum is more my pace. Artpapa is a little advanced for me still.

[Sg]

I know Maureen allready know his name ;)

[Maureen]

Well thanks Andreas and you're pretty dang good so it's a wonderful compliment that you give me. B!! Is that a compliment as well! People really like your stuff on AP. Your army dude is great.

[Helena]

Thanks tentacle (Is that your real name? :wink: )

Sounds stupid, but I got used to it. A friend gave me this name years ago, 'cause I can use my right hand as well as my left hand when writing :-)
I'm jealous when I see your drawing :-)


ah... so can you also draw with both hands at once... that must be coolll!!!!! :lol: :lol:

[Maureen]

funny one! :wink: I do hav lots more drawings...some that aren't as good but they were ones I did in less time. Here are the links...

http://www.artpapa.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=10273

http://www.artpapa.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=8653

http://www.artpapa.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=8317

http://www.artpapa.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=6887

p.s. these pictures are real light on here but in person they are more dramatic with the darks in place. Enjoy!!

[tentacle2003]

Well thanks Andreas and you're pretty dang good so it's a wonderful compliment that you give me. B!! Is that a compliment as well! People really like your stuff on AP. Your army dude is great.

Thank you so much. The drawing you mention was a commission drawing and it took quite a while to get it finished. It never came out as I hoped it would. I never posted anything on AP :-)

[tentacle2003]

ah... so can you also draw with both hands at once... that must be coolll!!!!! :lol: :lol:

I wish I could :-) That would be too hard, I guess :-)

[Coolerin]

WOW!!!!! :shock: You are soooo good!!!

[roxXxy^l0ve]

They all look great!!

[tentacle2003]

All Your drawings are outstanding. But the drawing of this egyptian statue made me freeze on my chair. It looks as if I could grab it, take it out of the screen and put it on my table.

[Maureen]

Thanks coolerin and roxxy! Andreas...thank you for your compliment. The Egyptian statue is a favorite of mine to be sure. it's an interseting piece I did for a lady back home in Washington. It's several layers of graphite and then what I do is mix a blend of mineral/almond oil which when applied gives the texture of stone or ganite or steel, which ever you prefer it to look. It's very dramatic and very effective on portraits such of this.

[roxXxy^l0ve]

Wow that sounds like alot of work! But it looks... .. .... WOW... just.. wow

[Zindy]

Waw you are really good, the old man looks pretty amazing so far, so much details. The collage of the little girl is so cute and looks so smooth. You are definitely talented :)

[Maureen]

Thanks Roxy and Zindy. I appreciate your comments and for looking. Here's an update of what I have so far.


http://www.artpapa.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=12309

[tentacle2003]

I really don't know what to say. It's just perfect in every way. May i ask you what kind of paper do you use and what size it is?

[Maureen]

Thanks Andreas and the paper I used on this is Bristol Smooth and it's 16x20 inches. It should be done this weekend if I can tackle the hand and the rest of the hair.

[Sg]

I want to try bristol smooth someday :) Nice so far maureen!

[Skills]

Holy ****, thats one of the best drawings I've ever seen.

[Carmen]

Your drawings Are Awesome!! :shock:

[Maureen]

Thanks Simon, Skills and Carmen for your compliments. There are ALOT of really good artists here on this forum....amazing stuff. Here's a small update. I wish I could just post the image in my post but I don't have a website (YET!) http://www.artpapa.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=12332

[Skills]

Then host it at www.imageshack.us

[Maureen]

That's a good idea but is it safe? What about photo bucket? Are these sites free?

[Skills]

I use photobucket, everyone else seems to use imageshack. They are both free.

[Maureen]

lets see if this works.....http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/Killaby/Homeless18.jpg

[DeGrawgirl]

:shock: All I have to say is... "Wow!"

[natalie]

kinda spooky but wow!!! the eyes are amazing they seem to follow you!

[panda_attitude]

WOW!! :shock:
Umm those eyes are scaring me...... :cry:
Amazing drawing though :wink:

[tanya:)]

Amazing :shock: :shock: :shock:

[Carmen]

It looks soo real!! :shock:

[Emszzz]

:shock: :wink: (= WOW)

Question: What size of paper do you use? *srry if you allready told*

[Ramona]

oh my god that's just awesome!!! :shock:

[Sg]

Maureen: The hair is turning out amazing, The look of aging and misery is really turning out. You have told me bafore that you got problems with drawing hair. What kind of problems :P ? I dont see it :P

[debs1428s]

Maureen, can I just say :shock: :shock: :shock: WOW! :shock: :shock: :shock:

Your attention to all the teeny tiny details are amazing!

I think your drawings are so realistic and smooth!

I envy your talent, you truly are an amazing artist!


~ Debs

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visit my site at : http//1428s.ne1.net

[Elli]

I canīt find any words, itīs just amazing :shock:

[Tallblondechic14]

ohh my wow!!! amazing
Meg

[annie_angel]

Jesus Crist!! :shock:

are you sure thats a drawing?
īcause now im not!

it looks SO DAMN REAL!

[Sabas]

WOW! how much time have you spent on this drawing?! the detail is amazing

[Maureen]

Thank you everyone for your kind words and for looking. I didn't mean to SCARE anyone, really, and YES it's a drawing and it's taken me about 50 hours so far. It's an old homeless man taken by a photographer over in Chicago where this "bum" lives on the streets. It has an empowering effect on you when you look into this man's eyes and you can see and feel this person's pain and hardship. It has taken me on a journey throughout his entire face. You can see the maladies in his eyes and skin that he probably suffered from living too long on the harsh streets of Chicago. I hope to do more drawings like this and as a matter of fact I have a really good one of a "baglady" with shawls and knitted caps to keep her head warm. Thanks Simon! I hate doing hair. I had to push this drawing down farther to capture the hair (not done yet) on the scanner. It's almost done!! Yippee!!!!


Maureen

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/Killaby/Homeless19.jpg

[artsaves1228]

wow just gorgeous...alot of emotion..beautful job!!!! :shock: :D

[Bella]

WOW...

wonderful... the details are so real, looks like the eyes are moving and the flesh is hot.. like you can touch it... very amazing.. very very amazing...

[Joe_Incognito]

Holy Cow Thats coming along so amazing. His eyes are really expressive. and the shading is impecable.

[Sg]

Maureen: Well.... you are sure not the only one who hates drawing hair :P

[Ines]

OMG that's unbelievable :shock: :shock: :shock:

[Carmen]

It is so amazing.. I can't stop staring at it!! :shock:

[budwiserfrog]

oh dear god!......... :shock: :shock: :shock:
how the bejesus did you do that beard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AMG the skin is incredible, its liek you can pick the skin apart, it looks so flakey and cracked, broken, like hes falling to pieces as an old man, i so want to touch the skin, the skin omg, i cant get over it!!! once you are done, please please please allow me to add this as my favourite on deviantart, you have enspired me the msot on this whole website, on the internet, even in my life, i am soo amazed by this drawing, it almsot makes me cry :oops: not with sadness but becuase its so beautifull and talented

[Maureen]

Thanks artsaves, Bella, Joe I, Simon, Ines, Carmen, and Budwiserfrog (?) for sharing your comments. I am still putting down the layers on his dirty ol' hair and started work on the hand and sleeve. Thanks for looking and :) I've never really had the pleasure of inspiring someone's life but thanks for the compliment!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/Killaby/Homeless20.jpg

[Elena]

Ha you didn't tell us to guess who it is, but I say Santa :P
Guess that's how he looks when you get to see him really close... :roll:
Oh well, anyway Santa's looking great :wink:

[tentacle2003]

It's really getting harder to express my feelings when I look at your homeless guy. It is not only the impressive artistic technique, it's the whole expression of his face which you captured in a wonderful and amazing way. The more I look into his eyes, the more it seems as if he does not just look at me, but as if he tries to find something far away. Can't explain that.
I am totally confined to him.

[Rifty]

maureen, you are amzing, the hair, the beard, the face, the eyes ... everyting is perfect, this is going to be a masterpiece when it's finished (even a bigger one that it is now)

[Elli]

one of the best drawings iīve ever seen

[Sg]

The hair looks amazing maureen :) Glad you took your time with it!

[Maureen]

Thank you Elena but I don't think Santa looked this bad! :lol: Thanks Andreas I am honored that you feel emotion when you look at my drawing. I think that is what art is all about, evoking emotion from the viewer. Thanks Rifty. I checked out your deviant art and I really liked your Samweis (sp?) drawing. I didn't get to see the finished one on AP, it was very good. Thanks Eli and of course Simon....here's a little more on the hand and hair.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/Killaby/Homeless21.jpg

[Helena]

wow Maureen that drawing is so damn good! I agree with Elli. It's one of the best, most emotional, drawings I've seen by now.

where is the smiley that falls down on the knees to honor?!?? ;) :)

[Sg]

The hand is turning out really good. You work totally different from how I do. :D

[Joe_Incognito]

I wish I could have been there to see how you did that beard. wow! I am so very impressed.

[Sg]

I wish I could have been there to see how you did that beard. wow! I am so very impressed.

Negative drawing ;)

[Golfiscool]

The types of details you are achieving are insane!! You have an awesome eye and even better patience. How many hundreds of hours do you have into this now :wink: ? I really envy people that can pick up details like that. What inspired this drawing?

[Maureen]

Helena lol....thanks very much. Simon I know ....everyone works in such different ways, interesting though too! Thanks Joe and YES Simon..correct, Negative drawing. Drawing dark around white. Thank you Brian - I have put prolly about 50 plus hours in on it and I guess my inspiration was several people....Armin and Paul on AP....they push me in a direction I really want to go and strive but mostly the picture and myself to be hoinest. I wanted to STOP doing portraits all the time and draw something with impact and emotion and bring my skills to a level in which they never were but knew they could be so I just bit the bullet of patience and went for it. I knew it would take me alot of time but I have been watching listening and looking and packing away all this information and practicing. I just knew where I wanted o be with my artwork! Make sense....?

[most_unstable_one]

Wow! 50 hours. That's almost inconceivable. Well, at least for me :). Amazing job, incredible details and many more things I would write if I were not so computerly-speachless right now. I just think it's beautiful.

[Maureen]

Thanks to everyone for their support and comments. I appreciate it very much. The old man is finally finished. It's going in the frame today. Thanks again.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/Killaby/Homeless27.jpg

[debs1428s]

WOW!!! :shock: :shock: :shock:

Look at that moustache!!!!

The Eyes!!

the detail!!

Maureen you certainly are a true artist!!

It must have taken forever on that moustache!

Can I ask what pencils / paper you use? and also at what size/grade pencil?

Also, do you use something to measure the eyes? Pupils wise i mean..

Great job!

~Debs

[budwiserfrog]

hmmmm. its a good attempt i suppose - the only thing i would suggest is perhaps make the skin look smoother, i mean, and the moustache- cmon, my blind cat can draw better than that, looks liek a spider dropped in ink walked across your drawing pfft!,



im sorry im actually speechless.....nothing can describe this- but it relaly makes me smile that peopel in the world- liek yourself are talented in such a great way and you are a beacon artist to all of us, [beacon artist like beacon schools- inspire all the others] you inspire me, and i love it, its jsut- nothing to say im gob smacked, dont sell it for anything less than Ģ1000

[Carmen]

This is so amazing!! It's so detailed..
I'm also speechles.. there's nothing I can say except for : WOW :shock:

[Rifty]

i'm missing superlatives in my vocabulary..... again

[Sg]

My god Maureen.. You really did a great job in this :) I am glad you finally finnished it :) It has been a pleasure to follow this to the end :)

[MondoLondo]

:shock: yeah that is really incredible. i dont think there is much else to say cause it is perfect.

[Skills]

Perfect, how long did it end up taking?

[Helena]

If there would be a possibility to :+fav: here... I would ;) It is a damn great drawing! Show us more girl!!!! :)

[tanya:)]

:shock: :shock: :shock:
speechless

[budwiserfrog]

doesnt it make u feel sick when u look at it- i mean, when you look at something so good, like a photograph or a poem, or a drawing in this case that looks like a photograph, itr makes you feel sick and.....nervous? it does for me- i cant look at it becuase it makes you so angry in jelousy :lol: :lol: but i sdo seriously love it- i dont think the dictionary covers the words for this drawing- or the theasaurus for that matter maureen

[Zindy]

Maureen, I am so impressed by your latest drawing of the elder man, it's just so perfectly worked through. Really amazing work.

[Joe_Incognito]

I was so incredibly impressed by your drawing that I went and found a tutorial on negative drawing. If any one is interested here is a link to the site
http://www.sibleyfineart.com/index.htm?tutorial--draw-grass.htm
there are other tutorials there that I thought I would find useful as well.

Maureen, your drawing is stunning and it was a pleasure to see the steps involved. :D

[Emszzz]

... (= speachless)


Well, the dots say everything, I have never seen anyone make a drawing so... perfect. Do you have the original pic on your computer? I would really like to see it to... :D

[Elli]

Iīm speechless.....I just canīt find words to describe how perfect and brillant your drawing is!

[Maureen]

Thank you Debs, Bud, Carmen (nice to see you on DA), Carmen, Rifty, Simon (my buddy), Mondo, Skills (about 55-60 hours), Helena, Tanya, Bud (again! :wink: ) and no I don't think I've ever felt sick regarding that, just awestruck when it's really beautiful, Zindy thank you for a lovely forum and your comments, Joe, Em and Elli. You guys are wonderful people and artists as well. Wait for my next one......

[Maureen]

Here's a new one I'm doing for fun and mind you I'm not one for doing celebrities at all but I thought since you all LOVE to draw them I'd give it a go. Thanks to artsaves who turned me on to a great website (thank you) I've picked this one of Reese Witherspoon. Some of you may have already seen it or even drawn it as well. I loved the composition and the black/white contrast it gives. Hope it's not too bad but it's in it's "blotchy phase" right now.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/Killaby/Reese1.jpg

[tanya:)]

Looks really good so far! :D

[Amazon]

wow very recognisable that it's reese
love it so far

[Sg]

Looks good so far maureen. I have no clue who it is.

[budwiserfrog]

ok...how the **** do you ge it that black!!!!!!!!!!!! :| :| its so unfair i want that black lol

[Sg]

ok...how the **** do you ge it that black!!!!!!!!!!!! :| :| its so unfair i want that black lol

IF you use 8 or 9 b you will, I promiss.

[Maureen]

Thanks Tanya I hope it will be. Amazon - you guessed! Simon? It's Reese Witherspoon! Didn't you recognize all that blotchy skin? lol....joking....BUD...well to get that black you need a 4B mechanical pencil and lots of layers, putting slight pressure but not too much to scratch or indent your paper. I guess I should tell you all it's Starthmore Premium Recylced paper, 4H layers and 4B mechanical pencil. No blending! well, except for a little on the lightest sides.

[Tallblondechic14]

I like this drawing maureen. Can't wait to see when its finished. Again budwiserfrog i use an 8 or 9b derwent pencil to get black. It works well and your hand doesn't hurt to bad.

Meg

[Rifty]

Looks good so far maureen. I have no clue who it is.



hahaha, are you kiddin or you can't read :P

[Sg]

Looks good so far maureen. I have no clue who it is.



hahaha, are you kiddin or you can't read :P

Serious. I dont know who Reese is.

[artsaves1228]

Here's a new one I'm doing for fun and mind you I'm not one for doing celebrities at all but I thought since you all LOVE to draw them I'd give it a go. Thanks to artsaves who turned me on to a great website (thank you) I've picked this one of Reese Witherspoon. Some of you may have already seen it or even drawn it as well. I loved the composition and the black/white contrast it gives. Hope it's not too bad but it's in it's "blotchy phase" right now.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/Killaby/Reese1.jpg

that' looks cool...its always interesting to see how ppl start their drawings and what it looks like as they go thru their "phases"...hehe looks kinda scary right now!! lol!!! cant wait to see it when it's done!!:)

[Maureen]

lol...thanks everyone for those of you who haven't figured it out and Simon, Reese is just another American actress, it's Reese Witherspoon. Here's an update for all of you......

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/Killaby/Reese2.jpg

[artsaves1228]

the eye looks so good...so realistic!!! :shock: :D

[tanya:)]

OMG! :shock: The eye looks very realistic!!!

[Ramona]

that eye is just amazing! :shock:

[Sg]

Maureen : Godd going with the eye :)

[Tallblondechic14]

That eye is just amazing maureen. I have a request for you. I was wonderduring if you would be willing to draw a how to draw eyes program. My just don't look at real as i want them to so that would be wonderful. By the way where are you from?

Meg
Age 15
New Hampshire, USA

P.s. Can you give some of my drawings constructive critism?
here's the url to the thread and my site.

http://www.zindy.zone.dk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1251 <--Thread
http://www.geocities.com/tallblondechic14//Megs_site.html <--Website

[budwiserfrog]

can u post the referenceso as you go along, we can follow with a ref pic to compare and see where each bitsare? would be fasinating i think :) thanks maureen, really great

[Joe_Incognito]

You got that dark with a 4b mech. WOW!!! I have a hard time getting that with coal! The drawing looks lovely. cant wait to see more. keep posting the WIPS ok :)

[Helena]

I gotta say that I'm very suprised how you start with that pic. Cool way but I do totally different :) ;) I'm waiting to see the final version :)

[annie_angel]

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: i love your new drawing, and the old man came out just amazing!!!

i LOVE how you make the eyes look so alive!

[Skills]

Really nice, is the black done with charcoal?

[Maureen]

Thank you everyone for your wonderful comments. I haven't been drawing much on this one but rather I have been drawing several at a time. Here's a small update. The darks are not done with charcoal but 4B mechanical pencil.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/Killaby/Reese5.jpg

[Sg]

Maureen: The eyes are stunning :)

[natalie]

wow its so smooth! and the eyes are fantastic! :D

[Amazon]

wow the eyes and the mouth are great done

[Nina du Preez]

I agree with the others :wink:

maybe a bit more definition on the nose...

[Carmen]

wow.. looks great!! the only thing I notice is that the nose looks kinda big.. :s
but I don't know how the ref. pic looks.. so :wink:

[Maureen]

Thanks Simon. And thanks everyone for your comments and suggestions. The nose issue: Well, I haven't really worked on the nose yet. I still have much more to do on that but thanks for giving me some great tips.

[Rifty]

omg maureen, the eyes are beautiful :D i agree you need to do the nose but the rest looks soo good :D

[willtheartist]

Hi Maureen it kicks arse so far!! AWESOME job! I was wondering if you could tell us what pencils and paper you are using to make this artowork?

[Maureen]

Thanks Rifty....nice to see you in both places and YESsss.....I will promise to work on the nose tonight. It's not done yet but will get to it. Will - I am using mechanical pencils 4B up to 6H in .05 and .03. The paper is just recycled paper. I usually use Bristol smooth but thought I'd give this paper a go. It's pretty sturdy for thin paper but you really have to work it hard in order to get what you want out of it and of course being very careful too.

[willtheartist]

lol...isn't like 6h a darker softer type of lead than say 2b.....or is it harder.....lol.....as you can tell I am not to fimiliar with a good range of pencils...

[Maureen]

will- 6H is one of the hardest pencils you can use. Here's the line up of pencils....

B: 2B 3B 4B 5B 6B 7B 8B 9B HB H H2 H3 H4 H5 (?) H6

B pencils of course being your softest and darkest.

then you get into mechanical pencils and different millimeters!! :shock:

[willtheartist]

lol, thanks for the breakdown!:) Well....keep doing what your doing cause your drawings are amazing!

[Joe_Incognito]

WOW! outstanding. Those eyes are incredible. **Bows to the master** ;)

[sonnycutie]

wooooow http://www.christinamultimedia.com/forum/YaBBImages/shocked.gif this drawing looks sooo realistic.. I can't wait to see it when it's finished.. keep on drawing! really good work http://www.christinamultimedia.com/forum/smilies/smilies/applaud.gif

[Maureen]

Here's a small update....thanks everyone!!


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/Killaby/Reese6.jpg

[mincanna]

wow
it's like.. a photograph!
really, what you have till now.. looks just soo good!!

[Emszzz]

beautifull as always, but it looks like she has a contact lens, or should she be having that :P haha if she has, your a genius :wink:

[Maureen]

thanks mincanna ans Emszzz....Everyone has an extremely slight shadow around their iris. Most of the time it's not noticeable but the camera flashes can catch them especially if the person IS wearing a contact lense. In the reference photo you can just barely see it, so she probably is wearing contacts. I still don't like the nose as it's really hard to capture any detail on it due to the camera flash being so bright. I'll have to imagine it and then draw it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/Killaby/Reese7.jpg

[natalie]

that is looking incredible!

[tanya:)]

That is just... Amazing! :shock:
I'm speechless :shock:

[Sabas]

holly canoli! that looks good!
the eyes are beautiful
is that how her nose looks?

[Helena]

it looks so very good by now! Wow... will you change the nose?! I guess it could be a little to thick?!?But I'm not to familiar with her face.

[Bree]

Wow. That's really good Maureen and so is the old man.

[Ada]

OMG .... that is so amazing...those eyes are just stunning....You're very good, how old are you?

[Maureen]

Thank you Natalie, Tania, Sabas yes that's how her nose looks in the picture.....very hard to see, Helena, I'm trying to change the nose but not sure how without ruining it entirely, Bree and Ada! I'm 43 years old and have 4 grandchildren and one on the way. That's actual;ly the real me on my avatar!! Thanks for looking everyone. I am going to try and finish this tonight.

[Bree]

Thank you Natalie, Tania, Sabas yes that's how her nose looks in the picture.....very hard to see, Helena, I'm trying to change the nose but not sure how without ruining it entirely, Bree and Ada! I'm 43 years old and have 4 grandchildren and one on the way. That's actual;ly the real me on my avatar!! Thanks for looking everyone. I am going to try and finish this tonight.
Looking forward to it :)

[debs1428s]

Hi maureen,

well you certainly put my version of that too shame :oops: :shock: :oops: :shock: haha

Although mine did only take 30 mins, and I wasnt concentrating! lol

Hope to se it finished I cant wait :lol:

[artsaves1228]

holy sh*t!! amazing! the eyes are just perfect! :shock: her nose looks a little bit big though..i dunno though...do u have the reference picture???!! i'm very jealous of you!! hehe :D

[Maureen]

thanks you guys. here's an update......



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/Killaby/Reese8.jpg

[blackcloud]

wow, that's so great to see how you painted reese, it's so different to mine, but still soooo beautiful :) ! I love the eyes!! I have no critic to that paint, I think it's just really good :)

[Zindy]

Your drawing of Reese looks very pretty by now, specially those eyes :)
The nose does seem a little big for Reese, but maybe that will change ones the shading is done. But you really captured her "innocent" look perfectly :)

[Ines]

It is so brilliant! Ad it's very interesting to see how you create your perfect drawings. Thank you :D

[Iuno]

how the **** do you get that skin so soft-looking? :shock:

[mauricio_17]

Maureen.
You are sooo talented in capturing the essence of the picture. It makes you think that somebody actually drew it because it looks so good as if it were a photograph.

I also wanted that you inspired me a lot from your drawings. I wanted to see if i could actually draw something that you've done. I drew the pic of the old man, I think it came out good. Maybe you would want to see it.

[Helena]

Marureen it just looks fantastic by now...

[Nas-T]

It looks awsome :shock: :D
I bet I'm gonna be blown away with the endresult :wink:

[Maureen]

Thank you Blackcloud,. Zindy (herself! :wink: ), Ines, Iuno (lots and lots of blending), mauricio (yes I would love to see your old man drawing!), Helena, and Nas-T for looking and commenting. I haven't had much time to draw as I have been busy with my grandkids and just became a grandmother again for the 5th time!! A little baby girl and she's beautiful. I'm home now and missing my drawing time horribly. Here's a tiny update where I've done a few scratches on her hair and top. Hopefully the nose looks better now.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/Killaby/Reese10.jpg

[DeGrawgirl]

good job that is great! her nose is too big....

[mauricio_17]

Hi
Maureen this is the drawing of the old man

http://img82.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img82&image=15454461qh.jpg

I hope you like it, its not as detailed as yours but I am satisfied with it. :)

[mauricio_17]

http://img82.exs.cx/img82/5518/15454461qh.jpg

[Tallblondechic14]

woh i really like both the drawings cool interesting...sorry im really tired nothing great coming out of my mind today.

Meg

[Nas-T]

@Maureen--> I think your drawing is comin' along great :D Don't rush it though, because then you'll might mess it up ore somethin' ... :?

@mauricio_17--> I like the old man :) Very realistic !! :D

[Maureen]

Thank you Meg for looking. Nas-T...hhmmmm I don't think her nose is too big I think it's the liughting in the photo and I don't want to make it too small or it will look awful. Mauricio I cannot see your picture...sorry.

[sophie24]

OMG maureen your a grandmother!!!! from your photo i assumed you were like 30 years old!!!
anyway congratulations on your 5th grandchild!!!

[Maureen]

Oh now I see it...very nice job Mauricio. Thanks Sophie! I'm only 43 years old though.

[tanya:)]

That is... Awesome!
Can't wait to see it finished :D

[Elena]

Well still younger than my Mum :wink: :lol: She won't get any grandchildren in the nearer future though :shock: :P
I think the nose just appears too big, because of this:
http://img187.exs.cx/img187/8348/noses5wv.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)
I mean I think you drew her nose slightly odd and if you'd add a tad more of the dark on the back of her nose, it'd look correct :roll:

[Maureen]

WOW Elena thanks I was wondering what everyone was talking about and now I see it. Thank you very much. I will change that right away!

[Elena]

You're very welcome, I was wondering how I could explain... I'm glad you got what I meant, hope it really helped :D

[Maureen]

Thanks again Elena for your help and I'm calling this one DONE!! BTW your Angelina drawing was really excellent! Thanks to all who followed and commented.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/Killaby/Reese11.jpg

[Skills]

I hav'nt seen the orignal picture but your drawing looks increadble.

[Maureen]

If you look on page 11 you can see a bit of the original photo. I thought everyone had seen the photograph of this one??lol.....sorry I just never post a photograph along with my drawings. I have found that sometime people tend to pick apart a drawing becuase they expect it to look EXCATLY like the photo. If I was going for a perfect replication of the photograph then I would post the photograph and call it good. The drawing should take on the artists's interpretation of what he or she sees and then draws on paper.

[Luna]

It looks awsome, Maureen, I really like your skin texture and the clothing! I agree with you about the 'drawing looking exactly like the picture' There's nothing wrong with that, It's awsome how people can do that. I rather use a reference pic to help me with some proportions and sometimes I just get so carried away while drawing, that I go my own way and invent shadows :lol: It doesn't always look good then :)

[Skills]

If you look on page 11 you can see a bit of the original photo. I thought everyone had seen the photograph of this one??lol.....sorry I just never post a photograph along with my drawings. I have found that sometime people tend to pick apart a drawing becuase they expect it to look EXCATLY like the photo. If I was going for a perfect replication of the photograph then I would post the photograph and call it good. The drawing should take on the artists's interpretation of what he or she sees and then draws on paper.

That told me...

[Sabas]

WOW! the clothes, the eyes, and even that background shading...
incredible

[debs1428s]

Hi Maureen,

Glad to see your version finally finished.. and now.. you hav inspired me to work a little more on mine.

Although I have been busy with other drawings and also trying to move house just lately :roll: sighs! haha

Enough of that!

I just wanted to say, excellent!!!!

~ Debs

[Bree]

:shock: That looks so amazing!!!!!! :shock: :shock:

[Joe_Incognito]

Brilliant! Good repair on the nose. I really like the way you did blouse,
I was shocked to read you're a grandma. you don't look a day over 35. Good on ya darlin! :)

[natalie]

thts incredible-love her clothes
also like the nose :D it looks better now
sorry if someone has already asked this but what size is the paper you drew it on?

[Golfiscool]

Beautiful pencil work Maureen. Yeah, I agree that with everyone else that you don't look your age. My mother is way older than you and she doesn't have any grand kids.

[Helena]

the whole picture looks just great! The clothes, the hair and the eyes are my fav :)

[Rifty]

wow maureen, *clap**clap**clap*

[willtheartist]

WOW! :o Simply awesome Maureen! I LOVE the eyes, the mouth, and ESPECIALLY the clothes..........simply amazing!

[budwiserfrog]

brilliant drawing maureen as usual i like the fur the msot, i prefer fabrics on any drawings, becuase i find it so difficult to draw material, maybe draw a person covered in material? or draw a woman made up of patches of material call it "Ma ma material girl in a ma terial world n im a ma ma material girl!"

[Amy]

one word - beautiful!

[Ramona]

Really awesome as i expected it to be!! :)

[annie_angel]

:shock: wowee

[Maureen]

Thank you Luna, Skills (LOL...I hope that didn't sound awful :oops: cause you know I appreciate all your kind and wonderful comments very much **HUGS**), Sabas, Debs, Bree!!, Joe, Natalie (size is 16x20 inches), Brian :wink: , Helena, Rifty (yea!), Will, Bud, Amy, Ramona, and AnnieA for all the nice comments and for keeping up with this drawing. It's been alot of fun drawing it and I mainly did it for all of you wonderful people since you all like to draw celebrities and I'd never done one before so I owe my inspiriration to you guys and gals. So thank you all.

[Maureen]

OKAY time for another celebrity drawing....and no cheating about guessing! Some of you may have seen this picture and maybe not but I though it was another intriguing photo........what with the glass/cup and all that hair flying around.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/Killaby/michelle1.jpg

[budwiserfrog]

wow lol, very big ha- im starting a portrait big and wonderfull heh :) umm, i would say Jennifer Lopez? its early stages so hard to tell- but already that shading looks great, how did you get it like that- and what pencil did u use for the wash?

[Maureen]

thanks Bud but NOOOOoooo it's not J Lo, can't stand that woman! (sorry jlo fans) and the started out with H and then F over that. Nice try guessing though.

[budwiserfrog]

i too hate her , i giggle to myself becuase its really familiar- what tool did you use to shade it? is it not smudged?

[Maureen]

well not much smudging yet but a little with paper stumps.

[Golfiscool]

I looked at this for quite a while and I really have no idea yet. My first guess would be Elle Mcphereson. But then I was thinking Britney Spears. I have no idea, good start though Maureen. You really whip them out one after the other!!

[Maureen]

Nope sorry Brian not Elle, although she's a very beautiful girl and Brittney?.....never. She is not someone I I look up to as a role model or that has very good morals. She has a very drawable face but that's all she has. Here's an update that may help with guessing.......you'll know as soon as you see it.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/Killaby/Michelle2.jpg

[artsaves1228]

that looks great :shock: i still have no idea who it is..give us a hint :wink:

[Bree]

Looks amazing already but no guesses from me yet. Another masterpiece in the making :D

[Maureen]

OK ....starts with an "M"........thank you ...

[artsaves1228]

i still dont know :shock: it looks great...is there someting written over in the left side in her hair kind of next to her chin??!! lol it looks like it says shadoe...

[Maureen]

no no lettering that i know of but it's "Mi........" does that help?

[artsaves1228]

michelle................................. :lol:

lol!! see where i circled?? it looks like it says shadow!!! lol..hehe it was bugging me!! dammit i still dont know who it is :cry:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/artsaves1228/Michelle2.jpg

[Maureen]

HA! well you got the first name right! Good job.....no that's not writing, just scribble....oh crap maybe your right i does say shadow....I didn't mean to write that but ....hhhmmmmmwow you're GOOD.

[Golfiscool]

Michelle Pheiffer!!

[artsaves1228]

HA! well you got the first name right! Good job.....no that's not writing, just scribble....oh crap maybe your right i does say shadow....I didn't mean to write that but ....hhhmmmmmwow you're GOOD.
ah hah..at least now i know i'm not going crazy....hehe... :D

[Maureen]

Yea Brian! You win the candy prize. Yes it's Michelle Pfeiffer....but does it really look like her? It will, I hope.

[Elena]

Damn, I should have come here earlier, I really recognized her from that second WIP :P Most of the time it's very easy for me to recognize peoples' drawings, cause I know their references, cause I know so many pictures of those most-drawn-women, but this time I just recognized her by what you've drawn.I'm very curious what the hair will be like, I guess you'll manage to make it look adorable :shock: Good luck though :lol: :P :wink:

[Maureen]

well that's a relief Elena and thanks for looking and for guessing. I'm glad it's at least recognizable.

[Helena]

Maureen... to be real... I chated a little by seeing how you saved the file ;) but by now I couldn't recognice her. :) (even I guessed that it could only be Michelle Pfeiffer when I saw the name) I'm very sure you will catch her look. :) Excited to see the final version :)

[Rifty]

hi maureen ;) i think you have an amazing style, first doing the shades and then the eyes and eyebrows and lips the michelle looks good, though i don't know how she looks (just know the name) i'm very curious how the hair will look like :D anyway, good luck on that :D

[Joe_Incognito]

Hey Maureen, I meant to post earlier, It looks good so far. Post updates! :)

[Luna]

wow that's gonna be some nice drawing!!! Hope you'll finish it soon!

[Maureen]

Thanks to everyone who commented on this one. Gosh I haven't been around here on the forum for ages it seems like. I've been busy with commissions and I mixed in a trip to Jamaica last week and starting a new commission that needs to be done by Saturday and it's only half done. Here's a small update on Michelle Pfieffer which I really want to work on but she's not paying my bills!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/Killaby/img340.jpg

[Carmen]

Wow! It looks beautiful!!
Keeps getting better!

[Ardnoosh]

beautiful!!!
face looks just like real :D

[natalie]

wow its looking great-so much fine detail!
cant wait to see the hair finished i bet it will be incredible! :D

[AcidBurn]

maureen, your shading technique is soo smooth and flawless .. what's your secret? :) my shadings are always so rough .. I like michelle's expression on her face and her hair flying around ..

[Lil_Sh0rty]

That's really great ! .. The shading looks soo smooth ! :D

[mikeheezy]

wow!!! on all your work....can you give me some tips on how you did the mustache? that would be great....i have posted some of my drawings....i would to here what you think of them....the post is name "HI IM NEW HERE...LIKE MY DRAWINGS?" i would love to hear what you think....

[nirvana87]

I Can't wait to see the hair finished! Looks really good !

[Maureen]

Thanks to Carmen, Ardnoosh, Natalie, Acidburn (lots and lots of blending), shorty, Mike (I'll have a look-thanks), and Nirvana for your wonderful and thoughtful comments. I have worked on this some more. I will try and download a digital pic of this as it's not all captured in the scan. Hoping this will be done by tomorrow.....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/Killaby/img346.jpg

[Maureen]

Here's a digital pic of it.....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/Killaby/Michelle4.jpg

[Skills]

I was wondering why I had'nt seen any new drawings from you in a while. The latest drawing is beautiful, the attention to detail is superb. What size paper is it on?

[Maureen]

thanks and it's on 16x20 inches Bristol Smooth by Strathmore paper.

[Enola]

Wow...that look reallr really good. I'm really looking forward to see it finished. I love your other work as well but it seem to me that this will be your best one...... :D

[Ramona]

omg that's amazing Maureen.. :shock: i love it so much and really want to see it finished :) i love her expression, and her clothes look so realistic! :shock: :D

[Maureen]

thanks enola and Ramona for your kind words. I am so SLOW at drawing hair, especially this flyaway hair.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/Killaby/Michelle6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/Killaby/Michelle5.jpg

[Enola]

Wow...it looks sooooooo good :D

[Ines]

Looks really great Maureen :)

[Ramona]

the hair looks just stunning :) and i also love the neck ;)

[Maureen]

Thank you enola, Ines and Ramona for keeping a watch. I think I'm about finished with this one and ready to move onto the next one. I have sooooo many unfinished drawings that I have to clean up my piles. Thanks to all who commented.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/Killaby/Michelle12.jpg

[Zindy]

Your drawing skills are just amazing Maureen. I could stare at this drawing for hours I think. It's so vivid and the details amazing. The hair and hand in particular is very well done. This drawing is close to perfection(when it comes to realistic drawing) - really beautiful :)

[sad]

wow incredible drawing!! all the shadows are amazing!
but maybe the right ear seems a bit too light to me...maybe its just the way I see it. But otherwhise its perfect!! :D

[Maureen]

thanks zindy I appreciate your comments and for looking. sad: your correct, the right ear is light and that's because the light source is coming from that side and shing mostly in the center part of her head. I guess I should have lightened the hair more too balance out the ear a bit more.. thanks.

[Ramona]

i really love the way it turned out Maureen! it's great, the hand looks very realistic.. i wish i could draw as good as you :( :wink:

[most_unstable_one]

That's really beautiful!! I'm still looking at it, trying to figure out how the hair was made :shock: Amazing!

[Rifty]

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i love the hair, maureen, the shirt is stunning 2 :D i just love every single detail on this masterpiece ;)

[Ardnoosh]

excellent result on it! I could see details everywhere! :shock: the most beautiful part is where she has a glass in her hand! its so realistic!! increbile!!!!!!

[panda_attitude]

Looks so real :shock:

[Enola]

Wow Maureen!!!!! That is AWSOME!!!! You really nailed that one. It looks so real, I specially like the eyes and hands!!!. Verry well done :D

[Irene]

I really really really love it.... It takes my breath away :shock: It's perfect!!! You're soooo talanted :D

[Skills]

Beautiful drawing Maureen, the hand and the hair in particular are very well done. What have you got planned next, I would really like to see a full body drawing from you.

[ROCK_FREAK_89]

OMG :o .. I just loove the last drawing its soo good and realsitic. I just love the hair and the shirt.

panda_attitude :
Looks so real

It certainly does!!

[Carmen]

it looks amazing!! as usual :wink:

[Innocent-Angel]

That`s probably one of the best drawing I have ever seen :shock: How long have you been working on it? It`s so beautiful :D

[nirvana87]

I love this drawing! the hand looks so realistic! and the hair as well, for me it would take 7 hours at least to make the hair...!

[Sg]

**** Maureen !!!!! Reaaaaaaally fine drawing of yours !! :shock:
How large is the paper ? I guess it is quite large :) I can imagine that it takes some time ;)

[nirvana87]

maybe the nose looks a little bit too flat .

[Maureen]

Thanks Ramona, unstable (is that your real name? :D ), Rifty, Ardnoosh, Charlotte, Enola, Irene, Skills, Rock, Carmen, Angel, SIMON!! (miss chatting), and Nirvana for all your kinds words and comments.

Nirvana: Michelle does have an odd shaped nose at best and it's very bony and narrow and slightly crooked so yes you are correct but that's just the way her face and nose are. Thanks for noticing.

Not much change since the last one but a couple of tweaks here and there. This was probably 20 hours, 16x20 on Bristol Smooth.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/Killaby/Michelle14.jpg