Nightlight's drawings New *Cat (cp)* p.63 19.05.07

[Nightlight]

iHi :D
First of all sorry for my poor (and bad) english.. :wink:
I opened this thread to show my draws.. mostly portraits. Please write comments, suggestions.. all.
Thanks :)

The last work is a Carlos Santana's potrait

http://nightlight.altervista.org/_altervista_ht/Nightlightcarlossantana.jpg

or

http://nightlight.altervista.org/_altervista_ht/Nightlightcarlossantana.jpg

[Enola]

Wowo....it looks really good...I want to see more :D

[do_not_disturb]

Yes! post more, that's amazing :D you're good :)

[Wave_Glistening]

Wow, the shades looks amazing! :shock: How long did you work on this one? *A big welcome!*

[Ramona]

nice drawing! i really would like to see more of your work :D

[panda_attitude]

Looks amazing!!!
Your technique for shading is brilliant :shock:

[Jwebbie81]

Superb work. I am suprised somone found a piucture of him without his sunglasses on!! Very nice shading. And yes post more.

[Irene]

Wow... that is such an amazing drawing! You definately have a talent :D

[Nas-T]

I can't say anything that hasn't been said .. so I'm just gonna agree with everybody here :D

[Nightlight]

8 replies.. thankyou to everyone :D . You're very kind ;) .
x Wave_Glistening: It's difficult to say because I always draw for 10 minutes, then I watch tv, I listen to radio, I start again and so on. :P

[Wave_Glistening]

Okay.. maybe that's why it looks so great. :D It's an excellent piece of artwork.
Hope that you will post some more soon!

[Nightlight]

Good evening :)

Here is my last draw

http://nightlight.altervista.org/_altervista_ht/NightlightAdrianaLima.jpg

.. it's a flop :( . I've got it all wrong: eyes, eyebrows and shadows. that's the photo reference (Adriana Lima)

http://img128.echo.cx/img128/2924/alima0bn.jpg

[wanderingaimlessly]

its not too bad nightlight, the shading is pretty good and most of the other things are right.

my advice i would give you is while you "draw what you see" also analyze what you see if it makes it easier. to elaborate, sometimes you have to notice the different angles of the face and eyes.

heres my example with the original

http://img201.echo.cx/img201/2185/original8ig.th.jpg

then compare your angles with the angles i did with the red lines. after you get your desired angles then you can focus on proportion or where the eyes, nose, or mouth go.

but you shouldnt do it if you dont feel comfortable doing this way. this is just how i did it and i just worked at it like this. i still do it sometimes just to make sure the angles are right. but now alot of times i rely on instinct

i think youll do very well later on anyways. you already have a pretty good sense of drawing the face and doing the shading. so just keep practicing and you could probably do well without my advice anyways

[Jwebbie81]

yeah thats good advice. it's also easy to lay down you pencil on the orignal to get the angle and sight that over to your drawing.....thats soemthing my art teacher in Highschool always emphasized.

[Nightlight]

Thanks wanderingaimlessly. :) It's a really good advice.. the next time I'll try to do it :P
Thanks again ;)

[Joane]

I think the reference pic of adriana lima was also a quite hard example because it is no photo where you see her 'front-side'
but what i really like about it is how you drew the shine on her lips and nose- that looks so good!

you definetely have great techniques ;)

[Lil_Sh0rty]

Thats Great :D It really looks like Santana :)

Can't wait to see more from you :)

[Nightlight]

Hi :D
This time I post a little bird...
http://nightlight.altervista.org/_altervista_ht/Nightlightcip.jpg

[Nightlight]

Hi :)
This is my new portrait:
http://nightlight.altervista.org/_altervista_ht/NightlightPink.jpg

She is P!nk (Alicia Moore - get the party started, just like a pill, lady marmalade)..
Well, I'm not a fan but she is the fav singer of a very special guy. ( D. :oops: ).. I need say no more :P

I still haven't use the fixatif so I can make changes in it... I wait your advices

thanks :)

ps sorry, my English it's too bad :(

[Maiii]

I can't see any of your drawings :(

[Man]

Very nice drawings Nightlight! The Pink drawing looks cool, kind of glowing in a way!

[Nightlight]

Man Thanks for the nice comment :) ..
Maiii... I don't know why you have this problem : :roll:
Maybe it's a temporary thing. thanks anyway :)

[Maiii]

Man Thanks for the nice comment :) ..
Maiii... I don't know why you have this problem : :roll:
Maybe it's a temporary thing. thanks anyway :)

Probably my stupid computer... :(

[sarahvontrieck]

Man Thanks for the nice comment :) ..
Maiii... I don't know why you have this problem : :roll:
Maybe it's a temporary thing. thanks anyway :)

Probably my stupid computer... :(

So mine is probably as stupid as yours because I can't see it either :?

[Nightlight]

Sorry :(
I don't know why...
I try in this way:
http://nightlight.altervista.org/_altervista_ht/Nightlightcip.jpg

and

http://nightlight.altervista.org/_altervista_ht/NightlightPink.jpg

[*sweet*]

maybe you can try to upload it with imageshack

[Nightlight]

Hi :) .
This is my new portrait...

http://img351.imageshack.us/img351/1725/nightlightcalistaflokhart0wr.th.jpg (http://img351.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nightlightcalistaflokhart0wr.jpg)

or http://nightlight.altervista.org/_altervista_ht/NightlightCalistaFlokhart.jpg

she is Calista Flokhart (Ally Mc Beal)...
Tell me all (Advices, criticism.. ecc)
Thanks ;)

[sarahvontrieck]

Wow, that's a cool one! I love her expression, she looks so alive. Blue_Ligh:

[Nightlight]

Merci sarah :)

[Kikky]

Wow, the drawing of pink, looks very cool and good! the little bird is cute! :D :D :D :D

[Nightlight]

Thanks Kikky :) .
Finally I was able to show my last draws (the little bird, Pink.. and my new one). It was a problem with Altervista... now it's all ok :P

[Rifty]

hi,

i love the pink drawing :D your new one is really good too, i especially love the hand :D

[Nightlight]

Many thanks Rifty :) .

[Zindy]

I like the style of the bird drawing. The new Ally drawing is sweet, one thing that strikes me is her hand, it looks very rinckled and old...
The first drawing you posted of the man are great, I like the yellow/brown touch to it, makes it look antique :)

[Nightlight]

Thanks Zindy :)

[Nightlight]

Ta-dan :D
This is a new one... a little teddy bear.. (nothing special)

http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/6643/nightlightorsetto0ws.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

or

http://nightlight.altervista.org/_altervista_ht/Nightlightorsetto.jpg

[artsaves1228]

omg its adorable! i luv it! :o great job! the eyes are so sad, cute :P

[Hannah86]

Awww. :D I like how you have drawn the stitching on its feet, and the detail on the fur.

[KLSADAKO]

wow the fur look kind of real :shock:

[Ramona]

You did a great job on the fur, and the eyes really sparkle!! :D It's cute!

[Helena]

the teddy is very cute! I would have gone a little darker I guess but I like how you drew the fur

[jessie]

that is just sooo cute! I love the fur and the shadings 8)

[Nightlight]

Thanks artsaves1228, Hannah86, KLSADAKO, Ramona, Helena (You're right.. it's a little too light :P ) and jessie.
eheh I wanted try something different... this bear it's only a "test". I'm happy that you like it. Thanks again :)

[Cristelle]

Why is it only a test? That drawing is so good! I think your excellent at drawing animals and even stuffed animals. Also, the carlos santana is my favorite.

[Nightlight]

Hi :) . This is my new portrait.. she's Ines Sastre (a beautiful spanish model/actress). For the first time I tried to shade a portrait with hatching only... hope you like it :)

http://img479.imageshack.us/img479/1128/nightlightinessastre2ta.th.jpg (http://img479.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nightlightinessastre2ta.jpg)

or

http://nightlight.altervista.org/_altervista_ht/Nightlightinessastre.jpg

[Clancy]

I think you did a great job :)

[Keysandkrackers]

That teddy bear is so adorkable! The portrait looks beautiful as well. Good job. I don't know what to say that hasn't been said.

[sad]

that teddy bear is sooo cute ^^ i like the portrait as well ^^

[Giada]

great job, and yeah i agree with everybody else the teddy bear is so cute:D:D i love the details:D

[Man]

The teddy bear drawing looks special to me! Very good job on the fur! Your new portrait drawing also looks very nice!

[Nightlight]

Clancy, Keysandkrackers, sad and Man thanks for the nice comments :)
Giada grazie mille.. eheh finalmente un'altra italiana nel forum :D

[Zindy]

Well, I think it's special and a cute drawing, he has a sadness in the eyes.

The eyes of the girl looks good and deep. The drawing could use a bit more dark shading in some areas, especially under the chin to give it more depth and maybe a bit more shading around the eyes

[Giada]

Nightlight non mi ero accorta che sei italiana anche tu:D mi fa piacere vedere un'altra connazionale:) sei bravissima complimenti:)

[Nexus]

Its an nice work and i like it! The Face is good. I think only a bit more detail in the Hairs and fix a bit the Lips then is great.

[coralay]

the ally macbeal drawing is really good, but i think the hand looks a bit like a man's hand. but the expression on her face is perfect!! oh, and the pink drawing looks exactly like her, i don't know her very well but i saw right away who it was!
(go see my thread please :))

[Nightlight]

Hi Zindy :) . Yes, you're right. I could use a bit more dark shading :P ... idem nexus.. thans for the comments :) . coralay it's true.. ehehe the hand is turn out badly.. too details :twisted:
Thanks again for everything :)

[Nightlight]

Hi :wink:
This is my last portrait....

http://nightlight.altervista.org/_altervista_ht/Nightlightmunizeragazza.jpg

... sigh... tonight imageshack doesn't work.... :evil:
He is Sergio Muniz (a Spanish actor/model) with a girl... sorry but I don't know her name :P

[Giada]

oh bello!:) brava:D ho riconosciuto muniz prima di leggere il suo nome:) specialmente i suoi occhi ti sono venuti molto bene:)

[Nightlight]

Thanks Giada :)

Ho il pallino per Muniz... é così carino :oops:

... e vive nella tua città :o

[Giada]

eh si e'proprio carino:D anche se io preferisco i biondi :P
eh si e' a milano... peccato che nn l'ho mai visto;)
scusa se sono andata offtopic hehe:D

[coralay]

hmmm..i can't understand anything you two are saying but...wow, this is beautiful!! :D

[Nightlight]

ops.. Sorry :P
We're talking about Muniz...
ehehe "the original" lives in Italy and he's very handsome :)

[sarahvontrieck]

Hi :wink:
This is my last portrait....

http://nightlight.altervista.org/_altervista_ht/Nightlightmunizeragazza.jpg



Really cute, awesome man... And your drawing too, that looks really good :wink:

[Ramona]

wow! so smooth and very beautiful!

[Nightlight]

Hi :D
She's Milla Jovovich (model/actress)

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/4105/nightlightmillajovovich2qt.th.jpg (http://img516.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nightlightmillajovovich2qt.jpg)
or

http://nightlight.altervista.org/_altervista_ht/NightlightMillaJovovich.jpg

This portrait is my first attempt with charcoal...
Moreover, I used a new brand of paper (Clairefontaine... nobody knows it?) :)

[Rynn]

Very beautiful! Really amazing for the coal! My first steps of coal I will show noone! ;)

[Enola]

That looks great :) Love that pic.

[Helena]

I like the light that is behind her face!
Reg. the smudging with coal it looks a little dirty now. maybe next time try to do it more smooth ;)

[Ramona]

Wow, very smooth :)

[coralay]

it looks very much like her, the expression is perfect!

[Hannah86]

I think it looks really good, especially her eyes.

[Nightlight]

thanks Rynn, Enola, Ramona, Coralay and Hannah :) I really appreciated your nice comments.
Thanks Helena..I'll try to follow your advice :)

[une artiste]

that's really good! it looks just like her!!

[Man]

I think you did an excellent job on the drawing of Milla Jovovich! Very nicely detailed and shaded!

[Nightlight]

http://nightlight.altervista.org/_altervista_ht/Nightlightrwilliams.jpg

hb, 6hb and 3b.
He's Robbie Williams... well, I hate this draw. :roll:
I don't know why but I can't finish it... :confused:
Morehover, there are too mistakes... the hand, hair.. also the skin...
Blue_Ligh:

[KLSADAKO]

Definitely looks like him, But I can't stand him.

[Nightlight]

Thanks Kla

[Enola]

Wow!!!! That drawing of Robbie Williams is really cool. Love the sketchy style :D

[Elena]

Definitely looks like him, But I can't stand him. HAHAHA I agree soooooooooooooo much :lol:
I don't get that Robbie-hype especially what girls see in him :roll:
...but your drawing does look like him, though I see why you don't like it, and I guess it'd be hard to finish it in a style you don't like yourself. It's not as bad as you think though ;)

[anne-1982]

it really looks like him..like the eyes very much

[Tulia]

nice!! It really looks like him!!

[Zindy]

It’s definitely him… the eyes are nice. The skin however looks very spotty and too structured. If you removed the spots and made the shading smoother I think it will be a nice drawing.
He’s a bit gross though, agree with Elena and Sada, but that doesn’t make your drawing bad :)

[sm]

He’s a bit gross though, agree with Elena and Sada, but that doesn’t make your drawing bad :)

Yeah, i hate him too, but your drawing is looking very cool and recognisable. FINISH IT! :)

[Nightlight]

Thanks :D
For me it's very difficult shading with hatching.. i usually smudge with fingers.
Any tips? :P

[Nightlight]

Hi :)
I made another Robbie Williams portrait..
.. this time I used my new pastel pencils..
they are fantastic :) . I love them..
it's a pity that they are soexpensive :(http://img490.imageshack.us/img490/717/nightlightrobbiepastelli9cz.jpg

[sm]

Really great one, this looks brilliant. I like how you've made his spots less visable. He's also very recognisable! You are good with pastels. :)

[Nightlight]

Thanks Saffy :)

It's my first attempt with pastel pencils..
uhm.. maybe I used too orange..

[Elena]

Hey the new Robbie is well done, he looks a bit like Ben Affleck but that makes it nicer for us Robbie-haters so thanks :p
The colors are really pretty I think, very soft and light but still pretty natural. You should do more in pastel :D

[Nightlight]

ehehe I created "robbie affleck" :D

Thanks Elena ;)

[Lastword]

I like that, it really looks cool, very nice color.

[Nightlight]

Thanks Last :)

[Enola]

The new Robbie one looks good. It is really hard to work with pastells. I have a big set of them but i have hardly used them......to frightened I guess :S. You did a good job though :D

[Rifty]

hey i really like that, especially the skin and the eyecolor :D great job :D

[van helsing]

Whoa!! Night the Robbie William portrait is so coool.;)

[AngelAvril]

Great! I love Robbie and I love your darawing of him as well!! You captured him sooo well! Especially the eyes are wonderul!! :D

[Lion]

Very good:) looks very cool:)

[Imlost]

wow! It looks great! I especially love the way you did his eyes,they look awesome. :)

[anne-1982]

awww robbie .. lokks very recognizable :)

[Nightlight]

Hi :p
I'm back...
I had a problem with my pc (hard disk broken) but now it's all ok.
In the meanwhile I drew a new portrait.. she's Gwyneth Paltrow. I know that the draw is too brigth.. and my scanner don't help it. Sorry :(
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/4523/nightlightgwynethpaltrow3xb.jpg

or

http://nightlight.altervista.org/_altervista_ht/NightlightGwynethPaltrow.jpg

[Luna]

It's bright, but I think it looks soft and nice! I can recognzie her! Good job!

[Ramona]

it looks very smooth and i really like your style :D

[Nightlight]

Thanks Luna and Ramona :p

[sm]

cool drawing, it's very recognisable. :)

[anne-1982]

yeah it´s bright...but it looks fine :)

[van helsing]

Its bright but it looks nice and soft!!

[Hadieh]

looks great! i love how you did her hair for some reason...so simple, yet nice :-P

[Nightlight]

Ohhh thanks again :)
You're always kind with me :)

[Suzanne]

That picture is on my list too ;) The brightness isn't a big problem to me, I think it 'adds' something to the drawing , if you know what I mean :P

[Nightlight]

Hi :p
This is an experiment... I made it with ink :D

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/3323/nightlightbluenight9gx.jpg

Or..

http://nightlight.altervista.org/_altervista_ht/NightlightBluenight.jpg

[coralay]

well, do more experiments like that, it's simply beautiful!

[Tulia]

wow It looks great! I can only agree with coralay do more experiments!!

[Nightlight]

Thanks Tulia and coralay :)

[Julieta]

interesting and well done, I like it.

[Hadieh]

well, do more experiments like that, it's simply beautiful!

i agree!
love it! :D

[Nightlight]

Thanks Julieta and Hadieh :) .

[Nightlight]

Hi
This is my new portrait.. she's Nicole Kidman (hpwever she isn't very recognizable. :(
I made it with pastel pencils..
http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/8576/nightlightnicolekidman0yc.jpg

or

http://nightlight.altervista.org/_altervista_ht/NightlightNicoleKidman.jpg

[Suzanne]

Wow I really love the hair, it stands out so much!! :D You should work a bit more on the shirt though, but except for that it's perfect!

[Nightlight]

Thanks Suzanne :D

[panda_attitude]

The Nicole Kidman one is really good..the eyes are done really well. :)

[une artiste]

i really like the hair. there might be a little too much purple in the face, it's similar to the shirt, but other than that, great!

[Nightlight]

Merci beaucoup :)

[sarahvontrieck]

Looks really good, the eyes are extremely well drawn, but there's a tiny lack of texture on her shirt. Maybe you could add some folds and textures with a slighty darker violet pencil. Anyway, that's a good job.:D:D

[Hadieh]

Looks really good, the eyes are extremely well drawn, but there's a tiny lack of texture on her shirt. Maybe you could add some folds and textures with a slighty darker violet pencil. Anyway, that's a good job.:D:D

i agree
i recognised her tho! :D

[Helena]

I recogniced her also. Not that bad girl. I think a little more shading would have made it evene better.

...I hate pastel pencils theses days.... but your drawing is nice 8-) :D

[Zindy]

Hmm yeah it doesn't look like her that much but it's still a nice drawing :) Her eyes seem to be a little cross eyed. The right iris and pupil should be placed more in the middle of the eye as on the left eye.
I agree that the shirt could use some more shading and dark areas to make it more realistic. In general some darker tones would do your drawing good.

[Nightlight]

Cucù :D
Well, that's my third portrait made with pastel pencils (Derwent).
The subject is Jean Alesi, a racing driver - now in dtm - that was also in formula one. The photo reference was from 94 (Ferrari). It's a very personal portrait because Alesi was my idol when I was a child (.. uhm.. and also a teenager :p )
Any advice, critic and encouragement is welcome :)
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/8510/nightlightjeanalesi1dd.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
or
http://nightlight.altervista.org/_altervista_ht/NightlightJeanalesi.jpg

[DKBonnes]

Grande disegno, I think you did a good job on the ear and hair, I don't know how J. Alesi looks like, so I did a google search, and I guess this is the ref pic. http://www.d2.dion.ne.jp/~ciaohide/img/al-24.jpg

I think you should trie to make the mouth longer, and the eye's seem to be a bit off, but those thing said I think you did a il lavoro tremendo sul suo disegno.

(hope I spelled the Italian text right and did not make a clouwn out of my self :p)

[Nightlight]

Yes, that's the photo reference..
However danke (it's right? :P )!
I really appreciated your nice comment :)

[Hadieh]

the skin tone looks great esp.!

[Nightlight]

Thanks Hadieh :)

[golfiscool]

I don't really know much about pastels but I really want to use them. They are so dang expensive though!! I think you did a great job on this portrait. You defenitely have the skin tones down. Beautiful work!

[Nightlight]

Thanks Golfiscool :D

[une artiste]

you really improved on the skin tones very quickly, it looks great!

[Nightlight]

Hi :D
That's my new portrait
http://nightlight.altervista.org/_altervista_ht/NightlightMichelleWilliams.jpg

or

http://nightlight.altervista.org/_altervista_ht/NightlightMichelleWilliams.jpg

She's Michelle Williams (Dawson Creek... do you remember her? :p ): Well, I made some little changes... like eyes and hair color.. but she's still her. I used hb, 4h, 6h and 3b pencils. This time I tried a new shading technique... it's called circularism. It's a good alternative to hatching. :)
Unfortunately my sweet and beloved scanner had hit the mark..
a lot of light grey is gone. :mad:

[DKBonnes]

Well done I thought I have seen her on tv, but light hair and dark eyes, I think your drawing looks amazing especialy the nose.

[Lost_Fan]

Wow I love it! It really does look like Michelle. I really like the eyes

[KLSADAKO]

thats very good, luv the eyes :)

[coralay]

that's an amazing drawing, i really like it. i can recognize michelle's mouth quite well, but i'm not sure if the face really looks like her, but it's a very pretty drawing, aspecially hair and eyes!

[Nightlight]

Dkbones... Thanks :) Michelle Williams was the rebel girl Jen on Dawson's Creek.
Lost Fan, Klsdako, Coralay thanks a lot :)

[Ramona]

the last one looks goood! esp. the eyes :D

[Giada]

the last one is very good, i think that technique you used gives very good effect:) I can totally recognize her!
brava sei migliorata^^

[Helena]

I like the drawing. The eyes look very real.

[Nightlight]

Ramona, Helena... thanks :D
Grazie mille Giada ;)

[Suzanne]

I like the sketchy effect on the last one, that's an interesting technique ;) Good job on that drawing!

[Nightlight]

Hi :D
I made a color pencils portrait.. it's my first time :p
(I usually work with pastel pencils but it's another story :p )
http://nightlight.altervista.org/_altervista_ht/Nightlightmatitecolorate.jpg

or:
http://nightlight.altervista.org/_altervista_ht/Nightlightmatitecolorate.jpg

Any advice is welcome..

[Ramona]

i think it looks brilliant for your first attempt!! :D Great job!

[Giada]

It came out very good! i especially like the eyes! You should try pencils more often, they can be fun i tell you;) Only thing you could do is making the colours of the skin a bit more uniform but that's about it:)

[Jwebbie81]

Looks good. One thing i noticed is that the eyes are two different colors.

[Nightlight]

Ramona: Thanks, You're always nice with me :D

Giada: Thanks :) . Se solo sapessi come rendere la pelle più uniforme.. eheh sono una schiappa. A proposito... ma tu che carta usi con le matite colorate :confused: ? Io nel dubbio ho utilizzato i foglio lisco della Fabriano..

Jwebbie: Thanks... ehehe it's true.. I love eyes with different colors (a friend of mine has them... they are beautiful :) ).

[DKBonnes]

I like your new drawing, I like the color combinations you choose, it really gives your drawing an nice atmosfere.

[Nightlight]

Thanks dkbonnes :D

[Nightlight]

New portrait..
well... a new dog portrait :D
It's Sissi, my cute Chihuahua :p
materials: Pastel pencils
http://nightlight.altervista.org/_altervista_ht/Nightlightsissi.jpg

the photo ref is here
:arrow: http://nightlight.altervista.org/info.html

[Southern girl]

Hey, nice drawing :) It has a cute nose!
It's a shame that we can enlarge the drawing to see it more detailed..
Looking at the original pic, i think you've got the left eye a bit too much to the left (not very much ;)..) But further you've got the proportions right. It's very well done!!

[DKBonnes]

I kinda like the funky little eyes and swirly nose, I really like the doggy portrait.

[Nightlight]

... Thanks ;)

[Nightlight]

hi :)
That's my new portait.. he's Robbie Williams (again :p )
http://nightlight.altervista.org/_altervista_ht/Nightlightrobbiewilliams6.jpg
my scanner didn't work.. for this reason I had take a picture with my mobile phone.. sorry :(

[KLSADAKO]

very good, the tattoo is excellent, u must clearly luv him :)..

[Nightlight]

Thanks Klsadako :)
Well, I'm not an huge fan... however I think that he's really pretty :P .

[DKBonnes]

I is Robbie for sure, your drawing looks just like him, the tattoo is awesome like KLSADAKO said.

[van helsing]

Your quick portraits are really beautiful..especially Robbie William ;-)

[Nightlight]

Thanks Dk and Van :D
I'm so sorry for the poor quality of my image... :(
I want a scanner... a new scanner (mine is from '99 :( ).

[claudi]

Hey! Robbie looks really cool! You captured his... em freakyness (?!) or whatever :D Neverless... great work ;)

[Nightlight]

Thanks Claudi :)

[Andrea320]

Robbie looks great! Its very recognizable. The colors are perfect too. Awesome job!

[Nightlight]

Hi :D
That's my new Wip (it's the first time that I post a work in progress...)
http://nightlight.altervista.org/_altervista_ht/NightlightElena.jpg
Color pencils - circularism.
Well, I must say thanks to Irene because I start using colors after browsing on her beautiful website.. :D
Now I love working with them.. I also ordered a book on Cp... I can't wait to read it :p

[sandu]

i like all of your work and im not telling u that u are talentated because u allready now that .Hope to see more

[Nightlight]

Salut Sandu :)
Multumesc foarte mult...
Tu esti gentil :)

[coralay]

very very cute, and it looks really good. circularism really does give a good texture, and it's good that you are patient enough for it. i sure am not!

[Man]

Looking really good so far!

[Nightlight]

Thanks Coralay :) . Yes.. circularism required a lot of patience.. unfortunately. My wip = 4 hours of work... and I only did a little part of the draw.. sigh.
Thanks Man ;)

[Irene]

Hey, the wip is looking great so far and I really like the pic, so cute. I have to say you're very brave to use this technique with colours, I don't think I'd attempt that (too time consuming) but you seem to be pretty comfortable with it. Oh and I'm really happy I could influence you a bit :D

[Nightlight]

:-D Thanks Irene

[van helsing]

the wip is coming out really great..;-)

[Helena]

nice WIP. Looking cute so far.

[Nightlight]

Thanks Van and Helena :)
That's another step...
http://nightlight.altervista.org/_altervista_ht/NightlightElena2.jpg

[DKBonnes]

Your wip ir really comming along and it looks really sweet.

[Nightlight]

... well..

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/6812/blue2qk.gif

.. At last I finished it!!!!
8 hours of work...

http://nightlight.altervista.org/_altervista_ht/NightlightAngela.jpg

[anhanh]

very nice drawing and cute baby.. bravo Nightlight...;o)
and the "Ahhhhhhhhhh" gif image is very very funny...hehehe

[HP_fan]

Aww, it's very cute! Awesome job, it looks amazing.

[Man]

It looks beautiful! Well done!

[kleinstenelli]

awww, it is so cute! nice work :)

[van helsing]

Aww so sweet..great job mate :clap:

[DKBonnes]

Your drawing of the baby is beautiful, the baby looks so cute, well done.

[Hadieh]

very cute!
the colors are soft and nice and the background is perfect =]

[Lost_Fan]

Adorable! Its sooo darn cute! Great job^^

[Nightlight]

http://nightlight.altervista.org/_altervista_ht/Nightlightincompleta.jpg

Well, I'm not happy with this draw. :(
4 hours of work... for nothing :roll:

[DKBonnes]

I do like your drawing, it's a really interesting consept :).

[cafan14]

i think its great.... though the back of her head is too... thin?
she needs more hair at the back :)

i do love it tho :)

[une artiste]

wow, what a cool idea!

[Julieta]

why you don't like it?! I like it!

[Nightlight]

Thanks for the nice comments Dk, Cafan (you're right ;) ), une artiste and Julieta. :)
Well, I think that proportions are completely wrong.. what a pity...

[panda_attitude]

I love the animation! I really like the puzzle one, I think it's a really good idea!

[Nightlight]

Thanks Panda :)

[Hadieh]

i agree
very cool concept!

[Man]

My first thought was wow, a cool idea! I really like it!

[van helsing]

Wow mate that is a very cool idea ;-)

[Nightlight]

uhm.. I had a little block.. I couldn't draw (Maybe it's season's fault... I don't know :roll: )

However I started again.. this is the first step of my new draw (well.... only the outline :p )
I think that proportions are right... fortunately :)

http://nightlight.altervista.org/_altervista_ht/Nightlightsummer1.jpg

[DKBonnes]

Happy to hear you started drawing again and to me it looks like the proportions look allright :).

[Zindy]

I am sorry for asking this but is it a male of female? Just that the body seems like a males but there is a breast? Hmm .. :)

And about the block, I had that too, for quite some time, not a nice feeling. Happy you found your motivation again.

[ortal]

hi zindy ineed to now if i have a telent to paint and if wone day i will be aibel to be grait artist like you

[une artiste]

i'm glad you've gotten over your block, and the proportions look fine to me!

[van helsing]

good for u that u started drawing again..keep it up mate ;-)

[Nightlight]

ohhh thanks dk, ann and van :)
You're always kind with me :D
ehm.. Zindy? eheh You're right :P . I made a mistake.. I'll fix it.
Thanks, your remark is precious

[Nightlight]

Well.. I finished it and... I ruined it :cry: .
I had a problem with the sky... I made a mess. I'm not good with background... really. I decided to cut the bust and I glued it on a new sheet.

That's all...
:roll:

It's the second time in a row that I ruined a draw... maybe it's time to take a break.. a long break.

http://nightlight.altervista.org/_altervista_ht/Nightlightbustojpg.JPG

[une artiste]

it looks good! don't get discouraged, everyone has their bad days. we all know you can draw well, maybe take a few days to relax, and draw again when you want to!

[Shane]

It does look good, and colour is harder to work with.

[DKBonnes]

Hi Nightlight, imo your drawing looks really good, I agree with Una artiste, don't get discouraged, every one makes mistakes in his/her drawings just keep drawing als you'll get it like you wand in no time at all.

[LisaFeehily]

i don't think you ruined it!! and it's a nice motive :D

[Nightlight]

Thanks to all, you're really supportive :)
Well, in the meanwhile I ruined another draw.. I can post it because it's in my dustbin. :p
However I made two other draws... bah, the first one is just a sketch. The photo reference is very very small...
http://nightlight.altervista.org/_altervista_ht/Nightlightfarfalla.jpg

The second draw is a portrait.. my scanner has deleted some tones of light grey. Maybe it's time to buy a new scanner... hum...

http://nightlight.altervista.org/_altervista_ht/Nightlightrobbiewilliamscucciolo.jpg

That's all :D

[jeanine]

so cuuuutee!:D I mean the puppy of course;) .
keep od drwaing, your talented!

[Knifeedge]

That's a good drawing of the dog and guy. I notice the light shining on them, seems really bright, but I kind of like that ....never really could do lighting....... I mean myself

[Nightlight]

Thanks jeanine and Knifeedge :)
Knifee try to use some hard pencils like 4h or 2h... ;)

[une artiste]

awww, the puppy is so cute! great job with both drawings!!

[Nightlight]

Well, just the first step of my new portrait

http://nightlight.altervista.org/_altervista_ht/Nightlightritrattowip1.jpg

:-P

[jessie88]

woooooow:eek: :eek: :eek: that already looks amazing...ah im jelouse:( ....is it jessica alba

[glemzweb]

Nice WIP. Is it jessica alba, isn't it? The eye is already recognizable.

[Nexus]

Thats seems to be get an nice One from you.:D
I let my Eye´s open for the next update!

[coralay]

She's very very recognizable already, I'm really looking forward to seeing some more!

[sandu]

U made me very interested in the final result of this drawing ,when i saw her eye i was preety sure that i really want to see it finnished ,it looks really,really good:) !!!

[Lost_Fan]

It's the beautiful Jessica Alba! That's actually one of my fave photoshoot of her. The wip is looking very nice. I can't wait to see the finished product!

[Ramona]

Wow it looks really good so far!!!! :D i can't wait to see the next step. :)

[sweet_lil_leo04]

it looks amazing already... the eye!! its really good.. hurry up and finish!! actualyl no ,don't hurry, no rushing, but hope to see it done soon!

[anne-1982]

wow the eye looks very great ..can´t wait to see the next step :)

[Maiii]

The wip looks great and very recognizeable!

[Nightlight]

Uaoooo :p
Yes, She's Jessica Alba..
I didn't expect so much nice comments :p I'm very happy!
Thanks, thanks and thanks again.. I really appreciated them :D
(sorry for my bad English... I hope to not make too mistakes :-x )

However that's the final draw.. Unfortunately I had some problems with the scanner (I hate it :( ) so I taked a picture with my mobile phone.
http://nightlight.altervista.org/_altervista_ht/NightlightJessicaalba.jpg

That's the photo ref:
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/8317/180nerblejessicaalbainstycopia.th.jpg (http://img206.imageshack.us/my.php?image=180nerblejessicaalbainstycopia.jpg)

Well, I changed a bit the hair.. I preferer her with brown hair.
Hope It seems still her :p

[ninalovesart]

wow looks great so far.. i drew the same one some time ago, but yours is much more better :)

[glemzweb]

Wow that's wonderful. Much more better than the first WIP!

[KLSADAKO]

I thought it was another WIP at first, it's very nice, just (to me) looks incomplete. :)

[DKBonnes]

Wow, your new Alba portrait looks so wonderfull, you did an amazing job. i wanded to say what i like about your drawing but i like the whole drawing and i also think you picked a really lovely rev picture.

[Man]

Looks very pretty! However I would like to see you add more to it because I also thought it wasn't quite finished yet!

[Hannah86]

Wow, thats beautiful! Very recognisable! :D

[sarahvontrieck]

Really beautiful. Your drawing is more accurate than ever. I love the smoothness too. Good job so far!:D

[Hadieh]

looks great so far! i can't wait to see it done! :D

[Nightlight]

One, two threee... another portrait :D
This time I used my pastel pencils (I love them :p ) and new black paper.
He's Robbie williams (the screenshot is from one of is video..maybe "kids".. I don't remember).
I hope he's recognizable
http://nightlight.altervista.org/_altervista_ht/Nightlightrwpastelli.jpg

[DKBonnes]

Ohhh, wow, look at the eye :shock:, look at the eye i say, and the skine tone's, really well done.

[coralay]

don't thnk I would have recognized hm, but this is still an awesome drawing, it really looks like a painting, very original looking, the eye is simply amazing and the skintone is great!

[budwiserfrog]

same, i dont think it looks totally like him, i think its more hsi jaw, but nevetheless, the picture is unbelievable, colours, tones, all of it. i love it :) its brilliant mate! do another one!!! :D i cant stand doing portraits in pastels, its impossible for me lol

[Nightlight]

thanks dkbonnes :)
coralay and bud you are right.. I lost the resemblance :roll:
Ehehe maybe now he looks like Bruce Willis.. :D lol
Thanks for the nice comments ;)

[jeanine]

wow, you're very good with pastel pencils! :D I could never do that.

[Ankmun_]

I can understand that you love your pastel pencils, you're great with them!! :D

[sandu]

Oww that is really nice ,i mean gorgeus ,i think it looks like Robbie Williams a lot and the eye ,o my god the eye ,it looks like it's gonna move ,great job :)

[Sena]

the eyes are definitly robby wiliams and the darwing is greith the cheeks are a bitt...bigger...he looks kinda fat..and old..but you are erally good with pastels

[Hadieh]

wow
the skin tone is perfect!
pastels are hard so i envy you! :)

[Nightlight]

thanks jeanine, ankmun, sandu, sena and hadieh :) :) :)

[van helsing]

Wow the color pastel work of Robbie is amazing ..I envy how u people can draw with colors ..lol

[Nightlight]

http://nightlight.altervista.org/_altervista_ht/Nightlightrobbiespecchio.jpg

6h, 4h, hb, 2b, 6b, 8b.
circularism...
I spent a lot of time on this draw.. maybe 8-9 days.
I took a photo with my mobile phone.. like always.
I want a new and beautiful scanner :(

[Julieta]

I like the idea, also the shading and face expression. nice job:)

[Nightlight]

Thanks Julieta ;)
Well, I forgot to post the ref:
http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/7581/ss229ww.th.jpg (http://img93.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ss229ww.jpg)

[Maiii]

Very cool choice of ref pic :) You did a great job!

[Hadieh]

wow that looks GREAT!
the circularism really shows!