*Joane's art* NEW p.101 witch comic p.100 winter art

[Joane]

thank you robin :D

[Flick]

I really love the last one! The skin looks amazing, and I love how you blended in colours with the traditional black and white!
The text written on her shirt the work another dept.

Wow! :)

[Joane]

thanks flick :D

wow... i never expected so many positive comments, i was really unsure about this drawing.

[Hannah86]

I could tell it was jessica immediately. I like where is my mind alot, its really interesting the way you put the words on her clothing like that. :D

[Joane]

thanks hannah :D

[john costantine]

Whooops !! hey Joane :p how are you ?

awww the latest 2 Charcoal Drawings looks soooo great so far , the Jessica Alba's drawing is soo cute i really like it , and the 2nd one too is soo cute maybe cuz i didnt recognize her face :p but she's soo sweet :p

welldone so far

Basem

[Taryth]

I absolutely ADORE the last pic in your sig (girl with red lips)
That's the style of art I'd hang on my walls (it's so goth looking)
I really like it :D

[Joane]

thank you both lots for your sweet comments :)

[Joane]

hey everyone :D

i finally finished the charcoal drawing of jessica alba
( although she doesn't really look too much like her, especially with the short hair)
and I'm quite happy about it because i used a lot of new charcoal techniques in this one.

i called it stop and stare, since i decided to draw it while listening to the sond "stop and stare" and I was really impressed by jessicas staring look and i find the lyrics really touching aswell, ( " I think I'm moving, but I go nowhere") because everyone gets a little lost sometimes, which I wanted to express in this one...

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/9476/stopandstareklfb8.th.jpg (http://img236.imageshack.us/my.php?image=stopandstareklfb8.jpg)

[Chart]

Looking really awesome :) Your style gets more and more realistic and technically you're improving, too, which is great :)

[Joane]

thank you chantal :D

[Annieballie]

wauw wauw wauw !! the one: Where is my mind ... just WAUW :D
those eyes .. amazing .. they pull you into her thought! really beautiful
and her hand looks great too by the way ! and her lips .. and the shades .. uhh actually I really like it the whole drawing :D hahaha

the one of Jessica alba is really great :| and the title fits it !
I think the shades are very good, and her eyes are magnific :o you are an eye pro :) !

how do you get the background so dark? the first drawing in: the truth is dark and dirty .. and the : where is my mind .. they are sooo dark :o !

[Tom]

hohoohoo, it's getting closer. Technique seems to be improving. Never drew an entire drawing in charcoal. Need to try it i think when seeing the result you get.

Can't wait for the next one
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[Joane]

thank you both and @ annie: i just put tons of charcoal on it^^

[Zindy]

Lovely work of the beautiful Alba :) I think you caught her likeness and the shading is nice.

[Joane]

thank you zindy :D

[Joane]

can anyone give me some tips according to the hair? cuz I'm not all happy with it.

[Annieballie]

why arent you happy with the hair??

maybe you could try to add more details to it,
but to be hounest, I think it looks great how it is!
the colour difference in it looks great, the overlapping between the dark en the light you managed to do good!

so why don't you like it?? ;)

[Joane]

hmm I'd say because you can't really see the single strands and because I always compare it to the way zindy draws hair^^

[bellaelysium]

It does look like jessica :D And the hair is great as well..it look quite like zindy's style.

I cant say much on how to draw like her style exactly, but the way you draw her hair is very good already ^^ HONEST. :D

[Joane]

wow, thats a huge compliment, thank you!

[boyusflare]

you use the darks very very well! you've done a great job at drawing for her a crystal complexion. the eyes are rather intense, and it looks alot like her :) nice one :D

[sinzi]

I actually think it does look like Jessica Alba :) You did a good job and charcoal isn't easy to work with. You are definitely improving in your style :)

[Joane]

thanks a lot both of you, and as soon as I can draw anything close to the artwork that both of you do I will feel like a champion^^ ;)

[talknerdytome]

I think the picture of Jessica Alba is very good. Definately recognisable!

[Milcah_]

Hi Joane, wow this is beautiful! the drawing of Jessica Alba, i'm not used to seeing her with short hair but yes it does look like her! the eyes!!!! its really done very! and yes i LOVE the name you gave it "Stop and Stare" i love the song and ya what can i say. . . . you captured it perfectly! keep up the good work ;)
*Milcah*

p.s. Um when i first saw it, it kinda looked like Rihanna, the hair etc maybe you should have a look at a few of her photo's to sketch, i think you'll draw her awesome!!! just thinking...

[Craftygirl]

Awesome portrait of Jessica! Love the shading and details! Also, really really love the portrait of the girl with her hand on her face and the writing on her shirt! Perfect touch to the picture! Wonderful Artist!

[Joane]

thank you so much all of you, I feel very flattered :)

[tim]

I like the expression. 'Stop and stare' is definitely an appropriate title for this piece (and a good song too :D)

[Joane]

thank you very much tim, your artwork looks beautiful also ;)

[boyusflare]

hmmm where is my mind is simply amazing, the emotions and contrast. her eyes just tells all... i feel a slight pity for her ( gosh i'm sounding weird... >.< ). very creative as you chose to write out the words into the space where her clothes are, makes it have a tinge of mysterious vibe.

the last on alba is nice. the shading i like alot, very glossy. the only thing i see is the nose seem o slop abit to the left than it should. no sure if i correct. its great work! :)

[mrx]

WoW Joane,

Really good art work I hope you post more for us all to see.

Keep up the good work.

[Joane]

thanks to both of you
and @ boyusflare:
yeah i noticed the nose thing also, but couldn't correct it anymore cuz the paper had soked up the charcoal already^^

[Joane]

Hey everyone!
It's been a while, since I posted last because I had very few time to draw because of my graduation.
Now I have some looong holidays until my psychology studies at univesity start.

my newest artpiece took me aaaages, I guess at least 20 hours, i spent 9 hours only the hair!!!

the reference pic is fro, the movie "the perfume".
I really liked the colors in it, the red hair and strong eyes, but also the innocent and at the same time determined look on her face.
It felt good to draw this throughout the whole process of finishing school.

the title originates from the song "boys of summer" which i listended to a lot lately (in the Atarsis' version) .
I think it fits the drawing ( and my mood) and her determined look ( to the future?!) very well.

I hope you like the drawing, I am pretty proud of it, although my scanner completely destroyed the beautiful colors! the background e.g. is supposed to be dark green.... -.-

comments and critics welcome as always :D



http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/th_dontlookbacksmall.jpg (http://s261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/?action=view&current=dontlookbacksmall.jpg)

[sillulillu]

Oh wow Joane!Gorgeous hair! Lousy scanner:D Don't worry even if your scanner destroyed the colors, it still looks gorgeous!Well i don't post anywere at the moment:P i hope that it will be ok soon 'cause i have so many new drawings to post:D

[thedefinitivemystery]

Holy cow! She's stunning! Your use of colors just really tickles me! Hehe, they're so inviting and vibrant!

[Marloes]

Wow, I like the colour of the eyes and the lips. It's great!

[star_of_life]

i am hypnotised..she looks dreamy :D i hope u'll post something else soon :)

[Nihrida Sasa]

WOW! This looks gorgeous. I love it!

[Joane]

thanks to all of you for the sweet comments =)

[boyusflare]

amazing colours. the eyes stand up alot. beautiful lightness there. nice! :)

[bellaelysium]

this is great !<3
Love her face and the way you colour it :D

Yea. I also want to know the alternative way to upload photos. I am using photobucket too. I cant use imageshack as it has been giving me problems of viewing images.

[blurhead]

She looks georgeous, the hair is really wonderful, that must have taken a while to draw !
Shame about those scanners, I know exactly what you mean,
I am finding that mine seems to pick up too much of the paper surface making mine appear "rougher" than they really are.

[Marit]

Wooooooow...picture perfect :) I mean, i like every detail of it..especially these eyes are piercing. This was worth it's time.

[Joane]

thanks a lot all of you, I'm glad you still like the colors, although my scanner partly ruined them. :D

[mauricio_17]

your new drawing came out very nice. the Red hair came out nice. and the eyes are very vibrant, they catch your eyes, no pun intended.

[Joane]

thank you very much mauricio :)

[Annieballie]

wauw Joane :D I reall ylove your newest drawing the colours are magnific
still.. when you wouldn't say anything about the scanner .. I still thought it was a great drawing :o with those colours .. I'm curious now how the real version is :p
the hair, eyes and lips are just stunning :) rerally great detail !

about photobucket... you can upload tumbnails there ??
you press on the photograph in you album, the resize and then thiny (or tumbnail) differnt each time dunno why :p ahahah
or is that too big ? I thought that was a tumbnail :)

[Chart]

Woa that's stunning :) The eyes are just amazing like this :) Very nice shading around the eyes and the hair looks stunning also :)

[KLSADAKO]

wow really nice Joane, the green eyes look really special ^^ and the hair is so well done :)

[Joane]

thanks a lot all of you and @ annie: I'm gonna try that out ;) thx for the hint :)

[Zindy]

Very nice work Joane, the red hair is lovely. I think you caught a great expression and the lips are really well done, they are my favourite part :)

[chanel]

looks so much like Rachel Hurd-Wood=) I love the way you drew the hair=)

[sinzi]

I really love the hair and the colors you use and oh my the eyes are really piercing :D You know I kind of like the embedded version better than the thumbnail because I get to see the explanation along with the drawing :D But that's just my personal preference :)

[Aricson]

Beautiful rendering! Stunning eyes and hair!! :D

[Joane]

@zindy: thanks a lot, zindy, the lips are also my favorite aprt, i tried a similar technique to what the lips in the jessica alba drawing you sent me looked like, which is totally different from how I used to draw, but i liked it lots =)

@chanel: thank you very much, I really like her look =)

@sinzi: I kind of don't really know what the embedded version is, but i have to work on different ways of uploading anyways...

... AND thanks again to all of you, I'm so happy that you all like my drawing so much :)

[tim]

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/dontlookbacksmall.jpg
Beautiful!

[isisasuke]

the eyes, lips, hair...everything is just perfect! :) :) :)

[Milcah_]

really beautiful!!! love the way you drew the lips and eyes!!!

[Joane]

thanks a lot to all of you, I guess I never got that many comments on a drawing :)

[jeanine]

a wonderful drawing! The lips are gorgeous.
I drew her too some time ago (or maybe it was the other redhaired girl in that movie) and I still remember how difficult the hair was :) You did e great job!

[OZZY1]

Oh my goodness, how gorgeous!!!!

How in the world do you get such amazing detail into your work? I love that red haired girl, the eyes are out of this world flat out....what medium did you use to create this?

[OZZY1]

Oh and the hair, just flat out insane, how in the world did you do that? Did you have something to go off of, a picture to get the light so exactly correct on every single hair? Just wonderful!

[Joane]

@jeanine: Thanks a lot, would be interesting to see your drawing also :)
and yeah the hair was sooo difficult and annoying after a while..
I spent at least an hour trying to mix the right colour on a seperate sheet :)

@ozzy1: wow, so many compliemnts, thanks a lot!
I used Faber Castell pencils( got these for my birthday in april and they're really expensive but also really good :) ) and most of the hair I just made up.
the hair on the ref. pic was mostly in dark shadows and you couldn't see a lot of details so I just did it the "zindy-way" and drew my own hair ;)
I have been practising with curls some times before so that wasn't too hard.
and again: I'm so happy that you like it so much and think of it as so realistic :D

[karen93]

It really looks like Rachel!,i love it ^^!!
The lips are amazing,the same with the eyes!

[Joane]

thanks a lot karen, I'm glad you noticed her =)

[Hannah86]

Hey everyone!
It's been a while, since I posted last because I had very few time to draw because of my graduation.
Now I have some looong holidays until my psychology studies at univesity start.

my newest artpiece took me aaaages, I guess at least 20 hours, i spent 9 hours only the hair!!!

the reference pic is fro, the movie "the perfume".
I really liked the colors in it, the red hair and strong eyes, but also the innocent and at the same time determined look on her face.
It felt good to draw this throughout the whole process of finishing school.

the title originates from the song "boys of summer" which i listended to a lot lately (in the Atarsis' version) .
I think it fits the drawing ( and my mood) and her determined look ( to the future?!) very well.

I hope you like the drawing, I am pretty proud of it, although my scanner completely destroyed the beautiful colors! the background e.g. is supposed to be dark green.... -.-

comments and critics welcome as always :D

p.s. where do you guys upload at the moment? I'm using photobucket, but it has no thumbnails which annoys me lots!!!

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/dontlookbacksmall.jpg


Wow. Lovely work. Here eyes look so beautiful, they really stand out! :D

[Lise]

Wow, she's beautifull! How do you make the hair look so realistic?
I also Loved your first one in this thread, the one of Keira Knightley! It
really looks like her! Well done!

[Flick]

My God! Your last work is absolutely gorgeous :shock:!!!
You really have an amazing technique in coloured pencils

[Joane]

thank you so much all of you!
I'd have never thought that someone would actually find my cp skills special :)
feeling so flattered right now!

:*

[DivineRAiN]

she's beautiful, I really like the pose and expression. The colors are gorgeous, I think you did an incredible job on the hair, well, the whole thing.

[Joane]

thank you very much divine rain, the hair was indeed incredible to draw^^
;)

[Joane]

... and I'm pretty sure I never got 28 comments on the same drawing before :D

[Lise]

Lol well you deserved it :p It's great! (make that 29 :P)

[sandu]

WOW Joane ....she looks incredible...her eyes with that intense green looks awsome ,not to mention her hair ....which i know it took u ages ....Looks Superb:-D
U did a really great job !keep it up ...

[Joane]

thank you lise for nr. 29 and sandu for your kind and encouraging words :)

[Mishel]

Ohhh Joane...it´s beautiful. Her lips are very nice and her eyes are brilliant. Model is really pretty...:p

[Joane]

thanks a lot mishel, she in deed is!
and for those who don't know: she played Mandy in Peter Pan- that's where I know here from^^

[Joane]

Hey guys :D
Finally I'm back with something new.

It's a drawing of my dear& beautiful friend Juliane, drawn after a photo we took at my place the other day. I just loved her sort of bitter and so strong expression and how the dress was still visible in the dark corners of the photo also the eyes are jsut stunning!

When I look at it in real it looks right to me and I'm really happy with it, but scanned it seems to have a few proportion mistakes which sucks -.-
also the dress is not as I wanted it to turn out- it was so barely visible in the photo that i had to make things up& I kinda rushed it in the end i guess...

It is called:
Where's my prince?
Or alternatively : Where's my Edward? - for those of you who read twilight- since she was the one to introduce me to that fairytale world and is still waiting for the prince herself...

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/th_whereismyedwardsmall.jpg (http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/whereismyedwardsmall.jpg)

[JCD]

I like it: the drawing is very atmospheric and you captured her expression really well :) How did you draw the hair by the way? It looks as if done with ink because of the sharp contrast...

[sillulillu]

I like the title Where's my Edward more:D Anyway the drawing is good like always:D bla-bla-bla:) It's just good to see some new art from you:) You know she kinda looks like i imagined Bella...:D awsome anyway:D

[karen93]

: D very nice drawing !,i love the title Where's my Edward too <3

[Joane]

thanks a lot to all of you :D
there should really be an Edward for every girl =)

[Chart]

That's reeeaaally nice Joane :) I love the darkness and high contrast in it :)

[john costantine]

hey Joane :D how are you ^__________^

i didnt see u for a while :D so i figured out u may be busy with something :D anyways :D

ur New Dark Princess drawing looks awesome :D i like the hair sooo much :D maybe bcuz i fail on drawing hair properly :D

good job!


Basem

[sillulillu]

there should really be an Edward for every girl =)

Ah that is soooooo true:) I hope i'll find my Edward soon;)

EDIT: and you too of course;) or have you already find one?:D Yaii i went too personal...again:D

[xNatje]

I really like the darkness and the dark feeling in this picture!

[Joane]

thank you so much all of you!
@kaia: yeah, I did kinda find mine already- we're having our 2 year anniversary in about a month;)
@basem: I am indeed pretty busy- to be exact with my psychology studies. it is sooo hard- basically bio and maths for the first semester...

[mojtaba]

oh Joane I realy love your drawings .. . as a result , I saved much from them .. we are waiting forbearingly other drawings from you ...


I would whisper in your ear : don't take this like romancing when I say : you are beautiful , your face same to me so beautiful......... bye friend

[OZZY1]

WOOOOW What lovely green eyes, so LOVELY!!!

And that hair, perfect, how do you do that???

[Joane]

thanks ozzy:D i guess your refering to the red haired girl?
well I basicly did it with lots and lots of time...

[Joane]

.. by the way: just showed it to her and she really liked it *yay*

[Annieballie]

oh wauw :D really love the dark one!
she looks so .. like she wants something of you :P haha
great contrast in here!!

[gsumano]

I really love your latest drawing, I like how you did the hair.:D

[bellaelysium]

Hey joane! Love the drawng you did. I like the contrast. :D What medium you use? It look like you use ink. Pardon me if I'm wrong but its look great!:D

[Joane]

hey guys :D
I only used charcoal for this one- just lots of it and really dark one.
thanks for your suport <3

[Hannah86]

Wow, where's my prince is wonderful. The shine in her hair is brilliantly done, nice eyes aswell. :D

[Breee]

Wow is all i can say!! I just scanned through your entire thread!! I have definitely become a fan of yours!! just the progression that you have made is astounding!! like you went from an awesome kelly clarkson that was somewhat 2 dimensional...to people and animals literally pooping off the damn page!!! AMAZING!!!!!

[Joane]

wow, thanks a lot bree :)
yeah everyone has ot start somewhere , and it takes a lot of practise.

[Joane]

1st of all: I finally figured out how to use thumgnails on photobucket!!! A great thank you to Annie therefore :*

my newest one I drew around Chritsmas, when I was in Australia- just haven't had the time to upload it yet ;)
called a dream beyond any of your expectations
It's obviously Bella& Edward. For those of you who like twilight I guess I don't need to explain my obsession, for the others I'd like to add a few words to the drawing, since to me it means more than jsut those book/film characters...


" If life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it is not reasonable to grieve when it comes to and end."

Drew this for my dear aussie friend Ash for her 21st birthday, as she is just as obsessed with twilight as me.
I could relate to the quote very well, as it also describes my time in Australia and the great experience of reading the books, just becomming absorbed in that other world and how sad I was when it ended http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/f/frown.gif

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/th_twilightbearbeitet.jpg (http://s261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/?action=view&current=twilightbearbeitet.jpg)



this drawing is based on a picture by Victoria Francés and was done for my friend Sina for christmas in order to fulfill the nearly impossible mission to make her happy on that excat day (she hates christmas for good reasons).
I really enjoyed drawing with pencils, hadn't done that in a long time http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif

AND the scan is really bad -.-
took away heaps of details...

called
she in my dreams

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/th_she_in_my_dreams_by_Joane.jpg (http://s261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/?action=view&current=she_in_my_dreams_by_Joane.jpg)


coments and advice welcome as always!!!
e.g. how could I have made Bella& Edward's hair look more realistic?
would be great to get some tips for improvement!!!

[jessie88]

wow that looks great. bellas hair looks like it would have taken ages and i think it looks very good!! as for making it more realistic maybe try using more finer lines make it look like it flows more. but i think it looks fantastic as it is.

the other one looks good too!! i love the lips.
i see you have been to australia did you enjoy it??

keep it up
Jess.:mrgreen::mrgreen:

[chanel]

I love Twilight...I´m obsessed too=D And I love the softness of your drawing especially the hair it looks great=D
Great drawing=) and welcome in the world of obsessed twilighters hahaha <3

[Joane]

thank you jessie, I might try a mechnaical pencil next time ;)
and yes, gosh I love australia! have been there for 3 so far and it gets better ever time. you live in the bloody best country eva!!!

thanks to you also, chanel- we should start up a twilight obsession club xD

[sillulillu]

Oh my god! It's so good to see your drawings again:D And they are both amazing! I really love how you draw hair. They look very real! Something I can't too, make hair look real LOL. And one thing more, you need to tell me how to use thumbnails on photobucket because I'm losing my mind!:D

[Joane]

haha thanks kaia.
i'll make a screenshot for you later and it send it to you ;)
it's really not that hard^^ :D

[sillulillu]

LOL I belive that:D I'm just too dumb to figure it out :D

[Corey]

Your last two are really amazing:cool:

I have to admit that I really like the commission you did for your friend. It reminds me of a real Calvin Klein ad, especially the with the way you did the tones and the expressions. very original.

The vampire one is one of a kind to. I like the markings under the eyes and your use of colours. I wish I could draw hair like that.;)

[jessie88]

yes definitly use a mechanical pencil i do and i love them :)
yes its a pretty god country although ive never been any where else so i cant compare:rolleyes: where did you stay when you came??

[Zindy]

I would love to know how to make thumbnails at photobucket as well! I didn't think you could actually but it would be great if you could, as that is the only think I miss from Imageshack.

I like your drawing, it's great with the black around them. The expression of Bella is beautiful, looks thoughtful and I can see you put a lot of work into the hair.

She in my dreams is very pretty too... love the overall feeling and her expression.

I hope you have a wonderful day today, maybe you will get some new pencils for your birthday :)

[Helene]

Wow, I love your new drawing. It's beautiful!

I really like the character Bella, cause she's as clumsy as me. :p

[Joane]

@jessie: I will def do that, sounds like a good tip :)
and I stayed with friends living around Melbourne, but also travelled to Sydney and the Gold Coast =)

@zindy: thanks a lot, always lovely to get comments from you.
tomorrow I will amke a screenshot and post how to use thumbnails ;) took me quite a while to figure it out^^

@Helene, yeah bellla is awesome now we can feel cool if we're clumsy ( so am I^^)

[dazzledcold]

you' re really good!

[Marloes]

Ah, Twilight :) I like the way you did the hair. You did great.

[Joane]

thanks to both of you =)

[Joane]

any more hints on drawing natural looking fly away hair?
I tried with edward but just couldn't get the knidded eraser thin enough...
it would always bend and get thicker and thicker..

[jessie88]

instead of using the needed eraser i just break my normal eraser in half and use the sharp edges.. only cause i am a bit uncoordinated with the needable ones... sorry if i didnt explain it well enough...:mrgreen:

[Joane]

that is actually quite a good idea^^
so is ur normal a eraser a hard one? because i have got an eraser pen from faber castell aswell but even that is still too thick...
I'll try that out though ;)

[jessie88]

yup just a normal hard rectangle one :)

[Joane]

thanks jessie that'll do ;)

Also I'm here with a new drawing. spent about 20 hrs on it. It's a portrait of my friend Danijel which I will give to him for his birthday.
When I first saw this picture I knew I hed to draw it, it just has that certain something.I really like the eyes in it.

It is called shadows of the past.

you can see the original picture here http://www.flickr.com/photos/urline/3202516314/, which might help to give tips for improvement :)
I'm kinda not happy with how the skin turned out. it looks way too smooth. anyone got an idea how I could fix it?

also a huge thank you to "urline" for letting me use the great photo he took. you should really check out his artwork it's amazing!


http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/th_danijelkleinjpg.jpg (http://s261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/?action=view&current=shadows.jpg)

[sillulillu]

Hmm, main thing you should work on is contrast. The reference photo has so dark shadows, almost black ones. Ok, not almost, really black ones lol:D. Yours are bit too light compare to it. And the beard, same thing, more darkness and light hairs too:). Otherwise I'm sure he'll love it:). No doubts about that. It is really good and likeness is huge:D. So, you can fix some small things but, again you don't need to do them. Oh god, I'm talking so confusingly today lol:D. Oh, and the skin smoothness problem. I think it's better that it's smoother. Otherwise you need to find a way to prove your friend that it's drawn not a photo lol.

[Forest_genie]

I like most of the drawings you are really good at drawing so keep that way

[Breee]

the only real big thing i can see is that his face is just a bit wider in the actual photo and sillulillu (http://zindy-zone.dk/forum/member.php?u=1810) was right about the shading,but amazing work none the less

[Joane]

thanks a lot to all of you I noticed the problem with the face being too small... would b hard to fix that one now though :(
it looks heaps better in real acutally I dunno it looks really weird in the scan , kinda looks more alike in reality, has that happened to u before?
I might try to get another scan...


thanks guys =)

[Breee]

yeah it happens a lot mine never translate well after being scanned or a picture being taken of it

[Joane]

that sucks :(
would be awesome to have a scanner that just does it right^^
it's even more annoying with colour portraits.
I tried to make the face a little wider by adding some more beard.
i realy like it in real now.

[Breee]

nice that makes me happy it always works best after you take a step back then add the one final touch

[Joane]

yeah it's been good :)
and by the way he really loved the drawing :)
I'm still a little annoyed about how much better it looks in real though :(

thanks again for all the kind comments!!!

[Joane]

Hey everyone!
I'm back with a new drawing which I did for the emotions contest.
It reflects the way I felt some time ago... most of the time back then.

At uni I often hang out with people a lot older than me and some of them tend to give you the feeling you know nothing about life and you're just a nive little child.
I for my part decided to take it like Peter Pan :D
I love being naive, playful and childish sometimes but also being very mature and serious in other situations, when it's really needed.
I don't think naivety is a bad thing, it's hwat keeps the fairytales alive.

This is dedicated to my dear friend Sina who was called "Lady Disney" by one of my psychology professors because she would refuse to stop believing in everlasting romantic love, although the statistics propose the opposite...

Hope you enjoy this, based on a picture of the stunning and most beautiful Evangeline Lilly.

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/th_naivety.jpg (http://s261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/?action=view&current=naivety.jpg)

[Beautiful_Dream]

beautiful draw Joane , very beautiful
I wish I can draw like this one time :D

[Joane]

No no. you'll be way better ;)
Thanks a lot!!!!

[Zindy]

Hi Joane, great to see this drawing and now I see it is her - she is so beautiful.
It's a beautiful drawing and I definitely feel what you are saying. A lot of people think it's stupid to believe in everlasting love and I also think a lot of people want to grow up to fast, either because that is what they are told or simply because they want to. Dreaming is what makes life deeper and more fun, we should never loose that.
I am glad you got to finish it, I know you are busy.

[Joane]

thanks a lot Zindy, it's nice to know that some people at least share my thoughts. And yes I have been quite busy but then again you should never neglect your passion so I'm glad I finished it :)

[LisaFeehily]

the eyes look beautiful! and I love the hair, too. ;)

[KLSADAKO]

Good drawing Joane, ur coloring style actually reminds me of when I first saw color work from Zin..

[chanel]

I think it looks a lot like her and I love how do you draw the hair and the light in it=)
<3

[boyusflare]

hey Joane, its just beautiful your drawing Naivety. the light colorings and shiny hair forms a nice portrait. the gesture - teeth 'biting' the nail - fits the title by suggesting a certain childlike nature. I agree with you on your perception in having a positive naivety. if its what keeps us motivated to be happy human beings then i see why not? i think its realy true what you stated that being serious and mature when need be - sometimes we meet people expecting others to be like themselves, i've been wondering about the issue as well, your words have taught me something today :D

the drawing of your friend is just great! good depth and the emotions in the eyes is wonderful! :)

[Nexus]

Hello joane!

I didnt now if i find the right words for your draws and emotions you have!
Its allways good to save the child in yourself and let it be alive.
Everybody awaits from you that you have to grow up, but are they happy whitout to be a bit childish or somethig else. I dont think so!
I´m old enough to be adult, but finnaly my little child in me isn´t it.


I like the different style´s you use. I like your coloured one´s alot but also like the draw of the Man in your signature. Great work on him.
Glad to see that you find the time to spend your art with us!

like to see more soon from you!

greetz Nexus

[Joane]

thanks a lot for your sweet thoughts and words, aaron and nexus! makes me happy to see soemoene shares my ideas and that you are interested in the story behind my drawing :)

a big thanks to you too lisa for your comment !

and of course to kaia for always encouraging me =)

and ken: if that leads to me to whre she is now I will be more than happy ;) thank you!!

I just wish I had more time to draw...

[Joane]

hey everyone :) just letting you know I have not given up drawing, my psychology Bachelor is just reaaaally time consuming.
I hope I will find time to draw again around Christmas.

Hope everyone's doing great!

[Joane]

Hi guys :)
I'm finally back with some new artwork.
also I have tons of WIPs on table that I can't finish cuz apparently becoming a psychologist means you can have close to no freetime at all while you study^^

anyways, here's my entry for the colour contest and also a really emotional and important drawing to me. I did it when I was really exhausted from all the learning, from how apparently nothing but your marks count. It sometimes seems to me like some kind of currency... like who I am, my personality- that doesn't count.
I'm tired of it, but can't go to sleep.
Insomnia.
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/th_insomnia.jpg (http://s261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/?action=view&current=insomnia.jpg)




this one is a more pleasant picture ;)
A present to my boyfriend Pascal who I love more than anything in this world.
I am really not happy with our faces, but I really like the background and my hair^^ As some of you may notice this is also my first drawing with an actual background. I know some you criticised how I was always to lazy to do one ;) My canner sadly killed the colours a little ...
Forever mine, forever thine.

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/th_thine.jpg (http://s261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/?action=view&current=thine.jpg)



And this one is just for fun ;) It's my birthday invitation in which I did some crappy photomanipulation and cropped my face onto Alice in Wonderland's body ;) Looks kinda funny though.
Joalice
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/th_joalice.jpg (http://s261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/?action=view&current=joalice.jpg)

[Carla Michael]

So beautiful. I loved the second painting alot. I'm very happy the I've got rid of college life long ago. Home sweet home :)

[Zindy]

Very sweet drawing of the two of you. You definitely should do more backgrounds. It's one of those things I have been working on getting better at as well, so I know how you feel :)

[jamesssxD]

your birthday invite is so cool!!:D

your 2nd drawing is sweet, and the background looks great, really sums up the picture:D your so good at hair too! great work:)

[jessie88]

nice drawings!! ur invitation is very cute :)

[Joane]

thanks a lot to all of you =)

[Joane]

This is my post 2,500
oh my I've been here for a loong time =)

Just saying Thanks for everyone's support, you're truly the best!
Not art-forum has nicer people than this one.

hugs to everyone <3

[Cold Shiva]

I like your last two entries. Well done!

[Joane]

thanks a lot my dear :)

[boyusflare]

the photomanip is kinda cheeky in a good way that you put your face into the picture. :D lovely drawing of you and your bf, it has a soft mood to it :)

[Joane]

Hi guys =)

These are three new pieces:

Shy?
I seriously started these 3 years ago and only finished it now...
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/th_shy.jpg (http://s261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/?action=view&current=shy.jpg)



This one is for an 18th birthday of my dear friend Teresa

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/th_teri.jpg (http://s261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/?action=view&current=teri.jpg)



heartout
- Absolutely love this one, based on a picture of me and done for pauline's contest at da (twisted beauties). Loved drawing it =)

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/th_heartout.jpg (http://s261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/?action=view&current=heartout.jpg)

[Carla Michael]

These are very lovely :)
I loved the first one with the curly hair lady. You're from Germany right? how are museums there? I hope I can make it to Germany & Italy in few years, do you think this can be possible?

[Cold Shiva]

I like the artistic reach from your last. Well done!

[Joane]

Thanks a lot to both of you :D
@Carla: the museums are pretty good although I have to say that I liked the concept that they have e.g. in London a lot better because there the museums are mostly for free and over here usually rather expensive.

[Vall]

Beautiful drawings once again Joane :D I think the self portrait thingy for the twisted beauty contest is absolutely fabulous. A question though,

Do you also feel that when you are drawing yourself you are really extremely paying attention to the details? When I make sketches I always find my self really paying attention to my strong features.

[Joane]

eternal friends

my newest piece, a drawing of my best friend Sina in her Halloween outfit :)


http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/th_SCAN0291.jpg (http://s261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/?action=view&current=SCAN0291.jpg)

[jessie88]

this is great :) the corset and glove looks amazing !!! :)

[Joane]

thanks Jessie :) took me a long time to do these, but I really wanted to try this time cuz I have a reputation for being lazy with clothes, background etc. ^^ xD

[Cold Shiva]

I like the mild tones; it really fits to the black!

[Joane]

thanks :) I shaded the skin mainly in grey to make it look really pale =)

[vzzca]

nice photoshop work there....i have like NO idea how to use that thing

[Vall]

She looks very vampy! Amazing drawing Joane :D

[Joane]

nice photoshop work there....i have like NO idea how to use that thing

hey :) uhm there's no photoshop work involved here- this is a drawing with pencils ;)


@ Vall: thank you <3

[karabear]

Joane, I hope you see this! I wanted to tell you that I am so impressed with your Edward and Bella drawings in your siggy. You have captured the likeness of Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart so well. There is no doubt about who you’ve drawn. You have done superb work!

[Nexus]

Hi Joane!

I like your last two draws a lot. This one where you used yourself as Ref. and the last one is also great done.
I allways have to watch to your Thead if you made something new.
I cant wait to see more Art from you.

Greetz Nexus

[Joane]

Thank you so much karabear and nexus for your sweet comments.
Makes me truly happy to hear that =)

I am currently working on a piece for the wish upon a star competition :)

[boyusflare]

heyz joanne, i see difference in approach in some works, which is good to always try out. your heart out drawing has a rawness to it... how its not smooth and perfect and the curvy lines the veins are very interesting. i like your latest work on your friend as well, proper clean technique, rather smooth. i like the rawness in the heartout piece that could be good to explore in your future works :)

[Joane]

Hey Aaron!
Thanks for that =) Yeah, I like that roughness, I tried it with a few older pieces as well.
I'm sure I'll push it a bit further...

thanks =)

[vzzca]

The kissing one is my favourite of yours

[xNatje]

I love the vampire girl!

[artstrokes]

Nice artwork :)

Please check out my website at http://fineartstrokes.blogspot.com/

[Joane]

thanks guys :)

[Lea_angel]

my favourite on is sena in her halloween outfit... i wish i could draw in colour! very envious!!! :)

[Joane]

thank you lea! It's actually not that hard to draw in colour, you should give it a go, I'm sure you'll be fabulous =)

[Zindy]

eternal friends

my newest piece, a drawing of my best friend Sina in her Halloween outfit :)


http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/th_SCAN0291.jpg (http://s261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/?action=view&current=SCAN0291.jpg)

Great work Joane, nice to see you found some time to draw.
I have a very similar corset on my watch list on my Ebay for when I can afford it :) It will look nice on my model.
Hope to see more work soon, Wish upon a star - hint hint :tongue:

[Joane]

I'm working on it ;)) I reeeaally want that calendar =)
Have you replied to my post about how we'll distribute the other prices?

[Joane]

.. okay, I did not end up drawing for the wish upon a star contest, buuut I was in Australia and busy travelling ;)

I have already done something for the ACEO contest though, will post it sooonish =)

[Zindy]

You lucky girl, I hope you had much fun!

Sounds great, can't wait to see it :)

[Joane]

I finally had a chance to scan my two little ACEOs. Both Australia themed :)


This one is drawn from a photo of a turtle that I saw when snorkelling at the Great Barrier Reef. We swam with it for a while and by the way it moved, it looked like it was more flying than swimming.

Flying in the sea:
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/ACEOs.jpg

Kata Tjuta:

This one is of a rock formation some 40kms away from Uluru (Ayer's Rock). It is called Kata Tjuta or 'The Olgas'.
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/ACEO_KataTjuta.jpg (http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/ACEO_KataTjuta.jpg)

[TRANSiENT ART]

I reallyl ove heart out, it has a whole lot going for it!

[Joane]

Thank you dear :)

[Zindy]

Both of them are sweet Joane, great to see new work from you too :)

[ester_duraes]

beautiful ACEO's, Joane, so colourful!

[Joane]

thanks a lot both of you <3

[Hannah86]

Excellent work on vampire girl, I really like the detail on her corset. :)

[Joane]

thank you hannah <3

[Joane]

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/th_lastdance_small2.jpg (http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/lastdance_small2.jpg)

A 20 minute sketch, based on black swan. Done in a somehwat somber mood. I'm thinking of how perfection can drive you so mad it destroys you, like it did one of my friends who killed himself recently.

[Vampiryan]

Im sorry for your friend.

The drawing is very nice, the body is very well represented.

[sillulillu]

Oh my god, I'm sorry about your friend. On the lighter news, the sketch is absolutly stunning:).

[Ramona]

I'm drawing it too right now. ^^ Yours is really nice.
And i'm very sorry to hear about your friend. :(

[Cold Shiva]

My condolances...

My guess is if it isn't too heavy burden to finish this drawing. This is a beauty!

[Joane]

thanks a lot guys. I went to his funeral today, a really sad scene :(
Noone understands it, he was always so happy. But he just couldn't cope with the competitiveness at uni and was worried he won't find a job and things, he would have graduated this year.

[xNatje]

That is a verry beautiful drawing!

[Esthi]

funerals are always such sad scences :( :( hope u are alright?

ur sketch is just magnificent and so gorgeous :) a beautiful pose!

love<3
esthi:)

[Joane]

Hey guys!
I did this quick sketch on friday, it's called "we'rebecoming silhouettes". It's based on a screencapture of Kristin Kreuk as Lana Lang on Smallville. I just totally fell for her expression...

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/th_DSC04628.jpg (http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/DSC04628.jpg)

These are the lyrics that go along with the drawing: Poison in our pocket by Whitley.

We have poison in our pockets
We have hatred in our hearts
And as the bombs fly overhead
We dance 'till we see red

And we're becoming shadows
And we're becoming silhouettes

We have a knife in our back
We have a friend in black
And as the words fly overhead
We smile

And we're becoming shadows
And we're becoming silhouettes

I have a secret in the dark
I have you on my mind
We have poison in our pockets
But we have love in our hearts

And we're becoming shadows
And we're becoming silhouettes

[Hannah86]

Great work Joane :)

[Moldova]

Love the expression and the shading is really cool. Not too smooth but not too rough!

[KLSADAKO]

Great sketch of Kristin Joane, even from the thumbnail I can recognized her ^^

[Joane]

thanks key =)

[Zindy]

Looks great Joane, she always were so pretty.

[Joane]

Thank you Zindy <3

[Joane]

Hello friends!

I haven't had much time lately to do very detailed drawings as I was so super busy with uni... However I discovered how much I liked to draw quick sketches (max 30 mins) and here are some of the results :)

Much love Joane


Children of the sun

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/th_sonnenkind.jpg (http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/sonnenkind.jpg)

Kate from Lost
- it meant a lot to me to draw this. I've been wanting to draw it for years but I was always scared I'd mess up. Now I finally did it and am so proud of this!

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/th_lost.jpg (http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/lost.jpg)

blooming
- beautiful kayleighjune from deviantart on (self)coloured paper

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/th_blooming.jpg (http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/blooming.jpg)

[Moldova]

Looks so great!
I quite like your quick sketches!
What medium did you use for the first one? :D

[ester_duraes]

I know the feeling of not having time due to uni!
I specially like Kate and blooming, keep with the sketches! ;)

[Joane]

thanks girls :)

For the first one I used oil pastels :)

[Forest_genie]

yeah... i don't have time too... but after the weekend i will be drawing again ^^
nice drawings!

[rugiagele]

Great idea to draw on color paper! :)
I like the last drawing the most, I think, yellow fits on girl's emotion and sweet look. ;)
And Kate drawing is very nice too, I like her expression. And really love how you draw eyes in all drawings ;)

[LisaFeehily]

these are stunning, you're very good at sketching! i like the last one best, it's so beautiful! :)

[Joane]

thank you so much all of you :)
I'm glad you still like my art, even though it's not as technically well made as before

[Vampiryan]

So great ;) The last one looks really good it's not that sketchy but I love the feeling in the second one :D

[Esthi]

i love blooming! :) the girl is so pretty!
and i love how u draw the eyes... so detailed, in a 30min. sketch, that's amazing ;)

[Issa6]

I really like your quick sketches, they're stunning! ;) I especially like the last one :)

[Joane]

This is my newest drawing "Lonely grace".
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/th_lonelygrace2.jpg (http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/lonelygrace2.jpg)

It is based on a photo of Zindy and I drew it for the draw each other- fairytale contest here in the forum.

It is also a thank you to Zindy for being such an inspiring person. Without seeing her artwork I would have never picked up a pencil in the first place. I came across her work when I was 14. Now I'm 22 and still here, and still amazed everyday by the great things she does. Drawing helped me so much through hard times in my life, I cannot be more thankful to her. Thank you Zindy.

[jeanine]

So lovely! It reminds me of the illustration style in my favourite fairytale book I had when I was a child:D


It is also a thank you to Zindy for being such an inspiring person. Without seeing her artwork I would have never picked up a pencil in the first place. I came across her work when I was 14. Now I'm 22 and still here, and still amazed everyday by the great things she does.
I second that! I feel exactly the same (except for being 16 back then and now 22;)). Zindy is an inspiring person!

[tim]

It's beautiful, Joane!

[*~debbie~*]

so beautiful really great work!! and such a nice thing to say about Zindy, i feel the same way about drawing, she inspires us all i think :]

[Joane]

Thank you everyone for such sweet words!!!
I'm glad you like the drawing. :*

[Joane]

Hello guys!
I've been rather lazy with updating my gallery but I actually have quite a few new drawings. I started to use a new technique where I apply powedered chalk or charcoal with different brushes to the paper and I really love how these drawings come out and they are done very fast. These are some of the drawings I have done this way:

A tribute to the lovely Zindy (took about 1,5 hours)

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/th_zindy-tirbute.jpg (http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/zindy-tirbute.jpg)

And Zindy again on coloured paper with an autumn like scene (took max. 1 hour)
"don't you remember":

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/th_dontyouremember.jpg (http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/dontyouremember.jpg)

This one is in colour and I drew without reference which is probably why the proportions are a bit off- but my main goal was to try out this technique with colours and I think that works rather well =) (about 1 hour)
"her eyes":

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/th_hereyes.jpg (http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/hereyes.jpg)

This is a drawing of my lovely roommate Sina (about 2 hours)
"by a wind off the sea":

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/th_byawindoffthesea.jpg (http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/byawindoffthesea.jpg)

And this is the a drawing of Lauren (transientart) which was her prize for the drawing each other fairytale contest (about 1,5 hours)

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/th_Lauren.jpg (http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/Lauren.jpg)

Let me know what you think about the drawings and the "technique"- has anyone done a similar thing before? Do you want me to explain how it's done? I really love drawing that way because it's fast and I have very little time ;)

[Esthi]

Hey :)

you know I really love that technique! You captured Zindy sooo well, very nice ones :)

The only thing, as you said yourself, are the propotions in 'her eyes'. But as it's drawn without a reference it is really good. I can do NOTHING without a reference :D

Love,
Esther

[Milc'arht]

Beautiful :-)

[Joane]

Thanks girls <3

Esthi would you be interested in a tutorial on how to use that technique?
I'm thinkg about making one but not sure if people actually need it^^

[Esthi]

yes sure, I'd love to see how you work!! DO IT!!! :D

[Issa6]

Joane, these are such wonderful and amazing works!
And this is an amazing technique, I'd really like to see how you work! :aww:

[Joane]

thanks girls, that's very kind :)
Once I'm feeling better (has my wisdom teeth taken out today and feeling a bit rubbish) I'll make a little tutorial thingy ;)

:*

[tim]

Count me in as interested :D

[Joane]

I sure will!

[Cold Shiva]

I've missed out a little too much of your fantastic works. Those last pieces look really great!

[Moldova]

Thanks girls <3

Esthi would you be interested in a tutorial on how to use that technique?
I'm thinkg about making one but not sure if people actually need it^^

I NEED IT :D :D :D

Love the softness of all the portraits. Zindy is captured beautifully. You make me want to run to the art store and buy pastels right now! ;D

[Joane]

Okay I'll definitely make one now ;)
It works with powdered charcoal too! So you don't necessarily need pastels ;)

[Carla Michael]

The first one really look like Zindy, she has such big eyes. Oh I was a bout to forgot, my mother was calling me Rapunzel when I was very young. My hair was way too long almost reaching my knees when I was in primary school.

[Joane]

Here's another charcoal portrait that I've been holding back for some time. It's Ana Paquin aka. Sookie from True Blood. I made this drawing for the corset fetish club at deviant art, it was the monthly feature in october. I just really really loved her expression and I spent soo much time on this.

I've taken a few photos while drawing it so there's a little step-by-step for you, too ;). This is NOT the pastel tutorial though, this one is done in charcoal, but with a similar technique: here is powedered the charcoal and applied the powder with a smudging pen or q-tip.

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/th_annapaquin.jpg (http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/annapaquin.jpg)

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/th_annapaquinstepbystep.jpg (http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/annapaquinstepbystep.jpg)

[Esthi]

TRUE BLOOOOOOD!!!!! I hope the fifth season will start soon!!! gorgeous drawing ;)

[Joane]

yeah, I'm totally deprived of that show, too!!! Love it =)

[Zindy]

Nice drawing, it's definitely recognizable as Sookie. My only critique would be the shoulders, the space between the shoulders to the breast seem too short in length, especially the right side. Other than that it's beautiful. I haven't watched the show since the 3rd season but I agree, it's a great show, very different.

[Joane]

aaah that's a good advice, thanks Zindy! I thought it looked a bit off somehow...

I made up her outfit, the original picture only ever went to her neck so I guess I got the proportions wrong a bit ;)

[Issa6]

It really looks like Sookie, beautiful work! The step-by-step it's really interesting!

[Joane]

Thank you dear =)

[Joane]

... and also thanks for all the lovely comments on the previous pages- I was so busy with reposting stuff that I nearly forgot to react to them. Your sweet words are very much appreciated! <3

[ester_duraes]

it's really great to see you have found a love for pastels :) never tried them but it seems great fun! keep up with it ;)

[Joane]

A new drawing of my goddaughter Gwen and her brother Aaron (who an extremely handsome kid if you asked me!). It was a present to their Mum, who is a dear friend of mine =).
The first time I've done something in pencil for along time!!!

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/th_aaronundgwen.jpg (http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/aaronundgwen.jpg)

[Issa6]

Wonderful work, the eyes look so expressive and beautiful!
I'm sure your friend will like it so much!

[Joane]

Thank you lovely =)
Their Mum did like it, so I'm very happy, too :)

P.S. THIS IS MY 100TH PAGE !!!!!!! WHOOOOOOO!!!! I CANNOT BELIEVE IT.
I've been here for ages. And this place just keeps getting better :)

[Zindy]

What a beautiful drawing, I think you capured the innocence and handsomness in Aaron very well, his eyes are to me what makes this piece. Great work.

[Joane]

thank you dear :) He is one handsome young boy =)

[hildemortil2]

very nice work, really like it

[Moldova]

Ohh Joane that's a beautiful drawing! The eyes are so expressive and you're right, he's a really handsome kid and what a cute baby! :D

[Joane]

Thank you very much girls :).

These are my two contributions to the winter contest:

Turned to negative

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/th_turnedtonegative.jpg (http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/turnedtonegative.jpg)

winter pin up

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/th_ice_queen2.jpg (http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii69/Joane89/ice_queen2.jpg)

[Esthi]

I like the pinup one very much!! It reminds me of gymnastics, I guess those types of sports are very close :)

[Cold Shiva]

I like the negative drawing. It kinda has that Disney Tarzan-sketch style. I can't explain it, but when Jane draws him with chalk on a schoolboard...that scene.

[Esthi]

hahahaha, now that you say this Cold_Shiva, I see the same scene:)

[Issa6]

I like so much "Turned to Negative", the style is amazing, and I love the color!