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I was cured all right.

Hey Caunion!

The scanner always makes your drawings lighter than what they actually look like. To fix that, you either have to go into your scanner's settings and change the lightness or fix it in Photoshop. I choose to do the second one, and I try my best fixing the brightness and contrast to make it look as best as the original.

As for the hair, it just takes practice and a lot of exposure to other people's art and styles. Some artists are nice enough to post tutorials at other sites, and those helped me too. A kneaded eraser also comes in handy for bringing out contrast.

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OMG *faints* so fabulous...

I'm going to steal your scanner, mine chews up pictures and spits them out...

I love kneaded erasers, their so much fun...

Hey, new one! This one is Jennifer Aniston, 7 hrs...

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Absolutely amazing.
Great job, you don't use gridding,do you?

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That is so amazing! Really, you should consider proffesional art... Have you ever tried doing a bunch of people side by side? In a group or something? Or do you prefer portraits?

A lot of times when im too lazy i grid. now there is this whole dispute where some people consider using a grid cheating. i don't really believe that though. if using guides is cheating, then would a "real" contractor build an entire house from the ground up without the aid of a tape measure? that's just absurd. gridding is simply a tool that guides us to get the correct proportions in a picture.

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queenie: yeah i mostly like portraits. group portraits can be ruined easily if you screw up one person then the whole drawing gets messed up. i prefer working on one person as the focus of the drawing.

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Wow! I am in absolute awe of your work. The drawing is so realistic-and her eye is just captivating. Your work is just so professional. Great job!

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AWESOME set by the AMAZING Lembas!!!

That is gorgeous Twippo, you have a very realistic and creative style - I love it! Keep up the good work!

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That is the most gorgeous drawing I have ever seen!!!

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Thank you guys for the awesome feedback! You all are very nice!

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Started a new drawing! It's Fergie.

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Twippo, you are amazing! I wish soo badly that I could draw like that. I would be doodling in class all day!

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Thank you! Seriously though, anyone can draw. It just takes a degree of carefulness and a lot of determination, but you can do it for sure! I've seen people improve tremendously from drawing simple stick figures. You just need the motivation and you too can be Van Gogh. I am dead serious.

If you don't believe me, here is my first attempt at realism! Quite different, no?

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Yeah.. I see. I have seen people improve much, also. One of my good friends is an artist. I personally believe that I am going to wait until I achieve actually determination. Right now, my determination is more on Photoshop. Although, that may change when school comes, and I am bored in class.

(I still like that though.)

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