Is that pencil?

Either way, it's so detailed that it would qualify for ultra-realism, me thinks.

Expertly rendered.

Yes.

I used a series of different graphite pencils, and thank you!

GetBleu said:

Yes.

I used a series of different graphite pencils, and thank you!

It's really quite brilliant.

Looks almost like a mixture of photoshop and airbrushing (I mean that as a compliment).

It's refreshing to see some real art on this forum from time to time.

Haha well thank you!

It's taken on an iPhone in shitty lighting so that is a compliment for sure.

That's good.

i love it!!! its great!!!

I don't know if Ur old enough 2 remember when the word "Awesome" meant just that... AWESOME?

But that's exactly what that is... Original awesome.

I'm stunned at how good that is. Wow.

WOW - best drawing of P I've ever seen. You have photographic eyes... amazing talent.

How long did it take to complete the ^ drawing? Did you consistently work on it, or take breaks?

Thanks everyone.

It took me 4 months to complete.

I did take breaks here and there but generally I'd work on it for 4-8 hours a day.

Now that's ART!!!!

Holy SHIZZLE!~~you're talented!

Do you have a website of your other work? You SHOULD if you don't!

I'm tryyyyyying to maintain the discipline to write. I'm inspired by your 4-8 hr a day commitment to your craft. Yup.....that'll be my new yrs resolution. Discipline.

Happy 2012!

Very good

Great drawing! Do you have a website to display your art work? Also, try again to give Prince the drawing. If he reads the posts on this thread, then he will know you tried to give it to him. Mailing it is another possibility.

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You are the reason why I gave up the notion of creating art for a living.

P.S. What really impresses me is the the detail, definition, and symmetry of the fingers and palms of the hands... These are notoriously hard to capture even for the most talented artists.

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Wonderful talent

Aw, thanks for the wonderful comments everyone...I greatly appreciate the feedback.

Yes I do have a website but it's basically under construction right now because I wanna get some pictures re-scanned and change the layout of the whole site...once I get that done I'll gladly post it if you guys are interested in viewing it!

For kicks I'll post another crappy camera quality picture of my Prince drawing so you guys can see the picture more as it's whole:

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Again, the articulation of the hands is what is so impressive to me. This is one of the best artistic renderings I have seen of Prince yet; I would love to see what you do with oil paints. It is all too easy to take what could be a great composition and muddy it with too much color trying to get it "just right." I would love to see you do this drawing in black and white with oils.

purplethunder3121 said:

Again, the articulation of the hands is what is so impressive to me. This is one of the best artistic renderings I have seen of Prince yet; I would love to see what you do with oil paints. It is all too easy to take what could be a great composition and muddy it with too much color trying to get it "just right." I would love to see you do this drawing in black and white with oils.

Thanks again, it looks a lot better in person though...hopefully I can get it scanned soon with a decent scanner and post that instead.

Also, I'm currently doing a tribute piece of Prince (with him in it and elements that represent him well) using oil paints. I'm not finished of the piece yet but when I do I'll definitely take a picture of the finished results and post them!

Dalia11 said:

Great drawing! Do you have a website to display your art work? Also, try again to give Prince the drawing. If he reads the posts on this thread, then he will know you tried to give it to him. Mailing it is another possibility.

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Oops I must have missed seeing this comment.

If I tried to mail him the piece I probably wouldn't be guaranteed or let known that he got the drawing...and it doesn't help that I was already told by his keyboardist that he doesn't accept any gifts. It would probably be a waste of time and effort so I'd just like to think or hope that if Prince would've seen it, he would've liked it.

GetBleu said:

purplethunder3121 said:

Again, the articulation of the hands is what is so impressive to me. This is one of the best artistic renderings I have seen of Prince yet; I would love to see what you do with oil paints. It is all too easy to take what could be a great composition and muddy it with too much color trying to get it "just right." I would love to see you do this drawing in black and white with oils.

Thanks again, it looks a lot better in person though...hopefully I can get it scanned soon with a decent scanner and post that instead.

Also, I'm currently doing a tribute piece of Prince (with him in it and elements that represent him well) using oil paints. I'm not finished of the piece yet but when I do I'll definitely take a picture of the finished results and post them!

If you can't get this drawing to the person you intended it for--Prince! Consider selling it to someone who would really appreciate it. I am really looking forward to seeing your oil painting. BTW this is SO MUCH better than the paintings that Prince authorized in 2009. I saw those up close and although I know that realism didn't play a factor--your drawing is so much better than the quick, quirky media that brought those into being.

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Wow!!!

Thats really great, so good its almost creepy in a good way. Maybe Prince should have been more greatful and sign you as the NPG Artist (That dosen't have to shake their booty, play an instrument or rap).

GetBleu said:

Dalia11 said:

Great drawing! Do you have a website to display your art work? Also, try again to give Prince the drawing. If he reads the posts on this thread, then he will know you tried to give it to him. Mailing it is another possibility.

[Edited 1/4/12 12:10pm]

Oops I must have missed seeing this comment.

If I tried to mail him the piece I probably wouldn't be guaranteed or let known that he got the drawing...and it doesn't help that I was already told by his keyboardist that he doesn't accept any gifts. It would probably be a waste of time and effort so I'd just like to think or hope that if Prince would've seen it, he would've liked it.

It is always best to not listen to a person's co-worker. They are usually envious of their boss/co-worker. Maybe? Prince does/does not accept gifts. Try sending him something any way. Post more drawings on the Org, Facebook, your website, etc.

I love it! It looks like a photograph Very well done.

that is just fantastic, very well done!

Wow such nice compliments!

Thanks a lot everyone.