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Freddio · Posted: Wed May 08, 2002 7:54 am

Hey i'm this is the first portrait of a series that I am doing for my Higher School certificate (yr12)..

This must be the worst digital camera I have ever used.. The paper is white btw!!!

anyway i'd appreciate any comments. Even though you can barely see the stupid thing. I'll try and take a better pic later..

Freddio · Posted: Wed May 08, 2002 7:55 am

also the tones are smooth, not grainy.. its the camera..

jesusclone · Posted: Wed May 08, 2002 8:17 am

That's pretty good man
but I think that your arms are a bit small and out of proportion

and the shoulders just seem a little odd.

the head is very good though

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Freddio · Posted: Wed May 08, 2002 8:21 am

nah im just physically deformed

Akolyte · Posted: Wed May 08, 2002 9:04 am

The head looks great man. Nice job.

ZippZopp · Posted: Wed May 08, 2002 9:12 am

very nicely done, i just finished a whole semesters worth of self portraits....those are very nicely done!! keep it up

also, how did you go about doing the hair? that was the hardest part for me. i think you did a great job with it, what was your technique?

[ May 08, 2002: Message edited by: ZippZopp ]

bearsclover · member Member # Joined: 03 May 2002 Posts: 274

VERY good! Pretty "colorful" for a pencil portrait! (Those digital cameras...)

jasonN · Posted: Wed May 08, 2002 3:29 pm

Awesome!
I can imagine that in art express

I assume they're pretty big, so what are the dimensions?

Keep it up and you'll do fine. Are you going to try to get into digital media or do you have another course in mind??

Dr. Bang · Posted: Wed May 08, 2002 5:45 pm

DOOOOOOOOD, do you have a bigger version of this?!! Can't you just scan it in?

Cicinimo · Posted: Wed May 08, 2002 6:48 pm

The lighting is nice, I like it. As usual, it looks really solid. I really can't find much to critique, except the hand looks kinda small. Maybe you have small hands, who knows. You rock, keep it up.

Cicinimo

Kaete · Posted: Wed May 08, 2002 7:18 pm

What light are you taking the picture in? I know with my super-crappy camera, I have to take the pictures in full sunlight. Under normal house-hold light the colors simply won't show up at all.

pixelsoldier · Posted: Wed May 08, 2002 11:40 pm

Whoa... first off, you've improved a *LOT* Freddio.

I actually don't agree with the comments suggesting that the arms aren't in proportion. I get the impression that you were trying to achieve a foreshortening effect. In my opinion, it was successful. I really don't have any issues with it at all.

The light source is consistent, and not boring in the least. The values seem well placed except for the shadow underneath the arm. It is pitch black, and sticks out like sore thumb. I dunno if that was the camera that did that or not.

Other than that tiny little thing, I can't say that I see anything "wrong" with this at all. Great job!!

Freddio · Posted: Thu May 09, 2002 12:09 am

thanks all for the comments..

Thanks Jason. the whole sheet is about 150x100cm
umm im not 100% sure what I want to get into yet..

Dr.Bang: Can't scan it in I can't be bothered and I dont want to wreck it or smudge it..

Thanks Cicinimo.

Kaete yea it was more the lighting conditions but it was 2am and i wanted to get to bed