wow wow wow!

David will seriously love these

I think you draw bodies VERY well. I love

this one, the nose is a bit weird ?
http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l125/tig...dcdrawing_2.jpg

I really like them! (This coming from a fellow artist) - You have very nice shading skills and it seems like you practice a lot and that's great because practice is the only way you learn to control your hand and to use proportions correctly.
Some constructive criticism (Dont kill me please lol), since we're speaking of proportions, I think you should keep working on the facial proportions some more. They look good now, but if you want to make the drawings look exactly like David, try playing a little with his facial features (elongate or shorten the nose, move it to the right, make the eyes bigger, etc. - just to see how these slight changes can really change your drawing). Also, pay attention to tiny details like, is his nose a little rounded off or pointy, is it larger from a certain angle, are his eyelashes short or long, etc because they are very important and can look drastically different when seen from different angles. If something doesn't seem exactly right when you draw it, keep working on it and try to look for differences between your drawing and the original. Hope that helps!
Can't wait to see more of your work!

Thank you very much!! It usually ranges between 1 to 6 hours to draw a picture.


Thank you!! I'm hoping I can give him copies of my drawings at the Tampa show, if I can get there (if I do I hope he likes them )

Maybe it looks weird because he has it scrunched up? Or it could be the shadows.


Thank you!! And thanks for the constructive criticism. I will defiantly try to apply your advice to my future drawings. I just started doing this a year ago so I have a long way to go.

my favorite so far. i would add a little fold to his though. it looks a little too open...like deer in the headlight open

you're on deviantart eh? i must add you!

Wow, just a year ago? Great job! You're really ahead of many artists out there who have been practicing for years! I'm sure you'll be a great artist someday (if that's what you want, I just assumed lol).

Thank you jtgraffix!! I will add you too.

Thank you Adi!! Yep, it was one year in early June. I would love to be an artist and get paid for what I love to do!

By the way, I love both of your siggy's!!

LOL, thanks! My siggy's my pride and joy (even though I haven't designed it myself - drawing, I can do, making siggys on a computer, I can't do. lol)

It's great that you want to be an artist! Are you taking any classes in college?

I'm not in college right now. I've never had classes, I'm self taught. I'm not sure where I want to go to college, but I'm not in a big hurry either.

Hehe sorry I PM'ed you with a similar question.

Anyway, I don't think you need college classes - you're really good now. But I do find classes can be helpful sometimes because it lets you see how others see your work and what they would do to improve it. Plus you learn new techniques.

Thanks for looking at my drawings too! I appreciate the support and the fact that you noticed the eyelashes (although I don't really feel like adding them yet - I tried once and he looked kinda weird I think).

Keep drawing!

- your tallahassee friend

Wow, I can't believe how many pictures you can whip up at once. When I draw, it takes me forever!!! You are awesome when it comes to hair! Your shading is really great too! I would just pay more attention to proportion and shape, but that's about it! You have mad talent! I'm actually working on a picture right now that I'm pretty sure I'm going to give to David if I get the chance. It's not quite ready (takes me forever), but when it is, I'll post for criticism and whether or not I should give it to David. Keep up the great work!! You should definitely continue to draw and maybe take some college classes!

classes are indeed helpful! when i started off in art college, my anatomy was waay off and my shading/lighting skills were just awful, until i took the basic curricular classes on anatomy and proportions, then they helped me refine my drawing skills.

Jessica your drawings are fantastic, especially when you're self taught. i would still recommend taking a few classes only to refine you shading and lines a little bit more

Yay, someone agrees with me! LOL What college are you at? (I'm looking into art colleges and I would like to know if yours is good).

BTW- totally unrelated, but I noticed you're from Orange County - that is waaay cool. Never been, but I have the stereotypical image in my mind (thanks to the show The OC) about what it's like. hehe

never watched the show oddly enough, but from what i've heard, it's the complete opposite of what was shown...haha! apparantly the OC is just a buncha rich teenagers who party every night...nope. but i'm in huntington beach, so the environment's VERY chill and relaxed.

anyhoo i graduated from The Art Institute of California - OC 9 months ago in media arts & animation. AI offers different majors, like graphic design, fashion, interior, animation, culinary, web, industrial, and game art. what were you planning on majoring in? my school was okay. it really depends on your major. i heard different stories about each of 'em, but animation overall was very helpful.

Oh, ok so the show was misleading, lol.

Wow, your college sounds great! I was thinking about design or architecture, but the other majors sound interesting as well. I still don't exactly know what I want to major in, and art is just one option.

Thank you for the help!

Thank you all so much! I've been reading about SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design) I thought about going there, but I'm not sure yet. I wanted to take some art classes but I can't afford them at the moment. I just enjoy drawing, so I will see where that takes me.

Well we went and got a scanner today because of the issues with the one at work. It was on sale for $40 which is a very good price considering they usually cost over $100.

So I was able to scan all my new drawings! I'm going to post a few at a time.

Click for really big picture. Since it's so big you will be able to see all the flaws, so please go easy on me.
If you want me to resize them and make them smaller let me know.

I like this one because the detail in his scarf, it was really hard but I worked really hard on it!




Comments and constructive criticism always welcome.

Jessica

Also I was wondering if I should rescan all my other drawings so they can be big and you can see all the details.
Please respond and give me your opinion!

WOW

Thank you!

Two more





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Jessica

Two more drawings

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I'm very happy with this one!


David with David Putty!!


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Jessica

A new drawing!

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David and Andrew!!



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Jessica

Jessica!!
The last three were amaaaaaazing -claps-

Thank you so much!!!!!

Here are two that I forgot to post.
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David and his mom


David's beautiful Les Paul!


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Jessica

Les Paul = ♥
They are both fantastic as usual ;D

I added new ones Check them out ^^?

Thank you!!!

I commented on yours as well.

I've got a new one!! This was taken by a friend when David was talking to me and my mom about my drawings. This is my new favorite one!!

Tampa 8-21-08
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Jessica

are you freakin amazing. truly. you have some talent there.

Thank you so mcuh!!!! I really appreciate it!!

How long does it take you to draw a picture like that???

Most of them I finish in 2-3 hours.

Holy Jesus. That is fast, I was gonna guess like 8 hours or something. But, seriously, you are really good.

I always get that! Most people think it takes me a long time but normally they are really quick. Thank you!!!

the smile on the 1st drawing looks exactly like david!!!
great job ^^

Thank you!

What a talent! Your drawings are great.

Thank you so much!!

W O W
i wish i knew drew like you !