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every now and then i like to do something different. something simple without paying too much attention to details, blending, grid or that kind of stuff, just for the fun of it, or to convey a certain feeling.
this is what i did last night. it's done with white pastel on black paper. i also used some photo references which i combined together to get the composition i had in my mind. i like how it came out (probably just because i love seagulls ;)) hope you like it too.

15" x 10"
about 4 hours


edit: added watermark. see also [link]
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:iconkarouj:
Mood: Wow! ~Karouj Jan 11, 2012
Very effective, Kj6ytht ( Apologies my cat walked across my keypad, but think I shall leave it for added emphasis)
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:icongreyshade18:
Mood: Wow! ~greyshade18 Feb 25, 2011   Traditional Artist
this is fab
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:icondementophobic-darco:
~Dementophobic-Darco Feb 20, 2011  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Your artwork is just amazing. How long did it take you to get to this level of art?
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:iconjadedjamboree:
~jadedjamboree Feb 15, 2011
First of all, this is just supersuper cool. I've seen your gallery and quite a few artworks, including this one, looked like photographs to me at first.
It's inspiring because everything looks so..strategically beautiful, like the strokes of the pastel and such. :)

I'm wondering what you mean by 'grid'? Because when I want to draw a portrait I usually mark up the reference to see how things are placed in relation to each other. So yeah, I guess I'm curious about how you do it if I'm right about the way you mean grid. :)
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:iconshimoda7:
~shimoda7 Feb 16, 2011
Thank you :)
As for your question, I found this article [link] which explains what a grid is and how it works.
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:iconjadedjamboree:
~jadedjamboree Feb 24, 2011
Ohh, thank you so much for the article/tutorial/and such. It was helpful. :)
I usually just made lines as I saw fit, but I've never actually tried using a uniform grid for some reason...
Haha, thanks again!
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:icondevilrena:
~DevilRena Oct 27, 2010  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
ok so let me get this straight, you DIDN'T pay attention to detail and it ONLY took you 4 hours?! AND IT TURNED OUT THIS WELL! that's just........ wow...wow. my mind is officially blown.
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!unamedstreets Jul 5, 2010
love the movement of the right wing. Wish the bird's gaze was slightly slanted in the same direction as the body though.
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~gvmtchz Feb 25, 2010
Utterly beautiful. Feels like you captured the bird's essence.
Thanks for sharing!
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:iconshimoda7:
~shimoda7 Feb 26, 2010
Much appreciated.
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