I was looking on Phawker.com the other day and saw a New York Times Magazine cover containing a photo of Stanley McChrystal. I've never been a very good photographer myself but this photo really blew me away and I felt like I had to draw it. The photo really tells a story just in the expression on his face. The photographer is Peter van Agtmael and I hope I did his photo justice in this sketch.
12 comments:
Beautiful. Really great rendering.
That is a woderfull rendition Alex. Justice has definitely been done.
thanks for your comments, I'm going to start posting more pencil drawings soon.
i really dig your work, especially these pencil drawings. have you tried digital coloring these like you do with you ink pieces? i am an illustrator starting out and am glad to see that you're doing very well for yourself from the content of your work to your list of clients. all the best.
wow 0_0
cool.
Thanks for stopping by to check out my work. I actually tried coloring one of my pencil drawings last summer and I might start doing it more often. I just wish I could find more of a market for the realistic portraits because they're so fun to draw.
Yeah, real nice.
Holy crap! This is WAY good. I think you definitely did the photo justice. It's also really cool that you showed your reference photo with your piece. A lot of artists don't do that. Maybe they feel that it shows off too many weaknesses
However, I like to do it. So what if you can see my weaknesses. I'm not claiming to be the greatest artist on the planet, so why not show a little process? I think it shows whats going on in the artist's head when you do that.
So, anyways, I commend you for putting the two next to each other.
And, not to buttkiss too much, but I like your sketch more than the photograph. I just like drawings more than photos.
Anyways, Nice work.
Excellent wrinkles! The drawing was definitely more inspiring and interesting than the photo!
..."I hope I did his photo justice in this sketch."
You did.
Thanks everyone, I just got my internet back after moving and appreciate all the feedback.
Really amazing.
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