113. VINCENT VAN GOGH: In spite of everything

Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) was a Dutch Post-impressionist painter. Although he had a passion for art since a child, Van Gogh’s first career choice was to become a minister. After studying for a year, Van Gogh failed his entrance exam to a theology school in Amsterdam and later a missionary school in Brussels. Unable to join the Church, Van Gogh decided he would devote himself to art. Although his work was exhibited in his later years, he received no recognition for his work during his life, lived in constant poverty and died having only sold ONE of his paintings. Today he is considered one of the most important artists in history and his vibrant, powerful and expressive paintings sell for millions of dollars. http://zenpencils.com/


“The work is an absolute necessity for me. I can’t put it off, I don’t care for anything but the work; that is to say, the pleasure in something else ceases at once and I become melancholy when I can’t go on with my work. Then I feel like a weaver who sees that his threads are tangled, and the pattern he had on the loom is gone to hell, and all his thought and exertion is lost.”

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Indiana Jones - Portrait

Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones, Jr. usually nicknamed as "Indy" for short, is the title character and protagonist of the Indiana Jones franchise and most famously played by Harrison Ford. George Lucas created the character in homage to the action heroes of 1930s film serials. The character first appeared in the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark, to be followed by Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom in 1984, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade in 1989, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles from 1992 to 1996, and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull in 2008. Alongside the more widely known films and television programs, the character is also featured in novels, comics, video games, and other media.

Tools:
-3H-7B
-Kneaded Eraser, Mechanical Pen Eraser, Electric Eraser
-Blending Stump, Makeup removal discs
-A4 (21x29,7cm) (8,25"x11,7")

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DibujarBien.com por Marcos Raya Delgado

Recientemente he descubierto un interesante proyecto web:

http://dibujarbien.com/ 

Creada por Marcos Raya Delgado artista conceptual, ilustrador y escultor digital. En ella se nos explica mediante vídeos, ejemplos y ejercicios de una manera muy práctica y amena como dibujar bien y aprender a usar Photoshop desde cero. Adjunto una lista de reproducción con los episodios creados hasta ahora, seguro que aprendéis. Totalmente recomendable, como Marcos dice:

Gracias por dibujar bien!

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Lara Croft - Tomb Raider Reborn Contest entry, wips, sketches and discarded ideas

Final entry for the official contest hosted by deviantart

 Tools:

- 3H-7B, 9B graphite powder
- Kneaded Eraser, Mechanical Pen Eraser, Electric Eraser
- Blending Stump, Makeup removal discs
- A3 (29,7x42cm) (11,7"x16,64")

Lara Croft is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the Square Enix video game series Tomb Raider. She is presented as a beautiful, intelligent, and athletic English archaeologist-adventuress who ventures into ancient, hazardous tombs and ruins around the world.

In this case I saved some previous ideas and I thought that why not to share part of the process and evolution til the final result.

 

 

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Eyes in the Sky - Drawing

Tools:
-2H-6B, 9B woodless graphite
-Kneaded Eraser, Mechanical Pen Eraser, Electric Eraser
-Blending Stump, Makeup removal discs
-A3

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100. CARL SAGAN: Pale blue dot

The Pale Blue Dot is a photograph of Earth (click here to see it) taken by the Voyager 1 spacecraft at a distance of 3.7 billion miles away. The spacecraft had completed its primary mission and was passing Saturn, hurtling through space at 40,000 mph. Carl Sagan requested that the spacecraft turn around and take a photo of Earth, not for any scientific purpose, but as a sobering reminder of our planet’s insignificance. The resulting image inspired Sagan to write this now famous and breathtaking passage.

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Gandalf - Drawing

Character in J. R. R. Tolkien's novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. He appears as a wizard, member of the order known as the Istari, as well as leader of the Fellowship of the Ring and the army of the West. In The Lord of the Rings, he is initially known as Gandalf the Grey, but returns from death as Gandalf the White. Sir Ian McKellen wonderfully portrayed Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy

I wanted to try a challenging hair in a new paper but I think I picked the wrong beard in not the best realist paper, though not disappointed with the result.




Tools:
- 2H-7B, Willow charcoal
- Kneaded Eraser, Mechanical Pen Eraser, Electric Eraser
- Blending Stump, Makeup removal discs
- (21,6x29,72cm) (8,5x11,7")

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