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ElvisDumbledore t1_itwsr05 wrote

How did you do this? That's alot of still photos.

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BlueBirdieD OP t1_itwtpmc wrote

It required a lot of scanning so it was quite time-consuming but I wanted to try something new and I'm very pleased with the end result.

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also_roses t1_itww0vc wrote

Is it typical of your process to work in such high detail in an area before moving to another area? I'm used to seeing these sorts of things move in layers instead of zone by zone. I'm curious if you always do that or it was a choice for this gif.

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anon_smithsonian t1_itz5rjx wrote

One reason for working in zones, like this, is that you're less likely to cause any smears in the areas that have been completed that would reduce the sharpness of the fine details.

For the most part, they seemed to work on center elements and then outward, which means you'd be able to keep your hand from putting pressure on sections you've already colored.

In my experience with photorealistic colored pencils like this, I preferred to work in layers, mainly because so much of getting the colors right depends on the surrounding colors, so it was easier for me when the rest of the color context was already laid. But this subject would be easier to do in zones, since the primary palette for the fur is black/browns/grays/white, so less color context is needed.

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nickyeyez t1_ityoie8 wrote

I wonder about this too. I've seen a lot of hyper realists do it this way. I suppose it's a tactic indicative of this kind of art?

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NotTyroneSenpai t1_ityxfi2 wrote

Are you maybe seeing a different medium? Coloured pencils relies less on having an active underpainting than say oil paints. Plus hyperrealistic art requires a lot of pre planning so the forms move about less so painting zone by zone is more viable in a weird way. Though you can do either in most styles and mediums you just gotta adjust to your preferred workflow

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MisteeLoo t1_itzqepf wrote

I love the outcome too. How long did it take (not counting scanning or digital processing time)?

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Bebop_Dx t1_itwyydm wrote

Fun fact this how dogs load in real life

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nekochanwich t1_ity1czv wrote

How to draw a dog:

Step 1) Draw outline of a dog.

Step 2) Add color

Step 3) Finish the rest of the dog

Congrats! You are artist!

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SemiFormalJesus t1_itym14x wrote

That’s what I was thinking. Ok, lines in the shape of a dog, I’m following. Oh, sorcery to make an actual dog in the lines, ok. Wait…

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probably_obsessed t1_ity0ij1 wrote

r/restofthefuckingowl

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But seriously this is amazing!

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Kazori t1_itxmrn3 wrote

At a certain skill level art starts to becomes black magic fuckey.

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bywv t1_ityszeq wrote

You made my screen look so soft, this is fantastic, well done!

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Shirwatel t1_itydzs3 wrote

I thought your paper had OBS installed lol

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Suzyswan t1_itxhnnh wrote

Whoa! This looks exactly like my dog! Amazing work.

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Delta6245 t1_ity7zr6 wrote

I find it absolutely insane people can draw such hyperealistic images like this with just pencils

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WhiteLama t1_ityf8h3 wrote

The hell do you mean with pencil?

That’s a damn photograph!

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amNoSaint t1_itys2ug wrote

👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽 awesome

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psibomber t1_ityx0ri wrote

How long have you been drawing with that technique? I wish that true artists like you would get more recognition and we would get more stuff like 2D animation of that quality.

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BlueBirdieD OP t1_itz5cqu wrote

Thank you very much! I've been drawing for six years now.

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0xB0BAFE77 t1_itzoi3c wrote

I'll never understand how the mind of an artist works.

I don't get how you can turn some paper and some colored pencils into THAT.

When I try drawing, I can't even make a stickman without it looking like it has scoliosis.

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Sufficient_Focus t1_itwzypp wrote

The nose and eyes look like a so realistic it's insane! Only criticism I have is the neck part on the right looks off, I don't think you'd see the curled out hairs that much at that angle.

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BurningTongues t1_iue313d wrote

I have an all-black German shepherd. There's loose skin on her neck and if her neck isn't fully extended, it can push the hairs out like this.

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CreativeFraud t1_itx08tu wrote

What’s up with Reddit’s algorithm? Am I missing something? I was the first upvote on this post???

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