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Submitted: April 11, 2009
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Extraordinary Machineby =justinsdrawings

Traditional Art / Drawings / Portraits & Figures

Fiona Apple.

I really liked the pose, there's something so classical about it; combine that with her song title and you've got yourself a portrait!

My last few drawings before this weren't as sharp as I'd like, so I tried a mechanical pencil for the first time. Very pleased with the crispness and soft, smooth shading I'm able to get with it.

Early sketch:

_{8.5" x 11" inkjet paper. General's black & white charcoal pencils, mechanical graphite with kneaded eraser. October/December 2008.}

Critique by *TubaQueen Apr 14, 2009, 7:34:15 AM

I'll try my hand at giving a good critique on this piece. When I see your work I'm always in such awe I have nothing constructive to say

I just want to say first of all that I can definitely see a difference with the mechanical pencil--especially in the eyes. The detail in the face is indeed "extraordinary"

The hair gives the piece an incredible softness and it frames the face so well. The shading in the background is very subtle, but I think it adds a lot to this piece.

The only concern I have about this piece is her shoulder in the foreground. It may be my imagination, but I feel the piece is a little unbalanced because of the amount of white space in the shoulder area. You shaded her face so painstakingly well that it makes that in the foreground look flat by comparison. I think a little more light shading, maybe just around the edges of the shoulder would give it more dimension.

All in all, this is a truly beautiful piece, and I would expect nothing less of you