21 November, 2009

new pencil portrait

comments or critique?

(it's in my gallery if you want to see a better view of it)

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15 Comments

chris newbrook 22 Nov 2009

Very slick with a contemporary feel. i like your strong style.

Carissa Stevens 22 Nov 2009

thankyou, i appreciate it.

Hinsel Scott 23 Nov 2009

nice work carissa, good technique and b/w contrasts. good theme. keep creating!

Ann 24 Nov 2009

Wow, excellent work Carissa! Her lips are beautifully done and her shading and highlights are amazing.

I'd love an explanation about her left eye with the black dots? Just a curious question. Ann

Carissa Stevens 30 Nov 2009

i got bored with doing a straight up portrait and wanted to add something to it.. and if you look carefully in that same eye theres a skull with the eye highlight as the teeth

Ann 02 Dec 2009

Carissa, thanks for the explanation. Very unique and I like the idea a lot. This would be much better to see in person. Ann

Shellton Tremble 07 Dec 2009

Ummm...seems as I've seen this splendid work somewhere before...probably OTV! Superior, edgy, chic, and top notch rendering...don't you just love art!

Gail Caduff-Nash 11 Dec 2009

real art! very cool. well done.

Carissa Stevens 15 Dec 2009

what is otv?

Kriss Johnson 11 Mar 2010

Oh My Gosh! Very beautiful yet gothic. I am glad you brought out about the eye. That adds so much to this. I love it.

Naomi Edmondson 17 Mar 2010

Great shading! I really like the way the shading on the cheek is very soft and the eye is so bold.

S.J. Scales 26 Mar 2010

I like this, it makes you look at first I did not get the eye either, well done and ty for explaining it?

Paul Simpson 29 Mar 2010

very good! very good indeed!

cramer 31 Mar 2010

very nice

Jonas Jonzén 02 Apr 2010

very good portrait! I love the contrasts :)

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