These are my children...as they were years ago. This was my first attempt at Photorealism. It took over 40 hours but was worth the effort. Of course I'm not exactly impartial about this work, or the subjects; I still hear them giggling. Materials used : 2H to H, some HB.
56 Comments
Tim Linville 14 Feb 2014
A Most Excellent Portrait Outcome!The Depth of Shadow is so Realistic!michelle olson 18 Dec 2007
WOW!!!! I love pencil work---this is incredable--indeed you deserve a 10 from me!cynthia berridge 30 Aug 2006
so beautiful art work and beautiful little ones as wellLeo Da 29 Aug 2006
Beautiful drawing, Rebecca!mc williams 22 Aug 2006
beautiful portrait rebeccaOlga van Dijk 19 Aug 2006
Great portrait of two great children!Patty Day 16 Aug 2006
Wow!! EXCELLENT!!!!Loredana 16 Aug 2006
ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUSLucia Stewart 16 Aug 2006
Beautifully done! An excellent portrait!debbie collier 13 Aug 2006
Awesome work!!Nira Dabush 07 Aug 2006
Superb and such beautiful portraits of your kids,Rebbeca...marvelous drawing...that captured your emotions for them...AWESOMEGreg Joens 07 Aug 2006
very goodthea walstra 26 Jul 2006
Excellent and very sweet work25 Apr 2006
Beautiful.What a happy drawing. Great communication of mood. LOVE IT!!Renata Cavanaugh 22 Mar 2006
Fantastic pencil workSara Deutsch 17 Mar 2006
Amazingly realistic and detailed as well as heartfelt... Wish I had the patience...Jerry 19 Feb 2006
Adorable, cute and loving picture!Julie Mayser 07 Nov 2005
Fantastic work... very well done. You have captured their innocence and charm.Angie Waszkiewicz 01 Nov 2005
Very nice pencil work. I think you have captured those giggles in your work :)Anonymous Guest 25 Sep 2005
It was great. These 2 kids were lovelyIvan Khokhlov 24 Apr 2005
O!!! Very nice! COOL!!! In Russia : zdorovo!!stan jones 20 Jan 2005
thanks Rebecca ..this one fantastic piece of art work and i love viewing work done in pencil it shows an artists worthMike Moore 07 Jan 2005
You know i'm a pencil artist Becky so I am very impressed with this. Wow.erick cervantes 09 Dec 2004
Hi Rebeca, very nicely done. I like the detail in the hair and the expressions they have are amazing. I can actually see their souls in their eyes. I like the contrast used to make their eyes stand out fron the rest of the image, very nice.Anita Thompson 26 Nov 2004
Such precious models, and awesome artwork. You are very talented.David Perkins 14 Nov 2004
A very lovely study.....Jerry Cave 15 Oct 2004
a beautiful piece of work ... a beautiful pair of children!Ruthee Easton 08 Oct 2004
Absolutely gorgeous. I've never been able to do portraits of any kind. You have a great talent.Liz Teed 04 Oct 2004
Very nicely done, RebeccaRandy Smith 28 Sep 2004
very good Becky...i love pencil dwgs and this is a very good one :)teresa greene 27 Sep 2004
Great pencil work! excellent detailsGayle Taylor 27 Sep 2004
Your pencil work is great!Ramaz Razmadze 24 Sep 2004
Wonderful drawing. Thank you for your cooment on my canvas.Patti Jo 14 Sep 2004
Very very nicely done! I do alot of pencil work myself and can appreciate the time you have into it. 10++kristie taylor 14 Sep 2004
I see I'm not the only one who thinks this is outstanding, and utterly adorable!!!Ric Strange 14 Sep 2004
looks like stars in the forest to me .WESTERN ARTWORK By Denny Karchner 18 Aug 2004
so sorry I am late Becky. wonderful piece. well worth the 40 hours my friend.--dennycathy Gemkow 18 Aug 2004
VERY NICELY DONE YOU HAVE THE GIFTcraig moline 17 Aug 2004
Awesome drawing. Wonderful detail!Hanna Monola 15 Aug 2004
Wonderful! The technique... Just excellent!Pepita Selles 15 Aug 2004
you really have talent,beautiful.And the time it took is amazingBill Lishinski 11 Jun 2004
Suiperb Becky...really well doneDawn Landrum 07 Jun 2004
This is supberb!Sherrie Kostura 31 May 2004
Beautifully done! Congrats...Greg Summers 19 May 2004
a wonderful piece of work - I can almost hear them gigglingStephen Sloan 02 May 2004
Yay this scan is a whole lot better than the last one. Much more contrast. The quality of the scan makes a heck of a difference. Thanks so much for your email, it's really appreciated! Anyways, excellent job.Tabatha Holt 30 Apr 2004
you do have magic hands keep up the good workRandy Waggoner 27 Apr 2004
Very good pencil portraitHilton Harris 27 Apr 2004
This is an incredible pencil rendering!joel zelikovitz 27 Apr 2004
I guessing you used Denny's tutorial for this method. Outstanding.Jennifer Herlihy 27 Apr 2004
Wonderful job,Rebecca!Adorable children.Paula Santos 27 Apr 2004
Looks so real, well done.Thom Roslan 27 Apr 2004
More Top Notch Work, my man!Peter Kripgans 27 Apr 2004
yeah it is an improvement, a legitime one, of courseJoao Brosque 27 Apr 2004
Beautiful image !Heavens 26 Apr 2004
wow!!! Fantastic detail! Great Job!!!They are adorable.