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September 15, 2009
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Hello there! It's been a while since I uploaded anything so I thought I would share one of my last portraits...

This was a commission and is my favorite as of now. One of the reasons I enjoyed working on this one was because of the illustration board, the graphite blended and layered beautifully. The texture of the board was natural which in turn gave the skin a very natural look. I will say those braids took me forever, I didn't enjoy them as much as I thought I would! My favorite parts of the drawing are the goose bumps on the back of the brides neck and the kiss.

18 x 12 inches
Nielsen Bainbridge Illustration board
3b Mechanical Pencil
3b, b, h graphite
plain tissue and blending stumps
2+ months

~Linda
EDIT: Thank you everyone for the very kind comments!

Something that came to mind as I was reading:

I love realism very much, it's always been a really fun challenge! To me it's trying to draw the subjects as you would see them in person, up-close and Real...and in many cases it's creating a feeling...a Feeling that you and those that look upon your drawings get!
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*Dwight2 Apr 21, 2013  New member Professional Traditional Artist
Wonderful Black love!
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:iconanakure:
WOOOOOOOW!!!!!!!

It seems so real!!!!
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:iconnocol:
~nocol Feb 28, 2013  Professional Traditional Artist
Very nice...you handled the blending very well.
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:iconannakoutsidou:
Mood: Affection *annakoutsidou Jan 29, 2013  Professional Traditional Artist
Omg ! This is an amazing work !! :happybounce:
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:iconnsorg:
How that possible ... really lovely...
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:iconwinter33:
Mood: Wow! ~winter33 Sep 16, 2012  Student Traditional Artist
people like you inspire other people to create wonderful things, your an awesome artist, I can only hope to one day reach your level of drawing and skill.
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~J-A-S-O-Na Sep 3, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Im trying to reach this level!
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:iconivinson:
You are my inspiration and my aunt Huber. Congratz.
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:iconjudyeve:
Oh my GOODNESS!! I LOVE THIS PORTRAIT! So realistic! I love both their hair! WOW!
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