You are, officially, the stuff. You did this with a mechanical pencil? Hell's bells, I can't get to the end of a frickin' grocery list with one of those!
This is amazing. And I find myself agreeing with you and galadhir -- it's more the character than it is the actor, which is quite cool, actually. Or...it's like one particular facet of the character, one side or flavor of him, shining through almost to the exclusion of the others. (Okay, how much sense did that *not* make?)
To try for something slightly closer to coherence, it's like this is the JAck that the mutiny made. This captures the fighter, the man betrayed, the sharper side of him. And it *is* all in the eyes, and the set of the face. There's almost the first hint of a snarl there. It's like you've captured him while he's in the cold place he goes to to get the job done.
And the texture and shading...wow. I can't draw for crap, but I adore artwork done in pencil. When it's done well, nothing looks more alive. And this is most definitely done well, in my opinion, anyway. The life in the eyes is perfect, and the details are incredible! I love the inlay work on the gun; that's just exquisite, and for some reason I won't ever be able to explain, I love the button on the cuff.
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This is amazing. And I find myself agreeing with you and galadhir -- it's more the character than it is the actor, which is quite cool, actually. Or...it's like one particular facet of the character, one side or flavor of him, shining through almost to the exclusion of the others. (Okay, how much sense did that *not* make?)
To try for something slightly closer to coherence, it's like this is the JAck that the mutiny made. This captures the fighter, the man betrayed, the sharper side of him. And it *is* all in the eyes, and the set of the face. There's almost the first hint of a snarl there. It's like you've captured him while he's in the cold place he goes to to get the job done.
And the texture and shading...wow. I can't draw for crap, but I adore artwork done in pencil. When it's done well, nothing looks more alive. And this is most definitely done well, in my opinion, anyway. The life in the eyes is perfect, and the details are incredible! I love the inlay work on the gun; that's just exquisite, and for some reason I won't ever be able to explain, I love the button on the cuff.
Absolutely awesome.