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Sargent-W.B. Yeats by ~sylvan:iconsylvan:

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©2003-2010 ~sylvan
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Charcoal drawing on 18"x24" white paper. For drawing homework I have to choose an artist and do a series of copies of their drawings. I chose John Singer Sargent because he is AMAZING and if I could paint like anyone it would be him. So I figure learning to draw like him is a start. This is a copy of his portrait drawing of William Butler Yeats, the famous Irish (!) poet, isn't he beautiful? For some reason he looks cuter in my drawing than in Sargent's.

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~EvaDiana Nov 2, 2003, 6:27:04 PM
Hey, I like it....very realistic, and good shading. Do you do a lot of work with charcoal? It looks good...

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When it comes to art, everybody scribbles...some people just happen to scribble a little neater than others.....
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~sylvan Nov 2, 2003, 8:19:10 PM
thanks for the comment and fave and such :) yeah I've worked a lot with charcoal, we used it all last semester, I think it's some of the best stuff to do portraits with
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~EvaDiana Nov 3, 2003, 3:23:58 PM
I don't work with it very often, would you recommend a certain brand?

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When it comes to art, everybody scribbles...some people just happen to scribble a little neater than others.....
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~sylvan Nov 3, 2003, 5:20:46 PM
I've only worked with windsor and newton vine charcoal, i use the medium and soft sticks, and/or alphacolor char-kole (it's compressed charcoal). these seem to work well for me, but I don't have experience with other brands. this is the stuff that my professors always say to get though, so it's probably the best stuff that's not crazy expensive. hope that helps :)
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~EvaDiana Nov 5, 2003, 3:48:42 PM
Muchas gracias.

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When it comes to art, everybody scribbles...some people just happen to scribble a little neater than others.....
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~sonomacoast Jan 3, 2004, 3:27:07 PM
w.b yeats is my favorite writer ever, so i love this :D

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excuse me
... i believe you have my stapler.
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~sylvan Jan 3, 2004, 4:46:12 PM
thanks :) i had never read much Yeats until I drew this, then i looked him up and now I love his work. if i find time i'm going to do some illustrations of his poems this semester
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OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO.,LTD
C4100Z,C4000Z
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Jan 3, 2004, 3:38:44 PM

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