bobhopefan1940 wrote:
Awww, your toomuch!
Thank you, coming from you it really is a compliment

But I'm not a very good artist, I cannot draw very often

I get the equivalent of "writer's block" for the artist, lol.
Well, I'm no artist. Not like you are. I play around with a computer program is all. You can SEE stuff. I have always admired people who can do that!
I am one of those 'art appreciators'. I've traveled all over the world and have spent days and days of my life in some of the most wonderful museums in the world. But I couldn't do it myself. Not in a million years! I wish that I could...but I was given appreciation...but sadly, no talent.
Not for real art, anyway.
I think that's one of the reasons I love doing PhotoShop. Because I can control it - play around with it until I like it. I don't have to start over every time I do something that doesn't satisfy me.
The other thing I do pretty well is build and decorate houses in that computer game The Sims 2. I love decorating especially. That also sorta helps satisfy the EXTREMELY frustrated artist in me!
If it's on computers, I can learn it and apply my 'eye' for art. But to pick up a pencil and do what you do? I wouldn't even know where to begin!
Those are just stunning.
Now all you need to do is one of Gary Cooper, and we'll all be happy!
Seriously - I'd frame it!
Let me see... The William Powell one took me probably about 7 hours to do the full scale, then a couple more to do the touch ups. The RM (much smaller), took me about 5 hours with touch ups included. It's the first real portrait drawing I have done in six months!

I was happy to get it done...

Thanks so much for your kind words of encouragement

Well, I hope you keep doing them! And I'd just love to see what you do and hope you keep sharing it with us! I *really* think you are selling yourself short. I mean, I see drawings of classic film stars all the time...but you have TOTALLY nailed both of those guys! And I'm especially impressed with the way you nailed William Powell's eyes. Sometimes the eyes in a drawing just don't look like the person's real 'look' - and I would suspect it's really hard to capture that essence.
But you nailed him perfectly.
Well done!