Portrait Of Math Is Hard by zoobyshoe

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The discussion revolves around a portrait created by the user zoobyshoe, focusing on artistic techniques, mediums used, and the reception of the artwork within the community. Participants express admiration for the artwork and engage in light-hearted banter about the artist and the subject of the portrait.

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Main Points Raised

  • Participants express admiration for zoobyshoe's artistic skills, with many describing the artwork as "amazing" and "outstanding."
  • Questions arise regarding the medium used for the portrait, with some participants suggesting it is pencil and paper, while others inquire about possible airbrushing techniques.
  • Zoobyshoe mentions that the portrait was created using graphite on smooth Bristol Board and was worked on over several months.
  • There is discussion about the importance of subject choice in art, with zoobyshoe reflecting on how the subject's beauty contributed to the artwork's reception.
  • Some participants express a desire to improve their own artistic skills, contrasting their abilities with zoobyshoe's talent.
  • Humorous exchanges occur regarding the subject of the portrait, with playful comments about her appearance and the artist's skills.
  • Participants discuss the challenges of capturing eye color in pencil drawings and consider the possibility of using oil paints for more vibrant representations.
  • There are inquiries about the techniques used to achieve accurate proportions in the portrait, with mentions of grid systems and proportional dividers.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the quality of the artwork and express admiration for zoobyshoe's talent. However, there are varying opinions on the techniques used and the challenges of representing certain features, such as eye color, which remain unresolved.

Contextual Notes

Some discussions touch on the limitations of pencil drawings in capturing certain colors and details, as well as the subjective nature of artistic appreciation.

Who May Find This Useful

Artists, art enthusiasts, and individuals interested in portrait techniques and artistic expression may find this discussion engaging.

  • #31
cyrusabdollahi said:
How do you get the proportions so perfect?
Grid system and proportional dividers.
Danger said:
And I'm still waiting for the full nude...
Me too.
 
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  • #32
zoobyshoe said:
I'm very glad you guys like it. Even so, in pencil, it doesn't do her justice, since it lacks the stunning crystal blue of her eyes.

Awww, geez. Thanks. Happy Birthday.
Zoob, don't you want to make a picture of me ? Ofcourse, i don't quite know how you work but if you use pictures as a base to start from, i would be more than happy to send you some. There is a guy on YouTube who is doing this as well.


cyrusabdollahi said:
Don't you have to make videos about your idol P-ditty, you loser?
:smile:
I think i am going to make a video about YOU. "Cyyyrrruuuss, THE ultimate bad boy, has been posting video's on youtube..."

marlon
 
  • #33
That's an awesome picture. I'm ready to launch a 1000 ships ...
 
  • #34
The potrait is awsome. You are a very talented artist. The lines are so controlled, the proportions exact, the light so perfect... It's too good for words. I'm going to put it on my desktop to serve as a reference standard everytime I draw.
 
  • #35
Great portrait of a lovely lady! MIH, you sure look better than your meatball avatar. To the contrary, my ferret avatar is a lot more handsome than I am.:biggrin:
 
  • #36
zoobyshoe said:
Jessica650.jpg
Beautiful portrait of a woman with mysterious :smile: smile.

I see :bugeye: future: :
It's year 2508.Advanced civilization finds the picture still stored on a laptop memory ,in an abonded basement ,on planet Earth.Nobody knows the identity of the portraited woman for sure, but the masterpiece's final destination is a well known museum, next to the Leonardo's another woman with a mysterious smile...
 
  • #37
shramana said:
The potrait is awsome. You are a very talented artist. The lines are so controlled, the proportions exact, the light so perfect... It's too good for words. I'm going to put it on my desktop to serve as a reference standard everytime I draw.
What an exceptionally nice compliment! Thanks so much, shramana.

BobG said:
That's an awesome picture. I'm ready to launch a 1000 ships ...
tehno said:
Beautiful portrait of a woman with mysterious :smile: smile.

I see :bugeye: future: :
It's year 2508.Advanced civilization finds the picture still stored on a laptop memory ,in an abonded basement ,on planet Earth.Nobody knows the identity of the portraited woman for sure, but the masterpiece's final destination is a well known museum, next to the Leonardo's another woman with a mysterious smile...
Helen and the Mona Lisa? It's true: I only draw the most intriguingly pretty women.
 
  • #38
In your original art thread you inspired me to dabble in drawing again, and with this latest piece you have blown me away yet again. I only hope my latest picture can be somewhere near the standard of this or even a fraction of a percent and I'd be happy :biggrin:.
 
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  • #39
tehno said:
It's year 2508.Advanced civilization finds the picture still stored on a laptop memory ,in an abonded basement ,on planet Earth.Nobody knows the identity of the portraited woman for sure, but the masterpiece's final destination is a well known museum, next to the Leonardo's another woman with a mysterious smile...
They'll figure a queen or someone royal.

Zooby said:
Helen and the Mona Lisa?
Better. o:) I was thinking - Regal, Elegant.
 
  • #40
Kurdt said:
In your original art thread you inspired me to dabble in drawing again, and with this latest piece you have blown me away yet again. I only hope my latest picture can be somewhere near the standard of this or even a fraction of a percent and I'd be happy :biggrin:.
I have conceded any level of art to the Zoobs, except that I did some OK watercolors during college over 35 years ago. I'd have to turn myself inside out to approach his talent with the pencil, and I don't have that many years left. On the up-side, I can lay out a blues guitar lead with an alacrity and style that will not leave me hiding my head in shame, and I can create and can salsas that put the commercial stuff to shame. My wife and I are pretty happy. :biggrin:
 
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  • #42
BobG said:
That's an awesome picture. I'm ready to launch a 1000 ships ...
I'll see your 1000 ships, and I'll raise you 10,000 ships and a large wooden horse! :biggrin:
 
  • #43
turbo-1 said:
I have conceded any level of art to the Zoobs, except that I did some OK watercolors during college over 35 years ago. I'd have to turn myself inside out to approach his talent with the pencil, and I don't have that many years left. On the up-side, I can lay out a blues guitar lead with an alacrity and style that will not leave me hiding my head in shame, and I can create and can salsas that put the commercial stuff to shame. My wife and I are pretty happy. :biggrin:

Well one can always aspire to these things no matter what age. Luckily I won't destroy myself with envy :smile:. I am happy with what I can do as a hobby.
 
  • #44
Kurdt said:
In your original art thread you inspired me to dabble in drawing again, and with this latest piece you have blown me away yet again. I only hope my latest picture can be somewhere near the standard of this or even a fraction of a percent and I'd be happy :biggrin:.

If you're shooting for something just short of me, then I very much hope you make it. Just don't get better than me or I will smite you. :)

Thanks very much, Kurdt.
 
  • #45
Dr Transport said:
Brains and Beauty...How can you go wrong...

It's not such a stretch to extrapolate that I have brains from the drawing, but I'm damned if I know how you figured out I was beautiful.
 
  • #46
zoobyshoe said:
If you're shooting for something just short of me, then I very much hope you make it. Just don't get better than me or I will smite you. :)

Thanks very much, Kurdt.

I think you'll be quite safe Zoobyshoe! :smile:
 
  • #47
Allow me to lower the bar once more Zooby.

I drew these pictures when I was 13. Every lad has to draw pictures from comic books growing up or they had a bad childhood.

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/4461/pict0056da6.jpg

My friend and I growing up would draw pictures from comic books endlessly and tear them up if they were not just like the comic. We didnt know about grid systems though. We did everything by feel.
 
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  • #48
Some other pictures of hot babes I drew together back in middle school with my friend.

http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/2074/pict0053mv6.jpg

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/8383/pict0055xp5.jpg

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/9716/pict0054td2.jpg


...but my GREATEST MASTERPIECE to date is:

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/720/untitledgc5.png

But your pictures are out of this world zoob.
 
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  • #49
cyrusabdollahi said:
Every lad has to draw pictures from comic books growing up or they had a bad childhood.

Amof, that's totally true.
 
  • #50
I just love it Zoob. You really did a great job of capturing the fair skin and hair. Of course your subject is just beautiful!
 
  • #51
Cyrus, I noticed your drawing skills in the "build a house" thread. You have talent.
 
  • #52
hypatia said:
I just love it Zoob. You really did a great job of capturing the fair skin and hair. Of course your subject is just beautiful!

Thanks, hypatia. Skin tones require the most careful, even work, so I'm glad you approve of this, here.

I left the hair not fully rendered on the advise of other artists so the drawing would be more instantly recognizable as a drawing. If you go beyond a certain level of finish they can be mistaken for photographs when shrunk down and posted on the web. I had a lot of people say they thought the last two portraits I posted here were photographs at first. That sounds like a sort of compliment, but it's not really a good thing: why spend so many hours on something if people just glance at it for a second and move on, thinking it's a photo?

Still, I have fallen prey to this urge to be hyper-meticulous in two other portraits that I haven't posted at PF yet. I'm not sure how to resolve this.

Yeah, Math has the most wonderfully pleasant face, doesn't she?
 
  • #53
MIH is gorgeous, I have a few pictures of her and she's a knock out.
 
  • #54
Evo said:
MIH is gorgeous, I have a few pictures of her and she's a knock out.

Post them. We won't tell her, we promise. o:) :-p
 
  • #55
Evo said:
Cyrus, I noticed your drawing skills in the "build a house" thread. You have talent.

No, I had tallent. Its all bye bye now.
 
  • #56
cyrusabdollahi said:
No, I had tallent. Its all bye bye now.
No, you may be rusty, but it's not gone.

I am hoping to find time to start drawing again. All of my artwork and supplies were destroyed in a flood a few years ago and I have been too heartbroken since then to draw.
 
  • #57
Wow! At first I thought that it was a photograph!
 
  • #58
Very good both actually, although Zoob's is by far the better, cyrusabdollahi isn't actually that bad, I certainly can't use paint that well :smile: Can you do me an airbus please cyrusabdollahi?

Zoob do you use your skills for work?
 
  • #59
Evo said:
I am hoping to find time to start drawing again. All of my artwork and supplies were destroyed in a flood a few years ago and I have been too heartbroken since then to draw.
That's rough. :frown: But please start drawing again.
 
  • #60
zoobyshoe said:
It's not such a stretch to extrapolate that I have brains from the drawing, but I'm damned if I know how you figured out I was beautiful.

Lucky guess? Both you and MIH...
 

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