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Altofaltception t1_iuczno9 wrote

>Coloured pencils

I'm sorry what? That looks way too realistic!

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WHY20040207 t1_iud2ow3 wrote

Let me guess the meaning behind this artwork: there are many people cheat to win card games and king (in real life) is a character with power and everyone want to be a king. Which shows the ambition of the majority want to be king/have great power and would dare cheat to achieve it.

Wonderful artwork btw!

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tebla t1_iud59d8 wrote

That's amazing! The texture on the card looks so real!

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sciocueiv t1_iud8cjs wrote

Holy cow! At first I thought you simply took a card and tore it apart, congratulations!

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Wildjamart t1_iud9kz0 wrote

This a FANTASTIC! I just love it

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Karmachinery t1_iude88x wrote

I don’t even know how that’s possible to get that photorealistic with colored pencils. You are an amazing artist. The lines are so sharp and well done. Dear lord that is incredible.

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Mcnab-at-my-feet t1_iudhhqb wrote

Very realistic - as others said, I had to look very closely! Your attention to detail is keen!

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Inedible-denim t1_iudl8kn wrote

Wow this one blew my mind. Great job! This looks like what happens when you leave a card in your pants pocket and it goes through a washer cycle lol

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HEAT_IS_DIE t1_iudnbqr wrote

Replying to Altofaltception (#340,311)

Zoom in. Pretty much all realistic drawings benefit greatly from being shrunken in size on a screen. If you looked at the actual drawing you wouldn't think it's a photograph. Because it's not. And this is a photograph, of the drawing, with it's size manipulated.

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paturner2012 t1_iudnjj3 wrote

Hey are you the same artist that did the crumpled donut logo? Your work is silly good

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PleaseBelieve_ t1_iudt0o9 wrote

Even when I zoom in it breaks my brain to know this is a drawing

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Dr4g0nSqare t1_iudz4h3 wrote

Replying to Karmachinery (#343,704)

These aren't Crayola pencils from school. Colored pencils made for art can layer better and can go on darker therefore have a wider range of possible colors.

They happen to be my physical medium of choice though I'm nowhere near as good as the person who drew this.

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AlaaFa9 t1_iue1nuj wrote

I kept staring at this wondering why would a picture of a half torn card end up on this subreddit. Incredible!!!

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Film2021 t1_iue1r1l wrote

This is really great. /r/poker might enjoy this too.

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CheerioJack t1_iue24e8 wrote

You even got the texture right. Holy shit. What color pencils you use to get this high quality texture and details?

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Tonks2707 t1_iued5i8 wrote

Nonsense. You are a sorcerer. Incredible!

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RokujuToshi t1_iuedrqi wrote

Replying to notklopers (#348,464)

A lot of people like this image, it looks great, but reminding some of them that what they are looking at is a digital reproduction posted to this platform gives them the impression that the reminder is somehow diminishing that which they like— prompting an attack-response from them; thus, downvotes.

I upvoted the u/HEAT_IS_DIE comment

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Swedish-Butt-Whistle t1_iuehdwq wrote

Me: Ok, it’s just a photo of a beat up ca-

Me: (reads description)

Me: (under my breath) holy shit

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puritycontrol t1_iueiymn wrote

This is truly amazing. You’re very talented

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DrZeus104 t1_iueqykw wrote

I grew up playing card games at every family function with my father, 3 brothers and eventually my nephews. My father passed away 2 weeks ago and the image of a crumpled and torn up king of spades hit me right in the feels. Great piece of art at the perfect time for me. Thank you.

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Gottogetaglory t1_iuer5sq wrote

That's great! I love how you captured the texture of the card and the folds that show the different layers separating. Kudos!

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TheStoriesICanTell t1_iuet58r wrote

Replying to lordaddament (#351,773)

You'll get downvotes but I understand what you are saying. Personally, I can appreciate the amount of time an artist takes to make a drawing indistinguishable from a photo. But, like you said, I do not get the artistic point of looking at something indistinguishable from a photograph

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dzidziaud t1_iuewhi1 wrote

What brand of colored pencils do you use?

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ephyre t1_iuewzwb wrote

Replying to WHY20040207 (#341,028)

The expression takes it in a completely different direction for me. It shows a man who has acted with nobility all his life and how that has left him damaged. He has lived a life of sacrifice and it hasn't been easy

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cupcakesandbruises t1_iuf0wwt wrote

Absolutely beautiful, I love the textured shading its so incredible

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BlackGalaxyDiamond t1_iuf21qa wrote

Holy shit.

For the first time in my life, I actually found myself theorising an/the artist's emotions.

...Obviously OP is insanely talented, but Boy, did this piece hit me in the feels.

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doveup t1_iufa8mu wrote

Replying to lordaddament (#351,773)

It may resonate down from the times when there were no cameras. For instance, the kings who were sent paintings of their brides. Or would pay the best artist to go to a faraway country just to paint the portrait of that ruler out of curiosity about what he looked like. And for me, it’s a pleasure to see someone striving to do something perfectly.

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Toros_Mueren_Por_Mi t1_iuffhdo wrote

Replying to burnerbummer666 (#358,107)

I have a set of 144 Prismacolors that I really like but haven't used since I transitioned to digital. They're very vibrant and have great opacity, and they work with multimedia paper or cold press paper alike. Haven't tried them but another seemingly comparable brand is Faber-Castell. Keep in mind both of these sets are not cheap, but you don't need to get 100+, for starters get yourself a set of 48 or even 72 and it won't break bank too bad. Blick store brand also has their own and they're not bad. Reason Prismacolors are my favorite is that you can use them with all their stuff together, layer them with Prisma markers, watercolors, etc. Lots of good options out there.

Edit: get yourself some nice paper also. A sheet of Bristol or Strathmore 400 series will stand up to a lot of technique abuse, Bristol is excellent for marker and colored pencil use

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LukariBRo t1_iufhdo8 wrote

Ah, a checkers fan, I see.

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Just_Eirik t1_iufhvol wrote

You should post this in r/playingcards

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Wingkirs t1_iufiiir wrote

This is amazing! Thanks for sharing! Colored pencil is such an amazing medium!

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theavengedCguy t1_iufkuus wrote

Replying to lordaddament (#351,773)

Because it takes an incredible amount of skill to do? Not everything has to be "artistic" for the sake of being "artistic". Sometimes it's about just flexing and showing off what you can do like anything else in life.

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advstra t1_iuftoy7 wrote

That is amazing shading skills. The grid though? Wow.

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MadeByHideoForHideo t1_iug2l01 wrote

Question, how did you achieve the "checkered" effect on the card? Do you use the black color pencil and repeatedly shade the vertical and horizontal lines?

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ItsJustArtBruh t1_iug2t2h wrote

This is truly awesome, the details make it super realistic, as some who used colored pencils before I can never get to this level.

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kagamiseki t1_iug3yb9 wrote

Replying to lordaddament (#351,773)

These days, the drawing an exact likeness doesn't have as much point, but the underlying skill certainly does.

If you can legitimately draw photorealism (as opposed to sectioning and carefully copying a photo), then it represents a deep understanding of how natural phenomena affect form, the consequences of physics anatomy on body shape, and how shape affects light and perception.

Mastery of these concepts is prerequisite to creation of new works. How does having wings change a character's anatomy? Extra arms? How do you create buildings that look plausible yet alien? How do you create new garments that have believable textures and draping? Skills that are useful for cinema, for design, for editing.

The photorealistic drawing itself is probably of little artistic value, but it's a step towards creating realities that don't exist.

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teej360 t1_iug46x6 wrote

I can't express my level of disbelief at your incredible talent!

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Codename-Misfit t1_iug9hd4 wrote

Holy fuck!! Incredibly well done! 👏👏👏👍

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ArtPast8186 t1_iuga7ie wrote

Is your first layer just regular gray pencil or you jump right in w colors?

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xFloppyDisx t1_iugd3i0 wrote

I thought you got a paper and drew a king on it and crumpled it up until I realised that the card itself is part of the drawing

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TornGrocer_46 t1_iugec96 wrote

Ngl, that really shocked me after seeing this. Impressive. Nice work.

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withfr0st t1_iugelp6 wrote

I had to stop in my tracks and scroll back up for a second look because I thought for sure this was a photograph! You are so incredibly talented - amazing job, thank you for sharing!

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jlmcdon2 t1_iugf14l wrote

Please tell me you just crumpled the king card after color it with pencil.

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SquiggleTwiggle t1_iugg4m4 wrote

Bro I thought it was real and you drew on the card at first.

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AN2Felllla t1_iugmbdq wrote

It took me a really long time to realise this was a drawing lol

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willpb t1_iugnq6p wrote

Love the tears and the shading, looks amazing! Great job :)

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cinndiicate t1_iugohgg wrote

Replying to Toros_Mueren_Por_Mi (#359,431)

I've used both and they are excellent in very different ways. Of course, they have the same professional finish - vibrant, great opacity, beautiful layering etc

Prismacolours are very buttery smooth - they are great for laying down large swaths of colour but can be difficult to do detailed work with. You'll need to constantly sharpen them to keep the point sharp.

Faber castell polychromos are more waxy. They keep a point beautifully and I use them for almost all my detailed work nowadays.

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diggpthoo t1_iugqrs2 wrote

It's King of spades but looks more like King of broken hearts

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beautybychoice t1_iugys87 wrote

I can't relate but I feel a slight contempt about my next move

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jc05011906 t1_iuh25ya wrote

The fact that you were able to even get the very faint cross hatched texture of the card so perfect is just awesome, i love this

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MySwankyAlt t1_iuh3yqx wrote

This is beautiful work! What was the inspiration? Is there a meaning?

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StormAccio t1_iuhe8ok wrote

Colored pencil is such an underrated medium. Love your sharing along the border of the cards, just sketchy enough to remind you it’s a drawing but only if you pay attention. Nice work!

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artbykabirhirani OP t1_iuhf0lo wrote

Replying to lordaddament (#351,773)

I just enjoy detailing haha, plus an advantage with having the object with me is that I get to add details that I can see under the magnifying glass but the camera could not capture, due to issues like autofocus, etc

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artbykabirhirani OP t1_iuhgqwk wrote

Replying to MySwankyAlt (#374,989)

thank you! :) the idea was that although you may be shuffled, passed around, thrown, broken and torn by society, you are a king. (or a queen, thats the next artwork) your worth has not gone down, because after all it is still a king card.

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anonymousblue123 t1_iuhieze wrote

How?

And how do you get those solid colors without any drawing or pencil lines with colored pencils?

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sciocueiv t1_iuhj9pl wrote

Replying to artbykabirhirani (#377,642)

Funky fact: the first republican constitution of Italy became active on January the 1st, 1948, the same year India gained independence from the British Empire.

We share a common Republican heritage stemming from resistance to tiranny and imperialism

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flooofalooo t1_iuiawtl wrote

Awesome realism. Would be cool to see a ripped suicide king card!

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MostlyIncorrect420 t1_iuka2xz wrote

I've crumpled up playing cards that don't look as good as this

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