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Me and drawing haven't been cooperating even though I now have actual time to draw >.> the withdrawals I THINK are gone, but I'm running on an empty tank boredom wise. So, I thought I'd give Zeth a go in a more realistic approach.

I based his face a bit around the actor Colin Farrell ( :love: ) and I think I've spent about 2 hours on it so far scratching away at it. I'm getting a bit faster at it XD Colin had this WONDERFUL "Oh hai" expression that I just had to keep (He has some great expressions ^^, and most of the 2 hours were deciding what to do with the mouth, since the reference only had the eye expression I liked, but not alot more.

Anyways- That's it for tonight ^^ I may pop back to it tomorrow. I'm gonna go and watch some more Get Smart XD YAY!!

Encouraging critique now. Crit on pretty much anythign except the poker chips- I'm gonna knock their values around a bit. I'm not happy with my lighting in this yet though, so crit on that would be awesome.

Referance-

Eyes and general face shape- [link]
Pose- [link] by ~Roster81
Collar- [link] by ~frysoler

(And damn, if only one of them had the correct lighting T.T)

29/12/2008- Shaded his hair and ears. Added in som HB and 2B shades to deapen it up. And some stubble. I don't like the stubble though >.> Filled in the glasses too. Ahhh.. decafe coffee... makes progression so slooooowww...

03/01/2008- Gave him a pose. It's a real mix of three references plus a heap of imagination to fix the lighting T.T Some Milo powder got on the picture and freckled the paper in areas T.T Ohhhh- I hate it when that happens... We'll see how it goes T.T It's too late to keep going on it now >.>

05/01/2009- Started shading he other side of the shirt and background. Hands are black from smudging XD Ahh- its great to be back in art. Still slow though. My lighting isn't right yet, but I'll stab it with the kneadable eraser later along with the smoke. Sorry if you're getting sick of seeing the updates ^^; I feel like I'm not drawing fast enough if I don't T.T

23/01/2009- Mostly finished. I'm opening this up to advanced crit now. Crit on pretty much anythign except the poker chips- I'm gonna knock their values around a bit. I'm not happy with my lighting in this yet though, so crit on that would be awesome. Till then- it's pretty much finished!! :D :dance:

8/3/9- GAH!! I forgot to upload one with the mods!! Zeth has suspenders and arm bands... In now...

Critiques


:iconfreesong:
I love everything about this piece and this character design: the shock of white hair, the goatee, the glasses, the vaguely (or not so vaguely, I haven't played Phoenix Wright xD) '20s costume. He actually reminds me in some ways a little of my favourite character from Full Metal Alchemist (I'm saying he's my favourite but I couldn't tell you his name right now, lol), because there's a similar sort of charm to him, a kind of distractedness that makes him seem much more innocent than he probably is.

The knot on his tie does seem a little square to me, like maybe the blend of shadow into medium tones needs to be a little more blended to round it off?

That's literally the only problem I could see. :clap: I can see where you'd have trouble with the angle of the lighting but I think you've dealt with it marvellously, and you've got a real eye for detailing. I love the wrinkles in his forehead especially (odd thing to focus on, I know, but there you go), but there's nothing in this piece that I don't like and don't think you've done beautifully.

The expression on his face, though. That's just brilliant. :#1:
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:iconjvca:
I totally didn't realise it till now, but it's actually really neat seeing how you draw - like, the bits of construction and such. :3

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:iconarkillian:
Oh really? I didn't know ^^ Noone really comments on seeing WIP much. I like seeing it so I post it. That's currently the only reason I do ^^;
:iconaruneshwarasingh:
Love the eyes. The facials have the James Dean stance.
:iconarkillian:
Yeah- I was thinking as I drew it that it was a bit James Dean feeling. Colin Farrell has the James Dean feel. It's all that bad boy in him XD The eyes are the greatest thing about him I reckon- they seem to emanate his whole emotion. Like, in this ref- he had a GREAT deal of attention on something with interest it was a nice approachable look ^^ I like it when referances have alot of emotion in them ^^
:iconkillerangel47:
Awesome!! :XD: :glomp:

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:iconarkillian:
Thanks ^^ Gotta work a bit on that hand... It's currently holding a ciggy, but I don't think Zeth needs two XD I might change it for some cards or a bourbon ^^
:iconkillerangel47:
Cool! I can't wait until it's done! :XD: :excited:

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You're welcome! :XD: :hug: :D

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:iconjillvalentine89:
It's coming out really well so far :nod: The expression is looking good.

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:iconarkillian:
Thanks ^^ I spent the longest on the expression. It's cause of the mouth... I was going to have him smiling, but that changed the face too much >.> This expression fits him better though ^^
:iconminimaid:
It looks really good so far, hun! I look forward to seeing it progress.

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