Alex Leaning

NEVER enough shirtless men. He isn't shirtless here, but hes showing enough to make up for it!! XD He oesn't NEED it of!! (He can take it off if he wants though)

*looks up what pointalism is...* Nope not that sorry- just a boring old pencil pic that has alot of texture ^^; I like the pencil look and don't bother smoothing it out most of the time ^^ That style IS hard though- I don't have the paitence for that ^^;

Yup- Alex is MY character *muhahah* He is the main character of a novel I'm writing called 'Dragon Twins' . It's a medeival Fantasy story ^^

He looks good enough to eat or spank or whatever. I was just wondering about the pointalism thing because it kind of reminded me of that. Pointalism ends up looking very similar to your technique... at least if it's done right. I really like this drawing because you put so much detail into it. From the sign in the background to the thick pinstripes down his pants. Every time I look at this picture, there's a new detail that pops out that I've missed before. That's what keeps someone interested. It's like when you watch a movie and then you notice something new and you're like, "Oh, okay." Good luck with your novel. I'm sure it will be spectacular.

Thanks for the positive comment ^^ Alot of people quickly scan a picture, but sometimes there is alot to miss unless you stop for 30 seconds and give it a proper look. I put alot of thought into alot of aspects of my art. I'm glad they were noticed ^^

It really shows just how much you put into your pieces. You are very gifted and your talent and love for your craft really shines through. You do a great job of putting enough into your pics that people will remember them. I think I have this one saved in my favorites. It's very well done.

Don't envy me- I have terrible lighting. I'm just not as affaid as alot of people to pull out an 8B pencil when I need to ^^ That, and I bump up the contrasts in Photoshop before I save it. The scanner blechs out most of the origanal contrast. It's a trick most pencil artists don't do, and should ^^

Hmmm... Contrast manipulation, I just may try it. Thanks.

It DOES help if the picture is initally very contrast- otherwise it'll greyt out, or lose quality. There isn't alot you can do with a pic that doesn't have enough to enchance in the first place

Can it remove say unwanted pencil stroke lines?

Contrast? It can but how dark are these lines? It's best to erase them first. I tend to contrast as little as possible.

I'll try it.