Tempy's Charcoal-icious Art {Updated 10/13! See final post!}

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About Tempy:

Hello there, art mentors and mentees! The name is Tempy and I'm 18 years old. I've been drawing since I was very young - or so my parents say. However, I've been taking art seriously for about 3-4 years now. I'm majoring in drawing at the Minnesota College of Art and Design this fall. I'll be a freshman in the Bachelor of Fine Arts Program. Later, I plan to transfer to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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Critiquing Guidlines:

Be as -cough- brudal -cough- ...honest as possible. I really would like to know what's on your mind. Please give as much detail as you can. I'd like to know what needs to be changed, fixed, and/or improved on. Thanks muchly.
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My deviantArt:
http://animelover4400.deviantart.com/  

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Mediums:

Charcoal - my dear love
Pen
Pencil
Pastel Chalk
Colored Pencils
Camera
Paint - Rarely
Make-up

Subject Matter:

People - Mainly Jrockers and other faces that inspire me
Animals
Nature
Video game characters
Anime
Animation
Avatar Art - realistic, chibi, anime-ish
Doodles  

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What do I hope to improve on?

Realistic shading
Painting - I'm terrible with paint
Faces
Hands
Fabric textures


What do I hope to learn?

++Anything digital - I have never worked with digital mediums
*Photomanipulation
*Coloring
*How to use any digital program in general  

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(UNDER CONSTRUCTION!)

Recent works:

Drawings-





Photography-



Makeup/Fashion-  

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Reserved.
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Reserved.
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Open!
Welcome one and all!
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[Tal Blaiser]

Nice artwork.

What do you use for your charcoal portraiture?

Criticism:

-I think you should learn some Head anatomy as in 'Gross anatomy' learn the facial muscles, its location and how it relax and constrict during facial movements. Any medical anatomy books will help.

-Learn some technique. The way I see it, your work is done with charcoal [sticks/pencil and powdered] applied with cotton and brush, right? I could be wrong, anyway a technique like hatching, cross hatching etc... can add some interesting texture to your work.

There are other hundred ways to make patterns other than hatching & C hatching... just experiment.  

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Tal Blaiser

Nice artwork.

What do you use for your charcoal portraiture?

Criticism:

-I think you should learn some Head anatomy as in 'Gross anatomy' learn the facial muscles, its location and how it relax and constrict during facial movements. Any medical anatomy books will help.

-Learn some technique. The way I see it, your work is done with charcoal [sticks/pencil and powdered] applied with cotton and brush, right? I could be wrong, anyway a technique like hatching, cross hatching etc... can add some interesting texture to your work.

There are other hundred ways to make patterns other than hatching & C hatching... just experiment.

Usually just use charcoal pencils, paper stumps, tortillons, and my fingers.

I have learned the all facial muscles. I'm in an anatomy class.
However, I just can't quite grasp the technique.
It's probably my lack of experience.
I'll keep working on it.

Hmm, I've never really hatched and/or cross-hatched with charcoal before...
I should really give it a shot.

Thanks a lot for the suggestions.
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Updated!
Please, critique my work.
Be as honest as possible.
Thanks a lot.
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New Piece!

Tell me what you think, please. =]

 

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'Nother new piece! Please, critique me!
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[n i k i e h l]

I'm only a mentee... and compared to you I'm only a doodler LOL. Well, I can't really draw realism nor portraits x_X So yeah...

Your art is amazing. LOVE your charcoal pieces the most!
That's the only thing I have to say right now sweatdrop heart  

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Aww, thanks so much for all the kind words!
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Okay...
Need help on this one!

It's still a work in progresss...
What do you think?

He's supposed to be laying down on his hand...
But...
I dunno....
It looks odd...

Help?





Gackt - Medium charcoal pencil, 3b pencil, paper stumps, kneaded erasers