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Just A Lion (2002)

So... Thought id show you some of my older work. I originally was commissioned through a friend who's wealthy step father wanted me to draw him a portrait of a lion, who was willing to pay plenty. When I eventually completed it after all the huge amounts of time and effort I put into it, the rich bastard only offered me R200 (just under $20). I was so angry, I just refused. I was 17 at the time, but I wasnt that much of an idiot to agree to that.

I got the job done though. I dont think I would have finished it if it wasnt for the idea that I would get paid plenty. I still cant believe I had that much patience for all that detail...

Its nothing too eye-catching but just thought Id share anyway.

• Pencils on A3 paper

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:iconpepisa:
Mental skills!

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"That smells nasty. What are these guys made of, shit?" - Marcus Fenix
:iconcmoreland:
Very nice detail there, proportion is there and everything. I like how you did the grass stalks in the foreground, nice touch!

What type of pencil did you use? How long did it take you?

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I've got a gut feeling in my stomach...
:iconcujo-pl:
Powerful.
And detail?... I'm out of words. Chepeau bas!

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As I was going up the stair
I saw a man who wasn’t there
He wasn’t there again today
Oh, how I wish he’d go away...
:iconrezzza:
Not just "a" Lion... It's "The" Lion! :)

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P♥R♥I♥N♥C♥E = L♥O♥L♥O ♥♥♥ P♥R♥I♥N♥C♥E♥S♥S = D♥O♥D♥O
:iconninja-g33k:
Good heavens!

Behold, the King of Beasts! RAWR!!!!

A stupendous piece of work here!

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"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."

--Clarke's Third Law
:iconimsj:
i don't know where you got the patience for all that detail... anyway, 20$ is a fair price for that lion's hear only...

i've been through similar experiences here. People just tend to underestimate the ammount of work one has to go to get a cool design or a good looking drawing. They just think it's easy and don't give it the deserved value. It's a shame to come to realize that our work is just so ... unconsidered or considered "easy".

Anyway, i think that drawing's amazing. And since i don't have much patience for detail and realism i give you even more credit for it lol

Congrats! ;)
:iconfor-as:
bloody hell thats amazing !

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watch me and go to my :gallery:
:iconwarrenlouw:
Thanks! haha, took too long. about 2-3 months altogether. I tried to draw all the detail exact to what was in the image I was copying... down to the hair strand. Um, I think I was using an H, HB, and B pencils.
:iconshuqq:
im out of words... i have no speech..

to quote seinfeld..

the details ... its gettin you away
:iconblazingsnl:
Yeah just a lion, I mean.. what so special about a liooooowoooooow!!! :wow:
You're insane. Love this drawing!

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