I was... actually too embarrassed to post the photo because what I did looks nothing like her. So far, everything I've been doing is constructional drawing, so I was more focused on actually making it look like a person than copying the photo (which I know I need to do more of but the idea of copying something someone else has already done doesn't really interest me at all). I've been told hair is like most anything else, block out the midtones and work darker, then use a kneadable eraser to lift out highlights. There's also apparently some Proko videos on youtube I need to sit down and watch.
Here's the original.
She has a much more aquiline nose and stronger jawline, longer face and blah blah. I've also been using pens so long I don't remember how to graphite at all, but I can only practice so many things at a time and pens are awesome. Still, it looks more or less like a human being, so I'm pretty pleased that this is my starting point to work up from.
Hue, no need to be embarrassed, nobody gets it right the first time. :v
You seem to already be aware of the differences, so i won't preach to the choir (unless you want me to, of course). You can rightfully be pleased to have this as your starting point for portrait drawing, realistic human heads/faces are damned hard to get completely right.
Curious, I've heard a ton of stories of stolen art that the cheapy T-shirt outlets just steal from places like etsy and the like. Would you be worried about stuff like that? Also if I may pry from both of you, do these actually sell in appreciable numbers? I'm kind of a plain shirt guy, but these kinda things seem popular.
... Sell? Not a single sale yet, although i pretty much only pooped that one out 24 hours ago, so i can't say i'm surprised. As for stolen T-shirt art, i'm not really worried, partly for the same reason as Happyslap, and partly because i honestly don't care that much. I'm in it for fun, profit is just one of those things i need to progress in life. :v (though of course it would be nice if i could make DOSH off of having fun)
Also, i don't know if any of you remember that one time where i tried to make Hatebomb shirts on Teespring and failed miserably, but
now you can get one in whatever colour you want from their selection. This is kind of cheating though, i painted hatebomb over two years ago.
edit: also vaguely inspired by XCOM 2
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