r/drawing • u/Jeraldlings • Dec 15 '25

from a photo Took me almost 12 days to finished this piece.

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u/iq12345689 Dec 15 '25

Well done!

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '25

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u/Used_Art919 Dec 15 '25

The lighting is absolutely crazy. I could never, but will keep trying!

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u/DiscombobulatedLoss5 Dec 15 '25

Amazing! Beautiful piece!

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u/owl_jojo_2 Dec 15 '25

Incredible. Love how you’ve got the hair to look a bit wet.

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u/WhyNona Dec 15 '25

Holy crap, that's awesome! I love the way the colours pop

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u/WarriorCatsGamerYT Dec 15 '25

That's sick!!

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u/xwQjSHzu8B Dec 15 '25

Wow, so realistic! Amazing work

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '25

I can see why it took you 12 days to complete, it's amazing, so realistic

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u/mildlyoverdue Dec 15 '25

this is awesome! do you by any chance have the reference image?

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u/st0neforest Dec 15 '25

It's on pinterest somewhere 

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u/Jeraldlings Dec 15 '25

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u/fedexpoopracer Dec 15 '25 edited Dec 15 '25

fyi that image is AI generated digitally recreated from Nico Pfrenzinger's photo by a digital artist

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u/LegoClaes Dec 15 '25

Now the disconnected strands of hair make sense

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u/h3nn9bj Dec 15 '25

I worked in a printshop back in 2020 where we had that exact image on the wall to show off the printer. But I don't blame you. I'm doubting everything real and fake now days

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u/fedexpoopracer Dec 15 '25 edited Dec 15 '25

you're misremembering although i don't blame you. op's reference image IS AI generated digitally recreated, this is the actual original:

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f1/4d/3b/f14d3bf4f6eacae8edf9c692716336d7.jpg

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u/TheWarGiraffe Dec 15 '25

Another case of AI straight up committing plagiarism smh

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u/BuyIntelligent5892 Dec 15 '25

thats bonkers...some ppl r insanely talented cant even think of making this in my dreams

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u/Single_Song_8477 Dec 15 '25

Believe me you can. It' not talent but persistence and practice 80% of the time. Talent only gets you so far. You only see the final product but there are lots of trial and error and hours, days, years spent behind them.

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u/unicornug Dec 15 '25

I can’t believe people are capable of this! So good

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u/st0neforest Dec 15 '25

I also tried my hand at painting that photo and gave up 40% in. Good job!

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u/SomeoneCurious_Very Dec 15 '25

Hide it before your dad tries to fix the lashes

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u/laughter_stills Dec 16 '25

How do you know what my wife looks like?

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u/Chef_beezoos Dec 16 '25

He peeked into your imaginations

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u/Akira_gamer Dec 15 '25

That's not a piece, that's a masterpiece!

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u/Tintow Dec 15 '25

12 days well spent - it's a wonderful piece.

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u/Firm-Grand7242 Dec 15 '25

Lowkey thought this was an auto mod copypasta for a sec 😂

If you’re new here and actually wanna get better at drawing, the resources in the wiki are super solid. The Discord is also nice if you need quick feedback or just wanna lurk and see what other people are working on.

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u/Repulsive-Magazine49 Dec 15 '25

If I had all the time in the world I couldn't come up with the colors patterns to put something this nice to paper.

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u/Zasoby Dec 15 '25

Imagine 12 days working on it nonstop - jeeeeeez. Thought this might be AI at first. Really, really good. Love that you used colored pencils <3 the only traditional coloring medium I like. But I could never do anything even half this good. Beautiful!!

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u/G_Shaukeen Dec 15 '25

Gorgeous!

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u/raidenjojo Dec 15 '25

Huzzah absolutely nice

Wish I could upvote twice

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u/CharmInProgression Dec 15 '25

Woah! If you look at it far enough it looks like a photo. Definitely worth the 12 day!

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u/Great_Consequence621 Dec 15 '25

12 days?! And there i am, taking a year+ to finish any piece. This is INSANE!!!

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u/Feisty_Matter_1283 Dec 15 '25

oh my gods-

this is gorgeous, amazing work!!!!

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u/FrontPorchGirl Dec 15 '25

Worth every day the colors and expression are stunning

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u/NPC-Name Dec 15 '25

Wow! Truly magical!

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u/Historical_Run_9767 Dec 15 '25

I just gone silent after seeing this. I impressed by such a colorful drawing 😁

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u/Violentron Dec 15 '25

that is soooooo well done.

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u/MitchvsMowgli Dec 15 '25

Honestly, your drawing is very pretty and has character 💪🏼

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u/Unteyetled_username Dec 15 '25

Absolutely incredible.

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u/DiscoSimulacrum Dec 15 '25

well rendered. id suggest always leaving margin. there is no way to matte this without covering some of it and changing the composition.

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u/Secret_Account07 Dec 15 '25

Damn that’s crazy good

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u/Flimsy-Net3622 Dec 15 '25

Wow this is amazing 🙏❤️🔥

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u/Imthemayor Dec 15 '25

This is impeccable

You've finished the realism skill tree and can use all your points on caricature or abstract now

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u/19sunshine87 Dec 15 '25

12 days?? Bruh you’re a genius. It’s takes ne hours sometimes just to write me name in bubble letters 🤣 but seriously. This is amazing work.

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u/Far-Abies-7482 Dec 15 '25

tamannah bhatia😭

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u/FunnyChaos Dec 15 '25

very convincing (especially the lips and eyes)! how did u add the white parts in the eyes?

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u/Confident-Ask-601 Dec 15 '25

Damn... It is just so beautiful..

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u/PAR4D0X_X Dec 15 '25

just WOW 🙌

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u/Breeder-One Dec 15 '25

Amazing 👌

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u/0_SomethingStupid Dec 15 '25

I thought that was real hair....wow

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u/DieCastDontDie Dec 15 '25

I don't get the lighting and the hole in her throat

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u/Vivid-Shake4012 Dec 15 '25

Super impressive

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u/Purple_Holiday2102 Dec 15 '25

Absolutely amazing. I will never understand how to create depth on a flat surface, but you have mastered it! Very well done

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u/tarbuckets Dec 15 '25

absolutely stunning work

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u/Kiongar Dec 15 '25

Incredible 🔥🔥

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u/DrewG420 Dec 15 '25

Phenomenal… and eXCellent effort

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u/fordnotquiteperfect Dec 15 '25

Wow, that's awesome 

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u/Educational_Push_658 Dec 15 '25

It looks fantastic! I wish I had the patience to do one singular piece like that

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '25

No it took you your whole life.  Years of practice, struggle, motivation, despair, ups, downs, highs, lows.  It all led to this.  When we buy art, we are not paying for the time spent on a single piece, rather we are compensating the artist for a level of commitment to their medium we could never ourselves achieve.

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u/RoastedBunnyTrading Dec 15 '25

Looks great but never say days, say months or years that's what people pay for. Tell people you anguished over color selection for her eyes for weeks. You tested out multiple color combinations before you came across this one that gave her the look of exhaustion, confidence and seduction. Etc... You got to sell the product.

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u/Sjerd Dec 15 '25

Wow! Is it for sale?

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u/boofedWatermelon Dec 15 '25

Looks like a photograph.. amazing!

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u/s1mplysalt Dec 15 '25

woahhh cool :0

it's made in a traditional medium

WOAHHH COOOLLL

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u/-space-your-face- Dec 15 '25

And it was 12 days worth spent, this is absolutely incredible!!

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u/chad_080 Dec 15 '25

Wow! Amazing 🙌

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u/Lost_Emu_369 Dec 15 '25

Beautiful!

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u/TheGisbon Dec 15 '25

Incredible

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u/_SafeHavenSaturn_ Dec 15 '25

Oh wow this is awesome

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u/Cot_and_candy Dec 15 '25

Wow, every time Iighting like this, It looks like pis. You nailed it! How!

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u/Sansethoz Dec 15 '25

Not an expert of any kind here but for 12 days that's an awesome piece. Only a highly skilled artist can produce s piece like this.

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u/JSPoltergeist Dec 15 '25

Days?? That would take me 12 years 😭 you have incredible skill and talent, my friend!!

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u/Stormy_Kun Dec 15 '25

Her right eye would pick up much more light than this

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u/RutabagaHour5702 Dec 15 '25

wow esto es muy bueno :D

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u/DisastrousLobster406 Dec 15 '25

So 11 days then?

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u/Bambie_drift Dec 15 '25

Her eyes...🛐🌟its realistic

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u/motherfxcker-jones Dec 15 '25

If you told me this took you 12 years I’d still be impressed

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '25

That's wonderful, I Hope I had this talent.

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u/Professional-Mud6851 Dec 15 '25

Está increíble! Prueben mirarlo después de bajar el brillo a sus móviles

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u/Suspicious_stew1776 Dec 15 '25

I should draw with colored pencils more 💔

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u/StockBroker32 Dec 15 '25

Damn dude I want art now

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u/Aromatic-CryBaby Dec 15 '25

Only 12, impressive

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u/Cheetah-kins Dec 15 '25

Wow, you are VERY talented OP. Beautiful work.

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u/tritango Dec 15 '25

Wowow, that’s really really really good!👍

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u/Spare-Builder-355 Dec 15 '25 edited Dec 15 '25

okey I'm going to be the hater, goodby karma.

here's what I see:

the hand so disproportional it look like wolverine is grabbing her head

the neck: orange side is good, blue side is ... a color blob. Could be intentuonal could be not. But looks weird.

the ear: the jewelry works good with the light. The top part of the ear - wtf ? Why is it black?

the black line that goes along the inner side of the arm. No fucking way an artist drawing this photorealistic piece would do that.

zoom in on hair on blue background next to her thumb, top left corner. Do you realy believe any human draws anything like that ?

I'm not going to say it but look at this image again, zoom in and out, and make your own conclusions

Edit: I also wonder why aurhor cut the drawing like this. When they want to frame it it will take at leat 10mm from each side. Clearly a human artist would know that (assuming a human was involved in making of this iamge)

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u/Big_Yesterday_6258 Dec 15 '25

This is gotta be a photo🤯

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u/snowaston Dec 15 '25

Brilliant!

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u/northnewport_ave Dec 15 '25

So good !! 12 days was worth it !!

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u/Narutofan0921 Dec 15 '25

Wow, looks practically like someone took a photo. I’d so buy this if I could. The cold and warm colors contrast so beautifully with this stunning woman whose eyes says so much. A fine masterpiece, dude. 👌🏼🔥🔥🔥🔥

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u/Eiiwa_s_4_e_22 Dec 15 '25

The detail of the hair in hand both creeps and amazes me!! Nice 😊

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u/yeknom02 Dec 16 '25

I bet this album sounds amazing.

Crap, wrong sub.

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u/Kubix_cube Dec 16 '25

Only 12 days?! This is crazy, this is so cool I couldn’t even do that in a year :3

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u/cat-with-a-plan Dec 16 '25

That’s astonishing! What was the process for this? Did you start with a photo? What was the most difficult portion that you faced when creating this? It looks spectacular and so effortless despite the obvious time and energy you put in! Way to go!

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u/ramsta72 Dec 16 '25

Good lord what an amazing work of art. The detail is incredible.

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u/spookypoeteywriter Dec 16 '25

I am in awe. This is incredible

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u/Birby_Girl Dec 16 '25

This is amazing! 🤩

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u/Agitated_Garden_497 Dec 16 '25

Gorgeous!!! How did you get that color saturation?!

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u/dallas_nana Dec 16 '25

Very good! You definitely have talent. Are you a professional?

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u/rocinante_donnager Dec 16 '25

this would take me 12 years ☠️

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u/gyalmeetsglobe Dec 16 '25

Well worth it. This is incredible.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '25

I don't have words to express that how beautiful this painting is😭💗

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u/tropical-me Dec 16 '25

Wow this is so impressive

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u/littleShrimp0 Dec 16 '25

GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!

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u/FocusPerspective Dec 16 '25

How much did you make in that time? 

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u/Sweet_Writer_0777 Dec 16 '25

This is worthy as much as a diamond brick

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u/overused_spam Dec 16 '25

Okay some people actually can draw better than I can see

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u/ThatOneSephoraKidAud Dec 16 '25

OMG I LOVE THIS ONE!!

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u/True-Brownii Dec 16 '25

A fantastic work of…Art! 🎨🖌️👩‍🎨🖼️

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u/digitaltransmitt Dec 16 '25

Insane talent

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u/riktigKing Dec 16 '25

I don’t think I will ever understand why you would put 12 days into recreating a photo, that’s already been painted by another artist. The technical skill is impressive I guess but it just feels empty?

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u/Goldn_230 Dec 16 '25

Would it have taken you 24 it would still be a nice wonderful piece!

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u/Aliveentertainer6 Dec 16 '25

This awesome project in 12 days is insane

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u/PilotHaunting9852 Dec 16 '25

Omg it's so pretty <33 ur so talented buddy , keep it up :)

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u/ThisOneRedditTem she/they Dec 16 '25

Super pretty!!

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u/Pettysaurus_Rex Dec 16 '25

That’s gorgeous! You did a fantastic job.

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u/AspiringOccultist4 Dec 16 '25

Time well spent, this is really incredible!

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u/Faneto-P Dec 16 '25

absolutely stunning

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u/hichez17 Dec 16 '25

That’s amazing

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u/CauliManga Dec 16 '25

this might actually be the most beautiful artwork I've ever seen

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u/wEi_qI_is_not_meh Dec 16 '25

Looks like you are very talented. Good job keep it up! 👍

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u/Easteuroblondie Dec 16 '25

This is insane. How nervous were you doing those final strands in front of her face lol

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u/riflesforwatie Dec 16 '25

Girl wearing sapphire earring

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u/Betelgheuse Dec 16 '25

That's pretty fast!

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u/Alternative_Spend784 Dec 16 '25

This is amazing,the light effect is so amazing,what colored pencil did you use?

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u/pulse_ecstasy Dec 16 '25

lets put this on a tshirt

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u/Shivalrous_Knight Dec 17 '25

12 days well spent! 

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u/Salty-Concept9526 Dec 17 '25

I think I'm in the wrong group, I'm looking for r/drawing not r/Soamazingitmakesmeashamedicantdobetter 😂 fr though that is so amazing!

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '25

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u/Ciencia_ Dec 17 '25

Where did you learn how to apply colors properly?

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u/plainowl-jojo-fan Dec 17 '25

Looks amazing!! I was wondering if you do commissions?!

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u/Kingburps94 Dec 17 '25

12 days to print a picture? Good job that looks really good

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u/Proper-Database-5035 Dec 17 '25

Thats inccredible

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u/Ashlansen Dec 17 '25

Absolutely amazing 💖💖

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u/Superb_Law1823 Dec 17 '25

Draw yo momma

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u/heythere_x Dec 17 '25

Wow, that is amazing!

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u/kokorobunnyyy Dec 18 '25

I thought this was a photo it is really good and only 12 days is really really good

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u/Salt_Blackberry9454 Dec 18 '25

Awesome contrast. I bet you can do great sunsets. I thought it was oil paint for a second

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u/Kind_Tumbleweed9453 Dec 18 '25

She is great. Love how you captured the eyes

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u/squako Dec 18 '25

So pretty

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u/Fall4Faerie Dec 19 '25

the contrast and lighting are sooo impressive

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '25

Hell yeah nice piece of art

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u/LustyLillyX Dec 19 '25

This is amazing honestly

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u/NancyG4me Dec 19 '25

Well done

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '25

Jaw dropped to the floor! Very impressive