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Title refers to the Phantom of the Opera, which became one of my favourite movies ever, thanks to Kanisa (*akaLilith). Everytime I see the Phantom (Gerry) crying and singing out loud passionate lyrics, I feel so sad for him. Christine's so beautiful too. Aww...
This became one of my favourite drawings so far. With a lot of fun and care (while listening to Metallica, yeah!) I put down as much detail and personality as I could. However, if Gerard ever wants to have the original drawing, then well... He knows where to find me! (over here!!! lol)
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.: About the drawing :.
Phew what to say! Never did I ever pay SO much attention to drawing the smallest details, especially the beard. Every strand of hair was made with care.
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The shading was really hard to do as well. Since the original image is a photo taken at a festival, the lighting came from different angles. If you don't portray it carefully, it may look really strange. So I decided to change the lighting a little until I was happy with the result!!!
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As for the leather Jacket... it was complicated to draw a very dark area and still add that structure which makes leather look like leather. For the strap on the shoulder I used a dirty tortillion, so no pencillines, which is the reason why it still shows the reflection of light so well. I think it's my favourite part of the drawing.
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.: Stuff I used :.
2H, H, HB, B, 2B & 3B 0.5mm mechanical pencils
3B & 6B regular pencils for the jacket
tortillion for coloring & blending
tissue for blending
kneaded eraser for highlights & shading
Hahnemühle Nostalgie A4 size sketchbook paper
Time spent: approx 30 hours
For work in progress you can check this link: click here...!!!
And if you ever dare to use this drawing without permission, I'm gonna kick your ass
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I\'m a Special Kind of Stupid :3 -- Some people are like Slinkies; not good for much but they bring a smile to your face when pushed down the stairs
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"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep." ~ Scott Adams
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I\'m a Special Kind of Stupid :3
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Some people are like Slinkies; not good for much but they bring a smile to your face when pushed down the stairs
And... just 2 words. Richard Armitage. Do you know him? I mean it, if you like Gerard...
God, that's good...
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Time is always enough for those who know how to value it
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"It's funnier in Enochian"