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Drawing Vlahos
Oh, My, Gosh! Is it November already? Last couple of months were hectic, in a not-so-good way. But things are beginning to settle and here I am again, doing what I love the most. Vlahos is a friend whom I know since College, and Matina asked me to draw him. ...
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Vacation Drawing and crazy tools
Vacation to the grandparents means playing/taking care of/chasing my kids ALL DAY. Luckily there are nights as well! So I managed to cram a bit of drawing in my supposedly sleeping hours (which are precious and much needed but that’s another story). Matt Damon is one of my favorite actors ...
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Drawing the Flash (motion blur effect)
Drawing with straight lines is not a new technique. On the contrary, the old masters (Leonardo da Vinci among them) used to sketch all the time with diagonal straight lines, as you can see here. I found the technique ideal for the Flash, so that it would create a motion ...
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Drawing Spider-Man (and promarkers mini review!)
Six months ago I started this Spider-Man crazy drawing, which challenged me as hell for many reasons. Canvas was only A4 size, I had to cram two half body figures (one of which was Spider-Man!), faces were actually miniatures (so 1mm off center is a disaster) and colors were tricky. ...
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Henry Cavill Drawing (with budget pencils)
Last Easter when we visited the grandparents, I promised myself that I would take a break from work and all my pencils, sketchbooks, supplies were left behind. Day 1: all is good. Day 2: I miss drawing. And we come to Day 3: First symptoms of withdrawal. By the end ...
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Lucifer Drawing (and Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor)
As a series, Lucifer became something special for me. When I was younger I was the biggest cinema nerd out there. I would go to the cinema so often that there was no movie to watch by the end of the week. And when there was no movie left, I ...
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Captain America drawing
Started this Captain America drawing the other day. I wanted so much for this to be my best work (or one my best works) but sometimes things don’t go as planned. I had mixed thoughts about posting this piece on the internet, but in the end I decided to share ...
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WonderWoman Drawing
Back to my roots with graphite and a WonderWoman Drawing! I love colors but nothing compares to evoking emotions only with shades of black and white. Tools As mentioned before, I am quite a minimalist when it comes to art supplies. Partly because I am the most disorganized person out ...
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Double Exposure Drawing (Albert Einstein) + finding my style (?)
Double Exposure Drawing (Albert Einstein) + finding my style (?) When I was little I was dreaming of becoming a mathematician and a theoretical physicist. I ended up studying electrical engineering and computer science. And now I work primarily as … an artist! But let me tell you what, a ...
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Ioanna Ladopoulou
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