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its great having kids, it really is. My son is now nearly 3, and he is a handful. but at least he sleeps at night.
Which is more than I can say for my 4 month old daughter! I am too tired to draw, and when I do get any time I cant concentrate enough, or just want to sleep.
It could be a while until I draw again-I hope you all keep the flag flying, if everyone gave up like me the world would grind to a halt.Too tired, tooooooo tired.
Adios until the next time..............
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  • Listening to: wind and rain
  • Reading: cycling weekly
  • Watching: nothing
  • Playing: far cry 2
  • Eating: less
  • Drinking: even less
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  • Current Residence: the north west of england
  • Interests: art, music, beer, movies, football
  • Favourite movie: buba ho-tep
  • Favourite band or musician: Ludwig van Beethoven, Paul Weller
  • Favourite genre of music: country and western
  • Favourite artist: J W M Turner
  • Favourite poet or writer: maeve binchy
  • Favourite photographer: Don Mccullin if I had to pick one
  • Favourite style of art: anything that DOESNT have the name "Tracey Emin" within a mile of it
  • Shell of choice: Super Plus unleaded
  • Wallpaper of choice: embossed anaglypta
  • Skin of choice: rizla
  • Favourite game: naked twister
  • Favourite gaming platform: ps3
  • Favourite cartoon character: homer simpson
  • Personal Quote: "ah, c'mon Ted, ya Big Bollocks!"
  • Tools of the Trade: 1 part pencil, 2 parts ability...patience & diligence take care of the other 70%

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~paulmellor Jun 25, 2011
brilliant work you do!!
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~DrakoLycos Jun 3, 2011  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
You are an absolutely fantastic artist and one of the few that really inspires me to learn as much as I can and to really do my best. I am a fairly new pencil artist, and new to art in general, and your pieces just put me in awe. So thank you :) Keep up what you're doing and I hope to see more drawings.
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~jmoneygetdown Jan 10, 2011  Student Traditional Artist
You are my favorite artist here on deviant art, may I have tips on how to draw hair and skin like you do? I have bristol smooth paper but what kind of pencils and tools do you use?
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~stevej061069 Jan 22, 2011
hi-
tips on how to draw hair and skin?? I draw on bristol smooth board, and use pencils ranging from around 4b to 2h. I also do a lot of indenting to get negative effects, as well as some negative drawing. As far as skin tones go, use soft pencils very very gently, building up layers of tone. And of course blue tac is a great way to remove tone and add depth. It's trial and error more than science.....
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~drawman61 Oct 11, 2010  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Excellent gallery, Steve.

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*sinccolor Oct 6, 2010  Professional General Artist
Happy Birthday
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~Shikyo-no-Sabaku Jun 10, 2010   Writer
You, sir, do NOT get enough credit for your absolutely amazing work. It's amazing, simply wonderful. Both your human and animal portraits. I can't find the right words to describe their beauty so I'll just leave it at this: I love them.
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~stevej061069 Jul 26, 2010
thank you! I wish I could find the time to draw some more, but having young kids just gets in the way of everything......
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Mood: Wow! ~BrickWall009 May 21, 2010
I have been workin on a piece that has an adult lion in it, and was browsing to get ideas, and i ran across yours. It is absolutly beautiful, the thing i am actually stuggling with is the like fur on the chin, any tips on how to get that look? i have tried using negative space, and it didnt work out too well lol, any idears?

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~stevej061069 Jul 26, 2010
hey, thanks for the comments. I rarely get on this website now due to small children taking up ALL of my time, so sorry for not replying.
the chin and whiskers are always the most problematic area of a big cat for me - i think negative drawing is really the best way but requires a lot of technical mastery. you could also try indenting beforehand, but you need to get it right first time, therei s no way to rectify an indent.
try and try again- no simple answers.....good luck!
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