eremita  04/05/05 @317

one word: Magnificent! Great Work! +10/10

arenhaus  04/05/05 @375

I really really wish you people would stop calling it "reference" when you are copying photos. Reference is when you use a photo to understand a difficult form (light, texture, bit of anatomy, detail, insert your own), not when you sit and reproduce an entire photo.

zanzibar  04/05/05 @382

very nice portrait...

tetbautista  04/05/05 @395

this is more awesome man!

bellas  04/05/05 @410

ei!! you made a good job in hair, i like the eyes and in the other way i think lips need more soft shading, her lips are very soft. I really wish you people would stop to think aloud ^^! when ppl not help or give suport to artist i think they plow a better work if they don't add comments. --- ei muy buen trabajo con el pelo, me han gustado mucho los ojos pero quizas los labios de ella sean mas suaves, añadiendo un sombreado mas tenue quizas se vean mejor. Realmente no entiendo cuando la gente se pone a pensar en alto, si no van ayudar con una critica constructiva casi mejor que cierren la boca ^^! esto es una comunidad de artistas no el club de la comedia.

eremita  04/05/05 @472

Arenhaus maybe doesnt know about the existence of exact portraits?? So if Amy Lee cant pose for me and I want to portrait her? What should I do? I have to use a photo?? Its that ilegal??

Inabottle  04/05/05 @565

Is this the one you got in trouble for doing at work. Anyway, I think you did a very good job here, the hair is fantastic, and looks like it took a great deal of work, good job over all. Keep it up man.

Crow  04/05/05 @582

eremita maybe doesn't know that you don't have to give +10 for every single celebrity portrait done from a photo. What you should do is to use many reference images. Figure out what the person really looks like, identify the face characteristics - if you have to draw that exact celeb (which doesn't make much sense unless it's a commission). When you understand the particular head characteristics, you can draw that head in any pose you want. No need to copy anything. If you don't have to draw a celeb, don't do it! Draw something more imaginative, you see faces of celebs everywhere anyways.

JESR  04/05/05 @653

very nice drawing i like very much +9

Maco  04/05/05 @820

nice work!

Xris  04/05/05 @855

Very nice piece of work. Though I do loosely agree with both the comments on 'referencing' and also on celebrities. This is not a crit on your work BTW. Art is art, is art.... Referencing is an important learning element in most artwork and shouldn't be dismissed in any way as cheating. Occasionally, even direct tracing can have it's uses. But essentially, referencing is a good way to check and observe details that you've never really noticed before and need to understand a little more (mostly a LOT more in my case, heheh!) I think the textures, depth and pencil-work in this piece of work are very, very good. +10

Medrano  04/05/05 @858

Thanx every one for your coments

eremita  04/05/05 @881

Crow, I will not argue with you, I dont want to make an artwork a forum, discussions are destinated for forums, I will only will remember you something, Amy Lee by  Grafiker That one was breathtaking, I love that drawing, but just look the reference photo. So I think member should have the same treatment at Elites, I think medrano's work is one good example of improvement of tecnique.

Furitsu  04/05/05 @920

Great great hair! Nice portrait.

DigitalDust  04/06/05 @005

Like how silky you made the hair look, but my favorite part is actually the shoulder. I like the way you've rendered the form with directional strokes. Parts of this are so far and above the bad photo used I just have to smile at some of the above comments. Guess it's not enough to gripe about not linking to the photo reference because even if you do, they'll find something else to gripe about!

Medrano  04/06/05 @071

I agree with you DigitalDust

Madanapale  04/06/05 @230

Very good work Aldo.... I saw the original photo and the original drawing and this is an excellent rendition of it....very nice details...the shoulder as I told you is excellent! Carlos "Sancho... no te molestes cuando los perros ladran....éso es señal de que vamos caminando" Don Quijote....Cervantes

kittyKat  04/06/05 @630

*sigh* I am getting a red X here PM me when you edit it?

Dax  04/06/05 @850

Very well done indeed!

Jujika  04/07/05 @154

She looks sly, and her hair is incredible! Really great job! ^^

eduardobedoya  04/07/05 @184

yeah great artwork Medrano this pose resalt very much her fair hair. great deal with it indeed. cool stuff. PD: To Arenhaus (my best friend) LOL. Rough people look the stick on the oposite eyes but doesnt look the trunk that has is his own eyes. Keep working Medrano. Personal I think the only way to create is after copy n' study about nature. About several repherens I will post an artwork done by several photos. Saludos.

Cushart  04/07/05 @538

cool hair! i like it!+8

wittykitty  04/07/05 @894

Great!!! nice work Aldo- beautiful beautiful work (and I personally think you shouldn't worry about the referencing. Great work.

kittyKat  04/07/05 @918

really nice job with the hair

wadewood  04/07/05 @945

how do you really get the feeling across as "drool".... sorry, I just love Amy.. Great work.. max+

Xris  04/08/05 @201

BRAVO Digitaldust!!!

Rela  04/08/05 @758

EXCELLENT HAIR!!! Though the hair is simply Excellent as I wrote, the face has a little problem...maybe the angle of her eyes??? The right one??? Great though and as ALWAYS

Grafiker  04/09/05 @992

Amy :drools:

ChristineG  04/09/05 @437

I'm going to ignore the celebrity aspect of this because I find it quite boring, but your pencil technique is quite good, just needs a bit of refining. The hair in particular is very well done

cupcake  04/09/05 @663

Very good ! You still did a great job , however you did it. +10

Medrano  04/09/05 @675

Thank you everyone for you very helpful coments....

LuxemburgrQueen  04/09/05 @711

she looks better here than she does in the picture

SeanyD  04/11/05 @039

That is sooo good! I admire your pencil work! Well done! Perfect! 10/10

Moonshadow1968  04/12/05 @418

Very nice work. Good shading and detail. Very pretty woman...apparently she's a celebrity or something? Not familiar with her. She's still very lovely. Youreallycaptured her likeness, and what's better - is that you actually softened the lighting of the subject...did away with the glaring hot spots of light on her face. Good work. As for Arenhaus - ignore him. I've yet to see him say anything nice to anyone. That's not to say he hasn't - I just haven't seen it if there is such a thing. < Sarcasm> Oh, I forget - Arenahus is god on gfx...he makes the rules. He's the absolute end all authority on art. < /Sarcasm>

ClaraSoto  04/13/05 @212

I believe you did her a favor !!!! That´s cool. It means I give you my picture and you draw me very beautiful !!!! That´s nice, and not easy !!!!! Keep working in what you feel is OK for you !!!!

reilanchan  04/13/05 @905

Hey there Medrano! She has beautiful hair (That's the first which posp into my eyes). And I think that a black eyeliner could be good for her eyes +9

Kereska  04/17/05 @428

wow!!! Amy!!!

NaxeT  04/18/05 @360

Impresionante, me encantan las tonalidades y esa mirada! Awesome! i love her hair. +8

flowjoe  04/21/05 @303

Beautiful pose and mood, I love it

Yetiyot  04/22/05 @365

Very nice hair and I love her arm, beauty...

Diane  05/11/05 @797

Late... but it's a very very nice drawing, the hair is wonderful!!!! +5/5

siffert  05/16/05 @726

Love the hair. Nice work!

Sven  05/17/05 @474

Amazing!! +10

powernemo  05/21/05 @652

Very nice!

bluemonkey  05/30/05 @281

awesome drawing. the hair is especially nice. good work.

Jane  05/31/05 @357

Wow very good! Especially the hair. You did well. +8

ARTYESTILO  05/31/05 @782

Very nice... Great artwork friend!

MelyannaM  07/10/05 @821

She looks amazing! I haven't been here lately so that's the reason for the lack of my comments. I like Amy Great job man!

x-lollie-x  07/21/05 @829

wow thats amazing... i love amy lee, shes got an awesome voice, i've tryed to draw her but i can't do her any justice, but you have well done

Luke19  07/26/05 @822

another awesome drawing from you! aah!!! you are so amazing!!! cool!! my max!

elf  08/24/05 @404

very good Medrano I like it! congrats

vezony  11/13/05 @920

don't know waht to say ,.. but i know that you know it's amazing ...

Cigaro  12/29/05 @455

wow...this is VERY GOOD!!!! damn, i love it magnificent eyes and hair

Marl1  01/22/06 @498

You did a great job on this, especially the hair the eyebrows need a little bit of work maybe but I love it +8/8 love Marleen

SudnDeath  04/07/06 @872

odinpeterson  09/23/06 @173

beatuiful work I wouldn't listen to anyone on this site about referencing, great artists throughout history have used photos for reference, not everyone has such a great memory for detail and reproduction meathods were invented by ancient masters for a reason. some people just don't appreciate technicall skill and realism, they would rather see a fairy. +10