Portrait Of Math Is Hard by zoobyshoe

[zoobyshoe]

 

[Cyrus]

Holy Crap!

 

[Evo]

WOW

Zoob, that's beautiful!

 

[radou]

Under the assumption that zoobyshoe is a really good artist...well...

MIH, you're DAMN HOT.

 

[scorpa]

That is awesome!

 

[Cyrus]

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/720/untitledgc5.png

You know, nobody likes a showoff ZOOBY...

Where did you learn how to draw...pft

 

[JasonRox]

Man, that's freaking amazing!

 

[Mallignamius]

That is outstanding. What medium did you use? Paper, utensils? And time spent?

 

[JasonRox]

That is outstanding. What medium did you use? Paper, utensils? And time spent?

I'm pretty sure he uses pencil and paper. I saw some of his work before and that's what he said he used for that stuff.

Maybe it's something new now. It's just amazing literally.

 

[Cyrus]

Man, that's freaking amazing!

Thanks Jason.

 

[Cyrus]

That is outstanding. What medium did you use? Paper, utensils? And time spent?

MS Paint, 5 hours.

 

[larkspur]

Wow! You are an incredible artist Mr. Zooby!

 

[dontdisturbmycircles]

Very nice work Zooby! Happy birthday!

 

[Astronuc]

WOW

Zoob, that's beautiful!

What she said! I'm speechless.

Well Zoob, you are one excellent artist!

And MIH, you are one beautiful lady!

And Cyrus - give it up! It's good that you are an engineer.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Under the assumption that zoobyshoe is a really good artist...well...

MIH, you're DAMN HOT.

She is. This drawing is very special to me, not just because it's Math Is Hard, but because when I first started posting on the art forum, no one paid much attention to me for weeks till I posted this drawing there. Suddenly all the art forum heavyweights and hypercritical types stopped and paid attention to it and said nice things about it. Math is not just smart, funny, and educated, she's quite beautiful in real life. The drawing, though, is not necessarily better than any other I've done, it's her lovely, serene face that really got people's attention.

I learned from this that it's not enough to draw well: choosing the right subject makes a huge difference in how you are received.

They choose a currently posted work to be the forum's avatar and keep it up a few days. After I posted this I was thrilled to see they picked it for this special attention next time I logged on. Here's a screen capture:

 

[wolram]

Is that grey hair it is a fantastic drawing zooby, i wish i could get past
drawing matchstick men, or even have an ounce of artistry in me.
I have always said that MIH is a cracker:!)

 

[mattmns]

Fantastic work!

 

[DaveC426913]

You have a highly enviable talent Zoob. I would be a proud man to be as good at portraits as you.

Something makes me wonder about the medium though. Is it simply pencil? Or is it something else - some form of airbrushing?

 

[zoobyshoe]

Holy Crap!

WOW

Zoob, that's beautiful!

Thanks very, very much folks.

(Cyrus, your rendering has raised the bar on me.)

That is awesome!

Man, that's freaking amazing!

Thank you two. I'm grateful for the enthusiasm.

That is outstanding. What medium did you use? Paper, utensils? And time spent?

It's graphite on smooth Bristol Board, 11x14. Not sure of the time spent cause I did it in incrememnts over the course of a few months working on it a bit here and a bit there.

Wow! You are an incredible artist Mr. Zooby!

Very nice work Zooby! Happy birthday!

What she said! I'm speechless.

Well Zoob, you are one excellent artist!

And MIH, you are one beautiful lady!

Thank you each very much. I'm very happy people like this.

 

[marlon]

TWO things :
1) Zooby, great work. I am very impressed. You got some great skills.
2) MIH : you are hot

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/720/untitledgc5.png

You know, nobody likes a showoff ZOOBY...

Where did you learn how to draw...pft

TWO things :

1) Cyrus, YOU SUCK
2) MIH : you look, errr, very "abstract"

marlon

 

[zoobyshoe]

Is that grey hair

No, she's a blond. And you are probably dead meat when she reads that.

it is a fantastic drawing zooby, i wish i could get past
drawing matchstick men, or even have an ounce of artistry in me.

Thanks, woolie. Just got to practice constantly.

I have always said that MIH is a cracker:!)

Well, then, she might let you live.

Fantastic work!

Thanks very much, mattmms

You have a highly enviable talent Zoob. I would be a proud man to be as good at portraits as you.

Something makes me wonder about the medium though. Is it simply pencil? Or is it something else - some form of airbrushing?

I appreciate this a lot coming from another artist.

There's no special technique: it's all pencil applied by hand. I just spend hours and hours on them with different grades of pencil doing my best to lay down smooth, even tones and shadows. This is more apparent in the original at the proper scale.

 

[Danger]

Beautiful capture of a beautiful lady. Good on both of you.

 

[Math Is Hard]

Thanks, you guys. :!) Except for you, Cyrus. You're a dead man.

And you'd better tread lightly, Wol. I just finished up the voodoo doll I was going to use to fix your wart, but it could always be repurposed.

You're the sweetest, Zoob.. my fellow fool.

 

[zoobyshoe]

TWO things :
1) Zooby, great work. I am very impressed. You got some great skills.
2) MIH : you are hot

Beautiful capture of a beautiful lady. Good on both of you.

I'm very glad you guys like it. Even so, in pencil, it doesn't do her justice, since it lacks the stunning crystal blue of her eyes.

You're the sweetest, Zoob.. my fellow fool.

Awww, geez. Thanks. Happy Birthday.

 

[scorpa]

I'm very glad you guys like it. Even so, in pencil, it doesn't do her justice, since it lacks the stunning crystal blue of her eyes.
.

I don't know if you could do it in a drawing without making it look really weird, but it sure looks cool in black and white photographs when everything is b/w except maybe they leave the eyes blue. I remember for my grad one of the guys had a really nice blue vest, for his picture they took it as a b/w but left the vest blue. It looked awesome.

 

[Cyrus]

TWO things :
1) Zooby, great work. I am very impressed. You got some great skills.
2) MIH : you are hot



TWO things :

1) Cyrus, YOU SUCK
2) MIH : you look, errr, very "abstract"

marlon

Don't you have to make videos about your idol P-ditty, you loser?

 

[JasonRox]

The picture Cyrus made me laugh actually.

I'm still an stunned by how awesome that picture is. I'm going to show some friends. Like, seriously.

 

[zoobyshoe]

I don't know if you could do it in a drawing without making it look really weird, but it sure looks cool in black and white photographs when everything is b/w except maybe they leave the eyes blue. I remember for my grad one of the guys had a really nice blue vest, for his picture they took it as a b/w but left the vest blue. It looked awesome.

The only non-gimicky way to get her eye color, I think, would be to learn to paint in oils. That's not going to happen. Don't think I could learn to handle them well enough before I die.

The picture Cyrus made me laugh actually.

I just felt humbled.

I'm still an stunned by how awesome that picture is. I'm going to show some friends. Like, seriously.

Cool. Show everyone. Make me famous.

 

[Cyrus]

How do you get the proportions so perfect?

 

[Danger]

How do you get the proportions so perfect?

Micrometers and a patient subject...

And I'm still waiting for the full nude...

 

[zoobyshoe]

How do you get the proportions so perfect?

Grid system and proportional dividers.

And I'm still waiting for the full nude...

Me too.

 

[marlon]

I'm very glad you guys like it. Even so, in pencil, it doesn't do her justice, since it lacks the stunning crystal blue of her eyes.

Awww, geez. Thanks. Happy Birthday.

Zoob, don't you want to make a picture of me ? Ofcourse, i don't quite know how you work but if you use pictures as a base to start from, i would be more than happy to send you some. There is a guy on YouTube who is doing this as well.

Don't you have to make videos about your idol P-ditty, you loser?

I think i am going to make a video about YOU. "Cyyyrrruuuss, THE ultimate bad boy, has been posting video's on youtube..."

marlon

 

[BobG]

That's an awesome picture. I'm ready to launch a 1000 ships ...

 

[Vagrant]

The potrait is awsome. You are a very talented artist. The lines are so controlled, the proportions exact, the light so perfect... It's too good for words. I'm going to put it on my desktop to serve as a reference standard everytime I draw.

 

[turbo]

Great portrait of a lovely lady! MIH, you sure look better than your meatball avatar. To the contrary, my ferret avatar is a lot more handsome than I am.