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This is kind of a monkey-off-the-back drawing for me. Everything seemed to go against me while I was trying to finish off this drawing.

Some of you might remember when I talked about how I'd been struggling to start a new drawing. Then I watched Olympic games and got inspired by those hi-tech VDO replays that captured all the action shots in super slow-motion. I wanted to capture the same stunning shots with my own hands.

And then there's Michael Phelps. He inspired me to go to the place I'd never been to and I ended up choosing this picture --> [link] as the reference simply because it looked like the hardest picture to draw from.

Then I reached the difficult parts, one after another, and realised I'd need to spend a lot longer than I thought to finish this off. To make it worse this picture had none of my favourite parts, hair and eyes. I got discouraged and distracted by a few things and ended up putting this drawing on hold for months.

Then a few weeks ago I got inspired again and wanted to draw so many things. I swored to wouldn't start those UNLESS I finish off this one first. Sorry for the dodgy parts on some details but I was really at the end of my patience.

Please don't ask me how long did it take to draw this one because I have no idea. It never took this long to draw one portrait and it's not even one of the pretty ones!

A4 Canson drawing paper (the smoother side) + HB-2B technical pencils + 7B-9B wooden pencils

My next drawing is gonna be an EASY one!

* (C)2008 Diego Azubel. I lost the original link to the ref photo. It's been a long time and I can't remember where I got it from for the life of me. .

**I took the photo of the drawing in progress just in case... -->[link]

Comments


:iconxsarahjx:
omg i thought this was a photo! you've got some serious talent! :)
:iconjarrodgfx:
Amazing, the texture and detail is so perfect. I thought it was real.
:iconblacks-artz:
i cant believe this is a drawing, you are outstandingly an amazing artist. One of the most talented i have ever seen. I am speechless seriously 0.0
You have inspired me so much i dont know what else to say.....

Well done
:iconsimplyart61:
very inspiring to me.. just incredible. How did you draw the water, must of taken a long time, it is just... i am speechless!!:D
:iconsimple-love:
You're one of the most inspiring artists to me. This is absolutely insane... I'm sure you already know this, but you are ridiculously talented. :)

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holly atterson. :)
:icondesignanvesh:
:worship: Impossible is nothing :)

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:iconglasgowautorock:
wow... it looks like it took forever to do the water around him O_O
amazing work!
:iconnjau:
I'd love to see some close-ups of this drawing :D :heart:

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:iconfancyflower3:
holy fudging goodness
this is insanely amazing =O

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