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Piete Miller  

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Jaime Presley

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My Desire! Need your help....

Journal Entry: Tue Mar 27, 2007, 11:19 AM



I would consider myself to be a “Natural Talent” when it comes to drawing. I have no formal training or schooling. As a child I loved doodling on all my books, papers, homework etc. but never did much with it. Every now and again I would come across a photo and think, hmm I wonder if I could draw that… so I pulled out piece of paper and a just a regular writing pencil and would draw. End result would be something interesting at best but nothing spectacular.

A few years ago my son (now 15) came across a few of my drawings “Leather Jacket” and “Bare Necessities” as well as one I did of his mom which is not in my gallery for personal reasons. All of them were simply attempts at replicating a photo I found. He was very impressed and asked, “How come you don’t draw more”? I could not answer his question with anything other then Time… He laughed and said “Well, if you spent less time watching TV you might be a great artist”… then a few days later he handed me a photo he copied off the internet of Jaime Presley and said “here, draw this for me” So I did… and the flame was lit…. so that is how I returned to drawing…. now I need YOUR help.

All you artist out there with training and experience… please give me some pointers. I have learned a great deal the past year or so by simply listening to and applying tips from other great artist. I purchased several graphite pencil sets, learn more about paper, erasers, blending tools etc… now I am looking for tips and secrets that can help me achieve the photo realism I am seeking.

Anything you can provide will help. In my art I learned that one should seek criticism, not praise!

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  • Eating: Cheez-it's
  • Drinking: coffee

Devious Information

  • Current Age: Fourty Something
  • Current Residence: La Palma, California
  • Interests: Art, Music, Film
  • Favourite movie: Green Mile, The Abyss, Star Wars, King Kong
  • Favourite band or musician: Piete
  • Favourite genre of music: Smooth Jazz
  • Favourite artist: T.C. Cor, Armin Mersmann, Denis Peterson, Viktor Jung
  • Favourite style or digital art: Graphite Drawings
  • Personal Quote: Fear is a dark room, where negatives are developed
  • Tools of the Trade: Prismacolor Verithin Noir Black pencil (Magic)

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*Singingnaturist:iconSingingnaturist: 1 day 37 minutes ago
Thanks very much Piete for the :+fav: on
“Taxi fare OR strip naked now” [link]
which I do appreciate. - Phil :)

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Inspire others IF you are able
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