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©2008-2009 ~Joaris333
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! :)

This illustration is one of the many fast-as-hell pieces, made with gradients, for my Graduate School Portfolio. I found myself running low on time (and reference images) and needed to come up with something fast.

Helpers for my graduate portfolio were few and far in between, but I was lucky enough to get some guidance from a great professor of mine at NYU.

Before working with my professor, I had put little thought into WHY I did these paintings and what effect they may have on my viewers. I most of all never really thought about why I use celebrities as references for portraits.

I guess through art, the viewer gets to experience someone they would never normally be able to experience. After all, isn't that how we experience most celebrities? Usually through a medium, whether it be photography or a painting, but rarely as a true physical representation. Through art, we get the chance to connect with a very real person through a very unreal medium.

Wrestling with these thoughts made my head hurt, and drove me bat crazy. But in the end, I'm glad my professor challenged me and made me think: Why... Why am I doing this? Why do I make these paintings? And of all the people and things I could draw, why this particular person?

I think it's something to consider when dealing with art and expression. It may not be an easy question to answer, but hey, maybe there doesn't have to be an answer :)

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Given 2009-08-23

Untitled0903 by ~Joaris333 "is the type of vexel that is DD worthy". Absolutely correct, this NEEDS to be featured! (Suggested by *xyphid and Featured by `Jules1983)

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And with each of these you draw, you do a fantastic job! I'm not on the same level of skill as you are, and I don't typically work digitally in my own drawings.


It don't stop me from appreciating something that's been well-done.
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what a nice piece, happy new year too :)

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omg i love this (times a million!)
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Kick-ass hair dear!

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Just great! I love the colors!
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true, I always wonder why some folks vexel/vector celebrities, it plays with this low-art fan-art side of things because they're instantly recognizable which makes me think there's less of a personal connection or reflection with the piece and the image is more of a springboard for technique and style. :shrug:

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chill, eat some ice cream
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I am so loving the hair too... GOOD JOB!!!

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The Part of Me That Is Artistic...

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