Twelve paintings in and I still hear his voice in my head. OHHH, you believe in Samuel L. Jackson now, huh, bitch? GOOD, 'CAUSE YOU 'BOUT TO MEET HIM!

I particularly enjoy the scarf. That was my favorite part to paint.

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  • @[email protected]
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    51 day ago

    Looking at how good you’re painting, I have to correct that title:

    May I draw Samuel L. Jackson?

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    21 day ago

    Day 50 comes along and it’s a picture at a weird angle nobody can find on the internet of him getting milk out of his fridge in the middle of the night

    • @BallShapedManOP
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      52 days ago

      I’m humbled, thank you! It’s fun learning a new skill at a relatively old age. Old enough to be a grandpa anyway.

      • Dragon Rider (drag)
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        42 days ago

        It’s pretty weird when someone receives a compliment and becomes humble. You deserve to be proud instead, this art is great.

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    32 days ago

    They’re looking better and better every day! I LOVE the scarf.

    One thing I noticed is that the shading on his right (on the left side of the painting) cheek is not soft enough. It should be more of a gradient instead of a dark line, I think.

    • @BallShapedManOP
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      52 days ago

      I reworked that cheek multiple times, I finally gave up and called this good enough.

      • @[email protected]
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        32 days ago

        To be fair, the photo reference is also a bit weird. Something about the lighting and how his skin got squished by the scarf, I guess. Keep it up, your Samuels are getting better at every iteration.

        • @BallShapedManOP
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          32 days ago

          Thank you! I almost didn’t go with this image because of the lighting. It’s clearly movie lighting and not natural lighting which is hard to comprehend and paint. But I thought it would be a challenge and that’s what made the decision for me.

    • @BallShapedManOP
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      22 days ago

      Thank you! And yeah I can. I still can’t quite get his expressions right though. This one is closer than the others but still not quite right.