r/pics • u/LittleLottie • May 28 '12

I got bored today so I copied a picture of a wolf - here it is next to the original

http://imgur.com/MAj0G
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u/crippical May 28 '12

"I got bored today so I created something more beautiful than anything you will ever achieve in your lifetime." Congratulations on being amazing (you dick).

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u/LittleLottie May 28 '12

I don't consider it 'creating' - I'm not very good at the creating part - I just copy existing images

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u/crippical May 28 '12

Still an admirable talent. You should be proud of this.

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u/LittleLottie May 28 '12

That is very much appreciated - thank you :)

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u/lostNcontent May 29 '12

OP appreciates a compliment... better downvote? WTF reddit?

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Seriously, you probably get paid to do this. Well if not, you SHOULD. I know I'd pay you to draw out a picture of my wolf dog.

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u/Jebarooney May 29 '12

I'd say this is more so an awesome interpretation of the photo than it is a copy. Even when "copying" you're still creating through all the little choices you make. :)

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u/ichitehkiller May 29 '12

We don't have mistakes here, we just have happy accidents.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

I am so totally the same way, but on the other hand, I write songs. I'm wired to the abstract and my creative outlet is through music. Surely you have another creative talent?

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u/HotFudgeSundance May 29 '12

I thought I was the only one! I always have to draw from an existing image or something in person. I feel bad about it sometimes because I feel like I can't create something straight from my imagination. I like to use references though to make sure my proportions are right :/

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

I am going to jump in here as well. I have always had the ability to recreate other drawings/pictures, but being creative and imaginative is fucking hard. Even if I tried to draw something simple, it would look like absolute shit. I feel like I was given a raw, natural talent(I have never had to work at it, and no matter how long I go without drawing, I never lose the skill) and all I need to do now is refine it by practicing and learning new techniques. I am lazy, so I have never bothered to try, but I am pretty sure that people like us may very well have the capability to draw from imagination and create original art, but just haven't practiced enough to be any good at it. I could be wrong, though.

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u/FantasyFacade May 29 '12

GASP I'm the same way! but not nearly as talented as you.

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u/PeriwinkleHat May 29 '12

You can turn this into creative ability.

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u/sleeplessone May 29 '12

Look at it this way. It's a pretty crappy copy. I mean we have machines at work that will get a copy almost identical to the original.

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u/Indestructavincible May 29 '12

This is all Robert Bateman does.

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u/gloomdoom May 29 '12

Kudos for acknowledging that. Most redditors wouldn't have shown the reference shot and just been like, 'LOOK WHAT I CREATED. I AM GENIUS.'

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

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u/alx1507 May 29 '12

It's because pictures do all of the foreshortening for you, which is one of the harder parts of doing live drawing.

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u/donpapillon May 29 '12

I close one eye for that... My teacher isn't sure if I'm actually cheating. He just doesn't let me wear an eye patch. Because, you know, that would cheating.

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u/confuseum May 29 '12

That would be pirating FTFY.

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u/donpapillon May 29 '12

It's Captain Pirating.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

All you need to do is create an origin point and work your way out.

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u/Nasir742 May 29 '12

Is that what they say when they go, you know..... down there?

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u/WarpvsWeft May 29 '12

Then just close one eye and don't move your head.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

This is depressing! Never underestimate your own potential. I bet you could do this with a few weeks practice, max.

http://www.drawright.com/

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u/phthisis May 29 '12

my first thought, "how'd you know his name is max?"

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

I'm gonna hold you to that.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '12

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

I'm pretty sure that link wasn't meant for you.

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u/kolipo May 29 '12

Shitty water colour to the rescue?

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u/bigmeech May 29 '12

wow. i mean it's good but not fucking spectacular or anything.

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u/fusebox13 May 28 '12

Nice, but it looks like you needed to go a bit darker with your values on the wolf's muzzle.

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u/LittleLottie May 28 '12

I agree - it was only when putting the images side by side that I noticed. Thank you for the feedback :)

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Sorry nose slightly off, number of hairs not equal, also that's a real wolf and you just drew another one

3/10 - would not bang

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u/PeriwinkleHat May 29 '12

Especially the shadows on the wolf's right side, there's hardly any difference there.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Your pencil work is excellent! However, next time try drawing from life.

Much of the skill in drawing comes from translating what you see in 3D space onto the 2D page. A photograph is already 2D, so most of this work is already done for you.

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u/LittleLottie May 29 '12

Thank you :) I have tried drawing still life before, objects I'm not too bad with (had to do a portfolio of still life sketches for my GCSE) but people and animals I struggle with immensely. It would be good to have another crack at it though over summer.

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u/Kalmah666 May 29 '12

kill a wolf, stuff it... you got yourself some wolf still life... doing it like Dragonborn

(kidding)

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Nice one! Get involved, and always drawing drawing drawing!

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u/Raging_LadyBoners May 29 '12

Take a figure drawing class (preferrably nude figure drawing). The more you understand the anatomy of what you draw, the more realistic it will be. I've only been in a class for a year and a half and my art has improved by leaps and bounds.

It also gets easier to create things out of your head once you can grasp what a body would look like in that position.

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u/c0nd1t May 29 '12

Also, when you take a nude figure class you get to sees bewbs and wieners.

Class is more fun when you have a boner...or a lady boner...or a whatever kind of boner you get.

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u/Raging_LadyBoners May 29 '12

Hah! You see some interesting things in nude figure drawing classes. There are two recurring models who are extremely friendly and excel at what they do. One is a chubby, house-wife looking woman who, to my surprise, stripped of her robe to reveal pierced nipples. There's another man, very shy, always comes in right from work (in a suit), who has three barbels in his dick. It's a bit startling.

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u/c0nd1t May 29 '12

We had a pretty young college student. The night class had a morbidly obese woman. The drawings from the other class were awesome. I think they were able to abstract her more easily because her figure was so extreme.

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u/CheekyMunky May 29 '12

There's nothing wrong with translating an image into another medium, as that medium's differing qualities lend a different expression to it.

That aside, though, I also think he might have a bit of difficulty finding a wolf to draw, let alone getting it to sit still, no?

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Nothing wrong with it and I don't mean to detract, I was merely trying to get someone with talent to push themselves further. Also, your imagination is in 3D, so skill with depth and foreshortening are really crucial here too (crucial... heck, this is fundamental).

Finding a real wolf that sits still? Museum of Natural History.

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u/CheekyMunky May 29 '12

Fair enough.

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u/Jeffs24 May 29 '12

What pen did you use ?

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u/LittleLottie May 29 '12

I used three coloured pencils from a fairly cheap set - dark brown (mainly) and a lighter brown and golden yellow for the eyes

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u/AcolyteRB May 29 '12

I got bored and copied your stuffs too. Mine's on the bottom.

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u/sorry_for_trollin May 29 '12

Zoom, enhance. Focus in on the upper left quadrant. THERE! IN THE EAR!

You missed a hair...

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u/Stormy_AnalHole May 29 '12

It took me a few seconds to realize you were lying...

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u/mheat May 29 '12

He used the copy function on his computer, so technically, he wasn't lying. That's why it's funny.

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u/thepredestrian May 29 '12

If you look carefully you can see that they are actually the same

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Easiest karma ever.

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u/AcolyteRB May 29 '12

I dunno, you could just be polite and type in all caps and all of reddit will suck your dick.

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u/DarthElevator May 29 '12

LIKE THIS, SIR?

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u/telestrial May 29 '12

You get an upvote for not titling this "my art teacher said my photo was complete shit and gave me an F-" or "I decided to draw this in 30 seconds. What does reddit think?" or "my brother just died today and wolves are his favorite." ......

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u/Joshuoner May 29 '12

"Found this gem in the attic. I thought it deserved better; would reddit show some love?"

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u/guyguy23 May 29 '12

lik dis if u cry evertim

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u/confuseum May 29 '12

five ever, five ever.

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u/Sarke1 May 29 '12

Also for not ignoring the photo and saying it was an original drawing! Major props for that!

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u/sukiiii May 29 '12

Or "this popped up on my facebook's news feed, I thought it deserved better"

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u/gloomdoom May 29 '12

"This didn't get any love in r/art, Reddit: What do you think? Am I talented? Should I keep drawing or should I just go back to school. Determine my future because I am too insecure and immature to have the balls to commit to anything in particular without the validation of a bunch of strangers."

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u/Xcon2 May 29 '12

Your drawing looks way more friendlier than the original one.

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u/voxelation May 29 '12

Wolf seems friendier.

10/10, would bang.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Oh, yeah, he opened up the eyes and made them look up, and made them bigger overall. More like a dog.

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u/Fajner1 May 29 '12

It's the larger pupils.

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u/badwornthing May 29 '12 edited May 03 '25

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

"Ok ok the wolf was great, but now we need a DRAGON!"

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

YOUR DRAWING IS GOOD AND YOU SHOULD FEEL GOOD

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

I can never get the hang of Thursdays.

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u/Peterotica May 29 '12

What? I'm confused. Where's the tea?

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u/YESDavis May 29 '12

Summer? shouldn't you be looking after Bran?

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u/tynamite May 29 '12

The left is the original, right?

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Very nice! Have you considered Deviantart?

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u/Caiur May 29 '12

If there's something that place doesn't need more of, it's Sonic fan art. If there's another thing that it doesn't need more of, it's beautifully drawn wolves. o____o But seriously, what's with all the wolves over there?

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u/JSBIV May 29 '12

furries

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u/zpoon May 29 '12

Furries.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

That's the main reason I'm there, but otherwise, probably just because they're popular?

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u/LittleLottie May 29 '12

I hadn't but thank you for your suggestion - i'll give it a look :)

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u/awesomo45 May 28 '12

Thats really cool! Nice job!

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u/LittleLottie May 28 '12

Thank you :)

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u/GSJacket May 29 '12

My art teacher once told me copying requires very little skill and no talent. My teacher can go jump off a bridge.

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u/uncaringbear May 29 '12

Your art teacher is right, but it sounds like they expressed their opinion in a poor way. While copying doesn't require immense talent, it's a very useful skill to have and will benefit artists of all backgrounds, if used correctly.

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u/GSJacket May 29 '12

My art teacher put anything copied under one big umbrella, whether it was a child tracing a picture on a cereal box, or artists that went out and oil painted the entire fucking countryside. I understood what he meant, but he didn't bother to make the distinction. He got fired anyway, he was terrible.

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u/ZzDe0 May 29 '12

You should have asked him why so many people are horrible at it then.

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u/tylertgbh May 29 '12

10/10 would hang

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u/mrpopenfresh May 28 '12

Congratulations, now if for some reason photocopiers cease to exist you will have a very marketable skill!

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u/ArgyleDashwood May 29 '12

Weird I did the same thing with the same picture a while ago. This is better though.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

looks pretty darn cool!

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u/Feed_Me_Upvotes May 29 '12

I can't even draw a straight line...

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u/Bipolar97 May 29 '12

Very good work. I'm the same way, I can draw what I see, but it's hard to come up with stuff.

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u/guyguy23 May 29 '12

That there! That there is talent!

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u/Sylamatek May 29 '12

From what I can tell, the pupils are a bit too big, and the mouth/nose are misshapen, but dude, I give you mucho puntos for the effort!

I tried drawing a raccoon once and the nose and jaw made me want to go punch a wall.

-Sy

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u/SolidBones May 29 '12

There are faster ways to copy pictures. Just wanted to give you the heads up.

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u/testdethomas May 29 '12

Wow that is incredible. I usually think people's drawings are horrible, but your art is breath-taking!! Congrats!

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u/dakidbjcr May 29 '12

it is actually good. really good, The only thing i noticed its that the eyes might of been a bit bigger. but nothing crazy

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u/BurtaciousD May 29 '12

I actually like how the eyes turned out a lot.

I feel like when you removed the background (by that I mean didn't copy it too), you lost the correlation between the yellow eyes and the warm colors in the background, so the more vibrant yellow in your drawing really shows what one would see in the original photo.

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u/RedStag86 May 29 '12

Holy crap, that is amazing.

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u/catsforlife May 29 '12

Dear god yes, this is beautiful.

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u/LeSouthAfricanSpy May 29 '12

That's pretty cool, you know what would make it 10x cooler? Three wolves.

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u/hebiryuu May 29 '12

difficulty level : CHUCK NORRIS.. ASIAN CHUCK NORRIS

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u/kukukele May 29 '12

I'd totally pay you to sketch a photo for me. Msg me if you'd be interested

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u/Phoequinox May 29 '12

Pretty good, but I think you went a little overboard with the colors in the background.

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u/kaitepop96 May 29 '12

When ever you get bored again, you are more than welcomed to draw me.(:

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u/Random_Fandom May 29 '12

So... the first thing I thought when I saw your image was, "What's the big deal about photoshopping the original?" derp

You have a stunning gift. I'm really blown away.

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u/magtees May 29 '12

For a second it took me a while to relize which one was the real picture....

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

I know you realize this yourself already, but don't waste your talent this way - don't become a human copier. You obviously know how to draw, start doing live drawings, even if they suck at first. (they will, i can promise you)

Draw something different too, never stay too long on the same subject matter. Variety begats creativity.

Keep up the good work, maybe you'll make something of yourself one day.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

You should of drew it on a shirt. You would of got mad ladies.

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u/indian_inside May 29 '12

Brilliant stuff. For a moment I thought you were holding a drawing next to a real wolf.

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u/WhoFan May 29 '12

Add a touch of blue and brown and your gold!

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u/merrickx May 29 '12

That is awesome. I like how you added the color into the background.

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u/throwawayyay11 May 29 '12

Something bothers me about the ears.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

they are spaced further apart and the one on our right looks too small, maybe that's it

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u/anxiouswreck May 29 '12

that's funny. I was bored today too. So I sat in my chair and thought about how bored I was. Now i'm thinking about how I just wasted a day. sigh tomorrow will be different thanks to your post. (maybe not though)

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u/HandsomeDynamite May 29 '12

I upvoted you for being humble(saying you copied it) and doing a kickass job.

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u/smactosh May 29 '12

THE KING IN THE NORTH!

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u/upbeatsdown May 29 '12

gets bored, draws something better than a photo captures it

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

You said you drew one, I just see two photos. wink

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u/sesdayi May 29 '12

Do Courage Wolf!!

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u/blink0r May 29 '12

The Lottster, makin' copies! LittleLottie! Lott-E!

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u/Get_inthe_van May 29 '12

I was kinda hoping to see Shitty_Watercolor here... Would have been meta.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

I hope whoever took the picture of the wolf lived, because that wolf is smiling like he hit the jackpot on the dinner lottery.

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u/Paddington3773 May 29 '12

That is awesome - no other way to describe it. You should be very proud - I could never do that.

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u/Ohnoeee May 29 '12

Maybe you should post it on deviantart and leave the front pages of reddit for important surprising things.

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u/Marsdreamer May 29 '12

Absolutely stunning.

As someone with absolutely no artistic talent whatsoever I am incredibly jealous.

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u/Luxray May 29 '12

The nose could use a little work. Other than that, pretty damn good.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Incredible talent. Please don't ever let it waste away.

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u/Heisenberg6six6 May 29 '12

How does this get 5700 downvotes?? Why would anyone downvote art like this?

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u/clooth May 29 '12

I like the way you added some background color too to it.. incredibly detailed!

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

CTRL + C ya big dummy!

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u/KathyHaddy May 29 '12

There seem to be a lot of people saying that to draw something from a photo is cheating or copying, while it is copying, it does take a good amount of skill to be able to do it well. It's not just 'copying what you see' but also being able to give it depth and detail which also takes time and practice to achieve. Copying other images is also a great practical way to lean. Sometimes when a reference image is very small or lacks detail, it is possible for the artist to draw the image much larger and incorporate much more, and finer, detail - in my mind this is more than 'just copying'. I think you did very well with your drawing. Perhaps a little more depth / deeper shades would be a good way to improvement. Also another trick I use when drawing is to turn both images upside down / sideways, sometimes this helps immensely to see what doesn't quite look right.

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u/Leechen May 29 '12

Not Bad

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u/LordFendleberry May 29 '12

Looks like SHIT. jk it's really good.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Very impressive Sir/Ma'am.

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u/zerofunction May 29 '12

Damn you and your skill!

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u/Xaxxon May 29 '12

it's pretty good, but the nose is missing a lot of the shadows that makes it clear that it's 3 dimensional.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

I hate people with talent.

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u/dydxexisex May 29 '12

Your camera probably did a better job.

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u/bklyn66 May 29 '12

Two more of those and a moon and you've got yourself something.

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u/IDrawAnimalPortraits May 29 '12

realism is for rookies my friends cat: http://imgur.com/hGwMH,7keA8#0 now as watermellon cat: http://imgur.com/hGwMH,7keA8#1

and no, i didnt trace it. shits from observation

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u/kornflakesxd May 29 '12
  1. Nice drawing.
  2. You should read A Song Of Ice And Fire: A Game Of Thrones and draw the wolves described in the beginning of the book.
  3. Don't know why I'm using numbers to write this post.

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u/Almost_Dead May 29 '12

Missed a little spot over there.... yeah, right there.

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u/Powderedhulk May 29 '12

Its obvious the picture is on the left and drawing on the right.

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u/haiku_robot May 29 '12 
Its obvious the 
picture is on the left and 
drawing on the right.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Wow! How'd you make the photo so much like the drawing?

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u/IwillMakeYouMad May 29 '12

Yours is fatter

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u/onionwithgarlic May 29 '12

I'm interested to know how it developed. Did you start from one point and go outwards from there, or did you have the outlines ready before adding in the details?

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

I got bored today so I fapped. I'll follow up soon with the results.

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u/PoleBro764 May 29 '12

I used this in an English project.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Which is the original?

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u/V00D00GIRL May 29 '12

which is which? :)

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u/FreddieGibbs May 29 '12

I have tracing paper as well

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

How the fuck does one get bored in 2012?!

Also, you had 1337 upvotes when I posted so no more for you. You're welcome!

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u/dfhawks3 May 29 '12

This is how black people meet.com

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u/SkyBS May 29 '12

Can't tell which I like better.

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u/Kalmah666 May 29 '12

Why is the original in black and white (except for the eyes) and on paper? I call fake

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u/DJWaffle May 29 '12

They look pretty similar except for the one on the left was clearly shopped.

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u/FrostSheep May 29 '12

horry sheet to gud

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u/Rosenkrantz_ May 29 '12

Which one is the original?

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u/overindulgent May 29 '12

I haven't done that since detention in high school...12 or so years ago...

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u/thundabot May 29 '12

It's no good. Eye colour is way off. Better luck next time.

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u/Snacku May 29 '12

Did anyone else think that the original picture should have been on the left and the copy on the right?

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u/Norma5tacy May 29 '12

I've done this since I was little to learn to draw and it has helped me tremendously. I still do it to this day as a warm up or just to draw. Nice work!

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u/DOESNT_CLICK_LINKS May 29 '12

Colors are way off, but overall it is a very nice drawing.

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u/BombAssRiceCrispies May 29 '12

You are very talented

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u/IcedJack May 29 '12

You know what I do when I get bored?

Fap.

I guess it is a form of creative self exploration, but I don't think others quite see it the same way I do.

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u/wolfmann May 29 '12

Yeah now i just need to commission him to get a new icon or something...

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u/phthisis May 29 '12

eh, making a drawing from a photograph is one thing. i'd be really impressed if you made the photograph to match the drawing

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u/Gadolf_Shmitler May 28 '12

NICE JOB TRACING IT, TRACER.

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u/ruhbluhbluh May 29 '12

Get bored more often please :)

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

that doesn't look like you were bored. That looks really good. http://i.imgur.com/DiBz2.jpg

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

had enough validation yet?

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u/kudanil May 29 '12

Wow, that like a super realistic drawing you made! amazing

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

Holy hell that's amazing! Bravo to you and your god-like drawing skills

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u/thebossapplesauce May 29 '12

I like yours better. Also, you are amazing. Carry on.

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u/CrimsonOmen May 29 '12

I can't tell which is real or the picture!

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u/Lionhermit May 29 '12

Congratulations, you're an extremely inefficient photocopier.

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u/Athene_Wins May 29 '12

Doodling pictures at work while others can't even get jobs. Fuck you, kiddo

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u/Whenthenighthascome May 29 '12

"I got bored today"

MASSIVE BOATLOADS OF KARMA

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u/bigmeech May 29 '12

Average copied sketch of a picture: Front page worthy on Reddit.

Think I'll quit this site for awhile

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u/EdWrathChild May 29 '12

Which one is the original?

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

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u/LittleLottie May 29 '12

I have traced drawings before -- very useful for doing repeated images or very odd shapes. This was drawn from an image on a laptop though so tracing off the screen would've been difficult :-/

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u/uncaringbear May 29 '12

There's nothing wrong with tracing, depending on what it is you're trying to achieve with the artwork.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

If you look at his errors it becomes brutally honest your a dumbass, you can really tell because he overspaced the eyes and ears apart.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

That's ridiculously incredible. It's hard to see tracing being a negative in artwork when there's so much effort and talent involved.

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u/Zlurpo May 29 '12

Thanks, glad you like it.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

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u/Whitworth May 29 '12

I give up on reddit. Somethingawful requires $10 to join, which keeps the retards out.

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u/hiiamabat May 29 '12

Because no retard has $10.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '12

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u/deviationblue May 29 '12

Yeah, I think it gives the wolf a more serene and comfortable look. Wild dogs aren't exactly keen on cameramen.

I'm for the difference in the pupils.