Another digital painting done from scratch in photoshop using Wacom Intuos 3 tablet. Artwork is completely freehand drawn, with reference photo set off to the side for glancing at. No tracing… 
Actual time to do pic was about 3 and a half hours.
UPDATE:
For the people that think this is fake– simply do a little research. It’s as easy as clicking on my username to see the list of all of my other videos. There you will find an array of different subjects and different mediums… Including photo real techniques with real paint. It it’s a pretty reasonable conclusion that if I can do the things I do with real paint– why would I feel the need or insecurity to fake it with the “less impressive” digital mediums? Why waste my time?
You could also consider the efforts it would take to fake such a thing- consider the layering of the shadows and gradients… Look at how carefully it is done in these vids. There is a visible build-up of LAYERS of tones shadows and colors. To fake something like that would take so much effort, why would a guy who can do all of the other OBVIOUS traditional medium paintings on the same channel waste his time?
TO MANY PEOPLE ASK:
Why “photorealism”?
Why not just use a camera?
The answer is simple. I’ve made the point many times in my replies, comments and descriptions. But I’ll make it clearer here for those who do not understand:
It’s for practice. It is the same as a musician practicing scales, so that he can write better songs…Or even a musician who plays a song from another famous musician on a CD– also to make himself better… To inspire/aspire to become better at the craft/skill.
It’s the same with the art. Sure I am just acting like a human camera and re-creating every detail and color I see– but that’s where the conditioning is. Same as that musician that is replicating the sounds of a scale or someone else’s song. (Why not just say to the musician, “why bother playing that song? Just put in the CD?” )
The fact that it is all freehand and controlled by my judgement makes it so valuable to attempt…. I have to be able to see and recognize exact tones of color, and be able to recreate it with extreme accuracy from scratch. I must be able to recognize every detail and the consistency that makes that detail REAL. It strengthens my abilities to be able to create works of art that come from my imagination.
Aside from practice, it is also a very commonly sought skill in the commercial trades to be able to mimic real-life with art. In addition to that, it does entertain the majority.
So there you go.
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December 22nd, 2009 at 3:18 am
ARGGHH!
I can´t …
ARGGHH!
I can´t believe this. SImply great.
But with portraits I always though it would be easier to get the headshape first and start with the eyes later?
Isn´t it harder to get the proportians right this way?
I mean, not that I see much wrong with this!
OHHH—–before I forget, maybe you have a tip for me on this……..but I have noticed that, whenever I draw a person frontal the left side ends up being to wide in comparison.
And I simply never notice this while drawing!!
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:18 am
Yo man you gotta do …
Yo man you gotta do 1 of me I got a kinda epic pic I think would be easy for u!
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:18 am
wow …the hair is. …
wow …the hair is.. so real! nice work!
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:18 am
omg, this really is …
omg, this really is too awesome!! so unbelievable!! lol. i hope someday you can make a tutorial video
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:18 am
It is sad to see …
It is sad to see how many people do not appreciate real art and even go as far as saying it’s fake. Grow up, children.
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:18 am
absolutely …
absolutely incredible
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:18 am
♫She kinda looks …
♫
♫She kinda looks like a girl that goes to my youth group.. Only a lot older.. Now ima go draw myself.. Maybe even with ketchup or chocolate.. Those where awesome, but before I do that, I gotta rate this 5 stars, nice job
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:18 am
man i dont know …
man i dont know what u say, amazingly skilled
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:18 am
great work as …
great work as always!
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:18 am
Thanks! I’ve always …
Thanks! I’ve always said that it would take an enormous amount of skill to fake this. Probably as much skill as it takes to just paint the darn thing. As you pointed out, there are very visible brush strokes layering up to completion before the viewers’ eyes. In addition to skill, it would take major patience to fake it.
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:18 am
Cock a …
a doodle sucking ball fuck, this is the epitome of amazing.
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:18 am
lolololol, that’s …
lolololol, that’s not even physically possible the way we see this being done, especially since we are WATCHING it go on. You can see his brush strokes and his techniques.
Then again only other artists can see it’s real and appreciate it. ^_^
Nice job man, The hair looks fantastic
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:18 am
It is possible guys …
It is possible guys. Just look at Chuck Close
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:18 am
I don’t belive in it
I don’t belive in it
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:18 am
well this is …
well this is insane man, but eeeum somethimes I think you got a layer with a photo, and you just remove the layer above it peace by peace to make it look like you drawed it. but if you made this… amazing o.o
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:18 am
This is …
This is insane. I can’t even believe I witnessed this. You are truly an unrivaled artist.
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:18 am
I think he took a …
I think he took a photo, and erased it bit by bit in photoshop, and played it in reverse… lol
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:18 am
it looks so great!! …
it looks so great!!
To people disliking this only because it isn’t taken by a camera; you!
You got no talent as this guy, he is an awesome artist and got greater skills of writing then anyone else i’ve seen!
Keep on this great work, dude!
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:18 am
haha i also put …
haha i also put hair on one of the eyes when i dont want to draw it xD
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:18 am
OMG it LOOK SO …
OMG it LOOK SO REAL
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:18 am
im speechless
im speechless
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:18 am
Jesus…
Jesus…
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:18 am
wow you make every …
wow you make every strand of hair look real even
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:18 am
amazing how if …
amazing how if there wasn’t that progress bar people would think it was done 70% the way through.
just awesome
December 22nd, 2009 at 3:18 am
c2thew is a faggot. …
c2thew is a faggot…how dare u criticise this. and at the end say ..still a great work of art….your such a douche..id like to see you draw a stick figure you chode!!! anyway bro…best pic ever…you did better than any polaroid could dream of