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"The Bane of My Existence" (imgur.com)

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[–]TopdeBotton 40 points41 points ago

That's a really great image. May we see the version you drew?

[–]hi7en 8 points9 points ago

Oh stop it you...

[–]Superdude22 21 points22 points ago

And then I put my hands under my arms like this. And then I smell them like this. I know its gross.

[–]kdar 11 points12 points ago

http://i.imgur.com/ZWN25.jpg

[–]BardofDale 2 points3 points ago

This crit could be extremely painful...for you, oh wait...

[–]ajrw 2 points3 points ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW85KbKYwYs#t=66

[–]Threnx 2 points3 points ago

When did trailers stop using this formula and switch to the modern style? This is from 1999 which doesn't seem that old, but I haven't seen a trailer like this in ages.

[–]deltarob 0 points1 point ago

13 years ago man, we're old

[–]BobbyDash 8 points9 points ago

Submissions:

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[–]ihatephilosophy 5 points6 points ago

Keep fighting the good fight. But sadly, this is reddit where people don't understand art, don't want to understand art, and are going to tell you how worthless art is compared to their engineering degree.

[–]BobbyDash -2 points-1 points ago

Unfortunately true. The framework is here, the subscribers just prefer to stay ignorant of the concept of the sub.

[–]AndrewKemendo 5 points6 points ago

OP is artist and described the medium elsewhere.

[–]Acronomicon 0 points1 point ago

What's wrong with OP's?

[–]TicTokCroc 1 point2 points ago

Waaahhhh! I'm a jealous asshole :(

ftfy

[–]wu2ad 4 points5 points ago

Dem biceps.

[–]robocop12 3 points4 points ago

And deltoids

[–]ihatephilosophy 1 point2 points ago

So what does this mean to you?

[–]Preflash_Gordon 1 point2 points ago

It's a muscular Hannibal Lecter! :-) Seriously, this is awesome.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

r/Art needs to stop celebrating the tracing and copying of photos.

[–]judgmental_ass 12 points13 points ago

You need to stop telling other people what to like.

[–][deleted] -4 points-3 points ago

Imagine actually being impressed with someone copying or tracing a photo.

[–]Acronomicon 0 points1 point ago

Actually, in another thread OP stated it took him three days and

I wouldn't have put forth that much effort and suffered through carpal tunnel for a tracing.

[–]Doobie69 0 points1 point ago

Beautiful.

[–]aDoctorOctopus 1 point2 points ago

This picture gave me chills. Amazing work.

[–]ComicBookBeauty 1 point2 points ago

Beautiful! May I ask what tools of the trade you used?

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[–]ticklefights -3 points-2 points ago

it looks like an image of bane photoshopped onto a wire bound sketch pad to me.

[–]Jason207 2 points3 points ago

Look closely at the mask and the hand. Great drawing, but you can see some problem areas.

[–]Melton_John 0 points1 point ago

well done, sir

[–]suzieQueue -1 points0 points ago

Thats unbelievable.

[–]DongsNPongs -4 points-3 points ago

because it's fake.

[–]suzieQueue -1 points0 points ago

Darn

[–]Mesaana -1 points0 points ago

hot damn thats a crazy good picture

[–]onlydrawzombies -2 points-1 points ago

I'm not even gonna post my Bane drawing now... I can't compete with that! Bravo!

[–]whyunogivemegoodname -1 points0 points ago

Holy shit! Impressive!

[–]MidnightCladNoctis -2 points-1 points ago

HOLY SHIT wow, amazing work

[–]dcdanger14 -2 points-1 points ago

very well done good sir

[–]edpp901 -4 points-3 points ago

That is fucking BOSS

[–]spookieghost -1 points0 points ago

Awesome - do you have a website showcasing your other work?

[–]InvisibleSolid -2 points-1 points ago

Dayum dude, sick shit.

[–]PolishSausageLover -1 points0 points ago

Wow, holy shit man that is so incredible!

[–]therightclique -2 points-1 points ago

Holy fucking shit, Batman!

[–]BobbyDash -2 points-1 points ago

OP, you deleted your comment that this is in response to so feel free to recount what you said when reading this.

This is constructive criticism. Criticism of this subreddit and its subscribers.

If someone paints a picture of a landscape, is it merely a replication since the Earth is the true artist? If a mother gives birth to a child, would any portrait of that baby be a replication since the mother is the original creator?

You're being obtuse and grandiose and I think you know it. No, it isn't replication, it's interpretation. Your drawing is an attempt at exact replication of someone else's image. Someone else's art.

You can render with pencil very well, I'm not trying to take that from you. I do not doubt that you drew it free hand. How about applying that to your own original concepts? If you absolutely must draw Bane, why not come up with your own re-imagining of him? You have plenty of resources at your disposal. Have a friend model for you to get the lighting and composition you want. Brush up on anatomy to exaggerate his muscle structure appropriately. Be creative. Be original.

There is nothing wrong with copying something like this as an exercise. However, it doesn't belong at the top of r/Art. Some people expect the guidelines to be followed so that we can find and discuss art, not everyone's pencil rendering exercises.

[–]NoHugsPlease 3 points4 points ago

What a total and complete dick move.

Re-posting that guy's defense against your jealous and petty onslaught of menstrual whining... even after he decided he didn't want it up there anymore.

He was new here and you got him to delete his post... you feel better now?

Asshole.

I'm ashamed to be in a community with you, unsubbing.

[–]pablo_shitcasso[M] -3 points-2 points ago

Asshole.

Personal insults are against the rules of this subreddit.

[–][deleted] -3 points-2 points ago

That's incredible!

[–]IamDa5id -1 points0 points ago

Wow... That's really nice.

Good job.

[–]Thedeadmilkman -1 points0 points ago

You merely adopted the art.

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