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©2005-2009 ~beckhanson
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i've been working on this drawing of jim morrison of the doors and his girlfriend pam for over a year now. at first i drew it half-assed over three days, and when i was about to hang it a few months ago i realized how crappily i had drawn it. so i have been adding lots of detail, and i pretty much re-drew both of their faces completely. this is the longest i've spent on any drawing, i'm so glad to call it done. i'll finally hang it to keep me from working on it more.

i found the photo for this drawing in rolling stone magazine sometime last year. i always wanted to draw jim. i really loved how they both look so peaceful in the photo, not long before jim's death. it's almost a haunting look in his eyes.

this was done on bristol board, measures 10 inches by 9 inches, i used mechanical pencils and an ebony pencil. lots of blending stumps, tissue paper, kneadable eraser action, and frustration. there's a line on jim's forehead because i had to piece together two separate scans...it was too big to fit on the scanner bed. overall i'm pretty pleased with how it came out.

Full View Please, the thumbnail doesn't do it justice, i promise!! any feedback will be very appreciated :D

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:iconjeffhoppdotnet:
I think both their expressions say it all. who knows, they might of just been tired after a long flight or something....but it almost seems like they both are aware of the days a head and were at peace with it. either way, you captured something very human and special.....good job.

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:icontupsai:
That is just amazing... I love everything about it =D Brilliant, brilliant job!
:iconrevolutionf2:
great work, beck.
i've had an airbrush piece that i kept for 15 years before finishing it. and then proceeded to throw it away. well done for finishing. the piece is excellent.
:icongruenewolken:
Wow, this is amazing. You can see it's a drawing in full view, but I actually thought it was an old photograph with a hint of sepia.

Brilliant work :heart:

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:iconsnow-owl:
Wow, I love the shading,
great work! :thumbsup:
:iconguitarsallly:
:faint: This is awesome! Love how you did the hair and all the other little details... :clap:

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:icontangwystl:
That's VERY lovely - tousled curly hair is so hard to do and it came out so well here. What really makes it stand out, though, are the expressions - they look so... human.
:iconlaura07blue:
I just LOVE the shading and the hair. It looks so real and, as tangwystl said, human :D
:iconyetina:
This is amazingly good! ! ! ! ! :clap:

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