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©2005-2009 `ChewedKandi
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... aka Sharon Milne's Davide (anyone get the joke?)

Well well well... ladies (and guys if you are that way inclined) form a line behind me! This is my portrait of the ever so talented and ever so drop dead gorgeous Davide aka ~originalASKER aka "My Favourite Italian" as I call him. He is the only guy I would ever say "don't shave off the beard!" - cos let's just face it, beards are not that attractive, but to me, Davide's is perfect - mmmmmm

I have had his photos on my PC for about a month now and I kept on meaning to start this, but always found shadows a bit of a mission, as this one has proved! 10 hours alone on the skin shading.

Again I have been practicing with gradients, all but 5 base layers are actually gradients! But that is not the hook with this one, the main challenge with this is that only 5 colours (bar the ourside colour of the frame!) have went into making it - and of course this means a lot of varying opacities and gradients needed to blend the colours... but it has been a very good challenge.

Anyway, music has been inspiring a lot of the titles of my portraits recently... this one is from the classic 80s song "Boys of Summer" by Don Henley. Classic song.

Thank you Davide for being a perfect model :hug:

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[Edit] Wow thanks `turn2002 for suggesting for the DD <3 totally unexpected - thanks guys :D
I just wanna say that this _isn't_ vector art... never claimed it to be... it's vexel art... which is based on raster layers and not vector layers.
But wow - thank you everyone who has been really sweet to fav it and comment it - it's much appreciated :D

Daily Deviation

Given 2005-10-23

Boys of Summer... by =ChewedKandi Mind blowing vector art. It's all in the details. (Suggested by `turn2002 and Featured by `object2bdestroyd)

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:icontulips142:
Amazing! I loved watching you put the finishing touches on it, I picked up a few things :P Great job, you amaze me more every time :clap::):w00t:
:iconmchaos07:
[link].gorgeous. Christ. O_O I love his beard. I wanna lick it.. and I am not the beard licking type. Haha annette sounding like a weirdo =P
:iconchewedkandi:
Get behind me!!!! I am first in line :P
:iconflatdan:
Wow that is really shot on. The hair and overall quality is fantastic. You must teach me!

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:iconvisual-sick:
omg you're so talented... i'm so jealous... :(

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~Give me a reason to believe~
:iconruritaniah:
it looks great! I wish i knew how to make the hair so sharp.
:iconoriginalasker:
oooohhhhh....woooowww.....I love you!

It is fantastic!!!!...I do not have words...

see myself in your job is wonderful!!...my bread..my eyes, hair ecc... it is very very good!

and tnx very much for your words!!!!


big kiss to you!
:iconchewedkandi:
:hug:

You were a pleasure to stare at for 20 hours!!!
:iconcetanu12:
great vector, the lighting is awesome :D

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Somebody around here is waiting for Nintendo Revolution.
who the F**K COULD IT BE?
:icondeedreams:
OMG! That's just great! I hardly noticed it was vectored until I full-viewed it.. maaaaan! that's just pretty... I loooove the hair and beard... :glomp:

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Happy Holidays!

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