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Hi i do portraits of people celebrities and animals etc i've tried to do it for people for money and the feedback i got wasn't good and my friends and family say my art is good but i think they were just being nice so i need someone who i dont know to tell me if they are worth the $100 that i sell them for!. you can view them at flick heres the link thanx http://www!.flickr!.com/photos/28571893@N0!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


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they're both right!. you do have a lot of talent, but the little things you need to work on might not make it worth 100 dollars!. i think a lot of it is just placement!. in the drawing you labeled girl, her eye on the right looks a little off!. jessica alba looks a little older than she actually is, too!. the picture of the old lady you did awesome on!. another one is angelina jolie's eye from the tomb raider drawing on the right side is a little too big, like it bulging out!. jennifer gardner's right side of her face is a little bit off!. i think it might just be too curved in!. i know these are little things to work on, but truthfully from experience they make a huge difference in the final picture!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Yeahh man your heaps good, I dont know if its intentional but your portraits look slightly like caricatures just because the proportions are all out of whack!. Your amazing at shading and realism, some are better than others but they are all still really good!. I wouldnt be charging that much at all, if you dont want to keep them for a portfolio or just for yourself, sell them for cheaper at least!. I always get offers for a fair bit of money to do potraits, but I dont take it because I love drawing, and I'm getting my name out there for free!. Your really good, Im really not trying to be rude but try not to be selfish with your talent!. Get your name recognized, jump into a business of some sort than start charging big money!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

They′re ok, not great, not awesome, not artistic at all, not deep, but ok!. In my opinion, your portraits look like those quick drawings that they do in shopping malls for a little amount of money!. I honestly think that $100 is a lot of money and i don′t think your drawings worth it!. I would pay $20, no $100 !! However, i think you do have talent, but you′re not taking advantage of it!. Try to draw being completely honest with yourself!. Do celebrities really are what matters to you the most!? Try drawing something you care about, drawing is about COMMUNICATION, you have to SAY something ORIGINAL, you have to give people something to think about!. Celebrities are not an important thing to draw, they already have magazines, tv, movies, blablabla!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

You're definitely a great artist but maybe you shouldn't focus on the celebrity side!. Jennifer Garner is good but not quite right and Jessica Alba looks a little aged, Brad Pitt I can't really see at all!.!.!. the Angelina's are pretty good, the Walker is perfect and so is the Jake but I think you're limiting yourself with the celebs and maybe that's why the feedback wasn't good!?

Good luck!.!.!. you will do brilliantly because you definitely have the talent!!Www@QuestionHome@Com

I'm going to be honest with you, and you can be offended or not, your choice!. But sorry, they're not worth $100!. Honestly, they look like just drawings to me!. Maybe like they'd fit into my old high school AP Art class (which was amazing by the way, so it's hard to compare)!. The ones that I've seen sell very well have looked so much like a photograph I just couldn't tell what was the actual photo and what was the actual drawing!. Something like this:

http://tunaferit!.deviantart!.com/art/Brit!.!.!.

Even then the original probably only sold for half the price you're asking for yours!.

You're on a good start though!. Your art shows that you have a lot of talent, just keep it up and you'll get there!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Wow!. they are truly excellent! you have a fair hand at drawing!.!.!.i wish i did! i wouldn't say they were worth $100 but that's just because they aren't coloured!. try painting the portraits or making them more abstract than they already are, this way they become more unique with an added personal flair also the consumer will know that they are getting a one of a kind piece of art!.
cheers:]

p!.s i loved johnny!Www@QuestionHome@Com

They're good!. I like the one of Jessica Alba!. But people won't buy them because they're not perfect, and people only want perfect art!.!.!.that's why it's s hard to be an artist!. I think if you practice, in about a year you'll seriously be able to charge money for these!. Join an art gallery like deviantart!.com , so you can make other artist friends and get ARTIST feedback instead of Yahoo Answers feedback!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

As an artist myself I can tell you that you should be proud of yourself for the work you did!. Some of the head shapes and facial features are a little distorted but if you step back from your work every now and then while working on it you should be able to see that yourself and correct it!. I think the picture of the old woman is excellent!. As for the price of $100!.!.!. I don't think you'll get much business at that price!.!.!.unless it's spectacular (which it could be with a little more work) or huge!. Good luck!Www@QuestionHome@Com

You're very good, but watch for distortion of facial features!. In some of the drawings, the eyes bulge, or the mouth is screwy!. Take your time with drawings and look at them every day to see what could be changed and improved!. As for the price--$100 is a bit steep!. I would only charge that much if it was a fairly large drawing and it was personalized (ie, a drawing of that person or someone they know and not a celebrity drawing that you could get anywhere)!. Good luck!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

they are good no doubt
but you need to work on the eyes a bit and the lips
in some of your pictures one side of the lip is bigger than the other
same goes for the eyes
other than that i think you are truly gifted
im a big fan of people who can draw i my self can draw!.


oo!.!.!. i think your best work was the guy witht the long hair, the tiger, and the african women :)

keep doing what your doing
and as for the price maybe you should lower it down about 15 dollars maybe you will have more luck
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honestly i wouldn't pay 100 dollars for a portraits like these, in my opinion they seem a bit abstract if that says anything to you, there's no doubt that you have some major skills!.!.!. maybe your just overpricing them, i was reminded of those people i see out by the carnivals doing the portraits of people in a matter of minutes, i know you work hard on these but try lowering the price!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

(has Just died) thanks alot since your Drawing are so Godly My Eyes Burned Because of the power adn Beuty of your Draws and then my Hair Cot on Fire Because your Drawings where so Hot and amazing then i Burned to Death i am a ghost now and i just wanted to tell you Keep on Drawing those are amazeing when i saw the lost charecter i could Tell it was sowyer you are amazeing that old Person was Breath taken the rest i!.!.!.!.i!.!.!.!.i!.!.!.!. oh my God i am for the First tim ein my Whole life SpeechlessWww@QuestionHome@Com

They are really good! The best ones are of people that we don't know!. Do you know why!? Because we don't know what they look like so we can criticize if some of the details aren't perfect!. Your African women are super rad though! I love them!. Keep going and maybe try to get $50 out of them, rather than $100!. If you get a name going for yourself more people will be willing to pay large amounts of money for your work!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

There great pictures! But it would be hard to sell them for that high of an amount!. Most people that do sell pics like that do it on size basis!. The larger the higher the price!.

I would try to incorporate color to add more detail!. The black and white are great but color will give you more diversity in terms of sales!.

Good Luck!Www@QuestionHome@Com

well they're very good, but the don't look much like the celebrities they are of!. i think it's something to do with the shape of the faces!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

THEY LOOK REALLY GOOD

BESIDES JESSICA ALBA AND ANGELINA JOLIE THE FIRST ONE (THE ONE IN TOMB RAIDER IS REALLY GOOD)

NICE ARTWww@QuestionHome@Com

Visit the the optician!. Your eyes are seriously ******!.
Just some constructive criticism (if you can read this)Www@QuestionHome@Com

Some of the lips and/or chins looked a little off to me, but overall, I loved your art!. Maybe just work on proportions a bit more!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

The one in the middle of the top looks like an alien!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

the quality is a bit low for the price!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Those are supposed to be people!? Oh!. Ok!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Yeah!. If you're gay!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

looks like a career at mcdonald's is more your speed!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I saw better drawings last time i took a **** Www@QuestionHome@Com

wow!.!.!.!.you're gifted!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

they're really good!. some of them are so good they look like cell shadingWww@QuestionHome@Com