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Lethal Weapon 4
Concerning the photo from LW4
… it's hard to explain. In fact i had noticed this shot even
the first time i saw the movie in the theater and as i was searching
for it, i found it several times on the net, but the picture was
never good-quality enough. I first drew it but i was so unsatisfied
of my work that i entirely restarted from the beginning a few weeks
ago and i decided to do it directly taking the TV screen as model
("pause" !) as DVD offer avery high resolution. I had kept this
shot in my mind because i was looking for a picture where we could
see his face very close and i liked the sudden and strong impression
it creates in the movie when Jet appears in this scene. It can seem
paradoxal but i like very much this character though he is a villain
! But a fascinating and very charismatic villain: he is very silent
and mysterious, every move of his can surprise you, and he has always
this very intense look in his eyes. And that is what i liked on
this shot : his expression is very strong, mysterious, and intense.
We can't really define it as he is impenetrable, there is in this
shot something scary and beautiful at the same time … I tried
to catch this mystery and strengh in his eyes, and i worked a lot
on the light and shades effects on his face, which are very subtle
as the picture is well-lighted, but very important to make feel
the presence of the man …
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Jet Li's Birthday
As for Jet's
birthday gift, the drawing from " My father is a hero ", i wanted
this one to be the gift because the choice of the photo i drew was
very personal. When i draw a portrait, i choose very carefully the
photo because i want it to show something i particularily like in
the person i draw. It is important to be inspired by the photo through
the impression and feeling it creates, and it took me a great time
to choose this one. I thought about drawing him in a fighting attitude
but when my eyes met this one i was very inspired for many reasons.
The first reason must be the character it was representing : Kung
Wei is one of my favourite character Jet ever acted, if not my favourite.
I find him very moving and intense in this role, and i like so much
his relationship with the little boy. On this photo, we see him
from behind, he has a mysterious expression, and he seems to look
back at something. It reminds me about Kung Wei, who has to be far
from his family because of his duty, but can't stop thinking about
the ones he loves and has left behind him … This role means
so much to me towards Jet's acting in general. Besides, i love the
view angle of the photo : i love profiles, even if it's one of the
most difficult angle for me, and i love the light effect on his
face. This was a challenge because the photo itself is the cover
of the DVD ! I had to be very thorough and careful on every single
shade and light, even those which can seem insignifiant, because
it can change everything in the balance of the portrait. That's
something that asks a lot of work but i find this kind of challenge
very exciting.
Theses drawings
were made on a classic white sheet with different kinds of pencils
(2H, HB, 9B,…) to create the different tones of shades, which
i take a great care on to make feel the volumes and the texture
the picture shows.
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