First try with Pastels

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So I decided to mess around with pastels tonight for about 15 minutes. Its nothing sci-fi related, but instead Joshua Chamberlain, my historical hero.

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Joshua Chamberlain was flippin' awesome! :) That's a really nice drawing.
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That's amazing! Well done you!
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Off to a good start. As an aspiring art historian, i am keeping an eye on you, bryan. :D
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I think this is the first example of "art" rather than "design" we've seen. Great work Bryan. :)
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Very nicely done, expecially for your first essay in the medium.
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Thanks folks!
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Very nice. I'm kind of ashamed but I don't know who this Joshua Chamberlain is.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Chamberlain

I'll have to read up on it.
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A couple more... my rabbit, beer, and my best friend and I as Lego men, respectively.

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Once again, well done. Though you should practice a bit more with foreshortening ad turning objects, as the lego men aren't quite fitting yet.

for colour graduations, you could try sopmething in only one colour, it may hone your skills in adding various tones to the pictures.
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very impressive, well done, i love the lego people!!!
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Nicely done, bryan! You've got talent, keep it up!
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Pretty good. I like the rabbit. :)
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Thanks guys (and ladies?)! I haven't done much lately, dunno why.
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