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Socar Myles 2003-04-17 Aw, how cute! Very nicely rendered, as well! I've got a question--did you do that on tinted paper? I notice a lot of your art has a tint to it, which looks like the paper coming through. (Don't worry, that's not a criticism--I love the effect!)   (James McPartlin) Thank you so much, Socar! yes, you are quite right, I use light coloured catridge paper, it's a bit hard and time consuming to work on at times, but sometimes the effort is worth it! much glad you like! thanks again! Bill Corbett 2003-04-17 Blimey James, you just keep em coming!! It amazes me how you maintain a constant stream of work with such tight rendering. I must say that I think that your work just gets better and better :) I really like the underlying blue in the flesh tones and the details in the irises in this one. The expression on humpty's face is great.   (James McPartlin) Thanks, Bill! yeah, I think I'm constantly trying to improve on what went before, but the enjoyment of it all is really the main push for me! vicki yeager 2003-04-17 Humpty!! Haaaaa! James-I love it! I knew you could come up with something unique! This is funny!{Glad to have inspired this piece!}Keep up the great work!   (James McPartlin) Aha! Vicki, my inspiration! the important thing to me is the fact that you like it, thanks so much! James Browne 2003-04-17 This ROCKS! James, you're a genious! Hump is priceless & the idea of him being the size of a real egg is awesome! I'm not sure if this lady is just flirting with him or she's thinking about having him as a snack. He's too damn cute! I've been painting Humpty for years but this by far the best Humpty Dumpty I've ever seen. Can you ship him over seas to me so he can sit on my desk while I paint? I can build a little wall for him if he'd like.   (James McPartlin) Naw! it's ok James, she's a total vegan, and he'd be quite happy to visit as long as he could go by sea, as any sudden air pressure on a plane might cause problems! lol! thanks for your excellent comments! Sean Lynch 2003-04-17 You know,I hope she's not thinking what her eyes seem to be saying-I mean she's not going to-eat him-is she?:D Great work James,her features are very well done and humpty is a crack-up(exuse the pun,could not resist)I hope I did'nt curse you when I requested Little Red Riding Hood,but hey,look at all the free inspiration.Great illustration James!   (James McPartlin) You are quite right, Sean! free inspiration sure saves brain power! lol! as always your words are much appreciated! thanks! Erika Thorpe 2003-04-18 Awesome! Amazing realism on the eyes....and what an adorable little egg, just in time for Easter.   (James McPartlin) Many thanks, Erika! yeah! Easter, I kinda realised this after I posted this one..love the coincidence! Anita Kotze 2003-04-18 Incredible James! I just love it. It looks like she just might save old Humpty from his "great fall" Please keep them coming. I can't wait for the next one.   (James McPartlin) Thank you, Anita! might be a week or so, as my next one is another bigy! being a details person yourself, you'll know what I mean! Darla Ecklund 2003-04-18 James this is so wonderfully playful. ^^ What a clever piece, and so well executed. You always do such inventive and lovely work. YAY!   (James McPartlin) Thank you, Darla! your comments are a mirror of how I regard your lovely work! Harmony Steel 2003-04-18 Hehe, this is great James :)! I love the closeup shot and the interesting perspective. Humpty Dumpty is adorable. Lovely use of muted colors too. This is definatley one of my favourites of yours.   (James McPartlin) Glad you liked the perspective of this one, Harmony! I wanted it to be a sort of "in your face" close up effect! thanks for dropping by! Denny Ho 2003-04-21 wow! your work gets better and better! i love the smooth tonal shading and that eye is really good! Do you use a colorless blender? Good job!   (James McPartlin) Thank you for your kind input, Denny! I don't use a tonal blender ( to be honest I'm not quite sure what that is!), it's purely a matter of cross-hatch shading a few layers very finely! Nell McKellar 2003-04-24 Argh! It's Humpty! Hahaha, this is lovely, James. I like your take on an old nursery rhyme.   (James McPartlin) Many thanks, Nell! I do try to make these old stories a wee bit different! Christine M. Griffin 2003-04-24 Oh, this is just precious! So charming..what color paper do you use?   (James McPartlin) Thanks so much, Christine! I use many different colours of paper, mainly light grey, but for this one I used a navy blue which gave me some interesting tones coming through my finnished colour pencil work Anne El-Habre 2003-04-25 Hey James, that Epilogue guest on 4 -24 was me!!! I was on another computer when I posted! It's still a great piece!!!   (James McPartlin) Aw! I should have known it was you, Anne! just as I was being blown away by your latest piece I recieve this! life just doesn't get any better, thank you so much! May-Lin Iversen Demetriou 2003-05-22 Don't drop him! Wonderful whimsical drawing. I love the build-up of skintones and the close-up composition.   (James McPartlin) Lovely to hear from such a Master May-Lin, thank you, and keep being marvellous! Tom Lavelle 2003-05-23 very nice James I think this is some of your best work you have posted here...   (James McPartlin) Thank you, Tom! glad you enjoyed this one! M. Edge 2003-06-16 Stunning pencil work!   (James McPartlin) Thank's, M! I think it shows when you've enjoyed doing something, and I had great fun with this one! Johanna Petrowitch 2003-06-20 Her face is really beautiful and the colors too.I love the reflection in her eyes   (James McPartlin) Thank you, Johanna! I think your Artwork is pretty amazing! looking forward to seeing more! Ihsan Alnasrawi 2003-06-20 Wow, James, this is staggering - I love those eyes! This is just fabulous coloured pencil work, you've managed an almost photo-realistic look here - I'm seriously impressed! The idea's a cool one too, quite funny :) Keep up the great work, see you!   (James McPartlin) Thanks, Ihsan! you aint no slouch in the image department yourself! always looking forward to seeing your work! Sergey Shevelev 2003-06-21 Very good work, I like you did the eyes especially.   (James McPartlin) Thank you for the compliment, Sergey! Linda Bergkvist 2003-07-01 I love that. You've got a very unique style - and there's such love and intensity in all the pictures :]   (James McPartlin) Thank you so much, Linda! a compliment from an amazing Artist such as yourself, is a rare treat! Tiziano Baracchi 2003-09-14 My compliments ...on your great skill with colored pencils, I love the eyes on this one. And also the sligtly disturbing athmosphere you gave to many of your 'fairy tales' works; if you are familiar with RPGs, some of them make my think 'Fairy tale meets Ravenloft'. Great works!   (James McPartlin) I do like to put a slightly original slant into those old stories, Tiziano! thanks for the kind words! Stephanie Ruple 2004-02-26 how wonderful! i have seen this drawing before on elfwood, i am always amazed by the quality and your talent, the details and realism is just incredible. the reflexion in her eyes and the shape of her lips...she looks almost familiar to me!   (James McPartlin) Funny that! after doing this one you wouldn't believe the number of people I've noticed who resemble her, I guess it's cause she has a kinda "girl next door" prettiness rather than a super model beauty! thank you for the lovely comments, Stephanie! Paul Butvila 2004-08-28 Nice work James. I admire pencil work. Unfortunately I find it more diff. than oils. I will leave the pencil work to you. Cheers.   (James McPartlin) Ha you are too modest, my friend! but thank you for the lovely compliment! Rita Ria 2004-10-21 Hi James! Her look is just priceless! Her eyes are SUPERP! And the little guy is just too cute!   (James McPartlin) Ha, thank you, Rita! cute yes, and tastes good too!....LOL! only joking! Cora Carpinello 2005-02-26 Wow!! What a fine use of colored pencil!! And it's so cute!   (James McPartlin) Thank you, Cora, you are very kind! ulysses . 2005-03-13 James. . .details? My God the eyes are beyond words!!!   (James McPartlin) Thank you, Ulysses, I am still reeling at the amazing details that you put into your lovely artwork! Amanda Penrose 2005-10-13 Oooh An egg sized humpty? I've never seen that before. Brilliant! Love the girl's face too - I really must learn how to get eyes in proportion like that on such a tricky angle...   (James McPartlin) Thank you, Amanda, can't wait to see more of your lovely work posted here! Mia Bailey Hopper 2005-11-21 I hate to be repetitive but WOW! was the first thing I thought also, so ditto I guess! =)   (James McPartlin) So ditto I guess, thank you so much, Mia! Amanda Penrose 2006-03-06 Cuuuute! I never thought of humpty as being egg sized before! I guess because he's usually drawn kind-of human sized. I love this new perspective :-)   (James McPartlin) Thank you so much, Amanda, I'm so glad you like the idea! Post a Comment