Well, that's how I felt while doing this piece. Gackt hot. Hot Gackt hot.


But MAN ALIVE was this a pain in the butt. Between the late shipment of pastels, color fading from the fixative, and having to scan it in six times, it certainly bit me in the behind. But I think it was worth it. When is drawing my favourite Japanese God of Music NOT fulfulling?


There are some definate problems with this piece, but I'm still pretty proud of it, it being my first colour realism and first pastel. I was inspired by my friend Fritz when he was doing some pastel portraits, so I thought I'd give it a try. The face is a bit long, and eyes a bit small, and the lips are just sort of . .weird, but other than that, I'm quite happy with it. Especially with how smooth the colour is. Pastels are pretty fun. When they aren't being too hard or too soft.


Looks much better in person. Because it is so massively huge, I had to cut some stuff out in the scan, like Gackt's hojillion rings. Just imagine they are there.

The original is available for this piece, as are prints. Note me if you're interested!


Time Elapsed: 20-25 hours
Size: 19"x24"
Materials Used: Prismacolour pastels, charcoal pencil, my widdle finger for smudging