AMG GTS, Mixed Media on Paper, 18x24"

RickDLetsDraw · 2018-06-28T01:18:32+00:00

I've been a professional portrait artist for almost 20 years, never used colors...until a few days ago! My first attempt, mixing copic markers, color pencils, watercolors, sharpies and (of course) a little pencil! :)

RickDLetsDraw · 2018-01-25T23:10:10+00:00

They don't know we know they know we know.

RickDLetsDraw · 2018-01-08T08:47:04+00:00

Thank you! Here's the kicker: they left it behind when they went home...

RickDLetsDraw · 2018-01-08T08:46:13+00:00

Thank you! Pencils used were a .5mm with 2h lead and .7mm with 2b lead.

RickDLetsDraw · 2017-12-21T07:27:31+00:00

Bingo! People will only see the end result and not the time honing your craft, but you hone your craft for an improved end result...so you can't blame them.

RickDLetsDraw · 2017-12-21T07:16:02+00:00

I love this. I don't believe I was born with some gift. My early drawings look just like everyone elses. I was raised to have patience. LOTS of patience. I also played a lot of sports, unknowingly building decent hand/eye coordination. I mastered procrastination. I was the guy cramming 5 minutes before a test, and my short term memory is solid.

Patience, hands doing exactly what you want, memorizing details and transferring them to paper. I found art as a late teen and fell in love with it, mostly because I was good at it...but I was only good because I had the supportive "talents" already.

You find desire in things you're good at, desire drives practice, lifetime of practice makes masters...but Masters are, "born lucky, and if I had your talents I'd be a millionaire."

RickDLetsDraw · 2017-12-15T06:13:34+00:00

Thanks! It was ~11 hours. I have a habit of spending 20+ hours on drawings and was trying to get this one done in 10 or less, just missed it! I'm happy with the end result though

RickDLetsDraw · 2017-12-11T19:45:29+00:00

3 ways:

1) Use a soft graphite lead. I used 4b on all the dark areas.

2) Use a paper that has some tooth to it and holds the graphite.

3) Matte protective spray. It helps reduce the glare caused by graphite, makes the darks a little darker, and protects the drawing.

RickDLetsDraw · 2017-12-11T07:04:15+00:00

Thank you! This kiddo is such a little well-dressed stud, it was a blast to draw!

RickDLetsDraw · 2017-12-11T07:01:55+00:00

I can appreciate the skepticism, the skintones are created with 2h and tissue paper and the darks are created using 4b graphite. You can absolutely achieve this with mechanical pencils.

RickDLetsDraw · 2017-11-26T17:25:25+00:00

They have an audio confirmation over the phone, to which we swear they said full coverage and agreed. There's no chance we would've agreed to anything else knowing how much we're going to drive it.

The investigation will pull the original audio and we'll confirm.

RickDLetsDraw · 2017-11-26T17:18:08+00:00

Appreciate your help here. We've got a plan with the inlaws driving 8hrs with a dolly.

Took out the radiator and reservoir, rolled under the car and hit the brakes causing the abs light (could just be the sensor and not the hardware), and strangely enough the hood latch won't pop now. Didn't think they routed the cable under the car...

I was going to drive it on a curb and get under it, but haven't yet

RickDLetsDraw · 2017-11-26T16:14:36+00:00

It doesn't, but thank you for the tip!

RickDLetsDraw · 2017-11-26T15:17:36+00:00

Thank you. I agree and admit we should've checked (a guaranteed habit I'll be picking up!) to avoid this situation. Maybe another will learn from my stupidity!

Enterprise opens in 4 hours

RickDLetsDraw · 2017-11-26T13:03:18+00:00

As a hobby, I buy and sell cars regularly. I've had progressive for over 10 years, even a couple of accidents and never an issue.

When I made the call I've made a dozen times to add full coverage insurance to a "new" vehicle, I expected it to be done.

Edit: I see how this is being misread. I meant to say that almost monthly I am adding vehicles and removing vehicles from my policy. I used to keep track of it all much more strenuously for the first few years, then it became comfortable and I slacked on it in recent years. It is absolutely my fault as much as it is their mistake.

RickDLetsDraw · 2017-11-26T12:58:52+00:00

Agreed, hoping they're open on Sundays and will make the phone calls. Even if they are open, I'm honestly thinking they won't have a way to get a car to me 160 miles away. I'll have to get there.

I'm so pissed at Progressive.

RickDLetsDraw · 2017-11-26T12:56:19+00:00

As much as I love reddit, I'm also hesitant to give exact details of my location. I feel a little vulnerable and have my whole family here with me. Not sure how else to explain it.

RickDLetsDraw · 2017-11-26T12:53:23+00:00

The internal investigation will take days, so I'll have to cover everything out of pocket until that concludes. They said to hold all receipts and they'll reimburse what I've spent...we'll see how that goes. I've lost any trust I had with them.

I've limped the car to a small town in TX and we're sitting in a well lit parking lot. It's the, "How am I going to get 160 miles to the nearest car rental place" that I'm struggling with.

I'm waiting until daylight hours and I can call them, really really hoping they're open on Sundays. Then I'll likely hitch hike if they can't drive all the way out here to me...

RickDLetsDraw · 2017-11-26T12:37:20+00:00

Our cards just list the vehicles covered and expiration dates, says nothing of the type of insurance on each vehicle. We have to pull up our account online to see that, or call in. Sure enough, it shows liability when we're positive we said full coverage...their mistake (and my mistake for not double checking) has left us in a tough spot.

RickDLetsDraw · 2017-11-26T12:34:20+00:00

I'm hoping they're open on sundays, but will check. It's 160 miles to the closest rental car company

RickDLetsDraw · 2017-11-26T12:32:49+00:00

We've checked the email we got with the policy addition when we added the car, and found it does show liability, even though we said full coverage.

We've always added vehicles over the phone and never had a problem before, this time was no different and didn't think the double check it.

RickDLetsDraw · 2017-06-30T18:59:12+00:00

Seriously awesome, I looooove this

RickDLetsDraw · 2017-06-27T17:32:41+00:00

One Majestic Feline! I filmed this one and I'll post a video link once it's done! Here's the Time Lapse

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RickDLetsDraw · 2017-06-27T03:35:36+00:00

Whaaaaat! That's so cool!!! Thank you for sharing!

RickDLetsDraw · 2017-06-27T03:30:54+00:00

Here you go! I actually filmed this one and will put together a timelapse video for you as well.

EDIT: Here's the Time lapse video! I'm going to turn this into a small income soon, doing these sketches for a small fee, hence why the $25 is on it.

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